Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 245 - 232 [No Longer the Same, Attaining the Dao Fruit] (Please Subscribe)

Xuanqing stood amidst the Thunder Sea, the Refining Great Dao reflective in all heavens, his physical body remaining unmoved, merely drawing down endless Heavenly Dao Thunder Tribulation with a thought.

As "Tribulation Ancestor," he naturally did not fear the Heavenly Dao Thunder Tribulation, and even intended to use this tribulation to take the "Innate Thunder Pool" to a higher level.

Boom!

Thunder roared in the void, the will of the Heavenly Dao wishing to smite this transgressor of tribulation, yet Xuanqing, suppressing the Undying Volcano, also brought some benefits to the Heavenly Dao.

The Heavenly Dao was immediately caught in a dilemma.

Xuanqing was also stunned; he did not expect that undergoing tribulation at the Undying Volcano could make the Heavenly Dao wary, the sky-full of thunder resolutely not daring to fall.

However, with the Heavenly Dao without movement, as Xuanqing tried to prove the Dao with refining, the silent Great Dao that had been quiet for who knows how many eons responded.

The river of time and space shook violently, with marks of Chaos Demon Gods killing towards Xuanqing from the endless void.

"This is..."

Xuanqing stood dumbfounded.

At this time, the voice of Luo Hou rang out from his heart: "Fate Daoist, be cautious! You’ve evolved a new Great Dao in the Chaotic Universe and are attempting to refine multiple Daos; naturally, you must face the test of the Great Dao!"

A flash of demon light, and Xuanqing’s mind suddenly gained a segment of memories about "Pioneering Daoist Tribulation"—the scene where Luo Hou evolved the Demon Path and brought forth the will of the Great Dao, descending supreme tribulations.

"Like myself and Hong Jun, there are not a few who wish to break the chains of the Chaos Demon Gods, and many have taken the step to evolve an entirely new Great Dao!"

"But unfortunately, a new Great Dao will beckon the judgement of the Great Dao’s will, and only passing the Pioneering Daoist Tribulation will the Great Dao recognize the existence of your Dao."

"If you wish to refine multiple Daos, you will also bring forth the marks of the respective Chaos Demon Gods. If you do not have absolute confidence, I advise you to not try refining the Daos related to the top-tier Chaos Demon Gods!"

"Especially the Daos corresponding to myself, Pangu, Hong Jun, Yang Mei, causality, and time!"

Luo Hou’s voice emerged from Xuanqing’s heart, as the Demon Path he had evolved was a brand new Great Dao, naturally bringing about the "Pioneering Daoist Tribulation."

According to Luo Hou, among the reborn Chaos Demon Gods, only he and Hong Jun had passed the judgement of the Great Dao with the Immortal and Demon Paths they opened up.

From this, one could see that the "Pioneering Daoist Tribulation" was an absolutely terrifying great tribulation with a nine-in-ten chance of death.

"Thanks for the warning!"

Xuanqing voiced his gratitude.

Although he had tricked Luo Hou before, stands could change over time, and Xuanqing guessed that Luo Hou probably wanted to enlist his help to confront Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

As for Luo Hou figuring out his origins, it was not surprising since the other was a Chaos Demon God who had dealt with the Fate Demon God more than once during the era of the Chaos God Demons.

Especially now that he had refined the Fate Demon God Dao Fruit and completely mastered his own fate, the causality of the past hidden in nothingness had also surfaced.

The first to come at him was the Thunder Demon, enveloped by boundless Chaotic Divine Thunder.

"You’ve got guts!"

"Dare to refine this lord’s Great Dao!"

Thunder Demon roared, piloting the endless Chaos Thunder Sea to suppress Xuanqing, who appeared as insignificant as a speck of dust within it.

However, he was not the slightest bit afraid.

"People of the past, why bother with the clamor?"

With a thought from Xuanqing, the "Devastating Divine Thunder" transformed into a Thunder Axe that spanned the limitless space-time, directly cleaving the Chaos Thunder Sea in two.

"Anchor the universe, refine for me!"

He shouted loudly, the "Nine-Tripod" under transformation flew out, evolving the endless Great Dao Immortal Light, pressing down on the Thunder Demon.

