Chapter 47

Wind Zhong, ranked as a Celestial Immortal, was naturally gifted. Feng Ye imparted the One Yuan Dao Wen to him and then let him practice on his own.

Next, he had a conversation with Yuan Kui: "Fellow Daoist, now that I have achieved the rank of Golden Immortal, I can finally protect myself. Fellow Daoist, are you going to visit the Ziyang Grotto-Heaven to pay respects to that Primordial Lord?"

"Since we both originated from the Nine Heads, this meeting will be quite awkward!" Yuan Kui was somewhat reluctant. "I am just a Divine Lord, while that one is at least a Celestial Sovereign or a Quasi-Saint. The gap between us is significant, and it will be difficult to gauge the situation after we meet."

"Just go. What can she do to you? Our current fortune is at its peak, and she won't dare to act against us. Moreover, if the Heavenly Emperor discovers your origins, he will see us as thorns in his side. The Lady Doumu could be our potential ally!" Feng Ye analyzed calmly.

"Since that's the case, I'll return to the Yellow River, prepare a bit, and then go to pay my respects. After all, some gifts and formalities are necessary, right?" Yuan Kui was more concerned about appearances than Feng Ye.

Feng Ye shook his head, "Do as you please!"

After sending Yuan Kui away, Feng Ye's primordial spirit left and寄托于天道, arriving at a mysterious and unfathomable place.

Is this the core of the Heavenly Dao, the place of destiny and fate? It looks like a miniature world. Feng Ye curiously looked around.

It is said that this is the physical manifestation of the Heavenly Dao's power, one of the places where the Heavenly Dao's power is most concentrated. Here, one can control the fortunes and destinies of all beings. However, only those above the rank of Golden Immortal, who have transcended the heavens and earth, can come here to glimpse the mysteries.

After Feng Ye achieved the rank of Golden Immortal, he sensed the existence of this place. With Yuan Kui's description, he sent his primordial spirit here to investigate.

Here, there are mountains, rivers, sun, moon, stars, and all the things that exist in the world. Dragons, phoenixes, qilins, and divine turtles can be seen everywhere, but these are not real living beings; they are manifestations of the fortunes of all beings.

The land is a miniature map of the primordial chaos, where the mountains, rivers, and veins of the primordial chaos can be found. On the land, there are countless light points, symbolizing the living beings that exist on the land. These beings are entangled in cause and effect, bound by their lifespans, and cannot transcend. Only those who have reached the rank of Golden Immortal or above can gather their fortunes, rise from the land, and achieve freedom.

According to another theory, this place can be called the River of Destiny. Countless beings float in this destiny, unable to transcend. Only those powerful Golden Immortals can recognize their true selves and initially break free from the constraints of destiny.

Feng Ye stood in the void, looking up. He saw a red sun in the sky, surrounded by countless stars, occupying the center of the sky. In the red sun, there was a magnificent palace, with the grandeur of its palaces and pavilions unmatched in the world, representing the fortune of the Heavenly Court.

Around the red sun, ten golden crows circled, guarding the red sun. Are these the fortunes of the ten Golden Crow Princes? Feng Ye pondered.

Thus, the red sun represents the fortune of the current ruler of the Heavenly Court, Di Jun. It also represents the legitimacy of the current Heavenly Court. With the sun high in the sky, the Heavenly Court stands tall, occupying the central position of the heavenly fortune, making it the protagonist of the current world.

Among the stars beside the red sun, countless beings can be seen. Various demon gods, such as the ox, snake, tiger, and rabbit, control the stars. The fortune of the demon gods is connected to Di Jun. However, some stars have already broken away from the red sun's control and no longer orbit around it. These are likely the star gods of Di Jun's own lineage. Abandoning his own star gods and seeking help from the demon gods, not only is it a case of neglecting the near and seeking the far, but it also offends many primordial great gods. It seems that the fortune of the Heavenly Emperor will not last much longer.

