I am a fairy in Journey to the West

"The Dao's mechanism indicates that only one Yuanhui (a unit of time) remains until the creation of Chaos."

Inside the Jade Palace, the Jade Emperor looked at Zhuang Yan, Laozi, and Buddha and spoke.

“One Yuanhui? That’s 129,600 years.” Zhuang Yan said, “In that case, the time is not very generous.”

One hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years is but a blink of an eye for a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

At least six hundred years have passed since Pangu expelled the Five Elements Heavenly Dao.

Over the past six hundred years, the Jade Emperor has used the great power of Pangu's Heavenly Dao to continuously bring the Wind and Thunder Great World and the Five Elements Great World closer to the world where Pangu appeared.

More than six hundred years have passed. The Wind and Thunder Great World and the Five Elements Great World now guard the Pangu Manifestation World from above and below. The Pangu Manifestation World is connected to these two Great Worlds only by the Heavenly Gate, and the Measuring Heaven Divine Bridge is no longer needed.

Furthermore, over the past six hundred years, the Taoist teachings of Pangu's appearance have spread throughout the Five Elements Great World, and the cultivation methods of the Five Elements Great World are no different from those of Pangu's appearance.

The term "Five Elements" in the Five Elements Great World is now merely a name used for easy differentiation.

As for the Wind and Thunder Great World, although the beings there still mainly cultivate the Wind and Thunder Dao, all kinds of methods from Pangu's appearance in the world have also been introduced to the Wind and Thunder Great World, resulting in a flourishing of various paths.

"Only 129,600 years is too insignificant on the scale of chaos," said the Buddha.

The Jade Emperor nodded slightly. "Indeed, there are probably more than just the Five Elements Heavenly Dao and others who escaped from the Chaos. If we don't eliminate all of them and take away their large numbers, it will have a huge impact on the reopening of the Chaos."

Laozi said, "Over the years, the vast majority of the chaos has gathered in my Pangu Heavenly Dao. Judging from the Dao mechanism descended by the Great Dao, there are probably quite a few Heavenly Dao Grand Luo Golden Immortals who have escaped into the chaos."

"129,000 years." The Buddha shook his head and sighed. "In the vast chaos, it is extremely difficult to find these people, let alone suppress them into eternal silence and guide them back to the Great Dao."

Zhuang Yan frowned slightly. After hearing what the Buddha said, he also felt that it was a bit difficult. 129,000 years was far from enough time.

"If only those people could get together so we could wipe them all out in one fell swoop," Zhuang Yan said with a hint of hope.

Upon hearing this, Laozi couldn't help but laugh and say, "With so many Heavenly Dao Grand Luo Golden Immortals gathered together, how could you possibly defeat them?"

Zhuang Yan said, "It's not necessarily true that we can't win."

The Supreme Lord Laozi said with a smile, "Oh? It seems that the Divine Firmament Emperor is very confident. No wonder, he just attained the Great Luo Dao Fruit and was able to suppress three Great Luo Golden Immortals with his own strength. Such power is indeed formidable."

At this point, Laozi suddenly became interested, "When you have time, would you like to have a friendly exchange with this humble Taoist?"

"Forget it," Zhuang Yan waved his hand and said, "There's no point in fighting with you. If people find out, they'll say I'm bullying an old man."

Zhuang Yan had no particular thoughts. He simply felt that such sparring was completely unnecessary. His source of power was different from everyone else's, and they wouldn't learn anything from each other if they fought.

Laozi could not fathom the profound mystery of Zhuang Yan's Daoist power, and Zhuang Yan could not learn anything from Laozi either, so Zhuang Yan had no interest in it.

"Hehehe, what do you mean by bullying an old man? I'm afraid you just don't want to fight me, an old Taoist priest, do you?" Laozi saw through Zhuang Yan's thoughts at a glance.

Seeing this, Zhuang Yan also said frankly, "That's right, it's meaningless for family members to fight each other. I only want to fight the real enemies."

Laozi nodded and said, "As the saying goes, it is better to be prepared for a rainy day. There are still so many obstacles preventing the creation of chaos that have not been cleared. We cannot relax and should improve our cultivation as soon as possible."

The Buddha said, "We only have 129,000 years. This amount of time is not enough for a Great Luo Golden Immortal to improve their cultivation by much."

Zhuang Yan also said, "Without other opportunities, it may not be so easy for us to improve our cultivation and power in a short period of time."

Laozi smiled and looked at the Jade Emperor, who chuckled and said, "Of course there is an opportunity."

