Purple Firmament's First Lecture, the War-ending Sect's Strength Soars Again

"From now on, when attending lectures, you will sit according to these ranks. No changes are permitted!"

"Kunpeng, why have you not taken your seat?"

"Yes!"

Kunpeng had no choice but to sit in a corner, yet he bore a grudge against Jie Yin and Zhun Ti—and an even deeper grudge against Hong Yun.

Seeing that all the living beings had quietly taken their seats, Hongjun straightened his posture.

"This lecture will last three thousand years and expound upon the Dao of Daluo Golden Immortal. Listen patiently and contemplate it carefully!"

Elsewhere,

Chi Yu was interrogating Heavenly Dao Red Eye.

"Speak! When did you begin harboring selfish ambitions? Is there a backstage manipulator? And who is the one behind this?"

"Explain yourself properly. Otherwise, This Seat can enlighten you—or erase you."

Heavenly Dao Red Eye lowered his head, cold sweat pouring down his face.

"High Lord, spare my life! Little Dao is willing to confess!"

"After Pangu exhausted his strength splitting apart the Three Thousand Demon Gods and perished, the Primordial World entered an era of chaos without laws or order—the period commonly known as the Ferocious Beast Calamity."

"When the Chaos High Lord saw that the Primordial World had only just been established and was still in complete disorder, he sent the three of us servants here to govern it. To preserve the stability of the Primordial World, he sealed our cultivation. We fell into slumber and awaited our awakening."

"But for some reason, Little Dao awakened ahead of time, even during the middle stage of the Ferocious Beast Great Calamity. Looking upon the devastated Primordial World, Little Dao was lost and helpless. Then one day, I encountered the Immortal Demon God—Hongjun—and began to think of using him."

"Little Dao does not know why I gained the ability to think. At the same time, another piece of news caused Little Dao's ambitions to grow even greater."

"The Chaos High Lord warned us that he would retire before long and instructed Little Dao to properly guard this Primordial World."

"Seeing that Earth Dao and Human Dao showed no signs of awakening, Little Dao wished to monopolize this world, transcend the Primordial World and enter Chaos, then replace Chaos itself."

Having said that, Heavenly Dao Red Eye knelt.

"High Lord, Little Dao truly does not know who is behind this! As for those ambitions, Little Dao was blinded by greed. I beg High Lord to punish me!"

Chi Yu pondered carefully.

"Why would Chaos retire? What exactly is Pangu trying to do?"

"This matter must be deeply connected to Pangu, but what he is specifically after remains shrouded in mystery."

In the vast Primordial World, only Chi Yu knew that Pangu had not perished. It was as though a giant hand controlled everything.

To break free, he would have to slap that hand aside. Only then could the mist concealing the truth behind it be cleared.

"What exactly happened within Chaos?"

Chi Yu murmured as he gazed at the gray, hazy Chaos in the distance.

"Forget it. The road ahead is still unclear, and This Seat cannot venture there rashly. For now, I must raise my cultivation. Before absolute strength, all schemes and tricks are futile."

Having thought it through, Chi Yu glanced back at Red Eye, who was kneeling on the ground.

Then he pointed a finger, sending a Great Dao Slave Seal into Red Eye's divine soul.

Red Eye stared blankly at Chi Yu.

A few breaths later,

An icy, emotionless Red Eye knelt before Chi Yu.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Rise. From now on, carry out your duties properly. You must not show favoritism or defy the laws."

"As for Hongjun, there is no need to merge with him."

Hongjun had only just delivered his first lecture, and Heavenly Dao had not yet had the chance to discuss merging with him before Chi Yu appeared.

At this moment, Hongjun still had no idea that Heavenly Dao intended to merge with him.

"Yes, High Lord."

Heavenly Dao Red Eye replied coldly.

"Go. Guard the Primordial World well."

Then Heavenly Dao Red Eye vanished from Purple Firmament Palace and returned to Heavenly Dao Space.

After sensing Hongjun, who was lecturing, and the multitude of living beings, Chi Yu nodded.

Everything was proceeding normally.

In the blink of an eye, Chi Yu vanished from Purple Firmament Palace and returned to Azure Dust Palace on Floating Pagoda Island.

"Next, it is time to properly cultivate my Three Thousand Source Methods."

Three thousand years passed in an instant!

Purple Firmament Palace's first lecture came to an end.

All the living beings, great and small, gained some enlightenment!

Among them, Taiqing and Yuqing, who sat upon the six great cushions, improved the most.

