Beneath the cover of the Primordial Great Array on East Kunlun's main peak, Jade Mountain stood towering as all manner of Innate Qi mingled.
Great Thousand Worlds were born and perished there, universes revolved around it, and myriad heavens evolved.
Even Chaos Primordial Qi was not uncommon.
It was truly a blessed land, and the Three Pure Ones had been nurtured there.
A vast surge of mana flowed from Lu Ya's hand, containing tens of billions of years' worth of power.
With Lu Ya's assistance, the Three Pure Ones began to assume human form.
First came Taiqing Qi, transforming into an old man with white hair and a youthful face, kind-eyed and benevolent.
The Mysterious Yellow Pagoda hung above Taiqing's head, with ten thousand zhang of Mysterious Yellow Qi cascading down.
In terms of defensive power, this Mysterious Yellow Pagoda rivaled the Chaos Bell.
It could be called Immune to All Laws, repelling every evil. With this pagoda overhead, one would stand undefeated from the outset.
Next to assume human form was Yuqing. Yuqing Qi surged, divine light shone brilliantly, auspicious vapors flowed, Heavenly Flowers fell in profusion, and Golden Lotuses sprang from the earth, forming a dignified middle-aged man.
Last came Tongtian, who took the form of a young man with sword-like brows and starry eyes.
After assuming human form, the Three Pure Ones thanked Lu Ya once more.
They had accepted this favor, and it was no small karmic debt.
Even if the Three Pure Ones repaid the karma, good karma had still been forged.
The Three Pure Ones knew little of the outside world, so Lu Ya told them about it.
He began with the Fierce Beasts before the Calamity, then spoke of the three races that had received Heaven's mandate.
He also mentioned several great powers, such as Rahu of the west and Ancestor Yin Yang.
He even brought up Ancestor Cang Tian, who had fallen upon the Sun Star.
After hearing Lu Ya's words, the Three Pure Ones looked at one another.
The waters of the Primordial World ran deep!
It was clear that none of the Three Pure Ones was in a good mood.
As Pangu Orthodox Lineage, they possessed only Grand Unity level cultivation, while the world already contained many Grand Unity experts and even Quasi-Saints above them.
They had fallen far too far behind.
Still, now that they had assumed human form, their cultivation could advance more quickly.
Within one Cosmic Epoch, my cultivation will surely break through to the Grand Unity level, Tongtian thought.
Taiqing and Yuqing also resolved to work hard and raise their cultivation.
When Lu Ya finished, the Three Pure Ones asked several more questions, and Lu Ya answered each one.
Having gained some understanding of the current Primordial World, the Three Pure Ones had no intention of venturing out just yet. They wanted to raise their cultivation to the Grand Unity level as quickly as possible.
Traveling could broaden one's horizons, and with luck, one might obtain Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures, but strength was still the most important thing.
Yet in Lu Ya's view, the Three Pure Ones were not weak at all. They each possessed Great Destiny and could be said to enjoy Heaven-blessed fortune, so there was no harm in traveling through the Primordial World.
After that, Lu Ya and the Three Pure Ones sat down to discuss the Dao.
All three of the Three Pure Ones had attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.
Once their cultivation broke through to the Grand Unity level, attaining the Grand Unity Dao Fruit would be almost effortless for them.
Compared to the Three Pure Ones, it was truly quite a blow.
"Look at it and you cannot see it; it is called the elusive. Listen to it and you cannot hear it; it is called Xi. Grasp for it and you cannot seize it; it is called Wei. These three cannot be fully questioned, so they blend into one. Above, it is not bright; below, it is not dark. Ever unbroken and impossible to name, it returns to the realm of no thing. This is called the form of the formless, the image of the imageless. This is called the indistinct and elusive. Face it and you cannot see its beginning; follow it and you cannot see its end," Taiqing said.
"The ultimate Dao has no words, true emptiness is not form. Those who contemplate it cannot know it; those who observe it cannot see it. Its depths cannot be fathomed, and its path cannot be reached. It molds Heaven and Earth and follows creation's transformations. Still and unmoving, it responds throughout the six voids, granting all things repose and returning all living beings to their source. How lofty and supreme it is..." Yuqing began, immortal light enveloping him as Dao rhythms transformed into misty auras and gave rise to all kinds of phenomena.
"The so-called Great Dao is high, yet has nothing above it. Raise your gaze toward it, and above it there is no higher place; its head cannot be seen. It is low, yet has nothing beneath it. Lower your gaze toward it, and below it there is no lower place; its foundation cannot be seen. It begins, yet has nothing before it; its past cannot be seen. It ends, yet has no limit; its future cannot be seen. Heaven and Earth are born within the Great Dao," Tongtian said.
When Lu Ya spoke, Dao aura also overflowed around him.
"At the first division of Great Origin came Great Beginning. Within Great Beginning was Great Void. Within Great Void was Great Emptiness. Within Great Emptiness was Great Space. Within Great Space was Great Substance."
"When the primal breath first divided, the Great Dao took form and arranged the Two Forms. When the Two Forms were fixed, the Great Dao gained names and divided into the five directions."
"The Great Dao itself has no form; it dwells within qi. It is so great that there is nothing outside it, and nothing can contain it."
