Primordial Era: Starting with the repair of Penglai Immortal Island

Compared to the regretful expressions on the faces of the Jiejiao disciples, Taiyi and the other Chanjiao disciples held their heads high like a victorious rooster, glancing sideways at the Jiejiao disciples.

They had attended Huanglong's banquets several times, where they could eat and drink freely the Enlightenment Tea and the spiritual fruits grown from their acquired spiritual roots.

This time, they even tasted crab meat of the level of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, which was unprecedented in terms of tempering and enhancing their Dao body.

This alone allowed them to leave the disciples of the Jie Sect far behind.

Buzz...!

Above the preaching platform, the originally flowing innate pure spiritual energy suddenly solidified.

Immediately afterwards, beams of light, so brilliant, majestic, and sacred that defy description, enveloped the entire pulpit.

All sounds and distractions at the scene vanished into silence at that moment.

As the light faded, several hazy yet majestic figures were revealed on the cloud bed, exuding supreme pressure.

The Daoist spirit naturally manifested and flowed around them; at that moment, they were the "Dao".

—Will a sage arrive, or will five sages arrive at the same time!

The Three Pure Ones were positioned on the left. When their gaze swept over the disciples below the stage and finally settled on Huang Long, they all wore smiles, clearly very satisfied with Huang Long's actions.

Although he did not speak, the unspoken approval of the Three Pure Ones greatly calmed Huanglong's mind.

Immediately, the grand yet indifferent voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable resounded in the hearts of every living being: "Today, your two uncles, Jieyin and Zhunti, will expound the Great Dao to you."

It is concise and to the point, without any unnecessary words.

"Two people preaching at the same time! Does this mean that next time it will be Master and Uncle Tongtian preaching together?"

To everyone's astonishment, the figure of Yuanshi Tianzun sat cross-legged on the cloud bed, his aura as ethereal as that of Taiqing Shengren and Tongtian Jiaozhu beside him, as if he had merged into the Great Dao.

The stage was given to the saints Jieyin and Zhunti.

The two Western saints, the Guide and the Cundi, leaned forward slightly, revealing their majestic saintly forms, and began to expound the wondrous Dharma of the West, spewing lotus flowers from their mouths.

The guiding sage spoke first, expounding on the great principle of cause and effect.

His voice was low and compassionate, as if it carried the endless suffering of life and death of all living beings.

When it opened its mouth, golden lotuses appeared out of thin air, connecting the causal threads of countless living beings.

He spoke of cause and effect, and how retribution is inevitable.

Every word uttered seemed to carry a strange magic, pointing directly to the deepest obsessions, fears, and desires in the listener's heart, revealing the causes and consequences of their actions.

Huanglong felt a slight tremor in his soul, and before his eyes seemed to appear the boundless vitality of the earth created by his cultivation, providing a place for billions of living beings to thrive. These previously inconspicuous lines of cause and effect became clear under this Dao sound.

He seemed to see invisible threads connecting him to the primordial world and to countless living beings, intertwined and ever-changing.

He is the cause, and countless lives bear the consequences.

He immersed himself in it, silently comprehending with the Great Luo Dao Heart, witnessing billions of living beings multiplying and thriving on the land he created, and his state of mind unknowingly became more transparent and harmonious.

The Sage Zhunti then preaches the great path of the mind for all beings.

His voice, unlike the compassionate guidance of others, is clearer and more melodious, full of wisdom and power.

He spoke of the power of the mind, which can transform afflictions into enlightenment and evolve into the Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss.

The words of the sage became law, and above the preaching platform, countless wondrous worlds manifested from the thoughts of the mind, including the blissful Bodhi realm for all beings, and the pure and flawless Pure Land of Lapis Lazuli... All these worlds evolved from the power of the mind and also perished from the mind.

The disciples of the three religions listened with rapt attention, yet at times broke out in a cold sweat.

The Zhunti Way of the Mind focuses more on "application," emphasizing how to master the mind, break through illusions, and even use the power of the mind to invoke the laws of the Great Way and evolve the world.

For the disciples of the three religions, who were accustomed to the orthodox Xuanmen (Taoist sect) and focused on comprehending the laws of heaven and earth, this undoubtedly opened a new door, a completely new experience!

Huanglong also benefited greatly.

After comprehending the Way of the Mind, the primordial spirit becomes more agile, the power it can unleash is stronger, and its control over its own power and its perception of external laws are all elevated to a new level.

The words of the sage are pearls of wisdom, pointing directly to the essence of the Great Way, from which everyone has gained a great deal.

This sermon lasted for a full century.

At a certain moment, Huanglong's body trembled slightly, and he was the first to awaken from his deep state of enlightenment.

His eyes shone with inner light, and he smiled broadly, clearly having gained a great deal.

Looking around, seeing that the disciples of the four religions were still immersed in the lingering influence of the sage's teachings, he did not linger any longer.

With a flash, he rode a streak of light and silently left the preaching platform, heading straight for his newly built dojo.

He needs to immediately go into seclusion to reflect on what he has learned from this sermon, especially the profound meanings of cause and effect and the way of the mind, and to integrate them with his own great path, thus making them his own.

A thousand years is but a fleeting moment for the great beings of the primordial era.

On this day, the sound of the Sanqing Bell, silent for a thousand years, once again resounded throughout Kunlun Mountain.

Upon hearing the bell, the disciples understood its meaning and emerged from their respective caves and temples, transforming into streaks of light and gathering at the preaching platform on Sanqing Peak.

This time, it was Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu who were expounding the Great Dao.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable elucidates the essence of the order of heaven and earth, explains the rules and principles of heaven and earth, speaks of the direction of all spirits and the destination of all beings, with clear logic, guides the spiritual energy of the universe in an orderly manner, evolves the auspicious clouds of the heavens, and manifests supreme majesty.

The Tongtian Sect Leader then expounded on the great principles of establishing the sect, cutting off a sliver of life for all beings. His wondrous methods were boundless. In an instant, sword energy surged around the platform, breaking through the gap between life and death, fully demonstrating the spirit of the Jie Sect in seizing a sliver of life and striving for self-improvement.

The disciples listened intently, each gaining something from the conversation.

This sermon, too, will last for a century before it concludes.

As Huanglong's consciousness returned like a tide, he slowly awoke from his deep state of enlightenment.

The immense power of the Great Luo Golden Immortal within his body flowed ceaselessly, and the Three Flowers slowly opened and closed above his primordial spirit, absorbing the profound mysteries of the Great Dao spoken by the sage.

He could clearly feel that his understanding of the "Great Luo Dao" had deepened, and his control over the laws had become more perfect.

However, the joy of this enlightenment did not last even a moment before countless invisible, vast, and chaotic gazes suddenly fell upon him.

Huang Long's heart sank, and he subconsciously looked up.

Ahead, on the cloud bed, surrounded by endless laws of the Great Dao, the three masters and the two senior uncles of the Western Sect, who seemed to exist with heaven and earth, did not quietly leave after finishing their sermons as they had done the previous two times.

At this moment, they still sat upright on the cloud bed, their figures hazy, shrouded in endless Daoist purple energy, their true faces unseen.

Huanglong could clearly feel that those five pairs of eyes, which could see through all of time and space and reflect all things in the heavens, were falling directly on him.

Although he sensed that two of them were secretly watching him, the power he could use was extremely limited due to the presence of the Three Pure Ones, and it was not enough to see through the concealment of the Pure World White Lotus.