Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 82 Heavenly Court

However, due to Hongjun's admonition, all the powerful beings from various regions returned to their caves and went into seclusion to cultivate diligently. One reason was to try to attain the Primordial Chaos Realm, and the other was to avoid karma and prevent the great calamity from entangled them.

Of course, some powerful beings also realize that they have already been tainted by karma and are therefore destined to enter the great calamity.

Therefore, these powerful beings chose to join the demon race, which greatly increased the strength of the demon race.

Although the demon race had just suffered a major defeat, with tens of millions of demons killed by Xuanhuang, their power had actually increased rather than decreased after this ordeal.

Thus, Di Jun, Tai Yi, and the five quasi-saints of the demon race—Fu Xi, Nuwa, and Kunpeng—finally began their plan.

Coincidentally, during this period, a demon god of the demon race discovered a great realm above Mount Buzhou.

It is called a great realm, but it is actually a series of worlds stacked together, each of which is a vast and boundless world.

Emperor Jun called it the Heavenly Realm, and because it had thirty-three layers, it was also called the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Upon discovering the Thirty-Three Heavens, Di Jun was overjoyed, feeling that Heaven truly favored the demon race, and thus decided to make the Thirty-Three Heavens the foundation of the demon race.

Countless demons flocked to the Thirty-Three Heavens, where they built countless celestial palaces.

Finally, Di Jun sent out invitations to all the powerful figures from all sides to witness the ceremony of the demon race establishing the Heavenly Court.

Xuanhuang hadn't expected to receive an invitation, but he chuckled and accepted without refusing.

After leaving Yingzhou Island, Xuanhuang first found his disciple Kong Xuan in the primordial wilderness.

"Teacher." Kong Xuan was overjoyed to see his teacher arrive and quickly bowed.

"Um."

Xuanhuang glanced at Kong Xuan, nodded slightly, and said with satisfaction, "You've already reached the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm; your cultivation is very solid."

Kong Xuan smiled.

Xuanhuang then asked, "Have you gained any insights over the years?"

Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "Reporting to my master, I have two main impressions from my years of traveling through the prehistoric world."

"Oh?" Xuanhuang couldn't help but feel curious.

Kong Xuandao said: "First, the disciple decides his own path to enlightenment. The teacher's path to enlightenment is the reverse method of proving enlightenment by returning the Five Elements to the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols to Yin and Yang, and Yin and Yang to Taiji."

"But I believe that the Five Elements are the Five Elements. Even without reversing the Five Elements, evolving the Four Symbols, Yin and Yang, and Tai Chi, and cultivating the Five Elements to their extreme, there is still a possibility of attaining enlightenment."

Upon hearing this, Xuanhuang looked at Kong Xuan, and after a while, suddenly laughed and said, "Good, good, good!"

Xuanhuang praised him, saying "Your idea is very good" three times.

"There are countless ways to attain enlightenment, and they vary from person to person. It's laughable that everyone follows the rules blindly. Master Hongjun mentioned three methods, and they actually followed those three methods."

"All the so-called evidence, the severing of the three corpses, and merits are all illusions. Only the path you walk yourself is the true path."

Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan was overjoyed to have gained Xuanhuang's approval.

"Oh, right, is there another insight?" Xuanhuang asked again.

Kong Xuan hesitated for a moment and said, "Actually, this shouldn't be considered an enlightenment. It's just that what I saw and heard while traveling in the prehistoric world was mostly bloodshed, especially the demon race, which vigorously promoted the idea of ​​the survival of the fittest."

"This disciple feels it is not quite right. After all, if this continues, the strong will remain strong and the weak will remain weak. How pitiful it would be to live as a weakling."

Xuanhuang was stunned for a moment upon hearing Kong Xuan's sigh. After a while, Xuanhuang said, "The law of the jungle, where the strong are respected, is a fundamental truth. If the strong are not strong and the weak bully the strong, then that goes against reason, doesn't it?"

