Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 165 The Artifact of Proving the Dao and Journey to the Depths of Chaos (Please Subscribe)
Li Xuanyang sat at the center of the silvery-white vortex, with the thirty-six chaotic heavens hanging high above his head, exuding a faint aura of the Chaos Pearl.

Within these auras, one could clearly sense a primordial chaos essence, far more vast and boundless than the thirty-six chaotic heavens.

If a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers were to see it, they would be greatly surprised, and might even recognize the quality of the Chaos Pearl as a supreme treasure of chaos.

Li Xuanyang was not in a hurry to integrate the thirty-six chaotic heavens into his physical body and primordial spirit. Instead, he carefully sensed the changes in the thirty-six chaotic heavens and the Chaos Pearl.

Among them, the thirty-six Chaotic Heavens and the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl itself have been completely refined by Li Xuanyang and are now fully integrated with his mind and spirit, while the Chaos Pearl has not yet been completely refined and is still evolving towards the Chaotic World.

It can be said that the thirty-six chaotic heavens and the Chaos Pearl are changing every moment, while also incorporating endless chaotic energy into them, evolving into a primordial chaos, and gradually perfecting its foundation.

"Gather!" Li Xuanyang suddenly shouted, pushing the Chaos Undying Body Technique within his body to its limit. This caused the thirty-six Chaos Heavens to gradually merge into his physical body and primordial spirit. He used his mind to sense the various changes and differences, as if he were traveling in the heavens, unaware of his location, absorbing the surrounding chaotic energy with only a faint sense of perception.

Cultivation knows no years, and in the chaos of time, there is no age.

Countless years have passed, and the chaotic energy within hundreds of millions of miles around Li Xuanyang has been almost completely absorbed by the thirty-six chaotic heavens and the Chaos Pearl, turning into a blank space.

Li Xuanyang, who was still in meditation, suddenly manifested the Chaos Undying Body, his body transforming into a size of a million feet.

Like a chaotic demon god reborn, he stood in the chaotic void, surrounded by countless boundless chaotic divine lights, with various chaotic heavens surrounding him, reflecting the boundless chaotic void in a radiant and colorful light, with faint sounds of the Great Dao and immortal music, displaying all kinds of strange phenomena.

Even across billions of miles of chaotic void, one can faintly sense a trace of awe-inspiring power.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, your aura is truly astonishing. I never imagined that in less than ten thousand years of seclusion, your cultivation would become so profound."

The Taoist Xuanyin sensed the strange phenomena deep within the chaos and the aura emanating from the Undying Chaos Body. A hint of envy appeared on his face. "It seems that Fellow Daoist Xuanyang is about to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm."

Severing the three corpses of good, evil, and self, and manifesting the primordial chaos, signifies that the quasi-saint realm has reached its peak. One has already comprehended a trace of the mysteries of the primordial chaos, can forge the primordial chaos Dao Fruit, and the primordial spirit has taken a half-step into the realm of the primordial chaos Daluo Golden Immortal.

When Li Xuanyang revealed his Chaotic Undying Body, he had already regained consciousness, opened his eyes, and two beams of boundless light, one white and one black, surged forth. The next moment, he gathered his magical power, withdrew his Chaotic Undying Body, and all the strange phenomena dissipated.

"Having completed the refinement of the Thirty-Six Chaotic Heavens, it's time to return to the Primordial World." Li Xuanyang sensed a slight change in the Kongtong Seal within his primordial spirit, triggered by the fortune and merit of the human race. It seemed that the time for Fuxi to be reborn had arrived.

With that thought in mind, Li Xuanyang got up and left his secluded cultivation place, heading towards the starry sky.

When Li Xuanyang withdrew his Chaos Undying Body, the people who were in seclusion in the Chaos Void sensed it and simultaneously withdrew their three primordial spirits, returning to the starry sky to reunite.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang cultivates both his physical body and primordial spirit. I wonder if his Chaos Undying Body Technique has also broken through to the Three Corpses Quasi-Saint realm?" Xuan Gui Daoist murmured with some envy.

