Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 175 The Antarctic Immortal and the Primordial Yin-Yang Qi (Please Subscribe)
"Heaven and earth are perfect, and the rules are complete!" Daoist Bailian looked around the Xuanhuang Realm and praised it. He then turned to Li Xuanyang and asked, "Fellow Daoist, do you intend to evolve all living beings in the universe, in order to achieve something like the primordial world?"

“There’s no need for that!” Li Xuanyang shook his head. All things in the primordial world were derived from the physical body of the Great God Pangu. The Xuanhuang Realm does not have such an opportunity. It would take an unknown amount of time for the Xuanhuang Realm to give birth to any living beings on its own.

Moreover, for Li Xuanyang, opening up the Xuanhuang Realm was merely an experiment and an attempt to improve his own cultivation and supernatural abilities; he had no intention of truly transforming it into a world.

"Please, fellow Daoists, withdraw from the Xuanhuang Realm!" Li Xuanyang withdrew his primordial spirit and left the Xuanhuang Realm with the others, returning to the chaotic void.

Then, Li Xuanyang waved his sleeve towards the Xuanhuang Realm, taking back the Primordial Yin-Yang Divine Diagram, the Hetu Luoshu, and the Creation Artifacts.

The Xuanhuang Realm seemed to emit a mournful cry, then quickly dimmed, completely losing its previous perfect and orderly appearance. Even the world itself seemed to take on a surreal quality.

But as the Yellow Plum once again stretched out its branches and leaves, frantically gathering chaotic energy to replenish the deficiencies of heaven and earth, the entire Xuanhuang Realm quickly stabilized.

"If this Xuanhuang Realm is placed deep within the chaos, and the Yellow Plum absorbs the chaotic energy to strengthen the world's origin, perhaps after hundreds of millions of years, it can become a true Great Thousand World." With a thought in Li Xuanyang's mind, the Xuanhuang Realm gradually transformed into a hazy gray light, presenting the appearance of thirty-six worlds, and merged into Li Xuanyang's physical body and primordial spirit, using his own divine consciousness as the will of heaven and earth.

In an instant, strands of law power emerged within Li Xuanyang's primordial spirit, and his understanding of the workings of heaven and earth became increasingly clear. Then, it gradually merged into the Chaos Undying Body and the Chaos Great Dao Law, until it was completely integrated into one.

Seeing this, the White Lotus Daoist, the Purple Lotus Daoist, the Black Lotus Daoist, and the Five Elements Dharma Body exchanged a smile and transformed into rays of light, some falling into Li Xuanyang's three primordial spirit flowers, and others heading towards the primordial world.

Li Xuanyang, sensing the changes in his physical body and primordial spirit, also stepped towards the prehistoric world.

Now that he has opened up the Xuanhuang Realm, he naturally needs to enter the Primordial World again. It is unknown whether Lieshan has recovered his memories of his previous life.

Furthermore, Li Xuanyang felt that the state of the Xuanhuang Realm was extremely strange, and that it could be regarded as a Hunyuan Dao Fruit. He even felt that this method could be used to transcend the limitations of the Heavenly Dao and the Human Dao in the Primordial World.

However, Li Xuanyang didn't know if his feeling was right or wrong; it was just a guess. In the end, he simply shook his head and stopped thinking about it. Anyway, he had no intention of entrusting his primordial spirit to the Heavenly Dao or the Human Dao.

Passing through the barrier of the chaotic and primordial world, Li Xuanyang did not stop at all and headed straight for the Thirty-Three Outer Heavens.

Along the way, Li Xuanyang's mindset was very different from before. He was not in a hurry to travel. Instead, he sat cross-legged on the auspicious cloud, and his mind was divided in two. One part fell into the Xuanhuang Realm, and the other part of his divine sense broke through his body and fell into the void, feeling the differences between the two worlds.

Unexpectedly, just as the golden cloud light landed on the primordial land, several divine lights suddenly shot out from the front, their energy overflowing, clearly indicating that a battle had broken out between living beings and cultivators.

"Huh!" Li Xuanyang subconsciously let out a soft exclamation, and couldn't help but pull his attention back and look down.

One of the divine lights was extremely pure, its golden rays shining forth, righteous and not evil. The three Taoists fighting against it were also extraordinary, each possessing their own unique Taoist magic and supernatural powers, which were actually divided according to the three realms of Heaven, Earth, and Man, with each being proficient in one.

