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

If I had transformed into human form earlier, and cultivated for tens of millions of eons, I might have been able to become a Great Luo Golden Immortal during the Dragon-Han Calamity, and become the leader of a clan. If I had taken just one more step, I could have competed with Hongjun and Luohou.

Or, at the end of the Dragon-Han Great Calamity, after Hongjun Laozu attained enlightenment, he could transform into human form, become one of the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao, pay homage to Hongjun Laozu, listen to his teachings, and become a carefree and powerful being.

But now, the three lectures of Hongjun Laozu in Zixiao Palace have long ended, Nuwa Niangniang has created humans and become saints, and the Three Pure Ones have established their sects and proven their Dao, so only one path remains.

Find a sage to be your teacher!

"After the Three Pure Ones establish their religion, they will need to accept disciples. I was born with a Taiji diagram on my forehead, which allows me to comprehend the principles of Taiji and Yin and Yang. If the Supreme Sage wants to accept disciples, I can give it a try. If I can become a disciple of the Supreme Sage, then I won't have to worry about the great calamities to come!"

Lao Tzu possessed the highest level of Taoist cultivation, the deepest scheming, and a wealth of magical treasures.

The innate treasure of merit, the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, stands above one's head, invincible from birth; the Tai Chi Diagram is both offensive and defensive, and incomparably wondrous.

A rare innate spiritual treasure like the Purple Gold Gourd, which others would beg for, can only gather dust as a container for holding pills!

Unfortunately, this sage was too unreasonable in accepting disciples. In the end, he only accepted Grand Master Xuandu as his personal disciple. Li Qing guessed that it was probably because he established the Human Sect and became a sage, and he couldn't refuse to accept any human disciples.

Li Qing thought to himself that he would go to Kunlun Mountain to see if Laozi would accept any disciples, and then decide what to do next.

Yuanshi Tianzun was also a good candidate; he was ruthless in his calculations and protective of his own, but unfortunately, he wouldn't accept someone like him who had fur and horns.

"The Tongtian Sect Leader is also a great figure. The Zhuxian Sword Formation cannot be broken by anyone other than the Four Sages. He has many magical treasures, all of which he distributes to his disciples. Most importantly, this sage accepts disciples without discrimination, so he has the most disciples and the greatest chance of successfully becoming an apprentice."

"There's one downside to becoming his disciple: if I were to leave the mountain during the Investiture of the Gods, I fear the Chan Sect would bully me. The Primordial Heavenly Lord, after all, disregarded all pretense of honor and personally dealt with the second-generation disciples of the Jie Sect!"

Li Qing thought of the Tongtian Sect Leader, who had the highest success rate of becoming an apprentice among the Three Pure Ones. Moreover, Li Qing also benefited from the opportunity of the Tongtian Sect Leader's ascension to sainthood, swallowing the final Heavenly Tribulation Thunder Pool and successfully mastering a wisp of heavenly lightning.

Unfortunately, the Tongtian Sect Leader was too straightforward and didn't like to scheme. He taught without discrimination, but allowed his disciples to only cultivate magical power and not Taoist cultivation, which led to the sect becoming corrupt and its fortunes collapsing. In the end, when the great calamity came, his disciples were almost divided up by the Heavenly Court and the Western Sect.

It's a pity that countless years of hard work have been wasted, benefiting others instead!

As for the Goddess Nuwa, she resides in the Nuwa Palace high in the chaos and does not concern herself with worldly affairs. With Li Qing's mere Golden Immortal cultivation, he probably wouldn't even be able to meet her!

The two Western Saints were not fortunate, and were born with a limp. Unless the Three Pure Ones refused to accept them, they would not try to become disciples on Mount Sumeru.

"The Three Pure Ones haven't announced that they're accepting disciples in the Primordial World yet. I want to become their disciple. It would be best if I set off now and could secure a spot near Kunlun Mountain! Of course, it would be ideal if I could become Laozi's disciple. If I can't become Laozi's disciple, I should at least become Tongtian Jiaozhu's disciple and become an inner disciple."

As for the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods, that's still a long way off!

At worst, I can simply go into seclusion and retreat, or go to the Heavenly Court first to ask for a position.

No matter what method you use, as long as you don't impulsively confront the sages, you can always get through the Investiture of the Gods!

Li Qing stood up, went to his birthplace, retrieved the spiritual flowers and fruits he had collected over the years, and swallowed them in one gulp.

