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

Chapter 364 [Breaking Through King to Emperor: The Path to Treasure]

"The Abyss of Weak Water, the Power of Destruction!"

At the same time, Fu Zhang also learned from the Tongtian Sect Master through the Spirit Realm about the origin of the Weak Water and the power of the Heaven and Earth Calamity within it.

Since he is in charge of calamities, he naturally has no fear of the power of the calamities that destroy heaven and earth!

He even felt that this might be an opportunity, as the Weak Water, containing the power of the calamity of heaven and earth, should be able to completely perfect the Great Dao of Water.

after all----

Back then, the Ancestral Dragon's Water Dao Fruit was just one step away from the perfection of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, and the Weak Water, which contained the power of the destruction of heaven and earth, was the only source of water that he had not been able to master in the Primordial True Realm.

If he had also brought the Weak Water Abyss under his control back then, and completely mastered the Great Dao of Primordial Water, successfully breaking through to the perfect realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal, Yuan Feng and Shi Qilin would most likely not have been his match.

Unfortunately—

Some things have no "what ifs"!

Long ago, when Xuan Yin was still a True Immortal, under the protection of the Water and Fire Qilin, he had his eye on the Weak Water of the Flaming Mountain in Xikunlun. However, the part of the Weak Water surrounding Xikunlun was collected from the Abyss of Weak Water by the Queen Mother of the West with great magic power, and it was considered her private property!

But he couldn't bring himself to do it!

At that time, Yan Lin and Xuan Shuang also said that when his cultivation level improved in the future, they could accompany him to Fenglin Continent to collect some unclaimed Weak Water!

However, later, the Four-Faced Beast regained control of the Qilin Seal, and the two returned to the Qilin Ancestral Land. The Water and Fire Gourd was also refined into the God-Slaying Gourd by the Tongtian Sect Leader, and Xuan Yin had no further contact with the two!

Just as Duobao Daoren was reshaping the western earth veins with the dragon corpse, Xuan Yin saw the two of them and the Four-Unlikes again in the Qilin Ancestral Land.

Later, Xuan Yin's strength improved by leaps and bounds, and he stopped caring about the Weak Water!

But now, having learned from the Tongtian Sect Leader that the Weak Water Abyss, which even the Ancestral Dragon feared, was far more complex than it appeared on the surface—Xuanyin's avatar, the barrier, had given him another idea about the Weak Water Abyss!

However, the one most suitable to plot against the Abyss of Weak Water is actually another of Xuan Yin's, an incarnation who inherited the identity of the Water Spirit of Creation.

Black Dragon King!

As the incarnation of Xuan Yin, he can also mobilize the power of calamity, and his identity as the water spirit of creation is the key to perfecting the Dao of Water Element.

"But could there be a trap here, like a scheme by the Primordial Celestial Venerable?"

Although he longed to bring the Weak Water Abyss under his control and completely dominate the primordial water element, Fu Zhang was also worried that this was a scheme by the Primordial Heavenly Lord.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable may not have known of the existence of the Black Law Dragon King, nor that the Black Law Dragon King inherited the identity of the Creation Water Spirit from the Ancestral Dragon.

but----

After Doraemon, the Heavenly Venerable of Dreams, threatened Haotian with calamity and became the Great Emperor of the Eastern Azure Flower, the Primordial Heavenly Venerable knew that he had been favored by calamity!

To break through the current weak waters, to control the calamity, and to be unafraid of the power of the destruction of heaven and earth, the Xuan Yin incarnation is undoubtedly the most suitable person to take action.

With his true form trapped in the Demon Realm, Doraemon, as one of the Six Emperors, acting on behalf of Heaven, could not rashly interfere in the struggle for the Human Emperor among the human race.

In order to avoid a complete falling out with the Chan Sect, the two Western Saints also agreed to Yuanshi Tianzun's request that the World-Free King Buddha would not leave the Lonely Garden before the Investiture of the Gods to interfere in the human race's struggle for the Human Emperor.

On the surface, the only avatars that Xuan Yin could use were Fu Zhang, Xuan Zang Wang Bodhisattva, and Wu Luo, one of the Ten Great Spirit Witches!

