The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 72 The Role of Authority, The Position of the Earthly Saint, and the Transformation of the Rules of the Netherworld
"Power? I don't have any!" The Antarctic Immortal was taken aback, but answered truthfully. He had come to the Heavenly Court following his master's instructions, was bestowed the title of Antarctic Longevity Emperor, and then convened the Peach Banquet. And then came the events that followed.

As for the Antarctic Emperor of Immortality, he knew of his power when he was granted the position.

The Antarctic Emperor of Immortality controls the four seasons, summons wind and rain, commands thunder, lightning, and spirits, and also controls the pivot of the birth and death of all things.

But he had never actually used this authority before. After all, the time was too short, and he himself was a Great Luo Golden Immortal, so he had never used the authority before and therefore did not know its hidden functions.

The authority associated with one's position in the Heavenly Court is bestowed upon the gods of the Heavenly Court by the Heavenly Dao for managing the primordial world and maintaining order.

With authority attached, even a mortal can use the abilities granted by that authority; otherwise, wouldn't authority be useless?
They appointed a Thunder God, but his cultivation level only allowed him to unleash two ordinary lightning bolts. After that, he couldn't unleash any more. Isn't that ridiculous?

This is like going to work at a company, doing business, and paying for it yourself. Who would do that? The company would definitely have to cover it!

"Senior Brother Antarctica, when you came to the Heavenly Court, didn't your senior uncle tell you about the Heavenly Court's rank system?"
The Heavenly Court rank and the Sage rank are the same; although the extent of their authority differs, they are essentially the same.

"It is possible to mobilize a portion of the power of the Heavenly Dao, as long as it is within your authority. Moreover, the power of authority is, to a certain extent, inexhaustible. That's why Senior Sister Jinling and the others were able to do so easily; it was because Yunxiao and the others used the power of their authority." Zhou Chen explained the function of the authority attached to the Heavenly Court's rank to the Antarctic Immortal.

The Old Man of the South Pole and the Taoist Master Duobao stared wide-eyed in disbelief.

After regaining his senses, the Antarctic Immortal immediately mobilized the authority of the Antarctic Longevity Emperor. Just as Zhou Chen had said, a massive power appeared in his body, even more terrifying than his strength as a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Moreover, this power was inexhaustible. However, he could only use a small amount each time, but even so, it was still countless times stronger than his strength as a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Junior brother, why didn't you tell me sooner!" the Antarctic Immortal said with a wry smile. "This is just suffering for nothing!"

Zhou Chen smiled wryly and said, "Senior brother, I don't know either. I thought you were just training yourself!"

The Old Man of the South Pole had nothing to say; he couldn't blame anyone else and could only accept his bad luck.

After seeing the Antarctic Immortal recover, Daoist Duobao felt a little envious. It seemed that what Zhou Chen said was true; the Heavenly Court position was indeed a good thing.

"Junior brother, do you think I can also join the Heavenly Court?" Duobao was also somewhat tempted. The Antarctic Immortal had become the Antarctic Longevity Emperor of the Heavenly Court, so as the chief disciple of the Jie Sect, he should also be able to join.

"Senior brother, joining the Heavenly Court is not a problem, but whether Master will agree is up to you."

"And don't just focus on the Heavenly Court's rank; you can also look at the Netherworld. You should know that besides the Grandmaster, the Heavenly Dao currently has six Sages, while the Earthly Dao, which is on par with the Heavenly Dao, has no Sages except for Lady Pingxin!" Zhou Chen spread his hands and said earnestly.

In fact, Zhen Yuanzi, who was born from the earth and controlled the Book of Earth, was the most suitable sage of the earth. However, after he opened up the Netherworld and made it the yin and yang of the primordial world, he became unsuitable.

Originally, the Way of Heaven is the order of Heaven, the law of the world, the origin of all things, and the embodiment of the Way.

The earth is the foundation of matter, the source of the earth's power, the carrier of all things, and the bearer of the Dao.

Zhen Yuanzi, who originally possessed the Book of Earth, would enhance the power of the Earth Dao upon becoming a Sage of the Earth Dao.

