The First Lecture at Purple Firmament, Gore Sect's Strength Soars Again

"From now on, when listening to the Dao, everyone will be seated in these positions and are not allowed to change!"

"Kunpeng, why aren't you seated yet?"

"Yes!"

Kunpeng reluctantly took his seat in the corner, but he held a grudge against Jie Yin and Zhun Ti, and an even greater grudge against Hong Yun.

Seeing that all the living beings were quietly seated, Hongjun straightened his body.

"This lecture will last for three thousand years, expounding on the Dao of Daluo. Please listen patiently and comprehend carefully!"

On the other side,

Chi Yu was interrogating the Heavenly Dao Red Eye.

"Speak! When did you start harboring selfish intentions? Was there a mastermind behind this? And who is this person behind the scenes?"

"Explain yourself clearly to this Venerable One. Otherwise, this Venerable One can enlighten you, or make you disappear."

The Heavenly Dao Red Eye lowered its head, cold sweat dripping down.

"Mercy, Venerable One! This humble one is willing to confess!"

"Since Pangu exhausted himself and died after splitting the three thousand demon gods, the Primordial Era entered a period of great chaos without rules or order, commonly known as the Ferocious Beast Calamity."

"And the Chaos Venerable One, seeing the newly established Primordial Era in disarray, sent us three servants to manage it. To ensure the stability of the Primordial Era, our cultivation was sealed, and we fell into slumber, awaiting recovery."

"But this humble one, for some unknown reason, recovered early, even during the middle stage of the Ferocious Beast Great Calamity. Looking at the scarred Primordial Era, this humble one was very confused and helpless at the time, until one day I met the Demon God of Immortals, which is Hongjun, and then I had the idea of using him."

"This humble one doesn't know why I gained the ability to think. At the same time, another piece of news greatly increased this humble one's ambition."

"The Chaos Venerable One warned us that he would be retiring soon and asked this humble one to take good care of this Primordial World."

"Seeing that the Earthly Dao and Human Dao showed no signs of recovery, this humble one wanted to swallow this world whole, then transcend the Primordial Era and enter Chaos, replacing Chaos."

After speaking, the Heavenly Dao Red Eye knelt down.

"Venerable One, this humble one truly doesn't know who the person behind this is! As for that ambition, this humble one was also led astray by evil thoughts. I beg the Venerable One for punishment!"

Chi Yu began to ponder carefully.

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

"This matter is definitely greatly related to Pangu, but what exactly he is doing is still a complete mystery."

In this vast Primordial Era, only Chi Yu knew that Pangu had not died. It was as if a large hand was controlling everything.

To break free, one must swat it away. Only after swatting it away will the hidden mist behind it become clear.

"What exactly happened in Chaos?"

Chi Yu muttered, looking at the gray, distant Chaos.

"Forget it! The road ahead is still unclear, this Venerable One cannot go rashly. For now, the best course of action is to improve my cultivation. In the face of absolute strength, any schemes and tricks are futile."

Having thought clearly, Chi Yu glanced back at the Red Eye kneeling on the ground.

He then pointed a finger, and a Great Dao slave seal shot into Red Eye's soul.

Red Eye stared blankly at Chi Yu.

After a few breaths,

A cold, emotionless Red Eye knelt before Chi Yu.

"Greetings, Master!"

"Rise! From now on, do your duty and do not act selfishly or against the rules."

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

Now that Hongjun had just finished his first lecture, and the Heavenly Dao hadn't had time to discuss merging with him, Chi Yu appeared.

At this moment, Hongjun still didn't know that the Heavenly Dao wanted to merge with him.

"Yes, Supreme Venerable."

The Heavenly Dao Red Eye responded coldly.

"Go! Watch over this Primordial Era carefully."

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

Sensing Hongjun and the living beings who were currently listening to the lecture, Chi Yu nodded.

Everything was proceeding normally.

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

"Next, I need to cultivate my Three Thousand Source Methods properly."

