Chapter 219: Laozi's Dao, The Three Pure Ones Become One

Deep within the Zhou Tian Star Formation, Tian Yuan, who was in the midst of refining the stars, suddenly raised his head.

Gazing in surprise toward the Primordial World, a look of profound joy blossomed on his face.

"Indeed, Tongtian is still the final variable of the Primordial World." Tian Yuan looked toward the direction of the East Sea, his eyes filled with admiration.

After suppressing Di Jun, he had been thinking about the Three Pure Ones, but he had not expected Tongtian to respond so quickly.

Whether Tongtian cut off his Saint Position for the sake of the Hunyuan Dao is not important; the point is the sheer audacity of the man.

Abandoning the Heavenly Dao Saint Fruit Position—this is not just about his own cultivation realm, but also carries a deeper implication: his status as a Personal Disciple of the Dao Ancestor!

Because of his own appearance and the passing down of the Hunyuan Dao, Tongtian made this decision ahead of schedule.

Cutting off the Saint Position means a complete severing of karma with Hongjun, and it also indicates that Tongtian perhaps vaguely knows of Hongjun's schemes.

Now that Tongtian has had this awakening, it can save him a lot of trouble.

As for whether this act of Tongtian's would damage his foundation? Tian Yuan was not worried in the slightest.

Tongtian is one of the Three Pure Ones, enjoying Opening Heaven Merit and favored by heaven and earth; how could he be an ordinary person?

Moreover, the Three Pure Ones, formed from the Pangu Primordial Spirit, have a Dao different from ordinary living beings and cannot be judged by conventional logic.

Having cut off his Saint Position, Tongtian might soon carve out a path uniquely his own.

"I wonder how those two are doing?" Thinking this, Tian Yuan cast his gaze toward the Eastern Land.

During the Fengshen Calamity, Laozi and Yuanshi joined forces with the Western Two Sages to annihilate Tongtian Jiaozhu's Jie Sect.

Logically speaking, if Tongtian could perceive Hongjun's schemes, then not to mention Yuanshi Tianzun, Laozi must certainly have been aware of them.

Having already known of Hongjun's plotting, for Laozi to still act in that manner truly left Tian Yuan puzzled.

With his current strength, he still could not comprehend Laozi's behavior.

Among the Six Saints of Heaven and Earth, Laozi was already intellectually superior, and crucially, the Taiji Diagram could calculate the secrets of heaven; logically, Laozi should have been the first to know about the affairs of the Primordial World.

During the Fengshen Calamity, it would have been one thing to stand by and watch, but the key was that he joined forces with the Western Two Sages.

If it were merely for the sake of the Human Race's fortune, Tian Yuan did not believe Laozi would be so shortsighted.

Regardless, great secrets must be hidden within Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun.

Tian Yuan was in no rush regarding this; once he had mastered a certain number of stars and found the whereabouts of Taiyi, he would go to see Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun.

It would be best if he could win them over; if not, he would have to capture them by force.

Although the Three Pure Ones are extraordinary, they would be easily handled before him, who controls the will of Mount Buzhou.

As Tian Yuan thought this in his heart, he slightly raised his head and cast his gaze into the distance.

Starlight surged, the stars across the sky trembled slightly, and an inexplicable Dao sound drifted out.

In the depths of this endless Starry Sky, an invisible energy seemed to be wandering, permeating every corner.

Tian Yuan opened his eyes slowly, frowned, and muttered softly: "The power of the Heavenly Dao?"

That energy was supported by the Primordial Starry Sky, yet it seemed to drift outside the firmament.

Before Tian Yuan could continue his investigation, the energy faded into the air, vanishing in the blink of an eye.

And as that energy receded, the torrential blood rain that had been falling upon the Primordial World stopped instantly.

The gloomy sky returned to its original state, and the lightning galloping through the void also vanished completely.

Feeling the changes in the Primordial World, a sharp light flashed in Tian Yuan's eyes.

The scene before him undoubtedly confirmed his previous speculation: by refining these stars, one could come into contact with the Heavenly Dao Will.

