Primordial Era: Reborn as Kunpeng, starting by swallowing the Styx River

Chapter 90 The Earthly Emperor Descends

The Emperor returns to his throne, and the Eight Trigrams determine the fate of the world.

After Fuxi settled in Huoyun Cave, the human race officially broke away from the primitive era of eating raw meat and drinking blood, and entered an unprecedented period of stable expansion.

However, beneath this apparent calm lies the saints' extreme thirst for merit and fortune.

The emperor's golden sea of ​​merit when he attained enlightenment, and Kong Xuan's illustrious reputation for proving enlightenment by dismembering his own body, were like sharp thorns, deeply piercing the hearts of every saint and religious leader.

Everyone can see that the human race is the protagonist of the next era, appointed by the Heavenly Dao, and an inexhaustible source of merit!

And so, tens of thousands of years passed in a flash.

On this day, in the Jiangshui River basin in the central part of the primordial land, above the Lieshan tribe.

"A majestic and profound cry of a Qilin resounded through the heavens."

Above the birthing room of the tribal chief's wife, auspicious clouds gathered, displaying dazzling colors. A phantom image of a Qilin, with its feet firmly planted on the earth and a grain of rice in its mouth, reappeared, injecting a wisp of auspicious energy containing the very essence of the earth's life force into the room.

Immediately afterwards, a loud cry of a baby soared into the sky, dispelling the clouds.

The baby was born with an unusual appearance: a bull's head and a human body, and its belly was as transparent as crystal, with its internal organs clearly visible.

Even more surprisingly, he could speak immediately after being born, without crying or fussing. He simply looked around curiously and muttered to himself, "My name is Lieshan 9."

The Earthly Sovereign, Shennong, has descended to earth!

Almost at the very moment the strange phenomenon appeared.

Kunlun Mountain, Yuxu Palace.

"They're here!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable suddenly opened his eyes, and his usually indifferent sage eyes flashed with an unprecedented brilliance and determination.

In the struggle for the Emperor's throne, the Chan Sect lost the initiative and was overtaken by the Beiming lineage. This not only caused them to lose face, but also led to a decline in the Chan Sect's fortunes and slow progress in the cultivation of their disciples.

He absolutely could not allow his position as the Earth Emperor's teacher to be lost again!

"Guang Chengzi!"

The voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable was like thunder from the heavens, resounding throughout the Jade Void Palace.

"Disciple is here!"

Guang Chengzi practically tumbled and crawled into the hall, his eyes filled with excitement, but also a hint of fear of his past defeats.

"The Earthly Sovereign has been born in the Jiangshui Lieshan tribe!"

Without further ado, the Primordial Celestial Venerable issued a direct order: "This time, I will not only bestow upon you these auspicious clouds of the heavens for protection, but I will also use my sage-like power to assist you in teleporting through the void!"

With a wave of his sleeve, a cloud of auspiciousness, about an acre in size, adorned with tassels and pearls and lit by thousands of golden lamps, instantly disappeared above Guang Chengzi's head.

This is formed from the righteous energy above the head of the Great God Pangu. It is one of the three innate defensive treasures. When it is activated, it is impervious to all magic and wards off all evil!

"This time, I don't care what methods you use, even if you have to steal it, I will reclaim the title of Earth Emperor's Teacher for me!"

"If you lose again, you're not welcome back to Jade Void Palace!"

"Yes! Your disciple obeys!"

Feeling his master's unwavering determination and protected by the supreme treasure, the Heavenly Auspicious Cloud, Guang Chengzi felt a surge of pride.

Last time, he was careless and underestimated his opponent, and lost his magic weapon again.

This time, with the help of a sage and the protection of a supreme treasure, he is determined to avenge his previous humiliation!

"go!"

Yuanshi Tianzun extended a finger and touched Guangchengzi's brow.

The next moment, Guang Chengzi's figure blurred instantly, and he directly crossed hundreds of millions of miles of space, arriving at the banks of the Jiang River almost the instant the strange phenomenon appeared!

However, when Guang Chengzi, full of vigor, parted the clouds and prepared to say, "This child is destined to be with my Chan teachings,"

His smile froze.

Beside the newborn Shennong infant, a Taoist priest had appeared quietly.

