Feeling the incomparably pure Innate Five Elements Dao rhythm of his divine ability, born from his very origin, Chen Song was struck by a realization.
"My true form is the Five Needles Pine of Innate Origin! This divine ability of mine is rooted in the source of my life and was born alongside me—the 'Innate Five Elements Divine Light'! In terms of power alone, it is likely even stronger than Kong Xuan's acquired Five-Colored Divine Light!"
Kong Xuan was the first peacock in the world. His tail feathers contained Innate Five Elements Qi, which he had refined into an acquired great divine ability capable of sweeping away anything.
He then looked at the companion spiritual treasure resting within his dantian.
"Eh, this is... a folding fan?"
Within his dantian rested a folding fan that shimmered with five mystical colors: azure, yellow, crimson, white, and black.
With a thought from Chen Song, the folding fan appeared in his hand.
"Eh, Senior Disciple Nephew, what spiritual treasure is that? Judging by the divine aura it gives off, it seems to be a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure?" Tongtian could not help but remark upon seeing the fan in Chen Song's hand.
After sending his divine sense into the folding fan, Chen Song also understood that his life-bound spiritual treasure was the high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Five Elements Illusory Spirit Fan.
"Yes, Third Martial Uncle. This treasure is indeed my companion spiritual treasure. It is called the Five Elements Illusory Spirit Fan, and it is a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure."
Worthy of being the Supreme Pure Spirit Treasure Heavenly Venerate. What sharp eyes! Chen Song thought.
Laozi and Yuanshi also examined it, and looks of approval appeared on their faces.
"Very well. Guard this treasure carefully in the future. Do not let anyone take it from you. Put it away now; we are about to enter the Heaven Beyond Heaven," Laozi said calmly.
"Oh, yes, Master!"
With a wave of Laozi's hand, the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda flew out, enveloping the three of them as it headed toward the chaotic Heaven Beyond Heaven.
They traveled through the chaotic Heaven Beyond Heaven for four hundred years before the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda brought the four of them outside Purple霄 Palace.
Whoa, so this was Purple霄 Palace!
Huge! Truly huge!
Vast and boundless! Chen Song had thought those four words were meant to describe grasslands. He had never expected to one day use them to describe a plaza.
A majestic great hall stood alone in the middle of the plaza.
Upon it were written: Purple霄 Palace.
This was not the first time the Three Pure Ones had come here. They led Chen Song to a spot with practiced ease and began meditating.
Along the way, Laozi had already taught Chen Song the complete Taishang Immortal Method, helping him stabilize his mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation.
Chirp~
A clear bird cry rang out. Two balls of fire streaked across the sky toward the plaza, and within them were two fiery-red Golden Crows.
The flames landed and transformed into two young men.
Of the two, the older young man swept his gaze over the plaza, glanced toward the Three Pure Ones, and snorted coldly in his heart before immediately turning away and refusing to look at them again.
The other held a simple bronze bell in his palm. He cast a provocative look toward the Three Pure Ones, then followed the older young man to the other side.
"Hmph! Those furred, horned creatures born damp from eggs have no manners at all!" Yuanshi snorted coldly.
Well, there was no need to guess. Just from their golden robes, Chen Song knew these two were the arrogant duo from the Sun Star—Di Jun and his little darling, Taiyi.
Not to mention their iconic Golden Crow forms and Second Martial Uncle's description of them as "furred, horned creatures born damp from eggs."
"Pay them no mind." Laozi's emotionless voice drifted over.
"Tch, who are those two Mangy Birds putting on that 'Heaven is first and Earth is second' smug act for?"
"Exactly! As though someone owes them a few treasures."
"Sooner or later, I'll rip off one of their three legs! They're ugly as hell!"
"Rip off their wings!"
A burst of noisy voices drew closer. Chen Song opened his eyes and saw that the newcomers all had different expressions and savage features, with boundless baleful aura swirling around them.
"Fellow Daoists of the witch clan, it would be best not to make too much noise, lest the Dao Ancestor punish you," Laozi advised.
