Chapter 8: The Reunion of Heaven and Earth, Zi Xiao Reopens

  But just as the four of them left Kunlun Mountain, they followed their intuition and arrived at Buzhou Mountain. Suddenly, all four of them felt something in their hearts, looked up, and saw a seven-colored rainbow shining in mid-air. The four of them quickly flew over. When they arrived nearby, they saw that Nüwa and Hongyun were already waiting there.

  In front of them, the spirit that was about to be born was a seven-colored gourd vine with seven gourds in different colors. All were shining with precious light and seemed to be on the verge of ripening into pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. The seven gourds were also extraordinary. Seeing Nüwa and Hongyun waiting, they went forward together to pay their respects. Nüwa said: "Elder brother, elder sister, it's been a long time since we've seen each other, are you all well? What brings you here?" Laozi replied: "Thank you for your concern, fellow Taoist. This time, we have come because we sensed the heavenly will. There is something on Mount Buzhou that has a connection with us, so we came here. It turns out it was this gourd. I didn't expect that younger sister and Hongyun had arrived earlier."

  Nüwa frowned and said: "This is very good, but there are seven gourds. Now there are only six of us, which is not easy to distribute."

  The old man was about to say something, but stopped himself and said lightly: "Someone has arrived." As soon as he finished speaking, a golden chariot pulled by nine five-clawed golden dragons appeared in the sky and descended from heaven. The vehicle was extremely luxurious, with the nine golden dragons galloping and roaring loudly, making a grand appearance. It was Dong Huang Tai Yi, riding on the nine-dragon chariot descending from heaven. Tai Yi walked over, not greeting anyone else, with an arrogant expression and a proud demeanor.

  Everyone who saw this frowned and didn't speak, Tongtian secretly cursed in his heart: "Damn you, now that the Hunyuan Bell is gone, you're still so arrogant. If I gave you the Hunyuan Bell, you'd probably turn the world upside down. It was right to snatch the Hunyuan Bell back then. Such a precious treasure in your hands would be wasted, but if it were in my hands, it wouldn't be disgraced. This heavenly treasure should not be in your possession."

  Taiyi, carrying himself as the three-legged golden crow, the emperor of the demon clan, didn't even bother to greet anyone. The crowd furrowed their brows and stopped talking. Only the Primordial Heavenly Venerable was seen with his hands clenched, his face gloomy, and it was clear that he wanted to erupt but was holding back. Laozi didn't even glance at Taiyi, while Tongtian glanced at him before focusing on the gourd that was about to mature with Houtu. They pretended not to know about Taiyi's arrival. As for Nüwa, although she was also a demon clan member, she had the identity of Hongjun's disciple and didn't dare to go and greet Taiyi. Seeing Taiyi's arrogance, she didn't want to say anything to him either. As for the powerless and unrefined Red Cloud, everyone ignored her. Thus, the crowd fell silent, waiting quietly for the gourd to mature.

  Suddenly, a strange fragrance wafted through the air as five-colored lights burst forth from the gourd's roots. The seven gourds were all imbued with spiritual light, flickering on and off. Everyone present wore joyful expressions, for this rare spirit object had finally matured. The Old Master gazed at the pre-heavenly gourd treasure with a mix of emotions in his heart. He thought to himself that he and the Primordial Spirit were both manifestations of Pangu's original spirit, born with the great merit of opening up the heavens. Their Dao was profound, yet they had never had any opportunities to obtain spiritual treasures. Even now, they didn't have a single treasure that could be revealed. The Old Master's success in beheading corpses still relied on his secret technique of transforming into the Three Purities with a single breath. This made the normally carefree Old Master feel somewhat unbalanced in his heart, not to mention the Primordial Heavenly Lord. Tongtian also understood this, which was why he and Houtu had never revealed their spiritual treasures in front of them. Otherwise, these two poor ghosts might have resorted to murder and theft.

  Seven people came forward to receive them one by one. The first was purple and was taken away by Laozi, which was the Purple Golden Gourd of Taishang Laojun during the Journey to the West. The second was white, like jade, and was taken away by Yuanshi Tianzun. The third was black and was taken away by Tongtian, who wanted to use this gourd to hold the Three Lights God Water from Penglai Island in the future. The fourth was green and was taken away by Houtu. However, there is no record of the three gourds taken away by these three people in later generations. The fifth was gray and was taken away by Nüwa Niangniang, who refined it into a demon-refining pot. The sixth was red and was taken away by Hongyun, who was refined by Hongyun Laozu into a scattered soul gourd. Finally, the last one was yellow and was taken away by Taiyi, which was the most famous beheading gourd among the seven gourds, and was given to his nephew Lu Yazi Daoren by Taiyi. In the end, Nüwa Niangniang also took away the gourd vine, Tongtian watched from the side, wanting to stop her but had no good excuse, so he could only give up.

  "Alas, it seems that good fortune is not so easily obtained. I still need to put in some thought!" Tian Tian let out a sigh in his heart, and then everyone dispersed and left.

  "Three brothers, let's go back for a trip. Little sister forgot something." As they walked halfway, Hou Tu suddenly said, and the three of them looked at Hou Tu in confusion. If something had fallen earlier, how could they not know with their cultivation? Tongtian was about to ask what was going on, but Laozi took precedence.

  "So, it's okay to go back and forth." Laozi said calmly. Yuanshi didn't have any opinion, as he was led by Laozi, so of course there was no problem; while Tongtian, since he was requested by Houtu, what could he say? Although he wanted to ask Houtu what was going on, now was obviously not the time. Then the four of them set up their auspicious clouds again and returned to Mount Buzhou. After they arrived, Houtu took out a large piece of soil from where the calabaza vine had grown earlier, and Laozi and the other two could all feel the strong earth element aura from this soil, and couldn't help but show surprise on their faces.

