193: Choice

The movements of the Saints naturally drew significant attention from across the Primordial World.

After passing down the Golden Elixir Great Dao, Taishang Laozi did not linger any longer and departed.

Furthermore, he took away Xuandu, the only Disciple he had accepted from among the Human Race.

After receiving the cultivation methods, the strength of the Human Race began to increase rapidly.

The Golden Elixir Great Dao was specifically tailored by Taishang Laozi based on the Foundation and potential of the Human Race.

Although there were still certain restrictions regarding bone structure and Aptitude,

it could already be said to be the most suitable cultivation method for the Human Race.

It allowed the Human Race to raise their strength as much as possible to a level roughly equal to other races during this period of peace,

laying a certain Foundation for the Human Race to face future trials alone.

Present-day Kunlun Mountain, due to the gathering of the three Saints, appeared even more like an immortal blessed land.

To house the legacies of the Three Sects, a towering palace appeared, standing atop the summit of Kunlun Mountain.

This was the dao arena manifested by the joint efforts of the Three Pure Saints—Yuxu Palace.

The original Three Friends Courtyard had already become a memory of a bygone era and was sealed away.

After introducing Xuandu to Yuanshi and Tongtian and establishing his status as the Eldest Senior Brother of the Three Sects, Taishang Laozi went into seclusion to further stabilize his Realm.

Seeing that his eldest brother had accepted a Disciple, Yuanshi also began to plan for this matter.

After all, establishing a sect without accepting Disciples would make the sect a castle in the air, lacking a Foundation.

Tongtian was even more decisive; he had already left Kunlun Mountain and begun preaching everywhere, searching for those with whom he shared a fated bond.

His doctrine of intercepting a glimmer of survival for all living beings destined his Dao to be among the masses... The two Saints of the West also became busy, taking turns preaching in various parts of the West.

Although they had already become Saints, the great prosperity of the West remained like a dark cloud over their hearts, refusing to dissipate for a long time.

By what standard should the prosperity of the West be judged, and by what means should it be achieved?

They did not have many clues regarding this.

All they could do was develop the Western Sect they had established and convert more living beings into the sect.

But since they had already become Saints, they had enough time and energy to continuously explore and calculate.

“The West shall surely prosper!” This was something the Dao Ancestor himself had once said... In Chaos, within Nüwa Palace, the dao arena she had opened herself.

After settling her affairs in the Primordial World, Nüwa also intended to enter seclusion.

At this moment, a scroll intentionally or unintentionally drifted by, swaying back and forth around her.

Nüwa cast a slight glance. “Brother, do you still intend to remain obstinate!”

The reason she had suppressed Fuxi and brought him into this Chaos was not simply because she wanted to vent her frustration.

She was a Saint; why would she bother so much with a mere ant of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal... unless it was Fuxi.

But the greater consideration was to pull Fuxi out of the upcoming Great Tribulation.

“I told you long ago that I did not agree with you following Dijun’s lead.”

“If not for that, you wouldn’t have fallen into this tribulation.”

Having become a Saint, her vision was naturally countless times more far-reaching than before.

Certain existences that were once unclear could now be identified.

And those unsolvable Karmas were also easily resolved.

The current Primordial World was not as simple as it appeared on the surface.

The Witch and Demon races seemed to be the protagonists of the Primordial World.

But the game being played around both sides was something even she, as a Saint, could not fully see through.

The struggle between the two races appeared to be the current great trend.

But only when the two sides of the game truly take the field at the very end will the great trend completely explode.

At that time, even if she were a Saint, she might not be able to ensure Fuxi's safety.

But a certain someone turned a deaf ear to her kindness.

Inside the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram, Fuxi continued to plead.

“Little sister, entering the trend is my choice and my Dao.”

“My Dao is in the Primordial World; how can I just stand by and watch it pass me by?”

Seeing how stubborn he was, Nüwa could not help but sigh.

“The Primordial World is at peace for now. Brother, you should Cultivate here for a while.”

“Wait until you can break the seal with your own strength before we discuss anything else.”

After saying that, Nüwa did not wait for any response from Fuxi and put away the Mountain and Rivers State Diagram.

Zixiao Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun opened his eyes after a long time and stood up to stretch.

As the dao rhyme dissipated, Haotian and Yaochi, who were following behind him to comprehend, were suddenly startled awake.

Could it be that the Master had caught them dozing off again?

But they couldn't be blamed.

Once their Master entered meditation, he wouldn't open his eyes for tens of thousands of years, let alone give them any instructions or arrange things for them to do.

They could only Cultivate by his side.

However, how profound and mysterious was a Saint's dao rhyme?

As they practiced, they would eventually fall asleep.

However, seeing the Master walking around Zixiao Palace looking at things, seemingly in a good mood and not looking like he was about to punish them,

they immediately breathed a sigh of relief.

With the Saints all appearing, the world was stable.

Hongjun no longer had to face such immense pressure alone.

This allowed him to focus more of his attention outside the Primordial World.

“So, Fellow Daoist, what will be your choice!”

Once, he had invited Yang Mei into Zixiao Palace and had a discussion with him.

The process was very friendly and pleasant, and Yang Mei had agreed to cooperate.

But he also knew that this Fellow Daoist, who mastered the supreme Law of space, was very good at self-preservation.

He would always consider a way out before acting.

Since he had agreed to him, he naturally might have agreed to others as well.

This kind of betting on both sides, though somewhat contemptible, was precisely where his brilliance lay.

No matter who won or lost, that chance for transcendence at the end would definitely include a share for him.

And what could truly determine his attitude in the end would be this game with the Primordial World as the chessboard.

Hongjun then withdrew his gaze, letting it fall once more upon the Primordial World... the Immortal Volcano.

The furnace fire in the qiankun cauldron gradually subsided, and the blue and red dao rhymes within had completely merged, turning into pieces of crystal-clear Jade Talisman floating inside.

Each Jade Talisman was shaped like a green leaf of a Wutong tree, with the leaf veins naturally forming profound dao patterns.

A speck of vermillion adorned the tip of the leaf, bleeding down along the main vein until it turned into a pure azure color at the stem.

When lightly stroking the edge of the leaf, one could feel a slight alternation of heat and coolness, which was clear evidence of the perfect balance between the two dao rhymes.

Yuan Feng casually tossed them, and the Jade Talisman turned into streaks of light, landing before several junior Disciples standing in front of her, as well as that dog.

Seeing these Jade Talisman tainted with the dao rhyme of Qing Wu and the other, the crowd did not know what was going on.

Then Qing Wu began to explain.

“The Saints have taken their places, and the world is stable. Your strength has also made great progress, enough for you to go out and see the Primordial World.”

“These Jade Talisman contain a wisp of dao rhyme from the two of us; they can keep you safe.”