"I saved you for selfish reasons, and my selfishness is the human path."
Selfishness?
And it was the human path?
Gu Qingfeng did not understand what his master's selfishness had to do with the human path.
"It's a long story …"
Zhen Jue's sigh came from the stone room. After a while, he said, "Do you know the history of the human path?"
The history of the human path?
Gu Qingfeng did not know. He only knew that the human path was also one of the 3,000 Great Daos, and was known as the foundation of the 3,000 Great Daos. Because of this, the Immortal Path, Heaven Path, Demon Path, and the other 3,000 Great Daos had always wanted to take over the human path. Once they took over the human path, it was equivalent to grabbing the throats of the 3,000 Great Daos. There was another saying: the one who obtained the human path would obtain the heaven and earth. In other words, whoever obtained the control of the human path would become the leader of the Great Daos above the 3,000 Great Daos.
However, in Gu Qingfeng's impression, whether it was the various rumors or the various ancient books, there was no record of the human path in the Antiquity Age. Throughout the Antiquity Age, the human path had always been lacking.
It was said that in the Antiquity Age before the Antiquity Age, the human path still existed. However, the 3,000 Great Daos fought for the control of the human path, causing the human path's origin to become extremely weak. When the Antiquity Age ended, the origin of the human path had completely fallen. It had not appeared in the Antiquity Age. It was said that in the Modern Age, the origin of the human path would revive.
Of course.
It was only a rumor. Gu Qingfeng did not know whether it was true or not.
He had always only cared about what he cared about. He did not care about other things.
"The revival of the human path in the Modern Age is not a rumor. It is true." Zhen Jue's voice was filled with worry when he said this. "The existence of the human path is too important. The 3,000 Great Daos have always been eyeing the human path. Whether it is the Heaven Path, the Immortal Path, or other Great Daos, they have all been plotting since the Antiquity Age to fight for the revival of the human path in the Modern Age."
"Do you know that the human path once had a brilliant and glorious history?"
Gu Qingfeng shook his head.
Even though he had nurtured a Taiji Golden Core and had even nurtured a Buddha of All Life and Ten Thousand Elephant Worshipping, he didn't know much about the history of Human Dao. In his impression, Human Dao didn't seem to have any history.
Now that he thought about it carefully, he only knew that the Human Dao had appeared in ancient times and had fallen due to the battle of the three thousand Great Daos. Apart from that, he did not know anything else.
"That was a long, long time ago, when the Three Thousand Great Daos had just been born. At that time, the Heavenly Dao was high and mighty, the Immortal Dao was also pretentious. The Demonic Dao was cruel and violent, the Demonic Dao was insidious and cunning, and the Human Dao was hardworking and simple. Its status was also the lowest among the Three Thousand Great Daos, but the Human Dao didn't give up because of this. Instead, it relied on its hardworking and simple nature to take one step at a time. In the end, not only did it surpass the Demonic Dao and the Demonic Dao, it also surpassed the pretentious Immortal Dao, and even the high and mighty Heavenly Dao.
"At that time, although the Human Dao had surpassed the Three Thousand Great Daos, it didn't consider itself as the leader of the Great Daos. It wasn't as high and mighty as the Heavenly Dao, and it wasn't as pretentious as the Immortal Dao. Instead, it emphasized the equality of all living beings and the unification of the Great Daos. Between heaven and earth, the four seas and the eight wastelands, there was no distinction between high and low.
"Unfortunately, the good times didn't last. The Human Dao had too much faith in the Heavenly Dao and the Immortal Dao … Later on, the Heavenly Dao and the Immortal Dao …"
As he spoke, Elder Zhen Jue sighed again. After a long time, he continued, "Since then, the Human Dao has never existed independently. First, it was dominated by the Heavenly Dao, then by the Immortal Dao … They fought each other, and in the end, the source of the Human Dao was exhausted, and it didn't end until it fell …"
In the great hall.
Gu Qingfeng was shocked. This was the first time he had heard of such a thing. It was also the first time he knew that the Human Dao had such a glorious history. It was once above the Heavenly Dao, the Immortal Dao, and even the Three Thousand Great Daos?
"Why haven't I heard of this before? The ancient books don't seem to have any records of this either?"
Gu Qingfeng asked the question that was on his mind.
"History has always been written by the victors. Whether it's the Heavenly Dao or the Immortal Dao, they would never let the world know that the Human Dao was once above the Great Daos. They would never let the world know that the Human Dao was once equal to the Immortal Dao, nor would they let the world know of the despicable things they once did to the Human Dao."
"Master, you said that the Human Dao was once equal to the Immortal Dao … What do you mean?"
Gu Qingfeng vaguely felt something, but he still couldn't believe it. He asked, "Also, what despicable things did the Three Thousand Great Daos do to the Human Dao back then?"
"Back then, the Human Dao was the Human Dao, the Immortal Dao was the Immortal Dao, the Demon Dao was the Demon Dao, and the Demon Dao was the Demon Dao. Other than the difference in nature and bloodline, there was no fundamental difference. The Immortal Dao could summon the wind and the rain, so could the Human Dao. The Demon Dao could change into anything, so could the Human Dao."
Gu Qingfeng was shocked. "Master, you mean that the Human Dao didn't need to cultivate to have the same abilities as the Immortal Dao?"
"No, it wasn't that there was no need to cultivate, but that the Human Dao was born with the same potential as the Immortal Dao."
The shock in Gu Qingfeng's heart could no longer be expressed in words, because his Master's words had completely shattered his understanding. His worldview and outlook on life were completely shaken.
Everyone knew.
The status of the Human Dao was very low.
At least, in front of the Immortal Dao, the Human Dao was no different from an ant.
Ordinary people couldn't even stand steadily in front of the Immortal Dao, let alone fight.
This was the difference in bloodline, just like the difference between a mouse and a tiger. At birth, the mouse was a mouse and had a lowly status, while the tiger was born a king.
Gu Qingfeng had always thought that this was the case. No! It wasn't what he thought, but that this world was such a world, and the Heaven and Earth were such a world.
But now.
His Master said that a long time ago, there was no difference between the Human Dao and the Immortal Dao. They all had the same potential, and there was no difference in status.
Was this true?
Gu Qingfeng asked in shock, "If there was no difference in status between the Human Dao and the Immortal Dao, then why have the Human Dao become so weak now? Only through hard work and cultivation can one reach the Immortal Dao level."
"Disciple, do you still remember what I said just now? Back then, the Heavenly Dao ruled the Human Dao, and so did the Immortal Dao. Did the essence of the Human Dao fall because of this?"
Hearing this, Gu Qingfeng's heart couldn't help but thump, and he made a bold guess. "Could it be … that the Heavenly Dao and the Immortal Dao did something to the essence of the Human Dao? Is that why the Human Dao has become so weak and insignificant? "
The Old Master Zhen Jue didn't respond and chose to remain silent.
It was precisely this silence that made Gu Qingfeng realize that his guess was correct. In other words, the reason why the Human Dao had become so insignificant and feared the Immortal Dao and the Heavenly Dao was not because they were born lowly, but because the Immortal Dao and the Heavenly Dao had done something to the essence of the Human Dao.
This was truly an earth-shattering secret.
(End of Chapter)
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