Honghuang Taihuang

Chapter 7 The Mystery of Yin and Yang, The Opposition Between Heaven and Man

"The three Great Qi represent the smoke of Heaven, Earth, and Man respectively. Fellow Daoist, your ability to evolve the three Great Qi from these three most ethereal spiritual forces in the world is indeed extraordinary."

"However, the essence of the celestial qi is empty and void, while the desires of living beings are turbid and chaotic. One is the supreme and ruthless way of heaven, and the other is the greedy, angry and fickle way of human beings. The essence of these two great qi is partly opposed, that is, they belong to yin and yang respectively. And coincidentally, I have quite a good understanding of the way of yin and yang."

Taiwei looked at the puzzled expression on Long Qiao's face, smiled faintly, and black and white yin and yang energies intertwined on the index and middle fingers of his left hand.

In Long Qiao's view, the essence of this Yin-Yang energy was not particularly powerful, nor was its essence particularly pure or profound. However, the moment this Yin-Yang energy landed on the Longyuan Sword, the celestial light and desire energy that had been spreading from the wound on the Longyuan Sword suddenly surged violently.

Both wanted to erase the Yin and Yang energies that kept appearing on the Dragon Abyss Sword at this moment. With a look of surprise on Long Qiao's face, Taiwei withdrew his index and middle fingers in an instant. The remaining Yin and Yang energies split and collided with the Qi of Heavenly Clouds and Qi of Clouds and Water.

A burst of multicolored light erupted. Long Qiao watched as the Heavenly Cloud Qi and Cloud Water Qi, which had unknowingly merged and were now fighting each other under the influence of Yin and Yang, revealed a wry smile: "Now I truly admire your cultivation, fellow Daoist."

Looking at Taiwei's calm expression, Long Qiao hesitated for a moment, but then he saw the celestial aura and the aura of a hundred desires slowly breaking apart on the Longyuan Sword, and his expression became firm.

He genuinely wanted to bring Taiwei into the Xuanmen Immortal Path. As one of the first people to join the Xuanmen Immortal Path, he knew that with the Xuanmen's resources, Taiwei could definitely grow up faster.

Although Long Qiao never actually saw the true forms of the three Xuanmen masters because of the vastness of the primordial world, he frequently exchanged ideas and discussed the Dao with them in the land of nothingness created by Taiqing Taishang, and gained a great deal from it.

Long Qiao owes at least 30% of his current cultivation level to the three Xuanmen masters, so he knows just how vast and profound their foundations are.

He very much hoped that Taiwei would join the Xuanmen, where he could be nurtured by the three Xuanmen masters and listen to the teachings of the three Taiyi realm experts. Long Qiao believed that Taiwei would definitely be able to catch up with him in the shortest time and become a Xuanmen expert in the Western Regions of the Primordial World.

The Five Realms of the Primordial World are vast and boundless. If the Xuanmen Immortal Path wants to grow stronger, it must establish strongholds in all Five Realms of the Primordial World, with powerful figures presiding over the spread of the Xuanmen.

As far as Long Qiao knows, there are only two people in the Western Regions of the Primordial World: himself and Guang Chengzi, whose whereabouts are unknown. However, the two of them alone are not enough for the Xuanmen Immortal Path to establish itself in the Western Regions.

The spiritual energy in the Western Regions of the Primordial Wilderness is somewhat turbid and yin. The temperament of the living beings and cultivators is slightly more fierce due to the influence of the spiritual energy, and they are constantly fighting and killing each other. Therefore, the number of powerful beings in the Western Regions is slightly greater than that of the other four regions.

From what Long Qiao knew, there were three beings no weaker than him and Long Qiao: the Lord of the Blood Sea, Styx, the Demonic Crimson Slaughter, and Zhen Yuanzi of Longevity Mountain. Above them were two powerful figures from the Western Regions: Shakya, the founder of Buddhism and Taoism, and Rahu, the founder of the Yuan Sect and Demonic Path.

These two are considered top-tier beings in the entire primordial world. If the Xuanmen Immortal Path does not continue to expand its influence and improve the cultivation level of the person in charge of the Western Regions Xuanmen, this vast and boundless region of the primordial Western Regions will likely fall into the hands of Shakyamuni or Rahu.

"May I ask, Fellow Daoist Taiwei, have you just returned from your tribulation?"

Long Qiao looked at Taiwei with a serious expression. Given Taiwei's profound cultivation that far exceeded his own level, Long Qiao could only think of this one possibility.

The so-called tribulation is that one who has died in the past but can use great supernatural powers to repair his own soul and spirit, and be reborn by possessing the body of another person. In other words, he has already died once.

If Long Qiao wants to bring Taiwei into the Xuanmen Immortal Path, he must understand Taiwei's past. If Taiwei was a member of the Demonic Path or the Buddhist Path before his reincarnation, then even if Taiwei wants to join the Xuanmen, Long Qiao has no right to do so.

So although he realized that asking this question at this moment was a bit presumptuous, Long Qiao couldn't worry about it for the sake of the future development of Xuanmen.

Taiwei looked at Longqiao, somewhat surprised that he asked at this time. The so-called tribulation is a big secret to everyone. No one wants their past to be spied on by others. However, Taiwei shook his head when he saw the nervous look on Longqiao's face.

With a smile, Taiwei looked at Longqiao and said, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to think about useless things. Although I had no grudges or karma with the Xuanmen Immortal Path before my tribulation, I will not join the Xuanmen Immortal Path. Of course, I will not join the Demonic Path or the Buddhist Path either. Being a rogue cultivator is quite good."

Ignoring the disappointment on Long Qiao's face, Taiwei spoke calmly. Taiwei naturally knew how strong the three people who were currently in charge of the Xuanmen Immortal Path were; they were among the top people in the entire prehistoric world.

Although the opponent is strong, Taiwei has no intention of becoming their subordinate. However, he might consider joining the Xuanmen Immortal Path as the fourth Xuanmen Master.

Of course, Taiwei knew this was impossible. Even if the three leaders of the Xuanmen Sect agreed, he would not. With his current cultivation level, he was probably not even as good as the disciples of those three leaders of the Xuanmen Sect. Taiwei had no interest in being looked down upon or ridiculed by others.

Long Qiao looked at Taiwei, a hint of hesitation on his face. He hesitated for a few moments, but in the end, he could only sigh and did not insist on the matter further.

It was only the first time he had met Taiwei, and it would be good enough if he could leave a good impression. As for getting Taiwei to join the Xuanmen, Long Qiao still believed there was hope.

In his view, the reason why Taiwei refuses to join Xuanmen is because he doesn't understand Xuanmen. Once Taiwei witnesses the profoundness and power of Xuanmen's immortal path, there is still a great chance that he will join Xuanmen's immortal path.

After that, Taiwei and Longqiao had another long exchange, explaining the essence of their respective major Daos and discussing the Dao again, gaining much insight.

Of course, Long Qiao preached all the profound methods of the Xuanmen Dao, while Tai Wei only talked about his own understanding of the Yin-Yang Dao. Neither of them revealed their true foundation and the true meaning of the Dao, after all, it was only their first meeting and it was not appropriate to get too close.

A century later, Long Qiao bid farewell to Taiwei and departed, transforming into a streak of light and disappearing from the summit of Xiyang Mountain. Taiwei watched Long Qiao leave, his eyes slightly curved, and a smile appeared on his face: "Still too young."

(End of this chapter)