The Primordial Era: Starting from Being Forced to Become an Apprentice of the Three Pure Ones

Outside the gates of Zixiao Palace, the Three Pure Ones ignored the distance and focused their gaze on the Taibai Palace on Kunlun Mountain.

As Sanqing watched the pale golden light fly towards Shangqing Peak, a slight smile appeared on his lips.

Tongtian was the least able to hide his thoughts. He nudged Yuanshi beside him with his elbow, his voice full of smugness:

"My two elder brothers, what do you think of my judgment? This young man is upright and pure; his nature may seem slick, but he knows when to advance and when to retreat; and look at his destiny, which has survived countless calamities and will ultimately come to be under the tutelage of my Kunlun sect. It would not be an exaggeration to say that he is the foremost among the second-generation innate saints?"

Yuanshi's majestic gaze withdrew from Kunlun, glanced at his third brother's expression, and said calmly:

"This disciple of mine is qualified to inherit the lineage of the Three Pure Ones."

"But isn't the 'Three Talents Evolution Array' you set up a bit too strict?"

Taiqing Laozi, who had been silent all along, slowly opened his eyes and said:

"Indeed, the three attributes of water, earth, and wood are mutually reinforcing. Taibai is inherently unbalanced in the five elements, and he is not familiar with array formations."

"My two elder brothers, among the Three Pure Ones' Immortal Arts is the method of cultivating the Samadhi True Fire. The Samadhi True Fire is the key to breaking this deadlock!"

"Although metal and fire are mutually destructive, everything has a chance of survival. After Taibai condenses the Samadhi True Fire, his Geng metal origin can also be suppressed to some extent."

After the heavenly voice fell, there was no more sound. Yuanshi closed his eyes, too lazy to pay attention.

Taiqing lowered his eyes, unwilling to comment.

They had long since fallen silent, but fortunately, they had already taken measures to protect their disciple, so there was no need to worry too much.

Just then, the gates of Zixiao Palace burst open, and the sounds of the Great Dao surged forth like a tide.

The Three Pure Ones' expressions turned solemn, instantly clearing away all distracting thoughts. They transformed into three streams of light and plunged straight into the palace.

In the secluded valley, golden sword energy crisscrossed and sliced ​​through the air, cutting the attacking vines to pieces, sending fragments flying everywhere.

However, the spiritual root is deeply rooted in the spiritual soil beside the spiritual spring, and together with the three elements of water, wood, and earth, it forms the Three Powers, which can be described as endlessly regenerating.

Every time Taibai cuts off a batch of vines, a rich blue light emerges from the cut, and new vines sprout back at a speed visible to the naked eye.

"No, we can't keep going like this. Wood needs water to thrive and grow endlessly; earth is the foundation of wood, giving it a deep and solid base."

Within this formation, the three elements mutually support and reinforce each other. While the sharpness of the Geng metal alone can sever its branches, it cannot harm its foundation.

"It seems this formation was definitely set up by Master Tongtian. Since I can't break it, I have no choice but to..."

Before he could finish speaking, Taibai retreated rapidly to the rear, intending to make a move after he had mastered the Samadhi True Fire.

However, before he could withdraw from the range of the vines' attack, he was bounced back by a barrier.

"Damn it! As expected of the formation set up by the teacher, I couldn't see it before, and now we can't get out!"

Unable to leave, more vines were attacking from ahead.

In the blink of an eye, Taibai immediately waved his hand and set up a solid barrier of Gengjin sword energy in front of him, temporarily blocking the vines.

"Since we can't find the core of the formation, let's disrupt the balance of these three lines!"

With the extreme offensive power of Geng metal, the balance of the three elements can be broken instantly.

However, there is a high probability that I will lose control, causing even greater damage, which will definitely outweigh the gains.

After much deliberation, he decided to try using the Samadhi True Fire from the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

Although he was not very skilled at understanding and controlling "fire".

However, suppressing that innate spiritual root with Samadhi True Fire is the best solution now.

