Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 210 Heavenly Thunder (Please Subscribe)
"This is the way of Heaven and Man, not the two paths of Heaven and Man!" Upon hearing Fuxi and Hongyun's words, Xuanyuan seemed to chuckle and began to explain.

"The Great Way prevails, Yin and Yang transform, and something is formed from chaos, becoming the origin of all things. The union of Heaven and Man is precisely the embodiment of Yin and Yang, a unified whole!"

"As for Fellow Daoist Hongyun's question, I am the Human Emperor Xuanyuan, so what right do I have to ask who I am!"

"The union of the two paths of Heaven and Man is not the Way of Heaven and Man." After listening, Li Xuanyang looked at Xuanyuan calmly and said, "It is nothing more than the three powers of Heaven, Man, and Man. There is the Way of Heaven, the Way of Man, and the Way of Earth. Combining the three powers in two, how can there be one Yin and one Yang?"

"Even if Yin and Yang combine to form a unified whole, it should still be the two paths of Heaven and Earth. So where does the path of Heaven and Man come from?"

Among the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, Heaven and Earth complement each other, while Man occupies the middle position. It is not a yin-yang relationship with Heaven.

"The Way of Heaven is above, the Way of Man is in the middle, and the Way of Earth is below. Therefore, when the Way of Heaven and the Way of Man are combined, it is the Way of Heaven and the Way of Man, which is above the Way of Earth."

Xuanyuan first debated what the Way of Heaven and Man was, and then suddenly praised Li Xuanyang, "I didn't expect that you, fellow Daoist, are not only proficient in the method of proving the Dao with force and cultivating the laws of the Chaos Great Dao, but also have considerable insights into the three paths of Heaven, Earth and Man and the numbers of the Three Powers, which have given me much enlightenment."

"It's a pity that now is not the time to discuss the Dao with you, fellow Daoist, otherwise I would definitely have a long talk with you."

As he spoke, a hint of regret appeared on Xuanyuan's face. He looked up at the void, where more and more dark clouds gradually turned into lightning and thunder, gathering the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and staring at him coldly.

The three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man are parallel, but Xuanyuan, with the power of the Man path, forcibly integrated a trace of the Heaven path's aura into the Man path he himself was attached to. Naturally, this was not permitted by the Heaven path, which not only gave rise to Heavenly Punishment, but also the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, whose power became increasingly vast.

“The Eye of Heavenly Punishment!” Li Xuanyang frowned slightly, glanced at the many cultivators and humans, and then said to Fuxi and Hongyun, “Fellow Daoists, let’s leave this place first, lest we be affected by the Heavenly Punishment.”

Under divine punishment, all things and living beings perish. Even holy emperors like Fuxi and Hongyun can be severely injured if they are not careful.

After speaking, Li Xuanyang shouted to the crowd of cultivators, "Retreat immediately!"

Then, Li Xuanyang waved his sleeve, unleashing a burst of divine light that gathered all the humans around him. With a flash of golden cloud beneath his feet, he immediately retreated within a range of hundreds of millions of miles.

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, Fuxi frowned, glanced up at the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, and together with Hongyun, rode the cloud light to retreat from the range of Heavenly Punishment.

Upon hearing this, the other cultivators, disregarding their need to comprehend the laws of humanity, also rode away on the clouds, creating a truly magnificent sight.

At this moment, all living beings in the primordial world were horrified. Looking towards the direction of the Xuanyuan tribe, they felt waves of destructive power descending from the sky, and they couldn't help but feel despair. Those with higher cultivation levels felt even more horrified.

Furthermore, the gazes of the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, as well as those of quasi-saints and great supernatural beings such as Zhen Yuanzi, Xuan Yin Daoist, and Zhulong, were all drawn to this place.

Even before the divine punishment descended, its power had already terrified all living beings in the primordial world, demonstrating just how terrifying its might was.