"I suppose he has already broken through to that level!" Zhen Yuanzi said thoughtfully, recalling the strange phenomena and aura he had just witnessed, as well as the scene of his battle with Zhunti Daoist's primordial spirit at the Peach Banquet.

"I wonder how Fellow Daoist Xuanyang managed to break through to such a realm!"

"Could it be that one must cultivate both the physical body and the primordial spirit?" Daoist Bihai seemed to be talking to himself when he uttered this remark, which caused everyone's expression to change slightly.

Breakthroughs in the physical body method are fine, since none of them have cultivated the method of proving the Dao through force. But the method of the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit!
Currently, the cultivation levels of many Quasi-Saints and Great Supernatural Powers in the Primordial World are almost all stuck at the Two Corpse Quasi-Saint level, unable to make any progress. Their understanding of the Primordial Dao is extremely vague, and they do not know the path forward.

They were completely unaware of how to understand their own obsessions and entrust them to innate spiritual treasures.

Whether it was when Hongjun Daozu preached the Dao three times in the past, or when Nuwa, the Three Pure Ones, and the two Western Saints guided Zhunti to attain sainthood, they explained the Hunyuan Dao Fruit, but they never spoke of this method.

At present, Li Xuanyang has already severed all three of his good and evil selves, breaking through to the realm of Quasi-Saint of the Three Corpses.

“If you truly wish to know the truth about this matter, you may ask Fellow Daoist Xuanyang in person when he emerges from seclusion,” Zhen Yuanzi said calmly, glancing at Bi Hai Dao Ren.

The method to understand one's own attachments is not an ordinary method; it relates to the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

Throughout the entire prehistoric world, apart from Hongjun Daozu, who has already merged with the Dao, perhaps only Li Xuanyang truly understands it.

The other saints all broke through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm by relying on the Primordial Purple Qi, without realizing their own obsessions and stepping into the realm of the Three Corpses Quasi-Saints.

"Although I have some acquaintance with Fellow Daoist Xuanyang, how can I easily inquire about such matters concerning the path of cultivation?" Although Bihai Daoist said this, his gaze was directed at Zhen Yuanzi, Xuanyin Daoist, and the Queen Mother of the West, his meaning being self-evident.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanyang has arrived!" The Queen Mother of the West ignored the gaze of Daoist Bihai and looked towards the chaotic void.

As Li Xuanyang walked, chaotic divine light flashed beneath his feet, devouring all the chaotic energy in front of him, as if transforming into a road in the chaotic void to guide him directly to the starry sky.

This seemingly ordinary act reveals profound mystery.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang seemed to be walking on a road, slowly coming from the chaotic void, quite leisurely and content.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist!" Everyone's eyes lit up, and a hint of envy flashed across their faces as they bowed to Li Xuanyang in greeting.

Upon seeing Zhen Yuanzi and the others gathered together, Li Xuanyang smiled and returned the greeting with a cupped hand, saying, "It seems that I disturbed your cultivation just now. Please forgive me."

"What makes you say such a thing, fellow Daoist!"

"It is a great honor for us to meet you, fellow Daoist. Your cultivation and realm have advanced even further, which is truly an eye-opener. There is no disturbance here," said Daoist Bihai with a smile to Li Xuanyang.

"Hehe..." Upon hearing this, Li Xuanyang chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoists, do you wish to ask me how to break through the Three Corpses Quasi-Saint Method and the Primordial Chaos Dao?"

As early as when they left the Peach Banquet, Li Xuanyang had already guessed everyone's plans.

"Fellow Daoist, you are wise. We have long been stuck at the Quasi-Saint level of the Second Corpse, unable to make any progress and unaware of the way forward."

