Primordial Era: I really don't want to be the Heavenly Emperor!

Chapter 299 Merit, Kong Xuan

All things under the frosty sky compete freely.

On the stage of the primordial world, there has never been a shortage of ambitious people, so the conflicts in the primordial world have never stopped, nor will they ever stop.

In a world where power resides within oneself, people only believe in their own strength and never in benevolence or morality.

This is also what Donghua wants to change, and he has been working hard to do so. He has formulated the laws of heaven to restrain people with morality, spread benevolence and righteousness throughout the world, and promote some virtuous, wise, and benevolent people, which can be regarded as setting an example for all living beings.

Since the beginning of the struggle for humanity, endless conflicts have arisen in the primordial world. The flames of war have been burning continuously throughout the primordial world, and the atmosphere of solemnity and war has permeated the heavens and earth.

However, the truly powerful clans that haven't made a move are all accumulating strength, waiting for an opportunity, or waiting for those who came before them to leave the scene.

In the Huaxu tribe of the human race, all power now rests in the hands of Long Yin, and the Huaxu tribe is rapidly expanding under his leadership, with its strength and resources greatly enhanced and replenished.

Therefore, during the years that Long Yin was in power, he won over the hearts of the people and gained the support of many in the clan.

However, as time went on, a lot of opposition arose within the clan, since all of this was based on the lives of their own relatives.

In the Qishan Mountains, Xuandu has been staying for eight years, while Fuxi has grown from a child into an eight-year-old boy.

The morning glow scattered across the mountains like broken gold, bathing those who were meditating in the morning, as if each person was adorned with a layer of golden light.

On a low mountaintop, there was a simple Taoist temple. Inside the quiet room, lotus lanterns swayed, and the decoration was extremely simple, with only the character "Tao" hanging high. Xuandu, dressed in a purple Taoist robe, sat on a futon.

Outside the Taoist temple, the young Fuxi was facing the morning sun, absorbing the purple energy of heaven and earth and breathing in the essence of the world.

At one point, Fuxi stopped, got up, and went inside the Taoist temple.

"Master, I have completed my training for today. Is there anything else you require?" Fuxi asked Xuandu respectfully.

Upon hearing Fuxi's address, Xuandu immediately stood up and looked around nervously, as if something major had happened.

What Xuandu feared most was that a red-sleeved ball would suddenly fly in from the sky and kill him.

"Fuxi, I've told you so many times, don't call me master, call me teacher. I'm not your master, and I can't be your master. There's no master-disciple relationship between us!"

Just kidding, who would dare to be Fuxi's master? Apart from the Grandmaster of Zixiao Palace, even the Heavenly Emperor and the Sages wouldn't dare, they all address each other as fellow Daoists.

Fuxi hesitated for a moment, his bright eyes darting around with a mixture of curiosity and expectation, before he said, "But everyone else calls you Master. You taught me the Way of Immortals and imparted knowledge to me, so why aren't you my Master?"

Xuan Du felt a bit of a headache. He was a lazy person to begin with, but now he had to teach Fu Xi, such a troublesome child. It was really exhausting.

What was exhausting for Fuxi was not his cultivation, but Fuxi's questions, which were driving him almost crazy, and sometimes he didn't even know how to answer them.

For example, Fuxi once asked him: Master, why does having children require the union of a man and a woman, instead of a man-to-man or a woman-to-woman?

Xuandu didn't know how to answer this question. It wasn't that he didn't know, but rather that he didn't know how to organize his thoughts. In the end, he could only talk about Yin and Yang, but if he were to talk about the Great Dao of Yin and Yang, Fuxi wouldn't understand.

"Others are others, and you are you. Everyone is different. You can only listen to what is being said, not question it." What else could Xuan Du say? Could he say that he dared not?

Fuxi could only reply, "Yes, teacher, I understand."

Xuandu nodded, then led Fuxi to an open space.

"Fuxi, I didn't teach you specific cultivation techniques. Do you resent that?"

Fuxi shook his head and said, "No, there's a reason why my teacher didn't teach me any cultivation techniques. Besides, the path of cultivation techniques is inherently a minor path. Didn't my teacher say that the Dao Ancestor, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Sages inscribed the Great Dao between heaven and earth?"

"Then why would I need cultivation techniques? Wouldn't it be better to directly comprehend the universe and cultivate the Great Dao? Why do I need cultivation techniques?"

Xuandu nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. Although Fuxi had not awakened his memories of his past life, his understanding and spirit already surpassed most people, which was truly remarkable.

"Today I will teach you a brand new method of cultivation, which is the Path of Human Immortal. This path is different from the Path of Celestial Immortal that I taught you before. You need to carefully comprehend and cultivate it."

