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

In the primordial world, having a solid foundation is paramount; if one's foundation is insufficient, one must compensate through understanding and perseverance.

Taking the most powerful innate gods and demons as an example, the Three Pure Ones are those with the deepest roots, transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, and each possesses one-tenth of the merit of creating the world. They are just waiting for the right time to naturally become Primordial Saints.

The two Western Saints were of slightly lower rank, and their path to sainthood was more arduous. They made forty-eight great vows to the Heavenly Dao and borrowed the Heavenly Dao's merits before they succeeded.

The difficulty of these five saints achieving sainthood demonstrates that even a slight difference in starting point requires a thousand times the effort.

Li Qing's origins are not bad. He was transformed from a part of the twelve-story building of Pangu. Although he merged with the acquired turbid energy and became a demon, he was still a primordial being and had a high-grade primordial spiritual treasure by his side.

However, it can only be described as not bad, far from excellent, roughly on par with Duobao Jinling and others.

But at this moment, he received an extraordinary opportunity when he heard the sage preach for the first time.

He obtained seven divine runes within the Seven Emotions and Six Desires Bewitching Array. These seven runes corresponded to the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and yin and yang. Stimulated by the sage's great maxims, the metal element hidden within him began to contend with the wood element.

Li Qing, on the other hand, comprehended the Five Elements and gained an extraordinary supernatural power during the Tongtian Sect Leader's sermon.

It takes the essence of metal and the energy of wood, introduces the spirit of the Yellow Woman, and uses the earth element to suppress and contain the metal and wood elements, thus completing the foundation of the five elements, devouring the opportunities of heaven and earth, and replenishing its own essence, energy and spirit.

These two realms, one being the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and the other the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, are respectively for cultivation. Li Qing's early comprehension is truly a stroke of luck, paving a smooth path for his cultivation!

As Li Qing's body acquired the five elements and his essence, energy, and spirit began to manifest, the Tongtian Sect Leader's sermon came to an end.

In this sermon, the Tongtian Sect Leader began by discussing the fundamental Shangqing Great Law and ended with the Golden Immortals.

Apart from Li Qing, who accidentally comprehended some of the cultivation levels of Taiyi Golden Immortal and Daluo Golden Immortal ahead of time, everyone else was still studying the cultivation of Golden Immortal and below little by little, as instructed by the Tongtian Sect Master.

"After this sermon, each of you should go and find a cave to cultivate. A hundred years from now, you will come to hear me speak a second time. For the next ten thousand years, I will not give another sermon. If you have any questions, you may come to me or to your senior brother Duobao."

The Tongtian Sect Leader looked at the fully composed Li Qing and nodded in satisfaction.

Then, with a wave of his sleeve, the various wondrous phenomena in the hall vanished. After the disciples, who had been immersed in the sounds of the Great Dao, awoke, he spoke: "Ten thousand years from now, the Six Sages will gather at Kunlun Mountain for a debate on the Dao. After you go down there, you must diligently cultivate and practice, lest you disgrace the Jie Sect!"

"Yes, sir!"

No one dared to be negligent, and they all bowed in respect.

The Master of Heaven nodded, and his figure vanished.

Daoist Duobao stood up and said, "Fellow disciples, I have heard Master preach and need to go into seclusion for a while to refine spiritual treasures. You should all go and find your own cave dwellings. Ten years later, I will come out of seclusion and we will gather again to answer your questions."

After saying that, he left first.

Having taken on disciples for two hundred years and listened to the Dao for three hundred years, Duobao had not forged a single magic weapon in a full five hundred years. He was already impatient.

Long-Eared Immortal Dingguang rolled his eyes and followed Duobao Daoist without making a sound. After leaving the main hall, he said, "Senior Brother, please wait. I have some questions to ask you."

As he spoke, he took out a palm-sized star jade box from his sleeve: "I obtained this by chance, but I do not know what kind of treasure it is or what its nature is. Since you are a master craftsman, you must know a great deal about rare and precious materials. Therefore, I have come here to ask for your guidance."

"Oh? Let me see."

Duobao became interested and took Chang'er Dingguangxian back to his cave.

