Honghuang: It makes sense that there are four Sanqing, right?

Xu Qing silently stood up and responded.

"After Hongjun and Yangmei died, the Heavenly Dao was without a master. Taiyi sacrificed himself to uphold the Heavenly Dao, and only a trace of his true spirit remained."

"Yang Mei is the Chaos Demon God. To avenge the destruction of his race by his father, Pangu, he has been lying in wait until now. He has activated the contingency plan left by the Time Demon God, Shi Chen—the Gate of Ultimate Mysteries. Three years later, four ferocious beasts with strength comparable to Fellow Daoist Hou Tu will appear. They have no intelligence and only seek to destroy the world."

"Fellow Daoist Taiyi received information from the Heavenly Dao that the key to reviving my elder brother and fellow Daoist Zhunti is—to deceive the real and confuse the illusory with the real..."

Like a stone thrown into still water, Xu Qing's words struck the hearts of everyone present like a meteorite.

During the great battle, Zhunti and Daode perished, Houtu and Zhenyuanzi were seriously injured. After finally killing Hongjun, they discovered that Yangmei harbored evil intentions.

Fortunately, Xu Qing concealed his strength and successfully killed Yang Mei. Immediately, the world was in danger of collapsing again. Now, with great difficulty, Taiyi merged with the Dao and Nuwa successfully mended the sky.

Another crisis is looming?!

There are four ferocious beasts with strength comparable to Houtu, but there are only two Dao Lords in the prehistoric world now, and neither of them can unleash their peak strength after the great battle.

What should we do?!

Yuanshi and the others were almost stunned on the spot. Even their immaculate and perfect Dao hearts, which had lasted for billions of years, could not hide their surprise at this moment.

After giving everyone some time to process what was happening, Xu Qing paused before continuing.

"I intend to divide the world into three realms: the Heavenly Realm, where the Heavenly Court resides; the Immortal Realm, where mortals, cultivators, and demons coexist; and the Underworld, where the Witch Clan and the Asura Clan reside."

"If another great war breaks out in the future, even if the Heavenly Realm is defeated, perhaps mortals will not be harmed, and a chance of survival can be preserved."

"I have deduced the secrets of heaven, and after the division of the three realms, the three paths of heaven, earth, and humanity will have the opportunity to be perfected."

"Brother Dao, you are the Lord of Fengdu in the Underworld. You are connected with the Dao of Reincarnation. The Book of Earth can serve as the Book of Life and Death, determining the fate of all living beings. The Dao of Earth can be perfected."

"Humanity needs the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors to suppress its destiny. After that, it needs a person with great courage and supernatural powers to unify the demon race, the human race, and the Asura race. If such a person exists, humanity will be fulfilled."

"The Heavenly Way needs a complete and functional Heavenly Court, as well as a Heavenly Emperor and Empress, and all the gods will return to their places. After that, the Heavenly Way will be complete, and the Heavenly Book can be used as a register of the gods."

Seemingly somewhat tired, Xu Qing paused before speaking.

"Emperor Jun is the reincarnation of the human race. He can achieve the perfect merit of becoming the emperor of the human race. There is no need to awaken his innate wisdom before then. Afterwards, you can give this item to Emperor Jun to help him restore his past life's foundation. Fellow Daoist should recognize this item."

A fluorescent red, embryo-like substance was taken out. It was the innate Dao embryo that Taiyi had prepared for Dijun, which Xu Qing obtained from the surrounding space after he turned to dust.

"Humanity is the protagonist of the Heavenly Dao. Each religion can send its disciples to serve as the teacher of the Human Emperor and share in the destiny of humanity."

"The gods of the various departments of the Heavenly Court shall be granted titles, and each religion may select disciples to enter the Heavenly Court. After entering the Heavenly Court, the gods must obey the Heavenly Emperor and must not harbor any disloyalty, otherwise Heaven will be dissatisfied."

"The Investiture of the Gods requires the Heavenly Book of Investiture of the Gods and the accompanying God-Slaying Whip, which should be in Hongjun's hands at this moment."

Nuwa subconsciously examined Hongjun's storage bag in her hand and indeed found a magical artifact resembling a book and a whip, profound and vast, with a strong aura of the Heavenly Dao.

With a thought, Nuwa took it out, and the Investiture of the Gods and the God-Slaying Whip immediately appeared in front of Xu Qing.

"Could it be this?"

Xu Qing glanced at it and said indifferently.

"That's right, it's this one."

