Human Dao's Purple Qi, Lei Jun's Epiphany

First time.

Lei Jun intentionally refined a specific strand of Profound Qi, rather than letting it arise chaotically.

Boom!

Deep within the Dao Body.

A subtle change occurred.

At this moment.

Lei Jun gained a new understanding.

"Heaven is the Heavenly Dao, Earth is the Earthly Dao. Though I compare myself to Hunyuan, I am still a living being, one among All Beings—naturally, I belong to the Human Dao!"

"Then the Hongmeng Purple Qi I have opened up must also be..."

"The Human Dao Purple Qi!"

At this moment.

Lei Jun felt a surge of emotion.

Because he never imagined that after refining the Purple Qi.

His "status" would actually change.

Previously, he likened himself to the Heavenly Dao.

But now, that was no longer fitting.

Because.

If Lei Jun were to replace himself with the Human Dao Purple Qi.

Then he would truly become the Human Dao!

Governing All Beings of the Primordial Wilderness!

No longer like before, as a second Heavenly Dao, Yet compared to the true Heavenly Dao, existing in name only.

It must be said.

The Human Dao does not refer solely to the human race.

But broadly, to all sentient beings.

A stone, if devoid of spirit.

Is a dead thing.

Under the rule of the Earthly Dao.

But once it gains spirit.

It may give birth to consciousness, or even become a cultivator.

Thus.

If spirit arises, no matter what it is, it can be called "human."

The Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man have no hierarchy of superiority.

It is not that the Human Dao is weaker than the Heavenly Dao or Earthly Dao.

After all.

If the world lacked spirit, then the existence of Heaven and Earth would be meaningless.

Just like the world Lei Jun had opened within himself—most of it was meaningless.

Only the small part that gave birth to Profound Qi, that gave birth to spiritual energy, could allow Lei Jun's cultivation to make significant progress.

So the question arose.

Should he become the true Human Dao?

This question.

Stood before Lei Jun.

Making it difficult for him to choose.

His main concern was that becoming the Human Dao would bind him to the Primordial Wilderness.

After that, true freedom would be hard to attain.

Ah~

Deep within the Nine Nether.

Lei Jun let out a sigh.

He realized this problem was a dead knot.

He sighed once more.

Lei Jun turned his gaze toward the land of the Primordial Wilderness.

At this moment.

The situation in the Primordial Wilderness had undergone new changes.

One could even say the changes were immense.

Take the Fox Clan, for instance.

Long ago, they had fought a great war with the Qilin Clan.

This battle.

Drew the attention of most of the Primordial Wilderness.

In the end, the unexpected victor was the Fox Clan!

Shi Qilin was defeated at the hands of a great power from the Fox Clan!

That day.

The pale purple Nine-Tailed Heavenly Fox, its Dharma Body blotting out the sky and covering the sun.

Even Shi Qilin, a Golden Immortal of the Origin.

Was no match for it.

If not for a black shadow appearing and rescuing Shi Qilin.

Even if Shi Qilin hadn't died.

He would likely have fallen in realm.

However.

The Fox Clan also paid a price; the vast majority of their clansmen were scattered during the great war.

They no longer had any hope of contending for supremacy.

This outcome could not be called bad, nor could it be called good.

At the very least, they could now control their own destiny.

Otherwise.

They would have had to hand over their fortune to the Qilin Clan, with no chance of ever rising again.

Furthermore.

A great battle had also erupted on the Taiyin Star.

That day.

The radiance of the Taiyin Star bloomed, the pure white moonlight blazing brilliantly, illuminating the Primordial Wilderness as if it were daytime!

But this light was not solely due to the two goddesses on the Taiyin Star.

It was also because.

The Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan had arrived!

Not only that, but for certain reasons, they had even come to blows here.

In the end, neither side gained any advantage.

Just like the Qilin Clan, both suffered severe losses.

The Dragon Clan, originally slightly stronger, should not have been defeated.

Or at least they should have fought the Phoenix Clan to a draw.

They should have been able to secure some advantage.

A narrow victory, at the very least, was possible.

