Merit, Kong Xuan

All things under the frosty sky compete freely.

On the stage of the Primordial World, there has never been a shortage of ambitious people, so the conflicts in the Primordial World have never stopped, nor will they ever stop.

In a world Greatness Returns to Oneself, people only believe in their own strength and never in benevolence or morality.

This is also what Donghua wants to change, and he has been working hard to do so. He has formulated the laws of heaven to restrain people with morality, spread benevolence and righteousness throughout the world, and promote some virtuous, wise, and benevolent people, which can be regarded as setting an example for all living beings.

Since the beginning of the struggle for humanity, endless conflicts have ensued in the primordial Primordial Wilderness. The flames of war have been burning continuously throughout Primordial Wilderness land, and a solemn atmosphere of war permeates the heavens and earth.

However, the truly powerful clans that haven't made a move are all accumulating strength, waiting for an opportunity, or waiting for those who came before them to leave the scene.

In the Huaxu Tribe of the human race, all power now rests in the hands of Long Yin, and the Huaxu Tribe is rapidly expanding under his leadership, with its strength and resources greatly enhanced and replenished.

Therefore, during the years that Long Yin was in power, he won over the hearts of the people and gained the support of many in the clan.

However, as time went on, a lot of opposition arose within the clan, since all of this was based on the lives of their own relatives.

In the Qishan, Xuandu has been staying for eight years, while Fuxi has grown from a child into an eight-year-old boy.

The morning glow scattered across the mountains like broken gold, bathing those who were meditating in the morning, as if each of them was adorned with a layer of golden light.

On a low mountaintop stood a simple Daoist temple. Inside the quiet room, lotus lanterns flickered, and the decor was extremely simple, with only the character "Tao" hanging high above. Xuandu, dressed in a purple Daoist robe, sat on a futon.

Outside the Daoist temple, the young Fuxi was facing the morning sun, absorbing the Purple Qi of heaven and earth and breathing in and out the essence of heaven and earth.

At one point, Fuxi stopped, got up, and went inside the Daoist temple.

"Master, I have completed my cultivation for today. Is there anything else you require?" Fuxi asked Xuandu respectfully.

Upon hearing Xuandu 'Fuxi address, Xuandu immediately stood up and looked around nervously, as if something major had happened.

What Xuandu feared most was that a Red Sleeve Ball would suddenly fly in from the sky and kill him.

"Fuxi, I've told you so many times, don't call me master, call me teacher. I'm not your master, and I can't be your master. There's no master-disciple relationship between us!"

Just kidding, who would dare to be Fuxi's master? Apart from the Grandmaster of the Purple Sky Palace, even the Heavenly Emperor and the Saint wouldn't dare, they all address each other as fellow Daoists.

Fuxi hesitated for a moment, his bright eyes darting around with a mixture of curiosity and expectation, before he said, "But everyone else calls you Master. You taught me the Way of Immortals and imparted knowledge to me, so why aren't you my Master?"

Xuandu felt a bit of a headache. He was a lazy person by nature, but now he had to teach Fuxi, such a troublesome child. It was truly exhausting.

What exhausted him was not Fuxi's cultivation, but Fuxi's questions, which almost drove him crazy, and sometimes he didn't even know how to answer them.

For example, Fuxi once asked him, "Master, why does childbirth require the union of a man and a woman, and not a man-to-man or a woman-to-woman?"

Xuandu know how to answer this question. It wasn't that he didn't know, but rather that he didn't know how to organize his thoughts. In the end, he could only talk about Yin-Yang, but if he were to talk about the Great Dao of Yin-Yang, Fuxi wouldn't understand.

"Others are others, and you are you. Everyone is different. You can only obey, not question, on this matter." What else could Xuandu say? Could he possibly say he dared not?

Fuxi could only reply, "Yes, teacher, I understand."

Xuandu nodded, then led Fuxi to an open space.

"Fuxi, I did not teach you specific cultivation techniques. Do you resent this?"

Fuxi shook his head and said, "No, there is a reason why my teacher does not teach me cultivation techniques. Besides, the path of cultivation techniques is a minor path. Didn't my teacher say that the Dao Ancestor, the Heavenly Emperor, and the Saint inscribed the Great Dao between heaven and earth?"

"Then why would I need cultivation techniques? Wouldn't it be better to directly comprehend the universe and cultivate the Great Dao? Why do I need cultivation techniques at all?"

Xuandu nodded in satisfaction upon hearing this. Although Fuxi had not awakened his memories of his Previous Life, his understanding and spirit already surpassed most people, which was truly remarkable.

"Today I will teach you a completely new method of cultivation, the Path of the Human Immortal. This path is different from the Path of the Celestial Immortal that I taught you before. You need to carefully comprehend and cultivate it."

