The Primordial War: The Symbol Emperor

"That's wonderful! With your Daoist scripture as a reference, plus many other treasures, I'm confident I can comprehend the Daoist scripture this time!" Zhuque exclaimed excitedly.

"Haven't you already comprehended the Daoist scriptures?" Wei Chen asked in surprise.

Zhuque rolled her eyes dramatically and said, "How can the Daoist scriptures be so easy to comprehend? What I cultivate is just a fundamental Daoist technique, not a Daoist scripture at all."

"When did you start studying the Taoist scriptures?" Wei Chen asked curiously.

"I began to study the Daoist scriptures as soon as I took human form, but I have never succeeded. I always felt that something was missing," Zhuque answered truthfully.

"So long? As far as I know, the Taoist scriptures are not that difficult to comprehend."

When Wei Chen first comprehended the Daoist scriptures, it only took him a few eons.

Zhuque's lips twitched, and she looked at him with extreme complexity, saying, "Do you know how many supreme beings in the primordial world have failed to comprehend the Dao Scriptures?"

"How much?" Wei Chen asked subconsciously.

“There isn’t one on the surface,” Suzaku affirmed.

"Impossible!" Wei Chen shook his head in denial. "It definitely exists, you just don't know it."

"Then tell me who they are?" Zhuque said disdainfully. After thinking for a moment, she added, "Earth Venerable doesn't count; I don't know if he has comprehended the Dao Scripture."

"This..." Wei Chen was stumped. He had never been in contact with any other powerful beings in the primordial world, so how would he know who had comprehended the Dao Scriptures?

"Hongjun..." After thinking it over, Weichen could only think of Hongjun.

“No, I discussed the Dao with him, and I can confirm that he did not comprehend the Daoist scriptures,” Zhuque affirmed.

"Impossible!" Wei Chen was dumbfounded. Who was Hongjun the Old Daoist? He was a future sage of heaven and earth, how could he not have comprehended the Daoist scriptures by now?

"That's just how it is." Zhuque shook his head and smiled bitterly. It wasn't that they lacked talent, but rather that the Daoist scriptures were far too difficult to comprehend! It was practically harder than a mortal ascending to heaven.

The Daoist scriptures point directly to the realm of sainthood. If one can comprehend the Daoist scriptures, barring any unforeseen circumstances, one will surely attain sainthood in the future.

"All the seemingly supreme beings in the primordial world cultivate only the fundamental Dao, which can only be called techniques or Dao methods," Zhuque patiently explained when she saw that Wei Chen did not believe her.

Taoist scriptures, practices, and methods are completely different and cannot be confused.

There are two types of cultivation methods. The first type can be practiced by anyone of the same clan. For example, the Vermilion Bird's "Vermilion Bird Annihilation Scripture" can be practiced by all members of her clan.

Another type is where only the founder can cultivate, and no one else can. If someone dares to force their way into cultivation, they will be devoured by the technique and turned to ashes.

Dao Law is a higher level than cultivation technique. For example, the innate Dao Fire that Zhuque obtained from Weichen has been comprehended by Zhuque, and it has been combined into one, which is called "Dao Law".

All methods of Taoism can be cultivated as long as they share the same attribute; otherwise, they cannot be cultivated.

The Daoist scriptures have no restrictions; all beings can cultivate them. Moreover, they are several times more powerful than cultivators who practice Daoist arts.

“If what you say is true, then we are already far ahead of them. In the future competition, we will also have a significant advantage,” Wei Chen said happily.

"Yes!" Zhuque was overjoyed. But the thought of the impending great calamity instantly vanished her joy.

Once the great calamity comes, how many of her people will be left?

Suzaku conservatively estimated that less than one in a hundred of her clansmen would survive. Such a price was simply unacceptable to her.

"How many eons are left until the Great Tribulation?" Zhuque asked.

"I don't know this either."

Wei Chen pondered for a moment and said, "If my guess is correct, when the innate gods of the primordial world reach a bottleneck in their growth, that will be the time of the Great Tribulation."

"Heh..." Thinking of how few of her people survived, Zhuque smiled bitterly: "When the fruit is ripe, it is time for Heaven to reap the harvest."

"This is unavoidable. Who made us born into a world with incomplete laws and a vast framework?"

Wei Chen comforted him. "This is a world that can nurture a Saint Realm, so it naturally needs a large amount of life laws to replenish it. Although there are great dangers, there are also great opportunities."

"If the Great Tribulation could be postponed by a few hundred more eons, my people's cultivation of the Dao would be more advanced, and they would have the ability to protect themselves in the face of the Great Tribulation," said the Vermilion Bird.

"The great calamity hasn't come yet, don't be so pessimistic," Wei Chen said. "Perhaps the great calamity isn't as terrifying as it seems."

"That's true!" Zhuque smiled and said, "Considering how good you've been to me, I won't hold it against you for what you did to me before."

"Are you still holding a grudge?" Wei Chen asked.

"Of course! I wanted to deal with you as soon as I saw you. Unfortunately, the timing wasn't right, and you escaped this calamity," Suzaku laughed.

"Then you can do it!" Wei Chen said, spreading his arms wide, seemingly indifferent.

"Don't be so arrogant! Maybe one day I'll get angry and take it out on you," Zhuque joked.

"Oh, I see!" Wei Chen exclaimed in realization. "I actually hope you're unhappy every day, then let's see what you can do to me."

"If you think that I can't do anything to you just because of your strong physique, then you are very wrong."

As if recalling the past, Zhuque clicked his tongue and said, "Back then, there was an imperial dynasty, a supreme powerhouse, and three gods comparable to that supreme powerhouse. They considered themselves powerful and were incredibly arrogant. They wanted to take half of my southern territory. Guess what their ultimate fate was?"

"What is it?" Wei Chen asked curiously.

"They had two top-grade innate spiritual treasures, which I crushed." Zhuque glanced at Wei Chen's lower body and said meaningfully.

Wei Chen was puzzled by the look in his eyes and asked awkwardly, "What kind of magical treasure is it?"

"Two beads, a long spear," Zhuque said leisurely, mimicking the shape she had used to make the magical artifact.

Wei Chen instinctively squeezed his legs together and waved his hand, saying, "Let's go! I need to recover from my injury."

"Remember, don't mess with me, or you'll regret it," Suzaku said calmly.

"Can't you be a little more reserved?" Wei Chen glared at her.

"I'm stating the facts." Zhuque didn't seem to care, then quickly changed the subject, her eyebrows furrowing, and said, "If you don't believe me, why don't you try?"

“Come on…” Wei Chen stood up and bent his lower body.

"You really think I wouldn't dare?"

"You just don't dare." Wei Chen gave her a provocative look and said smugly, "Come on!"

Zhu Que blushed and said fiercely, "I'm really here."

"Come on!" Wei Chen closed his eyes.

But after waiting a while, there was still no movement. He couldn't help but shout, "Scared?"

"Who said I'm scared? I just don't want to make Wangshu sad." Zhuque blushed.

"Pshaw!" Wei Chen sneered. "Get out of here right now, and don't try to act like a queen in front of me. You can't scare me."

"Pervert..." Zhuque spat, then vanished without a trace in a flash.

Wei Chen sat back down on the stone bench, tapping his fingers on the stone table.

"Thinking about it, it makes sense. If I didn't have the Dao Talisman and the Chaos Origin Stone, I wouldn't be able to complete the Dao Scripture at my current level," Wei Chen murmured to himself. "I wonder if you can succeed..."