Chapter Twenty-One: A Suggestion

  Yun Zhongzi put these things down, but suddenly felt a sense of relaxation throughout his body, his mind was clear and he had some new understanding of the Tao. Without even saying goodbye to his master, he immediately sat cross-legged on the ground and began to meditate.

  Tongtian Jiaozhu saw Yun Zhongzi suddenly start practicing, without even greeting himself, and was slightly surprised in his heart, apparently having had an epiphany.

  The Master of Tongtian couldn't help but sigh at Yun Zhongzi's innate talent, and immediately expanded his divine consciousness. He began to preach the Tao to Yun Zhongzi, directly transmitting his voice into Yun Zhongzi's soul.

  Yun Zhongzi's divine soul slightly resisted at first, but later learned that it was the Tianxian Sect Master preaching for himself, so he relaxed his divine soul and let the sound pass in.

  Tongtian Jiaozhu lectured Yunzhongzi for over three months, and only then did he stop. By that time, everything on the Golden Turtle Island had been built, and Duobao came to invite Tongtian Jiaozhu to return and inscribe a name for the new great hall.

  Tongtian Sect Master continued his cultivation in Yun Zhongzi and instructed Yisheng to pay attention, then returned to the front of the new main hall.

  Only a blank plaque was seen on the grand hall, the leader of Tongtian thought for a moment, swung his sleeves and wrote three ancient characters that appeared on the plaque: Bì Yóu Gōng!

  Although it looks simple and unremarkable, upon closer inspection, one discovers that it contains profound Taoist principles. Even if there are many treasures, looking at them repeatedly will make one feel dizzy and confused, suddenly startling the mind, and immediately guarding the Taoist heart.

  Many disciples had already fainted, and the Tianxian Sect Master's low shout only managed to wake them up. After that, he dispersed his disciples, letting them choose their own place of residence.

  The room of the Tongtian Sect Master was behind the main hall, a house made entirely of jade, specially built by his disciples. The Tongtian Sect Master was very pleased with their kindness and smiled as he entered the house.

  Yun Zhongzi had been cultivating on the edge of Jin Ao Island for decades before he finally woke up, and although his cultivation had made some progress, he was still a considerable distance away from the late stage of Da Luo Jinxian.

  Yun Zhongzi got up and went back, seeing the three big characters of Biyou Palace on the top of the main hall. He glanced at it for a moment before withdrawing his gaze, then stepped into the main hall.

  At this moment, the Master of Tongtian is preaching in the Grand Hall, because the opportunity for ascension has arrived, but since none of the Three Purities have grasped the key, they have not yet ascended. Now, the Master of Tongtian is still often preaching as before, which makes his disciples overjoyed.

  Moreover, the news of Tongtian Sect Master's residence on Jinkou Island has long been spread throughout the entire Eastern Sea region. In recent years, many people have come to pay homage, and now the number of disciples under Tongtian Sect Master is numerous.

  After stepping into the grand hall, Yun Zhongzi quietly sat down in a corner. However, Tongtian Sect Master still glanced in his direction with a relieved smile and continued to speak. But Yun Zhongzi saw a hint of anxiety and worry between Tongtian Sect Master's eyebrows.

  Soon, the lecture came to an end, and the disciples retreated. Yun Zhongzi stayed behind, waiting for everyone to leave before approaching Tongtian Sect Master and asking, "Master, is there anything that requires my assistance?"

  The Master of Tongtian shook his head and said, "You can't help with this matter."

  Yun Zhongzi knew it was about becoming a saint at this time, and now seeing Tongtian Sect Master so anxious, he also planned to mention a few words, after all, his own master.

  Moreover, after the Tianxian Sect Master became a saint, there were many benefits for Yun Zhongzi. One of them was that the great Tao he preached was even more profound, which also helped Yun Zhongzi to improve his cultivation. Therefore, Yun Zhongzi continued, "Although the disciple can't help much, perhaps he can provide some reference for the teacher and offer some suggestions."

  Although the Tongtian Sect Master did not think that Yun Zhongzi could give himself any advice, he still said, "It has been about a thousand years since Nüwa Shimei became a saint, but we have yet to become saints. I am quite anxious in my heart, alas."

  "Indeed, it is so."

  He then showed a thoughtful expression, and after a moment, Yun Zhongzi said to Tongtian Sect Master, "Master, I have some guesses, I don't know if you can explain them to me."

  The Tianxian Sect Master was taken aback and said, "Oh? You'd better speak up."

  Yun Zhongzi said, "At the time when the Daozu determined the sacred position, he separately bestowed seven Hongmeng purple energies. Later, when dividing the treasures, he also said that the Taiji diagram of Master Bo and the Xuanhuang Linglong pagoda, the Pangu fan of the two Masters Bo, and the twelve-product merit golden lotus for guiding Daoists all have the effect of suppressing the air transport. The teacher and the two Masters Bo have also calculated that this time's achievement of sagehood is related to the human race. The teacher can make more references in both 'human race' and 'air transport'."

  Tongtian Jiaozhu heard this and muttered to himself, "Human tribe? Qi Yun? Human tribe? Qi Yun?"

  The Master of Tongtian felt that he was about to grasp the key, but it seemed so far away. He fell into deep thought, his eyebrows furrowed tightly.

  Yun Zhongzi saw Tongtian Jiao Zhu like this, and didn't disturb him, so he retreated from the great hall, and then planned to go take a look at the human tribe. Since the Three Purities were going to become saints, the two from the Western Heaven would also become saints, thus the Five Saints would emerge.

