Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 196 Three Corpses United (Please Subscribe)
As soon as the group arrived inside the Fire Cloud Cave and sat down at their respective tables, a servant brought them spiritual tea and fruits and placed them on the table.

Without waiting for Hongyun's urging, Li Xuanyang chuckled and took out the Enlightenment Spirit Tea, put it into the stove, poured in the spiritual spring water, lit a wisp of golden flame, and began to cook it.

A moment later, a fragrant aroma of tea wafted out, invigorating the group.

Fuxi, Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, and Xuanyin Daoist were still in good condition, but Li Xuanyang had experienced several battles and was already feeling mentally and physically exhausted.

The aroma of tea at this moment is so refreshing and comforting.

While enjoying the spiritual fruits, the group watched the golden flames that Li Xuanyang had unleashed, and couldn't help but show a hint of envy.

The next moment, the group examined the golden flames that Li Xuanyang had unleashed, and suddenly exclaimed in surprise, as if they had noticed something different. Hongyun clicked his tongue in amazement, "We can't even sense the aura of chaos. Is this a divine object concealing itself?"

"I never imagined that your Chaos Profound Yang True Fire would be so profound!"

"Where did you obtain the Chaos True Fire, fellow Daoist?" Xuan Yin Daoist was also surprised. In the countless years of the primordial era, he had never heard of anything related to the Chaos True Fire.

But Li Xuanyang actually used the Innate Profound Yang True Fire to devour the Chaos True Fire and thus cultivated the Chaos Profound Yang True Fire, which surprised the four of them.

"Fellow Daoist, have you ever heard of the Undying Volcano?" Li Xuanyang asked with a smile when he saw the four people's surprise.

An immortal volcano!

The four suddenly remembered that after the ginseng fruit banquet last time, Li Xuanyang had said that he planned to go to the southern part of the prehistoric world. Could it be that he went to the Undying Volcano in the southern part of the prehistoric world and obtained the Chaos True Fire from it?

"The Undying Volcano is the dwelling place of the Phoenix. Have you seen the Phoenix, fellow Daoist?" Zhen Yuanzi's eyes lit up, and then he thought of Kong Xuan's background and couldn't help but nod subconsciously.

"It was with the help of Fellow Daoist Yuan Feng that I was able to refine the Chaos Profound Yang True Fire." Li Xuan Yang briefly told the four people about his encounter with Yuan Feng and the Chaos True Fire that filled the Undying Volcano, only omitting Ji Du and the Wutong Spiritual Root.

The four couldn't help but feel even more envious. "Fellow Daoist, you truly have a great opportunity to receive the Chaos True Fire from Yuan Feng."

Li Xuanyang smiled without saying a word in response to the others' envy. He began to roll up his Taoist robe, picked up the already boiling stove, poured the contents into a white jade cup, and placed it on each of the four people's tables.

"Fellow Daoists, this Enlightenment Spirit Tea is ready. Why don't you have a taste?" Li Xuanyang pointed to the Enlightenment Spirit Tea in the white jade cup and invited the four people.

Looking at the Enlightenment Spirit Tea in the white jade cup before them, its color a golden hue with a hint of emerald green, the aroma wafted from the cup, a delicate and mellow fragrance that lingered for a long time, prompting them to praise it in unison.

Each of the four picked up a white jade cup and took a small sip. The scalding hot tea lingered in their mouths for a moment before slowly flowing down their throats, into their lungs, and then throughout their bodies.

The four of them felt their primordial spirits become clear, and each of them experienced a profound and mysterious feeling, as if they had fallen into a state of enlightenment.

After the four of them had savored the tea and regained their senses, several hours had passed. They couldn't help but praise it in unison again, "What wonderful spiritual tea! It truly lives up to its name as the Enlightenment Spiritual Tea. It is truly indescribable."

"Throughout the entire primordial world, perhaps only Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang's Enlightenment Spirit Tea possesses such a profound flavor, far surpassing Zhen Yuanzi's Ginseng Fruit." After Hong Yun finished speaking, he didn't forget to mention Zhen Yuanzi and the Ginseng Fruit, which made Zhen Yuanzi laugh and scold him.

