The Great Dao Merit and the signs of the Three Talents reaching completion, stirred by Nuwa's creation of humanity, sent ripples far beyond the outskirts of Longevity Mountain.
Beyond the Primordial Wilderness, in Zixiao Palace.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun slowly opened his eyes from his deep meditation, having merged with the Dao. Heavenly Dao runes flowed in his gaze like stars being born and dying.
He did not look toward the Primordial Wilderness. Instead, he gazed at the unseen, now-completed course of the "Human Dao," and at the newborn race whose Fortune was flourishing in close connection with it.
After a long while, a sigh so faint it was almost inaudible faded into the Chaos Energy Stream, carrying a sense of acceptance toward what had long been set, along with even deeper plans.
Beside him, three faintly trembling strands of Hong Meng Purple Qi had dimmed somewhat.
Another strand had vanished completely, turning into invisible Dao resonance and returning to the Great Dao.
Two other phantoms flickered unsteadily, as though drawn by some force. Their connection to the Western Paradise had grown increasingly apparent.
Kunlun Mountain, Sanqing Dojo.
Taiqing Laozi lifted his head from before the Eight Trigrams Furnace. The final turn in refining the "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir" had just finished. The elixir shone with nine colors, and its strange fragrance filled the cave.
He picked up a golden elixir and sensed the perfectly balanced Dao of Yin Yang and Five Elements within it faintly resonating with the newly arisen aura of the "Human Dao" between Heaven and Earth.
"Morality established, human relationships revealed. My Dao is complete."
Deep in Laozi's clear and serene eyes, a glimmer of understanding appeared.
He could clearly sense the natural affinity between his New Dao, founded on "morality,"
and the ethical principles and Civilization Order