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

Chapter 363 [No destruction, no construction; the weak water is hard to cross]

Boom!

The Two Elements Micro Dust Array was instantly torn open, and the sword light evolved from the Primordial Primordial Dao intertwined with the Creation Divine Thunder and fell down.

But Laozi Taiqing was no pushover either. With a thought, countless microcosms were created from the chaos and nothingness.

These microscopic worlds, through the cycle of birth and death, and the destruction of all things in time and space, actually managed to extinguish Nuwa's sword light through their ceaseless cycle of life.

Those divine lightning bolts of creation, like mud oxen entering the sea, were swallowed up by the microscopic world and then transformed into the six energies of life, death, obscurity, light, illusion, and extinction.

The power of Yin and Yang is like the cycle of life and death. When there is Yin within Yang and Yang within Yin, the great formation will brew up the ultimate destructive power.

If you are not careful, you will be turned into a mindless mass of pure energy by the power of the great formation!

Of course, that applies to beings below the level of a saint. Nuwa is a saint, and a great formation could not possibly destroy the foundation of her existence.

Taiqing Laozi's goal was to buy time and temporarily trap Nuwa using the great formation.

Before the creation of the world, the Heavenly Dao did not exist, and the Earthly Dao was not manifest. Although Nuwa had attained the Dao twice, she was unable to mobilize the power of the Heavenly and Earthly Daos at this moment.

Therefore, Taiqing Laozi was confident that he could trap Nuwa for some time.

Even now, Nuwa has already attained the Dao Fruit of the Second Realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal!

"Primordial Dao Fire!"

With a thought, Taiqing Laozi unleashed the eighty-one-colored Primordial Dao Fire, which then revolved alongside the trillions of micro-dust worlds within the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Array.

The Primordial Chaos Supreme Purity Divine Talisman emitted a dazzling light, demonstrating the Dao of Limitlessness. Taiji gave rise to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang gave rise to the Four Symbols, the Four Symbols gave rise to the Eight Trigrams, and the laws of alchemy materialized, causing the entire Yin-Yang Micro Dust Array to evolve towards the Eight Trigrams Furnace on Shouyang Mountain.

The power generated by the birth and death of countless microscopic worlds is integrated into the Primordial Dao Fire, enabling it to be perpetually regenerated.

It even actively draws upon the power of creation emanating from Nuwa, attempting to increase its own power through Nuwa's Dao of Creation.

"What a magnificent Taiqing!"

When the two certificates were successfully obtained, Nuwa had witnessed Taiqing Laozi's Yin-Yang Micro Dust Array, but the array at that time was obviously not as mysterious as it is now!

Boom!

A domain of creation appeared around Nuwa, and endless divine lightning of creation followed. However, it did not strike the killing intent in the Yin-Yang Micro Dust Array, but collapsed instantly and condensed on the Primordial Holy Sword.

"The primordial chaos of creation!"

A terrifying killing intent erupted, seemingly aiming to return chaos to its primordial state, instantly transforming the inexhaustible power of creation into ultimate destructive force.

In an instant, countless chaotic stars appeared, rotating around Nuwa as the center, and a vast world began to expand outwards.

As a result, the micro-worlds evolved from the Yin-Yang Micro-Dust Array were transformed into nourishment by the vast world created by Nuwa.

Taiqing Laozi wanted to use Nuwa's power of creation to increase the power of the Primordial Dao Fire. Nuwa then used his own methods against him. As the microcosm was continuously swallowed up, the Yin-Yang Microcosm Array in the void was already teetering on the brink of collapse.

The Primordial Chaos Divine Talisman at the center of the formation was also forced to reveal itself, clearly indicating that the formation was on the verge of collapse.

Seeing this, Taiqing Laozi had no choice but to temporarily suppress the great formation with the help of other spiritual treasures.

The Daoist auras of more than a dozen spiritual treasures, such as the Seven Star Sword, the Banana Leaf Fan, the Eight Trigrams Furnace, the Wind and Fire Futon, and the Taiqing Merit Xuanhuang Pagoda, intertwined and overlapped, while various supernatural powers, such as the power of stars, the Samadhi True Fire, the Taiqing Divine Thunder, and the Moral Purple Qi, instantly crashed down on the place where Nuwa stood.

These supernatural powers were all activated by Taiqing Laozi through his own incarnation.

