Chapter 99

In the world of primordial chaos, the emphasis is on the will of heaven and the law of karma. Even in the West, it is said that "Buddha saves those with a karmic connection," and for those without such a connection, one would not even spare a glance.

However, the Buddhist community is skilled at forming karmic connections. Whether good or bad, even a drop of water or a single act of charity, a bit of incense money, can be considered a karmic connection. Even if one beats you up or scolds you, this is also a cause and effect, though it is a negative one.

However, since there is a cause, there will be a result, and one can eventually achieve the right fruit. Therefore, the Buddhist community is vast, and although it only saves those with a karmic connection, it can still save all beings.

For this reason, in the world of primordial chaos, the law of karma is not just empty words. One must remember that the will of heaven hangs high above, and who among those who cultivate would speak empty words, violating their true heart, and thus damaging their Dao heart in the future, making it difficult to achieve the Great Dao?

However, karmic connections have varying depths. Since I have already taken the initiative, I will not let go. No one can stop me from taking Shennong as my disciple, Feng Ye thought silently.

He had the two women bring Jiang Kui into the house. After hesitating for a moment, Feng Ye decided to go find Shaodian. Feng Ye wanted to see which great being had nothing better to do and came here to compete for a disciple with him.

However, before Feng Ye could go to find Shaodian, he saw Shaodian leading a Daoist approaching.

When Feng Ye looked at the Daoist, he couldn't help but twitch his lips.

With white hair and a youthful face, and an aura of immortality, these were all fine. Feng Ye had traveled the world of primordial chaos for so long and had seen many immortals, most of whom looked like this. But what was that auspicious purple cloud above his head? And wasn't the light surrounding him the legendary Taiqing Immortal Light? Wasn't this the exclusive secret technique of the Taiqing lineage of the Xuanmen?

Although ordinary people could not see it, Feng Ye, being a Great Sage, could clearly see the auspicious cloud and immortal light surrounding the Daoist. Moreover, the Daoist held a staff and led a green ox. Feng Ye was speechless, realizing that it was actually this person who had come in person.

Feng Ye coughed lightly and stepped forward, "It turns out that the Holy Sage of Taiqing has come in person. I wonder what brings you here?"

"It turns out it's the Southern Emperor! I didn't expect the Emperor to be here as well!" Laojun was also surprised. This friend of Fuxi was not in the Heavenly Court helping Fuxi, so why did he have time to come down?

"Calling me an Emperor is too much. I'm just temporarily helping out in the Heavenly Court. Holy Sage, you can just call me Xuanji. But why has the Holy Sage, who usually stays away from the mundane world, come out this time?"

Although Feng Ye had never met Laojun in person, he had heard of him long ago. Initially, the Heavenly Venerable of Primordial Beginning had mentioned to Laojun that he wanted to take Feng Ye to the Chongtian Sect. Although it didn't come to fruition, Laojun still remembered him.

As for Feng Ye, Laojun's appearance and deeds were well-known in later generations. Plus, from the descriptions of Fuxi, Nüwa, and others, he knew a bit about this person.

Moreover, Feng Ye was a cultivator of the Immortal Path. Although the Xuanmen was initially just one of the main streams of the Immortal Path, after the Four Sages, the Xuanmen unified the Immortal Path and became the highest authority. In this sense, even if Feng Ye had no connection with the Three Pure Ones, he was still inferior.

Furthermore, in the Heavenly Court of the Xuanmen, the status of the Three Pure Ones was above the Four Emperors. As the Southern Emperor, Feng Ye had to show respect. Also, being of human origin, the education of humans nominally fell under the jurisdiction of the Human Teachings' leader.

With these three identities, Feng Ye was at a disadvantage, and he silently shed tears in his heart.

"A few days ago, I sensed that a great sage of the human race had appeared. As the leader of the Human Teachings, I naturally want to contribute to the human race and wish to take him as my disciple," Laojun said.

"So, you came here? I wonder which child has this good fortune!" Feng Ye turned to Shaodian and said, "Shaodian, go to the back and bring the two children born a few days ago for the Holy Sage to see!"

The two children from a few days ago naturally did not include the newly born Jiang Kui. Shaodian understood Feng Ye's meaning and went to the back to find the people.

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Shaodian, along with two women, brought two children over. Laojun looked at these two children and calculated their past and present lives. These two children were not the ones he was looking for.

Laojun couldn't help but frown. The human emperor was protected by the will of heaven, and his destiny was strong. Even Laojun could not calculate his fate, only seeing a mist of destiny. Naturally, these two children were not the ones.

"May I ask, Daoist Xuanji, are there any other children in the tribe?" Although Feng Ye nominally had various identities under his jurisdiction, it was only nominal. Moreover, this person had great potential and would surely become a Great Sage. Laojun did not want to offend him over a title. He called him a fellow Daoist, and it didn't cost him anything. After all, the lineage of the human emperor was also of high status. If traced back to the Jiutou Clan, they were even contemporaries of Hongjun.

Moreover, as the leader of the Human Teachings, if Laojun's virtue was not up to par, Nüwa, even under the pressure of the Xuanmen, would not have made him the leader of the Human Teachings. Therefore, Laojun's virtue was commendable, humble and courteous, not the type who thought he was the greatest in the world.

