Hongjun Alone Possesses Such Power

Inside the side hall of the Purple Cloud Palace.

Tongtian was also shaken by the Primordial World's upheaval, and deeply stunned as well.

He could sense some of Hongjun's condition, so he confirmed one thing.

That was, Hongjun was completely unaware of the Primordial World's evolution, even wearing a look of confusion.

This meant some Mysterious Existence had entirely surpassed the Heavenly Dao's control.

This left Tongtian utterly dumbfounded.

Who had such great ability, leaving even the Heavenly Dao helpless?

But soon, a flash of inspiration struck Tongtian.

If he could establish a connection with the existence driving the Primordial World's upgrade, could he then leave the Purple Cloud Palace?

After all, that existence driving the Primordial World's upgrade was likely above the Heavenly Dao in status.

Thinking this, Tongtian's resolve completely wavered!

He had originally been as calm as still water, but now a fierce hope blazed within him!

To save his disciples!

And even revive the Jie Sect!

Tongtian was so excited he nearly shouted out loud!

Yet, he suddenly froze.

No!

Such an unfathomably Mysterious Existence—how could he, trapped in the Purple Cloud Palace, even reach out to it?

Could he only sit and wait for the other to save him?

That existence didn't know him, so why would it save him?

Could it be his elder brother?

At this thought, Tongtian couldn't help but bitterly shake his head.

As a Heavenly Dao Sage, how could the Three Pure Ones have the power to drive the Primordial World's evolution?

That was simply impossible!

Still, Tongtian felt somewhat uplifted; he at least had some hope.

Not everything was under Hongjun's control.

He might yet have a chance to leave the Purple Cloud Palace.

While all the sages and mighty beings across the Primordial World

were stirred by the Primordial World's upgrade!

Inside the Eight Sceneries Palace in Daluo Heaven.

Taiqing leisurely gazed at the system interface, a smile on his face.

The rewards had finally arrived!

Ding! The Primordial World upgrade is complete!

Current level: High-Grade Greater Chiliocosm!

Ding! Congratulations, Host, for receiving the upgrade rewards!

Three Lights Divine Water: A Heavenly Dao-level divine substance, capable of reviving the dead and regenerating bones with vitality—the top-tier healing holy medicine of the Primordial World!

Nine Heavens Breath Soil: The earth's origin essence of the Primordial World, able to nurture all things—the most precious divine substance!

Primordial Purple Qi x2: Contains the Primordial Chaos Origin, a supreme divine substance, the foundation for attaining sagehood!

Primal Unity Dao Marrow: Holds vast Dao essence and divine charm, able to help a Primordial Saint break through Great Dao bottlenecks and elevate their realm!

Grand Void Tribulation Light: A Great Dao-level divine ability; when unleashed, it can annihilate all things, from divine ability restrictions to Great Dao foundations—all can be obliterated by it!

Enlightenment Tea Tree: An extremely special Innate Spiritual Root; within its range, it can double the enlightenment speed of living beings and greatly increase the chance of sudden insight!

Millstone of World Extinction (Fragments): A Chaos-level supreme treasure, embodying the Dao of Destruction; in its complete form, it can wipe out a Greater Chiliocosm—a symbol of annihilation!

Seeing these rewards, even Taiqing drew a deep breath.

Not only were the rewards numerous, but each one was immensely threatening!

A fiery gleam flashed in Taiqing's eyes.

Three Lights Divine Water, the top divine substance of the Primordial World!

It divided into the three lights of sun, moon, and stars; each alone was highly toxic, capable of eroding blood essence, Primordial Spirit, and devouring true spirit.

But when the three lights merged, they became the supreme healing holy medicine!

What excited Taiqing most was that the Three Lights Divine Water could also be used to strengthen the Chaos Pearl!

After enhancement, it can trace back to the source and produce endlessly!

This meant he now had an inexhaustible supply of Three Lights Divine Water!

This was utterly terrifying!

Even telling the sages about it would frighten them!

Nine Heavens Breath Soil, a top-tier divine substance that could nurture spiritual roots and accelerate their growth!

It was a treasure that any sage's lineage would dream of possessing!

And it too could be enhanced by the Chaos Pearl!

Primordial Purple Qi

This item needed no explanation—it was supremely precious!

