Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 209 Humanity Manifests and Heavenly Punishment Descends (Please Subscribe)
"Haha, fellow Daoist, please don't take offense!" Seeing Li Xuanyang's golden cloud light, Fuxi cupped his hands and bowed to Li Xuanyang, saying with a smile.

"After we finished refining the fragments of the Chaos Reincarnation Disc, Fellow Daoist Hongyun felt restless and wanted to travel to the Primordial World. Just then, I remembered that Xuanyuan was about to attain enlightenment and return to his rightful place, so I planned to have Fellow Daoist Kong Xuan take the Kongtong Seal with him. I just sent you a jade talisman, but I never expected that you would come in person!"

"It seems you are also quite curious about Xuanyuan's past life identity, and have come here specifically for this purpose?" After bowing to Li Xuanyang, Hongyun invited Li Xuanyang to sit down at the table, poured him a cup of spiritual tea, and handed it to him.

Only then did he ask Li Xuanyang.

After accepting the spiritual tea, Li Xuanyang took a small sip before smiling and saying to the two, "I am indeed quite curious about this, and I imagine you two feel the same way!"

"Speaking of which, has Xuanyuan regained his memories from his previous life?"

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's question, Fuxi and Hongyun shook their heads slightly.

"My companion and I met with him earlier, and seeing that he had not regained his memories of his past life, we came to the void above," Fuxi explained with a light laugh.

"So, neither of you fellow Daoists could tell which Daoist's true spirit Xuanyuan is the reincarnation of?" Upon hearing Fuxi's words, Li Xuanyang put down the white jade cup in his hand and said to the two with a smile.

Upon hearing this, Hongyun reached out and picked up a spiritual fruit, playing with it in his hand. At the same time, he smiled at Li Xuanyang and said, "Xuanyuan has not yet attained enlightenment. Unless it is Master Hongjun, who can tell which fellow Daoist Xuanyuan is the reincarnation of? However, he must undoubtedly be a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers!"

"Oh?" Upon hearing Hongyun's words, Li Xuanyang looked puzzled. Seeing that Fuxi had no reaction, it seemed that he already knew about this.

"What makes you say that, fellow Daoist?" Li Xuanyang asked again.

It should be noted that, in addition to the group of quasi-saints and great supernatural beings, there were also numerous innate gods and demons, as well as the reincarnations of the true spirits of second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen sect.

Although these are almost all Great Luo Golden Immortals, they may still be reincarnated as the Human Emperor Xuanyuan.

As soon as they finished speaking, Fuxi and Hongyun chuckled and explained to Li Xuanyang, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this. Although we two do not wield the Kongtong Seal like you, we have entrusted our primordial spirits to the fortune of the human race, or rather, to the human way. Over time, we will naturally be able to feel the changes."

"At present, the Three Sovereigns have not yet returned to their positions, and the human way has not yet been fully manifested. Therefore, those who are not quasi-saints with great supernatural powers should not entrust their primordial spirit to the fortune of the human race."

"I never imagined that there would be such limitations between the human path and the position of the Holy Emperor!" Upon hearing their words, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but show a hint of surprise in his eyes, yet he also felt that it made perfect sense. Whether it was Fuxi, Hongyun, or the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the two Western Saints, they all attained sainthood through the cultivation and supernatural powers of the Quasi-Saint realm.

But in that case, wouldn't those innate gods and demons, and the reincarnations of the true spirits of the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen, be considered mere supporting characters to the Human Emperor from the very beginning?

"Let's not talk about these things. Anyway, once Xuanyuan attains the Holy Emperor's throne, we'll know which fellow Daoist it is," Hongyun said with a chuckle.

Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement, and while enjoying the spiritual fruits and teas with Fuxi and Hongyun, they chatted about various interesting things.

Several months passed in the blink of an eye, and the Xuanyuan tribe became increasingly lively. Many disciples of the Chan, Jie, and other sects were invited by Xuanyuan and Xuandu to come and witness the event.

In addition, all the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen Sect had arrived, along with many quasi-saints and great supernatural beings. They concealed their figures in the void, all intending to witness Xuanyuan's enlightenment. Some even shared the same idea as Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun, each speculating about which great supernatural being Xuanyuan was in his previous life.

The person mentioned most often was Xuan Gui Dao Ren, which made Li Xuan Yang somewhat amused and exasperated.

If Xuanyuan is truly the reincarnation of the Xuan Gui Dao Ren, then it's really hard to say.

These words caused Fuxi and Hongyun to burst into laughter.