"We would be extremely grateful if you could offer us some guidance and show us the way!" Not only Bihai Daoist, but also more than a dozen Quasi-Saints and Great Divine Powers in the audience bowed to Li Xuanyang in unison.

“Fellow Daoists, there’s no need for such formalities!” Li Xuanyang stepped aside slightly, refusing to accept the bows from everyone. “If you have any questions, please feel free to ask. I will answer them to the best of my knowledge.”

"Thank you, fellow Daoist!" Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, everyone's faces lit up with joy, including Zhen Yuanzi and Xuanyin Daoist. However, Xi Wangmu looked at Li Xuanyang with a half-smile, as if waiting to see how he would respond.

"May I ask, fellow Daoist, how can we understand our own obsessions and entrust them to innate spiritual treasures to sever them?" Before Bihai Daoist could even speak, a fellow Daoist cupped his hands and asked Li Xuanyang.

"This matter is both difficult and easy."

“However, the paths of cultivation for all of you fellow Daoists are already set, unlike mine. With my method, not only will I be unable to break through to the realm of the Three Corpses Quasi-Saint, but it will also affect my own cultivation.” Li Xuanyang’s words were also spoken with feeling.

He was only able to understand his own obsession and break through to the realm of the Three Corpses Quasi-Saint because he was guided by the divine artifact of creation and relied on two innate twelve-petal lotus flowers of the same origin.

However, the quasi-saints and great supernatural beings like Zhen Yuanzi are almost all at the level of second-corpse quasi-saints, relying on innate spiritual treasures and Dao-attaining artifacts as their means of support, and are not of the same origin.

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, everyone was stunned, and they all looked puzzled.

This is especially true of Zhen Yuanzi, Xuan Yin Daoren, and others who had discussed and refined the Dao with Li Xuanyang on several occasions.

Everyone cultivates the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit method, so what's the difference?

"Please speak frankly, fellow Daoist!" Xuan Yin Daoist thought of Li Xuan Yang's Daoist magic and supernatural powers and couldn't help but ask him.

“With the foundation of the Dao established, things will naturally be different.” At this point, Li Xuanyang suddenly changed his tone and said, “If fellow Daoists truly wish to understand their own obsessions, they must first understand their obsessions with good and evil, and then blend good and evil together to understand themselves.”

Although Li Xuanyang did not point out the innate spiritual treasures that shared the same origin, he did explain the specific methods, at least providing a direction for cultivation.

"Only when good and evil are intertwined can true self be revealed!"

"So that's how it is!" Everyone's faces showed understanding, and they thanked Li Xuanyang, saying, "Thank you for showing us the way!"

"There's no need for that!" Li Xuanyang shook his head gently. He didn't know whether his words were good or bad for everyone.

At this moment, a glint of light flashed in the eyes of the Queen Mother of the West, and she suddenly said to Li Xuanyang, "Fellow Daoist, do you intend to bid us farewell and return to the Primordial World?"

“That’s right.” Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement.

“No wonder you only secluded yourself for less than ten thousand years, fellow Daoist. It turns out you wanted to return to the primordial world.” Xuan Yin Daoist said with a look of sudden realization.

"This humble Taoist intends to make a trip to the human race." When Li Xuanyang mentioned the human race, everyone couldn't help but think of the Three Sovereigns of the human race, which must be related to this matter.

Li Xuanyang bid farewell to everyone, and a golden cloud of light rose from beneath his feet as he headed towards the primordial land.

For a time, everyone took their leave, intending to use the method Li Xuanyang had suggested to blend their obsessions of good and evil, and in doing so, to try to understand their own obsessions.

After traversing the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens and arriving at the Primordial Land, Li Xuanyang sent out a divine light towards Xuanyang Mountain in the East Sea, and then, guided by the fortune of the human race, headed towards the inland of the Primordial Land.

Along the way, they encountered more and more human tribes, but they didn't see any spirit fields or food related to the Five-Colored Nine-Eared Valley. "Everything goes from prosperity to decline, and then from decline to prosperity."

