Xiuxian: I studied abroad in modern times

Chapter 601 Lu Yao's Past, The Origin of Purple Qi
Zheng was never one to fight...

To be honest, he felt a sense of injustice—"I would rather die than let you have it?"
Seemingly sensing his frustration, Hongjun Daoist laughed, even with a hint of schadenfreude: "This world was born because of the Nine Luminaries Heaven, and the two are even inherently connected."

This is really outrageous.

He wasn't really that concerned about dying; he had plenty of lives.

But if someone finds the entrance to the modern world, then things will get really interesting.

On the one hand, he didn't know what would happen to his modern-day self, or whether it would really affect his life or death.

On the other hand, the modern world is likely to face a major catastrophe.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but wonder, "That Daoist of Creation... hasn't he already occupied the Nine Luminaries Heaven? How could he not know about the existence of the modern world?"

“There is another place in the Nine Luminaries Heaven that is outside his control.”

Upon hearing this, a flash of inspiration struck Zheng Fa, and he shouted, "Zixiao Palace!"

Hongjun Daoist nodded slightly, confirming his guess, and then smiled and said, "From what I've seen along the way, you seem to have a deep affection for this world."

Upon hearing this, Zheng Fa turned his head to look at Tang Lingwu. Tang Lingwu should have understood and knew that the modern world might be facing a major crisis, but at this moment she was not nervous at all. She just smiled at him, her eyes full of comfort.

How can there be no feelings?
“I…” Zheng Fa sighed, “If I had to choose between the two worlds, I… would choose this world.”

The foundation of the Nine Mountains Realm, or rather, the Xuanwei Realm, is undeniably important to him.

The Nine Mountains Sect is Zheng Fa's life's work. Within the sect, there are senior sisters who have shared life and death with him, teachers who care for and love him, and disciples who completely trust him. All of these are very important.

However, the modern world holds a very special significance for Zheng Fa.

"This is the place I can truly call home." Facing Hongjun Daoist's gaze, Zheng Fa unconsciously revealed his deepest feelings: "Only here can I be free from all worries."

As Zheng Fa gained more and more experience, he naturally saw the shortcomings of the modern world. In fact, he could say that there were many shortcomings, and it was by no means a perfect place.

But for him, his early experiences, education, and the people he met all made him view this through a lens of idealism.

He was always careful not to interfere too much with the development of the modern world, and even though he was called the Dao Ancestor, he restrained himself.

Essentially, he was unaware of whether his ideas would bring disaster to the modern world, so he adopted a near-laissez-faire approach.

As Hongjun Daoren said, what Zheng Fa did most in the modern world was actually to provide a safety net for everyone:

To ensure that ordinary people can live without worrying about food and clothing.

Enable talented young people to receive an education.

To enable scholars with knowledge in their minds and ideas in their hearts to give full play to their strengths.

Apart from that, he did almost nothing, or rather, he dared not do anything, and was unwilling to destroy the beauty of this world.

But is the modern world that he cherishes so dearly about to welcome the Creator?

The Creator is not picky about food; he eats everything!
How can Zheng Fa not feel wronged?
"Does obtaining the Primordial Purple Qi prevent the Daoist of Creation from finding the modern world?"

"This is not due to the Primordial Purple Qi, but rather because the Primordial Purple Qi itself is untraceable. If it hadn't obscured the entrance to this world... how could this world be so peaceful?"

Hongjun Daoist's explanation left Zheng Fa somewhat puzzled, so he asked again, "Dao Ancestor, what exactly is the use of the Primordial Purple Qi?"

He hadn't asked about it before because he had actually prepared for the worst, so he didn't take it that seriously.

But now that Zheng Fa has changed his mind, he naturally wants to find out the truth.

Hongjun didn't answer but instead asked, "Do you have a grudge against that Golden Crow?"

"Dao Ancestor, are you referring to Lu Yao?" Zheng Fa was taken aback for a moment before replying, "To be honest, we haven't had much contact. The main reason we had a dispute was because of the Fusang Tree."

"The Fusang tree is a mortal enemy."

Seeing Zheng Fa's confusion, Hongjun Daoist smiled and asked, "Do you know the background of Lu Yao?"

Although Zheng Fa did not know why he asked this question, he nodded and said, "This person has reincarnated four times. His first life should be the Demon Emperor, which is the Golden Crow that you mentioned to Dao Ancestor."

"Later, he was reincarnated as a human and founded Haori Mountain, one of the five sects of Xuanwei in later generations."

"For some reason, he was reincarnated as the Primordial Demon Ancestor."

"In this life, I have entered the Buddhist order again."

As Zheng Fa spoke, he also felt that Lu Yao was a very troublesome and tenacious person.

"In his first life, he came into contact with the Primordial Purple Qi."

Zheng Fa was surprised. Was Lu Yao's luck really that strong?

No wonder he was able to become a Demon Emperor in his first life.

