Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 179 Humanity and Heaven

The Martial Ancestor's true form moved.

The colossal figure, bearing witness to the rise and fall of humanity throughout the ages, slowly raised its right fist within the innate grand formation capable of turning the world upside down.

There were no earth-shattering fluctuations of magical power, nor any profound and complex Dao runes.

He simply threw a plain, unadorned punch, a punch so simple it was almost simplistic.

However, it was precisely this seemingly ordinary punch that...
What it contains is no longer simply the power of qi and blood.

It is neither any law or supernatural power in the primordial world.

A light seemed to emanate from the tip of his fist.

That was the first wisp of flame that the first sage of humankind produced when he drilled through a lightning-struck tree, bringing light and hope to humankind!
Within the intent of the fist, there seemed to be a warm current flowing through it.

That was the second sage of the human race, who built a nest of wood in the midst of a raging storm, creating the first warm shelter for his shivering people!
Within the fist's power lies an unparalleled might that can split mountains and rivers and contend with the heavens!

That is the indomitable and fighting human will of hundreds of millions of human ancestors who, since the martial arts were passed down, have fought one after another in this cruel prehistoric world, using their flesh and blood to carve out a path to survival!

This fist is the fist of humanity!

"not good!"

Within the formation, the calm and composed expression on the faces of Xuandu's true form and his three Dao bodies vanished the moment the fist intent surged!

From that punch, they sensed a terrifying will that subtly surpassed the Great Dao of Taiqing Wuwei they cultivated!
If we say that the way of heaven they cultivate is in accordance with the order of the heavens.

The humanity embodied in this punch is to survive in adversity and create possible variables from the impossible!

The four Xuandu understood that once this punch was unleashed, it would be the final battle!

There is absolutely no room for maneuver!
"town!"

Xuan Du roared angrily, no longer holding back in the slightest!
The flaming banner above his head swayed wildly, and endless innate divine fire transformed into the most primordial fire law, pouring into the Yin-Yang and Four Symbols Grand Array!

The grand formation is now in full operation!
"Buzz!!!!"

The Xuanhuang Pagoda hovering above Wu Zuyuan's head shone brightly, and its suppressive power reached an unprecedented extreme!
The countless strands of mysterious yellow shackles hanging down seemed to transform into a true prison of the Heavenly Dao.

They wanted to completely imprison the nascent source of humanity in its infancy!
"hold head high--!!!!!"

The dragon, transformed from the Panlong Flat Staff, now had bloodshot eyes and its ferocious aura had increased more than tenfold!
It opened its blood-red maw, no longer devouring, but transforming into a black vortex that stretched across the heavens and earth, attempting to completely devour the human race's fortune that was protecting Martial Ancestor Yuan!

The Bagua diagram and the banana leaf fan in the middle-aged Taoist's hand were now combined into one!

The two energies of water and fire intertwined and rotated, transforming into a chaotic millstone capable of obliterating eternity and reversing yin and yang, which crushed down on Wu Zuyuan's fundamental Dao foundation!

The most formidable young Daoist focused all his sword intent and magical power on the Wind and Fire Sword in his hand!

His body and the sword became one, transforming into a divine light that split the heavens and the earth, piercing straight into the ancestral aperture between the Martial Ancestor's eyebrows!

The four elements unite, a decisive victory!

However, they were faced with such a thunderous offensive that would make even ordinary quasi-saints tremble.

Wu Zuyuan's fist, however, remained unhurried and relentlessly forward!

The impact of a punch is not merely a matter of physical force.

Rather, it is humanity's solemn declaration to the Way of Heaven!
This proclaims that this primordial world is not solely inhabited by lofty sages and an unchanging, timeless order!

There are also ordinary beings who rise from humble beginnings and possess the right to determine their own destiny!
next moment!
The fist of humanity collided violently with the Yin-Yang and Four Symbols Formation, which was operating at its peak!
The Yin-Yang Four Symbols Formation, powerful enough to suppress even quasi-saints, was no match for the pure and extreme torrent of humanity.

It was like winter snow meeting the scorching sun, or thin ice touching boiling water!
Click... click...

A series of crisp cracking sounds rang out from all parts of the formation!

