Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 259 - 245 [The Return of the Purple Qi, Refining the Great Array] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 259: Chapter 245 [The Return of the Purple Qi, Refining the Great Array] (Please Subscribe)

"The method of Slash Three Corpses?"

Taiching Laozi frowned slightly. He hadn’t expected that Luo Hou had also cultivated the method from Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun, yet the manner in which Luo Hou applied the Slash Three Corpses was significantly different from their own practices.

The usual method of Slash Three Corpses targeted benevolent thoughts, malevolent thoughts, and obsessive thoughts, relying on the Innate Spiritual Treasures for support. Luo Hou, however, utilized the demise of the Greedy Demon God, Chen Nu, and the Foolish Demon God, branding their True Spirits and the origins of their Great Dao onto the Demon Path, thereby creating his own incarnation of Greed, Anger, and Foolishness.

"Equal with the Heavenly Dao!"

Watching this scene, Xuanqing could not help but let out brilliant divine light from his eyes, "Impressive, Luo Hou, elevating the Demon Path to such heights!"

Though there was undoubtedly some difference between Luo Hou’s Demon Path and the Heavenly Dao, the tactics he displayed now surpassed the other Saints!

His Refining Dao holds potential comparable to the Immortal and Demon Paths, but after achieving the realm of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, he continued to explore how to advance his Refining Dao further?

Continuing to refine all paths is one way, and elevating one’s own Great Dao to be on par with the Heavenly Dao, as Luo Hou has done, is another. Undoubtedly, Luo Hou has advanced further than Xuanqing.

Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun elevated his own Dao Fruit by perfecting the Heavenly Dao, whereas Luo Hou did the opposite, ascending by devouring the origins of various Great Daos.

"Great power returns to oneself!"

Xuanqing felt that Luo Hou’s path was closer to Pangu, with even more rapid advancement. His current aura was significantly stronger than that of Taiching Laozi.

Before the creation of the sky, in the era of Chaos, there was no concept of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.

The strong are strong!

The weak are weak!

Even this term was only proposed by Hong Jun during his third sermon in the Purple Cloud Palace to contrast the Dao Fruits of the Heavenly Dao Saints.

Chaos Demon Gods are born from the qi of the Great Dao and possess Dao Fruits comparable to that of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals, without intentionally dividing realms.

Thus, there is no clear division for the realm of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.

Whether it’s Xuanqing, Hong Jun, Luo Hou, and others, they are all exploring this path now, with Pangu as their best reference.

"Hahaha!"

Seeing this, Luo Hou could not help but laugh loudly, "Thank you, fellow Daoists, for aiding my ascension. This Primordial Demon Realm is my gift of thanks to you!"

His face was full of rebelliousness, his demonic qi soared to the sky, and his Demon Path enveloped all heavens, directly forming a Void Channel in the sky of the "Primordial Demon Realm."

In fact, following the failure of his last plan, he had the idea of killing the Greedy Demon God and others to use their Great Dao origins to enhance his cultivation.

In this world, only oneself is reliable. Sacrificing a few "close friends" to elevate one’s own realm of cultivation seemed to Luo Hou an extremely worthwhile trade.

Taiching Laozi could "transform one qi into The Three Pure Ones," and he could also evolve the three great demon bodies of Greed, Anger, and Foolishness, his cultivation being far more reliable than those so-called "close friends."

He then disappeared before everyone.

As for the "Primordial Demon Realm," he completely abandoned it, seemingly indifferent to this half of the Demon Realm that was once the body of the Destruction Demon God.

Yuanshi Tianzun also did not act rashly.

Because, just now, he sensed the resurgence of "Dao wanes as Demons rise" in Heavenly Dao returning to him, as Luo Hou seemed to willingly relinquish this authority.

"Why?"

Yuanshi Tianzun was utterly puzzled.

