Chapter 1660: The Dao of Heaven, the Dao of Earth, the Dao of Humanity: The Mocked Buddha (1/5, Requesting Subscriptions)

Zhou Qing stirred his thoughts and claimed the red packet.

The next instant, a white jade staircase half a foot long appeared in his hand.

The staircase emitted a gentle spiritual radiance, exuding a vast and boundless aura.

"What is this?" Qing Luan exclaimed in surprise.

The object before her seemed even more mysterious than the Mountain-River Diagram.

Zhou Qing smiled: "This is a supreme treasure bestowed by the Dao Lord, meant for us to establish our sect's lineage."

Saying this, he lightly tossed it upward.

Instantly, the white jade staircase grew with the wind, merging seamlessly with the great mountain below, stretching directly from its base to its peak.

At the same time, the entire mountain rapidly expanded.

In but an instant, it swelled to the size of a middle-sized world.

Within it, spiritual energy surged like tides, gushing forth like celestial springs, creating wondrous phenomena that turned the mountain peak into a fairyland.

Even more astonishingly, though the mountain had grown, it did not occupy any additional area on Earth.

This was clearly a world within a world.

Qing Luan was stunned: "Such dense spiritual energy! This Heavenly Staircase has directly transformed chaotic energy—soon, this place could become a great world!"

This function was simply too powerful.

Far surpassing any primordial supreme treasure known in the Three Realms.

And this was merely one of the sect's foundational treasures, bestowed by the Tai Xuan Dao Lord upon the Tai Xuan Sect.

Zhou Qing was astonished: "It transforms chaotic energy?"

Qing Luan nodded: "Yes. As long as heaven and earth endure, Tai Xuan Mountain will be an unsurpassable cultivation paradise, far exceeding any blessed land in the Earth Immortal Realm. Only the Dao fields opened by sages like Nüwa in the chaos can rival it."

Zhou Qing was awestruck: "The Dao Lord truly possesses extraordinary methods!"

He had not even lifted a finger, yet created a realm even sages must struggle to forge.

Nüwa Palace.

"It doesn't stop there!" Nüwa sighed. "Had she feared drawing too much attention, this Tai Xuan Ancestor might have directly used the treasure to forge a great world—truly supreme artistry."

Houtu nodded: "Such methods clearly transcend Hunyuan. No wonder the Teacher holds such favor for Him."

Nüwa nodded: "Sister Houtu, won't you go to the mortal realm to seek the Dao?"

"I likely have no chance," Houtu shook her head. "The Teacher governs Heaven's Dao; Earth's Dao and Humanity's Dao must lie beneath Him. If I restore my physical form and become a sage, the Teacher would never permit it."

Hearing this, Nüwa deeply understood.

Wasn't humanity's fate the same?

Long ago, when her brother Fuxi perished, she had wished for him to attain sagehood through Humanity's Dao.

A Humanity Sage would be even more exalted than her.

Yet—the Humanity Sage seat was split by the Teacher into eight parts, becoming the titles of the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

It was then that she finally understood—the Teacher forbade any power in the mortal realm from surpassing Him.

The status of a Humanity Sage, an Earth Sage, and a Heaven Sage are all equal.

If a sage were to arise from Humanity's Dao or Earth's Dao, it would severely threaten His dominion over Heaven's Dao.

Houtu's fate confirmed this truth.

Earth's Dao is of immense importance.

Houtu transformed into the Wheel of Rebirth, destined to become Earth's Sage—yet in the end, she could not even retain her physical form, forced to wander the Honghuang as a spirit.

As for power, she could manifest her sage-like might only within the realm of Rebirth.

"With the rise of the Tai Xuan Dao, won't the Teacher worry?" Nüwa asked softly, puzzled.

Houtu shook her head: "Why worry? Even if someone attains sagehood, it is merely a Hunyuan of the Tai Xuan Dao—unrelated to Heaven, Earth, or Humanity's Dao, and cannot shake the foundations of Honghuang. The Teacher is utterly unmoved."

Nüwa understood: "Sister, you see clearly—I am inferior."

Houtu smiled: "I dwell within the Wheel of Rebirth; cultivation brings me no benefit. I simply think more, so I understand more."

At this moment.

Tai Qing, Yuan Shi, Tong Tian, and others gazed upon the mortal realm, their hearts shaken beyond measure.

Especially Tong Tian, whose heart swelled with joy.

Though the Tai Xuan Ancestor had not appeared, he could tell—this was a terrifyingly powerful being, equal to Hong Jun.

If He intervened in Honghuang, the realm's balance might shift.

"The future of Honghuang need not follow the Teacher's design. Hmph—this may be the very opportunity for the Jie Sect!"

Though he had lost the Divine Marking War, Tong Tian had never fully surrendered.

Now that he saw an opening, he naturally wished to gamble once more.

Planet Earth.

The Heavenly Staircase did not merely stretch from mountain base to peak—it extended across all of Jiuzhou.

All those with destiny could see a white jade staircase appearing before their own doors.

Those without destiny, even standing right beside it, could perceive nothing at all.

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"This is divine fortune!"

Li Yu stood on Changjie, gazing at the nearby staircase. Once certain only he could see it, his heart surged with joy—he stepped forward and ascended the steps.

As Li Yu stepped onto the staircase, his figure vanished before the eyes of onlookers, causing passersby to panic and call the police.

As the report escalated, authorities across the land discovered Li Yu's case was not isolated.

Since the Heavenly Staircase appeared, people everywhere had vanished without a trace.

"Eh, look at the top of the staircase — aren't there a lot more people up there?"

In the end, this matter alarmed the upper echelons of the Rabbit nation, who mobilized satellites and discovered the people on the steps.

Only then did the Rabbit nation suddenly realize what had happened.

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Those people hadn't disappeared — they had obtained an immortal fate, and had the chance to join the Taixuan Sect.

"Quick, announce it nationwide — tell anyone who can see the Heavenly Ladder to hurry up and climb it."

Since the supernatural couldn't be stopped, they would naturally go with the flow, and make sure the transcendent beings felt goodwill toward the nation.

That way, the nation would naturally be able to obtain some extraordinary benefits afterward.

The appearance of the Taixuan Sect itself was a major event.