Primordial Era: Elixir of Qi Transforms into Form, Controlling the Pharmacology of the World

Chapter 94 The Three Pure Ones Accept Disciples, the Divide of Destiny (Long Chapter)

In the blink of an eye, time has passed and things have changed.

Ling Dan wandered the primordial wilderness and never returned to Kunlun.

Unfortunately, despite so many years of travel, I still couldn't travel all over the prehistoric world.

"The primordial world is too vast. I've wandered for so many years, yet I haven't explored it all. The thing I'm looking for is nowhere to be found." Ling Dan now appeared somewhat desolate and wistful.

"We will find it. If I'm not mistaken, what we're looking for is definitely here." The Creation Avatar said earnestly, as if it knew what treasure was hidden here.

Upon hearing this, Ling Dan gazed at the vast road and the many mountains and rivers, and remained calm: "Creation Avatar, how many times have you said this?"

"It's not my fault. The primordial world is too vast, and the fragments are too small. Scattered throughout the primordial world, it's really difficult to find even one." The Creation Avatar was also helpless.

Ling Dan nodded in agreement: "Yes. After the Jade Butterfly of Creation shattered, it turned into countless fragments scattered throughout the vast primordial world. Finding even one is extremely difficult. And even if you do find one, the Great Dao contained within it might not be the Great Dao I'm looking for."

Indeed, Ling Dan has traveled throughout the primordial world for many years, and what she seeks is the Jade Disc of Creation.

There are many reasons for the search.

Fortunately, over the years, as the Creation Avatar devoured the fragments, it gradually repaired itself considerably. It developed some degree of sensitivity to the Jade Butterfly fragments.

However, the primordial world is too vast, and the fragments are too small, making them very difficult to find.

They wandered around this place for a long time before finally settling down.

The mountains here rise and fall, difficult to fathom and hard to fathom.

Speaking of which, the primordial world was so vast, with countless mountains and rivers.

Some mountains and rivers have names, but most mountains and rivers do not have names. Places with names are mostly blessed lands that attract many cultivators, so they are named.

Now, Ling Dan has fallen into this place, a place with mediocre spiritual energy and no name.

Ling Dan gazed at the mountains and rivers before her: "A clone of creation, are you certain?"

"I'm certain. There's the aura of the Jade Butterfly of Creation here, though very faint, it's definitely it. Let's use the Earth Escape Technique to go inside and take a look," the Creation Avatar said.

Ling Dan nodded.

At this moment, Ling Dan used an earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a technique used to escape into the earth) method to enter this mountain range. As he ventured deeper, the Daoist energy intertwined, becoming increasingly dense. A slight surge of creation energy made this place mysterious and wondrous.

After a long while, Ling Dan delved deep into the earth, her eyes gleaming even more: "The aura is becoming increasingly intense. After years of searching, it seems I have finally found it."

Ling Dan was also pleasantly surprised. After searching for so many years, she had finally found a piece. It was no easy feat.

Soon, Ling Dan entered the heart of the mountains and encountered a special grotto-heaven. This grotto-heaven opened up in the heart of the mountains, surrounded by various Daoist rhythms, interwoven with various landscapes, and evolved into array patterns.

The interwoven array patterns were imprinted here, forming a special array that concealed outside observation.

"The array, which was created innately, shows no signs of damage whatsoever. Clearly, no other cultivators have visited this place. This place is completely undeveloped," the Creation Avatar said, also with delight.

Over the years, Ling Dan has wandered the primordial world, searching for the Jade Butterfly of Creation. Although he hasn't found it, he has discovered many places of opportunity. Many of these places contain innate array patterns, born naturally without external interference.

Such a place means it is undeveloped and has never been visited by outsiders, so everything here is unknown, and perhaps it holds many treasures.

Ling Dan stared intently at the formation, then took a step and entered it. A half-step Primordial Chaos cultivation level couldn't be concealed by such a small formation.

In the blink of an eye, the scenery changed.

The array patterns vanished from sight, replaced by a vast Daoist aura that intertwined with mountains and rivers, condensing into a unique Daoist charm that formed a small world.

This little world seems to have just been born and is capable of continuing to evolve.

Ling Dan felt the pull of the Daoist energy and arrived at the core of this place. She saw the Daoist energy intertwined and converged, and also felt a familiar aura.

"It really is the Jade Disc of Creation! Although it's just a few fragments, there's still hope!" Ling Dan was overjoyed, looking at the few fragments in front of her. They were the very thing Ling Dan had been searching for.

This fragment, about the size of an infant's fist, exudes a unique Daoist charm, outlines endless spiritual energy, and faintly carries the sounds of tiger roars and dragon cries, as if it is transforming into some kind of form.

As Ling Dan approached, the creature instinctively showed fear.

He reached out and grabbed at the treasure before him, which materialized and fell into Ling Dan's hand. This newly manifested treasure was utterly powerless against Ling Dan.

"The Great Way of Literature and Martial Arts? And a very shallow Great Way of Technology!" Ling Dan sensed the Great Way contained within the fragments.

