Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 169 The Holy Emperor of Humanity (Please Subscribe)
Kong Xuan's Five Elements Dharma Body Method differs somewhat from the Five Elements Dharma Body Method passed down by Li Xuanyang.

When Li Xuanyang deduced the Five Elements Dharma Body method, he had already broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm and severed one of the three corpses of good and evil. Therefore, he only entrusted his innate Five Elements Laws to the Innate Five Directions Flag, used the essence blood of the Ancestral Witch to shape his body, and finally transformed his primordial spirit into an independent thought personality. He did not sever his obsession with good and evil.

However, Kong Xuan's Five Elements Dharma Body method combines his own innate Five Elements Laws with the innate Five Elements Five Color Divine Light, entrusts it to the innate Earth Spirit Pearl, and then integrates a part of his own good thoughts into it. Finally, with the help of the mystery of the merit and virtue, he creates a Five Elements Dharma Body, thus breaking through to a very mysterious realm.

In this respect, it seems to have a similar effect to the method of dismembering corpses.

This allowed him to break through the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal with his cultivation and supernatural powers, but he did not completely sever his good intentions and break through to the realm of the Quasi-Saint of the One Corpse.

"You have such good fortune and such comprehension!" Li Xuanyang couldn't help but praise, saying, "You have successfully integrated my Five Elements Dharma Body Technique with the Corpse Severing Technique."

"Teacher, you flatter me. I merely relied on the methods you taught me and took shortcuts. It is not my own merit," Kong Xuan said, shaking his head.

The Five Elements Dharma Body Method was originally derived by Li Xuanyang by combining the method of severing corpses, the method of forging Dao artifacts, and his own innate Five Elements laws. It inherently contains the method of severing corpses.

Kong Xuan simply recombined the two.

"The Five Elements Dharma Body method that you mentioned, fellow Daoist, is related to the Primordial Five Elements Five Directions Grand Array!" Fuxi withdrew his three flowers of primordial spirit and his gaze fell on Kong Xuan. Thinking of the Five Elements Dharma Body that the two of them had just mentioned, his eyes lit up and he immediately thought of the Primordial Five Elements Five Directions Grand Array.

Upon hearing Fuxi's words, Li Xuanyang smiled slightly and said, "Fellow Daoist, you have great insight. I originally combined the method of severing corpses with the method of the Five Elements Five Directions Grand Array to deduce the Five Elements Dharma Body method."

"Using the Five Elements Dharma Body to wield the Innate Five Elements Five Directions Grand Array!" Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's affirmation, Fuxi was filled with emotion. "It's been a long time since we last met. I'm afraid your mastery of array formations has far surpassed mine."

"Don't tease me." Li Xuanyang smiled and couldn't help but tease Fuxi in return, saying, "The Eight Trigrams you created are also a supreme and wonderful method. Why not transform them into an array? Wouldn't that be far superior to my Five Elements Dharma Body?"

"Use the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Chaos to form an array!" Fuxi's eyes suddenly lit up, as if a glimmer of inspiration had arisen from the darkness. He suddenly bowed to Li Xuanyang and said, "Thank you for the reminder, fellow Daoist!"

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need for that. I was merely speaking casually." Li Xuanyang paused slightly, as if Fuxi had not yet comprehended the formation related to the Eight Trigrams.

"Just now, when I heard you mention the Eight Trigrams and formations, I sensed a fortuitous opportunity." After Fuxi finished speaking, the people around him were stunned. How could mentioning formations lead to such an opportunity? Could it be that the Eight Trigrams really contain some kind of formation?

"They're here!" At this moment, Li Xuanyang suddenly glanced in the direction of the void and waved his hand to return the Kongtong Seal back to his primordial spirit.

Upon hearing this, everyone's expression changed slightly, and they all fell silent.

In a short while, spatial fluctuations suddenly arose in the void, transforming into portals.

Then, the Taoist Master Taiqing, the Taoist Master Yuqing, the Taoist Master Shangqing, and the two Western Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, appeared one after another.

