Primordial Era: With unparalleled comprehension, I am the Ancestor of Stars.

Chapter 27 Lao Tzu: Great Cause and Effect, Great Retribution, Great Terror!

Taihao didn't know much about the Chaos Treasures either. He could only judge based on experience. Taking the Pangu Axe as an example, it was divided into three parts, and each part was a Primordial Treasure.

Therefore, it was concluded that the new lotus platform formed by the fusion of the five innate treasures should be more powerful than the original Chaos Green Lotus.

However, Taihao cannot guarantee the specifics of the situation.

The only thing that's certain is that it definitely won't be weak!

"Of the five supreme treasure-level lotus platforms, two are in my possession!"

"And all of them are priceless treasures in sight!"

"As for the other three lotus platforms, although they are not in my possession, their whereabouts are clear."

The Crimson Lotus of Karmic Fire is undoubtedly in the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Although the Black Lotus of Annihilation is hard to find, it can still be found if you are willing to spend time. Moreover, Taihao has already mastered the causal thread and is about to possess a supreme treasure-level divination artifact!

The only slightly troublesome thing is actually the Creation Lotus.

Because the Creation Lotus will not only cease to exist, but after it is divided into three, each of them will be in the hands of three future sages!

That is, the Three Pure Ones!

Just as Taihao ascended the Three Immortal Islands and resolved to gather the Five Lotus Platforms, thousands of years later, in a rare blessed land in the primordial wilderness, three great cultivators with profound blessings arrived!

An old man, a middle-aged man, and a young man, all of whom were at the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm!

At this moment, the Three Pure Ones appeared here because they sensed an opportunity.

"Brother, this blessed land must be where the opportunity lies!"

Tongtian took the lead and spoke as they approached.

"That's right, this is it!" Lao Tzu stroked his beard and laughed.

"From enlightenment to serendipitous encounter, only a few thousand years have passed, yet you have accurately located the location of the opportunity. Elder brother's deductive skills must have improved considerably!" Yuanshi laughed and said.

Upon hearing this, Lao Tzu did not speak immediately, but nodded slightly.

"It's better to seize the opportunity sooner rather than later. Let's go in first!"

"What you say is absolutely right, elder brother!"

Without further hesitation, the three quickly entered the blessed land.

Upon entering, they sensed a rich aura of creation laws, and upon further observation, they could vaguely see the shadow of a lotus platform within this aura of laws.

Suddenly, Tongtian let out a cry of surprise.

"The Azure Lotus of Creation!"

Yuanshi's pupils contracted slightly, and even the usually indifferent Laozi was moved.

Because this Creation Lotus is of extremely high quality, it has as many as twenty-four grades!

This means that it is in no way inferior to innate treasures.

The Three Pure Ones do not possess any innate treasures; only Lao Tzu possesses an acquired treasure of merit, namely the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda.

So when they saw the Creation Lotus, they were incredibly excited.

But before they could even begin to think about what to do with the Creation Lotus, the lotus itself underwent a change.

The laws of creation began to crumble, and the physical form could no longer be maintained. In an instant, it split into three.

What started as a single innate treasure has transformed into three top-grade innate spiritual treasures!

The lotus flower transformed into a flat cane, the lotus root into a jade ruyi, and the lotus leaf into a blue longsword.

This change caught the Three Pure Ones somewhat off guard.

But they quickly understood and a knowing smile appeared on their faces.

"Red flowers, white lotus roots, and green lotus leaves—the Three Pure Ones are originally one family! Elder brother, these three top-grade innate spiritual treasures were tailor-made for us!"

"Second brother is right. I really liked that cyan longsword, so I shamelessly took it first!"

Tongtian focused his attention on the cyan longsword, and after speaking, he made a move to take it.

But just as he was about to take it, Lao Tzu suddenly spoke.

"This is inappropriate! Absolutely inappropriate!"

"Brother, what do you mean by this? If you like this longsword, Tongtian doesn't need it!"

After Tongtian finished speaking, Laozi shook his head and explained again.

"Third brother, you've misunderstood me. I'm not saying you shouldn't have this sword, but rather that perhaps none of us should have it!"

"Huh?" Yuanshi looked bewildered and asked, "Why? These three spiritual treasures belong to the Three Pure Ones! Why can't we take them!"