"By the way, fellow Daoist, do you know what background that Spirit Wood Daoist has that he was able to stop you?" Zhen Yuanzi suddenly asked Li Xuanyang, which aroused curiosity among the others.

"When Fellow Daoist Hongyun was born as the reincarnation of his true spirit, I also saw this Daoist Lingmu. At that time, I felt that this person's cultivation and supernatural powers were unfathomable and that he must have an extraordinary background."

“Taoist Lingmu!” Li Xuanyang frowned slightly, remained silent for a moment, and then waved his hand to unleash a divine light that covered the entire palace, disrupting the heavenly secrets.

Seeing Li Xuanyang's seriousness, the four people's expressions changed slightly, which showed that Lingmu Daoist's background must be extraordinary.

“If I am not mistaken, this Lingmu Daoist is one of the legendary Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods!” Li Xuanyang said to the four people in a deep voice.

These words caused the four men's expressions to change drastically. "How is that possible?"

"Wasn't it rumored that the three thousand Chaos Gods were all killed by the Great God Pangu long before the creation of the world?"

"Where in this primordial world can one find a chaotic demon god?"

“Fellow Daoist is right!” Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement. “The three thousand Chaos Demon Gods have indeed perished long ago, but some of their true spirits have fallen into the Primordial World and taken human form again as reincarnations of the true spirits of the Chaos Demon Gods.”

"This Spirit Wood Daoist wields the Great Law of Life. I suspect he is the reincarnation of the true spirit of the Life Demon God among the Three Thousand Chaos Demon Gods, and his true form is a Chaos Spirit Wood."

At this point, Li Xuanyang's face showed a solemn expression, and he said very carefully, "This Lingmu Daoist has extraordinary cultivation and supernatural powers, almost no less than mine, and he also has a companion treasure, the Lingmu Staff. This item is a Chaos Spiritual Treasure, and its quality is even above that of a Primordial Treasure."

"Fellow Daoists, if you encounter Daoist Lingmu in the prehistoric world in the future, you must not underestimate him."

The true spirit of the Chaos God of Life reincarnated!

Chaos Treasure, Spirit Wood Staff!

After hearing Li Xuanyang's introduction of Lingmu Daoren's origins and his innate treasures, Fuxi, Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, and Xuanyin Daoren all had uncertain expressions.

First came Shen Ni and Ji Du, and now Ling Mu Dao Ren has arrived. It seems that one after another, unfamiliar great supernatural beings are beginning to emerge.

However, Fuxi and Hongyun were still alright, after all, they had already attained the position of Holy Emperor, and could be on par with the sages. Even if they encountered Shenni, Jidu and Lingmu Daoren, they would not be afraid.

However, Zhen Yuanzi and Xuan Yin Daoist were only Quasi-Saints with great supernatural powers. If they were not careful, they would die and their cultivation would be destroyed. Therefore, Zhen Yuanzi's face was extremely ugly.

“These are truly turbulent times!” Fuxi suddenly sighed. “We cannot afford to be complacent in the slightest.”

“Fellow Daoist is right.” Li Xuanyang nodded in agreement.

"Fellow Daoists, there's no need to worry too much. Although that Lingmu Daoist is the reincarnation of the true spirit of the Chaos Demon God and possesses formidable cultivation and supernatural powers, he is ultimately not the true form of the Chaos Demon God. At worst, we can fight him and kill him."

"But the spirit wood staff that Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang mentioned is not to be underestimated." Hong Yun was not afraid of the spirit wood Daoist, but was somewhat worried about his spirit wood staff, after all, it was a chaotic spiritual treasure.

"Fellow Daoist's words are exactly what I was thinking." Li Xuanyang smiled upon hearing Hongyun's words. If he hadn't been without the Chaos Pearl and in a hurry to get to the Youxiong Tribe, he would have definitely kept Lingmu Daoist behind.

