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

Maitreya's move was completely silent.

When Li Qing's halberd struck the body of the Great Power Monk, he did not use his short, soft mace to save him, but instead threw the golden cymbal into the air.

This treasure grew larger with the wind, transforming into a huge golden gong that descended upon Li Qing.

"Be careful!"

The disciples of the Jie Sect exclaimed in surprise, as they had all witnessed the power of the golden gong before.

Guang Chengzi, who was also at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, was trapped inside without any power to fight back.

"Ugh!"

Guang Chengzi closed his eyes, unable to bear witnessing what was about to happen.

Although the Tai Chi Seal is powerful, it is currently being held back by the Bodhi Sword and the Vajra Pestle, two spiritual treasures. Moreover, Maitreya launched a sneak attack. Even if Li Qing had a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, he probably wouldn't be able to use it!

"It's a pity I couldn't protect the glory of the Chan Sect, and that I've implicated Fellow Daoist Xuanqiong!"

Guang Chengzi slammed his palm on the ground, overwhelmed with grief. The pure and noble Jade Purity Immortal Light around him began to shatter bit by bit as he continued to doubt himself.

"Foolish child, what does a temporary defeat matter? It's merely that I was outmaneuvered by Daoist Zhunti. The glory of the Chan Sect will surely rise even higher in your hands in the future!"

Beyond the vast world, the Primordial Celestial Venerable sighed, his voice as resounding as a great bell, echoing in Guang Chengzi's heart.

Zhunti Daoist frowned. In this state, he was not far from the emergence of his Dao heart.

This time, although the disciples of the Three Pure Ones were suppressed, it saved Guang Chengzi a lot of cultivation time, so it's hard to say whether it was a loss or a gain!

Guang Chengzi opened his eyes in a daze: "This disciple cannot protect the glory of the Chan Sect, and has to rely on the disciples of the Jie Sect, and has even implicated them. What can I do!"

"Who said Xuanqiong is going to lose?"

Seeing that Guang Chengzi was showing signs of developing a Daoist heart, Yuanshi Tianzun was delighted, and his voice continued to appear in Guang Chengzi's mind.

Then, with a flick of his finger, time began to shift around Guang Chengzi, and one cycle after another began. Guang Chengzi spent countless years in this cycle, and white lotus flowers began to bloom around him.

"The eldest brother is attaining enlightenment!"

Yu Ding reacted quickly, protecting Guang Chengzi, while the other disciples of the Chan Sect surrounded him.

Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang curled his lip, inwardly gloating: "That's far too arrogant. He should have just easily defeated a Western Sect disciple. Instead, he insisted on showing off by taking on three opponents at once! Now he's not only failed to gain any glory, but he's also ruined his prestige!"

"If my senior brother is trapped, I will go into battle again to force Maitreya to use his magical treasure to capture me, so that my senior brother can be released!"

Jinling and Yunxiao, the two Taiyi Golden Immortals, prepared to get up.

Lingya Xian, Zhao Gongming, and the others also stood up, thinking to themselves, "Judging from Guang Chengzi's appearance, this golden gong is probably not just for trapping people; we must save our senior brother!"

Half of the Jie Sect members had risen when suddenly a hearty laugh was heard.

"Maitreya, we've been waiting for you!"

Li Qing abandoned his attack on the Great Strength Dharma Image, but instead used a magic trick to teleport and switch places with the roaring white tiger in the air. With a snap, the golden gong trapped the white tiger inside.

The white tiger was formed from Li Qing's own energy. As he chanted the incantation, it transformed back into a golden energy within the golden gong, and then condensed again around Li Qing.

"Thank goodness, Senior Brother is alright!"

Jin Ling, Wu Dang, San Xiao, Ling Ya Xian, and the others breathed a sigh of relief.

Even the disciples of the Chan Sect who were protecting Guang Chengzi breathed a sigh of relief.

Chang Er Ding Guangxian's expression remained unchanged, but in his heart he cursed Maitreya for being a waste, failing to even take down Li Qing with a sneak attack!

Upon seeing the magic weapon broken, Maitreya's expression changed drastically. This magic weapon was bestowed upon him by the Daoist Zhunti, and he had used it to capture people with unparalleled success. He never expected that it would be broken on the second time he used it on Li Qing!

"Since you possess the ability to teleport, I'll show you the power of the Human Race Bag. No matter how you try to escape, I'll simply stuff you all into the bag!"