The Heavenly Prison constructed by the Xuanhuang Pagoda shattered under the impact of humanity's unyielding will!

The ferocious dragon that devoured fortune was illuminated by the brilliance of humanity's self-reliance, and let out a mournful cry of unwillingness before crumbling apart inch by inch!

The chaotic millstone that reversed yin and yang was blasted open by the belief in human self-reliance, leaving it unable to turn even an inch more!
Finally, under Xuan Du's incredulous gaze...

The seemingly impregnable Yin-Yang and Four Symbols Formation was easily and completely pierced by that seemingly ordinary fist!

"puff--!"

The moment the great formation broke, the three majestic Dao bodies formed by the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones divine power simultaneously let out a painful cry of unbearable suffering!
Their solidified bodies could no longer maintain their form and shattered in an instant.

They transformed back into three streams of pure energy, returning to the top of Xuandu's head.

And Xuan Du himself, as the person in charge of the formation, was the first to bear the brunt!
He felt a surge of human will, ignoring all the protective magic treasures and the Taiqing Immortal Light around him, imprinted on the origin of his Dao heart!
"puff--!!!!!"

A mouthful of brilliant golden blood containing the essence of the Great Luo was gushed out from Xuandu's mouth!

The flaming banner above his head let out a mournful cry, and its brilliance dimmed to the extreme in an instant!

The perfect and flawless Taiqing Dao aura surrounding him was shattered by the domineering and unparalleled human will!

His body flew backwards in a disheveled manner from mid-air.

Finally, it crashed heavily onto the ravaged earth, its life force utterly exhausted.

Most fatally, his Dao heart, which had been polished to the point of being calm and undisturbed, was now trembling violently and covered with fine, spiderweb-like cracks!
Lost...

He himself, the only direct disciple of the Taiqing Sage, possessed countless treasures and even unleashed his trump card, the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Divine Power, yet he was defeated so thoroughly in this holy land of the human race!
Xuan Du raised his head with difficulty and saw that the Martial Ancestor's true form, which was hundreds of millions of feet tall, had at some point restrained all its earth-shattering power and transformed back into the calm figure of the Martial Ancestor Yuan.

He stood quietly in front of me.

Those eyes, which seemed to have witnessed the eternity of humanity, were staring at him indifferently.

There was no joy of victory, nor a trace of mockery, only a profound and utter tranquility.

In this deathly silence, Wu Zuyuan slowly spoke.

“Fellow Daoist Xuandu, you are also of human origin.”

"What we are doing today, is it truly for the prosperity of our sect's lineage..."

"Or is it for the future of humankind for all eternity?"

These words of self-examination are neither supernatural powers nor magic.

It is far more dangerous than any other method of attacking the primordial spirit in the world!

In an instant, Xuandu's primordial spirit, which had been listless due to his defeat in the Dao contest, began to tremble violently out of control!
He seemed to see scenes from ancient paintings sealed deep within his memory. He saw every moment when he was still a mortal, struggling to survive alongside countless people in the cruel prehistoric world surrounded by demons.

There is no food to eat and no clothes to wear.

Every sunrise could be the end of a life.

Every sunset is accompanied by the separation of loved ones.

It was a yearning for survival and a sense of uncertainty about the future, originating from the deepest part of one's bloodline.

He also saw the moment when, because of his outstanding talent, he was chosen by the supreme Sage Taiqing and taken to the Kunlun Sacred Realm to escape the mortal world and cultivate the supreme Dao.

They live on the wind and drink the dew, breathing in their own inspiration.

From then on, he would not enter the cycle of reincarnation, nor be tainted by the mortal world. He would sit high above the clouds and sea of ​​the nine heavens, looking down upon the billions of his kin who were still struggling in the sea of ​​suffering in the mortal world.

He cultivates tranquility and non-action, seeking the ultimate state of detachment from emotions.

He didn't know when it started, but he had gotten used to looking at his people, who were still human, from the perspective of an immortal.

Their joys and sorrows, their births, aging, sickness and death.

To him, it was nothing more than a natural law that was commonplace under the operation of the Heavenly Dao.

However, today, the person before me is a martial arts sage who also rose from humble beginnings among the human race, but chose a completely different path.

