An Unprecedented Divine Dao, One Sword Cleaving Through the Thirty-Three Heavens

On the summit of Mount Tai, Donghua atop Twelve-grade Pure World White Lotus. He began to empty his mind, and his three corpses appeared simultaneously, displaying the power of the Three Talents, while the Three Thousand Great Daos within his body circulated.

His entire being exuded an aura of Dao, making him appear incomparably sacred; to onlookers, it was as if they were witnessing the Dao itself!

"The cultivation of the Divine Dao, below the Dao Fruit, is no different from the immortal Immortal Dao. It involves Refining Essence into Qi, refining qi into spirit, Refining Spirit into Void, refining emptiness to merge with the Dao, and the Dao Realm is the end point, where one begins to come into contact with the Great Dao and understand the Dao Heart."

"And so, the Divine Dao begins!"

The first step in the path of the Postnatal God Path is to become a god, but how to become a god is still being explored by Donghua. The main question is, what standards are used to measure a god?

Cultivation of the Dao? Dao Fruit? Or the Great Dao?

"The first step in the Immortal Dao is to condense the Dao Fruit and use it to operate one's own Great Dao. However, the Desolate Ancient God Path has no first step. Their starting point is too high. They are born as gods, Great Dao Power. Gods and the Dao are one."

While Dao cultivation can measure a person's realm, it cannot serve as the starting point for the path of Divine Dao. Dao Fruit is a product of the Immortal Dao Postnatal God Path. If Dao Fruit is taken as the starting point, then the path of Divine Dao is merely an alternative form of Immortal Dao.

"Therefore, the starting point of the Divine Dao path can only be the Great Dao!"

"The essence of God is the Tao, because God and the Tao are one; cultivating God is cultivating the Tao."

"The divine is the Tao! Cultivating the divine is cultivating the Tao, cultivating the mind, and the mind is one's nature!"

"God needs divinity; when divinity manifests, the divine heart emerges, and the Divine Dao way is achieved!"

Thinking of this, a figure began to appear in front of Donghua. It had no magic power, no Daoist aura, and was just a very weak being.

As soon as the creature appeared, it sat cross-legged in front of Donghua to cultivate, Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Spirit into Void, and emptiness into the Dao. And the creature did not stop cultivating here, but continued to cultivate.

A great path emerges, and one absorbs the Dao into their body, using it to Tongtian and earth. One's entire being emanates the Dao's essence, or rather, divinity.

At this moment, the figure stopped cultivating, began to comprehend the universe and nature, and focused his divine mind.

At this moment, Donghua spoke up:

"To establish a moral compass for Heaven and Earth, and to establish a moral order for the people!"

"This is my Dao Heart, and it should also be my divine heart, which is also your divine heart!"

The figure nodded slightly after hearing this and began to absorb the Dao into his body. At this moment, the Great Dao trembled, and the Three Thousand Great Daos surrounding Donghua were all absorbed into his body, condensing into a crystal clear divine heart.

"When divinity manifests and the divine heart emerges, this state is the realm of the divine heart, which is also the Dao Heart."

The realm of natural Tian Cheng was merely stated by Donghua, while the figure continued his cultivation in the Dao Heart.

Donghua began to contemplate the First Realm!

"What is God? What is the Way? What does it mean for God and the Way to be one?"

Donghua closed his eyes slightly, sensing the natural order of heaven and earth, and after a long while said:

"In the primordial chaos, there exists a Dao; the divine is one with the Dao!"

"Primordial chaos gave rise to time, space, and destiny; primordial Primordial Wilderness gave rise to the primordial world; and all things in the Primordial Wilderness are the Dao!"

"Mountains and rivers, flowers blooming and withering, the sun, moon and stars, rising and setting—all these are the Way!"

"Man follows the Earth, the Earth follows Heaven, Heaven follows the Dao, and the Dao follows Nature. The manifestation of the Great Dao is called the vessel!"

"The Way follows nature, and the Way is nature itself. Nature is called the instrument, and all things in nature are instruments, and the Way is hidden within the instruments."

At this moment, Donghua opened his eyes, and golden light flowed within them, manifesting the image of the Great Dao.

"The Second Realm of the Divine Dao is to observe the heavens and the natural world, and comprehend the true nature of all things; this is called seeing the heavens and the earth!"

At that moment, cheers and jubilation resounded throughout the heavens and earth, reaching Donghua's primordial spirit and then transferring to the figure in front of him.

The figure automatically began cultivating, circulating its Dao Heart, Tongtian, Three Thousand Great Daos appeared.