"The human race has suffered countless hardships, including the massacre by the demon race and the devastation caused by the Heavenly River and the Weak Water. Countless human tribes and traditions have been destroyed."

"Now is a time of decline, and it is time for the three emperors of the human race to emerge and lead the human race to great prosperity in the primordial world." Seeing the current state of the human tribes, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but feel a sense of realization.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang arrived above a human tribe in the inland land of the prehistoric world. Just as he was about to descend with the cloud light, he saw a familiar ray of light descending from the void and heading towards him.

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here?" Li Xuanyang asked Guanghua.

"I have come with you only to ask you a question: what is the foundation of the Dao?" The Queen Mother of the West revealed herself and landed in front of Li Xuanyang, saying with a smile.

"The foundation of the Dao!" Li Xuanyang couldn't help but chuckle and said, "Why do you ask when you already know the answer? It is naturally the three corpses of good and evil, and the innate spiritual treasures that serve as their vessel, that should be the foundation of the Primordial Dao!"

"Could it be that you believe it to be Primordial Purple Qi?"

"The three corpses of good and evil, along with the innate spiritual treasures that serve as their vessel, are the foundation of the Dao. The magical artifacts that can lead to the Dao are also the foundation of the Dao." A smile suddenly appeared on the beautiful face of the Queen Mother of the West as she asked Li Xuanyang, "Fellow Daoist, do you know what magical artifacts that lead to the Dao are called?"

"But it's a magic weapon for proving one's Dao!" Upon hearing the Queen Mother of the West's words, Li Xuanyang suddenly realized that the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal was probably related to magic weapons for proving one's Dao.

"It seems you already knew, fellow Daoist; I've been rather redundant," the Queen Mother of the West said with a smile.

"Thank you for your guidance, fellow Daoist." Although Li Xuanyang had long known that the Dao-establishing artifact was the same as the Dao-proving artifact, he had never thought of this matter before. He couldn't help but bow slightly to the Queen Mother of the West and said with a double meaning, "Fellow Daoist is very knowledgeable, which I greatly admire."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West covered her mouth and chuckled, as if she hadn't heard the meaning behind Li Xuanyang's words. "Fellow Daoist is joking."

"Fellow Daoist's body is like a unified whole, with the laws of the Great Chaos about to burst forth. You are only half a step away from the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. It should be me who envies you."

Li Xuanyang merely smiled at this and invited Xi Wangmu, "Since you've come together, why not descend from the auspicious clouds and meet Hua Xu Shi?"

Upon receiving Li Xuanyang's invitation, the Queen Mother of the West nodded and said, "Since you have invited me, I will certainly comply."

As they spoke, the two descended on auspicious clouds towards the human tribe below.

This human tribe is called Fengyan. A woman from this tribe was born on the shore of Huaxu Mountain and was called Huaxu.

This woman was very beautiful and gentle by nature. One day, she went to Leize to pick wild fruits, but on the way she discovered a huge footprint and couldn't help but walk into it out of curiosity.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang and Xi Wangmu, who were hidden to the side, each had a flash of golden light in their eyes. They vaguely saw the manifestation of reincarnation, and a Taoist's phantom appeared out of thin air. The phantom nodded to Li Xuanyang and Xi Wangmu with a smile, and then transformed into a bit of true spirit, falling into Hua Xu's belly.

"This is the reincarnation of Fellow Daoist Fuxi!" The Queen Mother of the West was naturally familiar with the concept of reincarnation, but Fuxi was the Heavenly Emperor of the Demon Clan, a Quasi-Saint with great supernatural powers, and was naturally extraordinary.

“Yes!” Li Xuanyang nodded with a smile. “Please wait with me for a while.”

The Queen Mother of the West nodded, her gaze sweeping over Hua Xu's retreating figure, a hint of something unusual flashing in her eyes.

