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Uncle master?

Li Xiuchang was stunned for a moment.

Fu Yuan is a disciple of Guantian Daozu. He calls Rusheng his uncle. Doesn't that mean Rusheng is Guantian Daozu's junior brother?

The Buddha is the junior brother of the Confucian Sage, so he is also the junior brother of Guantian Daozu?

Li Xiuchang had previously only guessed that the Confucian Sage and the Buddha might be at the same level as the three great Taoist ancestors, but he did not expect that they were of the same generation and even had a master-disciple relationship!

The Confucian Sage nodded to Fu Yuan and said, "It's good that you're back."

Li Xiuchang was just about to take the opportunity to ask a few more questions when suddenly the sky and the earth changed color. It turned out that Cao Wu had brought about a thunder disaster.

With Cao Wu's current understanding of the Great Dao, he could ascend directly to the Golden Immortal, and even isn't far from the Daluo Golden Immortal. It's just that he has yet to pass the tribulation, causing his cultivation realm to be suppressed at the tribulation period.

When he returned to the Xianyin Realm at this time, he was immediately struck by a heavenly calamity.

If one goes through the tribulation in the Xianyin Realm, one will ascend to the upper realm, the Tianhuang Realm, which normally involves certain dangers.

However, Cao Wu's situation obviously cannot be regarded as normal. As soon as he ascended to heaven, he had the combat power of a Golden Immortal, which was enough to protect himself. What's more, he had his master, Rusheng, by his side to protect him.

There was no way the Confucian sage would put his beloved disciple in danger.

"Disperse quickly!"

The Confucian sage drove away Li Xiuchang and others, fearing that they would interfere with his disciple's tribulation.

Li Xiuchang could only take Fu Yuan to retreat to the side, and the Confucian Sage also pulled Yang Hao to the side, leaving Cao Wu enough space to overcome the tribulation.

Although Cao Wu's cultivation was stuck at the Tribulation Crossing Stage, his understanding of the Great Dao was there, his strength was not weakened, and he would definitely have no problem crossing the Tribulation Crossing Stage.

He passed the heavenly tribulation without any trouble and then ascended to become an immortal.

Of course the Confucian Sage was worried, so he pulled Yang Hao to the upper realm.

In the end, only Li Xiuchang and Fu Yuan were left.

Li Xiuchang could finally ask without any scruples: "Brother Scar, what is the relationship between you and the Confucian Sage?"

Fu Yuan hesitated for a moment. For some reasons, he had never taken the initiative to tell Li Xiuchang about this matter before. Even though he knew that Li Xiuchang had some misunderstandings in his mind, he did not correct them.

But he had just called out "Uncle Master", and Li Xiuchang obviously had a good relationship with the Confucian Sage, so he thought about it and said:

"The Confucian saints and Buddhas you are talking about are all my uncles, that is, the junior brothers of my master Guan Tian Dao Zu."

Li Xiuchang asked: "What is the relationship between Daozu Wenxin and Daozu Minzhong and Daozu Guantian?"

As to the question of who among the three great Dao ancestors is the true founder of Taoism, there is controversy in the entire universe. However, it is not difficult for Li Xiuchang to judge from some clues that there is some connection between the three great Dao ancestors, and it seems that they have a good relationship with each other.

Fu Yuan said: "The three of them are fellow disciples."

Li Xiuchang thought to himself, after all this time, it turns out that the Taoist ancestors of the entire world are all from the same family?

Fu Yuan smiled, with a hint of suspense: "Many years ago, the Taoist Master Wenxin chose to reincarnate and rebuild, and he founded Confucianism. Therefore, he is also called the 'Confucian Saint' by many people."

"The founder of Minzhong Daozu also made the same choice and eventually founded Buddhism and was called 'Buddha'."

Li Xiuchang stood there in a daze, digesting this shocking news.

"The Confucian sage is the ancestor of self-examination, and the Buddha is the ancestor of compassion?"

"So from the beginning to the end, there were only these three Taoist ancestors. The Confucian saints and the Buddha were just disguises..."

After accepting this truth, he suddenly felt as if a light bulb had turned on for many things that had happened before.

In the previous seventh-level world, the Taoist Ancestors Guantian, Buddha, and Confucianism lived there, but the Taoist Ancestors Wenxin and Minzhong were nowhere to be seen. Now Li Xiuchang finally figured it out.

There was also Yang Hao who offered tributes to the three Taoist ancestors, but only the Taoist Ancestor Wenxin gave him special care, because Yang Hao was the Taoist Ancestor Wenxin's disciple!

The Taoist Patriarch Minzhong once picked the fruit of the Tongtian Immortal Tree, but in the end the fruit fell into the hands of the Buddha because they are the same person.

"Buddhism is the Tao, and Confucianism is the Tao."

"It turns out that the founders of these two paths were Taoists themselves. No wonder the shadow of Taoism can be seen in Confucianism and Buddhism."

