Fifty-five, entangled responsibility

  In front of the mountain, Xuanzong sincerely worshipped and offered sacrifices. Three pillars were self-made with clear fragrance, held flat in front of his chest, green smoke curled up, scattered into the endless void, the void was mysteriously rippling, the mysterious mark of the Tao, the mysterious trajectory, faintly visible.

  Xun Daozi's face was reverent, his eyes deep and profound, his voice low and distant as he recited: "Alas! Great God Pangu, in the vast emptiness, angrily opened the sky, and created the desolate wilderness; when heaven and earth were not yet formed, wanting to return to chaos, the great god sacrificed himself, creating me, the desolate wilderness; his eyes transformed into sun and moon, his limbs became the four poles... I, though a minor cultivator, wish to carry on his legacy, protect my desolate wilderness!"

  Xun Daozi's heart was filled with piety as he stood before Mount Buzhou, worshiping the great god Pangu. He recited the prayer, and slowly entered a wondrous state of mind, as if merging with an unknown will. As he continued to recite the prayer, he entered a state of unconsciousness, the words flowing from his mouth without need for careful thought. His voice rose from a low murmur to a loud boom, shaking the void, and the great powers in the vast wilderness seemed to be aware of it.

  When the last "I am small, I wish to inherit the legacy, protect my vast and desolate" came out, the void was even more turbulent, with auspicious clouds and misty aura filling the sky. The mysterious yellow energy surged forth, silently entering Xun Daozi's body, but was absorbed by the purple vortex in his mind sea, which also grew stronger as a result. The speed of the rotating vortex increased slightly, allowing it to slowly absorb the extremely thin and invisible purple energy from the void through Xun Daozi's body into the purple vortex. As soon as Xun Daozi inserted the incense stick into the censer, knelt down, and stood up, something mysterious and inexplicable seemed to enter his body. Xun Daozi suddenly became completely clear-headed, and had originally been just a hair's breadth away from achieving the Taiyi Golden Immortal Fruit position, but now he had already stably achieved it.

  Xun Daozi did not feel happy about attaining the position of Taiyi Golden Immortal at this moment. In his mind, he clearly remembered the scene when he made offerings and the vow he had spoken out loud was also extremely clear. At this time, he seemed to have felt a sense of responsibility in his heart, the responsibility of protecting the Hongyuan world.

  The awakened Xun Daozi was stunned, what a tragedy! The worship ceremony should have been just that, but then he said "I wish to inherit the legacy and protect the Hongyuan", now look at this, his words have come true and he's taken on the responsibility himself. But how can this small cultivator like him take on the task of protecting the Hongyuan? Even if he wanted to, how could he do it? What kind of thing has he gotten himself into? He can't even return the goods now, it seems like he's already received a lot of rewards. Xun Daozi clearly remembers that the vast and majestic Qi of the universe was absorbed by the purple vortex in his Dantian, but not a single thread of it was left for him. The benefits were all taken by the purple vortex, but the task was dumped on him instead. He can't even think about returning the goods now, there's nowhere to return them to.

  The seeker who has been entangled and entangled again finally had to admit defeat. Just insist on insisting, when the car reaches the mountain, there will be a way, take it one step at a time. It can't get any worse than this, what else can you do?

  Let it go, the somewhat broken pot-like Daoist still couldn't help but ponder: What does it mean to protect the Honghuang? Won't I be asked to do something beyond my abilities? The Great Calamity of the Witch and Demon is about to begin, and when it does, the Honghuang will shatter. Does this mean I'm supposed to prevent the Great Calamity from happening so that the Honghuang doesn't shatter? If so, how can I stop it? Can I even stop it? Moreover, according to later legends, the main character of this Honghuang world must be humanity created by Nüwa. But with the Witch and Demon forces so strong, how can humans become the main character? In order for humans to grow in the Honghuang world and eventually become the main character, the two tribes of Witches and Demons must exhaust each other in the Great Calamity. This means that the Great Calamity is inevitable. Since it's an event that must happen in the Honghuang world, why should I intervene? The shattering of the Honghuang shouldn't require my protection. But if these great events don't need to be protected, then what does?

  Xun Daozi has fallen into a dilemma, and is entangled in it again and again.

  Seeking the truth, I've been entangled in my thoughts, unable to figure out the reason: Is this Honghuang not actually the Honghuang of later legend, but rather a product of my own wild speculation? I thought that the Honghuang Tian Dao was influenced by Pangu's residual consciousness, and its body was favored by it, so much so that after Nüwa created the post-heavenly Tian Dao, it was chosen as the main character of the Honghuang world. Nüwa also received a reward from the Honghuang Tian Dao, verifying her mixed yuan, while the witch demon was discarded and became a sacrificial victim under the push of the Honghuang Tian Dao.

