This is the true immortal of the Taoist sect.

This is a void without any directions or ups and downs.

It was dark all around, and nothing could be seen.

Only a huge vortex in the center of this void, emitting a soft, dark golden light, prevented the void from falling into complete darkness.

If you look closely, the edge of that vortex seems to connect to various heavens and worlds.

It seemed that all things were born and died within the swirling air currents.

The aura of the Great Dao is abundant; if you wish, you can see all possibilities.

Li Daoxuan looked at the vortex and his heart skipped a beat.

"This is the core of the Xuanhuang Great World? All of this... is the Primordial Qi of Xuanhuang..."

Li Daoxuan couldn't help but frown.

Something feels off.

He had imagined what the core of the Xuanhuang World would look like, and coincidentally, what he saw now was exactly what he had imagined.

It's not even slightly different.

"Could it be... that the Primordial Chaos Source sensed my thoughts, which is why it is what I see?"

Li Daoxuan muttered to himself.

His primordial spirit did not detect anything unusual.

Moreover, based on his familiarity with the Primordial Qi, he could be certain that the vortex, which was almost larger than a galaxy, was formed by the condensation of endless Primordial Qi.

In the Xuanhuang Great World, any martial arts practitioner who obtains even a wisp of it can forge the foundation for becoming an emperor.

As for Li Daoxuan, he too can comprehend the supreme Dao through the world rules contained in this Xuanhuang Mother Qi and achieve the Immortal Golden Core as soon as possible.

Li Daoxuan looked around but found nothing unusual.

In that case, there's no need to worry.

With a thought, Li Daoxuan traversed an endless distance and arrived at the edge of the vortex.

Strands of primordial energy transformed into various shapes, forms, and characteristics, dancing in the same direction like spirits.

It seems that the spinning vortex is the very rule governing the operation of this world.

Upon seeing this, Li Daoxuan couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"interesting..."

Just as he was about to get closer in order to seize a wisp of Xuanhuang Mother Qi, a staircase suddenly appeared out of thin air beneath his feet.

Li Daoxuan was taken aback upon seeing this and subconsciously looked up.

Suddenly, a set of steps appeared ahead.

The steps are not made of any material, but are formed by countless Dao patterns.

Li Daoxuan looked at these Dao patterns and felt that they were somewhat familiar.

"Why do we have to climb stairs?"

Li Daoxuan couldn't help but complain.

He said it wasn't that simple, and sure enough, there was still a test in the end.

"Alright, let's see what this staircase is all about..."

Li Daoxuan sighed and stepped on it.

In an instant, the world spun around, and everything changed.

When he came to his senses, Li Daoxuan suddenly found himself in a completely unfamiliar place.

My head is spinning, and my eyelids keep twitching.

I wanted to wake up, but it was like trying to stay awake when I was extremely tired; I just couldn't open my eyes.

The vast magical power within his body also disappeared, and his pure Yang primordial spirit could no longer sense it.

He had transformed into an ordinary person without any supernatural powers...

"What's going on? Is this...an illusion?"

Li Daoxuan forced himself to wake up and struggled to move his hands and feet, only to find that they seemed to be bound, and even the slightest movement brought excruciating pain.

"hiss..."

Zhang Yi gasped.

The excruciating pain finally brought him to his senses.

"What's going on? Why am I tied up?"

With his willpower, this pain shouldn't have made him change color at all.

But for some reason, it seems that even his state of mind has become that of an ordinary person...

"It must be a test of illusion..."

Li Daoxuan thought to himself.

So he began to divine the future using the I Ching divination method, but after only a short while, an unbearable pain shot through his brain...

He couldn't help but let out a scream...

"Well..."

But as soon as he opened his mouth, he found that his scream had turned into a hoarse, low groan.

"It seems my situation isn't too good in this illusion..."

Li Daoxuan prepared to silently recite the "Purification Mantra" in his heart, but after reading the first word, he completely forgot the rest.

He tried desperately to remember, but couldn't recall a single word.

Not to mention the visualization techniques that should be used when chanting mantras.

Li Daoxuan immediately began to recall other divine incantations and Taoist scriptures, as well as numerous supernatural powers and wondrous methods.

The result was the same; I couldn't recall a single word.

Li Daoxuan was greatly alarmed; this time, he was genuinely a little panicked.

Taoist incantations are his foundation, and countless Taoist scriptures are his lifeblood.

Without these things, he lost his very foundation...

"How is this possible? Did the Xuanhuang Ancient Path erase even my memories of Taoism?"

Li Daoxuan forced himself to calm down, and at this moment, he finally had the strength to open his eyes.

The constantly throbbing eyes finally opened a crack.

It's blurry and indistinct.

I could only vaguely tell that I was in a dark and enclosed environment.

Not far to the side, there seemed to be a faint light.

Following the faint light, Zhang Yi turned his head with difficulty to look over.

However, this one glance sent a jolt through Li Daoxuan's heart.

The dim light emanated from an oil lamp the size of a bean sprout, and in the area illuminated by the lamp, an extremely eerie face hung behind it.

It looked like a statue, with a chilling evil emanating from its crimson eyes.

That's not all; the most frightening thing is that there's a spherical object placed in front of the statue...

Judging from the outline, it was clearly a bloody and somewhat rotting human head.

"A human head, a real human head, it looks like some kind of evil sacrifice..."

Li Daoxuan suppressed his nausea and said.

Just then, a sharp pain shot through his head.

Fragments of memories flashed through my mind.

Sacrifice...

Gods...

Feedback...

believer...

These fragments of memory kept bombarding his mind, almost causing him to faint.

The pain subsided slowly after a few minutes.

Li Daoxuan lay there in a daze, somewhat incredulous.

He roughly figured out his situation from those fragments...

"Transmigration... I've transmigrated again? And this time to a world filled with gods?"

"Impossible, I should still be on the Xuanhuang Ancient Path right now. This is just a test from the Xuanhuang Ancient Path..."

"Since that's the case, then I'll play this role that the Xuanhuang Ancient Path has given me well, and see what exactly I'm supposed to do..."

After calming down, Li Daoxuan began to examine the fragments of memory in his mind.

This seems to be a world ruled by gods, but judging from those memories, what gods were they? They were clearly evil spirits...

Human sacrifice, extracting faith and soul.

They are bewitching the people, turning them into something neither human nor ghost...

Li Daoxuan, or rather the former owner of the body he now possesses, was sacrificed to the gods by his own biological parents.

His soul was devoured by the gods, leaving only a shell...