But under the illumination of the Moonlight Flowing Essence, the Phoenix Clan cultivators received a boost in power.

Coupled with the two Taiyin Goddesses also entering the fray.

Three parties, two factions.

Ended in a draw!

The Phoenix Clan's choice caught Lei Jun slightly off guard.

But while others were unclear why the Phoenix Clan acted this way, Lei Jun understood perfectly.

"I had the Fox Clan and the Qilin Clan clash, disrupting the balance among the three clans to alter the grand trend. Who would have thought the Heavenly Dao would arrange for the Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan, along with Youying and Wangshu, to fight as well!"

"As a result, all three clans suffered severe losses simultaneously, returning to the same level!"

"As for Luo Hou, needless to say."

"Hongjun and the others had their strength increased, and he actually gained power along with them!"

"In the end, it will likely still come down to a choice between Hongjun and Luo Hou!"

For a moment.

Lei Jun was deeply moved.

"Even my chess pieces have become its chess pieces."

"The tide is truly hard to change—this is no empty saying. If I hadn't cultivated to this point, I fear I too would have become one of its pieces!"

"I can only say, as expected of the Heavenly Dao!"

"Everything is within its calculations!"

After his lament.

Lei Jun felt somewhat helpless.

Because if things continued like this, all his actions and all his chess pieces in the Primordial Wilderness would be erased.

Don't think it hasn't happened yet.

But under the Heavenly Dao's powerful 'correction' ability.

Everything would return to its original trajectory.

Perhaps there would be some minor changes, but they wouldn't affect the grand scheme.

"Should I truly become the Human Dao?"

Lei Jun returned to this question.

Becoming the Human Dao.

That is, using the Hongmeng Purple Qi to replace one's own self!

But if so.

Leaving aside whether one could still attain true freedom.

Just the question of whether one's consciousness could be preserved.

Was a major issue.

Perhaps in the future, like the Heavenly Dao, one would also become devoid of emotion, desire, and thought.

If that were truly the case.

What meaning would there be in becoming the Human Dao?

Utterly meaningless.

What Lei Jun wanted was not to become the Human Dao, but to use the purple qi of the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man to birth the Ancestral Qi.

"Indeed!"

"Since I am in the Primordial Wilderness, true transcendence is truly hard to attain!"

"No matter how I struggle, I am merely sinking and floating within it."

"Seeming to break the surface, yet most of my body is still submerged in water, far from reaching the shore."

"Unless I abandon my own self..."

Suddenly.

Lei Jun paused.

A bold idea appeared in his mind.

"Abandon my own self."

"Use my body to transform into the Human Dao—is that feasible?"

"Just as Houtu transformed her body into the Earthly Dao and Reincarnation!"

On the original trajectory of the Primordial Wilderness.

There was the Heavenly Dao.

No Earthly Dao.

But there was a prototype of the Earthly Dao.

Thus, after Reincarnation was established, it could briefly contend with the Heavenly Dao for a time.

But afterward, it became a vassal of the Heavenly Dao.

Still, the Earthly Dao at least had a brief moment of glory.

In comparison, what of the Human Dao?

It didn't even leave a trace.

Originally, there was a cultivator who could have established the Human Dao.

Unfortunately.

She became a Heavenly Dao Sage instead.

One can't help but sigh.

Barring unforeseen circumstances.

The Human Dao would likely have been impossible to birth, just as in its original trajectory—not even a fleeting glimpse, not even a moment's existence.

But now.

That unforeseen circumstance has arrived.

From the moment Lei Jun opened the Purple Qi of the Human Dao within his body, and especially from the moment he took form, the Human Dao gained its chance to emerge!

As for why it hadn't before.

Because earlier.

There were only Fierce Beasts.

The Human Dao relies on living beings to exist.

Fierce Beasts are not living beings; they exist for Destruction.

Living beings, however, exist for creation.

These are two diametrically opposed existences!

And Lei Jun...

He can be called the very first living being of the Primordial Wilderness!

Born even earlier than the Heavenly Dao!