Taiqing's cultivation had finally reached the Daluo Golden Immortal Late Stage. He was only a hair's breadth away from entering the peak realm of Daluo Golden Immortal.

Yuqing came next, at the Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage, and was not far from the Daluo Golden Immortal Late Stage!

Dijun, Taiyi, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti had all advanced to the Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

The remaining living beings who had yet to advance were all on the verge of breakthroughs.

Figures such as Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, Queen Mother of the West, and Duke of the East only needed to digest their insights before breaking through to the Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

Those slightly weaker, such as Nether River and Randeng, were still some distance from the Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage, but not far off. Once they returned and properly digested their insights, they would soon follow with breakthroughs.

"This lecture has ended. In ten thousand years, I will lecture on the Dao of Quasi-Saint. Return and properly digest what you have learned!"

All the living beings knelt in worship!

"We thank Dao Ancestor for the grace of his teachings!"

"We will remember Dao Ancestor's guidance!"

Hongjun nodded, then turned into specks of starlight and vanished from the place of lecturing.

Haotian and Yaochi opened the palace gates, and everyone left one after another amid hushed conversations.

"Elder Brother, are we returning to Kunlun?"

Yuqing asked.

Shangqing thought for a moment, then nodded.

The two accelerated through the Chaos Gang Wind and returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Upon entering, the pressure greatly diminished, and they let out breaths of turbid air.

"Let us go. We should return to Kunlun and carefully comprehend this lecture."

The two brothers vanished from the Thirty-Three Heavens and flew toward Kunlun.

Elsewhere, Kunpeng stopped Hong Yun, preparing to settle the matter with him.

He was the sort who bullied the weak and feared the strong.

"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, why are you doing this?"

"Hmph! You gave up your seat to Jie Yin, and it implicated me as well. Today, This Seat will settle the matter with you and vent this anger."

With that, Kunpeng was about to attack Hong Yun.

Suddenly, Zhen Yuanzi appeared.

"You are truly unreasonable! What does your seat have to do with Fellow Daoist Hong Yun? If you have the ability, go find Jie Yin and Zhun Ti!"

"Instead, you came looking for Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, who is naturally kind and had nothing to do with this. If you truly wish to settle the matter, I, Zhen Yuanzi, am willing to stand alongside Fellow Daoist Hong Yun and accompany you."

Kunpeng hesitated. Not only did he bully the weak and fear the strong, but he also treasured his life.

Hearing Zhen Yuanzi speak thus, he decided to seek another opportunity and vanished from before Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun in the blink of an eye.

"Hong Yun thanks Elder Brother Zhen Yuanzi for your aid!"

He immediately clasped his fists, bowed, and saluted him.

Zhen Yuanzi looked at Hong Yun and shook his head.

"Alas, Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, you are too kindhearted. I fear you will suffer greatly because of it."

Hong Yun still wore a carefree, grinning expression, as though he did not care in the slightest.

"Elder Brother Zhen Yuanzi, I have not visited your Five Villages Temple in a long time. How about I stay there for a while this time?"

Zhen Yuanzi was helpless.

"I think it is your Ginseng Fruit Tree that you have not seen in a long time, is it not?"

Hong Yun shyly turned his head aside.

"Ah, I truly cannot do anything about you. Come, then! Staying with me would be good. We can discuss the Dao, then return together to Purple Firmament Palace in ten thousand years to hear the next lecture."

Hong Yun beamed.

The two then transformed into clouds, passed through the Chaos Gang Wind, and returned to Five Villages Temple.

Not long after they left, Kunpeng's figure emerged behind them.

He gritted his teeth as he stared in the direction where Hong Yun had disappeared.

"Hong Yun! Just you wait. I will not let you go."

He then vanished from the area and returned to the North Sea.

Dijun and Taiyi, on the other hand, returned smoothly to the Sun Star without any obstruction.

The two brothers immediately sat in meditation and began comprehending the Dao they had heard.

Floating Pagoda Island.

At this moment, Ten Thousand Rays of Light shone from Red Sparrow Palace, and Saint Method overflowed everywhere!

Not long afterward, an aura belonging to a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal burst forth from within, filling all of Floating Pagoda Island.

"Break!"

With a bang, the shackles of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Peak shattered. Red Sparrow had officially advanced to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

She exhaled a breath of turbid air, then happily walked out of Red Sparrow Palace, intending to bring the good news to her Master.

But immediately afterward, two auras belonging to Hunyuan Golden Immortals spread out.

"Hm? Disciples have broken through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm!"

Red Sparrow froze, then smiled.