Boom!

The Great Dao rumbled, shaking countless space-times. Under the power of the Refining Great Dao, the imprint of the Thunder Demon immediately turned into pieces of principle representing the Thunder Great Dao.

"Thank you for your contribution, fellow Daoist!"

Xuanqing laughed heartily, then turned his gaze to the river of space-time, where several shadows of Chaos Demon Gods appeared, admiring them as though they were rare treasures.

This "Pioneering Daoist Tribulation," both an opportunity and a creation, should he defeat the obstructing Chaos Demon Gods, he could naturally obtain fragments of their Great Dao.

However, he did not forget the reminder from Demon Ancestor Luo Hou; he did not yet have the strength to contend with the top-tier Chaos Demon Gods.

"Kill!"

After refining the Thunder Demon’s Great Dao fragments, the might of the "Nine-Tripod" rose another level, and Xuanqing immediately took the initiative to assail those few shadows of Demon Gods.

Yin Yang Demon God, Five Elements Demon God, Tribulation Demon God, Fire Demon, Wind Demon...

These shadows of demon gods represented the Innate Great Daos that Xuanqing had once cultivated. He intended to integrate these Daos into his Refining Dao, naturally invoking the corresponding Great Dao, allowing the respective Chaos Demon God marks to resurrect.

And the Sword Dao, Talisman Dao, Alchemy Dao, and other Daos he had comprehended, pioneered by Primordial beings, did not bring forth Chaos God Demons to block his path, seeing that no Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals had existed so far!

"Thunder Fire Refining Realm!"

"Purgatory Tribulation!"

"Seven Treasures Skill!"

Xuanqing invoked a series of Great Divine Powers, stirring up surging waves within the river of time and space, forcibly refining the marks of Chaos Demon Gods one by one.

At a mere thought, he integrated the "Innate Thunder Pool" into the "Qiankun Ding," utilizing the Magic Treasure to refine fragments of the Great Dao from many Chaos God Demons.

However, there were several that posed great difficulty for him, such as Yin Yang, Five Elements, and Qiankun—these were amongst the most highly ranked existences within the Chaos God Demons.

There are no high or low paths in the Dao, but Chaos God Demons born from the dependence on the Great Dao, taking in different amounts of Chaos Origin at birth, resulted in a vast disparity in their strengths.

For instance, powerful Chaos God Demons could stand dozens of moves against Pangu, while the weaker ones couldn’t even handle a single glow from Pangu’s axe.

As time passed, the emerging Chaos God Demons grew stronger and stronger until, in the end, the Reincarnation Demon God and the Creation Demon God also manifested their forms.

However, the Reincarnation Demon God and Creation Demon God that appeared did not resemble those in Xuanqing’s memory but instead bore the faces of Lady Houtu and Nuwa.

"It seems both of them have completely inherited the Reincarnation Dao Fruit and the Creation Dao Fruit; even the Great Dao acknowledges them as the new Reincarnation Demon God and Creation Demon God!"

"Lady Nuwa is the one Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun sculpted from emptiness, but it remains uncertain whether Lady Houtu... has also sculpted from emptiness or has reversed refined the Reincarnation Demon God?"

Facing the two familiar faces, Xuanqing didn’t hold back in the slightest, unleashing a flurry of Divine Skills. The brilliant divine light immediately engulfed the marks of both women.

However, the two were no pushovers; one activated the Power of Reincarnation, and the other the Creation Divine Light, easily resolving Xuanqing’s tactics.

Even Lady Nuwa’s mark released a beam of "Mother-child Creation Divine Light."

"That was close!"

Xuanqing watched the mark of Lady Nuwa warily: "Almost dug my own grave there!"

This Divine Skill was created by him, but Lady Nuwa had taken it to greater heights, even causing the will of the Demon Realm to give rise to unique existences like Demon Ancestor Luo Hou.

He had no wish to experience the sensation of pregnancy.

Had he not created the "Nine Curves Yellow River End Destiny Divine Light" capable of resolving this Divine Skill when he devised the "Mother-child Creation Divine Light," he might not have been able to pass this "Path-opening Tribulation"!

