The Primordial Era: Starting with Jingwei Filling the Sea

Chi Yi wore a Taoist robe with black on the left and white on the right, his body surrounded by intertwined Yin and Yang energies. A phantom river of the Great Dao was beneath his feet, and all the laws governed by the Yin and Yang Great Dao prostrated themselves at his feet.

Beside him, a Yin-Yang mirror resonated with his Dao, making him and his magical treasure indistinguishable.

Having just defeated the Holy Mother of Wudang, Chi's power had clearly reached its peak. Every glance and every movement he made showcased his invincible aura.

However, there was someone within the Chan Sect who did not want to see Chi win. This person was none other than the Chan Sect's Vice Leader—Randeng Daoren.

He's been stuck at the peak of the Great Luo realm for far too long. Ever since the Lich War, he's cultivated to the peak of the Great Luo realm. Even now, he remains at the peak of the Great Luo realm, his cultivation showing no improvement whatsoever.

He once attempted to sever his benevolent self, but he couldn't manage it halfway through. He suffered a qi deviation on the spot, and half of his natal world collapsed. It took him countless years to restore his cultivation to its peak.

The experience of going astray in cultivation became a demon in the heart of the Taoist Ran Deng. Every time he tried to sever his corpse, he would involuntarily recall the scene of his first time severing his corpse.

"In this battle, it would be best if Chi were to lose. That way, I could save face for the Chan Sect as its vice leader. At least for the next million years, Chi would not be a threat to my position."

The old Taoist Ran Deng stared at the spirited Chi... However, I felt a great sense of urgency.

The Yangtze River flows on, with each wave pushing the previous one ashore, leaving the previous one stranded on the beach. The Taoist Ran Deng felt he was that previous wave. Wave after wave of new waves washed ashore, and he, the previous wave, was truly on the verge of collapse.

"Fellow Daoist, I shall now experience your wondrous methods and supernatural powers!"

While Grand Master Xuandu, Maitreya Daojun, and Medicine Master Daojun were still considering whether to take the stage, Golden Spirit Mother had already stood up in the Jie Sect's camp.

As she rose, she donned a starlight robe, upon which the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars flowed, weaving endless runes of the Great Dao of Stars.

Fang Yang knew that the Golden Spirit Mother had activated her natal magic weapon—the Sun, Moon, and Five Stars Wheel.

Golden Spirit Mother had extensive experience fighting against the disciples of the Chan Sect. She knew that the disciples of the Chan Sect were very good at striking first. If she did not prepare in advance, she might be taken advantage of by Chi.

With the appearance of the Holy Mother of the Golden Spirit, the final battle began.

"Please accept!"

He looked calmly at the Golden Spirit Mother, but in reality, hatred was surging within him.

In the last tournament, he was defeated by the Golden Spirit Mother, missing out on a primordial spiritual treasure. He secretly vowed to defeat the Golden Spirit Mother to avenge the defeat he suffered in the last tournament.

The Chan and Jie sects have been locked in a love-hate relationship for countless years. Apart from a few Jie sect disciples who enjoy self-hypnosis and self-pity, the two sects know each other inside and out. Specifically, the Chan sect disciples know the nature of the Jie sect disciples perfectly well, and the Jie sect disciples know the character of the Chan sect disciples like the back of their hand.

The disciples of the two sects have lived together for countless years, and not everyone in either sect wears a mask. If they can't see through this, then the disciples of both sects are truly dumber than pigs.

Although Chi never revealed his emotions, the Golden Spirit Mother sensed Chi's hostility towards her from his attitude towards the Jie Sect.

Golden Spirit Mother shook her head and sighed, "Fellow Daoist Chi, you are too petty. The Xuanmen Dao Discussion Conference is a gathering of friends through the Dao, yet you hold a grudge over a mere exchange of skills, even taking your anger out on our disciples. You have the name of an immortal, but not the virtue of one. With your narrow mind, you will never achieve great things in this life."

Perhaps influenced by Fang Yang's unbridled behavior, the Golden Spirit Mother spoke bluntly, directly exposing Chi's dark thoughts.

Upon hearing this, the immortals of the Chan Sect turned green with rage. For the Golden Spirit Mother to utter such words in public was utterly disrespectful to the Chan Sect!