"There is one more! But he is my disciple, and I believe he has no karmic connection with the leader of the teachings!" After much consideration, Feng Ye decided to meet this leader of the Human Teachings in his human identity.

Feng Ye pretended not to care and said to one of the women in the tribe, "Go inside and ask Nüdeng and Jiang Kui to come out!"

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Nüdeng was just coming out with Jiang Kui when Laojun saw the red light above Jiang Kui's head and suddenly moved forward to examine him closely.

Then he said to Feng Ye, "The one with a karmic connection to me is this child. I wonder if you can let him go? How about I owe you a favor?"

Shaodian and Nüdeng also looked at Feng Ye, waiting for the elder to make a decision. On one side was a great immortal, and on the other side was the tribe's elder.

However, these people were mere mortals and did not understand the matters of immortals or the respect due to a Holy Sage. They only saw Feng Ye as mysterious and revered him as an incarnation of a deity, unable to judge the superiority of the two. Moreover, Feng Ye had a close relationship with the two children, having raised and educated them since they were young, so they naturally favored Feng Ye.

After a long pause, Feng Ye said, "The Holy Sage of Taiqing has keen eyes. Have you calculated Jiang Kui's past life?"

Laojun moved and calculated, then fell silent. A past disciple, no wonder this person came so early. If we talk about karmic connection, this person is much deeper than me. However, this human emperor is of great use to me, and I can't just give up.

"I suppose the Holy Sage has already discovered that Jiang Kui was my disciple in his past life. In this life, I came here early and have been protecting him for a hundred years, all to take him as my disciple. Can a single word of karmic connection from the Holy Sage sever my connection with my disciple?"

"Three things, I will agree to three things for you, as long as they do not violate my true heart and do not harm the interests of the Xuanmen!" Laojun said.

"Three things, to ruin my future foundation? To prevent me from advancing forever? The favor of the Holy Sage of Taiqing is too easily used!" Feng Ye laughed in anger. He had made a promise to Feng Kui on his deathbed. If he couldn't take Shennong as his disciple, he would surely develop a heart knot and find it difficult to make progress in the future.

Refusing, a promise from a Holy Sage is priceless. If it did not harm the interests of the Xuanmen, even fighting the two Western Sages, Laojun would accept it.

However, since Feng Ye mentioned the future Dao path, Laojun understood. The Dao path is more important than anything. Examples of sacrificing oneself for the Dao are not uncommon in the world of primordial chaos. Blocking someone's Dao path is a mortal enmity. Unless it was a matter of great importance, one would not go out of their way to obstruct someone's enlightenment.

However, as the leader of the Human Teachings, if Laojun claimed a karmic connection with the human emperor, no one could say anything. Even if his intentions were impure, with the aim of using the human emperor and not planning to educate him properly, it would still be the same.

Generally, in the world of primordial chaos, if two people have a karmic connection, the rest would be resolved by force. The victor would be determined by the will of heaven. Although the will of heaven is supreme, with great cultivation, one can also forcibly change it.

However, would Laojun dare to act? Not to mention the relationship between Nüwa, Fuxi, and Feng Ye, just the virtue and status of Feng Ye as an emperor in the Heavenly Court meant he could not be killed. Otherwise, the virtue would backfire, and the Xuanmen's destiny would be damaged. As the leader of the Xuanmen, Laojun would not harm his own destiny.

But sealing? Sealing has a time limit, and under the pressure of Fuxi and others, he would have to release him eventually. At that time, having one more person to trip him up, although as a Holy Sage he would not fear, his disciples would have to be cautious.

Laojun was thinking, and so was Feng Ye. Feng Ye was also afraid that Laojun would suddenly turn against him. He was not Laojun's match. However, with his virtue and destiny, and the mandate of heaven, he would not perish, but being sealed for hundreds of years would not be pleasant.

However, by reason, Feng Ye and Jiang Kui were master and disciple in the past life. In this life, Feng Ye came early and even shared his imperial aura, so it was reasonable for him to take Jiang Kui as his disciple.

If Laojun took Jiang Kui without reason, he would be criticized and condemned. After all, Laojun was not Nüwa or Fuxi.

Nüwa, the mother of the human race, held a lifelong position. As long as the human race existed, she would be revered. As a mother, she was even more respected for her care for the human race.

Fuxi, as the first human emperor, also held a lifelong position. The human race would always revere the first human leader, and as Nüwa's brother, he was revered as the ancestor of human culture.

However, the position of the leader of the Human Teachings was not certain. The leader of the Human Teachings was responsible for educating the human race, a broad responsibility that included Feng Ye.

If Laojun acted improperly and caused chaos among the human race, the entire race, along with Nüwa and Fuxi, could perform a grand sacrifice to the heavens. The combined will and destiny of the human race, led by Nüwa, could invoke the power of the will of heaven to revoke Laojun's position as the leader of the Human Teachings.

The leader of the Human Teachings is determined by virtue. Otherwise, teaching the human race to kill and steal, to betray and harm, would be unacceptable.

Laojun understood this, and so did Feng Ye. Thus, the two were at an impasse. Laojun was thinking of how to make Feng Ye allow him to take the human emperor as a disciple without violating his true heart.

Feng Ye was thinking of how to send this Holy Sage away, as his small body could not withstand the pressure.

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