Primordial Era: Starting with the Immortals of the Jie Sect to Prove the Dao of Hunyuan

After the path to immortality was established, the Heavenly Court gradually began to take shape.

The thirty-six righteous gods of the Thunder Department each performed their duties, and the Thunder Division, Lightning Division, Cloud Division, and Rain Division all began to operate. The wind, rain, thunder, and lightning of the Three Realms were no longer disordered. Haotian sat in the Lingxiao Palace and finally had some of the majesty of the Heavenly Emperor.

Venus established the Dipper Department, appointed the Twenty-Eight Mansions Star Officials, the Nine Luminaries Star Lords, and the Five Dipper Star Lords, and gradually returned the authority of the stars in the celestial sphere to the Heavenly Court from the ancient starry sky, and also established his authority against the demon race who were unwilling to stay in the north.

Haotian firmly held the Dou Department in his hands, and Li Qing did not compete for it. He spent his days meditating and cultivating in the Gouchen Hall, comprehending the laws of the world.

For a time, Li Qing had no worries on his mind, and all he felt was a good time of year.

On the vast, ancient land, the traces of the witch and demon races were gradually erased by time.

Humans multiplied and thrived on the vast land, with more and more tribes and populations. From the shores of the East China Sea to the ruins of Buzhou Mountain, from the banks of the Yellow River to the north and south of the Yangtze River, the footprints of humankind covered most of the prehistoric wilderness.

In the Huaxu tribe of the Yellow River, the chieftain's daughter, Huaxu, stepped into the Daoist aura emanating from the Thunder Marsh while walking near it, and became pregnant after returning home.

The elders of the tribe considered this an ominous sign, and after discussion, they expelled Huaxu from the tribe.

Hua Xu wandered alone in the wilderness, her belly growing ever larger.

She didn't know where to go or what to do; she just instinctively walked eastward, as if something was waiting for her there.

On Mount Kunlun, the Primordial Celestial Venerable opened his eyes, his gaze piercing through the clouds and landing on the woman who was walking with faltering steps.

"Fuxi".

The Primordial Celestial Venerable murmured the name, raised his hand, and a Qilin came riding on clouds from the depths of Kunlun Mountain.

The Qilin was entirely blue-green, with a faint glow flowing across its scales. Its four hooves trod on the clouds, untouched by dust. It knelt before the Primordial Celestial Venerable, bowing its head to listen to the sage's instructions.

"Go outside the Huaxu clan and find the woman who was expelled. The child in her womb is destined for you, so stay there and bring her food and drink."

"Yes, ma'am."

The Qilin nodded and rode away on a cloud.

In the chaos, the goddess Nuwa nodded slightly towards Mount Kunlun, then pointed with her hand, and a stream of light flew out.

Inside the Gouchen Palace, Li Qing sat cross-legged. The World Tree stretched its branches and leaves amidst his auspicious clouds, its roots penetrating every inch of soil in the miniature world, its canopy covering half the sky.

Nourished by the fortunes of the four immortal realms—celestial immortals, earth immortals, ghost immortals, and divine immortals—that world became increasingly solid, complete with mountains and rivers, sun, moon, stars, wind, rain, thunder, and lightning. It was just one last breath away from transforming from a phantom into reality.

Suddenly, Li Qing had a thought, opened his eyes, released the restriction, and took the stream of light.

Nuwa's voice rang in his ears: "Xuanqiong, come to the Nuwa Palace."

"Is the Goddess Nuwa summoning me now because of Fuxi's matter, or because of the remaining half of the opportunity?"

Li Qing pondered for a moment, but dared not delay. He immediately activated his escape light, passed through the South Heavenly Gate, through the Thirty-Three Heavens, through the Chaos, and flew towards the direction of Nuwa's Palace.

The Nuwa Palace is suspended deep within the chaos, its entire body cast from five-colored stones. The power of innate creation flows along the palace walls, isolating the surrounding chaotic energy from the outside.

The palace gates were tightly closed, and two children, a boy and a girl, stood in front of them, both dressed in bright red. They were none other than the Dragon Boy and Phoenix Boy who had accompanied Nuwa to the Kunlun Gathering.

