Primordial Era: The Three Senior Brothers of the Taiqing Clan

Upon arriving at Kunlun Mountain, one sees a continuous range of mountains, shrouded in spiritual energy, with auspicious mist rising between the overlapping peaks—truly a blessed land. The Three Pure Ones took their seats, with Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian sitting at the head of the table, their gazes fixed on Chen Qing at the foot of the table.

Laozi nodded slightly, said nothing more, and extended a finger, gently touching Chen Qing's brow. A warm and jade-like Taiqing Immortal Light flew out from the fingertip and silently entered Chen Qing's sea of ​​consciousness.

Chen Qing felt a sudden boom in his mind, as if countless pieces of information were surging in like a tide. He quickly focused his attention and found that many things had appeared in his mind—the most important of which was a cultivation technique called "Taiqing Immortal Technique," which was the supreme inheritance of the Taiqing lineage.

In addition, there are Lao Tzu's insights from years of cultivation, his understanding of the Tao, and various methods for using magic and supernatural powers. It is all-encompassing and vast, and even includes the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique cultivated by the great god Pangu.

Chen Qing's eyes lit up immediately, and he was so excited that he almost jumped up.

This is a cultivation technique personally practiced by Laozi of Taiqing! According to the information in his mind, the foundation of the Taiqing Immortal Technique originated from the fragments of inheritance left by the Great God Pangu. Laozi then combined it with his own understanding over countless years, discarding the dross and retaining the essence, and finally created this world-shaking cultivation technique.

It seems pretty awesome, doesn't it? It's definitely a hundred times better than his previous crude method that he figured out on his own from the Tao Te Ching!

And the Nine Revolutions Mystic Art goes without saying; it was cultivated by Pangu, which proves everything.

Seeing the undisguised excitement on Chen Qing's face below, the Sanqing and the others smiled. Once upon a time, they had been like that too—upon first receiving a transmission, they treasured it like a priceless gem, wishing they could immediately go into seclusion to cultivate.

They were just luckier than Chen Qing, as they possessed the legacy of Pangu, which saved them from many detours.

Chen Qing was excited for a while before finally calming down. He looked up at the three elders at the head of the table and quickly bowed respectfully, saying, "Thank you, Master, for transmitting the Dharma!"

Laozi nodded, his face kind yet dignified: "Hmm. This immortal technique is the core cultivation method of my Taiqing lineage. You must cultivate it diligently and not neglect it."

"Yes! Chen Qing will heed your teachings!"

Then Laozi waved his hand: "Go. Find a place to seclude yourself and digest what you've learned from listening to the Dao at Zixiao Palace. We'll talk about other things later."

Chen Qing accepted the order and respectfully withdrew from the hall.

After leaving the main hall, Chen Qing casually strolled around Mount Kunlun. Mount Kunlun is vast, with countless spiritual peaks. He chose a secluded and quiet valley, surrounded by rich spiritual energy and naturally sheltered by the terrain.

He set up two formations at the valley entrance: one illusion formation to deceive people, and the other a defensive formation just in case. Only then did he breathe a sigh of relief and settle down.

Sitting cross-legged, Chen Qing began to carefully examine the cultivation techniques passed down in his mind. In addition to the core "Taiqing Immortal Technique", there were several supernatural abilities, as well as the famous "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique".

Upon seeing the words "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique," Chen Qing's spirits immediately lifted. This was the cultivation method practiced by the great god Pangu! Legend has it that reaching the ninth revolution would allow one to achieve physical sainthood and prove the Primordial Chaos. He couldn't wait to immerse himself in it and study it carefully.

A moment later, Chen Qing couldn't help but silently praise in his heart: Impressive! Of course, it was just a compliment. As for cultivation? Don't even think about it.

This thing needs to absorb chaotic energy to cultivate. Chaotic energy is violent and domineering. With his current cultivation level as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, if he were to rashly absorb chaotic energy, he would probably be assimilated into nothingness in an instant—what kind of cultivation would he have then!

However, he also knew that the cultivation method practiced by the Twelve Ancestral Witches was a variant derived from the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique. The Ancestral Witches took a clever approach, not absorbing the chaotic energy, but instead absorbing the turbid and malevolent energy from the earth's veins.

If we disregard the side effects, this is actually a pretty good choice—absorbing turbid and malevolent energy can both cultivate the physical body and purify the primordial environment, which is beneficial to the development of the primordial world and will bring great merit.

Unfortunately, this turbid and malevolent energy is not so easy to bear. It not only defiles the primordial spirit, but also makes people impulsive, irritable, and simple-minded.

Look at those ancestral witches, each one of them is a great supernatural being with terrifyingly high cultivation, but they act like they have no brains when they do things, and they fly into a rage at the drop of a hat—this is the side effect of turbid qi and evil qi.

As for whether one can use spiritual energy to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique? The answer is yes.

However, if one cultivates using spiritual energy, it is simply impossible to succeed.

After all, the Primordial World was formed from the body of Pangu. If one wanted to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique by absorbing spiritual energy, it would probably be impossible to cultivate it even if the entire Primordial World was drained.

Moreover, this involves enormous karmic consequences, which will have to be repaid in the future.

Look at those who cultivate this stuff, how many of them have a good ending? All twelve Ancestral Witches perished, and the Witch Clan was nearly wiped out.

Later, Yang Jian cultivated a weakened version of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique. After winning the Investiture of the Gods war, he still had to take up a post in the Heavenly Court. They said he was "subject to orders but not summons," which sounded nice, but when something really happened, didn't he still have to obediently go into battle? How could it be as enjoyable as being free and unrestrained?

