"Back when the Dao Ancestor underwent reincarnation, he established Dao lineages in the mortal world. The Dao Ancestor taught without discrimination and had countless disciples. At that time, the dynasties of the mortal world were not yet particularly wary of Daoists. Thus, many Daoists founded doctrines and established sects, gathering followers far and wide. For a time, they stood in dazzling prominence. Alas, the Dao Ancestor originated from the Void, and Daoists of talent likewise had their karmic origins in the Void. Born into this world, they were loathed by the earth. The greater one's divine powers before reincarnation, the more delusions and obstructions one suffered afterward."
"Just like the Dao Ancestor—had he raised his arm and called upon all Daoists beneath Heaven before his ascension, established a system and a state, overthrown the court of that era, and founded a Daoist nation upon the earth, his Dao undertaking would surely have been accomplished. Never again would ordinary mortals and men of humble origins have had the chance to rise."
"But alas, while the Dao Ancestor's divine powers were lofty, they were ultimately not loftier than the earth itself. Though upon this earth he saw Heaven and earth, saw all living beings, saw himself, and thereby awakened to the Dao, creating the earliest Dao arts, his innate nature was still shrouded in delusion. He had the heart to spread the teachings, but not the will to contend for supremacy. He forgot the truth that the Great Dao admits only struggle, leaving behind nothing but regret."
Several Human Immortals left the imperial palace. Their pace was extraordinarily swift; they shrank the earth to inches with every stride, each step carrying them nearly ten zhang, far faster than galloping horses.
Even as they raced onward, the Human Immortals continued communicating through their