However, now that the Netherworld has been opened up to carry the Earthly Dao and has become Yin and Yang with the Primordial World, the authority of both the Earthly Dao and the Heavenly Dao has been strengthened. The Heavenly Dao has taken control of the power of the Primordial Earthly Dao, while the Earthly Dao has copied a part of the rules of the Heavenly Dao from the Heavenly Dao and has taken control of the three thousand Great Daos of the Netherworld. In this way, the two have formed a new Heavenly Dao and the Heavenly Dao. Although the Heavenly Dao has been temporarily weakened, its authority has increased.

"Junior brother, are you saying that one can become a saint through the Earthly Path?" Duobao asked cautiously, as if afraid that if he spoke too loudly, the answer would change.

Antarctica was also quite shocked by this. After all, his master was one of the Six Sages of the Primordial Era, so he knew very well how to become a sage.

Besides needing great magical power, great wisdom, and great merit, the most important thing for becoming a saint is to connect with the Primordial Purple Qi of the Heavenly Dao. However, there is only one Primordial Purple Qi left in the world, and that is the one of Hongyun, and no one knows where it has gone.

Therefore, he didn't have much hope of becoming a saint. His goal was to reach the level of a great supernatural being. As long as he cultivated to the level of a great supernatural being, and with a saintly master, he could roam freely in the primordial world.

But how could he not be shocked to suddenly hear that he could become a saint!

“Of course! Heaven has its sages, and Earth, which is the yin and yang of the universe, must also have them!” Zhou Chen replied.

After thinking about it, Zhou Chen explained it to them again, or rather, gave them a reminder.

"Senior brother! If you have any ideas, you'd better act quickly. The Netherworld has just been opened up, and it has only recently been combined with the Primordial World, which is Yin and Yang. The laws and order of the Netherworld have not yet been fully transformed into the power of the primordial world. Currently, cultivators of the Primordial World can freely enter and exit the Netherworld."

However, once the transformation of the underground passages in the Netherworld is complete, it will not be so easy, since living beings belong to Yang and the Netherworld belongs to Yin.

The physical body should not be able to enter. Even if the primordial spirit enters, its strength will be suppressed by the rules of the Netherworld.

At that time, if one wanted to do anything in the Netherworld, they would probably have to cultivate the Three Thousand Great Daos from scratch. The power of 'Yang' is not recognized in the 'Yin' world, not even 'Yang' which is mutually yin and yang!

Both of them were exceptionally talented and immediately grasped the key point. The Antarctic Immortal frowned but did not speak. Instead, Daoist Duobao asked, "Junior Brother, do you mean to occupy a position in the Netherworld in advance, or wait until we enter the Netherworld and wait for the rules of the Underworld to slowly change, thus changing ourselves as well?"

Zhou Chen nodded and continued, "My two senior brothers, you mean the same thing: take advantage of the opportunity of the earthly passage changing its rules to transform the power of your bodies as well."

There are advantages and disadvantages to doing this. The advantage is that you can cultivate in the netherworld and climb to a higher level.

The downside is that its own magical power rules are only suitable for the Netherworld; if it comes to the Primordial World, it will be suppressed by the Heavenly Dao.

In short, there are pros and cons. The two of you can decide for yourselves what to do.

After Zhou Chen finished speaking, Duobao and Nanji fell into deep thought. On one hand, there was the temptation of becoming a saint, and on the other hand, there was the need to transform their own power from yang to yin. Although they did not know the specifics, it seemed from their junior brother's words that entering the prehistoric world would be subject to some restrictions.

This made the two chief disciples of the Xuanmen sect somewhat hesitant.

"By the way, Senior Brother Antarctic, if you enter the Netherworld, it would be best if you relinquished your Heavenly Court position. After all, there is some conflict between you and the Netherworld, and it is not so easy for the powers of the two realms to coexist." Zhou Chen thought of Antarctic Immortal's Heavenly Court position again and gave him some advice.

In fact, the two forces can coexist, as long as a balance is maintained.

But this balance is the most difficult to control. The primordial spirit is relatively easy to manage, as it is ultimately a manifestation of yin. One can simply learn the rules of the netherworld's magic and balance the original power within the primordial spirit.

