My Name Is Lei Jun. Today, I Become the Human Dao

The so-called cultivation of the Dao...

Was a road of constantly correcting one's mistakes.

In the end, a natural barrier became a thoroughfare.

And the thoroughfare became the Great Dao!

To put it simply,

the greatest significance of understanding the difference between the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao for Lei Jun was that he no longer had to worry about being so fiercely targeted by the Heavenly Dao.

It had even brought the Tribulation Period forward.

It had even begun changing the course of events.

It was as if Lei Jun were a virus.

He hadn't meant for things to turn out this way, but until now, he hadn't been able to think of any good solution.

The Heavenly Dao wanted to deal with him.

If he didn't fight back, he would meet only Dao's Fall.

But once he successfully became the Human Dao, it would be as if he had received security clearance.

That clearance came from the Primordial Wilderness.

He would be on equal footing with the Heavenly Dao!

More importantly, the Human Dao itself was quite compatible with Lei Jun.

He was, after all, the first living being between Heaven and Earth!

If he became the Human Dao, the Primordial Wilderness would surely recognize him!

Besides,

it had to be said that because the Earthly Dao had yet to emerge, Houtu had needed to become Reincarnation to complete the Primordial Wilderness.

If the Earthly Dao existed,

it could fulfill the duty of reincarnation itself.

There would have been no need for Houtu to do so.

In truth,

the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man were all strange existences, somewhere between the tangible and intangible.

They could be pondered, yet remained unfathomable.

Therefore,

for Lei Jun to become the Human Dao, he didn't need to become a physical Reincarnation like Houtu, or take on some other form.

He only needed to become one with the Heavenly Dao!

His domain would be...

creating cultivation methods!

He would become the opportunity through which all living beings could comprehend new cultivation methods!

At a thought,

Lei Jun's consciousness separated from his Dao Body.

The Three Lifetimes Body and Spirit Root within the Dao Body also emerged at that moment.

For a time,

aside from a wisp of Hongmeng Purple Qi circling inside it,

the Dao Body seemed to be nothing but an empty shell.

But in the next moment,

that "empty shell" also turned into Purple Qi.

It became the first wisp of innate Purple Qi, which then merged with the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

At the same time,

Lei Jun's Dao Sound rang out.

"My name is Lei Jun. Today, I become the Human Dao and open boundless cultivation methods for all living beings!"

Before the Dao Sound had even faded,

Strange Phenomena erupted.

Boundless Golden Clouds appeared across the Primordial Wilderness.

All kinds of Strange Phenomena intertwined.

The spectacle was no less impressive than the emergence of the Heavenly Dao!

At that moment,

Lei Jun's status changed.

The Human Dao was born!

From then on, the highest realm that the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness could comprehend would no longer be the Heavenly Dao!

It would be...

Oneness of Heaven and Man!

At that moment,

boundless Strange Phenomena erupted.

Every cultivator was startled in an instant.

Whether they had taken physical form or not,

they were all affected.

The shock in their eyes could not be concealed.

They had only ever seen the same sight before, when the Heavenly Dao emerged. The scale of the Strange Phenomena now was no weaker than it had been then.

Could this mean...

that an existence on par with the Heavenly Dao had emerged?

Then,

while they were still puzzled,

a Dao Sound spread across the Primordial Wilderness.

A world-shaking message

exploded in their hearts like a clap of thunder.

At that moment,

their minds went blank.

Only four words echoed within them.

The Human Dao has emerged!

All beings with even a little knowledge knew of the Three Paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

But aside from the Heavenly Dao,

no one had ever thought the other two Paths would emerge.

Much less at this point in time.

The quicker-thinking cultivators began to close their eyes and sense the changes.

Mount Buzhou.

Nüwa and Fuxi had been in seclusion for a long time, and rarely stirred even when the outside world was in chaos.

This time,

the Dao Sound blasted them out of their seclusion.

The embryonic forms of their Origins trembled violently.

It was clear how deeply shaken they were.

Nüwa especially.

In the depths of her heart, she sensed that the emergence of the Human Dao was somehow connected to her through Karma.

