After placing the island deep within the South Sea and finishing everything, Cheng Yue finally let out a sigh of relief.
"No one should come here, right?"
After saying that, he sat down within the Daoist grounds.
"Finally, I can cultivate in peace. For the next ten thousand years, I won't emerge unless I reach Grand Unity."
There was no helping it. He also wanted to attain the Dao as a Quasi-Sage, even as a Sage, but his only foundation was the Daoist Canon, and it could only ensure his cultivation up to the Grand Unity Immortal realm.
Nuwa was also standing in the main hall at this moment, having already heard her master's complaints hundreds of times.
Yet she still did not want to reveal what she had discovered. After all, a Master like this seemed rather interesting.
Standing at the entrance of the side hall, she watched her Master repeatedly let out long sighs and could not help smiling faintly.
She stepped out with a smile and asked,
"Master, why are you so afraid of the name Hongjun?"
Seated in the place of honor, Cheng Yue recalled that old man's nonsense again, and a trace of anger rose in his heart.
"The secrets of Heaven cannot be revealed lightly, but I can tell you a little."
"High upon the Ninth Heaven's clouds I recline; on a cushion, I realize the true Dao.
Beyond Heaven and Earth, beyond dark and yellow, I alone shall hold the honored seat of teaching.
Pangu gave birth to the Supreme Ultimate; the Two Principles and Four Images followed their course.
One teaching passed to three friends; two teachings divided into elucidation and interception.
Leader of the Mystic Gate, one breath transformed into Hongjun."
After speaking, he looked at Nuwa and sighed inwardly before continuing.
"Remember these words well. They record the great deeds Hongjun will accomplish. As for those Heaven-ordained Sages, you must never form karmic ties with them—neither good karma nor bad karma."
Nuwa became even more confused upon hearing this, countless thoughts stirring in her heart.
Only Cheng Yue knew why. Back then, Hongyun had formed karma with the Western Sages. Good karma had gathered upon him, yet when he later died, those two from the West had never appeared to save him.
Good karma and bad karma were both karma.
The position of a Sage was untouched by karma.
On the contrary, every one of them harbored great schemes.
So long as the Heavenly Dao did not perish, great thieves would never cease.
Nuwa did not understand this. Good causes bore good results, so why could she not form good karma with Sages?
Still, seeing how terrified of death her Master was, she assumed he was saying it for her own good.
She committed the matter to heart.
Nuwa even imitated the Daoist Canon in her hands and conjured a book.
Written on its cover were the words: Master's Primordial World Survival Guide.
On the first page, Nuwa wrote in Daoist script the things Li Dao had said, such as how killing someone required annihilating their soul, and how one should call for one's elders if one could not win.
As for the second page, she wrote that one must absolutely never form karma with a Sage.
After thinking for a while, Nuwa wrote on the third page,
"Whenever breaking through, attaining the Dao, obtaining a fortuitous opportunity, or acquiring a treasure, leave immediately after getting it. Never linger and create needless trouble."
Nuwa had now realized that the reason she had successfully become his disciple was because Cheng Yue had feared trouble and accepted her that day.
Her Master truly feared trouble—and feared death—to the extreme.
In the South Sea, Hongjun found a random place to rest.
His face was pale, and lingering terror remained in his expression.
The calamity of Pangu's creation had not killed him, yet he had nearly died here after arriving in the Primordial World.
Even now, he did not understand why the other party bore such immense hostility toward him.
He had merely spoken a name, yet the other party had immediately tried to kill him.
Had the Heavenly Dao not blocked that attack for him, he might already have died.
What he had not expected was for that attack to be so powerful that it had wounded the Heavenly Dao.
Blood rain fell from the sky.
The Heavenly Dao was likely suffering as well.
The Heavenly Dao was suffering?
Hongjun suddenly thought of something.
"If I attain the Dao now, could I seize some benefit from it?"
