Chapter 230 Kunpeng & Zhen Yuanzi
Looking up at the sky, Feng Zichen had a feeling.
If he wanted, he could imprint the Star Dao he had cultivated in the Great Chaos beyond the boundary onto the origin of heaven and earth, connecting it with the Star Dao of the Primordial World, and undergo a second Dao attainment.
The Star Dao was within his grasp!
However, whenever Feng Zichen considered putting this idea into practice, an immense fear would rise in his heart.
It was as if some certain death awaited him within the Star Dao.
Feng Zichen knew in his heart that it was Donghuang Taiyi and Dijun. Their imprints were within the Star Dao; anyone who dared to attempt to attain the Star Dao would face a full-force attack from the Donghuang Bell.
The celestial stars were the foundation of the demon race; how could Taiyi and Dijun allow outsiders to meddle!
On Ziwei Star, whenever Feng Zichen gazed upon the Path of Stars, he would see two terrifying figures within, firmly suppressing it.
"Unless the demon race is eliminated, I… no, anyone in the Primordial World, without Emperor Jun's permission, will never have the chance to attain the Path of Stars!"
Since embarking on his cultivation path, whether from the perspective of race or his own lineage, the demon race has been Feng Zichen's greatest enemy, the greatest obstacle on his path to enlightenment.
Fortunately, during his journey to Guixu, Feng Zichen obtained an astonishing opportunity, allowing him to attain enlightenment in the Great Chaos beyond the boundary, bypassing Taiyi Emperor Jun, and cultivating into a Great Luo Golden Immortal of the Path of Stars.
Otherwise, within the Primordial World, he would either have attained another innate path or been blasted to death by the Eastern Emperor Bell while attempting to attain the Path of Stars.
There would have been absolutely no chance of escape!
"This humble Daoist Zhen Yuanzi (Kunpeng) greets Fellow Daoist Zichen!"
Just as Feng Zichen was deep in thought, Zhen Yuanzi and Kunpeng, seeing the Heavenly Dao power dissipate, rushed towards him.
"Zi Chen greets you two fellow Daoists!"
In the past, Feng Zi Chen would never have dared to address these two as fellow Daoists, only considering himself a junior.
But now it was different. Leaving aside his status as a direct descendant of Pangu, his status as the ancestor of the sword path meant he could not easily bow down to anyone.
If Feng Zi Chen bowed to them, wouldn't that be admitting that his innate sword path was inferior?
Therefore, unless they were extremely close, even a saint would be addressed as a fellow Daoist.
"Fellow Daoist, in the primordial world, you created something from nothing, establishing the innate sword path, benefiting all living beings, and strengthening the origin of heaven and earth. You have performed immeasurable merits."
"Your abilities far surpass ours; I truly admire you!"
Zhen Yuanzi bowed to Feng Zi Chen and praised him.
"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me!"
"Compared to you, what I, Zi Chen, have done is nothing!"
"You alone reside at the border of East and West, single-handedly blocking the desolate energy of the West."
"Preventing it from approaching the East even slightly, lest the East follow in the footsteps of the West, thus creating the prosperous era we enjoy today in the East." "This is truly an act that benefits all living beings in the primordial world; only in this way can it be called a great merit!"
"Without you, Fellow Daoist, how could I, Zi Chen, have such prestige today?"
Feng Zi Chen said, shaking his head with a smile.
Feng Zi Chen still held Zhen Yuanzi in high esteem. After all, all living beings in the East were born to receive His protection.
"Fellow Daoist is too modest!"
"There are many masters of swordsmanship in the primordial world, and Fellow Daoists Shangqing, Dijun, and Minghe are among the best."
"They cultivated diligently for countless years, yet they never imagined that they could establish a primordial Dao with their swords. Fellow Daoist, however, can think what we cannot think and do what we cannot do."
"Based on this alone, Fellow Daoist far surpasses us!"
Before Zhen Yuanzi could reply, Kunpeng spoke up from the side.
"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng created the Demon Script, recorded the history of the demon race, and established the order of their inheritance. This ensured that the demon race's inheritance was orderly, historically traceable, and continuously growing stronger. I, Zi Chen, am also deeply impressed!"
