Honghuang Xuanyang Dao

Chapter 227 Primordial Chaos (Please Subscribe)
As she spoke, the Queen Mother of the West waved her hand and sent out a beam of divine light, which landed on the primordial Yin-Yang energy in the center of the formation. She extracted a sliver of light from it and sent it to the Antarctic Immortal, where she spoke to him.

"This primordial Yin-Yang Qi is only a wisp, although it can be used to forge a Dao-attaining artifact."

"But it cannot be forged entirely from the innate Yin and Yang Qi like your teacher, Fellow Daoist Xuan Yang. It is necessary to find a suitable innate spiritual material to support this wisp of innate Yin and Yang Qi."

The innate Yin-Yang Qi that Li Xuanyang obtained was not only complete, but also contained both Yin and Yang elements, so it could be directly used to forge Dao artifacts.

However, the primordial Yin-Yang Qi that the Queen Mother of the West has absorbed is only a wisp, barely enough to forge a Dao-enhancing artifact. Therefore, it is imperative to find a suitable primordial spiritual material to nurture and nourish it.

"This disciple thanks the fairy!" Upon seeing the wisp of primordial Yin-Yang energy before him, the Antarctic Immortal was both surprised and delighted. He quickly bowed deeply to the Queen Mother of the West before carefully putting it away.

"You've gone to so much trouble, fellow Daoist." Seeing the appearance of the Antarctic Immortal, Li Xuanyang smiled and shook his head, then slightly cupped his hands towards the Queen Mother of the West to express his gratitude.

"It's merely a wisp of primordial Yin-Yang energy; there's no need for such formality, fellow Daoist." The Queen Mother of the West chuckled, covering her mouth. "In truth, it should be I thanking you, fellow Daoist. If you hadn't appeared before me, I fear I would have..."

At this point, the Queen Mother of the West paused slightly, not continuing, but changing the subject, "Besides, with your wealth and status, how could you possibly lack even a wisp of primordial Yin-Yang Qi!"

Putting aside everything else, the Primordial Yin-Yang Divine Diagram alone contains the Primordial Yin-Yang Qi. With Li Xuanyang's current cultivation and supernatural abilities, as long as he is willing to spend some effort, he may not be unable to separate a wisp of Primordial Yin-Yang Qi from it.

Upon hearing Xi Wangmu's words, Li Xuanyang understood her meaning perfectly. He couldn't help but chuckle, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know this, but my Primordial Yin-Yang Divine Diagram has other opportunities, and it is not appropriate to extract Primordial Yin-Yang Qi from it."

The Primordial Yin-Yang Divine Diagram now contains a trace of the Primordial Dao and the Laws of Chaos.

If one were to extract the innate Yin-Yang Qi from it, not to mention whether it would damage the innate Yin-Yang Divine Diagram, the mere trace of the Primordial Chaos Dao within it would be unusable for forging a Dao-enhancing artifact.

“Another opportunity!” Upon hearing Li Xuanyang’s words, a strange light flashed in Xi Wangmu’s eyes, and she couldn’t help but think of the magic artifact for proving one’s Dao.

However, seeing Li Xuanyang wielding the Great Law of Space made her doubtful again.

Li Xuanyang didn't notice the change in Xi Wangmu's expression. Instead, he looked at the delighted Antarctic Immortal and said, "Having gone through this tribulation, you should understand the preciousness of primordial treasures in the prehistoric world. You should cherish the wisp of primordial Yin-Yang Qi that Fellow Daoist Xi Wangmu has bestowed upon you."

Despite Li Xuanyang's wealth and possession of numerous top-grade innate spiritual treasures, innate items in the prehistoric world are becoming increasingly scarce.

Let alone finding a primordial object that matches one's own attributes, even ordinary primordial spiritual objects that were once commonplace in the early days of creation have become extremely rare.