"What a pity. You wanted to find the Great Dao of Reincarnation and the Great Dao of Origin. Unexpectedly, the Great Dao contained in this fragment is actually the Great Dao of Literature, the Great Dao of Martial Arts, and a little bit of the Great Dao of Technology." The Creation Avatar expressed its regret.

Ling Dan's eyes flickered, sensing that this object was somewhat mysterious: "It contains the Great Dao of Literature and Martial Arts, as well as the Great Dao of Technology, and is preparing to evolve into some kind of treasure. Moreover, the treasures evolved from the Jade Butterfly of Creation can naturally transform into treasures of fortune."

That's quite a coincidence.

"Coincidence? You mean, this fragment might be an object of destiny for the human race? Or rather, it might be the future object of destiny for the human race—the Kongtong Seal?" The Creation Avatar also thought of something.

"That's possible. After all, according to my memory, the core Dao inherited by the human race in later generations is the Dao of Literature, the Dao of Martial Arts, and the Dao of Technology. These three Daos constitute the main theme of the human race's development. In particular, the Daos of Literature and Martial Arts contained in this fragment can be cultivated to the half-step Hunyuan level after being comprehended. On the other hand, the Dao of Technology can only be cultivated to the Dao Fruit level at most. The three Daos are indeed in line with the future human race." Ling Dan also sighed, feeling that this thing was truly mysterious.

Then, looking at this small world, he summoned the Cloud of Merit and Auspiciousness to take this world into it.

After putting it away, Ling Dan turned and left to continue her journey through the primordial world, searching for fragments containing the Dao of Reincarnation, as well as other treasures.

In the blink of an eye, countless years have passed as Ling Dan travels through the prehistoric world.

Now, Ling Dan stopped searching, instead gazing at Kunlun with a complex expression: "Is it finally about to begin?"

As he murmured to himself, the fluctuations in fortune he drew upon transformed into something magnificent.

From the Kunlun Mountains, a voice resounded: "Our Jie Sect, founded by Tongtian, has reached the primordial state. However, having existed for so long, how can the Jie Sect be without followers? Today, we proclaim to the primordial world that all who wish to join our Jie Sect may come to the Kunlun Mountains. Our Jie Sect is inclusive, regardless of aptitude, background, or race—"

These words, once uttered, resounded far and wide, spreading throughout the long river of history and the primordial world.

At that moment, all living beings in the primordial world were instantly shocked by this news.

The various races of the primordial world were equally stunned by this news. Who was Tongtian? He was one of the Three Pure Ones, a being at the Hunyuan realm. A rare Hunyuan powerhouse in the primordial world.

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The Jie Sect, founded by such powerful figures, was eager to recruit disciples and followers, and everyone was incredibly excited.

After all, joining the Jie Sect is equivalent to having a powerful expert as a backer. With such a backer, one can remain stable in the prehistoric world. There's no need to worry about being absorbed by the demon race or eaten by the witch race.

All the primordial beings were excited, and each one wanted to rush into Kunlun.

Just as the beings were so excited, the Daoist voice resounded once again throughout heaven and earth.

That was the voice of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, echoing throughout the primordial world: "I, the Primordial Celestial Venerable of the Chan Sect, founded the Chan Sect and achieved the Primordial Chaos."

Today, the Chan Sect is accepting disciples. All beings of the primordial world are welcome to come to Kunlun. Pass my test, and you may become a disciple of the Chan Sect and my disciple.

The Primordial Celestial Venerable's resounding Daoist voice once again stirred the beings of the primordial world.

The Chan Sect of Yuanshi Tianzun has now accepted disciples. The people are even more excited about Yuanshi Tianzun. After all, everyone in the primordial world knows that among the Three Pure Ones, Tongtian already has two disciples, and Laozi also has two disciples. Only Yuanshi Tianzun has no disciples. Doesn't that mean that the first disciple Yuanshi Tianzun accepts is his direct successor, his personal disciple?

The crowd grew increasingly excited, yet they also waited, wondering if Lao Tzu would also take on a disciple.

Unfortunately, after waiting for a long time, we still didn't hear Lao Tzu's words.

The teachings of Lao Tzu, which he founded, seem to have no intention of accepting disciples. However, the teachings of Chan and Jie are sufficient in that regard.

Immediately, all living beings intertwined and flew towards Kunlun.

Within the primordial wilderness, all living beings migrated, heading towards Kunlun.

The Wu tribe, who were supposed to be hunting, did not stop them. After all, the Wu tribe and the Sanqing tribe were related by marriage.

The demon race is keeping a low profile these days and hasn't done anything to stop it.

Now, within the Demon Court, many Demon Emperors are preparing to comprehend a certain special method.

But now, I've been jolted awake by this news.

"The Chan Sect and the Jie Sect seem to have no restrictions on accepting disciples. What are they trying to do? Could it be that they also want to develop the three sects into a major power?" a demon emperor wondered.

