Primordial Era: Reborn as Fuxi, he opened the heavens with a single stroke!

Inside Fangzhang Island, Ye Chen activated the Innate Painting Brush, intertwining the Great Dao of Painting with the Dao of the Eight Trigrams.

Five-colored rays of light shone brightly on the twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls. Within each of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, Ye Chen had created a true miniature world. Qian represents Heaven, Kun represents Earth, Zhen represents Thunder, Xun represents Wind, Kan represents Water, Li represents Fire, Gen represents Mountain, and Dui represents Lake. As Heaven and Earth were created, Ye Chen waved his hand, and the Innate Crimson Brush also appeared.

In an instant, as he wielded the innate painting brush in his hand, the brush moved like dragons and snakes in the void, outlining the illusory images of mountains and rivers, plants, insects and fish, and even the sun, moon and stars. These were not real things, but the divine power of the painting path that brought the illusory back to the real.

After the creation of heaven and earth and all things, the twelve heavens that Ye Chen created gradually stabilized, and the power of laws within Ye Chen's body became increasingly concentrated.

In the blink of an eye, another 30,000 years have passed!

On this day, an incomparably powerful aura erupted, and the power of the laws of heaven and earth finally dissipated. Ye Chen also woke up from his seclusion. He slowly opened his eyes, and his strength had already been stabilized at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

After 30,000 years of seclusion, Ye Chen finally opened up the Twelve Heavens by relying on the Great Dao of Painting. With the Twelve Heavens as a powerful weapon, each of the twelve heavens is a real small world containing endless world power. It can not only be used for suppression, but also integrates offense and defense, and is mysterious and unparalleled. Even if the opponent is also at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, Ye Chen can still gain the upper hand with his powerful magic power.

Furthermore, after opening up the Twelve Heavens through the Great Dao of Painting, Ye Chen's understanding of the Laws of Painting had already increased to 15%, and the Eight Trigrams Law had been refined to 25%. In fact, through the Great Dao of Painting, Ye Chen had also mastered half of the power of the Laws of Creation.

This is also the second wonderful application of the great principle of painting: adding the finishing touch and borrowing the spirit!

The great path of painting, once mastered, can open up the world with a single stroke, altering reality and changing causes and effects.

However, even before it has reached its full potential, it still has endless uses. Ye Chen can rely on mastering the spiritual essence of other innate gods and demons to borrow a trace of their power and comprehend the three thousand great Daos they have mastered!

Although it cannot lead to instant success, it can still be considered a rapid advancement, at least saving one from thousands of years of arduous cultivation.

If we go a step further, we can even use the opponent's strength to attack them in return.

However, if one is not someone who has spent a long time with him, even with the innate painting brush by his side, Ye Chen, with only one and a half percent of the power of the Dao of Painting, would not be able to grasp its essence.

Only a close friend can truly grasp a person's essence; otherwise, even the most lifelike person is merely superficial, possessing form but lacking spirit.

Looking at it this way, it seems rather tasteless!

Otherwise, if Ye Chen could master the three thousand Great Daos in one go, and once he entered the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, wouldn't his strength be even above that of the Dao Ancestor?

Just as Ye Chen was pondering, a strange phenomenon suddenly appeared in the heavens above. A powerful aura of the extreme realm descended, causing endless purple energy to cascade down like a waterfall, its momentum vast and stretching for tens of millions of miles.

Between heaven and earth, the universe roared, and five-colored rays of light appeared from nothingness. Purple lotuses bloomed all over the sky, exuding endless fragrance. Auspicious light cascaded down from the heavens, instantly enveloping the boundless earth.

"Lying high above the nine heavens, on a meditation cushion, I attain the true Dao!"

"Beyond the mysteries of heaven and earth, I shall be the supreme leader..."

A majestic voice resounded throughout the universe, ethereal yet sacred, containing boundless power of heaven and earth, disregarding the barriers of time and space. Not only Ye Chen, who was in seclusion on Fangzhang Island, but also billions of living beings in the primordial world heard the voice from the heavens.

"My name is Hongjun Daoren. I attained sainthood in Yujing Mountain. Ten thousand years later, I will open an altar in Zixiao Palace to preach the Dao and save all living beings. All those who are destined can come and listen to the true meaning of the Great Dao."

As his voice faded, the strange phenomena in the world not only failed to spread, but actually intensified.

"With a single word, heaven and earth tremble; this is the great power of a sage!"

As Ye Chen sensed the aura of a sage in the void, which seemed to be the very essence of heaven, a solemn expression involuntarily appeared on his face.

His gaze looked beyond the Nine Heavens, and seeing endless living beings surging into the Nine Heavens Clouds like a tide, he shook his head. Above the Nine Heavens, the innate gale was raging, and even some Taiyi Golden Immortals could not enter it. Even if they did enter, once they stepped into the chaos, they would not be able to find the Purple Cloud Palace.

Within the chaos, there is no distinction between up and down, left and right, nor between past and future. Once lost within it, one will be forever plunged into the void. If Ye Chen had not known that he was a destined person and one of the protagonists of heaven and earth, even at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, he would not have dared to enter it easily.

"Elder brother, a sage has attained enlightenment and is now preaching. Shall we go and listen to his teachings?"

Inside Fangzhang Island, Nuwa Daoist flashed and transformed into a divine light, arriving beside Ye Chen with a hint of anticipation in her phoenix eyes.

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen hesitated for a moment. If he went, would he be drawn into the next great calamity, just like in later generations?

Once caught up in the great calamity, neither the Ancestral Dragon, the Primordial Phoenix, the First Qilin, nor the Twelve Ancestral Witches, nor even the Tongtian Sect Master and other saints, could escape.

