Primordial Era: I am the First Green Ox, the Senior Brother of the Three Religions

At this moment, the world fell into utter silence.

The gale-force winds over the East China Sea have subsided.

The surging waves froze in mid-air, and the protective array of the entire Penglai Immortal Island stopped shining.

All the disciples of the three religions stopped breathing, their eyes fixed on the top of the sky.

Xuan Du's seemingly ordinary index finger effortlessly held the tip of the Heavenly Dao Sword.

A clash of titans.

There was no earth-shattering explosion, nor any dazzling sunset.

But at the core of the collision between the two forces, the original solid spacetime structure of the primordial world was silently peeling away and disintegrating.

Dark cracks in the void spread wildly along the tip of the sword.

"It...it blocked it?"

Zhao Gongming gripped the hem of his Taoist robe tightly with both hands, his fingernails almost digging into his flesh.

His throat was so dry and painful that he couldn't help but swallow a large mouthful of saliva.

"Stop arguing, this isn't over yet!"

Daoist Duobao let out a low roar, staring intently at the chaotic-colored longsword.

The principles of destruction contained within the Heavenly Sword are being unleashed in a frenzied manner.

Deep rumbles of thunder emanated from within the sword, and countless gray lightning bolts transformed into fine electric snakes, frantically drilling towards Xuan Du's entire right arm along his fingertips.

Xuan Du's Yin-Yang Taoist robe was instantly torn in half, with one sleeve ripped off.

On the surface of his bronze skin, spiderweb-like streaks of blood appeared.

That was a forced erasure of the natural order.

The Primordial Golden Immortal transcends the Three Realms and is outside the Five Elements; this is an anomaly that the will of Heaven absolutely cannot allow to exist.

The Heavenly Dao intends to completely erase any trace of Xuandu's existence.

"Break it!"

Xuan Du's eyes widened, and his tongue thundered.

The Tai Chi mark between his eyebrows instantly erupted with an unprecedented azure-gold divine light.

The last remaining trace of primordial creation in that Saint's Crystal was completely drained and melted away at this moment.

The Taiqing magical power within Xuandu's body surged wildly through his meridians, emitting a roaring sound like rushing rivers.

He didn't take a single step back, nor did he even flinch.

"This humble Taoist cultivates tranquility and non-action, but I protect the orthodox tradition of the Xuanmen (Taoist school) and safeguard all living beings in the primordial world!"

Xuandu's voice resounded throughout every corner of the Three Realms.

"If you wish to sever my path to immortality, then I will sever your sword!"

The moment the words left his mouth, Xuan Du suddenly thrust his fingertips forward.

Click!

An extremely piercing, crisp sound exploded clearly deep within everyone's primordial spirit.

A visible nick appeared to have broken open at the tip of the Heavenly Sword.

Immediately afterwards, fine cracks spread upwards from the tip of the sword, covering the entire Chaos Longsword in the blink of an eye.

Rumble!

The entire three-foot-long Heavenly Dao Sword exploded into countless bluish-gray light rains under Xuan Du's seemingly weak fingertips.

The sky full of tribulation clouds was instantly shattered by the explosive backlash.

The gloom that had shrouded the East China Sea for ninety years vanished in an instant.

That world-destroying divine sword, which contained the killing intent of the entire world, was shattered by Xuandu's single finger.

The shattered Daoist principles that filled the sky did not dissipate into the void.

With a flick of his long sleeves, Xuan Du caused the Taiji Diagram to swell tens of thousands of feet in the wind, transforming into a bottomless black hole that swallowed the shattered fragments of chaotic laws whole.

The Great Way gives back to its benefactors!

Having survived the Primordial Heavenly Tribulation, the killing and destructive energy left behind by this world becomes the most superior tonic.

The vast chaotic essence, like a floodgate opened, poured wildly into Xuandu's 36,000 pores.

The bloodstains on his right arm healed at a visible speed, and a layer of pure, flawless jade-colored glass light faintly shone through his skin.

boom!

A terrifying pressure that surpassed all living beings and stood on equal footing with the primordial Heavenly Dao erupted from Xuandu's body.

Flowers rained down from the sky, and golden lotuses sprang from the ground.

A boundless shower of seven-colored nectar of merit descended from the heavens, causing the entire East China Sea to boil instantly.

The originally turbulent waves were directly calmed by this extremely peaceful and primordial holy power.

A purple avenue, millions of miles wide, stretched out from the depths of the East Sea, extending all the way to beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Auspicious purple clouds travel ninety thousand miles eastward!

At this moment, all the laws of the primordial world emitted a clear and joyful Dao sound.

Although Heaven is ruthless, under its rules, once a living being truly crosses this threshold, it must be announced to all living beings.

"A Primordial Golden Immortal!"

"Xuan Du of the Human Sect has truly become a saint!"

Guang Chengzi stared blankly at the figure above the clouds, bathed in billions of rays of light, his whole body trembling with excitement.

Even though he always thought highly of himself, at this moment he was completely convinced.

With a mortal body, one must first cultivate to become a human immortal, and then ascend to the primordial state.

Xuandu, through sheer perseverance and comprehension, forged a path to heaven that no cultivator would dare to even dream of.

The twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect bowed down in unison, without the slightest reluctance.

"Congratulations to Senior Brother Xuandu on attaining the Primordial Dao and enjoying ultimate freedom!"

The myriad immortals of the Jie Sect behind them instantly erupted in excitement.

Daoist Duobao, along with Zhao Gongming and the Three Immortal Maidens of Sanxiao, roared at the top of their lungs.

"Congratulations to Senior Brother Xuandu on ascending to the Saintly Throne!"

"Our Xuanmen sect shall rise to prominence, enduring through countless eons!"

The roars of tens of thousands of top cultivators from the Xuanmen sect converged into a torrent that surged straight into the sky, shattering the sea of ​​clouds on the horizon.

Above the clouds, the Three Pure Ones stand side by side.

Yuanshi Tianzun stroked his long beard, and an undisguised look of joy appeared on his usually serious and rigid face.

The Tongtian Sect Leader laughed loudly, his Qingping Sword at his waist clanging loudly.

"Good lad, you've truly brought honor to the Three Pure Ones!"

The Tongtian Sect Leader turned to the Supreme Sage and grinned, "Brother, now your Shouyang Mountain boasts two Sages. Looking across the myriad realms, who dares to disobey?"

The Supreme Sage had his hands tucked into his sleeves, his eyes filled with deep satisfaction.

He nodded slightly, his tone gentle and calm.

"Foolish child, you have not wasted this opportunity in the end."

Beside the Three Pure Ones, Niu Ben stood imposingly in the void, looking at Xuan Du in mid-air with a wide grin.

Niu Ben was overjoyed.

With Xuandu's step, the fortune of the Human Sect increased several times over.

More importantly, Xuandu was his own direct junior brother whom he had personally trained.

Xuandu has become a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal. If he were to go on an expedition to another world in the future, he would have an additional top-tier fighter under his command who could stand alone.

In mid-air, Xuandu slowly withdrew the holy aura surrounding him.

His Taoist robes reformed into a neat Tai Chi Yin Yang robe, making him appear even more calm and reserved.

If it weren't for the slowly rotating chaotic Tai Chi mark between his eyebrows, anyone would only think of him as a reclusive Taoist priest from the mountains, ignorant of the ways of the world.

Xuandu stepped out from mid-air and landed on the high platform in the clouds.

He first knelt down before the Supreme Sage and respectfully kowtowed three times.