Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect
Chapter 302 - 276 [Chaos Sui Tree, Xuanhuang Merit] (Subscribe Please)

Chapter 302: Chapter 276 [Chaos Sui Tree, Xuanhuang Merit] (Subscribe Please)

To follow is to be mundane, to resist is to be immortal; cultivation is an act against heaven by nature, the moment you step onto the Immortal Path, be prepared to face numerous tribulations.

However, now, it is Hong Jun who is that "heaven." If he wishes to harvest the Great Dao of cultivators, wouldn’t that be effortlessly achieved?

Even the original timeline’s Sealing God Tribulation, the fall of countless immortals from the Jie Sect, could that also be a scheme by Hong Jun to harvest the Great Dao of Primordial World’s cultivators?

Xuanqing has no way of knowing.

Even though he commands the Fate Dao, facing such a tangled web of cause and effect, and the Heavenly Dao, he cannot discern a clear future!

You Ying, too, seems to have noticed the hesitation in Xuanqing’s eyes. Knowing his animosity towards Emperor Hong, she immediately revealed a pitiable expression and slowly said, "Daoist seems to be at odds with Emperor Hong as well! How about this, if Daoist spares our lives, the two of us will help you against Emperor Hong?"

At this moment, her life, and that of Zhu Zhao, are in Xuanqing’s hands—they have no say in their fate. Begging Xuanqing for mercy is nothing shameful.

"Not so good?"

Xuanqing shook his head: "A companion with ulterior motives is more terrifying than a powerful enemy because you never know when this so-called companion will stab you in the back!"

Just now, he had obliterated the physical bodies of Zhu Zhao and You Ying with the "Execution Saint Sword Formation," and even took the fragments of their "Creation Jade Disc," crucial for their path to enlightenment. He certainly didn’t believe that the two bore no grudge against him.

The combat power of two Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals didn’t help him much, but they could potentially ruin his plans at a critical moment.

Successful deeds are few, but failures abound!

By assimilating the two of them and seizing their Origin Power, integrating their Dao into his own Refining Dao, he could also evolve two Saint Fruit Positions for himself.

Before the words had faded, Xuanqing activated the "Refining Dao Furnace," the endless power of the Refining Dao surging up, enveloping the Daos of Zhu Zhao and You Ying in an instant.

"You!"

You Ying never expected Xuanqing to be so resolute. She immediately urged her own Great Dao, along with Zhu Zhao, attempting to break the binds of the "Refining Dao Furnace."

Taiyin Divine Power and Taiyang Divine Power evolved myriad phenomena, monstrous energy dissipating in every direction as if countless Chaos stars were bursting all at once.

Zhu Zhao was even gathering the endless power of faith: "I, Zhu Zhao, am the master of the great sun, how can it be possible for me to fall at your hands?"

Infinite Divine Light bloomed, Zhu Zhao began drawing power from the beings within the "Qianyuan Realm," their faces suddenly showing devout expressions.

"God!"

"God!"

"God!"

They chanted fervently, with Sun and Moon divine patterns continuously appearing on their bodies, ready to sacrifice everything they had for Zhu Zhao and You Ying.

The great sun hung high, the bright moon was pure, illuminating the ages; the creatures of this world had been a part of Zhu Zhao and You Ying from the beginning.

When the gods demanded sacrifice, they naturally hesitated not to give their all.

Boom!

The endless power of faith converged, like golden universes, indestructible, suppressing eternal ages, intent on reconstructing the forms of Zhu Zhao and You Ying.

"Somewhat interesting!"

"But not enough!"

Xuanqing sneered, Mana crazily pouring into the "Refining Dao Furnace"—after all, it’s a Chaos Spirit Treasure, could it really let these two escape?

"Suppress!"

As Xuanqing spoke, thousands of Great Dao Laws constructed a net, like multiple universes crashing down on the two.

If the "Qianyuan Realm" is Zhu Zhao and You Ying’s Divine Country, then the "Refining Dao Furnace" is akin to another self formed from the condensed Great Dao of Xuanqing.

Xuanqing is immortal, and so is the "Refining Dao Furnace." When merged, it’s not as simple as one plus one, as the Refining Great Dao materializes into reality.

"I’ll fight you to the end!"

Seeing this, Zhu Zhao too, burned everything he had fiercely: "Even if we fall today, you will not gain any advantage!"

Boom!

Knowing there’s no escape from their fated doom today, Zhu Zhao chose to self-destruct, with You Ying following suit—a boundless explosion of power.

The self-destruction of two Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals was terrifying to the extreme; even the "Qianyuan Realm" showed signs of collapse.

"Suppress!"

Xuanqing remained unperturbed, the "Four Swords of Slaying Immortal" flew out, suppressing the four corners, and the "Chaos Bell" erupted with the power to suppress time and all phenomena.

This world, belonging to Zhu Zhao and You Ying, would walk towards its demise in a very short time if they fell.

Xuanqing, of course, would not allow that.

The Refining Great Dao transformed into a golden net, spanning heaven and earth, enveloping the entire world, intent on using the "Qianyuan Realm" as the foundation for the transformation of the Refining Dao during the assimilation of Zhu Zhao and You Ying.

Boom!

Xuanqing’s "Refining Dao Furnace" shook wildly, suppressing everything, rendering the desperate counterattacks of Zhu Zhao and You Ying as nothing worth mentioning.

After an unknown period of time, only a single Dan Pill remained in the furnace, circulating with Chaos Qi and manifesting the power of Yin Yang, enough to enable one to become a Chaotic Daluo Golden Immortal.

"Good thing I learned some Alchemy Technique!"

Xuanqing had practiced the teachings of all three Jie Sects, including the alchemy art of Taiching Laozi.