However, Li Xuanyang's most important task now is to break through to the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal.

Thinking of this, Li Xuanyang said to the four people, "If you fellow Daoists have nothing else to do, I plan to go to the depths of the Fire Cloud Cave and go into seclusion for a while."

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, Hongyun's eyes lit up. "Has your cultivation level improved again, fellow Daoist?"

"Could it be that he is about to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm!"

Upon hearing this, Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, and Xuan Yin Daoist all brightened up and looked at Li Xuanyang.

"Hehe!" Looking at the expressions of the four people, Li Xuanyang chuckled, "It's just a slight improvement."

They neither said they intended to break through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm, nor did they deny it.

As he spoke, Li Xuanyang stood up and bid farewell to the four of them. He waved his hand and sent out two beams of divine light towards the outside of the Fire Cloud Cave. Then he rode the cloud light into the depths of the Fire Cloud Cave, leaving the four of them with joyful expressions.

I increasingly feel that Li Xuanyang's seclusion this time must have been due to a breakthrough in his cultivation and supernatural abilities. Even if he didn't break through to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm, he must have made great progress.

Along the way, Li Xuanyang passed by mountain peaks and gradually arrived at the depths of the Fire Cloud Cave, flying into the innate gale.

After arriving here, the next step is the gap connecting the Fire Cloud Cave and the Chaotic Void, outside which lies the boundless Chaotic World.

In the past, at the edge of the chaotic void here, there was a Qiankun Mountain that constantly absorbed and exhaled the chaotic energy, transforming it into primordial pure energy and the energy of creation.

Now that Li Xuanyang has long since taken away Qiankun Mountain, he is unable to absorb or expel the chaotic energy, leaving the innate pure energy depleted. Looking around, there is boundless chaotic energy everywhere, making it far more dangerous than before.

To Li Xuanyang's surprise, this place was still filled with the energy of creation, permeating the void and merging with the chaotic energy.

"Fire Cloud Cave truly lives up to its reputation as a wondrous place." Standing in the void, Li Xuanyang looked at the chaotic void not far away, where spatial storms raged and wisps of chaotic energy overflowed from it, flowing into Fire Cloud Cave and creating strands of creation energy out of thin air. He couldn't help but recall the strange scene he had seen when he left Fire Cloud Cave last time, which could actually isolate the calamity energy.

Li Xuanyang was only slightly surprised and didn't think much of it. He sat cross-legged in the void, revealing his three primordial spirit flowers. Above a cloud of auspiciousness about an acre in size, the innate Xuanyang divine light soared into the sky, with strands of radiance descending. The next moment, Li Xuanyang suddenly waved his sleeve, offering up the newly obtained innate twelfth-grade merit lotus, which landed on the three primordial spirit flowers, transforming into a golden light of merit.

Another golden flame emerged, the Chaotic Profound Yang True Fire, which was intended to be used to re-refine the Innate Twelfth Grade Merit Golden Lotus and completely erase the mark left by the guide.

In an instant, a golden light of merit shot into the sky from within the Fire Cloud Cave, and flames blazed forth, spreading from Li Xuanyang's secluded cultivation spot and quickly covering the entire Fire Cloud Cave.

Whether it was Fuxi and Hongyun, or Zhen Yuanzi and Xuanyin Daoist, they all witnessed the strange phenomenon and showed expressions of surprise.

"Golden light of merit!" Hongyun was stunned for a moment, and clearly felt a trace of the golden light of merit emanating from the twelfth-grade innate golden lotus.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, are you refining the Twelfth Grade Innate Merit Golden Lotus?" Zhen Yuanzi's expression changed, but then he realized something was amiss. "Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang has no shortage of innate spiritual treasures for protection, so why are you in such a hurry to refine the Twelfth Grade Innate Merit Golden Lotus?"

Speaking of Li Xuanyang's protective spiritual treasures, not to mention the numerous innate spiritual treasures, the five innate five-directional flags and the innate Yin-Yang duality divine diagram alone are sufficient for his protection.

