Primordial Era: From the Creation Lotus to the First Disciple of the Three Pure Ones

Although the Three Pure Ones remained calm as they watched Qinglian's actions, a barely perceptible warmth flickered in Laozi's eyes.

The stern corners of Yuanshi Tianzun's mouth seemed to soften for a moment.

The Master of the Heavens grinned broadly. His disciple's filial piety and thoughtfulness greatly pleased them.

Nuwa picked up her jade cup, gazing at the starlight-studded tea leaves and the rising Daoist aura within. Her beautiful eyes shone with admiration as she praised the blue lotus:

"Nephew Qinglian is very kind. This tea ceremony is unique and extraordinary, and even more commendable is this sincerity in hospitality."

Jieyin and Zhunti's gazes were immediately drawn to the six yellow plums in the white jade plate!

The rich, boundless life essence and the time-based Dao rhythm were so powerful that even these saint candidates, who came from the barren lands of the West, were awestruck!

"This...this is the legendary innate spiritual root, Huangzhongli?"

Daoist Zhunti couldn't help but exclaim, his eyes filled with incredulous envy and longing, "Only nine can be obtained in one Yuan Hui! The Eastern Blessed Land, with its abundance of spiritual treasures, truly... truly enviable!"

His throat bobbed, and he suppressed the urge to taste it immediately, glancing cautiously at his senior brother, Jieyin.

The guide, his face a mixture of sorrow and shock, chanted a Buddhist prayer:

"Excellent, excellent! Such a rare treasure of heaven and earth is truly a marvel of creation. Senior brother, we in the West are barren and rarely have such a thing. Perhaps... perhaps we should keep it and save it for the future, for it may be of great use." After saying this, he actually carefully put away the yellow plum that belonged to him in front of him.

Seeing this, Zhunti quickly followed suit, putting away his share as if he were afraid someone would snatch it away.

His expression showed both the joy of finding a treasure and the heartache caused by the deep-seated stinginess ingrained in him due to the poverty of the West, which almost made the Tongtian Sect Leader burst out laughing.

Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones did not have such concerns.

Nuwa gracefully picked up a yellow plum, parted her lips slightly, and took a small sip. Instantly, she felt an incomparably pure source of life and fragments of the laws of time merge into her primordial spirit, making her understanding of the Way of Creation clearer, and her eyes shone even brighter.

The three Pure Ones each took a piece of fruit to taste, silently comprehending the Daoist principles within.

Then, the six powerful figures raised their cups of Enlightenment Tea.

The moment you taste the tea, its miraculous effects of cleansing the mind, enlightening wisdom, and helping you comprehend the origin of the Great Dao become immediately apparent!

Even at their level, they felt as if their primordial spirits were being cleansed by a clear spring, and many of the obstacles in their cultivation were gradually loosened. Their understanding of their own Primordial Purple Qi also seemed to have a new direction!

"Excellent tea!" Nuwa exclaimed sincerely. "The effects of this tea are so profound that they can even help us comprehend the mysteries of the Purple Qi? Nephew Qinglian, what is the name of this tea?"

"Reporting to my master, this is 'Enlightenment Tea,' produced from a primordial spiritual root that I obtained by chance," Qinglian replied respectfully.

After drinking the Enlightenment Tea, Jieyin and Zhunti experienced an unprecedented clarity of their primordial spirits and a profound understanding of the path of Nirvana and salvation, which shocked them greatly!

The effects of this tea were even more astonishing than they had anticipated! Looking at the remaining tea leaves in the cup, and reflecting on his actions of taking away Huang Zhongli, he was overwhelmed with mixed feelings, and felt even more envious and jealous of the rich heritage of the East.

After three rounds of tea, the aroma of fruit and the flavor of tea still lingered, and the atmosphere inside the hall had become extremely solemn and dignified.

Six top-tier beings from the Primordial Era, each imbued with Primordial Purple Qi and standing at the threshold of the Saint Realm, officially began their debate!

Without any pleasantries, Lao Tzu spoke first, his voice detached, expounding on the Great Dao:

"The Tao that can be spoken of is not the eternal Tao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. Nameless, it is the origin of Heaven and Earth; named, it is the mother of all things."

Therefore, one should always be without desire, so as to observe its subtlety; one should always have desire, so as to observe its manifestations. These two are the same in origin but different in name, and are both called profound. Profound and yet more profound, the gateway to all wonders.

He spoke of the primordial truth of "non-action and naturalness" and "following the natural way," emphasizing following the way of heaven, being tranquil and inactive, and governing all things with the method of non-action.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable followed closely behind, his voice majestic and grand, like the voice of the Heavenly Dao:

"When the Great Way prevails, the world belongs to all. Establish principles and rules, define boundaries and stop disputes."

The principles of Heaven are elucidated, and the laws are revealed. Order is fundamental, and all things follow their proper course. Only by conforming to Heaven and responding to the needs of humanity can one achieve lasting success.

