Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 379 [Entering the Dao through Tribulation: The Third Path]

Jade Void Palace.

Yuanshi Tianzun sat on his cloud bed, looking down at Shen Gongbao below, and slowly said, "You were able to comprehend the profound mysteries of the Yuanxin Seal at the Earth Immortal realm, making you a destined person of my Chan Sect! Shen Gongbao, are you willing to become my disciple and a nominal disciple of the Chan Sect?"

"Yes! Yes!"

Shen Gongbao quickly kowtowed. At this moment, he was still unaware of the matter of the cycle of reincarnation, so naturally he had no objection to joining the Chan Sect.

Moreover, if the sage himself speaks up, how could he possibly give him a chance to refuse?

"good!"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded, and after passing on the fundamental teachings of the Chan Sect, he instructed Yu Ding Zhenren to take Shen Gongbao to open up a cave near Yuxu Palace.

After Shen Gongbao left, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately activated the causes of all the results, attempting to deduce the reason why Shen Gongbao took human form ahead of schedule.

Under the sage's guidance, numerous causes and effects became as clear as lines on the palm of one's hand, all pointing to the struggle between two rogue cultivators in the Primordial True Realm.

The two perished together, and by chance, Shen Gongbao inherited their legacy, which allowed him to transform into human form and attain immortality several eons ahead of schedule.

There doesn't seem to be any problem.

Since Mount Buzhou did not collapse, the Great Five Elements cycle of the Primordial World was restored. In addition, over the past few decades, many new branches of the Immortal and Divine Paths have evolved. Many beings who originally had no affinity for immortality have also embarked on cultivation under the changes in the Heavenly Dao, thus escaping their predetermined fate!

The life trajectories of those two rogue cultivators were also traceable. It was reasonable for Shen Gongbao to be born in response to the calamity and to inherit their estate by chance.

After a brief deduction, Yuanshi Tianzun stopped paying attention to the matter. It wasn't that he wasn't worried about the schemes of the other saints, but rather that he felt everything was under his control.

Shen Gongbao is currently unaware of the cycle of reincarnation, but even if he did, Yuanshi Tianzun would not offer any explanation.

If he is loyal to the Chan Sect, Yuanshi Tianzun will naturally not mind giving him some opportunities.

Even if he was dissatisfied with the Chan Sect and wanted to betray it, cooperate with other forces, and scheme against the Chan Sect, that would still be in line with the plans of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

after all----

If Shen Gongbao doesn't make friends, how will he bring other cultivators into the tribulation in the future?

Yuanshi Tianzun did not care about Shen Gongbao's loyalty. Whether it was loyalty or betrayal, Yuanshi Tianzun had ways to control Shen Gongbao!

As the sun rises and sets, time changes and the world changes. In the blink of an eye, a Yuanhui has passed. Although Shen Gongbao's talent is not as good as those innate beings, he is diligent. With the blessing of the Chan Sect's immortal techniques and the spiritual energy of Kunlun Mountain, he quickly cultivated to the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit and has already touched the realm of True Immortal.

However, the threshold of a true immortal transforming a fake into a real one is not so easy to cross!

These days, Shen Gongbao is somewhat agitated because when he enters meditation, he always sees some inexplicable scenes.

For example, the physical body and the primordial spirit were separated and suppressed in the North Sea Eye and the East Sea Eye respectively.

The disciples of the Chan Sect were very wary of him. Apart from Yu Ding and Huang Long, the other disciples of the Chan Sect were not very willing to have contact with him.

This puzzled him greatly!

Until one day, he learned about the cycle of eras on the multiverse trading platform.

"turn out to be----"

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"Was I merely a pawn throughout those twenty chaotic eras?"

The Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods, the Conflict between the Chan and Jie Schools, being born to meet the calamity, innate talent and background—various fragmented pieces of information transformed into a torrent in Shen Gongbao's mind.

For a moment, he was confused about the reality of this world: "If there's a cycle of eras, will I still be myself in the next era?"

He thought of the strange looks from his fellow disciples and murmured to himself, "If that's the case, why didn't they let me retain the memories of the previous era? If not, why do those fellow disciples look at me like I'm a jinx or a traitor? What is the truth?"

What is fake?

At this moment, Shen Gongbao intuitively felt that he was in a dream, being pushed forward by someone, and that he had never truly controlled his own destiny!

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look at the Jade Void Palace. The sage knows everything. What schemes does this era have against him?

He was a little scared!

On one side was the great teachings of the sages, and on the other was his own destiny. Shen Gongbao felt as if two little men were constantly arguing in his mind.

Suddenly, Shen Gongbao laughed: "Isn't my pursuit of immortality, carefree existence, and control over my own destiny all for the sake of seeking immortality and freedom?"

