Great Dao Disciple, Truly Extraordinary!

"Tell me the situation."

Respected Host, this system is the Primordial Luck Binding System and can bind a world's Origin Essence.

There are rewards for binding or upgrading a world.

Primordial World Origin Essence detected. Would you like to bind it?

Taiqing Laozi was invigorated. Was there even any need to hesitate?

Even Saints could not reach the World Origin Essence!

Not to mention there would be rewards after binding it!

Of course he would bind it!

"Bind it!"

Taiqing Laozi was resolute.

The system quickly responded.

Ding! Binding the Primordial World Origin Essence...

Ding! Primordial World Origin Essence successfully bound!

Taiqing Laozi sensed an enormous transformation in his own origin, as though endless Great Dao Starlight surrounded him.

As the starlight emerged, the Saintfall Pill suppressing his origin instantly vanished without a trace.

Taiqing Laozi's eyes lit up, and joy filled his heart.

He had not expected the Saintfall Pill to be resolved so easily.

But it made sense.

The Saintfall Pill was one of the Three Great Malignant Artifacts, specially made to suppress a Saint's origin. That was how it worked.

But now, Taiqing Laozi had bound himself to the Primordial Origin.

How could such a pill still have any effect?

It had even been erased soundlessly, without Heavenly Dao noticing in the slightest.

Taiqing Laozi was highly satisfied with this, then checked the System Panel.

Host: Taiqing Laozi

Innate Foundation: Top-Tier Primordial Divinity

Dao Realm: Primordial Sage, Sixth Heaven

Disciple: Nine Revolutions Profound Art

Treasures: Taiji Diagram, Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda, Taiyi Whisk, Southern Departing Earth Flame Light Banner...

Bound World: Great Primordial World

World Level: Intermediate Greater Chiliocosm

(Note: World levels are divided into Lesser Chiliocosm, Middle Chiliocosm, and Greater Chiliocosm.

Above Greater Chiliocosms are the Five Tais: Taiji, Taisu, Taishi, Taiyi, and Taichu. Above the Five Tais lies the Primordial Supreme!)

Current World Fortune Value: 0

Taiqing Laozi studied the panel before him, inwardly shocked and thoughtful.

He was astonished by the complex hierarchy of the Primordial World. Every level contained endless possibilities.

A higher world encompassed three thousand lower worlds. A Middle Chiliocosm contained three thousand Lesser Chiliocosms, while a Greater Chiliocosm contained three thousand Middle Chiliocosms.

How magnificent and sacred must the supreme Primordial Chaos World be!

Taiqing Laozi could not help looking forward to the world's future transformation.

He had originally intended to reforge the Primordial World. Now that he had the Primordial Luck System, he would achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Yet he also lamented that the Primordial World was currently only an Intermediate Greater Chiliocosm. During the Deification era, it should have reached a higher level.

Hongjun's merging with the Dao had caused the Primordial World's level to decline.

He knew that as time passed, the Primordial World would only grow more decrepit and would eventually enter the Dharma Ending Age.

Hongjun was the true root of disaster. He had to be removed!

Determination flashed through Taiqing Laozi's eyes.

But settling accounts with Hongjun was a matter for the future. For now, he needed to resolve the current crisis.

He looked at the Fortune Value on the panel and asked doubtfully, "System, what is the significance of this Fortune Value?"

"Replying to Host, Fortune Value reflects a world's potential. Raising Fortune Value means raising the world's level."

Taiqing Laozi's eyes brightened slightly. If he wanted to elevate the Primordial World, Fortune Value was the key.

He continued, "How is Fortune Value assessed? How can it be increased?"

The system immediately responded.

World Fortune Value is assessed based on many factors, including the strength of the world's living beings, the concentration of spiritual energy in heaven and earth, and the world's vastness.

Increasing Fortune Value likewise depends on these factors. Furthermore, every time the world evolves, it will become stronger, and the Host will also receive rewards.

Ding! The Primordial World Origin Essence has been bound.

The Initial Gift Pack has been activated. Would you like to open it?

Taiqing Laozi was thrilled. The rewards had arrived!

Without the slightest hesitation, he answered directly.

"Open it."

What rewards would the Initial Gift Pack contain?

Taiqing Laozi was filled with anticipation.

The Initial Gift Pack has been opened.

Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Chaos Treasure: Chaos Pearl.

Obtained the Chaos Spiritual Treasure: Time Dao Palace (fragmented).

Obtained Creation Source Pill ×2.

Obtained Great Dao Disciple: Primordial Genesis Dao Chapter.