Taibai held a sword-like hand gesture with his right hand, continuously circulating the Samadhi True Fire from the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art.

The flames on his fingers flickered, but they just couldn't quite solidify.

As for the attack from the innate spiritual root, it is protected by the Geng metal energy, so there is no need to worry for the time being.

One hundred and one.

One hundred and two.

……

Nine hundred and ninety-six.

With repeated attempts, the Samadhi True Fire gradually began to take shape.

On the nine hundred and ninety-sixth time, a complete wisp of Samadhi Fire finally condensed on his fingertips.

"It's done!"

"rise!"

At his command, magical power was channeled, and the crimson-gold flames began to expand, growing to the size of a fist.

Wood-type spiritual roots are most sensitive to this opposing aura, and countless vines frantically retract, forming a thick, emerald-green barrier in front of them.

Taibai sneered and gently pushed his finger forward, causing the ball of Samadhi True Fire to crash into the giant wall of vines.

boom!

The moment the flames touched the vines, the fire was not stopped; instead, it surged rapidly, fueled by the vines.

That pure wood energy became the best nourishment to fuel the fire's power.

At the same time, a spark flew over the obstruction and landed on the jade-like tree trunk.

The sparks spread rapidly along the veins of the spiritual essence.

Its spiritual root trembled violently, emitting a mournful cry, and its breath continued to weaken.

The balance of the three lines was completely broken in the next moment, and the Three Talents Evolution Array also shattered.

To prevent the fire from spreading, the spirit root decisively severed the giant wall of vines that had been consumed by the true fire.

Then it was thrown far away, in an attempt to discard this portion of "fuel".

However, once the Samadhi Fire touches the body, it is not easily extinguished.

The innate spiritual root trembled violently, on the verge of being completely destroyed.

Taibai seized the opportunity. Just as his spiritual root was about to collapse, he made a grasping motion in the air with his right hand and then snapped his fingers crisply.

"receive."

As soon as he finished speaking, the Samadhi True Fire attached to his spiritual root abruptly stopped burning.

Taibai stepped directly in front of the spiritual root, his fingertips lightly tracing the scorch marks, and said calmly:

"I am grateful for your arduous cultivation, so I will collect your Jia wood energy every 100,000 years. When my five elements are perfected and I have achieved the Great Dao, I will surely reward you handsomely."

Every spiritual root in the primordial world is unique, and destroying it will surely incur divine punishment.

Therefore, he would not do something that would make him look foolish.

Taibai absorbs the Qi of Jia Wood every 100,000 years, thus giving his innate spiritual root time to recover.

After the branch of the innate spiritual root swayed up and down twice, a wisp of green light condensed in front of Taibai.

After collecting the green light spots, Taibai turned his attention to the innate spiritual spring.

Since the innate spiritual spring lacked sentience, Taibai raised his hand and took half of the Ren water power, along with the gold and stone at the bottom of the spring.

However, just as Taibai was preparing to absorb the Qi of Wutu, a loud roar suddenly came from Shangqing Palace, followed by a burst of flames.

"It's over, it's the Samadhi True Fire that was just thrown at me by that innate spiritual root!"

Taibai immediately activated his magic power, attempting to extinguish the distant fire from afar.

However, no matter how he tried to control the Samadhi Fire, the flames showed no sign of going out.

Conversely, the side hall of Shangqing Palace had already been engulfed by a raging sea of ​​fire.

Taibai instantly understood that it was not just the Samadhi True Fire.

When the Three Pure Ones discussed Taoism at Shangqing Palace, Taiqing must have moved his alchemy furnace there.

That ball of Samadhi True Fire just now probably overturned the alchemy furnace, causing the flames inside to escape.

"There are various isolation barriers in Kunlun Mountain, so the flames shouldn't spread. They'll only burn down the side hall of Shangqing Palace. I hope my teacher won't make things difficult for me."

"I think... I don't think so..."

With this in mind, Taibai made up his mind to leave Kunlun Mountain first and return after the Three Pure Ones calmed down.