Honghuang: Eat a Hunyuan Daluo

The Kunlun Mountains are shrouded in ethereal mist and Taoist energy, yet they are not as peaceful and serene as usual.

Bai Jing sat cross-legged above Kunlun Mountain, looking down at Yuanshi in the Jade Void Palace with a smile on his lips.

The deaths of his two disciples infuriated Yuanshi, but he also knew that he was no match for Bai Jing. If he went out to fight Bai Jing now, he would only be humiliated. However, Yuanshi was unwilling to swallow his anger.

Just as Yuanshi was struggling with his dilemma, a terrifying pressure unique to a Heavenly Dao Saint suddenly tore through the sky without warning and pressed down hard on Bai Jing, who was standing in mid-air.

"Fellow Daoist Bai Jing, don't you think you've gone a bit too far?" Accompanied by this grand and majestic voice, the figure of Taiqing Laozi appeared out of thin air above Kunlun Mountain.

Bai Jing glanced back and saw that Taiqing Laozi was still the same as before, with white eyebrows and beard, an ancient face, and wearing a simple Taoist robe, but the aura emanating from him shook the entire prehistoric world.

"The early stage of the eighth level of the Saint Realm? No wonder he could shake the entire primordial world." Thinking of this, a hint of surprise flashed in Bai Jing's eyes.

Since signing the Investiture of the Gods at Zixiao Palace, Taiqing Laozi has been in seclusion in Taiqing Heaven and has never appeared in the prehistoric world, let alone actively interfered in anything.

Why would Laozi suddenly appear today, and with such a powerful aura right away? Is he trying to stand up for Yuanshi?
Of course, despite her surprise, Bai Jing's hands did not stop moving at all.

Faced with this overwhelming pressure from the saint, Bai Jing did not choose to dodge or defend. He simply had a thought, and an equally powerful, even more majestic aura, soared into the sky from his body!

The cultivation of the eighth level of the Primordial Golden Immortal is different from the great merit of a Heavenly Dao Saint who relies on the Primordial Purple Qi to fuse with the Three Corpses. It is a perfect Dao that truly belongs to oneself. This aura is like the sharpness of creating the world, and also like the weight of bearing all things. In an instant, it shattered the pressure of Taiqing Laozi, which was born from the Heavenly Dao, and made it disappear into nothingness.

The Primordial Golden Immortal and the Heavenly Saint may be on the same level in terms of realm classification, both being supreme beings.

But both Taiqing Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun were well aware that the gap between them was like an insurmountable chasm.

The path of proving the Dao that Bai Jing took was one of true mastery of his own Great Dao, transcending the Heavenly Dao. The purity and power of his strength far surpassed that of the Heavenly Dao Saints who attained the Dao through merit and Primordial Purple Qi.

Therefore, Taiqing Laozi was not surprised at all that Bai Jing could so easily defeat his aura. He had already expected that Bai Jing had proven his Dao through the laws and that his strength was unfathomable, far beyond that of an ordinary saint.

Without any further words, Taiqing Laozi directly summoned his innate treasure, the Taiji Diagram. The black and white energies circulated, and Yin and Yang evolved. The Taiji Diagram instantly enlarged, transforming into a huge barrier that completely isolated Bai Jing from his own aura.

Bai Jing also had a thought and summoned the Four Extremes Venerables to stabilize the earth, fire, water, and wind above Kunlun Mountain, preventing their power fluctuations from affecting the primordial land below.

After isolating himself from everything, Bai Jing stood with his hands behind his back and asked with interest, "Fellow Daoist Taiqing, are you going to stand up for your younger brother?"

"Yes and no."

"Interesting. What does this fellow Daoist wish to do?"

Taiqing Laozi calmly said, "If that's the case, how about a battle of chaos?"

Bai Jing frowned slightly. This Taiqing Laozi was actually going to fight him! He knew he had no connection with Taiqing Laozi and they usually kept to themselves.

Why does this Supreme Sage insist on demanding a battle with him at this moment and in this place?

Although Bai Jing had some doubts, since the other party had formally challenged him to a duel, Bai Jing naturally had no reason to be cowardly or refuse.

"Good!" Bai Jing accepted the challenge without hesitation.

The next moment, their figures blurred and disappeared instantly above Kunlun Mountain. When they reappeared, they were already in the chaos.

One of them was a late-stage Grand Luo Golden Immortal of the Eighth Heaven, and the other was an early-stage Saint of the Eighth Heaven. The Primordial World simply could not withstand their battle. Only this vast and boundless Chaos World could allow such supreme powerhouses as them to fight without restraint.

Upon entering the chaos, Taiqing Laozi did not hesitate at all.

As a Heavenly Saint, his power is closely connected with the Primordial Heavenly Dao. With a sharp look in his eyes, his body resonated with the Primordial Heavenly Dao, and an even more powerful and purer force poured in from the darkness.

In the blink of an eye, Taiqing Laozi's cultivation level, which was originally at the early stage of the eighth level of the Saint Realm, instantly crossed a huge chasm and soared to the early stage of the ninth level of the Saint Realm!
Bai Jing remained unconcerned, standing amidst the chaos, letting the sudden aura of a Saint of the Ninth Heaven assault him.

