"Fourth brother, you mustn't be rude!" Li Shimin followed Li Yuanba's gaze and instantly recognized Wang Xuan, quickly stopping Li Yuanba from continuing his provocation.
Li Shimin tried to get closer to Wang Xuan, but Wang Xuan ignored him and instead activated his Golden Eyes of Luck, looking around.
Under Wang Xuan's gaze, the entire Zhongnan Mountain was filled with a faint white light, which was formed by the convergence of the fortunes of ordinary people. Countless people had come here to listen to the Dao.
There were also wisps of red luck mixed in with the white luck, though they were much rarer than the white luck, but Wang Xuan estimated there were still over a thousand of them.
As for the yellow innate luck above the red luck, Wang Xuan actually saw dozens of them!
It's important to know that if the innate luck of someone with a yellow natal chart is measured in terms of numerical value, it would require at least 10,000 luck points. These are people who possess great luck.
As Wang Xuan's gaze fixed on him, Yuan Tiangang tactfully introduced the situation to Wang Xuan from the side.
Pei Yuanqing, Wu Yunzhao, Xiong Kuohai, Qin Qiong, Cheng Yaojin, Li Jing, Xu Shiji, Fang Xuanling, Du Ruhui...
Most of the people who made their mark on history during the late Sui and early Tang dynasties gathered here, making it a veritable gathering of heroes!
Chapter Seventy-Two: Purple Innate Fate!
On Zhongnan Mountain, there are dozens of people with golden innate destiny luck. Even in the main world, people with this kind of luck would be comparable to a county magistrate!
Above the yellow innate destiny is the blue innate destiny. Reaching this level of destiny is comparable to a prefectural governor in the main world, and is extremely rare in lower-level worlds. Yet, there are nearly ten people with blue destiny on Zhongnan Mountain.
Two of them are naturally Li Yuan and Li Shimin, the father and son. Both of them later became emperors. Although their fortunes have not yet fully blossomed, a blue aura of destiny has already gathered above their heads.
Besides the Li family father and son, there was another palace at the foot of Zhongnan Mountain, where seven or eight people with blue destiny were surrounding a human emperor.
The innate fortune above that emperor's head was tinged with purple, the highest level of purple innate fortune, which almost blinded Wang Xuan!
"The only person with such good fortune could be Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty." As Wang Xuan looked on, he felt nothing but envy, jealousy, and resentment.
According to the fortune level classification standard of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, fortune values above one point and below one hundred points are white fortune, fortune values below ten thousand points are red fortune, fortune values below one million points are yellow fortune, and fortune values below one hundred million points are cyan fortune.
To reach the purple level of one's destiny luck, one needs at least 100 million luck points! Even in the main world, this level is equivalent to a governor or prefect of a province. The eighteen warlords outside Hulao Pass also have this level of luck. Even Cao Cao and Yuan Shao are no exception!
"Looking at the entire world, there is probably only one person with purple innate destiny luck." Although Wang Xuan was extremely envious, he also knew the limits of this low-level martial arts world, and it was absolutely impossible to give birth to a second person with purple innate destiny luck.
One emperor dies, another succeeds; only the most powerful emperor can gather the power of the entire world and condense the purple destiny fortune.
Before Wang Xuan could look any further, the purple innate fortune above Yang Guang's head trembled violently and suddenly transformed into a black dragon, letting out a silent roar towards Wang Xuan.
To rashly observe the emperor's fortune would inevitably result in a backlash. However, before this backlash could reach Wang Xuan, it was first weakened by 99% by the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, and then by another 90% by the Heavenly Dao Talisman. What truly fell upon Wang Xuan was only one-thousandth of its power.
Wang Xuan felt a wave of dizziness. After checking carefully, he discovered that his luck value had decreased by a thousand points out of nowhere. This must be the price he paid for the backlash from his luck.
Wang Xuan now has tens of thousands of luck points, so the cost of 1,000 luck points is something he can afford.
"In just two or three months, so many people have rushed to Zhongnan Mountain to listen to the Dao. This must be influenced by the will of Heaven in this world!" Wang Xuan stopped using his Golden Eye of Luck, and his gaze became somewhat profound.
Even if Wang Xuan performs a miraculous feat in public and causes a great commotion, many people will still not believe him. For one thing, Confucianism has the saying, "The Master did not speak of disorder, physical prowess, strange phenomena, or spirits!"
However, so many outstanding people gathered at Zhongnan Mountain in a short period of time, including Confucian elites such as Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui. Wang Xuan would never believe that there was no divine intervention involved.
Wang Xuan knew in his heart that this was Heaven's will, providing him with advance assistance so that he could deal with the bronze coffin.
If he receives the benefits but refuses to do the work, he will likely face divine retribution.
"Fine, it's a free lunch!" Wang Xuan sneered inwardly. "Once I've spread my teachings throughout the world and gained enough fortune, I'll make my next move."
"Yuan Tiangang, go and inform the Louguan Sect that I will be giving a lecture on the Xuan Tian Dao at noon today at the Golden Summit of Zhongnan Mountain!" He didn't stand on ceremony with Yuan Tiangang and directly issued the order.
