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

Chapter 24 Five Qi Converging to the Origin: At the Peak of Golden Immortal

Taiqing Laozi said, "You have been worshipping at my Kunlun Mountain for more than two thousand years. Today, the three of us will preach to you for a thousand years. We hope you will listen carefully and comprehend the Great Dao."

Upon hearing this, the disciples in the square below began to stir.

His face showed excitement, anticipation, and a hint of relief.

Even Zhao Gongming felt deeply moved and considered himself very fortunate.

In the present primordial world, apart from the Dao Ancestor who has already become a saint.

The six primordial saints of the future have not yet attained enlightenment; they are merely quasi-saints.

Even so, to hear three quasi-saints preach at once is a blessing earned over countless millennia.

Zhao Gongming was excited. Perhaps by taking advantage of this sermon, he could achieve perfect harmony of the five elements and directly attain the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.

Soon, in front of the Sanqing Hall, the Three Pure Ones cleared their throats, preparing to preach.

"Take these tea leaves and hold them in your mouth; they will have a great effect."

Zhao Gongming quickly stuffed a tea leaf of enlightenment into the hands of Duobao, Sanxiao, Jinling, and the others.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree is a top-tier innate spiritual root that can help people quickly attain enlightenment.

At this moment, the Three Pure Ones are giving a sermon. Holding a tea leaf in your mouth can greatly enhance the effect of listening to the sermon.

Duobao and the others also knew that this was a rare opportunity.

Without hesitation, he took it, put it directly in his mouth, and nodded vigorously.

"Thank you, Senior Brother."

"We're all from the same sect, there's no need for thanks."

Zhao Gongming shook his head slightly.

Soon, in front of the Sanqing Hall, the Three Pure Ones began to preach.

The true words of the Great Dao flowed continuously from the mouths of the three.

Soon, strange phenomena rose up on the summit of Kunlun Mountain, with flowers falling from the sky and golden lotuses emerging from the ground.

Countless profound mysteries of the Great Dao and the ultimate principles of cultivation were laid bare before the public through the narration of the Three Pure Ones.

The faint Dao aura surrounding them suddenly became denser.

Everyone felt that the world around them had undergone tremendous changes under the impact of the Dao.

It made them feel as if they were in an ocean of Tao.

The profound, complex, and unfathomable path of cultivation in daily life.

At this point, understanding becomes as simple as eating and drinking.

With the blessing of the Enlightenment Tea, Zhao Gongming, Duobao, Jinling, the Three Immortals, and others found it very easy to comprehend the Dao.

A look of utter fascination appeared on his face, and his aura was rapidly increasing.

Clearly, listening to the Three Pure Ones preach brought them great benefits.

As for the disciples of Yuanshi, the Twelve Golden Immortals of Kunlun, Guangchengzi, and Chijingzi, whose cultivation was profound and had reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, looked somewhat better.

However, those behind them, such as Grand Master Lingbao, Daoxing Zhenren, and Manjushri Zhenren, whose cultivation was slightly weaker, couldn't help but frown, clearly finding it very difficult to comprehend the Great Dao.

As for Zhao Gongming, he was in a state of tranquility, in harmony with the universe.

With the help of an entire Enlightenment Tea Tree, I entered a state of perfect enlightenment.

With his golden light shining from the ground, his mastery of the Five Thunders, the Seven Arrows of Nailhead, the Supreme Clarity Divine Thunder, and the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique, all were progressing rapidly, making leaps and bounds every day.

Countless profound principles of heaven and earth, and mysterious Dao essence, slowly merged into his body.

It made him feel as if he were soaking in a hot spring, and his whole body felt comfortable.

At the same time, the five vital energies in the chest are also constantly improving.

The heart stores the spirit, the liver stores the soul, the spleen stores the intention, the lungs store the vital essence, and the kidneys store the essence; these five elements are rapidly condensing.

Time flies, and a century has passed in the blink of an eye.

As Zhao Gongming's cultivation progressed, even the Nine Revolutions Profound Origin Technique within his body began to circulate involuntarily.

It frantically devoured the Dao essence spreading across Kunlun Mountain.

The rapid pace of cultivation even turned the surrounding space into a vacuum.

He began to plunder the Dao essence surrounding others, but he didn't touch any of the disciples of the Shangqing lineage.

They specifically targeted and seized the possessions of disciples from the Yuqing lineage, especially those of Guang Chengzi and others.

Manjushri, Lingbao, and others already found the Three Pure Ones' teachings too obscure to understand.

At this moment, the Dao essence beside him was plundered, and he suddenly opened his eyes.

