Primordial Era: Starting with the Immortals of the Jie Sect to Prove the Dao of Hunyuan

Chapter 104 Master and Disciple Discuss the Dao, Unveiling the Secrets of Lao Tzu

Mental power is different from magical power. Magical power is drawn from heaven and earth, using the primordial spirit as a furnace and laws as rules to refine spiritual energy for one's own use.

Mental strength, however, does not require these things. It originates solely from life itself and is the ultimate concentration of will. As long as one dares to think it, one can express it in this way.

Everything is a matter of the mind!

Li Qing closed his eyes and began to comprehend the Heart Arrow that would kill the Golden Crow on this dark sun.

The River of Oblivion flows on, and the Underworld continues to function normally.

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After countless years, Li Qing suddenly heard a heartbeat resounding from the chaos.

The power of this heartbeat travels through the blood vessels to every part of the body, rushes up the spine to the Niwan Palace, and resonates with the true spirit.

With each subsequent throb, a pure force burst forth, flowing into Li Qing's mind.

"So this is the power of the mind. The greater the mind, the greater the power!"

Li Qing did not open his eyes. After comprehending the power of mind, he came up with a brilliant idea.

As the auspicious clouds unfolded, the laws of the world, driven by mental power, forged in the physical body, and controlled by the primordial spirit, began to operate in an unprecedented way.

A small world was born in his dantian, initially only the size of a fist, but rapidly expanding under the infusion of his mental energy. Within this world, there was the differentiation of yin and yang, the circulation of the five elements, the illusory images of mountains and rivers, and the rudiments of the sun, moon, and stars.

As he focused his mental energy, his dantian began to change along with that world.

This world was thus contained within Li Qing's dantian!

Then, with a thought, he withdrew his power, and the world collapsed. In that instant of collapse, all laws converged into a single point, transforming into a pure light of law that merged into his auspicious cloud.

A single thought arises, a single thought vanishes. The world's birth and destruction occur in the span of a single thought, yet in that brief moment, his understanding of the world's laws deepened.

This cycle of birth and death in the world damaged his physical body. As a result, his mental energy propelled the Creation Essence, formed by the fusion of two top-tier body-refining techniques, to operate, thus enhancing the strength of his physical body.

Of course, all of this is predicated on being able to withstand the terrifying pressure brought about by the birth and death of the world.

Ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortals shouldn't even dream of it!

But Li Qing felt in his heart that he had the blood and bones forged by the marrow of Pangu, the tendons and fascia tempered by the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, and the transformative power bestowed by the Eight-Nine Profound Technique, so he could withstand it. Then, with his mental power governing his physical body, he could also withstand it.

Once a single thought is understood, all laws become clear.

Now, every time Li Qing has a thought, a world is born in the acupoints of his body, then goes through the cycle of existence, decay, and emptiness, and then the creation and transformation of his primordial energy circulates.

With a single thought, Li Qing's world laws increased, his physical strength also increased, and his mental power believed that Li Qing's cultivation level was also increasing.

Li Qing's abilities originally required him to spend time cultivating, but with the power of his mind to govern, he ascended to heaven by stepping on his own, and his cultivation level increased extremely quickly!

Thus, a path that others take countless years to traverse, he crossed in a single thought on this dark day.

At the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, only one step away from becoming a Quasi-Saint.

Li Qing stood up. He had completely deciphered the arrow mark left by Yi the Archer, leaving only a faint white mark, the last remnant of his mental energy.

"Da Yi, you are indeed formidable. Having received your guidance today, I will surely rescue you and Chang'e from your suffering when we meet again!"

Li Qing stood up, looked at the hidden Taiyin star in the sky, and silently made a vow in his heart.

"Now that everything is settled, it's time to return to Jin'ao Island to ask Master for guidance on the next steps. Does my chosen path have any flaws in the eyes of a sage like Master?"

Li Qing moved swiftly, bid farewell to Yunxiao, who had already broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and left the Underworld.