Although this world also has Yuan Tiangang and Li Yuanba, who are comparable to the second-tier Innate Realm, there is no systematic cultivation method. What exists are only some crude techniques that predecessors have explored on their own. They are not systematic and can only be cultivated up to the early stage of Innate Realm at most.
Wang Xuan's ability to spread his teachings in this world is beneficial to the entire world, which is why he is blessed with great fortune.
Yuan Tiangang was the spokesperson for the will of Heaven in this world, and he couldn't wait for Wang Xuan to preach, so he naturally wouldn't refuse Wang Xuan's order.
Following the notification from hundreds of Taoist priests of Louguandao, most people on Zhongnan Mountain learned of the news and rushed towards the Golden Summit of Zhongnan Mountain.
The so-called "Golden Summit of Zhongnan" is the highest point of Zhongnan Mountain!
These places are at high altitudes and lack groundwater, so they are often sparsely vegetated and full of jagged rocks. Under the sunlight, they can reflect some of the sunlight, hence the name "Golden Summit".
While the Golden Summit of Zhongnan Mountain may not be as famous as the Golden Summit of Emei Mountain in later generations, its reputation far surpasses that of Zhongnan Mountain in this era. Those who travel thousands of miles to Zhongnan Mountain naturally inquire about the location of the Golden Summit.
When the sun was high in the sky, the summit of Zhongnan Mountain was already crowded with people. Only then did Wang Xuan set off, using the Lingxu Step to fly towards the highest point of Zhongnan Mountain.
Under the watchful eyes of the crowd, he walked on the void, and a misty purple aura instantly gathered within a thousand feet around him, making him appear as if a true god had descended to earth.
Where had the natives of this world ever seen such a spectacle? They all thought they had seen a true god or saint, and even Confucian elites like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui couldn't help but bow down in worship.
In the void, Wang Xuan revealed a satisfied smile. Now that's more like a Dao Ancestor.
However, after he had flown halfway through the air, he suddenly felt that something terrible was about to happen.
Because so many people came to listen to the teachings, the entire mountain was packed with people, so Wang Xuan could only begin to fly across the sky from a great distance.
But now he took nearly three hundred steps in one breath, covering a distance of nearly a thousand meters, and was still more than two hundred meters away from the platform set up by Louguan Dao.
"Damn it!" Flying three hundred steps through the air was already the limit that Wang Xuan could do with his current cultivation level. Was he going to fall from mid-air in front of everyone?
Will I land face-first?
Wang Xuan quickly shook his head violently, banishing the bizarre thought from his mind. In an instant, his mind raced, and he finally came up with a solution.
He casually tossed the Heavenly Dao Talisman forward, and the palm-sized talisman floated in mid-air. Wang Xuan then stepped directly onto the Heavenly Dao Talisman.
Aren't those legendary sword immortals supposed to fly on swords?
This Dao Ancestor flies by using a talisman, and there is even a rudimentary form of the Heavenly Dao within this talisman. It can be said that he tramples the Heavenly Dao under his feet. This level of prestige should be much stronger than that of a sword immortal, right?
Wang Xuan comforted himself, and the slight embarrassment from before vanished.
Chapter Seventy-Three: Spreading the Dao Throughout the World!
Of course, no one else noticed Wang Xuan's slight embarrassment just now.
The natives of this world felt that Wang Xuan's flight was no different from that of a legendary immortal, and they all worshipped him immensely.
Wang Xuan stepped on the Heavenly Dao Talisman and flew forward for about two hundred meters before finally landing at the highest point of the Zhongnan Golden Summit.
In the past month or two, Louguandao has mobilized a lot of manpower and resources to build a platform here, specifically for Wang Xuan to use when he preaches.
The platform is nine zhang, nine chi, and nine cun high, with eight sides corresponding to the eight trigrams. A huge Tai Chi symbol is also carved on the platform, making it look magnificent and solemn.
“I asked Yuan Tiangang to help me set up the altar, and sure enough, he mixed in a lot of personal agendas.” Wang Xuan just chuckled, seeing through Yuan Tiangang’s little schemes.
The Bagua Taiji diagram originated from Emperor Fuxi, but now it has almost become a symbol of Taoism.
If someone unaware of the inside story saw this platform, they would almost certainly assume that Wang Xuan was a member of the Daoist sect.
Wang Xuan didn't delve into it further, after all, Tai Chi and Bagua were high-level concepts, and Wang Xuan wasn't opposed to them.
He sat cross-legged in the middle of the platform, and the Heavenly Dao Talisman floated above his head again, emanating an incomparably wonderful power that isolated the surrounding area of a thousand feet, creating a domain.
This is the standard set by Wang Xuan in his preaching!
When Hongjun preached in Zixiao Palace, he went through several rounds of selection. First, he placed Zixiao Palace in the chaos, and most gods and demons could not cross the chaos and were directly eliminated.
Then, only three thousand people were allowed to enter the Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao. Those who arrived late were considered to lack luck and had no chance to meet Hongjun.
