The Fuxi Road of the Heavens Beginning from the Immortal Realm

Chapter 279 The Moral Celestial Venerable in the Tushita Palace
Journey to the West.

Thirty-three days away.

A golden bridge pierced the universe, extending into a fairyland shrouded in mist.

Feng Yi stood on the golden bridge, calmly looking at the sacred immortal land before him.

Despite the absence of direct sunlight, the sky above is bright and serene. Amidst the ethereal mist, celestial birds soar and auspicious beasts roam, creating an atmosphere of peace and harmony.

This is a truly moral place.

Upon arriving at this place, Feng Yi immediately sensed something unusual. His own Dao was subtly affected, as if he had entered a new world of myriad realms.

This place has its own morality, its own rules, and its own way!

This is the Daoist temple of the most ancient being, the Supreme Celestial Venerable of Morality, the Great Crimson Heaven of the Taiqing Realm.

With these thoughts racing through his mind, Feng Yi focused his gaze on the very center of this celestial realm, on that ordinary-looking Taoist temple.

Above the Taoist temple are three ancient characters: Tushita Palace!

Two boys stood in front of the Tushita Palace, one dressed in a gold robe and the other in a silver robe, seemingly waiting outside the door.

Although the two appeared as children, their auras were not weak; both were legendary powerhouses unique in all realms.

Seeing Feng Yi's figure descend from the golden bridge, the two quickly stepped forward and bowed respectfully.

"Greetings, Your Majesty! My master invites Your Majesty inside!"

'Golden Horn, Silver Horn'

Seeing their expressions, Feng Yi nodded slightly and said, "Thank you both!"

"No, Your Majesty, please!"

After saying that, Golden Horn and Silver Horn turned around and led Feng Yi towards the Tushita Palace.

Although the Tushita Palace is a sacred site on the other side of the world, and its level is even slightly higher than that of the real world, its layout is quite ancient and simple, without much magnificence.

There weren't many living beings among them, only a Taoist priest, an ox, a monkey, and two boys.

After passing through several doors, Feng Yi arrived at a quiet room with a Bagua furnace in the center, where he saw an elderly Taoist in a robe sitting cross-legged in front of the furnace.

The old man, with white hair and a long beard, sat cross-legged on a cloud bed, with a scroll depicting intertwined black and white yin-yang fish hanging behind him.

His eyes were half-closed, and he showed no aura, just like the most ordinary natural law in the world.

However, amidst this natural scene, the old man in the Taoist robe gave Feng Yi a sense of the most ancient and profound weight, completely different from the feeling he had from the rest of the other side.

Even Amitabha Buddha, the oldest being, did not possess the same sense of gravity as the Moral Celestial Venerable in Feng Yi's perception.

'No wonder Yuanshi Tianzun and Lingbao Tianzun never appear in the world. Even Daode Tianzun, the 'foundation of existence,' carries such a heavy burden. It's hard to imagine how immense the karmic responsibilities Yuanshi Tianzun, as the 'cause of all effects,' must bear.'

'Doing nothing, yet accomplishing everything—this style of conduct of the Moral Celestial Venerable is perhaps most suitable for His current state. After all, the more one intervenes in worldly affairs, the greater the karmic burden one accumulates. The best course of action is to remain inactive and let nature take its course!'

As this thought crossed his mind, Feng Yi couldn't help but feel a surge of emotion.

On the path of transcendence created by the Daoist Master through reduction and emptiness, the Three Pure Ones, as a heavy manifestation of a certain aspect of the Great Dao, are actually a burden to themselves.

This is also a characteristic of the cultivation of the various heavens in this realm in the later stages. For them, if they want to transcend, they no longer need to add to their cultivation, but rather need to subtract from it little by little.

The more powerful one becomes, the more difficult it becomes to transcend.

This is different from the realm of sacrificial rites, since to achieve a realm above the sacrificial rites, one needs to burn everything and reach the ultimate sublimation.

No matter how much karma you have, a single 'fire' will burn it all away, and everything will be in vain.

As for whether it can recover from annihilation and rise from ruin, that depends on luck.

On the contrary, the stronger one is, the deeper one's accumulation, the more likely one is to rise from the ashes after burning everything and transcend everything.

For example, in the original work, the Empress was unable to revive and enter the realm above the path of sacrifice because she lacked sufficient self-accumulation.

However, there are gains and losses!

Unlike achieving the Sacrifice Path, which requires a do-or-die approach and is almost suicidal, achieving the Dao Fruit Rank is much less dangerous.

Once the process of reducing and seeking emptiness is completed, as long as one is not as extreme as the Golden Emperor, absorbing the power of the epochal cycle and achieving the Dao Fruit position will almost be a natural outcome.

This is probably due to the different cultivation styles in the two worlds leading to different paths to breakthrough!

One approach has fewer restrictions but a more dangerous breakthrough process; the other has greater restrictions, requiring careful consideration of every step, but a safer breakthrough process.

As the three most ancient and powerful beings in this world, the path to transcendence is naturally more difficult than imagined.

