The Rise of the Immortal Dao

In the Primordial Unrecorded Years, small-scale battles continued without cease across the Primordial World. The peaceful years would never return.

In the last great battle, Li Fan had personally watched the Destruction Demon God battle the Great Divine Powers, experiencing the Dao of laws from close range.

His Law of Destruction, Law of Earth, and Law of Five Elements had all reached the beginner stage, while his Grand Unity Dao Fruit grew ever more complete.

The Primordial World was fair. Striking down Chaos Demon Gods naturally earned one the fortune of heaven and earth. Fortune aided the Dao, and profound truths of laws continuously surged into Li Fan's heart.

At Li Fan's secluded cultivation site, laws resonated and the Great Dao descended upon him. He sat atop the Pure World White Lotus, holding the Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation as he comprehended the Dao, with the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl suspended above his head.

As he continuously comprehended Pangu's Heaven-Opening Imprint within the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl, laws manifested around him like encircling stars, the Five Elements churned, and his understanding of his own Great Dao broke through its critical threshold, drawing down heavenly phenomena.

Today, Li Fan broke through to the Grand Unity Eighth Heaven, only one step away from becoming one of the Great Divine Powers!

The World Origin laws within his Grand Unity Dao Fruit resonated, and the sound of the Great Dao echoed through the air.

"Break—" Today, Li Fan was making a grand display for once!

The firmament of the Star Realm split apart. Purple Qi Comes from the East stretched three hundred million li, rosy clouds around Li Fan's body soared myriad feet high, and the Sea of Clouds across the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World churned. Boundless purple qi surged out from the Star Realm, transforming into auspicious clouds and blessed mists that shrouded all directions!

The Solar Star hung high at the pinnacle of the Primordial World's sky, its radiant light blazing brightly and casting crimson ripples even beyond the Nine Heavens.

All of the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World knew that a Grand Unity Supreme in the Star Realm had broken through. That person was Li Fan, the Solar Star God!

Li Fan's cultivation stabilized, his mind and spirit became increasingly powerful, and he had never felt better.

Among the Thirty-Six Heavens, he could open a seventh Great Thousand World. With his World Dao, Li Fan split apart the Chaos Qi within the Sea-Calming Divine Pearl; clear qi rose to become heaven, while turbid qi sank to become earth.

Opening a Great Thousand World was now as familiar to Li Fan as driving a well-worn carriage. Within the world, earth, wind, water, and fire raged violently, only to be suppressed by the various Great Dao laws Li Fan wielded.

This Great Thousand World was born amid thunderous rumbling, and the Great Dao laws of the heavens manifested!

The "Tongtian Jianmu" within the Thirty-Six Heavens grew ever more miraculous. Brilliant chains extended from its trunk, piercing the void and linking the Thirty-Six Heavens. Tongtian Jianmu had been accumulating the origin of laws all along; one day, it would surely break through the boundaries of a top-grade Innate Spiritual Root!

This secluded cultivation had consumed one eon of Li Fan's time. He discovered that he was the first of their four-person group to emerge from seclusion.

The living beings of the Primordial World still lived in constant fear, even though Earth Emperor Yuejian and Human Emperor Jiutou Clan had returned and established a new Earthly Dao Divine Kingdom and Human Dao Hall of Heroes.

The living beings within the Nine Heavens enjoyed peaceful years. Seeing this, Li Fan was deeply moved. The Chaos Demon Gods would not spare the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World, yet no one knew what they were plotting.

After fleeing in defeat from the previous battle, the Destiny Demon God had been secretly seeking opportunities. However, the Great Divine Powers of the Primordial World kept a close watch on him.

His injuries had recovered considerably, but breaking through to Half-step Hun Yuan would still require quite some time. He knew that the Three Emperors had entered Mount Zhou last time, and Heavenly Emperor Cangli in particular had yet to show himself. There was surely ill intent afoot.

If Cangli obtained the methods Pangu had left behind, he could not simply sit and wait for death. He had constantly used the Law of Destiny to influence Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Xuan Tian, stirring the greed in their hearts for "Grand Unity Heaven."

Most importantly, among the remaining four heavens of the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World, Xuan Tian, who ruled four Great Thousand Worlds, had grown restless.

Xuan Tian watched as the Great Divine Powers' cultivation of Great Dao laws advanced at a staggering pace.

Goddess Taiyuan had broken through during battle. Even Li Fan, the Solar Star God who had only emerged not long ago, had reached the Grand Unity Eighth Heaven.

After endless years had passed, he was still at the Grand Unity Eighth Heaven. The realm of Great Divine Powers was simply too difficult. He had watched Cang Tian and the others break away from the Nine Heavens and advance to the Grand Unity Ninth Heaven.

Jealousy rose in Xuan Tian's heart, and a bold idea took shape in his mind. For the sake of seeking the Dao, he could no longer care about so much!

