The Heavenly Dao Has Forty-Nine Mysteries, While Chen Xuan Is the One Thread of Possibility Among All Living Beings-Is Hongjun the Villain?

He ventured deeper until he arrived behind Purple Firmament Palace...

"You may go in. My master is waiting inside..." Haotian, the Daoist acolyte, gestured inside but did not go any farther.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist..." Chen Xuan gave a slight bow before stepping inside.

He soon saw an elegant garden, with a small bridge over running water, graceful rockeries and pavilions, lotus blossoms in an Immortal Pond, and an expanse of chaotic energy. Dao Light flowed amid waves of mist, while the murmuring water sounded like the true voice of the Bodhi Tree...

An elegant old man was drinking tea...

Peaches from the Peach Tree were arranged in bowls. Without a doubt, they were divine peaches...

The current Hongjun was ethereal, dreamlike and illusory, both real and unreal, true and false, neither dead nor alive. He possessed many human traits. Once he merged with the Dao, Hongjun would become the Heavenly Dao, and the Heavenly Dao would no longer be Hongjun...

That was the true meaning of Taishang Wuqing: looking down upon all living beings as the seas changed and the earth shifted, as days passed and years stretched on, dynasties rose and fell, and history became an ocean...

"Greetings, Saint..." Chen Xuan bowed slightly. Hongjun was not yet the Dao Ancestor. Only after merging with the Dao would he truly become the ancestor of the Dao.

"Hehe... There's no need to be so formal. Sit!" Hongjun smiled and gently poured Chen Xuan some tea. Its rich fragrance filled the air, and the clear tea was intoxicating. Chen Xuan could not help wondering what it was.

"Good..." Chen Xuan thanked him and took another sip. His entire body felt refreshed, and every limb and bone was filled with comfort, as though he had been thoroughly cleansed. He felt incredibly light