The Primordial Talisman Edict Protects Chengzhou; the Other Shore Universe, the Web of Fate, Daoist Tianyuan
Yet making a decision did not mean abandoning the bigger picture!
A Jade Pure Talisman Decree, so faint as to be almost imperceptible yet incomparably resilient, carried a wisp of pure Order Origin and a trace of the outward form of the Rites of Zhou. It ignored the barriers of space and time and descended from beyond the Endless Chaos!
This was a "seed of life"!
First, it would let the remnants of the Dao lineage and the "shell" of its order slowly decay amid the chaos, like raising poisonous insects, continually releasing ever heavier karmic burdens.
These sinful obstacles would become the most "fertile" nourishment when the time came to settle accounts once and for all and reshape the order.
Second, it would take the rites and laws of Zhou, using Zhou's skin and bones. The new Dao lineage of the future could make a smooth transition by relying on this old shell, minimizing the backlash of the Human Dao.
The Primordial Heavenly Venerate's gaze fell upon a point in the river of future time.
Duke Zhuang of Zheng's figure faintly emerged. The Primordial Heavenly Venerate had laid out an utterly cold and ruthless path of fate for him.
"When the time is ripe, you shall 'bring down the Son of Heaven' and personally tear apart the last vestige of dignity belonging to the Cheng Zhou Dao Lineage!"
Clearly, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate intended to use Duke Zhuang of Zheng to hasten the Breakdown of Ritual and Music, completing the final sacrifice of the old age's remnants of order and karma!
Yuxu Palace.
Watching the one who had once helped establish the order of the Chan Sect Great Dao vanish completely in the Karma Fire, the Primordial Heavenly Venerate's face remained as cold as ice that had endured for