Although his cultivation level as a late-stage eighth-level Primordial Golden Immortal appeared to be one realm lower than his opponent's, the fundamental difference between proving one's Dao through laws and becoming a Saint of Merit gave him absolute confidence.

Even when facing a Saint of the Ninth Heaven, Bai Jing believed he could handle it, and even defeat him.

However, the next second, a rare look of seriousness flashed in Bai Jing's eyes.

Beside Taiqing Laozi, chaotic energy surged, and then two figures appeared out of thin air.

One of the figures was a young Taoist priest with a sharp temperament and an otherworldly air, while the other was a middle-aged Taoist priest with a kind face and a calm and dignified demeanor.

The aura emanating from them had clearly reached the ninth level of the Saint Realm!

Moreover, Bai Jing keenly sensed that they possessed a Daoist charm that was somewhat similar to that of Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian Jiaozhu, but even purer and more primal.

"This must be Laozi Taiqing's ultimate divine power—One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones!" Bai Jing thought to himself.

Bai Jing had never seen Taiqing Laozi use this divine power before. Now it seems that this divine power can split himself into three, transforming him into three clones with the peak strength of the original body.

Now, with the addition of Taiqing Laozi's true form, there are three supreme beings at the ninth level of sainthood, facing Bai Jing at the same time!

Even though Bai Jing had attained enlightenment through the laws of nature, he couldn't help but feel a sense of apprehension when facing such a lineup.

The technique of "One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones" truly lived up to its name, instantly tripling the power.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist!" The main body and two avatars of Taiqing Laozi spoke simultaneously, their voices overlapping and carrying an indescribable Daoist charm. Before their words had even finished, the three Taiqing Laozi simultaneously unleashed their respective Taiqing Immortal Techniques.

In the chaos, the originally formless, intangible, and disordered chaotic energy seemed to be given life and order under the influence of the Taiqing Immortal Technique of these three supreme beings.

The chaotic energy began to surge and rotate violently. Under some mysterious pull, it actually separated into clear and turbid, yin and yang, and began to evolve on its own, following some kind of creation law.

A vast and blurry phantom of the Great Thousand Worlds slowly solidified like a mirage under the influence of the Taiqing Immortal Technique.

Mountains and rivers, sun, moon and stars, earth, water, fire and wind... all the elements of creation are rapidly constructed in this phantom.

This was not a simple illusion, but rather a technique that used boundless magical power to drive the evolution of chaos, aiming to crush a real world, even a world embryo bearing the power of creation, towards Bai Jing! Bai Jing frowned deeply. Faced with this Taiqing Immortal Technique containing the great power of creation, he dared not be the slightest bit arrogant.

Bai Jing took a deep breath, and ripples spread through the void behind him. A snow-white lotus platform of the thirtieth grade, exuding a unique Daoist charm, slowly emerged.

The moment the lotus platform appeared, even the chaos trembled, as if celebrating the sole living being of the Chaos Green Lotus lineage.

Almost simultaneously, two dazzling beams of light rose from the center of the lotus platform, transforming into two solid chains of order. One was as black as ink, exuding an aura of devouring everything and returning to nothingness; this was the Devouring Order Chain. The other was as pure as snow, flowing with an aura of purifying everything and transcending dust; this was the Purifying Order Chain.

Around these two chains of order, as many as 2685 Great Daos appear and disappear, like a court of subjects, making these two chains of order seem like the supreme king among the three thousand Great Daos, transcending everything.

Once these two chains of order appeared, they carried unparalleled power, intertwining and shooting towards the emerging phantom of the vast world.

The Devouring Chains began to frantically absorb the world's origin and power, while the Purifying Chains disintegrated the laws and order that constituted the world.

Although the Taiqing Immortal Technique of Taiqing Laozi contains the principles of creation, it is unable to maintain its stability under extreme devouring and purification.

The vast world that was originally solidifying began to collapse and disintegrate violently under the influence of the two chains of order, like an eroded sandcastle. The power of creation was reversed and transformed into chaotic energy.

Seeing this, Taiqing Laozi knew that this creation technique could not trap Bai Jing, and dared not hesitate any longer. A resolute look flashed in his eyes, and he decisively chose to take the collapsing world and its remaining power of creation and destruction and press it down hard on Bai Jing! This was to turn the failed technique into the most primitive physical attack, and its power was equally terrifying.

Bai Jing snorted coldly. Facing the attack that carried the pressure of a collapsing world, the thirtieth-grade lotus platform behind him shone brightly. The power of the lotus platform was pushed to its limit, and no matter what the chaotic energy was or what power it contained, it was all incorporated into the lotus platform's domain!

Devour! Purify!
Darkness and holy light intertwined to form a massive vortex, completely enveloping the collapsed ruins of the world. The Devouring Chains frantically gnawed at the energy within, turning it into nourishment for themselves; the Purifying Chains, on the other hand, thoroughly cleansed the negative and chaotic laws within, returning them to the most primordial nothingness.