In the beginning, Li Xuanyang traveled to the southern part of the prehistoric world in search of opportunities. Eventually, he arrived in the southwest and met the Queen Mother of the West. Together, they broke the innate Yin-Yang Two Elements Formation and killed the remnant soul of the Demon Ancestor Rahu. Only then did they obtain the two innate Yin-Yang Two Elements energies, one Yin and one Yang, which formed the foundation of their Dao and the artifact for achieving their Dao.

Not to mention the primordial wilderness of today.

This shows how rare it is to have the right innate qualities.

"This disciple thanks you for your teachings, Master." The Antarctic Immortal bowed respectfully to Li Xuanyang, recalling the perilous experience of searching for the Primordial Yin-Yang Qi.

Even disregarding the incident with the Spirit Wood Daoist, simply falling into an innate formation and being trapped, unable to advance or retreat, would have posed a danger of death.

Fortunately, they eventually escaped danger and even obtained a wisp of primordial Yin-Yang energy.

Thinking of this, the Antarctic Immortal couldn't help but recall what the Queen Mother of the West had said earlier—that a suitable innate spiritual material needed to be found as a vessel. He subconsciously asked the Queen Mother of the West, "May I ask, Fairy, what kind of innate spiritual material should this disciple seek to support this wisp of innate Yin and Yang energy?"

In fact, the most suitable material would be an innate spiritual material containing the innate laws of Yin and Yang.

But if we could find such innate spiritual materials, why would we have spent so much effort searching for the innate Yin and Yang Qi in the first place?

When asked about his question, the Queen Mother of the West smiled slightly and understood his thoughts. She couldn't help but chuckle, "It depends on what you choose, young friend."

"Choose!" The Antarctic Immortal looked puzzled and turned to the Queen Mother of the West. "This disciple is ignorant; please enlighten me, Fairy!"

Upon hearing the words of the Antarctic Immortal, the Queen Mother of the West glanced at Li Xuanyang, who smiled without speaking. She couldn't help but tease the Antarctic Immortal, saying, "With Fellow Daoist Xuanyang here, why do you need to ask me, young friend?"

After she finished speaking, she saw the old man of the South Pole look embarrassed, and then she continued, "The primordial Yin and Yang Qi is one of the origins of heaven and earth, and there are quite a few suitable primordial spiritual materials, for example..."

As she spoke, the Queen Mother of the West pointed to a five-needle pine tree on the side and said, "The branches of this five-needle pine tree naturally contain the innate five elements, so it can be used as an innate spiritual material to carry the innate two polarities."

"However, the innate spiritual materials used to support it are different, and the mysteries of the Dao foundation and the Dao-building artifacts are also different, which may even affect one's own Dao path."

Upon hearing this, the Antarctic Immortal immediately realized that the scene inside the innate formation just now was exactly how the innate Yin and Yang were derived from the innate Yin and Yang, and then combined with the innate five elements contained in the Five Needle Pine, ultimately transforming into the innate Yin-Yang and Five Elements Great Dao Law.

This action can not only be used to contain this wisp of primordial Yin-Yang Qi, but also to transform it into the primordial Yin-Yang and Five Elements Great Dao Laws.

In addition, any innate spiritual material that can be derived from the innate Yin and Yang energies can be used as a carrier.

It's just that different innate spiritual materials with different attributes produce different changes, which is why the Queen Mother of the West used the word "choice".

"The innate Yin-Yang and Five Elements Great Dao Laws!" The Antarctic Immortal was taken aback at first, then fell into deep thought.

He chose to cultivate the Primordial Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Law. If he were to derive it into the Primordial Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Law, it would seem to be superior to the Primordial Yin-Yang Great Dao Law, but this was not the choice of the Antarctic Immortal.

"If you'd like, young friend, you might as well break off a branch from a five-needle pine tree and use it as a support," the Queen Mother of the West suddenly said to the Old Man of the South Pole with a smile.

Upon hearing this, the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect immediately winked at the Antarctic Immortal, urging him to agree quickly, even if the branches of the Five-Needle Pine were not used as a support, they could still be used to refine spiritual treasures in the future.

If it were before he chose to cultivate the Innate Yin-Yang Great Dao Law, the Antarctic Immortal would have readily agreed.

