Honghuang Fuxi: Nuwa, I Want You to Help Me Cultivate

He thought that after listening to the Sage's sermon and becoming a Sage himself, he could get revenge on the wicked people of the West, and even get revenge on Yuanshi Tianzun, and that damned, meddlesome Hongyun!

Kunpeng's gaze focused on Hongyun. This meddlesome Hongyun was truly hateful. If it weren't for him and Yuanshi Tianzun butting in, he might have been able to hold on for a while longer.

Hongyun was, after all, a powerful figure in the Honghuang. He naturally sensed Kunpeng's gaze.

He cupped his hands towards Kunpeng, expressing his admiration for Kunpeng's self-sacrifice.

However, in Kunpeng's eyes, Hongyun's action was interpreted as ridicule and mockery.

Kunpeng was so angry his eyes almost turned red. He had already developed a murderous intent towards Hongyun.

Just as Kunpeng was preparing to confront Hongyun and settle the score, a sound suddenly came from directly above the great hall.

"Buzz!"

From the depths of Zixiao Palace, a green cloud floating in mid-air suddenly sprouted a green lotus.

An old man with white hair, dressed in coarse linen, appeared above the green cloud at a moment when no one noticed, and sat on the lotus.

From the white-haired old man, a pressure unique to a Sage surged towards everyone like a tidal wave, causing the Grand Unity Golden Immortals present to change their expressions.

Even the powerful Three Pure Ones and Fuxi could only lower their heads in the face of this immense pressure.

Chapter 5: Hongjun's Sermon

If they couldn't guess who this old man was even now, then these Grand Unity Golden Immortals might as well give up thinking.

"Greetings, Sage!"

Whether it was Fuxi and the Three Pure Ones sitting on meditation cushions or the Grand Unity Golden Immortals sitting on the ground, they all bowed to Hongjun.

Who else in the Honghuang could command the respect of three thousand Grand Unity Golden Immortals besides Hongjun?

"Hmm."

Hongjun simply uttered a faint "Hmm," and the entire hall fell into absolute silence.

Hongjun was very satisfied with the respect shown by the Grand Unity cultivators present.

But when he saw a figure sitting on a meditation cushion, his brow suddenly furrowed slightly.

A Sage's deduction and perception abilities were incredibly powerful.

Long before Hongjun achieved enlightenment, he had foreseen that six more Sages would appear in the Honghuang, with two of them potentially emerging from the West.

Driven by this premonition, Hongjun set up six meditation cushions in Zixiao Palace.

Basically, only the six individuals with the strongest destiny, meaning the six who would become Sages, could occupy a meditation cushion.

But when he descended upon Zixiao Palace, he found that only Jieyin among the cultivators from the West had occupied a meditation cushion.

The heavenly secrets had changed.

Hongjun remained silent and began to count his fingers, examining the people seated on the meditation cushions.

Nuwa, bearing a great destiny and possessing immense luck, occupying a meditation cushion was understandable.

The Three Pure Ones, originating from Pangu's Primordial Spirit, occupying three meditation cushions was also normal.

As for Jieyin, being closely connected to the fate of the Western lands, it was natural for him to be seated.

That left Fuxi.

What surprised Hongjun was that he couldn't calculate Fuxi's fate. This person's destiny was as elusive and hazy as clouds and mist.

A variable, Fuxi was a variable that even the Great Dao couldn't calculate!

Hongjun's fingers were almost rubbing red, but he still couldn't figure out Fuxi's fate.

Hongjun had no choice but to give up.

He figured that as long as a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, even one with an elusive fate, didn't bring disaster to the Honghuang, other matters could be easily handled.

Thus, Hongjun abandoned his deductions, looked down at the three thousand Grand Unity cultivators in the hall, and said calmly:

"I have opened Zixiao Palace to expound the Great Dao. How much you all comprehend will depend on your individual luck and destiny."

"Since the meditation cushions are already occupied, do not force your way. In future sermons, no fighting is allowed."

"Boom!"

Hongjun flicked his fingers, and the doors of Zixiao Palace automatically closed with a loud bang.

From then on, any Grand Unity cultivators who arrived later could neither enter Zixiao Palace nor have any fate with the Sage's sermons.

"Heaven and earth have their own principles, and the Dao is hidden within nature. My sermons will proceed according to the order of your realm advancements, starting with Grand Unity, followed by Quasi-Saint, and then the Sage Dao."

"The sermon will be divided into three sessions, one for each realm, with each session lasting three thousand years. You should all remember this."

"Today, I will expound upon the profound path of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal to you all."

As soon as Hongjun opened his mouth, no one in Zixiao Palace dared to make another sound.

Even the hot-tempered Grand Unity cultivators from the Demon Race and Witch Clan had to sit obediently and listen like elementary school students in the face of Hongjun, a Sage of such stature.

Seeing that the Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the hall were all looking at him attentively, Hongjun began his first sermon.

"The Dao of Grand Unity encompasses myriad profound principles. Although the Dao of Grand Unity may seem as shallow as a stream, it is more complex than all living beings."

"The Great Dao transforms heaven and earth into a crucible, refining all living beings. All things and all beings have the opportunity to achieve the Dao."

When a Sage lectures on the Dao, it's not a simple discourse on the Great Dao, but a demonstration of the Dao's essence by integrating it with heaven and earth.

Although Hongjun's lecture was delivered without any movement, various wondrous phenomena still appeared throughout Zixiao Palace.

From Hongjun's mouth, colorful lotuses descended from above the main hall, and purplish-red clouds rose from the ground.

The Dao that these Grand Unity Golden Immortals normally had to carefully comprehend was directly drawn into Zixiao Palace by Hongjun, where it was profoundly analyzed and demonstrated by him.

When Hongjun lectured on the Great Dao of Fire, fierce flames ignited throughout Zixiao Palace, yet they did not burn anyone.

When Hongjun lectured on the Great Dao of the Sword, countless swords of varying lengths and sizes danced in the air within Zixiao Palace.

Every Grand Unity Golden Immortal was immersed in the profound principles of the Great Dao that Hongjun expounded.

Hongjun seemed to know everything about the Great Dao, and every word he spoke brought immense inspiration to everyone present.

Each Grand Unity Golden Immortal focused their spirit and attention to the extreme, fearing they might miss a single word, or even a single character, of Hongjun's teachings.

A day in the cave, a thousand years in the outside world.

Hongjun's lecture had never ceased, continuing for a full thousand years.

When a Sage lectures for so long, even a stubborn rock could grow flowers from listening, let alone a group of Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Essentially everyone in Zixiao Palace had gained some enlightenment from Hongjun's lecture and benefited greatly.

Some Grand Unity Golden Immortals with exceptional comprehension, after hearing Hongjun's lecture, had their realms, which had been stagnant for tens of millions of years, broken through in one fell swoop.

Of course, not everyone had exceptionally rich gains.

For example, the Grand Unity Golden Immortals of the Witch Clan.

Although they possessed robust physiques, imbued with the essence and blood of the Great God Pangu, they were born without a primordial spirit, possessing extremely poor comprehension, making it truly difficult for them to understand what Hongjun was saying.

If others' gains were a book, theirs might be a single page, and a blank one at that.

If there was anything they envied the most, it was naturally the Three Pure Ones and Fuxi, who were still diligently listening to Hongjun's lecture.

Thanks to the powerful comprehension provided by Pangu's Primordial Spirit, coupled with the assistance of the meditation cushions beneath them, they benefited greatly from this lecture by Hongjun.

Of course, Fuxi's gains were no less than those of the Three Pure Ones, as he had also obtained Pangu's Primordial Spirit, greatly enhancing his comprehension.

Moreover, the system had made Fuxi's late-stage Grand Unity cultivation incredibly solid, so in terms of comprehending Hongjun's lecture, Fuxi's gains might have been even slightly stronger than the Three Pure Ones.

Everyone could see that the colorful lotuses falling from the sky were converging towards these few individuals on the meditation cushions, and the purplish-red clouds rising from the ground were also swirling around them.

Above the heads of each of the four individuals, three simple Dao flowers bloomed, and the aura of the Dao within the flowers poured into their bodies like three waterfalls.

Beside them, Nuwa and Jieyin, due to their lower cultivation and poorer comprehension, could only be said to have had decent gains, at least a step above the Grand Unity Golden Immortals behind them who did not have meditation cushions.

However, a thousand years was but a few blinks of an eye to these Grand Unity Golden Immortals, and the remaining two thousand years also passed amidst Hongjun's continuous, sonorous lectures.

When the three-thousand-year limit arrived, Hongjun's words abruptly stopped.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the main hall, sensing the end of the lecture, could only open their eyes and awaken from that profound state.

With someone guiding them, their comprehension of the Great Dao progressed rapidly. Such a life was more joyful and exhilarating than daily consumption of spiritual roots and immortal brews.

Therefore, when Hongjun's lecture ended, their gazes towards him were filled with reluctance.

Chapter Six: Refusing to Become a Disciple

A Sage's lecture is an opportunity rarely encountered in tens of millions of years.

The Grand Unity Golden Immortals in Zixiao Palace wished only for Hongjun to continue lecturing, preferably until they achieved sainthood.

However, the Sage had said three thousand years, and would not lecture for a single day more; this was a rule set by the Sage.

Even though their gazes towards Hongjun were filled with longing and pleading, Hongjun would simply regard it as nothing.

Fuxi also awoke from his state of enlightenment.

Three thousand years of listening to the Dao had brought immense benefits.

The system's rewards had brought his cultivation to the late stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Hongjun's lecture had further solidified his cultivation, causing it to advance steadily.

A Sage's lecture was indeed extraordinary. Over these three thousand years, he had heard countless true words of the Great Dao, and his mind was now filled with insights, waiting for him to integrate and apply them.

Hongjun sat cross-legged on the green lotus and spoke, "I lecture on the Great Dao, following the principles of heaven and earth. The three-thousand-year period has ended, and the Dao of Grand Unity has been fully expounded."

"During this lecture, I wish to accept six disciples to inherit the Great Dao and ascend to the realm of Sage."

Upon hearing the first half of Hongjun's words, the expressions of many Grand Unity Golden Immortals were filled with disappointment.

Although Hongjun had fully expounded the Dao of Grand Unity, they naturally could not fully comprehend, understand, and absorb it.

Now that the Sage's lecture had ended, they would have to arduously strive to comprehend the ethereal Great Dao in the days to come.

But when the Grand Unity Golden Immortals heard the latter half of Hongjun's words, they all straightened their bodies and even cried out in excitement.