Chapter 380: Taiwei Strange Creature Atlas, The Era of Great Primordial Development

A thousand years of time passed quietly in the Lady Zi Xiao Palace amidst the deities' forgetful "academic research" and "scripture modification," like a white horse passing a gap, yet it felt as if they had experienced eternal vicissitudes.

The aura of Heavenly Dao Hongjun on the high platform had undergone earth-shaking changes, no longer the initial cold silence, nor the kindness when "Daoist Hongjun" lectured on the Dao.

Instead, it became as complex and deep as a kaleidoscope, and faintly revealed a harmony that had been "carefully crafted."

Countless law chains condensed from the Great Dao will of the deities wrapped around him like dense spider webs, and also seemed to become a part of his new "Heavenly Dao Body," inseparable, jointly constructing a brand-new and more perfect Heavenly Dao system.

In the Lady Zi Xiao Palace, an unprecedentedly rich Dao rhyme permeated.

That was the trace left after the three thousand Great Daos intertwined and collided, and it was also the essence condensed by the sparks of wisdom of countless deities.

Some Taiyi Great Beings who were only a line away from the Great Luo Dao Fruit, in this thousand-year process of "academic discussion" and "scripture writing," were influenced by what they saw and heard, their minds were transparent, and their understanding and perception of their own Great Dao reached an unprecedented height.

They witnessed with their own eyes how the top Great Luo Supremes of the major research groups analyzed the Heavenly Dao, how they combed through the laws, how they extracted true meaning from the seemingly chaotic "Dao-reversal body" samples, and how they cleverly integrated their own Great Dao into the grand framework of the Heavenly Dao operation.

The effect of this immersive observation and practice was far from comparable to hundreds of millions of years of solitary cultivation.

Every detail, every flow of Dao rhyme, every collision of laws, was like a yellow bell and a great chime, deafening, pointing directly to the origin of the Great Dao.

At this moment, as the Heavenly Dao scriptures written by each research group reached perfection in the "interactive modification" with "Heavenly Dao Hongjun" time and time again, they produced an unprecedentedly profound resonance with the Heavenly Dao principles in the dark.

The bottleneck that had troubled them for countless years in their hearts was like a stubborn stone shattered by spring thunder, suddenly opening up!

Boom!

A Taiyi deity who came from a loose cultivator background, usually unremarkable, but who had repeatedly had exquisite insights in the "Chatting" research group, saw his aura suddenly soar.

His head, a phantom Dao flower slowly condensed, turning from virtual to real, incomparably gorgeous.

Great Luo Dao Fruit, achieved!

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Qianyang!" Fu Xi arched his hands to congratulate him.

This was the Eastern loose cultivator, Daoist Qianyang.

In the future, his Ten Directions Divine Hall would add another great general!

The members of the entire research group came together to congratulate: "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist for attaining the Great Luo Dao, from now on transcending time and space, eternal and indestructible!"

"Together happy, together happy!" Although Daoist Qianyang tried his best to remain calm, the corners of his mouth that kept rising betrayed him.

And Daoist Qianyang's breakthrough seemed to form a chain reaction.

Another Taiyi Great Being who had been diligent in the "Chantian" research group, assisting Taiwei Yuan Shi Tianzun in combing through the order laws, suddenly felt something and sat cross-legged in the void.

At this moment, two golden lights, a foot long, shot out from his eyes, as if they could pierce through illusions and look directly at the origin of the

"I" Haotian very much wanted to refuse, but looking at Yang Mei's serious expression, he was terrified that the other party would grab him and refine him on the spot.

He finally understood: not a single one of the gods present was a "proper" god.

"I want to go out."

In the end, Hao said words that went against his heart.

Yang Mei nodded: "Very good, then come with me."

Without another word, he grabbed Haotian, hoisted him up, opened a gate of space, and turned to leave.

Yang Mei was terrified that if he left too late, Xuanqing would come up with some new "project" for him.

Compared to that, the difficulty of raising a child was undoubtedly much smaller.

He would just consider it taking on an apprentice for Hongjun.