He expounded on the sacred way of "establishing the order of heaven and earth" and "expounding the laws of heaven," emphasizing the establishment of rules and maintenance of order, and governing all heavens with the principles of social order and laws.

The Tongtian Sect Leader raised his sword-like eyebrows, his voice like the clang of metal on metal, carrying a sharpness capable of shattering all laws:

"The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Dao is forty-nine, and man escapes to one!"

Seize the last glimmer of hope, shatter all shackles of law! Wherever its sharp edge points, nothing is left uncut!

Rules and shackles must be broken with a sharp sword! Only by standing alone can the true face of the Great Dao be revealed!

He spoke of the sharp and decisive way of "seizing a single line" and "breaking through all laws with a sword," full of resistance and the determination to break free from constraints.

The goddess Nuwa spoke in a gentle, ethereal voice, filled with the compassion that nurtures all things: "The mechanism of creation is endless. It gives birth to spirits."

Heaven and earth have feelings, and all things have a spirit.

Nature's creations are not unique; they too need protection. To act with compassion, to safeguard all living beings, is the ultimate path.

She expounds on the sacred path of "creating and nurturing all living beings" and "protecting and nurturing," integrating creation and protection into one.

The guide's face was sorrowful, his voice low and deep, carrying with him a grand vow to save all sentient beings:

"All beings suffer, and afflictions burn fiercely. Extinction is not the end, but the beginning of Nirvana."

Make a great vow to deliver all sentient beings from suffering. Establish a Pure Land to liberate them from the sea of ​​suffering forever. With great compassion, practice great tranquility and attain great liberation.

He spoke of the path of Nirvana and the great vow to save all beings, using Nirvana as a boat to ferry all beings to the other shore.

The Daoist Zhunti continued, his tone conveying an urgent desire to convert the impermanent beings:

"The sea of ​​suffering is boundless, but turning back is the shore. The Buddha's teachings (at this time there is no Buddha, but the path of Cundi is already taking shape) are boundless, and they universally save those with affinity."

With supreme wisdom, we should employ skillful means to enlighten those who are lost and guide them toward goodness. Though the West is poor, its vows are boundless, and it will ultimately prosper!

He added that the path of salvation is one of "wisdom and skillful means" and "guiding those with affinity," emphasizing methods and dissemination.

Six powerful beings, six paths to heaven! Their voices intertwined, collided, and resonated within the hall! The doctrines they expounded were sometimes congruent, sometimes contradictory:

Lao Tzu's "non-action" and the primordial "order" seem contradictory, but they complement each other at a higher level (non-action is the core, and order is the manifestation).

The "destruction" of Tongtian and the "creation" of Nuwa form a cycle of birth and death;

The "Nirvana" of Jieyin and the "Transformation" of Zhunti complement each other;

The primordial "order" and the heavenly "destruction" represent the eternal tension between rules and freedom;

Nuwa's "creation and protection" and Jieyin and Zhunti's "liberation from suffering" embody different paths of care for all beings.

They were not arguing about right or wrong, but rather using their own path as a mirror to reflect the path of others. Through mutual explanation, questioning, and verification, they sorted out their own path and searched for that "spark" that would break through the bottleneck of the sacred realm!

The sound of the Great Dao resounded, and the runes of the laws manifested!

The entire main hall of the Sanqing Palace seemed to have transformed into an ocean of the Great Dao's origin!

The scenes of chaos at the beginning, the evolution of heaven and earth, the birth and death of all things, and the collapse and reconstruction of order constantly appear and disappear in the void!

Qinglian and Sun Wuzhen had already been allowed to sit in the corner of the hall and listen.

At this moment, the two were completely absorbed in the magnificent scene of the six future saints (peak quasi-saints) discussing the Dao, a sight rarely seen since the beginning of time!

Above Qinglian's head, the eighth-grade Creation Green Lotus and the twelfth-grade Purification White Lotus activated on their own, their clear light flowing and protecting his primordial spirit from being overwhelmed by the vast Daoist charm.

The Primordial Measuring Ruler emitted a faint purple light, helping him to clarify the complex principles of the Dao;

The Myriad Transformations Treasure Seal floated in his sea of ​​consciousness, its myriad treasures and Dao traces faintly echoing the Great Dao expounded by the Six Sages, giving him a deeper understanding of "change" and "simulation"! He seemed to see the source of all Dao, and the bottleneck in his own "Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique" merging with the Dao of the Three Pure Ones began to loosen!

Sun Wuzhen trembled all over, and the power of wind and thunder surged uncontrollably around him, making his chainmail armor shine brightly.

The swordplay of the Tongtian Ancestor, which could shatter all laws; the majestic and imposing order of the Yuanshi Ancestor; the creative vitality of the Nuwa Ancestor, who nurtured all things… all these great Daos impacted his mind and gave him a revolutionary understanding of the essence of power and the application of combat techniques!

A prototype of the "Nine Revolutions Wind and Thunder Battle Technique," which was more powerful and better suited to his own fighting body, was actually being deduced on its own within his primordial spirit!