The primordial era began with the mythological age.

Chapter 53 Abduction of the Tu Clan (Seeking recommendations and monthly tickets for further reading)

After receiving guidance, everyone gained something. Although Taiyi did not accept any disciples, the various clans could not force him to, so they all took their leave.

However, not long after they left, Bai Longshi, Qing Sui Shenjun, and Bai Yan Shenjun quietly returned and headed straight for Xiao Cangshan.

The group met outside Xiaocang Mountain, and the atmosphere was a little awkward.

Qing Sui and Bai Yan immediately led their entourage to bow in greeting.

Bai Longshi smiled and said, "Ao Qing and Ao Xi still have questions, please ask young friend Taiyi for answers."

Qing Sui Divine Lord and Bai Yan Divine Lord quickly replied, "Indeed, indeed!"

Thus, the three exchanged a knowing smile and went to the door together.

At this moment, Taiyi was talking to Houtu. Upon sensing the approaching voice, he hurriedly came out to greet them, his expression somewhat surprised.

He originally thought he had guessed wrong, but he never expected things to turn out this way.

Looking at the five people kneeling before him, Taiyi said to the three members of the Bailong clan, "Your Majesty, the two Divine Lords, I currently have no Divine Generals under my command. If you do not mind, you may temporarily serve as Divine Generals under my command, what do you say?"

Bai Longshi immediately said, "Now that I'm under your command, I'll leave it to you to arrange things. This matter is settled. If you have the time, please come visit the East Sea Dragon Clan."

"No need to see me off, I'm leaving!"

The words faded away, leaving only a faint echo.

However, seeing that Houtu was also at Xiaocang Mountain, he couldn't help but feel a little embarrassed.

Afterwards, Qing Sui and Bai Yan also left after saying a few words, leaving Ao Qing and the others looking at each other in bewilderment.

Taiyi was speechless for a moment. Just as he was about to speak, someone else came.

However, it was the Purple Cloud Divine Lord of the Phoenix Clan.

Not long after the Divine Lord Ziyun left his people behind, the Divine Lords of the Qilin Clan and the Xuanwu Clan also arrived one after another with their people, and disappeared in an instant after leaving their people behind.

In a short time, the Taiyi family gained twelve more men.

Two from the Dragon Clan, three from the Phoenix Clan, two from the Qilin Clan, two from the Xuanwu Clan, one from the White Tiger Clan, and two from the Heavenly Lion Clan.

Looking at the twelve people, he immediately used telepathy to summon Li Ling and instructed him to make arrangements.

Back in the palace, Houtu couldn't help but joke, "Fellow Daoist, you're quite the hot commodity these days."

Taiyi laughed and said, "The world is bustling, all for profit; the world is bustling, all for gain."

Houtu raised an eyebrow, and Taiyi quickly said, "Of course, Fellow Daoist Houtu is different."

Hou Tu's eyebrows curved slightly: "That's not necessarily true. I might have to leave one or two people behind before I leave."

Upon hearing this, Taiyi burst into laughter: "That's exactly what I'm looking for! I'm in dire need of a clever goddess to serve me."

Houtu scoffed, "Isn't that Liling clansman the one?"

After saying that, she realized something was amiss and quickly changed the subject: "You said you had something to do, tell me quickly."

A halo appeared behind Taiyi's head, and the Five Treasures Divine Lord's Grotto-Heaven manifested, saying, "Let's enter the grotto-heaven and take a look!"

Houtu nodded, stood up and took a step, his body shrinking as he entered the cave.

For her, this cave was not large. She took a step out and arrived at a group of palaces inside the cave. She then stepped into the central hall and saw that the "Taiyi Clan" were busy around a huge ferocious beast.

Upon closer inspection, one could see that the beast had many extremely tiny "Taiyi" marks moving in and out through its pores.

This scene left her stunned: "Fellow Daoist Taiyi, what is this...?"

At the lab table, one of the Taiyi members looked up and smiled, "Research!"

"How much do you know about ferocious beasts, Fellow Daoist Houtu?"

Houtu stepped forward, watching the Taiyi clan members busily working, and said, "I don't really know much about them. I've only been born a short time and haven't had any contact with ferocious beasts yet."