Lao Tzu hesitated for a moment, but decided to speak out about what he had sensed.

"I just feel that if we take it, it might get us involved in a huge karmic debt! And one that's very difficult to untangle!"

The Great Cause and Effect?

Yuanshi and Tongtian looked at each other, their doubts not only unresolved but deepened.

However, Yuanshi's brows immediately relaxed, and he said.

"Elder brother, we are the true descendants of Pangu. The entire primordial world was created by our father. It's already good enough that all living beings don't owe us any karma. How could we bear any karma by taking a few spiritual treasures? You are really overthinking it!"

"Second Brother, you're right!" Tongtian agreed.

But Lao Tzu frowned even more deeply. Could it be that he really miscalculated?

Just then, Yuanshi spoke again, his tone relaxed.

"If you are still not at ease, why not calculate it and see how great this cause and effect really is! I don't believe it can really bring calamity upon the Three Pure Ones."

"That's right! We Three Pure Ones took human form precisely to attain enlightenment! How can we back down because of cause and effect that has not even a trace?" Tongtian also said.

After being dissuaded by the two of them, Laozi couldn't help but feel a little eager to try it out.

"My second and third brothers are the most open-minded. Let's give it a try."

As he spoke, Lao Tzu actually began to deduce Yu.

But for some reason, the longer he calculated, the more he felt that something was wrong.

Suddenly, Lao Tzu felt a chill run down his spine.

We finally figured out where the problem was.

But by the time he realized it, it was too late.

There was no time to retract the thought!

Immersed in his deductions, his primordial spirit trembled violently, and even his immortal true spirit swayed as if it were about to be extinguished at any moment.

In that instant, an unparalleled celestial sound occupied his mind and resounded in the deepest part of his consciousness.

"Who dares to spy on me?"

The moment that sound appeared, Lao Tzu's primordial spirit trembled repeatedly.

If he hadn't cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, a cultivation method passed down from Pangu, this one blow would probably have cost him tens of thousands of years of cultivation.

"Is it really that scary?"

"I am a true descendant of Pangu, my primordial spirit is incomparably solid, far surpassing that of ordinary Grand Luo cultivators, yet why can't I even withstand a single voice?"

"And this unknown powerful figure is nowhere in sight!"

At this moment, Lao Tzu was deeply shaken.

It took Yuanshi and Tongtian calling him many times before he recovered from his stunned state.

"Brother, what happened? Why have you been spacing out for so long?"

Yuanshi asked the question.

Although Tongtian didn't speak, his curiosity was no less than that of Yuanshi.

"This matter is simple to explain, but... I truly find it hard to believe!"

Lao Tzu sighed deeply and recounted his experiences in detail.

To prove his words were true, Lao Tzu even separated his primordial spirit from his body and revealed his undying spiritual light.

Now, even if Yuanshi and Tongtian didn't believe it, they had no choice but to.

Yuanshi gasped, unable to suppress the sound.

"Such a powerful being, capable of governing the heavens and the earth, existed in the primordial world!"

Even Tongtian, who was always full of fighting spirit, couldn't help but fall silent after hearing Laozi's words.

Although he enjoys sparring and fighting with others, he is selective about who he is fighting.

On the other hand, Yuanshi wasn't in much better shape.

He looked at the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, which he had picked up and even prepared to refine during Lao Tzu's deduction. He was torn between putting it down and keeping it.

For a moment, they found themselves in a dilemma.

"Elder brother, we..."

Yuanshi stopped mid-sentence, realizing he had no idea what to say.

Admitting defeat would damage the reputation of the Three Pure Ones.

Although no fifth person knows about this yet, there's no guarantee that something unexpected might happen.

I don't recognize it...

"Brother, is that karmic cause and effect really so great, and so difficult to resolve?"

"Alas! I don't understand either!" Laozi sighed, then waved his hand to summon the flat cane, and continued, "Now that things have come to this, we have no choice but to take this magical treasure!"

"What about cause and effect?" Yuanshi asked.

"Of course we have to bear it, what other choice do we have? Besides, we have already offended that powerful being!" Lao Tzu sighed.

"Brothers, don't be discouraged! We have great fortune, great merit, and great destiny. We are Pangu... Never mind, sigh!" Tongtian said, then sighed.

At this moment, even using the name of the true descendant of Pangu wouldn't work!

(End of this chapter)