Primordial Era: The Way of the Three Lights and Stars

Chapter 4 004 Reshaping the Foundation of the Dao

The hammer radiating purple lightning was undoubtedly the Purple Lightning Hammer. And the mirror, imbued with a thick aura of death, was clearly the Mirror of Reincarnation.

Wei Guang glanced at Zhao Gongming and saw that his eyes were fixed on the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, and his excitement was hard to hide.

Living in the primordial wilderness, Wei Guang had long understood the existence of fate.

Of course, if these words were spoken by the two Western saints, they might not be as convincing.

Although the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls could manifest as the twenty-four heavens, Wei Guang had no intention of taking them. The idea that Zhao Gongming could avoid a tragic end without the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls is pure nonsense.

It's just an excuse he made up to steal the treasure.

If you really have that kind of ambition, why not just rob the Treasure Coins?

The choice ultimately depends on one's own circumstances. Wei Guang is currently strong in offense but weak in defense. Although cultivating the Three Lights Profound Origin Technique has made his physical body extremely strong, it cannot be used as a spiritual treasure.

The smallpox flag should be able to make up for this deficiency.

At this moment, Zhao Gongming also came to his senses, and with a slightly embarrassed look, he looked away and humbly said to Wei Guang, "Senior brother, please go first."

"Alright, then I won't stand on ceremony." Wei Guang smiled slightly, then looked at Tongtian: "Master, I'll choose that banner."

Tongtian laughed and said, "You certainly know how to choose."

The Heavenly Flower Falling Flag is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, which would be a great help even to Tongtian. However, since he has chosen to take it out, he will naturally not be reluctant to part with it.

In fact, it was taken out specifically for Wei Guang.

He could sense that the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls were destined for Zhao Gongming, and since he was giving his second disciple such a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the eldest disciple's apprenticeship gift naturally couldn't be too shabby.

So he took out the Purple Lightning Hammer and the Heavenly Flower Falling Flag and let Wei Guang choose for himself.

After handing the Heavenly Flower Falling Flag to Wei Guang, Tongtian looked at Zhao Gongming, who did not hesitate and directly chose the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

Thus, the apprenticeship ceremony is considered complete.

Afterwards, Tongtian led Wei Guang and the other two across the void back to Kunlun Mountain. Upon learning that Tongtian had actually taken on a disciple, Laozi and Yuanshi both left the palace.

Before Tongtian could speak, Wei Guang and Zhao Gongming bowed to the two and said, "Wei Guang/Zhao Gongming greets our eldest and second eldest uncles."

"Third brother is quite lucky." Laozi was a man who could see through the two men's background at a glance, hence his words.

Although Yuanshi didn't say much, he didn't show any disgust on his face. After all, neither Wei Guang nor Zhao Gongming were people he disliked.

After observing their expressions, Wei Guang realized that their personalities were not much different from what he knew.

Although Yuanshi Tianzun did not speak, it was precisely this display of arrogance. If he and Zhao Gongming were beast-like beings, they would probably have uttered that famous line.

As for Lao Tzu... one sentence doesn't mean anything, we'll see later.

"Of course." Tongtian was very happy to see his elder brother praising his newly accepted disciple.

"Consider these two bottles of pills your greeting gift from your senior uncle." Laozi smiled upon hearing this, then casually took out two jade bottles and waved them away.

"Thank you, Master Uncle." After expressing their gratitude, Wei Guang and the other man put the jade bottle away.

At this moment, Yuanshi also spoke up, saying, "I suppose your master has already bestowed upon you spiritual treasures, and your eldest uncle has also given you elixirs. In that case, I will give you a cave dwelling."

As he spoke, Yuanshi took out two model-like palaces and presented them to the two of them.

Although the two palaces are currently closed off, this makes them easier to view. One of them is predominantly milky white, and appears to be made of white jade.

The other one is purple, dazzling like a purple agate.

"Thank you, Second Uncle-Master."

Wei Guang and Zhao Gongming thanked him in unison. In the end, Wei Guang chose the more understated white palace, while the purple one naturally went to Zhao Gongming.

After meeting Laozi and Yuanshi, Tongtian led the two back to Shangqing Palace.

Sitting at the head of the table, Tongtian looked at the two and said, "My Shangqing lineage has the Shangqing Immortal Technique for cultivating the primordial spirit and the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique for achieving sainthood through the physical body."

"I will pass on both to you, but the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong is difficult to cultivate, so please proceed according to your abilities."

As he spoke, Tongtian pointed at the two men, and two beams of mysterious light surged into the space between Wei Guang and Zhao Gongming's eyebrows respectively. The two men were very familiar with the Shangqing Immortal Technique and the Nine Revolutions Yuan Gong.

Tongtian then said, "I will preach to you two for the next thousand years. How much you can comprehend depends on yourselves."

It wasn't that Tongtian didn't want to say more, but rather that the two men's levels of understanding were simply too low. If he explained too much, they wouldn't be able to comprehend it, and it might even backfire.

"Wei Guang/Gongming, thank you, Master."

After expressing their gratitude, the two sat cross-legged under Tongtian's guidance, waiting for him to begin his discourse.

"The Dao arises from nothingness, concealing all spirits beyond comprehension; its spirit condenses in the void and mystery, its myriad transformations are without limit; in the obscure and profound, there is essence, yet it is serene and radiant; in the boundless and mysterious, it attains emptiness and maintains stillness..."

Although Tongtian was only a quasi-saint, he still had the title of saint. As soon as he opened his mouth, a rich Daoist aura suddenly enveloped the two of them.

Enveloped in that rich Daoist aura, Wei Guang and his companion instantly entered a state of selflessness and oblivion. In this state, the mysterious scriptures suddenly changed.

It was no longer abstruse and difficult to understand; what reached their ears was no longer the mysterious scriptures, but an analysis of the realm from shallow to deep.

From Celestial Immortal to True Immortal, then to Mysterious Immortal and Golden Immortal, the mysteries, underlying logic, and even the issues that need attention at each level were all presented to the two of them.

Tongtian is rebuilding the foundation of their Dao.

The biggest drawback of independent cultivators is the lack of lineage. Their cultivation is like testing the waters, taking it one step at a time, and their foundation is inevitably unstable.

Since Tongtian had taken the two in, he naturally had to help them solve this problem.

A thousand years may seem like a long time, but under special circumstances, it was just a moment for Wei Guang and Zhao Gongming, passing in the blink of an eye.

However, after Tongtian stopped preaching, the two did not wake up for a long time.

Tongtian seemed to have anticipated this, and casually set up a barrier for each of them to prevent them from affecting each other, before disappearing from the main hall.

At this moment, Wei Guang and his companion remained deeply immersed in their own thoughts.

Especially Wei Guang.

Previously, he knew nothing about cultivation. He had only comprehended the Three Lights Profound Origin Technique by relying on the back door of the Great Dao. Only now did he realize just how crude this technique was.

It is quite a miracle that one has been able to cultivate to this level.

Fortunately, this sermon resolved this deficiency in him. The next step is to revise and improve the practice, and then rebuild his foundation through retraining.

Rebuilding is not about abandoning one's previous efforts, but rather about retracing one's steps based on the existing foundation.

In this way, all his shortcomings will be made up during the reconstruction, making his foundation stronger and more stable. Only in this way will his future path be easier and his potential higher.

Although it's not a matter of losing all one's skills and starting over, it certainly won't be something that can be finished in a short time.

(End of this chapter)