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Chapter 143 Zhenyuan Mingwu

Zhen Yuanzi had a sudden realization, but he still voiced his question, "How does one become a Saint of the Earthly Path?"

"The Heavenly Sage possesses Primordial Purple Qi, so the Earthly Dao naturally has its corresponding counterpart, but the Earthly Dao has not yet appeared, so it has not yet manifested."

"How did the tunnel appear?"

"You are in charge of the Book of Earth, which is one of the most precious treasures of the Earthly Path. I don't know how the Earthly Path came to be, but you are at least the designated sage of the Earthly Path."

Shen Fei had no answer as to how the tunnel came to be; he truly had no answer.

According to the three books of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the Heavenly Book is in the hands of Hongjun, and the Earthly Book is in the hands of Zhenyuanzi. No matter how you look at it, Zhenyuanzi is an extremely important person in the Daoist tradition.

The Book of Man ended up in the underworld.

The only thing Shen Fei didn't understand was this: the underworld should be like the heavenly court, with the heavenly court governing all the immortals and the underworld governing all the ghosts. So why is it that the gods of the underworld are in charge of human lifespan?

Human books should be managed by sages of humanity.

Of course, these are just Shen Fei's own speculations. The three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man certainly exist, but there may be some mystery behind why the Underworld is in charge of the Book of Man.

After all, heaven, earth, and humanity cannot be completely separated. Just as the Heavenly Book can enshrine all spirits and grant them eternity.

"The earth has five elements, and man has three, making a total of eight. Only through the union of man and earth can one overcome nature?"

Shen Fei pondered deeply, and Zhen Yuanzi was also deep in thought, mainly because he felt that what Shen Fei said did make sense.

Or perhaps this is his path.

Originally, he was born with extremely high origins, and he was born in the earth, possessing the innate spiritual root ginseng fruit tree. It can be said that in the prehistoric world, there are very few people whose origins can compare to his.

The main reason is that the underground passage has not yet been revealed, and the Heavenly Way is controlled by Hongjun.

Nobody requested him.

Now that Shen Fei has enlightened him, he feels as if he has gone astray on his path.

"Fellow Daoist, it seems I have indeed gone astray on the wrong path."

After Zhen Yuanzi finished speaking, his Dao heart trembled, as if he had sensed something.

"Buzz!"

A burst of spiritual light erupted from Zhen Yuanzi's body in an instant, and a book-shaped spiritual treasure flew out, its pages turning rapidly with a rustling sound. Each page, as thin as a cicada's wing, formed the book.

These are all the earth's membranes.

These sheets of paper are imprinted with landscapes that Shen Fei is extremely familiar with.

Because he had seen it not long ago, and it was all prehistoric landforms.

The boundless Daoist essence belonging to the primordial land continuously emerges on these pages. The primordial mountains, rivers, and lands all coalesce at this moment. At this moment, all the scenes belonging to the primordial continent seem to appear on this book.

The various strange phenomena appearing on the Earth Book at this moment are still real.

There are clashes between witches and demons, battles between birds, beasts, insects, and fish, and struggles between immortals and demons...

As Zhen Yuanzi looked at the various blessed lands, strange landscapes, and teeming life depicted in the Earth Book, he seemed to gain some insight.

[You have observed the entire primordial landscape, the flow of the earth's veins. This earth book contains the essence of the Dao. You are studying the 'Great Earth Membrane Array,' and you are attempting to combine it with your own understanding of the 'Great Celestial Star Array'...]

[You have combined two great formations, using the 'Earth Membrane' as the ground and the 'Celestial Spheres' as the sky!]

[You have comprehended the innate grand formation 'Primordial World,' but you realize that this formation is not yet perfect...]

[You are deducing the combination of the primordial world and the eternal stillness of heaven and earth...]

Shen Fei looked at the Daoist aura emanating from the Earth Book. This was Zhen Yuanzi's innate spiritual treasure. Now, Zhen Yuanzi had a feeling for it. If it were before, Zhen Yuanzi would not have comprehended the Dao.

But now Shen Fei has given me a wake-up call.

The Earth Book has a spirit, and at this moment it will naturally help its master.