  "Haha, I sensed the existence of this thing when Nuwa was taking the calabaza vine just now. I thought Nuwa would take it away together, but just now, with a slight sense, I found that this thing is still here. It seems that Nuwa didn't discover it and left it behind." Hou Tu smiled and explained to the three of them. Laozi and the others were all amazed at Hou Tu's deep connection, and Tongtian was even more surprised in his heart. "Wow, isn't this the Nine Heavens Soil? Could it be that heaven has opened its eyes and brought a turn of fortune? Just now, we didn't get the calabaza vine, but now the Nine Heavens Soil is here to make up for it?" It's worth knowing that these two treasures are essential things for creating humans. Having one of them means getting a share of the merit of creating humans. Thinking of this, Tongtian was even more delighted. "My precious little sister is indeed worthy of her reputation! This time, she has snatched away one-tenth of Nuwa's merit. Just now, I was worried about my merit, but now I have it. It's really like someone sent me a pillow while I was sleeping." Tongtian's heart was filled with stifled laughter.

  After Hou Tu collected the nine heavenly soils, the four of them had nothing to do and turned towards Mount Kunlun.

  The two, the Eastern King and the Western Queen Mother, in the Purple Mist Palace received the decree of the Ancestor of Taoism, and also obtained the Pre-Heavenly Spiritual Treasure bestowed by the Ancestor of Taoism. Suddenly overjoyed, they hastily descended to the vast wilderness of Honghuang, to manage the affairs of the multitude of immortals.

  At this time, the Eastern King was in the Purple Mansion Continent, opening up the Cang Xuan Immortal Abode, setting up immortal officials, examining the merits and deeds of all immortals, and recording their achievements. All males who attained immortality and achieved the Dao from the heavens above, the world below, the eight directions, and the ten sides were under his jurisdiction, known as the leader of all male immortals in the world.

  The Western Queen Mother is at the Kunlun Hills, also known as the Kunlun Immortal Island, the Xuanpu Fangfeng Garden, with a thousand layers of golden city walls and twelve jade towers. In heaven and on earth, in all eight directions and ten sides, women who ascend to immortality and attain the Tao are all subordinate to her, she is the leader of female immortals.

  At the beginning, in the vast expanse of the universe, there were many who were ignorant and unenlightened. They gathered together, causing chaos and evil, refusing to submit to authority. However, these immortals were all minor figures, unaware of the workings of heaven and the mysteries of fate. They did not recognize the power and majesty of Hongjun Old Ancestor, so how could they stir up great waves? The Eastern King and Western Queen had in their possession spiritual treasures bestowed upon them by the Daoist ancestors, and soon employed their thunderous methods to suppress these immortals one by one. Killing a chicken to scare the monkeys, for a time the universe was filled with blood rain and wind. From then on, the universe trembled, and the two immortals' names became renowned far and wide. Few dared not submit, and as they acted in the name of Hongjun Old Ancestor, the universe began to know of his power and majesty, revering him as the Daoist ancestor.

  Of course, the two immortals' smooth journey was also due to the fact that all the powerful beings in the vast wilderness were quietly cultivating the teachings of Hongjun's lectures. The Taoist ancestors passed down profound and mysterious teachings, which couldn't be understood in a short time. If one didn't comprehend the thousand-year-old teachings clearly, how could they gain anything after the Taoist ancestor lectured again? This logic was clear to all the immortals, so they worked hard without worrying about worldly affairs.

  Moreover, many cultivators had achieved success, but few had established their own powers. Only Emperor Jun and Taiyi led the demon tribe's power, and there was also the demonic master Kunpeng from the North Sea. As for the eleven ancestors of the Wu tribe led by Wu, they were different from other cultivators, so no one paid attention to them. The Eastern King and Western Queen didn't intentionally provoke them either.

  In this situation, without any obstacles, they quickly established their authority, making the vast wilderness clear and gradually bringing order.

  In the vast wilderness, all those who ascended to immortality knew that they had to first pay homage to Lord Mu and then visit Lady Jin before their names could be recorded in the Immortal Register, which was managed by them. As a result, for thousands of years, there were no major events in the vast wilderness, but it was a rare period of peace! Time passed quickly, and before long, the Zi Xuan Palace opened again, and Hong Jun Dao Zu began his second lecture on the Great Way.

  On this day, Hong Jun's voice once again resounded throughout the vast expanse, and the sage spoke with majesty: "The time has come, the Zi Xiao Palace is about to begin its lecture, those who are destined may come!"

  This time, the crowd of Pangu didn't show much surprise. Everyone knew that this was a saint speaking. At the same time, one by one, the purple palace listening Taoist guests hurriedly flew to the thirty-third heaven.

  "Teacher spoke for the second time, we can't be slow, let's go to that chaotic border early!" Laozi said. Now Laozi is nominally the eldest of the four, so he naturally speaks first. The other three also nodded and said: "We will go together!"

  On the road, Tongtian was already thinking about what would happen after the second lecture of the Purple Palace. The great change in Honghuang occurred only after this lecture, because as far as he knew, Dongwanggong seemed to have been killed by someone after this lecture, and Xiwangmu also withdrew from the struggle for power in Honghuang. Emperor Jun Taoyi's demon clan became the final winner, and the opposition between witches and demons finally became the mainstream of Honghuang. Thinking of these things, Tongtian couldn't help but feel disappointed and uninterested. These things had no meaning to him and were not closely related to him. He shook his head and simply stopped thinking about it.

  Lift your head and take a look, you're already in the thirty-third heaven. So, gather your emotions and head towards the Purple Mist Palace...

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