Chapter 272: Pottery Techniques Spread Widely Among the Human Race, Plotting Human Marriages?!

Western Heaven and Earth, Mount Sumeru!

Chen Ku has returned!

A certain moment.

"Ah-choo... Ah-choo..."

Without any warning, he let out several sneezes in a row.

Instantly, Chen Ku was somewhat startled.

"Hmm... Who is cursing this venerable one?"

He rubbed his nose, secretly deduced a bit, but to no avail.

Chen Ku was somewhat doubtful.

Now he controls myriad laws and orders; the Heavenly Dao laws have even reached over sixty percent.

According to common sense, deduction shouldn't yield nothing.

Chen Ku naturally wouldn't have thought that now Lu Ya still gives Nüwa a headache.

However, Chen Ku also doesn't care about this.

After a moment, he gathered his mind and thought no more.

His gaze shifted, falling upon a certain direction below Mount Sumeru.

There, the human race also numbered in the hundreds of millions, dense and vast like a sea of smoke, innumerable.

Instantly, Chen Ku's expression changed.

"Hmm... I should also go check the human beings of the West."

Chen Ku suddenly thought, since he brought over ten thousand humans back to the human race, he has paid little attention.

And now, the multitude of these humans has also become a race that cannot be ignored in this region.

Chen Ku immediately set out, descending upon the land where the humans dwell.

Just as he descended, Chen Ku's eyes lit up.

Before him, among the humans was a splendid scene of prosperous flourishing.

Hundreds of millions of humans, although the majority are later-stage with no cultivation.

But the original ten-plus thousand innate humans are now extraordinarily remarkable.

With a slight sense, Golden Immortals, Taiyi Golden Immortals and such cultivators are everywhere, countless.

Even, existences of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm are not few.

Seeing this, Chen Ku was overjoyed.

"Indeed, the human race of this lifetime has already undergone changes."

Chen Ku muttered to himself.

Compared to the human race in the original fate, this can already be called a world of difference.

Not only is their cultivation formidable, their fortune is thriving.

More importantly, these humans brought by Chen Ku to the West have also completely severed themselves from all karmic entanglements of the Eastern Heaven and Earth.

In a certain sense, Chen Ku's act has already rewritten fate.

He knows that given time, these humans will become even more formidable and their fortune ever more thriving.

By then, it can also reciprocally benefit the Western Buddhist tradition.

Marvelous!

Truly marvelous!

Just as he was pondering in his heart.

"Hehe, this poor daoist has seen Daoist friend Chen Ku!"

Suddenly, Hong Yun's words rang out.

And his figure also emerged from among the humans, arriving before Chen Ku.

Now facing Chen Ku, Hong Yun feels ever more reverent, or rather grateful.

After all, the former's kindness to him can be said to be countless.

Seeing Hong Yun appear, Chen Ku raised his eyebrows somewhat surprised.

"Oh? Daoist friend Hong Yun is also among the humans?!"

Chen Ku was quite surprised.

According to his thinking, Hong Yun had just reaped part of the merit of reincarnation; shouldn't he be in seclusion cultivating, continuing to fuse merit?

Seeing Chen Ku's surprise, Hong Yun smiled faintly and immediately spoke to explain:

"This poor daoist remembers Daoist friend Chen Ku's earlier words, always paying attention to all matters of the human race."

"Moreover, in the dark, I feel.... the human race still seems to have merit to be plotted."

Hearing this, Chen Ku helplessly shook his head and laughed.

This Hong Yun really is patient.

Of course, this is also because Hong Yun is eager to prove the Dao.

After all, despite reaping merit several times, he still cannot attain Dao and become a saint.

Now, even Hou Tu, who lacks the Primordial Purple Qi, has already gotten ahead of Hong Yun.

How could the latter not feel extremely anxious?!

Thus he is unwilling to miss any opportunity to gain merit.

And regarding Hong Yun's words, Chen Ku also had no doubt.

You should know, the human race is destined to become the protagonist race of heaven and earth.

It can be said that even if something minor happens, perhaps it could gain the Heavenly Dao's approval and reap merit.

However, those trifling merits, Chen Ku doesn't care about and can't be bothered to think about in detail.

He simply stopped disturbing Hong Yun; from the side, as an observer, he watched everything happening among humanity, as well as Hong Yun occasionally preaching and transmitting the Dharma to humanity, or deeply contemplating, etc.

Time flies!

No one knows how much more time has passed.

Such waiting actually produced an unexpected effect.

One day, Hong Yun's immortal voice suddenly echoed throughout humanity.

