Honghuang: Starting from the Enlightenment of the Great Emperor Dongyue

Chapter 1: Enlightenment
The East of the Great Desolation.

The tall and majestic Mount Tai stands tall above the earth, surrounded by spiritual energy and auspicious clouds, with verdant pines and cypresses standing tall, and rare and exotic plants everywhere.

The top of Mount Tai.

Suddenly, there was a faint sound from heaven, and the mind was relaxed and happy. Thousands of rays of light, like pieces of brocade, enveloped the entire Mount Tai in a warm glow.

From the sky, myriad rays of spiritual light poured down, transforming into gentle rain that nourished all things.

From the underground veins, bursts of high-pitched dragon roars could be heard faintly, shocking the mind.

Along with the sound of dragon roars, streams of pure earth energy gushed out from deep underground, transforming into giant ochre-colored dragons that circled and danced around Mount Tai. In the rich earth energy, golden lotus flowers quietly bloomed, emitting a faint fragrance that was refreshing.

At this time, a tall figure slowly walked out from the mountain. Every step seemed to be in the rhythm of heaven and earth, with a mysterious rhythm.

He was dressed in a green divine robe with fluttering sleeves, and his black hair was like a waterfall, tied up with a simple wooden hairpin, making him look even more elegant and refined.

The divine light of earth and wood laws around him were cheering and welcoming their new master.

Taicang, the spirit of Mount Tai, the Eastern Peak, is an innate deity, born to bear the weight of mountains and rivers, and the spirit of all things.

He slowly opened his eyes, the laws flowing in his deep pupils, but also with a hint of nascent confusion.

He stretched this body that felt both familiar and unfamiliar, and a hint of melancholy appeared at the corner of his lips.

"Is this the prehistoric world?"

Mount Tai, formed from the head of the great god Pangu, dominates the eastern part of the prehistoric world. It is the ancestor of the Five Sacred Mountains and the leader of all mountains. Looking at the entire prehistoric world, the only ones that can be compared with it are Mount Buzhou and Mount Kunlun.

As the god of Mount Tai, Taicang has possessed an extraordinary foundation since the day he was born. He inherited the laws of wood in the East and the laws of soil and earth ruled by the mountain god.

As soon as he was born, he was at the peak of the God Lord, comparable to the peak Daluo Jinxian of Xuanmen.

Not only that, Taicang also obtained the great supernatural powers passed down directly by the great god Pangu.

[One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones]

This magical power is extremely mysterious. It can be divided into three parts, each performing its own function. Its strength is no weaker than the original body.

In addition to his powerful strength, Taicang was also accompanied by two top-grade innate spiritual treasures, namely the [Book of Heaven] and the [Map of Mountains, Rivers and States].

The [Book of Heaven] is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure that looks like an ancient jade book. It is densely engraved with three thousand golden runes. Each rune contains the seed of the great way and is mysterious and unpredictable. The [Book of Heaven] also has a special function, which is to confer the gods. As long as it is recognized by heaven and earth, it will become a god.

The [Map of Mountains, Rivers and States] is an ancient scroll. When it is unfolded, the mountains, rivers, sun, moon and stars are vivid, just like a real world. It can trap people in the scroll and is a rare treasure.

"The innate gods..." Taicang pondered for a moment, and a hint of understanding flashed in his eyes.

Gods came into being with the karma of heaven and earth, which is different from the innate gods.

Similar to the difference between officials and civilians.

Just like Taicang, as soon as he was born, he was qualified to inherit the position of heaven and earth and became the Great Emperor of Dongyue, in charge of the entire Dongyue Taishan Mountain within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles. Within the scope of his own divine duties, he possessed supreme authority. At the same time, the blessing of the divine position could also allow Taicang's strength to break through the limits of the gods and become a great emperor.

However, at present, Taicang is only qualified and has not yet achieved the karma position of heaven and earth, which means that he has not yet been recognized by heaven and earth and cannot control the power of karma position.

