Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 356 [The Conflict Over the Path of Fire, the Furnace of Creation]

Aside from those ancient relics that existed since the Primordial Era, the Phoenix Clan's most talented members are undoubtedly the Nine Sons of the Primordial Phoenix. Although they were conceived by the Primordial Phoenix, they were born in accordance with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, and are no different from the innate beings in the Primordial True Realm.

For example, Kong Xuan was born in accordance with the innate Five Elements Dao, while the Golden-Winged Roc Xuan Jing was born in accordance with the innate Yin-Yang Dao of the Primordial True Realm.

In addition to these, among the nine sons of Yuanfeng, there is also the Great Wind, born of the Great Wind; the Thunder Bird, born of the Great Thunder; the Snow Phoenix, born of the Great Ice; and the Fire Phoenix, born of the Great Fire.

But unfortunately—

Of the nine sons of Yuanfeng, six perished in the great calamity. The Phoenix Clan's karma remained unresolved, and there was simply not enough fortune to guide them back.

Of the three survivors, the one with the highest cultivation level was undoubtedly Jin Ning, the Xuan Tian Fire Phoenix, who voluntarily became Nuwa's mount after the Dragon-Han Calamity!

Only with the protection of Nuwa's fortune was Jin Ning able to escape the reckoning of Heaven's karma.

As for Kong Xuan and Dapeng, they were born after the war between the three races ended, and were not too involved in the cause and effect of the war between the dragon, phoenix and qilin races!

However, these three have already established karmic connections with other sages, and under normal circumstances, they would never choose to join the Chan Sect!

Should we learn from the two Western saints and use their methods of salvation?

Thinking of this, Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head. Putting aside whether he could convert them, even if he could, it would trigger a war among the saints.

Taiqing Laozi is his ally, whose strength surpasses his. Tongtian Jiaozhu and Nuwa are both beings who have attained the second stage of sainthood.

Targeting Jin Ning, Xuan Jing, and Kong Xuan is definitely not a good idea!

However, the remaining Phoenix Clan members are either ancient relics or burdened with karmic debts. Incorporating them into the Chan Sect would only ruin the overall fortune of the Chan Sect!

The Primordial Celestial Venerable would not do such a thing!

Since there were no suitable Phoenixes in the Undying Volcano, the Primordial Celestial Venerable did not dwell on it, but instead began searching throughout the Primordial True Realm.

Shennong's daughter does have Phoenix blood, but the Phoenix bloodline is very thin, and the possibility of her attaining the Great Luo realm in the future is extremely slim.

Therefore, Yuanshi Tianzun did not consider Chijingzi's Daoist partner, Fuguang.

As the cause of all the effects, Yuanshi Tianzun quickly searched all the heavens and observed all the four seas and eight wastelands, taking in all the causes and effects related to the Phoenix Clan.

Finally, his gaze fell upon the southernmost region guarded by Suzaku Tora.

Ling Guang is an innate deity, the Southern Vermilion Bird Saint Lord, and also an elder of the Phoenix Clan. He joined the Phoenix Clan at the invitation of Yuan Feng!

Her fortune had long been integrated with that of the Phoenix Clan. Due to the suppression of the far south, Ling Guang possessed only merit and no karma, and was even favored by the will of Heaven in the dark.

Of course, Ling Guang is also one of the oldest origins in the Primordial True Realm, so it is basically impossible for her to join the Chan Sect!

but----

"Perhaps we could imitate simulated weapons!"

Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but think of the Eighty-Two Transformations of Taishang, Zhenwu, who created the Great Dao of Human Immortals. He was a being evolved from the divided soul of Zhiming and the imprint of Taishang, which can be considered as an alias of Zhiming Shenjun.

However, this disguise is extremely special. After merging with the Supreme Imprint, it is already considered a completely new being in terms of cause and effect!

Rather than saying he is Zhiming's alias, it would be more accurate to say that he is the son of Zhiming and Taiqing Laozi. He is a being born through the Dao of Zhiming and Taiqing Laozi, and possesses the profound Dao of both of them.

With the fall of Chi Jingzi, Yuan Shi Yang is temporarily without a master. If one can obtain the source of Ling Guang, it will not be difficult to create an existence similar to Zhen Wu.

Thinking of this, Yuanshi Tianzun immediately created an avatar and went to the far south to try to obtain a source from Lingguang Shenjun!

Lord Lingguang did not refuse.

