Chương 59: The Origin of the World

Shouyang Mountain was shrouded in auspicious clouds, its sky obscured by propitious energy, just as it had been twenty thousand years ago. The Three Pure Ones sat atop the Eight Views Palace, their faces filled with satisfaction as they gazed with admiration upon the returning disciples of the three religions.

The three religions' first joint missionary work was a success!

Grand Master Xuandu, True Man Cihang, and Fang Yang cooperated seamlessly during this missionary work, without any conflicts occurring throughout. This performance gave the Three Pure Ones hope for the unity of the three religions.

The idea of three religions becoming one family has never been a dream, nor is their philosophy wrong. They failed in the past because they forced a group of discordant younger generations together and expected them to be a loving family.

They finally realized that they had been wrong in the past.

People whose temperaments are inherently incompatible cannot coexist peacefully, just like them and the two Western Saints. They were fellow disciples of the two Western Saints, and were even taught by the same teacher. Could they possibly achieve unity among the four religions?

They can't do it!

Even they and the two Western Saints couldn't be as close as family, so how could they expect their disciples to be as close as the three of them?

After this preaching, the Three Pure Ones were completely enlightened.

In the future, they will not force their disciples to "become one family among the three religions," nor will they force them to follow the example of domestic dramas and force them to have a "happy ending."

If the three schools of thought (Man, Chan, and Jie) can achieve their dream of becoming one family by having only a small number of disciples who love and respect each other, then they will have realized their dream.

Having realized this, the dark clouds that had accumulated in the hearts of the Three Pure Ones for countless years vanished completely. As long as the Three Pure Ones can let go of their worries and not make themselves uncomfortable, then no one in the myriad realms can make them feel uneasy.

"You have done a very good job in this missionary work. In particular, you handled the Jiuli tribe quite well, without causing any conflict between the Heavenly Way and the Earthly Way."

"I have already spoken with Fellow Daoist Houtu. Fellow Daoist Houtu stated that the actions of the three demons are merely their personal acts, and have nothing to do with the Great Emperor of Fengdu, nor with the Wu Clan. Our Xuanmen can deal with the three demons as we see fit."

The Sage of Taiqing first summarized the unexpected events that occurred during this preaching.

The Three Pure Ones were unwilling to escalate their conflict with Houtu Niangniang, who was the representative of the Earthly Realm and held the power over the Six Paths of Reincarnation and the Heart of the Earth. They didn't want to face the consequences of turning against Houtu Niangniang over such a trivial matter.

Moreover, the crisis of the Jiuli tribe has been temporarily resolved.

Shennong the Great questioned the Jiuli tribe about the matter of "demons and monsters." He said that if the Jiuli tribe's heart was not with the human race, then he could expel the Jiuli tribe from the human race at any time.

Knowing their plot had been exposed, the Jiuli tribe had no choice but to send Chi You to Lieshan City as a hostage in order to retain their human status and continue to seize the destiny of the protagonist of heaven and earth. They also reduced their army to show that they had no intention of rebelling.

After this incident, the Jiuli tribe lost its chance to compete for the throne of the Human Emperor in the short term.

This outcome is acceptable to both the human race and the Jiuli tribe. Perhaps a war between the human race and the Jiuli tribe is inevitable, but the human race has already developed a sense of wariness towards the Jiuli tribe.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable's gaze swept over the crowd, his tone solemn: "It's not that your two masters and I are biased towards the human race, but rather that when the Wu race was the protagonist of heaven and earth, they first slaughtered all races, and then smashed Mount Buzhou, offending the heavens. Such a race, born of fur and horns, and born from eggs in the wet, is truly unworthy of the position of protagonist of heaven and earth.

The Jiuli tribe is a pawn of the Wu race, and in the future, the Wu race will surely use this pawn to steal the human race's fortune. The task of preventing the Wu race from regaining its position as protagonist of heaven and earth falls on your shoulders."

