A journey of survival starting from Zhetian

Chapter 600 Guidance from Laozi

Ancient star in the primordial era, Funiu Mountain.

At the summit of the mountain, a Bagua furnace, enveloped in Samadhi Fire, slowly rotates in mid-air.

Wisps of flawless blue smoke rose from the fish-eye in the furnace like clouds and mist, transforming into countless primordial energies of heaven and earth, resonating with the universe and all things.

The primordial chants, almost like Taoist incantations, echoed from within the furnace, permeating the ages and merging into the void, as if a vast and magnificent starry sky, stretching to the horizon, was being orchestrated within it.

As the sun and moon revolve and all things are renewed, boundless purple aura from the sun surges from the horizon. Laozi, sitting in front of the Eight Trigrams Furnace, opens the Heavenly Seal with his hands, invoking the immortal laws of the entire universe, pouring strands of immortal spiritual energy into the cauldron, almost enlightening the mysteries of the universe and reconstructing the cycle of heaven and earth.

As the sun sets from the horizon, starlight and the bright moon align in the sky. A whisk sweeps across the top of the Bagua furnace, lifting the lid.

"Clap."

In an instant, 129,600 large medicines, accompanied by stardust and inscribed with imperial patterns, rose from the Eight Trigrams Furnace.

Each of these great medicines is like a truly boundless universe, containing a rich cosmic aura and radiating a vital energy that nourishes all things. The 129,600 great medicines, each like a universe, spontaneously formed the prototype of a magnificent immortal array the moment they were produced, evolving into a profound Dao landscape symbolizing the myriad realms.

"Rumble"

The rules of all the heavens and myriad realms began to respond, and a terrifying aura of calamity was born from nothingness. Countless earth-shattering thunderbolts gathered in the chaos towards this place, intending to destroy this great elixir that should not exist in the world and bury this mysterious Dao landscape that almost constituted a miniature heaven.

Laozi, holding his whisk, swept it again.

All the calamities and calamities vanished into nothingness, the corresponding rules of the heavens were scattered, and the lightning that converged on this place was left with only brilliant vitality, dispersing into the purest cosmic origin, merging into the ancient primordial star, creating the spirituality of all things, and elevating the essence of heaven and earth.

In the next instant, the will of the universe manifested, and the profound Xuanhuang merits appeared out of thin air, transforming into the most stable Dao foundation, descending upon the 129,600 great medicines, and forming a layer of pill membrane that nourished the medicinal properties, imprinting the Dao principles belonging to the Nine Heavens and Ten Earths.

In the remote corners of the universe, beyond the reach of humankind, countless immortal laws are being influenced and are evolving at an accelerated pace. They are transforming wisps of violent chaotic energy into 129,600 kinds of gentle primordial energy, causing matter and energy to coalesce and driving the evolution of life-bearing starfields.

The purple-gold gourd placed beside the Eight Trigrams Furnace spontaneously emitted the light of the King Realm, put away the great medicine that had already concealed its own radiance of creation, and gradually faded the mysterious Dao scene that filled the golden top.

The turbulent golden summit gradually calmed down, the will of the universe faded and dissipated, and the hazy Xuanhuang merit wheel behind Laozi, after merging with a golden light descending from the sky, became impossible to perceive again.

Once the great medicine on the golden summit was finished being refined, Xingwen slowly emerged from the depths of the void. With a slight wave of his sleeve, he released a "charcoal" body, entirely black and capable of slightly absorbing the essence of the moon, from a rift in the void, and bowed to Laozi.

"Reporting to Master, your disciple has brought the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor who has survived the tribulation of the Quasi-Emperor's third level."

Laozi slightly raised his eyelids, raised his whisk again, picked up the "charred remains" that were still absorbing the essence of the moon, sent them into the Bagua Furnace that had not stopped burning with Samadhi True Fire, and closed the lid of the furnace.

The three flavors of Heaven, Earth, and Man in the Samadhi True Fire quietly transformed into the three flavors of Sun, Moon, and Stars, drawing upon the remaining radiance of the Sun, Moon, and Stars within the Eight Trigrams Furnace, and gradually resonating with the Taiyin Immortal Body.

Not long ago, wisps of profound Dao essence from the Great Universe descended upon the Golden Summit, and at the same moment, they merged into the five secret realms, flowing within this broken body and traversing the Taiyin Immortal Dao Laws that had been transformed.

"Bang! Bang!"

A series of soft cracking sounds rang out as the immortal laws that had recently emerged from the Taiyin Immortal's body suddenly collapsed. The hidden immortal matter and longevity essence were dissolved by the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars, and transformed into the profound Dao essence descended from the universe.

In an instant, the last breath hanging on this "charred" body seemed to be sucked away, the silvery divine power in the sea of ​​bitterness gradually dimmed, the wonder of the five Dao Palaces seemed to be erased by the power of the end of Dharma, and the four pillars of heaven were also as if blown by the wind of time, covered with the traces of the Dao of the years.

On the great dragon's spine, the celestial light that once swirled with the radiance of the Taiyin yin silently dimmed, and the once boundless divine bones became covered in decay. Only the altar, inscribed with nine Taiyin yin patterns, still faintly emitted the radiance of the Taiyin star, resonating with the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars flowing within its body, showing no sign of falling.

