Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 190 Xuan Du Arrives and the Calamity is Set (Please Subscribe)
The first two births of Fuxi and Hongyun brought forth many unusual phenomena and even the destiny of the human race.

But the scene before us is completely different. We can easily identify the person who was born as the Human Emperor, but we cannot know which great supernatural being was the reincarnation of his true spirit.

However, the scene before them made it impossible to discern who had triggered the human race's fortune, or who had gained the recognition of the human race's fortune and was destined to be born as the Human Emperor.

Moreover, as time went by, the accumulated human fortune grew stronger and stronger, and the extraordinary phenomena became increasingly magnificent, surging straight into the thirty-sixth heaven of the Heavenly Court, causing the Heavenly Court to tremble.

Those quasi-saints and great supernatural beings were fine, they were only shocked and puzzled, but many second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen thought of their own reincarnated teachers and felt a chill run down their spines, not knowing what to do.

The Taoist Taiqing, who was preaching to his disciple Xuandu at the Bajing Palace on Shouyang Mountain, suddenly looked up at the void and saw strange phenomena emerging all over the sky, with the human race's fortune gathering and dispersing. His eyes narrowed, "The Human Emperor has been born!"

Upon hearing Taiqing Daoist's words, Xuandu's expression changed, and he exclaimed, "How could the birth of the Human Emperor have scattered so much of the human race's fortune?"

"Could something have happened?" Xuan Du couldn't help but look at Taiqing Daoist, a hint of worry rising in his heart.

"Alas!" Daoist Taiqing suddenly sighed, withdrew his gaze, and looked at Xuandu, saying, "The human race's fortune has been scattered, hence the struggle for the Human Emperor!"

“Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, you have truly made quite a commotion, repeatedly deceiving everyone.”

"Is this related to True Man Xuan Yang?" Xuan Du was taken aback for a moment, then thought of Hong Yun's matter and nodded.

It was Li Xuanyang who plotted against his teacher and several other saints, as well as the quasi-saints and great supernatural beings, enabling Hongyun to attain the position of Saint Emperor and become one of the three emperors of the human race.

The Taoist Taiqing did not speak, but pointed to the continuous stream of strange phenomena in the void and said, "These are the many strange phenomena that arise from the reincarnation of countless innate gods and demons, which has stirred up the fortune of the human race!"

To be precise, in addition to numerous innate gods and demons, there are also the true spirits of a group of quasi-saints and great supernatural beings, the reincarnations of the true spirits of second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen, and even one of the three corpses of good and evil of the Daoist Zhunti.

"The reincarnation of countless innate gods and demons!" Xuan Du was shocked, his face showing disbelief. Then, thinking of the Human Emperor's teacher, he looked bewildered and hurriedly asked the Taoist Taiqing, "With such a change in circumstances, how should this disciple instruct the Human Emperor?"

The Taoist Taiqing shook his head slightly and directly revealed the Three Flowers of Primordial Spirit. Above the auspicious cloud covering an acre in size, the innate supreme treasure Taiji Diagram was suspended high, and he began to deduce it with his unparalleled Taoist cultivation and supernatural powers.

The next moment, the Taoist Taiqing felt that the sky was filled with calamity energy and countless weapons were killing. He could not deduce the specific candidate and position of the Human Emperor. It seemed that the situation was changing every moment. Every person who was a reincarnation of a primordial god or demon could become the Human Emperor.

"War and slaughter!" Daoist Taiqing frowned slightly and said to Xuandu, "The secrets of heaven are in chaos, and the Human Emperor is not revealed. I do not know who the Human Emperor is for the time being!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Taiqing had a sudden thought and couldn't help but say, "Go and visit Daoist Xuanyang and the two Holy Emperors Fuxi and Hongyun. Just follow their instructions. I think the three of you have your own plans."

"Disciple will obey Master's decree!" Upon hearing Taiqing Daoist's words, Xuandu felt relieved. He then stood up, bowed to Taiqing Daoist, and turned to leave Bajing Palace, heading towards the primordial land.

After Xuandu left, a strange glint flashed in Taiqing Daoist's eyes. "Such a complicated situation, I wonder how Fellow Daoist Xuanyang plans to deal with it!"

On the Eight Treasures Mountain, Zhunti, one of the two Western Saints, looked up at the void and his expression changed. "Li Xuanyang, you are truly skilled. You managed to keep us all in the dark."

According to the agreement made in the Eastern Kunlun Mountains, the Human Emperor would be determined by the destiny of the human race, and those who were destined could become the Human Emperor.

