Chen Shi thought about it and said, "If the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth in the ancestral court is also a part of the external Dao of the Dark Sea, then there is nothing big deal about studying the external Dao. Why must we fight to the death?"
Doumu Yuanjun sneered, "If you think like that, not only will the Three Pure Ones' lineage take your head, but even our lineage will take your head!"
Chen Shi was stunned, not knowing where he had spoken wrongly.
Doumu Yuanjun said, "If the name is not correct, the words will not flow smoothly. What the Three Pure Ones and Sage Tongtian fought over was precisely the name. At that time, the orthodoxy between heaven and earth was neither the Immortal Dao nor the external Dao, but the Shang Dynasty's Xuan Bird Heavenly Court of the witch sacrifice Dao patterns. When the Shang Dynasty was the orthodoxy, everyone was a rebel party. If the Shang Dynasty were to perish, everyone would then have to determine who was the orthodoxy. Both the Three Pure Ones and Sage Tongtian saw this clearly, knowing that the two sides would inevitably have a battle."
Chen Shi understood, "At that time, whether it was the Three Pure Ones or Tongtian, to the witch sacrifices, they were all rebel bandits. What the Three Pure Ones wanted to do was to overthrow the Shang Dynasty, re-establish an era of prosperity for the Immortal Dao, while what Tongtian wanted to do was to attach himself to the Shang Dynasty, change the Shang Dynasty's witch sacrifice traditions, and lead the Shang Dynasty onto the Immortal Dao. Whoever succeeded, that person would be the orthodoxy."
Doumu Yuanjun said, "That is indeed the case. This struggle was one where we lost. After King