Houtu is infatuated with me, so I made her lean against the wall.

A great war that lasted for thousands of years.

Even though Houtu is the mother of the earth and her cultivation has reached the seventh level of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm, she could not withstand Qin Ming's conquest and collapsed on the bed, her face flushed.

Looking at Houtu's appearance, Qin Ming smiled smugly, then sat cross-legged on the bed, closing his eyes to comprehend the Daoist essence of Yin and Yang's mutual balance.

The primordial wilderness, at the foot of Shouyang Mountain.

At this moment, a massive city stands at the foot of Shouyang Mountain.

This place is the imperial city of the human race.

After Qin Yu moved the human race from Mount Tai to all directions, he led the human elites straight to the center of the prehistoric world.

After tens of thousands of years of searching, this place was finally chosen as the site of the human race's imperial city.

It took thousands of years and a huge amount of resources to build this imperial city.

At this moment, the human race lives a peaceful and tranquil life within the imperial city, working at sunrise and resting at sunset.

On this day, an old man with a sage-like demeanor, leaning on a cane, came to the human capital. Watching the human men hunt, the women gather fruit in black robes, and the children play and practice martial arts, a strange expression appeared on the old man's face.

"Humanity is truly blessed by nature."

"Martial arts are also extremely compatible with the human race."

"Currently, over 70% of the human race cultivates martial arts. What path should I create to suit the human race?"

This old man is Taiqing Laozi, one of the Three Pure Ones.

As early as when Taiyi established the Demon Sect and attained sainthood, he vaguely sensed that their opportunity to become saints was through establishing the sect.

What religion should be established, and where should it be established? This was something that Taiqing Laozi couldn't figure out.

Over the years, Taiqing Laozi has been contemplating the establishment of a religion while diligently cultivating himself.

Now, he has severed all three of his corpses and reached the peak of Quasi-Saint. He is only one step away from merging his three corpses into one and becoming a Saint.

But this is the step he has never been able to take.

Whenever he was about to unite his three bodies, there would be some inexplicable obstacles in the way.

The method of severing the three corpses to attain enlightenment is an incomplete path.

However, what he used to entrust the Three Corpses was the Three Pure Ones' Origin.

This refers to the technique he publicly claimed to be the "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" technique.

In reality, this supernatural power was developed by him after Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian had their consciousnesses formed, by secretly extracting their origins.

The Three Pure Ones are originally one entity, all evolved from the primordial spirit of Pangu combined with the pure energy of the primordial world.

Logically speaking, he should have been able to unite the three corpses by entrusting the essence of the Three Pure Ones to the Three Corpses.

But for some reason, he was never able to integrate it.

Left with no other choice, Taiqing Laozi had to bid farewell to Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian, and descend from Kunlun Mountain alone to travel through the primordial wilderness.

Unbeknownst to him, he had traveled through all the myriad races of the primordial world.

Finally, they arrived at the human race.

With a thought, Taiqing Laozi transformed into an ordinary person and wandered within the human realm.

He had witnessed the human race diligently cultivating martial arts, fighting against demonic beasts, and protecting their people.

He had also witnessed how humans, undeterred by hardship, carved out places to live in all directions.

He also witnessed scenes of innocent, kind, and simple human children helping each other.

Unbeknownst to them, Taiqing Laozi arrived at the human royal city.

"Grandpa, what's wrong?"

"But what difficulties did you encounter?"

Just as Taiqing Laozi was observing the human race and lost in inexplicable enlightenment, a Golden Immortal-level cultivator came before him.

"Um?"

"Are you a primordial human?"

Taiqing Laozi came to his senses, looked at the young man, and a look of surprise appeared on his face.

He was shocked to discover that this young man was actually a human of innate nature.

"Does the old man recognize me?"

The young man was taken aback, then looked at Taiqing Laozi with a strange expression.

"Since you are a primordial human, why haven't you cultivated martial arts or the ways of the seven emotions and six desires?"

Taiqing Laozi did not answer, and asked again.

