Longevity Mountain, Wuzhuang Temple.
Banana leaves rustled in the breeze, while Earth Vein Spiritual Energy hung like mist.
Daoist Yin Yang appeared soundlessly outside the courtyard and stepped inside.
The lingering gravity and confusion between his brows seemed entirely out of place amid the tranquil, secluded atmosphere of this immortal abode.
Zhenyuanzi and Ancestor Hong Yun sensed his arrival almost at the same time and turned to look.
"Daoist Yin Yang, you're back." Hong Yun set down his Wine Gourd and greeted him with a hearty smile. But when he saw Yin Yang's expression, his smile faded.
"What is it? From the look on your face, did something go wrong with Fuxi? The Eight Trigrams are complete, and the phenomenon shook the Primordial Wilderness, didn't it?"
Daoist Yin Yang strode to the Stone Table, first nodding respectfully to Zhenyuanzi, then acknowledging Hong Yun before taking a seat. Qingfeng Attendant had already offered him spiritual tea.
He picked up the cup, but had no mind to savor it. He spoke at once. "Fellow Daoists, Fuxi has indeed comprehended the Innate Eight Trigrams. The Dao of Change has manifested, his merit is immense, and Human Dao Destiny has surged to an unprecedented level.
"By all rights, he has now fulfilled every requirement for the merit, prestige, and foundation of the Great Dao needed for the Heavenly Emperor to Return to Position."
"However..." He furrowed his brow. "I have been observing and protecting him all along.
"After the Eight Trigrams Diagram was completed, it stirred a Heaven and Earth Phenomenon and filled the Human Dao with joy. Fuxi's own aura also resonated with the Heavenly Emperor Destiny and Human Dao Destiny to the utmost.
"But the final step—the Heavenly Emperor's throne officially Returning to Position, the Great Dao manifesting to confer the title,