"Once the Origin of Dao is divided, the root descends and branches outward. Those who awaken to its truth cultivate truth through truth."
Time quietly passed as Lu Ya and the Three Pure Ones discussed the Dao.
After this exchange, dozens of Primordial Days had already passed.
Each of them gained something from this discussion.
What surprised Lu Ya was that the Three Pure Ones actually discussed Pangu Method with him.
Pangu Method was based on the Ninth Turn Mysterious Origin Skill.
The Ninth Turn Mysterious Origin Skill could be divided into the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique and the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique. The former refined the body, while the latter refined the spirit.
If one cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique to perfection, one's Body Cultivation could reach the Heavenly Dao Level. If one cultivated the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique to perfection, one's Primordial Spirit Cultivation could reach the Heavenly Dao Level.
The Three Pure Ones' origins were Pangu's Primordial Spirit, so they possessed Pangu's Legacy. Yet even when all three of them combined their inheritances, it was still incomplete.
They possessed incomplete Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique, incomplete alchemy, artifact refinement, formations, talismans, and more.
Yet this alone was enough to make countless living beings jealous.
Using the incomplete Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique as a foundation, Taiqing created the Taiqing Immortal Method, Yuqing created the Yuqing Immortal Method, and Tongtian created the Shangqing Immortal Method.
However, the immortal methods created by the Three Pure Ones were not profound enough and could only be cultivated to the Grand Unity level.
What surprised Lu Ya was that the Three Pure Ones had revealed the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique to him. Though it was too incomplete to cultivate easily, it was still Pangu Method.
Although Pangu possessed countless cultivation methods for the primordial spirit, the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique stood above all others.
From the Primordial Chaos Era until now, the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique was likely the supreme method for cultivating the primordial spirit.
Unfortunately, the fragments inherited by the Three Pure Ones could only be "pieced together" into a superficial outline.
If one possessed the complete Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique, one could cultivate step by step all the way to the Heavenly Dao Level.
Of course, the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique could not be cultivated by just anyone. Even those with Grand Unity level foundations were unqualified to cultivate it.
The Three Pure Ones were formed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit and possess part of Pangu's Legacy. The Twelve Ancestral Witches were formed from Pangu's Blood Essence and likely have no Pangu Legacy, but Pangu's Heart must surely contain some inheritance, Lu Ya thought.
It could be certain that Pangu's Heart was hidden somewhere on Buzhou Mountain, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were likely being nurtured within it.
The Sun Star had paid considerable attention to Buzhou Mountain, yet it had never discovered Pangu's Heart.
Lu Ya had also traveled through Buzhou Mountain, but he had failed to find it.
Being able to find the Three Pure Ones on Kunlun Mountain was largely thanks to the Mysterious Yellow Mother Qi.
Lu Ya was somewhat tempted by Taiqing's Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, but he had no intention of taking it by force.
If he seized the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, not only would he become enemies with the Three Pure Ones, but there would be many other drawbacks as well. In short, the losses would outweigh the gains.
The Three Pure Ones had only revealed the incomplete Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique to Lu Ya. As for the Taiqing Immortal Method and the like, they avoided the subject.
Perhaps even their revelation of the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique had held something back.
Yet what the Three Pure Ones had revealed alone already shook Lu Ya's mind and spirit.
Though it was exceedingly incomplete and could only be called a superficial outline of the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique, it was still profound and obscure.
If he could fully comprehend it, creating a cultivation method capable of training a Quasi-Saint primordial spirit would be effortless.
As for using this incomplete Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique to deduce the complete version, even possessing the Hunyuan Dao Fruit would not be enough, unless the Primordial Heavenly Dao assisted.
However, if he could obtain the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, even an incomplete version, then by verifying the two against each other, it would greatly help perfect the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique.
Lu Ya, meanwhile, revealed the God-Demon Body Refinement method to the Three Pure Ones.
After spending half a year with the Three Pure Ones, Lu Ya departed.
The Three Pure Ones entered secluded cultivation, striving to break through to the Grand Unity level as soon as possible.
Until they reached the Grand Unity level, the Three Pure Ones would not leave seclusion.
Lu Ya, however, had grown restless from stillness and continued traveling through the Primordial World.
During his travels, Lu Ya not only gathered ownerless treasures but also enjoyed making friends.
Elsewhere, Di Jun was likewise traveling through the Primordial World.
Neither Lu Ya nor Di Jun had set aside their cultivation of the Heavenly Tribulation Method.
At present, summoning a Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation was no trouble at all.
As for summoning a Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, they still could not do so.
But when someone triggered a Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, they could help downgrade it from a Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation to a Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation.
They could also upgrade someone's Heavenly Tribulation from Six-Nine to Nine-Nine.
They could summon Heavenly Tribulations and also upgrade or downgrade them.
Their control over Heavenly Tribulations was already far from insignificant.
But they were still far from mastering the Heavenly Tribulation Method.
Moreover, Lu Yang had yet to fully comprehend the Heavenly Tribulation Method.
By the way, when the Three Pure Ones assumed human form, the Heavenly Dao sensed it, and several phenomena appeared over Kunlun Mountain, drawing speculation from countless living beings.
Some great powers even made calculations.
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