Primordial Era: My God, this phoenix is ​​too cunning!

Taiqing is inactive because he is detached from emotions, while Zhuangzi is carefree and at ease because he is selfless. (Google search)

Zhuang Zhou, or Hongyun, went through three lifetimes before finally understanding himself and finding his own path.

Kunpeng ultimately refused to accept the primordial purple energy. He laughed and said, "You may not want to become a saint, but do you think I do? Fellow Daoist Hongyun, don't underestimate me!"

After saying this, Kunpeng turned to leave.

Looking around, Kunpeng was completely bewildered. He turned around, coughed, and asked, "Um, Fellow Daoist Hongyun, how do we get out of here?"

Zhuang Zhou flicked his finger, sending the primordial purple energy into the void, where it disappeared.

Looking at Kunpeng, he grinned and said, "Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, this is the world I created."

"There is no place called Wuhe."

"Where is there a village?"

"That's right."

Zhuang Zhou nodded and said, "The Land of Nothingness is my realm of Dao, where everything can be done as one pleases, and one can live freely and at ease."

But Kunpeng was even more confused.

"To do whatever one pleases and live a carefree life—how is that possible?"

"Why not?"

Zhuang Zhou smiled even more broadly.

Kunpeng had a bad feeling and turned to run away.

But where can he run to from here?

Zhuangzi pointed his finger, and Kunpeng involuntarily transformed into its true form as a giant Kun.

Then, Zhuang Zhou plopped down on it.

"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, don't be in such a hurry to run away. How about we catch up a bit more?"

"Catching up is fine."

"Get down here right now!"

Kunpeng cursed and swore.

Zhuang Zhou pretended not to hear.

Thus, a very strange scene appeared in the spiritual world of this land of nothingness.

Zhuang Zhou sat on a Kun fish, looking very carefree and at ease.

But what's really discordant is that the Kun fish below keeps cursing and swearing.

It greatly ruined the atmosphere.

When Confucius saw this, his gaze disappeared from the lake again, and he saw the normal North Sea once more.

There was peace and tranquility there, and everything was fine.

There was neither the carefree and unrestrained Zhuangzi, nor the foul-mouthed Kun.

Then, everything returned to calm. The flames of war and the contention of a hundred schools of thought in the human world continued.

But everyone knew that there was probably another Primordial Golden Immortal in the world.

The attainment of the Great Golden Immortal of Hunyuan is different from becoming a saint. If one intends to conceal it, one can prevent the world from displaying any unusual phenomena.

Zhuang Zhou, or rather Hongyun, had already attained enlightenment in the land of nothingness.

He became a Primordial Golden Immortal.

"What a magnificent red cloud, what a magnificent Zhuang Zhou! In the land of nothingness, Zhuang Zhou dreamt he was a butterfly!"

"Did Zhou dream he was a butterfly, or did the butterfly dream he was Zhou?"

Inside the immortal volcano, Lin Yang sighed.

In this primordial world, there are those who have achieved great things in the Way of Dreams, or rather, the Way of the Great Void.

So far, Lin Yang knows of at least three people.

One of them is Lin Yang himself, that goes without saying. The second is the Guide Daoist, who can attain enlightenment in dreams.

The current Zhuang Zhou is the third. Even more outrageous, Zhuang Zhou proved the Dao through dreams.

At the moment when he used his mental strength and imagination to construct the land of nothingness.

He attained enlightenment!

Another Primordial Golden Immortal has been added to the world.

……

Meanwhile, in the human world, war raged, and feudal lords fought amongst themselves, causing the Shang Dynasty's rule to gradually decline.

On this day, thirty-three days away, in the Eight Views Palace of Xuandu Heaven, Laozi was preaching.

Below the platform, besides Grand Master Xuandu, there was another person listening to the lecture: Duobao.

Although the Jie Sect ultimately won the battle of the Investiture of the Gods, Duobao was captured by Laozi and has been trapped in the Eight Trigrams Palace ever since.

Fortunately, Lao Tzu did not make things difficult for him; instead, he preached to him.

