Primordial Era: The Three Senior Brothers of the Taiqing Clan

Chen Qing traveled swiftly and soon arrived at Shouyang Mountain.

As soon as they landed on the clouds, Xuandu came to greet them.

"Xuandu greets Senior Brother!" Xuandu bowed respectfully.

Chen Qing glanced at him and found that he had already reached the early stage of Tai Luo Golden Immortal. He nodded with satisfaction: "Not bad, you broke through to Da Luo so quickly."

Upon hearing this, Xuan Du scratched his head somewhat embarrassedly: "It's all thanks to Senior Brother's Nine-Turn Golden Pill. After refining it, not only did I break through smoothly, but my cultivation level was also completely stabilized."

"That's the result of your own hard work. If your foundation isn't strong enough, even the most miraculous elixirs are useless." Chen Qing smiled and then asked, "Is Master on the mountain? I'll go see Master first."

"Yes, Master just sent me to pick up my senior brother," Xuandu replied quickly.

As Chen Qing walked up the mountain, he said, "We're fellow disciples, no need to be so polite. By the way, things haven't been peaceful in the prehistoric world lately, so don't go out unless necessary. Here are these two spiritual treasures for your protection."

As he spoke, he took out two spiritual treasures from his sleeve and handed them over. Both of these were crafted by himself. Although they were only mid-grade innate spiritual treasures, the Dao laws burned into them were quite exquisite, and their power was no less than that of ordinary high-grade innate spiritual treasures.

The two arrived outside the main hall as they spoke. Xuan Du stared wide-eyed at the spiritual treasures in Chen Qing's hands—these were two mid-grade innate spiritual treasures! His senior brother was giving them away so readily; he was truly outrageously generous!

Although he was tempted, he didn't reach out to take it. Instead, he said seriously, "My senior brother has already given me a spiritual treasure. You can keep these for yourself. I'll be fine with Master by my side."

Chen Qing nodded to himself. His junior brother was indeed of good character, talented, and able to control his greed—a rare find.

However, these magical treasures wouldn't be of much use to him. He possessed the Qiankun Cauldron, the Purple Lightning Hammer, the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner, and even the Chaos Bell—each a supreme treasure.

He didn't even bother with other spiritual treasures; keeping them would just let them gather dust. Given the unstable situation in the prehistoric world, it was more important to protect his junior brother first.

Chen Qing casually tossed the spiritual treasure to Xuan Du and strode into the hall.

Xuan Du, looking bewildered, followed after him, still thinking about finding an opportunity to return them to his senior brother—who was often traveling and needed them more than he did.

"Disciple Chen Qing greets Master!"

"Yes, get up." Lao Tzu nodded, a smile appearing on his lips, clearly very satisfied with his disciple. "You did well this time."

Xuandu bowed in return, then held the spiritual treasure close to Chen Qing, preparing to return it to him.

Seeing this, Laozi said, "Xuandu, take what your senior brother gave you. The prehistoric world has indeed been quite turbulent lately. I'm not worried about your senior brother; with his current strength, even a saint wouldn't be able to easily subdue him."

"But you, your cultivation is still shallow, you need spiritual treasures for self-defense. Besides, your senior brother is wealthy and doesn't need these."

"This..." Xuan Du hesitated for a moment.

Chen Qing chuckled and teased, "Just take them! You don't want my Purple Lightning Hammer, do you? Or those two divine lamps? And the Qiankun Cauldron, perhaps? I have a great use for it, I can't give it to you. Just take these two mid-grade innate spiritual treasures. Your senior brother will get you better ones later."

These words left Xuan Du speechless. A better one? He suddenly felt a little dazed—when did mid-grade innate spiritual treasures become so common?

But then I thought, it's my senior brother, so it makes sense. My senior brother is the richest man in the prehistoric world, he's incredibly wealthy! There's nothing I can do about it, he can refine innate spiritual treasures, who in the prehistoric world can compare?

Even his second uncle, who was famous throughout the prehistoric world for his weapon crafting skills, was no match for his eldest brother.

Laozi, who was at the head of the table, was also taken aback by Chen Qing's words. After thinking about it carefully, he realized that it was indeed true. Chen Qing possessed the Qiankun Cauldron and the Chaos Bell, both innate treasures, so it was normal for him to have such confidence.

Moreover, he can also refine innate spiritual treasures. He can refine mid-grade ones now, and he may be able to refine high-grade or even top-grade ones in the future.

Thinking about it this way, Lao Tzu suddenly realized that his own sect had quite a few treasures in its possession—the Qiankun Cauldron, the Chaos Bell, the Taiji Diagram, and the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, all of which were supreme treasures, and each of them could suppress fortune.

And all of this was thanks to his good disciple. Thinking of this, Laozi's gaze towards Chen Qing became even more benevolent. It was truly a blessing that he had taken this disciple in.

After much deliberation, Xuan Du finally accepted the two spiritual treasures. In his heart, his senior brother Chen Qing's status was already somewhat comparable to their master's. He secretly resolved to diligently cultivate and practice in the future, and never hold his senior brother back.

Seeing that his master was in a good mood, Chen Qing recounted the details of his trip to the underworld. Finally, he solemnly said, "Master, I don't want to always be on the defensive. We only respond when they come to us."

"How can you guard against thieves for a thousand days? This disciple wishes to ask Master for help in deducing the whereabouts of that world. If it can be found, this disciple would not mind returning the favor."

Lao Tzu nodded. He had no objection to the deduction. He also wanted to understand the details of that world. After all, they were the Three Pure Ones of Pangu, and the primordial world was created by Pangu, which was, in essence, their territory.

Outsiders barging in without even a greeting are thieves. It's their duty to deal with these thieves. Besides, these thieves have repeatedly caused trouble in the prehistoric land, which is a slap in their face.

Don't assume that saints are without desires. Apart from Hongjun Daozu, who merged with the Dao and whose depths are unfathomable, the other saints in the prehistoric world were all quite temperamental.

Lao Tzu closed his eyes, his gaze flashing with divine light. A mysterious black and white yin-yang light flew from his eyes, transforming into a profound and unfathomable Tai Chi yin-yang diagram, suspended in mid-air. The diagram rotated continuously, as if it were a direct manifestation of the great yin-yang principles of heaven and earth.

Then, the Tai Chi diagram transformed into a white jade bridge, connecting with the Heavenly Dao, and began to deduce the future.

On the white jade bridge, streaks of mysterious light gradually emerged. However, the light was dark and gloomy, seemingly in stark contrast to the orthodox magical power of the Xuanmen sect.

A single word flashed through Chen Qing's mind—demon.

In the past, during the struggle between the Dao and the Demonic Path, Dao Ancestor Hongjun, with the help of several powerful beings, defeated Demon Ancestor Rahu. Before his death, Rahu swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao: "If the Dao is one foot higher, the Demonic Path will be ten feet higher; if the Dao declines, the Demonic Path will rise; if the Dao rises, the Demonic Path will decline; the Dao and the Demonic Path are irreconcilable enemies."

However, since Rahu's death, no trace of the demonic path has appeared in the primordial world. Unexpectedly, today, demonic energy has reappeared in Laozi's predictions.

Is there any connection between these two?

Chen Qing could sense that it was the power of demons, so how could Lao Tzu, a sage, not know it?

Laozi's expression immediately changed. This was no longer the time when Hongjun and Luohou were fighting. If the demonic path were to rise again, the three sects of Xuanmen would be the first to be affected!