Fuxi thought for a moment and asked, "Teacher, what is the Way of the Human Immortal? Does this person refer to my human race?"

Xuandu nodded, then shook his head, and said, "What is the Path of the Human Immortal? I don't know, because the Path of the Human Immortal is not yet complete. You can find the answer to this question yourself."

"As for the path of the immortals, it does not refer to the human race, but to the human way and all living beings."

Fuxi asked in confusion, "Teacher, since the path to becoming a human immortal is not yet perfect, why is it being taught for people to cultivate? Isn't this misleading young people? Who created this path to becoming a human immortal?"

Xuandu looked at Fuxi with a playful expression and said softly, "The person who created this path is named Fuxi, the same name as you. He is Innate Deities, Six Imperial Sovereigns of Heavenly Court, the Green Emperor of the Demon Race, and the Holy Teacher of the Human Race!"

Fuxi's eyes darted around, and he asked without answering, "Since this Fuxi is so powerful, why doesn't he perfect the path of the human immortal?"

"Because that Fuxi is dead!" Xuandu said softly, then looked at Fuxi and continued, "His name was Fuxi, and your name is also Fuxi. Can't you surpass him and perfect the path of the human immortal?"

Little Fuxi nodded and said, "What the teacher said makes sense. Since that Fuxi could create the path of human immortals, then I can certainly perfect this path and carry it forward."

Xuandu nodded in satisfaction, then said, "The path of the Human Immortal involves exploring one's own potential, refining one's essence and soul, and using spiritual energy and the Great Dao Power to cleanse the body's potential. While cultivating Qi, one can also strengthen one's physical cultivation, which can be described as killing two birds with one stone!"

"The path to immortality involves cultivating essence, energy, spirit, and strength..."

On Qishan, Xuandu began to expound on the Way of the Immortals, but he only explained the profound principles within it, without teaching specific techniques, leaving it to Fuxi to comprehend on his own.

Even if Fuxi can only comprehend the basic techniques now, it's still better than what I taught him.

Because the cultivation method you comprehend yourself is the most suitable for you, and you can continue to improve as your cultivation level breaks through.

Qishan's cultivation continued. Xuandu instructed Fuxi for five days, and then he cultivated on his own for two days. During these two days, Fuxi was not required to cultivate and was allowed to play around as he pleased.

The wise Fuxi wandered among the tribes, seemingly filled with curiosity about everything in the world. He had as if he had a hundred thousand questions in his mind, and he would eventually seek the answers to these questions himself. Only if he could not find the answers would he ask Xuandu.

Time passed gradually as Fuxi continued his cultivation, and five years went by in the blink of an eye.

Five years seemed like the blink of an eye to the Primordial Wilderness, but for ordinary mortals, it was already one-twentieth of their lives. Fuxi's cultivation naturally broke through to the peak of the mortal realm, which is the peak of the Cultivating Void to Merge with Dao stage.

In the year that Fuxi was thirteen years old, he invented the first item for humankind: the net!

The net was invented by Fuxi after he saw the difficulties his people faced in fishing. He invented the net based on the way spiders spin webs.

The advent of nets did indeed make life easier for ordinary humans, allowing them to catch Flying Birds, fish, and shrimp, thus enabling more mortals to survive.

The name of Fuxi began to be sung among the human race!

Just as Fuxi created the first net, Mysterious Yellow Merit descended from heaven, a scene that astonished everyone.

"Merit can be acquired in this way?"

In that same year, Fuxi once again came into the public eye, among Great Powers from all corners of the Primordial Wilderness and high-ranking members of the human race.

Everyone was baffled; they simply couldn't understand how an ordinary net could bestow such divine favor.

What's so magical about this net?!

Only Xuandu, standing beside Fuxi, remained calm, because he knew where this merit came from.

It was after this divine blessing that Fuxi successfully broke through to the realm of Immortal Dao.

"Teacher, why would such an ordinary net bestow merit from heaven?" Fuxi looked at the shimmering net before him, seemingly at a loss.

Xuandu know how to answer. Should he say, "If I had a Saint sister, could I also obtain that?"

"Don't underestimate this net. For ordinary mortals, it's a tool for survival, a life-saving elixir."

"As for us cultivators, the net can encompass everything. It can even include the Yin Yang and Five Elements Dao you cultivate. It all depends on how you perceive it."

Xuandu know how to answer, so he could only keep making empty promises. The more lofty and grandiose my words were, the more likely I was to be right.

After hearing Xuandu's words, Fuxi began to ponder deeply. Standing silently atop the mountain, he remained lost in thought for countless days before Fuxi emerging from his reverie. He then softly said:

"Teacher, I understand. I will use this net to weave together all things under heaven and all living beings."

