Prehistoric: Twin lotuses with parallel stems

Qingxuan and Qinglian are in Lotus Heaven, practicing in seclusion.

Long Ji dragged Gu Hou to the East China Sea, and Kong Xuan traveled around the ancient wilderness and never returned.

Jin Peng took his disciple Wuzhiqi to the traditional conference of the three religions. The Sky Fox had many clones, each practicing their own way.

Nv Qing survived the thunder tribulation.

Compared to the Qingqiu lineage's own actions, the major saint sects have not been idle either.

The more chaotic the secrets of heaven are, the more the saints want to deduce a part of the future from them. When the qi is confused, the chaos becomes even worse.

Although the powerful cultivator did not know the details of this vague secret, he could smell something from it.

The thing that could allow the saints to create such a situation must not be simple.

Even they could sense a sense of urgency from it. The urgency coming from the saint must be of great importance.

If a saint is involved, then it will not be a trivial matter for the entire prehistoric world.

Is it an opportunity or a disaster? They can’t see the future clearly.

Among the saint’s current disciples, there are many Daluo, and there is even more than one who has entered the quasi-saint realm, who can be called true masters of great supernatural powers.

After all, the backgrounds of the disciples directly taught by the saints are extraordinary. Even the saint Tongtian of the Jiejiao, his disciples, whether they are the seven immortals or the four inner and four outer sects, all have good backgrounds. With the boundless fortune of the great sect, their cultivation speed is far superior to that of others.

At this moment, all of them are famous and powerful people in the prehistoric world, and are not much inferior to a small number of innate saints.

They became more and more sensitive to the subtle changes in the heavenly secrets, and coupled with the slight abnormalities they noticed from their teacher, they more or less figured out that something was amiss.

There was no peace in the ancient times. It would be better to say that there had never been absolute peace in the ancient times.

It's just that in the past, all the major saints and sects maintained superficial tranquility, and there were no direct conflicts with each other. Although fellow Taoists were good and bad, they were all concerned with personal relationships and would not tear their faces apart, and it was unlikely that a life-and-death dispute would break out.

But now, a few caring people have noticed one thing: the disputes in the world are becoming more and more frequent and gradually becoming more intense.

Even behind these disputes, one can vaguely see the shadows of the disciples of the Saintly Religion.

The most obvious point is that the disciples of the Western Religion no longer guard the western land as they did in the past, but walk through the wilderness and enter the eastern land, thus causing conflicts with the Jie Religion.

Although the three religions of Human, Chan and Jie are not like the Western religions, which regard the entire Xiniu Hezhou as their own temple, there is no doubt that in the eyes of the disciples of the three religions, the Eastern region is the place covered by the three religions' Taoist traditions.

In addition to the three major religions, there are countless branches and countless sects of practice, all of which regard themselves as the orthodox Xuanmen and naturally reject the interference of Western religions.

Peace and tranquility have become a thing of the past.

In the void space where the secrets of heaven were isolated, the Taoist Master Zhunti and the deputy leader of the Chan sect, the Taoist Master Ran Deng, sat opposite each other.

"Have you thought it through, fellow Daoist?" Zhunti asked with a smile.

Ran Deng stared at Zhunti and said in a deep voice, "Before that, can you tell me, Daoist friend, what is your intention in spreading the Dao to the East?"

"Oh? Daoyou is actually concerned about such a trivial matter?"

"A small matter? You are joking, fellow Taoist. There is no such thing as a small matter when it comes to the affairs of a saint." Ran Deng said calmly.

"Since my Western religion is destined to compete with fellow Taoists from the three religions, isn't it normal to have some conflicts? In the eyes of those three fellow Taoists, we are an unorthodox sect, not the orthodox Xuan sect. Since we have different paths, it is inevitable that we will have some arguments."

"You are not sincere, do you think I am easy to deceive?"

Zhunti smiled and said, "But you haven't shown your sincerity yet, have you?"

The Taoist Master Ran Deng remained silent. He was now basically certain that what Zhunti and Jie Yin had told him about the deification was not fictitious.

With this understanding, when you look at the general situation of the world in the ancient times, you will naturally find various clues and verify them with various traces.

"Well, now that things have come to this, we in the Western Church should show a little more sincerity to reassure you, fellow Taoist."

Facing the silence of Master Ran Deng, Zhunti seemed to not care at all and spoke.

Taoist Master Ran Deng frowned but said nothing. He didn't think that the other party would tell him more inside information for no reason.

"But this is a serious matter, and it concerns the core secrets of our Western Religion. It's not that I don't trust you, but you haven't given me an answer yet. So I ask you to swear an oath with your soul that what you heard today will never be passed on to anyone else."

Taoist Ran Deng's heart sank, and he actually swore an oath. Was he really planning to tell him some core secret?

The Taoist Master Zhunti just looked at him with a smile, waiting for his response.

