Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 173 The Creation of the World and the Spirit Wood Taoist (Please Subscribe)
"Haha, fellow Daoists, if you wish to study my Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram, you are welcome to take it and study it yourselves. There is no need to be so polite."

Fuxi laughed heartily, pointed to the innate Bagua diagram in his hand, and said, "However, I have only recently attained enlightenment, and my Hunyuan Dao Fruit was forged with the help of external forces. As for the Hunyuan Dao, I only have a superficial understanding of it."

"This diagram of the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Chaos only contains a trace of the profound changes of the Primordial Chaos, and I'm afraid it won't be of much help to you fellow Daoists."

“This is simple!” Li Xuanyang smiled and looked at Fuxi and the Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram, suggesting, “Since your Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram is an array diagram, it must contain the Dao of array formations. Why not set it up and then use the array formations to evolve the Dao of Hunyuan?”

"This move will not only allow all fellow Daoists to witness the profound mysteries of the Primordial Chaos Dao, but also demonstrate the power of the Primordial Chaos Eight Trigrams, giving us a glimpse into its magnificence!"

Upon hearing this, everyone's eyes lit up. Whether it was Fuxi's Hunyuan Dao or the array formation and the Primordial Hunyuan Bagua mentioned by Li Xuanyang, they were all rare sights. Even if they couldn't glean anything from them, they could still get a glimpse of them.

"This humble Daoist has never seen the mysteries of the Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram and the Primordial Chaos Eight Trigrams before. I would like to share them with you fellow Daoists." Fuxi not only agreed with a smile, but also wanted to see for himself the Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram he had refined, and the power of the array he had set up with the Primordial Chaos Eight Trigrams.

When I was refining the Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram, the Primordial Qi and Primordial Heavy Water I used were almost all derived from substitutes, except for the Primordial Xun Wind, which inevitably led to some obscurity.

Moreover, he also obtained a wisp of chaotic primordial energy from Li Xuanyang, which led to the creation of the Primordial Chaos Eight Trigrams. Therefore, even Fuxi did not know the specific mysteries of it.

The group left the palace together and arrived at the top of West Kun Mountain, a place covered in snow. Li Xuanyang and the others stood on the clouds.

This place is very spacious, perfect for setting up formations and exploring the mysteries of the Primordial Chaos Dao.

Fuxi didn't say much. His body flashed with light, revealing the three flowers of his primordial spirit. He summoned the innate Bagua diagram in his hand, uttered a soft shout, and revealed all the mysteries of the innate Bagua. The Bagua diagram merged with the innate Bagua diagram, transforming into a divine light that fell into the void.

It unfolded like a catalog, emitting countless rays of light and generating waves of pressure in the void.

"The Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation, activate!" Fuxi reached out and sent a divine light into the Primordial Eight Trigrams diagram. The light entered the diagram and suddenly shone brightly before falling to the ground, transforming into a formation.

The formation outside the array is derived from the method of the Eight Trigrams of the Earlier Heaven, with Qian as Heaven, Kun as Earth, Zhen as Thunder, Xun as Wind, Kan as Water, Gen as Mountain, Li as Fire, and Dui as Lake, presenting a space of array formation, as if covering billions of miles of void, showing all kinds of incredible mysteries. The Eight Trigrams are then used to divide the eight directions, and finally transformed into eight gates, with Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui as the divisions.

Inside the formation was a primordial chaos, presenting a state of undifferentiated yin and yang, resembling a black and white Tai Chi diagram. Outside was the Primordial Eight Trigrams, fully displaying the profound mystery of the Primordial Primordial Eight Trigrams, endlessly cycling.

What appears to be merely a formation actually contains the sun, moon, stars, mountains, and rivers, as if it has given rise to a real world.

"What a fine formation! It truly lives up to its name, being based on the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Heaven. It is indeed profound and unfathomable." Zhen Yuanzi praised the formation, seeing its chaotic and all-encompassing nature, which contained the principles of the universe's transformations.

“The River Chart and the Luo River Book!” A strange light flashed in Li Xuanyang’s eyes, from which he could vaguely see the outline of the Hunyuan River Chart and the Luo River Book, which was even extremely similar.

The difference is that the Hunyuan Heluo Grand Array is derived from the Hetu and Luoshu, and uses the number of mountains and rivers in the primordial world to generate various laws; while Fuxi's Innate Bagua Grand Array is derived from the eight trigrams to generate the eight directions, and then uses Qian, Kun, Zhen, Xun, Kan, Li, Gen, and Dui to generate many changes.

