Primordial Era: I really don't want to be the Heavenly Emperor!

Chapter 155 The Three Immortals of Sanxiao, Donghua Refining Treasures

On the East China Sea, two figures walked on the waves, one dressed in black and the other in a white dress. The surging waves did not affect them at all.

The two pointed and chatted as they looked at the East China Sea.

The visitors were none other than Donghua and Xiwangmu. After leaving the Purple Palace, they talked for a long time on the East Sea.

Looking at the azure sea and sky, Donghua sighed, "If I could, I would love to live like this forever, without strife or worry. What a pity!"

The Queen Mother of the West smiled gently and said softly, "What's there to regret? I think it's just fine as it is. If life had no ups and downs, it would be meaningless."

Donghua neither agreed nor disagreed with these words; indeed, a life without any ups and downs is meaningless.

"Huh? There's a fight ahead, and it looks fierce!"

The two, who were chatting and laughing, suddenly sensed a fluctuation coming from ahead. Donghua immediately activated his divine eye to take a look.

"So it's Fellow Daoist Tongtian!"

"Junior sister, let's go forward for a moment."

When the two arrived above the island, they saw two dragons attacking it.

The dragon possessed the strength of a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal, but it was filled with ferocity, lacked Daoist aura, and had no intelligence; it was no different from a ferocious beast.

There were four immortals on the island, one man and three women, all of whom were injured and lying on the ground, while Tongtian stood in the void.

Just as the dragon was about to wreak havoc again, the man in the lead struggled to his feet, shielded the three women behind him, and shouted, "Sisters, run! I'll hold them off!"

But it was all in vain; he had barely stood up when he collapsed again.

"You beast, how dare you be so insolent!"

Upon seeing this, Tongtian roared in anger, then joined his two fingers together as if they were swords, unleashing a sword aura of immortality that swept across the East Sea like a rainbow.

Although the two dragons had no consciousness, they instinctively tried to hide, but they had no time to react.

With a single sword piercing through their bodies, the two dragons were skewered like candied hawthorns, crossed together, and fell to the ground with remarkable ease.

Upon seeing this, the four people on the island breathed a sigh of relief and hurriedly struggled over, bowed, and weakly said, "Thank you for saving our lives, Immortal. We will remember this kindness and never forget it."

After hearing this, Tongtian waved his hand, signaling the four to get up. Then he sent out a beam of immortal light, and the four's injuries immediately improved.

"Thank you, Immortal."

"It's alright, it's nothing."

The first man said, "This is nothing more than a small favor for the immortal, but it is a life-saving grace for us siblings, and we will never forget it."

Tongtian was very satisfied with the man's actions. When danger came, he stepped forward to protect his sister, which was truly commendable.

He then asked, "What's your name?"

"Respectfully informing you, Immortal, my name is Zhao Gongming, and these are my younger sisters Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao."

These four people were Zhao Gongming, the senior disciple of the outer sect of the Jie Sect, and the Three Immortal Maidens in later generations.

Tongtian nodded in agreement, then casually calculated that the four people in front of him had a master-disciple relationship with him.

"The four of you have quite good origins, one a wisp of innate breeze, and three wisps of innate white cloud."

"I am the Daoist Master Shangqing of Kunlun Mountain. Would you be willing to become my disciples?"

Upon hearing this, the four were extremely excited and immediately knelt down and bowed, saying, "Zhao Gongming/Yunxiao/Qiongxiao/Bixiao greet Master."

Tongtian smiled happily and said, "Although your origins are not inferior, you can only be my nominal disciples. Are you willing?"

"We are willing!"

These four had no reason not to accept. To be able to become a disciple of a Quasi-Saint was already an immense honor, let alone the fact that he was a direct disciple of the Dao Ancestor, Shangqing Tongtian.

Even being a nominal disciple is something many people would rather have than achieve.

After the four had finished their apprenticeship ceremony, Tongtian looked up and chuckled softly, "Now that Fellow Daoist Donghua and Fellow Daoist Taizhen have arrived, why don't you show yourselves to greet them?"