"I want to end this chaotic world and free my people from the torment of war!"

"I want to weave a net across the world!"

Fuxi's words resonated in Xuandu's ears. He hadn't expected Fuxi to understand his mission so quickly.

Qishan's spiritual practice continues...

Meanwhile, in the Heaven Realm Taisu Heaven, Donghua smiled as he looked at Nuwa. He hadn't expected her to help Fuxi in this way; he could only say that she was capricious because of her merits.

That's right. Fuxi's merits were not bestowed by Heavenly Dao, but by Nuwa in the Wa Huang Palace. In other words, Nuwa rewarded Fuxi with her own merits.

At this moment, Donghua finally understood why the Human Emperor receiving divine merit for simply creating a few things had spread through later generations.

Nuwa wasn't embarrassed at all. Time was running out for Fuxi, and this was the only way she could help Fuxi; otherwise, he might not be able to keep up with the upcoming great changes in the human race.

Yes, the internal conflicts within the human race have become very prominent. The Heavenly Sovereign can no longer suppress the conflicts within the race. Human ambition is boundless, so how can it be suppressed?

The internal conflicts within the human race demonstrate that the struggle for humanity has become unstoppable, because humanity has already entered a stage of contention for the right path, and regardless of whose opinion it is, once it has entered this stage, it has entered it.

While the human race was producing, an inexplicable event occurred on the Southern Continent of the Primordial Wilderness.

That is, the Sky Eagle Clan, which had just occupied the Tianyuan Mountain Range, was almost wiped out. To be precise, the entire clan was almost slaughtered, and even Tian Cheng, a Quasi-Saint powerhouse, was killed!

Tian Cheng was also the first Quasi-Saint to die since the start of the Human Conflict.

The story begins with the conflict between the Sky Eagle Clan and the Azure White Crane Clan.

The two clans fought several battles in the Tianyuan Mountain Range. In the end, the Sky Eagle Clan emerged victorious, occupied the Tianyuan Mountain Range, and the Baihe Clan withdrew from Tianyuan.

The victorious Sky Eagle Clan became even more arrogant, even disregarding the Phoenix Clan, the overlord of the south.

However, since the five Quasi-Saint of the Phoenix Clan all held positions in the Heavenly Court, they could not directly confront the Sky Eagle Clan, so they simply let them be and regarded them as mere clowns.

However, this behavior only fueled the arrogance of the Sky Eagle Clan and Tian Cheng, who actually believed that the Phoenix Clan was afraid.

This also brought them utter destruction!

However, the person who made the move was neither a member of the Phoenix Clan nor could be considered a member of the Phoenix Clan!

Because the person who made the move was Yuanfeng's eldest son, Qing Xuan's elder brother, Kong Xuan.

This refers to Kong Xuan, who was later hailed as the foremost person below even the Saint.

Donghua had always known of Kong Xuan's existence and had even considered recruiting him, but due to being busy, he had never actually taken any action.

This time, Kong Xuan's actions completely shocked the people of the Primordial Wilderness world.

Because Kong Xuan killed Tian Cheng Daoren, who was already in the early stage of Quasi-Saint realm, by relying on his magical power Quasi-Saint.

There is a world of difference between a mere Quasi-Saint and a true Quasi-Saint, a difference as vast as that between Grand Unity and Grand Unity.

But Kong Xuan did it!

After the incident, Donghua turned his gaze to his eldest disciple, Qing Xuan, wondering if it was his own problem or Kong Xuan's. They were both sons born to Yuanfeng at the same time, so why was there such a vast difference between them?

In the original world's trajectory, Kong Xuan had already reached the level of Quasi-Saint. Although the title of the number one person below the Saint was largely exaggerated, he still had some skill to be called that.

What were the achievements and cultivation levels of his younger brother Qing Xuan, also known as the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird?

Without any achievements, his cultivation level was merely that of a Grand Unity Immortal.

However, in this life, Qing Xuan was taken in as a disciple by Donghua when he was still at the Golden Immortal Realm, and was carefully taught. Now he is only at the late stage of the Grand Unity.

However, Kong Xuan had actually broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm. Although he was only a Quasi-Saint, it was already incredibly impressive, and could even be described as shocking.

Donghua didn't know what had happened to Kong Xuan or what opportunities he had encountered, but this matter had successfully caught his attention, so he prepared to go to the Volcano of Immortality for a visit.

Firstly, it's to fulfill the promise I made to Yuanfeng!

Secondly, I wanted to see Kong Xuan and see what was so special about him.

How much exaggeration is there in the title of "the number one person below the Saint"?

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Let's discuss this question: Do you think the title of "the foremost person after Kong Xuan"Saint is exaggerated?