Chapter 323: Heavenly Dao, Details

"Daughter, must Mother also do this?"

"The Ashura Clan's queen was a bit hesitant, after all, her status was what it was, and she still had reservations."

"Mother, you also know that this trip to the Western Teaching is to take revenge on the Western Teaching."

"The Rakshasa woman sighed, saying: 'Now, the women of my Ashura Clan, with my husband's help, have gained the Western Teaching's fortune; thus they can better establish themselves in the Western Teaching. Mother, don't you want to personally avenge Father King?'"

"Upon hearing this, the Ashura Clan's queen flashed a hint of hatred on her face."

"Alright, I understand!"

"The queen's eyes were firm as she said: 'I do this for two reasons: first, for the continuation of the Ashura Clan; second, to avenge your father. I think even if he knew, he would approve my decision, after all, the glory of the Ashura Clan needs Hong'er to restore it, and likewise needs the new generation of Ashura Clan children to support it.'"

"Saying this, the queen walked into the room of her gaze with a hint of resoluteness."

"Mother-in-law, your son-in-law pays his respects!"

"Ao Yifan's attitude was still respectful."

"But just thinking about what was about to happen, the queen felt a bit unnatural."

"Polite? I think you're quite rude!"

"He cursed in his heart, but the arrow was already on the string; he had no choice but to release it."

"Furthermore, the Ashura Clan's royal line now only has Hong'er left; indeed they need to propagate, for example, by having Hong'er bear a son to support her future restoration of the Ashura Clan's glory."

"……"

"Within the Time City, under the effect of the Time Law, the outside world is merely a fleeting moment, while inside, one does not know how much time has passed."

"Ao Yifan only knew that when he emerged from the Time City again, his Hunyuan Dao Fruit had become more plump."

"There, they and their unborn children will form the Ashura Division, one of the Western Teaching's Heaven Eight Divisions."

"There, they and their unborn children will form the Ashura Division, one of the Western Teaching's Heaven Eight Divisions."

"'The Ashura Division is already in your hands; as for the Dragon Division, when do you plan to make a move?'"

"Watching the direction in which Wen Dao Ren left, Hou Tu Niangniang suddenly appeared beside Ao Yifan."

"Ao Yifan did not conceal his plan from her."

"After all, many of the upcoming matters will require Hou Tu Niangniang's help."

"'This is not urgent!'"

"Ao Yifan shook his head and said: 'Fellow Daoist, why don't we talk properly about the ultimate fate of the three great powers after the Dragon-Han Great Calamity?'"

"Upon hearing this, Hou Tu Niangniang glanced at Ao Yifan with some surprise."

"'You, how did you suddenly become interested in the Dragon-Han Great Calamity?'"

"Hou Tu Niangniang said: 'Forget it, you are deep-minded; since you don't want to say more, I won't ask. As for the Dragon-Han Great Calamity, almost all of the three great powers perished, the Qilin turned into auspicious beasts, the Yuan Phoenix became the Vermilion Bird, the Primordial Dragon became the Azure Dragon, and their fate is……'"

"Hou Tu Niangniang then slowly recounted the events of that time."

"After all, she had personally witnessed the fate of the dragon, phoenix, and qilin back then, and she too had sighed endlessly."

"After all, such mighty three great races ending up like this is just like the later Witch and Demon clans."

"One could say that Hou Tu Niangniang's embodiment of the Six Paths, making up for the lack of reincarnation, was precisely to repay the Witch Clan's karmic debt."

"'In that case, the remaining mighty ones of the Dragon Clan would find it hard to emerge!'"

"After listening to Hou Tu Niangniang's introduction, Ao Yifan murmured."

"'You want to let them come out?'"

"Hou Tu Niangniang glared and said: 'This is absolutely out of the question; those remaining Dragon Clan great divine abilities, due to the cause of the Dragon-Han Great Calamity, are bound by karmic forces, and can only use their guarding function to wear down their karma; if they leave without permission, they will surely incur Heavenly Dao's punishment.'"

"'Heavenly Dao? It really is a troublesome existence.'"

"Ao Yifan looked up at the sky, then immediately smiled and said: 'Forget it, we'll talk about these matters later.'"

"'Mm, no matter what you think, I will support you; you just need to plan slowly.'"

"Hou Tu Niangniang nodded, but soon she discovered that Ao Yifan's 'later' was not a time concept."

"……"

"'One of the Heaven Eight Divisions, the Ashura Division has already taken its place; my Western Teaching's fortune is growing ever stronger!'"

"Closely tied to the Western Teaching's fortune, at the moment the Ashura Division took its place, Jun Ti Dao Ren noticed a change in the Western Teaching's fortune."

"But soon Jun Ti Dao Ren discovered that his senior brother's complexion was somewhat uncertain."

"'Senior Brother Jie Yin, what's wrong with you?'"

"Jun Ti Dao Ren asked."

"Upon hearing this, Jie Yin Dao Ren murmured and said: 'Junior Brother Jun Ti, haven't you noticed that our Western Teaching's fortune has increased far too much this time? The Ashura Division has just taken its place; it should not have such an abundance of fortune.'"

"'More fortune—how could that not be a good thing?'"

"Jun Ti Dao Ren said, puzzled."

"'When things go against the norm, there must be a demon!'"

"After thinking, Jie Yin Dao Ren shook his head and said: 'Forget it, let's set this aside for now; our Western Teaching now has a more important problem to solve.'"

"'Senior Brother, are you referring to the matter of the Tai Qing Saint?'"

"Jun Ti Dao Ren's face darkened."

"This time, the two of them brothers lost all face before the Tai Qing Saint."

"'Not bad!'"

"Jie Yin Dao Ren said: 'This tribulation, the Daoist sect's tribulation, will also be the node where the Daoist sect declines from prosperity; I think the Three Pure Ones must certainly know this.'"

"'So, Senior Brother, do you suspect that, in order to save your sect, the Three Pure Ones made some arrangements?'"

"Jun Ti Dao Ren said."

"'This is inevitable!'"

"Jie Yin Dao Ren said: 'The abilities of the Three Pure Ones are all above you and me, brothers; they will make some arrangements for their respective sects, which even I cannot calculate.'"

But Daoism is declining while my Western Teaching flourishes; this is destined by the Heavenly Dao. Could it be that they, the Three Pure Ones, still have the ability to defy heaven and change fate?

Zhunti Daoist said.

Going against the turning of the Heavenly Dao, they naturally lack this ability.

Jieyin Daoist said: "But the Heavenly Dao only cares about the overall situation, not the details. Take, for example, Dizang's recent theft of the Underworld's reincarnation authority—this should have been an opportunity for our Western Teaching, yet we never imagined that someone would secretly intervene, fusing the true spirit of the Old Ancestor of the Nether River into Dizang's divine soul, causing the newly born King Dizang to become another person, making our Western Teaching lose, for free, the chance to control the Underworld. This is exactly the sort of detail the Heavenly Dao overlooks."

Upon hearing this, Zhunti Daoist fell slightly silent.

He also understood what his senior brother meant: the Heavenly Dao only cares that the King Dizang controls a portion of the Underworld's reincarnation authority, not which faction the King Dizang belongs to.

This might be a probe of the Heavenly Dao's workings.

This means that in the future, many major events could see the Daoism's Three Pure Ones acting from the details without violating the turning of the Heavenly Dao; if that is truly the case, then numerous arrangements of our Western Teaching would likely suffer destruction.