Below the red sun, a black dragon rose from the land, connecting to the numerous mountains and the fortunes of the many witch tribes. The black dragon had a fierce appearance and a domineering aura, hinting at a challenge to the heavens. This must be the fortune of the witch tribes. Indeed, they are at odds with the Heavenly Court, with their fortunes in opposition.

The red sun, having lost the support of some star gods, was already precarious. With the threat from the witch tribes, it was like the sun setting in the west, with a shadow clearly visible in the red sun. When the shadow covers the entire red sun, the Heavenly Emperor's reign will likely come to an end.

Feng Ye looked at the stars in the sky, calculating for a long time. Finally, in the far north, away from the central star cluster, he discovered nine stars, connected in a pattern resembling a dipper.

The Northern Dipper, this must be the fortune of the Lady Doumu, Feng Ye thought.

Indeed, it has deviated from the position of Di Jun's Heavenly Court. However, why do the nine stars appear so dim? Just as Feng Ye was about to continue observing, the nine stars flashed with a light and then disappeared.

Feng Ye was taken aback, then realized that the Lady Doumu did not want anyone to spy on her and had concealed her fortune.

Knowing the taboo, Feng Ye did not further investigate the roots of the fortunes of these great beings. He only took a distant look, for not everyone is like the Lady Doumu. If he encountered someone with a bad temper, it would create enmity, leading to future entanglements.

Feng Ye looked at a large mountain not far away. If the Heavenly Court occupies the central position and is the most prominent, then this mountain, standing tall, has a fortune that is not inferior to the Heavenly Court, and may even surpass it.

The Daoist Sect! This is the fortune of the Daoist Sect. This mountain must be the projection of Yujing Mountain, the ancestral seat of the Daoist Sect, where the Daoist Patriarch Hongjun cultivates. The condensation of the Daoist Sect's fortune into the shape of Yujing Mountain makes sense.

At the highest point of Yujing Mountain, there is a Daoist palace, surrounded by three thousand purple auras, with countless rays of light and boundless auspicious clouds and celestial music. Below it, there are the Eight Scenic, Jade Void, and Green Tour palaces. Further down, there are dragons, phoenixes, qilins, and green clouds, with countless fortunes converging here, situated on Yujing Mountain. These dragons and phoenixes are the fortunes of powerful Golden Immortals who are associated with the Daoist Sect.

Not only that, but the fortunes of the cultivators on the land also converge at the base of Yujing Mountain, contributing to its towering presence.

No wonder the fortune here is even greater than that of the Heavenly Court. Just looking at the four saints of this sect gives an idea of its power, let alone the combined fortune of the entire Daoist Sect.

Considering the fortunes of the saints and Golden Immortals, Feng Ye did not dare to further investigate and looked elsewhere.

He saw a blissful realm in the west, with golden lotuses blooming, bodhi trees standing tall, and the ground covered with seven treasures like lapis lazuli, crystal, and gold. Celestial maidens danced in the sky, captivating the eyes.

Although the Western Blissful Realm is beautiful, it is far inferior to the fortunes of the Daoist Sect and the Heavenly Court. There are also two other places with fortunes that are not weaker than the Western Blissful Realm.

One of them, like the Heavenly Court, is high in the sky. However, it is not supported by stars but is instead supported by five-colored clouds, with a divine palace inscribed with "Nüwa Palace." Beside Nüwa Palace, there are pairs of divine dragons and colorful phoenixes, and jade trees and flowers are everywhere. As the mother of the human race and the goddess of the divine path, Nüwa's fortune naturally surpasses that of the Western Blissful Realm, given her creation of humans and the virtue of mending the sky.

The other place is a mountain floating on a fire cloud, with red light shining and fire clouds spreading. Golden divine dragons dance and coil around it.

It continuously draws the fortune of the human race from the land, converging in the fire cloud. A fortune dragon from Nüwa Palace also connects to the fire cloud.

This mountain looked very familiar to Feng Ye, resembling the place where he had lived for over a thousand years.

