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

Lei Ze was an innate deity of the Thunder Dao, and his cave was filled with wildly dancing thunder snakes and roaring thunder dragons.

Hou Tu Ling's subordinate, a shaman, invited Li Qing over and said with a smile, "I've delayed your journey by a few days. You can take any one of these rare and precious materials and innate spiritual treasures as compensation for the delay."

"Hahaha, kid, there are some good things in Lei Ze's collection. Since Hou Tu girl said she'd give them to you, go ahead and pick some. After you've picked them all, I'll have my brothers move everything out of here, leaving nothing for that Dong Wang Gong brat!"

Although Gonggong didn't take Li Qing, a mere Golden Immortal, seriously, he naturally kept his promise when Houtu spoke up, opening the passage for Li Qing to choose for himself.

Li Qing cupped his hands in thanks: "Thank you both, Ancestral Witches!"

He didn't refuse this time because he knew he couldn't.

After expressing his gratitude graciously, Li Qing stepped into Lei Ze's cave.

"What good things could a quasi-saint possibly have?"

Although Li Qing knew that Lei Ze would keep all the good stuff on his person, he was still somewhat hopeful.

Some things may not be of much value to a Quasi-Saint, but they are of great value to a Golden Immortal.

With a sweep of his divine sense, he saw twelve innate spiritual treasures arranged according to their grade within the vast treasure vault.

There were only a handful of low-grade innate spiritual treasures, and even the number of mid-grade innate spiritual treasures was pitifully small, with only two.

Since Houtu and Gonggong were left to choose for him, Li Qing naturally headed towards the two mid-grade innate spiritual treasures.

The two mid-grade innate spiritual treasures, one called the Blazing Sun Hammer and the other called the Azure Cloud Bell, one for offense and one for defense, are both spiritual treasures with 18 innate restrictions.

After comparing them, Li Qing had already leaned towards the Azure Cloud Bell, a defensive spiritual treasure. Just as he was about to speak, a thought suddenly occurred to him: "Innate spiritual treasures are precious. Since we've encountered them, we should also take a look at the other spiritual treasures."

So Li Qing put down the Azure Cloud Bell and began to examine the remaining ten innate spiritual treasures.

"Houtu, why is this kid so eager to choose the Azure Cloud Bell, and now he's looking at those low-grade innate spiritual treasures? Does he think our Wu Clan went back on their word and won't let him have the best?"

Upon seeing Li Qing's actions, Gonggong couldn't help but send a telepathic message to Houtu.

Houtu, unsure why Li Qing had suddenly put down the Azure Cloud Bell, speculated, "Immortals often have sudden whims. Could it be that one of these low-grade innate spiritual treasures is something he needs?"

Gonggong stroked his large beard and shook his head: "This kid is too slow. I'm not waiting any longer. My elder brother might be about to fight with Dongwanggong. I'm going to fight. Houtu, you stay here and take charge!"

Having said that, he merged with heaven and earth, transforming into a stream of water, and headed towards the battlefield between the East Sea Witch Clan and the Penglai Purple Mansion.

Houtu shook her head and did not stop Gonggong from rushing around, but continued to wait there.

Li Qing examined nine low-grade innate spiritual treasures in a row. Although each had its own mysteries, none of them were as good as the Azure Cloud Bell and the Blazing Sun Hammer.

Upon arriving at the last place where it was placed, Li Qing was surprised to find that there were some innate divine runes engraved on the bottom of this bead.

"There is a hidden secret within the pearl; if a complete set can be assembled, the mystery may be solved."

Li Qing became interested in the divine inscriptions left by Lei Ze.

When one probes into it with divine sense, one feels that the space is boundless, without top or bottom, a realm of limitlessness. Within this limitlessness, a fragmented innate mark floats, emanating a mysterious aura, yet it remains unfathomable.

"Is this why Lei Ze said this magical treasure contains a hidden secret?"

The Tai Chi symbol on Li Qing's forehead trembled, pulling his divine sense back from the Boundless Space.