Obtained Primordial Disciple: Primordial Dao Forging Method.

Taiqing Laozi was utterly stunned by these rewards.

Even his Saintly state of mind could not remain calm.

"These rewards are unbelievable!"

"There are actually Great Dao Disciple and Chaos Supreme Treasure rewards?!"

Taiqing Laozi's pupils trembled.

He had never imagined the rewards would be so generous.

The Chaos Pearl was the most mysterious of the four great Chaos Supreme Treasures.

During the Great Tribulation of Heaven Opening, none of the Chaos Supreme Treasures escaped the fate of shattering.

The Chaos Green Lotus gave birth to Great God Pangu, then shattered into countless Xiantian treasures.

Great God Pangu used the Heaven Splitting Axe to create heaven and earth. The axe later transformed into the three great Xiantian Supreme Treasures: the Taiji Diagram, Chaos Bell, and Pangu Banner.

The Creation Jade Tablet contained the origin of the Three Thousand Great Daos, yet it too could not escape destruction. Hongjun obtained its largest fragment.

Only the Chaos Pearl remained intact and concealed its whereabouts so well that even Heavenly Dao could not detect it.

The Chaos Pearl was regarded as the One That Escaped. No one knew the depths of its mystery or power.

Taiqing Laozi was deeply shaken after obtaining the Chaos Pearl.

The other reward, the Time Dao Palace, also greatly pleased him. It was the natal Lingbao of the Time Demon God. In its complete state, it could accelerate time ten thousandfold. Though damaged now, it could still accelerate time a thousandfold.

A Saint's cultivation required steady ascent step by step. The Time Dao Palace's acceleration was of utmost importance.

Then Taiqing Laozi looked at the Creation Source Pills and nodded slightly.

These pills could return one to their origin, purge impurities, and resolve the Saintfall Pill.

He himself had no need for them, but Yuanshi and Tongtian did.

They had no Primordial Origin Essence to bind.

"Great Dao Disciple, Primordial Genesis Dao Chapter..."

Taiqing Laozi gazed at the Dao Tablet radiating Primordial Clear Light within his Violet Palace, his heart filled with shock and burning fervor.

Great Dao Disciple pointed directly toward the Great Dao.

And the Primordial Genesis Dao Chapter could cultivate through the Primordial World Origin Essence.

The stronger the world became, the faster his progress would be and the more terrifying the power he could obtain.

One day, he would attain the true Great Dao.

All Heavens and Myriad Worlds were endless. No matter what kind of Dao it was—Heavenly Dao, Earth Dao, Human Path, or even the Great Dao encompassing all things—their essence was all "Dao."

With the Primordial Genesis Dao Chapter, Taiqing Laozi could truly attain the Dao and break through all restraints.

His heart was filled with excitement. He knew that Heavenly Dao Sages were constrained by heaven, and that was their greatest shackle.

However, with the Primordial Genesis Dao Chapter, such restrictions would no longer exist.

Once he completely attained the Dao, even Heavenly Dao would be unable to compare with him, much less the Great Dao left behind by Pangu.

Furthermore, this Dao Tablet could strengthen the power of the World Origin Essence. Its might was beyond imagination.

Without hesitation, Taiqing Laozi merged the Time Dao Palace into the Eight Sceneries Palace and activated Thousandfold Time Acceleration.

The treasures rewarded by the system could be used without refinement. Even Chaos Supreme Treasures were no exception, and Taiqing Laozi was very satisfied with such convenience.

Otherwise, the forty-nine layers of restrictions within the Chaos Pearl alone would have required even a Saint like him to spend thousands of years fully mastering them.

After the time acceleration began, Taiqing Laozi started cultivating the Primordial Genesis Dao Chapter.

Bathed in Purple-Gold Light, he sat as still as eternity.

The Power of the Great Dao transformed into a stream of Primordial Clear Light and entered his brow.

In an instant, countless Great Dao Runes emerged in his heart, while a supreme Great Dao aura filled his surroundings.

The entire Eight Sceneries Palace was shrouded in this aura. Any mortal who entered would be influenced by its Dao resonance.

The years of the Primordial World were immeasurably long.

A hundred years passed as swiftly as the flick of a finger, yet Taiqing Laozi within the Eight Sceneries Palace had already spent a hundred thousand years there.

At last, he slowly opened his eyes.

His gaze contained the endless workings of the Great Dao, displaying the profound mysteries of worlds arising and perishing. It was deep and indescribable.

Taiqing's aura became ever more terrifying, and the Saintly Great Dao spread throughout the Taiqing Realm.