Since Huaxu returned from Leize, she had felt some discomfort in her abdomen and discovered that she was pregnant.

However, more than ten months passed, and Huaxu still had not given birth to a baby, leading many tribes to regard her as a demon.

However, considering that Hua Xu was usually a gentle person, she was not killed, but was only driven out of the Fenggun tribe and left to fend for herself.

Spring goes and autumn comes, time turns, and several years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Hua Xu lived alone in a thatched hut built on the banks of the Luo River, relying on wild fruits from the mountains and fish and shrimp from the river to fill her stomach.

However, as Huaxu's belly grew larger and her health deteriorated, she was unable to go out to pick wild fruits or catch fish and shrimp to fill her stomach. She was hungry all day long and her life was very difficult.

On this day, Huaxu struggled to her feet and walked outside, intending to go into the mountains to find some food.

Suddenly, purple clouds appeared in the east, auspicious omens abounded, and countless rays of light fell, from which a golden cloud of light emerged.

Standing on it were two Taoist priests, a man and a woman. The former had a handsome face with a slight smile, wore a jade crown, a golden Taoist robe, and a sword hanging at his waist; the latter had a stunning appearance and was dressed in a magnificent palace dress, exuding elegance and nobility.

"The person you are carrying is a sage reincarnated. Auspicious beasts will bring you food in the future, so there is no need to worry. Just settle down by the Luo River in peace." After saying this, the male and female Taoists on the golden cloud nodded with smiles and transformed into a ray of light and left.

The next morning, as soon as Huaxu got up and opened her door, she heard the cry of cranes in the air. Looking up, she saw two extremely beautiful cranes, one gold and one silver, land and place a lot of food at the door. They nodded and chirped a few times at her before spreading their wings and flying away into the distance.

So Huaxu settled down by the Luo River, where every morning two cranes, one gold and one silver, would bring her food, and her life gradually became peaceful.

"Golden Crane and Silver Crane greet Master and Fairy!" Two cranes, one golden and one silver, flew into the void and transformed into two handsome boys of about fourteen or fifteen years old. They bowed to Li Xuanyang and the Queen Mother of the West.

"Alright, all of you, get up!" Li Xuanyang waved his sleeve and lifted the golden and silver crane attendants up, saying, "From now on, you will guard Huaxu's side and bring her food every day until the Human Emperor Fuxi is born!"

As he spoke, Li Xuanyang waved his hand and sent out two beams of light that landed in front of the Golden Crane and Silver Crane Boys. He said, "This is the Hetu Luoshu, which is the object used by Fuxi to prove his Dao. When your senior brother Kong Xuan arrives, you can temporarily entrust this object to him for safekeeping. When the time is right, you can hand it over to Fuxi."

"Disciples will obey Master's decree!" The Golden Crane and Silver Crane attendants looked at the Hetu Luoshu in front of them and were amazed.

They had long heard of the origins of the Hetu and Luoshu, which were the companion spiritual treasures of the Demon Emperor Dijun, and were extremely precious.

Unexpectedly, it has now fallen into the hands of my own master.

"The River Chart and the Luo River Book!" A strange light flashed in the eyes of the Queen Mother of the West. It seemed that Li Xuanyang had long been prepared for the matter of the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race, and had even obtained the River Chart and the Luo River Book and the Zhou Tian Star Banner that the Kunpeng had taken away.

"You two can go down now!" Li Xuanyang waved to the two of them.

Following Li Xuanyang's instructions, the Golden Crane and Silver Crane attendants carefully put away the Hetu and Luoshu diagrams and turned to walk towards the Luo River.

This matter will also bring considerable benefits to the Golden Crane and Silver Crane Boys, and they may even be able to cultivate themselves by taking advantage of the fortune and merit of the Human Emperor Fuxi.

"Why did you entrust the affairs of the Emperor to your two attendants and Kong Xuan, who has not yet arrived?" The Queen Mother of the West asked Li Xuanyang with some confusion.