Duobao had already received Tongtian's personal instruction, which was the Shangqing Immortal Method. Now, Laozi was personally teaching him, which could be considered as passing on his personal knowledge to him. This was the Taiqing Immortal Method.

He alone received two direct teachings, cultivating both the Shangqing Immortal Method and the Taiqing Immortal Method.

Duobao not only did not suffer any misfortune, but it was as if he had received a great opportunity, and his cultivation level increased a lot.

At this moment, Lao Tzu suddenly stopped preaching, his brows furrowed slightly, and he calmly said, "Duobao! Currently, the Western religions have betrayed Taoism and established Buddhism, which has damaged the fortunes of the East. Therefore, I need your help. Are you willing to descend to the mortal realm and work for me?"

Upon hearing this, Duobao was startled, but he had expected it all along. There is no such thing as a free lunch, and no benefit that comes for free.

Lao Tzu has been teaching and preaching to him for so many years, is it finally time to use him?

However, Duobao did not hesitate and agreed immediately: "I will follow your instructions, Master Uncle."

After all, he couldn't resist; he just had to do whatever his father told him to do.

Lao Tzu nodded in satisfaction, told Duobao to lead the green ox, and then waved his sleeve.

Duobao and Qingniu both disappeared from the spot.

A ball of red light entered the human world.

In the human realm, not long after, Li Er resigned from his official post in the capital of the Great Shang Dynasty.

Riding on a blue ox, led by Duobao, they slowly headed towards Hangu Pass.

Inside the immortal volcano, a system notification sounded in Lin Yang's mind.

"Ding! Detected that Laozi, in disguise as Li Er, is about to leave Hangu Pass and convert the barbarians to Buddhism. The host may make the following choices."

"Option 1: Stop Lao Tzu from converting barbarians to Buddhism. You will receive the gratitude of the two Western Saints and a high-quality Bodhi seed."

"Option 2: Reveal Laozi's whereabouts to Tongtian, and you will receive Tongtian's gratitude and a wisp of pure Qingping Sword intent as a reward."

"Option 3: Allow Lao Tzu to convert barbarians to Buddhism, and you will receive a fragment of the Law of Destiny as a reward."

……

After hearing the system's prompt, Lin Yang pondered for a moment.

Of these three options, the first one is self-explanatory and quite simple: help the two Western sages and prevent Lao Tzu from converting barbarians to Buddhism. This would be equivalent to protecting the Western religion—no, it's already Buddhism now.

This protected Buddhism's fortune from being taken away by Lao Tzu. Jieyin and Zhunti would naturally be grateful to him.

But what use is their gratitude to me? And those Bodhi seeds, needless to say, are of high quality...

Lin Yang shook his head.

The second option is to reveal Laozi's whereabouts to Tongtian. This essentially means sending Tongtian to rescue Duobao, but Duobao is the protagonist of this story of converting barbarians to Buddhism.

Without Duobao, who will establish Mahayana Buddhism? Who will become the Tathagata Buddha?

Lin Yang hesitated for a moment, then shook his head.

Although it was somewhat unfair to Tongtian, Lin Yang's conscience only ached for a moment before he felt at peace.

If he really wanted to save Duobao, he would have done so back then, instead of waiting until now.

Besides, what's wrong with being Buddha?

In the battle of the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, although the Jie Sect ultimately won, Jieyin and Zhunti seized the opportunity to capture many people.

This also forms the foundation for the great flourishing of Buddhism in the next great kalpa.

Therefore, adding another Duobao wouldn't make much difference.

"System, I choose option three." After making up his mind, Lin Yang said to the system without hesitation.

Nothing feels better than getting something for free. Another fragment of the law has been acquired.

Moreover, it's a fragment of the laws of fate.

With this addition, Lin Yang has now collected five fragments of the Law of Destiny.

In other words, after he refines this fragment, his understanding of the Law of Destiny will reach half of the Law of Destiny.

As soon as Lin Yang made his choice, the reward was immediately distributed. With a thought, fragments of the Law of Destiny appeared before Lin Yang.

Lin Yang swallowed it whole and began to refine it.

In an instant, as the refining process proceeded, waves of profound law fluctuations emanated from Lin Yang as the center.

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