"I don't know why, but I don't have the talent to cultivate martial arts, let alone the talent and aptitude to cultivate the path of the seven emotions and six desires."

"Every time I practice, I feel agitated and as if I am about to go astray in my cultivation."

A look of frustration appeared on the young man's face.

He was among the first innate human race to be born.

However, while other innate human beings were steadily improving their cultivation, he remained stagnant.

Nowadays, many humans who have acquired their powers have surpassed him, which makes him very depressed.

But it's not his fault.

It's not that he doesn't try hard; it's just that neither martial arts nor the ways of the seven emotions and six desires are suitable for him.

Therefore, he often visited famous mountains and rivers to pay homage to immortals.

However, they never found a method that suited them.

Upon hearing this, Taiqing Laozi's eyes flashed with a sharp light, he calculated with his fingers, and a strange expression appeared on his face.

"This child is actually destined to be with me."

"Could it be that my path to sainthood lies with the human race?"

"Yes, the human race is blessed by nature and is a race that embraces all rivers."

"If I were to create a cultivation method that suits the human race and establish a religion based on the human race, I would surely be able to become a saint."

Thinking of this, Taiqing Laozi did not hesitate. He turned and came to a huge rock, closed his eyes and began to comprehend the Dao.

The young man, though puzzled, did not leave.

His intuition told him that the old man in front of him might be able to solve his predicament of being stuck in cultivation and lacking a compatible path.

So he sat quietly cross-legged beneath Taiqing Laozi, waiting patiently.

Time passed gradually, through centuries and millennia.

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years have passed.

The anomaly here had already been discovered by Qin Yu, who was handling human affairs in the palace.

"Holy Emperor, Laozi of the Taiqing Sect has been cultivating here for three thousand years. Why don't you go and stop him?"

Dijiang looked at Qin Yu and asked, puzzled.

"Judging from his appearance, he has clearly grasped some of the principles, and since this path is related to our human race, why should I stop him?"

"As for Fellow Daoist Dijiang, has the intermarriage between the Witch Clan and the Human Clan been effective?"

Previously, after Qin Ming and Hou Tu's wedding, Di Jiang sought out Qin Yu to discuss the matter of marriage between humans and witches.

After all, it is difficult for the Wu tribe to reproduce; it often takes hundreds or even thousands of years for a Wu tribe member to conceive.

This is detrimental to the future development of the Wu tribe.

Therefore, Dijiang led a group of Wu tribesmen to worship Pangu.

Ultimately, Pangu not only allowed the Wu tribe to establish the Wu Court and bestowed upon them twelve palaces of innate supreme treasure level, but also gave them a solution to the Wu tribe's difficulty in childbirth.

That means intermarriage with humans.

Now that Qin Yu is the Holy Emperor of the human race, he naturally needs to consult with Qin Yu.

Upon learning of the situation, Qin Yu naturally did not refuse.

After all, the human race is currently weak and lacks high-end combat power.

Although martial arts and the path of the seven emotions and six desires exist, in the end, the human race's cultivation time is short.

Intermarriage with the witch clan can bring the human race a powerful ally.

Moreover, after a series of experiments, Qin Yu was pleasantly surprised to find that the mixed-race children born from the marriage of humans and witches seemed to be born with a natural talent for martial arts.

His speed in cultivating martial arts was exceptionally fast.

Therefore, Qin Yu promoted himself extensively among the human race.

Of course, in order to ensure the legitimacy of the human race, most of those who intermarried with the witch race were people who had acquired their lineage later in life.

And they were all ordinary members of the clan.

Qin Yu would not arrange for his exceptionally talented disciples to marry into the Wu clan unless it was their own choice.

"Everything is moving in a positive direction. In recent years, the number of my Wu tribe's men has increased by hundreds of billions. This speed is something I never dared to imagine before."

"To be honest, I really have to thank you for this."

"Otherwise, the development of our Wu tribe will inevitably be hampered."

In recent years, the Wu Clan has developed at an incredibly rapid pace. Coupled with martial arts and the Martial God Technique created by Houtu, the Wu Clan's masters have emerged like an explosive geyser.