Fuxi pondered for a moment and then asked, "Teacher, what is the Way of the Human Immortal? Does this refer to my human race?"

Xuan Du nodded, then shook his head, and said, "What is the path of the human immortal? I don't know, because the path of the human immortal is not yet perfect. You can find the answer to this question yourself."

"As for the 'human immortals' path, it does not refer to the human race, but to the human way and all living beings."

Fuxi asked in confusion, "Teacher, since the path to becoming a human immortal is not yet perfect, why is it being taught for people to cultivate? Isn't this misleading young people? Who created this path to becoming a human immortal?"

Xuan Du looked at Fuxi with a playful expression and said softly, "The person who founded this path is named Fuxi, the same name as you. He is a primordial saint, one of the Six Emperors of Heaven, the Azure Emperor of the Demon Race, and the Holy Teacher of the Human Race!"

Fuxi's eyes darted around, and he asked without directly answering, "Since this Fuxi is so powerful, why doesn't he perfect the path to becoming a human immortal?"

"Because that Fuxi is dead!" Xuandu said softly, then looked at Fuxi and continued, "His name was Fuxi, and your name is also Fuxi. Can't you surpass him and perfect the path of the human immortal?"

Little Fuxi nodded and said, "What you say makes sense, teacher. Since that Fuxi was able to create the path of human immortals, I will definitely be able to perfect this path and carry it forward."

Xuan Du nodded in satisfaction, then said, "The path of the Human Immortal involves exploring one's own potential, refining one's essence and soul, and using spiritual energy and the power of the Great Dao to cleanse the body's potential. While cultivating Qi, one can also strengthen one's physical cultivation, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!"

"The path to immortality involves cultivating essence, energy, spirit, and strength..."

On Mount Qi, Xuandu began to expound on the Way of the Immortals, but he only explained the great principles within it, without teaching specific techniques, leaving it to Fuxi to comprehend on his own.

Even if Fuxi can only comprehend the basic techniques now, it is still better than what I taught him.

Because the cultivation method you comprehend yourself is the most suitable for you, and you can continue to improve as your cultivation level breaks through.

Qishan's cultivation continued. Xuandu taught Fuxi for five days, and then he cultivated on his own for two days. During these two days, Fuxi was not required to cultivate and could play around as he pleased.

The wise Fuxi wandered among the tribes, seemingly filled with curiosity about everything in the world. He had a million questions in his mind, and he would eventually seek the answers to these questions himself. Only if he could not find the answers would he ask Xuandu.

Time passed gradually as Fuxi continued his cultivation, and five years went by in the blink of an eye.

Five years seemed like the blink of an eye to the prehistoric world, but for ordinary mortals, it was already one-twentieth of their lives. As a result, Fuxi's cultivation level naturally broke through to the peak of the mortal realm, which is the peak of the Void Refining and Dao Integration stage.

In the year that Fuxi was thirteen years old, he invented the first item for humankind: the net!

The net was invented by Fuxi after he saw the difficulties his people faced in fishing. He invented the net based on the way spiders spin webs.

The advent of nets did indeed make life easier for ordinary humans, allowing them to catch birds, fish, and shrimp, thus enabling more mortals to survive.

The name of Fuxi began to be sung among the human race!

Just as Fuxi created the first net, a divine blessing descended from heaven, a scene that shocked everyone.

"Is this how you accumulate merit?"

In that same year, Fuxi once again came into the public eye, attracting the attention of powerful figures from all corners of the prehistoric world and high-ranking members of the human race.

Everyone was baffled. They couldn't understand how an ordinary net could bring such good fortune.

What's so magical about this net?!

Only Xuandu, standing beside Fuxi, remained calm, because he knew where this merit came from.

It was after this divine blessing that Fuxi's cultivation successfully broke through to the realm of immortality.

"Teacher, why would such an ordinary net bestow merit from heaven?" Fuxi looked at the shimmering net before him, seemingly at a loss.

Xuandu didn't know how to answer. Should he say, "If I had a saintly sister, could I also obtain her?"

"Don't underestimate this net. For ordinary people, it's a tool for survival, a life-saving elixir."

"But for us cultivators, the net can encompass everything; it can include even the Yin-Yang and Five Elements principles you cultivate. It all depends on how you perceive it."

Xuan Du didn't know how to answer, so he could only keep making empty promises. The more lofty and grandiose my words were, the more correct I would be.

After hearing Xuandu's words, Fuxi began to ponder deeply. Standing silently atop the mountain, he remained lost in thought for countless days before finally emerging from his reverie. He then softly said:

"Teacher, I understand. I will use this net to weave together all things under heaven and all living beings."

