Primordial Era: A God-Level Choice, Possessing Zhao Gongming at the Start.

Chapter 19 Conflict Arises Between Two Sects: Enlightenment Through the Tea Tree

Time is like fine sand; in the blink of an eye, another two hundred years have passed.

Inside the cave, Zhao Gongming slowly opened his eyes.

An invisible sword aura spread throughout the cave, its sharpness terrifying, sending chills down one's spine and making one tremble all over.

With a thought, the immortal sword beside him trembled slightly and slashed into the air.

"Snap!"

The once smooth and flat void was like a blank sheet of paper.

It was split in two by the sword energy, revealing a pitch-black space.

"What amazing swordsmanship! If I could go back to the time when I was apprenticing and sparring with my master, I could easily defeat Duobao without using any top-grade spiritual treasures, just with the longsword in my hand."

Zhao Gongming was radiant, his eyes gleaming with a sharp light.

Becoming Tongtian's disciple was truly the right choice.

With his current strength, plus several top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

He is already invincible among the Golden Immortals, and can even fight against Taiyi Golden Immortals.

"So much time has passed, I wonder how the Three Immortal Maidens are doing with their cultivation. I have to go and check on them."

The way of cultivation lies in the balance of tension and relaxation. After cultivating for so long, Zhao Gongming was also getting a little restless.

It was time to go find the Three Immortals of Kunlun Mountain to leave the pass together, explore the Kunlun Mountains, and relax.

Outside Zhao Gongming's cave, Jin Ling's anxious voice rang out.

"Senior Brother, something terrible has happened! Senior Brother Duobao is fighting with the disciples of the Yuqing lineage! You must go and take a look!"

The sound, accompanied by the Taoist chant of the golden bell, slowly entered Zhao Gongming's ears.

"Did Duobao and the disciples of the Yuqing lineage start fighting?"

"What's going on?"

Zhao Gongming frowned, and with a thought, he came to the outside of the cave.

Just then, they saw Jin Ling anxiously looking around.

Tell me in detail what exactly happened.

Jin Ling felt as if she had met a savior when she saw Zhao Gongming come out so quickly.

"Brother Duobao, he came out of seclusion today and traveled around Kunlun. He happened to come across a rare plant and was just about to collect it for cultivation when he encountered a disciple of the Yuqing lineage."

"The disciples of the Yuqing lineage also took a liking to that rare and extraordinary plant, and thus began to fight with Senior Brother Duobao."

"They outnumber us and are no match for Senior Brother Duobao, so I have come to ask Senior Brother for help."

Upon hearing this, Zhao Gongming sneered, "What an overbearing Yuqing disciple. Let's go and take a look."

He has now concentrated his sword spirit and achieved mastery of the sword path.

I'm about to have a spar with someone to see how good I really am.

Just when he was about to doze off, this opportunity came to him. He wanted to see who dared to give the disciples of the Jade Purity lineage such audacity as to provoke him.

"Brother Gongming, wait for us, we want to go and see too."

Zhao Gongming had only fled a few hundred meters when the voices of the Three Immortals came from the nearby palace.

Then three streaks of light flew out from there and landed right in front of Zhao Gongming.

After so many years of cultivation, Sanxiao's cultivation level has actually broken through to the late stage of Xuanxian, which can be described as miraculous!

"Since you've just come out of seclusion, let's go take a look together."

Without hesitation, Zhao Gongming led Jin Ling, the Three Immortals, and others on a cloud to the other side of Kunlun Mountain.

Before they even got close, they sensed an extremely powerful surge of magical energy coming from the sky.

At the same time, it carried the sounds of spiritual treasures colliding.

The group descended from mid-air and saw that Daoist Duobao was fighting against Guangchengzi, the chief of the Yuqing lineage.

Guang Chengzi has an extremely high social standing and is blessed with great fortune.

His magical power was so great that he almost reached the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

In addition, the many powerful spiritual treasures bestowed by the Primordial Beginning undoubtedly gave him an edge over Daoist Duobao.