As long as he refined enough stars, the Heavenly Dao Will could manifest within the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space.

Thinking this, Tian Yuan cast a look of slight regret toward the Sun Star not far away.

He had originally wanted to plot properly against Donghuang Taiyi, but he had not expected this fellow to leave so quietly.

Now only Wangshu remained in cultivation, and he did not know if this one would have any effect.

Compared to Di Jun and Taiyi, although Wangshu was born on the Lunar Star, she did not have much to do with the Demon Court.

The Heavenly Dao Will is supported by the Primordial Starry Sky, which likewise has an inseparable relationship with the Demon Court.

Otherwise, with Dong Wanggong establishing the Immortal Court earlier and Haotian establishing the Heavenly Court later, they were all likely plotting for the Heavenly Dao Will.

Whether Wangshu would have any effect could only be decided after she made a breakthrough; for now, the situation naturally called for refining more stars.

Mastering the power of the Starry Sky to manifest the Heavenly Dao Will was his most important task at present.

Putting aside the distracting thoughts in his heart, Tian Yuan began to refine the stars before him.

At Shouyang Mountain, Laozi, who was quietly lecturing, suddenly felt his body tremble slightly, and a trace of fluctuation rippled out.

Beside him, Yuanshi Tianzun turned slightly and asked in confusion: "Big Brother, what is wrong?"

The anomalies between heaven and earth had already vanished, and Tongtian had gone into seclusion to heal his wounds; what else could have surprised his Big Brother?

Laozi shook his head slightly, his eyes half-closed, and did not speak a word.

Yuanshi Tianzun, sitting beside him, did not mind; since his Big Brother did not elaborate, he was too lazy to ask. As Laozi sat motionless, an inexplicable Dao opportunity spilled out from the depths of his Primordial Spirit, slowly enveloping it.

In an endless, gloomy void, specks of light appeared, then gradually expanded, and in the blink of an eye, a figure emerged—it was none other than Laozi, the leader of the Ren Sect, who had been sitting in the Bajing Palace.

Just as Laozi appeared, a small yellow-colored pagoda emerged above his head, completely enveloping him and revealing not a shred of fluctuation.

Bearing the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, Laozi did not hesitate in the slightest and fled toward the distance.

The gloom receded, and the surroundings began to brighten until the entire space glowed with a dazzling, eye-piercing white light.

Through the scorching white radiance blooming in the air, a majestic figure could be vaguely seen sitting quietly above the firmament.

The person wore a simple Daoist robe, surrounded by the Three Thousand Laws, shrouded in an inexplicable Dao Rhyme, and exuding a vast heavenly might.

That figure looked to be ten thousand zhang tall, but viewed from afar, it truly blotted out the sky and covered the sun.

The power of one person suppressed the entire firmament; looking up, one saw only that figure.

Laozi only glanced upward, showing no surprise, and sped past while bearing the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda.

He recognized that person; it was the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had merged his body with the Dao in the Purple Heaven Palace.

Following the faint sensation in his heart, he saw from afar a Primordial Spirit standing tall.

The figure wore black Daoist robes, with a cold and stern expression; it was none other than one of the Three Pure Ones, the leader of the Jie Sect, Tongtian.

However, the figure's expression was dull, and its face was shrouded in a faint mist, its features beginning to blur.

Viewed from afar, it appeared somewhat eerie.

Seeing the Primordial Spirit of Tongtian, Laozi looked slightly pleased: "Third Brother! It is just as I expected; this is exactly what is needed to complete my Dao!"

After becoming a Saint, Laozi discovered he could enter the Heavenly Dao, and among the Three Pure Ones, only he could do so.

Because his Primordial Spirit was entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, he had not informed Yuanshi or Tongtian.

This place was within the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, and before him was the Primordial Spirit discarded by Tongtian after he severed his Saint Position.

Tongtian had stripped away the Hongmeng Purple Qi from within his body, and this Primordial Spirit entrusted within the Heavenly Dao could not be retrieved.

Originally, Laozi thought it might have dissipated into the Heavenly Dao, but he did not expect it to still be there. However, looking at the scene before him, Tongtian had already severed the True Spirit within it.

