Primordial Era: I, Yuan Hong, am solely focused on stability; humanity remains clear-headed.

Chapter 38 The Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, and the Way of Humanity! A shocking secret: the strong are always strong!

Seeing Yuan Hong's concerns, Houtu smiled and slowly explained:

"You don't need to worry about that. The reason why the Underworld is special is because this realm is controlled by the Earthly Dao, not the Heavenly Dao. The Six Paths of Reincarnation is an even greater treasure of the Earthly Dao."

"The rules of the Earth permeate this realm; even the power of the Heavenly Dao cannot reach this realm, much less interfere with me!"

"No matter what happens here, Heavenly Dao Hongjun will know nothing about it, so you can rest assured."

Houtu remained calm, as if she were having a casual chat, but she was incredibly confident.

Even the power of Heaven cannot interfere with this place!

Upon hearing her words, Yuan Hong was startled and already had some guesses.

"The Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth..."

Seeing his thoughtful expression, Houtu smiled and nodded.

"That's right. In the primordial world, it wasn't just the Heavenly Dao that controlled everything, but also the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao!"

"The three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity work together to maintain the operation of the entire primordial world. They should check and balance each other, and are on equal footing!"

boom!

This news struck Yuan Hong like a thunderbolt, sending shockwaves through his heart!

Although he, as a time traveler, had some suspicions, these were all just vague ideas.

Ultimately, it all comes down to actual feelings.

As someone who has cultivated to the Golden Immortal realm, he has always only felt the rules of Heaven, and there is no such thing as the Earthly Dao or the Human Dao.

Moreover, those saints were all Heavenly Saints, and their invincible power came from the supreme Heavenly Dao!

The disciples of the sages, as well as the Heavenly Court and its rules, all constantly demonstrate the supreme authority of the Heavenly Way!

Their power stems from their alignment with the natural order; otherwise, they are nothing.

In this situation, if someone were to say that there are other equal-level paths besides the Heavenly Way, such as the Earthly Way and the Human Way...

Most other people would think that this is definitely nonsense!

The Way of Heaven governs everything; there are no exceptions. What cultivators comprehend and understand through their practice is the law of the Way of Heaven.

Not to mention, there are two things on par with the Heavenly Dao. Isn't that unbelievable?

But now, Houtu's words have completely revealed and clarified this fact, which is absolutely a shocking secret of the world!

However, although Yuan Hong was shocked, he accepted it easily.

He knew that if these words were to spread, they would likely shake the Dao hearts of many cultivators, and might even shatter them.

"The three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity operate together to maintain the primordial order; all three are completely equal!"

"But now it seems that the Way of Heaven reigns supreme in the outside world! The Way of Earth and the Way of Humanity are nowhere to be seen..."

Yuan Hong murmured to himself, a growing sense of doubt rising within him.

If he hadn't come to this underworld and stood before Houtu, he wouldn't have believed in the existence of the power of the underworld.

As for the power of humanity, he naturally had no idea what it was.

Since they are all equal, why have the underground and human paths fallen to this state?

Compared to the Heavenly Dao, their situation is far too miserable...

Of course, what Yuan Hong wants to know now is exactly what the Way of Heaven, the Way of Earth, and the Way of Humanity are.

This seems to be different from the ordinary laws of heaven and earth.

Hearing Yuan Hong's words, Houtu sighed helplessly.

She explained each point in detail:

Simply put, the Way of Heaven is a collection of rules!

"Humanity represents the collective will and consciousness of all things and all living beings, that is, the will of all living beings!"

"And the earth's way represents the balance between heaven and humanity!"

"Why do people say that the laws of nature are immutable? Because the rules are eternally unchanging!"

"Humanity represents the consciousness of all living beings in the primordial world, which is constantly changing and represents the existence of variables."

"If everything in the world were governed solely by the Heavenly Dao, and only by unchanging rules, then the entire world would be a stagnant pool, forever devoid of any chance for development!"

"Therefore, the existence of humanity is equally important."

"If we could gather the combined will of all living beings in the primordial world—that is, achieve the status of a saint in the human realm—we could alter the rules of heaven and earth, thereby binding the primordial heavenly way and guiding the world towards a better future. This is the meaning of 'Man will conquers nature'!"

"Of course, if humanity prevails over the way of Heaven, the changes may not necessarily be good. Similarly, if the way of Heaven prevails over humanity, and the changes are not apparent, that is also not good. This is where the balancing role of the way of Earth comes in."

"The power of the earth is manifested in reincarnation, and also in the numerous ancestral veins of the primordial earth. It nourishes trillions of living beings in the primordial world with the essence of heaven and earth, and also cleanses karma and causes through reincarnation, maintaining the operation of heaven and earth."

"If the Heavenly Way is dominant, the Earthly Way can better strengthen the Human Way and balance the Heavenly Way; if the Human Way is dominant, then it will uphold the rules of the Heavenly Way and balance the Human Way!"

"Only in this way can we ensure the stable evolution and development of the primordial world."

Houtu's words made Yuan Hong fully understand the essence of the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man!

Between Heaven, Earth, and Man, each should have its own duties and authority.

Only through mutual support and operation can the prehistoric world as a whole become better, preventing it from becoming rigid, stagnant, or going astray!

If the rules of Heaven are a systematic framework, then the principles of humanity are the driving force for its evolution and improvement.

The tunnels, on the other hand, serve as the system's balancing mechanism!

Of the three, none should be considered equally important; none can encompass everything.

However, in the present primordial world, all living beings only know the Way of Heaven, but not the Way of Man and the Way of Earth!

What this situation signifies is self-evident.

"It seems that in the struggle between the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, Heaven has won an overwhelming victory."

"Tunnels and humanity can only be suppressed so that they cannot even emerge..."

Yuan Hong murmured.

This can be easily deduced from the historical development of the primordial world.

As the rule of heaven and earth, the Heavenly Dao was the first to emerge and therefore must be the strongest!

As for sentient beings and the earthly realms, those evolved later.

Even the crucial core of the underground system, the Six Paths of Reincarnation, only appeared in the later stages of the Lich War.

The Heavenly Dao, being the strongest from the start, would naturally compress the space of the other two Daos, suppress them, and strengthen itself!

The strong remain strong; that's the principle.

Thinking about it this way, Yuan Hong could understand some of the tragic events that occurred in history.

Just like those great calamities of heaven and earth, each one caused widespread suffering and the fall of countless cultivators, yet the Heavenly Dao became more and more perfect!

The Great Calamity of Dragon and Han was a life-or-death struggle between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans. In the process of vying for supremacy, it also wiped out many other innate clans.

The Lich Wars were a bloody war between liches and demons, and of course, they also included a calamity for the human race that was affected, with most of the living beings being impacted!

These are probably all the result of humanity being outmaneuvered by the will of Heaven, a kind of infighting within humanity itself!

(End of this chapter)