When she sensed it more closely,

she wasn't calmed at all. Instead, she was even more shocked.

She reached a conclusion that hadn't been confirmed,

and might not even be true.

The Human Dao had emerged.

For her, Nüwa, it might be a great opportunity!

"Elder Brother, have you sensed the opportunity brought by the emergence of the Human Dao?"

"An opportunity?"

Fuxi couldn't help but pause.

He knew the Human Dao had emerged.

As for an opportunity...

It wasn't that there were none.

"Nüwa, do you mean that it's become much easier to deduce cultivation methods and comprehend the Dao than before?"

"Mm, that is indeed an opportunity!"

Fuxi said.

Nüwa spoke again.

"Elder Brother, I can sense the opportunity you're talking about too, but that's not what I meant!"

"It seems..."

"Another opportunity is lingering in my heart. If I can comprehend it, I'll gain Great Fortune!"

Another one?

Now Fuxi truly didn't understand.

In his view,

it was already worth celebrating that comprehending cultivation methods had become easier.

There was no helping it.

Before this, the Heavenly Dao had been very difficult to comprehend.

Since she hadn't gotten an answer from Fuxi,

Nüwa didn't ask again.

But the doubts in her heart remained unresolved.

Still,

if she had heard Lei Jun's Dao Sound,

she might,

to some extent,

have understood a little.

After all, she had gained insights from Lei Jun before.

Though those insights had been faint,

she had still gained a great deal from them.

It could be said

that ever since she had taken physical form, her cultivation had advanced far beyond Fuxi's.

Of course,

that wasn't the full extent of the opportunity she had sensed.

The true opportunity was connected to the Human Dao!

After all,

the Heavenly Dao could have Sages, so why couldn't the Human Dao?

But Nüwa

didn't know any of this.

Others among the Primordial Wilderness's cultivators were just as puzzled.

Even Hongjun and the others, who had already taken physical form, were no better off.

Thanks to their cultivation,

they felt the changes even more clearly.

One of the two Heavenly Daos

had vanished.

In its place was a brand-new Human Dao!

Compared with the unfathomable Heavenly Dao,

this Dao seemed easier to comprehend.

But fully understanding it was unrealistic.

The Heavenly Dao

represented every law, cultivation method, and Dao technique throughout the history of the Primordial Wilderness.

Though profound and mysterious, they had been fixed in place.

No matter how one cultivated,

it was impossible to surpass the limit.

That limit was...

the Heavenly Dao!

After all, how could anyone surpass the Heavenly Dao by comprehending its laws?

The greatest difference between the Human Dao and the Heavenly Dao was that

it represented the laws of the future!

One could say that the Heavenly Dao represented "existence."

Then the Human Dao represented "nothingness."

It held infinite possibilities!

In other words,

after the Human Dao emerged, there would be more Dharma Gates in the Primordial Wilderness than there had been along the original course of Fate.

Even if the effects weren't immediately apparent,

given enough time,

someone might realize a way to survive the Immeasurable Calamity!

And this was something the Heavenly Dao alone could never achieve.

Therefore,

the emergence of the Human Dao

benefited the Primordial Wilderness!

However, few cultivators in the Primordial Wilderness could understand this at the time.

All they knew was

that the Human Dao's emergence was an opportunity.

After all, their ability to comprehend had improved. Even the Ancestral Wu, whose consciousness had been partly corrupted by Turbid Qi, could gain insights from it!

Thus,

the overall course of the Primordial Wilderness had changed at its very roots,

rather than as before,

when only a few individual cultivators were affected.

Now everyone was affected!

And the effect was a positive one.

For a time,

the cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness were all astonished, yet delighted.

Delight was understandable,

but their astonishment was clearly premature.

Because the next moment,

another Strange Phenomenon appeared.

It wasn't just the Golden Clouds and Golden Lotuses. Even the world barrier of the Primordial Wilderness was torn open by a mighty force in that instant.

But what was astonishing was

that this opening

didn't cause any negative changes in the Primordial Wilderness.

There was only an endless pressure.

Even the Heavenly Dao had to yield.

They saw

an immeasurable amount of Chaotic Qi gather at the breach in the world barrier.