This change caught the attention of Xuandu and Du'e Zhenren in Daluo Heaven.

Xuandu looked toward the Eight Sceneries Palace, his heart stirring. Could Master be comprehending the Dao and making a breakthrough?

However, that aura quickly faded, as though it had never existed.

Xuandu suspected it had been an illusion.

Inside the Eight Sceneries Palace.

Taiqing examined himself and was extremely satisfied.

At this moment, his aura had returned to simplicity, making it impossible to discern the depth of his cultivation.

But he had already reached the Primordial Seventh Heaven, and his foundation had undergone a complete transformation, becoming a Chaos Demon God body.

All of this came from cultivating the Primordial Genesis Dao Chapter.

A Great Dao Disciple truly was extraordinary!

The current Primordial World was merely an Intermediate Greater Chiliocosm. Once he raised its level and cultivated with the World Origin Essence, his future achievements would surely be earth-shattering.

With that thought, Taiqing took out the Primordial Dao-Forging Method.

This method was useless to him, but it would greatly benefit the living beings of the Primordial World.

If he taught the Saint Method to all living beings, their strength would certainly rise dramatically.

Strengthening living beings meant raising the world's level, which also meant strengthening himself.

Afterward, he would help Tongtian leave the Purple Cloud Palace.

Then, the Three Pure Ones would unite as one, and the Three Teachings would merge into one!

With that, his arrangements would be mostly complete.

A smile appeared on Taiqing's lips.

Atop Qilin Cliff, which rose into the clouds on Kunlun Mountain in Clear Micro Heaven, stood the majestic Jade Void Palace, the cultivation ground of the Saint Yuanshi Tianzun.

Within the hall, Yuanshi Tianzun wore a magnificent Nichang Daoist robe woven with golden threads and jade strands, with a Jade Pure Hibiscus Crown upon his head. His eyes were closed as he comprehended the Great Dao, his spirit roaming among All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Nichang symbolized splendor and nobility, while Pheobe signified purity and solemnity.

Seventy-Two Colored Lights circled his body, illuminating heaven and earth and displaying the supreme majesty of a Saint.

At that moment, Taiqing Laozi appeared within the Jade Void Palace and softly called, "Second Brother."

Yuanshi Tianzun opened his eyes. Upon seeing Laozi, he was rather surprised. "Elder Brother, when did you arrive? I did not sense you at all."

Although Laozi was the strongest among the Three Pure Ones, Yuanshi had believed that he would at least be able to sense Laozi's approach. Yet this time, he had failed to notice anything at all.

Could Elder Brother's strength have improved?

The thought flashed through Yuanshi's mind, but he immediately rejected it.

Since they had taken the Saintfall Pill, their cultivation had been completely sealed. It was impossible for them to make another breakthrough.

Even so, Yuanshi was still greatly astonished by Laozi's change.

Taiqing Laozi chuckled lightly. Without saying more, he went straight to the point.

"You have been confined Beyond Heaven for many years. Do you still remember what happened during the Deification?"

Yuanshi looked somewhat embarrassed upon hearing this, but ultimately sighed.

"Big Brother, there is no need to tease me. I was indeed in the wrong over that matter."

Hongjun had ultimately made the Three Pure Ones take the Saintfall Pill and confined Tongtian. It appeared fair, but his intentions had been obvious.

How could Yuanshi fail to guess that such deep scheming lay behind the Deification?

Now that he had been placed under house arrest Beyond Heaven for tens of thousands of years, the Interception Sect had been destroyed, and the Chan Sect was steadily declining as well.

Yuanshi's Twelve Golden Immortals—Manjusri, Samantabhadra, Cihang, Juliusun—as well as Chan Sect's Vice Sect Leader, Burning Lamp, had all entered Western Heaven and become Buddhas.

Although Chan Sect's remaining second-generation disciples had escaped Deification, the sect's inheritance was hardly in any better state.

After the Three Pure Ones took the Saintfall Pill, the Three Teachings lost the protection of their Saints.

To preserve the Chan Sect, Yuanshi's confidant, Antarctic Immortal Elder, had voluntarily gone to the Heavenly Court to serve as the Antarctic Longevity Great Emperor.

Even so, the Chan Sect continued to decline.

Thus, Yuanshi had come to regret breaking with Tongtian and the Chan-Jie War that followed.

Yet regret could no longer change the current situation.

Now that Saints were forbidden from setting foot in the Primordial Wilderness, and with the Saintfall Pill within him, he had long since lost the strength to resist.

At this thought, Yuanshi could not help shaking his head with a sigh.