Yuan Heng's face was filled with gratification, her lips curling slightly upward. “It's truly wonderful that Senior Brother understands my meaning.
“Since Senior Brother has figured it out, your path to Sainthood is surely within reach. I shall congratulate you in advance.”
Tongtian, having received her praise: (๑'ᵕ'๑)⸝*
“Heh... Little Junior Sister, I haven't even become a Sage yet. It's still too early for congratulations~”
Yuan Heng: “...”
Even so, Senior Brother, your attempt to hold back your grin is making your face look a bit contorted.
Yuanshi looked at Tongtian's smug expression and pursed his lips. Forget it, that was Tongtian's Dao. He... shouldn't say too much for now.
He hoped that, with his little brother's temperament, he could actually walk the talk and not go soft-hearted.
If all else failed... he would step in himself.
Taiqing preached for five hundred years.
After that, the sound of the Grand Dao ceased, the Grand Purple Qi stirred, and the opportunity for Sainthood arrived.
Taiqing looked up toward the vault of heaven, his voice echoing through the Primordial World:
“Heavenly Dao above! I, Taiqing Laozi, have now comprehended the Grand Dao of Yin and Yang Wuji. Ruling over Yin and Yang and preserving their order, I shall take the teaching and transforming of the Human Race as my foundation. Suppressing my providence with the Taiji Diagram, the Humanity Cult is established!”
Yuan Heng clapped enthusiastically from below. She was deeply moved. The Human Race's cultivation technique was finally here!
However, in the very next second, her two senior brothers, who had just been sitting beside her, had suddenly distanced themselves. They were starting too.
“Heavenly Dao above! I, Yuqing Yuanshi, have comprehended the Pangu Dao, upholding the division of the world's pure and turbid qi, and governing the principle of rewards and punishments of the Heavenly Dao. I shall select the virtuous to pass down my teachings, distinguishing the good from the bad to elucidate supreme truths. Suppressing this cult's providence with the Pangu Banner, the Elucidation Cult is established!”
“Heavenly Dao above! I, Shangqing Tongtian, have comprehended the Dao of Severing Heaven. The Grand Dao has fifty paths; heaven's derivation is forty-nine, leaving one to escape. I shall widely accept all living spirits regardless of their origin, carrying out the duty of teaching and transforming to seize a lifeline for all living beings. Suppressing our providence with... the Zhu Xian Sword Array Diagram, the Section Cult is established!”
Witnessing the scene of the Three Pure Ones attaining Sainthood firsthand, Yuan Heng clapped so hard her hands were about to go numb.
As she bowed along with the countless living beings of the Primordial World, she thought to herself:
So both Senior Brother Yuanshi and Senior Brother Tongtian already knew what to do. Out of respect for the order of seniority, they were just waiting for Senior Brother Taiqing to prove his Dao before making their moves.
Still, Senior Brother Tongtian, did you spend that brief pause of yours missing a certain bell that you were fated to never possess?
But then again, since my three senior brothers are the ones establishing their cults and attaining Sainthood, why on earth is the Heavenly Dao distributing merit to me as well??
Sigh...
In the distant Purple Heaven Palace, Hongjun watched the Three Pure Ones attain Sainthood with eyes full of joy. Fantastic. This old Daoist and the Heavenly Dao could finally take things a bit easier.
Within a single day, three Sages had emerged, generating a monumental spectacle, and all of them were centered around the Human Race. This inevitably caused Yuan Heng some concern over the future of the humans.
The Human Race would certainly attract the attention of the entire Primordial World. In case there were those with malicious intentions...
It seemed she would have to stay with the Human Race until Senior Sister Nuwa was free to step in.
Sigh.
Once the Three Pure Ones finished attaining Sainthood and withdrew their formidable presence, Yuan Heng ran over excitedly, her small face filled with genuine joy. “Congratulations to my three senior brothers on proving your Dao and attaining Sainthood!”
She looked at her three senior brothers. Aside from their aura being more ethereal, their cultivation deeper and more unfathomable, and their demeanor seemingly more profound... they hadn't really changed all that much.
Taiqing smiled warmly and nodded. “We thank you, Junior Sister.”
Yuanshi and Tongtian nodded in agreement. Yuan Heng blinked in sheer bewilderment, but after a moment of thought, she understood.