Large clans like the Dragon Clan and the Phoenix Clan like to place bets everywhere. Since Kong Xuan and Xuan Jing have respectively joined the Jie Sect and the Human Sect, it wouldn't be a big deal to have another Phoenix Clan member join the Chan Sect.

Chongli!

Before long, a being who inherited the essence of the Primordial Yang and the Vermilion Bird was born, and was comparable to the Taiyi Golden Immortal from birth.

It's only a matter of time before he becomes a Great Luo Golden Immortal and upholds the destiny of the Chan Sect!

The Primordial Celestial Venerable wished to become the embodiment of Pangu, and his twelve disciples were the twelve ancestral witches of the Wu tribe. Chi Jingzi corresponded to Zhu Rong, the ancestral witch of fire.

Chongli was also born to wield the Great Dao of Fire. Yuanshi Tianzun also used the cause of all fruits to extract a portion of Zhurong's imprint for him in the long river of time and space.

However, for Chongli to transform into a completely new being within the Primordial Yang and the Vermilion Bird's Origin, he still needs to undergo some tribulations!

If one is to undergo tribulation, reincarnation is naturally the best choice. However, reincarnation is under the control of Houtu. Even if Yuanshi Tianzun wants Chongli to reincarnate and undergo tribulation, he has to see if Houtu is willing to give him a back door!

Yuanshi Tianzun was also aware that he had offended Houtu before, and if Chongli were to be reincarnated again, it might lead to Chongli being plotted against by Houtu!

Therefore, instead of letting Chongli undergo the cycle of reincarnation, he placed him in the Qingwei Heaven, where the Great Dao of the Sage evolved the birth and death of the universe and the changing of eras, thus allowing Chongli to see through the cycle of life and death!

After Yuanshi Tianzun cast Chongli into Qingwei Heaven, Lingguang also told Yuanfeng and Xuanniao in the Undying Volcano about this cause and effect.

The Black Bird remained expressionless, and slowly said, "The Jie Sect has Kong Xuan, the Human Sect has Xuan Jing, and Jin Ning is also highly regarded by Goddess Nuwa. However, in the primordial world, among the sage lineages, there are still the Witchcraft Sect and the Western Sect. Shouldn't we also make some arrangements?"

This era is unprecedented in its variables, and a great clan like the Phoenix Clan naturally cannot place all its bets on a single saint.

The best option is to bet on multiple fronts. No matter which sage gains the right to interpret the Heavenly Dao, the Phoenix Clan will be able to stand firm amidst the changing tides!

Upon hearing this, Yuan Feng frowned and said, "While that makes sense, I'm afraid there isn't a suitable candidate within my clan right now."

With the Phoenix Clan's karma still unresolved, it is difficult for them to conceive offspring, let alone those with outstanding talent who can catch the eye of those sages!

Xuan Niao laughed and said, "That child Kong Xuan was originally destined for the West! However, becoming a disciple of the Sage Tongtian is not bad either! I think the Sage Tongtian upholds the principle of teaching without discrimination and doesn't seem to object to his disciples practicing other religions. Perhaps Kong Xuan could learn a thing or two!"

"after all----"

"Among the direct disciples of the Jie Sect, those with Buddhist identities include Duobao, Xuanyin, and Jinling. Xuanyin even has a cult identity!"

"Furthermore, the requirements for accepting disciples in witchcraft and Western religions are not as high as those in the Chan religion!"

"There's no need to aspire to become a direct disciple of a sage; simply being able to speak with them is sufficient!"

As a senior figure of the Phoenix Clan, Xuan Niao was very clear about the situation in the Lonely Garden. He naturally knew that Duobao Daoren of the Jie Sect was one of the Three Buddhas, that Jinling Shengmu was Marici Bodhisattva, and that Xuanzang Wang Bodhisattva and Shizizai Wang Buddha were Xuan Yin's reward body and Dharma body!

In fact, the Phoenix Clan has spies in various factions, including the Heavenly Court, the Underworld, the Demon Clan, and the Dragon Clan, enabling them to make choices that are most beneficial to the Phoenix Clan.

For example, the Namo Hongyan Dizhuang Wang Buddha in the line of succession to the Buddhist sect is just an alias of Yuan Feng, the master of the Phoenix Clan, in the Lonely Garden.

However, the two Western saints were not fools, and naturally they would not allow him to truly inherit Buddhism, so he was placed very far down in the line of successors to Buddhism.