This situation greatly pleased Dijiang.

It's just a mutually beneficial arrangement.

"It seems that Laozi of Taiqing has already gained some understanding."

Qin Yu waved his hand, exchanged a polite remark, and then his eyes shone brightly as he looked in the direction of Taiqing Laozi.

At this moment, Taiqing Laozi, who had been cultivating the Dao for three thousand years, suddenly opened his eyes: "I am Taiqing Laozi. I cannot bear to see the Dao of the human race lacking and monotonous. Today, I create the Golden Core Dao."

"The path to the Golden Core involves absorbing spiritual energy..."

"Pure World Daoist Venerable, Human Race Martial Ancestor, Human Race Holy Mother Nuwa Goddess, I, Taiqing Laozi, wish to establish Taoism among the human race. I hope Pure World Daoist Venerable and Nuwa Goddess will grant my request."

After expounding on the Golden Elixir Dao, Taiqing Laozi bowed and made a request towards the Chaos Three Immortal Islands in the Thirty-Sixth Heaven.

Qin Ming and Nuwa, who were cultivating, sensed something, opened their eyes, and after examining the human race, nodded in agreement: "Granted."

"Many thanks to the Pure World Daoist Venerable and Goddess Nuwa!"

"Above the Heavenly Dao, I am one of the Three Pure Ones, Laozi of the Taiqing. Today, relying on the human race, I have established Taoism. I am the leader of Taoism, and I use the Taiji Diagram to suppress the destiny of Taoism. The Heavenly Dao bears witness."

As Laozi Taiqing finished speaking, the Heavenly Dao, which had been sealed by the Great Dao, was temporarily freed. It condensed the Eye of Heavenly Dao, searched the area below, and condensed a massive amount of Heavenly Dao merit.

Having gained merit, Taiqing Laozi activated the creation merit within his body, causing his three corpses to rapidly merge. With the blessing of the Primordial Purple Qi, Taiqing Laozi's cultivation level rose steadily, and in the blink of an eye, he reached the level of the third level of sainthood.

In an instant, the sky was filled with rosy clouds.

A powerful aura of sainthood continuously emerged, forcing all living beings in the primordial world to prostrate themselves on the ground.

"We pay homage to the Three Pure Ones!"

All the innate beings respectfully offered their congratulations.

"Would you be willing to become my disciple?"

Taiqing Laozi looked at the human youth who was respectfully bowing below and said calmly.

"Disciple Xuandu greets Master!"

"Very good. You are my first disciple. This is the Taiqing Ruthless Skill. Cultivate it well in the future. Pack your things and return to Buzhou Mountain with me."

"My two junior brothers, since you have such a feeling, why do you hesitate to act?"

After nodding, Taiqing Laozi looked towards the direction of Kunlun Mountain and said loudly.

Upon hearing this, Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian, whose expressions were constantly changing, exchanged a glance and, with a thought, flew out of Kunlun Mountain together.

"The Heavenly Dao ascends once more. Today, I, Yuqing Yuanshi, establish the Chan Sect to elucidate the secrets of Heaven for all living beings in the primordial world. In accordance with Heaven and the Dao, I use the Pangu Banner to suppress the fortune of the Chan Sect. The Heavenly Dao bears witness to this."

"Heaven has risen again! Today, I, Shangqing Tongtian, establish the Jie Sect to secure a glimmer of hope for all living beings in the primordial world. I teach without discrimination, and with the four main items, I will suppress the Jie Sect's destiny. Heaven bears witness!"

With the establishment of the teachings by Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian, the Heavenly Dao once again amassed a large amount of Heavenly Dao merit.

After the Heavenly Dao Merit was merged by Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian, it triggered the Creation Merit within their primordial spirits. Some of it was used to advance their cultivation to the peak of Quasi-Saint, while the rest helped them merge with the Three Corpses and the Primordial Purple Qi, thus proving their Dao and becoming Saints.

In an instant, an immense pressure once again enveloped the area.