"Goodbye, everyone!" Haotian did not forget to wave, bidding farewell to the Three Pure Ones and the others.

Xuanqing smiled: "We will see each other again very soon."

After Yang Mei left with Haotian, Meng Meng Wu You asked curiously: "Could Haotian also be one of Hongjun's chess pieces?"

"Otherwise, why would you stuff such an interesting child to Yang Mei?"

Yes, Meng Meng Wu You's assessment of Haotian was that he was "interesting."

A child with such a unique way of thinking was very suitable for their Netherworld.

More precisely, he was very suitable for the Chan Sect.

Xuanqing said noncommittally: "Regardless of whether he is Hongjun's chess piece or not, dumping him on Fellow Daoist Yang Mei is the right move."

"He is definitely more concerned about things related to Hongjun than we are."

Having said that, Xuanqing waved his sleeve, and ten thousand rays of golden light flashed, crisscrossing the void and hiding the Treasure-Dividing Cliff.

"Only after the third sermon at Lady Zi Xiao Palace will be the time for this object to appear in the world."

Haotian's appearance was just a small interlude for the Three Pure Ones, and they did not give him much attention.

"I might as well go back and refine pills." The Lady Zi Xiao Palace Assembly had come to an end, and the main business was mostly finished; Taishang indicated he had to go back to research some new types of pills.

"Dao Brother, you haven't produced any new spiritual treasures for a while either." Taishang reminded Xuanqing with a straight face:

"Although the affairs of the Taiwei Heavenly Court are important, you cannot let your hobbies fall behind!"

Hearing this, Xuanqing humbly accepted: "Fellow Daoist is right; sticking to an 'improper' style is the original intention of us Taiwei gods."

"I will absolutely never forget this point."

Daoist Yuchen smiled from the side.

"Third Brother, you are so happy; could it be that you have a new formation?"

Taishang asked: "You just said you researched a 'fusion' formation; is this 'fusion' a proper fusion?"

"Of course it is proper!" Daoist Yuchen emphasized:

"I developed this formation based on the characteristics of the Ancestral Wu Pangu, aiming to integrate different Great Dao powers to the maximum extent and achieve an effect where one plus one is greater than two."

Hearing this, everyone nodded regretfully: "That is quite proper indeed."

Ming He said: "Now that the Great Primordial Reincarnation has been opened for a short time, I plan to go experience it and see which places need improvement."

"Is that really necessary?"

Meng Meng Wu You advised: "Are you still not at ease with how Xuanqing handles things? There is no need to test the law with your own body; what if you fail to break the secret of the womb and end up finished?"

Ming He waved his hand, unimpressed, and said: "Won't you just be able to fish me out when the time comes?"

Improving reincarnation and such were just his excuses.

Wanting to go play in the Great Reincarnation was Ming He's true goal.

"Fellow Daoist, if you really want to go, it is best to wait a while longer." Xuanqing suddenly gave a reminder.

"Why?" Ming He was puzzled.

Xuanqing said: "Because a fellow daoist who has a relatively strong affinity with us is about to give birth to a new life. If you go to reincarnate recently, you might end up being born directly in the other party's womb."

Ming He was stunned after hearing this.

"It wouldn't be that unlucky, would it?"

Xuanqing, Taishang, Yuchen, and Meng Wu You all looked at Ming He in silence.

Ming He spread his hands and followed Xuanqing's suggestion: "Alright then, I will wait for a period of time before going."

He didn't ask who that fellow daoist with the affinity was.

Since Xuanqing didn't say, it must be a secret; asking would be a waste of effort.

"Alright, let's go back!"

The group of five did not stay in the Land of Infinity for long and returned directly to the Primordial True Realm.

Taishang and Yuchen returned to Mount Kunlun.

Ming He and Meng Wu You returned to the Netherworld.

Xuanqing returned to the Taiwei Heavenly Court.

"Sigh, there is still some business left unfinished; hobbies can only be put aside for now."

The Lady Zi Xiao Palace Assembly settled down, and after the gods were busy for a while in the Land of Infinity, they each carried the dawn of a new order back to the vibrant Primordial True Realm.