Upon hearing this, both Buddha and Zhuang Yan turned their gazes toward the Jade Emperor. The Jade Emperor then raised his hand and flipped it over, revealing three mysterious 'primordial qi' in his palm.

Zhuang Yan's gaze sharpened. He sensed an extremely powerful force emanating from those three 'primordial qi', similar to the power of the Heavenly Dao, but definitely countless times stronger than the Heavenly Dao power he had absorbed before.

As a being who had transformed from a golden finger and attained the Dao Fruit of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, Zhuang Yan felt an irrepressible desire arise in his heart the moment he saw these three primordial energies.

However, Zhuang Yan had to suppress his intense emotions and asked calmly, "Great Celestial Venerable, what is this?"

The Jade Emperor laughed and said, "This is the 'Primordial Qi of the Beginning'. Over the past six hundred years, countless 'great numbers' have been returned to my Pangu Heavenly Dao from the chaos. I extracted and refined a massive amount of these 'great numbers' to obtain these three 'Primordial Qi of the Beginning'."

After saying this, the Primordial Qi in the Jade Emperor's hand split into three streams, which flew to Laozi, Buddha Tathagata, and Zhuang Yan respectively.

"Laojun, Buddha, and Shenxiao Emperor, this Primordial Qi contains immense power of the Heavenly Dao and great opportunities. Please refine it carefully to enhance your own cultivation and strength," said the Jade Emperor.

Laozi, Buddha, and Zhuang Yan all stood up solemnly and bowed, saying, "We respectfully obey the Great Heavenly Venerable's decree."

The three of them then stored the 'Primordial Qi' into their spiritual platforms, and would begin refining it once they returned to their dojo.

But at this moment, Zhuang Yan asked, "Great Celestial Venerable, why don't you leave yourself a strand of Primordial Qi?"

Laozi and Buddha looked at the Jade Emperor with curiosity. The Jade Emperor smiled slightly and said, "I don't need this."

Zhuang Yan nodded slowly and didn't ask any more questions. The Jade Emperor had been able to defeat the Five Elements Heavenly Dao directly before, so it seemed that the Great Heavenly Venerable's cultivation level could not be judged by common sense.

About fifteen minutes later, Laozi and Buddha got up to take their leave, preparing to return and refine the Primordial Qi.

Upon seeing this, Zhuang Yan immediately rose and, together with Laozi and Buddha, bid farewell to the Jade Emperor. After leaving the Jade Palace, he said goodbye to Laozi and Buddha, then flew down from the Nine Heavens and returned to the Lingtai Palace on Mount Buzhou.

As he descended onto the auspicious cloud and entered the Dust World Palace, the two attendants, Baojie and Xiuhuang, immediately stepped forward to pay their respects, saying, "Master, you've returned."

Zhuang Yan nodded slightly and said, "I will be in seclusion for several years. You all close the palace gates and stand guard outside. If anyone comes to see me, tell them the truth."

The two attendants, Baojie and Xiuhuang, bowed and accepted the order, saying, "We will obey your decree, Master." They then led the other celestial attendants out of the Jade Palace and closed the gates of the Mortal Realm Palace.

Zhuang Yan sat in meditation in the Dust World Palace, and the 'Primordial Qi' quietly floated in the center of his spiritual platform.

Without any hesitation, Zhuang Yan's primordial spirit raised his hand above the spiritual platform and grasped the Primordial Qi into his hand.

After that, the Primordial Qi slowly merged into Zhuang Yan's primordial spirit.

Many years later, when the Jade Emperor was reviewing the operation of Pangu's Heavenly Dao, he suddenly discovered a slight change within it.

This variable has a very wide and extensive history, and its source lies within the Heavenly Dao of Pangu.

The Jade Emperor's gaze narrowed slightly. He knew that this was Pangu's Heavenly Dao reminding him, so he examined it carefully.

Using the power of Heaven to trace back, the Jade Emperor discovered that the root of this variable was located on the Dan Chi Ridge of Lingtai Mountain three thousand six hundred years ago, and the person at that time was none other than the Lingtai Mountain God, Zhuang Yan.

The reason Pangu Heavenly Dao reminded the Jade Emperor at this time was that this variable was about to escape the control of Pangu Heavenly Dao. However, no unusual phenomena appeared within Pangu Heavenly Dao, but if someone were to look at Pangu's appearance from the chaos, they would find that a spiritual image had already broken out of Pangu Heavenly Dao and was forming its own Heavenly Dao image in the chaos.

At this moment, Pangu Heavenly Dao reminded the Jade Emperor once again whether to stop Zhuang Yan. It was still not too late to stop him now, because that Primordial Qi was not enough for Zhuang Yan to attain enlightenment.

