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Chapter 410 The Three Pure Ones: Unite with the Dao, Hongjun! (Thanks to Alliance Leader "言木木言" for the 6k reward)

Another customer arrived at the shady inn.

The great moon god Wangshu.

Before a bright mirror, Wang Shu sat silently, her fingertips unconsciously stroking the edge of the teacup.

The tea had gone cold, but she was completely unaware.

"Ah~"

A soft sigh, like moonlight dripping into a cold pool, rippled gently across the quiet shop.

Instead of attending her sister's wedding in person, she chose to come to Xuanqing's place to watch the live stream with him.

Wang Shu's gaze fell on her younger sister's smiling face in the mirror, and her expression was somewhat complicated.

She seemed happy for Changxi, yet also regretful that he had entrusted the wrong person to.

Finally, Wang Shu looked at Di Jun in the picture, and then at Xuan Qing beside her.

She let out another soft sigh.

You succeeded in raising the Holy Emperor, so why did you fail in raising your younger sister?
"Fellow Daoist," Wang Shu suddenly spoke, her voice like shattered jade thrown into ice.

"Tell me... shouldn't I have let go?"

Xuan Qing, who was focused on the live broadcast, turned around upon hearing this and saw that the usually aloof Moon Goddess had a hint of loneliness between her brows, which made him smile.

He poured her a fresh cup of tea and said gently, "When it's time to let go, you must let go."

"To cultivate the great path, one must not only nurture, but also fulfill."

“Fellow Daoist Changxi will one day leave the Moon Palace.”

Xuanqing said, "Actually, fellow Daoist, there is absolutely nothing to worry about."

"If anything goes wrong, you'll always be Fellow Daoist Changxi's strongest support!"

"It's not impossible to defy the Heavenly Emperor at that time."

"Anyway, in our Taiwei Yuan, punishing tyrannical and incompetent rulers is an old tradition."

Wang Shu was taken aback, then burst into laughter.

After listening to Xuanqing's advice, Wangshu thought about her cultivation of the Dao Fruit, which she had already deduced to the extreme.

Her brows relaxed, and the moonlight shone in her eyes, all her previous worries vanished.

With a gentle lift of her delicate hand, the image in the mirror returned to the scene of their heavenly wedding.

"Yes, fellow Daoist is right."

The Great Moon Goddess slightly raised the corners of her lips, glanced at the slumped Xuan Qing, and thought to herself:

At worst, we can switch to the Holy Heavenly Emperor's Dao Fruit and use his power to suppress all those who resist!
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Thousands of years have passed, and time has flowed on.

For the mortal and heavenly realms, this is enough to turn oceans into mulberry fields and cause countless civilizations to rise and fall.

However, in the vast universe, this is nothing more than a brief retreat for the saints, or a move and a wait in a game of chess.

Since the new Heavenly Emperor ascended the throne and established the "Demon Cult," proclaiming it to the Three Realms, the entire prehistoric world entered a new period of development that appeared calm on the surface but was actually turbulent underneath.

The establishment of the Demonic Cult was like a boulder thrown into a calm lake.

It completely shattered the established order dominated by innate deities, providing countless post-natal beings with an unprecedented path to heaven, enabling them to defy fate and ascend to higher social classes.

This triggered a dramatic transformation and ideological clash among the lower and middle classes of the entire primordial universe.

At the same time, the Wu tribe continued to exert its efforts.

On one hand, they used their ability to create the real from the fake to fabricate "unofficial histories" about the demon race, and on the other hand, they united all the gods who opposed the demon race to establish a united front.

Both the Heavenly Court and the Witch Clan are quietly accumulating power.

And it was at this critical moment of dramatic change and the transition between the old and new orders.

A bell, filled with ancient, majestic, and profound sounds of the Dao, rang out without any warning.

The bell tolled nine times, clear and melodious. Its sound was neither gold nor jade, yet it seemed to contain the most fundamental order and laws of the universe.

