Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 260 - 246 [Spring and Autumn Pen Technique, The Boundless Great Dao] (Please Subscribe)

Chapter 260: Chapter 246 [Spring and Autumn Pen Technique, The Boundless Great Dao] (Please Subscribe)

Boom!

The Refining Great Dao spanned across the sky, and a Refining Dao Universe loomed into view, tightly encasing the four Killing Swords, as the Primordial Spirits of the four fearsome beasts fused with them instantaneously.

In a flash, the image of Taowu appeared on the Slaying Immortal Sword, the image of Taotie on the Imprisoning Immortal Sword, the image of Qiongqi on the Immortal Extinguishing Sword, and the image of Chaos on the Slaughter Immortal Sword; the four Killing Swords resonated continuously, constructing countless Innate Array Patterns symbolizing the end within the void.

The boundless Fire Evil Qi converged, infusing into the four Killing Swords, each bursting forth instantaneously with a power capable of obliterating all heavens and universes.

After the original forty-eight Innate Restrictions, the forty-ninth Innate Restriction slowly emerged, but it only managed to weakly form half of a restriction.

"It seems, after all, that something is still lacking!"

Xuanqing sighed at this sight: "While the four fearsome beasts are strong, they are merely half-step Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals; the Innate Treasures, however, are on par with Heavenly Dao Saints! Their Primordial Spirits are not sufficient to refine a true Innate Treasure! They have only made it possible for these four Killing Swords to potentially transform into Innate Treasures!"

He wasn’t disappointed though; if Innate Treasures were so easy to refine, then why would there be so few in the Primordial World?

After reforging the four Killing Swords, Xuanqing placed them in the Undying Volcano to be nourished, making use of the Fire Evil Qi within to continue enhancing the might of the four swords.

As for the refining of the Slaying Immortal Array, he indeed had some thoughts. The original Array Map itself contained the mysteries of the Innate Four Symbols Dao.

And this time, in the great battle, Taiching incorporated the Two Forms Micro Dust Array and the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation; the Greedy Demon God and others had no resistance at all.

"Taiji generates Two Forms, Two Forms generate Four Symbols, and Four Symbols generate Eight Diagrams!" Xuanqing contemplated within his heart: "Incorporating the Innate Taiji Dao, Innate Yin Yang Dao, and Innate Eight Diagrams Dao into it is indeed a good idea. They will generate each other in an endless cycle, allowing the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation to evolve infinite variations!"

He had touched upon these Great Daos, and weaving them into the Array was not going to be a difficult task; it just required a considerable number of Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures.

"Wait, perhaps I could take advantage of that world!"

Xuanqing suddenly recalled the world within the Undying Volcano and laughed: "The corpses of the Chaos Demon Gods, they are excellent materials for artifact refining!"

"If the Four Swords of Slaying Immortal and the Array Map could both be infused with fragments of the Demon Gods’ Great Dao, it’s not impossible that they could transform into Innate Treasures!"

The original Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, with four Killing Swords coordinated with the Array Map, was somewhat comparable to an Innate Treasure, but it was still different from a true Innate Treasure.

However, if both the four Killing Swords and the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation were elevated to the level of Innate Treasures, then the might of the sword formation could at least increase tenfold based on the original premise, perhaps capable of slaying a true Saint.

The original Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, although mighty and able to injure a Saint’s law body, could not deal a fatal blow to a Saint after all.

But the new Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, composed of five Innate Treasures, could possibly not just slay Immortals, even the slaying of Saints may not be out of reach!

"Execution Saint Sword Formation!"

The more Xuanqing thought about it, the more feasible he found it to be, and he immediately plunged into the world beneath the Undying Volcano, intending to reforge the sword formation using the numerous corpses of Chaos Demon Gods.

While Xuanqing was reforging the sword formation, Yuanshi Tianzun promptly carried the Pangu Banner and re-established the Thirty-Three Heavens in the original location of the Heavenly Realm.

Creating realms, he was a pro at that.

This time, he not only created a new Heavenly Realm but also used his own Great Dao to link the Three Pure Realms with the newly established Thirty-Three Heavens, evolving an unparalleled grand Array. If anyone attempted to harm the Heavenly Court, these Thirty-Six Heavens would turn to dust in an instant.