  Is my speculation correct? If so, then this Honghuang Tian Dao is not an unfeeling heavenly way, but rather a biased and emotional one. I wonder what changes will occur after the unity of the Hongjun Dao Zu?

  If my speculation is incorrect, then the great calamity of the witch demon is a huge variable, and in protecting the Honghuang, I should prevent the occurrence of this great calamity.

  In the end, Xun Daozi found a solution that wasn't a solution: wait! What to wait for? Wait for Nüwa to create humans. Nüwa wants to prove the Tao of Mixed Origins, but it's not possible with just power or cutting off the three corpses. The only way is through merit and virtue. Where does this merit and virtue come from? Only by creating humans, specifically a human race that becomes the main protagonist of the Honghuang Heaven and Earth, can one obtain the merit and virtue needed to prove the Tao of Mixed Origins. Even if Nüwa creates a human race, if they are not chosen as the main protagonist by the Honghuang Heavenly Way, then Nüwa still cannot obtain enough merit and virtue to prove the Tao of Mixed Origins.

  Therefore, Xun Daozi thinks that the only way now is to wait! Wait for Nüwa to prove the mixed yuan. If the speculation is correct, Nüwa must be one of the first people to prove the mixed yuan, and she must have proved the mixed yuan with the merits obtained from creating human beings. Then the speculation would be correct, and the responsibility of protecting Honghuang should point elsewhere. If someone proves the mixed yuan before Nüwa, or if Nüwa does not prove the mixed yuan with the merits of creating humans, then the speculation is wrong, and it's likely that there will really need to think of a way to prevent the great calamity of witchcraft from rising.

  Wait! Wait slowly!

  Having confirmed that he can only wait for the time being, Xun Daozi temporarily threw it away thoroughly. He had just obtained the Taiyi Golden Immortal Fruit position and needed to find a place to consolidate it. Although he felt that his realm was already extremely stable in that mysterious state before, he also needed to adapt himself. The application of various magical powers and techniques in the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, the use of various forces, and the operation of the practice all required him to explore and adapt.

  Xun Daozi then brought the three-eyed little lion to a quiet place at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, set up some seals and closed himself off for meditation.

  Xun Daozi didn't expect that a temporary retreat would last for a hundred years, and the Taoist fruit of Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm was thoroughly stabilized. The divine method also strengthened, and the flesh and spirit had a significant upgrade. The use of magical artifacts became more effortless, and the Qiankun Ding, which was originally difficult to activate, could now be activated with ease. In the dantian, the Yin-Yang elixir was round and bright, shining brightly, and its condensation seemed to have reached an unprecedented level. The five-colored elixirs in the body were also condensed to an unparalleled degree, moving in harmony with the flow of time, and their majestic momentum was unstoppable. In the chest, the five elements converged towards the origin, waiting for the three flowers on top to bloom, which would truly mark a major achievement in cultivation. Regardless, taking a big step forward is still a joyous occasion worth celebrating.

  The liquidized Fa power flowing through the entire body is even denser, like lead and mercury, slow in flow, yet constantly flowing every moment. Every thread, every drop contains infinite terrifying power. The flesh, bones, muscles, internal organs, every cell is penetrated by the purest Fa power, being tempered at all times. Even the strongest steel is not enough to describe the physical body of a cultivator at this time. A great leap in the cultivation of Fa power and the physical body, after one hundred years of contemplation, having grasped the way of transformation, able to transform freely, with divine appearance, yet this divine transformation requires control over both the spirit and the flesh to achieve success, lacking either will make it imperfect. Another function of transformation is called "Fa Tian Xiang Di", which can perfectly display the combat power of the physical body, also a powerful divine ability.

  After a hundred years of comprehension, Xun Daozi obtained two divine abilities and was quite satisfied. The improvement in his own strength had taken a big step forward. Now, facing ordinary Da Luo San Xian realm cultivators, Xun Daozi was no longer afraid. With the powerful magical treasures on him, it was entirely possible to defeat ordinary Da Luo San Xian realm cultivators.

  The carefree Xun Daozi forgot about the entanglement of responsibility, and the dark clouds brought by that responsibility also disappeared. He excitedly took the three-eyed little lion out of the pass.