Therefore, Zhuang Yan is currently absorbing the remaining 'great number' from the chaos, and this process has been going on for 820 years. Moreover, Zhuang Yan has hidden it very well for the first 800 years, but now he can no longer hide it.

However, ninety percent of the 'large numbers' in the chaos had submitted to the Heavenly Dao of Pangu. Zhuang Yan did not pay attention to the Heavenly Dao of Pangu, but was only painstakingly absorbing the remaining large numbers in the chaos, but this process was extremely difficult.

After receiving a reminder from the Heavenly Dao, the Jade Emperor made an unexpected decision with remarkable decisiveness.

"Release his spirit from its possession," the Jade Emperor said.

Zhuang Yan's primordial spirit is entrusted to the ancient Heavenly Dao. This is both a form of insurance and a way to bind you to a particular Heavenly Dao. If you want to betray it, you must consider the consequences.

While it won't necessarily lead to physical death or the loss of your spiritual path, it can certainly cause your spiritual attainment to decline.

Pangu Heavenly Dao was very puzzled by this decision, but as soon as the Jade Emperor spoke, Pangu Heavenly Dao immediately released Zhuang Yan's primordial spirit from its possession.

As Pangu Heavenly Dao actively released Zhuang Yan's primordial spirit from its sustenance, Zhuang Yan's spiritual energy directly broke free from Pangu Heavenly Dao and began to form its own Dao image in the chaos.

At the same time, under Zhuang Yan's boundless and infinite power, the remaining large numbers in the chaos were all absorbed into Zhuang Yan's possession.

However, embarrassingly, Zhuang Yan's Daoist manifestation was only 90% complete, still 10% short.

Upon seeing this, the Jade Emperor solemnly remarked, "One-tenth of the Primordial Qi and one-tenth of the remaining Great Number in the Chaos, it seems we are still short by one-tenth."

At this point, the Jade Emperor laughed loudly and said, "Since that's the case, then I, Pangu Heavenly Dao, will make up for the missing ten percent!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Jade Emperor activated the Pangu Heavenly Dao, extracting 20% ​​of the 'great number' of the Pangu Heavenly Dao and sending it directly into the Chaos.

Then, in an instant, the remaining 20% ​​was absorbed by Zhuang Yan's Dao image. The moment the 20% was absorbed by Zhuang Yan's Dao image, Zhuang Yan directly jumped out of Pangu Heavenly Dao and appeared in the chaos.

Then chaos began to surge violently, and the power of chaos swept outwards in all directions like a tsunami.

Zhuang Yan stood in the center of the Dao image, his hands forming the 'Primordial Dao Seal'. Behind him, the magnificent Dao image began to surge with great power, and even the power of chaos began to tremble violently beneath it.

Zhuang Yandao raised his hands, and the great power of 'Pure Profound Formless' began to condense, while the chaotic power below began to disperse and escape at an extremely fast speed.

The Jade Emperor watched this scene with immense emotion on his face. He knew that as long as the power of 'Pure Profound Formless' descended, Zhuang Yan would be able to create a mortal realm in the chaos and become the 'Heavenly Dao' of that mortal realm.

However, the immense power of the Dao image in its hand, 'Pure Profound Formless,' did not fall. After an unknown amount of time, Zhuang Yan, who was sitting cross-legged on the auspicious cloud, stood up. He slightly closed the 'Primordial Dao Seal' in his hand, and the magnificent and boundless Dao image was instantly put away by Zhuang Yan.

At that moment, the trembling chaos began to calm down, and the escaped chaotic power returned to this place, and was extremely calm, as if nothing had happened.

Zhuang Yan opened his eyes, stood with his hands behind his back, and was surrounded by a faint aura of purity and mystery.

At this moment, he slowly exhaled, and all his lost functions were finally restored. Now, a new function appeared at the top of all his functions: "I am the Heavenly Dao".

I am the Heavenly Way, also known as the 'Heavenly Way Mode,' which can be freely turned on and off by Zhuang Yan at his own discretion.

At the same time, his cultivation level also advanced to the 'Heavenly Dao Grand Luo Golden Immortal', but his true power was definitely beyond what the 'Heavenly Dao Grand Luo Golden Immortal' could encompass.

The so-called 'Heavenly Way Model' means that no matter which Heavenly Way he is in, he will not be subject to its control, but will enjoy the same Heavenly Way power.

For example, if Zhuang Yan enters the Pangu Heavenly Dao, as long as he activates the 'Heavenly Dao Mode', he will also possess all the great power of the Pangu Heavenly Dao and jointly control the Pangu Manifestation with the Pangu Heavenly Dao.