It would not take long for the Primordial Spirit to turn into the purest energy; fortunately, he had arrived early, otherwise, it might have been useless.

Approaching closely, Laozi opened his mouth and took a gentle breath.

Immediately, the sluggish Primordial Spirit of Tongtian flew up and was instantly swallowed into his belly.

In an instant, a mysterious Dao Rhyme radiated from his skin. Above his head, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda immediately shed a dense Mysterious Yellow Qi, wrapping Laozi tightly.

Meanwhile, in the Bajing Palace on Shouyang Mountain, Laozi, who had been explaining the art of luck to Yuanshi Tianzun, also had an inexplicable Dao Rhyme radiating from his body, accompanied by a powerful aura rising up.

The aura was fleeting, instantly retracted by Laozi.

Yuanshi Tianzun, who was listening attentively, was stunned, and his face immediately showed great shock.

"Big Brother! You... you have broken through?"

Although the luck of the Chan Sect had leaked somewhat, Yuanshi Tianzun had still practiced with luck for quite some time, yet the gains were minimal.

Because the Human Race had not yet risen, the Heaven and Earth Luck was shrouded over the myriad races, and the cultivation effect was poor.

Big Brother had established a sect with the Human Race and had indeed gained much luck, but Yuanshi Tianzun did not expect Laozi to have results so quickly.

That fleeting fluctuation had been felt very clearly by Yuanshi Tianzun.

Just as the Master said, even a Heavenly Dao Saint could cultivate, and it was no weaker than a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Coming to seek advice from Big Brother was indeed not wrong at all; Big Brother understood it the most thoroughly.

"Indeed!" Laozi slowly opened his eyes, his face showing excitement that was hard to conceal.

The Three Pure Ones as one—this was truly the most correct Dao!

Merely swallowing the strands of Tongtian's discarded Primordial Spirit power had caused his strength to surge greatly; if he were to... Laozi's gaze turned toward Yuanshi Tianzun at his side, his eyes flashing with a strange luster.

He had known of Hongjun's conspiracy when he became a Saint, but Laozi was not overly worried.

Because whether it was becoming a Saint or Proving the Dao to Hunyuan, in the end, one still had to walk a path unique to oneself.

The Father God's Primordial Spirit becoming the Three Pure Ones—in Laozi's view, the unity of the Three Pure Ones was the most direct and powerful path.

Long ago, Laozi had such intentions, but out of concern for brotherly affection, and because it was merely his own speculation, he had not implemented it specifically.

Who would have thought that the separation of the Three Pure Ones and Tongtian's self-severing of his Saint Position would give him a chance to try, and the effect far exceeded Laozi's expectations.

Merely a few strands of Tongtian's Primordial Spirit, and a Primordial Spirit with the True Spirit severed at that, had yielded such a great harvest.

If the Primordial Spirits of the Three Pure Ones were united, he might instantly rival Hongjun, or even surpass him; at that time, what would there be to fear from that mere Stone Man of Buzhou Mountain?

The Primordial World was the world opened up by the Father God, and it should be governed by them, the Pangu Orthodox.

Whether it was that person in the Purple Heaven Palace or Tian Yuan on Mount Buzhou, they were both merely Outer Realm Heavenly Demons and should be expelled from this world.

However, such matters were too exaggerated and required careful consideration; after all, Laozi still valued his reputation very much.

If it were known by all living beings in the world, it would violate his name as the Pangu Orthodox.

"Great! Great!" Receiving Laozi's confirmation, Yuanshi Tianzun was overjoyed in his heart.

He did not know the specifics, assuming only that Laozi had truly gained from his cultivation.

The Stone Man of Buzhou Mountain was so formidable, and Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals were constantly emerging between heaven and earth; although Yuanshi Tianzun said nothing, his mood could be imagined.

More crucially, the Three Pure Ones had separated, and Tongtian had just severed his Saint Position, causing the power of the Three Pure Ones to fall to a low point.

