Chapter 279 Taiyi, The First
A flawless, primordial, and supreme Daoist aura emanated from Donghuang Taiyi, distorting endless spacetime and altering the rules of heaven and earth.
Clearly, after the last battle, Donghuang Taiyi's strength had advanced another step, not far from the Primordial Dao Realm, seemingly poised to step into it at any moment.
Taiyi, born embracing the Chaos Bell, can be considered a true Child of the Era!
In this primordial world, whether in the past or the future, no one else has been born embracing a supreme innate treasure except for him.
Even the first innate being born in the primordial world—Hongjun Daoren—was far inferior to Taiyi at birth.
The Three Pure Ones, the true descendants of Pangu, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were not born with any supreme innate treasures.
It can be said that Taiyi's treatment at birth was unparalleled in the primordial world.
Logically speaking, Taiyi, born with such a halo, should have been the most dazzling light in the primordial world, overwhelming everything.
In fact, that was indeed the case.
Since Taiyi's descent into the world, none among his peers could rival him. He swept aside all rivals, leaving his contemporaries breathless and overshadowed by his brilliance.
If it weren't for the Three Pure Ones and others receiving the aid of the Primordial Purple Qi, ascending to sainthood in one step, Taiyi's strength would still be the strongest in the primordial world.
With Taiyi's aptitude, even if he couldn't become a saint, he could still achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Yet, even now, he remains at the Quasi-Saint level, unable to cross that crucial step.
This is entirely because the Heavenly Court has held him back!
Yes, it's the Heavenly Court that's holding him back.
For Dijun and the others, the establishment of the Heavenly Court brought immense benefits, allowing them to cultivate with the help of the world's fortune, improve their comprehension, and quickly break through to higher realms.
But for Taiyi, it was different.
He didn't need the help of the world's fortune at all, because his comprehension was already at the top level in the primordial world, with no further advancement possible.
On the contrary, after the establishment of the Heavenly Court, countless causes and effects converged, hindering Taiyi's cultivation. This prevented him from transcending heaven and earth, achieving perfect unity of primordial chaos, and hindering his breakthrough to the Primordial Dao Realm.
To outsiders, it was the Heavenly Court that made Taiyi the Eastern Emperor renowned. But the truth is, the Heavenly Court hindered Taiyi, preventing him from becoming a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.
However, Taiyi is Taiyi after all. In the great battle with the true form of Pangu, he unexpectedly gained enlightenment, comprehending the Primordial Dao. It is believed that before long, he will take another step closer, becoming a Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.
At that time, it will be a magnificent spectacle in the primordial world!
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The demon race experienced a change, and the witch race was no exception.
Walking on the western land of the primordial world, Houtu not only wore a sorrowful expression. This sorrow was for the Western land. As the mother of the earth, the emotions of the Western land naturally could not escape Houtu's perception.
The resentment hidden deep within the earth clearly entered His heart, causing a surge of sorrow to well up from His core.
Strands of holy light emanated from Houtu, flowing towards the western lands, spreading across billions of miles, purifying the calamity, malevolence, resentment, and all other hidden energies of this place.
This was the earth's origin, the foundation of Houtu, the embodiment of His cultivation, His innate essence. In other words, He was sacrificing His own essence to save the western lands.
Houtu's strength, even if not the absolute pinnacle of the primordial world, was certainly among the top tier. His innate essence was naturally extraordinary. Taken entirely, it would be a top-tier innate spiritual treasure.
Even a portion of it could easily help a cultivator at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.
Such a wondrous treasure, when integrated into any place, could create a blessed land. But on the western lands, it wouldn't work!
The war of that year utterly destroyed the West, leaving this land almost beyond repair.
While Houtu's power was formidable, it paled in comparison to that of the Demon Ancestor Rahu.
The destruction caused by Rahu's self-destruction, where he gave up everything, could not possibly be compensated for by Houtu sacrificing a portion of her innate essence.
If the Earth's essence alone could repair the Western lands, Jieyin and Zhunti would have done it long ago; they wouldn't have stood idly by while the Western lands continued to decline.
After all, given their strength, finding the Earth's essence wouldn't have been difficult for them.
The very essence of the earth was utterly useless!
To restore life to the Western Lands, they had exhausted every method they could think of. The earth's essence, a treasure of the land, was naturally used immediately.
But alas, it was useless!
No method worked!
The Western Lands, unless a cataclysmic event occurred, had no chance of recovery.
Otherwise, the Dao Ancestor Hongjun wouldn't have offered two holy positions to resolve this karmic conflict.
Houtu's attempt to repair the Western Lands with her own innate essence was wishful thinking.
Deep within the earth, a powerful resentment suddenly surged forth, carrying the power to erode everything, destroying the land Houtu had previously repaired, restoring it to its previous state of ruin.
"Alas..."
"The destruction caused by the war between immortals and demons is so terrifying. Countless years have passed, and the Western Lands still show no sign of recovery!"
This turn of events was not unexpected for Houtu. With her cultivation, how could she not know that her innate essence was useless?
But this was not a reason for her inaction.
Trying might lead to failure.
But without trying, there will be no success.
"Perhaps, Father God has a way!"
With a sigh, Houtu's eyes lit up as she thought of a possibility.
This primordial land was formed from the flesh and blood of Pangu. They themselves lacked the ability to repair the primordial land, but Pangu certainly could.
Pangu was omnipotent!
This was universally acknowledged throughout the primordial world.
"Father God above, Houtu has been disrespectful."
Bowing to the void, Houtu made a hand seal and summoned Pangu's heart from the Pangu Palace.
Pangu's heart was the greatest gift Pangu left to the Wu Clan, and the source of the Twelve Ancestral Witches' confidence that they were more orthodox than the Three Pure Ones.
Otherwise, why would they have the Pangu Palace, the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, and the Pangu heart? The Three Pure Ones, besides the Creation Mark, only possessed the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda, far inferior to them.
Pangu's heart was truly the Wu Clan's most precious treasure, and also the most precious treasure of the primordial world.
Normally, the Wu Clan kept it enshrined in the Pangu Palace, and it was not to be used except in critical moments.
Today, Houtu was able to summon Pangu's heart not to repair the western lands, but to create a primordial map.
The western lands are too severely damaged; restoring their ancient landscape and creating a primordial map is virtually impossible.
Therefore, the Wu tribe intends to use the power of Pangu's heart to communicate with the western lands and find the most primitive landscape of the ancient west from the remaining historical traces.
(End of Chapter)