At this moment, a beam of azure light suddenly appeared from within the Xuanyuan tribe, flying towards Li Xuanyang and his companions from afar.

"A disciple of Fellow Daoist Shangqing?"

As Hongyun spoke, a blue cloud descended in front of the three, upon which stood a Taoist priest, who appeared slightly travel-worn. He was none other than Zhao Gongming, a disciple of the Shangqing Taoist.

To be honest, Zhao Gongming also felt quite helpless. He had rushed all the way to Xuanyang Mountain, but he had not only failed to see Li Xuanyang, but also Kong Xuan, the Antarctic Immortal and others.

Left with no other choice, he could only ride the auspicious cloud to the Xuanyuan tribe, only to find himself empty-handed again, unable to find Li Xuanyang.

Fortunately, they met Kong Xuan and Xuan Du, and learned that Li Xuanyang was in the void, drinking tea and discussing the Dao with the two holy emperors, Fuxi and Hongyun.

Zhao Gongming had no choice but to hastily ride the cloud light again to the void above, where he saw Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun chatting and laughing together.

"Disciple Zhao Gongming greets True Man Xuanyang, and greets Fuxi and Holy Emperor Hongyun!" Upon arriving before them, Zhao Gongming finally breathed a sigh of relief and respectfully bowed to Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun.

"May I ask why you have come to visit us, young friend?" Fuxi asked, looking at Zhao Gongming with some confusion.

"Your Majesty, I have come to pay my respects to True Man Xuan Yang on the orders of my master, the Holy Man Shangqing!" As he spoke, Zhao Gongming took out a white jade bottle from his sleeve and respectfully placed it on Li Xuan Yang's desk.

"Fellow Daoist Shangqing, did you say anything else?" Li Xuanyang's eyes flashed with a sharp light as he asked Zhao Gongming upon seeing the white jade bottle on the table.

"The master only instructed his disciple to personally deliver this white jade bottle to the True Man, without saying anything else." Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's question, Zhao Gongming respectfully bowed to Li Xuanyang and said.

"Alright, I understand. You may leave now!" Li Xuanyang nodded to Zhao Gongming and said.

"This disciple takes his leave!" Zhao Gongming bowed respectfully to Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun before riding the auspicious cloud toward the Xuanyuan tribe.

After Zhao Gongming left, Hongyun looked at the white jade bottle on Li Xuanyang's desk and asked him with a puzzled expression, "What is this?"

"The true spirit of Fellow Daoist Chunyang!" Before Li Xuanyang could even examine it with his divine sense, he had already faintly sensed a trace of the aura of the innate purple jade lotus. He immediately thought of the true spirit of Daoist Chunyang, so he did not hide it.

"It's actually Fellow Daoist Chunyang's true spirit?" Hongyun was shocked to hear Li Xuanyang's words, and then a trace of sadness appeared on his face. "I didn't expect that Fellow Daoist Chunyang would also perish at the hands of Dijun, Taiyi and other demons."

Fuxi remained silent in response.

"Fellow Daoist Shangqing, are you sending Fellow Daoist Chunyang's true spirit to you now, intending to reincarnate through the cycle of human reincarnation?" Hongyun suddenly asked Li Xuanyang.

“Just as you said, fellow Daoist!” Li Xuanyang nodded. Even though Daoist Shangqing didn’t say anything, Li Xuanyang could guess what Daoist Shangqing was planning.

"Instead of guessing that Xuanyuan is the reincarnation of Fellow Daoist Xuan Gui, it's better to guess that it's Fellow Daoist Chunyang." Hongyun suddenly chuckled and teased Li Xuanyang.

Everyone only knew that Li Xuanyang had a relationship with Xuan Gui Dao Ren, which is why they made such a guess.

Little did they know that Li Xuanyang and Chunyang Daoist were close friends, and the two had known each other for longer than Hongyun, Fuxi, Zhenyuanzi, and others.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't tease me!" Li Xuanyang glanced helplessly at Hongyun, put away the white jade bottle on the table, and planned to go to the Netherworld after Xuanyuan's Dao attainment to send Fellow Daoist Chunyang's true spirit into the human world for reincarnation.

As the auspicious hour arrived, colorful light emanated from the thirty-three outer heavens, and the cries of phoenixes resounded. A magnificent chariot, radiating dazzling golden light, swept through the void and slowly descended into the Xuanyuan tribe.

Above the void, the celestial light of Taiqing manifested, taking the shape of an auspicious cloud. Xuandu, who stood on it, landed above the Xuanyuan tribe, bowed to Xuanyuan, and then gave a soft shout.

