Weird Cultivation: I am the Yellow-skinned Taoist Master

Chen Daoxing knelt on the ground.

He knelt before Emperor Chen, not raising his head, silently enduring the insults.

It's as if he showed up this time to atone for his sins.

Or perhaps, they regret it and want to give themselves a chance to make amends;

They seem to want to switch sides at the last minute and stand on the same side as the Xuanzhen Dao Realm!

However, Emperor Chen knew him all too well.

"More than 10,000 years ago, you chose to betray when you should never have."

"And today, more than 10,000 years later, you are preparing to make a new choice."

Emperor Chen slowly closed his eyes and said in a low voice, "I know what you are planning right now. You are thinking, you are waiting, you expect me to give you my approval, and you also hope that I will give you a complete rejection."

"You believe you have no way back."

"Whether this path is right or wrong, you've already made your own decision."

"You have come here today to completely sever all ties with this."

"You want to kill me, don't you!"

Until that last sentence landed.

Chen Daoxing finally raised his head and let out a long sigh. He neither admitted nor explained.

Instead, it raised a question.

"If I can truly do what I set out to do, would Father Emperor still think I am wrong?"

"Would Father be proud of his son?"

"Does Father Emperor think that his son has utterly disgraced him?"

"Yes, it will definitely happen."

Chen Daoxing calmly said, "Because whether it is Father or Master, from beginning to end, they only have eyes for the Yellow Heaven. In your eyes, the only hope is placed on Him."

"As for the others, whether it's the master, the father, the Tai Sui Sect Master, the Immortal Venerable, or the Yin Emperor, they are all just supporting characters, or even not supporting characters at all."

"What you want is to protect Him, to shelter and pave the way for Him before He is born, and to hope that He can turn the tide after He is born."

“You don’t even ask Him to reward you; all you want is for the Xuanzhen Dao Realm to never repeat itself, and for your descendants to enjoy a peaceful and prosperous world for countless generations.”

“If you disagree with us, you will be despised, rejected, and labeled a traitor.”

At this point, Chen Daoxing suddenly stood up, stared intently at Emperor Chen's face, clenched his fists and said, "I can guess that the great battle back then was a play staged by Father and the Immortal Venerable."

"You want to eliminate dissidents, no, you want more than just eliminate dissidents, you don't want so many people who are close to the Dao living in the Xuanzhen Dao Realm!"

There are quite a few near-Dao-level experts in the Xuanzhen Dao Realm during this era.

But the reason why so few people have survived to this day can be counted on two hands is because of the great battle between Emperor Chen and the Immortal Venerable. Countless people died silently in the past, their names unknown to anyone.

This is actually another form of purging the wilderness.

Because a physical body that is almost akin to the Dao is extremely important to those Dao Lords.

However, ordinary beings who are close to the Dao simply cannot deal with beings such as the Grand Duke of Tai Sui, the Azure Emperor, and the Lord of the Netherworld Heavenly Dao.

"so what?"

Emperor Chen kept his eyes closed and didn't even glance at Chen Daoxing.

"Therefore, I have come to understand a principle."

Chen Daoxing coldly said, "I came to understand this principle completely after I faked my death and escaped, free from the influence of that outline."

"Any cultivator who reaches the True Immortal realm must gradually comprehend their own Dao if they wish to advance further."

"This Dao is not the Dao of Heaven, but rather humanity's interpretation of the Dao."

"Just as people are born different, the same principles can never be completely the same."

"The path you choose to follow is right in your eyes, and my path is right in my eyes as well."

"Therefore, I still believe that human will can overcome nature!"

Chen Daoxing had never been so resolute before.

For over ten thousand years, he had been corrupted by the power of that outline, even his Dao Fruit was replaced. He had also dealt with those thief masters and Dao masters one after another, and knew how badly he had been tricked back then.

He also knew how outrageous his actions over the years had been.

But after faking death to escape and no longer be affected.

Chen Daoxing observed everything from the shadows, while also observing himself. He then realized that even if he hadn't been corrupted by that outline back then, and hadn't been schemed against by the leader of the Jietian Sect, he would still be alive.

He probably wouldn't choose to follow the same path as his master and father.

Perhaps it was because Chen Daoxing finally revealed his true purpose, or perhaps it was because his demeanor finally seemed more like that.

Emperor Chen finally opened his eyes and said calmly, "Tell me about it."

Actually, Emperor Chen didn't need to say anything.

Chen Daoxing was already speaking, pointing one finger to the sky: "A Heavenly Dao, a Yellow Heaven with self-awareness, descended to earth as a human. If He becomes the Dao Lord, then He is both the one who upholds the rules and the one who sets the rules."

"Humans are selfish, and if Heaven were selfish, all living beings would be its playthings."

“I don’t know why you would think that having such a terrifying thing hanging over your head is a good thing. I feel chills to the bone every time I think of that scene.”