Yet, even in this state of near-death, wisps of brilliant spirituality surged from within, circulating endlessly within the body along with the profound Dao essence of the universe, gradually converging on the Immortal Platform, awakening the dormant consciousness in an indescribable way.

"where am I?"

The Taiyin Quasi-Emperor could clearly sense the terror of his own body circulating, and could also perceive the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars flowing into him from outside. However, despite searching through his memories and knowledge, he could not determine his current location.

When his consciousness probed outwards, he could only "see" his own remains in a void devoid of matter, while in a place extremely far away, there were countless orbs of light, flickering with the brilliance of fireflies.

That radiance is the brilliance of the sun, moon, and stars that is constantly flowing into the body and participating in the energy cycle.

He was very familiar with this, as it was the primary way he obtained energy when traveling through the universe during the Great Sage's time.

However, the things that emitted the brilliance of the sun, moon, and stars were not the stars, planets, field stars, magnetars, comets, black holes, or various star clusters that he was extremely familiar with.
This is the "Tao," a highly concentrated set of "laws" that even manifest as dense matter.

The Taiyin Quasi-Emperor could sense that the things resonating with the nine Taiyin patterns on his own Immortal Platform were these manifested "laws." They could all "cover" his own learning and understanding, and through the Taiyin laws, they could expand step by step to such a splendid and dazzling form.

These "laws" that manifest as dense matter are perfectly suited to me, as if they were the paths that guide my future progress.

The most primal instinct from the depths of his heart told him that as long as he chose one of these options, he could easily elevate his cultivation to the pinnacle of humanity, live nine lifetimes in reverse, ascend to immortality in the mortal world, traverse the tribulations of the rules of the heavens, attain the Dao fruit of the Immortal King, and become an unparalleled giant—none of these were illusions.

This knowledge and information did not come from divination of celestial secrets, nor from the understanding and perception of the "Tao" by a seeker of the Tao. Rather, it was personally "told" to him by these countless orbs of light of laws.

"Where am I?!"

The Taiyin Quasi-Emperor trembled, as if another version of himself had appeared deep within his consciousness, shouting madly, urging him relentlessly, and tempting him to leave this broken body, to abandon the Taiyin Immortal Body that had lost its immortal substance and longevity essence, and to merge with those light orbs of law to become an unparalleled giant.

This kind of destiny, which involves becoming an unparalleled giant, is something that even a mortal immortal with an 80% chance of attaining the Immortal King Dao Fruit in the future, or even a king who has already attained the Immortal King Dao Fruit, would probably not be able to ignore.

This is an extraordinary stroke of luck, one that ordinary human beings could never even imagine. At this moment, it is within reach; one only needs to reach out and touch it to obtain this astonishing opportunity.

So, is it possible for a human being at the Quasi-Emperor Third Heaven realm to come into contact with such a great opportunity?
"These things... there's definitely something wrong with them."

"This place definitely has a big problem."

The Taiyin Quasi-Emperor struggled to suppress his impulses, refusing to glance at those orbs of law light again. He began to retract his consciousness entirely into his tattered Taiyin Immortal body, doing his utmost to resist the terrifying temptation that could instantly grant him the status of an unparalleled giant.

As the mysterious Dao essence descending from the vast universe circulates, the true meaning of the end times slowly flows through the will on the Immortal Platform, peeling away the influence brought by the immortal laws one by one, thereby eliminating the terrifying influence of the light of the laws on the true nature of the self.

Within its broken body, enveloped by the true meaning of the end times, the consciousness of the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor gradually regained its composure and the ability to think rationally.

"The profound Dao essence circulating within my body contains the true meaning of the end of the universe, which means that the current location is very likely still in the cosmos."

"I think I survived that terrifying tribulation of lightning, but I fell into a coma under that terrifying power. Now, the last thing I might have done is that while I was in a coma, my body drifted into the deep void by chance and accidentally stumbled into the Daoist temple left behind by some great immortals from the mythological era."

The Taiyin Quasi-Emperor recalled the humanoid lightning tribulation bearing the Dao mark of an Emperor, and then compared it with the light orbs of laws that were extremely far away from him, and slowly fell silent.

"Lingbao Tianzun's Daoist temple is in Yuyu Heaven, which belongs to Guidongxuan Immortal Sect and Jimie Immortal King. Without the identity of a Dongxuan Sect member and the corresponding karmic entanglements, it is absolutely impossible to enter Lingbao Daoist temple. We can rule out that this is the territory left behind by Lingbao Tianzun."

“There is no primordial energy of Xuanhuang here, nor have I sensed the existence of Xuanhuang merit. The aura of the River of Destiny is not strong either. In fact, there is a strange disconnect between this place and destiny. It is highly likely that this is not the Daoist temple of Xuanhuang Heavenly Venerable.”

"The only remaining possibility seems to be that something unexpected happened during my tribulation, and perhaps the Emperor's Dao aura that remained on my body was drawn here?"