Upon seeing Li Xuanyang, Nuwa, Fuxi, and the countless humans around them, the group fell into deep thought. The next moment, their gazes all fell upon Li Xuanyang, and they bowed to him in greeting.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist. Was the strange phenomenon caused by your Dao attainment earlier?" Shangqing Daoist said with a smile to Li Xuanyang, seemingly believing that it was caused by Li Xuanyang's Dao attainment.

It's no wonder that the others misunderstood, since Li Xuanyang's current cultivation level is only half a step away from the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

"Hehehe..." Li Xuanyang chuckled and returned the greeting with his hands clasped, saying, "Fellow Daoist, you have guessed wrong. This time it is not that I have attained enlightenment, but that Fellow Daoist Fuxi has achieved perfect merit and attained the position of Holy Emperor."

"Fuxi?" Shangqing Daoist exclaimed in disbelief, never expecting that it had nothing to do with Li Xuanyang, but rather that Fuxi had attained the position of Holy Emperor.

The expressions of the group changed slightly. They suddenly thought of the three emperors of the human race, Heaven, Earth, and Man. Could they also be saints?
When the Dao Ancestor Hongjun gave his third sermon at Zixiao Palace years ago, he personally said that there could be as many as nine saints in the primordial world.

If that's the case, then including the three emperors of the human race (Heaven, Earth, and Man), wouldn't that make a total of nine sages?

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on attaining sainthood!" The group exchanged glances and then bowed to Fuxi in unison to offer their congratulations.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need for such formalities!" Fuxi naturally understood their intentions, and with a smile, he waved his hand, creating a ray of light that lifted them up.

As they sensed the magical power emanating from Fuxi's casual wave of his hand, their expressions changed once again. It was indeed far beyond the realm of a Quasi-Saint Great Divine Power, and was very similar to the cultivation and magical power they had attained after becoming Saints, yet there was a slight difference, which felt quite strange.

"Back then, it was you who obtained Fellow Daoist Hongyun's Primordial Purple Qi!" Taiqing Daoist's heart stirred, and he couldn't help but think of Hongyun.

During the third sermon at Zixiao Palace, besides the saints, only Hongyun also obtained a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi. He then perished under the combined attack of the Wu and Yao clans and the others, thus becoming entangled with the Yao clan.

For a time, everyone, including the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, the cultivators who came to participate in the ceremony, and even Kong Xuan, Changxi, and the Golden Crane and Silver Crane Boys, all looked towards Fuxi and Nuwa.

That makes sense.

Li Xuanyang was taken aback. He exchanged a silent glance with the Purple Lotus Daoist and the White Lotus Daoist, remaining silent.

That primordial purple energy is still inside the Chaos Pearl; how could it possibly be obtained by Fuxi?

"Fellow Daoists, please don't overthink it." Fuxi shook his head and said, "This humble Daoist did not obtain the Primordial Purple Qi from Fellow Daoist Hongyun, nor did he entrust his primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao. He merely attained the position of Holy Emperor, as Fellow Daoist Xuanyang said."

Upon hearing Fuxi's words, the group was slightly taken aback. They had not entrusted their primordial spirits to the Heavenly Dao, but the extraordinary phenomena of enlightenment that Fuxi had previously brought forth, as well as the magical power he had casually unleashed, left them puzzled.

"Fellow Daoist, are you aware of this matter...?" Before Yuqing Daoist could finish speaking, Li Xuanyang shook his head helplessly and said, "Fellow Daoist, you have asked the wrong person. This humble Daoist is also unaware of this matter."

"Now we can only go to the Zixiao Palace in the Thirty-Three Heavens to seek an audience with Master Hongjun for answers!"

At this moment, in addition to the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West, Zhen Yuanzi, Zhulong, Xuanyin Daoist, Haotian, Yaochi and others also arrived one after another. They happened to hear Li Xuanyang talking about Zixiao Palace and seeking an audience with Hongjun Daozu, and they looked at each other.

After pondering for a moment, Daoist Taiqing finally spoke, "It seems we have no choice but to follow your advice and make a trip to Zixiao Palace in the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens. What do you all think?"