"I want to become the Lord of the Dao!"

"I want to restore everything to its proper place, let the way of Heaven be the way of Heaven, and let all living beings be all living beings."

Chen Daoxing said through gritted teeth, enunciating each word clearly: "I...I believe that human will can overcome fate."

Emperor Chen narrowed his eyes: "Since ancient times, who has passed on the Dao? Perhaps even the original Dao Master did not know, but all the cultivators in the Xuanzhen Dao Realm know that the Dao is not bestowed by heaven."

The first Dao Lord was not the first Dao Lord to emerge in the first era.

Whether there were humans in the first era is debatable. Even if there were, that era was not an era of cultivation. At most, some rudimentary forms of cultivation appeared, such as methods of breathing through the nose and mouth to exercise the physical body.

Such cultivators cannot even become immortals, so how can they achieve unlimited lifespan?

However, as for who transmits the Dao, the cultivators all believe that the Dao is not transmitted by God, but rather gradually discovered by their ancestors through generations of painstaking efforts, which eventually became the current method of cultivation.

In this process, how to cultivate oneself and what method of cultivation is the correct one has undergone countless iterations and clashes.

The cultivators of the Xuanzhen Daoist world are never hesitant to try new things.

Always believe that people today are not necessarily inferior to people in the past, and that modern methods are necessarily superior to ancient methods.

If not, then it's a helpless move dictated by the circumstances.

Therefore, Chen Daoxing's belief that human will can overcome nature is actually not a problem at all.

However, this young junior has become a conservative.

The older generation of powerful figures, such as Emperor Chen, who had lived for countless millennia, became radicals.

That's kind of funny.

Of course, this is not important.

Importantly, Chen Daoxing's words were clearly pointed at something.

Emperor Chen suddenly asked curiously, "So, when you came in with Chen Huangpi and that old charlatan, was it for his sake or for mine?"

Chen Daoxing said, "Both are true."

“I’ve been thinking a lot lately. I’ve not only figured out what I need to do and what I want to do, but I’ve also figured out who he really is.”

He had already guessed something the moment he faked his death to escape.

It's not that Chen Daoxing is exceptionally intelligent, capable of thinking of things that even the Dao Masters couldn't conceive of.

Rather, it's because he was too close.

He was originally the head disciple of the Pure Immortal Temple, the first disciple accepted by the temple's abbot. Furthermore, he had even attempted to resurrect the heavens.

He also saw Huang Tian's stillborn child in the Ten Thousand Mountains.

As for why Chen Huangpi clearly couldn't possibly be Huang Tian, ​​not even a cultivator from the Xuanzhen Dao Realm, but Taiyi from Taixu, this wasn't actually something Chen Daoxing found hard to accept.

He never denied his master, and he knew how powerful his master was.

It's incredible that such an incredible thing as changing one's true nature can be done, but if it were Master doing it, then anything is possible.

Chen Daoxing took a deep look at Emperor Chen sitting on the throne and said in a complicated tone, "Father, if I wanted to kill him, he wouldn't be able to enter Qian Yuan Que. In fact, if I wanted to, I only needed to reveal his identity, and those Dao Lords would definitely step in and kill him."

The Skeleton Lord needs a suitable physical body.

But Chen Daoxing believed that if the Bone Dao Lord knew that Chen Huangpi was Huang Tian, ​​then He would definitely have a way to break these restrictions, or at the very least, He would pay some price and forcefully intervene.

However, this was something Chen Daoxing was unaware of.

The Bone Dao Master didn't care about the Yellow Heaven or anything like that at all.

Before this Dao Lord who reveres absolute power, His only opponent is the Dao Lord of the Azure Heaven.

Huang Tian?

Isn't that just food in the shape of a food container?

As long as the Lord of the Azure Heaven Dao, along with those powerful beings who are close to the Dao, are all killed, what kind of trouble can Huang Tian cause?

"Then why don't you tell anyone?"

Emperor Chen narrowed his eyes and said coldly, "Are you trying to tell me that you didn't do anything shameful or disloyal, so I should praise you and say that you did a great job and are worthy of being the Crown Prince of Daqian?"

Chen Daoxing coldly said, "Because I want to prove to you just how terrifying it is when the Heavenly Dao descends to earth as a human and develops selfish desires. And at that time, I will personally kill him."

"No, it's because you're afraid his birth will fail."

Emperor Chen sneered, "Once his descent into the world fails, the Xuanzhen Dao Realm will have no strength left to cause trouble again. In your opinion, he can die, but he can only die on the day the changes in heaven and earth end, because before that, even if you kill him, you will not be able to merge with the Dao."

"The reason you don't tell anyone is simply because you don't want the Dao Lords to ruin your plans."

