Great Dao Transmission Leaves the Primordial Chaos Reeling, Outsourced Authority Saves the Day

After agreeing to take on the miserable job of giving a lecture, Xiao Kuang wilted for two days like an eggplant struck by frost.

But even a salted fish had its advantages—namely, a big heart. As he fretted, he began pondering another more practical issue: this lecture needed an audience, didn't it? He couldn't exactly lecture Xi He, Chang Xi, and that group of beautiful maidservants, rare birds, and exotic beasts, could he? That would be way too undignified!

But how was he supposed to notify all those big shots in the Primordial Chaos?

Post on social media? No signal. Send a mass text? No cell towers. Enter their dreams? He wasn't familiar with that business!

Xiao Kuang scratched his head and paced around Purple Cloud Palace. He made his Gaming Chair creak from all the sitting, yet still couldn't think of anything. He could vaguely sense the powerful auras throughout the Primordial Chaos, but precisely "calling" them was high-level stuff. With his half-baked Primordial Golden Immortal cultivation—mostly piled up through authority—he hadn't unlocked that skill tree at all.

"Alas, you only regret not studying enough when you need knowledge, and only realize your skills are lacking right before a lecture!" he lamented, glancing toward Xi He and Chang Xi, who were meditating with their eyes closed in the distance—though they were actually secretly enjoying the benefits of reduced karmic burden.

These two were native great deities. They definitely knew!

He immediately scampered over, piling what he thought was a warm and friendly smile—though it was actually rather sleazy—onto his face. "Um... Sister Xi He, little sister Chang Xi? Can we discuss something?"

Xi He did not even lift her eyelids, and the chill around her intensified by several degrees. Chang Xi, meanwhile, rolled her eyes at him. "What is it? Trying to get us to send you fifty merit again?"

"No, no, this is serious!" Xiao Kuang rubbed his hands together. "Look, aren't I about to start lecturing? But there's no audience! Do you know how to notify the fellow Daoists of the Primordial Chaos... you know, the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun and Tai Yi, Nuwa Houtu, and the rest? Tell them to come attend class? Pickup and drop-off service would work too!"

Chang Xi snorted. "Oh? The lofty Dao Ancestor who has undergone Dao Integration doesn't even know Great Dao Transmission? Was your title of Dao Ancestor picked up off the street?" Xi He finally opened her eyes, her cool gaze sweeping over him with a faint trace of barely perceptible amusement. "Great Dao Transmission links one's divine sense to the Heavenly Dao, borrowing the power of laws to send thoughts into the hearts of all beings in the Primordial Chaos. Even Grand Unity Golden Immortals know this rudimentary art. Dao Ancestor... are you joking?"

Xiao Kuang's old face reddened, but he stubbornly raised his chin. "R-rudimentary? I just can't be bothered to learn it! Do you know what simplicity of the Great Dao means? Can't I just give an order directly?"

"Sure," Chang Xi replied quickly. "Then just directly order them all to come." She really wanted to see how this hooligan would issue such an order.

Xiao Kuang held it in for a long while, then tried to focus his mind and shouted into the void, "Hey! People of the Primordial Chaos! Get over to Purple Cloud Palace and attend my lecture! Anyone who doesn't come is disrespecting me!"

His voice echoed through the empty hall without causing the slightest ripple. The Kirin in the backyard zoo snorted, as though mocking him.

Xi He and Chang Xi: "..." The two turned their faces away at the same time, their shoulders trembling slightly as they struggled to suppress their laughter.

Xiao Kuang truly had no options left now. His dignity was completely gone. He began shamelessly circling the two goddesses. "Come on, help me out! We're colleagues now! We'll be living under the same roof from now on! Just tell me how to do that Great Dao Transmission! I learn things fast!"

Xi He was so annoyed by his pestering that she could no longer meditate in peace. She said coldly, "Telling you would be useless. Great Dao Transmission requires precise control over the laws of the Heavenly Dao, as well as divine sense powerful and keen enough. You..." She looked Xiao Kuang up and down, the unspoken remainder dripping with contempt.

Chang Xi added another blow. "Exactly. One look at you and it's obvious you're a crude brute. You can't handle such delicate work! Stop wasting your effort!"

