Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 188 - 183 [Donghua Enters Calamity, Hao Tian Emerges from Seclusion] (Subscription Requested)

Chapter 188: Chapter 183 [Donghua Enters Calamity, Hao Tian Emerges from Seclusion] (Subscription Requested)

"Disciple understands!"

Upon hearing these words, Xuanqing nodded immediately. He also understood that some things cannot be forced and he would not think of awakening the Human Dao at this moment.

After all, his lack of strength was one reason, and another was that the Yellow Court Secret Realm, related to Human Dao, was not within the many worlds and difficult to find.

After instructing him, the Tongtian Sect Master immediately announced to the disciples his retreat. This time, although there was suspicion of being manipulated, fighting with the Reincarnation Demon God was still immensely beneficial to him.

Xuanqing, after leaving Biyou Palace, found Yunxiao and asked her for the massive amount of Innate Primordial Energy collected from the Creation Origin Sea... With this Innate Primordial Energy, Buzhou Mountain might be able to fully recover!

What he had collected earlier, what Yunxiao had collected, and what Buzhou Mountain had absorbed was enough to fill the entire Creation Origin Sea!

Of course, the amount of Innate Primordial Energy that erupted when the Gate of Xuanpin opened was dozens of times what he had collected; in fact, what he collected was not much at all.

"Thank you, junior sister!"

Xuanqing hastily expressed his gratitude; even though they were from the same sect, one should not forget the necessary courtesies.

"You are being too polite, senior brother!"

Yunxiao smiled slightly and said, "Without senior brother’s guidance, how would I think of using the Cuiwei Yin Yang Lamp to exchange with the sage Randeng for the Qiankun Ruler and Lingcao Palace Lamp? And how could I have removed my second corpse so quickly?"

"Moreover, the Yuxu Glaze Lamp was originally bestowed to you by our second senior uncle. Using it to sever the corpse, I owe you a karmic debt indeed!"

Initially, Xuanqing told the key disciples of the Jie Sect that when severing the Three Corpses, it was best to choose an Innate Spiritual Treasure of the same origin or similar attributes, which might make the reunification of the Three Corpses easier.

Yunxiao, undoubtedly took it to heart, and later actively discussed it with Xuanqing.

After obtaining the "Cuiwei Yin Yang Lamp" from Wu Zhiqi, he suggested Yunxiao use this Spiritual Treasure to exchange with sage Randeng for another Spiritual Treasure.

The "Cuiwei Yin Yang Lamp" is a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, while the "Qiankun Ruler" and "Lingcao Palace Lamp" are only High Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. Even if it is a two-for-one exchange, sage Randeng had no reason not to agree.

One Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure is worth at least five or six High Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. Though it seemed like Yunxiao, the fairy, was at a loss, the "Qiankun Ruler" complements the Ocean Stabilizing Pearl to evoke the Twenty-Four Heavens, the "Lingcao Lantern" along with the Yuxu Glaze Lamp bestowed by Yuanshi Tianzun, belong to the Three Lamps of heaven, earth, and man, subtly matching the Three Powers, close in origin, if she could exchange for the "Eight Scenic Palace Lamp" from Taiching sage, it could not be more suitable for severing the Three Corpses!

Considering this, exchanging one Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure for two High Grade ones actually isn’t a loss, as what suits oneself best is indeed the best.

Currently, the relationship between the Chan Sect and Jie Sect was quite good, and since sage Randeng holds the title of Vice Sect Hierarch of Chan Sect, exchanging Spiritual Treasures was indeed the most appropriate method.

Yunxiao already severed her second corpse, Zhao Gongming, although still at the peak of Daluo, just needed an opportune moment, could utilize the "Qiankun Ruler" and "Ocean Stabilizing Pearl" to sever the second corpse and utterly change his predestined fate.

And Randeng, having obtained a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, also significantly increased his strength.

Both sides believed they had profited!

...

After bidding farewell to Yunxiao, Xuanqing returned to his cave dwelling and immediately used the Innate Primordial Energy to nourish Buzhou Immortal Mountain, aiming to restore it to its state at the dawn of the world.

Boom!

After a long time, Buzhou Immortal Mountain had fully recovered, radiating brilliant divine light, and even showed signs of reverting back to Pangu’s Spine.