"Zixiao Palace?" The group exchanged glances, then looked at Taiqing Daoist, Li Xuanyang, and Fuxi. It seemed they had no choice but to go.

"Since the Sage and Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang have spoken, we should go together!" the crowd agreed in unison.

The next moment, everyone rode the clouds and headed towards the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens. Li Xuanyang shook his head slightly at Zhen Yuanzi, asking him to wait a moment.

Seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi's heart stirred. He thought of Hongyun Zhenling and couldn't help but feel a pang of regret. If he had known this would happen, he should have followed Li Xuanyang's advice and sent Hongyun Zhenling into reincarnation earlier.

Only after watching everyone leave one by one did Li Xuanyang ask Zhen Yuanzi, "Fellow Daoist, have you thought this through?"

"Has Fellow Daoist Fuxi attained sainthood?" Zhen Yuanzi did not answer immediately, but instead inquired about Fuxi.

"To be honest, fellow Daoist, I am indeed unaware of this matter," Li Xuanyang said after a moment's thought. "However, I suspect that the Holy Emperor's throne is related to the Dao of Humanity!"

The Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man!
Saints such as the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and the Two Sages of the West entrusted their primordial spirits to the Heavenly Way, while Fuxi seemed to have integrated his primordial spirit into the Human Way.

Thinking of this, Li Xuanyang couldn't help but glance at Zhen Yuanzi. If it was really as he guessed, this matter would also be an opportunity for Zhen Yuanzi to attain enlightenment.

"Humanity!" Zhen Yuanzi nodded thoughtfully. It seems that the position of Holy Emperor is indeed no small matter.

"Then I'll trouble you, fellow Daoist." As he spoke, Zhen Yuanzi took out Hongyun's true spirit, which transformed into a beam of light and landed in front of Li Xuanyang.

“Fellow Daoist, there’s no need for that.” Looking at the true spirit of Hongyun before him, Li Xuanyang suddenly waved his sleeve, sending out a purple light that enveloped it. He then took out the Book of the Underworld and the Judge’s Pen and handed them to Daoist Zilian and Daoist Bailian. “I would like to ask you two to make a trip and help send Fellow Daoist Hongyun’s true spirit to reincarnation.”

"As for Meng Po, there's no need to worry about her. I've already discussed that with Nuwa."

"In that case, we two will take our leave first." With a flick of his sleeve, the Purple Lotus Daoist put away the Red Cloud True Spirit, the Book of the Underworld, and the Judge's Pen, each transforming into a ray of light and heading towards the Netherworld.

Just as Li Xuanyang was about to tell Zhen Yuanzi about his affair with Nuwa, he saw Zhen Yuanzi sigh deeply, "Fellow Daoist, there's no need to say more. I only hope that Fellow Daoist Hongyun can be reincarnated safely. Everything else is trivial."

Upon hearing this, Li Xuanyang nodded and turned to Changxi, asking, "Do you have the Qiankun Cauldron with you?"

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang inquire about the Qiankun Cauldron, Changxi knew exactly what her teacher meant. She reached out her delicate hand and took out the Qiankun Cauldron, returning it to Li Xuanyang.

"You all should wait here properly." After saying this, Li Xuanyang put away the Qiankun Cauldron, glanced at Kong Xuan, Changxi, the Golden Crane, and the Silver Crane Boy, and rode away on auspicious clouds with Zhen Yuanzi.

After passing through the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens, Li Xuanyang and Zhen Yuanzi arrived at the Chaotic Void. Boundless and violent Chaotic Qi raged, but before it could invade the two of them, it was completely devoured by Li Xuanyang's Thirty-Six Chaotic Heavens.

The two transformed into beams of light, relying on a faint connection in the darkness, and headed towards the Purple Cloud Palace.

However, when Li Xuanyang and Zhen Yuanzi entered Zixiao Palace, they found that everyone had already arrived quite some time ago. They couldn't help but smile and bow, saying, "We two are a little late, and we apologize for keeping you all waiting!"

