Chapter 47 The Forty-Seventh Day of Creating the Primordial Ranking Game
The game "Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud" is about to launch, but most of the cultivators in the prehistoric world are focused on the leaderboard before the launch.
Donghuang Taiyi stood next to Dijun, while Xihe and Changxi smiled to each other.
"You brothers summoned us sisters just for this card with the sun and moon shining together?"
Chang Xi tapped the screen and saw that Di Jun's name was prominently displayed at number seven on the leaderboard. The corresponding card depicted a blazing sun on the left and a serene moon on the right, with the branches of the Fusang and Laurel trees intertwined. Di Jun stood calmly in the center, carrying the sun and moon on his shoulders.
Based on this Daoist concept of the sun and moon shining together, the character skill "Sun and Moon Born Together" was comprehended: as long as the sun and moon exist in the sky, the character will continuously regenerate health.
In one fell swoop, he jumped from 12th place to 7th place, successfully surpassing Styx Ancestor's [Blood Sea Asura] and Dijiang's [Dharma Image Heaven and Earth].
Donghuang Taiyi sighed: "Fortunately, the Wu tribe are all fools. They never thought that morality could be used to cooperate with each other. Otherwise, if the twelve ancestral witches were united, they might have a bit of the power of the Great God Pangu."
"But now the seventh position belongs to us brothers."
Chang Xi rolled her eyes: "It belongs to Brother Di Jun, what does it have to do with you? Your Chaos Unity, Donghuang Taiyi, is already ranked tenth."
"What's mine is mine; we brothers are one." Donghuang Taiyi felt proud.
"Shameless." Chang Xi ignored him and clicked on Sun and Moon Shining Together again. "Speaking of which, this game isn't for spreading the word, so Sun and Moon Shining Together isn't the most suitable skill for Brother Di Jun, is it?"
It seems that the entire world of Honghuang has been in an uproar these days in order to climb the rankings, with all sorts of methods emerging to demonstrate their understanding of the Dao.
Just like today, these two golden crows dragged their sister to the sun, insisting on trying out their so-called combined attack, and in the end, they achieved the sun and moon shining together.
"Wasn't Brother Dijun following the path of an emperor before, unifying the prehistoric world and achieving a great feat like the dragon, phoenix, and qilin? That picture of the blazing sun before was quite in line with Brother Dijun's path."
"The sun and moon shine together, yin and yang coexist, this is also the great way of heaven and earth." Di Jun looked at Xi He with deep affection, everything was understood without words.
"Moreover, this card has a second stage." Di Jun flipped the card over, and amidst a sea of gold and red, a golden crow was born from the fire, with countless demons gazing at its back beneath its wings.
Di Jun, [Lord of the Demon Race].
"If you want to be my preacher, you must first understand that the sun and moon shine together and heaven and earth coexist, and you must also have the lofty ambition to dominate the world. Only those who are like this can be my preachers."
It's a twin card! No wonder it has such a high rating.
Chang Xi brushed his fingertips across the golden crow that dominated the sky. The scorching waves seemed capable of swallowing onlookers, making it impossible to approach or look directly at, domineeringly displaying the majesty of an emperor.
If being ranked seventh is this amazing, what about those ranked higher up?
Chang Xi looked around one by one:
Sixth place: Zhunti [Enlightenment through Bodhi];
Fifth place: Guiding [White Lotus Salvation];
Fourth place: Nuwa [whose blessings extended to all living beings];
Third place: Yuanshi [The movement of heaven is constant];
Second place: Tongtian [Zhuxian Sword Formation];
First place: Lao Tzu's "Tai Chi Wu Wei" (The Ultimate Non-Action).
Di Jun held a cup of wine in his hand, his gaze lingering on the words "first place" for a long time.
On the card beside him, Lao Tzu, dressed in a Taoist robe, is simply meditating, his eyes slightly closed, seemingly asleep, with two Tai Chi yin-yang fish intertwined behind him. It appears ordinary, but in reality, it exudes extraordinary Taoist charm.
Upon closer inspection, one can see two yin-yang fish constantly intertwined, one begets two, two begets three, and three begets all things*. Although they are clearly just two yin-yang fish, in their continuous intertwining, they appear to multiply, yet upon closer inspection, one can only see these two ordinary fish again.
"My eyes are blurry from looking at it. Is it one or two? I'm almost at sixteen." Chang Xi rubbed his eyes, particularly impressed by the first place. "I think I just saw boundless chaos. I don't know if it was real or if I was just dizzy from looking at it."
