Planting an Azure Lotus in the Dantian, Hongjun Attains the Dao

Wuchen sat cross-legged atop a stone platform, spiritual energy flowing around him like the tides. Divine radiance from countless laws swirled about him, while faint golden light flickered within his meridians.

His fingers suddenly formed an arcane hand seal, and a clear, cool power originating from his soul surged from his body before slowly sinking into his dantian.

His dantian was a realm of chaos, yet pearly divine light drifted within it.

It was the twenty-fourth-grade Chaos White Lotus.

"Only by using the Chaos White Lotus as the foundation can one possess roots capable of bearing the Great Dao."

Wuchen's will descended.

The Chaos White Lotus suddenly broke apart, transforming into streams of divine light that dispersed the chaos within his dantian and opened up a vast ocean.

The divine light transformed into "seawater" and flowed into every corner of his body.

The Chaos White Lotus had originally been Wuchen's true form, yet it had now voluntarily disintegrated and completely merged with him. From this day onward, there would no longer be an innate supreme treasure known as the Chaos White Lotus in this world.

"Use the Genesis Azure Lotus as a bridge to connect the spiritual energy of heaven and earth and nurture the source of the Great Dao."

Wuchen's will stirred again.

The twenty-fourth-grade Genesis Azure Lotus circling outside his body abruptly became a streak of azure light, drilling into his body and sinking into his dantian.

Boundless spiritual energy gathered toward him, and Wuchen's dantian began to tremble violently.

Nourished by that immense spiritual energy, the twenty-fourth-grade Genesis Azure Lotus took deep root in the vast ocean that had just been opened.

The many laws Wuchen had comprehended manifested within his dantian.

Thirteen of them transformed into divine radiance of laws and poured into the azure lotus.

Divine light suddenly burst forth from the azure lotus.

As its lotus platform swayed, lotus holes began to form one after another upon it.

They did not stop until thirteen holes had formed.

Within each of those thirteen lotus holes rested a strand of divine radiance from a law.

Creation, earth, fire, water, wind, space, time, life, death, purification, annihilation, karmic force, and merit—thirteen strands of divine law each occupied a hole, yet remained connected to one another.

"Use the Creation Jade Disc Fragment as seeds, accept the rules of ten thousand Daos into the dantian, and only then can one possess the power of creation."

With a thought from Wuchen, the Creation Jade Disc Fragment turned into a streak of light and entered his body, where it split into thirteen within his dantian.

Thirteen azure rays shot precisely into the respective lotus holes of the Genesis Azure Lotus.

In an instant, countless strange phenomena appeared within his dantian.

Ripples rose across the tranquil sea. The twenty-four lotus petals slowly unfurled, merging the power of each rule with its corresponding law.

The four elemental rules of earth, fire, water, and wind merged into the lotus petals, giving the azure lotus the foundation to bear all things.

The rules of space and time wound around the lotus stem, allowing the dantian to become an independent world of its own.

The rules of life and death seeped into the lotus heart, granting the Great Dao the vitality of endless reincarnation.

The power of purification cleansed impurities.

The power of annihilation suppressed and slew evil forces.

The power of karma tempered the Dao body.

The power of merit accumulated blessings.

The power of creation gave birth to all things.

Laws and rules intertwined within the azure lotus, and its petals gradually closed.

They became a flower bud.

Plant a lotus in the dantian, nurture the Great Dao, forge the Dao body, and achieve immortality.

When the flower bloomed, it would be time to break through to the Great Luo.

When the lotus matured, it would be the day Wuchen attained the Dao of the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

With the rules of the Creation Jade Disc Fragment as his source, neither of these realms posed any obstacle to him. All he needed was time to grow.

The key was whether he could nurture the source of the Great Dao that belonged to him according to his plan.

This was the Dao-Nurturing Method.

What it nurtured was the Great Dao, as well as opportunity. Success or failure depended on the process of cultivation.

A faint smile curved Wuchen's lips.

Success or failure was hard to say, but at least there was a sliver of hope. That was better than walking a dead end.

Come to think of it...

Hongjun renamed the Three Corpses Dao he created. It would not be appropriate for me to continue using the old names either.

The one who controls the Dao shall be the Dao Lord, while the one who nurtures the Dao shall be the Dao Venerable.

The Dao Venerable shall correspond to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal, while the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal shall be the Dao Lord.

