The Argumentative Young Daoist

The Primordial World kept no record of years. After Pangu opened the heavens, the Primordial World endured the Beast Tribulation and the Dragon-Han Primordial Tribulation. Slaughter had never ceased in the Primordial World.

It was not until Hongjun slew Luohou and preached the Great Dao in Zixiao Palace that the cultivators of the Primordial World found a path of cultivation, and they honored Hongjun as the Dao Ancestor.

Dijun and Taiyi, born from the Sun Star, established the Demon Race Heavenly Court. The Twelve Ancestral Witches, formed from Pangu's Essence Blood, founded the Witch Race and stood in opposition to the Demon Race Heavenly Court.

Later, Nuwa molded earth to create humans, a move that added a burgeoning race to the Primordial World. Because the Human Race was overly frail, they were held in contempt by the myriad races.

Laozi, the leader of the Three Pure Ones, discovered that the Human Race possessed an Innate Dao Body and extraordinary potential. He established the Human Religion based on the Human Race and attained the Sagehood in one stroke.

His second brother, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, followed Laozi's example by establishing a religion to attain the Dao, founding the Chan School. He, too, attained the Sagehood in one stroke due to the merit of establishing his religion.

Just as all living beings knelt on the ground, congratulating the Sages on their attainment, a discordant voice rang out from somewhere in the Primordial World.

"I truly don't know what Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable were thinking. To cast aside the Pangu inheritance and cultivate the Way of Severing the Three Corpses—how is this any different from cutting off one's own path?"

The one who uttered this discordant sound was, surprisingly, a monkey. This monkey was full of spirit, possessed six ears, and was born with the divine ability to listen, knowing all the affairs of the world from a single spot.

This monkey possessed the bloodline of a Chaos Demon God; he was the Six-Eared Macaque, one of the famous Four Chaos Monkeys.

However, the Six-Eared Macaque at this moment was not the original one. Long before Hongjun's sermon, his nest had been occupied by the transmigrator Lu Xuan.

Lu Xuan came from a city in the Dharma-Ending Age and had transmigrated after viewing a Pangu World-Opening Map at a street stall.

Because he knew the trajectory of the Primordial World, he did not go to eavesdrop on Hongjun's sermon. Naturally, the incident where the law was not passed to the six-eared one never occurred.

Yet, for these countless eons, he had no master to guide him and could only rely on his own bloodline inheritance to cultivate. His current cultivation was barely that of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Just as Lu Xuan was mocking Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable for cutting off their own paths, a young Daoist appeared before him.

"You monkey have a sharp tongue. Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable attaining the Sagehood is a great blessing. How does it become cutting off one's own path in your mouth?"

Since transmigrating, Lu Xuan had not even had anyone to talk to. Now that someone was questioning him, his argumentative nature was immediately triggered.

He spoke up to the young Daoist: "Who are Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, and what did they rely on to attain the Sagehood?"

The young Daoist spoke without hesitation: "Laozi and the Primordial Heavenly Venerable are the Pangu Orthodox Lineage. They attained the Sagehood by cultivating the Way of Severing the Three Corpses passed down by the Dao Ancestor."

Lu Xuan curled his lip and said: "Bullshit Way of Severing the Three Corpses; it was clearly the Merit-Proven Dao. That person never passed down the true Way of Severing the Three Corpses at all."

Lu Xuan's words thoroughly piqued the young Daoist's interest. He took a few steps to Lu Xuan's side and sat cross-legged before him.

"You speak with such conviction. Could it be that you were also listening to the sermon in Zixiao Palace back then? But looking at your cultivation, you are only a Taiyi Golden Immortal. I fear you lack the qualifications to be a Purple Cloud Palace Guest."

Having been looked down upon, Lu Xuan immediately began to speak incessantly, explaining to the young Daoist what the true Way of Severing the Three Corpses was.

Suddenly, a celestial phenomenon appeared. Countless laws and Daoist essences swirled around Lu Xuan and the young Daoist, finally converging into a Wheel of Laws.

As the Wheel of Laws rotated slowly, Lu Xuan's voice gained even more penetrating power, leaving the young Daoist listening in a state of intoxication.

