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

Chapter 49 A Discussion Among the Crowd (Seeking Support)

The Phoenix Clan is a vast group, not just composed of phoenixes, but also including five other races. As the former leader of the avian races, many races consider it an honor to join the Phoenix Clan.

As the saying goes, there are five kinds of phoenixes and elephants, the red one is the Vermilion Bird; the yellow one is the Yuanchu; the blue one is the Luan; the purple one is the Yuezhuo; and the white one is the Honghu.

The five major clans are led by the Phoenix Clan, and they are all of the same lineage and belong to the Phoenix Clan.

Under Yuan Jin's introduction, the leaders of the five major clans—Azure Phoenix, Vermilion Bird, Yuanchu, Yuezhuo, and Honghu—paid their respects to Donghua in turn to show their submission.

The Vermilion Bird Clan is small in number, but they are born with the ability to control the Southern Bright Fire, and each of them has extraordinary talent and strong combat power.

The Azure Phoenix Clan, also known as the Azure Phoenix, are messengers of the wind; the Phoenix Clan, mostly black or purple, are impulsive but steadfast and loyal, and are renowned warriors of the Phoenix Clan.

The swan family is white, also known as the phoenix, and is noble in nature, practicing the laws of light; the phoenix family is mostly yellow, and is proud in character, also known as the emperor bird.

These five clan leaders are all quasi-saints, but only in terms of magical power. If it really came down to a fight, Donghua could take on ten of them without getting hurt.

After meeting the five clan leaders, he also visited the Undying Volcano and had a long talk with Yuan Feng.

Yuan Feng declared that from now on she would not interfere in the affairs of the Phoenix Clan unless the Phoenix Clan faced a life-or-death crisis.

Only then did he feel relieved and leave. He didn't want the Phoenix Clan, which he had supported with his own luck, to end up having its fruits plucked by Yuan Feng. Since they had already submitted to the Purple Mansion, they should behave themselves.

These past few days, Donghua has been pondering the future of the Phoenix Clan. Since they have already pledged allegiance to him, they must take responsibility for them.

Leaving Tiannan is unrealistic; the Phoenix Clan still needs to assist Yuanfeng in guarding the Undying Volcano and cannot leave easily.

Thinking of this, Donghua felt a headache coming on. The Phoenix Clan's surrender was truly a losing proposition. If it weren't for the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler, he would never have agreed.

Although he gained the support of Yuan Feng and Zhu Que, and had six Quasi-Saints as his subordinates, he still felt it wasn't worth it.

That's fifty percent of the Purple Mansion's fortune; just thinking about it makes Donghua's chest ache.

In the end, they could only make a simple arrangement for the Phoenix Clan: some of the elite descendants of the Phoenix Clan went to the Purple Mansion to cultivate, and each clan sent three Great Luo Golden Immortals to accompany them.

"Fellow Daoist Taiwei, what have you been busy with these past few days since you emerged from seclusion? You haven't come to discuss the Dao with me."

On this day, the Queen Mother of the West, Taizhen, came over, speaking in an unfriendly tone.

"Fellow Daoist Taizhen, please forgive me. I have made some progress these past few days and have been in seclusion to comprehend it. I have neglected my sister. Please forgive me."

Taizhen glared at Donghua but did not expose the lie.

"The matter of the Immortal Volcano has been resolved, and we are preparing to leave. Before we depart, Sister Nuwa intends to have a discussion on the Dao, and she specifically asked me to come and ask you."

"Sister Nuwa??"

Taizhen smiled and said, "These past few days, I've spent time with Fellow Daoist Nuwa. We get along well and call each other sisters."

Donghua then understood, and the two left the main hall and arrived at an ordinary mountain peak.

Tongtian, Fuxi, and Nuwa were already waiting here.

They hurriedly stepped forward to apologize for being late, and the group took their seats. The area beneath their seats was a vast avenue, a world unto itself.

Nuwa: "Fellow Daoists, today I have invited you all here for a discussion. This is also the first time we have sat down to discuss the Dao since Zixiao Palace. Let me begin for you."

"I possess a supernatural power called the ability to manipulate creation. It can manipulate heaven and earth, and is profoundly capable of creating things; it can bring something from nothing, and life from death, and can also transform all things."

Nuwa did not explain her own Dao, but instead began to talk about a divine power she had created.

But Donghua knew the power of this divine ability; it could no longer be called a divine ability, but rather the Great Dao of Creation.

When one cultivates the art of manipulating creation to its utmost degree, one can evolve the heavens and earth and create all things.

Donghua didn't think much of it, but instead immersed himself in Nuwa's explanation of the workings of creation.

