Chapter 18: with translation of chapter title

"It turns out the karmic opportunity is right here!"

Gazing at the lesser yin and lesser yang qi before him, the Yin-Yang Ancestor sighed.

His reincarnation in the primordial world was formed from the yin and yang qi; if he absorbed and refined the primordial source of the lesser yin and lesser yang, it would greatly enhance his own primordial source.

"My karmic opportunity is this supreme innate spiritual treasure!"

Kun also looked at an ancient qin entwined with the qi of Qian and Kun and said.

The qin is called the Qian-Kun Qin, a supreme innate spiritual treasure!

Zhu Qingyun gazed at the secret realm before him and already knew where this place was.

The mountain is named Fengqi Mountain; the lesser yang qi merges with Qian and Kun, later taking form as Fuxi, whose personal spiritual treasure is the Qian-Kun Qin; after Fuxi's birth it is renamed the Fuxi Qin. The lesser yin qi combines with creation, later taking form as Nüwa, whose personal spiritual treasures are the Map of Mountains and Rivers, the Crimson Embroidered Ball, and the Nüwa Stone.

"These two beings are likely the first batch of top-tier innate divinities born of the primordial world itself; if we were to erase their true spirits, we might damage our fortune, but helping them take form would also be a good karmic tie."

Nüwa will later become the Demon Race's Wa Huang, one of the six sages ordained by the primordial Heaven, using the Grand Dao of Creation to forge humanity, mother of humankind, destined to be the innate lord of the Human Dao, yet she lost control over the Human Dao due to the scheming of the sages.

Fuxi will later become the Demon Race's Xi Huang, using the Grand Dao of Qian and Kun to create the innate Eight Trigrams, later reincarnating among humanity as the Heavenly Emperor of the Three Sovereigns. Having been human before crossing over, Zhu Qingyun naturally feels affection for these two sages and does not wish to erase their true spirits.

"If so, then let us follow the third brother's words!"

Although refining the lesser yin and lesser yang qi could enhance his primordial source, since Zhu Qingyun has spoken, the Yin-Yang Ancestor naturally does not care about this minor improvement for him.

As for Kun... a supreme innate spiritual treasure? Do you think I lack one? "If so, then let me give them a lecture on the Dao."

"Then I will draw the primordial qi, while the elder brother takes charge of infusing the secret realm's Dao essence into the lesser yin and lesser yang qi?"

Among the three, Zhu Qingyun has some understanding of all three Dao, while the Yin-Yang Ancestor knows best about the primordial qi; thus Kun can only undertake the simplest task of drawing primordial qi.

"Qian and Kun: myriad transformations, profound and inscrutable..."

"Creation: the gateway to myriad wonders, profound beyond profound..."

Time is the most worthless thing in the primordial world; the leisurely ages pass, and three thousand years vanish in an instant.

On this day, golden lotuses filled the secret realm, heavenly blossoms fluttered, and a vast, majestic, supremely just and exalted aura appeared within the secret realm! This is the will of the primordial Heavenly Dao born two Great Calamities early.

Countless primordial qi surged forth, the Heavenly Dao's qi gently caressed the lesser yin and lesser yang qi—this is heaven and earth bestowing blessings upon them! No formative heavenly tribulation appeared; instead, two clumps of primordial qi flashed with light, transforming into a man and a woman, two innate divinities, as the innate spiritual treasures fell into the bodies of the two human-headed, serpent-bodied beings, who instantly refined them.

Fuxi and Nüwa greeted the two predecessors, thanking them for helping us take form!

Before taking form, the two had already given birth to their true spirits, and naturally they were aware of the outside world.

Thus, they first expressed gratitude to the Yin-Yang and Kun pair, then respectfully performed a great salute to Zhu Qingyun.

Disciples Fuxi and Nüwa pay respects to the teacher, thanking the teacher for the grace of transmitting the Dao!