He himself is currently at a critical stage, only able to mobilize his thoughts, but unable to act as recklessly as usual, let alone personally engage in battle with Nuwa.

The Pangu power surrounding him had been condensed into a pill, and his Dao Fruit began to resonate with this pill.

Above the pill, the primordial energy flows, seemingly nurturing the power of creation. Each cycle of reincarnation is a cycle of birth and death of the universe.

Under the influence of Pangu's power, the pill rotated continuously, and with each rotation, the boundless power on the pill became more concentrated.

The pill will shrink by one unit.

After nine cycles, the pill was as small as dust; after twelve cycles, this pill containing the power of creation had transformed into the purest particles.

However, its immortal nature is as vast as the ocean, comparable to a chaotic spiritual treasure.

"break!"

Nuwa broke through numerous obstacles and struck the pill with her sword. The pill remained unchanged, and an immortal divine radiance flowed through the void.

but----

Nuwa did not give up and unleashed another sword strike. This strike contained the Great Dao of Primordial Chaos, which could restore all things in heaven and earth to the Primordial Universe.

Tai Su is the beginning of substance!

With a single sword strike, the Tai Su Universe began to rotate, like a millstone, crushing the pill and attempting to return it to its original state.

But at this moment, Taiqing Laozi has already merged with that pill, so how could he be easily erased by the Tai Su universe evolved by Nuwa?

On the pill, the power of Taiji erupted and evolved towards Tai Su, seemingly preparing to actively adapt to the Tai Su universe evolved by Nuwa.

Seeing this, Nuwa frowned slightly. The Tai Su Universe immediately transformed into the Tai Shi Universe, which then began to evolve into the Tai Chu Universe, seemingly transforming into the Tai Yi Universe, which was devoid of primordial energy.

As a sage, Nuwa also attained the Dao Fruit of Fuxi. She was involved in all five major Daos of the Primordial Chaos, but she was most proficient in the Great Dao of Primordial Simplicity!

Under the rotation of the Five Great Daos, all things perish, but Laozi of the Taiqing School began to actively adapt to the evolution of the Five Great Daos of the Primordial World through the Dao of Alchemy.

He also possesses the Five Elements of Innate Power!

Back then, under his guidance, Haotian almost attained the Dao Fruit of Fuxi.

Unfortunately, Fuxi prematurely extracted the profound essence of the Fuxi Dao Fruit, leaving Haotian with only a rudimentary form of the Dao Fruit that evolved with the help of the Azure Emperor's Dao Fruit.

However, the fact that Haotian was able to reach that point is enough to prove that Taiqing Laozi's mastery of the Five Great Daos of the Primordial Chaos is no less than that of Nuwa!

Above the pill, the power of the five primordial elements manifested in turn. Despite being bathed by Nuwa's divine powers, Taiqing Laozi remained unmoved amidst the rotation of the five elements.

"Do you think that this means I can't do anything to you?"

Seeing this, Nuwa sneered, "If you can mobilize the power of Pangu, then naturally I can also borrow the power of Pangu here!"

All living beings in the Primordial True Realm have their true spirits originating from Pangu. Although the Pangu mark on Nuwa is not as strong as the Three Pure Ones of Pangu's primordial spirit, it is still enough to overwhelm the vast majority of living beings in the Primordial True Realm.

Seventy branding marks appeared on her body, reflecting the heavens, and finally merged into one, resonating with the power of Pangu that remained at the beginning of creation.

Pangu underwent nine transformations in a single day. After nine days, he became a god in the heavens and a saint on the earth, with a total of eighty-one manifestations. After the creation of heaven and earth, these eighty-one manifestations further evolved into various innate Dao bodies and innate deities.

Nuwa, through the help of the Great Dao of Creation, comprehended many innate divine aspects, and now she is able to evolve the seventy aspects of Pangu by her own power.

"The creation of heaven and earth!"

The boundless power of Pangu, drawn by the imprint of Pangu, was instantly amplified upon the Primordial Holy Sword, which contained boundless destructive power.

The ultimate creation is destruction, and the creation of heaven and earth is the greatest creation of the primordial world. As Nuwa pushed the Hongmeng Holy Sword to its limit, a force of creation suddenly slashed towards that pill.

Under normal circumstances, that pill is already the smallest immortal particle, indivisible.