Taiyi laughed and said, "I have never seen those innate ferocious beasts, let alone those powerful ferocious beasts from the ancient times that are said to be comparable to innate gods."

"This ferocious beast was born later in life. I have dissected many such beings, and their physical bodies and primordial spirits have completely merged into one."

Houtu was already extremely familiar with the acquired godhood cultivation system, and had even cultivated the Five Organs Godhood himself. Upon hearing this, he immediately understood: "Fellow Daoist, do you mean those powerful and ferocious beasts from the ancient times who were comparable to the innate deities like the Heavenly Emperor, and who were similar to those who cultivated the Five Organs Godhood?"

"Indeed!"

Taiyi nodded and continued, "Such beings possess a unified physical body and primordial spirit, where the divine and the Dao are one. This is the unity of the physical body, primordial spirit, and the Great Dao. I call this the attainment of godhood through the physical body, the attainment of the Dao through the physical body, and the proof of the Dao through the physical body!"

Houtu became interested and quickly asked, "What do you want me to do?"

Taiyi smiled broadly upon hearing this and quickly said, "My cultivation is too poor, and I have not yet cultivated a divine eye or similar supernatural power, so it is difficult for me to fully understand the wonders of the combination of the physical body and the primordial spirit."

The reason for calling Houtu was twofold: firstly, because of her powerful cultivation, and secondly, because Juling was simply not capable of doing this job.

Houtu understood after hearing this and nodded, saying, "I will give it a try!"

After saying that, her eyes shone brightly as she looked at the ferocious beast on the experimental table. She immediately saw that each of the beast's cells contained a "Taiyi" working busily.

A moment later, the skin between Houtu's eyebrows split open, and another divine eye appeared, shimmering with a ghostly light.

After observing for a while, she said, "The acquired spirit of this ferocious beast is condensed together with the evil energy within its body, creating a chaotic situation. This evil energy is interfering with my perception of its primordial spirit."

"Even so, it can be seen that the primordial spirit of this ferocious beast is indeed closely integrated with its physical body. Every cell, and even the smallest unit, is combined with the innate god."

"But at the same time, these innate gods were also corrupted by evil energy."

"Or rather, it was precisely because of the malevolent energy that the innate spirit was able to completely merge with the physical body."

"Thus, the Great Dao, the innate god, the physical body, and even supernatural powers and baleful energy are all one. However, this ferocious beast is not good at cultivation, and its innate supernatural powers are damaged, so it can only barely reach the realm of gods."

Upon hearing this, Tai Yi's face lit up with excitement: "Just as I thought!"

"If all the malevolent energy within this ferocious beast were stripped away, would its primordial spirit reassemble in its dantian?"

Houtu frowned upon hearing this: "His Dao, physical body, primordial spirit, malevolent energy, and supernatural powers are all one. How do you intend to separate his malevolent energy?"

Just as God and the Way are one, how can they be separated?

Taiyi laughed and said, "Fellow Daoist Houtu, although your cultivation and Dao practice are far superior to mine, you are definitely inferior to me in your research on the relationship between the physical body and the primordial spirit."

"Our three treasures, essence, energy, and spirit, are also closely intertwined; when the body dies, the energy dissipates and the spirit perishes."

"Humans have Yin and Yang, which are blood and Qi. Yang governs Qi, so when Qi is abundant, the spirit is vigorous; Yin governs blood, so when blood is plentiful, the body is strong."

"Therefore, my system of cultivating gods through acquired means includes the concept of refining essence into qi and refining qi into god."

"When the primordial spirit appears, primordial energy arises; when primordial energy arises, primordial essence is produced!"

He has already conducted in-depth research on the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit.

As for Houtu... it's not that they lacked wisdom, but rather that they were all born as divine beings and innate gods and demons, each one a child of the Great Dao, born with divine and Dao-like qualities, wielding the power of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Even if their physical bodies perish, their primordial spirits can still exist independently and can even reshape their physical bodies at any time.

It can be said that Houtu's own origins led to her lack of understanding, since the current pantheon is one where gods and the Tao are one, with the primordial spirit as its core.

(End of this chapter)