Beginning the Dao Lecture

Seeing that everyone who was meant to arrive had gathered, Empress Nuwa said no more.

Creation Dao Rhyme circulated within her saintly eyes, and the boundless Saint Power around her began to surge, stirring the surrounding Chaos Qi until it churned like boiling water.

All the great powers held their breath and watched without blinking. To witness a Sage open a Dao field with their own eyes was itself a rare opportunity.

Empress Nuwa slowly raised her slender jade hand and lightly pointed at the frenzied, empty Chaos before her!

This seemingly casual finger contained supreme Magic Power capable of creating heaven and earth and bringing something forth from nothing!

"Still!"

A clear Saintly voice rang out, like the sound of the Great Dao.

Where her fingertip pointed, the Chaos Qi that had been rampaging and roaring, annihilating all things, was smoothed and tamed by an invisible giant hand, instantly becoming docile!

Earth, Water, Fire, Wind gradually settled and separated. The clear rose while the turbid sank, forcibly opening a stable and tranquil temporary "small world" within the boundless Chaos in an instant!

This was not true creation of heaven and earth, but the use of supreme Saint Power to temporarily stabilize Chaos and shape a Dao field.

Next, Empress Nuwa turned her jade hand, and countless Creation Divine Materials shimmering with nine-colored radiance flew from her sleeve: Copper of Shou Mountain, Nine Heavens Glaze, Five-Colored Divine Stone...

These top-grade spiritual materials, rarely found in the Primordial World, rapidly melted and took shape beneath the mighty Path of Creation of a Sage!

One profound Saint Talisman after another was infused into them, drawing in a flood of Chaos Spiritual Qi.

Before everyone's eyes, the outline of a palace condensed and solidified at a visible speed!

In but a moment, a majestic, sacred, resplendent palace complex floated in the middle of the stabilized Chaos!

The entire palace seemed forged from immortal divine gold and Creation Jade Stone. Carved beams and painted rafters, soaring eaves and interlocking brackets radiated myriad rays of light and countless strands of auspicious energy.

Above the palace gates hung a plaque bearing three mysterious, ancient characters written in Dao Runes—Wa Huang Palace!

Around the palace, Spiritual Springs emerged from thin air, Immortal Flowers bloomed at leisure, and Spiritual Crane phantoms danced gracefully... All manner of auspicious phenomena surrounded it, turning this dead and silent place of Chaos into a supreme Saint Realm!

With a mere gesture, she stabilized Chaos and created a palace!

Such Sage methods of changing heaven and earth and creating something from nothing left all the great powers present shaken to the core! This was the might of a Heavenly Dao Saint!

Empress Nuwa withdrew her hand, and the holy radiance around her receded slightly. She took one step forward, and her figure appeared before the gates of Wa Huang Palace. The palace gates silently opened, revealing the vast space within, suffused with Creation Dao Rhyme.

Without looking back, her cool and ethereal Saintly voice reached the ears of every great power:

"Fellow Daoists, please enter."

Only after her words fell did the great powers awaken from their shock.

The Three Pure Ones exchanged glances and moved first, transforming into three streams of clear light that flew into Wa Huang Palace. Since a Sage had invited them, they naturally had to enter first.

Afterward, Di Jun, Tai Yi, Jieyin, Zhunti, Zhen Yuan Zi, Styx River, and other top great powers descended from their clouds, traveling either by escape light or mounted beasts.

With reverence and anticipation, they entered one after another into Wa Huang Palace, one of the highest Dao realms in the Primordial World.

Ming Xin followed behind Jieyin and Zhunti. The moment he crossed the palace gates, a rich and pure Creation Dao Rhyme rushed toward him.

It also carried a trace of the lingering might of a Sage's Great Dao, causing the perfected Great Dao of Killing and Five Elements Great Dao within him to resonate faintly.

He looked up and saw that the palace contained its own universe, vast and boundless. Cloud-crowned sandalwood served as beams, crystal jade walls as lamps, pearls as curtains, and gilded metal as pillar bases. Everywhere revealed the intricacy of Creation and the extravagance of a Sage.

At the very front, a cloud bed hung high in the air, and Empress Nuwa was already seated upon it, solemn and dignified.

Several thousand great powers found cushions according to their cultivation and status. The hall was silent as they waited for the Sage to begin.

Ming Xin found a cushion below Jieyin and Zhunti and sat down. His eyes observed his nose, his nose observed his heart, but his mind had already linked with the system, ready to record and analyze the Sage's Dao with all his strength.

He knew that this would be his final and most important opportunity before Attaining the Dao of Primordial Grand Unity.

Within Wa Huang Palace, heaven and earth formed themselves, and Dao Rhyme overflowed. Several thousand peak great powers of the Primordial World held their breath, their gazes all fixed upon Empress Nuwa on the elevated cloud bed.

Empress Nuwa sat in solemn dignity, enshrouded in hazy saintly radiance. Seeing that the immortals had arrived, she said no more. Her vermilion lips parted as she began to expound the supreme Dao of a Sage.

"The Great Dao is nameless, yet nourishes all things; the Dao of a Sage is profound unity with Creation..."

When the first Dao Sound descended, it was not thunderous, yet it was like spring wind and rain, moistening all things without a sound as it rang clearly within the primordial spirits of every listener!

In an instant, countless phenomena appeared throughout Wa Huang Palace!

Upon the ground, innumerable golden lotuses broke through the clouds and mist, swaying as they grew. They released a refreshing Dao fragrance, and every golden lotus contained pure Primordial Spiritual Qi and a thread of the true meaning of Creation.