Furthermore, due to the unity of the Three Pure Ones, it can be said that among all those who have transcended to the other shore, the Three Pure Ones have the highest difficulty in achieving transcendence, without exception.

Otherwise, with the terrifying strength of the Three Pure Ones, which almost completely overwhelms the rest of the beings on the other side of the heavens, how could the other beings on the other side possibly have the opportunity to compete with them for the position of Dao Fruit!

At the moment when Feng Yi was gaining insight, the Celestial Venerable of Morality opened his eyes halfway and slowly asked, "How should I address you, fellow Daoist? Emperor Fu, Taihao, or Emperor Ren?"

"Greetings, Fellow Daoist Morality!"

A faint smile appeared in Feng Yi's eyes as he said softly, "Fellow Daoist, just call me Fuxi!"

'Fuxi'

The Celestial Venerable of Morality gazed intently at the figure before him, recalling the alternate title of the Emperor Fu that circulated among the heavens. A certain guess in his heart became increasingly clear.

Feng Yi simply stared quietly at the Moral Celestial Venerable before him, waiting for Him to speak again.

Just then, the Heavenly Venerable of Morality's eyes changed slightly, and within them, the scene of the endless birth and death of the universe vaguely appeared.

Buzz

Suddenly, the world changed. A Tai Chi diagram with intertwined black and white yin-yang fish flew out from behind the Celestial Venerable of Morality, transforming into two intertwined yin-yang fish, one black and one white, flying towards Feng Yi.

Seeing this, Feng Yi's expression did not change much. With a thought, the Hetu Luoshu appeared in front of him.

The ten black and white dots on the tortoise shell book constantly changed, interpreting the principles of Yin and Yang, the Five Elements, and the secrets of destiny, directly colliding with the black and white Yin-Yang fish.

Buzz

When the world is still, time and space shrink, dimensions dissipate, and everything seems to cease to exist.

But the next moment, the black and white yin-yang fish swirled, time flowed backward, and the vanished reappeared, while the destroyed became whole again.

The yin-yang symbol returned to the back of the Celestial Venerable of Morality and transformed into a scroll hanging on the wall.

Neither the Celestial Venerable of Morality nor Feng Yi moved, remaining unchanged.

Everything in the quiet room returned to its previous state, except for the flames burning continuously in the Eight Trigrams Furnace, as if everything that had just happened was merely an illusion. "Just as I thought!"

The ancient and serene voice of the Celestial Venerable of Morality rang out: "Fellow Daoist Fuxi, you are not a being of this realm, are you?"

"Fellow Daoist, your insight is truly remarkable!"

Feng Yi waved his sleeve, brushing away non-existent dust from his robes, and smiled slightly, saying, "I am indeed not a being of this realm, but I have a deeper connection with the Fuhuang and Taihao of this realm."

The Supreme Lord of Morality nodded; with His level of understanding, He naturally comprehended this situation.

Similar to him and me, but not entirely as simple as he and me.

For example, as the oldest being, He is already unique in time and space, but if a new universe is born, a corresponding being similar to the Moral Celestial Venerable will also be born.

Because He Himself is a manifestation of a certain aspect of the Tao.

At the same time, some beings who cultivate or comprehend His Great Dao, even if they are not His other selves, will eventually move closer to His own Great Dao.

This is also the reason why so many peerless divine skills of the other shore level have appeared in this world. This is originally the exploration of these other shore beings on the path of seeking emptiness through reduction and the path of the Dao fruit.

Those who practice the techniques they created, in the process of continuous enlightenment and growth, are also constantly approaching the Dao contained within the techniques, and ultimately become the candidates for those who seek emptiness and reduction for them, the beings on the other shore.

Otherwise, why would these beings on the other side need to create such a perfect and unparalleled divine skill?

However, the fact that this fellow Daoist Fuxi had extended this connection beyond the heavens of this realm still startled the Heavenly Venerable of Morality.

On the other side, seeing the Celestial Venerable of Morality nod, Feng Yi stretched out his hand, and a beam of clear light flew out from the Luo Shu, directly transforming into an old man in a Taoist robe with a harmonious and natural aura.

This old man in the Taoist robe was completely different from the Celestial Venerable of Morality, and the intensity of his aura was worlds apart, yet he gave people the feeling that he was also the Celestial Venerable of Morality.

Buzz

For the first time, the gaze of the Celestial Venerable of Morality changed, with black and white yin-yang symbols swirling in his eyes, reflecting the details of the old man in the Taoist robe before him.

Feng Yi pointed to the old man in the Taoist robe beside him and said meaningfully, "Fellow Daoist Morality, this is the Moral Celestial Venerable from another world."

"The rest of the world?"

"I see!"

The Celestial Venerable of Morality spoke with a hint of感慨 (gǎnkǎi, a complex emotion encompassing both admiration and regret), saying, "In truth, beyond the endless chaos of our world, there exist other worlds. This old Daoist has long suspected that after the Daoist Venerable transcended, he probably left our world and traveled beyond the endless chaos, but..."