Therefore, after some discussion, Yuan Feng and Xuan Niao decided to send two Great Luo Golden Immortals to become nominal disciples of Buddhism and Witchcraft.

Meanwhile, under the coordination of the Heavenly Emperor Shennong, the Guide Daoist, Houtu, Nuwa, and Tongtian Jiaozhu also joined the plan to guide the Golden Demon God back and then find a way to kill him.

Nuwa took out a spiritual treasure containing the Great Dao of Geng Metal, and with the ritual passed down to her by the Great Immortal Yang Mei, she attempted to find the imprint of the Demon God of Metal in the endless river of time and space, and then guide him back to the Chaos Universe.

As for the location, it was chosen to be in the chaos outside the primordial world, so as to avoid the ordinary beings in the primordial true world being affected by the subsequent great battle.

Many beings skilled in the Way of Metal also gathered around the Sage, hoping to witness the battle between the Sages and the Demon God of Metal.

Doraemon the Dream God volunteered to stay in the Heavenly Court, as he did not want to be drawn into the battle between the saints and the Golden Demon God.

after all----

He didn't know whether Du'e Zhenren, the White Emperor, would become the Golden Demon God.

At the same time, Xuan Yin, who was in the Demon Realm, also began his own scheme.

After completely refining Luo Chi Nian and taking control of one-fifth of the power in the Demon Realm, he did not rush to cause trouble for the Primordial Heavenly Demon!

Trouble can come anytime, but things that can attract the attention of the primordial saints are not something you can encounter all the time!

Although the connection between the Demon Realm and the Primordial True Realm was sealed by the Taiji Diagram and the power of the Heavenly Dao, the River of Time and Space remained largely unaffected!

The river of time and space begins at its source, continuously dispersing to form the main axis of time and space and an endless timeline, while also giving birth to countless possibilities.

Only when the immeasurable calamity descends and the chaotic universe enters a state of desolation will the endless timelines in the entire river of spacetime converge again at a single point.

Therefore, no matter which world you are in, you can go upstream along the river of time and see that giant who created the world!

"This is a great opportunity to prove the past wrong!"

Xuan Yin has already attained the Heavenly Wind Spirit. If he were to attain the Heavenly Fire Spirit or the Heavenly Earth Spirit, it would be easy for a sage to see his path to enlightenment.

As for the identity of the Heavenly Water Spirit, it was obtained through a transaction with the Ancestral Dragon, and no one knows it for the time being, so there is no need to worry about it being discovered by a certain saint.

What he needs to do now is to take advantage of the fact that all the sages of the primordial world are focused on the Golden Demon God, and quietly go back to the beginning of creation to prove the past!

"Of the three treasures of the earth—water, fire, and wind—now that I have already attained the status of the Wind Spirit of Creation and obtained the identity of the Water Spirit of Creation from the Ancestral Dragon, let me try to attain the status of the Fire Spirit of Creation this time!"

With a thought, Xuan Yin's consciousness transformed into a ray of light, carrying his Dao Fruit, and fled towards the time point of the opening of the Primordial True World.

Before leaving, he still used the Luo Tian Qing Cloud to conceal the cause and effect, making the Primordial Heavenly Demon mistakenly believe that he was still refining the Luo Hou Star.

Boom!

Accompanied by the roar of the river of time, Xuan Yin descended directly at the beginning of creation and used the Great Dao of Fire to sense the cause and effect related to the Fire Spirit of Creation.

The river of time and space forked, evolving into a fiery river, where Taiyi, Dijun, Chi Piaonu, Lu Jun, and others left their marks.

Originally, Yuan Feng also had a mark, but after Xuan Yin refined her Fire Element Dao Fruit, her mark was integrated into Xuan Yin's Dao Fruit.

"A prairie fire!"

Xuan Yin immediately unleashed his fire-based divine power, sweeping across the heavens and earth, burning the universe, and directly absorbing the imprints of several weaker powerful divine beings.

For example, Chi Biao Nu, Lu Jun, and several powerful fire-wielding cultivators from the future.

In just a short while, apart from Xuan Yin's mark, only the marks left by four top-tier supernatural beings remained in the Fire River.

Di Jun!

Taiyi!

Jin Ning!

Lingguang!

Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi need no further introduction; they are the spirits of the sun and the essence of the fire, innate deities created when the golden flames of the great sun fell into the sun star.

