Chapter 259 The Endless Xuanqing
Although both Dijun and Haotian are Heavenly Emperors, their essences are completely different.
Dijun possesses the strength befitting a Heavenly Emperor, but the existence of the Wu Clan, descendants of Pangu, makes his position as the ruler of heaven and earth seem somewhat illegitimate.
Haotian, on the other hand, is the complete opposite of Dijun. With the strong support of Hongjun Daozu, he rightfully ascended to the throne of Heavenly Emperor.
However, Haotian lacks the strength commensurate with the position, leading to his being gradually sidelined by the Sages and becoming a puppet in name only.
In the Primordial World, strength is paramount!
External forces are ultimately just external forces, not as reliable as one's own power.
Haotian's future predicament is a true reflection of his lack of virtue to match his position.
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At this moment, in Xuanqing's mind, he is already imagining how, after ascending to the throne of Heavenly Emperor, he will feign compliance with the Sages, gradually scheming to break free from their control and become the true Heavenly Emperor.
At that time, the Heavenly Emperor will be Him!
The Great Emperor Ziwei will be Him!
The Great Emperor Gouchen is also Him!
Two of the Four Emperors and three of the Six Emperors are His; in this primordial world, who can shake His position or interfere with His rule?
Even Dao Ancestor Hongjun might not be able to!
However, Xuanqing is clearly overthinking things. The position of Heavenly Emperor is not so easily attained. Dijun possessed the merit of the sun shining upon the primordial world, which allowed him to ascend the throne.
Haotian's virtue was unworthy of the position; after becoming Heavenly Emperor, he had to undergo tribulations in the mortal world to accumulate merit.
He experienced a full 13200 tribulations in the primordial world, each lasting 129,600 years, totaling approximately 1.57 billion years, before his merit was perfected, allowing him to reclaim the position of Heavenly Emperor, immeasurably.
This shows the difficulty of ascending to the position of Heavenly Emperor.
Xuanqing, with only the incarnation of the Origin of Heaven and the identity of a disciple of the Xuanmen, is far from sufficient. Forcibly ascending to the position of Heavenly Emperor—Haotian's fate serves as a cautionary tale.
A flash of purple light made Xuan Qing understand the function of the Mi Luo Palace.
The highest achievement of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Divine Powers, the Supreme Divine Power, the Mi Luo Palace. It controls the rules of heaven and earth, governs all laws under heaven, integrates them into one, supreme and unparalleled, annihilating all existence.
This is the supreme divine power belonging to the Heavenly Emperor!
In the early stage, it can combine all divine powers in the world, unifying their power and unleashing supreme might.
In the middle stage, it can manipulate the rules of heaven and earth, its actions like the pressure of heaven and earth, annihilating everything.
In the later stage, it can command everything in the primordial world, unrestrained by people, things, laws, or paths… anything that exists can be controlled. Its power is unparalleled, its divine might inconceivable, hence it is called the Supreme Divine Power.
"What a disappointment!"
Upon learning the function of the Mi Luo Palace, Xuan Qing was somewhat disappointed. Although this divine power is strong, ranking among the top ten in the primordial world, it is still far inferior to the position of the Heavenly Emperor.
The position of the Heavenly Emperor is the treasure that allows one to ascend to the heavens in one step. It is also the most precious treasure in the primordial world, without exception.
"Fortunately, with the Mi Luo Palace, even if the future Heavenly Emperor loses his throne, this palace might give us a chance to compete!"
Xuan Qing comforted himself after thinking for a moment.
In the primordial world, besides strength, status is also extremely important. Don't you see that those who occupy high positions all have extremely noble origins?
The Wu Clan, disrespectful to Heaven and Earth, only reveres Pangu, and even the Dao Ancestor Hongjun is not taken seriously by them.
Even so, the Wu Clan still dominates the primordial world, and even the Dao Ancestor Hongjun dares not kill them.
Why?
It is because they have the status of being descendants of Pangu. With this status, the primordial world will naturally protect them and not let them suffer the calamity of destruction.
If the Wu Clan hadn't been so incompetent, committing boundless slaughter and losing the protection of Heaven and Earth, how could the position of the protagonist of Heaven and Earth have fallen to the human race?
The Mi Luo Palace is the most precious place in the primordial world, one of the symbols of the Heavenly Emperor. Since Xuan Qing possesses it, he is naturally qualified to contend for the throne.
Perhaps, with the Mi Luo Palace, Xuan Qing can even gain considerable support!
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After the Heavenly Dao's origin descended, the Heavenly Dao's will gradually receded. At the same time, above Kunlun Mountain, changes occurred again, with Xuanhuang merit gathering and surging towards Xuan Qing.
Upon reaching Xuanqing, the Xuanhuang Merit split in two: 30% flowed into the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, while 70% continued to surge towards Xuanqing. At that moment, Xuanqing waved his sleeve, channeling the incoming merit into the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
Instantly, the seven-colored halo around the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir shone even brighter, transforming into a divine ring that encircled him.
The Daoist aura flowing within it also underwent a transformation, with mysterious runes emerging, arranging themselves layer by layer, combining to form a mysterious innate Dao that merged with the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.
At this moment, it was no longer an elixir, but a Dao itself. It carried a mysterious innate Dao.
The name "Nine-Turn Golden Elixir" was no longer fitting. Now, it was a Dao Fruit, a Great Luo Dao Fruit, capable of creating a Great Luo Golden Immortal. The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir, already possessing powerful medicinal properties, underwent an unimaginable transformation with the aid of the Xuanhuang Merit, becoming a treasure rarely found in the world.
"The Great Luo Dao Fruit!"
"This item may be of great use in the future!"
Xuanqing couldn't think of any use for the Great Luo Dao Fruit for the time being, so he put it away to await the future.
Afterwards, with the help of the Heavenly Dao, everything about the Dao of Qi Elixir spread throughout the entire Primordial World in an instant.
"Good!"
"This is how we, the successors, should be!"
Having understood the essence of the Dao of Qi Elixir, the Three Pure Ones were overjoyed and couldn't help but praise him.
At this moment, Xuanqing finally broke free from their influence and forged his own path, his future limitless, with the possibility of attaining the Primordial Dao Realm.
How could the Three Pure Ones not be overjoyed?
Following someone else's path, though one may have smooth sailing and rapid progress, will never lead to great achievements.
Only by overcoming obstacles and forging one's own path can one go further and longer!
"Hiss!"
"How long has it been! It's only been a little over three thousand years since the Creation Pill was born and established as the currency of the Primordial World. This Xuanqing Daoist has already established the Dao of Qi Pills."
"This...this..."
"This Xuanmen Immortal Venerable is really quite the troublemaker!"
Three thousand years is but a blink of an eye for those with great supernatural powers. Yet, in the blink of an eye, Xuanqing has established another Dao, making them suspicious.
When did establishing a Dao become so simple?
"First, there was the Sword Ancestor, then Xuanqing!"
"Both of these two are people of great wisdom!"
"I wonder what kind of changes they will bring to the Primordial World?"
In just ten thousand years, the Primordial World has undergone earth-shattering changes. First, the Dao of Swords was born, then the Dao of Currency and the Dao of Qi Pills were born. The changes are even more intense than in the tens of millions of years before.
I wonder what the future holds?
And at this moment, another change occurred in the Primordial World. Above Kunlun Mountain, boundless merits gathered again.
(End of Chapter)