Confucian sages and Buddhas themselves bring with them the memories of their past lives, as well as their rich accumulation and insights from their past lives, to create new paths.

Although this was a rapid start, it was inevitably influenced by the insights of previous lives, and the Confucianism and Buddhism that were created had the shadow of Taoism.

Later, for some unknown reason, the Buddhism and Confucianism they founded did not meet their expectations, so they abandoned these two paths one after another.

The reincarnated Confucian sage reopened an unknown road, which clearly showed traces of borrowing from the original magic power.

The Buddha had just entered Nirvana not long ago, and it is estimated that he would open a new path after his rebirth.

Li Xiuchang finally understood that both the Confucian saints and the Buddha were not in their peak condition before.

Both of them are in the process of reincarnation and cultivation. In this state, they are no longer the Taoist ancestors at their previous peak.

They are Confucian saints and Buddhas, not Taoist saints who seek the truth and have compassion for the masses.

After reincarnation, the ways of the previous life are no longer applicable.

Unless one abandons the great path created after reincarnation and returns to the period of the Tao Ancestor in the first life.

Li Xiuchang finally understood why the Confucian Sage's temperament suddenly changed when he was fighting the demon corpse in the Demon Suppression Realm just now.

Because at that time, the Confucian sage regained the power of the Taoist ancestor and gave up the great road he had reopened.

Returning to the first life, the Confucian sage is no longer a Confucian sage, but the ancestor of Taoism, and therefore he can use the Yin-Yang Dao.

Moreover, he retains the memories of two reincarnations, which is equivalent to the fusion of two life experiences, which is why his temperaments are intertwined.

Li Xiuchang thought to himself, "It seems that the demon corpse is indeed very strong and has put a lot of pressure on the Confucian Sage. Or it could be that the Confucian Sage of the third generation has not yet developed well and is no match for the demon corpse..."

"In the end, he was forced to give up the great path he created in his third life, and return to his identity as the ancestor of the first life, using the great path of yin and yang to subdue the demon corpse."

Many of Li Xiuchang's doubts instantly had reasonable explanations.

But what follows are some bigger doubts.

Li Xiuchang asked: "Since the three Dao ancestors are brothers, who is their master?"

"Also, why did Daozu Wenxin and Daozu Minzhong insist on reincarnating and re-cultivating? Why did they have to create their own great path?"

Fu Yuan opened his mouth and was about to say something when he saw the Confucian Sage... or more accurately, the Taoist Master of Self-Reflection, appear beside them with Yang Hao and Cao Wu behind him.

Fu Yuan immediately shut up and sent a voice message to Li Xiuchang, "Go ask my uncle yourself."

He is always embarrassed to talk about his elders in person.

Although he did not get an answer from Fu Yuan, Li Xiuchang already had a vague guess about the first question.

The three Dao Ancestors are already the pinnacle of combat power in this world. Who can teach the three Dao Ancestors?

If we say that they were born of heaven and earth, the three of them don't have to call each other brothers.

Moreover, the four sacred beasts were also born from heaven and earth, and their strength is far inferior to that of the three Taoist ancestors.

So after thinking about it, there seems to be only one answer, and that is the person who created this world!

As the master of the second Dantian world, Li Xiuchang continues to expand the world and masters the power of creation.

During this process, he also gained some insights into "Creation".

It can be seen that this world was perfected and created bit by bit.

There are surprises in it, but also flaws.

For example, the existence of the shadow world is a huge loophole.

But there is nothing much to say about this. I guess every creator is creating the world for the first time, so it is understandable that there are omissions and shortcomings.

To ultimately create a world that works properly would be a huge success.

As for the second question, why were the two Taoist ancestors so persistent in creating an unprecedented avenue?

Li Xiuchang doesn’t have any specific ideas about this for the time being.

But what puzzled him was, if the three Taoist ancestors were really disciples of the Creator, then where did the Creator of this world go?

When the shadow world was not connected to the fairy world, it could be said to be just a hidden danger, but now it is obviously a huge loophole, a loophole that affects the normal operation of the world.

As the creator, it is time to step forward and fix the loopholes.

Li Xiuchang was not in a position to ask Daozu Wenxin directly, and was thinking about how to find an opportunity to bring up the topic. Daozu Wenxin said:

"I'm going back to the upper realm. Do you want to come with me?"

Fu Yuan said hurriedly: "Then please give me a ride, Uncle Master. After so many years, it's time for me to go and pay my respects to my master."

Li Xiuchang also said: "Then let's go and pay a visit to Guantian Daozu."

Taoist Wenxin didn't say anything. He just waved his hand and brought them all to the seventh world.

However, this time Li Xiuchang and his companions did not appear in front of the door of Wenxin Daozu's residence, but came to an unfamiliar place in the seventh world.