Unexpectedly, in the blink of an eye, Big Brother had broken through; how could this not make Yuanshi Tianzun excited?

This meant that he would also have gains in the near future, and it also indicated that the Qi Cultivation Method passed down by the Master was in no way weaker than Tian Yuan's Hunyuan Dao.

After all, the aura Laozi had just flashed was not inferior to a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Excited in his heart, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately looked at Laozi with burning eyes: "I hope Big Brother will teach me!"

In his life, he cared most about his face; as one of the dignified Three Pure Ones and a Personal Disciple of the Dao Ancestor, carrying an Innate Supreme Treasure, he had been intimidated by the aura of a stone man, and Yuanshi Tianzun had long felt deeply aggrieved.

Now he saw a glimmer of hope to return to the Purple Heaven Palace and see the scene where they, the Three Pure Ones, looked down upon all the Innate Sacreds.

"Very well!" Laozi returned to his usual indifference and replied softly.

In the Bajing Palace, only the bewildered Yuanshi Tianzun laughed heartily, harboring endless longing.

Heaven and earth returned to their former state, but the Primordial World did not calm down because of the disappearance of the phenomenon.

There were still many living beings who had not recovered from the great change just now, and one after another, they rose and fled toward the East Sea.

They wanted to see if that leader of the Jie Sect, one of the Three Pure Ones, Tongtian, had really severed his Saint Position.

Of course, there were also many living beings who flocked toward Mount Buzhou.

Many speculated that Tongtian's self-severing of his cultivation might be related to the Hunyuan Dao passed down by Tian Yuan.

In the past, when Tian Yuan preached on Mount Buzhou, he mentioned the method of becoming a Saint in passing. Although Heavenly Dao Saints were high and mighty, they were not extremely mysterious existences in the eyes of all living beings.

Becoming a Saint was merely Proving the Dao to Hunyuan, and it might still be difficult to rival a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

They speculated that Tongtian might have been unwilling to achieve Merit Sanctification, and thus took this bold action.

Such speculation undoubtedly made many living beings even more fanatical about Tian Yuan.

The blood flowing on the Primordial World had not yet disappeared, and figures were scurrying everywhere across the entire world.

Those equally shocked Innate Sacreds retreated into their cave abodes one by one, their faces showing expressions of deep contemplation.

They had stayed in Purple Heaven Palace, heard Tian Yuan's Hunyuan Dao, and were even more clear about Tongtian's choice.

Some Innate Sacreds who had originally been hesitant saw their gazes become firm, and just like Tongtian, they also slashed away their own cultivation.

The Slaying the Three Corpses method had no hope for the path ahead; the Hunyuan Dao was the only true path.

Tongtian had even slashed away his Saint Fruit Position as a Heavenly Dao Saint; since they had only slashed away a few corpses, what was there to be reluctant about?

On the Primordial Great Land, deep within the Bei Fang Wu Jin Ming Hai.

In a dark void, Demon Master Kunpeng looked toward the east, his eyes filled with excitement.

"My choice was indeed not wrong; I, Kunpeng, will certainly not lose to anyone."

After secretly listening to the Hunyuan Dao beneath Mount Buzhou, Kunpeng returned to Beiming and made up his mind to slash away his cultivation and re-cultivate the Hunyuan Dao.

He arranged his affairs, hid in the deepest part of Beiming, and slashed away the Three Corpses he had previously manifested.

Having slashed away all Three Corpses, his realm fell to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak, and he was also severely injured.

Some time had passed since he self-slashed his cultivation, but the injuries within his body had not yet fully healed.

Now, seeing Tongtian's actions, Kunpeng was instantly full of confidence, with not a shred of regret left.

He had only slashed away his Quasi-Saint cultivation, while Tongtian was a Heavenly Dao Saint; the backlash Tongtian received was definitely greater than his.

If Tongtian had the confidence to re-cultivate, what did he, Kunpeng, have to fear!

Taking one last deep look at the Primordial Great Land, Kunpeng closed his eyes and began to heal his wounds.

From now on, there would surely be a place for him, Kunpeng, in this heaven and earth! (End of this chapter)