Xiao Kuang was left speechless by their retorts, but if there was one thing he had, it was thick skin. Seeing that neither pleading nor pestering worked, his eyes rolled, and he brought out his ultimate move—the power of an authority hound!

"Fine, fine! I'm crude! I'm dumb! I can't learn it!" He planted his hands on his hips, looking as if he had given up entirely. "But I have authority! Xi He! Don't you know how? I'll temporarily grant you this portion of authority! You can transmit it for me! That works, right?"

Without giving Xi He a chance to refuse, he linked his divine sense to the authority of the Heavenly Dao, forcibly separated a sliver of the "Director of the Primordial Broadcast Station" authority, and stuffed it into Xi He.

[Heavenly Dao: Warning! Irregular authority transfer detected! Target: Xi He! Transferred content: Great Dao Transmission function! Risk unknown!]

[Heavenly Dao: ((′--)--)-_-)...(Numb by now)]

Xi He's delicate body trembled as she instantly felt a vast and peculiar power surge into her primordial spirit. It merged with her own Taiyin Law, truly granting her, for a brief moment, the qualification to command the Heavenly Dao and transmit her voice throughout the Primordial Chaos! Though it was only an extremely small portion and restricted by Xiao Kuang, the holder of the primary authority, the feeling was still incredibly shocking.

She stared at Xiao Kuang in shock. This hooligan... actually dared to casually give away the authority of the Heavenly Dao? Even if it was only the right to use a "loudspeaker"?

"Hurry up! What are you standing there for?" Xiao Kuang urged. "Send it according to the format! The time... hmm, set it for three thousand years from now! I need some time to prepare my lecture... ah, no, I mean, to build up the atmosphere! As for the content... uh... 'Purple Cloud Palace's first public lecture is starting! Limited spots, first come first served, Meditation Cushions in the front rows... and massage chairs!'"

Xi He took a deep breath, forcefully suppressing the urge to change the transmission into "This is a scam, stay away immediately." She had figured it out by now. This salted-fish Dao Ancestor might be a bastard, but the Heavenly Dao seemed to truly acknowledge him, and staying here genuinely brought enormous benefits. If she botched the transmission and the Heavenly Dao blamed her, she would not get off lightly either.

She helplessly closed her eyes, immersing her divine sense into that sliver of Heavenly Dao Authority. With her exquisite control, she combined the extremely unreliable content Xiao Kuang had demanded and tried her best to package it into something somewhat respectable. Then, borrowing the power of the laws of the Heavenly Dao, she instantly delivered a cool, majestic thought into the deepest minds of every being in the Primordial Chaos at the Golden Immortal realm and above:

[The Heavenly Dao shines brightly; Purple Cloud Palace opens. All those with affinity may come and listen.]

[Three thousand years hence, beyond the chaos, within Purple Cloud Palace, the Dao Ancestor will expound upon the Great Dao.]

[Opportunity lies here. Do not miss it, do not forget it.]

Xi He had forcibly polished up the contents of the transmission, but its core meaning and timing were correct.

In an instant, the entire Primordial Chaos was shaken once more! Every great power sensed something in their hearts, raised their heads toward the sky, and wore varying expressions.

Xiao Kuang cocked his ear and listened—though he could not actually hear anything—then nodded in satisfaction. "Mm! Done! Although it doesn't feel prestigious enough. It's a shame the massage chairs weren't mentioned... forget it, forget it. Mission accomplished!"

He patted his backside and retrieved that sliver of authority—afraid Xi He might use it for something else—before grinning at her. "Thanks! I'll add a chicken leg to your meal later!"

Xi He felt the authority abruptly vanish, then heard him say something like "add a chicken leg." Her chest heaved with anger. She shot him a fierce glare, turned around, and left, unwilling to say another word to that bastard.

Chang Xi followed after her speechlessly.

Xiao Kuang did not care whether they were angry. Having solved a major problem, he was in high spirits and flopped back into the massage chair.

"Alright, the notice has been sent... next... what should I prepare for the lecture? This is worrying this fish to death..." He gazed at the chaotic ceiling and began another round of fretting.

And across the Primordial Chaos, hidden currents had already begun to stir because of this sudden "official notice."