The Heavenly Dao Academy and the Primordial Dao Palace—the names alone suggested they were among the supreme powers of the Taoyuan homeland. Given that both names contained the character for "Dao," they were surely linked to the Daoist tradition. Chen Xuan was somewhat surprised that the Taoyuan homeland, as the final sanctuary of the human race, still suffered from the divisions of sects and factions. It was exactly as the old saying went: wherever there are people, there is a world of strife.
Reflecting on his journey since ascending to the higher realms, Chen Xuan had yet to encounter a Daoist power with truly profound foundations; if anything, the Buddhist realm seemed to hold a subtle edge over the various Daoist sects. It appeared that the Daoist schools of the ancient eras had all retreated to the Taoyuan homeland to live in seclusion, staying true to the Daoist principle of "inaction and tranquility."
As he reached the summit, the cultivators gathered there sensed the extraordinary aura emanating from Chen Xuan. Though young, he possessed an air of unfathomable depth, and they wisely parted to make way for him. Even in the ethereal, immortal-qi-rich Taoyuan homeland, not everyone could reach the Dao Saint realm; the majority remained at the Star or Creation stages. After all, the brilliant Primordial Era, when everyone could become a saint, had long since vanished.
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