The Taoist priest was dressed in a simple black robe, with an honest face and a calm aura like the earth. He was surrounded by an extremely heavy earth elemental power, which subtly matched the aura of the newly born Earth Emperor.

What made Guang Chengzi's eyelids twitch even more was that this Taoist's cultivation level was already at the early stage of Quasi-Saint!

"Another disciple of the Northern Underworld Sect?!"

Guang Chengzi's heart skipped a beat, and an ominous premonition surged into his heart.

The newcomer was none other than Xuan Gui Dao Ren, the chief disciple of Bei Ming, who had been waiting here for hundreds of years on the orders of Kun Peng!

Kunpeng had already foreseen that the birth of the Earthly Emperor would inevitably attract the sages to vie for power.

The Earth God Shennong's way lies in "the earth" and "life," mainly tasting hundreds of herbs and promoting the five grains, following a down-to-earth and pragmatic path.

This is completely different from the orthodox Xuanmen school, which emphasizes following principles and practicing tranquility and non-action.

The reason for sending the Xuan Turtle was precisely to use the word "pragmatism" to completely sever the roots of the teachings of the Chan and Ren sects!

"Who are you? How dare you seize the initiative!"

Guang Chengzi was both shocked and furious, with both old and new grudges welling up in his heart.

He stepped forward, atop auspicious clouds from the heavens, wielding twin swords, his imposing aura overwhelming: "I am Guangchengzi of the Chan Sect! By the decree of the Jade Purity Sage, I have come to accept the Earth Emperor as my disciple! If you know what's good for you, retreat at once, lest you bring trouble upon yourself!"

Xuan Gui Dao Ren looked at this "defeated opponent" who had been sent flying by his junior brother's palm last time, and just smiled憨厚ly, but his voice was as steady as a mountain: "Fellow Daoist Guang Cheng Zi, you're a step too late."

"My master said that when the Earthly Sovereign descends to earth, he should promote agriculture and benefit all people. This is a practical and down-to-earth merit, which is probably incompatible with your Chan Sect's empty talk and mystical arts."

"you----"

Guang Chengzi was speechless.

He can't very well say, "We, the Chan Sect, are just here to accumulate merit, and what we teach doesn't matter," can he?

"Enough with the nonsense! I'm going to take this Earthly Emperor today!"

Guang Chengzi stopped wasting words; he knew that the only way to deal with Bei Ming and his unreasonable group was through strength.

"Take this!"

He brandished his twin swords, which transformed into two yin-yang dragons, intending to strike first.

However, Xuan Gui Dao Ren simply shook his head.

"Fellow Daoist, you should stay."

The black tortoise calmly produced a golden, gleaming ancient bell.

Jingyang Zhong!

"Thump—!!!"

Instead of ringing the bell, the Xuan Turtle poured all its quasi-saint power into it, activating the bell's primordial power that suppressed the universe.

A strange, heavy, and deep fluctuation, like the pulse of the earth, spread out instantly.

Just as Guang Chengzi was about to transform into a beam of light and step forward, he felt his feet sink, as if he were being crushed by millions of divine mountains.

The originally light and ethereal Jade Purity Immortal Light was actually pulled down from the clouds by this terrifying gravitational force, and with a "plop," it fell awkwardly into the mud, getting a mouthful of mud.

"This—this is—gravity?!"

Guang Chengzi was horrified. He found himself seemingly glued to the ground, unable to fly at all.

Xuan Gui Daoist slowly walked up to him, looking down at him with an undeniable air of authority on his honest face: "Fellow Daoist Guang Chengzi, you have lost."

"The Earthly Sovereign governs the life and growth of the earth, tastes all kinds of herbs, and promotes the five grains."

"In my previous life, I was the Black Tortoise of the North Sea, carrying the earth on my back and suppressing the North Sea for countless years."

"In this life, I have sacrificed myself to support the heavens and the four poles of the universe, and I bear immeasurable merit in supporting the heavens."

"Regarding my affinity with this earth, and my karmic connection with the Earth God, may I ask—"

Xuan Gui Dao Ren's voice deepened, like a mountain pressing down: "You self-proclaimed noble and untainted disciple of the Chan Sect, what makes you think you can compare to me?!"

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