"Or rather, he knew about the Primordial Purple Qi, but couldn't obtain it." Hongjun Daoist looked at Zheng Fa and asked, "Do you know why?"

A sudden inspiration struck Zheng Fa: "Human? He's not human? The Primordial Purple Qi, only humans can obtain it?"

A slight smile appeared on Hongjun Daoist's face, as if to say that the young man was teachable.

Zheng Fa then realized why Lu Yao's first reincarnation was for the purpose of obtaining the Primordial Purple Qi!
Lu Yao abandoned his demon emperor status for the sake of the Primordial Purple Qi, reincarnated as a human, and established Haori Mountain with the help of his previous foundation. His goal was probably the Primordial Purple Qi.

"Then his later reincarnation as the Primordial Demon Ancestor..." Zheng Fa murmured, "was it also for this reason?"

"How did you manage to sit on the futon?"

Zheng Fa was lost in memories: "I helped the Goddess Nuwa create humans, which earned me merit, and then I comprehended the 'Huangting Neijing Jing'..."

"Then he's about right."

almost?
Zheng Fa was a little confused. If we're talking about similarities, then he created the "Huang Ting Jing" while the other party created the Dharma Body Dharma, so they were somewhat similar.

But I also benefited from the merit of creating a human being...

wrong!

Zheng Fa suddenly remembered something and couldn't help but want to shout "Holy crap!"

The Primordial Demon Ancestor was the one who destroyed the world.

The current human race in Xuanwei can all be said to be descendants of the Demon Ancestor.

First, they killed everyone, and then they started to reproduce. If you really want to talk about it, the Primordial Demon Ancestor, can you call this creating humans?

At first, Zheng Fa thought this was to deal with the decline of spiritual energy, but later, as his understanding of spiritual energy improved, he realized that it was not quite right.

Looking back now...

He was among the first group of humans to gain recognition.

Lu Yao's actions at least earned him the recognition of the entire Xuanwei human race.
That's really a bit too provocative.

"That Golden Crow has gone through three lifetimes. Although it did not come to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao, it still held the Primordial Purple Qi in its palm."

Zheng Fa could understand this statement.

On the one hand, Lu Yao seems to have a deep understanding of the Primordial Purple Qi and has made so many preparations. As long as he opens the Purple Cloud Palace to listen to the Dao, there is a high probability that he can obtain the Primordial Purple Qi.

Even if he couldn't get it, Lu Yao probably wouldn't be in a hurry—the Nine Luminaries Heaven was still in his hands. Zheng Fa wasn't so aggrieved now; could he be as aggrieved as Lu Yao?

In his first life, he obtained the Fusang Tree in the form of a golden crow.

In his second life, he was reborn as the First Ancestor of Haori, and it was during this time that he accumulated experience before creating the Dharma Body Dharma in his third life.

Just when it seemed like the three worlds were about to unite and he had obtained the Primordial Purple Qi... Venerable Tianhe arrived. With a single sword strike, the Nine Luminaries Heaven split open, and it was estimated that Lu Yao would also be torn apart.

Zheng Fa felt somewhat fortunate. If it weren't for modern concepts, modern research on biology, and the Nine Mountains Sect's research on the spiritual root system, how could he have cultivated the Fusang Tree, perfected the "Huang Ting Jing," and even helped Nuwa create humans in such a short time?

It can be said that he accomplished in a century what Lu Yao took three lifetimes to achieve.

Lu Yao didn't even give up, but left behind the Dharma body of the Primordial Demon Ancestor, waiting to open the Nine Luminaries Heaven in the future.

This made Zheng Fa even more curious—what exactly is the legendary foundation for becoming a saint, the Primordial Purple Qi, that Lu Yao values ​​so much?
"Dao Ancestor, you said that only the human race can obtain this Primordial Purple Qi... Could it be that this Primordial Purple Qi exists specifically for the human race?"

“No.” Hongjun Daoist’s answer surprised Zheng Fa, but what he said next was unexpected: “There’s more than just this one.”

"Not just this one?" Zheng Fa immediately understood what Hongjun Daoist meant. "The Primordial Purple Qi was born because of the human race?"

Hongjun Daoist nodded slowly, but Zheng Fa felt that his ideas about the Primordial Purple Qi had been completely overturned.

He knew that humans were special, but he never imagined they were this special...

“A sage is actually a special kind of Primordial Golden Immortal,” Hongjun Daoist explained. “The reason he is special is because of the Primordial Purple Qi.”

“The Primordial Purple Qi was originally born because of the human race, or rather, it was born from the spread and deduction of the Dao.”

Zheng Fa didn't understand at first, but later he realized it.

The six saints of Nuwa were able to attain enlightenment, and each of them had a great relationship with the human race.

Nuwa, needless to say, and as for Taishang Tongtian Zhunti and others, according to later legends, they also established religions and became saints.

Essentially, they all spread the Daoist teachings passed down by Hongjun to the human race.