The attainment of the Human Emperor's Dao is of great importance. On the very day of Fuxi's birth, many extraordinary phenomena will surely occur, which may bring about calamity.

“Fuxi is Nuwa’s brother, why should I worry about him?” Li Xuanyang couldn’t help but laugh, his gaze seemingly glancing towards the void.

"The Human Emperor is protected by the fortune of the human race. Although there are twists and turns, he can turn bad luck into good. Moreover, with the cultivation and supernatural powers of my little disciple Kong Xuan, unless he encounters a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers, he can protect Fuxi's safety."

"Furthermore, I have something to discuss with you, fellow Daoist, and I would like to invite you to join me!" As he said this, a smile flashed in Li Xuanyang's eyes as he looked at the Queen Mother of the West.

"Fellow Daoist, are you planning to invite me to the depths of Chaos?" The Queen Mother of the West's heart stirred, and she could easily guess Li Xuanyang's intentions.

"Not bad!" Li Xuanyang nodded. With the thirty-six Chaotic Heavens fully refined and the Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact and the Innate Five Elements and Five Directions Grand Array yet to be fully formed, he was confident that he could escape unscathed even if he faced the Beast Emperor Shen Ni and the World-Destroying Millstone.

Moreover, Li Xuanyang had just faintly sensed Nuwa's aura. Just as he had said, Fuxi's attainment of enlightenment was naturally protected by Nuwa, so he didn't need to worry about it.

In addition to Kong Xuan, there are also Zi Lian Dao Ren and Chang Xi guarding the Zhou Tian Xing Chen Grand Array. Even if a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers comes to cause trouble and prevent Fu Xi from proving the Dao, they can use the power of the array to kill him.

"Then I will accompany you on this journey to the depths of chaos to investigate." After a few moments of contemplation, the Queen Mother of the West nodded with a smile.

The next moment, divine light flashed around the two of them, and they each transformed into a ray of cloud light, heading towards the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens.

Upon reaching the barrier between the primordial world and chaos, the golden cloud beneath Li Xuanyang's feet suddenly paused, stopping inexplicably.
The Queen Mother of the West was taken aback, wondering what had happened. "Fellow Daoist, what is this?"

"I just thought of something, and suddenly I feel it's not quite right. The chaos is boundless, and even if we are not afraid of the chaotic energy, we don't know how long it would take to find it. If this delays Fuxi's time to attain enlightenment, it would be unwise." Li Xuanyang waved his hand and summoned a 12th-grade innate white lotus that fell into the void, revealing a Taoist.

It's understandable that Li Xuanyang thought that way. With their current level of cultivation and supernatural powers, although they could easily walk in the chaos, the chaotic world was boundless and much larger than the primordial world.

If we really had to search for them, it would take who knows how long. We can't keep making Fuxi wait for Li Xuanyang and the Queen Mother of the West to return, thus preventing him from attaining enlightenment and reclaiming his position.

"I would appreciate it if you would take the Kongtong Seal with you and wait for me in the starry sky."

"If my fellow Daoist and I fail to return before Fuxi attains enlightenment, then you, fellow Daoist, shall take the Kongtong Seal and appoint Fuxi on my behalf, and go to the Fire Cloud Cave in the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens to cultivate in seclusion." As he spoke, Li Xuanyang summoned the Kongtong Seal, which transformed into a ray of light, and was put away by the White Lotus Daoist.

"Rest assured, fellow Daoist, leave this matter to me." The White Lotus Daoist smiled and nodded to Li Xuanyang.

"Fellow Daoist, please!" After saying this, Li Xuanyang transformed into a golden divine light once again and rushed into the chaos.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother of the West chuckled, nodded to the White Lotus Taoist, and followed Li Xuanyang away. In the blink of an eye, the two disappeared without a trace.

(End of this chapter)