The Tongtian Sect Leader nodded slightly and looked at Fang Yang and the other disciples of the Jie Sect: "You must cultivate diligently to prepare for the great battle to come. You have made great contributions in this missionary work. If you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation, you may raise them."

The meaning of "Tongtian Jiaozhu" is the same as that of "Taiqing Shengren" and "Yuanshi Tianzun". Fang Yang knew that the Three Pure Ones were going to focus on cultivating him and others.

"Xuan Du, your cultivation has long been perfected, reaching the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. If you want to advance to the Quasi-Saint realm, you must cultivate the Three Corpses Severing Technique. I cannot help you with this; you must comprehend it yourself. However, if you require a special innate spiritual treasure for severing the three corpses, I can lend you a hand."

The Supreme Sage looked at his prized disciple with hopeful eyes.

The Three Corpses cannot be severed casually. The innate spiritual treasures entrusted to the Three Corpses should ideally be in harmony with one's own Great Dao. The final step in the art of severing the Three Corpses is the unification of the Three Corpses. If the innate spiritual treasures entrusted to the Three Corpses cannot be unified, the art of severing the Three Corpses will become a constraint.

The Sage Taiqing had already reached the point of unifying the three corpses, but unfortunately, the three innate spiritual treasures he used to sever his corpses could not be unified. He could only take the final step by relying on the technique of attaining enlightenment through merit.

The Sage Taiqing himself suffered a loss, and he certainly wouldn't want his disciples to follow in his footsteps.

Upon hearing this, Grand Master Xuandu did not stand on ceremony. He bowed deeply and said, "Master, I have received three innate spiritual treasures from you. Among these three innate spiritual treasures, the Taixu Mirror is suitable for severing the good corpse, and the Qiankun Diagram is suitable for severing the self corpse. Only the Five Fire Divine Light Banner is not a spatial spiritual treasure and cannot be combined with the other two innate spiritual treasures."

The Sage Taiqing nodded slightly, and with a wave of his right hand, a precious cauldron flew out of his hand and landed in front of Grand Master Xuandu.

"This treasure is called the Nine Peaks Cauldron. It is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure and is very suitable for severing corpses."

A glint flashed in Grand Master Xuandu's eyes, and he quickly bowed to accept the Nine Peaks Cauldron: "Disciple thanks Master for bestowing this treasure!"

In the Chan Sect camp, Yuanshi Tianzun also began bestowing rewards.

The wealth of Yuanshi Tianzun is naturally not comparable to that of Taiqing Shengren and Tongtian Jiaozhu. He has a lot of top-grade acquired spiritual treasures, but he doesn't have many innate spiritual treasures.

Fortunately, Cihang Daoren, Manjushri Guangfa Tianzun, and Samantabhadra Zhenren knew how to share the burden of their master. Instead of asking Yuanshi Tianzun for innate spiritual treasures, they asked him for acquired spiritual treasures.

Upon hearing the words "acquired spiritual treasure," Yuanshi Tianzun instantly perked up.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable possessed countless abilities, and among all of them, the art of weapon crafting was undoubtedly among the top three. With a wave of his sleeve, he promised his disciples that he would craft a supreme acquired treasure for each of them.

Upon hearing this, the three Cihang Zhenren were overjoyed.

The acquired treasures personally crafted by the Primordial Celestial Venerable are more powerful than the vast majority of top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Finally, only the Tongtian Sect Leader remained. Given that the plague-planting technique was proposed by Fang Yang, the Tongtian Sect Leader offered an exceptionally generous reward.

The Master of the Heavens raised his hand and pointed, and a chaotic-colored pearl fell down, stopping in front of Fang Yang. This pearl exuded a profound aura of heaven and earth.

"This bead is a World Bead, containing the essence of nine outer worlds. If you use this bead to nourish the World Tree, it will surely grow."

"Disciple thanks Master for bestowing this treasure!"

Fang Yang was overjoyed and quickly bowed to express his gratitude.

With this World Pearl, he would be able to utilize the World Tree to obtain an inexhaustible supply of magical power. At that time, he would truly possess the combat strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal!