"Ah, Fellow Daoist Di Jun, what are you saying? Meeting is fate. When you have time, come visit my Zhongnan Mountain Jade Pillar Cave, and we can have a proper discussion of the Great Dao."
Qing Huan extended the invitation politely, though he knew full well that the two of them would surely be busy after listening to the Dao.
After all, they still had to become Heavenly Emperors and gather the myriad races under their banner.
"Very well. When my brother and I have time, we will certainly visit Fellow Daoist Qing Huan's Dao Field. I only hope you will not find us bothersome then." Tai Yi smiled and made a joke.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qing Huan, on finding a Dao Field. I was wondering why you were no longer at Buzhou Mountain. A few Huiyuan Eras ago, my younger sister and I wanted to visit you, but it seems you had already moved to a new residence."
Fuxi saw that Tai Yi was joking and hurriedly picked up the conversation.
"Ah, the Thunder Tribulation there caused considerable damage to my Cave Mansion. Without its spiritual root, the Dao Field lost its vitality. I had no choice but to seek another place."
Qing Huan shook his head regretfully.
Fuxi nodded, secretly feeling envious.
After all, the advantage of a spiritual root undergoing Transformation was that its true body could be refined into a corresponding spiritual treasure. Qing Huan had transformed from a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, so he had surely refined his true body into a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Anyone who possessed a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was someone blessed with immense Luck.
Just then, the massive gates of Purple Cloud Palace slowly opened, releasing a deep, distant sound like the whisper of time itself.
Two Dao children who appeared to be only seven or eight years old, one boy and one girl, walked out with light, childish steps.
The boy had delicate features and sharp, clever eyes. The girl was obedient and adorable, her cheeks rosy like ripe apples.
"Esteemed seniors, the day of the lecture has arrived. Please enter."
The boy's childish voice rang out.
However, the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness paid no attention to the two children. One after another, they transformed into streaks of light and rushed into Purple Cloud Palace.
Qing Huan studied Hao Tian and Yao Chi, secretly pondering how anyone could have imagined that the future Heavenly Emperor and Lord of the Three Realms were guarding the gates here at this moment.
If he wanted to scheme for Luck, the Heavenly Court would be an indispensable part of his plans.
As for Di Jun's Demon Heavenly Court, Qing Huan truly did not think much of it.
If Di Jun and Tai Yi could listen to him in the future, if they did not rush to contend for supremacy after establishing the Heavenly Court, but instead used the Great Formation of the Stars to transform Chaos Qi into Innate Spiritual Qi for the Primordial Wilderness, benefiting the entire land, then their Heavenly Dao Merit would soar on the spot...
Then, if they carefully governed the Heavenly Court, appointed 365 chief gods, and did more things beneficial to the Primordial Wilderness, even the Heavenly Dao would not move against them lightly.
But these two were born with destinies of conquest. Even if he gave the brothers advice, they would probably find it hard to heed it.
It would be better to build a good relationship with Hao Tian now. That way, he could be the first to ascend to Heaven in the future and seek the position of Great Emperor Ziwei of the Eastern Pole...
Who would ever complain about having too much Luck?
As everyone poured into Purple Cloud Palace, Qing Huan stopped beside the Dao child Hao Tian.
"I see that both of you are Golden Immortals. Cultivation is not easy. I have two Wind Thunder Immortal Apricots here. They can equal tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation and can also deepen your comprehension of the Law of Wind and Thunder."
With a gentle wave of Qing Huan's hand, two Immortal Apricots appeared beside Hao Tian and Yao Chi.
Their skins gleamed with a lustrous sheen, while faint auras of wind and thunder flowed within them, as though the laws of wind and thunder between Heaven and Earth had been condensed inside.
With a light sniff, a rich and unique fragrance rushed to their noses, refreshing their minds and spirits. It was as though they had instantly entered a wondrous realm where wind and thunder intertwined in perfect harmony.
"Th-this, senior... We are merely gatekeeping Dao children. We absolutely cannot accept this!"
Hao Tian and Yao Chi were overwhelmed by the favor. Their little faces turned bright red as they shook their heads like rattles.
"Once I give something away, how could I take it back? The two of you may accept them without worry."
After saying that, Qing Huan and Houtu turned into streaks of light and entered Purple Cloud Palace.
"Senior Brother, should we tell Master? I think these Immortal Apricots are no worse than Master's Ren Water Immortal Peaches."
Yao Chi's little face was filled with hesitation. After all, this was the first time she had received such a precious treasure.
Hao Tian frowned.
"Let us report it after Master finishes lecturing on the Dao!"
Hao Tian could also tell that these Immortal Apricots were no ordinary innate spirit fruits. He had never seen anything so marvelous before, yet that senior had not looked down on his and Yao Chi's origins.
He silently made up his mind that, if he had the chance in the future, he would surely repay that senior properly.
After entering Purple Cloud Palace, Qing Huan and Houtu saw the Innate Lifeforms fiercely arguing over the order of the seats. Everyone understood the benefits of sitting closer to the front to listen to the Dao.
"Fellow Daoist Qing Huan, why did you give such precious spirit fruits to those two gatekeeping Dao children just now?"
Houtu asked with a puzzled expression.
"Haha, it all comes down to the word 'fate.' Fate is wonderfully mysterious!"
Qing Huan smiled and spoke cryptically to Houtu.
He could hardly tell Houtu that the Witch and Demon Races would nearly be wiped out in the future, suffering devastating losses; that the Witch Clan would almost go extinct, while the Demon Race would retreat to Northern Luzhou and occasionally be used as targets for earning Merit...
And that, in the end, that very gatekeeper would become the Lord of the Three Realms...
Houtu looked utterly bewildered.
"Anyway, I do not understand what you are saying. Let us hurry and find seats as well.
Listening to the Dao is the same no matter where we sit. Let us sit in the back, at least it will be more convenient when we leave."
Qing Huan smiled, flashed over, and sat in the last seat.
Houtu had no intention of fighting these Lifeforms for seats either. She had come mainly to resolve the doubts in her heart.
Thus, the two of them took the last and second-to-last seats among the three thousand.
If Qing Huan had not appeared, Houtu would originally have been the last to arrive at Purple Cloud Palace, even later than Zhunti and Jieyin.
Now, Qing Huan had taken the last place, while Houtu moved up one position and became second-to-last.
As for the prayer mats representing the Six Sages destined by Heaven, Qing Huan felt that even if he seized one, it would be useless.
"You already know they are ordained by Heaven, yet you still want to seize them? Isn't that looking down on the Heavenly Dao?"
To him, it was enough as long as he could listen to the Dao in Purple Cloud Palace.
After all, three thousand years of listening to the Dao in Purple Cloud Palace was equivalent to thirty million years outside. Listening while comprehending was far faster than painfully groping forward alone.
If he truly relied on his own cultivation, he would never reach the Primordial Golden Immortal realm in fewer than several million Kalpas.
Qing Huan understood this deeply. From the beginning of his cultivation until he achieved the Great Luo realm, he had spent a full five hundred and sixty thousand Kalpas...
The hardship involved was truly beyond what outsiders could understand...
After listening to the Dao three times in Purple Cloud Palace, one was guaranteed to reach the Quasi-Sage realm. As long as one was not born too late or had not been blessed with overly poor foundations and fortune, one had a chance to become a Quasi-Sage.
At that moment, two streaks of light flew in and headed straight for the six prayer mats at the very front.
"Hahahaha."
Qing Huan could not help but laugh aloud.
The people around him all cast puzzled looks his way.
"Hmph. This is a Sage's Dao Field, yet you show such poor manners."
One of the Innate Lifeforms rebuked him.
Qing Huan could not be bothered with these people, who in his eyes were "about to die."
Of the Three Thousand Mortal Guests in Purple Cloud Palace, at most only a few dozen would survive in the end.
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