Even if one enters the Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao, it's merely listening; one doesn't even qualify as a disciple of Hongjun. Only by seizing those six futons can one have a master-disciple relationship with Hongjun.
Wang Xuan's current abilities are naturally far inferior to Hongjun's, so the tests he sets are far less rigorous than Hongjun's. Anyone who can enter this area within a thousand feet can listen to him explain the Great Dao of the Profound Heaven.
He glanced around secretly and felt relieved. All those with great fortune had arrived within a thousand feet of this platform.
Emperor Yang Guang of the Sui Dynasty, of course, occupied the best position, almost within reach of the platform in front of him.
What left Wang Xuan speechless was that Yang Guang not only came himself, but also brought his wife and son with him.
When Wang Xuan observed the aura earlier, he saw several azure auras surrounding Yang Guang's natal chart, including Empress Xiao of the Sui Dynasty and two princes.
Besides Yang Guang and his family, renowned officials of the Sui Dynasty, such as Pei Ju, Su Wei, Yuwen Xu, and Yu Shiji, surrounded him. These officials and generals were at the peak of their fortunes, each possessing the auspicious color of a blue astrological sign, which was the foundation of the Sui Dynasty.
The Sui Dynasty officials occupied the best positions, followed by Li Yuan, Luo Yi, Dou Jiande, and other individuals with great fortune. They were either born into powerful families and possessed considerable influence, or they had formidable martial arts skills, which enabled them to secure a place on the Golden Summit of Zhongnan Mountain.
As for scholars like Fang Xuanling and Du Ruhui, who came from humble backgrounds and whose martial prowess was no match for those fierce generals, they sought refuge with powerful families like Li Yuan and thus joined the ranks.
Since everyone who was supposed to come had arrived, Wang Xuan wasted no time and immediately began his sermon.
"I am the Ancestor of the Xuantian Dao. I comprehended the Dao at the beginning of time and attained enlightenment in ancient times. Now I have already attained godhood."
After boasting for a while, Wang Xuan finally got to the point: "I created the Xuan Tian Martial Path, which points directly to the realm of gods and demons. The first level of martial arts is the acquired realm."
"To reach the Acquired Realm, one must strengthen the muscles and bones, enhance the blood and qi; practice breathing exercises to condense internal energy; and engage in meditation to nourish the spirit and soul..."
With each word Wang Xuan uttered, the Heavenly Dao talisman above his head would tremble slightly, making his voice clearly audible within a radius of a thousand feet. Beyond a thousand feet, however, not a single sound of his sermon could be heard.
What he said were common sense accumulated over millions of years in the main world, and to the natives of this world, they were no different from divine martial arts manuals.
Moreover, Wang Xuan's words contained the power of the nascent Heavenly Dao, which was essentially a weakened version of the Heavenly Dao's decree, immersing everyone in it and making them completely absorbed.
Before long, the knowledge about the first level of martial arts acquired realm was finished, and those who came to listen to the lecture all gained a lot.
In particular, Li Yuanba and Yuan Tiangang's cultivation level was already comparable to the second-tier innate level, but they lacked a systematic cultivation method, so their cultivation level was somewhat mixed.
After listening to Wang Xuan's explanation of the cultivation method for the Acquired Realm, Li Yuanba's aura surged and rose layer by layer. In just half an hour, he had relearned the method explained by Wang Xuan, solidified his foundation, and broken through to the early stage of the Innate Realm.
Although Li Yuanba already possessed strength comparable to the early stage of the Innate Realm before Wang Xuan's sermon, his foundation at that time was far less solid than it is now. He was only at the Innate Realm in terms of physical body, but now his essence, energy, and spirit have all entered the Innate Realm!
Yuan Tiangang was slightly inferior to Li Yuanba, but he had also broken through to the Innate Realm in both true qi and soul. He only needed to spend a few months refining his physical body to achieve a complete breakthrough.
Wang Xuan glanced at Li Yuanba and Yuan Tiangang, then paid them no further attention. While everyone was absorbed in the Heavenly Decree, he secretly activated his Golden Eyes of Fortune to observe his own fortune.
From the moment Wang Xuan began his sermon, wisps of auspicious clouds gathered towards him from the heavens above, where they were refined by his innate destiny.
After explaining the cultivation method of the first level of martial arts, Wang Xuan's luck value suddenly increased by a full 300,000 points, changing from a light yellow innate value to a golden yellow innate value!
"Three hundred thousand points of luck are indeed a lot, but compared to what I need, it's far from enough." Wang Xuan sighed helplessly in his heart and had no choice but to continue explaining the methods of martial arts cultivation.
"The second stage of martial arts is called the Innate Realm."
"What we are born with is innate; what we become is acquired. Without innate qualities, there is no acquired quality; without acquired qualities, there is no innate quality..."
The acquired realm is far more profound and mysterious than the innate realm. Wang Xuan spent a full hour explaining it before he finished.
Among the crowd who came to listen to the teachings, the vast majority of them had not even fully digested the cultivation methods of the acquired realm, let alone the innate realm.
Only a handful of people are truly able to comprehend even a portion of the innate mysteries.