"Reincarnation Burial!"

As he was still shaken, the mark of Lady Houtu struck in an instant, with the Power of Reincarnation stretching endlessly through the timeline, seemingly wishing to bury all in oblivion.

This was the Reincarnation Demon God’s most powerful Divine Skill, now mastered by Houtu as well.

"Thunderous Burial, refine all heavens!"

Xuanqing didn’t dare be careless, promptly invoking Divine Skills to defend. The "Qiankun Ding" refined everything, and above Xuanqing’s head appeared a Chaos singularity in an instant.

This singularity, like the Returning Ruins and akin to a black hole, devoured everything and turned Houtu’s mark’s Divine Skill into his own strength.

As soon as Xuanqing used his Divine Skills, the shadow of the Devouring Demon God appeared in the river of time and space.

"The stronger it meets, the stronger it becomes!"

He understood why Luo Hou said that the "Path-opening Tribulation" is a matter of life and death, with the weaker potentially facing certain death.

At the same time, he was thankful he did not weave the Immortal Dao, Demon Path, Power Great Dao, Time Great Dao, and Space Great Dao into the cosmic web of laws; otherwise, the situation would have been many times more difficult than it currently was.

"Kill!"

After an indeterminate amount of time, covered in scars, Xuanqing paid a hefty price to suppress and refine the marks of Nuwa and Houtu.

Despite not knowing them thoroughly, he was extremely familiar with them. Moreover, since neither was their true self, he had ample means to handle and resolve them.

It was the Devouring Demon God that caused him the most distress; all Divine Skills were like casting mud into the ocean, more troublesome than the Taotie and the Chaos he had encountered before.

Had he not matched the Swallowing Great Dao with the same, and ambushed in incarnation to severely wound it, he might not have been able to defeat the mark of the Devouring Demon God.

However, just as he let out a sigh of relief, the silhouette of a Demon God from the past timeline appeared in the void, which was the Fate Demon God.

That is, himself!

Seeing this, Xuanqing couldn’t help but laugh: "Fighting against myself? The me of today is not the me of the past; how can fate tie down my future?"

Boom!

Facing the approaches of the Fate Demon God’s shadow, Xuanqing was anything but afraid. He simply refined relentlessly, any false fate spun by the opponent was thoroughly refined by him and merged into the Refining Dao Dao Fruit.

He had a premonition that this was the final trial; as long as he overcomes his own past self, the Great Dao will acknowledge the status of the Refining Dao within the Chaotic Universe.

Of course, if confident, he could continue to undergo tribulations and summon the marks left by Hong Jun, Luo Hou, Yang Mei, Cause and Effect, or even Pangu.

But he knew that relying on his foundation, he might not necessarily be able to defeat them.

Therefore, he didn’t court death!

After an unknown amount of time, the fate woven by the Fate Demon God’s shadow was all refined by him, and the Refining Great Dao replaced the position of the Fate Dao.

Destroy and then establish!

Having abandoned the identity of the Fate Demon God, he attested to being a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal once again; the him of now would no longer be shackled by the will of Chaos.

At the same time, the "Qiankun Ding" also experienced a transformation. As Xuanqing’s Refining Dao became divine, it evolved from an Innate Treasure into a Chaos Spirit Treasure.

Elated, Xuanqing laughed and said: "From now on, you shall be called the Refining Dao Furnace!"

The current "Qiankun Ding," having melded the "Innate Five Elements Flag," the "Twelve Grade Purifying World White Lotus," the "Twelve Grade Destructive Black Lotus," and the "Innate Thunder Pool," had gathered nearly half of the origin of the "Chaos Green Lotus"; it no longer resembled the old appearance of the "Qiankun Ding."

Moreover, having merged with Xuanqing’s Refining Great Dao, it had become his attesting treasure, and it wouldn’t be a problem to regard it as a Companion Spirit Treasure.

Within the "Refining Dao Furnace," the Refining Dao ebbs and flows, refining all, and the "Innate Thunder Pool" within it has also transformed into a boundless Chaos Thunder Sea.

Already incomparable to its former self!

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