191: Five Saints in One Day
In the Human Race tribes of the East Sea.
Taishang Laozi sat there for over a thousand years.
From being ignored at first, he gradually became a unique local landmark.
People would often come to observe his state and see if he had changed.
But for all this time, he simply sat there, motionless, as if time itself had frozen.
One day, a young man from the Human Race specifically passed by to see if this old man was truly as strange as the rumors claimed.
It didn't matter if he looked, but once he did, he discovered the old man suddenly opened his eyes and locked gazes with him.
“Have you seen enough?” Taishang Laozi asked slowly.
The youth was startled. “Old man, you... you're not dead!”
At this time, not everyone in the Human Race possessed a high cultivation level.
Death was a very normal occurrence.
However, for Taishang Laozi, who had achieved success in the Dao, this was somewhat offensive.
How could a grand expert of the Primordial World be limited by mere Lifespan?
But Taishang Laozi did not get angry; instead, he explained some basic principles of cultivation to the youth.
Realizing this might be a master of the Dao, the youth eagerly asked for cultivation methods.
The Human Race currently did not have a complete set of cultivation methods.
If he could obtain one, it would be of great benefit to the Human Race.
“The method of cultivation exists within the Human Race itself!” Taishang Laozi said leisurely.
“Are you willing to follow me and cultivate?”
The youth nodded and agreed.
After that, Taishang Laozi was accompanied by a following youth.
The two set out together, once again traveling through the various tribes of the Human Race.
This time, they traveled even slower, staying for dozens or even a hundred years at each location.
Using the youth as his eyes, Taishang Laozi closely observed the various aspects of the Human Race to summarize a suitable cultivation method for them.
Finally, after tens of thousands of years of travel.
After observing all the tribes of the Human Race once more, Taishang Laozi finally gained insight.
He sat cross-legged and began to preach to the Void Realm.
The members of the Human Race felt as if they were being summoned, and the sounds of the Dao entered their minds one after another.
“Breathing and exhaling is the foundation; guiding the Qi Circulation is the path; concentrating the spirit as one is the key...”
“Refining Essence into Qi, Qi Refining into Spirit, Spirit Refining back to Void...”
“Once the Golden Core is formed, the Great Dao can be expected...”
As the preaching continued, Taishang Laozi was enveloped in various immortal lights.
The Golden Elixir Great Dao was successfully passed down.
The youth also realized that a major event was likely about to happen to the Human Race.
Sure enough, in the next moment, he saw this 'cheap' teacher take further action.
The teacher poked him with a Flat Staff and gave a cough.
The Flat Staff fell to the ground as if by accident.
The youth understood the hint, quickly picked it up, and said respectfully, “Disciple greets the Teacher!”
Taishang Laozi took the staff and nodded with satisfaction.
The Opportunity for Dao validation had arrived!
He stood up and said:
“Heavenly Dao above, I, Taishang Laozi, have traveled the Primordial World and sensed that the Human Race lacks cultivation methods and struggles to survive.”
“Today, I have comprehended and passed down the Golden Elixir Great Dao here to assist the Human Race in their cultivation.”
“And by this, I establish the Human Sect to educate all living beings and lead them into the Dao.”
“May the Heavenly Dao witness this!”
After the proclamation, Taishang Laozi brought out the Innate Supreme Treasure, the taiji diagram.
“With the taiji diagram, I suppress the Luck of the Human Sect.”
“The Human Sect is established!”
As Laozi's Dao voice fell, the Heavenly Dao responded from the Nine Heavens.
A massive amount of golden light of Karma gathered, and the power of Karma descended.
It erupted together with his own Great Karma from the creation of the world.
At the same time, he felt the Primordial Violet Qi within his body complete its Fusion.
His aura suddenly rose, and his state changed rapidly.
Boom!
A powerful pressure swept across the land.
Another Dao validator appeared in the Primordial World.
Taishang Laozi had validated the Dao and become a Saint.
Visions followed immediately: purple energy stretched for thirty thousand miles, rosy clouds filled the sky, and golden lotuses gushed from the earth.