The Taoist Master Ran Deng hesitated. He understood that what he was about to hear was an important secret that he would probably never be able to turn back from once he heard it.

"One thing I can assure you first is that this is a path that can fulfill the promise I made to you." Zhunti said.

Randeng's eyes moved slightly, and he finally did not hesitate any longer, and vowed to follow his own path.

Zhunti nodded, and was quite satisfied with the choice of the Taoist Master Ran Deng, but not surprised. He immediately stopped hiding it and said:

“I have already told you before that I and Brother Jie Yin want to lead us Western Sect disciples to create the Western Pure Land of Ultimate Bliss and save all sentient beings. This will provide you with an opportunity to attain enlightenment.

However, the Conferred God event has had a great impact on the evolution of our Pure Land. If we cannot get Xi Niu Hezhou out of the Conferred God event, this path will be cut off, and the Pure Land will become a bubble and an illusion."

Zhunti was somewhat depressed about this development. The sudden change disrupted all their future plans.

"Although competing with the Heavenly Court does seem to be an option, of course, it is only an appearance. For us major sects, there will never be a winner in this matter of deification. There will only be more losers and fewer losers."

Taoist Randeng was a little surprised: "As a saint, do you think the Heavenly Palace is good?"

Zhunti chuckled and looked at Randeng meaningfully: "In your heart, you still seem to look down on the Heavenly Court? Yes, if not, how could there be the Conferred Gods event? It's not just you, but the three religions of Human, Chan, and Jie are all like this, right? Of course, we are the same."

Zhunti paused for a moment before continuing.

"But that's just the Heaven itself. For disciples like me, the Heaven is indeed not attractive. But it is a mistake for all of us to underestimate the influence of the Heaven. That is the will of the Taoist Ancestor. Do you really think you can win?"

The Taoist Master Ran Deng fell silent again. They seemed to always overlook this point: behind the Heavenly Court was the Taoist Patriarch Hongjun, and Haotian represented the Taoist Patriarch’s will.

"Of course, we still have to fight for what we should fight for, but we also have to leave a way out. Besides, since it is a disaster, there are also opportunities and fortunes in it. It depends on whether we have the ability to seize them."

The expression of the Taoist Master Ran Deng changed slightly: "Daoyou, what you mean is that even if Xiniu Hezhou is returned to the Heavenly Palace, your Western Religion still has the possibility of evolving into a pure land? Have you found another way?"

Taoist Zhunti smiled but said nothing, as if he had tacitly agreed to the matter.

The Taoist Master Ran Deng could no longer remain calm. In other words, even if the Western Church failed in this great calamity of conferring the gods, it could still fulfill the opportunity to prove its truth that it had given him before?

"Could it be that the reason why you Western disciples came to the East to preach is for this matter?"

Zhunti nodded and said, "It would be best if Xiniu Hezhou could be preserved. If it still falls under the rule of Heaven in the end, we will have to make other plans. After all, our Taoism is based on human beings, and it is not in absolute conflict with the order that Heaven wants to establish. Since Xiniu Hezhou is no longer the inherent Taoist temple of our Western religion, where in the world can't be the Taoist temple of our Western religion? Save all the people, establish the Pure Land, and achieve the Great Dao."

Taoist Master Ran Deng understood, and he had to admit that the two saints of the Western religion were indeed good at thinking, and their ability to adapt to the general trend of heaven and earth far exceeded that of others.

Since the complete pure land foundation of Xiniu Hezhou could not be preserved, they chose to go with the flow and use the entire prehistoric world as the foundation for the evolution of the pure land.

Compared with the former, it is naturally more difficult, but it is by no means a dead end.

In the eyes of the two saints of the West, this is a way out, a more difficult but broader path.

If they are really prepared for this, then at least one thing can be guaranteed: the path of Western religion has not been cut off, and the opportunity to attain enlightenment promised to him can still be realized.

If they give in and change direction in the direct conflict with Heaven, Heaven will certainly not deliberately make things difficult for the two saints. So, this path is feasible.

The whole world is a place of practice. Although it is not pure and concentrated enough, it has a greater number of living beings in the entire prehistoric world than that of the Xiniu Hezhou continent alone.

The resistance to doing so undoubtedly comes from the three religions of Humanity, Chan and Jie. This is a dispute over the orthodoxy of Taoism. There may be conflicts and disputes with other forces, but they are not inevitable absolute conflicts.

In the past, Western religions did not dare to think of this. After all, they would not be willing to have a head-on conflict with the three religions. Maintaining a tacit understanding of peace was the best option.

However, the matter of deifying put them in opposing positions, and conflict was inevitable.

Under such circumstances, the two saints of the West simply chose this path. It would make no difference whether there was such a group or not.

Taoist Master Ran Deng had a higher opinion of the two saints from the West. These two saints, who had always lived in seclusion in a corner, were looked down upon for their courage and ability.