Upon seeing Li Qing, Longwa hurriedly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Senior Brother Xuanqiong, the Empress is waiting for you in the palace. Please come with me."

Li Qing nodded and followed the dragon and phoenix children through the palace gates into the Nuwa Palace.

The Nuwa Palace is a hidden paradise, a place of wonders created by nature. Rare flowers and exotic plants bloom everywhere, mythical birds and beasts dwell in the forest, and a clear stream flows from the depths of the palace, with golden lotuses floating on its surface.

The goddess Nuwa sat regally on a cloud bed, draped in a five-colored robe and wearing a phoenix crown, her body surrounded by holy light.

Li Qing knelt down and bowed, saying, "Disciple Xuanqiong greets Martial Uncle."

The goddess Nuwa raised her hand in a gesture of help: "Get up."

Li Qing stood up and stood at the foot of the steps, quietly waiting for the Goddess Nuwa to speak.

Nuwa did not speak immediately. Her gaze fell on Li Qing, and she looked him up and down before nodding slightly.

"At the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, your world laws have already taken shape. Not bad, your cultivation speed has exceeded my expectations."

Li Qing humbly replied, "It's all thanks to the guidance and cultivation of my master and all my teachers."

Nuwa waved her hand, ignoring the polite words, and got straight to the point.

"I've called you here today for two things."

"I will follow your instructions, Uncle."

Li Qing felt a chill run down his spine, knowing that the main topic was about to be discussed, and listened attentively.

"My elder brother Fuxi has been reincarnated into the human race and will be born soon. If he wants to attain enlightenment, he needs the assistance of the Hetu and Luoshu."

Li Qing raised an eyebrow slightly. He naturally knew that Fuxi had evolved the Eight Trigrams from the Hetu and Luoshu to achieve the Dao.

However, after Di Jun's death, this treasure fell into Kunpeng's hands.

Nuwa continued, "During the war between the Lich King and the Demon King, Kunpeng took away the Hetu and Luoshu and fled back to the Northern Sea. From then on, he stayed at home and never set foot in the primordial world again."

I originally intended to retrieve it myself, but the laws of nature still bind me, preventing me from venturing into the mortal world. Therefore, this matter must fall to you.

Li Qing didn't dwell on why Nuwa didn't directly summon Kunpeng to deliver the Hetu and Luoshu; he simply said, "Please give your instructions, Uncle-Master."

Nuwa took out a jade talisman from her sleeve. The talisman contained a spiritual light, within which a huge phantom of a Peng bird could be vaguely seen. Its wings spread out and covered the sky, which was the true spirit imprint of the Kunpeng.

"This is the true spirit of Kunpeng. Back then, when Taiyi conquered the North Sea, he forced Kunpeng to leave his true spirit in the Demon Summoning Banner. After the demon race was destroyed, the Demon Summoning Banner ended up in my hands."

Take this true spirit to the Northern Sea, find Kunpeng, and tell him to exchange it for the Hetu Luoshu.

He should have severed his two corpses long ago, but because his true spirit was incomplete, he hadn't done so yet. You're doing what he urgently needs; he should thank you.

"I have noted it down."

Li Qing accepted the jade talisman with both hands and carefully put it away.

Nuwa continued, "Fuxi's attainment of enlightenment is related to the Great Dao of Human Immortals. You have already accumulated merits from the four paths of Heavenly Immortal, Earthly Immortal, Ghost Immortal, and Divine Immortal, but you are still lacking the path of Human Immortal. When Fuxi attains enlightenment, you will also receive 20% of the merits from the Great Dao of Human Immortals."

Li Qing's heart stirred. The Five Immortals' Great Dao had reached its perfect point, which was the key to his world's laws breaking through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm. The Goddess Nuwa had spoken, and the words of a sage are the Dao. By setting this matter, she was helping him complete the last piece of the puzzle.

"Thank you, Uncle-Master."

Nuwa waved her hand, looked at Li Qing, and suddenly her gaze held a deeper meaning.

"There is one more thing I need to tell you."

Li Qing looked up at the Goddess Nuwa.

"Besides your merits on the path to becoming a human immortal, you also have an opportunity in the human race, or you could say in the Heavenly Court. The boundary between heaven and man is not so clear, but I cannot go into details about what it is."