"By the decree of Ancestor Xuanyang, the Heavenly Venerable of the Wondrous Dao, Xuanyuan is hereby conferred the title of Human Emperor, one of the Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth and Man, and shall forever enjoy the merits and fortune of the human race. He shall immediately proceed to the Fire Cloud Cave above the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens to cultivate!"

Seeing this, Xuanyuan remained calm and respectfully stepped forward to bow to Xuandu, saying, "Xuanyuan respectfully obeys the Heavenly Venerable's decree!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a loud bang resounded in the void, and innate purple energy came from the east, attracting countless human fortunes and merits to converge. In the blink of an eye, it spread over hundreds of millions of miles, illuminating a golden light.

The next moment, countless streams of merit and primordial energy suddenly appeared in the void and descended. When they landed above the Xuanyuan tribe, they suddenly split into several parts.

About 80% fell towards Xuanyuan, while 10% of them were divided into dozens of parts that either fell into the void or into the Xuanyuan tribe, falling towards the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen such as Antarctic Immortal, Guangchengzi, Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao, and Yinglong, as well as demon saints such as Ji Meng and Bai Ze.

The last part transformed into wisps of light, merging into countless human beings.

The scene was almost exactly the same as when Fuxi and Hongyun attained enlightenment last time.

The rest of the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen Sect all looked towards Xuanyuan, their faces filled with anticipation.

At this moment, countless streams of merit and profound energy flowed into Xuanyuan's body. His primordial spirit roared loudly, merging with the human destiny contained within him, as if he had entered a mysterious and profound realm.

The next moment, Xuanyuan directly revealed his three primordial spirit flowers, which transformed into a cloud of auspicious clouds the size of an acre. On it appeared a sword, which was three feet and three inches long and three inches and three-tenths inches wide. The sword was golden in color, with the sun, moon and stars engraved on one side and mountains, rivers and plants engraved on the other side. It was Xuanyuan's Human Emperor Sword.

The people were naturally familiar with the Human Emperor Sword. After all, when the Human Emperor Sword was born, it caused a great uproar. Not only did many Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivators and Quasi-Saints with great supernatural powers perish, but even Zhunti Daoist, one of the two Western Saints, was personally killed by Li Xuanyang.

"How could it be the Human Emperor's Sword?"

However, whether it was the quasi-saints and great supernatural beings who came, Kong Xuan, or Xuan Du, Guang Chengzi, Zhao Gongming, and other disciples of the Chan and Jie sects, they all frowned.

Although the Human Emperor Sword is the symbol of Xuanyuan and the object of his enlightenment.

Now that he has attained the position of Holy Emperor, he will naturally manifest himself.

However, if Xuanyuan's previous life was that of a Quasi-Saint Great Divine Power Master or the reincarnation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal who had attained the Dao, then in addition to the Human Emperor Sword, there must have been other Dao-attaining artifacts that manifested along with it.

When Hongyun attained enlightenment last time, he manifested the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd, a magical artifact for attaining enlightenment.

However, above Xuanyuan's three primordial spirit flowers, there was only the Human Emperor Sword. "Could it be a primordial god or demon, or the reincarnation of the true spirit of a second-generation disciple of the Xuanmen?" Everyone speculated.

Only those innate gods and demons who have fallen in the past, and the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen who have not yet forged their Dao-attaining artifacts, will not have their Dao-attaining artifacts manifest.

Otherwise, when a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers is reincarnated, he will surely be accompanied by a magical artifact to protect his true spirit from being lost in the cycle of reincarnation.

Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun exchanged glances, their brows furrowing slightly. "Without a Dao-enlightening artifact, could it be a quasi-saint with great supernatural powers who perished in the past?"

From the beginning of the primordial world to the birth of the last Human Emperor, the number of Quasi-Saint Great Powerful Beings who have perished, although not as many as those at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, is still considerable.

At this moment, the human race's fortune, which had gathered in the sky, suddenly fell into the sky above the Xuanyuan tribe, causing the Kongtong Seal on Kong Xuan's body to transform into a golden light and rush into the void.

Suddenly, a mysterious aura surged forth from the three flowers of Xuanyuan's primordial spirit, transforming into a massive aura that spread outwards, creating an extremely majestic scene that subtly resonated with the Kongtong Seal.

The descending merit and primordial energy, along with the gathered human fortune, completely merged with the three flowers of Xuanyuan's primordial spirit, showing signs of perfection.

The next moment, the various strange phenomena in the void gradually disappeared. Xuanyuan slowly opened his eyes, causing the Emperor Sword on the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit to hum softly. The aura of the Holy Emperor emanated and spread in all directions, creating a powerful pressure out of thin air.

