Chapter 159: Restored to the Original

Miao Le's tea cup trembled slightly in his hand, the amber tea rippling with small waves. Having entered the Human Race's territory on his master's orders, he had always kept a scrutinizing gaze, and now his cheeks felt hot.

It turned out that the Human Race's sovereign intended to let every subject bathe in the saintly Dao's radiance; this sincerity far exceeded his narrow expectations.

"Why must we mobilize so many…" Before Miao Le finished speaking, Zhou Yi rose solemnly, and his dark ceremonial robe moved without a breeze:

"In ancient times, the Tai Qing Sheng Ren stationed at Shouyang Mountain to transmit the teachings for a thousand years, which gave rise to the Human Race's present state. Now the saint has sent a senior disciple to continue the Dao lineage; how could we dare show any negligence?"

These resonant words tightened Miao Le's throat. Across the table, three Human Ancestors simultaneously bowed their heads to sip tea; Sui Huang clenched his ceramic cup until his knuckles whitened, You Chao stared at the floating tea stalk, and under the wide sleeves of the Zi Yi Clan, a subtle twitch flickered at the corner of the mouth.

Only they knew that while Miao Le was immersed in emotion, three hundred and sixty messenger envoys outside the hall had already prepared to set out.

This millennial preaching event was actually a bid for time to perfect the Primordial Law Codex. Whenever Miao Le opened the altar, tens of thousands of Human Race cultivators were in secret realms deducing a completely different true understanding of the Great Dao.

When the Demon Race's massive army pressed upon the border, the presence of Grand Master Miao Le undoubtedly gave the Human Race a strategic buffer.

Zhou Yi fully understood that this Tai Qing senior disciple's request to preach was intentional, so he went along smoothly; since they were to spread the Ren Sect's teachings, he simply let the other party act freely.

"Comrade Miao Le has been preaching to the Human Race for a thousand years, equivalent to the Tai Qing saints' protection over our clan for a millennium of time."

Zhou Yi mused, gazing at the heavens, as if he had already foreseen the moment when the ultimate war between wizard‑lichs erupts, leaving the Demon Race with no other concerns.

At this moment he actually hoped the Demon Race would attack sooner, to witness how this carefully arranged game would unfold.

On the cloud platform, Grand Master Miao Le radiated the Dao rhythm unique to the Great Luo Golden Immortal, looking down at the thousands of Human Race newcomers below.

These vibrant faces made him secretly delighted; if the Ren Sect's Dao lineage could take root in the new generation, why worry that the Dao methods would not flourish?

"Now, following the Tai Qing edict, I will transmit the orthodox of the Ren Sect's profound gate," Miao Le declared solemnly, as the spiritual qi of heaven and earth surged, "Chaos's Beginning gives rise to all things; primordial Qi is the root of all. To verify the supreme wondrous realm, one must trace back to the source…"

Zhou Yi, observing from the side, nodded slightly; this sermon was indeed far more profound than the foundational teachings the Tai Qing Sheng Ren left a hundred years ago.

Although it offered limited benefit to Great Luo realm cultivators, for Human Race cultivators still on the path of enlightenment, Miao Le's exposition of the "Qi Origin Theory" was sufficiently analogical to provide new ideas for breaking through bottlenecks.

"It seems the Tai Qing Palace has truly shown sincerity this time," Zhou Yi said with a slight smile. Though these profound principles would not cause the Human Race to change their cultivation methods, they could become a beacon on the path of practice. When the sudden insights of countless cultivators accumulate to a critical point, the qualitative leap in overall strength will naturally follow.

The true meaning of the Great Dao that Grand Master Miao Le was preaching at this moment was directly inherited from the supreme legacy of the Tai Qing Sheng Ren.

As the foremost of the Six Saints of Honghuang, the Tai Qing Sheng Ren's Dao arts were unrivaled across the universe.

Even though Zhou Yi had reached the near‑Imperial realm pinnacle, and his ancient Saint Body Great Completion gave him superior combat power, his Dao realm cultivation still remained within the Great Luo Golden Immortal category.

While concentrating to comprehend the mysterious Dao rhythm, Zhou Yi was using a saintly heart to extrapolate his own cultivation system.

His Zhe Tian system stood alone; each level selected the strongest contemporary secret classics as foundation: the Wheel Sea realm opened Chaos with the Dao Classic, the Dao Palace realm built the five Qi foundation using the Western Emperor Classic.

