Proving the Dao as Taiyi

Meng Chen wasn't afraid to make a move against these two Disciples of Intercepting Teaching. With the charge of attempting to assassinate the Eldest Disciple of Chan Sect, he had ample reason to cut them down on the spot. But he wanted to leave these two scum to Our Lady of Wudang.

He intended to train Our Lady of Wudang, to teach her to be decisive in killing.

In the future, the Teaching of Humanity, Chan Sect, and Intercepting Teaching would join forces to civilize the Primordial World. Meng Chen didn't want his own teammates to be unable to handle their own household affairs.

Still, Meng Chen had plenty of confidence in Our Lady of Wudang.

After the Intercepting Teaching was destroyed, Our Lady of Wudang changed her appearance, called herself the Eternal Mother, founded the White Lotus Sect, and spread it across All Heavens and Myriad Realms.

The Teaching of Humanity, Chan Sect, Buddhist Gate, and even forces outside any religious framework joined hands to besiege her, yet they couldn't eradicate the White Lotus Sect. Its sacred flame kept burning fiercely.

Our Lady of Wudang had her own path, and Meng Chen had his. Now, he was about to advance to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

Golden Immortal is imperishable; Primordial Unity is eternal.

A Primordial Unity Golden Immortal awakens to the True Self, projects across All Heavens and Myriad Realms, crosses the boundary between reality and illusion, with countless avatars—while the projection is indestructible, the original body cannot die. Even if the original body is slain, it can be reborn from a projection.

To some extent, a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal already possesses the traits of a Great Power. Hence, they are also called Half-Step Great Powers.

Three Rivers of Law rose around Meng Chen, each winding endlessly, vast and magnificent. Like roaring dragons, the three Rivers of Law charged toward the three phantom masses above his head.

These three phantom masses were his Essence Soul, Vital Soul, and Spirit Soul. Under the infusion of Law power, the three souls gradually transformed, condensing into three flower buds.

Boom!

The River of Fate manifested, Fate Power surging. Meng Chen turned into a spark of spiritual light and entered the River of Fate.

Only by entering the River of Fate and anchoring himself at a certain time node with a Spacetime Anchor Point could he awaken to the True Self.

Once the True Self was awakened, the Three Flowers would bloom—that was the moment of breaking through to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

Meng Chen stepped into the River of Fate. Fate Power battered his body like surging waves. At this point, relying on himself alone, he still couldn't stop at any single time node in the River of Fate.

After all, he wasn't a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. Only a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could transcend the River of Fate, unaffected by its torrent.

Meng Chen's heart was serene. He revealed the Three Flowers atop his head. The three Laws of Time, Space, and Fate burst forth from the flowers, weaving an Anchor of Fate. This Anchor of Fate contained the power of a Spacetime Anchor Point and was the key to breaking through to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

The Anchor of Fate was cast out, plunging deep into the riverbed of the River of Fate. With a clink, it hooked onto the riverbed.

Rumble!

Meng Chen abruptly halted in the River of Fate, but this made the river turn violent. Endless waters of fate crashed down on him from all sides, trying to shatter him into pieces.

"Haha!"

Meng Chen laughed heartily. An Apricot Yellow Banner rose above his head, and countless golden lotuses were born from the void, wrapping around his body.

It was the innate Wu Ji Apricot Yellow Banner!

Why do cultivators love Innate Spiritual Treasures so much? Because at critical moments, an Innate Spiritual Treasure can help its master break through! When breaking through to Primordial Unity, Zenith Heaven, or Quasi-Sage, those who possess an Innate Spiritual Treasure have a greater advantage.

With the Apricot Yellow Banner out, no matter how violently the waters of fate surged, they couldn't harm Meng Chen.

Seizing the moment, Meng Chen reached out and grabbed a Little Azure Dragon from the River of Fate. This Little Azure Dragon was himself at the moment of his birth—it was also the location of his True Self.

The True Self is the origin of a cultivator's existence. Many Primordial Unity Golden Immortals, when killing juniors, bypass the person themselves and erase them from their origin.

If a person loses even their origin, they naturally fall.

Having grasped the True Self, Meng Chen and the True Self drew close, approached each other, and completely merged into one.

Boom!

The Three Flowers atop Meng Chen's head bloomed, releasing boundless Dharma power.

This power was imperishable, eternal, encompassing All Heavens!

The Great Thousand World within his body also underwent a transformation, constantly expanding and swelling, enlarging by an immeasurable factor in an instant.

Boom!

The void trembled repeatedly. Meng Chen's consciousness reached the end of time. His figure projected outward, and countless shadows appeared across the Primordial World and through the ages of time.

In an instant, through the angles of these shadows, Meng Chen saw everything in the Primordial World.

Until the Great Thousand World transformed into an imperishable kingdom, an eternal kingdom. Within Meng Chen's Primordial Spirit, a Dao Fruit condensed—the Grand Golden Dao Fruit.

A vast aura rose in the Boundless Tree Sea. Clouds and rosy clouds churned in the sky, and the Song of Fate resounded through heaven and earth. The Azure Dragon Avatar once again manifested between heaven and earth. Under its divine light, countless golden lotuses sprouted from the ground.

Such an anomaly startled the Teaching of Humanity, Chan Sect, and Intercepting Teaching all at once. All disciples who weren't in seclusion looked up at the Azure Dragon Avatar in the sky, their hearts filled with awe.

Meng Chen had broken through to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal!

Our Lady of Wudang was in the middle of judging the Azure Serpent Immortal and the Pangolin Immortal, with many Disciples of Intercepting Teaching gathered together. Suddenly seeing this sight, all the Intercepting Teaching disciples fell silent.

Everyone had entered the sect at the same time. The vast majority of them hadn't even crossed the Golden Immortal Second Step, yet Meng Chen had already become a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

A Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, known as a Half-Step Great Power—how could they contend with Chan Sect, how could they contend with Meng Chen?

Daoist Duobao nearly had a heart attack. He roared inwardly, "Fate is unfair! Why did Meng Chen break through first?" He knew in his heart that he would never catch up to Meng Chen.

Meng Chen had left them an entire major realm behind. Catching up would be too hard, too hard!

Over at Chan Sect, Chijingzi and the others were utterly stunned. Their Eldest Senior Brother had broken through—it was good news, a joyful event. But thinking of themselves, they couldn't help feeling bitter.

The one who reacted the most was Wu Liangzi.

Wu Liangzi wore a smile, but inside, he was cursing Meng Chen out thoroughly.

Then, he began to hate the Western Church.

Not long ago, he had found a secret letter left for him by a spy from the Western Church, and he decoded it using the cipher Sage Zhunti had taught him.

"Brother Ran Deng, my senior brother and I have come to understand your predicament. However, the Western Church is also in a difficult position at present. For now, bear with it a little longer. When the time is right, you will naturally be able to recover your cultivation."

After reading the letter, Wu Liangzi gnashed his teeth in hatred toward the Western Church.

"Fine Western Church—you're something else, so lofty and pure! You sent me to the Chan Sect, but did you ever think of rescuing me?"

"Do you have any idea what kind of bullying I endure here? My cultivation was crippled. I practice a Four-Alike technique. I live a life worse than death."

"What kind of godforsaken place is this? Godforsaken, godforsaken!"

Wu Liangzi had a heart too, and the Western Church's cold indifference had shattered it.