This caused auspicious energy to rise once more from the void, its radiance shining brightly and instantly illuminating the entire primordial land.

All the humans knelt down and kowtowed towards the direction of the Xuanyuan tribe, shouting, "May the Holy Emperor Xuanyuan live a long and prosperous life!"

"Regardless of which fellow Daoist Xuanyuan is the reincarnation of, we should all go and offer our congratulations." Upon seeing Xuanyuan attain the position of Holy Emperor, Fuxi couldn't help but say to Li Xuanyang and Hongyun.

"Of course!" Li Xuanyang and Hongyun nodded, then the three of them swept up the table with a flick of their sleeves, landed on auspicious clouds, and bowed to Xuanyuan, saying, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on attaining the Holy Emperor's position!"

The remaining second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen sect, along with the quasi-saints and powerful cultivators who had come, and many other cultivators, all bowed to Xuanyuan and said, "We greet the Human Emperor and congratulate him on attaining the position of Saint Emperor!"

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need for such formalities!" Xuanyuan said, bowing slightly to the crowd in return.

"I wonder which Quasi-Saint Great Divine Power Master's true spirit you are reincarnated from?" Fuxi felt very unfamiliar with Xuanyuan's aura. He didn't seem to be a familiar Quasi-Saint Great Divine Power Master, and might not even be a fellow cultivator from Zixiao Palace.

However, the cultivators who came to the three lectures at Zixiao Palace were not exactly the same each time, and each time some cultivators missed the opportunity and did not go.

Therefore, Fuxi was not sure whether the Xuanyuan in front of him was a fellow cultivator from Zixiao Palace; he only felt that the person was very unfamiliar.

"There's no rush!" Upon hearing Fuxi's words, Xuanyuan smiled and glanced at Fuxi before turning his gaze to the Kongtong Seal. He reached out and beckoned to it, placing his gaze upon the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit.

Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun all frowned simultaneously, while Kong Xuan's expression changed slightly.

"What is the meaning of your actions, fellow Daoist?" Li Xuanyang asked Xuanyuan expressionlessly.

"Fellow Daoist, you will know in a moment." Xuanyuan chuckled at Li Xuanyang, then pointed to the Kongtong Seal above the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit. Instantly, the bronze seal radiated an extremely dazzling golden light and a vast human fortune.

"I would like to ask for your assistance, fellow Daoists!" Xuanyuan suddenly said to Fuxi and Hongyun, and then sent a burst of primordial spirit power into the Kongtong Seal, which landed on the seal and merged with his own human destiny.

Upon hearing Xuanyuan's words, Fuxi and Hongyun hesitated and looked at Li Xuanyang.

Seeing this, Li Xuanyang nodded slightly, which was considered as agreeing. Fuxi and Hongyun then each released a burst of magic power, which fell onto the Kongtong Seal.

The next moment, Xuanyuan couldn't help but show a hint of joy, and once again unleashed a burst of primordial spirit power towards the Kongtong Seal.

In an instant, the dazzling golden light emanating from the Kongtong Seal grew even more magnificent, spreading out from the three flowers of Xuanyuan's primordial spirit. Then, it suddenly rushed out into the void, transforming into countless rays of light that fell upon each human until they merged with the fortune of each human.

Suddenly, Xuanyuan uttered a soft command: "The Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth, and Man return to their positions; the Way of Man, open!"

As soon as the words fell, countless human fortunes manifested, gathered together by the Kongtong Seal, and then transformed into a golden light, appearing on the primordial world, gradually weaving together a great path, a holy path, magnificent and mighty, pressing down on everyone, making it hard for them to breathe.

Within it, various laws evolved, emanating strands of the power of the laws that almost enveloped the entire primordial world.

Such a sight naturally caused everyone's expressions to change slightly, and they all looked towards the Kongtong Seal.

"With the Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth, and Man returning to their positions, could it be that the Human Sovereign, Xuanyuan, intends to manifest the Way of Humanity?"

"The three Holy Emperors have already entrusted their primordial spirits to the human realm, so why go through the trouble of manifesting the human realm again?"

"Is there some other reason behind this?"

Just as everyone was speculating...

"Humanity!" A glint flashed in Li Xuanyang's eyes as he immediately understood Xuanyuan's plan. It was nothing more than using the Kongtong Seal as a catalyst, along with the return of the three human emperors of Heaven, Earth, and Man, to gather the fortune of the human race and gradually manifest the Way of Humanity.

