Chapter 1 You Have Let Me Know a Great Secret

"You have let me know a great secret of this world. The Divine Firmament Sect is not praying for thunder from the sky, but from the Heaven Above Heavens. Doesn't that mean you all know how to achieve the Heavenly-Human Echo?"

The Jiajing Emperor was quite shaken by this truth. Since the answer came from Yuan Miao's mouth, it was no longer a guess but reality.

"Heavenly-Human Echo, that requires an echo to occur. We only know how to send the prayer."

"Heaven is one with me. What we hope to unite with is the Heaven Above Heavens, the heart outside of the Heavenly Heart. That is a greater and farther road. Although it still seems to have some deviations and isn't the true right path, compared to the Heavenly Heart, there is no doubt that it can go further!"

"The Heaven Above Heavens is unknowable, the will of the Heaven Above Heavens is unknowable. The Heavenly Heart Realm is to replace the heart of Heaven, approaching the Heaven Above Heavens, while we are starting to unite with it, naturally far higher than the Heavenly Heart Realm."

"But since ancient times, no one has been able to prove it. Although it is often ridiculed, the name of Divine Firmament is still just a name that no one has obtained."

The Jiajing Emperor understood: "Analyzing the Heavenly Heart and Heavenly Will of the world, but without reaching the end. But you seem different. You are saying that you have received the Heavenly-Human Echo."

"You have been chosen? Like the Arctic True Man."

The Arctic True Man had received the Heavenly-Human Echo. In the Hidden River and Mountains, a few people in the past had also received the Heavenly-Human Echo. These people were chosen by the Heaven Above Heavens.

But the Arctic True Man had comprehended an ancient book and obtained the "Divine Power of Heavenly Will" before receiving the Heavenly-Human Echo.

"You also obtained the Divine Power of Heavenly Will? This is a skill only possessed by the Ancestors of Dao Opening."

"How many people in the world still possess the Divine Power of Heavenly Will?"

The Jiajing Emperor eagerly asked. Yuan Miao Dasheng responded, "The current paths are all dead ends, so we can no longer see the Ancestors of Dao Opening. If I prove the Divine Firmament Thought, I will be an Ancestor of Dao Opening. But how many people in the world have obtained the Divine Power of Heavenly Will? That is the will of the Heaven Above Heavens, how could I possibly know?"

"Just like the sudden disappearance of the Arctic True Man, how many people who obtained the Divine Power of Heavenly Will have disappeared in the past? Moreover, it is not guaranteed that obtaining the Divine Power of Heavenly Will will lead to receiving the Heavenly-Human Echo. The end point of the Heavenly-Human Echo lies in the echo itself, simply connecting to the Heaven Above Heavens is not enough. One must also obtain a definite response from the Heaven Above Heavens."

"This is the complete process. The Han dynasty had the wonderful method of Heavenly-Human Resonance, but with the self-seclusion of the Divine Immortal Dao and the changes in the Confucian lineage, it can no longer be learned, nor can the complete Heavenly-Human Resonance method be found."

"There must be a medium to connect the Dao, there must be an ancient method of Heavenly-Human Resonance, one must obtain a Divine Power of Heavenly Will, one must find the opening method of the Heavenly-Human Echo, and one must also possess sufficient comprehension."

The Jiajing Emperor listened, unable to help but exclaim:

"Compared to the confluence of the Three Clarities, the level of trouble is no less. It requires the combined effort of several great sects to create one person."

"In this way, the Arctic is indeed remarkable. It is a heavenly opportunity, a destiny truly chosen by the Heaven Above Heavens. He must also have a Mandate of Heaven on his body, but it is usually not revealed. That may be a level of Mandate higher than the dynasty's Mandate. According to what the Buddha said, the true Mandate is borrowing and giving, not life itself. That is, the Heaven Above Heavens has lent the Arctic a 'Mandate'."

"The Heavenly-Human Resonance method, how to obtain it?"

Yuan Miao Dasheng: "The Heavenly-Human Resonance method is not a Daoist method, it is an ancient Confucian technique. Therefore, most of the Han Immortals who have revived are Daoists, but now, after the Confucian lineage has been changed, there should still be people in this world who know this method."

Jiajing: "Who?"

Yuan Miao Dasheng: "The Buddha Emperor."

The Jiajing Emperor's eyes gradually brightened.

Indeed, there was still one.

There was still this one.

During the conversation, the rewriting of the lineage was almost complete.

"There is no way to trace back to the most fundamental source, but now, in the history of Daoism, you are the Supreme Purity Great Emperor, unchangeable, unshakable, and the official history will not change."