"The Three Powers of Heaven, Earth, and Man are a rare Daoist technique. If one can unite the three powers and comprehend the Three Powers Formation to build a foundation for the Dao, one can achieve great things." Li Xuanyang only glanced at them briefly before discerning most of the Daoist techniques they were cultivating.

"These four people don't seem to be cultivators from the Primordial Era. Instead, they seem to come from an overseas lineage?" Li Xuanyang couldn't help but feel curious. The former were obviously based on the basic cultivation methods of the Xuanmen sect, while the latter's method of Heaven, Earth, and Man seemed to be derived from the formations on the three immortal islands of Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou.

Just as Li Xuanyang had thought.

These four Taoists had all come from overseas. The leader of them was named Antarctic Immortal, who had a primordial background and a considerable reputation on Penglai Immortal Island.

The three Taoists fighting him were also quite famous. Relying on the profound mysteries of the Taoist arts of Heaven, Earth, and Man, they not only kept the Antarctic Immortal busy, but also gave him no chance to escape.

This left the Antarctic Immortal, who had just broken through to the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, extremely frustrated.

He had originally obtained a primordial treasure by chance and was planning to go back to seclusion to refine it into a magic weapon for achieving enlightenment. However, disaster struck unexpectedly. Not only was he discovered by the Three Absolutes Daoist in front of him, but he also developed the intention to kill and steal the treasure. He was truly unlucky.

"Fellow Daoist, why don't you quickly hand over this innate Yin-Yang energy, lest you meet a tragic end where you die and your Dao is extinguished!" Daoist Tianjue said with a hint of joy to the Antarctic Immortal.

"Hmph, innate treasures are meant to be obtained by those with the right destiny. How could you possibly snatch them?" The Antarctic Immortal said with a sneer, showing no intention of handing them over, and not even mentioning the name of the innate Yin-Yang Qi.

This remark caused another Daoist named Dijue to burst into laughter, "You think you're destined to have this? I'd rather say this thing is destined to have me!"

"My two elder brothers, why bother with further words?"

"This place is far from overseas. We might as well set up the Three Powers Formation of Heaven, Earth and Man and kill them here to eliminate future troubles!" As he spoke, the Taoist's body flashed with divine light, revealing the Three Flowers of Primordial Spirit.

Seeing this, Tianjue Daoist and Dijue Daoist exchanged glances and simultaneously revealed their three primordial spirits, each occupying the positions of Heaven, Earth, and Man, drawing down the power of the three realms to set up a grand formation, trapping the Antarctic Immortal within it.

The next moment, the Antarctic Immortal felt an overwhelming killing intent coming from all directions. Streams of divine light emerged from the formation, turning into radiance that blotted out the sun and fell upon him, causing him to feel a tightness in his chest.

Fortunately, the Antarctic Immortal possessed the cultivation of a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, and with divine light protecting his body, the formation could not break through for the time being.

However, each of the Three Absolute Daoists possessed the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and they had also set up a Three Talents Array of Heaven, Earth, and Man.

As time went on, the divine light surrounding the Antarctic Immortal gradually dimmed, and his internal magical power was gradually exhausted.

Now that things have come to this, the Antarctic Immortal has no choice but to fight the Three Absolutes Daoist to the death.

"Even if I perish here today, none of you will ever obtain this primordial Yin-Yang Qi!" At this moment, the Antarctic Immortal was already determined to die. Even if he were to self-destruct with his physical body and primordial spirit, turning into ashes along with this primordial Yin-Yang Qi, he would not let the Three Absolutes Daoist off easily.

"Haha, no matter how powerful you are, now that you've fallen into our Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents Formation, your life and death are no longer in your own hands!"

Unfazed by the words of the Antarctic Immortal, the Heavenly Daoist changed his hand seals, and a divine light burst forth from the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit, spreading throughout the formation. He then softly proclaimed, "The Three Powers return to their places, settle!"

Almost simultaneously, the Earthly Absolute Daoist and the Human Absolute Daoist each pointed to their three primordial spirit flowers, unleashing a divine light that combined with the divine light unleashed by the Heavenly Absolute Daoist, generating the power of the Three Powers of Heaven, Earth, and Man, which descended upon the Antarctic Immortal.

Above the void, Li Xuanyang saw the Three Talents Formation of Heaven, Earth and Man, and a strange light flashed in his eyes. "I have some good fortune. I have actually comprehended some of the mysteries of the Three Talents Formation of Heaven, Earth and Man from it."