"With your cultivation and supernatural powers, why are you a step late? Could it be that something delayed you?" Daoist Zhunti suddenly asked Li Xuanyang with a smile.

These words caused everyone to look at Li Xuanyang and Zhen Yuanzi with varying expressions, and some of them frowned.

"Why I am late is none of your business!" Li Xuanyang said indifferently, then ignored Zhunti Daoist, waved his hand to take out the Qiankun Cauldron, bowed to the cloud bed, and said, "Disciple has come to return the Qiankun Cauldron. Please show yourself, Master!"

"The Qiankun Cauldron!" Daoist Shangqing was slightly taken aback, then revealed a strange expression. Tens of thousands of years had passed since Buzhou Mountain collapsed and he went to Zixiao Palace to borrow the Qiankun Cauldron, yet it had not been returned.

"It seems Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang went to retrieve the Qiankun Cauldron, which is why he is a little late," said Daoist Shangqing with a smile. Not only Daoist Shangqing, but many quasi-saints and great supernatural beings in the palace who knew about this matter all had strange expressions. They even thought that if they had not had to come to Zixiao Palace this time, Li Xuan Yang might not have returned the Qiankun Cauldron. Perhaps he would have asked for the Five Innate Banners like he did before.

However, after a considerable amount of time, Hongjun Daozu did not appear at all.

"We disciples request an audience with our master!" Upon seeing this, everyone rose and bowed respectfully toward the cloud bed.

The next moment, a sigh echoed from nowhere within the Purple Cloud Palace. Dao Ancestor Hongjun appeared silently on the cloud bed, reached out and beckoned to the Qiankun Cauldron in Li Xuanyang's hand, which transformed into a beam of light and was then stored in his sleeve.

Hongjun Daozu glanced at everyone expressionlessly and asked, "Why did you all come to Zixiao Palace instead of cultivating diligently in the prehistoric world?"

"Disciples greet Master!" Upon seeing Hongjun Daozu appear, everyone bowed and paid their respects. "We have come to disturb you because we have some questions and wish to ask you for clarification."

"What is it that you do not understand?" Hongjun Daozu seemed to glance at Fuxi and said.

As soon as he finished speaking, Daoist Shangqing couldn't help but bow to Daoist Ancestor Hongjun and ask, "May I ask, Master, are the Holy Emperor positions of the Three Sovereigns of Heaven, Earth, and Man of the Human Race and Fellow Daoist Fuxi the same as those of us Sages?"

These words caused a stir among the crowd, who all turned to look at Dao Ancestor Hongjun, eager to know the answer.

"The positions of a sage and a holy emperor are not the same." A faint smile seemed to appear on the expressionless face of Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

"But Fellow Daoist Fuxi possesses such profound Daoist cultivation and magical power, yet why is he so similar to us sages? I hope Master can enlighten me." Daoist Yuqing stood up with a puzzled expression and asked.

"You saints entrusted your primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao, forging the Primordial Dao Fruit, thus breaking through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm." Hongjun Daozu continued, looking at everyone calmly. "As for Fuxi, who attained the Holy Emperor position, he entrusted his primordial spirit to the fortune of the human race, forging the Primordial Dao Fruit and attaining the Holy Emperor position. Therefore, his cultivation and magical power are very similar to those of you saints."

"May I ask, teacher, are you a sage of the human path?" Li Xuanyang was shocked. He thought of the three paths of heaven, earth, and humanity again. Since he could entrust his primordial spirit to the heavenly path and the human path, he could naturally entrust it to the earthly path.

"Humanity is not about saints, but about sage emperors," said Hongjun Daozu after glancing at Li Xuanyang.

Upon hearing this, Daoist Zhunti hurriedly asked, "Master, what is the difference between us sages and the human emperors?"

"You are all primordial Dao fruits forged by the Heavenly Dao, so you can cultivate by the Heavenly Dao and comprehend your own Great Dao; while the Holy Emperor is a primordial Dao fruit forged by the fortune of the human race, so he can cultivate by the fortune of the human race and comprehend his own Great Dao." The Dao Ancestor Hongjun spoke very bluntly, which was nothing more than the difference between the two in their methods of proving the Dao and cultivating.

