1301: Chapter 383 Tai’a Mountain, Rise_3 1301: Chapter 383 Tai’a Mountain, Rise_3 Below Guiwang Mountain, beams of light arose, taking the form of Daoists surveying in all directions.
They could not see the Mystery Yellow Qi, nor the person enveloped by it, but they could see Xuanting, Zhenyou, and Guiwang—the three mountains—shining brightly all at once.
At the same time, the three immortal mountains shed their burdens of billions of years, instantly feeling light and bursting forth with brilliance.
Su He stood aloft in the air, exactly at the center where the three strands of Mystery Yellow Qi converged, being washed by them.
His expression grew increasingly grave.
Human!
Su He finally understood the sensation here akin to that of the Origin Space.
If the Origin Space carries the Origin of the world, then this place carries the Origin of all living beings!
Not just humans, but the human aspect within the Three Powers of Heaven, Earth, and Human!
Trees, all kinds of beasts, humans…
all living creatures!
Su He found this feeling indescribable; the Taoist Founder’s Space was like a confluence of all living creatures’ Luck, Life Energy…
everything.
Human Qi?
Su He could only think of this term, yet it didn’t seem quite right.
The Origin Space carries the world, while these three great mountains carry the people of All Heavens and Myriad Realms.
No, that’s not right.
It’s not three, but four mountains…
Su He’s own Mystery Yellow Qi also has this responsibility, but for billions of years, it was shouldered by the other three mountains instead.
This Mystery Yellow Qi resembled Chaos, yet it was different.
Chaos birthed Heaven and Earth, but if Mystery Yellow Qi were to give rise…
it felt somewhat like the atmosphere before Su He’s Inner World created living beings.
But much more massive and dense.
Su He was cleansed by the Mystery Yellow Qi, gradually perceiving more and understanding its essence.
Another term surfaced in his mind: “Dao marker?”
The Great Tao is like an ocean, vast and wild.
Seekers of the Tao, like solitary boats, will always have moments of losing themselves.
When the Mystery Yellow Qi descends and the mountains rise, they become markers of one’s own Dao, allowing one to return from wherever they may be…
This “wherever they may be” isn’t just about location, but also encompasses causality, samsara… everything!
Just like Su He, should he one day become lost in the river of time and unable to find his way back, the risen mountains will serve as markers to guide him home.
Thinking this, Su He turned to look at Zhenyou Mountain.
Lost in the path…
A flash of enlightenment arose within him.
Life and death are also a path of loss.
The Netherworld King’s departure means getting lost in death, unable to return, doesn’t it?
If there are markers here, does it mean that one day, she may return?
Suddenly, Su He understood why Guiwang Mountain imparted teachings to All Heavens!
The three mountains carry “humans,” ensuring the propagation of living beings in All Heavens and Myriad Realms, and also became the markers for his three senior fellow disciples.
They complement each other!
If humans don’t perish, the Dao markers will forever exist.
As long as there is a blade of grass or a beast in this world, they can return from wherever they may be, someday.
Suddenly, he recalled what the clan uncles said: in the Ancient Times, there were Greater Powers, neither born nor perished.
As long as legends of them endured in the world, they could return from the unknown.
Such similar sayings!
Su He also vaguely understood why the Origin and the Taoist Lineage were innately opposed.
According to Baiyin’s past speculations, whether the Origin is a Cultivator merging with this world, or a Spirit of this realm desiring to escape from All Heavens…
All living beings of All Heavens would be obstacles.
This could be inquired from Thai Zu later, Su He’s gaze returned once more to the three mountains below.
The three mountains, together with the Mystery Yellow Qi at his side, interconnected in their Qi, forming a whole entity.
Just like his Sacred Beast Crystal, imperceptibly forming a regular tetrahedron—not in shape, but in intrinsic connection!
All four mountains are indispensable.
Only when the four mountains exist together, can they truly bear “humans,” and the function of the Dao markers be maximized.
Su He pondered for a moment.
Currently, it was only the convergence of Mystery Yellow Qi, and he didn’t feel any pressure; he could even disperse the Mystery Yellow Qi and return it back above the three mountains.
But if it were to transform into a mountain peak and descend, he will have to shoulder that quarter of the “Human Qi.”
Su He smiled and pointed a finger towards the external Mystery Yellow Qi.
Actually, his three senior brothers and sisters must all be waiting for him to lower his own mountain, right?
Su He didn’t know how his three senior brothers and sisters initiated their Mystery Yellow Qi, but he had his own way.
With a flick of his finger, the Dot Ink flew out.
This was the Opening Heaven Divine Pen that Su He used when opening the First Heaven, and it was the only Divine Artifact he had cultivated that could be wielded outside his body.
With a pen in hand, he drew downwards, and as the people of Guiwang Mountain watched, they heard a thunderclap.
Above the sky, streaks of light fell, like stars or rain striking the ground, and a great mountain rose abruptly from the plain.
The thunderous sound reverberated through the entire world.
Everyone was stunned into silence.
Cultivators above Stepping Sky Six-fold, who had already begun the ascent on the heavenly ladder, sensed it in an instant.
This was not a common mountain range, but a “Ancestral Mountain” equivalent to Xuanting, Zhenyou, and Guiwang.
This is…
The Fourth Senior Brother has arrived?
The crowd was astonished, hastily looking around, when the sound of the Ascending Immortal Drum announced, “Silence!
Today the Fourth Senior Brother ascends the mountain, all disciples shall observe and contemplate carefully!”
In the absence of the Tao Master and the Sect Leader, the Ascending Immortal Drum, being of the highest seniority, commanded quiet on Guiwang Mountain instantly.
They all watched the descending streaks of light, and some searched for the figure of Su He, but could not find him.
At this moment, Su He was within the Mystery Yellow Qi.
As the separation proceeded, he felt more and more that this was the true Human Qi.
Before the mountain even took shape, he felt an immense pressure bearing down on him, as if even the flow of his True Yuan was being obstructed.
The air itself became viscous.
But to raise a mountain, once it starts, cannot be stopped.
The Mystery Yellow Qi turned into streaks of light, cascading downwards like a waterfall.
The mountain below rose higher and higher.
It gradually took on a form.
Tai’a!
It was identical to Tai’a Mountain within Su He’s Inner World.
Perhaps Tai’a Mountain was the most familiar to Su He’s heart, so as the mountain rose, it naturally took on its appearance.