"The disciples of the Chan Sect are few but elite, while the disciples of the Jie Sect are numerous but diverse. The positions of the Heavenly Emperor and Heavenly Empress should be chosen from among the disciples of the Chan Sect, and the gods of the Heavenly Court should be appointed from among the disciples of the Jie Sect. A Heavenly Minister could be appointed to oversee the Investiture of the Gods, and he should be appointed from among the disciples of the Jie Sect."

"The three ancestors of the human race in Huoyun Cave are the eldest brother's unofficial disciples. They may enter the Heavenly Court or not. There is also a personal disciple, Xuandu Zhenwu, who can make his second disciple, Zhenwu, a god."

"Lu Ya has performed his duties of maintaining the cycle of day and night with merit, which will allow the Northern Underworld Demon Kingdom to reappear in the world. He should instruct his subordinates not to harm mortals, but they may fight against cultivators as they see fit."

After arranging matters concerning the three religions and the Heavenly Court, as well as the human and demon races, Xu Qing fell silent, closing his eyes to rest, leaving everyone present looking at each other, trying to process this massive amount of information.

The Amitabha Buddha looked sorrowful and his feelings were complicated. The great battle had just ended, and he hadn't even changed out of his tattered cassock when he learned that the Three Great Tribulations were about to begin. He was at a loss for what to do.

Fortunately, Xu Qing seemed to know a lot, and with his guidance, the Primordial World might be able to overcome its difficulties.

But Jieyin waited and waited, until Xu Qing stopped speaking. Seeing that he seemed to have no intention of arranging things in the West, she became anxious and couldn't help but take a step forward.

"May I ask Fellow Daoist Xu Qing, how should our Western Sect act during this great calamity?"

Unbeknownst to them, the people of the prehistoric world had come to regard Xu Qing as their backbone. This was because of his outstanding battle record and the fact that he was the only one who remained calm in the face of such a great calamity.

Xu Qing played an indispensable role in Hongjun's death, and he was also the one who overturned Yang Mei's scheme. Now, he has made arrangements to point out the direction for the confused crowd.

It can be said that Xu Qing's prestige among the great powers of the prehistoric world has even surpassed that of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and is second only to the Father God Pangu who created the world.

Xu Qing frowned slightly. In the original prehistoric world, the west was barren and lacked resources. Therefore, the west prospered and needed to spread its teachings to the east, and thus lured Xuanmen disciples.

In this life, the western land veins have been restored, and the western resources are no longer scarce. Even the talents of the disciples are much better than those recorded in the previous life, so it can be considered prosperous. But why has the great wish of Jieyin and Zhunti not been recognized and fulfilled by the Heavenly Dao?

After thinking for a while, through his memories from his previous life and his current understanding of the Heavenly Dao, Xu Qing understood the key—the key to the rise of the West was not resources and cultivators, but spreading the Dao to the East, so that the Western Daoist tradition could be recognized by the mainstream of the Eastern Primordial World.

After thinking for a moment, Xu Qing opened his eyes and gave instructions.

"As far as I know, the Eastern Taoist traditions mostly transmit the Three Thousand Great Daos of the Mysterious Gate, while the Western religions are derived from the Eight Hundred Side Paths. However, one can also attain the Dao through the side paths."

"No destruction, no construction; destruction precedes construction."

Xu Qing did not directly point out that the Western Sect needed to completely break away from the Xuanmen because he was afraid of damaging the path of Jieyin. If the West prospers in the future and the forty-eight great origins are perfected, Jieyin can also advance further and become a usable fighting force.

Upon hearing this, Jieyin breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that there was a plan. Since there was a plan, then in Xu Qing's prediction of the future, the Western Sect should have a place, so that its lineage would not be destroyed and its inheritance would be cut off.

Then, Jieyin bowed to Xu Qing, clasped his hands together, and withdrew, muttering to himself, "What does 'No destruction, no construction; destruction precedes construction' mean?"

His attitude was respectful, as if he were a disciple.

After the guide withdrew, Zhen Yuanzi stepped forward, his expression solemn and dignified, and asked,

"Fellow Daoist Houtu has already decided that the position of Emperor of Fengdu belongs to Fellow Daoist Dijiang. Since you want me to become Emperor of Fengdu, do you have other plans for Fellow Daoist Dijiang?"

Xu Qing nodded and said calmly.

"I will go to the underworld to inform them of this matter. My Asura realm needs a powerful being to safeguard our destiny."

Xu Qing spoke calmly, but the obedient Zhen Yuanzi's expression changed. An idea formed in his mind, but he was startled by it and cautiously asked, "Brother, you...?"

Xu Qing had no intention of hiding it from everyone, and said calmly.

"I wish to enter."