Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 66 Passing on the Martial Arts, Red Clouds Establish the Human Religion

Hongyun named this world, which was even larger than the Great Thousand Worlds, the Eternal World. Because a world of this caliber could gradually exist independently within the chaos.

It exists by drawing upon the energy of chaos, and continues to expand and grow!

In the division of the Red Cloud, the Great Thousand World is the Eternal World, and above the Eternal World is the Endless World.

The Endless World is more powerful than the Eternal World; it is possible for powerful beings at the level of saints to be born in this world.

In other words, the primordial world is what Hongyun considers an endless world.

The Primordial World is the ultimate of the endless worlds, capable of supporting up to nine saints.

As for what kind of world lies beyond the endless world, Hongyun hasn't thought that far ahead yet.

Based on his current level, the Great Thousand World is equivalent to the late stage of Quasi-Saint. When the Great Thousand World is promoted to the Eternal World, he will break through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.

If the Eternal World were to advance further and transform into the Endless World, then Hongyun would be equivalent to the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had attained the Dao.

He possessed strength comparable to the Primordial Heavenly Dao. Hongyun referred to this realm as the Dao Ancestor Realm.

While others were still thinking about proving their Dao and becoming saints, Hongyun was now thinking about an even higher realm.

Of course, one must take things one step at a time. Although he is now a sage, his own realm is not yet Hunyuan.

Therefore, we must first upgrade the Great Thousand World to the Eternal World.

……

Time flies, and in the blink of an eye, more than 100,000 years have passed. In the Pure Heaven, Hongyun is still cultivating diligently.

After severing the three corpses, one must unite the three corpses.

Yin and Yang, the Four Symbols, and the Five Elements—all three must be in accordance with the Way of the World. For Hongyun, this has actually reduced the difficulty considerably.

Even so, it was not easy. After cultivating for more than 100,000 years, Hongyun's progress was only one percent.

There is still a long way to go before the three corpses can be fully integrated.

This is only natural. After all, once you reach Hongyun's current level of cultivation, it naturally becomes more and more difficult to progress further.

Especially the transition from Quasi-Saint to Primordial Chaos is a watershed moment. If it were easy to achieve, wouldn't everyone be able to attain Primordial Chaos?

In comparison, the Qiankun World is growing at a faster pace. As the Qiankun World grows, and the Jianmu tree grows taller, its rate of absorbing and releasing chaotic energy also increases rapidly.

The world's path to enlightenment is itself a way of accumulating energy. Theoretically, as long as enough energy is absorbed, the Qiankun World can be successfully promoted to an eternal world, and Hongyun can attain the Hunyuan cultivation level.

Over the course of time, more than 100,000 years have passed. Hongyun is not in a hurry, but Hongyun's indifference does not mean that others are not in a hurry.

The Three Pure Ones, in particular, have become increasingly powerful over the past 100,000 years, but they are still far from attaining enlightenment.

Even if Taiqing Laozi, in these years, has severed his third corpse, just like Hongyun, it is still the same if all three corpses are severed.

The next stage after reaching the Quasi-Saint realm is the Primordial Chaos realm.

But reuniting the three corpses is extremely difficult. Lao Tzu's cultivation greatly improved after severing the three corpses, but his cultivation slowed down afterward, with almost no progress.

This only made me feel more depressed.

……

On this day, in the Pure Heaven Longevity Mountain, Hongyun was still cultivating when suddenly, he heard a system notification.

"Ding! Detected that Taiqing Laozi has emerged from seclusion and descended the mountain to travel. He is about to comprehend the opportunity to become a saint. The host may make the following choices."

"Option 1: Establish the Human Sect before Lao Tzu and seize his chance to become a saint. You will receive a reward of the Origin of Thunder."

"Option Two: Allow Lao Tzu to establish the Humanist School, and go into seclusion in the Pure Heaven for 100,000 years to receive a reward of the Origin of Wind."

Hearing the system's prompt, Hongyun's mind stirred slightly. Was the time finally right to establish the Liren Sect?

Hongyun made her choice quickly.