"This is not bad at all. Three joyous events arriving together!"

Creation Hall.

After absorbing Chi Yu's insights, Fu Xi and Nüwa finally broke through.

The brother and sister both advanced to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

However, compared with Fu Xi, Nüwa's Hunyuan Golden Immortal aura was somewhat stronger.

"Elder Brother! We succeeded!"

Nüwa clenched her fist, felt the power within herself, then looked at Fu Xi with a face full of delight.

Fu Xi nodded, then rose, preparing to leave seclusion.

But Nüwa shook her head.

"Elder Brother, let us not leave seclusion yet. We might as well stabilize our realms before departing."

Fu Xi thought for a moment, then nodded.

Azure Dust Palace.

Sensing the breakthroughs of Red Sparrow, Fu Xi, and Nüwa, Chi Yu nodded.

"Mm."

"They finally broke through. This Seat's painstaking efforts were not wasted."

At that moment, Red Sparrow ran over.

"Master! Sparrow has broken through!"

"Red Sparrow, This Seat already knows. Your realm is still too unstable, and you need to stabilize it properly."

Red Sparrow pouted.

"What is wrong with Master? I have only just left seclusion, and you are already driving me away!"

"Master! Sparrow has not seen Master for a long time and has missed you dearly. Could Sparrow wait a few days before entering seclusion again to stabilize her cultivation?"

Chi Yu thought for a moment, then nodded.

Over the following days, Red Sparrow exerted every effort in caring for Chi Yu. She truly attended to him in every possible way!

Chi Yu repeatedly wanted to object and persuade Red Sparrow that she did not need to do this.

Yet for some reason, that girl seemed possessed. In the end, he could do nothing about her and could only keep his eyes open and cooperate.

Not long afterward,

Another aura belonging to a Hunyuan Golden Immortal emerged from Azure Dust Hall.

Shangqing followed closely behind, also breaking through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

From then on, he had completely widened the gap between himself and Taiqing and Yuqing, who remained in the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed in the Primordial World.

The disciples who had gone out to gain experience in the Primordial World gradually returned to Floating Pagoda Island.

At the same time, Fu Xi, Nüwa, and Shangqing, who had been in seclusion stabilizing their cultivation, had thoroughly consolidated their realms and emerged from seclusion.

After nearly ten thousand years of refinement, Red Sparrow had also gradually adapted to this new power.

That day,

At the plaza of Floating Pagoda Island, Chi Yu summoned all the disciples to gather there.

"Greetings, Venerable Teacher!"

"Greetings, Master!"

Looking at the dark and overwhelming expanse of disciples below, Chi Yu nodded.

"Mm."

"Excellent! Not a single disciple of our sect has an unstable foundation. Very good! It seems you have all benefited greatly from your experiences in the Primordial World!"

"However, do not become arrogant or complacent. Such cultivation is respectable in the Primordial World, but if you wish to follow This Seat beyond the Primordial World and into Chaos, it is still far from sufficient."

"We shall remember this! Thank you for Venerable Teacher's guidance!"

"Next, This Seat will preach the Dao to you once more for a thousand years. I hope you will contemplate it carefully and achieve something."

That was Chi Yu's plan. Once this preaching ended, he would temporarily hand over Floating Pagoda Island's miscellaneous affairs to Feng Xuan and the others. He needed to properly comprehend the Three Thousand Source Methods.

As for that fellow Qing Wei, forget it! If the island were entrusted to him, Floating Pagoda Island would probably be ruined.

That fellow could only be a Vice Venerable Teacher.

Coming back to his senses!

The disciples sat cross-legged and carefully contemplated the Dao Chi Yu preached.

This time, Chi Yu's preaching began with the Daluo Golden Immortal realm and continued all the way to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal realm. He also sorted through many details. Furthermore, Chi Yu was now the Great Dao itself; every word and action of his contained the ultimate truths of the Great Dao.

The vast majority of the disciples broke through several realms on the spot.

All six Inner Disciples broke through two realms, reaching the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal late-stage.

Even Qing Wei, who had not made a breakthrough in ten thousand years, broke through one realm and reached the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal late-stage. He was only a thread away from entering the peak realm.

Fu Xi, Nüwa, and Shangqing, the True Disciples who had barely broken through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm ten thousand years ago, had also reached the Hunyuan Golden Immortal late-stage after the sermon ended, rising several minor realms in succession.

Now, the lowest cultivation among everyone in the War-ending Sect was at the Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

The War-ending Sect's strength surged once again.