In an instant, it pierced through the endless barriers of space and time, clearly penetrating into the depths of the true spirit of every living being in the primordial universe.

All who hear this bell's sound, regardless of their cultivation level or background, are shaken to their core, resonating with the Great Dao, and instantly comprehend the bell's meaning—

The Third Zixiao Palace Conference is about to be held!

This news caused an uproar throughout the entire primordial universe once again.

Now, even mortal beings know that Zixiao Palace is the highest decision-making place for the future direction of the entire prehistoric world!
The two previous Zixiao Palace conferences each brought about tremendous changes to the prehistoric world, with far-reaching impacts.

Even today, the issue continues to escalate.

At the first conference, the Holy Heavenly Emperor established the order of the primordial world and all realms, promoted the Heavenly Dao Academy, and ushered in a golden age of gods ruling the world and the flourishing of the Heavenly Dao.

At the second conference, the Holy Heavenly Emperor and the Dao Ancestor Hongjun jointly expounded on the Dao, elaborating on the two major cultivation systems of "Five Great Luo Methods" and "Eight Immortal Methods".

He also issued the "No Taboos" decree, which directly gave rise to a brilliant era of "Great Luo Explosion".

This indirectly triggered the subsequent boundless waves of "opening up a new primordial world" and "proving the Dao through chaos".

So, what surprises and changes will this third Zixiao Palace Conference bring to the prehistoric world?
The hearts of all living beings are filled with endless curiosity and anticipation.

Thus, the scene was exactly the same as the one before the previous two conferences.

Rays of divine light, some dazzling, some restrained, some domineering, and some peaceful, converged from every corner of the myriad realms toward the unfathomable Purple Cloud Palace.

However, the guests from Zixiao Palace who came to listen to the sermon this time were far more luxurious and powerful than those of the previous two times.

Looking around, almost all those beams of divine light belonged to Great Luo Supremes!
This is the most direct and fruitful result of the previous two Zixiao Palace conferences!

Why do I say "almost"?
Because a small group of Taiyi gods had only condensed the Great Luo Dao Fruit and had not yet gone to the primordial realm to obtain Pangu's axe.

Such an existence, if placed in the myriad realms, would undoubtedly be a Great Luo Supreme.

But where is this?
This is Zixiao Palace.

All the mortals present were top-tier beings in the myriad realms of the primordial world.

Even the slightest imperfection is unacceptable.

Even if they have condensed the Great Luo Dao Fruit and even possess Great Luo combat power, without obtaining the Pangu Axe, they lack the essential foundation to continue their advanced studies on the path to Great Luo.

Therefore, this small group of Taiyi gods still insist that they are Taiyi and not Daluo.

Of course, could there be a case where the Supreme Luo Immortal is too immersed in the role and impersonates Taiyi?

After all, the three flowers on the top of a certain true immortal can be taken away.

Oh, by the way, some celestial beings' Dao fruits can be condensed into celestial books, which they can then take down when they have nothing to do and pretend to be Taiyi.

As for whether immortals, demon kings, and saints who advance to the Great Luo realm through other paths have similar methods, that remains unknown.

Outside Zixiao Palace.

The chaotic energy surged and raged, with earth, fire, water, and wind churning and churning, forming a natural barrier that would deter even ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortals.

However, before the ancient and imposing gates of Zixiao Palace, there lies a strange and pure land, impervious to all laws and where all evils retreat.

A young Taoist boy, dressed in a light gold robe, with a handsome face and a calm demeanor yet carrying a hint of youthful vigor, stood quietly beside the palace gate, holding a pure white whisk, welcoming each and every primordial deity who came to listen to the Dao.

This is naturally Haotian.

Facing those powerful beings from the primordial era, each possessing an aura as deep as abyss and a reputation as formidable as a prison, he calmly raised a sign.

It says above: Payment counter.

Many top experts were thus taken advantage of.