"System, I choose option one," Hongyun said decisively to the system, a resolute glint in her eyes.

If we were to discuss all the great religions in the primordial world, the one that was most stable and invincible would naturally be Lao Tzu's Human Religion.

As long as humanity survives, the Human Cult will never perish, and its destiny will always be intertwined with humanity's.

This is much more cost-effective than investing in Western religions.

Hongyun had been waiting for this opportunity for a long time, and now he certainly wouldn't miss it. As for what Laozi would do after he established the Ren Sect, that was Laozi's own business.

After accepting the chosen mission, Hongyun immediately left the seclusion, greeted Zhen Yuanzi, and then descended from Qingjingtian.

They entered the primordial world and headed straight for the human race.

"As Heaven's movement is ever vigorous, so should humanity strive unceasingly; as Earth's nature is receptive, so should humanity cultivate virtue and bear all things with compassion!"

Hongyun preached the Dao among the human race, but the Dao he preached was not Laozi's Golden Elixir Dao, but rather the martial Dao that he had specially calculated for the human race over the years.

Although martial arts may sound mediocre, the Golden Core Path is not much better, and martial arts is even more suitable for the human race than the Golden Core Path.

After all, this is a Taoist practice that can still exist in the Dharma-ending Age.

In the primordial world of this time, it would naturally be even more powerful, certainly no less than the Golden Core Dao.

After all, this is a Daoist method that Hongyun has re-deduced. With his current Saint-level cultivation and powerful calculation ability, it would be impossible for his martial arts not to be strong.

Moreover, besides that, this martial art is, in fact, a method created by Hongyun in comparison with the Dao of his own world.

If the way of the world is to imitate the way of heaven and earth, then it is the principle of the world's evolution.

So this martial art is the way to gather the power of heaven and earth into oneself, thereby enabling oneself to evolve and ultimately transcend heaven and earth.

In essence, martial arts are a supplement to the Way of the World. The Way of the World is strong in terms of magical power and primordial spirit, but it is somewhat lacking in physical strength.

Therefore, Hongyun used this martial art to supplement the world's way!

Hongyun began lecturing on martial arts for over nine hundred years. In fact, towards the end, Hongyun discovered that Taiqing Laozi had also arrived at the scene at some unknown time and was quietly listening to his sermon from a distance.

This made Hongyun feel slightly guilty.

But he didn't care, since he had seized the opportunity, but what he brought out was genuine.

Moreover, and most importantly, even Lao Tzu himself didn't know, did he?

The martial arts that Hongyun taught were mostly about principles, with relatively few methods. Even the methods he taught were mostly basic ones.

This depends on the human race that hears the teachings; based on their own understanding, they can develop their martial arts in different directions.

For example, in the novels that Hongyun read in later generations, martial arts also had many different categories, some of which involved cultivating and strengthening one's bloodline, and others involved comprehending the spirit of martial arts, and so on.

Only in this way can the creativity of the human race not be restricted; otherwise, overly detailed methods would only hinder the development of the human race.

Nine hundred years after he finished preaching, Hongyun stood up and, with a swift movement, appeared in mid-air.

With a thought, he connected his primordial spirit with the Heavenly Dao and proclaimed, "Heavenly Dao above, I, Hongyun, hereby establish a sect called the Human Sect. I am the leader of the Human Sect, and I will use martial arts to educate the human race. May every human being strive for self-improvement."

"With the Creation Cauldron, a supreme innate treasure, I suppress the destiny of the Human Sect. The Human Sect is established!!"

Hongyun suddenly summoned a large cauldron, shocking Laozi. It was the first time Hongyun had revealed this innate treasure of his.

The Creation Cauldron, as a supreme innate treasure, can naturally be used to suppress the fortune of a major sect. As for why Hongyun didn't use the Primordial Measuring Ruler...

The Primordial Measuring Ruler was not incapable of suppressing destiny, but after weighing the options, Hongyun still felt that the Creation Cauldron was more suitable.

(This can be referenced in the context of Buddhism being the Tao, where Tongtian ultimately asked Zhou Qing to give him the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to establish his religion.)

(End of this chapter)