Chapter 6: Recognizing Kinship, Departing for Kunlun

  But then the crowd left the Purple Cloud Palace, and only saw Laozi originally walking towards Tongtian Hou Tu, "I'm Laozi, see you two Shidi, Shimu." Laozi said first, only to see Laozi's expression was calm, even when facing Pangu who was also a transformed person like himself, there was only a slight fluctuation in his heart, and after that, he returned to normal. He is indeed a cultivator of the Tao of Non-Action.

  Yuanshi was also on the side, seeing the way "I'm Yuanshi, see you Shidi Shimu, haha, I really didn't expect it, besides us two, there are still people transformed by Pangu's father, Yuan Shen!" Yuanshi Tianzun said with a big air, his tone was somewhat sentimental and surprised, with an expression of regret for not meeting earlier.

  Unfortunately, he didn't know that Tongtian had seen them at the beginning of the world, and even tore off a piece of their yuan shen from each of them, and snatched away the post-heavenly treasure Tian Di Linglong Xuan Huang Bao Ta that should have belonged to Laozi.

  "I didn't expect a fart, we've actually met before. If you hadn't run away quickly, I would have become one of you! Hehe, it's just that at that time, you hadn't given birth to spiritual intelligence and couldn't recognize me." Tongtian thought to himself, and hurriedly replied, "I've seen both of you, elder brothers. Ah, I'm also completely unexpected, younger brother."

  Tongtian put on a look of endless sighs, but what he was thinking in his heart was unknown. At this time, Houtu also came forward and bowed, "Little sister Houtu, paying respects to both elder brothers."

  "Hahaha, no need for so much courtesy, we are all transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, although we were scattered after the creation of heaven, but in calculation, we are all brothers and sisters born from the same body! No need for such courtesy." Yuanshi laughed loudly. After hearing Yuanshi's words, Houtu smiled slightly, while Tongtian stood aside, his heart full of discontent "In the future, you, Yuanshi, will be the one who cares most about etiquette, now saying 'no need for so much courtesy', it sounds better than singing". Laozi still had a calm and indifferent expression, and replied, "No need for so much courtesy."

  Tongtian watched the two of them and sighed in his heart: "The original is indeed one of the best at calculating in the Honghuang, and it's only been a few sentences before they started pulling relationships, and what they said was flawless." As for Laozi, this guy is a complete poseur, with an air of non-action, but actually more ruthless than anyone else. In the future, the struggle for the unity of Taoism, although Buddhism ultimately won a great victory, Laozi's Ren Jiao did not lose either. The two teachings of Xuanmen Sanjiao were suppressed by Buddhism and almost destroyed, but Laozi's Ren Jiao suffered no losses at all. After being sealed as a god, he passed down the Shu Mountain lineage, which later flourished with the rise of the Shu Mountain Sword Sect, earning him a lot of aura. Moreover, for Ren Jiao, regardless of which teaching is used to enlighten the human race, they must give some credit to Laozi's Ren Jiao. He has always been unbeatable and adaptable, supporting whoever has the upper hand. What non-action? Non-action? Actually, it's all about action! In fact, among the three purities of the future, the most active one is this seemingly inactive Taichu Laozi.

  As for the original enticement, Tongtian had no opinion. He and the original had a dispute that would only begin after this calamity, besides, the current Tongtian was not the original Tongtian, and the Hongyuan was also not the original Hongyuan. The disputes between them might not appear again, and even if they did, it was uncertain who would win or lose now. He had the Chaos Bell that suppressed the aura of heaven, and Hou Tu as his helper. With the future Sword Array of Exterminating Immortals, even if the Four Sages attacked together, he wouldn't fail. However, Tongtian had a different idea in his heart at this moment. Because of the conversation with Hongyuan Laozu earlier, he now had an extremely clear understanding of his current situation and the entire world of Hongyuan.

  He asked, "When did the cause and effect start?" Hong Jun replied, "Pangu opened the sky, which is the cause." In other words, when did the cause and effect begin? Hong Jun's answer was that after Pangu opened the sky, the cause and effect already existed. After that, all behaviors, if they violated the Tao or had entanglements with others, would create karma. If so, he robbed Laozi and the original Yuanshen of their treasures, including Laozi's Tian Di Linglong Xuan Huang Pagoda and Donghuang Taiyi's Hunyuan Bell, and thus created karma with them. This must be resolved, otherwise it will hinder cultivation. As for Hong Jun's statement that "the fruit will only appear after countless kalpas", he was unaware of what would happen in the end, and of course, he had no way of knowing.