In mid-air, the two clashed. Duobao's face was pale, and he could only parry without being able to retaliate. Clearly, he was not far from being defeated.

"Senior Brother, quickly make them stop, otherwise Senior Brother Duobao will definitely be seriously injured."

Jin Ling's face flashed with anxiety. Duo Bao was strong-willed and also a person who refused to admit defeat.

If they continue fighting like this, they will inevitably suffer serious injuries.

"Yes, Brother Gongming, please lend a hand to Senior Brother Duobao."

The Three Immortals also pleaded from the side, saying that although when they became disciples before, Senior Brother Duobao had challenged Brother Gongming.

But those were all internal matters within the Shangqing lineage.

Now that we have encountered a foreign enemy, we must naturally unite in our hatred and fight against them together.

Moreover, Brother Gongming's cultivation level might not be as high as Guang Chengzi's.

But don't forget, Zhao Gongming possesses the Innate Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.

Once it's unleashed, saving Duobao will be no problem at all.

Just as Zhao Gongming was about to speak to stop him, a long-lost system voice suddenly rang in his ears.

"Ding dong, it has been detected that Duobao, a disciple of the Shangqing lineage, is fighting against Guangchengzi, a disciple of the Yuqing lineage. This has triggered the God-level Selection System."

"Option 1: Swallow your anger, beg for mercy, and slink away to bring Daoist Duobao back to Shangqing Palace. Reward: The title of 'Greatest Coward in the Primordial Era'."

"Option Two: Take a strong stance, defeat Guang Chengzi with swordsmanship, reclaim the rare plant of heaven and earth, and defend the dignity of the Shangqing lineage. Reward: a top-grade innate spiritual root and a Dao Enlightenment Tea Tree."

"Is there even a need to choose?"

Zhao Gongming shook his head inwardly, thinking to himself, "I choose option two!"

As soon as he finished speaking, an Enlightenment Tea Tree appeared in the system space, ready to be extracted at any time.

After making his choice, Zhao Gongming didn't hold back and directly shouted at the Twelve Golden Immortals opposite him.

"The summit of Kunlun Mountain is the place where our master and senior uncles cultivate in seclusion. How can it be a place for your brawls and violence? Why don't you stop right now?"

Zhao Gongming roared, and his terrifying magical power as a late-stage Golden Immortal transformed into torrents.

It surged forward like waves crashing against the shore.

The twelve Golden Immortals were forced to take a step back.

Taking advantage of this opportunity, Daoist Duobao transformed into a golden light and landed beside Zhao Gongming.

"Senior Brother, what brings you here?"

Duobao looked terrible, and his whole body was weak and listless.

Clearly, the fierce battle with Guang Chengzi had depleted his energy.

"Disciples of the Shangqing lineage do not bully others, but they also cannot be bullied by others. Duobao, please step aside first, and leave the rest to your senior brother."

Zhao Gongming spoke with a serious expression, which made the three Xiao brothers stare in disbelief.

As expected of our eldest brother, he's capable, responsible, and has such a charming presence.

"Senior Brother"

Duobao was somewhat indignant and wanted to say something, but Zhao Gongming glared at him and shut him up.

But then Duobao thought again that his eldest brother possessed three top-grade innate spiritual treasures: the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, and the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearls.

Even if he couldn't defeat Guang Chengzi, he should be more than capable of protecting himself, so he felt relieved.

Zhao Gongming lightly touched the ground with his toes and instantly arrived in front of Guang Chengzi.

He looked at Guang Chengzi calmly and cupped his hands slightly.

"Brother Guangchengzi, I've heard that the conflict between Shangqing and Yuqing was caused by a rare and extraordinary plant?"

Zhao Gongming pointed to a golden fruit lying on the ground.

That fruit is called the Golden Marrow Fruit; eating it can increase one's cultivation level by three thousand years.

For the Yuqing Shangqing disciples who were only at the Golden Immortal level at this time, it was still extremely precious.

(End of this chapter)