Upon hearing Hongjun Daozu's words, Haotian and Yaochi exchanged glances and couldn't help but think of the Heavenly Court. Although Hongjun Daozu had once said that the ruler of the Heavenly Court could not attain sainthood.

But since the Heavenly Court controls the operation of the primordial world, could it attain a similar position of honor as Fuxi, thereby forging the Primordial Dao Fruit?

"In that case, aren't they both sages, with not much difference between them?" Nuwa said, a hint of joy in her eyes.

“That’s not the case.” Hongjun Daozu suddenly shook his head and said, “The two are ultimately different. The Holy Emperor’s position is closely related to the fortune of the human race. When the human race prospers, there will be no problem.”

"But if one day the human race is no longer the protagonist of the prehistoric world, its fortune will decline and it will inevitably be affected, unless it transcends the human path and achieves the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal through its own cultivation."

To put it bluntly, if one day the human race is destroyed, and the human race's fortune and humanity cease to exist, the human holy emperors such as Fuxi, although they will not die or perish directly, will lose their holy emperor status and will need to start from scratch to recreate the Primordial Dao Fruit.

The Three Pure Ones and other sages are different. Unless the primordial world ceases to exist and the Heavenly Dao is destroyed, they will not be affected in the slightest even if the earth, wind, water, and fire are reenacted.

Upon hearing Hongjun Daozu's explanation, everyone realized that although Fuxi's position as Holy Emperor was good, it was not as good as that of a sage.

After all, whether it was the three clans of dragon, phoenix, and qilin, or the two clans of witch and demon, although they were not completely wiped out, they declined and could not prosper for long.

"Teacher, is there any way to remedy this?" Nuwa couldn't help but stand up and ask Hongjun Daozu again.

"Transcending the human realm is sufficient!" After saying this, Dao Ancestor Hongjun fell silent.

Only then did everyone realize that the way to transcend the human realm that Hongjun Daozu had mentioned was to achieve the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian by relying on one's own Dao cultivation.

Therefore, the best option is to rely on one's own cultivation to break through to the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Jinxian.

The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, the two Western Saints Jieyin, Zhunti, and Fuxi all seemed lost in thought, their gazes fixed on Li Xuanyang.

"May I ask, Master, how does one attain the position of Holy Emperor? Is it also necessary to obtain something similar to the Primordial Purple Qi?" Zhunti Daoist suddenly asked Hongjun Daoist Ancestor.

"The Holy Emperor's throne does not require Primordial Purple Qi." Upon hearing this, everyone was overjoyed, realizing that Fuxi had not lied earlier.

This made everyone envious of the Holy Emperor's position. Although the Holy Emperor's position was not as good as that of a Saint, it had forged the Primordial Dao Fruit, which was far superior to that of a Quasi-Saint.

If one or one's disciples could become a Holy Emperor, it would be an unparalleled opportunity.

Only Li Xuanyang and Fuxi remained calm. Since it was the position of Holy Emperor, only the three emperors of the human race—Heaven, Earth, and Man—could attain enlightenment.

What followed, just as Li Xuanyang and Fuxi had anticipated, left everyone disappointed.

"This Holy Emperor's position is derived from the destiny of the human race and is determined by the will of Heaven. Therefore, only the three emperors of the human race—Heaven, Earth, and Man—can attain the Holy Emperor's position," said Dao Ancestor Hongjun calmly.

The Three Sovereigns of the Human Race: Heaven, Earth, and Man!
Everyone looked at Li Xuanyang, who had a calm expression, and pondered what Hongjun Daozu had said. It was clear that if one wanted to attain the position of Holy Emperor like Fuxi, one had to first become one of the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race. After one's merits were fulfilled, Li Xuanyang would then use the Kongtong Seal as a formal investiture to return one to the position.

Doesn't this mean that Li Xuanyang, or a disciple of the Xuanyang Mountain lineage, is essentially in charge of the remaining two Holy Emperor positions?