There was no other way!

He was also worried that the fall of the Heavenly Court from days past might recur, and so he prepared defensively in advance, enabling the Thirty-Six Heavens to withstand methods of Chaos Demon Gods.

Below Saints, all are ants. In the Primordial World, except for the Twelve Devastating Divine Slaughter Array of the Witch Clan and the Celestial Stars Battle Formation of the Demon Clan, which allowed non-Saint beings to rival Saints in some aspects, no other Array could achieve this feat.

Even the Slaying Immortal Sword Formation, reputed to be unbreakable by any but the Four Saints, required a true Saint to preside over the Array to contend against Saints.

Therefore, he did not intend to face it head-on but allowed the Thirty-Six Heavens to have the capability to turn into thirty-six specks of dust and evade utter destruction at the critical moment.

If it couldn’t be blocked, could it not be evaded?

As time trickled by, with Yuanshi Tianzun inviting figures like Fu Xi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Feathered Immortal, and Lv Yue, along with disciples of the Jie Sect, the framework of the Heavenly Court was once again being built by them.

However, after the last calamity, the Immortal Gods below the level of Daluo on the Investiture of the Gods had all perished, and the Heavenly Court would not be able to recover to its peak in a short time.

Yuanshi Tianzun was in no hurry.

He began instructing Guang Chengzi and others to search the Primordial World for some fateful individuals to recruit into the Chan Sect, imparting them with the Divine Skills of the Chan lineage.

These beings became either direct third-generation disciples of the Chan Sect or peripheral disciples of the Sect.

Taiching was also tacitly expanding the scale of the Human Sect, and although he did not personally take disciples, he passed down many lineages using incarnations.

With the Jie Sect, there was even less need to mention; being open to all without distinction, upon receiving orders from the Tongtian Sect Master, they too began to gather disciples and spread the teachings far and wide.

However, during the teaching process, disciples of the Human, Chan, and Jie Sects all, intentionally or unintentionally, dissolved the association between Xuan Sect and Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

Therefore, in the eyes of most new disciples who joined the Xuan Sect, The Three Pure Ones were supreme, and as for Hong Jun, they had never heard of this name before.

This is The Three Pure Ones deliberately diminishing the influence of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun on the Immortal Path System.

In the propaganda of The Three Pure Ones, the Immortal Dao was opened by many powerful beings of the Primordial, such as the Heavenly Immortal Realm, which was jointly opened by the saints of The Three Pure Ones, and the Earth Immortal Realm, which was opened by Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the Earth Immortals.

As for the Human Immortal Realm, it was jointly opened by Human Emperor Xuanyuan and Warlord Li Tan.

The True Immortal Realm was assigned to Ancestor Dragon, the Golden Immortal Realm was assigned to the two saints of the Western, and the Taiyi Realm was opened by The Queen Mother of the West and the Duke of the East.

This is the power of the Spring and Autumn Pen Technique.

These realms are indeed related to the aforementioned powerful beings, but the true founder of the Immortal Path System, Hong Jun, has been deliberately forgotten by The Three Pure Ones!

Fu Xi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, Candle Dragon, Mysterious Bird, and Xingtian cooperated well. Whether they are from the Human Race, or from Dragon Clan and Phoenix Clan, Witch Clan, the newly born creatures know nothing of Hong Jun.

Aside from some ancient powers, other beings no longer know of the existence of Daoist Ancestor Hong Jun.

And this move has resulted in individuals like The Three Pure Ones, Zhen Yuanzi, Xuanyuan, Li Tan, Jieyin, Zhunti, The Queen Mother of the West, and others gaining more Immortal Dao destiny.

As time slowly passed by, after several kalpas, Chan Sect’s Nanji and Taiyi have also regained their peak cultivation with the merit of assisting Human Emperor.

Meanwhile, Xuanqing in the Undying Volcano, looking at the "Execution Saint Sword Formation" erupting with endless divine light, couldn’t help but show a satisfied smile.

During this period, he exhausted his mind and energy to refine this array, and once the array is completed, he also gained new insights in the Refining Dao.