Beneath the heavens, endless auspicious qi condensed into phantoms of jeweled garlands, canopies, and golden lamps, like heavenly flowers scattering down.

They drifted down in a flurry, merging into the bodies of those listening to the Dao and cleansing their Magic Power and primordial spirits.

Even more wondrous Dao Rhyme transformed into tangible notes, like the clear cries of phoenixes and the long roars of divine dragons, circling and echoing through the palace.

What Empress Nuwa taught was not a specific cultivation method, but Saint Realm insights directly pointing to the origin of the Great Dao. It encompassed the mysteries of Creation, the secrets of merit, the mechanisms of Heavenly Dao operation, and the profundity of Primordial Grand Unity!

She explained how to use one's own Dao to evoke resonance with the Heavenly Dao, how to gather supreme merit and forge a saintly foundation, how to transcend the shackles of time and space and become imperishable through countless tribulations, and how to view heaven, earth, and all living beings with the heart of Creation...

Every word was a pearl of wisdom, every sentence contained supreme truth!

The great powers listening below were immersed in that vast and profound ocean of the Great Dao almost the instant the Dao Sound began!

The Three Pure Ones listened in rapt fascination. Clear light swirled around them as Taiqing Immortal Light, Yuqing Immortal Light, and Shangqing Immortal Light manifested uncontrollably, confirming one another against the Sage's Dao Sound. They had clearly gained immensely.

The light of stars and True Sun Fire flickered around Di Jun and Tai Yi as they tried to find a Saint Dao opportunity aligned with the Myriad Stars Array and Emperor's Aura.

Jieyin and Zhunti wore expressions of mingled suffering and delight. The Method of Achieving Sainthood through Merit that Nuwa taught was precisely the path they had sought so bitterly. Now that they heard it clearly, countless inspirations and realizations surged into their hearts.

Zhen Yuan Zi, Styx River, Kun Peng, and the others also gained in their own ways. Some smiled, some furrowed their brows, and some gestured excitedly, unable to free themselves from the Great Dao.

As for Ming Xin, the instant the Dao Sound began, he activated both of his greatest trump cards at once!

"System, activate at full power! Record and analyze the Sage's Dao Sound. Focus on linking the Great Dao of Killing and Five Elements Great Dao Law. Establish a Saint Realm database model!"

[Command confirmed. Residual merit energy injected... analysis module overclocking... commencing construction of Saint Dao Model... linking core Great Dao Laws...]

The merit power within his body, not yet fully burned away, was stirred once more. It became the last fuel for his enlightenment, maintaining the acuity of his perception of Great Dao Laws at its peak!

At the same time, his perfected Great Dao of Killing and Five Elements Great Dao began operating on their own, like two massive vortices crazily absorbing and sensing the corresponding law fragments manifested throughout Wa Huang Palace due to the Sage's lecture!

Though Empress Nuwa primarily cultivated Creation, the Dao of a Sage encompassed all things. When she taught, the myriad Daos of heaven and earth would all manifest in response.

Within Ming Xin's perception:

The True Meaning of Slaughter that purged all things and brought Reincarnation to an end faintly resonated with the parts of the Sage's teachings concerning the Heavenly Dao Cycle, karmic retribution, and Karma Reckoning!

The Five Elements Law that formed the foundation of all things and evolved Chaos was closely connected to the parts of the Sage's teachings regarding the structure of worlds, energy transformation, and Chaos Birth and Death!

The system operated coldly and efficiently, breaking down and analyzing the Sage's Dao Sound, comparing, verifying, and supplementing it against Ming Xin's own perfected understanding of the two Supreme Daos.

Countless mysteries concerning the Saint Realm applications, transformations, and essence of Slaughter and the Five Elements flooded into his sea of consciousness like a tide.

Within his left eye, Slaughter Dao Script frantically evolved, becoming ever more intricate and profound, as though it contained the phantoms of the Judgment Holy Court.

Within his right eye, the Five Elements Cycle grew increasingly harmonious as Chaos Qi flowed in and out. Faint scenes of opening heaven and earth and resetting Earth, Water, Fire, Wind emerged and vanished.

He was not merely listening to a Sage's Dao. Using the Sage's Dao as a mirror, he reflected upon himself, pushing and solidifying his already perfected two Daos toward a higher and more essential Saint Realm level!

The surrounding phenomena and Dao Rhyme all became nourishment for his enlightenment. He absorbed the essence of Golden Lotuses Erupting from the Ground to temper the Five Elements; he analyzed the Dao Sound of Auspiciousness Showered from Heaven to verify Slaughter.

In this state, Ming Xin's understanding of the Great Dao of Killing and Five Elements Great Dao deepened and ascended at an astonishing rate.

Though his realm remained at the Peak Late Golden Immortal of the Origin, his control over his own Daos, as well as the power he could unleash, was undergoing a qualitative transformation!

It was as though he could see the invisible barrier between the Primordial Golden Immortal and the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Under the cleansing of the Sage's Dao Sound and the roar of his own Daos, it became increasingly clear and even... faintly loosened!

To the beings immersed in the Great Dao, the three-thousand-year lecture seemed but an instant.

When Empress Nuwa's final Dao Sound faded, the phenomena within Wa Huang Palace slowly dispersed, yet the great powers remained immersed in the lingering aftertaste of enlightenment, unable to return to themselves for a long while.

Ming Xin was among the few who opened their eyes first. The divine light in his eyes withdrew inward, and his aura became deeper and more unfathomable.

He knew that the gains from this journey had far exceeded his expectations. The final piece of the puzzle for Attaining the Dao of Primordial Grand Unity was already in his grasp. All he needed was the right opportunity to attempt an assault on that supreme Saint Realm!