"Because after that outline devoured the Yellow Heaven, no one in the Xuanzhen Dao Realm will be able to merge with the Dao from then on."

"Father's words are truly harsh and excessive."

Chen Daoxing's expression turned very unpleasant.

He had never before experienced that his father, who was both dignified and gentle, would one day treat him with such a sharp and sarcastic tone, with every word piercing his spine.

He couldn't help but ask again, "Did Father treat Chen Huangpi the same way before?"

Emperor Chen nodded, then shook his head: "I also scolded him, but he is, after all, the child raised by my younger brother. I will definitely acknowledge him as my nephew. When I scolded you, I really scolded you, but when I scolded him, it was because I was disappointed in him."

“He has already tried his best and done a good job. At least for his age, he has done his best.”

"However, as you said, he is both the rule-maker and the rule-keeper."

"It is difficult for me to treat him solely on personal considerations."

If Emperor Chen treats Chen Huangpi with selfish motives.

That means it's not the same attitude as before.

His younger brother, the abbot, had no children of his own, except for Chen Huangpi, who was his only son.

Emperor Chen disliked Chen Huangpi's carefree and irresponsible manner and hoped that he could be more composed and have a proper demeanor like his younger brother, but he could never be so strict.

But in terms of fairness, in Chen Huang’s view, what Chen Huangpi did was what he should do, because he was Huang Tian, ​​and wasn’t it his duty to do his job well?

If even doing one's job well deserves praise and makes one feel ecstatic, then it's not acceptable.

At this moment, Emperor Chen really couldn't respond so sharply to Chen Daoxing's words.

Therefore, the idea that human will can overcome genius is correct.

Chen Daoxing emphasized this point again.

This time, however, Emperor Chen smiled.

He sat up, holding the Tai Sui Killing Sword, and walked condescendingly towards Chen Daoxing.

"Man can conquer nature; I actually believe that too."

"However, it is laughable to hear these words coming from your mouth, you unfilial son."

"How is it laughable?"

"What's so ridiculous is, what gives you the right to say such things?"

Chen Huang lowered his voice, a sharp white sword light flashing in his eyes: "You, Chen Daoxing, what is your identity? What is your stance? Whom do you represent? What are you talking about here that man can conquer nature?"

"Who wants to join you in believing that humans can conquer nature?"

"Who wants to kill Huang Tian? Who wants the Xuanzhen Dao Realm to be unable to advance to the Perfect World? Who wants their descendants to repeat the same mistakes, generation after generation, with no hope left?"

"It's you. There's no one else but you."

"No, give me the Tai Sui Killing Sword, and I'll have countless people behind me."

Chen Daoxing said resolutely, "Father, my purpose in coming here is to take away the Tai Sui Killing Sword. The reason I have told you so much and explained my thoughts to you is..."

"Besides the fact that I think it shouldn't be a fight between father and son right away, there's also the question of how I should wield this sword!"

At this point, a terrifying, gleaming white sword aura also erupted from Chen Daoxing's eyes.

He certainly knew how to wield the Tai Sui Killing Sword.

He had already demonstrated this technique during his great battle with Chen Huangpi, directly summoning the phantom of the Tai Sui Killing Sword and piercing Chen Huangpi's brow with a single strike.

And all that he said was a covert communication with the Tai Sui Killing Sword.

Emperor Chen scoffed, "Why do you think I've been talking to you all this time instead of just beheading you, you rebellious son, right from the start!"

"Look back, you have no way out."

"I had no way out at all."

Chen Daoxing remained expressionless. He didn't even need to turn around to know that all his escape routes, whether visible or invisible, including methods like jumping into the river of time, were no longer effective.

Because this is the Qian Yuan Que (乾元阙).

There is a great treasure here, the core of that chaotic ship.

It is called the Qian Yuan Bao Jian and can suppress all the earth veins of the Great Qian Immortal Dynasty.

This was also the reason he mistakenly killed his own mother at the time...

"Father, I am actually more powerful than you imagine."

After saying that, Chen Daoxing pointed his finger, and a bright blue Dao Fruit appeared. It was his first Dao Fruit, which contained a world made of rain.

A single rain shower can mean the difference between life and death.

But now, three figures are hidden within his Dao Fruit.

"Come, my nephew has already left."

Emperor Chen took a deep breath and snarled, "This drama of father and son killing each other should not be known to anyone else! You unfilial son, die before me!!"

For an instant.

Within the Qian Yuan Palace, the light of swords, the sound of rain, and the endless roar of countless Daoist techniques filled the air.

And that's at this moment.

In the sky above the Xuanzhen Dao Realm, the sun suddenly became distorted, as if it had been forcibly squeezed aside by something unseen.

As for the original location, a golden arc suddenly appeared.

One could vaguely see a flame burning within that arc.

Yet, within these flames, there was also the illusory image of a bright, clear moon. (End of Chapter)