However, after the array was refined, he didn’t hurry to leave the Undying Volcano.

"To be certified as a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through the Refining Dao has indeed freed me from constraints, but there is still an insurmountable gulf between me and Pangu!"

"How should I bridge the gap?"

Only those who have seen Pangu know his prowess. Xuanqing can produce a Twelve Grade Taoist Flower because his foundations are solid, while Pangu’s Twelve Grade Taoist Flower is purely because the limit of the Great Dao itself is twelve.

If the destiny of the Chaotic Universe were divided into ten parts, Pangu would occupy at least half, with the remaining five divided among other Chaos Demon Gods.

There is no way around it!

The entire Chaotic Universe gave birth to just five Chaos Treasures; Pangu alone was born with three, no one would question if he were called the son of the Great Dao.

Xuanqing, looking at the corpses of those Chaos Demon Gods, couldn’t help falling into silence. Now, although he had freed himself from the constraints of the Chaos Demon Gods and attained certification again, if he were to face Pangu, it would still be simply an ax’s work.

This he was certain of.

"I am capable of reaching Primordial because my foundation is naturally good, but compared to that guy Pangu, my so-called strengths don’t even compare to his weaknesses!"

Within the same realm, there is still a huge gap; the weaker Daluo might even be subverted by Taiyi, while the stronger Daluo Golden Immortal could even face a Quasi-Saint and achieve victory.

At that moment, he couldn’t help but think of what Tongtian Sect Master once said to him, that only after he becomes a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal should he compensate for the defects of each realm.

The Three Pure Ones at the Heavenly Immortal Realm, rely solely on the Heavenly Immortal Dao and are able to compare with Quasi-Saints; Zhen Yuanzi at the Earth Immortal Realm is also able to match Quasi-Saints.

This is because their Dao at that realm is already comparable to a Quasi-Saint.

"Realms are designed for the mediocrity!"

Xuanqing’s mind was filled with countless thoughts, and in his mind, many figures appeared, but in an instant, those illusions in his mind were extinguished by an ax of Pangu.

"Perhaps the only possibility to parallel Pangu is to retread each realm, to surpass Zhen Yuanzi who opened the Earth Immortal Realm within the Earth Immortal Realm, to surpass The Three Pure Ones who opened the Heavenly Immortal Realm within the Heavenly Immortal Realm, and finally fuse all the realms into one."

Ordinary Heavenly Immortals can divide into a hundred or so avatars, which is their limit, but The Three Pure Ones, as Path Breakers, can evolve countless avatars.

Ordinary Earth Immortals can create a blessed land, which is their limit, while an Earth Immortal like Zhen Yuanzi can casually open up the Great Thousand Worlds.

Thinking of this, Xuanqing couldn’t help having a bold thought: "If I could... further expand each realm?"

Indeed, realms are set for the mediocrity, but they hold a certain reference value. Each realm represents a direction of expansion of the Great Dao.

"The characteristic of Heavenly Immortals, infinite selves, is indeed strong, but it is not the limit of the Heavenly Immortal Dao; how could a Heavenly Immortal who cannot mold the Heavenly Dao with their hands be called a true Heavenly Immortal?"

"The characteristic of Earth Immortals, forming countless selves, has a very low threshold and a very high ceiling. Creating a blessed land is Earth Immortal; creating a Multiverse is also considered Earth Immortal!"

"But I think, only by opening up the Hongmeng Great Realm and evolving the Earth Dao, can one be truly considered an Earth Immortal!"

"It is the same for Human Immortals; merely excavating the potential of the human body and emulating heaven and earth, what kind of Human Immortal is that? The realm of Human Immortal should be able to master the Human Dao!"

"True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi..."

"And my own ’Dao Reflection Spiritual Platform’ of the fourth realm of Daluo, although powerful enough to rival a Quasi-Saint, is it really the limit of the Daluo Realm?"

There is no limit to the Great Dao, the bolder one is, the higher the Great Dao will be. In Xuanqing’s view, the limits of each realm have not been fully explored.

Therefore, he decides to re-cultivate and perfect each realm on the basis of the present.

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