However, after tens of thousands of years of cultivation, the Antarctic Immortal did not want to transform the innate Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Law he had cultivated into an innate Yin-Yang Five Elements Great Dao Law that he had never cultivated before.

"Thank you for your kindness, Fairy, but this disciple has not cultivated the innate Yin-Yang and Five Elements Great Dao Laws." The Antarctic Immortal bowed to the Queen Mother of the West with an embarrassed expression and politely declined.

"Young friend, are you planning to focus on cultivating the Primordial Yin-Yang Great Dao Law?" As she spoke, the Queen Mother of the West chuckled and looked at Li Xuanyang, saying, "It seems that you have found a suitable successor for your Primordial Profound Yang True Scripture. Perhaps you will be able to receive the Primordial Yin-Yang Great Dao Law from me in the future."

Li Xuanyang originally intended to use the pure Yin method as a guide to generate Yin from Yang, thereby comprehending the innate Yin-Yang Great Dao Law.

By sheer chance, he eventually obtained the two innate Yin and Yang energies, one Yin and one Yang, which he used to forge his Dao foundation and to create his Dao artifact, transforming into the innate Yin and Yang Great Dao Law.

"Do you intend to continue cultivating the Primordial Yin-Yang Great Dao Laws to forge your Dao foundation?" Upon hearing the Queen Mother of the West's teasing remark, Li Xuanyang immediately revealed a smile and asked the Antarctic Immortal.

Although Yun Zhongzi also cultivates the innate Yin-Yang duality Dao Law, he possesses the innate spiritual treasure Four Symbols Pearl. In the future, he will inevitably use the innate Yin-Yang duality to derive the Four Symbols Dao, thereby forging his Dao foundation and Dao-attaining artifact. Therefore, he cannot fully inherit Li Xuanyang's innate Yin-Yang duality Dao Law.

"Just as the teacher said, this disciple intends to continue cultivating the Primordial Yin-Yang Great Dao Laws," the Antarctic Immortal readily admitted.

“That’s fine.” Li Xuanyang nodded, not mentioning the innate Yin-Yang duality Dao law, but only saying to the Antarctic Immortal, “I happen to have two innate items that I can bestow upon you as carriers of the innate Yin-Yang Qi.”

"The first is the Primordial Yin-Yang Lamp. You have seen this before. It is a top-grade Primordial Spiritual Treasure. It not only contains the Primordial Yin-Yang Great Dao Law, but also has a Primordial Yin-Yang True Fire protecting you. It can serve as your Dao-attaining artifact."

Although the Innate Yin-Yang Lamp was not Li Xuanyang's innate spiritual treasure, it was the first high-grade innate spiritual treasure he obtained. The Innate Yin-Yang True Fire contained within it was extremely domineering and had killed countless living beings and cultivators.

Throughout the entire primordial world, his reputation was renowned. This caused the Golden Crane, the Silver Crane Boy, and the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect to all show expressions of envy, while the Antarctic Immortal showed a look of delight, almost wanting to agree immediately.

Even the Queen Mother of the West subconsciously looked at Li Xuanyang, "Since you intend to bestow the Primordial Yin-Yang Lamp, why must you..."

Before she could finish speaking, the Queen Mother of the West vaguely realized Li Xuanyang's plan. He simply wanted the Antarctic Immortal to undergo some training, and if he could find the Primordial Yin-Yang Qi, that would be the best outcome.

If we really can't find it, then we can bestow the Primordial Yin-Yang Lamp upon it.

"The second is this!" Li Xuanyang didn't explain, and a flash of divine light appeared around his body, actually manifesting thirty-six worlds.

The next moment, a beam of light flew out from it, landed on the stone table, and transformed into a tree branch about half a foot long.

Its appearance was exquisite, and its whole body was surrounded by a layer of gray mist, but it could not hide the dazzling innate spiritual light emanating from it, which seemed to be several times more intense than the branches of a five-needle pine.

The most peculiar thing is that three shadows appear on the leaves, faintly showing the characters "Huang Zhong" (黄中), and there is even a strong fruity fragrance.