"To use the Heavenly Dao to attain the Great Dao requires the Heavenly Dao's power. If I attain the Dao now, I will certainly gain greater benefits."
"The Heavenly Dao is currently weakened. This is the perfect chance for me to exploit its weakness."
After saying that, he rose and flew toward Jade Capital Mountain.
He secretly thought to himself that fortune was indeed found amid danger.
This experience had been difficult, but it had allowed him to find an opportunity to exploit a weakness. It could be considered a fortuitous opportunity.
He felt somewhat excited, but today's events had also planted a thorn in Hongjun's heart.
"Once I attain Hunyuan, I will make that fellow understand that a Sage cannot be humiliated. I will remember this karma."
After saying that, the fear in his eyes vanished, replaced by fury.
He had already begun imagining himself attaining Sagehood, replacing the Heavenly Dao, and then grinding Cheng Yue beneath his heel.
He continued fantasizing all the way until he returned to Jade Capital Mountain, only then gathering his thoughts.
Upon returning to Jade Capital Mountain, Hongjun immediately entered his cave abode.
He sat cross-legged, the Jade Plate of Creation slowly turning above his head.
A Purple Halo flashed through his Primordial Spirit.
It then seemed to turn liquid, enveloping his entire Primordial Spirit.
Golden Lotuses bloomed around him, while countless strains of Celestial Music arose in the sky.
The Purple Halo around Hongjun gradually deepened.
Such phenomena surrounded Jade Capital Mountain.
Haotian and Yaochi, who had been busy within the mountain, stopped what they were doing at the sight of this phenomenon and stood frozen in place.
"Has Master broken through?"
"Is he about to attain the Dao as a Sage?"
The two exchanged glances, their eyes shining brightly.
When one attained the Dao, even one's chickens and dogs ascended to Heaven. They were already imagining their future of thriving throughout the Primordial World.
After all, their Master would be the Primordial World's first Sage.
Yet Yaochi was somewhat puzzled.
"How strange. Master left in such a hurry, and when he returned, he was also hurried and looked utterly disheveled. Why was he able to attain the Dao as soon as he came back?"
Haotian wore a broad smile, even looking somewhat excited.
"Master must have obtained some fortuitous opportunity. It was just somewhat difficult, that's all. Otherwise, why would he attain the Dao the moment he returned?"
Yaochi could only nod in agreement, though she still could not imagine what sort of opportunity could have left Master in such a state.
The two guarded the cave abode, and both absorbed quite a few of the blooming Golden Lotuses.
Though they were merely Boy Servants, they would not pass up such an opportunity.
Their bodies trembled, and phenomena began to emerge around them as well.
The Three Flowers bloomed above their heads. They were clearly about to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
Time passed swiftly, and a hundred years went by.
The phenomena around Jade Capital Mountain continued for a hundred years as well.
Yaochi and Haotian had long since reached the early Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Every day, they gazed at the phenomena above them, their eyes always filled with excitement.
Yet they did not neglect their daily duties. They simply waited each day for Hongjun to successfully attain the Dao.
Suddenly, the Celestial Music in the sky faded away, and all phenomena throughout the heavens vanished.
Hongjun had finally attained the Dao and become a Sage.
After flying out of his cave abode, Hongjun smiled broadly. He then stood in the sky and looked toward the South Sea, his eyes filled with hatred.
He soon restrained it. At present, he was still no match for that person.
That person had gravely wounded the Heavenly Dao with a single strike. He had only just become a Sage and was not yet strong enough to fight that person.
Yet after successfully attaining the Dao, a thought stirred in his heart, as though he had sensed something.
After nodding, he spoke directly.
"I am Hongjun. Today, I have become a Sage. In three thousand years, I will expound the Great Dao at Purple Sky Palace within the Outer Chaos. All those with affinity may come and listen."
After speaking, he glanced at Jade Capital Mountain. With a wave of his hand, he tucked Haotian and Yaochi into his sleeve and flew toward the Outer Chaos.
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