But in the current situation, it's not just about fate; countless innate gods and demons reincarnated can all be destined to become the Human Emperor. To become the Human Emperor, one must go through countless battles. Only in this way can one seize the throne of the Human Emperor.

However, first, the human race's fortune obscured the heavenly secrets, and now a calamity has arisen, along with the successive reincarnations of many innate gods, demons, and true spirits, causing chaos in the heavenly secrets. Even the Daoist Zhunti cannot distinguish who is the reincarnation of the Daoist Bodhi.

In the Netherworld, Dijiang and Zhurong, along with several other ancestral witches, all showed joy on their faces. The fortune of the witch clan was showing signs of prosperity.

"The birth of the Human Emperor is actually related to my Witch Clan!"

“Brother, why don’t we make a trip to the Primordial World?” Xuanming said to Dijiang.

Today, only five ancestral witches remain in the Wu tribe: Dijiang, Zhurong, Gonggong, Xuanming, and Tianwu. They guard the eighteen levels of hell and have not set foot on the primordial land for hundreds of thousands of years.

“Very well!” Dijiang nodded and said to Xuanming and Gonggong, “You two should go and explore the primordial world first, but remember that our Wu clan is not what it used to be. The birth of the Human Emperor is no small matter, so we must carefully consider everything and not act rashly.”

With Dijiang's consent, Xuanming and Gonggong set off from the Eighteen Levels of Hell and headed towards the primordial land.

In the Heavenly Court, Haotian and Yaochi gathered in one hall, gazing at the strange phenomenon in the void above, revealing a hint of surprise. "The birth of the Human Emperor, what does it have to do with our Heavenly Court? Why has the human race's fortune and this strange phenomenon rushed into the Thirty-Six Heavens?"

"Could this matter involve the Heavenly Court?"

Thinking of this, Haotian's expression became increasingly puzzled. The Heavenly Court had little to do with the human race, and it had nothing to do with the matter of the Human Emperor.

"How about we send someone to investigate among the human race?" Yaochi suddenly said softly to Haotian.

"That's fine too." Haotian nodded. If the matter of the Human Emperor caused internal strife within the Xuanmen, it might not be a bad thing for the two of them. They could take advantage of the situation and demonstrate the power of the Heavenly Court.

In an instant, across the primordial land, one after another, quasi-saints and great supernatural beings, along with second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen, left their blessed lands and headed towards the human race.

Even the disciples of the Chan and Jie sects and the Western sect left the temple.

"Countless innate gods and demons vie for the Human Emperor!"

"Fellow Daoist has caused quite a commotion!" At this moment, Daoist Shangqing couldn't help but feel a little emotional. Fortunately, none of his direct disciples had been reincarnated, otherwise, if they were caught in such a calamity, even Daoist Shangqing would feel helpless.

"No wonder Fellow Daoist Xuanyang did not agree to send Fellow Daoist Chunyang's true spirit into reincarnation to compete for the position of Human Emperor. Otherwise, given the current situation, it would not only have backfired, but would have even plunged Fellow Daoist Chunyang's reincarnated body into a calamity."

"However..." Shangqing Daoist suddenly said to Li Xuanyang, "Now, I'm afraid all of you fellow Daoists are getting restless and are heading towards the Primordial World. I wonder how you plan to handle this matter?"

"For now, we can only wait and see!" Now that things have come to this, Li Xuanyang has calmed down and plans to see how things develop before making a decision.

"This move is probably not appropriate!" Zhen Yuanzi hesitated. If what Li Xuanyang said was true, then the situation between the human race and the prehistoric world would become increasingly chaotic, and even the Xuan Turtle Daoist, who was a reincarnation of a true spirit, would face a calamity.

Li Xuanyang saw Zhen Yuanzi's worry and couldn't help but sigh, "Fellow Daoist's worries are of no use. The throne of the Human Emperor belongs to whoever it is. No matter how much scheming and plotting one may do, in the end, one will only end up with a miserable fate."

"The position of Holy Emperor is not something that anyone can attain. Without great fortune, great opportunity, and great destiny, even a Quasi-Saint with great supernatural powers will find it futile."

"Only those with deep-rooted foundations and abundant blessings can ultimately become the Human Emperor!"

Upon hearing this, the group nodded in agreement, clearly understanding the implication in Li Xuanyang's words: without great fortune, great opportunities, and great destiny, even the reincarnation of a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers could not become the Human Emperor.

