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

The Tongtian Sect Leader looked down at his disciples and silently commented on their situation.

"Duobao has already achieved the Five Qi Convergence and his cultivation at the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm has reached perfection. If he hadn't been immersed in weapon crafting, he would have already attained the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

Li Qing's Golden Immortal realm is also nearing completion. It seems he has a chance to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm within ten thousand years. This speed is not slow, and he is stronger than the disciples of my second brother. It was worth the bet I made for him against my second brother!

Jinling and Wudang, these two, are only listening to the Dao and looking ahead; Jinling is slightly stronger than Wudang. Among the remaining disciples, Lingya Xian actually won the decisive battle, defeating Wuyun Xian.

Li Qing listened with rapt attention. This sermon had given him a glimpse into part of his path, deepening his understanding of the Great Dao and causing his cultivation to rise rapidly.

The Tongtian Sect Leader's sermon was short, lasting only a hundred years before he stopped, gave a few more instructions, and then disappeared from the main hall.

As Li Qing had planned, he took the initiative to invite his fellow disciples to a gathering. However, Daoist Duobao declined Li Qing's invitation, saying that there was still a treasure in the furnace that he needed to watch over.

Then, a group of people, led by Chang Er Ding Guang Xian, felt that Duo Bao Dao Ren had high cultivation and was generous and magnanimous, so they all followed Duo Bao.

Li Qing didn't mind. He returned to his cave with a small group of people who were willing to go with him. They discussed metaphysics and helped each other resolve their doubts. They were quite happy together.

Time flies, and a thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

Li Qing awoke from his seclusion. The empty room was filled with light. His cultivation had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, and he had even touched the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. He was just missing an opportunity.

"It's time to head out of the Kunlun Mountains!"

After more than a thousand years of cultivation, facing the barrier of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, Li Qing inevitably felt restless and wanted to travel around in order to break through his realm.

"However, before leaving, I still need to pay my respects to my master."

Although the Tongtian Sect Master rarely appeared during these thousand years, and could only be summoned four or five times out of ten if one had doubts and went to consult him, Li Qing still went to the Shangqing Hall to greet him every time he came out of seclusion.

After all, a sage's powerful backer should be well protected.

Boom!

The stone gate opened, and Li Qing stepped out of the cave.

"Greetings, Senior Brother."

Lingya Xian and Jinguang Xian were very close and were currently exchanging supernatural powers and martial arts. When they saw Li Qing emerge from seclusion, they quickly stopped and bowed.

Li Qing returned the greeting and said with a smile, "My two junior brothers have made great progress over the years."

"Haha, thank you so much for your guidance, Senior Brother. Although we don't have any acquired spiritual treasures, increasing our magical power and cultivation is the most important thing!"

Jin Guangxian laughed heartily. He was a straightforward person and couldn't stand the yin-yang behavior of Chang Er Ding Guangxian.

"The Way is the foundation, and techniques are the application; the two support each other and are indispensable. However, there's really nothing to pursue in terms of acquired spiritual treasures, especially those that don't have any special effects."

Li Qing shook his head. He naturally knew that Chang Er Ding Guang Xian had been helping Duo Bao form cliques over the years.

Daoist Duobao was already famous for refining weapons. Chang'er Dingguang Xian, using Duobao as his name, distributed acquired swords to those gathered on his side, stirring up quite a storm.

"I'm going to pay my respects to my master, and then I'll be leaving the mountain. Would you like to come with me to visit him?"

"Senior brother, you want to leave the mountain? Now is not a good time to leave the mountain. The decisive battle between the Wu and Yao races is imminent. Although both sides are restraining themselves, there will still be friction every moment. If we encounter a battle between Taiyi Golden Immortals or even Daluo Golden Immortals, I'm afraid it will be bad."

Lingya Xian was quite surprised. Two or three thousand years had passed since the Six Sages attained enlightenment. The auspicious energy in the primordial world had dissipated, and the evil energy had gathered again. At this time, staying in Kunlun Mountain to cultivate was the best choice.

Li Qing shook his head: "As the saying goes, stillness breeds movement, and without movement, thoughts cannot flow. Even if there is some danger, what do I, as a disciple of a sage, have to fear?"

The three of them then went to the front of the Shangqing Hall, where the Water and Fire Boys were already waiting at the door: "Brothers, the Master is waiting for you in the hall."

"good."

Li Qing knew that although the person in front of him only looked like a child, his true form was a genuine high-grade innate spiritual treasure. Moreover, he had been enlightened by a sage with great magical power and had gained intelligence. In terms of background, he was more profound than the disciples of the Jie Sect!

Although the Water and Fire Child had the nature of a child, he could sense good and evil. Therefore, among all the disciples of the Jie Sect, he liked Li Qing the most, followed by Duobao and Wudang, and disliked Chang Er Dingguang Xian and Lü Yue the most.

After leading Li Qing and the other two into the main hall, the Water and Fire Boys respectfully withdrew, and the three of them bowed down, saying, "Greetings, Master."

No need for formalities.

The Grand Master of Heaven waved his hand: "What brings you here today?"

Li Qing smiled and said, "This disciple's cultivation has come to a temporary end. I have come to pay my respects to my master after I have finished my seclusion."

Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader's gaze softened. Over the years, Li Qing had always been the same, coming to visit him as soon as he emerged from seclusion, regardless of whether he had time to see him.

"You've reached the pinnacle of the Golden Immortal realm, not bad. I see a sharp, piercing aura emanating from you; it seems you intend to descend the mountain?"

Li Qing was even more open with his master, the Tongtian Sect Leader, answering every question. Not only did he answer, but he also proactively asked, "Master, I have been contemplating a journey down the mountain these past few years, hoping to advance further and attain the Taiyi Dao Fruit. Please enlighten me, Master, on where I should go after descending the mountain?"

In his heart, Li Qing had two main goals: first, to break through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm; and second, to go to Wuyi Mountain to find the Fallen Treasure Coin. However, he couldn't say much about his treasure hunt, otherwise, given his constitution that attracted karma, unexpected troubles would inevitably arise.

Lingya Xian and Jinguang Xian, who were standing to the side, were quite surprised. They were not used to Li Qing directly asking questions of his master. They preferred to wait for the superior to take the initiative to give guidance.

The Tongtian Sect Leader, however, was extremely pleased.

He has always enjoyed teaching and likes to select talented individuals to educate. Now that his disciple has taken the initiative to ask questions, it perfectly satisfies his desire to guide his disciple.

He immediately channeled his magical power to deduce the secrets of heaven, and in just a moment, he opened his eyes, slightly furrowing his brows before relaxing them.

"You may travel east or south; you will surely gain something."

Then, with a flick of his sleeve, a stream of magical power flew out of the Shangqing Hall, carrying a pine tree back with it. He then pointed his finger like a sword and personally carved a precious sword.

"Your journey will inevitably bring you karma. I originally intended to give you a spiritual treasure for protection, but upon further reflection, even if I gave you those powerful innate spiritual treasures, you wouldn't be able to refine them in time and wouldn't be able to unleash their full power. They would be inferior to your innate spiritual treasure."

The Tongtian Sect Leader then carved three divine runes on the wooden sword, casually tossing it until it landed right in front of Li Qing.

"I know you are not a wicked person, so I will give you this sword for self-defense. In the primordial world, even if there is a huge karmic debt, this sword can settle it. You can decide for yourself when to use it and when not to use it."

Li Qing's eyes lit up. A sword made by a sage himself was even better than a top-grade innate spiritual treasure!