But what about the physical body? We can't just change half of the physical body's attributes, can we? That would be too difficult.

The Old Man of the South Pole nodded, indicating that he understood.

“Junior brother, this matter is too important. We should go back and report to the sect leader so that he can make a decision!” The Antarctic Immortal thought for a moment and said solemnly.

Daoist Duobao nodded in agreement. This matter was indeed of great importance and needed to be reported to his master.

“No problem. Anyway, the tunnel will take some time to be converted, so there’s no rush,” Zhou Chen said.

As the group chatted, a phoenix flew straight from the primordial wilderness toward the ancient starry sky.

Zhou Chen and the others looked over and saw that it was Jin Ning, the mount of the Goddess Nuwa.

Zhou Chen and the others also went to greet them.

"Fellow Daoist, what brings you here? Is there something Her Majesty has to tell you?" Zhou Chen asked with a smile. He was quite familiar with Jin Ning, having spent a considerable amount of time in the Nuwa Palace.

Jin Ning transformed into human form, took out the Hetu Luoshu, and handed it to Zhou Chen.

"Your Majesty, Jin Ning has come to return the Hetu and Luoshu on the orders of the Empress." As he spoke, Jin Ning handed over the Hetu and Luoshu.

Zhou Chen took it and asked Jin Ning, "Did Fuxi attain enlightenment? How come I didn't know?"

"No, it's just that the Hetu and Luoshu are no longer very useful. Her Majesty asked me to return them as soon as possible so as not to delay the Emperor's grand plan," Jin Ning said.

Zhou Chen nodded, then said to Jin Ning, Duobao, Nanji and the others, "Now that the Hetu and Luoshu have been returned, let's go see if the Great Celestial Venerable's people are ready."

If possible, we will begin activating the Celestial Constellation Array.

Duobao and the others nodded, while Jin Ning looked confused, not knowing what Zhou Chen was talking about. Tai Zhen then pulled Jin Ning aside and, along with Jin Ling and the other girls, explained it to him.

It took Jin Ning a while to understand what Zhou Chen and the others were going to do. At first, she couldn't believe it, but when she thought about what Zhou Chen had done at the Peach Banquet, she felt it was only natural.

Upon arriving at Ziwei Star, Zhou Chen found Taibai Jinxing there as well. Without any formalities, he asked directly, "Taibai, have all the people of the Great Celestial Venerable been gathered?"

"Your Majesty, we've found most of the Golden Immortals, but it's a bit difficult to find those on the main star." Taibai Jinxing smiled bitterly. In the current prehistoric world, Golden Immortals are as numerous as hairs on a cow, and Taiyi Daluo are not uncommon either, but they simply don't join the Heavenly Court, so there's nothing he can do!

Zhou Chen frowned, understanding the Heavenly Court's predicament. Just as he was about to say something, he suddenly thought of the disciples from his former tribe; perhaps sending them would be a good option.

"Taibai, I previously recruited some disciples in human tribes near Kunlun Mountain. Their leaders are Xiao Zhan and Zixi. Go and fetch them!" Zhou Chen instructed Taibai. Although Taibai Jinxing was a close minister of Haotian, according to his affiliation, he belonged to Taibai Xingjun under Zhou Chen, the Ziwei Emperor, so Zhou Chen's instructions to him were not considered overstepping his bounds.

Taibai Jinxing's eyes lit up. He knew the strength of this Ziwei Emperor very well. He was known as the number one person below the sage. If his disciples learned even a part of his supernatural powers, they would be much stronger than the rogue cultivators of the prehistoric world.

"Your Majesty, Taibai will go immediately and will not delay Your Majesty's grand plan." Taibai bowed and then set off for the prehistoric world.

"Senior brothers, please inform Senior Brother Xuandu! Disciples with good character in the sect can also come and help," Zhou Chen said. He didn't mean anything by it; there really wasn't enough manpower, and besides, it was also to recruit some talent for the Heavenly Court.

If successful, this ancient star and the nearest Heavenly Court will become an existence no less than the former Buzhou Mountain, becoming a top-level cultivation holy land, which is a considerable temptation for cultivators.

(End of this chapter)