Immortals, Buddhas, Gods, and Demons Bowed Together, Prostrating Themselves and Calling Him Teacher

"Please rise, everyone!"

Li Yu sat upright upon the high platform, surrounded by swirling immortal clouds and interwoven Great Dao laws, profound and unfathomable. Time shimmered, space layered upon space; karma was unseen, destiny absent. His entire figure was hazy and indistinct, seeming to exist and yet not exist.

Such a sight made the Immortals, Buddhas, Gods, and Demons present shudder inwardly. They dared not show the slightest disrespect and looked forward to the Profound Yellow Dao Ancestor's lecture even more eagerly.

"Ding..."

A chime rang out, and a faint fragrance spread through the air.

That fragrance alone made everyone in the Profound Yellow Palace tremble. It was as though endless profundities lingered within its scent.

Hehe, these are flowers from the Tree of Great Dao, containing all Three Thousand Great Daos. If I didn't scare them silly, wouldn't all these years of showing off have been for nothing?

With a solemn expression, Li Yu sat cross-legged atop a thirty-six-tier lotus throne. He waved his hand, and endless immortal radiance scattered throughout the hall.

"The Dao that can be spoken is not the eternal Dao. The name that can be named is not the eternal name. Nonbeing is named the Beginning of Heaven and Earth. Being is named the Mother of all things."

When it came to preaching—or showing off—the Tao Te Ching was naturally the first choice.

Whether they understood it or not, he was going to preach it anyway!

Still, Li Yu was not entirely fooling them with this lecture. Using the Tao Te Ching as a guide, he expounded while demonstrating the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Even if they could not comprehend the true meaning of the Dao and Virtue, merely observing the Three Thousand Great Daos would bring them immense benefits.

"The order of the Great