At Kunlun Mountain.
Seeing that their eldest brother had successfully validated the Dao.
Yuanshi and Tongtian, who had been working hard to comprehend, finally understood their own Opportunity for Dao validation.
The two did not hesitate any longer and immediately began their own Dao validation.
Yuanshi went first.
“Heavenly Dao above, I, Yuqing Yuanshi, today establish a sect named ‘Chan,’ intended to elucidate the Dao in accordance with heaven and educate all living beings. May the Heavenly Dao witness this.”
“With the pangu banner, I suppress the Luck of the Chan Sect.”
“The Chan Sect is established!”
Tongtian followed immediately after.
“Heavenly Dao above, I, Shangqing Tongtian, today establish a sect named ‘Jie,’ intended to intercept a sliver of survival for all living beings. May the Heavenly Dao witness this.”
“With the Four Swords of Zhuxian, I suppress the Luck of the Jie Sect.”
“The Jie Sect is established!”
As their proclamations ended, the Heavenly Dao immediately gave a response.
It sent down Karma and produced visions.
The Three Pure Ones became Saints one after another at almost the same time.
The Primordial World suddenly had three more Heavenly Dao Saints.
This made certain people extremely anxious.
The Three Pure Ones validating the Dao and becoming Saints was mostly a shock to the living beings of the Primordial World.
But it also gave insights to others.
In the West, at Mount Sumeru.
Jieyin and Zhunti sat opposite each other.
Looking at the saintly visions in the East that had not yet dissipated, the two were filled with deep emotions.
They hadn't expected Taishang Laozi to actually find his Opportunity for Dao validation among the Human Race.
This surprised them both.
According to their calculations, the Human Race was weak and had no great value.
But the result was... however, that was not the concern right now.
The Three Pure Ones had all become Saints by establishing sects, and they also had a sudden flash of insight.
As fellow Disciples of a Saint, if the Three Pure Ones could do it, why couldn't they!
After discussing for a moment, they hardened their hearts and made a decision.
“Senior Brother, it's time.” Zhunti stood up first.
Jieyin sighed deeply and stepped onto a golden lotus, rising into mid-air. In an instant, the entire Western world lit up with boundless golden light.
Their Dao validation had also begun.
Before the living beings could recover from the shock of the Three Pure Ones becoming Saints.
Two figures spoke as the voice of the Great Dao rang out again.
“Heavenly Dao above, we, Jieyin and Zhunti, sensing the difficulty for all beings in the West to seek the Dao, wish to establish the Western Sect.”
“Intending to deliver all living beings from the sea of suffering and seek ultimate bliss!”
“May the Heavenly Dao witness this!”
“With the twelfth grade golden lotus of merit, we suppress the Luck of the Western Sect.”
“The Western Sect is established!”
Buzz!
As their words fell, as expected, the Heavenly Dao immediately reacted.
Numerous golden clouds of Karma gathered overhead and poured down, entering their bodies completely.
With the support of this Karma, their auras surged violently, and their cultivation levels rose rapidly.
Just as the living beings thought Jieyin and Zhunti would use this sect-founding Karma to validate the Dao and become Saints in one go.
However, even after the Karma had fully descended and the visions faded, the two had not completed their Dao validation.
Instead, they were stuck at that final step.
Seeing this, both sighed in their hearts, “As expected!”
They had long anticipated this situation.
The Karma from establishing a sect was not enough to support becoming a Saint through Dao validation.
The reason the Three Pure Ones could become Saints through establishing sects was that it triggered the World-Opening Karma within their bodies, and the two interacted.
Only then could they break through the shackles in one go and complete the Dao validation.
But these two did not have that initial capital.
Since their birth, although they had plotted for quite a bit of Karma by repairing the West.
It was still far from enough.
Furthermore, they needed to produce two Saints, so the required Karma was even greater.
As such, they had to use some special methods.
Jieyin and Zhunti looked at each other, then hardened their hearts and began to make Heavenly Dao oaths.