However, the crowd looked puzzled as to why the seemingly peaceful Emperor Xuanyuan's attainment of enlightenment had attracted divine punishment and the Eye of Divine Punishment, with some even gloating.

The return of the Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth, and Man to their rightful places, and the great prosperity of the human race, is not something that all cultivators are happy to see.

"True Man and the two Holy Emperors, what should we do about this?" Looking at Xuanyuan and Tianfa in the distance, Xuandu's expression was extremely complicated. He didn't know what to do for a moment, so he asked Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun.

"For now, we can only wait and see!" Li Xuanyang nodded slightly to Xuandu, telling him to remain calm and wait until the heavenly punishment was over before making any decisions.

At this moment, Fuxi suddenly asked Li Xuanyang, "Did you notice anything about Xuanyuan's origins just now, fellow Daoist?"

Fuxi spoke these words using his primordial spirit, so that no one around him except Li Xuanyang and Hongyun could hear them.

Upon hearing Fuxi's question, Li Xuanyang shook his head slightly and did not answer Fuxi's question. Instead, he asked Fuxi in return, "Fellow Daoist, have you thought of Bodhi Daoist?"

Bodhi Daoist is one of the three corpses of good and evil of Zhunti Daoist, and was previously reincarnated as his true spirit.

"Could it be that you, fellow Daoist, also suspect that Xuanyuan is the reincarnation of one of the three corpses of the sage's good and evil self?" Hongyun also spoke through telepathy.

“Only you saints possess the ability to absorb the aura of the Heavenly Dao,” Li Xuanyang said to the two after glancing at the Eye of Heavenly Punishment in the void and the manifested Human Dao.

Sages entrust their primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao, only in this way can they extract the aura of the Heavenly Dao. In addition, there is also the Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

However, even human saints like Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun could not achieve this.

"Could it be the Daoist Zhunti?" As soon as he finished speaking, Hongyun shook his head and said, "Zeyi, the reincarnation of the Daoist Bodhi, has already been taken back to the Eight Treasures Mountain by Jieyin. Zhunti couldn't possibly have reincarnated through all three aspects of his good and evil self!"

"So, besides that, only the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Jieyin remain. Among them, Taiqing is the leader of the Human Cult, and his disciple Xuandu is the teacher of the Human Emperor; Nuwa is the Holy Mother of the Human Race and the elder brother of Daoist Fuxi. I suppose the two of them wouldn't be redundant."

"In this way, only the three sages, Yuqing, Shangqing, and Jieyin, remain!"

After listening, Fuxi pondered for a while before speaking to Li Xuanyang and Hongyun telepathically, saying, "What you guessed, fellow Daoist, is not without reason."

"However, why would fellow Daoists Yuqing and Shangqing be reincarnated as one of the three corpses of good and evil?"

"Could it be that they also intend to add a Holy Emperor to the sect, just like Daoist Zhunti?"

Upon hearing this, Hongyun was taken aback. Yuqing Daoist possessed the Pangu Banner, a supreme innate treasure, and his twelve Golden Immortal disciples were all extraordinary. Shangqing Daoist, on the other hand, wielded the Zhuxian Sword Formation, which could not be broken by any of the Four Saints, and his disciples were said to be the ones who had come to pay homage to the immortals. Why would there be a need to add another Saint Emperor to oversee things?
Moreover, it seems that it is a good thing for one of the three corpses of good and evil to become a Holy Emperor, as it can add another Holy Emperor.

However, every advantage has its disadvantage. Sages already entrust their primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao. If they further entrust their primordial spirit, which is one of the three corpses of good and evil, to the Human Dao, it will become extremely difficult for them to transcend the Heavenly Dao and create the Primordial Dao Fruit on their own. Unless they intend to merge with the Dao like Hongjun Daozu, they will be bound by the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao for life.

"I do have a guess," Li Xuanyang said, immediately eliciting surprise from Fuxi and Hongyun, who then transmitted their voices to him, "What is your guess, fellow Daoist?"