"Besides, there's also the innate Yin and Yang energy?" Li Xuanyang's heart stirred, and golden clouds beneath his feet descended towards the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents Formation.

The Heavenly Absolute Daoist within the formation seemed to sense something and looked up at the sky. He saw purple qi coming from the east, auspicious clouds, and a golden cloud descending from nowhere. Just as he was feeling a little strange, he heard the Human Absolute Daoist shout, "Hey, that Daoist, get out of here at once, or don't blame us for being ruthless with our supernatural powers!"
Tianjue Daoren inwardly knew something was wrong and was about to tell Daoist Jue to shut up when he saw the Daoist on the golden cloud frown and speak in a cold tone, "Shut up!"

The next moment, Li Xuanyang waved his hand and summoned the Innate Yin-Yang Divine Diagram, which transformed into a black and white divine light that fell and covered the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents Formation. The Innate Yin-Yang Qi completely dissolved the entire formation.

At this moment, the Antarctic Immortal within the formation was sluggish and unable to circulate his magical power. He couldn't even self-destruct his physical body and primordial spirit. Just as he was feeling despair, he suddenly felt a lightness throughout his body. The Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Talents Formation inexplicably disappeared, and even the scene before him changed. Black and white light spread everywhere, and he couldn't help but blurt out, "Innate Yin and Yang Qi!"

After saying that, the Antarctic Immortal felt something was wrong. The black and white light in front of him was clearly different from the innate Yin and Yang energy he had obtained before.

"You have quite the good fortune!" Even with the barrier of the Daoist magic, Li Xuanyang could still sense a fluctuation of innate Yin-Yang energy emanating from the Antarctic Immortal. It seemed that the Three Absolutes Daoist had not lied; the other party had indeed obtained a trace of innate Yin-Yang energy.

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, the Antarctic Immortal finally came to his senses, realizing that he had been impolite. He hurriedly went to Li Xuanyang, bowed, and expressed his gratitude.

"Disciple Antarctic Immortal of Penglai Immortal Island thanks Senior for saving me!" Antarctic Immortal bowed deeply to Li Xuanyang before standing up to examine him closely. He saw that the Taoist was wearing a golden Taoist robe, and his body was devoid of any magical power, as if he did not exist. He did not exude any aura whatsoever.

This startled him, and he immediately felt a pang of bitterness, realizing that he and the Three Absolutes Daoist had encountered a truly powerful being. It seemed that this innate Yin-Yang energy was ultimately doomed to perish.

"Are you the Antarctic Immortal?" Upon hearing the name Antarctic Immortal, Li Xuanyang was taken aback. His eyes flashed with golden light as he looked the Antarctic Immortal up and down several times.

"It is indeed your disciple!" Upon seeing Li Xuanyang, the Antarctic Immortal felt a jolt throughout his body, as if his entire physical body and primordial spirit had been seen through, as if there were no secrets left.

"How interesting!" Li Xuanyang hadn't expected that the Antarctic Immortal hadn't yet become a disciple of the Jade Purity Daoist, but instead that he himself had encountered him.

Thinking of this, Li Xuanyang waved his hand and sent a golden light towards the Antarctic Immortal. The Antarctic Immortal, who was feeling bitter, never expected that Li Xuanyang would send a divine light towards him. He was shocked and terrified.

"Disciple will now offer up the innate Yin and Yang Qi, please, senior..." But before the Antarctic Immortal could finish speaking, the golden divine light that Li Xuanyang unleashed had already landed on him.

The Antarctic Immortal felt no discomfort whatsoever; instead, a warm current surged through his body, circulating once before rushing into his Purple Mansion. This not only swept away his previous fatigue but also completely healed his injuries. Only then did he realize, as if from a dream, that Li Xuanyang's actions were well-intentioned and not intended to seize the innate Yin-Yang Qi.

"Thank you, senior!" The Antarctic Immortal was slightly embarrassed and was about to bow to Li Xuanyang again when he suddenly felt a gentle force arise out of thin air and help him up.

"When did you all go to Penglai Immortal Island to cultivate?" Seeing that the Antarctic Immortal had recovered completely, Li Xuanyang felt a little curious and asked him.

“Master, both the Three Absolutes Daoist and I traveled to Penglai Immortal Island from the other three seas tens of thousands of years ago.” Faced with Li Xuanyang’s question, the Antarctic Immortal dared not conceal anything and told him about his origins.

