Humans in the primordial world, inscribing the Way of Heaven!

Chapter 156 [Starting from Zero, Changing the Path] (Please Subscribe)
The Four Emperors and the Eight Righteous Gods of the Heavenly Court are of paramount importance to Haotian, so it is impossible for him to arbitrarily appoint any cultivator.

Zhao Gongming, holding the Treasure-Dropping Coin, is also destined to be the head of the Ministry of Finance, but Haotian is worried that the Jie Sect will take the opportunity to interfere in the affairs of the Heavenly Court.

In addition, considering Zhao Gongming's current cultivation level, which is only Taiyi Golden Immortal, after some deliberation, Haotian appointed him as the Heavenly Market Star Lord!
After Zhao Gongming received the imperial decree, his illusory figure slowly dissipated, leaving only Haotian deep in thought.

He wanted to rule unilaterally and naturally did not want the sages to interfere in the affairs of Heaven, unless the true spirits of those sages' disciples were subject to the control of the Investiture of the Gods.

But Zhao Gongming's actions puzzled him. It was just a Heavenly Market Star Lord, yet the other party seemed to accept it with pleasure.

Finally, he asked with even greater suspicion, "Could there be some opportunity in the Heavenly Market that I am unaware of? Or does Zhao Gongming have other plans?"

Haotian quickly dismissed the first guess. As the ruler of the Heavenly Court, how could he not know what opportunities existed in the Heavenly Realm?

The ancient starry sky changed hands several times. After Cangli, it was the incarnation of the Dao Ancestor, and after that, it was Ziwei, Gouchen, and many other innate star gods.

By the time Di Jun established the demon race, killed the star gods, and evolved the Zhou Tian Star Array, and then took over the Heavenly Court by the decree of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, countless Great Luo Immortals had spent time in the ancient starry sky. Even if they had any opportunities, they would have been completely plundered by those beings long ago!
Furthermore, during those twenty cycles of reincarnation, there was no record of any extraordinary cultivators or innate spiritual treasures emerging from the Heavenly Market Enclosure!
"Perhaps I am overthinking it!"

Haotian shook his head: "Perhaps Zhao Gongming, having failed to meet his own expectations and not wanting to strain relations with the Heavenly Court, opted for the less desirable position of Tian Shi Xingjun instead?"

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On the other side, Zhao Gongming looked at Xuan Yin with the same puzzlement: "Junior brother, what use is that desolate and barren place, Tian Shi Yuan, to us? Even if we want to find a place to establish a Tian Shi, shouldn't we choose a place with richer innate spiritual energy and more cultivators?"

"Senior brother, you are mistaken!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin immediately shook his head: "Which of those places with abundant innate spiritual energy hasn't been occupied by cultivators?"

"Although Tian Shi Yuan is desolate, it is vast. Even if we want to carry out large-scale renovations, we don't need to worry about disturbing other cultivators!"

"Furthermore, Heaven creates all things to nourish all living beings, yet all living beings have nothing to repay Heaven with!"

"Although Mount Buzhou did not collapse in this era and the innate spiritual energy has not been cut off, with the increasing number of cultivators, the arrival of the acquired era will be an irresistible trend of the Heavenly Dao!"

"You only see the desolation of the Heavenly Market Enclosure, but you don't see its proximity to chaos. Perhaps it can be used to transform innate spiritual energy!"

Zhao Gongming said helplessly, "Junior brother, converting chaotic spiritual energy is not that simple! Ordinary materials simply cannot withstand chaotic spiritual energy! Our teacher started researching spiritual energy conversion a long time ago!"

"A sage can transform chaotic spiritual energy into primordial spiritual energy with a single thought, but how could a sage possibly waste time on such a thing?"

"As for the Great Luo Immortals, although they can also be transformed, the efficiency is too low, and the gains do not outweigh the losses. No Great Luo Immortal is willing to sacrifice their time for enlightenment!"

Although the status of the Primordial True Realm is far higher than that of the Great Thousand Worlds, it is still difficult to escape the world's developmental laws of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness.