Three thousand years passed in a flash!

The first lecture in the Purple Firmament Palace ended.

All living beings, big and small, gained insights!

Among them, the greatest improvements were made by Taiqing and Yuqing, who were seated on the six futons.

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

Yuqing was second, at the Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage, not far from the Daluo Late Stage!

Dijun, Taiyi, Jie Yin, and Zhun Ti all had their cultivation levels raised to the Daluo Middle Stage.

The remaining living beings who had not yet advanced were all on the verge of advancing.

Those like Zhen Yuanzi, Hong Yun, the Queen Mother of the West, and the Duke of the East only needed to digest their insights to break through to the Daluo Middle Stage.

Those slightly less advanced, like Nether River and Randeng, were still some distance from the Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage, but not far. After returning and properly digesting their insights, they would be able to break through soon after.

"This lecture is concluded. In ten thousand years, I will lecture on the Quasi-Sage Dao. You all should return and digest your insights properly!"

All living beings knelt and bowed!

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

"We shall remember the Dao Ancestor's teachings!"

Hongjun nodded, then transformed into specks of light and vanished from the place of the sermon.

Haotian and Yaochi opened the palace gates, and everyone left one after another, whispering among themselves.

"Elder Brother! Are we returning to Kunlun?"

Yuqing asked.

Shangqing thought for a moment, then nodded.

The two then accelerated through the chaotic astral winds and returned to the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Stepping inside, the pressure greatly decreased, and they exhaled a breath of turbid air.

"Let's go! Back to Kunlun to properly comprehend this sermon."

The two brothers disappeared into the Thirty-Three Heavens, flying towards Kunlun.

Meanwhile, Kunpeng blocked Hong Yun, preparing for a fight.

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

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

"Hmph! You gave up your seat to that Jie Yin, causing me to be implicated. Today, I, this Venerable One, will fight you to vent that frustration."

After speaking, Kunpeng was about to attack Hong Yun.

Suddenly, Zhen Yuanzi appeared.

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

"Instead, you come looking for Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, who is inherently kind and unrelated to this matter. If you truly want a fight, I, Zhen Yuanzi, am willing to accompany Fellow Daoist Hong Yun."

Kunpeng hesitated. He was someone who bullied the weak and feared the strong, and also someone who cherished his life.

Seeing Zhen Yuanzi's words, he decided to find another opportunity and vanished in the blink of an eye from before Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun.

"Hong Yun thanks Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi for your help!"

He then clasped his fists and bowed.

Zhen Yuanzi looked at Hong Yun and shook his head, saying:

"Alas! Fellow Daoist Hong Yun, you are too kind. I fear you will suffer a great loss."

Hong Yun still wore a playful smile, looking indifferent.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi, it has been a long time since I visited your Five Villages Temple. How about I stay with you for a while this time?"

Zhen Yuanzi was helpless,

"I see it's been a long time since you've seen my Ginseng Fruit Tree, hasn't it?"

Hong Yun shyly turned his head away.

"Sigh! There's really nothing I can do about you. Let's go! It's good to go to my place, we can discuss the Dao, and then in ten thousand years, we can return to this Purple Firmament Palace together to listen to the Dao."

Hong Yun was delighted.

Then the two transformed into clouds and passed through the chaotic astral winds, returning to Five Villages Temple.

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

He gritted his teeth and stared in the direction Hong Yun had disappeared.

"Hong Yun! You just wait, I won't let you off."

He then disappeared from the spot and returned to the North Sea.

Dijun and Taiyi, however, returned to the Sun Star without any hindrance.

Immediately, the two brothers sat down and began to comprehend the Dao they had heard.

Floating Pagoda Island.

At this moment, in the Red Sparrow Palace, rays of light shone brightly, and Sacred Law overflowed!

Soon after, an aura belonging to a Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal emerged from within, filling the entire Floating Pagoda Island.

"Break!"