Taiching Laozi slowly spoke, "When the snipe and the clam grapple, it is the fisherman who benefits; when the praying mantis catches the cicada, the oriole is behind. Luo Hou wants to be both fisherman and oriole!"

Not only did Luo Hou give up the "Primordial Demon Realm," but he also abandoned the tide of "Dao wanes as Demons rise." It seemed like he suffered a major loss in their struggle, yet his own strength vastly increased. Even if Taiching Laozi exerted his full strength now, he had no confidence in detaining him.

Thus, it appeared Luo Hou suffered a major loss, but in reality, he won immensely!

And the demons within the "Primordial Demon Realm" immediately turned pale; they had not expected Luo Hou to outright abandon them!

A great demon with Great Divine Power immediately looked at Yuanshi Tianzun and said, "I am willing to lead my kin from darkness to light. Please grant us a path to survival, Heavenly Venerate!"

Seeing this, other demons with Great Divine Power also followed suit. With their leader gone, were they really supposed to die fighting against Yuanshi Tianzun?

"Agreed!"

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded immediately, then looked at Taiching Laozi and said, "Please, elder brother, help me move these demons to the Heavenly Demon Realm!"

He and Zhen Yuanzi and others had an arrangement beforehand; if they won this battle, the origin of the "Primordial Demon Realm" would be divided among Zhen Yuanzi, Minghe, The Queen Mother of the West, and Taiyuan Saint Mother.

Being a Heavenly Dao Saint and leader of Chan Sect, he naturally would not break the agreement with them.

Once Taiching Laozi had moved all the demons from the "Primordial Demon Realm" to the "Heavenly Demon Realm," he promptly used his Divine Skills to shatter the "Primordial Demon Realm."

Zhen Yuanzi, Minghe, The Queen Mother of the West, and Taiyuan Saint Mother each took a quarter of its origin, and the mountains and rivers were refined by Zhen Yuanzi.

Although they managed to slay the three great Demon Gods, along with Taowu and Qiongqi in this battle, there was no trace of exhilaration on Yuanshi Tianzun’s face.

Thus, he felt that in this battle, they were being led by the nose by Luo Hou.

"Go back!"

He seemed somewhat listless and glanced at the place where Luo Hou had vanished before returning to the Primordial World with Taiching, Tongtian Sect Master, and others.

As for Zhen Yuanzi and others, after bidding farewell to Yuanshi Tianzun, they returned to their respective Daoist abodes.

Back at Kunlun Mountain, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately called upon Yun Zhongzi: "Once you sever your third corpse, I will bestow upon you the Hongmeng Purple Qi!"

Nanji and Taiyi, who were previously schemed against by Luo Hou, were left with only their Primordial Spirits and could not recover in a short time. Guang Chengzi, Chi Jingzi, and others were somewhat weaker in foundation compared to Nanji and Taiyi.

Within the Chan Sect, currently the highest in cultivation was Yun Zhongzi, the reincarnation of Hongyun. He had severed his good and evil corpses and was cultivating the Great Dao of Innate Fortune.

"Thank you, teacher!"

Yun Zhongzi promptly expressed his gratitude.

Though born from Hongyun, he did not consider himself as Hongyun but as a brand new being, a direct disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun.

Subsequently, Yuanshi Tianzun entrusted Yun Zhongzi with the task of aiding the last Human Emperor.

The Three Emperors had already taken their places, and among the Five Emperors, Zhuanxu and Shaohao had achieved perfection in merit. Following the natural course of the Heavenly Dao, three more emperors were destined to arise in the Human Race.

He had already arranged for the reincarnations of Nanji and Taiyi to mentor two of them, hoping that through this merit, they could swiftly restore their cultivation.

For the last one, he thought over and still felt that Yun Zhongzi, the Golden Immortal of Fortune, was the most suitable, who might even ascend to become a Heavenly Dao Saint through this opportunity.

After all...