The confrontation between the two, from the appearance of Taiqing Laozi to the clash of supernatural powers, and finally to the energy explosion, seemed earth-shattering, but in reality, it only happened in the blink of an eye.

Once all the violent anomalies in the chaos subsided and the chaotic energy returned to silence, the outcome was already decided.

Taiqing Laozi's true form was somewhat unstable, and he flew backward for a full hundred meters before finally regaining his footing.

The two avatars of the Saints at the Ninth Heaven that he had summoned, the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones, had completely dissipated.

They were not completely destroyed, but rather their existence was shattered by Bai Jing's chains of order, which dismantled the very foundation of their existence, causing them to return to their original chaotic energy or Taiqing essence.

On the other hand, Bai Jing only took three steps back. His expression was calm, and although his breathing fluctuated, he was far from being in a sorry state.

One retreated a hundred meters and vanished; the other only took three steps back.

Between a Primordial Golden Immortal and a Heavenly Saint, between those who attain enlightenment through laws and those who attain enlightenment through merit, the difference in strength is self-evident after this one strike.

"Is this enough?" Bai Jing asked.

Taiqing Laozi took a step back to his original position, nodded and said, "That's fine. Thank you for your guidance, Fellow Daoist Bai Jing."

"I dare not presume to offer my guidance; it is merely a friendly exchange of skills. Why must Fellow Daoist Taiqing insist on engaging me in this contest?"

Taiqing Laozi smiled and pointed to the void around the two of them: "Fellow Daoist, can't you see it yet?"

Bai Jing looked around; the surrounding chaotic energy surged, blocking all prying eyes.

"Fellow Daoist, is there something you wish to say?"

Taiqing Laozi nodded and said, "Fellow Daoist Bai Jing should have noticed that the divine power I just displayed contained the aura of Yuanshi and Tongtian."

This is because when my two brothers took human form, I was the first to awaken my intelligence. During my cultivation, I consciously absorbed a trace of the origin from the Primordial Beginning and the Heavenly Gate. Therefore, my primordial spirit is the closest to the Father God in the entire primordial world.

When the Dao Ancestor preached in Zixiao Palace, he mentioned the method of severing the three corpses. My first reaction was to sever the three corpses with a wisp of the original source of the Primordial Beginning and the Heavenly Connection, and then merge the three corpses to attain the status of the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Unfortunately, due to the existence of the Primordial Purple Qi, my plan ultimately failed, and I was to establish a religion and combine the merits of the creation of heaven within my body to prove my Dao and become a saint.

Since becoming a saint, I have been seeking a way to transcend, and it was only after the Great Tribulation of the Investiture of the Gods began and the Investiture of the Gods appeared in the world that I finally made some progress and found a glimmer of hope.

Then, Taiqing Laozi told Bai Jing about his method of transcendence, and Bai Jing remained silent for a long time after listening.

Taiqing Laozi did not urge Bai Jing, but waited quietly for him to speak.

After a long while, Bai Jing finally said, "If we follow your method, you will die and your cultivation will be destroyed. Is it worth it?"

"If I hear the Way in the morning, I can die content in the evening! Besides, I have already prepared a backup plan."

Upon hearing this, Bai Jing immediately thought of the time when the Lich War had just ended and reincarnation had not been established for long. Taiqing Laozi had sent a wisp of his divine soul into reincarnation, and now this wisp of his divine soul had reincarnated countless times, which even the Heavenly Dao could not calculate.

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Taiqing had planned everything all along."

"I was merely moved by what I saw after you, Fellow Daoist, opened up the Demon Realm and the Earth Realm. Later, you joined hands with Fellow Daoist Hongyun and Fellow Daoist Nuwa to open up the Earth Immortal Realm and the Human Realm. This made me even more determined in my choice. I ask you, Fellow Daoist, to grant my request."

“Very well! Since Fellow Daoist Taiqing has this awareness, I will naturally not refuse. When the time is right, I will lend you a helping hand.”

Upon hearing this, Taiqing Laozi smiled. With Bai Jing's promise, his plan was now free of any worries.

Subsequently, to thank Bai Jing for agreeing to help, Taiqing Laozi gave Bai Jing the method of transforming one qi into three pure things and the "Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong" he had deduced.

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P.S.: I noticed many readers had questions about yesterday's chapter, so let me explain. The initial outline for this book was around 150 million words. I got carried away with the writing in the beginning, especially the part about purifying the Blood Sea, where the plot moved incredibly fast. This resulted in the current outline only having about 20 words left. Normally, it should be finished by the end of the month after next.

However, I see that everyone seems to really want to see the storyline of Journey to the West connected as well. Journey to the West is also in the outline, but it only accounts for about 2 words, so it's just mentioned in passing. If everyone is interested, I can expand on this part of the outline and write about the plot of Journey to the West.

However, some readers might feel this is filler, so I'd like to gather everyone's opinions. Do you think it's necessary to write this? (End of Chapter)