  But the human race is actually the key to the sanctification of these five people, which is to educate the human race. Of course, Yun Zhongzi knows that it doesn't mean that Tongtian Sect Master and others understand now, so he plans to go take a look at the human race after pointing out Tongtian Sect Master.

  And now the human race has also gone through thousands of years of reproduction, and it is unknown what kind of population has been reached.

  Moreover, the most important thing is that he needs to go and see if Void Dao follows his orders. If Void Dao passes on the cultivation method to the human race, then his own calamity will come, which concerns his own life.

  No, it should be about the major events of the entire Honghuang. Yun Zhongzi couldn't help but be more careful at this time. It was only then that he realized how reckless he had been in teaching Void Dao cultivation methods earlier, and his back felt a chill.

  With a sudden surge of anxiety, he immediately set up his body shape and flew towards the direction of Mount Xiyang. After several days, he appeared on Mount Xiyang. In secret, he used his divine sense to scan around, and under the cover of his own divine sense, he found that except for the Void Path, there was no one else cultivating the Tao. His heart also secretly let out a sigh of relief. Yun Zhongzi discovered that cold sweat had actually broken out on his forehead, and he exclaimed in surprise!

  Yun Zhongzi went directly to find Xū Dào, he needed to understand the current situation of the human race.

  "I pay respects to Senior Cloud Middle Child."

  Xu Dao still looked the same as before, and he could see that Lai and Yun Zhongzi were about the same age. Xu Dao was extremely respectful to Yun Zhongzi, especially when he saw those in his clan who had died due to their lifespan having run out, Xu Dao felt even more grateful to Yun Zhongzi.

  At the same time, he was also feeling unwell in his heart, wanting to pass on his cultivation method to his clansmen. However, thinking of Yun Zhongzi's words before he left, he forcibly suppressed this idea. Now that he saw Yun Zhongzi, Yu Dao felt a bit excited and wondered if his clansmen could cultivate after all. He looked at Yun Zhongzi with great expectation.

  Yun Zhongzi naturally knew the thoughts in his heart and said, "What I have said is not empty words, you can rest assured that soon someone will come to teach you the method of cultivation for humans."

  Xu Dao sighed in his heart and said quietly, "It's not long after the last time I said it wouldn't be long, but it was over a thousand years ago. In these thousand years, countless people of our clan have died, and now there is no one to pass on the Taoist teachings. How long will this 'not long' be? Will anyone come?"

  Xian Yu Dao's face darkened, and Yun Zhong Zi naturally knew what he was thinking. So he said, "I won't deceive you, so put your mind at ease and tell me about the current situation of the human tribe."

  According to Xū Dào's words, Yún Zhōng Zǐ understood the way. The current population of humans has reached a staggering one billion, but thinking about it, it's also normal.

  Firstly, humans no longer have a marriage system, they are promiscuous, and every year countless new lives are born.

  Secondly, it has been over a thousand years now, and with such a long period of time, it is completely understandable that the population has reached this number, and even according to common sense, this number is a bit small.

  It feels like a long time mainly because Yun Zhongzi's current retreat is for a hundred years, and he has retreated multiple times during this period. These retreats are like sleep for humans, with several retreats being equivalent to resting for several nights. Think about it, if in past lives, after sleeping for several nights, one suddenly discovered that the population on Earth had grown to hundreds of billions, they would be shocked and stunned. Now, for someone with Yun Zhongzi's cultivation level, a few hundred years is just a number.

  "By the way, senior, a Taoist came to our clan not long ago. I thought he was also a cultivator of the Tao, but I didn't feel any Taoist aura from him." Xū Dào said to Yún Zhōng Zǐ.

  Yun Zhongzi was taken aback, and his divine sense swept through the human tribe, but he didn't find any cultivators. He said, "Take me to see."

  After seeing the Taoist in the virtual cave, Yun Zhongzi was almost shocked to drop his jaw. It turned out that this Taoist was actually his own Master Uncle - Lao Zi, no wonder he couldn't find him.

  Yun Zhongzi hastily bowed and said, "Disciple pays respects to Master Bo, wishing Master Bo a long and healthy life."

  The old man nodded slightly and said, "Get up." Then he didn't say anything else.

  Yun Zhongzi said in a low voice, "The Great Supreme's abandonment of emotions is indeed true. Previously, such a kind and benevolent old man has now become like this for the sake of the Great Dao. Is it really worth it? Hong Jun's ancestor was also like this, and so am I. The ancestor of the Dao was severely injured before, or rather, he killed the invincible Demon Ancestor Luo Hui. My own strength is also among the top six saints. Is the Dao of the ancestor really that formidable? If it were me, I would definitely not choose this path. As they say, 'The Great Dao has three thousand paths, and every path can prove the origin.' I will never give up what I have been insisting on."

  Xu Dao hastily said, "Xu Dao greets..." Before he could finish speaking, Lao Zi had already walked out of the cave.

  The old man arrived at a flat land, sat cross-legged under a tree, and then spoke the great truth of Tao, his voice turned into a radiant glow that spread in all directions. Those who heard the sound of Tao were as if enchanted, and they all rushed towards the old man, gradually more and more people gathered around him.

  What Lao Tzu said about the Tao is actually not profound, even a fake Tao can be spoken of. Of course, the great Tao is simple, don't look at what Lao Tzu said about the great Tao being very simple, but Lao Tzu spoke extremely thoroughly.

  Yun Zhongzi sat down beside Laozi, listening to his lecture. Xu Dao also sat down next to Yun Zhongzi, he knew that this old Daoist was the one who had been teaching Daoist principles to humans through Yun Zhongzi, and humanity's hope had arrived!