These childish words made everyone laugh.
Di Jun laughed and said, "What you see is what you get. Senior Brother's magical power is unfathomable. This picture will appear different to a thousand people. What you see is where your destiny lies."
Even Di Jun had to admit that the first place was well-deserved.
He stroked the rim of his wine glass: "Senior Brother's strength is unfathomable. The [Tai Chi Wu Wei] not only embodies Senior Brother's Daoist philosophy of simplicity, but also reveals countless differences. I am completely convinced that he deserves first place."
Di Jun's gaze shifted downwards again: "The top three are all senior brothers of the Three Pure Ones. It must be quite lively over at Kunlun Mountain."
Xihe picked up the wine cup: "The seventh and tenth are now above the sun, and our sisters' [Bright Moon Hanging High] is now ranked twenty-third. The sun is quite lively today."
Seeing the beautiful woman's comforting words, Di Jun put aside his regret at not winning first place and drank the fine wine offered by Xi He.
"I think Senior Sister Nuwa's [Blessing All Living Beings] has a grand theme, so ranking her fourth is not bad." Xihe clicked on the only female cultivator card in the top ten.
Nuwa, with a human head and a snake's body, strolled across the land, her skirt transforming into mountains and rivers. Beside her, countless plant spirits, insects, fish, and beasts frolicked and played freely, bathed in the seven-colored light emanating from her. Nuwa herself gazed upon this land with loving tenderness, inspiring compassion in all who beheld her.
Chang Yi's eyes lit up, and he echoed his sister, "Yes, I also love Senior Sister Nuwa's card the most, it's so beautiful!"
“You silly girl.” Xihe tapped her sister’s nose. “How can you describe them as pretty or not? These cards are all symbols of the Dao of our fellow Daoists.”
"But it's just so beautiful."
Having already reviewed the fourth card, Donghuang Taiyi flipped down again, glancing at it before closing the fifth and sixth cards.
"Those two, Jieyin and Zhunti, relied on the treasures bestowed by the Dao Ancestor and the tricks of 'universal salvation' and 'enlightenment' to rank fifth and sixth. It's really unreasonable." Under his elder brother's supervision, Donghuang Taiyi was more reasonable and didn't keep using the term "bald monk" on his lips.
"In my opinion, my brother's card is definitely better than theirs. It's just that their cards benefit from the influence of the preacher. Otherwise, how could they be in fifth and sixth place?"
"Don't speak nonsense, after all, he is a disciple accepted by the Dao Ancestor." Di Jun gently brushed it aside, and in the end, he didn't say anything to the twelve-grade merit lotus and the seven-colored wondrous tree on the card.
Next are Zhen Yuanzi's "Earth Vein Inheriting Heaven" and Hongyun's "Universal Blessing," followed by Dijiang's "Dharma Image of Heaven and Earth," Donghuang Taiyi's "Return of Chaos to One," and Styx Ancestor's "Blood Sea Asura."
They were all people who stood in the front row when listening to the sermons at Zixiao Palace.
"This ranking list is quite something." Donghuang Taiyi flipped through two more pages, then decided not to look any further.
But then, I don't know what key I pressed, and I saw a lot of messages being posted on the leaderboard.
[Kunlun] [Tongtian: Haha, second brother, did you see that? My Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is superior to yours!]
[Kunlun] [Yuanshi: Hmph, mere trifles, how can they compare to the principles of Heaven?]
[Lingshan] [Zhunti: Amitabha, being in the top ten is already a great fortune. I finally received the 100-draw gift pack for being in the top ten, senior brother.]
[Lingshan] [Guidance: Good. This time, you have cleared the karmic debts and taken another step forward by extracting the Primordial Purple Qi.]
[Netherworld Blood Sea] [Ancestor Styx: Ahhh, how did Di Jun manage to get into seventh place and squeeze me out of the top ten? You wait, I'm going to have a fight with you.]
Upon seeing the words of the Styx Ancestor, everyone couldn't help but smile knowingly, and Di Jun couldn't resist responding.
[The Sun] [Di Jun: Okay, I'll be waiting for you in the game.]
As Di Jun's response rang out, the previously silent chat suddenly became much more active, instantly pushing the previous chat to the top. It's unclear whether the Styx Ancestor saw it.