"Could it be that Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang's seclusion this time is not due to a breakthrough in his cultivation and supernatural powers, but rather because he intends to refine the Twelfth Grade Innate Merit Golden Lotus!" The Daoist Xuan Yin also felt a little puzzled, somewhat confused by Li Xuan Yang's actions.

"They've arrived!" Fuxi's expression suddenly changed. He looked up at the outside of the Fire Cloud Cave, waved his hand, and unleashed a divine light, revealing a portal in the mountain-protecting formation.

A moment later, a purple light fell into the Fire Cloud Cave and flew deeper into it, faintly revealing a purple innate twelfth-grade lotus flower. Its whole body was filled with rich laws of the Great Dao of Reincarnation, and it seemed that there was also a trace of the radiance of the stars in the heavens.

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang's innate twelfth-grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus!" Hong Yun was stunned for a moment, then blurted out.

“This object is used by Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang to entrust his three corpses of good and evil. Usually, it transforms into Daoist Zi Lian, sitting in the Heavenly Court or in the outer starry sky, in charge of the Ziwei Emperor and the Zhou Tian Star Array. How come it has come to Huoyun Cave now?” Zhen Yuanzi looked puzzled.

However, before Zhen Yuanzi could finish speaking, another black light flew in from outside the Fire Cloud Cave, heading towards the depths of the cave, and also revealing a 12th-grade innate lotus flower.

Unlike the previous one, this innate twelfth-grade lotus was entirely black, exuding a dense aura of the Great Dao of Destruction, extremely majestic, and surprisingly similar to the aura emanating from Shen Ni's World-Destroying Great Millstone.

"Another innate twelfth-grade lotus!" Hongyun muttered to himself unconsciously.

"What is this?" Looking at the innate twelfth-grade black lotus, Fuxi's expression changed slightly. "This is the innate twelfth-grade Black Lotus of Destruction, one of the four innate twelfth-grade lotuses!"

"Unexpectedly, this innate twelfth-grade Destruction Lotus was obtained by Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang. No wonder Fellow Daoist Shang Qing..."

At this point, Fuxi suddenly stopped talking.

But how could Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, and Xuanyin Daoist not understand what Fuxi meant? The innate twelfth-grade black lotus of destruction that Shangqing Daoist had mentioned was probably already obtained by Xuanyang Daoist.

"The Innate Twelfth Grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus, the Innate Twelfth Grade Destruction Black Lotus, and the Innate Twelfth Grade Merit Golden Lotus!" Zhen Yuanzi frowned, seemingly pondering for a moment, before suddenly asking the other three, "When we were discussing the Dao and the Evolution of the Dao with Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, did any of you see Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang's Innate Twelfth Grade Purifying White Lotus?"

“Of course I have seen it.” Xuan Yin Daoist nodded, and couldn’t help but think of the battle between Li Xuan Yang and Zhun Ti Daoist’s primordial spirits at the Peach Banquet, which revealed three innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers, but he didn’t think of them as the innate twelfth-grade destruction black lotus.

Looking back now, one of the twelve innate lotus flowers is the very innate twelve-grade Destruction Black Lotus before my eyes.

“Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang entrusted three innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers to his three corpses of good and evil, and previously used three innate spiritual treasures of Zhunti to exchange for the innate twelfth-grade merit lotus. There seems to be some connection between these things.” Fuxi sensed a glimmer of inspiration in the darkness and vaguely felt that there must be some reason behind it, but he could not figure it out, as if it were separated by a layer of fog.

“Fellow Daoist, there’s no need to overthink it.” Hongyun chuckled at Fuxi and said, “When Fellow Daoist Xuanyang emerges from seclusion, we might as well ask him about it.”

Upon hearing Hongyun's words, Fuxi nodded subconsciously.

At this moment, in the gap between the Fire Cloud Cave and the Chaotic Void, a 12th-grade innate lotus flower emerged from each of Li Xuanyang's three primordial spirit flowers, presenting the power of Heaven, Earth, and Man. In the middle was a 12th-grade innate merit golden lotus that had been re-refined by the Chaotic Xuanyang True Fire.