Otherwise, why would there be countless eons, and why would there be repeated cycles of reincarnation?
Did the sage never think of making changes?
They also made some attempts to make the Primordial True World eternal, but after each era, when they achieved the Dao Fruit of Sainthood, the Primordial True World was already riddled with holes, and they were powerless to repair it.

Isn't Nuwa amazing?
The Way of Creation can mend the deficiencies of heaven and earth, but even so, she has no way to free the Primordial True World from the invasion of the immeasurable calamity!
Sages are almost omnipotent, but they are not absolutely omnipotent. If they could achieve this, they would have already surpassed Pangu!

Why bother pursuing the Pangu Dao Fruit?

Each cycle of reincarnation is an unsolvable dilemma. After experiencing several cycles, the sages no longer wanted to do anything superfluous. They only wanted to pursue the profound mysteries of the Great Dao and explore ways to transcend chaos.

Sages do indeed have the means to delay the arrival of countless eons, but ultimately they can only delay it, not fundamentally resolve the countless eons.

And they can become saints again in the next era... If that's the case, then why do something meaningless?

This is also why sages like Yuanshi, Jieyin, and Zhunti did not want the great changes in the Heavenly Way, but only wanted to peacefully increase their foundation!
Only the Tongtian Sect Leader, whose path was to seize a sliver of hope, would think of making changes and taking steps to alter things in each era.

As for the goddess Nuwa...

Her original idea was probably the same as that of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, but the endless cycle of reincarnation made her feel weary!
Saints are also human beings; they have thoughts, joys, sorrows, and things they care about. But if everything is just an illusion, then what are they pursuing in their endless cycles of reincarnation?

"The cycle of reincarnation may seem to have no effect on the sages, but their Dao heart has long been eroded by the cycle!"

For a sage, countless eons may be just a dream or a nap, but they still have an impact on their Daoist heart.

Some remained steadfast, some wavered, some wanted to change, and some gradually lost interest, eventually splitting into two camps: those with feelings and those without.

The Tongtian Sect Leader and the Primordial Heavenly Lord are undoubtedly representatives of the two camps.

Initially, most sages supported Yuanshi Tianzun, but as the cycle continued, Nuwa's thoughts also changed, which led to the choice of this era.

Hearing Zhao Gongming's words, Xuan Yin smiled helplessly: "Sages! What do their thoughts have to do with us? What we need to do is strive to accumulate merit and fortune, hoping that one day we can become one of the sages of the primordial world!" "It is precisely because it is barren that it has the potential to become rich; it is precisely because it is desolate that it has the potential to become a place where all immortals gather!"

"Transforming the Heavenly Market Enclosure into a blessed land would be a truly meritorious act!"

"Make mountains bow down, make rivers meander, turn wastelands into blessed lands, replace the old with the new, transform the world with the power of all living beings, and mend the heavens with humanity—this is what we cultivators should do!"

"and……"

"The sages did do something, too!"

When Xuan Yin was in Tai Su Tian, ​​he saw the Jianmu tree, which could transform chaotic spiritual energy on its own, and saw a completely new world system.

As for Yu Yu Tian Zhong, it goes without saying that the sacred Qi of the sages nourishes all things in heaven and earth, and the cultivators do not regard ordinary living beings as ants.

And there's also the Great Crimson Sky!
Although it wasn't obvious, Xuan Yin could tell that Taiqing Laozi also had thoughts of changing his mind, and at least wouldn't firmly stand on the side of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Of course, since it concerns a sage, Xuan Yin couldn't easily voice some of his deductions, but he didn't mind using certain things to encourage Zhao Gongming.

Zhao Gongming was stunned and stood there.

Xuan Yin continued, "Furthermore, the Heavenly Market Enclosure is adjacent to the Taiwei Enclosure and the Ziwei Enclosure! Those two places are truly treasure lands!"

"As long as we can gain a foothold in Tian Shi Yuan, we can then plot against Tai Wei Yuan and Zi Wei Yuan, and even bring the entire ancient starry sky under our control!"

"As everyone knows, Doumu Yuanjun took form in the Well of Stars in Taiwei Enclosure, and Senior Sister Jinling was born from the place where Doumu Yuanjun transformed, so she is qualified to be the second-generation Doumu Yuanjun!"