"The aura of Heaven is not something that only sages can extract."

"Fellow Daoist, are you referring to Master Hongjun?" Hongyun paused again, clearly not understanding Li Xuanyang's words.

“Of course it’s not Master Hongjun!” Li Xuanyang didn’t hide anything and stated his guess. “Do you two fellow Daoists remember the Primordial Purple Qi?”

The Primordial Purple Qi contains the origin of heaven and earth. As long as one has enough merit and profound yellow Qi, one can refine it into one's primordial spirit and then entrust the primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao.

Therefore, it is not impossible to use the Primordial Purple Qi as a guide to extract a wisp of the Heavenly Dao's aura.

“If it’s Primordial Purple Qi, then perhaps it really is possible.” Upon hearing Li Xuanyang mention Primordial Purple Qi, Hongyun immediately fell into deep thought.

Back in Zixiao Palace, he was also bestowed with a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, so he was quite familiar with Primordial Purple Qi.

"When Master Hongjun gave his third sermon at Zixiao Palace, he said that there could be a maximum of nine saints in the primordial world, with seven being the best. Now, including the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the two Western Saints, there are only six saints."

“Even excluding the Primordial Purple Qi that I lost back then, there should be two more Primordial Purple Qi.”

"There is still one thing I don't understand." At this point, Hongyun's eyes showed a hint of doubt as he said, "Since you have the fortune to obtain a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi, why not consider how to prove your Dao and become a saint? Why bother with this unnecessary thing?"

“We Holy Emperors are subject to many restrictions, and are ultimately inferior to the Holy Ones.”

In conclusion, whether it's the reincarnation of the true spirit of one of the three corpses of a sage's good and evil self, or the aura of the Heavenly Dao absorbed from the Primordial Purple Qi, both are somewhat superfluous and seem redundant.

“That’s not the case!” Li Xuanyang shook his head and said, “Whether Xuanyuan is one of the three corpses of the saint’s good and evil self, or the aura of the Heavenly Dao that he absorbed from the Primordial Purple Qi, this move to unite the two paths of Heaven and Man is very meaningful.”

"What do you mean by that, fellow Daoist?" Fuxi asked, puzzled by Li Xuanyang's words.

Li Xuanyang thought for a moment before saying, "Whether it is a sage or a holy emperor, normally they all intend to transcend the constraints of the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao, and forge the Primordial Dao Fruit through their own efforts." "But in addition to this, they can also entrust the primordial spirit of their good and evil self-three corpses to the three paths of Heaven, Earth and Man, gather the numbers of the three paths of Heaven, Earth and Man, present the power of the three powers, and combine them, which can also be considered a supreme Dao!"

Previously in the Fire Cloud Cave, Li Xuanyang did not talk about the unity of the three paths of Heaven, Earth and Man, but only about Bodhi Daoist.

Upon hearing this, both Fuxi and Hongyun's expressions changed drastically, and they blurted out, "The Way of Heaven and Man!"

"Could it be that Xuanyuan intends to gather the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man?"

"No wonder he couldn't wait to manifest the Human Path as soon as he attained the Holy Emperor position, and even tried to forcibly refine a wisp of Heavenly Dao aura into the Human Path he possessed." Hongyun's expression shifted between light and shadow; this matter was truly too horrifying.

“The union of the three paths, although it merely involves entrusting the primordial spirit to the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, presenting the numbers of the Three Powers, rather than merging the body with the Dao, is still extraordinary.” Fuxi also revealed a solemn expression.

At this moment, Fuxi suddenly transmitted his voice to Li Xuanyang and asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you know the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man? Is it possible to merge them together and transform them into a unified whole?"

"As far as I know, this is absolutely impossible." Li Xuanyang shook his head and said in a deep voice, "Let's not even talk about Master Hongjun merging with the Dao. Just consider that all the sages and the two fellow Daoists have entrusted their primordial spirits to the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao. How could they sit idly by and watch someone merge the three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Man?"

