darknovel Chapter 60 The Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao
Chapter 60 The Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao
Chapter 60 The Six Sages of the Heavenly Dao
Kunlun Mountain is shrouded in ethereal mist and rising purple clouds.
As the sacred site of the Three Pure Ones, this place was originally the most supreme blessed land in the primordial world.
At that moment, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu, who were in seclusion in Yuxu Palace and Biyou Palace respectively, suddenly opened their eyes almost simultaneously, sensing something.
"Big Brother—he's become a saint!"
They clearly sensed the resonance originating from the depths of their blood, as well as the supreme and serene divine might that swept across the primordial world.
Immediately afterwards, they even managed to glean a crucial glimpse of heavenly secrets from the remaining fluctuations of the Heavenly Dao.
"I see—I see!"
Yuanshi Tianzun suddenly stood up, his eyes bursting with an unprecedentedly brilliant light.
"Establish a religion! Establish a religion! This is the final foundation for sanctification!"
The bottleneck that had plagued him for countless lifetimes suddenly became clear at this moment.
Without further hesitation, he took a step forward and his figure appeared atop Kunlun Mountain.
"boom""
Yuanshi Tianzun held the Pangu Banner, a supreme innate treasure, and unleashed the full power of a late-stage Quasi-Saint.
His expression was solemn, his face majestic. Facing the vast天地 (heaven and earth), he proudly proclaimed: "I am Yuqing Yuanshi, and now, in accordance with the will of Heaven, I elucidate the secrets of Heaven and establish a religion, named the Chan Sect!"
"To expound is to illuminate. We follow the will of Heaven and select only the talented to teach! Only those with profound blessings and a pure past may enter my fold and listen to the Great Way!"
"Elucidate the teachings, establish them!"
No sooner had the words left his mouth than the Heavenly Dao roared once more.
Another immense merit from the creation of the world was activated, transforming into a pillar of primordial yellow light that descended from the heavens.
The Primordial Celestial Venerable was bathed in the golden light of merit, and his primordial spirit instantly merged with the Primordial Purple Qi, residing on the long river of the Heavenly Dao.
A terrifying holy might, completely different from that of Taiqing Laozi, filled with a strict hierarchy and a supreme sense of order, instantly enveloped the entire eastern part of the prehistoric world!
Another saint has returned to his rightful place!
"Hahaha! Now that my second brother has attained enlightenment, how can we fall behind!"
Almost immediately after Yuanshi became a saint, a long, heroic roar echoed from Biyou Palace on the other side of Kunlun Mountain.
The Tongtian Sect Leader took a step forward, and behind him, four killing swords—Zhu, Lu, Xian, and Jue—hovered in the air, their sword energy soaring into the sky and stirring up the clouds.
He stood in the void, full of vigor, and proclaimed to heaven and earth: "I am Shangqing Tongtian, and now I have sensed the fiftyth of the Great Dao and the forty-ninth of the Heavenly Evolution. I shall seize that sliver of life for all living beings!"
"A new sect will be established, named the 'Intercepting Sect'!"
"The Great Way is boundless, and its teachings are for all! In the primordial world, all who have a heart that yearns for the Way, regardless of whether they are born of fur or horns, or hatched from eggs or from moisture, may enter my fold and seek that glimmer of transcendence!"
"The Intercepting Sect, establish itself!"
Rumble—
The third merit for establishing the teachings descended with a thunderous roar!
The Tongtian Sect Master's primordial spirit merged with the purple aura, unleashing a supreme sword intent that was sharp and unyielding, seemingly capable of tearing a hole in the heavens, which swept across the world with holy might!
In a single day, the Three Pure Ones attained sainthood in succession!
The entire primordial world was in complete uproar!
Countless beings prostrated themselves on the ground, bowing and worshipping in the direction of Kunlun Mountain, chanting "The saint is merciful."
Only those top-tier quasi-saints were filled with mixed emotions at this moment.
They knew that their era was completely over.
From this day forward, this primordial world will belong to the sages!
In the west, Mount Sumeru.
Looking at the three sage auras that stretched from the sky to the earth in the east, each one stronger than the last, the expressions of suffering on Jieyin and Zhunti's faces deepened.