If anyone were to incarnate the Human Dao, no one is more suited than him.

The only thing that troubled him.

Was that after incarnating the Human Dao, he could not attain true freedom.

He could indeed contend with the Heavenly Dao.

But he would lose the possibility of reaching myth.

Yet at this moment.

Lei Jun suddenly realized that the birth of the Human Dao did not necessarily require him to sacrifice himself entirely.

He could follow Houtu's example and sacrifice only his Dao Body and Physical Body!

Although Houtu only incarnated Reincarnation.

And not the Earthly Dao.

Still, Houtu's Dao Body, Physical Body, and cultivation realm were far inferior to Lei Jun's.

When Houtu incarnated Reincarnation.

What cultivation did she have?

At most, the peak of Quasi-Saint.

And Lei Jun?

He surpassed the Sage!

This is not even the same concept.

The only problem is that incarnating the Human Dao with only the Dao Body.

Would make it somewhat weak.

Compared to the Heavenly Dao, it would still be a step behind.

"But that's fine!"

"If the Human Dao had never emerged, so be it."

"As long as it appears, no matter the Heavenly Dao's schemes or its ostracism, it cannot make the Human Dao vanish!"

"Unlike now, where it's nearly a fight to the death?"

Lei Jun couldn't help but sigh.

The Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man each occupy their own role, each perform their own duty—only then can the Primordial Wilderness be stable.

If even one is missing.

The end result is a great collapse.

Even the Heavenly Dao would not benefit.

It would vanish without a trace under the Immeasurable Calamity.

The Heavenly Dao.

Is both a "system steward" and a "security guard," eliminating dissent and all unstable factors.

Thus.

Two Heavenly Daos cannot coexist.

It would be just like now.

Intensifying internal friction.

The Earthly Dao represents all matter.

It not only manages the resources of the Primordial Wilderness but also serves as a "recycling station"—that is, Reincarnation.

Thus.

Reincarnation is absolutely necessary.

Otherwise, the "Honghuang System" would become unbearably bloated.

Precisely for this reason.

Both the Heavenly Dao and the Earthly Dao must come into being.

At the very least, they need a rudimentary form.

But this is not to say that the Human Dao is unimportant.

Because whether it's the Heavenly Dao or the Earthly Dao, They can only act according to rules.

They are rigid.

They can only passively face the Immeasurable Calamity.

The Human Dao is different; it is akin to the various "production tools" installed within the system.

It holds infinite possibilities!

It can draw upon the matter and energy of Heaven and Earth, Even the rules themselves, To forge new Dharma Gates.

In the end, It can even break the rules!

Thus surviving the End of Dharma Immeasurable Calamity!

Therefore, The Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man have no hierarchy of superiority or inferiority.

Each has its own function.

They merely occupy different positions. In truth, they are interdependent.

At this moment, Lei Jun came to a realization.

"If I continue to regard myself solely as the Heavenly Dao, I fear I will only sink deeper, the conflict will intensify, and in the end, I will betray my original intent!"

"To the point of heading toward destruction."

"Either I am destroyed, or the Heavenly Dao is destroyed, or even the Primordial Wilderness itself is destroyed!"

If that were the case, Wouldn't that be playing right into Shen Ni's hands?

"That's it!"

"The path I walked before was flawed!"

"It's fine to be the Heavenly Dao, but two Heavenly Daos cannot coexist!"

"I can instead incarnate as the Human Dao and coexist with the Heavenly Dao! Even if the Dao of Destruction has merged into the Heavenly Dao, it doesn't matter—the Human Dao can coexist with the Heavenly Dao!"

"Fortunately, it's not too late to correct course now."

At this moment, Lei Jun let out a long breath.

His heart was solemn, Filled with deep emotion.

"After all my cultivation, this step is surely the most perilous tribulation!"

"If I had failed to comprehend this, I fear I would have no hope of reaching the Mythical realm!"

"Indeed, the Path of Seeking Dao is fraught with danger!"

"One wrong step, and it's an immeasurable abyss!"

"Thus, seeking the Dao is also called cultivating the Dao!"