Draw the target first, then shoot the arrow.

To prevent Xuan Yin's incarnation from interfering with the struggle for the Human Emperor's throne and affecting his plans, Yuanshi Tianzun would surely try to scheme against Xuan Yin's incarnation.

Once this thought arises, the obstacle will naturally not act rashly.

but----

It's worth testing the waters!

After reshaping the Golden Yuan World, the Tongtian Sect Leader and the Guide Daoist were still guiding the Great Five Elements Cycle of the Primordial World in the western part of Guixu with the methods of sages.

As for Fenglin Continent, it is located in the West Sea. Once the Tongtian Sect Leader comes out of Guixu, he can naturally investigate whether there is a pitfall in the Weak Water Abyss!

The methods of Yuanshi Tianzun could harm himself and the Black Dragon King, so how could they possibly harm Tongtian Jiaozhu, a sage of the Heavenly Dao?

Therefore, there is no need to panic when obstacles arise!

As for the current situation, the Weak Water, which was forcibly created by the Saint's Seal to form a void node and guided here, is not an unsolvable method!

When Xuan Yin was at the True Immortal realm, he was able to cross the Weak Water with the Iron Pole Weaver. Now that Fu Zhang has cultivated into the Asura King, can he still be blocked by the Weak Water brought by the Primordial Heavenly Venerable?

These weak waters could only stop the Jiuli army under Chiyou Mo, but they could not stop him and the dozen or so Great Luo Golden Immortals in the Jiuli Divine Dynasty!

"I'll do it!"

Fu Zhang immediately took a step forward, which directly attracted the power of the Wind Origin Dao Fruit, and then used the Great Dao of Wind to target the Weak Water in front of him.

Boom!

In an instant, the great river that the Weak Water had evolved into surged with towering waves, crashing towards the army of the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty.

Leverage existing trends!

The Primordial Celestial Venerable wanted to use the Weak Water to block the army of the Nine Li Divine Dynasty, so the barrier could naturally also be used to deal with the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty.

The wind rose and the water surged, creating towering waves. The Asura on the opposite bank of the river was instantly swallowed up by the waves of the Weak Water, which was driven by the strong wind.

As for karma —

There is inherent conflict among the Asuras, so as the Asura King, his actions against the Asura race will not create any negative karma.

Moreover, he also possesses a ninth-grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, so even if it generates some karmic force, it will still be within his tolerance range.

The surging waters were so powerful that even those below the Golden Immortal level could hardly withstand them. In just a short while, half of the Asuras under the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty were lost.

Another ten percent of the Asura clan's fortune was integrated into his protective body. In addition to the twenty percent of Asura fortune he already possessed, the twenty percent of fortune in Houtu's hands, and the ten percent of fortune he had seized from the Asuras under the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty during the previous battle, he had now gathered nearly sixty percent of the Asura clan's fortune.

The immense fortune is now converging on Fu Zhang, giving him a glimpse of an opportunity to break through his current realm.

"Break the King, Become the Emperor, Asura Emperor!"

A realization suddenly dawned on Fu Zhang's mind: in the past, the Asura clan was suppressed by Styx, the leader of the Asura Cult, so it was impossible for an Asura Emperor who was above the Asura King to be born.

Because the Styx River, which governs the teachings of the Asuras, is the uncrowned emperor of the Asuras.

It was only when the Styx Daoist voluntarily abandoned the Asura clan and disbanded the Asura religion that the Asura King had a further opportunity to advance.

Feeling something, Fu Zhang immediately looked beyond the primordial wilderness, where there was a world that had been created by the Styx Daoist for the Asura race.

"Good heavens!"

Fu Zhang was also startled: "That guy Styx, when he disbanded the Asura Cult, he actually left behind methods to control the Asuras!"

Although the Asura Realm was created by the Styx Daoist, it was born in accordance with the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man, and the Asura Path among the six paths of reincarnation.

Without occupying the Asura Realm, Xuan Yin, Hou Tu, Yuan Shi Tian Zun, and Zhun Ti Dao Ren, who have divided up the fortune of the Asura race, even if they can command the Asura race, they cannot possibly control the Asura Path.