With a bang, the shackles of the peak Hunyuan Golden Immortal shattered in response, and Red Sparrow officially advanced to the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

She exhaled a breath of turbid air, then joyfully walked out of the Red Sparrow Palace, preparing to report the good news to her master.

But immediately after, two auras belonging to Hunyuan Golden Immortals drifted out.

"Huh? Are there disciples who have broken through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm!"

Red Sparrow was startled, then smiled.

"This is good, three happy events at once!"

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Creation Hall.

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

The brother and sister both broke through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm simultaneously.

However, Nüwa's Hunyuan Golden Immortal aura was slightly stronger than Fu Xi's.

"Big Brother! We succeeded!"

Nüwa clenched her fists, felt her own strength, and then looked at Fu Xi with a face full of smiles.

Fu Xi nodded, then got up, preparing to come out of seclusion.

Nüwa, however, shook her head and said,

"Big Brother, let's not come out yet! We might as well wait until our realms are consolidated before leaving."

Fu Xi thought for a moment and nodded.

Azure Dust Palace.

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

"Mm."

"They've finally broken through. My painstaking efforts weren't wasted."

Just then, Red Sparrow ran over.

"Master! Que'er has broken through!"

"Que'er! I already know. Your current realm is too unstable; you still need to consolidate it properly."

Red Sparrow pouted.

"What's wrong, Master? As soon as I come out of seclusion, you want to chase me away!"

"Master! Que'er hasn't seen you in a long time and misses you very much. Can I consolidate my cultivation after a few more days?"

Chi Yu thought for a moment and nodded.

In the following days, Red Sparrow used every trick in the book on Chi Yu, truly being meticulous!

Chi Yu wanted to object and was prepared to persuade Red Sparrow not to be like this.

But for some reason, that girl seemed to have gone mad. In the end, he couldn't do anything about her and could only open his eyes and cooperate.

Not long after,

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

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

From then on, he completely widened the gap with Taiqing and Yuqing, who were still in the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

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

The disciples who went to the Primordial Era for training returned to Floating Pagoda Island one after another.

At the same time, Fu Xi, Nüwa, and Shangqing, who were in seclusion consolidating their cultivation, all completely consolidated and then came out of seclusion.

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

On this day,

Above the plaza of Floating Pagoda Island, Chi Yu notified all the disciples to gather there.

"We pay our respects to the Venerable Teacher!"

"We pay our respects to Master!"

Looking at the dense crowd of disciples below, Chi Yu nodded.

"Mm."

"Very good! Not a single disciple of my sect has a shaky foundation in their realm, excellent! It seems this Primordial Era training has been very beneficial!"

"However, do not become arrogant and complacent. While this realm is good in the Primordial Era, it is far from enough to follow me out of the Primordial Era into the chaos."

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

"Next, I shall once again preach for a thousand years for you all. I hope you will carefully comprehend and achieve something."

Chi Yu thought this: after this preaching session ended, he would temporarily hand over the trivial matters of Floating Pagoda Island 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 it were handed over to him, Floating Pagoda Island would likely be ruined.

That fellow could only be a Deputy Venerable Teacher.

Coming back to his senses!

The disciples sat cross-legged, carefully comprehending the Dao that Chi Yu was preaching.

This time, Chi Yu preached from the Daluo Golden Immortal realm all the way to the Hunyuan Taiji Golden Immortal realm, and many details were also clarified. Coupled with the fact that Chi Yu was now the Great Dao, every word and action was the ultimate truth of the Great Dao.

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

All six inner disciples broke through two realms, reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal Late Stage.

Even that Qing Wei, who hadn't appeared for ten thousand years, also broke through one realm, reaching the Daluo Golden Immortal Late Stage, just a hair's breadth away from entering the peak realm.

The True Disciples Fu Xi, Nüwa, and Shangqing, who had just broken through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm ten thousand years ago, also reached the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Late Stage after listening to the sermon, rising several minor realms.

Currently, the lowest cultivation level in the entire Gore Sect was Daluo Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

The Gore Sect's strength surged again.