According to the assembly's resolution, the preparatory work for the Primordial Heavenly Dao Academy unfolded in full swing.

The academy was located in the Thirty-Third Heaven—the Xuantai Pingyu Heaven.

Countless divine materials and immortal ingredients gathered from all the heavens, supervised personally by the great gods of the Ministry of Works; palaces and pavilions rose from the ground, with ten thousand rays of rosy light and a thousand streaks of auspicious color.

Every brick, stone, and tile was inscribed with Great Dao runes, gathering the essence of the universe.

The academy gate stood towering and majestic, with the six innate Dao characters for "Primordial Heavenly Dao Academy" written personally by the Heavenly Emperor, containing supreme Dao charm.

The square in front of the gate was vast and boundless, paved with warm white jade, sufficient to accommodate billions of living beings to worship simultaneously.

The decree for enrollment spread throughout the Primordial True Realm and the Myriad Worlds; anyone with aspirations for the Dao and superior aptitude could come to test their fortune.

For a time, the inside and outside of the Primordial World were shaken, and countless races were in an uproar.

Practitioners who considered themselves the proud sons of heaven, harboring a yearning for the Great Dao, were eager to head to the Primordial True Realm.

However, Xuanqing thought more comprehensively.

"The differences between the Primordial True Realm and the Myriad Worlds are vast. The Taiyi gods can traverse time and space effortlessly, but for living beings below that level, wanting to come to the Primordial True Realm to study is extremely difficult."

"Therefore, to solve the problem of schooling for living beings in the heavens, our Primordial Heavenly Dao Academy will not only be established in the True Realm but will also open branch academies in the Heavenly Courts of the various worlds, with many branch presidents going to teach."

"The Heavenly Dao Academy of the True Realm and the Heavenly Dao Academies of the heavens can communicate through the Spirit Realm world to facilitate indiscriminate exchange among students." Yes, Xuanqing was not only going to open a Heavenly Dao Academy in the Primordial True Realm but also go to the Myriad Worlds to open new branches.

This set of methods was also the Netherworld's method.

Wherever there is a Soul River, there is a Netherworld.

By the same token, wherever there is a Heavenly Court, there is a Heavenly Dao Academy.

In this way, Xuanqing could not only spread the Great Dao to the Myriad Worlds through the Heavenly Dao Academy and benefit all living beings, but also popularize the Spirit Realm world, allowing the development of the Myriad Worlds and the Primordial True Realm to be in step.

Of course, the most important point was that this could strengthen the authority and ruling power of the Heavenly Court.

The prerequisite for opening a Heavenly Dao Academy was having a Heavenly Court.

What if your world didn't have a Heavenly Court?

"If there are no conditions, one must learn to create conditions. We need to spread the radiance of the Taiwei Heavenly Court throughout the heavens, allowing endless living beings to enjoy the development benefits of the new era!"

The great Heavenly Emperor stated that we are willing to share the glory of the Primordial True Realm with the Dao Lords, gods, and living beings of the Myriad Worlds.

The requirement is that you open up a little bit.

Open the world portals, and we can communicate with each other and progress together.

How about it? Can this Heavenly Court be established? Do you want to follow suit?

This move made the masters of the great universes who possessed independent pantheons very uncomfortable.

They wanted the Heavenly Dao Academy to settle in their own worlds, but they didn't really want the Taiwei Heavenly Court to interfere in the affairs of their own universes.

It was fine to shout slogans to support the Heavenly Court on weekdays, but if they really had to project a Heavenly Court into their own universe, none of them could guarantee whether they could maintain their independence.

"Sigh, the Great Dao faces the sky; now it is the Taiwei Heavenly Court leading the development of the era. If we miss the Heavenly Dao Academy this time, who knows what we might miss next time?"

The masters of the great universes with independent pantheons thought it over and finally came up with a compromise plan.

First, they would delegate power to Taiwei in lower-level worlds to establish a Heavenly Court.

For example, a master of a multiverse could establish a Great Thousand World Heavenly Court and then open a Heavenly Dao Academy.