Having his thoughts exposed by the Golden Spirit Mother, Chi felt a pang of guilt. He also knew that his hatred for the Jie Sect was irrational.

The Xuanmen Dao Discussion Conference is a friendly exchange among Xuanmen disciples, not a life-or-death battle on the battlefield. Participants must accept the consequences of their actions. If one's skills are inferior, there is no reason to resent the Golden Spirit Mother.

He understood the道理 (principles/reasons), but he couldn't do it. Whenever he thought of the innate spiritual treasure he had lost, the hatred in his heart grew wildly like vines, clinging tightly to his heart.

"Golden Spirit Mother, stop talking nonsense! My battle today is for the purpose of exchanging Daoist techniques. What you're saying is pure fabrication."

Chi could never admit it. If he did, what kind of person would he be? What would all the immortals in the world think of him? What would the Primordial Heavenly Lord think of him?

Before she finished speaking, the Yin-Yang Great Dao River beneath her bare feet suddenly surged, and the black and white energies transformed into twin dragons of life and death. The two dragons joined head to tail and launched an attack on the Golden Spirit Mother.

The twin dragons of life and death attacked, triggering the mysterious laws of life and death in the world. The power of life was on the left, and the power of death was on the right. The two forces converged and formed a huge wheel of life and death at the center.

The Wheel of Yin and Yang, Life and Death!

The wheel slowly turned, with endless images flashing. The birth, aging, sickness, and death of all living beings were transformed into the wheel, and all the power related to life and death evolved to its extreme, causing the power of the Yin-Yang Wheel of Life and Death to surge. The black and white wheel was more dazzling than the sun.

"It's been many years, and Chi has mastered another divine power. However, you're not the only one who has made progress."

With her arms outstretched, the Golden Spirit Mother formed hand seals, her left hand manifesting a blazing sun, her right hand a bright moon, and behind her rose a deep purple ancient star.

The Sun, the Moon, and the Purple Star—the three main stars of the primordial world—were all evolved.

At this moment, the Golden Spirit Mother has transformed into the Lord of All Stars, the Mother of All Stars. With a single thought of her will, she can alter the movement of the stars and the universe.

With the three stars gathered, the void where the Golden Spirit Mother resided transformed into a starry world. Within this starry world, starlight and the flowing power of the stars were everywhere.

This world is expanding at an incredible speed, advancing relentlessly like the Big Bang.

Finally, the Yin-Yang Wheel of Life and Death collided with the Starry Sky World.

This collision seemed to shatter the heavens themselves; the muffled sound echoed from the Dao Discussion Platform, from Jade Capital Mountain, and into the endless primordial wilderness. The point where the two divine powers collided created countless timelines, even distorting the properties of spacetime.

Fearing being caught in the force of the collision, Chi retreated frantically. Then, he summoned the Yin-Yang Mirror and delivered a finishing blow in the direction of the Golden Spirit Mother.

He seemed to have grasped the principle of "no harm even with smoke".

The mirror's light was filled with the aura of death, turning anything it touched into lifeless matter. The light pierced straight through the area of ​​the explosion, sweeping across the location of the Golden Spirit Mother.

boom!

However, his attempt to finish her off did not yield news of the defeat of the Golden Spirit Mother.

To Chi's horrified gaze, a gigantic sphere filled with starlight roared forward, actually reflecting his mirror light back.

biu! biu! biu!

The mirror light of the Yin-Yang Mirror outlined lines of death in the void, which wove into a net and shot towards Chi.

Knowing the power of the Yin-Yang Mirror, Chi hurriedly activated it, pointing the Yang side of the mirror at himself and shining it repeatedly to avoid being defeated by his own magic weapon.

However, while he could neutralize his own Yin-Yang Mirror, he could not neutralize the Sun, Moon, and Five Stars Wheel of the Golden Spirit Mother.

A pillar of starlight pierced the heavens and earth, crashing forth from the starry sky. This time, there was no earth-shattering roar, no clash of the great laws. The pillar struck Chi, melting him completely!

As he faced defeat, Chi's eyes were filled with resentment. He had actually been defeated by the Golden Spirit Mother once again!