Conferred Gods: Start with a Phoenix clone

Chapter 1746 Duobao's Past
Duobao did not answer Wudang's question. He was in a daze, and his thoughts instantly returned to billions of years ago, to the time before he took human form.

Among the first beings in the primordial world, there were many innate deities. Among them, two were the most senior: the Phoenix Clan called them the Yang God and the Yin God, while the Dragon Clan called them the Heavenly Father and the Earthly Mother. (Chapter 944)
One day, while the Heavenly Father was traveling through the primordial world, he sensed the remnant consciousness of a Chaos Demon God hidden in the Sea of ​​Blood. Each Chaos Demon God possessed unique skills, and with the help of the boundless Sea of ​​Blood, this Chaos Demon God retained a trace of his remaining consciousness and had not truly perished. The Heavenly Father then used a pagoda to suppress these remnant consciousnesses; this pagoda is the Pagoda of Many Treasures.

The Heavenly Father and Earthly Mother have impressive titles, but their actual combat strength is only average. Faced with the swarming Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, who were preparing to clear the area first before the final battle, they were no match for them and could only flee in disarray.

With Hongjun's ascension to sainthood, these ancient and useless gods were swept into the dustbin of history, their bodies buried in the Yin-Yang realm, and their traces of existence gradually forgotten by the world. (Still Chapter 944)
After the Heavenly Father fell and the long years passed, when the Pagoda of Many Treasures suppressed the remnants of the Demon God's consciousness, it also captured a trace of the Demon God's spirituality. Through this, it developed self-awareness. After a long and tedious period of continuous cultivation, it finally took human form and became known as the Taoist of Many Treasures.

Just as Zhunti refined his original form, the innate Gengjin Bodhi Tree, into the Seven Treasures Tree, Duobao took with him what was essentially his original form, the Duobao Pagoda, when he left the Blood Sea.

Suppressing the remnants of the demon god's consciousness? What does that have to do with me?
His departure gave this being, who could be called the "Blood Demon God," a chance to catch his breath. The Demon God found a glimmer of hope in his desperate situation and slowly recovered his power with the continuous flow of blood essence. Now, he has come to Duobao to settle the past karma.

This memory is so distant that it's somewhat hazy for Duobao.

When he entered the tutelage of Tongtian Jiaozhu and was asked by his teacher why he cultivated Taoism, he said that he wanted to "seek the truth," to truly understand his mission, and to comprehend the meaning of his existence.

For so many years, he had always believed that his biggest obstacle was the Styx River in the Blood Sea, and that many of his plans were aimed at the Blood Sea. The information he received from the True Dao showed that he had been on the right path all along. Now it seems that his direction was correct, but his target was wrong.

He was an extremely wise immortal. In an instant, he understood that this Blood Demon was a test for him to attain the Primordial Chaos Realm. If he could pass it, the road ahead would be smooth; if he could not, he would have no hope of attaining the Primordial Chaos Realm for the rest of his life.

They must confront the enemy; hiding behind the Jie Sect's protective formation is the worst possible strategy.

"Junior sister, lend me your Immortal-Trapping Sword."

The Zhuxian Sword has been sealed by the Golden Spirit Mother. Now that the situation is urgent, there is simply no time to break the seal. Duobao has studied the Four Zhuxian Swords his whole life, but whether it is the Zhuxian Sword or the Xianxian Sword does not actually have much impact on him.

The Holy Mother of Wudang was quite righteous. Seeing Duobao's solemn expression, she immediately drew the Immortal-Trapping Sword and handed it to him.

"Thank you. Junior sister, stay on the island and prepare for battle. I will go out and meet the enemy."

The Holy Mother of Wudang didn't know what to say at this moment, so she said in a very soft voice, "Senior brother, be careful."

"Teacher!" The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit returned to Jin'ao Island some time ago. Whether it was Wen Zhong's analysis or the discussions among the disciples, she realized one thing: Han Zhixian was probably killed by her most respected teacher. He not only killed the disciples of the Jie Sect, but also used magic to mislead her and frame Luo Xuan, leading to Luo Xuan's tragic death.

Originally, the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit was going to sever all ties with Duobao, but now, seeing Duobao's resolute expression, she hesitated. Recalling the past half of her life since she entered the sect, she realized that Duobao had actually treated her quite well.

After calling her "teacher," she didn't know how to continue.

Duobao remained calm and nodded gently to her: "For the sake of my path to enlightenment, I must fight for it. I apologize for using you before."

The Holy Mother of Fire Spirit became agitated: "Teacher, can we not go? Activating the defensive array left by our sage master will surely allow us to hold out until reinforcements arrive!" "This is the enemy that stands in my way, determining the success or failure of my path to enlightenment. I must go."

Is proving one's path to enlightenment really that important?

"Yes, it's very important."

Duobao's calmness made the Holy Mother of Fire Spirit realize that she had never truly understood her teacher.

As a protector of the sect, while many of her fellow disciples were traveling through the prehistoric world and singing loudly, Wudang could only stay alone in Biyou Palace reciting Taoist scriptures. Countless years passed by before her eyes, and her life experiences were unremarkable. If the Jie Sect were to perish, she could rebuild it and then naturally find her own path of cultivation, and even have a chance to touch the Hunyuan realm.

If the Jie Sect had not perished, then all her sacrifices would have been meaningless, but it was her own choice, and she did not regret it.

She could somewhat understand Duobao's thoughts. In comparison, the ideas of Huoling Shengmu, a third-generation disciple, were too naive. Without sacrifice, there is no path to enlightenment.

Holding the Immortal-Trapping Sword, Duobao flew into the sky to confront the Blood Demon God.

Because of Huanglong's intrusion, the Blood Demon God's plans were disrupted, and His resurrection seemed hasty. Behind the indigo blood mist was a humanoid monster covered in flesh and blood, without skin or seven orifices.

Is this the Chaos Demon God? Duobao felt a chill run down his spine.

The two sides were not on the same level in terms of their control over the Great Dao. He was as insignificant as an ant, while the other was as tall as a giant.

Duobao quickly suppressed his various thoughts. He had heard Tongtian Jiaozhu say that the existence of the Chaos Demon Gods was a great terror to the immortals of the prehistoric world. Their disordered and chaotic aura would greatly interfere with divine sense and cause them to make misjudgments.

There are differences between the two sides, but they are not so great as to be drastically different.

"I recognize you. Offer up your body now, and you'll suffer less," the Blood Demon God said sinisterly.

Duobao's physical body is connected to Duobao Pagoda, and the reason why Duobao Pagoda was able to develop intelligence is because it absorbed a trace of the Blood Demon God's spiritual energy. The Demon God's spiritual energy will not be erased even after hundreds of millions of years. Once the Blood Demon God regains this trace of spiritual energy, He will become even more powerful.

Without a physical body, Duobao would have no chance of attaining the Primordial Chaos Realm, making the conflict between the two sides irreconcilable.

"I was able to suppress you in the past, and I can do it again today!" Duobao used the Trapping Immortal Sword as the core, along with the other three swords he had forged, and set up the Trapping Immortal Sword Formation with a wave of his hand. This sword was excellent at trapping enemies, and it was more suitable for this moment than the Immortal Slaughtering Sword, which had the strongest killing intent.

(End of this chapter)