Although he seldom engaged in alchemy, mastering one leads to the understanding of all. During the time Fu Xi governed the Human Race, he even attempted to use members of the Demon Clan for alchemy.

Now that he’s achieved the level of a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, coupled with a Chaos Spirit Treasure like the "Refining Dao Furnace," it’s not surprising he could refine two Primordial Daluo beings.

"Crunch!"

Without hesitation, Xuanqing directly consumed the Dan Pill, refining it with his own dao.

This pill contained the entirety of Zhu Zhao and You Ying’s origin power, along with their insights into the dao; for Xuanqing at this stage, it was greatly beneficial, advancing his own Refining Great Dao.

Boom!

As the pill was ingested, Xuanqing’s body instantly radiated infinite divine light. The flow of Yin Yang power hinted at a return to the Taiji state of Chaos.

Behind him, a phantom of the "Innate Sui Tree" emerged, which, amidst the flow of Yin Yang, began to transform into a Chaos Spirit Root.

Countless Chaos Dao Patterns glimmered upon it, interweaving myriad dao, with the overlap of sun and moon, and the Sui Tree Leaves of fiery red continually released Innate Divine Dawn.

The "Innate Sui Tree" and "Refining Dao Furnace," bearing Xuanqing’s own dao, saw the "Sui Fire" rise along with the Refining Dao True Intent, shining like a great sun, illuminating the past, present, and future of three thousand universes.

With every Great Dao Principle that Xuanqing comprehended, the "Innate Sui Tree" would sprout a new branch, each radiating dazzling daotic light.

Similarly, for every Divine Skill he grasped, the "Innate Sui Tree" would sprout a new leaf, its fiery red veins resembling Innate Runes.

And with the transformation of the "Innate Sui Tree," the Incense Fire Daluo Heaven upon it also rapidly expanded, aspiring to ascend toward the ultimate dimension.

"Da" suggests vastness, and "Luo" encapsulates inclusiveness; Daluo Heaven represents the ultimate Heaven, symbolizing the deep understanding of the dao by Daluo Golden Immortals.

The ascension of Daluo Heaven signifies a qualitative change in the understanding of the dao by the cultivator, and the ascension of Incense Fire Daluo Heaven signifies a transformation in the Divine Dao.

Zhu Zhao and You Ying were Divine Dao Primordial Daluo Golden Immortals; their insights into the Divine Dao joined like a torrential river flowing into the ocean, culminating in dazzling divine light and eventually forming a Divine Dao universe.

Innate Authority Divine Dao, Acquired Incense Fire Divine Dao, and Chaotic Law Divine Tao, these three Divine Dao systems corroborate and evolve rapidly, sketching out a Supreme Divine Country in the void.

Under the influence of the Refining Great Dao, this Divine Dao universe, this Supreme Divine Country, evolved in an instant to harbor octillions of beings.

Little Incense Fire figures danced in the void, spreading boundless divine light. Where the divine light reached, the previously illusory physical bodies of countless beings solidified.

These beings were once sacrificed for Zhu Zhao and You Ying, already perished, yet at this moment, they were resurrected by Xuanqing’s projection.

In their memories, the fall of their gods never happened; Xuanqing was the Supreme Divine Venerable they had devoutly worshiped day and night since time immemorial.

This was, of course, Xuanqing’s deliberate action!

The vast "Qianyuan Realm," a divine country cultivated by Zhu Zhao and You Ying for billions of years, would be too great a pity to destroy just like that!

Better to transform them into his own believers, facilitating his own research into the Divine Dao.

Now, the "Qianyuan Realm" has been entirely refined by Xuanqing; every blade of grass, every mountain and stone, lies within his control.

In the hearts of the octillions of beings in this world, Xuanqing is the sole ruler, the sun that has shone upon them since the very beginning of creation.

Boom!

As time passed, Xuanqing’s aura grew more formidable, and the "Innate Sui Tree," bathed in divine light, transformed into a Chaos Spirit Root.

Now, it should no longer be called the "Innate Sui Tree," but the "Chaos Sui Tree" instead!

Although it is also a Chaos Spirit Root, it is not a World Tree like the "Tongtian Jian Mu," but the supreme dao tree of faith and incense fire.

At Xuanqing’s fingertips, a strand of golden light appeared, condensed from infinite divine light and containing a faint power of the Heavenly Dao.

Merit!

This strand of merit was not bestowed by the dao, nor evolved from heaven, earth, or humanity, but was directly created by Xuanqing using his own Origin Power.

Xuanqing had always contemplated evolving the Three Realms - Heaven, Earth, and Man - and merit was undoubtedly a critical step, signifying his Heavenly Dao Prototype had progressed further.

The Four-faced God sat high in the firmament, scattering boundless divine light, condensing Xuanhuang Merit. At this moment, to the innumerable beings in the Divine Dao universe and the sentient creatures in the Constant Sand World, he was the true Heavenly Dao, with endless incense and faith converging toward him.

When he opened his eyes, the "Qianyuan Realm" had disappeared, becoming part of the Divine Dao Universe, while he stood in the vast Chaotic Universe, countless light-years from the Primordial World.

Xuanqing frowned and muttered, "Is this world, seemingly hidden in the Ancient Starry Sky, actually so far from the Primordial World?"

Suddenly, he was struck by a thought, his gaze reaching out billions of light-years away, to the Chaos Origin Sea that he saw as "Earth-breaking Chisel" flew away, boundless and majestic, also the place where Pangu once nurtured his transformation.

"Where am I now?"

Xuanqing’s spirit was profoundly shaken, yet he dared not approach that expanse of Chaos Origin Sea.

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