Hu Le swept his sleeves across the sky, dispelling the boundless purple lightning.
Laozi also summoned the Taiji Diagram, which not only withdrew the divine lightning that was striking him, but also completely wiped away the Purple Heaven Divine Lightning that had struck the heavens and earth.
The world was restored to its former clarity.
Seeing that no more Purple Heaven Divine Thunder struck from beyond the heavens, the two sage leaders turned and returned to the primordial world.
After returning to the primordial world, the two bowed and parted ways, each riding their mounts back to their own dojos...
Hundreds of years have passed in the blink of an eye. On this day, Hu Le is preaching the Great Dao to a group of Taoist disciples at the Heavenly Dao Palace.
Since Hu Le established Taoism, in order to strengthen the Taoist tradition, his disciples have also taken in some followers.
Among them, some skilled individuals from Penglai Island, such as Tianyi Zhenjun, joined Taoism and became its guest ministers.
Besides, there was also an important guest minister present to listen to the sermon, namely the Goddess Xihe. Because of her merits in the last great calamity, she was recently appointed as the Sun Star Lord by the Heavenly Court and occupied the Sun Palace.
Later, the Demon Emperor's Crown Prince Lu Liu even tried to reclaim the Immortal Palace.
Unfortunately, now not only has Lady Xihe regained the innate essence that was plundered by Dijun, but she has also plundered all of Dijun's essence.
Having received nourishment from the Sun Star Lord's divine position, she had already completed the refinement of her origin, and her strength was now vastly different from before.
If Lu Liu were to go and cause trouble for her, wouldn't he be courting death?
Later, if Lady Wangshu hadn't intervened and saved Lu Liu, he probably would have been torn to pieces by Lady Xihe.
The reason why Xihe Niangniang joined Taoism was twofold: first, to repay Hu Le's kindness, and second, to find a powerful patron in the prehistoric world...
Therefore, although Taoism was newly established, its strength was already considerable.
However, guests like the immortals of Penglai and the goddess Xihe can only be considered peripheral forces. Only the disciples and grand-disciples of Guan Kong and Yuan Huang can be considered the direct descendants of Taoism.
However, having too many disciples when a great sect is newly established is not necessarily a good thing.
After all, indiscriminately accepting followers without distinguishing between good and bad will only damage the fortune of one's own religion, and will not benefit the religion.
If Hu Le hadn't relied on the Heaven-Opening Treasure to suppress the tide of fortune, and if most of his followers were pure and peaceful individuals, he would never have allowed the strength of Taoism to expand so rapidly...
In fact, even though he established a great sect, he did not intend for it to dominate the prehistoric world, as that was not realistic.
But if it's too weak, that won't work either.
After all, this concerns his reputation as a saint and his merits and destiny.
There was another important reason why he incorporated some of the immortals and gods of Penglai into Taoism.
That is, although he was the first Primordial Saint to establish a religion in the prehistoric world, in terms of foundation, whether it is the Jie Sect, the Chan Sect, or even the Western Sect, they are far superior to Taoism.
It should be noted that before the three leaders of the religions established their own sects, they had already sent their disciples into the prehistoric world to spread their teachings.
Therefore, if his Taoism wanted to compete with the other three religions in terms of lineage, then rapid advancement was a necessary evil.
In any case, as long as Taoism can be spread widely throughout the wilderness, the more manpower the better.
For the sake of the future development of Taoism, Hu Le couldn't worry about anything else for the time being.
Even if it seems a bit short-sighted and could easily ruin the great religion's fortune.
However, he was confident that with the Chaos Bell and the Merit Cloud as his two supreme treasures, he could suppress any ripples in his fortune.
When Taoism grows stronger in the future, he can establish rules to clean up the sect, removing the dross and retaining the essence, gradually purifying the fortune of his great religion...
As the leader of the sect, he naturally had to summon his disciples and followers to his seat to listen to his teachings, all for the sake of the sect's strength.
Anyway, now that he has become the immortal and indestructible Lord of the Primordial Chaos, he no longer needs to be as anxious about cultivation as before. He has plenty of leisure time, and preaching to the masses is a way to pass the time...
Therefore, more than a hundred years ago, Hu Le summoned the Taoist disciples and began to preach the Great Way.
At this moment, he was expounding the Great Dao when suddenly his mind stirred. He looked up at the eastern horizon and saw a red light shooting into the sky. It transformed into a cloud of mist in the vast sky and spread out, manifesting all sorts of strange phenomena.
He stopped preaching, did some quick divination, and immediately understood the secrets of heaven.
It turns out that the Earthly Sovereign of the Human Race has been born!
In this way, Fuxi was not far from abdicating the throne...
As expected, Fuxi, seeing that he was about to achieve his goal, had been searching for a suitable successor for many years.
In his view, for the sake of the future of humanity, the successor emperor must be both virtuous and capable.
So, after a long period of searching, a minor clan leader named Shennong came into his view.
During his tenure as clan chief, he taught the people farming, invented the plow, developed trade, processed hemp into cloth, made a five-stringed zither, carved wood into bows, and produced pottery, among other things...
Through his efforts, the small tribe flourished and prospered.
Because of these achievements, his virtuous reputation spread rapidly among the human race.
Upon hearing this, Fuxi ordered his minister Cangjie to invite Shennong to Chendu, wanting to personally test his abilities.
After several days of heart-to-heart talks, Fuxi was certain that the Shennong before him was the perfect successor he had been searching for.
So, he left Shennong in Chendu and taught him how to handle various affairs.
The news that he was preparing to pass the throne to Shennong also spread among the human race...
Later, in order to expand Shennong's prestige, he often took Shennong on tours throughout the human race, so that most of the human race knew of Shennong's wisdom.
Finally, after realizing that Shennong had sufficiently gained experience and was ready to shoulder the responsibilities of the Human Emperor, Fuxi understood that it was time to abdicate.
However, before that, he needed to go to Buzhou Mountain to report to his teacher, Hu Le.
So, on this day, he summoned Shennong and asked him to take charge of the clan's affairs on his behalf, while he himself used the innate earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magic that allows one to escape into the earth) technique and flew towards Buzhou Mountain.
Not long after, he finally arrived at Buzhou Mountain. As soon as he appeared in front of the Heavenly Dao Palace, the boy in green robes came to greet him.
"Child, is your teacher in the palace?" Fuxi asked.
The boy in blue smiled and said, "Young master, you've come at the right time. The master instructed you not to announce your arrival, but to go straight in and see him."
"Yes, thank you for your hard work, Tongzi."
Fuxi went up to the boy in blue and stuffed some rare natural treasures into his hands as a gift, then entered the Heavenly Dao Palace and met Hu Le.
After meeting, Fuxi bowed and greeted him, then explained his purpose.
"Master, your disciple has achieved perfect merit and will pass on the throne to the next Human Emperor in three years. I hope that you will be able to attend the ceremony."
"Yes, I will naturally go then."
Hu Le nodded after hearing this, hoping that Fuxi would relinquish his power and step down voluntarily.
Otherwise, if the opportune moment is missed, it won't affect him much, but it will ruin the destiny of the next Human Emperor. If that prevents the Earth Emperor from attaining enlightenment, then things will get very complicated...
Having achieved his goal, Fuxi prepared to take his leave.
Hu Le concluded by giving him a piece of advice, "Before you go back, go to the Eight Views Palace on Shouyang Mountain and see the leader of the Human Sect, Laozi, to see what he has to say."
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