"Why do we come into being? And why do we perish? Though we create our own minds, it is ultimately in the hands of Heaven. Heaven gives birth to virtuous people to compensate for any lack of good fortune. Standing tall between Heaven and Earth, manipulating creation, the real work is done by people. The cause is given by Heaven, and the Way is revealed by people."

"We, the beings of the primordial world, can all be called human beings. This is the manifestation of the human way. We are born with the power of Heaven, and the Way is manifested in human beings..."

Nuwa began by explaining her great divine power in manipulating creation, gradually revealing the profound principles of creation.

At this moment, Nuwa's three flowers appeared, each with twelve petals. The five elements in her heart evolved into the world, and above her head, amidst auspicious clouds, spiritual treasures such as the Map of Mountains and Rivers, the Cauldron of Heaven and Earth, and the Red Sleeve Ball were revealed.

Nuwa explained it in great detail, from the simple to the complex, starting with a supernatural power, then talking about the Lesser Yin Great Dao, and then evolving from Lesser Yin into the Great Dao of Evolution.

Nuwa was originally born from the Lesser Yin within the Great Dao, but now she has completely broken free from the Lesser Yin and embarked on her own path of creation. She is truly a genius of all time.

In fact, none of the people present mind each other cultivating their own path. Having reached their level of cultivation, they actually expect others to cultivate their own path.

Those who learn from me will live, those who imitate me will die! No fool would do that.

No, there does seem to be such a person in the primordial world, Randeng.

After Randeng became a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, his cultivation in the Dao realm did not improve. This does not mean that Yuanshi Tianzun did not teach him the Jade Purity Immortal Dao, but rather that it was not suitable for him.

It wasn't until he left the Chan Sect and found his own path in the Western Sect that he revealed his innate divine nature, progressing all the way and eventually becoming a powerful figure.

After Nuwa finished her sermon, it was Fuxi's turn.

Fuxi directly explained the Shaoyang Dao, which is the combination of Yang Qi transformation and Yin Qi transformation. Yang is attached to Yin, and the combination of Yin and Yang is called "Shaoyang".

Donghua listened attentively to Fuxi's explanation of the Great Way of Shaoyang and expressed his strong agreement with it.

At this time, Fuxi was still somewhat immature and had not yet comprehended the Six Harmonies and Eight Trigrams Great Dao from the Lesser Yang Great Dao. When Fuxi later created the Primordial Eight Trigrams Great Dao, that was the true peak.

The Eight Trigrams of the Earlier Heaven?

As Donghua thought of this, his eyes gleamed with brilliance. Who said that only Fuxi could create the Eight Trigrams? Couldn't he do it too?

The Great Dao of the Eight Trigrams does not yet exist in the primordial world. If one can create it, one will be the Dao Lord who opens up the Dao, and the achievements of Fuxi in later generations will come easily.

Wuji gives rise to Taiji, Taiji gives rise to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang give rise to the Four Symbols, which in turn contain the Three Powers of Heaven, Earth and Man, and the Five Elements of Metal, Wood, Water, Fire and Earth.

This sentence can summarize the current primordial world, but Donghua, who came from the future, knows that there is another saying: "The four symbols give rise to the eight trigrams, and the six directions reside within them."

The more Donghua thought about it, the more likely it seemed. When Fuxi created the Eight Trigrams, six sages had already been born, and he himself had been reincarnated as a human to cultivate again.

Consider the achievements of Fuxi after he created the Eight Trigrams: the first person below the sage, the emperor of the human race.

Forget about cause and effect. In the primordial world of today, there is no Bagua at all. Where would cause come from? Where would effect come from? If cause and effect came into being because you created the innate Bagua, that would be a huge joke.

After Fuxi finished explaining his Lesser Yang Dao, Donghua was still immersed in the matter of the Primordial Eight Trigrams.

Upon seeing this, Fuxi said unhappily, "Fellow Daoist Taiwei, I wonder if there's something wrong with what I said?"

Donghua then came to his senses and quickly said, "Not at all, not at all. Fellow Daoist spoke very well. It's just that while you were speaking, I had some insights, but I couldn't grasp that trace of Dao essence, which troubled me. I apologize for the misunderstanding."

Upon hearing this, Fuxi felt embarrassed, thinking that his words had interrupted Donghua's enlightenment.

In the cultivation of the Dao realm, sometimes a sudden insight is very important. If you grasp it, you can make three progresses a day without even realizing it.

"Fellow Daoist Taiwei, I am truly sorry, but I was unaware that you were comprehending the Dao."

Donghua waved his hand: "It's alright, it's just a concept, it doesn't even have a prototype yet, so why bother?"

In an instant, the offensive and defensive positions shifted.

Fuxi was deeply moved by Donghua's generosity and kindness, while Donghua silently apologized to Fuxi.

It's true that you can know a person's face but not their heart.

(End of this chapter)