The four innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers each emitted a ray of divine light, intertwining in the void to form a curtain of light that covered hundreds of millions of miles around. Half of the light fell into the Fire Cloud Cave, and the other half fell into the chaotic void.

Li Xuanyang, who had been keeping his eyes slightly closed, suddenly opened them and pointed at the three flowers of his primordial spirit, intending to use the three innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers to devour the origin of the innate twelfth-grade merit lotus, thereby achieving the unity of the three corpses and breaking through to the realm of the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.

However, Li Xuanyang suddenly felt his primordial spirit tremble. The three innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers and the innate twelfth-grade merit golden lotus gradually resonated with each other, each emitting a trace of the Great Dao Law, which merged and fused together.

Unlike last time, this time they did not repel each other. Instead, with the innate twelve-grade merit lotus as a catalyst, they transformed into wisps of primordial energy, which fell into Li Xuanyang's primordial spirit.

The next moment, the four innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers once again emitted wisps of the Great Dao Laws, which intertwined and merged together, transforming into strands of Primordial Chaos Qi. This Qi once again entered Li Xuanyang's primordial spirit, until it completely enveloped Li Xuanyang's primordial spirit. Then, the four innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers disappeared one after another, as if they had all transformed into the Great Dao Laws.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang felt his primordial spirit becoming increasingly solid, emitting billions of golden lights that illuminated his Purple Mansion. His entire mind gradually entered a profound and mysterious realm, and his understanding of the Primordial Dao became increasingly clear.

As the Primordial Qi gathered more and more, not only the primordial spirit, but even Li Xuanyang's entire body was covered, turning into a hazy gray expanse. This attracted countless chaotic energies to converge on Li Xuanyang, turning the surrounding area into a chaotic void.

It was as if in the beginning of chaos, before the separation of Yin and Yang, in a vast and boundless void, without any form, presenting a chaotic and dark yellow color.

At this moment, Li Xuanyang's three primordial spirit flowers gradually merged together and were integrated into his primordial spirit. It seemed to form a lotus seed, which gradually transformed into an ethereal lotus flower, breaking through the soil within the primordial chaos.

How long this lasted was unknown. Li Xuanyang's body appeared and disappeared intermittently, the golden light emanating from his primordial spirit expanding and contracting rhythmically, like breathing. With each breath, the Innate Yin-Yang Divine Diagram, the Innate Five Directions Flags, the Lotus Lantern, and other innate spiritual treasures manifested one after another, falling into the lotus flower and gradually blurring the lines between reality and illusion, transforming it into a true lotus flower.

Its shape is a thirty-six-petaled blue lotus, with twelve leaves and twenty-four petals. At the heart of the lotus are four lotus seeds, white, purple, black and gold, clearly presenting the appearance of a thirty-six-petaled chaotic blue lotus, exuding countless chaotic laws.

The next moment, the Xuanhuang Realm manifested on its own, and a beam of light shot out from it, landing on the lotus flower and revealing the Chaos Pearl. It then released endless chaotic energy, which entered Li Xuanyang's primordial spirit.

Above the Fire Cloud Cave, streaks of purple lightning appeared out of nowhere, accompanied by thunderous roars, a sign of good fortune descending from the heavens.

Inside the entire Fire Cloud Cave, flowers rained down from the sky, golden lotuses sprang from the ground, and countless golden lights shone everywhere. Within the cave, a chaotic divine light shot into the sky, and purple energy surged forth, spreading out from the edge of the Fire Cloud Cave and covering the entire cave in a short time.

At this moment, Fuxi, Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, and Xuanyin Daoist all looked towards the depths of the Fire Cloud Cave. They saw the Chaos Divine Light soaring into the sky, the Primordial Qi and Chaos Qi permeating the air, and a blue lotus flower unfolding and standing in the void, constantly radiating the laws of the Chaos Great Dao.