Why has the aura surrounding me weakened so much all of a sudden?

Everyone looked up and immediately saw Zhao Gongming at the very center of the Daoist aura, and couldn't help but gasp.

"No wonder the Dao essence around us has suddenly decreased so much; it turns out it has all been taken away by Senior Brother Gongming."

"Senior Brother Gongming... Senior Brother Gongming's cultivation level is clearly similar to ours, so how come his speed of absorbing Dao essence is so fast?"

Manjushri and Lingbao exclaimed in surprise, which immediately woke up Guang Chengzi and the others nearby.

"The Three Pure Ones are preaching the Dao, and you are making a ruckus instead of cultivating properly. What kind of behavior is this?"

Guang Chengzi frowned, about to reprimand the two, when he happened to see Zhao Gongming not far away.

Looking at the Dao aura surrounding Zhao Gongming, which was almost ten times denser than his own.

Guang Chengzi was stunned. The more Dao energy around him, the more he would gain.

Zhao Gongming's cultivation level was clearly much lower than his, yet the Dao aura around him was so astonishing.

What does this show? It shows that Zhao Gongming was not only unparalleled in swordsmanship.

In terms of comprehension alone, Gongming far surpasses him.

Guang Chengzi then looked at Duobao, Jinling, and the Three Immortals, and found that the Dao energy around them was also much stronger than his.

Guang Chengzi suddenly felt exhausted and even began to have some doubts.

Is my own aptitude really that much worse than that of the disciples of the Shangqing lineage?

At this moment, Chi Jingzi was also awakened. Sensing the sparse Dao essence around him, he looked unwell and complained.

"Senior Brother, Zhao Gongming has gone too far. He only cares about his own cultivation and has stolen all the Dao essence. What should we do?"

"How about we go to Master Sanqing and complain about Zhao Gongming?"

"no."

Guang Chengzi shook his head, rejecting Chi Jingzi's suggestion.

The Three Pure Ones preaching is a great opportunity; if they were to complain now, they would be ruining someone else's opportunity.

From now on, they can forget about living in the Kunlun Mountains.

In the vast expanse of time, no time is counted; in the blink of an eye, another thousand years have passed.

On this day, at the summit of Kunlun Mountain, the golden bell hanging in front of the Sanqing Hall slowly rang out.

The Three Pure Ones opened their eyes almost simultaneously and stopped preaching.

It wasn't that they were unwilling to continue, but rather that the disciples' cultivation level was only at the Golden Immortal stage.

After preaching for a thousand years, they have reached the limit of what they can receive.

If we continue talking, it will be counterproductive, and we might not even remember what we said before.

As the Three Pure Ones stopped preaching, the strange phenomena that had been spreading around them vanished completely in an instant.

The disciples slowly opened their eyes, awakening from their state of enlightenment.

His eyes held a lingering sense of satisfaction, clearly indicating that he was still somewhat unsatisfied.

If we consider the speed at which we usually practice as one...

The speed at which the Three Pure Ones attained enlightenment during their sermons was three, five, or even ten.

Such terrifying speed and enormous gap left countless living beings in awe.

If only Master Sanqing could speak a little longer!

On the contrary, Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi looked extremely grim, as they were the closest to Zhao Gongming.

The profound meaning of the teachings was mostly absorbed by Zhao Gongming and others.

Over the past thousand years, their gains have only been slightly better than what they could achieve by cultivating in their caves.

Just as Guang Chengzi and the others were very indignant and were preparing to complain to the Three Pure Ones.

Suddenly, an extremely powerful aura erupted beside them, sweeping across all directions.

Zhao Gongming slowly rose to his feet, his body radiating a continuous flow of five colors: green from the east, red from the south, white from the west, black from the north, and yellow from the center.

Having achieved perfect enlightenment, his heart contained his spirit, his liver his soul, his spleen his intention, his lungs his vital essence, and his kidneys his vital energy. With the five elements in harmony, he broke through from the late stage of the Golden Immortal realm to the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.

After Zhao Gongming, Yunxiao, Qiongxiao, and Bixiao also flew into the air.

His entire body was adorned with the five elements of green, red, white, black, and yellow, circulating within him.

His cultivation level actually broke through from the peak of the Profound Immortal realm to the Golden Immortal realm.

Zhao Gongming was amazed; the Three Immortals' lineage was indeed excellent.

With such a cultivation progress, it's no wonder that he would become the first tier below the saints during the great calamity of the Investiture of the Gods.

Even the Daoist Ran Deng of Zixiao Palace was utterly defeated by them.

(End of this chapter)