But he certainly wouldn't do that, so he subsequently turned off 'Heavenly Path Mode'.

The reason he did not choose to create the Heavenly Dao himself was because he could not break the Great Dao's rule of 'reopening chaos'.

Since the Great Dao has chosen Pangu to reopen the chaos, Zhuang Yan will no longer break this rule. He is an anomaly, and the same is true for the Great Dao.

Because he is the only being who has cultivated the 'Heavenly Dao' on his own, he was neither born from the Great Dao of Heaven nor created his own Heavenly Dao in the world, so he does not possess any self-generated 'Great Number'.

Therefore, his existence is destined to be an anomaly, and he will not affect Pangu's Heavenly Dao's reopening of chaos. Thus, he is not bound by the Great Dao rule of reopening chaos, and there is no conflict or contradiction between him and Pangu's Heavenly Dao.

However, if he were to create his own Heavenly Dao in the world, that would be different. Once he creates his own Heavenly Dao, he would inevitably generate a great number of beings and become an obstacle to the restoration of the Great Dao of Chaos. At that time, he would inevitably become an enemy of Pangu's Heavenly Dao.

So when the Jade Emperor saw that Zhuang Yan had not created the Heavenly Dao on his own, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

Zhuang Yan took a step forward, entered the Pangu Heavenly Path, and arrived before the Jade Emperor.

Because Zhuang Yan did not activate the 'Heavenly Dao Mode', his appearance did not cause any impact or disturbance to the Pangu Heavenly Dao. Everything was as calm as a gentle breeze.

Zhuang Yan bowed to the Jade Emperor and said, "Thank you for your help, Great Heavenly Venerable."

The Jade Emperor laughed heartily, cupped his hands in return, and said, "It was nothing. Fellow Daoist, you need not address me as Great Heavenly Venerable anymore. We are both now Heavenly Dao Golden Immortals, there is no distinction between high and low, just address me as Fellow Daoist."

Zhuang Yan laughed and said, "Before Pangu's Heavenly Dao reopened the chaos, I was the 'Spirit Platform Enlightened and Law-Bearing Heavenly Venerable, Three Realms Assisting Divine Firmament Great Emperor' appointed by the Great Heavenly Venerable."

The Jade Emperor's eyes gleamed. Zhuang Yan's words were tantamount to a promise to him: he was willing to continue to help Pangu's Heavenly Dao complete the mission of 'reopening chaos'.

Having understood this section, the Jade Emperor couldn't help but sigh softly: "Thinking back to those days, a primordial being transformed and entered the Pangu Heavenly Dao. At that time, he was still weak. After being recommended by Laozi, I appointed him as the Lingtai Mountain God. But back then, who could have imagined that this weak primordial being would reach such heights today and become a 'Heavenly Dao' of his own?"

Zhuang Yan also smiled and said, "Pangu Heavenly Dao has been kind to me, and I will do my best to repay it. Under the Great Dao, only 'Pangu Heavenly Dao' can reopen chaos."

The Jade Emperor smiled and nodded. Then Zhuang Yan raised his hand and flipped it over, and instantly a vast and boundless number appeared.

When Zhuang Yan was proving his Dao, he was still short of 10% of the Great Power to succeed. However, the Jade Emperor directly took 20% of the Great Power from Pangu Heaven and gave it to Zhuang Yan, but Zhuang Yan still only used 10%.

"The remaining ten percent should be returned to the Heavenly Dao of Pangu," Zhuang Yan said slowly. As for the majority that he had consumed, it should naturally be returned to the Heavenly Dao of Pangu.

The 'Great Number' not only increases the power of the Heavenly Way, but is also a necessary thing for 'reopening chaos'. If the required Great Number cannot be gathered, chaos cannot be reopened.

Zhuang Yan possesses the 'Heavenly Dao Mode,' so he naturally doesn't need to absorb more Great Numbers to enhance his power. Moreover, he doesn't compete with Pangu's Heavenly Dao for the qualification to reopen chaos, so he naturally cannot have even a trace of Great Numbers remaining on him.

The Jade Emperor said nothing, but simply waved his jade sleeve and collected all the large numbers in Zhuang Yan's hand.

Then, the Jade Emperor looked at Zhuang Yan and said with a smile, "Go to the Pixiang Hall and have a few drinks. I will order the Ten Directions Music Gods and three hundred Chang'e to present dances and music to celebrate your attainment of the 'Heavenly Dao' position. What do you say?"

Zhuang Yan bowed and smiled, "Thank you, Great Heavenly Venerable." (End of Chapter)