Shen Fei also gained a lot. He originally thought that he might need to rely on the Hetu Luoshu to master the array patterns and achieve unity with heaven and earth, but he did not expect that the primordial landforms recorded in the Earth Book were more complete than those in the Hetu Luoshu.

The Hetu and Luoshu are at most the directions of the primordial water veins.

But the Book of the Earth records the entire prehistoric landscape, including various sacred mountains and rivers.

The three books, Heaven, Earth, and Man, are unique treasures.

Although it is not a supreme innate treasure, it surpasses even supreme innate treasures in certain powers. Although the Hetu Luoshu is a top-grade spiritual treasure, it must also have the function of verifying heavenly secrets to reach the level of a supreme innate spiritual treasure.

Otherwise, based solely on the recorded effects of the primordial water veins, it wouldn't reach the level of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Hongyun was even more surprised.

Now, Zhen Yuanzi is filled with extraordinary Daoist energy, his mind is enlightened, and the entire Wuzhuang Temple is permeated with boundless Daoist energy, with the great power of the primordial earth veins flowing through it.

This is clearly Zhen Yuanzi comprehending the Dao. This Guiyuan Daoist is too strong. He has enabled Zhen Yuanzi to comprehend the Dao with just a few words. His origins are extremely mysterious. He is indeed one of the most ancient beings in the world.

Having witnessed how Shen Fei had helped Zhen Yuanzi achieve enlightenment with just a few words, Hong Yun felt even more anxious. Shen Fei's increasing mystery only confirmed what Gui Yuan had said.

His chances of dying had greatly increased, and he couldn't help but look at Zhen Yuanzi. According to Gui Yuan, the only one who could save him was his friend.

Suddenly.

The boundless immortal light emanating from Zhen Yuanzi's body and the earth's veins all vanished without a trace. Zhen Yuanzi opened his eyes, a bitter smile involuntarily appearing on his face. "Indeed, I've taken the wrong path."

"The path of the saint... is not my way!"

Zhen Yuanzi looked helplessly at the chaos. Just now, he had realized where his path lay.

"Hongjun's path is the path of the Heavenly Dao. He severs the three corpses to align himself with the Heavenly Dao, comprehends the laws of heaven and earth, and transforms into a body without sorrow or joy, without good or evil. This is his Dao, but he has pushed his own path to the Hunyuan realm."

"For others, this path of cultivation is also a shortcut. At this time, the Heavenly Dao is manifest, the Earthly Dao has not yet emerged, and the Human Dao has not yet merged."

No one can cultivate to the level of Hunyuan by practicing earthly cultivation or human cultivation.

However, if Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan were to cultivate this path, he would be severing his own foundation.

Shen Fei shared his insights.

The Book of Earth is a companion to the Heavenly Court. Zhen Yuanzi must have obtained something from the Book of Earth. He guessed that if the Investiture of the Gods was the return of the Heavenly Court, then the Book of Earth must be the place of the Underworld.

"Please teach me, fellow Daoist!"

Zhen Yuanzi's face was serious, while Hongyun beside him was even more surprised. Based on his many years of friendship with Zhen Yuanzi, although Zhen Yuanzi was honest and a good person, he was actually extremely arrogant.

But his own background and understanding also gave him this confidence.

He almost never asked for advice; he always discussed principles.

That was the only time he was truly convinced and asked the Taoist patriarch for guidance when the patriarch was preaching.

At this moment, another person appeared, namely Guiyuan, who was standing in front of him.

"I once used the methods of the Ancestral Dragon, the methods of Rahu, and my own insights to deduce the 'Way of the Earthly Immortal' that I spoke of. This Earthly Immortal is not that Earthly Immortal; this Earthly Immortal is the fruit of the Dao."

"The immortals and the earth unite, relying on the advantages of the land and humankind; where the earth exists, the spirit exists; where the earth gives birth to the spirit..."

Shen Fei generously shared his insights into the Dao of Earthly Immortals. If Zhen Yuanzi could comprehend his own Dao through this, and even become a Saint of the Earthly Dao, it would be useful in resisting either the Heavenly Dao or the Earthly Dao.

Or rather, it would be of great benefit to Shen Fei's continued comprehension of the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit.

(End of this chapter)