"Although it's only a low-grade innate spiritual treasure, it truly possesses extraordinary qualities!"

After some deliberation, Li Qing thought about the bead-like magical treasures of later generations and finally made up his mind to take this Wuji Bead and gamble on a possibility!

Afterwards, they took a Xuanlei Crystal from Lei Ze's treasure vault and ended their exploration.

"Young friend, do you really intend to take this low-grade innate spiritual treasure?"

Houtu spoke only after seeing that Li Qing had made his choice.

Li Qing nodded: "Indeed, this item is destined for me."

"Very well, since you have made your choice, I won't say anything more. There's no need to be on guard here anymore. Go on your way. When you return to Kunlun Mountain, please give my regards to your master."

Houtu did not keep Li Qing any longer and issued an order to leave.

Li Qing performed the Xuanmen salute once more, then mounted his escape light and continued flying south.

On Mount Kunlun, in the Sanqing Hall, Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian Jiaozhu gathered together.

"I observe unusual activity on the Sun Star; the true fire of the Sun is restless and agitated. This indicates that the offspring of the Demon Emperor Jun is about to be born."

Yuanshi Tianzun spoke first: "Emperor Jun has an heir. In order to eliminate the uncertainty during the decisive battle between the Wu and Yao races, he will inevitably target the Penglai Purple Mansion of the Eastern King Duke. Elder brother, the Eastern King Duke is the male immortal master personally appointed by our master. What should we do?"

"Dong Wang Gong is destined to be reincarnated. As long as we preserve a wisp of his true spirit, that will be enough."

Laozi remained calm on the surface, his heart unmoved by the life or death of a Quasi-Saint with two corpses.

"Dongwanggong was arrogant and did not know how to advance or retreat. He relied on his master's personal appointment as the head of male immortals, but he could not achieve anything. Even if he died, it was the will of Heaven."

Lao Tzu set the tone, and Yuanshi Tianzun immediately followed up: "However, the Queen Mother of the West and we are close neighbors. After we attained enlightenment, she personally came to congratulate us. She should not have perished."

The Eastern King was arrogant and had little to no relationship with the Three Pure Ones. In fact, he had some unpleasantness with them because he wanted to lead the male immortals.

Furthermore, when Tongtian Jiaozhu was calculating Li Qing's future, he saw some visions that further fueled his dislike for Dongwanggong. After a moment's thought, he said, "In the Penglai Purple Mansion, Dongwanggong obtained a Ten Thousand Immortal Array from my master, which can suppress destiny. If he perishes, I wish to take it. What do you say?"

"The Ten Thousand Immortals Formation? Does that mean you'll have to recruit tens of thousands of disciples?"

Yuanshi Tianzun frowned. Tongtian Jiaozhu had only taken in a hundred or so disciples, and Kunlun Mountain was already quite noisy. If he took in more, wouldn't Kunlun Mountain be turned upside down?

Laozi also raised an eyebrow, and his gaze toward the Tongtian Sect Leader seemed to say, "Let the Tongtian Sect Leader try to refute me."

Tongtian Jiaozhu smiled awkwardly. He knew that Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun both liked tranquility, but he preferred to teach the most talented people in the world. If he didn't take this opportunity to bargain with his elder brothers, when would he?

"Eldest brother, second brother, as you know, when I established the Jie Sect, the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was used to suppress the sect's fortune. This Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation is a treasure of slaughter, not a supreme innate treasure. If this continues, I am worried that the sect's fortune will dissipate, so I thought of using people to practice the formation in order to suppress the fortune."

Lao Tzu and Yuanshi Tianzun remained silent upon hearing this.

What the Tongtian Sect Leader said was also true. Laozi had two supreme treasures, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda and the Taiji Diagram, to suppress the fortune of the sect. Yuanshi Tianzun had the Pangu Banner to suppress the fortune. Only the Tongtian Sect Leader did not have any supreme treasures!