As for the Great Dao... I'll deal with that later.

Just as Wuchen finished establishing the names of the realms, a terrifying pressure suddenly swept across the Primordial World.

"High upon the Ninth Heaven I recline, upon a rush cushion attaining the true Dao.

"Beyond heaven and earth's dark and yellow, I shall hold the honored seat of teaching.

"Pangu gave birth to Taiji, from which Yin and Yang and the Four Symbols followed.

"One Dao passed to three friends, while two teachings divided into Exposition and Interception.

"Leader of the Mysterious Gate, one breath transformed into Hongjun."

Purple qi traveled three thousand miles from the east as the pressure of a Sage swept across the Primordial World.

Every living being in the Primordial World was horrified.

That terrifying pressure left them unable to summon even the slightest thought of resistance.

They could only bow in unison toward the direction they sensed and offer their congratulations.

Within the void, an ethereal figure stood upon empty air. His form was too indistinct to discern, and only an ancient, boundless aura that surpassed all Daos permeated heaven and earth.

He merely stood there silently, yet he seemed like the root of heaven and earth and the source of all Daos.

Hongjun's gaze swept over the Primordial World. His voice was indifferent, yet it resounded through the Three Realms. "After three yuanhui, the Purple Cloud Palace shall open. I will expound the Dao and impart the teachings. All those with affinity may come and listen."

Pangu Hall.

Di Jiang frowned tightly, his eyes ice-cold as baleful qi spread around him.

It matched.

The first turning point that person had mentioned: a reincarnated Demon God attaining the Dao.

"Eldest Brother!"

Zhu Rong and the other ancestral witches all looked to Di Jiang, waiting for him to decide.

The situation was already obvious.

That person had even predicted Hongjun's attainment of the Dao. There was no need to verify anything else.

The Witch Clan's calamity had to be real.

Yet Houtu still had a long road ahead before she could attain the Dao.

The Witch Clan had to make preparations early.

After considering it, Di Jiang said, "Withdraw from Mount Buzhou and avoid conflict."

Xuanming asked, "Where will we go?"

She had no objections to withdrawing from Mount Buzhou. The problem was where they would go afterward.

Houtu said, "The depths of the Blood Sea can serve as our destination."

The opportunity for her attainment of the Dao that person had given her lay in the depths of the Blood Sea. Since the Witch Clan now needed to retreat, the depths of the Blood Sea were naturally the best choice.

"Good. We'll go to the depths of the Blood Sea."

Di Jiang agreed without further thought.

The Blood Sea was where the filth of the Primordial World gathered, and its depths were even more uninhabited. No one wished to go there, making it perfectly suited for the Witch Clan, who wished to avoid conflict, to live in seclusion.

In the west, Mount Sumeru.

Jieyin gazed into the east and had already guessed that Hongjun was likely the person the senior had spoken of—the one who owed the west, and the one who owed him an innate supreme treasure.

But the other party had already attained the Dao. This would be a difficult debt to collect.

"Brother, let's hurry and set off."

Zhunti walked over, his expression filled with anticipation for the Sage's sermon.

Jieyin shook his head. "No, we are not going."

"Huh?"

Zhunti was utterly bewildered. That was the first Sage of the Primordial World.

How could they miss such an opportunity as a Sage expounding the Dao?

"Just trust me."

Jieyin was unwilling to explain further, nor did he dare to.

"All right."

Zhunti vaguely guessed something, so he nodded in agreement.

Mount Kunlun.

Laozi stood before Tusita Palace, gazing toward the direction in which Hongjun had vanished.

One Dao passed to three friends.

The three friends mentioned here should be the Three Pure Ones, shouldn't they?

Was he the Heaven mentioned by Senior Dan Yangzi?

A Sage's sermon might be an opportunity, but in that case, it would be inconvenient for him to go listen.

Tongtian had likewise realized the issue.

After pondering for a moment, he chose to sit quietly within Jade Tour Palace.

He had no intention of going to hear the Dao.

"Eldest Brother, Third Brother, let us hurry and set off. If we arrive late, there will be no good seats left. We absolutely cannot miss such an opportunity as a Sage expounding the Dao."

Yuanshi's voice rang out beside both Laozi and Tongtian's ears at the same time.

Tongtian said calmly, "I will not be going."

Laozi also echoed, "I am on the verge of a breakthrough, so I will not join this excitement."

Yuanshi: "???"