Honghuang: Daoist Venerable Tongtian Returns from Studying Abroad in the Modern World

The principles of opening the heavens and earth are clear; scriptures and Dharma are debated in the Jade Pool Palace. The Five Qi return to their source, passing on wondrous secrets; the Three Flowers gather atop the head, revealing the way to immortality. In the beginning, when heaven and earth had just opened and the Three Pure Ones had yet to emerge, Pangu’s lingering might still shook the primordial world. By a twist of fate, Tongtian ended up taking over the body of a transmigrator. At first, he thought it was all a dream. How could he be traveling back and forth between the primordial world and the modern era? But when he saw Investiture of the Gods, Primordial World, and Journey to the West in the library, he was stunned, then furious! He honored his master and valued the Dao, teaching and enlightening all living beings. Yet in the end, he suffered a rift between brothers, the destruction of his sect, and the slaughter of his disciples. He even swallowed a Saint-Slaying Pill and was imprisoned in Zixiao Palace. He refused to accept this! Fortunately, by a stroke of luck, he studied abroad in the modern world, learned the truth behind the cause and effect, and seized his opportunity. This time, he was wide awake and would never repeat his old mistakes! Years later, when the Investiture of the Gods tribulation began, Tongtian strode into the Immortal Gates, held the Heavenly Dao in his palm, suppressed the Five Saints, and pointed his sword at Hongjun as he proclaimed to heaven and earth: “From this day forth, I shall be the Dao Venerable Tongtian, prove myself the ruler of the primordial world, and reclaim the Great Dao of the Father God!”