Not only could it be used to comprehend the Great Dao, it was also the foundation for attaining Sagehood.

Although Taiqing himself had no use for it, it was a vital resource for helping others achieve enlightenment and become sages.

Primordial Purple Qi symbolized the birth of a sage and was an extremely critical strategic resource—the more, the better.

Primal Unity Dao Marrow

Seeing this reward, a divine light flashed in Taiqing's eyes, and his heart was filled with joy.

It could break through bottlenecks in the Great Dao, allowing one's cultivation to advance further—strength was the true foundation.

The same went for the Grand Void Tribulation Light.

The offensive power of this Great Dao Divine Power was astonishingly terrifying. Even Taiqing gasped when he read the system's introduction.

Under the Great Dao, all existence could be annihilated—what kind of overwhelming power was this?

Taiqing didn't hesitate to comprehend the Grand Void Tribulation Light. Feeling the supreme might of this divine power, excitement surged within him.

Enlightenment Tea Tree

This was an extremely precious strategic spiritual root.

With the Enlightenment Tea Tree, cultivation efficiency would skyrocket.

For any sage's lineage, this was a profound asset.

And Taiqing had the Chaos Pearl's enhancement on top of that.

If the Enlightenment Tea Tree were upgraded to a Chaos Spiritual Root, its enlightenment-boosting effect might double.

Taiqing nodded in satisfaction and placed the Enlightenment Tea Tree, along with the Three Lights Divine Water and Nine Heavens Breath Soil, into the Chaos Pearl.

Taiqing had already discovered that as his own strength grew, the world capacity of the Chaos Pearl was also continuously expanding.

Thus, he no longer needed to wait for a batch of spiritual items to mature before storing them away.

Of course, this improvement still required a process.

Finally, Taiqing's gaze fell upon the Millstone of World Extinction.

A flicker of excitement shone in his eyes.

In the Primordial Wilderness, the importance of treasures needed no elaboration.

A powerful treasure could multiply one's strength many times over.

Let alone a Chaos Supreme Treasure!

The Millstone of World Extinction was originally an extreme, destructive slaughter treasure—its killing power was unmatched.

Although it was currently in a damaged state, Taiqing believed its power was no less than that of a Xiantian Supreme Treasure.

After tallying all the rewards, Taiqing's mood grew even brighter.

He sat cross-legged to regulate his breath, then took out the Primal Unity Dao Marrow to refine it!

Strength was the true foundation!

Eight Sceneries Palace!

A thousandfold time acceleration covered the area!

Time flowed like a river, fleeting in an instant.

A supreme, mysterious Dao resonance erupted like a river of stars crashing down!

It swept across the entire Daluo Heaven!

Countless spiritual roots and spiritual items in Daluo Heaven began to grow wildly!

Du'e Zhenren also fell into a state of enlightenment.

A moment later, this supreme Dao resonance vanished in an instant.

As if it had never existed.

Inside the Eight Sceneries Palace.

The Grand Pure One slowly opened his eyes.

Divine light shifted and flowed within his gaze, never settling.

It seemed as if countless worlds were ending, while a new heaven and earth was being born!

The Grand Pure One's eyes contained immeasurable Great Dao!

If one's Dao was not pure enough, even a Saint gazing upon him at this moment risked being assimilated by his Dao.

After a moment, the Grand Pure One's eyes regained clarity, his aura fully retracted, returning to simplicity like the Great Dao itself.

He spoke calmly: "System, open the panel."

Ding! Panel opened!

Host: Grand Pure One Laozi

Origin: Top-tier Chaos Demon God

Dao Realm: Primordial Saint, Ninth Heaven

Talent: Primordial Origin Authority (Initial Perfection)

Treasures: Chaos Pearl, Taiji Diagram, Primordial Purple Qi, Millstone of World Extinction (Fragmented), Godslaying Spear, Twelfth Grade Black Lotus of Destruction, Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda, Primordial Measuring Ruler, Three Lights Divine Water...

Bound World: Great Primordial World

World Level: High-level Greater Chiliocosm

Current World Fortune Value: 0

(Note: World levels are Lesser Chiliocosm, Middle Chiliocosm, Greater Chiliocosm; above Greater are Taiji, Taisu, Taishi, Taiyi, Taichu; above the Five Tais is Supreme Primordial Chaos!)