As for Jin Ning, Xuan Yin had also met him. He was the son of Yuan Feng and the mount of the Goddess Nuwa. Under the protection of the Goddess Nuwa, he had become a Quasi-Saint of the Three Corpses.

Then it's Ling Guang's turn!

As the Vermilion Bird Saint Lord, he wields the Southern Bright Fire and the Vermilion Bird Divine Fire. With the blessing of the Heavenly Dao's authority, he can even unleash combat power at the level of a Quasi-Saint.

However, before the creation of the primordial world, the Heavenly Dao did not exist. Relying solely on Ling Guang's own strength, he was only slightly stronger than the Three Corpse Quasi-Saints in this time and space, but he did not yet possess the power to truly rival a Quasi-Saint.

If she were here, she would possess the strength of a Quasi-Saint, and would probably have already surpassed Di Jun and the others, successfully proving the power of the Heavenly Fire Spirit!

When it comes to picking the weakest, Xuan Yin decided, after some deliberation, to start with Jin Ning, the weakest among them.

"A prairie fire!"

Xuan Yin directly activated his divine power. Since it was a contest for the Heavenly Fire Spirit, he would naturally use fire-based divine power, which would make it easier to gain the Heavenly Fire Spirit's approval. Under his thought, the spark instantly turned into a prairie fire.

"So it was you!"

Jin Ning's will manifested instantly, manipulating the Nine Heavens Profound Fire and Phoenix True Fire, transforming them into Profound Heaven Fire Phoenixes that clashed with Xuan Yin's divine powers.

In a direct confrontation, Xuan Yin was clearly superior, but Jin Ning's supernatural power possessed a sense of creation that Xuan Yin could not comprehend.

The Xuan Tian Fire Phoenix she evolved seemed to have a real consciousness, managing to narrowly escape Xuan Yin's strangulation at a crucial moment.

"The phoenix cries out in the nine heavens!"

With a flick of his finger, Jin Ning caused thousands of fire phoenixes to coalesce into one, unleashing a torrent of divine flames that exploded with destructive power.

"Suppress!"

Xuan Yin dared not be careless and directly conjured dozens of towering fire pillars, sealing the sky and locking the earth, attempting to imprison the fire phoenix in front of him in the void.

But this fire phoenix was extremely agile and even tried to devour Xuan Yin's divine power.

"A wildfire spreads!"

Seeing this, Xuan Yin had no choice but to activate the Great Harmony Wind, using the wind to fuel the fire, and forcefully annihilate the illusory image of the Xuan Tian Fire Phoenix in front of him with absolute power.

Jin Ning was also taken aback.

She never expected that Xuan Yin, who had needed her protection to travel to Tai Su Tian, ​​would be able to unleash such terrifying fire-based divine power.

She knew that Xuan Yin had inherited the Fire Element Dao Fruit, but to fully grasp it and break through Yuan Feng's understanding of the Great Dao of Fire to create something new was not an easy task.

As Yuan Feng's son, she naturally knew Yuan Feng's methods. He was born to control all fires, but Yuan Feng's fire-based supernatural powers were mainly domineering. No matter what the method was, he would burn it with one fire. In terms of variation, it was not as good as the Wind and Fire Wildfire supernatural power that Xuan Yin was now using.

"but----"

"Just what I wanted!"

Jin Ning knew that Xuan Yin's most proficient method was actually the Law Path, and using only the Fire Path Divine Power could not unleash his full potential.

"The Crucible of Creation!"

With a thought, the phantom of the fire phoenix, which had been scattered by Xuan Yin, began to spin like stars in the heavens, transforming into a furnace that blotted out the sun and sky. The furnace was filled with the power of creation, allowing the Nine Heavens Profound Fire and Phoenix True Fire within it to live on endlessly.

She had been by Nuwa's side for at least several hundred years, and through this exposure, her understanding of the innate Dao of Creation was naturally quite profound.

The Creation Furnace she just used is the strongest divine power she has comprehended!

Once the furnace appeared, it melted everything, including Xuan Yin, who was also enveloped within it. Countless Phoenix Clan True Culture runes bombarded Xuan Yin.

Each talisman was comparable to a strike from a Great Luo Immortal, with endless divine light soaring into the sky, but all of them were blocked by the fire wall that Xuan Yin had created with divine fire.

"cut!"