"It seems that this Zhou Tian Evolutionary Path can be integrated into the Thirty-Six Chaotic Heavens, or even the Chaotic Undying Body." Li Xuanyang seemed to have a slight understanding. He could completely transform the Thirty-Six Chaotic Heavens into thirty-six worlds, not just heavens, but even the Chaotic Undying Body.

To create a world within oneself, which becomes one's own Great Dao World.

However, this method is not easy. The thirty-six chaotic heavens are one thing, since they are already worlds, and they are suppressed and supported by the Chaos Pearl and Huang Zhongli. It is merely a transformation of them into worlds using the Zhou Tian method, not a creation.

Creating a world within one's own body is no small matter; a slight misstep could damage one's physical body and primordial spirit, or even destroy one's path to enlightenment.

The benefits are self-evident.

"We can first use the laws of the Chaos Great Dao to evolve all things in the thirty-six chaotic heavens, transforming them into thirty-six worlds." Once Li Xuanyang made up his mind, a faint smile appeared on his face.

"This Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation, derived from the Zhou Tian and undergoing primordial transformations, is complete in yin and yang and the five elements. Whether used to fight enemies or transformed into a blessed land as a place of cultivation, it is invincible." The Queen Mother of the West sensed the various changes of this formation and could easily deduce its profound mystery.

The Primordial Chaos Bagua can be used to suppress it, causing Yin and Yang and the Five Elements to form their own cycle, thus establishing a Taoist temple as a place for quiet cultivation.

Upon hearing Xi Wangmu's words, Li Xuanyang, who was deep in thought, couldn't help but chuckle. "Fellow Daoist, you're mistaken. If it were another fellow Daoist, we would naturally follow your advice and establish a Daoist temple. But Fellow Daoist Fuxi is the Holy Emperor of the Human Race."

At this point, Li Xuanyang seemed to give Fuxi a meaningful look, "You should go to the Fire Cloud Cave in the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens for quiet cultivation!"

Upon hearing this, the group was taken aback at first, then looked at Li Xuanyang with puzzled expressions, wondering if there was some other reason behind it.

"Fire Cloud Cave is located in the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens, and is the foremost of the Thirty-Six Cave Heavens and Seventy-Two Blessed Lands of the Primordial World. As long as one avoids the world, one can remain untainted by karma." Li Xuanyang suddenly spoke up, revealing the reason. The focus was not on Fire Cloud Cave, but on remaining untainted by karma.

The location of Huoyun Cave is far from the primordial land. As long as one stays away from the world, one will naturally not be tainted by karma. It is extremely suitable as a place for the three emperors of the human race to live in seclusion.

The group looked at Fuxi, who was smiling without saying a word, and realized that he had known about this for a long time. They couldn't help but think about what Li Xuanyang had said earlier. It was clear that the position of Holy Emperor was not as perfect as they had imagined, and was subject to great limitations.

Even so, none of them asked Li Xuanyang and Fuxi what would happen if they were entangled in karma.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to overthink it. It's already a great fortune for me to attain the Holy Emperor's position. How can I be greedy?" Fuxi said with a smile, "Besides, if one day I can transcend and forge the Primordial Dao Fruit with my own cultivation, I will be free from all kinds of restrictions."

"Fellow Daoist is right." Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement. In any case, Fuxi has now broken through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm and found his path forward.

"Fellow Daoists, let us continue to comprehend the Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation, lest we miss this opportunity."

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, the group smiled and nodded, each sitting cross-legged in the void, calmly contemplating and verifying their own paths of cultivation in order to break through to a higher level of cultivation.

Before we knew it, many years had passed again.

"Although this Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation and Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram are called Primordial, they are actually acquired formations and spiritual treasures, and do not belong to the Primordial category." Li Xuanyang withdrew his divine sense, feeling slightly regretful, as if something was not quite right.

The others remained immersed in the Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation, the Primordial Chaos Eight Trigrams, and the Dao of Chaos, completely focusing their minds on them.

Unexpectedly, the void suddenly filled with red light, clouds swept across hundreds of millions of miles, celestial music resounded, and innate spiritual light soared into the sky, reaching the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens, triggering incredible changes in the fortune of the entire human race.

The entire void was instantly bathed in light, countless auspicious energies arose, celestial flowers rained down, and all sorts of strange phenomena appeared, lasting for several dozen breaths before gradually dissipating.

The group opened their eyes and stared into the void, their expressions changing slightly.