Don't be fooled by the fact that Fuxi and Hongyun easily attained the title of Saint Emperor. They were both top-tier Quasi-Saints in the Primordial World, fellow Daoists of the Zixiao Palace, and were either the Emperor Fuxi of the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court, the elder brother of the Saint Nuwa, or had obtained the Primordial Purple Qi. They also had close friends such as Li Xuanyang and Zhen Yuanzi, making them far superior to ordinary Quasi-Saints.

"Although what you say is true, fellow Daoist, such a commotion may lead to some evil cultivators taking advantage of the chaos. We must be on guard!" Fuxi exchanged a glance with Hongyun, still looking worried. Putting aside everything else, they must be wary of Shen Ni and the others who had fought with Shangqing Daoist earlier.

“What you two fellow Daoists say makes sense. Now, the aura of calamity is pervasive, and the killing intent is growing. There must be some ignorant souls who do not understand the will of Heaven and dare to try to seize the throne of the Holy Emperor. We must indeed be wary of them.” Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement. Although there are auspicious signs everywhere on the prehistoric land, they are only signs of the great calamity.

In reality, the calamity is already predetermined, and there is no possibility of it stopping now. If we are not careful, it will lead to the devastation of hundreds of millions of human beings and repeat the tragic calamity of the Wu and Yao races.

During this period, there will inevitably be those who are ignorant of the true spirit and cause trouble.

"Fellow Daoist and the two Holy Emperors are in trouble!" Shangqing Daoist suddenly looked into the void, then said to Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun, his tone full of teasing.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't tease me." Li Xuanyang smiled slightly, understanding perfectly what the Shangqing Daoist meant.

“But what about Uncle Shangqing and True Man Xuanyang…” Just as Li Xuanyang finished speaking, a Taoist priest dressed in a blue robe rode a cloud and flew towards Li Xuanyang and the others.

Upon hearing the Taoist's voice, the group looked up into the void and saw that it was Xuan Du, a disciple of the Taiqing Taoist of the Human Sect. They immediately thought of the teacher of the Human Emperor and understood what the trouble the Shangqing Taoist had mentioned earlier was.

Fuxi and Hongyun exchanged a glance, their faces showing difficulty. The fate of the human race was unpredictable, and they could not sense the affiliation of the Human Emperor. How could they ask Xuandu to go and teach him?

"Fellow Daoist Taiqing is quite convenient, sending his disciples to find us." Li Xuanyang showed no displeasure at Xuandu's arrival; instead, a strange light flashed in his eyes.

"Disciple Xuandu greets Martial Uncle and all the True Immortals!" Upon arriving, Xuandu bowed respectfully to the group and said, "My master sent me here to await the instructions of Martial Uncle and all the True Immortals!"

"Hehe, there's no rush!" Li Xuanyang chuckled and turned to Shangqing Daoist and the others, saying, "Fellow Daoists, why don't you go back first and be careful to prevent evil cultivators from taking advantage of the situation? I'll go to the human race with my young friend Xuandu."

After saying that, a golden cloud flashed beneath Li Xuanyang's feet, sweeping Xuandu up and transforming it into a golden radiance that descended towards the primordial land, leaving the group looking at each other.

“Fellow Daoist Xuanyang, could it be that you already know…” Fuxi frowned. The secrets of heaven were still in chaos, but when he thought of the Kongtong Seal and his previous experience of proving the Dao with Hongyun, he couldn’t help but ponder.

“Since Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang has other plans, why don’t we return to Huoyun Cave first?” Hongyun suddenly invited the group. Hearing Hongyun’s invitation, Daoist Shangqing shook his head and said, “I have gained a lot from learning about formations from you two. I plan to return to Biyou Palace to organize my thoughts. So I will take my leave here.”

Seeing that Daoist Shangqing was focused on returning to study the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the True Scripture of Sword Dao, the group did not try to stop him. They bid him farewell and each rode away on auspicious clouds.

Along the way, Li Xuanyang and Xuandu encountered many human cultivators, including quasi-saints and second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen sect. The scene was magnificent, with countless spiritual treasures and clouds of light.

"So many cultivators!" Standing atop the golden clouds, Xuan Du looked surprised. Without a doubt, these cultivators had all come for the Human Emperor.

"I wonder what purpose True Immortal Xuanyang has served in the human realm?" Xuandu couldn't help but glance at Li Xuanyang beside him, hesitating as if he wanted to say something. "Could it be that True Immortal Xuanyang already knows who the Human Emperor is?"

Li Xuanyang ignored Xuandu's gaze and instead sensed the changes in the Kongtong Seal within his primordial spirit, which seemed to transform into a wisp of spiritual light and head towards the Ji River.

Within a few days, they spotted a human tribe in the distance.