Xuan Tian would not break away from the Nine Heavens as Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian had done. He wanted to obtain Heavenly Emperor Cangli's Grand Unity Heaven.

Heavenly Emperor Cangli had not appeared since the last great battle. Ambition arose within Xuan Tian—this was a once-in-a-thousand-years opportunity.

Once he obtained Grand Unity Heaven, he would rule five Great Thousand Worlds. His fortune would soar, the Grand Unity Ninth Heaven would be within reach, and he would have the final say over the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World.

Grand Unity Heaven was part of Heavenly Emperor Cangli's Dao Fruit and contained an immense amount of Pure Qi Origin of Heaven. Xuan Tian wanted to cooperate with Cang Tian, Qing Tian, and Huang Tian.

His strength was insufficient at present, and he had no idea what agreement Cangli had reached with the three Supreme Star Gods!

The four Grand Unity Supremes secretly plotted against the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World. Seeing this, the Destiny Demon God fanned the flames, helping them conceal their karma in secret.

The Destiny Demon God gave a sinister smile. "Once I find a way to deal with Grand Unity Heaven, hahaha, Cangli, just wait for me. This time, I'll give you a huge surprise!"

Central Yellow Elder Lord, Great God Hongjun, summoned the other four Elder Lords to discuss the matter of the Three Emperors.

Hongjun said gravely, "The Three Emperors can no longer be trusted. No matter what they are secretly plotting by going to Mount Zhou, we must guard against them!"

Old Ancestor Yin Yang frowned deeply. "The last battle against the Demon Gods was far too perilous. Had Earth Emperor Yuejian and Human Emperor Jiutou Clan not returned in time, the longer it dragged on, the more likely the battlefield would have collapsed."

"A Trace Higher in Dao is higher beyond all bounds. Though the power of Innate Supreme Treasures is formidable, when Grand Unity Primordial Spirits drive them with all their strength, it cannot be sustained for long. The strain on the mind and spirit is simply too great."

Qiankun Ancestor sighed. "It is a pity that although Yin Yang and I possess Innate Supreme Treasures, our cultivation at the Grand Unity Ninth Heaven is too low. Against Chaos Demon Gods at Grand Unity Perfection, we have no power to fight."

Old Ancestor Diandao asked in confusion, "Hongjun, what are you thinking? Are you going to tear off all pretense with the Heavenly Emperor? Hongjun, are you certain you can deal with the Heavenly Emperor?"

Hongjun's expression was solemn. "I intend to fully promote the Qi Cultivation Path and suppress the Divine Dao. I already have confidence in dealing with Cangli. I ask the four fellow Daoists to aid me!"

As a future Heavenly Dao sacred artifact, the Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation had established a connection with the Heavenly Dao when it manifested in the Primordial World last time. The Jade Disc of Creation automatically derived the Dao, becoming ever more miraculous.

Through the "Jade Disc of Creation," Hongjun could borrow Heavenly Dao Power to empower himself. Not only could he borrow the power of the Twelve Heavens of Grand Unity—even the power of Half-step Hun Yuan Grand Unity laws could be borrowed.

But every loan had to be repaid. Once one owed the Primordial Heavenly Dao a debt and formed karma with it, who would dare not repay it?

As the highest rule of the Primordial Universe, the Heavenly Dao's supreme laws were overwhelmingly powerful. The first time Hongjun comprehended the power of Heavenly Dao laws through the Jade Disc of Creation, he had nearly lost himself.

The Heavenly Dao's highest rules were too powerful. Even with Hongjun's Grand Unity cultivation, he had nearly undergone Dao Transformation beneath the power of Heavenly Dao laws!

Hongjun laughed loudly. "I shall rename the Qi Cultivation Path the Immortal Dao. The four fellow Daoists shall join the Immortal Dao, while the Western Monk may serve as a side branch of our Immortal Dao. Across the Great Thousand Worlds of all heavens, the Immortal Dao shall prosper day by day!"

Although the Western Monk had been spreading the Qi Cultivation Path in the west alongside Luohu, he had no objection to being affiliated with the Immortal Dao of Hongjun and the other four.

Having made his decision, he said inwardly, Fine. I shall be a side branch of the Immortal Dao.

The Five Elder Lords reached a consensus: Hongjun would spread the Immortal Dao throughout the Nine Heavens of the Primordial World.

Yinyang, Qiankun, and Diandao spread the Immortal Dao across the Eastern Primordial Earth.

The Western Monk spread the side paths of the Immortal Dao throughout the Western Primordial World.

The threshold for the Innate Divine Path was too high, while the Postnatal Divine Path required faith. The Immortal Dao cultivated longevity.

Primordial Beings grew ever fonder of the Immortal Dao. In this God-Demon Era, heaven and earth's resources were inexhaustible, and Innate Spiritual Qi was incomparably abundant.

The Immortal Dao's threshold was low; anyone could cultivate it. Thus, the Immortal Dao flourished by the day!