"These are unusual phenomena caused by the birth of the Human Emperor!" Kong Xuan's expression was solemn. These unusual phenomena were clearly signs of the Human Emperor's birth. Kong Xuan had sensed them from afar when Fuxi was born, and they were very similar to the scene before him.

"It is indeed the extraordinary phenomenon of the birth of the Human Emperor!" Li Xuanyang withdrew his gaze, calculated the time slightly, and realized that the three-thousand-year agreement to activate the human race's fortune had already been reached.

"The Human Emperor has been born, and I need to go there. Fellow Daoists, would you like to stay here to continue your studies, or come with me?" Li Xuanyang asked the group.

“Of course I will go together,” Zhen Yuanzi readily agreed.

"I must also go there in person." Fuxi has not yet passed on the position of the common ruler of the human race, so I must go no matter what.

"That's fine too." The Queen Mother of the West, Zhulong, Xuanyin Daoist, and Kong Xuan naturally wouldn't refuse.

The next moment, Fuxi removed the Primordial Eight Trigrams Formation, retrieved the Primordial Eight Trigrams Diagram, and together with Li Xuanyang and the others, they shattered space and left.

In an instant, across the primordial land, quasi-saints and their disciples, as well as disciples from the four sects of the Xuanmen, all rode auspicious clouds toward the direction from which the strange phenomenon originated.

Even some highly skilled individuals who had secluded themselves from the world left their sacred sites and spiritual mountains.

As the group traversed space and arrived above the human tribe, they vaguely sensed the auras of several quasi-saints with great supernatural powers above them, all of whom concealed their forms.

Li Xuanyang and Fuxi exchanged a glance. "With so many quasi-saints and powerful cultivators concealing their forms, there's bound to be some opportunists taking advantage of the chaos. We must be on guard!"

“Fellow Daoist, your words are reasonable. The birth of the Human Emperor is related to the Holy Emperor’s throne. There must be some whose true spirits are obscured, who do not know the will of Heaven and dare to harbor greed.”

With the cultivation and supernatural powers of Li Xuanyang and Fuxi, as well as Zhen Yuanzi and others, they naturally had no fear of those with quasi-saintly great supernatural powers.

However, considering the world-destroying millstone, the Beast Emperor Shenni, Jidu, and even the various saints, one cannot help but be wary.

“But you are the Queen Mother of the West, I pay my respects!” Just as Li Xuanyang finished speaking to Fuxi, a cloud of light descended from the void, upon which stood an unfamiliar Taoist.

Upon hearing the Taoist's voice, Li Xuanyang looked into the void and his eyes narrowed slightly, as if he were seeing a veil of mist, making it difficult to discern anything clearly. His eyes, like a ray of spiritual light, pierced through the mist, revealing a profound depth. As the gaze swept over Li Xuanyang, seemingly piercing through his physical body and primordial spirit, he was slightly startled. The thirty-six chaotic heavens were activated, manifesting spontaneously and transforming into a hazy gray light that merged into his physical body and primordial spirit.

The Taoist priest withdrew his gaze and looked at the Queen Mother of the West, smiling as he said, "How have you been, fairy?"

"It has been billions of years since we last met. I never imagined that the Human Emperor would be born, and even Fellow Daoist Lingmu couldn't resist coming out of the world!" Upon seeing Daoist Lingmu, the Queen Mother of the West seemed to change her expression slightly, gave him a deep look, and bowed slightly to him.

The group frowned. They had never heard of this Taoist's name before. He was neither a fellow Taoist of Zixiao Palace nor a renowned Quasi-Saint with great supernatural powers in the primordial world. Yet, his Taoist cultivation and supernatural abilities were unfathomable.

“The Spirit Wood Daoist!” Li Xuanyang frowned slightly. He had never heard of him before, but the Spirit Wood Daoist gave him a very strange feeling. It seemed that there was a sense of familiarity in the dark, and he couldn’t help but look at him again.

"Excellent cultivation, excellent spiritual treasure, worthy of the name of the Myriad Wonders Heavenly Venerable!" At this moment, Daoist Lingmu seemed to sense Li Xuanyang's gaze and nodded to him with a smile.

"Fellow Daoist, your cultivation and supernatural powers are truly extraordinary!" Li Xuanyang said, cupping his hands in greeting.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother of the West introduced herself to the group, pointing to the Taoist Lingmu and covering her mouth with a light laugh, saying, "Fellow Taoist Lingmu is a recluse who cultivates in seclusion, and he attained enlightenment before me."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother of the West seemed to glance at the Thirty-Three Heavens before continuing her introduction, “Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, along with Holy Emperor Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, Zhulong, and Fellow Daoist Xuan Yin, are all Daoist practitioners.”