In the chaos, Tongtian Jiaozhu was originally sealed by the Heavenly Dao, but Hongjun Daozu left a way out, coupled with the fortune of the ten thousand immortals of the Jie Sect coming to pay homage, so Tongtian Jiaozhu is not living too badly at this moment.

Suddenly, he understood the Dao of Heaven and looked towards the primordial world, and couldn't help but be slightly surprised.

"Xuan Qiong has actually reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm? His future path in cultivation remains to be seen. Come!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader barely moved his index finger, and the Jie Sect's fortune transformed into a long bridge of azure light, which stretched across the void from the direction of Jin'ao Island and landed at Li Qing's feet.

"Master?"

Upon hearing the voice of the Tongtian Sect Leader, Li Qing stepped onto the long bridge without hesitation.

The bridge trembled slightly, and the laws of space flowed beneath his feet. The next moment, he appeared in a state of chaos.

All around was a surging, chaotic current, a hazy, boundless expanse. In the distance, forty-nine Heavenly Dao chains could be vaguely seen piercing through the void. At the end of the chains, a familiar figure in black sat cross-legged, surrounded by sword intent, silently confronting the power of the Heavenly Dao seal.

The Tongtian Sect Leader's gaze fell on Li Qing, scrutinizing him from head to toe. A barely perceptible hint of approval flashed in his eyes: "Peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. Even faster than I expected."

Li Qing knelt down on the ground: "This disciple is extremely fortunate."

"No need to be modest. Among the three schools of thought—the Human School, the Chan School, and the Jie School—you are number one."

The Tongtian Sect Leader was lavish in his praise of Li Qing.

Before Li Qing became a Great Luo Golden Immortal, the Tongtian Sect Leader would occasionally give him a warning, worried that he might become arrogant and complacent. But now that he has reached this level, Li Qing remains humble, and the Tongtian Sect Leader is worried that Li Qing might lose his ambition!

"Xuanqiong, you have reached the threshold of Quasi-Saint. How do you intend to proceed on this path? What are your thoughts?"

The Tongtian Sect Leader was unable to move and could only communicate with Li Qing through divine thoughts.

"Please enlighten me, Master."

There are three paths to enlightenment: severing the three corpses, proving enlightenment through force, and proving enlightenment through merit.

The Three Corpses Method was passed down by your grandmaster Zixiao Palace during his sermons, and the vast majority of great supernatural beings in the prehistoric world followed this path.

Zhen Yuanzi, Styx, Kunpeng, and even Dijun and Taiyi are all quasi-saints who have severed their good and evil two corpses or even three corpses.

Proving the Dao through force is the path that the great god Pangu once walked. He relied solely on his physical body and will to confront the Great Dao, either proving the Dao and achieving primordial chaos, or dying and having his Dao disappear.

Pure merit and virtue lead to enlightenment, but there is none.

The path of us six sages is to first sever the three corpses, then, with the aid of accumulated merit, merge with the Primordial Purple Qi. Under this blessing, we sever the three corpses, then unite them into one, breaking through to the Primordial Saint realm, indestructible through countless eons.

The Tongtian Sect Leader paused for a moment. Although he didn't move, Li Qing knew that the Tongtian Sect Leader was looking at him.

"But you need to think carefully: are you really suited to the path of severing the three corpses?"

Without waiting for Li Qing's reply, the Tongtian Sect Leader continued, "The method of severing the three corpses is suitable for cultivators who need to shed distracting thoughts in order to achieve purity."

But your path is not entirely about tranquility. If you cut off your attachment to good and evil, it will actually hinder your cultivation.

Moreover, apart from the Dao Ancestor, I only saw your eldest uncle, before the merit descended, take advantage of that fleeting moment of spiritual light to unite his three corpses into one and attain the Primordial Chaos, and also absorb the merit of the Heavenly Dao, merging with the Primordial Purple Qi to become a saint.

Therefore, if you want to attain enlightenment, you must never follow this path entirely!