It must be that her senior brothers gained inspiration from watching her play the role of a 'teacher'!
Yuan Heng's expression instantly relaxed into a bright grin. “Hehehe~ I'm very happy to have been of help to you, Senior Brothers.”
Taiqing still needed to remain with the Human Race for a while. He had to pass down the Grand Dao of the Golden Elixir, which he had comprehended specifically for the humans.
Yuanshi and Tongtian did not leave either. They planned to wait until things here were settled before the three of them returned to Mount Kunlun together to consolidate their cultivation and establish their lineages...
Another thousand years passed. After Taiqing finished preaching, his gaze landed on the person who had learned the best below—the very masterpiece of the Holy Mother's show of skill, the clever cookie Yuan Heng favored.
“Do you have a name?”
“To answer the Immortal, I do not.”
Taiqing looked at him and liked him more the more he stared. The youth was quite compatible with his Dao of Inaction, possessing excellent natural talent and a good temperament...
Very good.
“Are you willing to take me as your master and receive my lineage?”
“Your disciple is willing! Disciple pays respects to Master!”
Yuan Heng could swear that the moment the sole seedling of the Humanity Cult agreed, she could see Senior Brother Taiqing's upward-curving lips from over a hundred meters away.
There was nothing more to say; his beloved disciple had been secured just like that.
With a beaming smile, Taiqing nodded. “Excellent.”
Later on, Taiqing took only the nameless youth with him, leaving behind a systematic cultivation method for the Grand Dao of the Golden Elixir.
The Human Race finally had a proper path to cultivation.
Before leaving, the Three Pure Ones specially came to find her, inviting her to go to Mount Kunlun with them.
Yuan Heng still wore a pitch-black face, deliberately ignoring Senior Brother Yuanshi's gaze, which looked as though he wanted nothing more than to wipe her face clean for her.
She shook her head gently. “I still have tasks to finish within the Human Race.”
Now that the gaze of the entire Primordial World was focused on the Human Race, she could not leave yet.
Moreover, the Three Ancestors had come to find her some days ago, seeking her counsel on a certain matter.
With the passage of time, the humans in this area had expanded significantly compared to the first generation of humans, multiplying continuously over the last two thousand years.
This land was gradually becoming unable to accommodate the entire Human Race. Thus, the Three Ancestors had decided to lead them in a migration.
She had to stay and keep watch.
Spinning her clever little brain, Yuan Heng looked at the nameless youth beside Taiqing. “Senior Brother Taiqing, why don't you leave this little fellow with me first? I will probably need his help.”
She then looked at Tongtian and Yuanshi, her small face wearing a slightly coaxing look. “And you two senior brothers, could you summon Duobao, Huanglong, and Nanji to come over? They can help out your junior sister, okay?”
There was no need for further persuasion. Since Junior Sister Yuan Heng had spoken, they naturally had no reason to refuse.
Moreover, the Human Race was created by Junior Sister Nuwa, and it was also the foundation of their eldest brother's cult.
Helping the Human Race and doing good deeds would also provide an excellent opportunity for the younger generation on Mount Kunlun to gain some experience.
The Three Pure Ones promised to send the disciples over soon. Then, after bidding Yuan Heng farewell, they departed.
Only now did Taiqing's newly minted disciple realize... that the Fourth Ancestor was actually the Holy Envoy, and also his master's junior sister. It turned out she had never truly left the Human Race.
It must have been so difficult for the Holy Envoy to paint herself pitch-black and mingle with the humans. It was truly such hard work...
Life for the Human Race went on in an orderly fashion, and the great migration was now like an arrow notched on the bowstring.
The Three Ancestors even came specifically to ask for her opinion. Activating her clever little brain, two locations instantly popped into Yuan Heng's mind.
One was Mount Shouyang by the shore of the East Sea in the eastern lands—the familiar ancestral home of the Human Race.
And... the western lands. Although it lacked the abundant spiritual energy of the east, its vitality had already recovered. Most importantly, the great calamity didn't seem to have affected that place much, making it incredibly safe.
But then again, how were Senior Brothers Jieyin and Zhunti still sitting so still?
Given Senior Brother Zhunti's desperate urge to revive the west, to the point of being willing to use any means necessary, this really shouldn't be the case...
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