In his mind, he couldn't help but recall his life before he took human form. Back then, he was still fighting with wild dogs for carrion in the wilderness. Although it was dangerous, he never succumbed to fate!

"Why is it that the stronger one becomes and the higher one's realm, the more hesitant one is?"

Shen Gongbao was struck by a sudden inspiration, and his primordial spirit fire instantly broke through the boundary between reality and illusion. The calamity and auspicious clouds that evolved from the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit surged continuously.

"If my destiny is my calamity, then I will rise up against it and break free from my fate!"

Looking at the surging aura of calamity above his head, Shen Gongbao couldn't help but laugh loudly: "Having mastered the true wonders of the Five Elements, I can move mountains and overturn seas with unparalleled profundity. Subduing dragons and tigers is at my command; I ride cranes and phoenixes into the nine heavens. Purple aura soars thousands of feet high, and in moments of joy, golden lotuses bloom within the flames. I frolic idly amidst the rosy clouds, living a carefree life for over a hundred thousand years!"

Boom!

The heavenly tribulation descended, striking the auspicious clouds of calamity above his head. However, his aura did not weaken in the slightest under the bombardment of the heavenly tribulation; on the contrary, it became even stronger, and his Dao fruit became even more perfect.

In the blink of an eye, the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit transformed into the True Immortal Dao Fruit, and the tribulation energy contained in the Heavenly Tribulation directly became his resources.

Enter the Dao through tribulation!

At this moment, Shen Gongbao, although he had not yet cultivated the Great Dao of Tribulation Immortal, had a clear Dao heart and had already learned to make use of his advantages.

In his eyes, the calamity was not a disaster, but rather an unparalleled opportunity!

He didn't mind that Yuanshi Tianzun wanted to use him, since he was weak in the past and needed the protection of Yuanshi Tianzun and the Chan Sect.

This is his calamity!

It was also his good fortune!

Just as Shen Gongbao had survived the Heavenly Tribulation and was preparing to return to his cave to stabilize his realm, a mysterious mark suddenly appeared, materializing and landing on the True Immortal Dao Fruit that he had just condensed.

This was naturally the work of Doraemon, the Dream God.

That mark was created by Xuan Yin, who extracted his cultivation experience and insights into the Great Dao from Shen Gongbao's Great Luo Mark in the future.

In addition, there are Xuan Yin's insights into the Jade Purity Great Dao and the Nine Seals of Primordial Beginning.

With these insights, Shen Gongbao's cultivation of the last six seals of the Primordial Nine Seals was like having a Primordial Golden Immortal guiding him at any time, making his cultivation and comprehension twice as effective.

As for the first three seals, one either needs to observe Pangu creating the world up close and gain Pangu's approval, or one needs to reside in Pangu's realm. With Shen Gongbao's current level of cultivation, there is simply no way he can cultivate.

It should be noted that even Xuan Yin only mastered the Heaven-Opening Seal at the Taiyi realm, and he only mastered the Wuji Seal and Daoyi Seal after breaking through to the Daluo realm and following Taiyi to reside in Pangu.

"Back then, it was thanks to Taiyi's influence that I was able to successfully inhabit Pangu!"

In the Primordial Realm, apart from the Three Pure Ones and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, it is extremely difficult for other Great Luo Immortals or Great Supernatural Powers to enter Pangu's realm.

Donghuang Taiyi used the Demon-Summoning Banner, the Immortal-Gathering Banner, and other items to gather the Pangu imprint contained in all living beings using the divine power of the Taiyi Seal.

Xuan Yin benefited from his influence at that time.

After entering Pangu, he also learned the Taiyi Seal and was qualified to enter Pangu at any time.

Fuxi's entry into Pangu's realm was also achieved by leveraging the power of all living beings. Humanity is the way of all living beings, and the core of humanity is the imprint of Pangu on all living beings. The power of humanity is the power of all living beings and the power of Pangu.

Even if an ordinary being learns the Taiyi Seal, they cannot gather the power of all living beings to transform the Pangu imprint on all living beings into proof of entering Pangu's true form and gain the recognition of Pangu's will.

However, after practicing both Buddhism and Taoism and entering the Solitary Garden, Xuan Yin unknowingly discovered a shortcut to entering Pangu's realm.

"United as one!"

This is a supernatural power of Buddhism, which can bring together the power of Buddhist and Taoist practitioners, and it is also the foundation for the Buddhas of Jetavana to reside in Shakyamuni.

Although Shakyamuni was fabricated by the two Western saints, in essence, he still gathered the power of all beings by refining the false into the true.

Buddhism preaches that all sentient beings have Buddha-nature, and all sentient beings are transformed from Pangu. Doesn't the fact that sentient beings have Buddha-nature mean that Pangu had Buddha-nature?