“Absolutely impossible!” Hongyun nodded in agreement.

This matter seems achievable, as it merges the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man into a supreme Dao.

In reality, it was just wishful thinking.

Moreover, at present, Xuanyuan only possesses a portion of the human way and has integrated a wisp of the heavenly way, and has not yet gathered the three ways of heaven, earth and humanity.

Even if they were to gather together in the future, let alone merge them together, it would be impossible to do so, even if they were to emulate the Dao Ancestor Hongjun by merging their bodies with the Dao.

Before Hongjun Daozu merged with the Dao, he still needed to preach to all living beings in the primordial world and rely on the mysteries of the Chaos Treasure Creation Jade Disc before he could finally merge with the Dao and make up for the deficiencies of the Heavenly Dao.

"They're here!" Li Xuanyang suddenly looked up into the void.

As time passed, the dark clouds in the void finally gathered and took shape, as if they had transformed into a black ocean. Countless purple lightning bolts, like giant dragons, rolled and surged, forming a purple sea of ​​lightning. Divine lightning bolts rolled within the purple sea of ​​lightning, containing terrifying power.

Let alone truly facing divine punishment, the mere aura emanating from it made all the second-generation disciples and cultivators of the Xuanmen sects around them, and even the quasi-saints and great supernatural beings, feel their bodies stiffen, their hearts turn cold, and even their primordial spirits show signs of disintegration.

This cataclysmic scene was something even Li Xuanyang had never witnessed before; it was truly awe-inspiring.

Last time, when Li Xuanyang forged the Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact, although Heavenly Punishment manifested, Li Xuanyang promptly absorbed the Heaven-Opening Divine Artifact into the Chaos Pearl, preventing the Heavenly Punishment from fully forming and even the Eye of Heavenly Punishment from manifesting.

It was completely different from what I was seeing.

Suddenly, from within the pitch-black clouds, rolling purple lightning converged into the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, transforming into a bolt of purplish-black lightning that erupted with a deafening roar.

It crashed down from the Eye of Heavenly Punishment like a black-purple thunder dragon, disappearing in a flash as it descended upon Xuanyuan below, its divine might overwhelming.

Such power caused the cultivators to show expressions of astonishment, with some even exclaiming, "This is the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning!"

Upon hearing this, everyone instinctively retreated on their cloud-like light, fearing they would be affected by the descending Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

"Purple Heaven Divine Lightning!" A glint of light flashed in Li Xuanyang's eyes as he watched the descending dark purple divine lightning. "It's actually Master Hongjun's Purple Heaven Divine Lightning!"

The power of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder is self-evident. It is the supreme thunder technique of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun. In terms of power, it is almost second only to the Heavenly Thunder used by the Great God Pangu to create the heavens and earth, and even surpasses the Three Pure Ones' ...

"The divine lightning gathered by the Eye of Heavenly Punishment is actually Master Hongjun's Purple Heaven Divine Lightning. No wonder it is called the Heavenly Punishment!" A hint of surprise flashed in Fuxi's eyes, clearly showing his great fear of the power of the Eye of Heavenly Punishment and the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

"The Purple Heaven Divine Lightning is already incredibly powerful, and now it has been gathered by the Eye of Heavenly Punishment. Even if Xuanyuan has attained the Holy Emperor's position, it will be no easy task for him to withstand it all!"

Upon hearing Hongyun's words, Fuxi nodded in agreement. Unless one possessed a supreme protective treasure, it would be impossible to withstand the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning with only the Human Emperor Sword and the Kongtong Seal.

Moreover, this is only the first divine lightning bolt, yet it already possesses such power.

However, when faced with the falling Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, Xuanyuan seemed neither to dodge nor block it, letting the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning fall on him without any intention of resisting, leaving everyone quite puzzled.

"No!" Li Xuanyang suddenly realized something, "It's not that I want to use the Human Emperor Sword and the Kongtong Seal to resist, but rather the way of humanity!"