"As for Ziwei..."

Xuan Yin couldn't help but recall the agreement he made with Emperor Ziwei in the Taidi Palace. If the Golden Spirit Mother could attain the Dao of the Second Generation Doumu and bring Emperor Ziwei into the Jie Sect, it wouldn't be impossible.

In this way, they will have the Three Enclosures under their control, and they can take the opportunity to use the Three Enclosures as the center to radiate the Four Symbols and Twenty-Eight Mansions of the ancient starry sky.

Therefore, in Xuan Yin's view, the barren yet vast Tian Shi Yuan was far more valuable than a Dragon Tiger Mysterious Altar True Lord of the Heavenly Court.

As long as the Spirit Network and the World Trade Platform are further strengthened and extend to all realms, Zhao Gongming can use the fortune of all heavens in the Heavenly Market to prove a divine position that is no less than that of the Dragon Tiger Mysterious Altar True Lord, and even make it comparable to the position of the Four Emperors of the Heavenly Court.

The Great Dao of the Acquired Realm may seem weak, but since it is not marked by the Heavenly Dao, it has infinite possibilities. The extent to which it can elevate the power of a god depends entirely on the cultivator's understanding and application of this Great Dao.

On the contrary, the authority and divine positions that evolved from the innate Great Dao have had their upper limits fixed by the Heavenly Dao from the very beginning!
The Heavenly Emperor is indeed the Heavenly Emperor; although he can rule the celestial realm, he is ultimately only below the Sages.

The God of Fire is the God of Fire; he can only wield fire, not other great principles.

But those who were later proven by the heavens were different. For example, Xuan Yin, the mountain god of Buzhou Mountain, had already begun to transform into the Supreme Saint of the Central Plains.

However, Xuan Yin did not want to be bound by the Heavenly Dao, so he did not take that path. Instead, he wanted to integrate some of the Dao Fruit authority of the Five Heavenly Emperors and take the path of sorting out the Yin-Yang and Five Elements of the Primordial True Realm. Not long ago, he had already taken a crucial step!
He gave a portion of the resources he obtained from the Heavenly Court to Fuxi, and Fuxi, in turn, gave him an image from the Azure Emperor's Dao Fruit.

"The Eight Trigrams are divided into the Five Elements, and the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches are also inseparable from the changes of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements. I can completely extend my authority by using the imagery of the Five Emperors!"

"Similarly, Zhao Gongming is the same!"

Becoming the head of the Heavenly Court's Ministry of Finance would actually be a limitation for Zhao Gongming, as he could easily attain a higher rank on his own.

Today, the Spirit Coins of the Spirit Network, the Yin Virtue Coins of the Underworld, and the Fortune Coins of the Human God Dynasty have all been successfully promoted thanks to Zhao Gongming's efforts.

These currencies are all inextricably linked to fortune, wealth, and the five innate virtues.

Once the Primordial True Realm and all the myriad realms have recognized this system, that will be the best opportunity to reap... no, to collect taxes!
Cultivating in the Primordial Realm requires consuming spiritual energy, so one must pay a spiritual energy tax.

Even if you die and are reincarnated, you need the help of the underworld, so you have to pay a reincarnation tax.
Going even further, if this system is bound to the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and one comprehends the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, would one also have to pay an enlightenment tax?

If it were the primordial true world, all sentient beings would have to pay taxes to you, and endless fortune would gather there. Wouldn't that be better than the Dragon and Tiger Mystic Altar True Lord of the Heavenly Court?

In addition, Xuan Yin also wanted to use this opportunity to verify his own path to enlightenment.

He majored in the Way of Law!
At the beginning, one should comprehend the great Dao of Heaven and Earth; then, one should inscribe the Dao upon Heaven and Earth!

But this is not the end!
Once he has mastered enough rules, even surpassing many of them, can he then pursue the alteration of the heavens and the transcendence of the heavens?
The realm of transcending the heavens and surpassing the Dao is too far from him, but changing the heavens and altering the Dao is something he can try!
What could be a better way to apply this than transforming the heavens and earth and reshaping the rules of the world?
This is the true meaning of spiritual practice!
(End of this chapter)