The Four Extremes realm used the Eternal Universe Classic to connect the four dimensions of heaven and earth; the Transforming Dragon realm relied on the Great Emperor Classic to condense the celestial star tracks; up to the Immortal Terrace realm, which employed the Great Yin–Yang Dual Classic to harmonize yin and yang.

The laws of Honghuang Tian Di differ greatly from those of the Zhe Tian world.

That other world is constrained by the Heavenly Dao; in each era only one person can achieve Dao and become emperor, and cannot repeat a predecessor's path.

In contrast, in Honghuang, a complete Imperial Classic can directly point to the Great Dao's endpoint.

Yet Zhou Yi's method of integrating a hundred classics, while able to forge an unparalleled foundation, also adds myriad obstacles to the path of Dao attainment.

From the moment he set foot on the cultivation path, Zhou Yi had already perceived its difficulty. Ordinary cultivators could select complete Imperial Classics such as Imperishable Celestial Skill and Heavenly Emperor Classic to directly reach the Imperial realm, but he sought more than merely attaining Dao and becoming emperor.

Only the techniques truly aligned with the Great Dao are the ultimate choice; even the profound meanings of predecessors, however mighty, if slightly mismatched with one's own Dao rhythm, will become cracks in the Dao foundation when breaking through later.

"All methods are firewood, forging my path!"

From the start of his cultivation, Zhou Yi modeled himself after Ye Tian Di's way, treating a hundred Imperial Classics as firewood to forge his Dao foundation.

Though this thorn‑strewn path to Dao verification requires many years, it can temper a flawless Dao method perfectly suited to oneself.

When achievement is finally attained, it will pave the sky‑reaching road that points directly to the Primordial Great Dao.

Integrating the classics of a hundred schools, mastering the laws of myriad Dao! Zhou Yi's self‑created cultivation system uses the scrolls of successive emperors as nourishment, the laws of heaven and earth as foundation, constructing a uniquely supreme Dao base for himself.

This world‑shocking cultivation method essentially uses heaven and earth as a furnace, turning the classics of a hundred schools into firewood, tempering the true self within the raging flames.

This defiant‑against‑heaven road is riddled with thorns; throughout history countless celestial pride have turned to ash and smoke in the Dao fire.

But Zhou Yi holds three trump cards: the successful example of his predecessor Ye Tian Di, several immortal saint pills that can generate living dead flesh and bone, and his own unique insight into the laws of space‑time.

When Grand Master Miao Le opened the altar to preach, Zhou Yi suddenly felt his spirit platform clear, and the three dormant primordial imprints within his body suddenly resonated.

To avoid disturbing the preaching scene, he quietly employed the Qian Kun Relocation technique, and in an instant arrived at a hidden cave.

Sitting cross‑legged, a sapphire‑like aura shimmered around him, and scriptures resonated from within, spanning space and time.

His past self, present true self, and future Dao shadow manifested simultaneously, forming a trinity of a mysterious configuration.

This is not the Honghuang world's three‑body good‑evil separation technique, but a unique method Zhou Yi created by comprehending the truth of space‑time; the old self from bygone times guards the past, the present body sits at the center, and the future Dao body extrapolates infinite possibilities.

Blazing Dao fire ignited from the void, enveloping Zhou Yi in a furnace woven of laws.

Each flame was formed from the condensed mysteries of Imperial Classics, and the myriad Dao laws became the furnace's walls.

This method of using one's body as a vessel seems perilous, but was prepared in advance: whenever flesh blackened, the jade bottle at his waist released the essence of the immortal pill, instantly restoring the damaged Dao body to its original state.

In the reflection of the space‑time river, one can see Zhou Yi's past self interpreting the Void Classic's mysteries, his present body forging the Sun True Classic, and his future Dao body contemplating the Moon Secret Classic.

Although the three practice different Imperial Classics, they channel all insights back to the true self via a space‑time link, which is his unique method of the convergence of myriad Dao.

Within this chaotic cultivation space, deep in Zhou Yi's spirit platform, the Heavenly Dao resonated.

If a cultivator probes with divine perception, they would be startled to find those mysterious fluctuations are the complete ancient Imperial patterns resonating.

At this moment the space‑time river rippled, and the past self, seated upstream of the river, held a bamboo slip of time to chant for the present.