At its center, it seemed to form an eye.

Supreme, exalted, and utterly simple.

At that moment,

the Great Dao manifested!

Then came

a golden light even more brilliant than the Merit that had descended before.

It could almost illuminate the entire Primordial Wilderness!

In an instant,

all the cultivators fell silent.

Even the most unruly among them couldn't help but be shaken.

Because this was Great Dao Merit!

Boom!

Boundless golden light descended, reaching into the depths of the Nine Nether.

It poured into Lei Jun's Divine Sense!

The reason it was his Divine Sense

was that his Dao Body had already merged with the Dao.

The current Lei Jun

had no Physical Body!

For an ordinary cultivator,

losing their Physical Body would surely mean suffering a severe loss of vitality.

But Lei Jun hadn't.

His state at that moment

was mysterious.

He existed between form and formlessness.

To say he had form—

he no longer had a Dao Body.

To say he was formless—

the three bodies he'd severed still existed, as did the Spirit Roots planted in his three dantians. His connection to them hadn't been severed.

It was as if Lei Jun could endure forever without a Physical Body.

Of course,

he still needed a Dao Body.

After all, Lei Jun was still at the Qi Refining stage,

and hadn't even reached its pinnacle.

Without a body,

his Qi Refining efficiency would be many times lower.

Unless he were at a higher stage.

Therefore,

rebuilding his Dao Body was essential.

Before the Great Dao Merit descended,

Lei Jun had been somewhat troubled

by the prospect of rebuilding his Dao Body.

The reason was simple.

He had just discarded his original body.

For a time,

he couldn't find a suitable vessel.

Even if he did,

it would be some object from the Primordial Wilderness.

Wouldn't that make his act of severing himself pointless?

Severing himself

and then becoming the Human Dao

was, in essence, a way to cast off his own Shackles, repay his Karma to the Primordial Wilderness, and ultimately achieve transcendence.

Karma was a lock—

a lock that trapped cultivators and kept them from transcending the Primordial Wilderness.

Not only that,

but the Permission Right he had long yearned for more and more, rather than giving up on,

was also one of his Shackles!

That was why

he had to suffer one restriction after another.

His cultivation was clearly formidable,

far beyond that of the Primordial Wilderness's cultivators, yet he couldn't simply act as he pleased.

The Permission Right was a lock. It bound others,

but it bound him as well!

Therefore,

as he severed himself, Lei Jun also severed his Permission Right

and transferred it to the Human Dao!

To some extent,

after becoming the Human Dao, Lei Jun had nearly settled his Karma with the Primordial Wilderness.

The reason was simple.

Aside from the Dao Body he'd transformed into—the first wisp of Purple Qi—

his other insights

hadn't come from the Primordial Wilderness,

or had been little affected by it.

There was no need to mention his realm.

The Dao Scripture was the main thing.

As for his cultivation,

most of it had been returned to the Primordial Wilderness when his Dao Body became the Human Dao.

It was fair to say that Lei Jun had "nurtured" a Human Dao for the Primordial Wilderness

in exchange for improving his own realm.

That was fair.

And the Great Dao Merit descending now was part of that, too!

It was also a kind of Karma.

Thus, the most important Karma

had already been settled.

As for Spirit Treasures and Spirit Roots and the like,

Lei Jun had "rescued" quite a few of them.

Without Lei Jun, many of them wouldn't have existed at all.

And besides,

many had been crafted by Lei Jun himself.

The Way of Karma

was mysterious and profound.

Before attaining the Dao, no one dared claim they were completely untouched by it.

As for being free of Karma,

that was only relative.

After becoming a Sage, one was indeed free of Karma with the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness.

But what about the Primordial Wilderness itself?

That wasn't necessarily true.

At that moment, Lei Jun couldn't help thinking,

"Now that my Karma has been settled, I should be able to truly transcend the Primordial Wilderness!"

"But my most pressing task is to rebuild my Dao Body!"

"And it must be made from something beyond the Primordial Wilderness—or even..."

"Beyond Chaos!"

"Otherwise, wouldn't I incur Karma with Chaos all over again?"

"And it must be of sufficiently high quality!"