Xuan Yin gathered fire into a sword and slashed directly at the Creation Furnace. The extreme destructive power instantly tore a hole in the Creation Furnace.

But before Xuan Yin could rejoice, the power of creation flowed, and the furnace was restored to its original state, with bursts of fire raining down from the heavens.

"interesting!"

After some probing, Xuan Yin finally discovered a clue: although the power of creation was mysterious, Jin Ning's supernatural abilities had a flaw.

Both the Nine Heavens Profound Fire and the Phoenix True Fire contain the ultimate destruction. Although Jin Ning comprehended the Great Dao of Creation from the Goddess Nuwa, he could not perfectly harmonize the two Great Daos of Destruction and Creation.

Xuan Yin had witnessed the goddess Nuwa's actions, where creation and destruction coexisted, and the ultimate creation, when evolved to its extreme, became the ultimate destruction.

Similarly, the ultimate destruction, when it evolves to the end, will give birth to the ultimate creation!

Jin Ning is quite strong, but he can't possibly compare to the goddess Nuwa!

"All fires return to nothingness!"

Upon seeing this, Xuan Yin immediately activated the Return to the Void Seal, but he used divine fire as a medium to devour the surrounding divine fire while the power of creation and destruction was flowing, and attempted to dismantle the Phoenix Clan's True Script with the power of the Return to the Void.

"All the flames of heaven and earth, heed my command!"

Seeing that the Creation Furnace was showing signs of collapse, Jin Ning disregarded everything else and hurriedly manipulated the Nine Heavens Profound Fire and Phoenix True Fire to strike Xuan Yin.

But at this moment, Xuan Yin, who was activating the Returning to Nothingness Seal, was like a fire god in charge of the final calamity, about to turn everything around him into the ashes of the great calamity.

In the void, a world-destroying demon god roared, which was the reflection of Xuan Yin's Great Dao of Fire. The Great Dao of Fire instantly merged with the Great Dao of Returning to the Void.

Upon seeing this, Jin Ning couldn't help but show a look of horror. In Xuan Yin's supernatural powers, she saw the ultimate principle of heaven and earth: all things return to three, three returns to two, two returns to one, one returns to the Dao, and the Dao transforms into nothingness.

The surrounding innate divine fire was continuously devoured. Xuan Yin activated the Returning Void Seal, which was like the myriad timelines at the time of the final calamity, collapsing together in an instant and then transforming into a blazing sun.

The great sun revolves, and from the extreme destruction, the ultimate creation is born, just like a rapidly expanding fire universe.

"not good!"

Jin Ning tried to unleash his divine powers to resist, but he was a step too late. As the universe expanded, a surge of heat death swept across heaven and earth.

The Creation Furnace she activated exploded instantly, and then, under the influence of this heat-death power, it transformed into nourishment for the fiery universe.

But this is not the end!

Boom!

With a deafening roar that seemed to shatter the heavens and open the earth, resounding throughout the universe, the mark left by Jin Ning was directly swallowed up by Xuan Yin's fiery universe.

The long river of fire, evolved from the primordial fire spirit, surged ceaselessly, giving rise to a feeling that it wanted to actively merge into the fire universe.

The marks left by Di Jun, Tai Yi, and Ling Guang all turned to look at Xuan Yin, as if they regarded him as some great enemy.

Without hesitation, Xuan Yin unleashed the power to annihilate the Jin Ning imprint, leading that fiery universe toward suppressing the nearest Di Jun.

But Di Jun showed no intention of resisting, simply laughing and saying, "Fine! Consider it repayment for resolving the karmic debt of Xihe's crisis!"

Before the words were even finished, a blazing sun plunged directly into Xuan Yin's fire universe, accelerating its expansion even further.

Although Di Jun had departed after his tribulation, he kept a close eye on the Primordial Realm and was naturally aware of Xuan Yin's plan to undermine Lu Jun's foundation.

To repay this karmic debt, he directly abandoned the fire mark left behind in this place.

However, Donghuang Taiyi had no intention of holding back. The endless true fire of the sun returned to its origin, transforming into the golden flames of the great sun, symbolizing the fire spirit of creation. Like a bright lamp, it illuminated all directions and swept directly towards Xuan Yin.

"Fellow Daoist!"

"Let me see how much you've improved!"

Within Taiyi's eye, the boundless intent flowed, and the golden flames of the great sun swept in all directions, even drawing upon the primal power of the fire river beneath their feet!

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