Feng Zi Chen bowed to Kunpeng and replied.
Regardless of Kunpeng's character, his wisdom was indeed admirable. Before him, the primordial world only had innate divine script; there were no other writing systems.
It was Kunpeng who, in the Demon Master's Hall, created demon script, in addition to the innate divine script. This was the first writing system born in the primordial world, astonishing heaven and earth, and moving even ghosts and gods to tears!
Kunpeng's position as Demon Master came from this!
Moreover, the later witch script, the Dao script created by Feng Zi Chen, and all the various writing systems of later generations were inspired and created by Kunpeng.
His act of creating a demon script had a profound impact, leaving no room for others not to admire him.
The three of them then exchanged compliments for a while.
In this era, who among the innate gods and demons could stand out and become a top-tier supernatural being in the primordial world without performing great deeds that influenced the endless ages of the primordial world?
Otherwise, with so many innate gods and demons, and everyone's aptitude being roughly the same, why are they the only ones who can stand at the pinnacle of the primordial world, while others cannot?
It can be said that, without great merit, unless you can prove the Dao through force, no matter how hard you try, no matter how amazing you are, the Great Luo Golden Immortal is your limit; there is absolutely no possibility of becoming a Quasi-Saint.
Because the Heavenly Dao forbids it!
This is also why the Quasi-Saint realm disappeared in later generations, and the Great Luo Golden Immortal became the peak.
Great merit was already accomplished in the ancient times, the prehistoric times… countless years ago. Later generations have no merit to accumulate, so naturally, they cannot become Quasi-Saints.
Over time, Quasi-Saints have long been absent from the world, and the primordial world has become the domain of the Great Luo Golden Immortals.
"Fellow Daoist, it's a pity that someone of your status stays on the shores of the East Sea."
"Why not join my Heavenly Court and establish a great career? That would be a fitting reward for your abilities!"
"When you created the Innate Sword Dao, His Majesty also assisted you. I imagine His Majesty would be overjoyed to have you join."
"Currently, there are still several vacancies for the Lord of the Nine Heavens. If you go to the Heavenly Court, you will have a great opportunity!"
After a while, Kunpeng Daoist suddenly suggested to Feng Zichen. His words were full of temptation, as if he could obtain the position of Heavenly Lord simply by going to the Heavenly Court.
However, Feng Zichen wished he could avoid Donghuang Taiyi and Dijun as much as possible; why would he willingly go to the Heavenly Court and wander under their noses?
Just as Feng Zichen was about to refuse, he heard Zhen Yuanzi beside him admonishing him:
"Fellow Daoist, you mustn't!"
"The Heavenly Court is a place entangled in karma; how can it be a place for cultivators like us to stay for long?"
"You are a direct descendant of Pangu, the ancestor of the Primordial Sword. Achieving the Great Dao is as easy as turning your hand. Why go to that quagmire of the Heavenly Court and get yourself filthy!"
Saying this, Zhen Yuanzi turned his head and roared at Kunpeng:
"Kunpeng, you scoundrel, what are your intentions in luring Fellow Daoist Zichen into the Heavenly Court?"
The Heavenly Court is the place where heaven and earth operate, naturally possessing boundless creation, and it is extremely easy to gain merit from it.
But at the same time, because of the importance of the Heavenly Court, it also gathers boundless karma, and if one is not careful, one will be entangled in karma and suffer eternal damnation.
This is also why there are countless great supernatural beings in the Primordial World, but few people join the Heavenly Court.
It's truly frightening!
You won't gain any benefits, but you'll first get entangled in karma, making it difficult to make any progress in your cultivation. When the great calamity erupts, those destined to perish will see their eons of arduous cultivation vanish like flowing water. Only those Great Luo Golden Immortals who truly cannot accumulate enough merit to reach the Quasi-Saint level will, with no other choice, join the Heavenly Court to slowly accumulate merit.
At this moment, Feng Zichen lacks neither merit nor fortune; the only thing he lacks is time to become a Great Divine Power.
(End of Chapter)