When the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Dijun, Wangshu, Fuxi, and other permanent members of the Heavenly Dao Committee arrived together, the three thousand prayer mats were all filled.

"boom!"

Haotian slowly closed the gates of Zixiao Palace.

The entire palace fell into a solemn silence. All the gods held their breath and focused their attention on the cloud platform at the top, quietly waiting for the speaker to appear.

Om-! ! !
At that moment, the entire Zixiao Palace trembled slightly.

A gentle aura, filled with supreme majesty yet carrying a hint of familiarity and nostalgia, descended upon the cloud bed platform without any warning!

Then a figure appeared, dressed in a black imperial robe embroidered with patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and the state.

He wore a twelve-tasseled crown symbolizing the supreme authority of the Three Realms. Although his face was still shrouded in a light mist, making it impossible to see his true appearance, his upright posture and majestic demeanor left an unforgettable impression on the gods.

"His Majesty!!!"

"Pangu's axe... it really is the Holy Heavenly Emperor! Has he emerged from seclusion?"

"Welcome to the Holy Heavenly Emperor!!"

After seeing the familiar yet majestic figure on the platform.

The entire Zixiao Palace erupted in a burst of exclamations and cheers that were more enthusiastic and sincere than ever before!

Almost simultaneously, the vast majority of deities rose abruptly from their prayer mats, their faces filled with unbelievable surprise and heartfelt excitement. They bowed deeply in Xuan Qing's direction, their piety and reverence overflowing!
They were genuinely surprised, even ecstatic!
It should be noted that ever since the Holy Heavenly Emperor Xuanqing announced his abdication and passed the throne to Dijun, news about him has become increasingly scarce throughout the entire prehistoric universe.

Most of the gods only knew that after the Holy Heavenly Emperor abdicated, he immediately chose to go into seclusion to cultivate and break through to the Taiyi Daluo realm.

It might even be the legendary "eternal" realm, comparable to the great god Pangu.

This period of seclusion lasted for tens of thousands of years, and no news of it ever came out again.

Although, during this period, some "rumors" about the Holy Emperor also circulated.

For example, some deities have claimed with certainty that they once saw a shopkeeper in black robes who was extremely similar in aura to the Holy Emperor and ran a mysterious "black shop" in the most prosperous Heavenly Market.

Strangely, even though they spoke with the store manager in person and even bought all sorts of bizarre "goods" from him, they were still able to do so.

However, due to the influence of the other party's unfathomable power of the Great Luo Dao Fruit, they would unconsciously overlook the fact that the other party might be the former Heavenly Emperor afterward.

They simply assumed they had encountered a reclusive master with an eccentric personality and formidable strength.

Even in the "friendly exchange" that Xuanqing and Taishang jointly "invited" Fuxi to come out of the mountain on Jinting Mountain.

Apart from Fuxi and Yuchen Daojun, who are both in the Taiyi Realm and are not affected by their Dao Fruits.

The other core members of the Ten Directions Temple present all regarded Xuan Qing as the mysterious and unpredictable [Dark Radiance Supreme Lord] who wielded power over calamities and punishments.

They completely forgot that [Dark Omen Jidu Supreme] was also the Holy Heavenly Emperor who once led the prehistoric world to glory and whose merits were immeasurable!
Over time, almost all the primordial gods had come to accept one fact:
That is, after the Holy Emperor abdicated, he completely withdrew from the center of power in the prehistoric world and devoted himself wholeheartedly to the ultimate pursuit of his own Great Dao.

So much so that many gods speculated that perhaps he would only reappear before the world once he truly broke through to the supreme realm of eternity.

And now, at this third Zixiao Palace Assembly, at this crucial moment concerning the future of the prehistoric world, they have actually seen the Holy Heavenly Emperor again.

How could this not fill them with immense joy and excitement?! Especially considering the aura emanating from Xuan Qingqi at this moment.

Although he remained gentle and reserved, the pressure he possessed was even more profound and unfathomable than before his abdication!