The Grand Pure One examined the panel, delight showing on his face.

He was surprised to find that his Primordial Origin Authority had improved—even the slightest growth in this supreme authority was terrifying.

Without hesitation, he immediately immersed himself in comprehension.

Under a thousandfold time flow, the Grand Pure One swiftly grasped the Origin Authority.

After finishing his comprehension, he opened his eyes, deeply shaken.

With the enhancement of the initial Origin Authority...

The Grand Pure One could now manipulate the Primordial Origin Force, briefly influencing the Heavenly Dao without being detected.

A mysterious light flickered in his eyes—this was a staggering ability.

Even with the Great Dao Treasure Celestial Compass, he could only spy on the Heavenly Dao, not interfere, or he would be immediately noticed.

But now he could directly affect the Heavenly Dao, tantamount to wielding the Heavenly Dao Authority.

In the Great Primordial World, only Heavenly Dao Hongjun possessed such power.

Now the Grand Pure One had gained this ability as well, however brief, and its consequences were terrifying.

This meant the Grand Pure One now had the strength to confront Hongjun head-on.

At the same time, it signaled the opportunity for Tongtian to step out of the Purple Cloud Palace.

Once Tongtian left the Purple Cloud Palace, it would mark the beginning of the Unity of Three Teachings trend, a crucial step forward.

With this thought, the Grand Pure One's gaze grew firmer, brimming with spirit: "Finally, this moment has come."

Meanwhile, in a Side Hall of the Purple Cloud Palace beyond the Chaos, Tongtian was trying to sense the changes in the Great Primordial World, hoping to break through his bottleneck.

He sought to find a sliver of life amid this unprecedented upheaval of heaven and earth.

But Heavenly Dao Hongjun merely watched coldly from the sidelines.

Let alone Tongtian's inability to succeed—even if his talent were extraordinary enough to break the Saintfall Pill's restriction, could he truly escape under Heavenly Dao Hongjun's watchful eyes?

"Utterly meaningless." Heavenly Dao Hongjun scoffed at Tongtian's efforts.

Never mind the Saintfall Pill—even if Tongtian left the Purple Cloud Palace, what then? In his eyes, Tongtian was always as insignificant as an ant.

Yet Hongjun did not notice that, right under his nose, an immensely powerful Origin Force had quietly infiltrated the Purple Cloud Palace, undetected even by the Heavenly Dao.

"Pfft!" Tongtian failed to break the Saintfall Pill and spat out a mouthful of blood.

"In the end, it's still impossible?" Despair filled Tongtian's heart.

At that moment, a calm voice rang out: "Tongtian."

The voice—it was actually Grand Pure One Laozi!

Tongtian's heart shook violently. He looked up abruptly, only to find himself no longer in the Purple Cloud Palace, but in a stretch of Source Void.

This was a void created by the Grand Pure One using his Origin Authority, undetectable even by the Heavenly Dao.

The Grand Pure One called it the Source Void...

"This... how is this possible?!"

Tongtian's pupils contracted, disbelief flooding his mind.

The Purple Cloud Palace was the seat of the Heavenly Dao—such a change could never occur there.

Yet now, that was exactly what had happened.

A phantom flickered, and Grand Pure One Laozi appeared.

"Grand Pure One, why have you come?" Tongtian was stunned.

"I've come to help you leave the Purple Cloud."

The Grand Pure One smiled.

"Leave the Purple Cloud Palace?"

Tongtian's heart shook.

He could hardly believe his ears.

He even suspected this was a trap set by Hongjun.

But Hongjun had no reason to do such a thing.

Still, Tongtian was after all a proud and peerless sage, and at this moment, he did not dwell on it.

He merely looked coldly at The Grand Pure One and said:

"I can walk out of the Purple Cloud on my own. I don't need your help."

Indeed, Tongtian still harbored resentment toward The Grand Pure One and Yuanshi.

The Grand Pure One smiled calmly:

"You should understand that the Deification matter was Hongjun's scheme."

Tongtian fell silent.

He had sensed something of the sort himself.

But what of it?

Everything was already fated, impossible to change.