  He asked, "What is cause and effect?" Hongjun replied, "The great trend of the Heavenly Way cannot be changed, but small trends can be changed." He asked how his own cause and effect could be settled. Hongjun said that the great trend of the Heavenly Way is unchangeable, but small sections and small trends can change. You can handle it yourself! In other words, he looked at the causes and effects he had created and saw which ones violated the great trend of the Heavenly Way. This was a major cause and effect. If they did not violate the great trend of the Heavenly Way, then they were minor causes and effects, insignificant and harmless. Calculating it this way, the cause and effect of his robbery of Laozi's original Pangu Yuanshen and the Tiandi Linglong Xuanyuan Pagoda was not serious. Laozi had lost a bit of Pangu Yuanshen, but it did not have a great impact. As for the Tiandi Linglong Xuanyuan Pagoda, it was nothing. Laozi would still have the Taiji Map in the future, which was a pre-heavenly treasure, and this would not affect him either. This had not violated the development of the great trend of the Heavenly Way, so it was just minor causes and effects. As for settling his cause and effect with Laozi's original self, he had already thought of how to do it. He only needed to wait until everyone was about to become a saint, give them some hints, and their cause and effect would naturally be settled as well.

  However, the cause and effect of the Hun Dun Bell are much greater. To know that Dong Huang Tai Yi lost the Hun Dun Bell, his combat power weakened not just a little bit. When Dong Huang Tai Yi had the Hun Dun Bell in hand, one person could resist three or four Ancestral Witches without falling behind. The Hun Dun Bell also suppressed the demonic tribe's aura, and now that they have lost this top-level battle strength and aura-suppressing treasure, their overall strength has decreased greatly. In their confrontation with the Witch Tribe, they will likely fall completely behind, leading to an imbalance of power between the two tribes, which goes against the grand trend of the Heavenly Way. The cause and effect are quite great, and the difficulty index is much higher than that of the original cause and effect with Lao Zi. He still hasn't thought of a solution, wanting to conclude this cause and effect, he must let the demonic tribe possess strength that can rival the Witch Tribe, and also give Dong Huang Tai Yi some benefits. The more he thinks about it, the more difficult it becomes, which gives him a headache.

  As for his last question, "Pangu opened the sky, is the sky he opened unique?", Hongjun's words were "The heaven and earth are unique, Pangu's body transformed into all things". Hongjun did not answer his question directly, but Tongtian also understood. The so-called uniqueness of heaven and earth refers to this piece of heaven and earth being unique, but Pangu's body transformed into countless things, which is endless. In other words, although the heaven and earth are unique, Pangu may not be unique, and it is possible that there are other Pangu or great gods in the depths of chaos, who may have also opened up a piece of heaven and earth.

  This made him feel somewhat enlightened, yet also shocked. He had traveled through the chaos for countless years, knowing its vastness, boundless and endless. The Great Wilderness was small compared to it, so after Pangu opened the sky, he wondered if this was the only piece of heaven and earth. After asking Hongjun, all his doubts were cleared up. In his previous life, he had heard of the Western Divine Continent, but after crossing over, the West became the lair of the Demon Ancestor Luohu, and now it was the place where the guide, Zhuanti, was located. There was no further west than this.

  This made him somewhat puzzled, but after hearing Hongjun's words, he finally understood that the Western Divine Continent was not actually the westernmost part of the Great Wilderness, but another piece of the Great Wilderness. This filled him with anticipation for this land that had yet to appear, although it would likely take several kalpas before it emerged.

  In his heart, he thought, but on his face, there was no expression. After learning about the new Desolate World, Tong Tian didn't want to have any more disputes with Yuanshi. The future world would only become more and more wonderful, and the small squabbles between him and Yuanshi had lost their meaning. Conquering a piece of the Desolate Continent was far more interesting than this, and what he could gain wouldn't be just this little bit. However, giving up on this piece of the Desolate Continent wasn't an option either, after all, this was where they were rooted.

  "No big deal, I'll just not take in so many disciples, only those who look promising and have a good future ahead of them. That way, the old man won't have anything to say." Li Feng thought to himself. The dispute between him and the Primitive in his past life was over the issue of disciples, but now they hadn't taken any disciples yet. If he's careful in the future, he shouldn't repeat the conflicts of his past life.

  "Would you two siblings like to come to our Daoist temple, have a good chat and discuss the Dao? It would be great to strengthen our sibling bond." Yuanshi said, directly addressing them as younger brother and sister. Tongtian and Houtu exchanged a glance and said in unison: "In that case, we wouldn't want to disturb your cultivation, elder brothers." They immediately followed suit, addressing each other as elder brothers, drawing closer to each other. Indeed, Laozi Yuanshi was overjoyed to hear them not only willing to come but also address him as elder brother. He couldn't help but laugh out loud, "Great, great! In that case, younger brother and sister, let's set off now!" Tongtian and Houtu nodded in agreement.

  Then, the four of them rode on auspicious clouds together and headed towards Mount Kunlun.

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