"This humble Daoist Lingmu greets you fellow Daoists!" Upon seeing the Queen Mother of the West, Daoist Lingmu introduced himself and the others, and then bowed slightly to Li Xuanyang and his companions.

Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, and the others exchanged glances. Based solely on the spiritual light emanating from him and the introduction by the Queen Mother of the West, they knew that this Spirit Wood Daoist was no ordinary person. They returned the greeting, saying, "This humble Daoist greets fellow Daoist!"

"Fellow Daoist has always been indifferent to the affairs of the primordial world, so why have you come to the primordial world at this time?" The Queen Mother of the West was somewhat puzzled as to why the Spirit Wood Daoist would choose to appear at this time.

Upon hearing Xi Wangmu's words, Lingmu Daoren chuckled and said, "The birth of the Human Emperor has caused a shock to the human race's fortune, creating chaos in the heavens and revealing countless murderous intents. It is truly impossible to find peace and quiet. That's why I came out to join in the fun, but I didn't expect to encounter a fairy."

"When did you become fond of joining in such excitement, fellow Daoist?" the Queen Mother of the West asked again.

Lingmu Daoist merely smiled without saying a word, instead glancing calmly at the Queen Mother of the West, "Fairy, why ask a question you already know the answer to?"

Hearing their conversation, Li Xuanyang felt even more strongly that Lingmu Daoist's background was extraordinary, far beyond that of an ordinary Quasi-Saint Great Divine Power. He frowned deeply and said, "The birth of the Human Emperor cannot be disturbed. Please wait a moment, fellow Daoists. I will be right back."

As soon as he finished speaking, Li Xuanyang's body flashed with divine light, and he landed above the Jiang clan's territory, revealing the thirty-six chaotic heavens, which transformed into layers of hazy gray.

"The birth of the Human Emperor is welcome for all fellow Daoists to come and witness. However, please leave within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles and do not disturb the Human Emperor's attainment of Dao and return to his rightful place."

Above the void, the group of people who had concealed their figures changed their expressions upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, and couldn't help but sneer, "Fellow Daoist, aren't you being a bit too domineering?"

"I'm not asking for your opinions, fellow Daoists!" Li Xuanyang said calmly. He activated the Chaos Undying Body Technique within his body, and the thirty-six Chaos Heavens manifested around him. They were distributed according to the thirty-six Heavenly Gangs, transforming into a chaotic divine light that spread in all directions.

It appears as if it is a unified whole, and the power of the Primordial Chaos is manifested.

"Chaotic Divine Light!"

"Retreat immediately!" A quasi-saint with great supernatural powers recognized him. Li Xuanyang's chaotic divine light flashed beneath his feet, and he couldn't bother to continue concealing his form as he retreated.

The next moment, the chaotic divine light that had been spreading suddenly changed, and a creaking sound arose in the void. The space spanning billions of miles shattered and turned into chaos.

The people in the void were all horrified. They had never seen the power of a Quasi-Saint with Three Corpses. Even at the Peach Banquet, when Li Xuanyang and Daoist Zhunti fought with their primordial spirits, both of them concealed their divine power. Li Xuanyang only showed his magical power and was able to hold his own against a saint.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang fully revealed his cultivation and supernatural powers, as well as the divine might of the thirty-six chaotic heavens. Whether it was a quasi-saint or a great supernatural being, a group of second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen, or even a great supernatural being who had secluded himself from the world, they were all greatly shocked and their faces were extremely ugly.

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang is so indifferent to the position of Holy Emperor." Xuan Yin Daoist was also shocked and showed a look of astonishment.

"The Thirty-Six Chaotic Heavens!"

"The Way of Hunyuan and the method of proving the Way through force!" Daoist Lingmu seemed to frown slightly, and a trace of apprehension flashed deep in his eyes.

At this moment, Xi Wangmu, who happened to witness this scene, couldn't help but smile and said to Lingmu Daoist, "Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry. With Fellow Daoist Xuanyang's cultivation and supernatural powers, even a sage could be compared to him."

"Moreover, there is also the Holy Emperor Fuxi overseeing things."

“Fellow Daoist, please don’t tease me.” Fuxi looked at the thirty-six chaotic heavens that Li Xuanyang had manifested and shook his head. “Although I have already attained the Dao, my understanding of the Primordial Dao is still inferior to that of Fellow Daoist Xuanyang.”