Kong Xuan hesitated for a moment, but then retorted, "No, the strong are certainly strong, but they should not be deprived of everything by the weak."

"Um."

Xuanhuang nodded and said, "The Great Dao is constantly changing, and what you said is not without reason. However, how difficult it is to achieve this!"

Xuanhuang said, "Let's go, silly disciple. Come with me to Xikunlun, and then we'll go to the Heavenly Court. This will let you see for yourself what the demon race is, and what kind of people the high-ranking members of the demon race are, who stand at the pinnacle of countless races in this prehistoric world."

Kong Xuan nodded.

Xuanhuang then took him with him and headed west to Kunlun.

However, Xuanhuang's heart was not at peace. He knew that his and Kong Xuan's, his disciple's, philosophy of the Great Dao were beginning to diverge.

Although Kong Xuan admired the strong, he sympathized with the weak and believed that the strong could not be above the weak and could not take everything away from them.

However, in this primordial world, the law of the jungle prevails; this is the essence, the theorem, and even sages cannot change it.

After all, every great calamity in the world is based on the karma of all living beings, and there is often only one way to escape the calamity: to stop killing with killing.

Either you kill me, or I kill you; whoever survives will have a chance to escape this calamity.

However, everyone has their own aspirations, and Kong Xuan's Dao cannot be said to be wrong, for all things in heaven and earth are Dao.

You say goodness is the Way, but isn't evil also the Way? Kindness is the Way, and so is evil; life is the Way, and so is death.

There are countless paths, each leading its own way.

Although Kong Xuan and I are master and disciple, aren't we also fellow Daoists who support each other on this great path?

Thinking of this, a smile involuntarily appeared on Xuanhuang's face.

Putting everything else aside, given the talent and comprehension that Kong Xuan has shown so far, perhaps in the future, this disciple of mine will also succeed in attaining enlightenment.

At that time, he would be a master of two saints.

No, perhaps it's the Three Sages. Xuanhuang thought of the Six-Eared Macaque. Come to think of it, this Six-Eared Macaque was actually his true eldest disciple.

Six Ears' aptitude and comprehension are no less than Kong Xuan's. Moreover, this monkey has a natural talent: Six Ears can hear the heavens and earth, giving him an innate advantage.

If this eldest disciple is properly nurtured, his chances of attaining enlightenment in the future are not small.

Arriving at Xikunlun, they brought Kong Xuan to see the Queen Mother of the West.

"Call her Master's Wife," Xuanhuang said with a smile when he saw Kong Xuan looking at him.

"Kong Xuan greets his teacher's wife."

Kong Xuan shouted as instructed.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West was delighted and took out a precious sword, giving it to Kong Xuan, saying, "I don't have anything good here, but this sword is quite nice. Consider it a small gift for you."

The sword that the Queen Mother of the West bestowed upon Kong Xuan was not an innate spiritual treasure, but rather something that had been forged later, though its quality was quite good.

It is a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure, and its power is considerable.

Kong Xuan quickly accepted it and bowed in thanks.

The Queen Mother of the West clearly took a liking to this disciple of Xuanhuang, and asked Kong Xuan a few questions, which Kong Xuan answered one by one.

At the same time, the Queen Mother of the West also tested Kong Xuan's cultivation level and wanted to give him some guidance.

Unexpectedly, once she tested him, the Queen Mother of the West was surprised. She thought to herself that the disciple Xuanhuang had taken in was so talented that he would probably achieve extraordinary things in the future.

"Alright, the demon race will soon establish a heavenly court. As guests, it wouldn't be good for us to arrive late," Xuanhuang said.

It was getting late, and it was time to set off.

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West smiled and nodded, saying, "The demon race established a Heavenly Court, yet they still invited us."

"I didn't really want to go, but since you're here, I'll go with you."

Xuanhuang nodded and then asked, "By the way, what about that demon god from before? How are you doing with him?"

(End of this chapter)