Upon taking form, Fuxi and Nüwa immediately attained Great Luo perfection; their thick aura of fortune even surpasses that of Zhu Qingyun before he became the lord of fortune—this is truly the heaven and earth's favored blessing!

I am Tian Yun; this is my elder brother Yin-Yang and my second brother Kun; we Dao friends can address each other as such! Although Zhu Qingyun gave them a Dao lecture to help them take form early, they are naturally inclined toward Creation and the Qian-Kun Dao, so even without his lecture they would eventually take form on their own.

Please, teacher, accept us as disciples; you have already imparted the Dao to us in truth, and without you, we would not know how many more years it would take to take form!

Fuxi and Nüwa are clear-headed and deeply grateful to Zhu Qingyun, for had he not spoken up, we might have already had our true spirits erased and our primordial source refined by that old Daoist.

Third brother, in my view, why not take these two as disciples? Their innate talents are also quite excellent!

The Yin-Yang Ancestor spoke while simultaneously sending a mental transmission to Zhu Qingyun.

I vaguely sense that these two will bear a great mission in the future; taking them as disciples will benefit you, third brother!

Zhu Qingyun: "......"

How could I not know they bear a great mission? One will become the future Holy Mother of humanity, the other the Heavenly Emperor of humanity!

Moreover, accepting Fuxi would be fine, but Nüwa was a closed-door personal disciple of Hongjun in her past life; if I took her, once Hongjun becomes a sage I would inexplicably incur his enmity. I must admit, Zhu Qingyun's thoughts have not changed—this is the influence of his past-life memories on his character.

However, if I could truly take these two as disciples, would the Human Dao still be controlled by Hongjun? The fate of the Human Dao ought to be in humanity's own hands! But Hongjun... he is the Dao Ancestor of the primordial world, the Lord of the Heavenly Dao!

"What, third brother, are you afraid you can't suppress them? Don't forget, you are an anomaly of the Great Dao, the Martial Dao Venerable who created the supreme law! Besides, I and your second brother will always stand behind you!"

Seeing Zhu Qingyun somewhat moved yet hesitating for unknown reasons, the Yin-Yang Ancestor assumed he feared he couldn't suppress them and added fuel to the fire.

Indeed, I am the one who created the myriad Wen-Yan Dao and the myriad Wu Dao, seeking to open up the myriad worlds, the Martial Dao Venerable and lord of the primordial fortune! My Dao even refuses to walk the path of Pangu using his body as a boundary—why would I fear you, Hongjun?

What, you say Hongjun is the Dao Ancestor?

But he is the Ancestor of the Immortal Dao!

At once, having understood these things, his past-life memories could no longer affect his character; a great bearing surged within him, the path ahead became completely clear! I, Zhu Qingyun, shall take the form of celestial auspicious clouds, open up the myriad worlds, and become the ancestor of all Dao!

If so, then I will take you two as my personal disciples!

Disciples Fuxi and Nüwa pay respects to the master, to the eldest senior uncle, and to the second senior uncle!

Fuxi and Nüwa were overjoyed; although they did not know the three's cultivation level, they must be top-tier great divine abilities of the primordial world! "I and your two senior uncles wish to ascend Mount Buzhou; you two have just taken form, so why not first retreat in seclusion on Fengqi Mountain to organize and reflect on what you have gained from listening to the Dao?"

Having just taken form, and lacking heaven-defying comprehension themselves, they indeed need some time to organize and reflect on what they have heard; thus Zhu Qingyun gave them instructions.

Afterward, he also transmitted some insights on formation dao to Fuxi, and bestowed upon Nüwa a hundred catties of the Three-Light Divine Water.

Fuxi, one of the three great formation masters of the primordial world, naturally possesses extraordinary talent in formation arts! And the Three-Light Divine Water is the primordial world's premier holy water, containing countless vitalities of creation, also a primary material Nüwa will later use to create humanity; it is most suitable for the present Nüwa to study the Dao of Creation with it.

Disciple thanks the teacher, and will faithfully follow the teacher's edicts!

(End of chapter)