The next moment, a flash of hazy, chaotic divine light appeared around Li Xuanyang, enveloping the two of them and concealing their forms.

“This place seems to be Xuanyuan Hill!” Xuandu exclaimed as he looked at the human tribe in the distance.

"Eh!" Li Xuanyang exclaimed softly, surprised that Xuandu knew about Xuanyuan Hill. "Young friend, have you been here before?"

“I have been to Xuanyuan Hill several times before, but I don’t know when a tribe migrated here.” As soon as he finished speaking, Xuandu trembled and an expression of disbelief appeared on his face.

Seeing this, Li Xuanyang did not hide anything and pointed to the tribe in the distance, truthfully telling Xuandu: "This tribe is called Youxiong. Its chief, Shaodian's wife, Fubao, dreamed one night that the Big Dipper was falling and became pregnant. Three years have passed, but the baby has not yet been born."

At this point, Li Xuanyang's tone changed, and he said in a deep voice, "The infant in this treasure's womb is the future human emperor."

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuandu's heart skipped a beat. He sensed an opportunity manifesting in the darkness and subconsciously tried to deduce it, but to no avail.

However, when Xuandu came to his senses, he saw Li Xuanyang's ambiguous smile and his face immediately turned red. He couldn't help but recall what his teacher had said earlier: that the secrets of the primordial world were in chaos, and even a saint like his teacher could not deduce the location of the Human Emperor, let alone himself.

Seeing Xuandu's expression, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but chuckle, "What's there to be embarrassed about? It's just deducing the secrets of heaven."

The more this happened, the more embarrassed Xuandu felt.

"Alright, although you are the teacher of the Human Emperor, you cannot instruct the Human Emperor in the name of Xuandu." As he spoke, Li Xuanyang's expression turned serious, and he waved his hand, sending a hazy gray light towards Xuandu, which landed between Xuandu's eyebrows and disappeared instantly.

The next moment, Xuandu's appearance and aura gradually changed until he completely transformed into the appearance of a strange Taoist.

"From now on, you shall call yourself Ling Guan and use this identity to teach the Human Emperor. You must never reveal your origins, otherwise, even if you are a disciple of Daoist Taiqing, you will still bring calamity upon yourself," Li Xuanyang instructed him.

"Disciple respectfully obeys the True Man's decree!" Although Xuan Du did not know why Li Xuan Yang was acting this way, he still respectfully bowed to Li Xuan Yang.

"I will temporarily lend you these Five Directions Flags and Five Elements Array Diagram to protect you and conceal your own secrets!" Li Xuanyang suddenly waved his sleeve, took out the Five Directions Flags and Five Elements Array Diagram, and hung them high in the air, radiating dazzling five-colored light.

"Thank you, Master!" Xuan Du looked at the Five Primordial Flags and the Five Primordial Elements Array Diagram in front of him with surprise and disbelief. He clearly knew the origin of the two items and even the Five Primordial Elements Five Directions Grand Array.

Li Xuanyang didn't explain. He pointed at the Five Primordial Flags and the Five Primordial Elements Array Diagram, causing their radiance to fade and their appearance to change slightly, transforming into ordinary spirit flags and array diagrams, which then fell into Xuandu's hands.

"You can store it in your primordial spirit, but remember, you must not use it unless absolutely necessary." After Li Xuanyang finished speaking, he nodded to Xuandu, and then a golden cloud flashed beneath his feet as he flew into the void.

Upon seeing Li Xuanyang ride away on golden clouds, Xuandu seemed to take a deep breath, absorbing the Five Innate Banners and the Five Innate Elements Array Diagram into his primordial spirit, and then descended auspicious clouds towards the Youxiong tribe.

Thus, Xuandu stayed in the Youxiong tribe, waiting for the birth of the Human Emperor.

It wasn't until three years and six months into her pregnancy that the baby was finally born, and Shao Dian named him Xuanyuan according to tribal custom.

Xuanyuan was intelligent and incredibly strong from a young age. At the age of five, he was able to go hunting alone and was encountered by Xuandu, who took him in as a disciple.

Upon learning of this, Shao Dian was overjoyed. "My son Xuanyuan has been intelligent and brave since childhood. Now that he has been accepted as a disciple by the Daoist, it is a great blessing for the Youxiong tribe."

"From this day forward, the Xiong tribe will honor the Taoist priest as the Great Emperor of Lingguan, and from now on, we will offer incense and sacrifices to repay the priest for accepting us as his disciples!"

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuandu felt that he had received a trace of the human race's fortune in the dark. He was overjoyed. As expected of the Human Emperor, one of the three emperors of the human race, it was truly incredible.