With the purest and most fierce human fist, and this heart-searching question that goes straight to the heart, he ripped a huge hole in his Dao heart that was enveloped by the Taiqing Immortal Light!

Xuandu slowly raised his head, his gaze sweeping somewhat blankly over the human holy land at the foot of Buzhou Mountain.

He saw countless human warriors who, though small in stature, still held their heads high and whose eyes were filled with an indomitable and defiant light.

They had no powerful magical artifacts, nor any profound supernatural abilities.

All he possesses is a strong physique honed through countless battles and a martial arts heart that dares to throw a punch at any powerful enemy!

He then turned his gaze to the Martial Ancestor who single-handedly shouldered the future of the entire human race.

An unprecedented realization, mixed with an indescribable sense of shame, surged up in Xuandu's heart!
He suddenly realized that what he, the first disciple of a saint of human origin, was doing today on this sacred land of humanity was actually trying to break the backbone of humanity's newly erected self-strengthening spirit!
He claims that he is working to straighten out the traditional values ​​of humanity and to achieve harmony between Yin and Yang.

But at its core, it's nothing more than a struggle over the vague and ethereal lineage of the Dao!

"So that's how it is... I really was attached to appearances."

Having figured all this out, a clear and lucid look flashed in Xuan Du's eyes.

He slowly stood up from the ravaged ground, and the listless aura that had been weakened by the backlash of his magical power was restored by seven or eight tenths in the instant his Dao heart was clear.

He didn't look at Wu Zuyuan again, but instead transformed into a beam of light.

In an instant, he pierced through the barriers of this world and returned to the solemn and majestic Martial Ancestor Hall.

Xuandu withdrew all the Taiqing Immortal Light around him and also dispelled the Bagua Daoist robe that represented his identity as the chief disciple of the Human Sect.

Like an ordinary mortal, he bowed deeply to the throne of the Martial Ancestor!
"Xuandu, I understand."

"After today."

"Our Human Teachings, within the human race, only transmit the methods of longevity, without vying for lineage."

"The paths of martial arts and immortality each follow their own course and accept their own destiny."

"The future of humanity shall be chosen by humanity itself!"

His words were resounding and powerful, a supreme vow that came from the very source of his Daoist heart!

As soon as he finished speaking, Xuandu didn't linger for a moment.

His figure transformed into a beam of celestial light and vanished from this world in an instant.

They went straight back to the eastern Kunlun Mountains.

……

East Kunlun, Taiqing Palace.

This place is the fundamental Daoist site of the Supreme Saint, and also the gathering place of the entire Xuanmen's fortune.

Inside the palace, there were no magnificent decorations, nor the clamor of mythical birds and beasts.

Only a serene and tranquil state, a return to simplicity and the supreme Daoist spirit, flows quietly here.

In the center of the main hall, within an ancient Bagua alchemy furnace, the Six Ding Divine Fire was burning fiercely.

Beneath the alchemy furnace, an elderly Taoist priest with white hair and beard, and an ancient face, sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed.

And at that very moment.

A slightly disheveled streak of light quietly descended from beyond the heavens.

He slowly materialized before the Taiqing Palace; it was none other than Xuandu Daoist, who had returned from the holy land of the human race.

He did not step into the palace, but merely tidied his appearance once again outside the palace gate.

Then, he slowly knelt down on the ground.

"Disciple Xuandu greets Master."

"This disciple's faith is flawed, and I have failed to fulfill Master's command, thus damaging the prestige of the Humanistic Sect. I am willing to accept punishment!"

Inside the main hall, a long, deathly silence fell once again.

After a long while, the calm and still voice of the Supreme Sage finally rang out.

“I am fully aware of this matter.”

The sage paused, his gaze seemingly falling on Xuandu's still kneeling figure.

"Although you have failed this time, you have also seen your own shortcomings and seen the flaws in your Dao heart within the realm of humanity. For you, this is not a disaster, but a blessing."

"Get up."

"From this day forward, you shall remain in this Taiqing Palace and sit quietly by this Bagua Furnace for three thousand years to solidify your Dao heart and comprehend what you have gained."

(End of this chapter)