Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 121 One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones

Finally, it was Zhen Yuanzi's Earth Immortal Sect. However, Zhen Yuanzi was lazy and after establishing the sect, he handed over all affairs to Kong Xuan to manage.

The task of recruiting disciples naturally fell to Kong Xuan. Kong Xuan did his best, carefully examining the immortals who came to join the sect, eliminating those with poor character and keeping only those with deep roots.

With his quasi-saint level cultivation, no one dared to disobey him. Under Kong Xuan's painstaking management, the Earth Immortal Sect, though not as powerful as the Intercepting Sect, still had a good reputation. However, in the end, it only accepted three thousand disciples before stopping.

The immortals who arrived later were greatly disappointed.

Zhen Yuanzi ignored the warnings and announced the closure of the mountain, forbidding his disciples from leaving easily, while he himself went into seclusion to cultivate.

As a result, the task of teaching the disciples of the Earth Immortal Sect fell to Kong Xuan.

Kong Xuan experienced both hardship and joy in the process. Although teaching others was not easy, he gained more insights from it, which could be considered a different kind of spiritual practice.

Originally, when Kong Xuan was comprehending his own Daoist teachings and attaining Quasi-Sainthood, he used the Five Elements Foundation and Five-Colored Divine Light, combined with the Three-Rank Black Lotus, to condense the Three Flowers within the Auspicious Clouds. However, after years of teaching and imparting the Dao,

His mastery of Taoist arts has advanced further, and the three flowers have now increased by two, becoming five.

This is completely different from the usual Qingyun Three Flowers, and the colors of the five flowers also reflect the five elements.

It is blue, red, yellow, black, and white.

When Zhen Yuanzi came out of the pass and saw the changes in Kong Xuan, he couldn't help but praise him repeatedly, saying to him, "You will surely be like me in the future, establishing a great sect and becoming a sect leader."

Meanwhile, in the Xuanhuang Heaven, beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, Nuwa visited again on this day.

Ever since Xuanhuang established his Daoist temple outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, Nuwa has frequently visited him. At first, she only discussed the Dao with Xuanhuang.

However, as their relationship with the Queen Mother of the West gradually improved, the two began to interact with each other again.

And so, today Nuwa came to Xuanhuang Heaven again to chat with the Queen Mother of the West.

She is a woman, after all.

Xuanhuang didn't care much. Nuwa had asked him about the method of severing the three corpses, and Xuanhuang answered all her questions without reservation.

He explained his understanding of Zhen Yuanzi's authentic Three Corpses Dao and Laozi's Three Corpses Dao of Forgetfulness.

After listening, Nuwa remained silent for a long time, but finally shook her head and said to Xuanhuang, "The method of severing the three corpses is so dangerous when it comes to severing the third corpse. It requires either the deepest emotions or the most ruthless emotions, which I will not accept."

Nuwa abandoned the path of severing the three corpses to prove her Dao, and instead became interested in the reverse proof method of Xuanhuang.

However, she also felt that Xuanhuang had learned too much, and her comprehension was insufficient. She had almost exhausted her energy just to comprehend the Dao of Creation, not to mention the myriad Daos of Heaven and Earth, which were all included in it.

"If I can comprehend the Dao of Creation to the point that I can create the human race without the Nine Heavens Breath Soil and the Three Lights Divine Water, then my cultivation will surely increase greatly," Nuwa said to Xuanhuang.

Xuanhuang also agreed with this and supported Nuwa, saying: "In fact, whether it is the Way of Creation, the Way of Destruction, the Way of Life and Death, the Way of Cause and Effect and Destiny, or the Way of Taiji, the Way of Tai Su, the Way of Tai Shi, the Way of Tai Chu, the Way of Tai Yi, and so on, or even the Way of Wuji, they are all the Way."

"All the great paths lead to the same destination, but each person's understanding is different, and the path they comprehend and take are also different. Lao Tzu and I have both comprehended Tai Chi, but his Tai Chi is only Yin-Yang Tai Chi, while my Tai Chi, although it also originates from the combination of Yin and Yang, now belongs to one of the Five Tai Chi. My Tai Chi not only includes Yin-Yang Tai Chi, but also transcends it."