Li Xuanyang did not go to Huoyun Cave, but returned to Xuanyang Mountain, where he descended on auspicious clouds.

Upon seeing Li Xuanyang's golden cloud light, the golden crane, the silver crane attendant, and the nine-headed winged insect in the mountains hurriedly stepped forward to greet him and bowed, saying, "Disciple greets Master!"

"Jiuyu greets Master!"

"Alright, all of you, get up!" Li Xuanyang smiled and waved his sleeve, lifting them up as he asked, "Has your senior brother returned?"

“Neither of my two senior brothers has returned. Only Senior Sister Changxi came back once, leaving the four Daoists to cultivate in the mountains,” the Golden Crane Boy said respectfully to Li Xuanyang.

Four Taoist priests!

Li Xuanyang couldn't help but think of the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Perfections Daoist, and asked, "Are you the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Perfections Daoist?"

"They are indeed the four Taoists you mentioned, sir!" As soon as the Golden Crane Boy finished speaking, the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect approached, causing the Golden Crane and Silver Crane Boys to glare angrily. "Does sir wish me to call them over?"

"Yes!" Li Xuanyang nodded. "That's fine too."

"I'll go and call him over to the master right away!" Upon receiving Li Xuanyang's order, the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect ignored the angry glares from the Golden Crane and Silver Crane Boys and turned to rush towards the Enlightenment Spirit Tea.

"Master, we'll go and call the Three Absolutes Daoist!" The Golden Crane and Silver Crane attendants said to Li Xuanyang in unison. Seeing Li Xuanyang nod with a smile, they hurriedly headed towards the Innate Gourd Vine.

Although Xuan Yang Mountain is not large in area, it has several excellent places for cultivation.

Among them are the Enlightenment Spirit Tea and the Innate Gourd Vine. The former can exude the Qi of Creation, which is beneficial to cultivators who are comprehending the Dao and supernatural powers. The latter can exude the innate Yin-Yang and Five Elements spiritual energy.

After arriving at Xuan Yang Mountain, the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Absolutes Daoist each cultivated near the Enlightenment Spirit Tea and the Innate Gourd.

Li Xuanyang briefly surveyed the scenery of Xuanyang Mountain before stepping into the palace, sitting on the cloud bed, taking out a sword, placing it in front of him, and falling into deep thought.

This sword is three feet and three inches long. The dark green light emanating from its blade is filled with resentment and anger, and there are faint traces of malevolent energy and killing intent emanating from its edge.

"This Slaughtering Witch Sword was forged by Di Jun and Tai Yi using the essence of the stars in the heavens and the blood and souls of countless humans. It can be transformed into a sword of the Human Emperor."

With the birth of the Human Emperor, the Human Emperor Sword naturally emerged as a means of proving one's Dao.

“But…” Li Xuanyang frowned slightly. The Human Emperor was different from the Heavenly Emperor and the Earthly Emperor. Even Li Xuanyang did not know the origin of his previous life. He felt that something was wrong.

At this moment, the Golden Crane, the Silver Crane Boy, and the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect each entered, followed by the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Absolutes Daoist, and walked up to Li Xuanyang.

"Master, I have summoned the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Absolutes Daoist." The Nine-Headed Feathered Insect said, glancing at the Golden Crane and Silver Crane Boys, which made the two roll their eyes.

As soon as the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Absolutes Daoist entered, they saw the Slaughtering Witch Sword in front of Li Xuanyang. They immediately felt the murderous aura and killing intent emanating from it, and their bodies went cold. They couldn't help but show a look of horror on their faces. They dared not look any longer and hurriedly bowed to Li Xuanyang.

"Disciple has seen the real person!"

Li Xuanyang smiled and nodded to the group, then pointed to the prayer mats below and said, "No need for formalities, please sit down!"

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Absolutes Daoist bowed to Li Xuanyang again, saying, "Thank you for the seat, Master!"

They then sat down on the prayer mats and looked at Li Xuanyang, wondering what he wanted from them.

Seeing their gazes, Li Xuanyang chuckled and said, "I originally intended for you to take up positions in the heavens to assist the Ziwei Emperor and Changxi, but I never expected you to end up cultivating in Xuanyang Mountain."

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, both the Antarctic Immortal and the Three Absolutes Daoist looked embarrassed and quickly explained, "Master, we have come to your Daoist temple to cultivate the true scriptures of the Dao, following the decree of Fairy Changxi."

Li Xuanyang chuckled upon hearing their words.

(End of this chapter)