At this point, the Supreme Lord of Morality paused for a moment, then continued, "I never expected that there would be people in other worlds similar to us. Truly, the Dao has no limits!"

He originally thought that the position of Dao Fruit, transcending the Dao, was the end of the Great Dao, but now it seems that this is not the case at all.

Because of His existence as the source of the Dao, beings similar to the Moral Celestial Venerable will be born in the other myriad realms of this world.

Perhaps there is an ineffable being among the myriad realms, the true source of the Dao, which is why beings similar to Him were born in other worlds.

"What you say is absolutely right, fellow Daoist!"

Feng Yi nodded, a thoughtful look in his eyes, and said, "At least in some of the heavens I have visited, there are beings comparable to the Dao Fruit, or similar to the Dao Fruit, who have not yet reached the ultimate Dao."

The person Feng Yi was referring to was the 'sick' copper pavilion master.

The Celestial Venerable of Morality's eyes lit up as he looked at Feng Yi and asked, "Is the path you are now taking, the path to the other shore, originating from those heavens?"

As the oldest being, even more powerful than Amitabha Buddha, He naturally discovered the wondrous nature of this otherworldly path contained within Feng Yi's body. This was a great path no less than the Dao Fruit.

"good."

A faint smile appeared on Feng Yi's face as he said, "That realm is in no way inferior to this one. If you are interested, I can guide you to that realm. I believe it will greatly inspire your future path and may even guide you to other realms that are no less powerful than this one."

There are a bunch of strange ancestors at the Dao Sacrifice Realm on the plateau, so it would be best to fool a few of them.

'oh? ’

The Celestial Venerable of Morality's eyes flickered slightly, but he did not agree directly. Instead, he said calmly, "Fellow Daoist, do you know what symbol I represent?"

"The foundation for survival!"

Feng Yi smiled slightly, playing with the Hetu Luoshu in his palm, and casually said, "Just like doing subtraction to seek emptiness, wouldn't it be enough to cultivate a cultivator who can bear the symbol of you, fellow Daoist? This should be much simpler than completing the subtraction to seek emptiness. I think the one you have chosen is quite good."

"Moreover, even if I am unable to leave for the time being, I can awaken a being similar to myself in that realm of heavens for you, so that you can witness the grandeur of the Great Dao in the other realms."

The Moral Celestial Being fell silent.

The reason why these beings, who are so single-minded in their pursuit of the Dao, want to transcend is that they have already completely mastered all the Great Daos of this world.

Now that He has the opportunity to travel to a new realm and comprehend a new Dao, how could He not be tempted!
Feng Yi didn't urge him, but simply waited quietly.

After a long pause, the Celestial Venerable of Morality suddenly spoke up: "Then what does fellow Daoist need?"

Feng Yi's expression turned solemn, and he said, word by word, "As the Human Emperor, I will take control of everything in this world, including the birth and destruction of eras, so that humanity may be eternal!"

In this realm of heavens, the birth and destruction of eras is the fundamental principle of the universe's operation, an unchanging law since time immemorial.

Dao Zun created a special path, the Path of Dao Fruit, by utilizing the rules of the epochal cycle.

When the ancients completed the process of subtraction and emptiness, leaving all their cause and effect to be borne by others, they found themselves in a special state of contradiction between existence and non-existence.

In this special state, the ancients can draw upon the power of the epochal cycle from birth to destruction, allowing their own Dao fruit to fully mature and thus transcend.

Now that Feng Yi, as the Human Emperor, is about to completely take control of all the heavens in this land, including the birth and destruction of eras, it means that he has the qualification to control the birth of the Dao Fruit position. How could the other beings on the other side possibly agree to this?

However, the Celestial Venerable did not refuse directly, but instead asked an unrelated question:
What is non-action (wuwei)?

Feng Yi's eyes flickered slightly as he exchanged a glance with the Celestial Venerable of Morality and said, "Going with the flow, learning from nature, following the Dao, and responding to the times is non-action! Non-action is not inaction, but rather completing one's own arrangements according to the general trend. Everything is within the Dao. When one attains the Dao, one can achieve everything through non-action!"

At this point, Feng Yi had a sudden realization. He smiled slightly and said, "I see. I understand now. Thank you, fellow Daoist."

After saying this, Feng Yi didn't linger and turned to leave the Tushita Palace.

The meaning of the Supreme Lord of Morality is quite clear: both sides should simply carry out their own plans.

If Feng Yi is able to complete his plan to rule the heavens, He will not stop him, but will instead agree to the deal between the two.

If Feng Yi is unable to do so, then He will not lend a hand, but will proceed with His original plan.

To follow the natural course, to act without acting, yet accomplish everything—this is the Tao of the Supreme Lord of Morality.

Having confirmed the thoughts of the Moral Celestial Venerable, Feng Yi could now confidently carry out his plan.

After Feng Yi's figure disappeared, the Celestial Venerable of Morality gazed intently at the distant heavens and earth, and murmured:
"The rest of the heavenly treasures"

(End of this chapter)