But at this moment, under the power of creation, everything impossible became possible, and the pill even developed countless cracks.

Boom!

The pill exploded instantly!

Nuwa, however, did not see the figure of Taiqing Laozi. She only saw a wisp of pure energy, which, with the help of the terrifying power of the exploding pill, tore open the chaotic void and imprinted itself deep in the origin of chaos.

"No destruction, no construction; destruction precedes construction!"

The voice of Taiqing Laozi resounded from the depths of the primordial chaos, and then the Dao of Alchemy, which had already transformed into the Great Dao of Chaos, manifested from the void.

Although Nuwa's sword strike that triggered Pangu's imprint was powerful, severing the foundation of Taiqing Laozi, it could not directly obliterate his Great Dao.

The Dao of Alchemy manifested, and the light of the Limitless illuminated the void. The faintly aura of Laozi, the Supreme Being, emerged from the Dao of Alchemy by virtue of his status as a revered being in the world.

"Shenbao-kun!"

Seeing this, Nuwa couldn't help but sneer, "I've forgotten your earthly nature!"

Taiqing Laozi has aliases all over the heavens. In the divine system, he is known as Shenbaojun. His divine cultivation is second only to Taiyi and the Three Sovereigns of the past, and is in no way inferior to the Five Emperors of the past.

It naturally possesses the characteristics of a divine being who is immortal within the Dao and returns within the Dao. Furthermore, its foundation for existence and its status as a supreme being in the world are integrated with it, transforming into an immortal and indestructible Supreme Imprint.

Seeing that he was no match for Nuwa, Taiqing Laozi simply used her to help him complete the final step of obtaining the second Hunyuan Daluo Dao Fruit!

Yes!

Although he was annihilated by Nuwa once and is now extremely weak, Taiqing Laozi has already accomplished the feat of achieving the second proof of Hunyuan through the Dao of Alchemy.

At least----

At this moment, he has reached a level of mastery comparable to Nuwa!

They are all dual-certificate Hunyuan Daluo!

Having successfully obtained his second certificate, Taiqing Laozi sighed softly and looked at Nuwa, saying, "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, you have already destroyed my Dao body once. The cause and effect of obstructing my path in the past should be considered settled, right?"

At this moment, although he has successfully obtained his second certificate and his strength has greatly improved, he is not in good condition!

no way!

Who made him die once?

This Dao body is now formed from the essence of alchemy, making it slightly stronger than the Chaos Demon God who just returned from the Tribulation of Losing Myself.

If possible, he would naturally want to settle things peacefully and reverse the cause and effect between him and Nuwa!

When Nuwa was proving the Great Luo of Hunyuan for the second time, he tried to stop her, but failed.

Now, he has achieved the second level of the Hunyuan Daluo realm. Nuwa tried to stop him, but although she did not succeed, she did manage to destroy his foundation once.

In theory, the two of them are even, and Taiqing Laozi is actually at a slight disadvantage!

but----

Nuwa has no intention of letting this go!

She revealed her saintly form, her primordial snake tail stirring up all things in space and time, and coldly laughed, "The karmic debt you incurred for obstructing the path of cultivation is now settled!"

"And what about the interest?"

Female immortals are all very vengeful, even the saint Nuwa is no exception.

If I suffer a loss once, you have to suffer a loss at least twice for it to be considered even!

Therefore, Nuwa did not hesitate at all and directly attacked Taiqing Laozi: "Fellow Daoist Taiqing, let me see your strength after your second certification!"

Boom!

The killing sword light spread across the sky, as if the primordial chaos had just been created, evolving into the killing intent of the Great Dao, and billions of Tai Su sword energies materialized in the void.

[Primordial Dao Fire]

Although Taiqing Laozi was extremely unwilling, he had no choice but to parry. The eighty-one colors of the Primordial Chaos Dao Fire collided with the Tai Su Sword Qi in an instant.

The Dao Fire swept across the heavens, actually refining the sword energy in the void into a pill!

"It is impolite not to reciprocate!"

Taiqing Laozi shouted, and the pill flew towards Nuwa: "This divine power, Fellow Daoist Nuwa, you should enjoy it yourself!"

The pill exploded as it approached Nuwa, and a vast universe of primordial chaos descended along with boundless sword energy.

Boom!

The Great Dao roared, and sword energy swept across the chaotic universe, but with a thought from Nuwa, the Primordial Sword Energy in her hand instantly annihilated the divine power before her.