"Humanity!" Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, Fuxi and Hongyun's expressions changed slightly. "Use humanity to resist divine punishment!"

Just as the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning was about to strike, Xuanyuan suddenly pointed at the Kongtong Seal, which instantly transformed into a golden light that merged into the human realm, drawing out numerous human laws and transforming them into a dense mass that blocked the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

Despite the overwhelming power of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, which collided with the laws of humanity, producing thunderous sounds, it was unable to affect the laws of humanity in the slightest.

But as more and more Purple Heaven Divine Lightning fell, its power grew stronger and stronger, gradually transforming into a pitch-black sea of ​​lightning.

The Purple Heaven Divine Lightning suddenly disappeared, replaced by countless jet-black purple divine lightning bolts.

Although it appeared to be far less powerful than the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder, seemingly lacking any real strength, it simply fell silently towards Xuanyuan.

However, Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, Hongyun, and the quasi-saints with great supernatural powers who came all changed their expressions, exclaiming, "This is the Heavenly Thunder!"

Beneath the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, a look of solemnity finally appeared on Xuanyuan's face. The Heavenly Thunder was different from the Purple Heaven Thunder, and he had to take it seriously.

Before the Heavenly Thunder had even struck, Fuxi felt a tremor in his heart and hurriedly shouted to Li Xuanyang and Hongyun, "Fellow Daoists, quickly retrieve the Kongtong Seal and disperse the human realm. Do not allow it to continue resisting the Heavenly Thunder!"

Previously, Xuanyuan had used the power of many laws of humanity to resist the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, which at most resulted in the loss of some fortune and merit, but was still insignificant.

However, the Heavenly Thunder is different. It was used by the Great God Pangu to create the world. Not only is its power far superior to the Purple Heaven Thunder, but it also contains the power of creation. If it falls on the Kongtong Seal and the human realm, it will be severely injured or even consume a large amount of luck and merit.

Before the words had even finished, Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun simultaneously unleashed a divine light, either intending to retrieve the Kongtong Seal or to disperse the human realm.

To the surprise of the three, Xuanyuan, standing beneath the Eye of Heavenly Punishment, suddenly chuckled, "Why are you three so stingy? The power of the Heavenly Thunder is extraordinary. I would like to ask you three to lend me the Kongtong Seal for a period of time so that it can draw upon the laws of humanity to resist the Heavenly Thunder."

As he spoke, Xuanyuan pointed at the Human Emperor Sword above the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit, which instantly transformed into a golden sword light that spread out and blocked the divine light that Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun were sending.

"Moreover, even if the three of you take back the Kongtong Seal, I possess the Human Emperor Sword, which allows me to invoke the power of many laws of humanity," Xuanyuan said with a smile to Li Xuanyang, Fuxi, and Hongyun.

"Fellow Daoist, you've gone too far!" Li Xuanyang's expression turned cold, then he revealed a hint of sarcasm as he said, "My Human Emperor Sword is not so easy to wield!"

"Chaotic Profound Yang True Fire, rise!" Li Xuanyang shouted softly, and suddenly a wisp of golden fire appeared on the Human Emperor Sword, instantly spreading to the entire sword body and transforming into a golden flame that enveloped the Human Emperor Sword.

The golden flames burned away the primordial spirit imprint left by Xuanyuan after years of refinement. Then, the golden flames split in two. One part swept up the Human Emperor Sword and the Kongtong Seal and headed towards Li Xuanyang, while the other part transformed into a sky full of golden flames that swept towards Xuanyuan.

When Li Xuanyang was refining the Human Emperor Sword, just in case, he melted a wisp of Chaotic Profound Yang True Fire into the sword body, and unexpectedly it came in handy today.

Not only Xuanyuan, but even Fuxi and Hongyun, who were standing to the side, were dumbfounded by this move. They never expected such a change to occur.

(End of this chapter)