In the Great Wilderness, years could not be counted.
In the blink of an eye, several thousand years passed.
Within the Jade Void Palace, the sound of preaching gradually faded away.
One disciple after another awakened from enlightenment. They looked at the Primordial Lord with pious expressions. Their previous arrogance was gone, replaced by humility, and their state of mind had undergone a complete transformation.
"Thank you, Master, for resolving this disciple's confusion!"
All the disciples spoke in unison before exiting the main hall.
The Primordial Lord watched the many disciples leave, a satisfied smile appearing on his face.
"Although preaching took several thousand years, fortunately, the effort was not wasted."
Although his bout of persuasion had not been enough to make the disciples of the Chan Sect love the disciples of the Interception Sect like kin, their attitudes had still changed greatly.
They had gone from being enemies to strangers who simply ignored each other.
That was already tremendous progress!
After all, if someone nagged in your ear for several thousand years, bombarding you with every kind of psychological hint and outright suggestion, yet you did not immediately "become a Buddha," your willpower could already be considered exceptionally firm!
Of course, the Primordial Lord knew that this matter could not be rushed.
After all, the Chan Sect disciples' contempt for the disciples of the Interception Sect had existed ever since the sect was founded.
By now, no one knew how many epochs had passed.
Such deeply rooted ideas could not be changed overnight. They could only be transformed subtly over time.
Now that he had made the disciples understand that although innate origins had their differences, living beings were not divided into high and low, noble and base, he had at least taken the first step.
"Next, I should think about how to achieve the Unification of the Three Teachings."
The Primordial Lord's brows drew tightly together.
This was the greatest difficulty.
Although Tongtian was not very scheming and rarely held grudges, he usually said whatever he had to say directly to someone's face.
One had to know that the source of the Three Pure Ones' separation back then had actually been the Primordial Lord. As long as he was willing to make a choice and abandon his prejudice against the Bearded and Horned Beings, there was still great hope for the Three Pure Ones to reunite.
However, there were still all kinds of difficulties. Friction between the disciples of the two sects had existed for countless years, and this was not something that could be easily resolved.
After all, the Primordial Lord had now seen the prejudice the Chan Sect disciples held toward the disciples of the Interception Sect.
If he charged over and tried to persuade them now, he would certainly fail.
"Although it will be difficult, I must still do it."
The Primordial Lord sighed leisurely.
After all, when the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation arrived, no one could avoid it by hiding away. The three hundred and sixty-five Orthodox God positions on the Investiture of the Gods List had to be filled.
Moreover, if they wanted the Three Teachings to avoid the interference of immeasurable tribulations in the future and become truly free and unfettered, only the Three Pure Ones' unification of the Three Teachings and the founding of the Dao Sect, breaking away from the Mystic Gate completely, would give them hope of proving the Dao.
One had to know that this was absolutely forbidden within the Mystic Gate!
Back then, when the Three Pure Ones separated, had the Heavenly Dao not schemed within it and made preparations in advance?
The Primordial Lord did not believe it.
He closed his eyes and pondered, sacred laws surging around his body.
As a Heavenly Dao Sage, he understood all things and the myriad worlds. His eyes observed the past, present, and future, while his palm evolved spacetime, destruction and creation, and reincarnation.
Now, his thoughts raced as he deduced the opportunity for the Unification of the Three Teachings.
After a long while, the Primordial Lord finally opened his eyes, his pupils shining brightly.
"Although I have not found the opportunity for the Unification of the Three Teachings, I did not expect that the Human Emperor is about to descend into the world. Perhaps this matter can be planned!"
The Primordial Lord was overjoyed.
Now that the Witch-Demon Calamity had ended and the Heavenly Court had just been established, it was precisely the time for humanity to flourish.
And when the Human Emperor was born, he would need a Sage Teacher to instruct him.
The merit of teaching him would be considerable!
Although this merit would be of little use to him, it would be tremendously beneficial to the disciples under his sect!
This was a great opportunity!
"I must compete for this!"
The Primordial Lord's gaze was resolute as he made up his mind.
Of course, the opportunity of his disciples was secondary. The most important thing was humanity's fortune!
This was deeply connected to the Human Dao.
For example, the Grand Supreme Elder Lord of Morality had founded the Human Sect and accepted only Xuandu as his disciple. After passing down the Golden Elixir Great Dao, he stopped concerning himself with humanity, yet he had already become a Sage. From this, one could see the importance of humanity's fortune!
This was deeply connected to the Human Dao!
What was the Human Dao?
In the ancient Great Wilderness, the Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Human Dao had existed side by side. The Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Human Dao were equal, each one a manifestation of a portion of the Great Dao, and their statuses were equivalent!
Although the Primordial Lord understood the condition of the Human Dao in the Great Wilderness, the Heavenly Dao stood supreme and was sovereign above all. At this time, Hongjun had even merged with the Heavenly Dao and bestowed seven strands of Primordial Violet Qi. The Heavenly Dao now had not only an agent, but also the Six Sages of the Heavens suppressing it.
After humanity rose, the Three Sovereigns of Humanity had finally appeared, and they had nearly become true Human Sages.
Yet the Three Sovereigns were schemed against once more, confined to the Fire Cloud Cave and reduced to half-sages, forever inferior to the Heavenly Dao Sages by one level.
After that, the Human Dao declined with each generation, becoming increasingly oppressed by the Heavenly Dao.
King Wen of Zhou, a Human King of his generation, had to pull the carriage for Jiang Ziya, a disciple of the Chan Sect.
Li Shimin was a dignified human emperor, yet he had been frightened by the mere Dragon King of Jing River until he could not sleep at night.
It could be said that in the Great Wilderness, the Heavenly Dao stood supreme, while the Human Dao was merely an oppressed, inferior dependency.
But this did not affect humanity's fortune at present.
Besides, the future was the future. It was not set in stone!
At present, it could be said that no one understood better than the Primordial Lord what controlling humanity's fortune meant.
He raised his head and looked in the direction of the Palace of Empress Nuwa.
It was as if his gaze could pass through the main hall of the Jade Void Palace and see the Palace of Empress Nuwa in Immeasurable Heaven, beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.
"Nuwa is the Sage Mother of humanity. When the Human Emperor is born, Nuwa will certainly learn of it. This matter cannot avoid consulting with Nuwa!"
"But regardless of the outcome of our discussion, I must compete for this opportunity!"
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