"No. My sister once said that relying on the Primordial Purple Qi to achieve Hunyuan would incur a great karmic debt to the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, the first thing to do after achieving Hunyuan is to repay the Heavenly Dao. Otherwise, it will be difficult to advance further in cultivation. As for how to repay the Heavenly Dao, that depends on themselves. Perhaps the recent acceptance of disciples by the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect is the first step in repaying this debt!" Fuxi suddenly said.

"If it's truly about repaying the debt to Heaven, then it's fine. The only question is whether there's more to it than meets the eye!"

A demon emperor murmured.

"What can we possibly guess by guessing? Isn't it open to all races? Let's send some of our people to try—" one of the demon kings said, and indeed dispatched a small number of his people.

The Three Pure Ones were unaware of the demons' schemes.

Ling Dan was unaware of this matter at the moment. However, after learning that the Jie Sect and the Chan Sect had accepted disciples and sensed the changes in the sects' fortunes, she quickly returned to Kunlun.

Tiger Girl stopped riding and put herself into Qingyun, flying alone towards Kunlun.

In the blink of an eye, many years have passed.

Ling Dan finally approached Kunlun. Upon getting closer, she saw countless cultivators arriving in Kunlun, all with sincerity, wishing to join the Kunlun sect.

Ling Dan glanced around and noticed that they came from all sorts of races, had all sorts of aptitudes, and all sorts of backgrounds. However, there was a special formation surrounding the entrance to Kunlun Mountain.

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Ling Dan gazed intently, then flew directly into Kunlun.

Inside Kunlun, we encountered the Old Man of the South Pole.

The Antarctic Immortal spoke with great respect: "Young Master Ling Dan—you've returned from your travels—"

"With Kunlun causing such a commotion, how could I not come back?" Ling Dan asked.

The Antarctic Immortal sighed with a touch of melancholy: "Indeed, this disciple-acceptance involves all living beings of the primordial world. Countless people have come to Kunlun to seek apprenticeship, and this disciple-acceptance ceremony may—"

Ling Dan nodded without giving it much thought. With a flick of her sleeve, she caused countless cultivators outside the mountain gate who came to become her disciples to feel a strange pressure.

Immediately, Ling Dan turned and walked into the Kunlun Hall.

Upon entering the main hall, one sees Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Tongtian.

In addition, we also saw Ling Xi and Duo Bao.

Ling Dan entered and said very respectfully, "Greetings, Master, greetings, Uncle-Master—This disciple has traveled through the endless primordial world for countless years, broadening my horizons and growing considerably. However, upon hearing that the Chan Sect and the Jie Sect were accepting disciples, I rushed back."

Furthermore, I also sensed the shifts in the sect's fortune, as if my fortune had little connection to that of the Human Sect, as if I weren't a disciple of the Human Sect. Master, I—”

"My disciple—you are my disciple, and also my first disciple. Naturally, you are also the first disciple of the Human Sect. However, being the first disciple of the Human Sect is merely a title, and is not connected to the fate of the Human Sect." Laozi stroked his beard and spoke of this matter very calmly.

Ling Dan's eyes flickered, as if she had remembered something.

Those profound eyes gazed at the Kunlun sky, vaguely sensing the vast intertwined fortune, divided into multiple streams of fortune and divine power.

One of these is the fortune that represents Lao Tzu. Lao Tzu's fortune is divided into two branches, one of which is connected to Ling Dan, Ling Xi, as well as the Golden Horn and Silver Horn.

The other one is related to teaching.

However, Ling Dan has no connection with the fate of the Human Teachings.

When the Human Sect was first established, its fortune was not very obvious, but now, with the three sects accepting disciples, the truth about its fortune has been revealed.

Ling Dan pondered for a moment, then couldn't help but ask, "Master—is the reason I can't connect with the Human Sect's destiny and can only be its nominal leader disciple related to the Heavenly Dao?"

"That's right." Lao Tzu didn't hide anything and said directly.

Tongtian also said, "—My disciples Duobao and Gongming are the same. Their fates are connected to mine, but not to the fates of the Jie Sect."

Ling Dan pondered for a moment, her expression also grave: "Master, Uncle-Master—if the core behind the Three Teachings is the Heavenly Dao."

"Isn't accepting disciples also a way of repaying the debt owed to Heaven?"

"You could say that. We recruit disciples, pass on their cultivation methods, bestow treasures upon them, and make them stronger. In return, they protect the primordial world for us and repay the karmic debts of Heaven," Tongtian said calmly.

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded, "Just like Master Hongjun. The lectures at Zixiao Palace give the three thousand Zixiao guests the opportunity to grow and achieve Hunyuan. Correspondingly, they also assist in eliminating demons and maintaining the primordial world. This is also to make amends to the Heavenly Dao."

Ling Dan fell silent, fully aware of the truth behind Zi Xiao Ke's sermon. He preached to three thousand Zi Xiao Ke, instructing them to aid in vanquishing demons, protecting the primordial world, and resisting Ling Dan's Dao—

Today, the three schools of thought—Man, Chan, and Jie—follow the same pattern.