Di Jun and Taiyi naturally heard the witch clan's voices from afar.
"These barbarians infuriate me! Second Brother, why are you holding me back? I'll show them what I can do!" Flames seemed to blaze in Di Jun's eyes. If Taiyi had not held him back, the two sides might have already started fighting.
"Elder Brother, calm down. Don't forget last time!" Taiyi said as he pulled Di Jun back.
On the witch clan's side, Laozi's warning reminded them of their first visit to Purple霄 Palace to listen to the Dao.
When Purple霄 Palace first held its sermon, Di Jun and Taiyi believed that, as innate three-legged Golden Crows, they were the rulers of the primordial world.
Meanwhile, the witch clan believed they were Pangu's True Lineage and should govern the primordial world on behalf of the Father God.
Thus, the two sides had fought.
In the end, the Dao Ancestor had stepped in and punished both sides, bringing the matter to an end.
If they angered the Dao Ancestor again this time and could no longer listen to the sermon, that would be disastrous.
Although the witch clan cultivated their bodies and possessed no primordial spirits, making them unable to understand the Dao taught in the Dao Ancestor's sermon, Sister Houtu had said something before they first came to listen.
She had felt that listening to the Dao Ancestor's Sermon held an opportunity for her.
So both sides chose to endure.
Chen Song thought of something amusing. He leaned close to Tongtian's ear and whispered a few words, while also gesturing with his hand.
Then Tongtian stood and walked over to the witch clan. "Fellow Daoists of the witch clan, you..."
Over on Di Jun and Taiyi's side.
"Taiyi, what do those barbarians' gestures mean? Since when did the witch clan learn to use hand seals for spell techniques?" Di Jun asked with a frown.
"Elder Brother, I do not think that is it. For some reason, seeing that gesture makes me inexplicably angry. I feel they are insulting us." Taiyi's voice sounded as though he were gritting his teeth.
All Twelve Ancestral Witches raised their middle fingers at Di Jun and Taiyi.
Now that was international friendship, buddy!
"No, Elder Brother, we have to strike back too!" Taiyi said unwillingly.
"How do we strike back?"
"We make the same hand sign at them!"
Thus, a scene like this appeared in the plaza outside Purple霄 Palace:
Di Jun and Taiyi (︶^︶)=凸×4 VS Twelve Ancestral Witches (︶^︶)=凸×12
"Hey, hey, hey! Good morning, fellow Daoists!" A hearty laugh rang out.
"Fellow Daoist Hong Yun!" ×3
The newcomers were none other than Hong Yun and his good buddy Zhenyuanzi.
"May I ask who this fellow Daoist is?" Hong Yun asked when he saw Chen Song beside the Three Pure Ones.
"This is the eldest disciple under my Elder Brother, Chen Song." Yuanshi introduced him to Hong Yun. His relationship with Hong Yun and Zhenyuanzi was fairly good.
"Come, Senior Disciple Nephew. Quickly greet Fellow Daoist Hong Yun and Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi."
"Greetings, Martial Uncle Hong Yun. Greetings, Martial Uncle Zhenyuanzi."
"Oh~ So you are my Martial Nephew! Come, come, come. Your Martial Uncle does not have anything good, so have some Ginseng Fruit." Hong Yun cheerfully took out more than ten Ginseng Fruits and handed them to Chen Song.
Well, this was a true tycoon. Chen Song hurriedly accepted them.
"Thank you, Martial Uncle Hong Yun."
"Don't mention it, don't mention it. Once you finish them, come to Wuzhuang Temple, and I'll treat you to more." Hong Yun said with a smile.
Zhenyuanzi: Sure, sure, sure. You invite him, and I pay the bill, right?
Forget it, forget it. They were brothers, after all. Besides, he had plenty of Ginseng Fruits in his storeroom.
As time passed, great powers continuously broke through the chaos and arrived at Purple霄 Palace. Up ahead on the plaza...
"The time has come. Please enter, everyone!"
The gates of Purple霄 Palace swung open, and two Daoist boys emerged to announce this to all the cultivators.
The cultivators filed into Purple霄 Palace one after another.
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