"A supreme treasure of chaos, the thirty-sixth grade Chaos Azure Lotus!" Xuan Yin Daoist stared dumbfounded at the azure lotus in the void, which was almost identical to the legendary Chaos Azure Lotus. "Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, when did you obtain such a supreme treasure of chaos!"

As soon as he finished speaking, the Taoist priest Xuan Yin realized that the Thirty-Six Grade Chaos Green Lotus had already shattered before the creation of heaven and earth, transforming into many innate spiritual treasures. Where would the Thirty-Six Grade Chaos Green Lotus come from now?

“These are formed from four innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers!” Fuxi’s eyes flashed with a hint of brilliance as he said thoughtfully, “Legend has it that when the thirty-sixth-grade Chaos Green Lotus shattered, four lotus seeds fell into the primordial world and transformed into four innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers.”

"The first is the innate twelfth-grade Creation Green Lotus, which is said to have been obtained by the Three Pure Ones; the second is Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang's innate twelfth-grade Destruction Black Lotus and innate twelfth-grade Merit Golden Lotus; the last one is Daoist Styx's innate twelfth-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus."

"These four innate twelfth-grade lotus flowers are from the same source and are all the most superior innate spiritual treasures, extremely precious."

At this point, a strange light flashed in Fuxi's eyes, "As for Fellow Daoist Xuanyang's innate twelfth-grade Pure World White Lotus and innate twelfth-grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus, this humble Daoist does not know their specific origins."

"But judging from the current situation, even if it did not originate from the Thirty-Sixth Grade Chaos Green Lotus, it must have some connection with it, otherwise how could it have merged with the other two Innate Twelfth Grade Lotuses?"

"Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang's Five Elements Banner also originated from the Thirty-Sixth Grade Chaos Green Lotus," Zhen Yuanzi said, thinking of the Five Elements Banner.

Upon hearing Zhen Yuanzi's words, Fuxi nodded. "The strange phenomenon that Fellow Daoist Xuanyang has brought out this time seems to be an attempt to combine the four innate twelve-grade lotus flowers into one, achieving the unity of the three corpses of good and evil, thereby breaking through to the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal."

"Four innate twelve-grade lotus flowers!"

"Good and evil merge into one, the three corpses unite!" Zhen Yuanzi and Xuan Yin Daoist felt a jolt, recalling what Li Xuanyang had once said about how to understand one's own obsessions. "Good and evil blend together, the three corpses unite, so this is the Primordial Dao Path and the Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal Realm!"

"The fusion of good and evil!" Fuxi and Hongyun exchanged a glance, their expressions showing surprise. They then turned to Zhen Yuanzi and Xuan Yin Daoist and asked, "When you two fellow Daoists speak of the fusion of good and evil, are you referring to the two corpses of good and evil?"

Despite both Fuxi and Hongyun attaining the status of Holy Emperor, neither of them, in their past or present lives, has truly broken through to the peak of Quasi-Saint, completely severing their three self-corruptions of good and evil.

“It is indeed the two corpses of good and evil!” Zhen Yuanzi nodded, and without hiding anything, he directly told Fuxi and Hongyun about the method of understanding one’s own obsession that Li Xuanyang had once mentioned.

"Alas, we are ultimately far inferior to Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang, and we have yet to achieve the fusion of our good and evil corpses." Xuan Yin Daoist sighed, a bitter smile appearing on his face.

"First, one must understand the attachment to good and evil, then merge the two corpses of good and evil to understand one's own attachments, and entrust them to the innate spiritual treasure." Fuxi seemed to have a slight understanding. If one cultivates according to this method, one can indeed cut off one's own attachments.

"Fellow Daoist Xuanyang is truly talented. I am humbled by his superiority. He has actually managed to deduce and comprehend such a profound method from the method of severing corpses."

However, before Fuxi could finish speaking, the scene deep within the Fire Cloud Cave suddenly changed, and waves of supreme pressure manifested.

(End of this chapter)