Although the Heavenly Dao Academy of a Great Thousand World could at most cultivate immortals at the Golden Immortal level, it was enough; as long as it could synchronize with the teaching policy of the Primordial Heavenly Dao Academy, it would suffice.

Then, these masters of the great universes would pick trusted gods, or simply open their own avatars to join the Heavenly Dao Academy, becoming branch presidents or teachers, and then independently manage the Heavenly Dao Academy within their own worlds.

In this way, they supported the Taiwei Heavenly Court while ensuring that the world's power would not escape their control, and they could also synchronize with the development of the Primordial True Realm.

It was simply killing three birds with one stone.

"His Majesty the Heavenly Emperor's move is truly brilliant!"

In the Taiwei Heavenly Court, Bai Ze was holding a jade slip, flattering Xuanqing in the Heavenly Emperor's Palace.

"Deeply binding the Heavenly Court with the Heavenly Dao Academy can not only strengthen the connection between the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds, but also strengthen the authority of the Taiwei Heavenly Court, and seek welfare for the immeasurable living beings. It is simply killing three birds with one stone!"

Xuanqing smiled: "You, instead of saying nice things here, you might as well go do more work at the Heavenly Dao Academy."

"Your previous proposal for the 'Taiwei Monster Map' regarding 'collecting and organizing the information and characteristics of all races in the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds' is very good; you can start preparing!"

As he spoke, Xuanqing tossed a token to Bai Ze.

"Take this token; it will allow you to mobilize Taiwei's resources in this regard. Go get busy."

"Really?" Bai Ze took the token, pleasantly surprised.

The Heavenly Emperor really did read his proposal!

This made Bai Ze very excited: "Then, Your Majesty the Heavenly Emperor, you go ahead and get busy; I will go organize the manpower to compile the Taiwei Monster Map right now!"

Bai Ze left the Heavenly Emperor's Palace happily.

After the Heavenly Dao Academies of the Myriad Worlds were established, an examination from the Primordial True Realm to the Myriad Worlds kicked off.

The assessment of the Heavenly Dao Academy was extremely strict, testing not only aptitude and roots but also temperament and Dao intent; only those with great perseverance, great wisdom, and great fortune could enter.

After layers of screening, each level of the Heavenly Dao Academy only recruited three thousand disciples.

They were the hope for the future of the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds, the fresh blood to pass on the fire of the Dao.

The gods also began their brand-new rhythm of life, with less of the hostility of past struggles and more of the peace of teaching and educating people.

Xuanqing sat in the Taiwei Heavenly Court, ruling over the heavens, occasionally descending in his holy carriage to open an altar in the academy to preach and expound the ultimate principles of the Heavenly Dao.

Nv Wa established a Creation Branch in the Mountains and Seas Realm, personally teaching the Great Dao of Life and the mysteries of creation; her disciples were mostly elegant female immortals and monsters.

Jie Yin and Zhun Ti established a Buddhist Branch on Mount Lingshan, preaching the eight hundred side paths, saving those with affinity, and speaking of the scenery of the other shore.

Hong Yun obtained the Primordial Violet Qi; although he did not immediately become a permanent director, he was listed as an honorary elder in the academy, often sharing his insights on the Dao of Harmony and Luck with his disciples.

Ming He established a Killing Dao and Reincarnation Branch beside the Blood Sea, specifically recruiting disciples with firm wills who were not afraid of slaughter.

Kun Peng opened his own branch in the Unfettered Realm of the North Sea and the Xuanxian Universe.

Fu Xi borrowed the He Tu Luo Shu to open a branch for the Innate Eight Trigrams and the Dao of Deduction, exploring the changes of heavenly secrets.

Yang Mei opened a Bai Yu Jing Academy on Mount Bai Yu Jing.

Zhen Yuanzi opened an Earth Immortal Branch for the Dao of Earth and Vegetation; he also transplanted a cutting of his Ginseng Fruit Tree to the academy, and the fragrance of the fruit filled the entire academy.

It made many students unable to resist wanting to go steal a couple.

