Chapter 1289: Chapter 70: Saint’s Dao, Cosmic Destiny_2
“Then let’s get down to business.” Xiao Jie complied willingly, sitting down on the mat opposite Tongtian Taoist, creating an air of discussing the Dao.
“But what is the business?” He remained calm, not overly polite due to the other’s unfathomable nature. Since the other was here to specifically wait for him, he must be plotting sothing or seeking assistance, so he didn’t need to be too cautious.
“Speaking of the business, it is quite a long story.” Tongtian Taoist said, walking to the red clay stove beside him, lifting the bubbling teapot, and poured Xiao Jie a cup of tea with smooth and natural motions. The tea was clear and aromatic. “Let’s drink tea while chatting slowly.”
Xiao Jie did not refuse, accepting the white porcelain tea cup and lightly sipping it. The tea had a refreshing taste with a long-lasting sweetness, indeed quite good, but it was rely “good.” It wasn’t the Immortal Tea and Spirit Grass, which could increase cultivation, and did not provide any attribute boosts, seemingly just well-brewed ordinary clear tea.
He put down the tea cup and made a “please” gesture with his hand.
Tongtian Taoist took a sip of tea and said, “Presumably Daoist Sui Feng already knows what this place is.”
“A transfer station to the Great Thousand Worlds?”
“That’s right, precisely.” Tongtian Taoist affird, “Or you could say, this is the ‘Newbie Village’ exit, the place where the ‘Savior’ is chosen. As for why there needs to be a savior, that requires speaking of long, long ago…”
His voice was magnetic, with a hint of a hoarse tone from enduring countless experiences, telling the story like watching the heavy narration of an opening CG in a large Epic ga, instantly drawing one’s mind into the secrets buried in the River of Ti.
“A long, long ti ago, heaven and earth were not separated, ti and space did not exist, neither cold nor heat, neither light nor darkness, neither life nor death. Everything was in a state of beginningless and endless, formless and shapeless {Prival}, also known as—Chaos.”
“However, within this absolute ‘nothingness,’ a primary ‘existence’ was born, a consciousness, a base point. We call it—Taiyi.”
“The Creator God? I’ve heard of it before.” Xiao Jie interjected, recalling the creation myth once ntioned by the Heavenly Venerate.
“No,” Tongtian Taoist gently shook his head, “Taiyi is not a god, not even having a specific form, nor a clear consciousness like you or . It is more of a ‘concept,’ a ‘stage’ necessary before the universe and all things are born, the beginning of ‘existence’ itself, the first cause that drives ‘nothingness’ towards ‘existence.”
Xiao Jie frowned slightly, this was completely different from the anthropomorphic creation story he heard from the Heavenly Venerate.
Tongtian Taoist seed to know what Xiao Jie was thinking and explained, “People always like to asure others by themselves, used to using familiar concepts and imagery to understand and depict those existences completely beyond their cognition. Hence, there is the story of ‘Great God Taiyi’ opening the heavens and earth. In people’s imaginations, Taiyi has features like humans but is incomparably majestic… heh heh, this is just wishful thinking.”
Xiao Jie had so thoughts in mind, it seed the version told by the Tongtian Taoist was closer to the real nature.
Tongtian Taoist continued his narration, and Xiao Jie paid utmost attention, listening intently.
“Taiyi transford and began to move. It differentiated Yin and Yang, defined purity and turbidity, evolved the Five Elents, set the four symbols, ford the eight trigrams… a set of basic laws supporting the universe’s operation gradually took shape. Subsequently, within this newly ford law system, the first spirits were born—Primordial Spirits. They directly stemd from Taiyi, inherently close to the Dao, possessing various unimaginable powers.”
“Among these Primordial Spirits, there are individuals whose forms resemble those of future humans, so they are called—Innate Humans.”
“Innate Humans?” Xiao Jie caught this keyword, “Does that an there are Acquired Humans as well?”
“Exactly.” Tongtian Taoist looked at him approvingly, “Most of the later mortals belong to Acquired Humans. They are mostly created by Innate Humans using themselves as templates, using Creation Power. However, since they do not directly originate from Taiyi, Acquired Humans in terms of Talent, potential, affinity for Spiritual Energy, and control are vastly different compared to Innate Humans.”
“These Innate Humans, over the long years, gradually mastered the magic skill of using Spiritual Energy and gained powerful strength to move mountains and overturn seas, chase stars and grasp moons.
In the endless River of Ti within the universe, so fell due to battles and disasters, so chose to hibernate in certain secret realms, no longer concerning themselves with the changes of the outside world, so lost the glory of their ancestors in reproduction or degradation… yet, there were so individuals who continued to explore the boundaries of strength, growing stronger, even eventually touching the ultimate of the Dao, reaching a new realm—what we call ‘Saint.’
Tongtian Taoist’s tone suddenly had a few more mocking notes: “Saints who—comprehend Yin Yang, know heaven and earth, evolve the universe, transform heaven and earth, grasp the mysteries of all realms, recognize the boundlessness of the Dao, their words carry laws, even boastful words can beco reality. Their thoughts turn creation, laughing and chatting with life’s flicker and extinction…”
Xiao Jie was quite familiar with this passage—at the ti in the Xuanxu Palace dungeon, the Evil Man was boasting about the Unnad Taoist Scripture, ntioning it. Back then, he thought the guy was talking nonsense, but now it seems, it was actually true.
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