"This..."

Xuanqing was somewhat incredulous.

At this moment, Buzhou Immortal Mountain looked not so much like a mountain, but rather like a spinal column, divided into thirty-three segments and emitting a profound aura.

"Devastating Divine Fire!"

Upon seeing this, Xuanqing quickly activated the Divine Fire to refine Buzhou Immortal Mountain, aiming to transform it with the fire capable of refining everything, which instantly enveloped it.

Could it be a sign that Pangu is about to return, if Buzhou Mountain transforms back into Pangu’s Spine?

He dared not bet!

Just as the Tongtian Sect Master said, within the Primordial World, besides the Witch Clan, the vast majority of creatures do not wish to see the return of the god Pangu!

"No, directly refine it into a Magic Treasure; with its current quality, if there was a Qiankun Cauldron, it might even transform into an Innate Treasure!"

Xuanqing remembered that in the original timeline, even with half of Buzhou Mountain, Yuanshi Tianzun was able to refine the Acquired Treasure "Sky Flipping Seal."

Now, Buzhou Mountain has almost entirely restored, absorbing so much Innate Qi, and is practically half Innate and half Acquired in quality!

Refining it into a Magic Treasure, its power would absolutely be multiple times that of the "Sky Flipping Seal," even comparable to an Innate Treasure.

Xuanqing observed carefully: "This spine, like a great dragon, could be refined into a whip, a mace, or even a chisel, all good choices!"

With this thought, Xuanqing immediately cast it into the "Innate Thunder Pool," accompanied by the Creation Skill, as well as the Innate Yin Yang and Innate Five Elements Qi he had refined, manifesting a "Chaos Furnace" in the void.

The Refining Great Dao dominates, refining everything; Divine Thunder and Divine Fire continually fall, shaping Buzhou Mountain, instantly imprinting the grand dao on the towering mountain body.

However, Buzhou Mountain, worthy of being transformed from Pangu’s Spine, contained a hint of the mystique of heaven and earth creation and even attempted to shake open Xuanqing’s "Chaos Furnace!"

Xuanqing was not alarmed but delighted; just this hint of the mystique of creation had a value not inferior to the "Heavenly Creation Talisman" formed from the concentrated Great Dao of the Heavenly Creation Three Treasures, almost seen as a weakened version of the "Heavenly Creation Divine Axe," easily capable of opening up vast universes.

And Xuanqing, confirmed his own thoughts: "Pangu has the Heavenly Creation Divine Axe, so taking his spine to refine an Earth-breaking Chisel should not be excessive, right?"

"Suppress!"

Xuanqing quickly activated the Refining Great Dao to suppress everything, with a thought, further imprinting the Dao essence from the "Heavenly Creation Talisman" onto Buzhou Immortal Mountain.

To forge such a treasure, one must concentrate fully, and Xuanqing was fully immersed in the artifact refining process.

At the same time, another great battle unfolded between Xuanyuan and Li Tan. Although it ended in defeat for Xuanyuan and the Youxiong Clan as before, Li Tan did not gain much advantage either.

This time, not only did Mysterious Bird take action, but Emperor Donghua also made his move!

Had Xingtian not emerged from the void at the critical moment, Li Tan and the Jiuli Tribe might have been directly assaulted by Xuanyuan’s forces.

Boom!

After becoming an Ancestor Witch, Xingtian delved into the War Great Dao. Fearless even against two opponents, both Mysterious Bird and Emperor Donghua were shocked.

The expression on Emperor Donghua’s face turned extremely grim—he had agreed to Mysterious Bird’s request because she promised to become his Dao companion, and also to curry favor with the future Human Emperor, Xuanyuan.

But now, merely a Quasi-Saint with one corporeal form, he had no intention of confronting Xingtian.

"Die!"

With a furious roar, Xingtian wielding his halberd shook the void, unleashing a heaven-shaking strike.

Vast swaths of the void shattered, and Emperor Donghua was sent flying, while Mysterious Bird sustained several terrifying wounds that were difficult to heal.

This was her first time combating a member of the Witch Clan at the same realm. Their physical bodies were unparalleled, ordinary Divine Skills barely inflicting any damage.