Thinking of this, everyone couldn't help but show envy. Daoist Zhunti's face was gloomy, with a hint of cold light. If all the disciples of the Xuan Yang Mountain lineage were to attain the Holy Emperor status, their power would be so great that the four major sects of Xuanmen would have to give way in the future.

Seeing that everyone had no further questions, Dao Ancestor Hongjun disappeared without a trace, leaving only a voice saying, "If you have nothing else to say, you may leave now!"

"Disciples will respectfully obey Master's decree!" Everyone stood up and bowed to Hongjun Daozu.

However, the crowd did not rush to leave. Instead, they looked at Li Xuanyang and Fuxi and said, "Fellow Daoists, please wait. I have another question to ask you!"

"Fellow Daoists, what brings you two to our side?" Li Xuanyang looked at the crowd with a puzzled expression, feigning ignorance as he asked.

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, everyone's expression changed, and they all showed a look of wanting to say something but holding back.

Seeing everyone's reaction, Li Xuanyang chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoists, please speak frankly. I am all ears!"

"But if it concerns the Three Sovereigns of the Human Race, I am powerless to help."

"Fellow Daoist, please don't joke. You wield the Kongtong Seal, a supreme treasure of the human race, and can bestow titles upon the three emperors of the human race. How could you be powerless?" Daoist Zhunti couldn't help but say sarcastically.

"The human race has the Holy Emperor Fuxi overseeing things, and this humble Daoist is indeed powerless to help." Li Xuanyang was not in a hurry. In any case, the True Spirit of Hongyun had already reincarnated, the Earth Emperor had been chosen, and only the last Human Emperor remained.

"I have just attained enlightenment and returned to my rightful place. There are still many things about the human race that need to be settled. This matter should be discussed at length!" Fuxi decided to postpone the discussion for now.

“Brother’s words make sense. Why don’t we set a time to gather together and discuss this matter further?” It was Nuwa who said this. While the others were unaware of the reincarnation of Hongyun’s true spirit, how could she not know?

“What the sage says is absolutely right, and it is exactly what we, the Daoist priests, have been thinking!” Zhen Yuanzi glanced at Nuwa and immediately agreed.

"Then why don't we set the meeting place in the East Kunlun Mountains? It just so happens that the ten-thousand-year agreement we made last time has not yet been fulfilled. How about we reunite in the East Kunlun Mountains five hundred years from now?" Li Xuanyang suggested.

After the last Daoist discussion at East Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones separated, and naturally no one mentioned the ten-thousand-year agreement anymore.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang brought up the matter again, and everyone couldn't help but be moved. Moreover, considering the time it took for Fuxi to be born and attain enlightenment, five hundred years was not too long, so it was acceptable.

"That's fine then." Daoist Yuqing nodded in agreement, and everyone else nodded in approval. They agreed to go to East Kunlun Mountain five hundred years later to discuss the matter of the Human Emperor.

After saying their goodbyes, everyone left Zixiao Palace.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't we return to the Primordial World together?" Seeing that Li Xuanyang not only had no intention of leaving, but instead quietly sat down on the futon, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but invite him.

"Fellow Daoist, you can return with the others first. I still have some matters to attend to," Li Xuanyang said, shaking his head in refusal.

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, the group glanced at the cloud bed, bid farewell to Li Xuanyang, and turned to walk out of Zixiao Palace.

In a short while, only Li Xuanyang remained in the entire Zixiao Palace.

After glancing at the empty cloud bed, Li Xuanyang asked, "Does Master know anything about the Yin-Yang Daoist?"

After finishing speaking, Li Xuanyang disregarded whether Hongjun Daozu would appear or not, and directly recounted how he and Xi Wangmu had encountered the Yin-Yang Daoist in the depths of chaos.

"You need not concern yourselves with this matter."

"As for why the Yin-Yang Daoist is like this, this humble Daoist does not know either." The voice of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun faintly echoed within the Zixiao Palace.

(End of this chapter)