Therefore, Pangu, who created the primordial world, is the origin of all paths in the primordial true world.

Except for the path of immortality!

Xuan Yin discovered traces of Pangu in the demonic path, the Buddhist path, the divine path, and the human path, but he truly did not find any traces in the immortal path.

The source of the immortal path is the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who has no trace of Pangu. At most, he used the beings conceived by Pangu's body to further perfect it.

The human way needs no further explanation; the power of all living beings is the power of Pangu. The divine way and the demonic way, on the other hand, contain the characteristics of Pangu, the primordial demon god.

One thought can make you a god, another a demon!

The Buddhist and Taoist schools, on the other hand, used the methods of reversing cause and effect and refining the false into the true to enable all beings to possess Buddha-nature. Based on the fact that all beings were transformed from Pangu, they concluded that Pangu also possessed Buddha-nature.

However, in the case of "fruit", the two subtly changed the concept, replacing Pangu, the source of all paths, with Shakyamuni, the originator of Buddhism and Taoism!

Pangu is real, Shakyamuni is fake, but as more people believe and more people practice Buddhism, the fake naturally becomes real!

First, they draw a pie in the sky to lure everyone in. Then, when Buddhism and Taoism flourish and everyone becomes a Buddha, they use the power of everyone to bake that pie into reality!

This is the truth of Buddhism and Taoism.

The shortcut Xuan Yin discovered was to activate the Taiyi Seal to gather the Pangu imprints of all living beings when everyone was united.

However, the Buddha of Jetavana Monastery only enters a state of unity when a new Great Awakened Immortal is born and enters Jetavana Monastery.

This is to investigate how the newly arrived Great Enlightened Golden Immortal will choose when Buddhism, or even Buddhism and Taoism, encounter a calamity.

If one simply leaves, one will never be able to enter the core decision-making level of Buddhism!

If one fights to the death and refuses to retreat, although it may demonstrate loyalty and gain the approval of the two Western Saints, it is not suitable for one to become a leader in Buddhism.

Only by waiting for the right time to act, protecting oneself while doing everything possible to safeguard the interests of Buddhism, can one be qualified to become a candidate for Shakyamuni Buddha!

Therefore, this shortcut to entering Pangu also has prerequisites, namely, one must first cultivate to the level of a Great Enlightened Golden Immortal in the Buddhist and Taoist system!

Under normal circumstances, it would be impossible for Shen Gongbao to cultivate into a Great Enlightened Golden Immortal so quickly!

But Xuan Yin will help him get a cheat code!

While the grand ambition of ensuring that hell is never empty is admirable, it is a constraint for Xuan Yin now, and it is time to find someone to inherit it!

He thinks Shen Gongbao is quite good!

Perfect for taking the blame!

Of course, not now, at least until Shen Gongbao has cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm!

"Is this my destiny?"

At this moment, Shen Gongbao had already digested the cultivation experience and enlightenment of the future Shen Gongbao, and also understood the plan of Yuanshi Tianzun.

He faced two paths: one was to remain loyal to the Chan Sect, voluntarily enter the calamity, and, with the help of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, take part in the tribulation.

The other path was to betray the Chan Sect, obstruct the Investiture of the Gods, and have one's primordial spirit and physical body suppressed by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable in the East Sea and the North Sea, respectively.

Both paths were arranged for him by Yuanshi Tianzun. No matter which path he chose, Yuanshi Tianzun and the Chan Sect would benefit from it!

"But I—"

"I want to choose the third path!"

Shen Gongbao sighed softly, then suppressed all his distracting thoughts and devoted himself to cultivation.

With Shen Gongbao's future enlightenment on the Great Dao, as long as he has sufficient resources, becoming a Great Luo Golden Immortal will be a natural outcome.

However, Shen Gongbao's ultimate goal of reaching the top tier was also due to a lack of foundation!

If possible, Shen Gongbao would naturally want to build a solid foundation for himself!

"Taiyi!"

Shen Gongbao touched the lower right abdomen, where his gallbladder was located after he transformed, but now it was entangled with invisible cause and effect.

That was the work of the Primordial Celestial Venerable!

From Shen Gongbao's memories of the future, he already knew that Yuanshi Tianzun had used his supernatural powers to exchange his and Taiyi's gallbladders on a certain timeline!

This is a tremendous cause and effect!

If he is strong enough, or if Taiyi suffers a calamity, he might have a chance to inherit Taiyi's Dao and replace him as one of the new Twelve Golden Immortals!