Previously, Fuxi and Hongyun claimed that they had entrusted their primordial spirit to the human realm, but in reality, they had only entrusted it to the human race's fortune, thus forging the Primordial Dao Fruit.

What Xuanyuan is doing now is to fully manifest the Way of Humanity, just like the Way of Heaven, rather than relying solely on the fortune of the human race.

This move is naturally a good thing for the human race, and from now on, the human race can uphold the human way and prosper.

Even if there is no eternal protagonist in the primordial world, as long as humanity exists, the human race will not perish. Even if another race in the primordial world rises up in the future and replaces the human race as the protagonist of the primordial world.

However, the human race, upholding the principles of humanity and destiny, can still become one of the overlords of the primordial world even if they are not the protagonists of the primordial era.

But how did Xuanyuan know about this?

Thinking of this, Li Xuanyang frowned slightly, "Even fellow Daoists Fuxi and Hongyun have never mentioned manifesting the human way!"

As time went by, the accumulated human fortune grew, and humanity became more and more perfect, resulting in an increasing number of laws, totaling three thousand.

However, these three thousand laws are not innate laws, but laws of humanity, containing the fortune of humanity.

The increasingly clear laws of humanity present were nothing short of an opportunity for the second-generation disciples of the Xuanmen sect.

Many of them, blessed with good fortune, sat down on the spot, revealing their three primordial spirits, allowing strands of human laws to fall into the auspicious clouds for them to comprehend.

"Teacher, what is this?" Seeing the scene brought forth by the Kongtong Seal and Xuanyuan, Kong Xuan frowned and couldn't help but ask Li Xuanyang.

"It's nothing more than manifesting humanity!" Li Xuanyang said to Kong Xuan, then turned his gaze back to the Kongtong Seal and Xuanyuan.

At this moment, Xuanyuan closed his eyes, as if using the three flowers of his primordial spirit to feel the power of the laws of humanity, gradually bringing his primordial spirit into the realm of humanity and merging with it. At this moment, his own Primordial Dao Fruit also merged into the realm of humanity, causing a roar that reached the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens and spread throughout the entire prehistoric world.

At this moment, everyone, whether human or ancient cultivators, looked up into the void.

Although I don't know exactly what's going on, I can vaguely sense that it's closely related to myself, as if from this moment on, humanity will be fully manifested.

"The way of Heaven is constant; it does not exist for Yao, nor does it perish for Jie, but the way of humanity is ever-striving!" Xuanyuan suddenly uttered a soft shout, and a mysterious aura suddenly arose from his primordial spirit, merging into the way of humanity.

In an instant, thunder rumbled above the Xuanyuan tribe, and dark clouds gathered, covering an area of ​​hundreds of millions of miles in a flash.

"It's actually divine punishment!" Li Xuanyang frowned slightly. The Human Path is one of the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man. Among them, the Heaven Path and the Earth Path are opposite to each other but complement each other, while the Human Path exists eternally within them.

It can be said that the three complement each other, so where does the idea of ​​divine punishment come from?

As the dark clouds gathered, a mysterious aura suddenly emanated from Xuanyuan's body, soaring into the sky. It was neither the aura of the Holy Emperor's Way nor the aura of the laws of humanity, but rather the aura that was very similar to that of the saints when they attained enlightenment.

Like the laws and order governing the operation of all things, it seems self-evident, changing without moving, achieving without striving, and winning without competing—it clearly exudes the aura of the Way of Heaven.

"Fellow Daoist, stop now!" Fuxi's expression changed drastically, and he shouted at Xuanyuan, "When the Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth, and Man return to their positions, the Way of Man will naturally manifest."

“But Fellow Daoist not only forcibly gathered the human race’s fortune with the Kongtong Seal and the Holy Emperor’s position, manifesting the human way, but also integrated a trace of the Heavenly Dao into it.”

"Could it be that they intend to unite the celestial and mortal paths!"

"Who exactly are you, fellow Daoist?" Hongyun's expression changed slightly as he shouted at Xuanyuan.

"The two paths of Heaven and Man!" Upon hearing Fuxi's words, Li Xuanyang suddenly thought of the reincarnation of the Bodhi Daoist's true spirit. "Could it be that Xuanyuan wants to gather the numbers of the three paths of Heaven, Man, and Man, and then combine them!"

This method seems to be similar to the plan of the Daoist Zhunti.

However, the Xuanyuan before him had already gathered the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao, and seemed to be planning to use the Human Dao to merge the Heavenly Dao aura he contained with the Human Dao he possessed into one.

If all the underground passages are gathered together, then the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man can be brought together.

(End of this chapter)