However, compared to Taiqing Laozi, Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian's cultivation levels were undoubtedly inferior, and they only reached the second level of the Saint realm before stopping their advancement.

After becoming saints, Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian were not as happy as they had imagined.

Clearly, they now realized they had been tricked.

After all, with their foundation, they could easily follow the path of Hunyuan.

But now, to walk the path of the sages, not only do they need a massive amount of merit, but after cultivating to the ninth level of the sage realm, if they want to advance to the Heavenly Dao realm, unless the Heavenly Dao advances, they will be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao.

However, what can be done now that things have come to this?

In the west, Mount Sumeru.

When Jieyin and Zhunti saw the Three Pure Ones attain enlightenment, a strange look appeared on their faces.

"Junior brother, what do you think we should do?"

Jieyin looked at Zhunti, his expression shifting between light and shadow.

He also understood the opportunity for himself and Zhunti to become saints.

But if they were to establish this sect, wouldn't they be betraying the Daoist sect founded by Hongjun?

If Hongjun comes looking for trouble, how will they defend themselves?

"Never mind!"

"The opportunity to become a saint is right before our eyes. If we miss it, even if we possess the Primordial Purple Qi, how will we attain enlightenment in the future?"

"Cheers, senior brother."

Zhunti gritted his teeth and said resolutely.

"Alright, if that's the case, then let's face it together."

Thinking of this, Jieyin and Zhunti flew into the sky: "Upon reaching the heavens, we, Jieyin and Zhunti, today break away from the Daoist sect and establish eight hundred branch sects, which is the Western Religion. May the heavens bear witness."

These words caused an uproar among all living beings in the primordial world.

"How dare Amitabha and Cundi act like this?"

"This is going to be interesting!"

"I wonder what Zu is planning to do."

All living beings looked towards the direction of Zixiao Palace.

However, nothing unusual happened at Zixiao Palace at this moment, as if Hongjun had not heard that Jieyin and Zhunti had betrayed the Daoist sect.

Just as all living beings were astonished, the Heavenly Dao began to rapidly accumulate merit.

Although this merit is also very great, it is not enough for both Jieyin and Zhunti to share.

They are different from the Three Pure Ones in that they have the merit of creating the world.

Therefore, after absorbing all the merits, he only barely reached the peak of Quasi-Saint, still one step away from attaining enlightenment.

This situation made the two extremely anxious.

What should I do?

The arrow is on the string and must be released.

Now that they are about to attain enlightenment, if they do not do so this time, they may never have the opportunity to do so in their lifetime.

Thinking of this, Jieyin and Zhunti exchanged a glance, gritted their teeth, and began to make forty-eight great vows.

"If I attain enlightenment, may there be no evil paths in the land!"

"If I attain enlightenment, I vow never to return to evil paths, that my body be truly golden, that my form and color be identical to others, that I have the knowledge of past lives, and that I have the divine eye to see all things."

May the divine ear hear all, may all minds know, may divine feet be unimpeded, may one not be attached to the body, may one abide in samadhi and attain cessation, may one have immeasurable light, immeasurable lifespan, may there be countless Arhats, may one's lifespan be adjusted according to one's wishes, may one not be heard of evil names, may all Buddhas praise one, and may one be reborn in the Pure Land with ten recitations.

The vows are: "May I be guided to enlightenment at the time of death; may my wish to be reborn in the Pure Land be fulfilled; may I attain the thirty-two marks of a Buddha; may I become a Buddha in my next life; may I make offerings to all Buddhas; may my offerings be fulfilled as I wish; may I expound the wondrous wisdom; may I attain the body of Narayana; may all things be pure and adorned; may the path to enlightenment be prominently displayed; may I gain wisdom through reciting scriptures; may my wisdom and eloquence be boundless; and may I see the light in all directions."

With the issuance of the forty-eight great vows, the Heavenly Dao once again condensed a massive amount of merit, causing Zhunti and Jieyin's cultivation to rise steadily, successfully proving themselves to sainthood.

Thus began the era of sages in the primordial world.