[Bei Ming] [Kunpeng: The top ten are nothing special. If you don't believe me, come and try me in the water.]
[Ancestral Land of the Witch Clan] [Zhurong: Those in front, wash yourselves clean and wait. I'll use fire to dry your North Sea.]
[Netherworld Blood Sea] [Ancestor Styx: Top ten players, just you wait! Don't leave after the server opens, I'll show you what I'm made of!]
...
As the number of pop-up comments increased to the point that they almost obscured the leaderboard, the four of them stopped making public responses to the pop-up comments.
They were only interested in watching the various parties' expressions of dissatisfaction and their challenges to fight in the pop-up comments.
"I think the Wu Clan is going to fight Kunpeng. Maybe we should go watch the show then."
Donghuang Taiyi rubbed his hands together, looking eager to get started: "I'll help Kunpeng fight the Wu Clan, and I'll also have a match with that Styx Ancestor."
The number of bullet comments kept increasing, and the four people present could hardly keep up with them all.
Chang Xi complained: "The game is already so lively before it even launches. I wonder what it will be like after it's officially released."
The moment those words were spoken, the pop-up messages on the screen were instantly cleared, and a merciless voice emanated from within the formation:
"Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Clouds" is officially launched. Gentlemen, please enter the arena.
Donghuang Taiyi jumped up immediately, waving excitedly: "It's open! It's open! Brother, Sister Xihe, Changxi, let's go in quickly!"
Di Jun nodded, extended his hand to Xi He, his eyes smiling. Xi He took Di Jun's hand, and then pulled her sister along as well.
Chang Xi strode forward with anticipation, his gaze still lingering on the leaderboard. He'd heard that *Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Cloud* was a gacha game; he wondered how to get among the top players.
Emperor Jun is fine too, I'm not picky about mine either, but it would be even better if I could draw Nuwa. I heard you can also draw the Dao Ancestor in the game, I wonder if she can be that lucky one.
With the simple wish of drawing a lucky card, Chang Xi and her sister clicked to enter the game together, and their two divine senses floated lightly into the formation.
At the same time, the Three Pure Ones on Kunlun Mountain, the Twelve Great Witches of the ancestral land of the Witch Clan, and the Nuwa and Fuxi siblings with human heads and snake bodies in the mountains and forests all closed their eyes.
In the cause and effect of the operation of the Heavenly Dao, many originally parallel cause and effect lines have become a mess at this moment, and it is impossible to distinguish where these causes and effects come from.
Even Hongjun, who was beyond the Nine Heavens, opened the game, wanting to try out the "fully immersive card-drawing miracle that recreates the primordial world" that his friend had mentioned.
Only Wuzhuang Temple, the birthplace of the game "Three Thousand Guests of the Purple Clouds," was a step behind.
Under the ginseng fruit tree, Kong Xuan addressed a group of furry, menacing-looking creatures: "You're not allowed to go anywhere until you've finished reciting this Daoist scripture from memory today!"
The golden-winged roc beside them, looking utterly dejected, supervised the dozens of little phoenixes and qilin as they completed their lessons, while also constantly taking notes and writing down their reflections on the lessons.
Seeing the dragons, phoenixes, and qilin with teary eyes, scratching their heads and looking completely bewildered, Dapeng knew they were definitely not going to get past this test and would be getting another special training session from their senior brother tonight.
Then a heavenly voice announced: "The game 'Three Thousand Guests of Purple Clouds' is officially launched. Gentlemen, please enter the arena."
In an instant, the little dumpling, who had been sitting neatly in its seat, threw its textbook and pen into the air and scattered like birds in flight.
"Senior Brother, our opportunity has arrived! Let's go play the game!"
Goodbye, Senior Brother Kong Xuan!
"Go play games, you don't have to do your homework now!"
Kong Xuan frowned, and the Golden-Winged Roc's eyelids twitched violently. He didn't even dare to take notes anymore, and felt pity for the little brats who had run away.
Despite being so much older than them, haven't they realized Kong Xuan's methods after these two months? How dare they abandon their homework and run away before he even said class was over?
Sure enough, the little rascals who had run away were forced back to their seats the next second.
"Now let's recite the 'Key Points of Cultivation' together. Those who can't recite it can't leave."
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Author's note: *From the Tao Te Ching.
Yuan Yi: I'm such a genius at using leaderboards to generate buzz before the game even starts! [doge emoji]
Then the primordial world descended into chaos.
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