Donghua laughed heartily, descended from the void, and said to Tongtian, "If I had shown myself earlier, I fear I wouldn't have been able to resist competing with you for these four fine disciples. How could you, Tongtian, not understand my good intentions?"

"What? Should I thank you then?"

Donghua smiled and waved his hand, saying, "If you really want to express your gratitude, I don't mind. Each of my four disciples has a spiritual treasure, so I'll reluctantly accept it. After all, we're brothers."

Tongtian ignored Donghua after hearing this and turned to Zhao Gongming and the other three, saying:

"Why aren't you paying your respects to your Uncle Donghua? He said each of you will receive a spiritual treasure. Don't get up until you do."

After saying that, he looked at Donghua with a smug expression, as if to say, "You figure it out."

At this moment, Zhao Gongming and Yunxiao were still hesitating, while Bixiao and Qiongxiao had already knelt down on one knee with a thud.

"Greetings, Uncle-Master Donghua! Greetings, Your Majesty!"

Seeing this, the remaining two also knelt down to pay their respects.

Now it's Donghua's turn to be in a difficult position. Is this how things are supposed to go?

He then looked at the four people. To be honest, he quite liked Zhao Gongming and Yunxiao from later generations. One was loyal and righteous, and the other knew how to behave properly and was also exceptionally talented. It was hard not to like them.

As for Bixiao and Qiongxiao, he could only say they were cute, innocent, and naive; he simply didn't like their personalities.

However, bestowing a spiritual treasure is another matter entirely. After all, these four are not Tongtian's personal disciples, but merely nominal disciples, and are not worthy of Donghua's bestowal of a treasure.

But the atmosphere had already been built up to this point, so it wouldn't be right not to give a gift; it would be a loss of face.

Just as Donghua was about to take the spiritual treasure to give as a gift, he saw the two dragons lying on the ground and immediately had an idea.

"You think you can outsmart me, Tongtian? Then don't blame me for being impolite."

Donghua reached out and grabbed, and the two enormous dragons flew straight over and landed completely in his hand.

It is indeed a world within the palm of a supernatural power!

The world is contained within the palm of one's hand!

Then Donghua reached out and pulled, and the tendons of the two dragons were pulled out.

Then, the Hunyuan Cauldron was summoned, and the Pure Yang True Fire was activated. The terrifying flames burned the Hunyuan Cauldron, and the Hunyuan Qi inside the cauldron was filled with chaos.

After reaching a certain limit, a world appeared in Donghua's left hand, within which there was only one towering tree.

"Jianmu?"

Tongtian was slightly shocked upon seeing it, but upon closer inspection, he realized it was merely a branch of the Jianmu tree, yet it was still quite precious.

Donghua pointed his finger, and a branch of the Jianmu tree fell down. It was then placed in the Hunyuan Cauldron and burned until it turned into liquid. Donghua then added two dragon tendons.

Let's start refining again!

The Daoist energy flowed within the Hunyuan Cauldron, and combined with the Hunyuan Qi, the two dragon tendons instantly merged together, transforming into a golden river.

Then, a great law was extracted and fused into the golden river, and then it was forged again.

Forty-nine days later, a golden rope broke out of the cauldron and circled the sky.

Donghua then grabbed it and it was in his hand.

He then stopped looking at the spiritual treasure and instead released pure yang true fire to begin refining the treasure again.

Several rare materials were placed in the cauldron and instantly refined into liquid. Then, the two dragons in the palm world were placed in the cauldron and refined again.

It took eighty-one days to fully refine it.

A golden light shot out from the cauldron, releasing golden light into the sky, and it seemed as if a dragon's roar could be heard, which was extraordinary.

Donghua casually summoned a golden light, which transformed into a pair of scissors in his hand.

Upon seeing the treasure completed, Tongtian clapped his hands and praised, "Fellow Daoist Donghua, you truly have excellent skills and a fine spiritual treasure."

"Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful!"

While Tongtian was full of praise, he couldn't help but wonder how this was exactly the same as his own thoughts.