The veteran Grandmasters present were deeply shocked upon sensing this aura.

They were almost certain that His Majesty the Holy Emperor had probably already successfully broken through to the legendary "Taiyi Daluo" realm!

This not only means that the primordial universe has gained another "stabilizing force" capable of suppressing all turmoil.

This also means that the Holy Emperor's path is correct!
They can follow the path of the Holy Heavenly Emperor and continue on it!

This is undoubtedly a great encouragement to everyone.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need for formalities, please be seated." Xuan Qing's voice remained as gentle as ever, yet filled with a reassuring power.

He slowly raised his hand, gesturing for the gods to take their seats, and calmly swept his gaze over each of his fellow practitioners below, whose expressions were filled with excitement.

Finally, the gaze fell upon the newly appointed Heavenly Emperor Di Jun, who had also risen to pay his respects, and a satisfied smile appeared in his eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, as the new Heavenly Emperor, you have done very well over the years." Xuan Qing's praise, though only a simple sentence, carried enough weight to move any emperor.

"I dare not accept Your Majesty's praise! Everything I have done has been in accordance with the policies Your Majesty set in the past, and I have not dared to overstep them in the slightest. The current state of the Primordial World is all due to Your Majesty's legacy!" Di Jun quickly bowed and replied humbly.

Upon hearing this, Xuan Qing smiled noncommittally.

He then turned his head and looked at "Tian Dao Hong Jun", who was still tightly bound by countless chains of heavenly laws on the other side of the platform, and slowly said, "Principal Hong Jun, how have you been?"

The eternally unchanging "Heavenly Dao Hongjun" seemed to twitch its eyes slightly.

A calm and serene Daoist voice, seemingly containing the ultimate truths of the entire universe, resounded within the Purple Cloud Palace:
"Fellow Daoist's demeanor is even more impressive than before, congratulations!"

"Hehe, congratulations to you too." Xuan Qing smiled calmly.

Upon seeing this, all the gods were shocked.

They looked at Hongjun with disbelief.

Holy crap, no way!
Yang Mei was taken aback for a moment. He turned his head to look at Haotian, then stared intently at Hongjun Daoist.

Finally, he smiled.

[That's good, that's good too!]

Yang Mei, who had come to the third conference with a heavy heart, now felt much more relaxed.

After greeting Hongjun, Xuanqing said no more. He withdrew his gaze and looked down at the three thousand guests from Zixiao Palace, announcing loudly:
"The Third Zixiao Palace Assembly is now officially open!"

"This Zixiao Palace Conference is the last plenary conference that I co-chair with Principal Hongjun."

"The content of the conference is the Way of Wuji, which is also the Way of Taiwu."

Xuanqing paused deliberately at this point.

It attracted the attention of all the gods.

"Now, Principal Hongjun will give a sermon. Please listen attentively."

As soon as the words were spoken, a grand and profound Daoist voice resounded from the high platform.

"The way of Heaven is like the drawing of a bow! It lowers what is high and raises what is low; it diminishes what is excessive and supplements what is insufficient. The way of Heaven is to diminish the excessive and supplement the insufficient..."

"The sage has no fixed mind; he takes the minds of all beings as his own. He treats the good with goodness and the bad with goodness, thus cultivating virtue. He trusts the trustworthy and the untrustworthy, thus cultivating trustworthiness. The sage is humble and unassuming in the world, making his heart one with the world. All living beings focus their eyes and ears on him, and the sage treats them all like children."

"The Great Way can be followed to the left and right. All things depend on it for life, yet it does not refuse it; it accomplishes its work without claiming credit; it clothes and nourishes all things without being their master; it is always without desire, and can be called small; all things return to it, yet it does not become their master, and can be called great. Because it never considers itself great, it is able to achieve its greatness..."

This sermon will be simplified and presented in a gradual manner.

Hongjun spoke slowly, word by word; everyone took notes diligently, word by word, which was also very hard work.