"I, Daoist Hong Yun, observing the state of humanity, have comprehended the art of pottery!"

"Specifically guiding the Tao clan of humanity, to widely spread this method......"

Upon hearing this.

For a moment, Chen Ku's expression changed dramatically.

The art of pottery?!

I didn't expect... but Hong Yun actually researched it again.

One must know, after countless ages of development, humanity has long left behind the era of drinking blood and eating raw meat, and making tools from stone.

At some point, agriculture and animal husbandry among humanity had already appeared.

And the emergence of pottery techniques could also allow humanity to store more water, as well as grain, food, etc.

This is of great significance to humanity.

Indeed!

As pottery techniques spread widely among humanity.

Finally, above the Nine Heavens, the immortal voice exploded with a boom, deafening, like successive thunderclaps.

The Heavenly Dao sensed it, and auspicious signs rose.

Immortal light poured down, auspicious colors burst forth!

Purple aura came from the east for thirty thousand li; boundless heavenly Dao merit descended once again.

The golden light of merit, like a heavenly pillar, spanned the heavens, penetrating the sky, continuously flowing into Hong Yun's body.

In an instant, all beings were in an uproar again.

"Hiss.... merit descending? Is it Hong Yun who obtained it again?!"

"What on earth is going on? Is that Hong Yun some sort of Heavenly Dao's favored one?!"

"Why does it seem that whatever he casually does brings down heavenly Dao merit?"

"This... this... such immense fortune, one cannot help but submit!"

All beings were shocked beyond words, exclaiming repeatedly.

Numbed!

Totally numbed!

Some beings even couldn't remember how many times Hong Yun had reaped merit.

Although each amount isn't large, it cannot compare to when the Three Pure Ones attained the Dao.

But it still cannot withstand this repeated coming.

After all, for ordinary cultivators, such a great opportunity, to have it once or twice in a lifetime, would make them overjoyed.

Truly, comparing people makes one angry to death!

However, some marveled and felt envy.

At the same time, countless mighty titans wore looks of scorn, paying no heed.

"Heh... such a trifling amount of merit is not worth mentioning."

"In my view, Hong Yun's hope of becoming a sage is still impossible."

This remark is not born of jealousy.

Rather, as top-tier experts of the present age, their perception is clearer.

Even if Hong Yun adds this merit, the distance to true sagehood still seems to remain.

Upon saying this, many strong ones also chimed in, even conducting a serious analysis.

"Not bad, not bad!"

"Hong Yun... ultimately differs from the sages of the Mystic Gate."

"The sage Nüwa could attain the Dao because she created humanity and awakened the human way, an incomparable merit."

"As for the Three Pure Ones sages, they inherently bear the merit of opening heaven, enjoying heavenly favor; becoming a sage is thus just and proper."

"As for the Western sages Jieyin and Zhunti, it is because the profound teachings of Buddhism are so vast and grand that all heavenly and earthly beings can receive their teaching and nourishment."

"As for the words of Mother Pingxin, they are an unparalleled great compassion throughout the ages, unsurpassed by anyone."

"Compared to these few, Hong Yun's deeds ultimately still fall far short."

Such remarks were spoken one after another by the mighty.

Not long after, all beings unanimously withdrew their gaze, no longer paying attention to Hong Yun.

Since he cannot become a sage, let him toss about as he wishes.

Even so, Hong Yun still cannot take that step, and instead will become a laughingstock among beings.

However, outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, in the Demon Master's Palace.

At this moment, Kun Peng stared unblinkingly, his face grim.

He continued to coldly monitor Hong Yun's actions and gains.

"Hmph, wanting to become a sage? Delusional!"

That primordial purple qi will, one day, still fall into my hands.

Kunpeng felt a gritting-of-teeth sensation and muttered lowly.

Not bad!

Even though he had seen Hong Yun reap merit many times, Kunpeng still had not given up his covetousness for the primordial purple qi.

As long as Hong Yun hasn't truly proven the Dao and become a saint, I still have a chance to seize the primordial purple qi.

Thinking this, Kunpeng's gaze toward Hong Yun grew darker, or rather, sinister.

Unlike the common folk who watch the excitement, Kunpeng could not help but pray in his heart, hoping that Hong Yun would never prove the Dao and become a saint.

And all this was happening under the watchful eyes of everyone.

Hong Yun had already begun to merge this batch of Heavenly Dao merit.

Under the radiance of vast merit, Hong Yun's body shone, his countenance solemn and sacred, inviolable.

Its source resonated, and a huge red auspicious cloud misted forth, hovering above his head.