While he was struggling with this dilemma, Ye Chen suddenly had a flash of inspiration. He recalled the scene of three thousand mortals listening to the Dao together in Zixiao Palace. The sage was expounding the Dao, and the three thousand innate gods and demons made no attempt to conceal themselves. Wasn't this a great opportunity to comprehend the divine essence of a group of innate gods and demons? If he could grasp their divine essence, he could rely on the Great Dao of Painting and borrow the power of the top innate gods and demons such as Taiqing Laozi to comprehend their Great Dao and benefit himself immensely!

Thinking of this, Ye Chen's expression turned solemn as he said, "Let's go! This is the first sage in the world to preach; how can we miss it?"

"However, the sage will not begin his teachings for ten thousand years. Why should we rush? Rather than wasting our time by the Zixiao Palace, we might as well go into seclusion for a while longer and further improve our cultivation. When the Zixiao Palace opens, we can occupy a superior position."

Nuwa nodded slightly, but with a hint of worry in her voice: "Elder brother, what if we are late and miss the sage's sermon?"

"It's alright. We are the most outstanding innate gods and demons in the world, with profound fortune. We can arrive within a thousand years. The most urgent task is for my younger sister to refine the Twelfth Grade Pure World White Lotus as soon as possible, or try to see if she can enter the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. This way, she will have a better chance of winning when competing for a seat in the Purple Cloud Palace. When a sage imparts his teachings, one can only understand the true meaning by being closer to him."

Upon hearing this, Nuwa Daoist also felt that what was said made sense. If she could improve her strength to the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm in the next ten thousand years, it would be more beneficial for her to listen to the Dao. She immediately accepted the order and entered seclusion again to wait for the ten thousand years to arrive.

In the blink of an eye, another nine thousand years have passed. Although Ye Chen's understanding of the Great Dao of Painting is still only about 15%, his application of it has made further progress.

The ten thousand years were approaching, but Fangzhang Immortal Island was a fragment of chaos from the time when Pangu created the world, and it could not be easily moved.

Left with no other choice, Ye Chen had to join forces with Nuwa to set up a supreme array to prevent anyone from taking over Fangzhang Island while he was away.

If such a celestial island could be integrated into the Twelve Heavens, at least one of its worlds could be upgraded to a middle-thousand world, which would be of great benefit to Ye Chen's strength.

After the formation was set up, Ye Chen and Nuwa Daoist tore through the void and rushed towards the Nine Heavens.

A thousand years later, when Ye Chen and Nuwa arrived, the area outside Zixiao Palace was already filled with heroes and powerful figures.

In later generations, most of the famous innate gods and demons came. Donghuang Taiyi, the Three Pure Ones, Hongyun Laozu, Zhenyuanzi Daoist, the Lord of the Blood Sea Styx, and Kunpeng, along with a host of other top innate gods and demons, had already gathered at the entrance of Zixiao Palace, waiting for the sage to expound the Great Dao.

Seeing that Ye Chen and the others had reached the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, the group of innate gods and demons quickly stepped back to let Ye Chen and his sister enter, standing side by side with Laozi and the others at the entrance of Zixiao Palace.

Seeing this scene, Ye Chen also looked at Laozi and the others. Whether it was Donghuang Taiyi or Zhenyuanzi Daoist, although they were both top-level innate gods and demons, they had only stepped halfway into the middle stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Among the crowd, only the Three Pure Ones, like Ye Chen, were at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

No wonder the Three Pure Ones could seize three holy positions in one fell swoop when they joined forces.

Laozi and the others, whether in terms of strength or innate advantages, are far superior to others. With the Three Pure Ones joining forces, everyone else can basically only compete for the other holy positions that have not yet been occupied.

Furthermore, the Three Pure Ones and others also possess a treasure of acquired merit, the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda. This treasure of acquired merit was condensed from the power of the Great Dao merit generated by the creation of the world, far surpassing a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

During this period, only Donghuang Taiyi and others, as well as the Styx Ancestor, possessed some innate spiritual treasures.

As for the others, such as Kunpeng Daoist and Hongyun Ancestor, they couldn't even produce a low-grade innate spiritual treasure.

If Laozi and the others were wielding the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, even if Ye Chen's strength had already reached the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, they would have no choice but to temporarily avoid the limelight and seize the fourth Saintly position.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen nodded, preparing to join forces with Nuwa to occupy the fourth and fifth saintly positions.

Opinions on the Primordial Purple Qi vary in later generations.

However, in the primordial world, all beings below the level of a sage are mere straw dogs. If one could obtain a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi, it would essentially be equivalent to becoming a future Heavenly Dao Sage.

Beneath the Heavenly Dao, above countless living beings!

Only saints are the chess players. Even a powerful quasi-saint at the Great Perfection is nothing more than a chess piece. To put it another way, if Ye Chen were to obtain the Primordial Purple Qi, he could use it as a backup method as long as he was strong enough. If he could not rely on the Dao of Laws to enter the realm of Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal, he could rely on the Primordial Purple Qi to advance to the Heavenly Dao Saint.

Furthermore, Ye Chen's choice to occupy a Saintly position indicates that he is destined to be associated with it, as the other party is the future representative of the Heavenly Dao. Even if he is not granted a wisp of Primordial Purple Qi, he will at least be given a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

While everyone waited, the young couple standing at the door spoke up directly.

"The time for our arrival has come; please come in!"

"boom!"

As the gate slowly opened, boundless power of laws spread out from the Purple Cloud Palace, and a powerful pressure from the Heavenly Dao fell upon everyone's shoulders.

In an instant, Ye Chen saw six white innate futons in the first row.

"Walk!"