In fact, he and the Three Absolutes Daoist had known each other for a long time, having both come to Penglai Immortal Island tens of thousands of years ago.

The difference is that the Antarctic Immortal cultivated a foundation of Taoist magic, while the Three Absolutes Taoist, through a fortuitous opportunity, comprehended a Three Powers Taoist magic from the three immortal islands of Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou.

“No wonder I have never seen you before.” Li Xuanyang smiled and nodded, then with a flick of his sleeve, he retrieved the Innate Yin-Yang Divine Diagram, revealing the Three Absolutes Daoist.

Although Li Xuanyang had only casually summoned the Innate Yin-Yang Divine Diagram, he had not truly revealed his Taoist cultivation and supernatural powers.

But now Li Xuanyang is at such a high level of cultivation that even if the others were just Great Luo Golden Immortals, they would have to give way.

Unexpectedly, the Three Absolutes Daoist did not die; only his primordial spirit was severely injured, which surprised Li Xuanyang.

“I never expected that you all have such innate origins!” Li Xuanyang’s eyes flashed with golden light again as he looked at the three of them. “It seems that you were born from the three elements of heaven, earth, and man, but you have lost your true spirit and fallen into the wrong path.”

The Heavenly Absolute Daoist, the Earthly Absolute Daoist, and the Human Absolute Daoist exchanged glances. They realized that Li Xuanyang's casual strike had contained the might of heaven, easily breaking their proud Heaven, Earth, and Human Three Talents Formation. They knew they were no match for him.

Such cultivation and supernatural abilities have probably already surpassed the realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"This humble Daoist, Tianjue, greets fellow Daoist. Please forgive my younger brother's rudeness just now!" Daoist Tianjue took a deep breath, enduring his injuries, and walked up to Li Xuanyang, respectfully performing a Daoist salute.

What shocked him was that he encountered the same feeling as the Antarctic Immortal he had just experienced.

At this moment, he was only a few feet away from Li Xuanyang, but Li Xuanyang gave him the feeling that he had no magic power at all, as if he were empty. He was shocked and was horrified when he looked at Li Xuanyang again.

In the primordial world, whether it is an ordinary living being or a quasi-saint or a great supernatural being, as long as they embark on the path of cultivation, they will inevitably have fluctuations of magical power.

Even if the opponent's cultivation level far surpasses one's own, and one cannot sense any magical power, one will not become completely empty like Li Xuanyang.

This is clearly impossible; even the quasi-saints and great supernatural beings I've encountered before didn't feel this way.

However, Li Xuanyang's current level of cultivation has far exceeded Tianjue Daoren's imagination, and even ordinary quasi-saints and great supernatural beings cannot fathom it.

"You Taoist priest, my elder brother greeted you with courtesy, yet you remained silent, showing a complete lack of manners!" The Taoist priest, already furious with Li Xuanyang, couldn't help but reprimand him upon seeing his attitude.

Although he didn't say anything offensive, it startled Tianjue Daoist, who hurriedly shouted at Renjue Daoist, "Shut up!"

"Who gave you the right to speak here!"

Seeing this, the Antarctic Immortal couldn't help but smile. This Daoist was simply courting death.

And then there's that Daoist Jue, who used to be quite knowledgeable, but now his true spirit has been obscured. What virtue or ability does he have to dare to address me as a fellow Daoist?

“Fellow Daoist?” Li Xuanyang was not angry, but chuckled. “It’s not that I’m not good at speaking, but that in the prehistoric world today, apart from a few close friends such as the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, and the Queen Mother of the West, there are few quasi-saints with great supernatural powers who can address me as fellow Daoist.”

Even some quasi-saints and great supernatural beings would address Li Xuanyang as "True Man," and even the Heavenly Emperor Haotian and Yaochi would not dare to address him as fellow Daoist.

After hearing Li Xuanyang finish speaking, the Three Absolutes Daoist and the Antarctic Immortal were shocked. The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Fuxi were saints and holy emperors, while Zhen Yuanzi, the Queen Mother of the West, and others were renowned quasi-saints and great supernatural beings in the prehistoric world. They were all very famous.

"Innate Yin-Yang Qi!" The Antarctic Immortal thought of the radiance that Li Xuanyang had just unleashed, which resembled innate Yin-Yang Qi. He seemed to have vaguely realized something, and an expression of disbelief gradually appeared on his face.