However, in the primordial world, cause and effect are unavoidable, unless you don't cultivate.

The key is how to deal with it—as long as you have good fortune to protect you, there won't be any problems.

Coincidentally, he was a member of the Taiqing lineage. The Taiqing lineage was pitifully small; even counting the Grand Master Xuandu whom they would recruit later, there were only three people at most. Their fortune was abundant, so they weren't afraid of expending it. Therefore, Chen Qing didn't really care about this issue of cause and effect.

But directly cultivating the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique was definitely out of the question; that would be tantamount to suicide. So he had to find another way.

Fortunately, he had an incredible trump card – the power of evolution.

Chen Qing pondered for a long time, repeatedly recalling the fantastical ideas from the novels in his past life. Finally, his gaze fell on a martial arts technique—"Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique".

The core concept of this Qigong is to visualize 840 million microparticles within the body. The foundation of the practice is a microparticle progression system, which begins with giant elephant microparticles, transforms into dragon and elephant microparticles, and at the peak of mastery, the microparticles evolve infinitely, allowing one to draw upon the origin of the Hengsha Hell to strengthen oneself.

This is a good idea, but it also requires a massive amount of resources. However, Chen Qing isn't worried—with the protection of the Taiqing Qi, he won't be in any trouble for the time being. He can find a way to repay the karmic debt when he becomes stronger.

Most importantly, he possesses the Qiankun Cauldron! The Qiankun Cauldron's ability to return to its origin isn't limited to refining artifacts. It can also be used to refine spiritual treasures or living beings into their most primordial energy. In other words, as long as he has the Qiankun Cauldron, he won't lack cultivation resources.

With this in mind, Chen Qing no longer hesitated and immediately made up his mind.

He closed his eyes and activated his supernatural power evolution. He poured all the relevant information from the "Taiqing Immortal Technique," "Nine Revolutions Profound Skill," and the Qiankun Cauldron, as well as the concept of the "Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique," into his supernatural power, and began to fuse and evolve it.

As he fully activated his divine power, the surrounding spiritual energy surged towards him as if being swallowed by an invisible giant maw.

The entire valley was filled with surging spiritual energy, forming a massive vortex so dense it was almost liquefied. This was the vast amount of energy required for the evolution of supernatural powers, which had to be sustained by external spiritual energy.

Deep within the Kunlun Mountains, Laozi slowly opened his eyes. He sensed that the direction of the surging spiritual energy was precisely where Chen Qing was.

He frowned slightly, wondering why his disciple's switch to a new cultivation method had caused such a commotion.

However, after some thought, he ultimately decided not to interfere—those who learn from me live, those who imitate me die. Every living being has its own path; it cannot be forced. Let it be. Lao Tzu closed his eyes again and continued to comprehend the Tao.

Time passes unnoticed in the mountains; the passing of winter leaves one unaware of the years.

Five hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the vortex of spiritual energy in the valley suddenly dissipated, and everything returned to calm. Chen Qing slowly opened his eyes, a flash of light appearing in them, and an uncontrollable joy appeared on his face.

The cultivation technique is complete!

Using the "Divine Elephant Suppressing Prison Technique" as the overall framework, he incorporated some concepts from the "Nine Revolutions Profound Technique" and the "Taiqing Immortal Technique" to evolve a completely new and powerful technique that belonged exclusively to him.

The core concept of this cultivation method is as follows: visualize 840 million particles within your body, then differentiate your primordial spirit—divide the primordial spirit into 840 million parts, each part merging into a single particle, achieving unity of spirit and body. During cultivation, use the Taiqing Immortal Power as energy to drive each particle to operate according to the path of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique.

Doesn't that sound like it requires even more terrifying amounts of energy?

That's right. In the later stages, it's equivalent to 840 million individuals cultivating the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique operating simultaneously. The throughput is simply unimaginable.

However, this plan solves the fatal flaw of absorbing chaotic energy in the early stages. Once he cultivates to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he can go into the chaos and use the Qiankun Cauldron to devour chaotic energy, or convert chaotic energy into usable energy, at which point he can repay part of his karmic debts.

The core of this cultivation technique is the Qiankun Cauldron. Without the Qiankun Cauldron to convert cultivation resources, this technique is a dead end and cannot be cultivated.

As for the subsequent cultivation steps, there's not much to say—each particle becomes an individual, cultivating independently without interfering with each other, progressing in tandem.

Chen Qing took a deep breath to calm his excitement, and then began to cultivate step by step.

The first step was to visualize the microparticles. He closed his eyes, sank his mind into his body, and, following the guidance of the cultivation technique, began to visualize the vast, star-like 840 million microparticles within him. Although this step was difficult, it wasn't too hard for him given his current Taiyi realm.

The truly fatal step is the second one—the differentiation of the primordial spirit.

The primordial spirit was split into 840 million parts, each retaining its independent consciousness. The pain involved was a hundred or a thousand times more agonizing than being slowly sliced ​​to death!

"ah--"

A piercing scream echoed from the valley, startling countless birds into flight.

Chen Qing's face was deathly pale, veins bulging on his forehead, and his whole body trembled uncontrollably. The feeling of his soul being torn apart was as if someone were wielding countless sharp blades, slicing his soul into pieces piece by piece. Each cut was excruciating, piercing to the very marrow of his bones.

But he gritted his teeth and stubbornly refused to faint. He knew that if he fainted, all his efforts would be in vain.

The agonizing screams echoed endlessly through the valley, mournful and persistent, lingering among the peaks of the Kunlun Mountains.