Fu Xi taught the human race the heavenly and earthly divination symbols;

    The Three Pure Ones, with Taishang Laojun passing down the Alchemy Dao and the Path of Artifact Refining, later collaborated with Yuan Shi Tianzun to establish the Chan Teachings and ultimately founded the teachings for humanity.

    The aloof man who had previously never communicated with others, the Leader of Tongtian, also came forward and established the indiscriminate Jie Sect. His actions were like his swordplay, obsessive and sharp. He didn''t care about the virtue of others; as long as they came, he would teach them, imparting ruthless, domineering, and quick-success cultivation techniques, even transmitting some top-level techniques, creating a large number of powerful individuals.

    Jie Yin and Zhun Ti were even more like two idlers who previously just wandered around mooching meals; unexpectedly, they also founded the Western Sect, began transmitting teachings, and instructing disciples. Read new chapters at My Virtual Library Empire

    Even more bizarre was the Battle of the Gods; it seemed like a catastrophic calamity of heaven and earth, but the people who truly died were actually very few, resembling more a man-made selection contest. In this contest, fair play and rules were discarded, victory was the only requirement!

    It weeded out the weak, and after these individuals were enshrined as gods, they also gave up continuing their cultivation journey, contentedly taught the masses, helped maintain the heavenly and earthly order, and safeguarded the propagation and survival of all living beings.

    This was more like..."

    Sun Wukong took up the topic, "It''s more like a big division of labor after a martial contest! Some gained power through strength and thus devoted themselves to cultivation, while others took secondary roles, assisting with the world''s operations."

    Ying Zhao nodded, "That''s exactly what I mean.

    Think about it, during the deification war, these sects were shouting and killing, but what did they end up doing?

    The Jie Sect disbanded, the Demon Sect disbanded, and a large group from the Chan Sect joined the Western Sect.

    After Laozi transformed at Hangu Pass, the Western Sect disappeared, with many Taoists transforming into the Buddha, directly absorbing the Western Sect into Buddhism.

    The Chan Sect was directly merged into Laozi''s human teachings.@@@@

    Laozi was formidable, but on what basis did he bring the teachings of three or four saints under his command?

    Initially, the Leader of Tongtian was fighting fiercely with Laozi, Yuan Shi Tianzun, and the two leaders of the Western Sect for his sect disciples.

    But why did everyone eventually yield?

    It seemed that Buddhism was thriving, but in reality, it was just a branch of Taoism.

    It seemed that Taoism was thriving, but in reality, it was the human Dao that was flourishing.

    At that moment, Sun Wukong curiously asked, "Just how strong are the three thousand demons? Are they all Semi-Saints?"

    This question voiced everyone''s doubts. Currently, there are only seven Saints in the world, and it is said that the laws of heaven and earth can only support these seven Saints. Thinking beyond this was seemingly impossible.

    Thus, the strength of the three thousand demons could not all be that of Saints; if not Saints, then they could only be Semi-Saints.

    However, to everyone''s shock, Lu Wu, the Enlightened Beast, and Ying Zhao simultaneously shook their heads: "Not Semi-Saints!"

    "Then what are they?" the crowd pressed on.

    Ying Zhao said, "Don''t ask anymore, we too are unclear... Previously, we also thought they were of Semi-Saint strength, but only after we became Semi-Saints did we realize how great the gap between us was."

    The Enlightened Beast said, "I know what you might be wondering—whether there are ranks within the Semi-Saints, divided into many sublevels? We considered this as well, but later we discovered that although there''s an incredibly long road between Semi-Saint and Saint, it''s a road we can feel. If they were Semi-Saints, we would have been able to distinguish...

    But, they are not!"

    Zhu Ganglie exclaimed with wide eyes, "Not Semi-Saints? Could they all be Saints then? That''s impossible too, this realm cannot support so many Saints! Could there be one or more major realms between a Semi-Saint and a Saint?"

    Lu Wu said, "No, I asked the Goddess Nuwa, and she was very certain in her answer. The distance between a Semi-Saint and a Saint must be far yet incredibly near, just a layer of tissue paper away. As long as heaven and earth have a place and all aspects meet the requirements, any Semi-Saint could potentially become a Saint. A Semi-Saint is just a backup to a Saint..."

    "Are they Saints?" the White Dragon Horse asked.

    Lu Wu shook his head again, "Goddess Nuwa didn''t say, and I don''t know either..."

    The crowd felt helpless.

    Sun Wukong pondered, "What the crisis is, we don''t know;

    The whereabouts of the three thousand demons, we don''t know;

    We don''t know anything... isn''t that as if nothing was said?"

    Just then, an idea struck Sun Wukong: "The Queen Mother of the West had you guard this place, to block any enemies coming from further west. Have you ever encountered enemies from the west? Perhaps, we can get some answers from those fellows!"

    Lu Wu responded with a wry smile, "Do you think you''re the only one who thought of that? The problem is, we have been guarding here for countless years, but let alone enemies, we haven''t even seen a single hair!"