She could see that alchemy was not a path that excelled in warfare, and how could she, Nuwa, be injured by the supernatural powers she herself used?

Seeing that her powerful supernatural abilities were no match for Taiqing Laozi, she immediately took a step forward and slashed down at him with her sword.

Helpless, Taiqing Laozi could only use the Seven Star Sword to draw upon the power of the stars while simultaneously activating the Taiqing Xuanhuang Merit Pagoda to protect himself.

His One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Divine Power bears the mark of the Upper Pure Ones, so he is naturally skilled in swordsmanship. Although he is not as good as the Tongtian Sect Master, he is definitely better than the Yuanshi Tianzun, the Jieyin Daoist, and the Zhunti Daoist.

Nuwa's Primordial Holy Sword, though powerful, could not possibly overpower him, a second-stage Hunyuan Daluo, in a short time.

Even though he's not in good shape right now!

Sages always weigh the pros and cons. As long as Nuwa doesn't gain an advantage in the battle, she will retreat on her own before long!

Therefore, this time, he did not back down, but instead took the initiative to attack Nuwa.

On the other side, the great battle between the Jiuli Divine Dynasty and the Jiuxiao Divine Dynasty continued. As the innate Wutu formation set up by the Four-Unlikes was broken, Chi You's army immediately marched straight in and slaughtered everyone in its path.

Haotian wasn't in a hurry at all!

Since it was Yuanshi Tianzun who pushed him out to compete for the title of Human Emperor, Yuanshi Tianzun should be the one who is worried in this situation.

After several failed attempts at scheming, he had learned to give up. The situation couldn't be worse than being forced into a cycle of reincarnation—

?

"That's quite a scheme!"

Seeing the Asura army below being slaughtered, and nearly a third of his 30% of the Asura clan's fortune being lost in the great battle, Yuanshi Tianzun frowned slightly, but did not choose to personally intervene because of the temporary defeat!

He knew that with Houtu around, he couldn't directly attack Chiyou.

Moreover, the struggle for the Human Emperor involves a wide range of people and many unexpected events may occur. He had already made preparations for the breaking of the Innate Earth Formation.

After the Primordial Earth Formation was broken, the Four-Unlikes used the Qilin Seal to create a natural barrier within the territory of the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty.

Immediately afterwards, he took out a talisman made by the Primordial Celestial Venerable and threw it into the chasm. The sage talisman instantly transformed into a void node.

A continuous stream of Weak Water suddenly gushed out from the void node, and in the blink of an eye, it transformed into a great river that blocked the army of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty.

The Weak Water contains the power of calamity and destruction of heaven and earth, making it difficult even for Golden Immortals to fly. Only Great Luo Golden Immortals can remain unaffected by the Weak Water.

Upon seeing this, Bo Huang flew into a rage: "What Weak Water? Do you think it can stop us? Watch us evaporate it with the True Fire of the Sun!"

Boom!

Upon hearing Bo Huang's words, the other eight Golden Crows immediately activated their Solar True Fire and joined forces with Bo Huang to set up the Golden Crow World-Burning Array.

The golden crow patrolled the sky, scorching the heavens and boiling the sea, evaporating a significant portion of the Weak Water in the blink of an eye.

But the void node was still there, and the Weak Water kept flowing in, so the Solar True Fire used by Bo Huang and the others could not evaporate it all at once.

The Four-No-Face laughed and said, "Fellow Daoists, there's no need to waste your energy. The source of this Weak Water is the Weak Water Abyss of Phoenix and Qilin Continent in the Western Sea, where life flows endlessly. You simply cannot evaporate it!"

"Let's save our energy!"

In the beginning, the First Qilin regarded Phoenix Continent in the Western Sea as the Qilin clan's escape route because it valued the Weak Water that contained the power of the calamity of heaven and earth.

That place is impassable for even true dragons, and forbidden for celestial phoenixes to fly. Combined with the destructive power of the heavens and earth there, the Primordial Qilin was even confident that it could stop the Ancestral Dragon.

In the past, the Ancestral Dragon ruled the four seas and controlled the billions of water veins in the primordial world. All kinds of innate true water were integrated into the Water Element Dao Fruit.

However, the Weak Water of Fenglin Continent was an exception, which resulted in the Ancestral Dragon's Water Element Dao Fruit not reaching the perfect state of Hunyuan Golden Immortal.