Taicang overlooks the vast and magnificent ancient world.

His brows gradually furrowed.

In the distant sky, disaster clouds were densely covered, like a thick lead curtain, blocking out the light of the sun and the moon. To the west of the earth, four extremely sharp sword intentions rose up into the sky, piercing the clouds, as if to tear the entire world apart.

"This isn't a good start..."

Divine light flashed in Taicang's eyes.

The Longhan catastrophe is nearing its end.

Through many disasters.

Taicang saw the devastation.

The three elements of heaven, earth and water, the three tribes of scales, beasts and birds have begun the final decisive battle.

In the endless sea, the roar of the Ancestral Dragon resounded throughout the universe, and the sound waves tore through the sky. Billions of seas boiled, and set off huge waves. The waves were thousands of feet high, turning into moving mountains of water, sweeping in all directions, which made people shudder to watch.

In the sky, the sun lost its original brilliance. Yuan Feng spread his wings and flew high, his wings covering the sky and the sun, enveloping the entire world. The blazing Nanming Lihuo gushed out from his body. Wherever he passed, the earth turned into scorched earth, the grass and trees turned into ashes, the sky was like a sea of ​​fire, and the space was melting.

In the central land, the Qilin exuded boundless demonic energy all over its body. The demonic energy rolled like a black tide, constantly eroding everything around it and turning the land into a dead zone. It stomped its four hooves on the ground, and in an instant the mountains collapsed and the earth shook. Countless peaks collapsed, and the earth cracked into bottomless gullies, gushing out smelly flames.

At this time, the sky and water merged and collided with the evil spirit of the earth.

The space shattered like glass, and the cracks spread like a spider web. For a moment, all sounds disappeared, and the world fell into a terrifying silence. Only the earth, fire, wind, and water reappeared in the vast chaos behind the cracks.

The land of the far west.

A ferocious sword formation consisting of four sharp swords suddenly took shape, with sword energy crisscrossing each other. The demonic flames in the formation were raging and burning fiercely, emitting a suffocating and terrifying pressure.

In the devilish flames, the figure of the Demon Ancestor was looming, and he laughed heartily and unrestrainedly.

In contrast, four majestic Dharma bodies came from all directions, with precious treasures surrounding them, and stepped into the most evil sword formation.

"The peak emperor..." Taicang's lips opened and closed, and shock was revealed in his light golden pupils.

"In an era where Daluo are everywhere and Golden Immortals are worse than dogs..."

"This vast wilderness is on the brink of destruction."

The three races battled, the Dao and the Demon fought, and the emperors (quasi-saints) of each side took to the field, fighting desperately for their own Dao and their own obsessions in this catastrophe. Countless powerful people fell, and countless races were exterminated.

Taicang stood on the top of the mountain, with a thousand thoughts in his mind, and memories of the future flooded into his heart.

"After the Longhan catastrophe, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans were severely damaged and retreated from the world. The Demon Ancestor Luohou was also defeated by the Taoist Ancestor Hongjun and died. In the end, only the Xuanmen clan was left, becoming the orthodox sect in the prehistoric world."

Thinking of this, Taicang narrowed his eyes slightly, with an inexplicable look on his face.

The Five Elements Killing Formation associated with Mount Tai was activated, and the majestic Mount Tai gradually disappeared into the clouds.

Taicang stood quietly on the top of Mount Tai, overlooking the ancient world in the midst of a catastrophe.

This stop lasted for thousands of years.

The passage of time has left no trace on Taicang.

However, his Daoist heart underwent a profound baptism.

Taicang witnessed the cruelty of the Longhan catastrophe with his own eyes. With memories of the future, he also realized the incompleteness of the world, the stars did not rotate, and reincarnation did not exist. He felt a suffocating depression in his chest.

"Is this what you are asking for..." Taicang looked at Mount Tai under his feet, covered his chest and muttered.