"I want to end this chaotic world and free my people from the torment of war!"

"I want to weave a net across the world!"

Fuxi's words resounded in Xuandu's ears. He hadn't expected that Fuxi had already understood his mission so quickly.

The cultivation at Qishan continues...

Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Realm of Tai Su, Donghua smiled as he looked at Nuwa. He hadn't expected her to help Fuxi in this way; he could only say that she was capricious because of her merits.

That's right. Fuxi's merits were not bestowed by Heaven, but by Nuwa in Nuwa Palace. In other words, Nuwa rewarded Fuxi with her own merits.

At this moment, Donghua finally understood why later generations had spread the story that the Human Emperor could casually create a few things and receive divine merit.

Nuwa wasn't embarrassed at all. She didn't have much time left for Fuxi, and this was the only way she could help him. Otherwise, she might not be able to keep up with the upcoming great changes in the human race.

Yes, the internal conflicts within the human race have become very prominent. The Emperor can no longer suppress the conflicts within the race. Human ambition is boundless, so how can it be suppressed?

The internal conflicts within the human race demonstrate that the struggle for humanity has become unstoppable, because the human race has already entered a series of struggles for the right path, and regardless of whose opinion it is, once it has entered, it has entered.

……

While the human race was producing, an inexplicable event occurred on the southern continent of the prehistoric world.

That is, the Sky Eagle Clan, which had just occupied the Tianyuan Mountain Range, was almost wiped out. To be precise, the entire clan was almost slaughtered, and even Tiancheng, a quasi-saint powerhouse, was killed!

Tiancheng was also the first Quasi-Saint expert to die since the beginning of the Human Conflict.

The story begins with the conflict between the Sky Eagle Clan and the Azure Sky White Crane Clan.

The two clans fought several battles in the Tianyuan Mountains. In the end, the Tianying Clan emerged victorious, occupied the Tianyuan Mountains, and the Baihe Clan withdrew from Tianyuan.

The victorious Sky Eagle Clan became even more arrogant, even disregarding the Phoenix Clan, the overlord of the south.

However, since the five quasi-saints of the Phoenix Clan all held positions in the Heavenly Court, they could not confront the Eagle Clan directly, so they left them to their own devices, treating them merely as clowns.

However, this behavior only fueled the arrogance of the Sky Eagle Clan and Tiancheng, who actually believed that the Phoenix Clan was afraid.

This also brought them utter destruction!

However, the person who made the move was not a member of the Phoenix Clan, but could also be considered a member of the Phoenix Clan!

Because the person who made the move was Yuan Feng's eldest son, Qing Xuan's elder brother, Kong Xuan.

That is, Kong Xuan, who was later hailed as the number one person below the sage.

Donghua had always known of Kong Xuan's existence and had even considered recruiting him, but due to being busy, he had never actually taken any action.

It wasn't until Kong Xuan made his move this time that the people of the prehistoric world were completely shocked.

Because Kong Xuan used his magical power as a Quasi-Saint to kill Tiancheng Daoren, who was already at the early stage of Quasi-Sainthood.

There is a world of difference between a mere Quasi-Saint and a true Quasi-Saint, a difference as vast as that between a Taiyi and a Daluo.

But Kong Xuan did it!

After the incident, Donghua looked at his eldest disciple Qingxuan, wondering if it was his problem or Kong Xuan's problem. They were both sons born at the same time as Yuanfeng, so why was there such a big difference between them?

In the original world's trajectory, Kong Xuan was already at the level of a quasi-saint. Although the title of the number one person below the saint was greatly exaggerated, he still had some skills to be called that.

What are the achievements and cultivation levels of his younger brother, Qingxuan, also known as the Golden-Winged Roc?

Without any achievements, his cultivation level is merely that of a Great Luo Immortal.

However, in this life, Qingxuan was taken in as a disciple by Donghua when he was still at the Golden Immortal realm and was carefully taught. Now he is only at the late stage of the Great Luo realm.

However, Kong Xuan had actually broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm. Although he was only a Quasi-Saint, he was already incredibly powerful, and could even be described as astonishing.

Donghua didn't know what had happened to Kong Xuan or what kind of opportunity he had, but this matter had successfully caught his attention, so he prepared to go to the Undying Volcano for a visit.

Firstly, it's to fulfill the promise I made to Yuan Feng back then!

Secondly, I wanted to see Kong Xuan and see what was so special about him.

How much of the title "the first person below the sage" is actually exaggerated?

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(End of this chapter)