"Senior brother, the Three Pure Ones have already become saints. If we don't hurry, I'm afraid there will never be a chance for the West to rise again!" Zhunti was as anxious as an ant on a hot pan.
Jieyin's face showed bitterness, and he sighed deeply: "Establishing a religion—we two also have the idea of establishing a religion, but—"
However, neither of them possessed the immense wealth and merit of Pangu creating the world!
The merit of simply establishing a religion is far from enough for them to attain sainthood!
"That's enough!"
A resolute ruthlessness flashed in Zhunti's eyes, "Since the merit is insufficient, then borrow it from the Heavenly Dao!"
"Senior brother, help me!"
The two exchanged a glance and instantly made up their minds.
The two sat cross-legged on a twelve-petaled golden lotus of merit, their expressions solemn and dignified. They swore an oath to the heavens: "I am Jieyin (Zhunti), and I hereby establish a great religion in the West, named the 'Western Religion'!"
"However, the West is impoverished and its education is difficult. Therefore, we hereby make forty-eight great vows to the Heavenly Way to demonstrate our devotion to the Way!"
"If I attain Buddhahood, there will be no hells, hungry ghosts, or animals in my land—all sentient beings will become Aviveyachita Bodhisattvas—"
"If I attain Buddhahood, the beings in my land will have immeasurable lifespans and immeasurable light —"
One grand aspiration after another resounded like thunder deep within the Heavenly Dao.
For every grand vow made, a ray of golden light of merit descends from the heavens.
Once all forty-eight great vows were made, the entire sky above Mount Sumeru had become a golden sea of merit!
The magnitude of this merit is in no way inferior to that gained from the Three Pure Ones establishing their religion!
"Boom! Boom!"
Driven by a massive amount of merit, Jieyin and Zhunti finally broke through the final shackles, their primordial spirits merging with the primordial purple energy, and they attained sainthood!
Two sacred powers, filled with compassion and tranquility, rose from the west, facing off against the sacred powers of the Three Pure Ones in the east.
In a single day, the five saints returned to their positions!
The entire primordial world has fully entered the era of sages!
On the shore of the East China Sea, at the foot of Shouyang Mountain.
Kunpeng watched all this quietly, his expression neither joyful nor sorrowful, as if everything was within his expectations.
He did not rush back to Beiming, but stayed in the human tribes for hundreds of years.
During this period, he personally demarcated the territory for humankind to live in, set up a defensive array, and left behind an incarnation of the benevolent White Lotus Daoist to continue educating humankind.
He knew that with the arrival of the era of sages, the human race, this coveted prize, would inevitably become a chessboard for the sages to vie for power.
He must leave enough room for maneuver here.
After doing all this, Kunpeng quietly departed and returned to the deep Northern Sea of Blood.
"A sage has appeared, and the great trend has been established."
"It's time for me to take the final step for my path."
Kunpeng sat cross-legged in Kunpeng Palace, his expression solemn.
The White Lotus, a benevolent corpse, governs purification and defense.
The evil corpse kills gods, governs slaughter, and controls destruction.
Having severed both the good and evil corpses, his cultivation had reached the peak of the mid-stage Quasi-Saint realm, and he was only one corpse away from the late stage.
Take my corpse!
"Holding my corpse" is the most difficult and crucial of the three corpses to sever.
It represents the cultivator's own path, their own foundation.
"My way is to devour, to be free, to control!"
A sharp light flashed in Kunpeng's eyes, and the Thirty-Six Heavens Halo slowly appeared behind his head.
"I used the thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to open up the heavens, and I used the Qiankun Ruler to evolve the world; this is my Dao!"
"Why seek elsewhere? These thirty-six heavens are the best place to entrust my obsessions!"
With a direction in mind, Kunpeng no longer hesitated.
He separated the thirty-six Sea-Stabilizing Pearls that had long since become one with him and hung them in the auspicious clouds above.
Then, his primordial spirit left his body, holding the Qiankun Ruler, and stepped into the thirty-six worlds.
What he needs to do is not simply dismember corpses.
Instead, one must use great power and perseverance to completely merge one's obsession with these thirty-six worlds, transforming into a Dao Lord who rules over all the heavens!