"But I am not you after all..." The corners of Taicang's lips curled up slightly, an imperceptible arc, and the "Tao" in his light golden pupils turned, "But, I can become you for myself..."

Over the past thousands of years, combined with the memories of the future, Taicang had a sudden realization in his heart.

What the three tribes are fighting for is the illusory "luck", or the "human" luck composed of all living things.

When "luck" is gathered in one body, one can prove the supreme authority of humanity, control the fate of all beings, and gain supreme power.

However, Taicang also saw the other side of "luck", which is: desire, or obsession.

All living things have desires: the desire for power, the pursuit of authority, the greed for wealth, the obsession with transcendence...

These desires are like rolling rivers, endless. Even Taicang cannot completely transcend them.

When these desires become so strong that they blind one's heart, they will start endless killings in order to fight for "luck", just like the three tribes of dragon, phoenix and unicorn.

At the same time, because of their "desire", they were exploited by Hongjun and Luohou, who added fuel to the fire and harvested people's fortune in the name of preaching.

Heaven and earth are fair, however...

All living beings are selfish and believe that being nurtured by heaven and earth is their right.

However, they did not realize that when all living beings are born, they have a cause and effect relationship with heaven and earth.

For their own desires, the three tribes disrupted the order of heaven and earth, shook the foundation of heaven and earth, and caused an imbalance of cause and effect. Naturally, heaven and earth would retaliate.

But the ancient world is incomplete.

The catastrophe is a helpless move taken by heaven and earth. It sends down boundless karma and uses physical means to forcibly balance the unbalanced cause and effect, allowing all things to cycle through destruction and rebirth, and ultimately achieve the reward of heaven and earth.

Even if the world itself is shattered, it will not matter.

Taicang thought about the future. After the Dragon Han catastrophe, this world would still face countless catastrophes, such as the war between wizards and liches, and the battle of the gods...

Every catastrophe will lead to the destruction of all lives and the destruction of heaven and earth. Is this the inevitable fate of heaven and earth?
What good would it bring to all living beings if the world was shattered and downgraded?
Taicang asked himself about his true feelings and found that the answers were all negative.

In Taicang's sea of ​​consciousness, the scene of the future chaos evolved. Hongjun merged with the Tao and passed down the Xuanmen Taoist tradition, using the "Immortal Way" to educate all living beings and pursue transcendence from the world and freedom.

However, Taicang saw something wrong.

"Is the Xuanmen and the Immortal Path really perfect?"

The pursuit of immortality is transcendence, it is to jump out of the three realms and not be bound by the five elements. It is the pursuit of personal freedom and ease.

Such an idea seems to be detached from the world, but it also means being separated from the world and alienated from all living beings.

People who practice the immortal path only know how to take the spiritual energy from heaven and earth, but forget to give back to heaven and earth and repay the kindness of all things.

If this continues, how can the world bear it?
"A saint is like a great thief. This is true."

Taicang looked indifferent. He didn't want to struggle to survive in the future catastrophe. Even saints could not avoid the catastrophe, so who could avoid it in this world?

only...

Taicang's Dao heart emits crystal clear joy.

Taicang looked at the sky covered by calamity clouds and had already made a decision in his heart.

Hongjun killed the three corpses and became one with the Tao, becoming a supreme sage. He founded the Xuanmen, passed down the immortal way, and taught all living beings. Although his merits were immeasurable, he also led Honghuang to a path that focused on pursuing personal transcendence and ignored the path of cultivation of heaven and earth.

Since the immortal way is not recognized by Taicang himself.

And the ultimate goal is to transcend oneself.

Then why not...

"There are three thousand great ways, all of which can be attained. I choose to coexist and prosper with heaven and earth!"

"Since I was born a god, I should unite with the Tao and perfect the heaven and earth!"

"The gods represent the will of heaven in this age, practicing the impartial way of heaven and earth. They are independent of all races and hang high above all living things. They are both a sword of protection and a blade of bondage."

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