"I have not appeared in the world for a long time. I never expected that there would be such a great master as Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang in the primordial world." Daoist Lingmu regained his composure and praised him with a smile.

Kong Xuan's eyes lit up, and he felt even more admiration for his teacher's domineering presence. "This is what cultivators like us should be like!"

"Guang Chengzi, a disciple of the Chan Sect, greets True Man Xuan Yang!" Guang Chengzi and several other disciples of the Chan Sect hurriedly retreated hundreds of millions of miles away and respectfully bowed to Li Xuan Yang, asking, "Does True Man remember the agreement made at the Jade Void Palace on Mount Kunlun?"

"Of course I remember," Li Xuanyang said, glancing at Guang Chengzi. "In a dozen years or so, you second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen can go and try your luck to bring the Human Emperor under your wing!"

"This disciple thanks you, Master!" Guang Chengzi felt relieved, as if he was afraid that Li Xuanyang would refuse.

"Disciple Duobao of the Jie Sect greets True Man Xuanyang!" Duobao Daoist, along with Yunxiao, Zhao Gongming, and others, also bowed respectfully to Li Xuanyang. "May we ask, True Man, how can we try our luck and take the Human Emperor under our wing?"

Upon hearing this, all the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen Sect turned their gazes toward Li Xuanyang in the distance.

"As long as the Human Emperor agrees, that's fine; we can't force it." After hearing Duobao Daoist's words, Li Xuanyang glanced at the Jie Sect members. "As for whether the Human Emperor agrees, it all depends on your individual fates."

"This disciple has another question I would like to ask the True Man." At this moment, Yunxiao suddenly bowed to Li Xuanyang and asked, "I wonder which Quasi-Saint Great Divine Power or Primordial God-Demon True Spirit the Human Emperor is?"

Before the words had even finished, everyone's eyes turned to Li Xuanyang, wanting to know what kind of quasi-saint, great supernatural being, or innate god or demon had such an incredible opportunity and fortune, gaining the recognition of the human race's destiny.

Next, as long as one achieves perfect merit like Fuxi, one can attain the position of Holy Emperor and transcend the Quasi-Saint realm.

"I am not clear about this matter either," Li Xuanyang said indifferently, without offering any further explanation. A golden cloud of light flashed beneath his feet, and he returned to the group.

Although the crowd was unwilling and even very curious, they dared not press Li Xuanyang for an answer, and could only stand on the auspicious cloud and wait quietly.

Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, and the others exchanged glances, their eyes flashing, and then remained silent.

A mere decade or so is but a fleeting moment for most people.

The boy born into the Jiang clan was named Lieshan. He was exceptionally intelligent from birth, able to speak in three days and walk in five, as if he were born with a mastery of how to obtain food.

At this time, the various tribes of the human race, thanks to the method of divination based on the Eight Trigrams passed down by Fuxi, were able to avoid misfortune and attract good fortune, and their numbers continued to grow.

On the contrary, the food available to them is becoming increasingly scarce. Relying solely on gathering wild fruits, hunting, and fishing is no longer sufficient to meet the food needs of each tribe. In fact, the situation is worsening, far exceeding the time when Fuxi ruled the human race.

After Lieshan became the tribal leader, he worried about food almost every day and didn't know how to solve the problem.

“Fellow Daoist, why not pass on the Five-Colored Nine-Eared Grain, the land reclamation, and the planting methods to the human tribes?”

Looking at the various scenes in the Jiang clan tribe from the void, Fuxi couldn't help but show a look of pity. He recalled the scene when he was in charge of the human race, and how similar it was.

Since the Lich War, the primordial land has been ravaged by the Heavenly River and the Weak Water. Countless cultivated spiritual fields and the Five-Colored Nine-Benefit Valley were submerged by the flood, and the Five-Colored Nine-Benefit Valley and the cultivation techniques passed down by Li Xuanyang were gradually lost among the human race.

Today, only a few sacred mountains and blessed lands can still be found with the presence of the Five-Colored Nine-Benefit Valley.

"The time is not right!" Li Xuanyang shook his head slightly, showing no intention of passing on his knowledge.

"Fellow Daoist, do you intend to use this to allow the Lieshan Clan to select the teacher of the Human Emperor?" Lingmu Daoist's heart stirred.

Now, all the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen have retreated to a range of hundreds of millions of miles. I wonder what Lieshan Clan is thinking. They can use this opportunity to select the teacher of the Human Emperor.

(End of this chapter)