"Disciple greets True Man Xuanyang!" The Antarctic Immortal bowed deeply to Li Xuanyang once more, filled with remorse. No wonder he had asked him earlier when he had gone to Penglai Immortal Island; he should have recognized the Primordial Yin-Yang Divine Diagram and Li Xuanyang's identity long ago.

"You do have some knowledge!" Li Xuanyang smiled and glanced at the Antarctic Immortal, which was considered an admission.

"Master Xuan Yang!" Daoist Tian Jue, Daoist Di Jue, and Daoist Ren Jue were startled, their faces turning deathly pale. They hurriedly knelt down and kowtowed to Li Xuan Yang, saying, "Disciples greet Master Xuan Yang!"

"Master, your disciples and we have not betrayed our true spirits by entering the passageway!"

"We implore the truth!"

The group hurriedly began to explain, fearing that Li Xuanyang might become displeased and mistake them for evil spirits, killing them all on the spot.

"You may not know this, but it is true that we are seizing the innate Yin and Yang energy this time. It is not out of greed, but rather out of good intentions."

"Stop talking nonsense!" Upon hearing Tianjue Daoist's words, Antarctic Immortal was furious and shouted at him, "Don't think I don't know that you are seizing the innate Yin and Yang Qi in order to forge your Dao foundation!"

Almost every cultivator in the East Sea lineage knows that Li Xuanyang's Dao-establishing artifact, the Innate Yin-Yang Divine Diagram, was forged from innate energy. Therefore, forging one's Dao foundation with innate energy has become a common practice in the outer sea.

"Forge the foundation of your Dao!" Daoist Dijue sneered and said, "We brothers attained the Dao through the three elements of Heaven, Earth, and Man. How can we forge the foundation of our Dao with the innate Yin and Yang energies?"

Upon hearing this, the Antarctic Immortal's expression changed slightly. Just as the Earthly Absolute Daoist had said, the most suitable thing for the Three Absolutes Daoist to forge his Dao foundation was the Qi of Heaven, Earth, and Man, not the innate Yin and Yang Qi.

"Compared to us three brothers, you are the ones who want to use the innate Yin and Yang energies to build your Dao foundation!" Tianjue Daoist exposed the Antarctic Immortal's plan.

"So what if it is?" The Antarctic Immortal did not hide anything and directly admitted, "This innate Yin and Yang energy was obtained by chance, so how can it not be used to forge the foundation of my Dao!"

Tianjue Daoist ignored the words of the Antarctic Immortal, only revealing a hint of sarcasm. He then bowed to Li Xuanyang and said, "True Master, if you have any questions, you can ask him to take out this innate Yin-Yang Qi. When you take a look, you will naturally understand."

"So, there must be some hidden secret within this innate Yin-Yang energy?" Li Xuanyang thought to himself, looking towards Daoist Dijue.

"The True Man's calculations are truly divine; he is absolutely right. There is indeed another mystery within this innate Yin-Yang energy!" At this point, Daoist Tianjue couldn't help but look at the Antarctic Immortal, as if to say, "Let's see how you explain this."

"Please take a look, Master!" The Antarctic Immortal glanced coldly at Daoist Tianjue, and without saying anything more, he waved his hand and took out a ball of innate Yin-Yang Qi, which floated in the air. Yin and Yang circulated endlessly, and the innate spiritual light was dazzling.

It looks very similar to the golden crane, silver crane boy, and nine-headed winged insect that received the orb of light in the past.

But in reality, it was completely different. The ball of light was formed by the convergence of a wisp of innate five elements, containing the origin of the five elements: metal, wood, water, fire, and earth.

However, this primordial Yin-Yang energy was extremely pure, containing not only the primordial Yin-Yang origin, but also a trace of primordial spiritual light.

"This thing is indeed not ordinary innate Yin-Yang energy!" As he spoke, Li Xuanyang waved his sleeve at the ball of innate Yin-Yang energy, sending out a divine light that fell into it.

The next moment, black and white light shot into the sky, transforming into a light screen that revealed two innate energies, one yin and one yang, intermingling and sometimes generating and sometimes restraining each other.

However, as the black and white light screen grew larger, something faintly appeared in the center, its entire body enveloped by innate Yin and Yang energy, radiating a rich innate spiritual light.

"A primordial spiritual treasure!" The Antarctic Immortal blurted out subconsciously, but as soon as he finished speaking, he sensed something was wrong.

This primordial spiritual light, enveloped by the innate Yin and Yang energies, does not seem to be a true innate spiritual treasure, but rather resembles one!
(End of this chapter)