Beyond these four forces, there is another Asura, which is the Asura Path. It evolved from the authority of the Six Paths of Reincarnation and was born in the Asura Realm, forming the foundation of the Asura Path.

The River Styx also deliberately concealed the secrets of heaven.

If it weren't for the fact that the barrier had gathered nearly 60% of the Asura clan's fortune, he really wouldn't have known that Daoist Styx had secretly kept a trick up his sleeve.

He transferred that portion of Asura's fortune to the Underworld Clan and the Underworld Sect, something that ordinary powerful beings simply couldn't detect.

If a sage has no deep connection with the Asura Cult and has not had any karmic relationship with them, they would not be able to discover the Styx Daoist's shady dealings.

The reason he was able to discover the barrier was because he had gathered most of the Asura clan's fortune and had already grasped a sliver of the opportunity to become the Asura Emperor.

On the other side, seeing that more than half of his Asuras had perished, Haotian did not hesitate. He used the Broken Universe Bell to create layers of spatial barriers to block the Weak Water, thus saving the remaining Asuras.

He knew that the Asura clan contained the aura of the Lesser Vehicle of Demonic Path, and that the Primordial Celestial Venerable would never allow all of his Asura clan members to perish.

The fallen portion is acceptable.

However, to lose everything here, thereby damaging the karma of the Hinayana path, is absolutely unacceptable.

Immediately afterwards, Chi You and the others activated the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, summoned the Dharma Image of Pangu, and fought a fierce battle with Haotian who had made the move.

Haotian was, after all, a quasi-sage, so Chi You and the others didn't gain any advantage!

"Fellow Daoists, how about we call it quits?"

Haotian smiled and said, "Your grand formation shouldn't last long! Since this is a battle for the Human Emperor, there's no need to rush!"

Although he wanted to suppress Chi You and his followers, he also knew that Hou Tu would not allow it, and now was not the time for the final battle.

Only when those twenty-four Great Luo Immortals recover will it be time for the Nine Heavens Divine Dynasty to launch a counterattack.

Although Chi You was unwilling, he had no choice but to acquiesce to Haotian's words.

The Jiuli Divine Dynasty occupied part of the Jiuxiao Divine Dynasty's territory, so they still gained an advantage. However, their army is currently blocked by the Ruoshui River, so they have to choose to rest temporarily and look for an opportunity to break the deadlock.

At the same time, the Great Five Elements Cycle of the Primordial True Realm was reconstructed, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth increased, and Tongtian Jiaozhu, Shennong, and others also gained merit.

Wuzhiqi, Kong Xuan, Renshi, Zhen Yuanzi, and other great supernatural beings who participated in sorting out the five elements of the primordial true world all benefited.

Zhen Yuanzi even stepped into the realm of a near-sage through this!

Even Laozi and Nuwa, who had just returned from the beginning of creation, gained merit for besieging and refining the Golden Demon God.

However, although Taiqing Laozi successfully obtained the two certificates, he looked somewhat disheveled, clearly having suffered a great loss in his struggle against Nuwa.

Nuwa, though she was also injured, could not hide the smile on her face.

after all----

Taiqing Laozi has already successfully obtained two certificates and is at the same level as her. If it weren't for the fact that her foundation for survival was forcibly destroyed once, and he had returned with the help of alchemy, his strength would not be at its peak. In this battle between saints, it would still be unknown who would win and who would lose.

It won't be so easy to suppress Taiqing Laozi again in the future!

When Yuanshi Tianzun learned that Taiqing Laozi had successfully obtained his second certificate, he also had a complicated expression on his face!

Why is it that among the four direct disciples of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, he is the only one who has not yet obtained the second certificate?

"Taiichi!"

Thinking of this, Yuanshi Tianzun was very frustrated. If Taiyi hadn't occupied the origin of the divine path, he would have been very confident in completing the second proof.

But now—

Before he could defeat Taiyi and bring him down from the origin of the divine path, he could only plot against the demonic path and do his best to increase his influence in the immortal path!

Of course, he wasn't without alternatives!

Just like Laozi of Taiqing, who temporarily set aside the Supreme Dao Fruit and turned to the Dao of Alchemy, he could also choose to cultivate deeply in the Dao of Tools first.

