The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 302 Taiqing Refining Golden Elixir, Grand Master Xuandu

Upon hearing just one name, Luo Zu found it outrageous.

What kind of elixir can grant one direct attainment of the Golden Immortal realm with just one pill?

But then I heard the explanation from the two immortals.

"A reclusive cultivator who called himself Taiqing once opened a cave here, lived in seclusion to cultivate, and collected rare and precious materials to refine such a precious elixir."

"Taiqing? Are you sure?"

Taiqing is not well-known in the prehistoric world. He does not yet have the titles of Supreme Dao Ancestor and Moral Heavenly Venerable. His reputation is not as great as that of Dong Gong, who is famous overseas.

But Luo Zu knew that this person was extremely extraordinary.

"It's confirmed. We just don't know where this senior is now. But the senior's alchemy skills are truly amazing. He drew on the essence of earth fire, gathered the fierce winds of the nine heavens, and took the mysterious water from the water veins of the world. Finally, he combined the essence of the Emperor Mountain and formed the four primordial elements of earth, wind, water, and fire to nourish and refine such a great golden pill." The Xuanxian's soul was broken and he was already delirious after being pieced together by Luo Zu. So their answer was almost a mechanical agreement.

Upon hearing this, Luo Zu felt nothing but surprise and delight.

"Where is the Great Dao Golden Elixir now?" Luo Zu urged.

This is truly an unexpected surprise! The primordial world is full of treasures. Not long ago, we stumbled upon the Red Cloud Cave Heaven left behind by the Red Cloud Ancestor (several hundred years ago), and now we've stumbled upon the alchemy cave left behind by the Taiqing, and there's even a Great Dao Golden Core left behind. This is truly...

One adventure after another, he's getting the treatment of a protagonist!

Of course, Luo Zu doesn't think he can be the main character.

In such a cruel and arrogant world, he feared that the moment he accepted the title of protagonist, a real "protagonist" would come knocking on his door, wanting to test his skills and see who the real protagonist was.

Then the two immortals recounted how they discovered the Great Dao Golden Elixir.

The reason is simple: five hundred years ago, they gathered here to discuss the Dao. There were a total of six immortals who were Daoist partners and also intended to advance and retreat together in this chaotic world of witches and demons.

They had just gathered together, enjoying their days picking chrysanthemums by the eastern fence and gazing leisurely at the southern mountains, when they suddenly discovered a cave hidden in a branch of the earth's veins that extended from the imperial mountain.

Then one of the fellow cultivators went to search for treasure.

At the time, no one took the cave dwelling too seriously, but later, the fellow Daoist who was exploring for treasures sent a telepathic message to inform them of the important discovery inside.

All I can say is that this fellow Daoist is honest and has no intention of hiding anything from others.

There was nothing hidden in the cave.

The cave contained not only a single Great Dao Golden Elixir being refined by the power of earth, wind, water, and fire, but also a Daoist scripture—the Pure Heart Sutra, a Daoist robe of water and fire, a purple jade whisk, and a Daoist sword over a hundred feet long. Most importantly, it contained a letter that said those with affinity could use it to find Taiqing, but it did not say a word about where to find him.

At that time, the six fellow Daoists happened to have six treasures in their cave dwelling.

Among them, the Great Dao Golden Elixir was kept hidden at the time, and its function was unknown, while the other treasures looked extraordinary.

However, instead of dividing them, they agreed to own them together. You can use them, and I can use them too. The six immortals worked together to refine these things.

However, the immortal who discovered the cave gathered the immortals the next day and said that he wanted to seek that elusive opportunity and find the location of the cave's owner.

His companions naturally tried to dissuade him, but his resolve was so strong that even the immortals could not stop him.

Of course, this immortal also advised them to go together, saying that they might have the opportunity to break through to the Golden Immortal realm.

But they all refused.

First of all, this cave dwelling has existed for a very long time, if not hundreds of millions of years, then tens of millions of years. The owner of the cave dwelling has not returned for so many years, who knows where he went or whether he has perished.

Moreover, given the current turbulent situation, they really didn't want to travel far to seek this elusive opportunity.

But this fellow Daoist was resolute and unwavering, so they could only let him do as he pleased.

They also introduced Luo Zu to his name—Xuan Du!

Wow.

This is incredible.

He was a direct disciple of the Supreme Lord, the last disciple of the Sage of Taiqing, and could even be said to be the only direct successor. Although his name was not as famous as the Twelve Golden Immortals of the future Chan Sect, his position was so high that only Guangchengzi, the first disciple of the Primordial Heavenly Venerable, could compare to him.

So, this person hasn't even paid homage to yet...

No, he might already be a disciple of the Taiqing Sect.

Luo Zu had been thinking that this cave dwelling was his "protagonist treatment," but now it seemed that this cave dwelling was just something that Taiqing had specially reserved for his closed-door disciple, Grand Master Xuandu.

The Great Dao Golden Elixir and other items left behind were probably just a test for him.

Unexpectedly, Xuan Du was determined and focused on Tai Qing. He only took a letter that had no supernatural properties and left without giving a second glance to anything else.

"But it's too late." Luo Zu sighed.

Nothing in this world goes as planned. It's already quite an achievement for him to have this level of cultivation, so why indulge in unrealistic fantasies?

As for the Great Dao Golden Elixir.

This elixir was only fully refined and imbued with the essence of the Dao a hundred years ago. Its divine brilliance is no longer concealed, and it fully reveals the true nature of a divine elixir.

Anyone who comes here can immediately tell that he is extraordinary.

After sensing its function, the immortals became wicked.

They were all rogue cultivators who had been stuck at the third step of the Profound Immortal realm for many years, with no way forward and their mentality had long since become distorted.

Now that they have suddenly obtained this treasure, they naturally have ulterior motives.

As for the other treasures, after Xuandu left, they were no longer used together, but each person received one.

They had long lost their former harmony.

However, the gathering of the six immortals in this place was due to their past friendship; otherwise, how could they have come together?

However, as they refined and comprehended the four treasures, they understood more and more the good thing about Xuandu's determination to leave back then. So they harbored resentment towards Xuandu in their hearts, but still dared not go out.

Firstly, Xuandu took the letter with him, and without the letter in hand, they would probably have no way to receive him.

This only fueled their resentment.

Luo Zu could only lament that the current cultivation world of the prehistoric world was full of "pure children" who did not cultivate their minds properly, given the resentment these rogue cultivators harbored.

Although one can embrace the Great Dao and witness all things in nature, one's state of mind is still not perfect. Even after cultivating for millions of years and living for millions of years, one's thoughts are not much different from those of ordinary people. When encountering things that are extremely important to oneself, one is prone to developing a different mindset.

However, the Sage Taiqing did not leave them no chance of survival, but pointed out the way forward.

The Pure Heart Sutra

Master Luo also read this method of cultivation and translated it into Chinese characters that he was familiar with, totaling 8,800 characters.

The content mainly discusses cultivation and self-cultivation, without mentioning cultivation beyond the level of Xuanxian (a higher level of cultivation), nor any extraordinary methods. It simply focuses on cultivating one's nature through contemplation and reflection, and upon successful completion, one can become a cultivator who remains unperturbed even if the sky collapses.

However, these five rogue cultivators only glanced at the scripture after obtaining it, and put it down after not seeing any supernatural powers.

Then, because of the emergence of the Great Dao Golden Core, they fought fiercely and ultimately perished together...

(End of this chapter)