The expression of the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor changed slightly. He suddenly felt extremely lucky, yet at the same time, incredibly unlucky.

Those orbs of light representing the laws were undoubtedly immense opportunities. If he were a quasi-immortal king, a mortal immortal, or even a supreme true immortal, he would have the ability to protect himself while conducting limited exploration and excavation.

Unfortunately, he is currently just a quasi-emperor who has not yet reached the pinnacle of humanity. To try to obtain these opportunities would most likely be courting death. He would probably perish after getting close to these orbs of light of law.

The Taiyin Quasi-Emperor sighed softly, then focused on the changes occurring within his body. Healing his injuries and repairing his Taiyin Immortal Body were his top priorities.

"Ok?"

Staring at the Taiyin Immortal Dao Laws dissolving from his body and existing within its profound Dao essence, the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor was slightly stunned. Through this extremely peculiar method of observation, he actually saw something he had never noticed before within the Taiyin Immortal Dao Laws.

It is an inherent imperfection, a minor flaw in the Dao and the Law, an error in the connection between the laws of humanity and the laws of immortality, and a slight deviation in the existence of the Taiyin Yin foundation.

The will of the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor, sitting upright on the Immortal Platform, was now frozen in a state of rigidity. An inexplicable fear welled up from the depths of his heart and echoed in You Ge's thoughts.

"I have clearly honed my skills at the level of a Great Sage of the Sixth Immortal Realm for a thousand years. Not only have I cultivated the other four great secret realms, excluding the Sendai Secret Realm, to an extreme, but I have also unearthed all the potential gates that can be opened at the Great Sage Realm. Why then does this flaw, which could affect my future attainment of the pinnacle of humanity, still exist?!"

"Moreover, after I stabilized my cultivation during the tribulation, I didn't even realize there was anything wrong with me."

This situation made the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor feel inexplicably afraid, even with a trace of indescribable terror.

If he had not realized his own problem and continued to strive diligently, he might have no problem reaching the pinnacle of humanity in the future. However, once he underwent a transformation and rebirth, he might have no problem using the longevity essence in his body for a second life, but the transformation for the third life would definitely fail miserably, with a great risk of death.

How did this deficiency arise?

As the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor was filled with disbelief, the mysterious cycle that had entered the human body's secret realm immediately caught his attention. To be precise, the Taiyin Immortal Dao Laws integrated into this mysterious cycle, its incompleteness revealed before his eyes, were taken in.

"The Taiyin Immortal Body, which evolved from the Taiyin Divine Body, is not perfect. Its incompleteness indirectly affects the areas in my various secret realms that are difficult to cultivate and perfect at the Great Sage level. Ultimately, this results in subtle areas that do not function perfectly, directly amplifying the loopholes and forming defects in the foundation of one's Dao."

Taiyin Quasi-Emperor realized the problem, and a glimmer of understanding appeared in his eyes.

"The innate Taiyin Immortal Body possesses the complete Taiyin Immortal Dao Laws, and even comes with a Taiyin Immortal Seed. It is the seed of immortality that can be attained by cultivating step by step and becoming a true immortal. However, my Taiyin Immortal Body, which was transformed from the Taiyin Divine Body, is flawed. Therefore, when I follow the path of physical transformation, the flaws of the immortal body will naturally affect my own Dao foundation."

"Indeed, it is a pipe dream for a Great Sage to want to transform into a complete Taiyin Immortal Body. Normally, only an Extreme Daoist who has lived four lifetimes can transform into a Taiyin Immortal Body."

"Fortunately, I have not yet reached the pinnacle of humanity, so there is still room for improvement. I need to comprehend the Taiyin Immortal Dao Law in advance, complete this Taiyin Immortal Dao Law, and make the Taiyin Immortal Body whole."

Looking at the profound Dao essence circulating within his body, and the power of creation belonging to the Thunder Tribulation Liquid that was faintly flowing out from his flesh and bones, the will of the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor gradually became more brilliant.

Outside the Eight Trigrams Furnace, Xingwen performed his duties, picking up his fan and slowly manipulating the Samadhi Fire to maintain the environment inside the furnace in a very special state.

Xingwen looked at the Taiyin Quasi-Emperor who had already embarked on the right path, then looked at Laozi and asked softly, "Does Master need any further guidance?"

"Such a supreme, giant-level King Realm law reflection is unlikely to provide him with any assistance suitable for his current Quasi-Emperor Realm."

Laozi's eyes were already closed, not open. "The guidance inside the furnace is already sufficient; there is no need to add any more."

"The probability that he will ascend the path in the future and become a Quasi-Immortal Emperor through the 'Xuanhuang Outer Heaven' already exists. As for whether he will have the opportunity to open up a branch of cultivation or establish a new cultivation system and become a Dao Ancestor, it depends on fate, destiny, and even more so on his enlightenment."

"To become a Dao Ancestor, one's own abilities are the true deciding factor. No matter how powerful an Immortal Emperor is, they cannot provide much help in opening the path."

"After all, every Dao Ancestor is a candidate for the highest level of the path. Theoretically speaking, they all have a sliver of possibility of attaining the Dao Fruit of Immortal Emperor."

(End of this chapter)