Because this time we are talking about the Way of the Sage, the Way of Primordial Chaos, and the Way of Limitlessness!
The Great Way is magnificent, the ultimate truth is clear, the primordial chaos is boundless, and the sacred heart of heaven and earth is present.

Hongjun Daoist recounted all of this without reservation.

The Way has no name, and the Way is difficult to name.

This is a saying that every enlightened person knows.

But now, Hongjun has expressed all of this clearly and plainly in words.

Throughout history, from the dawn of time to the present day, it has always been second to none in the way of education!
And of course, there's the Holy Heavenly Emperor!

The gods looked at Xuan Qing beside them, and a genuine smile appeared on their faces.

Hongjun's sermons were full of profound wisdom, every word a gem and every sentence a profound truth.

The gods listened attentively to the words of the Dao Ancestor, feeling their minds clear and their primordial spirits tremble.

The five vital energies reside eternally within the heart, while the three flowers on the crown of the head bloom brilliantly.

The path to enlightenment, once confusing, has been suddenly cleared today; my limbs and bones feel incredibly comfortable.

The Three Pure Ones remained seated calmly, without making the slightest movement.

As the sermon deepened, a cloud of auspicious clouds appeared above the head of the Primordial Celestial Venerable. Within the clouds was a blurry figure, whose face was indistinguishable, but who held a great axe and was extremely lofty.

Purple Qi emanates from the top of the Supreme Being's head, and the Yin and Yang fish swim in the chaos, evolving the ultimate principle of Tai Chi.

Yu Chen Daojun's eyes were bright and sparkling. His brows would furrow slightly at times and relax at others. His posture was as straight as a sword. You could feel his endless sharpness even without looking closely.

Nuwa remained composed throughout, with divine light shining brightly above her head, and the Three Thousand Great Daos were evolving within her.

Mountains and rivers, sun, moon and stars, flowers, trees, birds and beasts, strange and wonderful things... everything is there, and boundless spiritual energy nurtures billions of lives, yet these billions of lives seem to exist only between birth and death.

The guide's face showed no sign of distress.

Upon closer inspection, it turned out that he had already drifted off to sleep without anyone noticing.

The Daoist Ancestor preached the Dao for three thousand times and guided people through three thousand great dreams; this is truly the supreme and wondrous Dharma.

The Daoist Zhunti smiled as he held up a flower, his profound understanding of the Great Dao residing in countless Bodhi leaves, and the ultimate truths of the universe contained within the Bodhi mind!

Fuxi did not reveal the secrets of the Dao this time.

He created a world of music for himself, where the verses of the five-colored strings contained profound truths.

Zhen Yuanzi sometimes nodded and sometimes shook his head. When he encountered something he didn't understand, he would write it down in his book. He was always so reliable.
Hongyun's aim is to be carefree, so his path transcends constraints and is unconventional.
Emperor Jun and Taiyi are majestic and grand, the Hetu and Luoshu are infinitely varied, and the Chaos Bell is engraved with all laws.

At this moment, each deity pushed their Dao fruition to its ultimate limit.

All of you holy beings have tried every means to comprehend and understand the Tao; how much you gain depends entirely on your own abilities.

Unbeknownst to many, nine hundred years have passed.

The Daoist chanting ceased, and the gods awoke from their mystical realm, most of them gazing longingly at the Dao Ancestor.

There's nothing I can do; this time, the Dao is simply too profound and mysterious for me to understand!
However, when everyone looked around, they saw that most people in Zixiao Palace looked confused.

They were immediately delighted, and a smile appeared on their faces.

Everyone felt much better after that.

Next comes the Q&A session.

Three thousand Taoists asked questions, but the Taoist Ancestor answered them all.

Hongjun was definitely a great teacher. The Taoists asked many questions, and he answered them all with great patience. Every word he spoke was thought-provoking and enlightening. The Taoists' doubts were resolved one by one, and their understanding of the Tao deepened.