There is a bare and barren mountain here, which is a thousand meters high, but it is not considered a high mountain in the eyes of monks.

However, the world on the seventh level does not seem to be very big, and there are no steep mountains or dangerous peaks. This thousand-meter peak is already a rare sight.

This mountain is half bright and half shady and backlit. When Li Xiuchang reached the foot of the mountain, he felt a force of suppression that prevented him from flying and restricted his spiritual awareness.

Fu Yuan seemed a little excited. He didn't care about much else. He walked past Wenxin Daozu and took the lead to climb up the mountain.

Wenxin Daozu was no exception and hiked up the mountain.

Li Xiuchang, Cao Wu and Yang Hao were walking at the end.

Although they couldn't fly, with their strength, climbing a mountain was just a matter of a blink of an eye, and in a blink of an eye they were close to the top of the mountain.

At this time, Li Xiuchang saw an old man standing on the top of the mountain.

At just one glance, Li Xiuchang, who was a devout believer of Taoism and insisted on offering incense, recognized that the old man was Guantian Taoist.

After all, it looks exactly like the statue of Daozu.

Fu Yuan's eyes turned red, and he rushed forward, knelt down and bowed, banging his head on the ground with a loud bang: "Disciple greets Master!"

Guan Tian Dao Zu lowered his eyes and said, "Get up, it's good to be back."

Li Xiuchang noticed that Guantian Daozu stood still from beginning to end without moving an inch, nor did he make any big movements.

And above the head of Guantian Daozu, there is a big mirror hanging!

It was a bronze mirror with a shiny surface and a Tai Chi pattern on the back.

Fu Yuan still refused to get up, so Guantian Daozu raised his hand and forcibly helped him up.

After that, Guan Tian Dao Zu called out, "Junior Brother."

While speaking, he did not turn around to look at Wenxin Daozu, Li Xiuchang and others behind him.

Taoist Master Wenxin took Li Xiuchang and the other two and walked straight to Taoist Master Guantian.

Daozu Guantian looked at Daozu Wenxin, a smile appeared on his face and he said, "You are back too."

Obviously, what he meant by "coming back" was that the Taoist Master Wenxin abandoned his reincarnated body and resumed his first-life identity as the Taoist Master Wenxin.

The Taoist Master Wenxin smiled helplessly: "It is also a last resort. Besides, the third brother and I have tried it before and failed. I think the result will be the same this time. It is not a pity to give it up."

Li Xiuchang roughly understood what they meant by giving up. What they meant by giving up should be giving up the road opened up by the reincarnated body.

"And..." Wenxin Daozu paused and patted Li Xiuchang behind him, "We can't do it, maybe we can let others try."

Taoist Guantian's eyes immediately fell on Li Xiuchang and he said with a smile, "Thank you for bringing my disciple back."

Li Xiuchang immediately said respectfully: "Senior, you are too polite. I have also been blessed by you along the way."

This is not nonsense. Guantian Daozu has indeed helped him several times from a distance, such as the previous Questioning the Sky Ceremony.

Li Xiuchang observed and found that Guantian Daozu's condition was not right, or his movements seemed to be restricted.

From the beginning till now, he has not moved a step, not even any large movements.

He guessed that this might be related to the mirror above Guantian Daozu's head.

Li Xiuchang carefully looked at the mirror. The more he looked at it, the more extraordinary it seemed. It was different from any immortal artifact he had ever seen, and it seemed to contain infinite great principles...

He vaguely saw two yin and yang fish, one black and one white, swimming in it.

"This is……"

"This is the Yin-Yang Mirror," said the Confucian Sage. "It is also an indispensable Taoist tool to keep this world running!"

"In the past, it was through this Yin-Yang mirror that the yin-yang ratio of the positive and negative worlds was automatically adjusted."

When Li Xiuchang heard this, he was suddenly enlightened.

The shadow world exists to balance the shadow ratio of the immortal world, but the yin and yang ratio of the immortal world is constantly changing, so the yin and yang ratio of the shadow world must also be constantly adjusted.

This is obviously an endless and boring job, and it is unlikely to be done manually, as people will always make mistakes, and once a mistake is made, the consequences can be disastrous.

Moreover, the workload is so huge that ordinary people cannot do it.

Therefore, this Yin-Yang Mirror is equivalent to an automated tool, which detects the proportion of Yin and Yang in the two worlds every once in a while and makes adjustments to the balance.

Simply put, when the creator discovered loopholes in the world, he came up with the tricky and crude method of dealing with it, the "shadow world", and then used external tools to make his crude idea feasible.

However, Li Xiuchang noticed that the Confucian sage said "in the past", which means that the Yin-Yang Mirror no longer has the function of automatic adjustment!

If it cannot be adjusted automatically, then it has to be adjusted manually.

So……

Li Xiuchang looked at Guantian Daozu. Needless to say, Guantian Daozu was the operator responsible for manual adjustment. (End of this chapter)