Divine Dao, Second Realm Achieved!

What is God?

Donghua asked a third question, and the answer immediately came to him.

"The spirit is the primordial spirit!"

"When inner thoughts do not arise and external desires do not enter, one is solely in control; this is called the primordial spirit."

"Those who are aware of the spirit are thoughtful and deliberate, intelligent and not empty!"

The so-called "consciousness spirit" refers to the spirit of thought and the activities of human intention.

The primordial spirit is the innate spiritual energy bestowed upon us at birth. It is unknowable yet vibrant and perceptible, just as the intention in one's heart is unclear when it is still.

"The spirit originates from the mind; when the mind is inactive, the primordial spirit manifests; when the mind is active, the desire-driven spirit manifests."

"When one's temperament is exhausted, one has no original perception; only when there is no original perception can one apply it to affairs."

"This is the Third Realm of the Divine Dao, the Primordial Spirit!"

As soon as he finished speaking, a primordial spirit emerged from the Divine Dao avatar. In fact, the primordial spirit had already successfully cultivated during the Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation stage, but at that time it was only a superficial cultivation.

This time, the primordial Divine Generals dominate everything. The primordial spirit is the foundation of everything and controls everything, including the Three Thousand Great Daos.

What is God?

"Gods are Heaven and Earth!"

"The Immortal Dao immortal cultivation refers to this realm as the True Immortal, while the Divine Dao cultivates the natural order of heaven and earth. Nature is heaven and earth; when heaven and earth manifest, the path of the Divine Dao is achieved."

"The fourth realm of the Divine Dao, the realm of heaven and earth!"

The Divine Dao body rapidly condensed all things in heaven and earth, evolving into the heavens. At this moment, the spiritual energy between heaven and earth surged wildly into the human figure's body.

A new world has appeared!

Logically speaking, he should have already succeeded in his cultivation by now, but Donghua was still not satisfied. Since there are One Hundred and Eight Heavens in both the immortal and demonic paths, the Divine Dao should also have One Hundred and Eight Heavens, for a total of 324 heavens, which can be combined with the Three Thousand Worlds!

The human figure is merely a Postnatal God Path manifestation of Donghua, and it is impossible for it to support the evolution of the One Hundred and Eight Heavens.

At this moment, Donghua was indeed in a dilemma. He thought of many ways, but none of them seemed to work.

The evolution of the heavens is not so easy. High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sea Calming Divine Beads, can evolve into the Twenty-Four Heavens. To evolve the heavens out of thin air is truly extremely difficult.

However, without evolving the One Hundred and Eight Heavens, his Divine Dao would not be complete, or rather, it would not match his dual paths of immortality and demonism.

This will cause an imbalance!

Donghua was caught in a dilemma. Abandoning the evolution of the heavens was absolutely out of the question, but if he were to evolve the heavens, what should he do?

Donghua examined all his magical treasures, but found none of them suitable.

Several magical treasures were displayed, including the Kongtong Seal, the Pure Yang Sword, the Dragon Head Golden Staff, the Twelve-grade Pure World White Lotus, the Nine Heavens Primordial Yang Ruler, the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, the Sun Moon Diagram, and the Hunyuan Cauldron.

However, after some deep thought, it was found that none of them were useful; there was no way to expand the power of the heavens.

"The Divine Dao path, the Divine Dao path, where does the foundation of the Divine Dao lie?"

Thinking of this, Donghua looked up at the sky, where the Thirty-Three Heavens of the Heaven Realm were located, the origin of the Divine Dao.

Whether it's the Star Domain or the Heaven Realm, both are the strongholds of the Divine Dao path, in the past, present, and future.

Donghua's eyes flickered slightly. Although he was very reluctant to do this, because it would definitely lead to a confrontation with Taiyi and the demon race.

But there was no other way; the circumstances forced him to do so. If his Divine Dao was not perfect, then his path would also be incomplete, and how could he Attain Hunyuan Dao?

"If you don't take what Heaven offers, you will suffer the consequences!"

"As the future Heavenly Emperor, I am merely receiving a small advance payment. What right do you, Taiyi, have to disagree?"

"That belongs to me!"

Whether it's a matter of internal persuasion or simply the logic behind it, Donghua has already decided to take action. There's no room for hesitation on the Great Dao Path; when it's time to act, act decisively.

Donghua unleashed the Sun Moon Diagram and Sun Moon Diagram, which gradually rose into the sky, transforming into a celestial canopy that drew upon the sun, moon, and stars. Endless Power of Stars slowly descended, enveloping the Divine Dao avatar.