In the blink of an eye, seven days and seven nights passed. Lu Xuan finally finished explaining the true Way of Severing the Three Corpses to the young Daoist.

The young Daoist frowned, muttering to himself, "Could it be that all three thousand Purple Cloud Palace Guests were deceived by the Dao Ancestor?"

Looking at the bewildered young Daoist, Lu Xuan shook his head: "Even if that person had passed down the true Way of Severing the Three Corpses, it is not the path the Three Pure Ones should take."

"As the Pangu Orthodox Lineage, they should have inherited the mantle of the Great God Pangu and walked the path of the Force-Proven Dao to become a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal, rather than abandoning the root to pursue the trivial by cultivating the Way of Severing the Three Corpses."

The young Daoist shook his head in disagreement: "Now that the Great Dao has retreated and the Heavenly Dao has emerged, the path of the Force-Proven Dao has long since become impassable."

"If the Three Pure Ones truly did as you said, abandoning the Way of Severing the Three Corpses to walk the Force-Proven Dao, I fear they might not attain the Dao even after countless more eons."

Lu Xuan rolled his eyes at the young Daoist with disdain: "That is because you are not the Three Pure Ones and do not know how formidable their origins are."

"The Three Pure Ones were formed from Pangu's Heaven, Earth, and Human souls. Upon taking form, they were blessed with the merit of the Great God Pangu opening the heavens. Furthermore, their bloodlines contained the complete method of the Force-Proven Dao."

"It is a pity that these three useless fools did not seek the Dao within themselves but turned to seek it from others, wasting the painstaking efforts of the Great God Pangu."

"If the Great God Pangu had known he would have three such unfilial descendants, he probably would have been angered to death before he even finished opening the heavens."

"Forget it, there is no use telling you this. After all, as a Golden Immortal whose cultivation is not even as good as mine, you couldn't possibly understand these great truths."

Unexpectedly, the young Daoist was persistent, begging Lu Xuan to tell him in detail about the differences between the Three Pure Ones.

Perhaps because he had been stifled for too long, now that he had finally found someone willing to listen, Lu Xuan's floodgates could not be closed.

He spoke for another seven days and seven nights, finally detailing the heaven-sent advantages of the Pangu Orthodox Lineage to the young Daoist.

In the end, he did not forget to add: "This is what is called a 'Pangu Second Generation.' Their starting point is your finish line; what do you have to compare with them?"

"Not only the Three Pure Ones, but the Twelve Ancestral Witches formed from Pangu's Essence Blood are the same. It's just that those twelve idiots are even more reckless than the Three Pure Ones."

"Thinking about it, the Great God Pangu is pitiful to have such a group of unpromising descendants."

Seeing Lu Xuan's pained expression, a simple, honest smile appeared on the young Daoist's face.

"Since you know so many secrets, you must be no ordinary person. I wonder if I might be so bold as to become sworn brothers with you?"

Hearing that the young Daoist wanted to swear brotherhood with him, Lu Xuan couldn't help but think to himself, Taking on a little brother is fine; at the very least, I'll have someone to talk to when I'm bored.

This was not because Lu Xuan lacked caution, but because when he transmigrated, he had brought the Pangu World-Opening Map with him.

As long as he was in danger, the Pangu World-Opening Map would warn him immediately. Since the map remained silent, it meant the young Daoist before him posed no danger.

So, he nodded and said: "Swearing brotherhood is fine, but I must be the elder brother. With me looking after you in the future, I guarantee your cultivation will advance by leaps and bounds."

The young Daoist frowned upon hearing this, wondering what he was thinking. In the end, he nodded directly at Lu Xuan.

The two then burned incense with grass and swore to the Great Dao to become brothers. The young Daoist even made a Great Dao oath.

"The Great Dao is above. I, Tongtian, swear today to become brothers with Lu Xuan. From this day forward, I am willing to honor Lu Xuan as my elder brother. May the Great Dao bear witness."

Hearing the young Daoist call himself Tongtian, Lu Xuan was stunned: "Who did you say you were? Could you be the Shangqing Tongtian of the Three Pure Ones?"

Seeing the young Daoist nod, Lu Xuan nearly ascended on the spot.

At this moment, only one voice repeated in Lu Xuan's mind: "Oh crap, what have I done?"