Although the Weak Water manifests in the form of water, it cannot be regarded as ordinary water.

The power of the calamity within is something that those below the level of a sage are extremely wary of, as they do not possess the characteristic of remaining unaffected by the sage's power.

Once tainted by the power of the destruction of heaven and earth, one's Dao fruit will begin to decline continuously.

However, that power of calamity only exists in the West. The Queen Mother of the West also collected some of the Weak Water with the help of the Pure Water Bowl, but once the Weak Water leaves the West, the power of calamity will slowly dissipate, and the power of the Weak Water will also be greatly reduced as it leaves the West.

Therefore, the Weak Water of Xikunlun is actually a weakened version of the Weak Water.

Now, the Primordial Celestial Venerable used talismans to open a void node, drawing in the Weak Water, which contains the power of celestial and territorial destruction.

As Bo Huang and the others activated their supernatural powers to evaporate the Weak Water, the power of the Heaven and Earth Calamity within the Weak Water gradually merged into the surrounding void.

Those living beings that were close by, such as Bo Huang and others, the Four-Unlikes, and the humans and Asuras under the command of the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty and the Nine Li Divine Dynasty, were all unknowingly tainted by some of the calamity energy!

"wrong!"

"Stop activating the true fire of the sun immediately!"

Those who were following Chi You and saw this scene were immediately horrified.

Xuan Yin opened up the path to immortality through tribulation and obtained the power of tribulation bestowed by the Heavenly Dao. As his incarnation, Fu Zhang could naturally sense the spread of tribulation energy.

Reminded by the barrier, Bo Huang and the others immediately stopped, each still shaken, but their primordial spirits had already been tainted by the power of the calamity of heaven and earth!

Chi You's army also felt that something was clouding their minds!

Seeing this scene, the Primordial Celestial Venerable, seated on his cloud bed in the Jade Void Palace, couldn't help but laugh and say, "The number of heaven and earth is five kalpas. The east begins with Zi (子), called Longhan, which is the beginning kalpa. The south begins with Yin (寅), called Chiming, which is the completion kalpa. The center begins with Mao (卯), called Shanghuang, and the north begins with Wu (午), called Kaihuang, both of which are the dwelling kalpas. The west begins with You (酉) and ends with Xu (戌), called Yankang, which is the destruction kalpa!"

"The so-called Five Calamities correspond to the Five Elements of Heaven and Earth, the Five Emperors' Reigns: the Dragon-Han Wood Calamity, the Crimson-Bright Fire Calamity, the Yan-Kang Metal Calamity, the Kai-Huang Water Calamity, and the Shang-Huang Earth Calamity. All these cycles repeat endlessly, evolving into the sun, moon, and stars!"

"The so-called Dragon-Han Calamity is actually the beginning of the Five Calamities. The war between the three races and the war between the Dao and the Demon are merely preludes to the cycle of formation, existence, decay, and emptiness!"

Among the sages, those who understand calamities best are none other than the Tongtian Sect Leader and the Yuanshi Tianzun. The Tongtian Sect Leader understands calamities because of the Lord of the End, while the Yuanshi Tianzun once wanted Shen Gongbao to seek calamities.

If it weren't for Dao Ancestor Hongjun's efforts to save the world from collapse, the Primordial Realm might have already met its end and been destroyed when Luo unleashed the great calamity!

In each era, countless calamities descend, beginning in the east and ending in the west, making the west the place where the power of calamity is most concentrated.

Phoenix Continent, surrounded by the Abyss of Weak Water, is not only the last pure land in the Primordial True Realm, but also the place where all the myriad paths of heaven and earth began to converge into their origin.

If we were to attack the Weak Water in that place, we would inevitably be tainted by the power of the calamity that destroys heaven and earth!

This is also the source of Yuanshi Tianzun's confidence; he intends to use the power of the calamity of heaven and earth to slowly erode the fortune of the Jiuli Divine Dynasty.

When fortune smiles, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune turns, even heroes are powerless. When Chi You and the Jiuli army lose their luck under the erosion of the power of the calamity of heaven and earth, that will be the time for Haotian and the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty to launch a counterattack.

Therefore, after the great battle began, Haotian did not mobilize the human race of the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty, but instead used the Asura army to delay as much as possible.