The Divine Dao incarnation began its cultivation, uniting the Divine Dao realms.

Donghua was not idle either, because the demon race would find out sooner or later that such a large-scale manipulation of the stars was happening. It would be better to take advantage of the situation and absorb a portion of the primordial power of the Heaven Realm to refine it into the power of all heavens.

He casually grasped the Spiritual Treasure Embryo, which was the Heavenly Emperor Sword, and slashed towards the Heaven Realm. The Three Thousand Great Daos moved in unison, and the sword energy was like a dragon, instantly piercing through the Thirty-Three Heavens.

A single sword strike pierced the Heaven Realm, and boundless Heaven Realm power descended, slowly settling upon the Divine Dao avatar.

At this moment, countless heavens instantly formed within the Divine Dao body, and the pure power of the Divine Dao heavens shook Mount Tai.

But not long after, the Power of Stars and the power of the Heaven Realm stopped descending, and all the demon Star God in the sky exerted their power and mobilized the stars.

Eastern Emperor Taiyi held the Chaos Bell, which suppressed the Heaven Realm, and then slowly looked at Donghua on Mount Tai.

Their eyes met, and they remained silent for a long time, seemingly with a thousand words to say and a thousand kinds of hatred, yet both remained calm.

There was no insulting exchange, no mockery!

"Long time no see, Eastern Emperor Taiyi. No, it's not quite right to call you Eastern Emperor now; you should be called Demon Emperor Taiyi."

Taiyi said calmly, "It's just a title. It all comes down to strength. Whether it's the Heavenly Emperor or the Demon Emperor, it all depends on strength."

Donghua nodded, then shook his head, and slowly said, "Strength is certainly important, but without virtue, one can never become the Heavenly Emperor."

"Taiyi, this is the difference between you and me, and it's also the reason why you Di Jun can never become the Heavenly Emperor."

Taiyi neither refuted nor got angry, but simply said, "Those who walk different paths cannot make plans together!"

Donghua didn't say much, because it was pointless. Everyone's path is different, so how could one easily persuade others?

They then stepped upwards, reaching the Heaven Realm, and stood opposite Taiyi. The two looked at each other, but neither made the first move.

"It seems like we haven't had a proper conversation since we met. How about we sit down and play a game?"

Taiyi did not refuse. With a wave of his right hand, a divine platform appeared, and he then sat on it.

Donghua glanced at it and thought, "Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Heavenly Court is still quite wealthy!"

Taiyi waved his hands, and a chessboard appeared. The Great Dao Power condensed, and a black chess piece was placed, which was the center position.

Seeing this, Donghua didn't rush to play chess. Instead, he took out Big Red Robe tea and a tea set, and calmly brewed tea.

Before long, the aroma of Big Red Robe filled the Sky Vault, a Daoist charm permeated the air, making people feel refreshed and immersed in the enlightenment of the Great Tao.

He offered a cup of tea, saying, "Try it. This is something I obtained from an Innate Spiritual Root. It tastes very good, and I quite like it!"

Taiyi didn't hesitate or worry about whether it was poisoned. He picked up the teacup and took a sip.

He couldn't help but nod and say, "Good stuff, good tea, not bad!"

"Do you like it? If you do, I'll give you some, but not too much."

After Donghua finished speaking, he casually waved his hand, and a jade jar landed in front of Taiyi, who then took it, opened it, and smelled it.

"It would be impolite not to reciprocate. These are Star Fruit from the Star Tree of the Star Domain. You may try them; they taste sweet."

"This is the finest nectar brewed in my Heaven Realm, which I greatly admire. I will give you two jars!"

Taiyi took out three fruits and two jars of fine wine and handed them to Donghua, his expression quite proud and self-satisfied, showing great confidence in his gift.

Donghua took a look at the Star Fruit and immediately understood its effect. He didn't care and casually put it away, since even the most powerful fruit was useless to someone of his level.

Instead, he was quite interested in the Jade Nectar Wine, since it was very famous in later generations. So he opened a jar and asked about it.

A refreshing aroma wafted over, prompting Donghua to take a sip without chuckling.

"Fine wine, fine wine! It truly deserves the name of a divine liquor, it is worthy of it!"

"But you're too stingy. What can two jars even be enough to drink? Bring more, bring more, the more the better."

Taiyi didn't say much, and took out ten more jars and placed them in front of Donghua.

Donghua accepted it and absorbed it into his Inner World!

P. S.: I really want to write about Taiyi and Donghua; they're so similar and have so many things in common. Please give me some monthly votes!