Preaching the Dao

After his thoughts had cleared, Donghua began his first cultivation since arriving in the Primordial World.

Vast as an ocean, the magic power within him flowed from his Purple Mansion throughout his body. As it circulated, it absorbed the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, then returned to his Purple Mansion.

Outside him, the laws of the Dao flowed: Yin Yang and Five Elements, Thunder, Earth, Water, Fire, Wind, and all manner of other laws began to evolve around the Pure Yang Great Dao.

Donghua hadn't managed to rein himself in during his first cultivation, and now he couldn't stop himself.

Although he had inherited all of his predecessor's power—or rather, it couldn't be called inheritance, since he himself was East King Gong—the one in control of everything now was a "mortal heart."

So he knew what to do, but simply couldn't do it. It was the classic case of his brain getting it while his hands didn't.

His Great Dao flowed freely, spreading throughout Purple Mansion Continent before expanding toward the Three Islands and Ten Continents. Its terrifying aura pressed down upon the Three Islands and Ten Continents.

The pressure was immense, but it caused no harm whatsoever.

At that moment, every living being on the islands turned to look.

"What is the Emperor Lord doing?"

"What's the Emperor Lord up to?"

Whether they were Donghua's subordinates or the island's inhabitants, none of them understood what was going on.

All the living beings turned their gazes toward Purple Mansion Continent.

The Thunder God of Yunmeng Marsh, and Lord of the Clouds, who dwelled among the clouds.

The Three Gods of Fortune, Prosperity, and Longevity, represented by Qingxiu.

The cultivators who followed East King Gong, represented by Grand Origin Immortal Lord, a guest of Purple Cloud Palace.

The native inhabitants of the Three Islands and Ten Continents, represented by Barefoot Immortal, a guest of Purple Cloud Palace.

Primordial clans that had fled here after their destruction.

And the Thirty-five Fate Officials of the Purple Mansion and the Seventy-Two Divine Generals.

Shao Siming stared in shock, her cherry-red lips parting. "Is the Emperor Lord preaching the Dao?"

Her words were filled with doubt and disbelief.

In the Primordial World,

many Great Powers expounded on the Dao, but few preached it to all living beings. Rather, apart from Hongjun, no one else did.

Expounding on the Dao meant discussing one's own ideas and understanding of the Dao.

Preaching the Dao, on the other hand, was generally limited to teacher and student, or Dao Companions. It was a one-on-one affair.

It was like laying one's Great Dao directly before someone else for them to comprehend.

Put simply, it meant exposing one's Dao for all to see.

Great Commander of Fate smacked Shao Siming on the head. "What are you standing around for? Hurry up and comprehend it."

After speaking, he paid no attention to anyone else. He flew straight up above the Azure Sea, found a place to settle, and began comprehending the Dao Rhyme Laws Donghua had released.

Shao Siming came to her senses and immediately followed suit.

The Dao Rhyme spread outward. The closer one was to Donghua, the stronger the Dao Rhyme Laws became.

At that moment, it seemed everyone had finally caught on. They hurried toward the same place, found a spot, and began to comprehend.

However, none of them entered the Azure Sea above Purple Mansion, for not just anyone could enter it.

Donghua had no idea he had caused such a commotion.

He was simply immersed in his cultivation.

When he had returned after crossing worlds, he had discovered that he could only wield a tenth of East King Gong's power.

There was nothing he could do about it. He had suddenly gone from being an ordinary mortal to a Great Power of heaven and earth. Though the magic power and power of the laws were his, he couldn't wield them smoothly.

What he was doing now was less cultivation than cultivating all over again.

His magic power and cultivation were still there; he was simply cultivating once more, experiencing the differences between each realm.

Refining Essence into Qi, Refining Qi into Spirit, Refining Spirit into Void, Cultivating Void to Merge with Dao.

There was nothing to cultivate in these realms, given the current state of the Primordial World. Donghua was only reflecting on the differences between them.

Next came the Heavenly Immortal realm, whose Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit Donghua carefully comprehended.

Then Mystic Immortal, Spirit Immortal, True Immortal, until he reached the Golden Immortal realm and stopped.

He spent the longest time comprehending this realm.

That was because the Golden Immortal realm was extremely important.

Just look at the title Grand Unity Golden Immortal: it contained the word "Golden," which alone showed the importance of this realm.

Only upon reaching the Golden Immortal realm could one be said to have truly attained the Dao.

"Golden" meant imperishable, impossible to destroy no matter how many trials one endured.

The Three Flowers of Heaven, Earth, and Man began to appear: the Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.

The Five Qi in the Chest surged. He subdued the five qi, and then the Five Qi Returning to the Origin.

After that, his Dao Fruit evolved into the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. The Dao Fruit then merged with the Pure Yang Great Dao, forming an Indestructible True Spirit.