Since the Tongtian Sect Leader and Taiqing Laozi were able to prove their Dao through the acquired Dao and imprint the Dao of Sword and the Dao of Alchemy into the Chaos Origin with the power of Pangu, then he, being the same as the Tongtian Sect Leader and Taiqing Laozi as the Primordial Spirit of Pangu, could naturally emulate them and prove the Dao of Weapons first with the power of Pangu.

However, choosing the path of the artifact will diminish the limitless nature of his first cause among all heavens.

The first cause of all heavens is not only the cause of all results, but also the origin, the first, and the most ancient source—this is a concept that evolves from the infinite characteristics of the cause of all results, the origin, and the most ancient source.

The Tongtian Sect Leader has already secured the top spot in the Acquired Realm by proving the Primordial Chaos through the Sword Dao. If he were to follow the Tongtian Sect Leader's example and prove the Dao through the Acquired Great Dao, and add the Taiqing Laozi who came before him, then he would be the third in the Acquired Realm!

In this way, one might be able to obtain two certificates and increase one's own strength, but it would also invisibly diminish the characteristics of the primary cause of all results.

"Either do it or do it the best"—this has always been the principle of Yuanshi Tianzun.

"Perhaps, we could try the path of becoming a treasure!"

Yuanshi Tianzun frowned slightly. Before Tongtian Jiaozhu successfully obtained his second proof, he was deducing a path to enlightenment that was different from Tongtian Jiaozhu's.

Whether it's the swordsmanship of the Tongtian Sect Leader or the alchemy of the Taiqing Laozi, both rely on the power of Pangu to imprint the Great Dao deep within the origin of chaos.

But this is not the only way!

There are countless paths to enlightenment. One can prove the Dao externally, and naturally, one can also prove the Dao internally, just like the two paths of internal alchemy and external alchemy in the Golden Elixir Dao.

Taiqing Laozi's evil corpse was performing the Heavenly Dao, actually wanting to prove the Dao within himself.

The acquired Dao is sublimated into the innate Dao, and then imprinted deep within the origin of chaos, allowing the innate Dao to transform into the chaotic Dao, thus gaining the recognition of the chaotic universe, which is to prove the Dao to the outside world.

In the past twenty cycles of reincarnation, Yuanshi Tianzun had also studied these things quite a bit.

After Tongtian Jiaozhu proposed the idea of ​​imprinting his own Great Dao into the depths of the Chaos Origin, he deduced a path of internal verification through the Dao of Artifacts.

The Way of Body Treasure!

He tempered himself as if refining a magical artifact, making him comparable to a primordial treasure, and imprinted the Dao of the artifact onto his saintly body.

Before the Three Pure Ones separated, he preached this method on Kunlun Mountain, and Huanglong, one of the Twelve Golden Immortals, cultivated this path.

However, Huanglong Zhenren has not traveled as far on this path as Duobao Daoren!

In the original grand scheme of Heaven, Duobao's ability to withstand the Heaven-Turning Seal with his physical body was actually a sign that the Way of Body Treasure was reaching its zenith.

Heaven has three treasures: the sun, the moon, and the stars; Earth has three treasures: water, fire, and wind; and Man has three treasures: essence, energy, and spirit.

In addition, Taoism and Buddhism also have the concept of the Three Treasures.

Taoism has three treasures for taking refuge in: the Tao, the scriptures, and the master. It also has three treasures for inner cultivation, which are the three treasures of the human body: essence, energy, and spirit. Furthermore, it has three treasures for living in the world: compassion, frugality, and not daring to be the first in the world.

In Buddhism, there are also the concepts of Buddha Jewel, Dharma Jewel, and Sangha Jewel.

Yuanshi Tianzun used the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi in his hand to comprehend the Three Treasures of Heaven, Earth and Man, and then extracted the Three Treasures of Taoism and Buddhism from the concepts of Taoism and Buddhism, thus creating the path of the Body Treasure.

This path emphasizes that great power originates from within oneself; it is a path of inner realization, which is similar to Laozi's idea of ​​the evil corpse acting out the Way of Heaven, albeit through different paths.

