The Primordial Era: Starting with Jingwei Filling the Sea

It wasn't just Fang Yang who was preparing intensely; the Human Sect, the Chan Sect, the Western Sect, the Asura Sect, the Heavenly Court, and other forces were also making their final sprint for the Xuanmen Dao Discussion Conference.

Needless to say, those immortals who are about to advance in cultivation are all desperately trying to break through, hoping to enter the next realm before the conference begins.

Those who had no hope of breaking through their cultivation level sought connections everywhere, borrowing magic treasures, divine talismans, and array plates.

At this time, everyone wants to show off in front of the sages of heaven, so who would lend their means of defeating the enemy to someone else?

Ultimately, those who had no hope of breaking through their cultivation level could only seek out opponents to spar with, hoping to gain practical experience and win a brilliant battle with their rich experience.

In the Eight Views Palace, Grand Master Xuandu sat before the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Furnace, looking solemnly at the Heavenly Divine Fire within. When he saw the sparks explode, creating a brilliance more dazzling than the sun on the furnace's fireplace, a hint of hesitation appeared in his eyes.

His cultivation had reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and the next advancement would be to the Quasi-Saint realm. But the Quasi-Saint realm was not so easy to break through. He failed in his secluded cultivation to sever his corpse and was captured by the Taiqing Saint.

"My disciple, the Heavenly Divine Fire has reached the right temperature; it is time to place it in the furnace. I will use the Heavenly Divine Fire to help you refine the Supreme Golden Body."

The voice of the Sage Taiqing rang out in the void, but he did not appear.

At this time, the Sage Taiqing was not in the Eight Trigrams Palace; he was patrolling the Chaos World, guarding against the invasion of extraterrestrial demons. However, even while in the Chaos, he could still spare some power to enter the Primordial World to help his disciples cultivate.

"Master, your Heavenly Divine Fire is incredibly powerful, even capable of harming demons in the chaos. I am merely a weak Great Luo Golden Immortal; could you please exchange it for a less powerful divine fire?"

Grand Master Xuandu truly couldn't understand. When the Sage Taiqing helped the Green Ox refine his body, he used the Six Ding Divine Fire. How did it become the Heavenly Divine Fire when he used it instead?

The Divine Fire of the Capital Heaven is a divine power passed down from the Great God Pangu to him. Even the Twelve Ancestral Witches need the Twelve Divine Fires of the Capital Heaven Formation to unleash it. For the Sage of Taiqing to use the Divine Fire of the Capital Heaven to refine his body, isn't that giving him too much credit?

However, the Supreme Sage's tone was very firm and left no room for argument.

"The Divine Fire of the Heavens is extremely powerful; even a quasi-sage would be reduced to ashes if touched by it. I know this. But it is precisely for this reason that I am using the Divine Fire of the Heavens to temper your body. My disciple, only by enduring the bitterest of hardships can one rise above others!"

Upon hearing the answer from the Sage of Taiqing, the last glimmer of hope in the heart of Grand Master Xuandu vanished.

The Sage Taiqing appeared to be the most benevolent, but in reality, he was a strict teacher.

The Sage Taiqing had only one disciple, so he was extremely strict in teaching him.

In the past, the Grand Master Xuandu died more than once during cultivation because he could not withstand the cruel training, but each time he was resurrected by the Sage Taiqing.

After Grand Master Xuandu attained the Great Luo realm, the teachings of the Sage Taiqing became even more rigorous. Since Grand Master Xuandu was immortal, the Sage Taiqing made him study to the point of exhaustion.

The Grand Master Xuandu's cultivation level was truly achieved through risking his life.

However, Grand Master Xuandu knew in his heart that the Sage Taiqing was doing this for his own good. As the first disciple of the second generation of the Xuanmen sect, if he didn't have the ability to overpower his many junior brothers and sisters, his status would become very awkward.

Whoosh!

Urged on by the Sage of Taiqing, Grand Master Xuandu transformed into a beam of divine light and disappeared into the Heavenly Fire.