Without hesitation, Maitreya conjured up the human seed bag in a flash.

"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."

After Li Qing broke Maitreya's golden cymbal, he unleashed auspicious clouds, and the Jade Book of Shangqing Formation Explanation flew out, instantly generating three thousand divine runes.

The Tai Chi symbol above suddenly shone brightly, and the Yin and Yang energies surged out like a flood bursting its banks, instantly enveloping the entire arena.

The intertwining of Yin and Yang energies, along with the divine patterns generated by the Shangqing Formation, transformed into a grand formation.

This is the innate grand array inherent in the Taiji Talisman. After Li Qing achieved perfection in the Five Elements, he combined it with the Shangqing Array Formation. Finally, he was able to create an array from nothingness with a single thought!

"Excellent technique, excellent technique! An array formed in a single thought; the next step will surely be the creation of a world from the array. Fellow Daoist Tongtian, your disciple's mastery of array formations is truly remarkable!"

Nuwa smiled slightly upon seeing the methods Li Qing used.

Her earlier statement that Li Qing might not necessarily lose was purely based on the belief that the top-grade innate spiritual treasure bestowed by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun would be compatible with Li Qing, allowing him to refine it quickly and turn the tide with the help of this treasure.

However, Li Qing did not use the Reincarnation Gourd, but instead used his natal spiritual treasure, the Taiji Talisman Seal, to set up a grand formation, which was truly beyond Nuwa's expectations.

The Tongtian Sect Leader stroked his beard slightly, his words humble but his face full of smiles: "Xuanqiong has only set up this one great formation, which can be formed with a single thought. It is still far from the true level of this realm."

He then turned to Daoist Zhunti: "Fellow Daoist, how skilled is my disciple? Today's battle was a complete failure; the Western forces used a thousand schemes in vain, and even the Lingbao (a magical artifact) was powerless against the Xuan!"

Zhunti Daoist closed his eyes, already envisioning the Western disciples' defeat, but still forced himself to remain calm: "Until the very last moment, who knows what the outcome will be?"

In Taiji Town, Li Qing unleashed a thunderous roar, and the Yin and Yang energies within the formation formed an iron wall and copper barrier, blocking the Bodhi Sword and pushing aside the Vajra Pestle, separating Mahasthamaprapta, Amitabha, and Maitreya.

Mahasthamaprapta felt a blur before his eyes, and Li Qing, who had been so close, disappeared, replaced by a hazy, chaotic grayness.

The Zen sound on the Bodhi Sword could not travel more than three feet in this chaos before being swallowed up by the Yin and Yang energies.

Amitabha Buddha, leaning on his vajra, frantically urged the Buddha's light from the relics, but the yin and yang energies, like a millstone, ground away the Buddha's light layer by layer.

As Maitreya held the Human Seed Bag on guard, Li Qing suddenly appeared before him, having passed through the Yin and Yang energies of the Tai Chi Formation.

His divine sense was reduced to the extreme by the Tai Chi formation, and he didn't even notice Li Qing appearing behind him. When he did notice, Li Qing raised his hand and pointed it at his back, and the Yin and Yang power gathered in the Tai Chi formation exploded out.

Maitreya let out a muffled groan as his protective Buddhist aura was pierced by a palm strike, sending him flying backward and crashing heavily onto the edge of the arena.

He struggled to stand up, a black and white palm print deeply imprinted on his back on his monk's robe, with Buddhist light constantly emanating from the wound.

Li Qing caught up, and a bolt of Shangqing divine lightning transformed into chains, binding Maitreya.

"Brother Maitreya!"

Mahasthamaprapta sensed that Maitreya's aura had suddenly weakened within the formation. In a panic, he unleashed a frenzied attack with the Bodhi Sword.

However, the Yin and Yang energies within the Tai Chi Formation are constantly generating each other; once one is broken, two more surge in, making it impossible to break the formation.

Li Qing turned around, stepped into the formation, and appeared in front of Da Shi Zhi.

Mahasthamaprapta raised his sword and thrust.

Li Qing neither dodged nor evaded, but swept his halberd horizontally to block the Bodhi Sword.

Immediately, he activated the great formation. Mahasthamaprapta felt a force of Yin and Yang strike the Bodhi Sword. Li Qing pressed forward and pressed down with his halberd, causing Mahasthamaprapta to bleed from all seven orifices!