"Therefore, if you, fellow Daoist, can comprehend the Dao of Creation to its ultimate extent, encompassing heaven and earth, and creating all things, including heaven and earth themselves, then wouldn't your Dao of Creation be another Taiji Dao?"

Nuwa was overjoyed upon hearing this, and from then on devoted herself even more to comprehending the way of creation.

In fact, Nuwa did have a lot of room for improvement. Her path to enlightenment was based on merit, and she became a saint simply by severing her two corpses.

Although the merit of creating humans was great, making her very powerful, her cultivation level was actually not high.

Now, she is focused on comprehending the Dao of Creation, which has led to her increasing cultivation and rapid progress.

On this day, nothing was going on when Nuwa came to visit. Xuanhuang didn't pay any attention and let the two women chat.

However, suddenly, Xuanhuang's heart stirred, and his expression changed slightly, becoming somewhat solemn.

Immediately, Nuwa seemed to sense something and showed a look of surprise.

Xuanhuang had already grown up, walked out of the floating island, and arrived in the sky above Xuanhuang Heaven.

Seeing this, the Queen Mother of the West asked, "What is my husband doing?" Nuwa shook her head and smiled, "His enemies have come knocking on our door."

"An enemy?"

The Queen Mother of the West was taken aback. What enemies could Xuanhuang possibly have? Who would dare to be an enemy of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal?

However, the Queen Mother of the West soon learned who Xuanhuang's enemy was.

To be an enemy of a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, one must be an existence of the same level.

The sage Laozi, holding a flat cane, came into the chaos to challenge Xuanhuang.

"Senior Brother."

In the chaos, the two faced each other, and Xuanhuang bowed and said.

"Fifth Junior Brother," Laozi said calmly.

"Since you have already become a saint, why bother with this unnecessary trouble?" Xuanhuang looked at Laozi and shook his head.

At their level, many things are self-evident and need no explanation, so Xuanhuang speaks frankly.

"It is only after becoming a saint that I have come to compete with my junior brother. Otherwise, my mind would be uneasy, and my path would be difficult to advance." Lao Tzu's voice became increasingly indifferent.

It is clear that it has begun to gradually enter the realm of Taiqing Wuqing (a state of extreme purity and ruthlessness).

But having said all that, there's no point in continuing.

"Then, Senior Brother, would you like to compete in magical treasures or supernatural powers?" Xuanhuang asked again.

Lao Tzu said indifferently, "Since we're going to fight, then naturally we'll fight with both magical treasures and supernatural powers."

Above Lao Tzu's head appeared the Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, from which streams of Xuanhuang energy descended.

Its heavy and terrifying aura made it difficult for the surrounding chaotic energy to get close.

At the same time, Lao Tzu held a flat cane in one hand and took out a Tai Chi diagram in the other.

With a shake of the Tai Chi diagram, a vast white jade bridge appeared instantly, pressing down on the location of Xuanhuang.

Despite Laozi's attack, Xuanhuang remained calm and composed, and the Hunyuan Sword appeared in his hand without anyone noticing.

As the white jade bridge stretched out and appeared overhead, Hunyuan Sword swung and struck the bridge.

In an instant, the golden bridge was cleaved in two. However, after the golden bridge was severed, a flash of golden light appeared, and a new golden bridge immediately reappeared, pressing down once more.

Xuanhuang struck again with his sword, severing the golden bridge once more. But the golden bridge seemed to be endless, regenerating after being severed.

Xuanhuang simply threw out the Hunyuan Sword, which transformed into a beam of sword light to contend with the Taiji Diagram.

He then took out his bamboo staff again and fought with Laozi, who was also coming forward. One held a bamboo staff and the other a flat cane.

This battle revealed the difference in skill; if Laozi hadn't been protected by the Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, he would have been knocked down by Xuanhuang's bamboo staff long ago.

However, at this point in the battle, Laozi became even more unconvinced. He slammed his fist on the top of his head, and three streams of pure energy burst forth, each transforming into a Taoist priest.

(End of this chapter)