Among the six saints of heaven, Nuwa is the most special, but her position is the most stable and unshakable.

Apart from this, the reputation of the Three Pure Ones is much greater than that of the Two Saints in the West. Even though the Western religion has two saints, their power is not as great as that of the Three Pure Ones.

Firstly, these two people did not have many military achievements before they became saints. In the eyes of many people, they just took advantage of the situation and did such hard work as repairing the earth veins to accumulate great merits.

Secondly, the two saints of the West not only attained enlightenment at the very end, but also did so with great reluctance, and only after they made great vows and aspirations were they able to achieve enlightenment successfully.

After becoming a saint, he stayed quietly in this remote place in the West, being too low-key.

Therefore, in the eyes of many people, the paths to sainthood for these two people were unremarkable, and various coincidences seemed to be entirely due to luck.

Even the Taoist Master Ran Deng in the past believed this.

But now, Master Ran Deng doesn't think so anymore. There are not so many chances and coincidences in the world. Opportunities are always there, but being able to seize them is a skill in itself. How can it be so easy to have two saints in one family?

Why were they the ones who picked up the opportunity to repair the earth veins and not others? Because they had enough courage, dared to think and act, and could see the general trend of the world clearly.

Just like now, they are already preparing a way out besides the conflict with Heaven. They believe that they cannot compete with Heaven or the trend of Conferring Gods.

In comparison, how do the Chan and Jie sects compare?

The Taoist Master Ran Deng looked at Zhunti and sighed softly. Compared with the two saints from the West, the three saints from the three religions were too transcendent, too reserved and arrogant.

The Three Pure Ones are three saints with different personalities, but they are all equally arrogant, just with different forms of expression of their arrogance.

Yuqing is proud inside and out, Taiqing is proud in its detachment, Shangqing is proud in its bones, even to the point of madness.

Different kinds of pride, but all pride.

On the contrary, this kind of arrogance cannot be seen in Zhunti and Jie Yin.

"In that case, why do you care about my answer?"

"It's the difference between losing more and losing less. I and my senior brother both believe that with the help of fellow Taoists, we in the Western Church can lose less and retain more, so that we can have more opportunities and fortune to strive for." The Taoist Zhunti responded calmly.

The Taoist Master Ran Deng was not stupid, and he immediately understood the meaning of the Taoist Master Zhunti’s words.

Although he was prepared to lose, and even to lose to the Heavenly Court, he did not intend to become the biggest loser in the battle among the four religions.

Only by retaining strength as much as possible, or even taking the opportunity to strengthen it, can the Western Church's subsequent plans proceed smoothly.

Randeng was wondering, besides him, to how many other people had the Western religion secretly invited?

It seems that only Western religions are capable of poaching from other saints and great religions.

Moreover, it is clear that they are prepared to offend the three religions to death.

Thinking of this, the Taoist Master Ran Deng became a little confused again: "Fellow Daoist, aren't you worried that other people will intervene? Although there are not many people in the prehistoric world who can intervene in this matter, there are definitely some."

"Indeed, they have no reason to intervene. Daozu will not intervene. The Wu clan has returned to the underworld and does not ask about the affairs of the prehistoric world. If you do not provoke them, they will not intervene. Apart from them, the only one who has the ability to intervene is the Qingqiu clan, but they will not intervene either. They will even be happy to see it happen. Don't worry."

Zhunti was very sure about this point. They had already figured out the temper of Daozu Hongjun and the character of the two people from Qingqiu, because they had the ability to directly destroy their plans.

Therefore, for all plans, bypassing them is the most important point, which means there is a possibility of success, otherwise there will be failure.

He and Jie Yin both believed that whether it was Daozu Hongjun or the two from Qingqiu, they were all people with principles and bottom lines. As long as they were not touched, they would not interfere, or at least they would not deliberately destroy their plans.

They are not the narrow-minded people who cannot bear to see others gain benefits, and they will not deliberately suppress their fellow practitioners. Otherwise, the prehistoric world would not be what it is now.

The Taoist founder Hongjun can preach to all living beings. The two people in Qingqiu did not become saints themselves, but they created an alternative way to become saints by creating the world and combining it with the Tao, allowing people to comprehend it. This can be seen from this.

After a long time, the Taoist Zhunti left with satisfaction. The Taoist Randang sat in his own cave, withdrew his gaze from the void, and there was no more entanglement in his expression.

The road to enlightenment!

In the eastern land, there were more disciples of the Western religion, and the situation in the monastic community became more chaotic.

It's like putting a few catfish into a fish pond, causing ripples, waves and winds, and the atmosphere changes, and everything becomes complicated.

However, such unusual movements are still at the bottom level and have not attracted the attention of too many powerful monks.

People who practice Taoism often look up at the road, and few people look down at the mountain.