The establishment of the Heavenly Dao Academy brought huge changes to the Primordial World.

The gods were no longer just high-and-mighty rulers but had become teachers who passed on the Dao and taught lessons.

They would occasionally seclude themselves in their own dojos to cultivate, comprehend the mysteries of the Great Dao, and consolidate their own cultivation.

At other times, they would descend to the academy, mount the preaching platform, and answer questions for the students.

The profound sounds of the Great Dao echoed inside and outside the academy; countless disciples listened, intoxicated, occasionally having realizations, and their cultivation bottlenecks were suddenly cleared.

Students studied various Daoist techniques and supernatural powers in the academy, from basic breathing and Qi training to profound law comprehension, all with systematic teaching.

The academy was equipped with Dao-discussion platforms, martial arts arenas, alchemy pavilions, and artifact workshops for disciples to exchange what they had learned and hone themselves.

There were also countless trial minor worlds that simulated various dangerous environments and powerful enemies, allowing disciples to seek breakthroughs between life and death.

During leisurely times, the gods would also arrange to drink tea and discuss the Dao, explore cultivation insights, or deduce the future direction of heavenly secrets.

Occasionally, they would transform into mortals, travel through the red dust, experience birth, old age, sickness, and death, and comprehend the various states of the human world, using this to verify their own Great Dao.

As for the seven permanent directors of the Heavenly Dao Committee, besides teaching disciples, they were more deeply involved in the governance of the Taiwei Heavenly Court.

Xuanqing divided the Myriad Worlds into countless school districts, each managed by a Great Luo, directly responsible to the Heavenly Court.

The permanent directors were responsible for supervising the performance of the governors of each star district to ensure that the Heavenly Court's policies were unimpeded.

Within the Myriad Worlds, races stood like trees, civilizations were diverse, and contradictions and disputes were inevitable.

From the ownership of star domain resources to the rituals of first contact between alien civilizations, everything was within the scope of the committee's mediation and management.

The committee established "Heavenly Realm Inspectors," served by Taiyi gods with profound cultivation and fair handling of affairs, who patrolled the various realms to handle disputes.

If a major event occurred that could not be decided by the inspectors, it would be reported to the Heavenly Dao Committee for joint deliberation and adjudication by the permanent directors.

Their every word and action could often quell a world-domain war about to break out or guide a lost civilization in a new direction.

Over time, the living beings of the Myriad Worlds became filled with reverence and gratitude for these seven permanent directors.

They not only possessed cultivation that reached the heavens and the earth, but also maintained the peace and order of the heavens with their wisdom and fairness.

No one knew when it started, but the living beings of the Myriad Worlds began to respectfully call them "Saints."

This name "Saint" did not refer to the traditional sense of the immortal, indestructible, and eternal Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Rather, it took the meaning of "merits covering the universe, virtues benefiting all living beings," praising the unparalleled merits and holy virtues they had established for the Primordial World and the Myriad Worlds.

Thus, the name of the Heavenly Dao Saints, along with their deeds, spread to every corner of the heavens.

The disciples of the Primordial Heavenly Dao Academy also considered it an supreme honor to be personally guided by a Saint.

Within the academy, the academic atmosphere was thick; disciples of different Daoist traditions exchanged ideas, and thoughts collided, often sparking new wisdom.

Some disciples with extraordinary talent could even innovate on the basis of the Saints and create their own unique Daoist techniques and supernatural powers.

The future of the Primordial World was quietly gestating infinite possibilities in this day-after-day teaching and learning.

The entire Primordial True Realm and the affiliated Myriad Worlds were bathed in an unprecedented peace and vibrant vitality.

The radiance of the Great Dao shone upon the earth, and the seeds of wisdom were scattered in all directions.

A brand-new and glorious era had already arrived.

Everyone seemed to have forgotten the disputes of the past, forgotten their own "project" careers, and devoted themselves entirely to the wave of great development of the new era.

Looking at the flourishing world, the Primordial gods looked up at the sky and sighed sincerely.

"Days with Taiwei are the only good days!"

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