What a magnificent bearing of a top-tier immortal expert.

At this moment, Hong Yun's heart and spirit were stirred, giving rise to an unprecedented anticipation.

He exerted all his strength to mobilize the primordial purple qi within his body, hoping to form some kind of miraculous fusion with the Heavenly Dao merit, thereby condensing the fruit of sagehood.

However, at this moment the process of merging with the Heavenly Dao merit proved to be extremely brief.

Moments later, the vast Heavenly Dao merit had completely poured into Hong Yun's body.

Yet from beginning to end, even after he had exerted his utmost, the primordial purple qi merely twitched a few times.

After that, everything fell into dead silence, with no further movement.

In an instant, Hong Yun's face fell again.

"This... is still not enough?!"

Hong Yun muttered to himself, his face as still as water, a great welling of disappointment surging forth.

Unbearable!

Truly unbearable!

I had thought that reaping merit again this time would make proving the Dao a certainty.

I never expected that this final step would be like a heavenly chasm, still impossible to fill.

Moreover, by now Hong Yun could almost be said to have exhausted every means, missing no opportunity.

And still he cannot prove the Dao and become a saint?!

What then should he do?!

"Could it be... that I truly have no affinity with the position of a saint?"

For a moment, Hong Yun even gave rise to such a very pessimistic thought.

Just as he lowered his head in thought, growing ever more dejected.

Beside him, Chen Ku appeared once again.

"Hehe, Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, there's no need to belittle yourself!"

"If this merit doesn't work out, we'll just think of another way."

"Just keep collecting merit."

Compared to Hong Yun, Chen Ku appeared much more composed, although he also greatly wished for the former to attain sagehood soon.

Upon hearing these words, Hong Yun's eyes lit up instantly.

"Fellow Daoist Chen Ku, do you have any other methods?!"

"Please speak plainly and point out the way for this humble Daoist!"

Hong Yun almost instinctively opened his mouth to ask.

All along, in the impression of those around him, Chen Ku could be said to be an omnipotent existence.

This time, Chen Ku did not waste words either.

Upon hearing, he nodded with a smile.

Instantly, Hong Yun became even more delighted, his face full of anticipation, quietly awaiting Chen Ku's next words.

"Hehe, establishing a marriage bond can also reap merit!"

Chen Ku spoke, saying only this sentence.

After he spoke, Hong Yun's eyes first flashed with a gleam of spirit.

Exactly!

Establishing a marriage bond, in the primordial world, is also a great deed that earns the Heavenly Dao's recognition.

Just as Di Jun and Yu Linglong did at the beginning, establishing a marriage bond, did they not reap boundless merit?!

However, upon thinking of this, Hong Yun's face then stalled.

"This... establishing a marriage bond is indeed a good method!"

"However, Di Jun and Yu Linglong of old have already occupied the world's first celestial marriage."

"If I were to imitate them, I fear there would be no objection."

As a top-tier expert, Hong Yun knows this all too well.

In the primordial world, only matters that bear the word "first" possess the deepest and most significant meaning.

At the same time, they can also receive rich feedback and reward.

In other words, even if he now tried to devise a way to establish a second celestial marriage, it would be futile.

But Chen Ku had anticipated this as well.

He helplessly rolled his eyes, then sighed:

Ah... suffering, suffering......

Hong Yun Daoist, though among humans, has not yet realized......

Although heavenly marriage is not possible, human marriage can still be done, ah.

This is Chen Ku's true intention!

You should know, what the Heavenly Dao can approve of is not limited to heavenly marriage.

Heavenly, earthly, and human marriages are all possible.

Just like the red embroidered ball in Nüwa's hand, it inherently possesses the supreme wonderful use of establishing the three marital bonds of heaven, earth, and man.

Moreover, the speed of human reproduction and development is so fast that it can be said no other race can compare.

It won't take too long for the human race to inevitably surpass the numbers of the witch and demon tribes.

This is something all beings know; the Heavenly Dao naturally can also perceive it.

Once human marriage succeeds, its significance is no less than that of the original heavenly marriage of Di Jun and Yu Linglong.

Thus, Hong Yun finally had a sudden enlightenment!

Human marriage.... I see, I see!

Haha, this poor Daoist has been taught; thanks, fellow Daoist Chen Ku!

Hong Yun could not hide his ecstasy, immediately laughing as he performed a salute, saying thus.

Afterward, he turned his gaze toward a certain location beneath Mount Sumeru.

This time, we actually need Yue Lao's assistance!

Not bad!

The direction Hong Yun's gaze fell upon is exactly where Yue Lao is.