Inside the main hall, Li Qing rose and silently pondered the words of the Tongtian Sect Leader.

"Ten thousand years later, the Six Sages will gather at Mount Kunlun. Leaving aside the Western Sect, the members of the Chan Sect should also meet! Let me see what level the Chan Sect members are at! Especially Manjushri!"

Kunlun Mountain is very large, and the Tongtian Sect Leader had no intention of taking them to meet Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and the disciples of the Chan Sect.

Li Qing was unaware of the deeper meaning behind it, but he knew that cultivation was of utmost urgency. His Golden Immortal realm was still too low, and taking action would inevitably expose his trump card.

However, once his trump card is exposed, during the future Investiture of the Gods and the struggle between the Chan and Jie sects, he will inevitably find ways to counter it, which is not in line with Li Qing's cultivation philosophy.

If you reach the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, it will be much simpler; you can just crush them with your cultivation level!

"Senior brother, why don't we live next door to each other? That way, we can discuss philosophy in our spare time."

Just as Li Qing was about to leave, Jin Ling slowly spoke, her voice like a nightingale's: "I am also a root of the metal element, and I was just about to discuss something with my senior brother."

"That is my wish, but I dare not ask."

Li Qing nodded. The path of cultivation requires wealth, companions, methods, and a suitable environment. Jin Ling will be a formidable figure who can fight three great masters alone in the future, so he must have insights into the path of cultivation. It would be a good thing if they could discuss the Dao together often.

"Haha, how about I take one too, senior brother?"

Lingya Xian had intended to befriend Li Qing before he arrived at Kunlun Mountain. Now that Li Qing had become the personal disciple of the Tongtian Sect Master, he naturally wanted to attach himself to him.

"good."

Li Qing nodded, and the three of them left together.

The remaining people, who were already acquainted, also left in twos and threes.

The majestic Kunlun Mountains stretch for thousands of miles.

Along the way, Li Qing saw towering trees that had grown for countless years reaching into the clouds, clear streams and green pools reflecting the surrounding scenery, strange pines growing on steep cliffs, and waterfalls cascading down the slopes. The landscape was lush, verdant, and full of charm, offering much enjoyment.

After walking for a while, they saw the glow of the sunset gathering in the valleys on both sides, radiating boundless colorful light. In the shaded area of ​​the rocks, the ginseng and the horse were gathered together, enjoying themselves.

"The scenery here is wonderful, and I am very happy. Why don't we build a cave dwelling right here?"

Li Qing gazed into the distance and saw that this place was where the energy of the Kunlun Mountains was flourishing. He needed to absorb the earth element to suppress the metal and wood elements, and then slowly achieve harmony between water and fire to replenish his foundation. This place was a blessed land suitable for him.

Jin Ling glanced at it and also felt that the place was quite wonderful. He agreed, saying, "We cultivators follow our hearts and are content with whatever comes our way. Since you have such thoughts, Senior Brother, you should settle down here."

The three of them cleared out their cave dwelling, tidied it up, and gathered together again. Jin Ling said, "Although I am not talented, I have come to understand some basic principles while Master was lecturing. Today, I offer my humble opinion as a starting point, and I hope that Senior Brother will correct me."

When practitioners gather, they naturally have nothing else to do but discuss profound mysteries and the Dao.

Jin Ling was straightforward and unpretentious, and immediately began to talk about what she had learned from the sermons of the Tongtian Sect Leader.

As the person who will one day lead the Ten Thousand Immortals Formation, Jin Ling is extremely talented in the art of formations. In addition to the fundamental method of Shangqing, she also explained the principles of formations that she had learned.

Although there were no extraordinary phenomena such as heavenly flowers falling and golden lotuses springing from the ground during the discussion of the Golden Immortals, the echoes in the empty valley lingered for a long time.

Li Qing nodded frequently as he listened. When he was listening to the Dao, he focused his energy on studying the "Dao" of the Five Elements to complete the foundation, and did not pay much attention to the "techniques" of the formation.

Jin Ling's lecture, based on the inheritance of Tai Chi talismans and his understanding of Shangqing formations, has made significant progress in the art of formations!