After Yuan Miao Dasheng completed the rewriting, a Mandate of Heaven was born from here, spreading from within Daoism. When they left here, everything in the past would be fixed and would no longer change, because the Mandate had also spread to the distant past, merging with the Dao.

"This is the thought that you Divine Firmament have been cultivating, the unique Heavenly-Human Echo of the Divine Firmament, which is also unique to you."

The Jiajing Emperor felt the change. Yuan Miao Dasheng said, "Even if the Heaven Above Heavens does not respond, the things transmitted up are immortal and long-lasting. Those below the Heavenly Heart cannot disobey, and those stronger than the Heavenly Heart have not yet been born."

Hun Yuan was not mentioned in this because Hun Yuan was just a Heavenly Heart that had mastered the power of True Oneness.

"Even that giant shadow cast from the future should not be able to change it, because he has not yet obtained the complete lineage. This means that his influence on the past will at least not be ubiquitous."

The Jiajing Emperor nodded: "You are right. I have accepted the past and future of the Supreme Purity Great Emperor and am completely united with him, inseparable from each other. The Jade God Tablet is like my internal organs, my Qi rises and resonates, reaching the ears of the Dao. I also have some sense of the complete existence of the Spiritual Treasure Heavenly Lord. I only need to return to a specific moment to see him. It's just that this moment cannot yet be known for sure."

"Next is to obtain the existence of a Yuqing Heavenly Lord, but since the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Lord has disappeared, to obtain the title of Heavenly Lord, one can only start with the disciples of the Primordial Beginning Heavenly Lord, that is, the thirteen fixed Yuqing cultivators, not us 'temporary workers' who have benefited from the changes in the Confucian lineage."

"The Yuqing closest to us..."

"Is it Yuan Huang?"

Yuan Miao Dasheng nodded: "Attack the Underworld? But Yuan Huang has foresight. The Underworld is dominated by the Song court, with three emperors coexisting, and the Mandate of Heaven is equally thick. They are also not mortal emperors, but the Underworld Son of Heaven in the Immortal Path."

"If the Han dynasty had the Buddha Emperor, and the Ming dynasty has Your Majesty as the Dao Emperor, then the Underworld has the Three Underworld Emperors. Moreover, it is closely connected to the mortal realm. If the Underworld is pried open, the luck of the mortal realm will flow in, I am afraid that it will cause the Mandate of Heaven of Yin and Yang to run in parallel, affecting Your Majesty."

The Jiajing Emperor suddenly smiled:

"So, we are the weaker side."

Yuan Miao Dasheng nodded: "On the surface, that is the case. The foundation of the Underworld is deep and solid. Our existence cannot be compared with the Underworld. They are a whole, the reverse side of the world called 'Yin'."

Jiajing Emperor: "I also have a method that you have never seen, called 'The Use of the Dao for the Weak'. If the Dao is not weak, it cannot be reversed; if the Dao is to be reversed, it must be weak. Now is the time when Heaven and Man are reversed, so the Underworld exists constantly, appearing and unshakeable. It is when it is strong and the mortal realm is weak."

"But just as there are changes in strength and weakness in the mortal realm, there will also be times of strength and weakness in the Underworld. My second method is to turn it into a moment of weakness."

"The birth, aging, sickness, and death of people, the rise and fall of the sea, the filling and drying of lakes, the solidification and decay of stones, the disappearance and rebirth of all things in the world are all firmly grasped by the Dao, and all things ultimately return to the Dao. Weakness is the weapon of the Dao. I use this weapon to create a 'Dharma Ending Age' that belongs only to the Underworld."

"Weakening will consume the Mandate of Heaven, just like the rise and fall of dynasties. When the Mandate of Heaven is exhausted, it will be time for a change of dynasty. The Heavenly Hearts and immortals of the Hidden River and Mountains often choose a new Mandate holder at this time."

Yuan Miao Dasheng was amazed: "There is also such a method specifically designed for the weak? Used by the weak to make the strong weaker, and the weak stronger."

Jiajing: "Because in the past, I was this weakling. I have collected countless methods, and these two methods are two of the most important methods in the Supreme Purity lineage."

"I have never obtained the Divine Power of Heavenly Will, and I don't have your strange methods, but I can use the Supreme Purity Mystical Arts, and I also have the ability to reverse all the changes in the world."

"Now, I will go to the mortal realm, borrowing the identity of Wanli, and use the luck of the mortal realm to attack the Underworld!"