Next came the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Donghua stepped into the River of Time to seek out the past and present.

He found all of his predecessor East King Gong's past: his birth and transformation, his cultivation of the Great Dao Laws, and his practice of the Divine Dao.

When he was weak, he had witnessed the brutality of the Fierce Beasts ravaging the Primordial World, yet lacked the power to change anything. Later, a number of newly born Innate Deities rose up in resistance: Hongjun, Luohu, Yin-Yang, the Five Elements, Dian Dao, Kunwu, and others.

Ancestor Dragon, Yuanfeng, and First Qilin led the Myriad Races of the Primordial World in their final counterattack against the Fierce Beasts.

He had taken no part in the Fierce Beast Tribulation. At the time, he was above the East Sea, the Dragon Clan's lair, and no Fierce Beasts had reached there.

During the Dragon-Han Tribulation, the Three Clans slaughtered one another in their pursuit of the Dao. The Dragon Clan attacked Three Immortal Island, and he led his people in repelling wave after wave of assaults.

At the time, he had only just entered the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm—no, he had only just entered the Divine Emperor realm, since he hadn't yet cultivated the Immortal Dao.

Relying on the protective formation of the Three Islands and Ten Continents, he had ultimately held his ground.

Later, the Three Clans withdrew from the world. Ancestor Dragon forever guarded the Four Seas, Yuanfeng forever guarded the Volcano of Immortality in Southern Heaven, and First Qilin forever guarded the Center of the Continent.

Their Dao remained, but they themselves were gone.

During the Dao-Devil War, Demon Ancestor unified the Western Region, founded the Demonic Cult, and swept through all living beings with unstoppable momentum.

He sought to replace the Heavenly Dao with the Devil Dao and make the world one ruled by the Devil Dao.

This time, those Innate Deities who had emerged later became the main force.

The Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, Taiyi, Fuxi, Nuwa, Wangshu, the Twelve Demon Gods, Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, Minghe, Jieyin, Zhunti, Leize, Ziwei, and others.

Some formed factions, while others acted alone. They began resisting the Demon Ancestor's assault.

He, too, founded the Purple Mansion Faction.

Hongjun and the others faced off against Luohu.

They cleared out the Demon Ancestor's subordinates, such as the Heavenly Demons and their ilk.

For the first time, they witnessed the power of demons: their forms were ever-changing, and they could infiltrate anywhere.

At first, they suffered defeat after defeat.

Later, Hongjun began teaching the Immortal Dao and explaining how to counter the Devil Dao.

This time, they witnessed the wonders and vastness of the Immortal Dao, and came into contact with it for the first time.

The Immortal Dao left a deep impression on East King Gong. From that moment on, he wanted to switch to cultivating the Immortal Dao.

In that battle, the living beings of the Primordial World displayed tremendous power.

The Demon Ancestor was driven back and departed by merging with the Dao, but the final battlefield, the Western Continent, was left in ruins.

More precisely, it wasn't all of them who destroyed it. It was Hongjun and the Demon Ancestor.

They won, but many died as well.

This war was led by Luohu and Hongjun, and was also known as the Immortal-Demon War.

After the decisive battle, Hongjun attained the Hunyuan Dao on the spot, becoming a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, then departed.

East King Gong had cultivated the Divine Dao to the peak of the Divine Emperor realm, yet still couldn't reach the Ancestor Realm.

Because of the Immortal Dao, he had for the first time clearly felt that it was his true calling.

Of course, the Divine Dao had also grown increasingly difficult to cultivate, because the Great Dao was almost entirely withdrawn, and the Heavenly Dao had truly begun to operate.

The Great Dao had governed the primordial chaos, and the gods had been one with it. As the Great Dao withdrew, the Divine Dao was destined to become difficult to cultivate.

Later, Hongjun attained the position of Heavenly Dao Sage. The Great Dao truly withdrew, and the Heavenly Dao officially took the stage.

Heaven and earth celebrated Hongjun's achievement. Purple Qi spread throughout the Primordial Wilderness, and the Dao Sound rang out without end.

For the first time, the living beings of the Primordial World witnessed the power of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and a Sage, and learned of the Immortal Dao.

After becoming a Sage, Hongjun opened the gates of Purple Cloud Palace wide. All who were fated to do so could come and listen to him expound on the Dao.

In Purple Cloud Palace, the living beings listened as Hongjun explained the methods of the Great Dao, the Immortal Dao, and the ways of cultivating immortality.

East King Gong switched to cultivating the Immortal Dao without hesitation. Building on Hongjun's Immortal Dao, he created the Immortal Dao method of his own, the Purple Mansion Immortal Path.

Later, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Zhen Yuanzi, Di Jun, and others each created an Immortal Dao method of their own.

The living beings of the Primordial World had ushered in an age belonging to the Immortal Dao.