However, the path to enlightenment is boundless, while time is finite.

When the Taoist Ancestor sat firmly on the high platform and stopped answering questions, the Taoists realized that the sermon was about to end.

At this time, [Primordial Hongjun] replaced Hongjun's will.

His indifferent eyes cast one last, deep glance at the three thousand guests from the Purple Cloud Palace below, and he slowly said:
"The Great Dao has been transmitted, and the karmic connection has come to an end. Fellow Daoists, please lend me your assistance!"

"We humbly obey the decree of the Dao Ancestor!" the gods responded in unison, their expressions solemn.

Following the experience of the previous two conferences on "optimizing and upgrading the Heavenly Dao Hongjun", under the personal presiding and guidance of the Holy Heavenly Emperor Xuanqing, all the top experts present began a new round of exchanges.

Shortly afterward, they submitted their results.

All the gods unreservedly unleashed their understanding of the Great Dao and their primordial power upon Hongjun on the Dao Platform!

The Three Pure Ones: Taiqing, Yuqing, and Shangqing Immortal Light!
Nuwa's boundless creative divine light!

Emperor Jun's sun is truly blazing!
The Moon's Radiance in Wangshu!
The power of Fuxi's innate Bagua!
……

Three thousand completely different, yet equally powerful, fundamental forces of the Great Dao merged into Hongjun's body at this moment, like rivers flowing into the sea!
Boom! ! !
The entire Zixiao Palace, and even the entire primordial universe, trembled violently as a result!

The countless chains of Heavenly Dao Laws binding Hongjun began to undergo the most thorough and irreversible deep fusion with his flesh, primordial spirit, and even true spirit at a speed visible to the naked eye!
His aura became increasingly ethereal and indifferent. The personal will belonging to "Hongjun" was being assimilated and replaced by the more magnificent and ruthless "Will of Heaven" at an irreversible speed!

At the last moment, he said to the gods, "I have mastered the sacred artifacts of the teachings and have given three lectures in the Zixiao Palace, expounding on the three thousand great Daos. Now it can be said that I have achieved perfection."

“However, the Heavenly Way is incomplete, lacking only my Way. Now I intend to merge with the Way with myself. From this day forward, Hongjun will return to the Heavenly Way, but the Heavenly Way will not be Hongjun.”

"Unless there is a great calamity, Zixiao Palace will not open and Hongjun will not emerge. You should all take care of yourselves."

The gods bid farewell to Hongjun.

"Principal, may you rest in peace!"

[Tai Chu Hong Jun] said calmly, "There are many spiritual treasures that I have collected on the Treasure Dividing Rock outside Zi Xiao Palace."

"Today, I bestow all these treasures upon you who are destined to receive them, so that you may overcome all obstacles on your future path of cultivation and make further progress, together contributing to the glory of our primordial world!"

Treasure Dividing Rock!
Share the treasure!

"Thank you, teacher."

Everyone was overjoyed, never expecting such a gain!

Suppressing their inner turmoil, they respectfully withdrew from Zixiao Palace and headed straight for Fenbaoyan.

After everyone left, a few people remained in Zixiao Palace.

Xuanqing, Taishang, Yuchen.

The will of [Primordial Hongjun] dissipated, and the true Hongjun opened his eyes, meeting the gaze of the Three Pure Ones.

The Three Pure Ones laughed and said, “Let us unite with the Dao, Fellow Daoist Hongjun!”

Hongjun also smiled.

He looked at the Three Pure Ones and said earnestly, "Actually, I wanted to be a good Taoist patriarch."

Sigrún has taught at the Iceland University of the Arts as a part-time lecturer since and was Dean of the Department of Fine Art from -. In – she held a research position at Reykjavík Art Museum focusing on the role of women in Icelandic art. She studied fine art at the Icelandic College of Arts and Crafts and at Pratt Institute, New York, and holds BA and MA degrees in art history and philosophy from the University of Iceland. Sigrún lives and works in Iceland.

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