"How fragrant!" The Golden Crane Boy only took a deep breath of the fruity aroma and found that the magical power in his body had increased significantly out of thin air, and it was extremely pure. In its mysterious way, it even surpassed the spiritual roots and immortal herbs.

"What kind of innate spiritual root is this branch? It's so mysterious!" The Antarctic Immortal, the Silver Crane Boy, and the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect were also greatly surprised and looked at the branch on the stone table.

"Huang Zhong!" When the Queen Mother of the West saw the two characters "Huang Zhong" on the leaf, she was shocked. An incredulous look flashed across her beautiful face, clearly indicating that she recognized its origin.

"This is a branch of a primordial spiritual root. It contains a trace of the laws of chaos and primordial energy. It can also be used to carry that trace of primordial Yin and Yang energy and forge it into a Dao artifact." Li Xuanyang ignored the changes in the expressions of the others and pointed to the branch on the stone table.

Compared to the Innate Yin-Yang Lamp, the branches of the Yellow Plum tree that Li Xuanyang took out can also be used as a support.

The former can directly use the Primordial Yin-Yang Lamp as a means to attain enlightenment, possessing the extremely domineering Primordial Yin-Yang True Fire.

The latter contains a trace of the Great Chaos Law and the Primordial Chaos Qi. In the future, it can be derived from the Innate Yin-Yang Great Law and used to cultivate the Great Chaos Law.

As for which is better or worse, that depends on the choice of the Old Man of the South Pole.

“Primordial Chaos Energy!” The Queen Mother of the West gave Li Xuanyang a deep look, becoming even more certain of her guess.

It's unbelievable that Li Xuanyang would have such an opportunity; it's truly enviable.

Looking at the tree branch on the stone table and thinking about the Primordial Yin-Yang Lamp that his teacher had mentioned, the Antarctic Immortal began to hesitate.

Seeing this, Li Xuanyang was not in a hurry. He reached out and picked up a fruit from a five-needle pine, put it in his mouth and tasted it. He immediately felt an extremely pure innate wood energy flowing into his lungs and spreading into his five internal organs. "How mysterious! It can actually nourish the five energies in a cultivator's chest. It is truly wonderful."

The cultivation path of Xuanmen cultivators is nothing more than nurturing the five elements within their hearts and forming the three flowers of their primordial spirit.

Once the five elements are perfected, one can break through to the Golden Immortal realm. If one can comprehend a trace of the laws, one can form the Three Flowers of the Primordial Spirit and step into the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

The fruit of the five-needle pine can help cultivators cultivate the five elements in their hearts. Even just sitting and cultivating under the five-needle pine tree, breathing in the innate five elements spiritual energy that the five-needle pine exudes, can cultivate the five elements. One day of cultivation is equivalent to a year of hard cultivation for others.

Its profound mystery surpasses even Zhen Yuanzi's ginseng fruit tree, especially for a large sect with numerous disciples.

"Fellow Daoist, please don't tease me." Hearing Li Xuanyang praise the Five-Needle Pine, the Queen Mother of the West found it somewhat amusing. Compared to the Yellow Plum, the Five-Needle Pine was far inferior. She couldn't help but say to Li Xuanyang meaningfully, "Compared to the spiritual roots in Fellow Daoist Xuanyang Mountain, the fruit produced by this Five-Needle Pine is merely passable, far from deserving the title of 'profound and wondrous'."

Li Xuanyang merely smiled without saying a word, then looked at the hesitant Antarctic Immortal and asked, "Have you made a choice?"

"If you choose the Innate Yin-Yang Lamp, you can go to the Netherworld and retrieve it."

Upon hearing Li Xuanyang's words, the Antarctic Immortal's expression hardened, and he bowed to Li Xuanyang, saying, "This disciple will choose to use this branch as the support. As for Master's Innate Yin-Yang Lamp, you may leave it to Senior Brother Yun Zhongzi and the three junior brothers."