  After leaving the pass, Xun Daozi stood at the foot of Buzhou Mountain and looked up at Buzhou Mountain. He truly felt the majesty and grandeur of Buzhou Mountain, the first mountain in the vast wilderness, a colossal pillar that held up the sky, spanning tens to hundreds of millions of miles. Anyone who stood before it was insignificant. The pressure formed by its own enormity was not something that ordinary people could withstand.

  Standing at the foot of Mount Buzhou, Xun Daozi felt that this was truly what it meant to be insignificant. In the face of Mount Buzhou's grandeur, Xun Daozi had mixed feelings and many doubts.

  How could the majestic, vast and mighty Mount Buzhou be broken? Xunzi couldn't imagine what kind of power could break Mount Buzhou, nor could he imagine what the situation would be like when it was broken. He really couldn't imagine!

  Putting aside the absurd thoughts in his mind, Xuanzi led the three-eyed little lion to step onto Mount Buzhou, determined to work hard for the preservation of species on Mount Buzhou. After a hundred years of closed-door cultivation, the three-eyed little lion had also grown bigger, its body was almost as big as a yellow cow, and the mane on its neck had grown longer, looking more majestic and no longer cute.

  One man and one beast entered Mount Buzhou, carrying a grand ambition that could sweep away three feet of earth, vowing to turn over the entire mountain.

  Along the way, whether familiar or not, as long as they were considered useful, they were all collected. Rare flowers and herbs, spiritual fruits and precious medicines were all stored in the purple gold gourd. Of course, many were also stored in the belly of the three-eyed little lion. Various minerals and items with a hint of innate aura were all collected into the Qiankun Ding.

  This road is still dominated by the momentum of "the sky is three feet high".

  On this journey, Xun Daozi also had a direct impression of the three-eyed little lion's prestige. Many real heavenly treasures are guarded by monsters, but as soon as the three-eyed little lion appears, the monsters that have been guarding the treasure often flee in disarray at a glance; even if there are powerful monsters that refuse to give up, after the three-eyed little lion lets out a roar, they either faint and become easy prey or barely escape, not daring to stay again, saving Xun Daozi a lot of trouble.

  The strongest encountered a demon beast guarding this Bi Ling fruit - the Rhinoceros; This demon beast looked like a tiger, but had a cow's tail and made a sound that was not a tiger's roar, but rather like a dog barking. The strength of this demon beast was not small, it already had the Taoist cultivation of Taiyi dispersing immortal realm, but it didn't know why it still cultivated with its original body. Other demon beasts with such cultivation, even if they usually cultivate with their original body, would normally transform into a Dao body shape with characteristics of their original body to interact with other demon tribes. But this Rhinoceros, even at the Taiyi dispersing immortal realm, was still appearing and disappearing in its original form, which was quite strange. However, the Bi Ling fruit it guarded was also a true heavenly material treasure, mentioned in the 'Taiqing Refining Dan Scripture'.

  Facing the demon beast with Taiyi scattered fairyland - Zhi, the three-eyed little lion was not afraid at all. Obviously, after practicing together with Xun Daozi for a hundred years, his strength had increased greatly, and he even had the confidence to confront the demon beast with Taiyi scattered fairyland.

  That demon beast - the rhinoceros saw the three-eyed little lion, and a hint of fear flashed in its eyes. However, it was reluctant to leave the Bi Ling fruit behind. As for Xun Daozi who had restrained his breath beside him, he didn't put him in his eyes at all, but instead focused his attention entirely on the three-eyed little lion.

  As the three-eyed little lion approached the Biling fruit, it finally couldn't help but launch an attack. Its body leapt up, bringing a bloody wind with it, as fast as lightning, and stretched out its sharp claws that emitted a faint cold glow to pounce on the three-eyed little lion.

  The three-eyed little lion flipped over and fought with the fierce beast, its body moving extremely fast, only a white shadow entwined with the ferocious beast.

  After a while, the two beasts that were fiercely entwined suddenly separated. The demonic beast appeared to be unscathed, only slightly panting, whereas the three-eyed lion cub looked rather disheveled. Its once shiny fur was nowhere to be seen, replaced by wounds all over its body, yet its spirit seemed exhilarated. As it gazed at the demonic beast in front of it, its eyes sparkled with a fierce light, and the third eye on its forehead twitched violently as if it were about to open.

  The monster stared at the middle eye on the forehead of the three-eyed little lion, looking somewhat flustered, as if it was under great threat. Just as the three-eyed little lion moved, the monster suddenly turned and ran away. This also made Xun Daozi curious about the middle eye on the forehead of the three-eyed little lion.