"what!"

Soon after, blood-curdling screams echoed through the Eight Views Palace.

Inside the cowshed, the blue ox, which was eating immortal herbs, heard the screams of the Grand Master Xuandu and its eyes closed tightly.

It wasn't that Qingniu couldn't bear to listen; he was thinking of himself. After the Sage Taiqing finished training Grand Master Xuandu, it would be his turn.

Kunlun Mountain Jade Hand Peak, Red The three—Taiyi Zhenren, Qingxu Daode Zhenjun, and Taiyi Zhenren—manifested auspicious clouds of three flowers.

Their magical powers merged into one, and the three streams of magical power transformed and circulated within the bodies of the three individuals.

The combined power of the three Great Luo Golden Immortals was unbelievably strong. They merely released a fraction of their magical energy, yet it caused the heavens and earth of Kunlun Mountain to change color, and the sun and moon to lose their light.

What they cultivate is the secret technique of the Chan Sect, the Jade Void Immortal Art of the Universe, which allows multiple people to cultivate together and help each other break through their cultivation levels.

The three of them practiced this method in order to help Chi break through to the peak of the Great Luo realm.

The Human Sect has the Grand Master Xuandu, and the Intercepting Sect has the Daoist Duobao (the Holy Mother Jinling has already broken through, but the Chan Sect does not know this), but the Chan Sect alone does not have a single peak Great Luo Immortal.

Unfortunately, Guang Chengzi will be absent from this conference, leaving the Chan Sect without a key figure.

In order to preserve the reputation of the Chan Sect, Taiyi Zhenren and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun spared no effort to sacrifice their own cultivation to help Chi break through.

Rumble!

As a long river of Yin and Yang flowed out from the naked body, Taiyi Zhenren and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun were thrown out by the naked body. They were then thrown back by the surge of magical power emanating from the naked body and soared into the sky.

Red has broken through!

Although Taiyi Zhenren and Qingxu Daode Zhenjun suffered some loss of cultivation, they were still pleased to see the red-haired immortal break through his cultivation level. Then I felt that everything was worthwhile.

On Penglai Immortal Island, the Seven Immortals of Penglai were busy cultivating their formations.

A chilling wind swept across the island, demonic energy surged, and seven demonic arrays rose from the ground. Various demonic artifacts and supernatural powers displayed their might within the arrays.

Without the support of Daoist Duobao, they could only try harder to prove themselves and hope to gain the attention of the Tongtian Sect Leader.

"Senior Brother, don't worry, we will definitely not let you down. At this Dao Discussion Conference, we will make sure that all the great masters of the Xuanmen sects in the world remember our name."

The Seven Immortals of Penglai were full of fighting spirit. The more they practiced their formations, the more powerful they became. They refused to believe that they could not win!

Within the Western religion, its followers are also preparing.

Every time the Western Religion participates in the Xuanmen Daoist Conference, it sends out its entire force. The Western Religion wants to showcase its profound knowledge and strength to the Eastern beings, hoping to attract them to the West.

Of course, their approach is pointless.

Even if some beings travel to the West, it's only to join the Western religion. After all, as long as they can become disciples of a saint, they're willing to endure any hardship.

However, the Western Religion also has its own requirements for accepting disciples; only those with a predestined connection can join. As for what kind of person qualifies as a predestined person, the Western Religion reserves the right to interpret all such interpretations.

At first, Western religions were able to attract people, but over time, Eastern beings saw through the tricks of Western religions, and no one was willing to go to the West.

Even the many aquatic creatures in the Western Sea only live in the Western Sea and have no intention of migrating to the shore.

In the Heavenly Court, the Jade Emperor summoned his trusted advisors for a grand contest of magical abilities. He wanted to select the most outstanding talents to participate in the competition, lest they bring shame upon the Heavenly Court's prestige.

These phenomena are sufficient to demonstrate the importance that the major forces in the Xuanmen (Taoist) world attach to the Xuanmen Daoist Conference.