This is why Hongjun Daoren said that sages are special Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals, and this is also why—the special thing is that the sages' attainment of the Dao is closely related to the human race.

"So, this last wisp of primordial purple energy was actually given to the human race?" Zheng Fa finally figured something out. "But why is the human race so special?"

"Because the Way of Heaven is incomplete."

Zheng Fa couldn't understand what Hongjun Daoren was saying.

"Or perhaps, the Heavenly Dao itself needs to grow, and the human race was born for the purpose of the Heavenly Dao's growth."

After listening to Hongjun Daoren's explanation, Zheng Fa was able to piece together the cause and effect.

"Whether it's me spreading the Tao, Nuwa creating humans, or even Laozi and the others establishing their religions, it's all because they want to make up for the defects of the Heavenly Way, or rather, to perfect the Heavenly Way."

"Humanity is the tool we use to complete the Heavenly Way."

"The way of heaven is imperfect..."

Hongjun suddenly looked at Zheng Fa and asked, "Have they all given you their inherited treasures?"

Zheng Fa nodded, knowing that Hongjun Daoist was referring to the golden lotus and other items given by Zhunti and others.

"They've been fighting this long, and they still won't give up."

Zheng Fa didn't quite understand what was being said, so he looked at Hongjun Daoist.

"Their views on the imperfection of the Heavenly Way are different, and even their plans for the future of humanity are contradictory."

As Zheng Fa listened, he felt that the heirlooms in his hands were getting too hot to handle.

"The Supreme One will establish a human teaching in the future. He believes that it is better to let the human race develop naturally. Forcing it too much is not good. It is better to follow the way of heaven."

Zheng Fa could understand the concept of tranquility and inaction; in fact, he held a similar view in modern times.

“But Yuanshi is different. He hopes that the human race can learn from the sages and make good use of talented people so that the way of heaven can grow in a good direction.”

Zheng Fa also thought this made sense, and the philosophy he promoted in the Jiushan Sect was actually more inclined towards this approach.

He also understood that the biggest problem in the conflict between Tai Shang and Yuan Shi was what was good and what was bad.
What Yuanshi considered to be good talent or virtue, Taishang viewed as coercion, which might lead people astray.

"So, the Sage of Heaven advocates teaching without discrimination and the principle of equality for all beings?"

Hongjun Daoist nodded slightly and continued, "He disagreed with the theory of Yuanshi Liangcai. On the other hand, he felt that since the Heavenly Dao was incomplete, there was no need to care too much. He even wanted to rely on the human race to break the old and establish the new, believing that without this, it would be difficult to make real progress."

Zheng Fa felt like a scumbag who was easily swayed, yet he also felt that Tongtian's ideas were more to his liking.

His curiosity was piqued again: "What about the two saints, Zhunti and his companion?"

"They..." Hongjun Daoist's expression was very complicated, "They are not to my liking, but they are also people with great perseverance."

He glanced at Zheng Fa, shook his head and said, "They don't want to complete the Heavenly Dao, but rather want to use the Dao of the human race and my own to create a paradise."

"In the primordial world, there has never been a distinction between East and West. The East is the righteous path of Pangu, while the West is the unorthodox path."

Zheng Fa was stunned, and only then did he fully understand the teachings of the two Western saints—in one word, nourishment!

Let's bring prosperity to all those destined to meet us in this vast world!

Since the primordial Heavenly Dao is incomplete, they will rely on their own hands to create the paradise they envisioned!
Not to mention Hongjun Daoren, even Zheng Fa found it outrageous yet admirable—these two people have such perseverance, they truly deserve to become saints.

Who do you think is right?

"I..." Zheng Fa thought for a long time, but still honestly shook his head, "I don't know."

To be honest, based on his knowledge, he felt that each of the six sages' ideas made a lot of sense!
“You should know,” Hongjun Daoist said slowly, “the seventh primordial purple qi, you can call it the position of a human saint.”

"It can also be called the Saint of the End Times."

"The Saint of the End Times?"

“This primordial purple energy determines the maturity of the human race’s Daoist system,” said Daoist Hongjun. “Or rather, it marks the end of the Daoist system of the Purple Cloud Palace.”

This is the end of the Dharma?

No wonder the Five Saints gave their inherited treasures to themselves.

"Therefore, Zheng Daozu, you have to choose."

To be honest, Zheng Fa felt a lot of pressure.

“You not only have to choose, but it may not even belong to you until you truly attain enlightenment.”

These words reminded Zheng Fa of the legendary unlucky fellow, Hong Yun.

Seemingly sensing what he was thinking, Hongjun sighed, "Hongyun was not human. He was killed by Donghuang Taiyi, who stole the Primordial Purple Qi. Donghuang Taiyi knew that he could not use this Purple Qi himself, and he did not want the human race to have another saint, so he could only hide it in the Fusang Tree."

"...Hibiscus?"

Hongjun Daoist looked at Zheng Fa: "Why don't you say that you and Lu Yao are sworn enemies?"

(End of this chapter)