Donghua smiled and said, "One is a high-grade acquired spiritual treasure, and the other is a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure. The rope is called the Primordial Dragon-Binding Rope, and the scissors are called the Primordial Golden Dragon Scissors."

He then bestowed the Dragon-Binding Rope upon Zhao Gongming and the Golden Dragon Scissors upon Yunxiao.

The two quickly bowed in gratitude!

At this moment, Bixiao couldn't help but say, "Uncle-Master Donghua, why won't you give Qiongxiao and me any spiritual treasures?"

Upon hearing this, Tongtian smiled indifferently, while Yunxiao wanted to say something, but since it was their first meeting, he didn't dare to speak.

Donghua was slightly embarrassed, so he took out two more spirit swords and bestowed them upon the two. The swords were high-grade acquired spirit treasures, which were specially crafted for the Purple Mansion Grand Competition last time.

Seeing that the matter was settled, Donghua said, "Since Fellow Daoist Tongtian has come to the East Sea, as the host, I should at least show my hospitality. How about you come and visit me at my Purple Mansion?"

"I dare not refuse your invitation, fellow Daoist!"

Tongtian then led Zhao Gongming and the other three to the Purple Mansion.

……

These past few days, Tongtian has been staying in the Purple Mansion. The group didn't discuss the Dao, but simply chatted and visited each other, talking about various matters in the prehistoric world and touring many places in the Purple Mansion.

"Fellow Daoist is truly talented. These five types of coins can bring blessings to the primordial world and to all living beings."

Tongtian played with the five coins in his hand, as if he couldn't put them down.

Donghua smiled and said, "This is nothing. With the Treasure-Falling Coin in hand, anyone could achieve this. I only benefited from the power of the spiritual treasure."

"Since you've come to my Purple Mansion as a guest, I'll present these five coins to you as a keepsake!"

Tongtian did not accept the money after hearing it, but instead handed it over.

"This item is too valuable for me to accept. Fellow Daoist, could you please send me some Da Hong Pao (a type of traditional Chinese robe)? I would like these."

These five coins were among the first to be minted in Donghua and are the origin of the five types of coins.

All we need to do is wait for the five types of coins from the Purple Mansion to spread throughout the primordial world and for merit to descend. These five coins will surely become merit treasures, or at the very least, fortune treasures.

This is why Tongtian said it was precious.

Donghua poured a cup of tea for each of them and said slowly, "Although this item is precious, it depends on who owns it. If it can remain in your hands, it would be their honor. Please do not refuse!"

Fuxi, standing to the side, picked up his jade cup, took a sip of tea, and said enviously, "Last time I asked Fellow Daoist Donghua for these five coins, but he refused outright. I was careless in choosing my friends, so unfair!"

Tongtian laughed heartily upon hearing this, and without saying another word, accepted the five coins.

Donghua glared at Fuxi and said, "You've been eating my food, drinking my water, and living in my house all this time, how dare you say such a thing?"

Fuxi: (oo)

"Fellow Daoist, have you gained anything from your journey through the primordial world?"

Tongtian shook his head and sighed, "I have made some gains, but my cultivation has only broken through to the late Quasi-Saint stage. However, I still have no clue about the matter of severing my corpse. What can I do?"

Upon hearing this, Fuxi said in grief and indignation, "Is this true? Is this true? You are all in the late stage of Quasi-Saint, while I am still only in the middle stage of Quasi-Saint."

None of them answered this question; they simply laughed it off.

After all, the number of people in the prehistoric world who have broken through to the late stage of Quasi-Saint can be counted on two hands: Donghua, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Dijun, Houtu, and Jieyin.

Dijiang and Donghuang Taiyi should be close to achieving this as well, or perhaps they have already broken through.

Mentioning Donghuang Taiyi, Donghua couldn't help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Tongtian, do you know of any way to deal with the innate supreme treasure, the Chaos Bell?"

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P.S.: I've posted over 6,000 words so far. Whether there will be a third chapter is still undecided, because Wangyue has an event today and I don't know if I'll be able to finish writing it.

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