His previous incarnation, Hongyun, was destined to be a Saint. If not for being schemed against by Zhunti Daoist, would he have ended with his body and Dao perishing?

In fact, another reason Yuanshi Tianzun chose Yun Zhongzi was to hope that after proving his Dao, he could recover the memories belonging to Hongyun.

Zhunti Daoist had schemed against Hongyun because of the Dao fruit, he could also reverse the cause and effect, making Zhunti Daoist owe a great debt to Hongyun.

By then, he could use this leverage over Zhunti Daoist, not seeking his help to erode the Heavenly Dao but only hoping that the Two Saints of the West would remain neutral at that time.

"Good!"

Hearing Yuanshi Tianzun’s plan, Taiching nodded in satisfaction, and then cautioned: "However, we also need to guard against Luo Hou!"

Luo Hou gave up the trend of ’Dao diminishes, Demon prospers’, perhaps because he had seen through their plans, hoping they and Hong Jun would fight and both suffer.

Yuanshi Tianzun immediately nodded: "Big brother, rest assured, I am aware of this!"

Tongtian Sect Master, however, frowned slightly: "Big brother, second brother, I plan to go into closed-door cultivation for a while. After all, some matters ultimately require strength to speak! No matter what plans Luo Hou or that Daoist Ancestor have, as long as our strength can surpass theirs, all their efforts will be in vain!"

He, far less skilled in scheming than Taiching and Yuanshi Tianzun, still felt a sense of urgency from Luo Hou’s planning.

Therefore, he decided to enter closed-door cultivation to see if he could further progress his cultivation.

He was the first among The Three Pure Ones to transform into following the Primordial Chaos and had also severed the mark of Pangu, nearly achieving the realm of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.

"Hmm!"

Taiching immediately nodded: "With Yuanshi and me here, you can cultivate in peace!"

And Xuanqing, hearing that Tongtian Sect Master planned to cultivate in seclusion, immediately showed a smile: "Teacher, lend me the Four Swords of Slaying Immortal and the Slaying Immortal Array for a while. When you emerge, I’ll give you a surprise!"

"Take them!"

Tongtian Sect Master did not hesitate.

He knew that Xuanqing, having achieved Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through the Refining Dao, most likely wanted to reforge the ’Slaying Immortal Sword Array’, which was also his original intention.

The reason was simple!

This ’Slaying Immortal Sword Array’ was forged by Luo Hou, and Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun had also controlled it for a long time, being very familiar with its transformations.

If in the future they were to confront either of them, if the ’Slaying Immortal Sword Array’ remained in its previous form, they might unexpectedly suffer a great loss.

He originally planned to do it himself.

But now that Xuanqing had proactively suggested it, he was happy to be a hands-off manager.

...

After bidding farewell to The Three Pure Ones, Xuanqing returned to the Undying Volcano, a place brimming with Innate Spiritual Energy, highly suitable for crafting Magic Treasures.

Xuanqing took out the ’Four Swords of Slaying Immortal’, and then summoned the Primordial Spirits of Taowu, Qiongqi, Chaos, and Taotie, planning to merge them with the four Killing Swords.

The Slaying Immortal Sword, Entrapping Immortal Sword, Immortal Extinguishing Sword, and Slaughter Immortal Sword were all top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures with forty-eight prohibitions. The four Fierce Beasts were almost at the level of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. If their Innate Undying Spirit Light could be fused with the ’Four Swords of Slaying Immortal’, it would undoubtedly elevate the power of the swords even further.

"Achieving Innate Treasure might be difficult, but reaching half-step Innate Treasure should be feasible, and combined with the Array Map, the power might multiply several times!"

With a thought from Xuanqing, the ’Heaven Refining Furnace’ immediately erupted with endless divine light, instantly refining the Primordial Spirits of the four beasts into Innate Undying Spirit Light.

And in this Spirit Light, there was also a hint of Primordial Chaos, yet it fell short of transforming due to lack of opportunity.

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