"That's fine!" Li Xuanyang nodded without saying anything more. Yun Zhongzi didn't need the matter of the Innate Yin-Yang Lamp. As for the Three Absolutes Daoist, he would have his own opportunities in the future. He waved the yellow plum tree branch on the stone table, sending out a golden divine light that enveloped it and landed in front of the Antarctic Immortal.

"This object is covered with a layer of chaotic primordial energy, which cannot be contaminated by primordial spirit or magical power, so it can only be refined with innate spiritual fire."

"You should return to the Heavenly Court and borrow the Xuan Yang Glazed Lamp from your Senior Sister Changxi."

Since the Antarctic Immortal did not choose the Innate Yin-Yang Lamp, Li Xuanyang simply sent it back to the Heavenly Court to borrow the Xuanyang Glazed Lamp from Changxi and refine it into a Dao artifact.

"As for the three of you!" Li Xuanyang's gaze finally fell on the Golden Crane, the Silver Crane Boy, and the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect, making the three of them tremble with fright.

"Take the fruit given to you by your fellow Daoist Xi Wangmu and immediately go to find your senior brother Kong Xuan to work together to control the flood."

Before the three could breathe a sigh of relief, Li Xuanyang spoke again: "During this period, when opening up the river channel, you must not use your primordial spirit power. If you violate this rule, you will be sent to guard the outer starry sky and will not be able to return for hundreds of millions of years."

"Have you remembered this clearly?!"

"Disciples will obey Master's decree!" The three of them grieved. Opening up the river without using their primordial spirit and magic power was undoubtedly a difficult task. Going to guard the outer starry sky was not a good place either. Not only was it far from the primordial land, but they could not even see a single person in it on ordinary days.

The Antarctic Immortal put away the branches of the Yellow Plum, glanced at the three with amusement, and did not plead for them. Instead, he bid farewell to Li Xuanyang, intending to return to the Heavenly Court immediately to borrow the Xuanyang Glazed Lamp from Changxi to forge his Dao foundation and the magic weapon for achieving Dao.

"You may all leave!" Seeing this, Li Xuanyang waved his sleeve and placed some fruit from the stone table in front of them, letting them leave on their own.

"Thank you, teacher!" The Antarctic Immortal put away the fruit of the five-needle pine and walked outside with the Golden Crane, the Silver Crane Boy, and the Nine-Headed Feathered Insect.

After seeing the others leave, the Queen Mother of the West once again concealed the innate formation. Li Xuanyang suddenly asked the Queen Mother of the West, "Just now, fellow Daoist did not explain why you had a conflict with Daoist Lingmu. May I ask what the inside story is?"

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West smiled helplessly, "Speaking of this matter, it has something to do with you, fellow Daoist."

“It’s related to me!” Li Xuanyang was taken aback, not understanding what the Queen Mother of the West meant.

"There is indeed a connection." The Queen Mother of the West did not hide anything and spoke directly, "The reason why the Daoist Lingmu came to find me this time is to inquire about the whereabouts of my master and to ask him for the Chaos Primordial Qi in order to repair the Dao-proving artifact, the Lingmu Staff."

The Spirit Wood Staff is not only the Spirit Wood Daoist's most precious possession, but also his instrument for attaining enlightenment, embodying the laws of the Great Dao of Life.

However, when the great god Pangu created the world, he almost wiped out all three thousand Chaos Gods. Not only did the Spirit Wood Daoist almost completely perish, but even the Spirit Wood Staff was severely damaged and has not been repaired to this day.

The primordial chaos energy mentioned by the Queen Mother of the West can be used to repair the spiritwood staff.

"However, my master is not in the prehistoric world, and I do not know his whereabouts." The Queen Mother of the West seemed to hesitate for a moment before continuing, "Unexpectedly, the Taoist Lingmu somehow found out where my master's former Taoist temple was located."

"Fortunately, I arrived before him and entered the formation, preventing him from breaking through it for the time being."

At this point, a smile flashed in Xi Wangmu's eyes as she looked at Li Xuanyang, "I just didn't expect to encounter several of your disciples."

(End of this chapter)