However, it involves refining oneself as a spiritual treasure, returning from the acquired to the innate state, and then using the innate body to condense a body comparable to a chaotic spiritual treasure.

The physical body of a sage is formed from the Dao and is comparable to a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. The primordial spirit of a sage, due to the various characteristics of the immortal system, is comparable to a supreme innate treasure, but is still not comparable to a chaotic spiritual treasure.

Therefore, embarking on the path to becoming a treasure is by no means an easy task.

Throughout the entire primordial world, below the level of a sage, only Huanglong and Duobao have accomplished this!

As the pioneer of this great path, Yuanshi Tianzun undoubtedly went the furthest; his physical body was already comparable to a primordial treasure!

However, it is not easy to transform again. He took in the Twelve Golden Immortals, attempting to replace the Twelve Ancestral Witches with them, so as to merge with the true body of Pangu, all for that crucial step.

Pangu's physical body is definitely at the level of a Chaos Spiritual Treasure. If the true body of Pangu, summoned by the Twelve Ancestral Witches using the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation, is integrated into the Dao of Body Treasure, then it will naturally be able to overcome that hurdle.

Unfortunately, the Twelve Ancestral Witches did not perish in this era. Yuanshi Tianzun, through his understanding of the imprints of the Twelve Ancestral Witches from past eras, was able to summon the true form of Pangu, but in essence, it was much inferior to the true form of Pangu summoned by the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

His understanding of the Twelve Ancestral Witch Imprints, combined with the Twelve Golden Immortals under his tutelage, and the Pangu True Body he invoked, were barely sufficient, but in his deductions, they did not significantly enhance his foundation.

In this way, even if he succeeds in obtaining the second certificate of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, he will be the weakest among those who obtain the second certificate.

Given Yuanshi Tianzun's pride, he was naturally unwilling to "force" himself in this way.

But now, he can't prove the origin of the divine path or the origin of the demonic path in a short time, so he has to consider the path of the body treasure!

One step behind leads to another, and he has already fallen behind Laozi, Tongtian Jiaozhu, and Nuwa. If he cannot reach the second level of enlightenment soon, he will only continue to be at a disadvantage in the upcoming battle for the Great Dao.

Just as Yuanshi Tianzun hesitated, a sword light flashed above the Western Sea; it was Tongtian Jiaozhu slashing at Ruoshui Abyss with his sword.

Boom!

A flash of sword light, and the hidden hand left there was instantly wiped out by the power of the end.

In addition, the void nodes evolved by Yuanshi Tianzun using the talismans of saints were also directly reduced to nothingness by Tongtian Jiaozhu's sword.

The great river that originally ran between the Jiuli Divine Dynasty army and the Jiuxiao Divine Dynasty instantly turned into water without a source.

Without that void passage, Bo Huang and the others only need to pay a price to forcibly evaporate the Weak Water in that great river.

This undoubtedly thwarted the plans of the Primordial Celestial Venerable.

Just as Fu Zhang had suspected, the Abyss of Weak Water did indeed have a pitfall, and he planned to use the power of the Heaven and Earth Calamity to directly suppress Xuan Yin's Asura incarnation.

Unfortunately, the sword strike from the Tongtian Sect Leader completely destroyed his plan.

And he still couldn't stop it!

no way!

Before he obtains his second certificate, he is definitely no match for the Tongtian Cult Master.

"It seems we need to put the two certificates on the agenda!"

Yuanshi Tianzun sighed softly and immediately appeared in Shouyang Mountain. To be on the safe side, he needed to ask Taiqing Laozi to protect him if he wanted the second certificate.

As for Shouyang Mountain, with Taiqing Laozi's second attainment of the Hunyuan Daluo realm, the mountain was also unsealed and reappeared in the primordial world.

Faced with the purpose of Yuanshi Tianzun's visit, Taiqing Laozi did not refuse, but simply said, "I need three yuanhui (a unit of time) to restore my foundation!"

After all, he had already perished once, and had just fought a great battle with Nuwa. He really didn't want to provoke other saints because of Yuanshi Tianzun.

To become a protector of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, one must first restore one's own foundation!