"Retreat!"

Seeing that Xuanyuan and his people had already retreated, she quickly pulled Emperor Donghua away from Xingtian.

Although she had the intention to use the Witch Clan to sever her karmic ties with Emperor Donghua, Xuanyuan was currently no match for Li Tan, and she could not afford to abandon Emperor Donghua, her supporting arm, just yet.

Meanwhile, "Guang Chengzi," watching the two in the void, shook his head: "It’s a shame for Donghua!"

The current "Guang Chengzi" was still not the real Guang Chengzi, but an incarnation of Taiching Laozi. Although he had slain the Curse Demon God, he always suspected that his enemy had not been eradicated.

Thus, he continued to adopt Guang Chengzi’s identity, staying close to Xuanyuan, ready to seize the opportunity to completely resolve the threat of the Curse Demon God.

Despite another defeat in their third engagement with Li Tan, Xuanyuan was not discouraged; instead, he sought every possible method to inspire his subjects’ morale.

He even proactively reached out to Yu Wang, who had been defeated by Li Tan, aiming to form an alliance by combining the forces of the Youxiong and Shennong Clans to confront Li Tan.

Initially, Yu Wang was rather reluctant. As a ninth-generation Emperor Yan and former leader of the Human Race, he naturally didn’t want to just submit to Xuanyuan.

Although it was an alliance, naturally there would be a leader and a follower in an alliance, and he wasn’t willing to be at Xuanyuan’s beck and call in the future.

However, after Xuanyuan visited several times personally, explaining the pros and cons, appealing to his emotions, and reasoning with him, Yu Wang finally agreed to the alliance.

The Yanhuang Alliance!

With the support of many cultivators from Shennong’s faction, Xuanyuan’s strength surged again, directly breaking through to the second realm of Daluo by leveraging this fate.

This demonstrates the power of the Saintly Virtue Great Dao—only with unity and convergence of fate can cultivation be as simple as eating and drinking.

Nevertheless, there was still a vast gap between Xuanyuan’s cultivation and Li Tan’s.

Although Li Tan was still at the level of Daluo Golden Immortal, under Xingtian’s guidance, his body refining technique had advanced by leaps and bounds, almost rivalling the Ancestor Witches.

Thus, even after allying with Yu Wang, Xuanyuan still suffered three consecutive defeats under Li Tan.

Meanwhile, Hao Tian also emerged from seclusion!

Upon hearing about Xuanyuan’s six consecutive defeats, suddenly felt he had been schemed by Yuanshi Tianzun.

Had he known this earlier, he might as well have supported Li Tan, and possibly could have won over Houtu as well.

But now...

He could no longer change his course.

"Sigh."

With a sigh, Hao Tian then summoned the many immortal gods of Heavenly Court to discuss: "My dear subjects, what do you think I should do?"

Among them were Xuanqing’s Fire Dao Avatar, Spirit Dao Avatar, Thunder Dao Avatar, and Plague Dao Avatar, yet none showed any intention of responding to Hao Tian.

After "Sui Ming Tree" transformed into "Innate Sui Tree," it used the "Yama Umbrella" obtained from Hanba to re-evolve a Fire Dao Avatar. With the "Dao Yi Seal" concealing the cause and effect, Hao Tian couldn’t see any clues.

However, ironically, Hao Tian turned his gaze towards Xuanqing’s fire Dao Avatar: "Sui Ren Daoist, as an elder of the Human Race, do you have any strategies to aid Xuanyuan?"

The Fire Dao Avatar quickly shook his head: "This matter is not suitable for my involvement. Your Majesty should consult Yuanshi Saint about the specifics."

Hao Tian wore a look of helplessness—had he been willing to seek Yuanshi Tianzun, why would he bother summoning the gods?

He had no desire to be snubbed.

Seeing this, Ma Yi, the great god, couldn’t help but reveal a cryptic smile: "Your Majesty, why don’t you lead us to assist Xuanyuan yourself? You have already severed two of your corpses and possess several Innate Spiritual Treasures; those helpers Li Tan has found could never match you!"

"That’s the only choice left!"

Upon hearing this, Hao Tian immediately nodded, completely unaware of the abnormality in Ma Yi, the great god.

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