"The scenery here is strange, dividing into yin and yang, exactly like the tai chi symbol on my forehead. Could there be some treasure within?"

Li Qing stepped out of the cave, but suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He realized that this mountain had not yet been searched, so he immediately stopped.

"Logically speaking, I am also a manifestation of the twelve-story tower of the Great God Pangu, inheriting the fortune of the Pangu lineage. I should have a companion spiritual treasure for protection. The strange phenomena in Qingcang Mountain must have a reason. Let's find it first."

The primordial world is vast and full of dangers. Without a primordial spiritual treasure for protection, the journey to Kunlun Mountain to seek a master would likely be unsafe.

As a being who had taken human form in the Azure Mountain, Li Qing walked on this land. Although it was not a blessed land of immortals where black apes offered fruit, deer carried flowers, spirit turtles presented longevity symbols, and cranes held lingzhi mushrooms, he still felt a strange sense of familiarity.

We walked along the dividing line between Yin and Yang of the green cypress trees until we reached a stone wall.

Li Qing felt a surge of heat from the Tai Chi symbol on his head, and black and white divine light shot out, landing on the stone wall in front of him.

The stone gate to the grotto suddenly opened. The vast blue sky stretched out, its bottom unseen, while the sun and moon shone upon the golden and silver terraces.

Looking through Li Qing's divine eyes, he saw an abyss behind the stone wall. Ten thousand feet below, there was a stone platform of gold and silver colors. The platform shone with precious light, surrounded by yin and yang energies, making it impossible to see clearly or understand.

"As expected, extraordinary places always hold rare treasures; it seems destined for me!"

Li Qing was overjoyed; such power undoubtedly indicated it was an innate spiritual treasure.

Riding the demonic wind, he instantly arrived before the Golden and Silver Platform, and a feeling of blood connection surged into his heart.

"Tai Chi Seal!"

Li Qing's divine sense was not obstructed in the slightest, and he easily refined the first restriction of the Taiji talisman. Countless pieces of information entered Li Qing's mind from it.

This treasure was created after the death of the Yin-Yang Ancestor, when his original essence returned to heaven and earth, and the innate Yin-Yang energy merged with an innate undying spiritual light. It contains thirty-six innate restrictions and is the limit of a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

With the cultivation level of a Golden Immortal, the Taiji Talisman Seal is activated, and the Yin and Yang energies surge like mountains and seas, sealing off the six senses. Even if you are a Golden Immortal with the Five Qi Converging to the Origin, you will still have your Five Qi in your chest ground away when you encounter this treasure.

"The Great Way is no ordinary way; it is the mystery within mystery, the ultimate mystery. Whoever can comprehend it will see the Primordial Chaos within reach."

With the nine layers of restrictions easily refined, Li Qing even comprehended a primordial array from it, called the Taiji Array. Using this treasure as the array's core and activating the talismans, the array became as solid as an iron wall and copper rampart, with weapons piled up like mountains, possessing boundless power.

"Innate spiritual treasures truly possess boundless wondrous uses!"

Having just refined nine restrictions, this Tai Chi talisman gave Li Qing a great surprise.

"If the thirty-six restrictions are refined, I wonder what other wondrous things this treasure will possess."

Li Qing played with the Tai Chi talisman in his hand, which seemed to be energy but had a physical form. He wanted to continue refining it, but he felt a resistance.

"Does one need to be a Taiyi Golden Immortal to continue refining? Otherwise, if one's strength is insufficient, there is a risk of becoming immersed in the Dao of Yin and Yang and being destroyed by it if one forces the refinement."

Another message came from the Tai Chi talisman, and Li Qing could only stop regretfully.

"This place is much better than my birthplace. It's rich in spiritual energy and has the Daoist charm of Yin and Yang. It can serve as my cave dwelling."

Li Qing summoned the Taiji Talisman, from which Yin and Yang energies flew out and transformed into a great array, instantly enveloping the area and concealing the entire mountain.

"The innate array contained within the superior innate spiritual treasure is indeed miraculous. When I scanned this place with my divine sense, I couldn't even sense that there was a mountain there without careful perception."

Li Qing flew to the edge of the formation, surveyed the area, and nodded in satisfaction. Seeing that there was nothing else to pack, he rode a gust of demonic wind and flew towards Kunlun Mountain.