Suishan! The fortune of the human race! As the first race of the primordial chaos and the protagonist of the world, the human race naturally has a strong fortune, and being created by a saint, it is also connected to Nüwa's fortune.

Since Suishan is the ancestral seat of the human race, the manifestation of the human race's fortune is Suishan.

Feng Ye carefully examined the fortune of the human race and finally found the fortune of his own lineage.

A Taiji symbol, combined with a golden chain formed from the One Yuan Dao Wen, locked a red dragon, preventing it from fully merging with the fortune of the human race.

Even so, his fortune is still closely connected to the human race. If something happens in the future, it will be a constraint.

Therefore, it would be better to seek a Daoist site, open a mountain gate, and separate his fortune from the human race.

Interacting with the fortune of the human race is fine, but completely merging with it, sharing its prosperity, is not good. Being bound to the human race's chariot, without freedom, would inevitably lead to being manipulated by others. If the human race's fortune is not autonomous and is divided by the saints, his share would also be lost.

Feng Ye then looked at the fortunes of the other great beings, such as the nine-clawed divine dragon representing the Dragon Palace lineage, the projection of the Western Kunlun representing the fortune of the Queen Mother of the West, and others, such as golden phoenixes and qilins, representing individual fortunes that are not aligned with major powers. He carefully remembered those he could not offend and prepared to leave.

Just then, a purple divine dragon flashed on the land, catching Feng Ye's attention.

According to the map of the land, that place should be the Huaxu tribe. Could the purple divine dragon be the incarnation of the Heavenly Emperor?

However, it shouldn't be. When he achieved the rank of Golden Immortal a few days ago, Huaxu was just pregnant. How could the child be born so soon?

Thinking about this, Feng Ye's expression changed, and he immediately left the realm of heavenly fortune. He calculated with his fingers and found that hundreds of days had passed in just a moment.

He didn't expect that Fuxi had already been born. Well, with the rise of the human race under this saintly emperor, the future looks bright.

Just as Feng Ye was happy about the future of the human race, he sensed a vow force descending upon him. Upon closer inspection, it was related to a vow he made in the Sui Ren tribe.

At that time, Feng Ye had vowed to let his people have enough food and not suffer from hunger, and that the elderly would no longer have to starve themselves. Although he eventually fulfilled the vow and began his cultivation.

However, he had another thought at the time, which was to find the five grains and six domestic animals. After all, hunting and gathering were not sustainable. Feng Ye thought that planting and domestication would be more secure. But it was just a thought, and he abandoned it, not realizing that the Heavenly Dao had recorded it.

Now, the consequences have come. The Sui Ren tribe, as the main branch of the human race, is no longer just a few thousand people. Now, the human race has at least several million people. This is the continuation of the vow. If they are to be free from hunger, the merit would be immense.

Therefore, Feng Ye now has two choices: accept it and gain the merit, but if he fails, he will be burdened with karma; or abandon it, live freely, and focus on cultivation without getting involved in the mortal world.

In simple terms, this is a loophole in the heavens. If Feng Ye had only meant the few thousand people at the time, it would be fine. But now, it can be interpreted as the entire human race, and the choice is his.

For example, the vow of Ksitigarbha Bodhisattva, "I vow not to become a Buddha until hell is empty," is world-renowned.

If taken literally, it means that the entire hell must be emptied and the path of goodness promoted. However, if one is cunning, it is also possible.

Hell can be considered empty if all the hungry ghosts are returned to the living world, even though it would harm the living world. Or, all the hungry ghosts can be killed, which would also empty hell, but it would damage one's virtue and is not advisable.

Therefore, a third method is to rename hell, calling it a purgatory or a place of evil, thus making it disappear and empty. Or, build a new place to handle the hungry ghosts and empty hell.

There are four methods, plus the most honest and straightforward one, making five options. The Heavenly Dao is fair but has many loopholes. Otherwise, if everything were predetermined, what would be the point? The teachings of the截教, which seek to exploit the loopholes of the Heavenly Dao, would have no significance.

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