Taiyi Zhenren is a primordial being, and he is also one of the Nine Primordial Beings bestowed by Yuanshi Tianzun. If he can be influenced by Taiyi Zhenren's Dao and become a primordial being, he will naturally have the opportunity to break through to the Quasi-Saint level!

certainly----

This action will also anger the Primordial Celestial Venerable!

However, if he can demonstrate greater value than Taiyi Zhenren, such as comprehending the Dao Yi Seal, Wuji Seal, and Kaitian Seal among the Nine Seals of Yuanshi, obtaining the Yuanshi Imprint, and becoming the second generation of Yuanshi, Yuanshi Tianzun will naturally weigh the pros and cons and make the right choice!

This was the third path that Xuan Yin had planned for him.

By leveraging the resources and fortune of the Chan Sect for cultivation, they then turned around and tricked the Chan Sect, ultimately creating the second generation of Yuanshi to force Yuanshi Tianzun to compromise!

"What a clever way to turn the tables!"

Shen Gongbao couldn't help but laugh. This method was indeed very appealing to him, but only if he could become the second-generation Primordial Lord.

In this way, although he was still a pawn, he also gained some control.

If you can seize the right opportunity, you might just become a player from a chess piece!

However, during this process, Shen Gongbao must keep a close eye on Yuanshi Tianzun and report Yuanshi Tianzun's movements to Xuan Yin at any time.

This is a deal!

While Shen Gongbao was making up his mind, Yuanshi Tianzun was not idle either. He directly descended to Shouyang Mountain to discuss the struggle for the Human Emperor with Taiqing Laozi.

It's time to use the pawns that Laozi Taiqing planted among the human race!

Cangjie!

Long before the struggle for the Human Emperor began, Laozi of the Taiqing Kingdom sent out an avatar to take in Cangjie, the future ancestor of human civilization.

He was a disciple of the sect.

His purpose was to transform human writing into a universal script used throughout the primordial world, thereby further converging fortune and demonstrating the power of the sage's teachings.

Yuanshi Tianzun also knew about this.

With the meticulous guidance of the incarnation of Laozi, and an unlimited supply of golden pills, Cangjie is about to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

He did not oppose Taiqing Laozi's plan, but he wanted to seek some benefits for himself.

For example, having Cangjie evolve the universal script used in the prehistoric world, and after becoming the ancestor of writing, help Haotian win the final victory in the struggle for the title of Human Emperor.

Of course, this is not his whole plan!

He planned to use Pangu's imprint to prove his identity and attain the Great Dao at the very beginning of the creation of the world, when the struggle for the Human Emperor was at its most intense and all the saints' attention was drawn to it.

In this way, even if he loses the battle for the Human Emperor and Haotian is out of his depth, he can still take this opportunity to prove himself a second time as a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!

Of the two plans, at least one must come to fruition!

However, he obviously couldn't do it on his own; he needed Taiqing Laozi to protect him and cover for him at the most crucial moment.

For example, create the illusion that Laozi of Taiqing needs three proofs to attract people like Nuwa, Houtu, and Tongtian Jiaozhu who might obstruct the path.

"Whether it succeeds or fails, it all depends on this!"

After discussing the details with Taiqing Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun returned to Yuxu Palace, where he needed to make arrangements for the disciples of the Chan Sect in advance.

Otherwise, what if a sage took advantage of the fact that Taiqing Laozi was restrained after his second proof and directly attacked the disciples of the Chan Sect?

Therefore, he planned to send his disciples to Shouyang Mountain to hide for a period of time.

Taiqing Laozi possesses a magical artifact called the Qiankun Diagram, which contains the Great Thousand World. As long as the disciples of the Chan Sect hide inside, with Taiqing Laozi protecting them, their safety will naturally be guaranteed!

Shen Gongbao is now also a disciple of the Chan Sect. As soon as the many disciples of the Chan Sect made their move, Xuan Yin learned of the unusual behavior of the Primordial Heavenly Lord from him.

"Did you ask me before you asked about getting a second certificate?"

Although he was probably no match for Yuanshi Tianzun at the beginning of creation, it was not difficult for him to disrupt Yuanshi Tianzun's ritual for attaining enlightenment!

If Xuan Yin were to compete with Yuanshi Tianzun for the Pangu Imprint when he attained enlightenment—would he still have enough resources to prove the Great Dao?

At the end of all ages, golden light flowed in Xuan Yin's eyes. With a thought, he used the Sacred Law Gourd to evolve a Dao body at the level of a saint.

Luo Tianqingyun has become a part of the main body and cannot be separated. The Guixu Sword Embryo also needs to cooperate with the main body to suppress the Guixu Great Dao!

However, spiritual treasures such as the Sacred Law Gourd and the Primordial Measuring Ruler do not have this concern and can be used by the Dao Body to deal with the Primordial Heavenly Venerable!

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