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Once this thought took root in Taiqing's heart, it became firmly entrenched.

As soon as he thought of it, he acted. Taiqing formed a sword with his fingers and split his own origin into two portions.

Their size was identical to the Shangqing and Yuqing origins he had absorbed.

A tearing pain spread through his Primordial Spirit and body. Taiqing instantly convulsed in agony, sweat the size of beans pouring down in streams.

Enduring the pain, Taiqing then split the Yuqing and Shangqing origins each into one portion.

He handed his own Taiqing origin to his two younger brothers.

He took the portions split from his two younger brothers' origins and exchanged them.

Thus, Taiqing, Shangqing, and Yuqing—the three brothers—each possessed a part of one another's origins.

"Now I just wait for the origins to merge and see if my two younger brothers can gestate this One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones divine ability of mine."

Taiqing's origin had been split, and the pain left him unable to move. He quickly sat down in meditation.

He both protected his two younger brothers as they gestated and emerged, and absorbed pure Qi to repair his own origin.

Though he had lost a portion of his origin, fortunately, the Shangqing and Yuqing origins he had absorbed earlier could make up for it.

Compared to the tranquility of Kunlun Mountain, the Primordial Wilderness at this time was anything but peaceful.

The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans had completely fallen into all-out war. Now, all three clans were converging on the Western Continent.

As if drawn by some force, the three clans were about to fight their decisive battle in the Western Continent.

The hidden hand pulling the strings of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin was naturally the secretly scheming Devil Ancestor, Luohu.

To refine the Four Swords of Zhu Xian, Devil Ancestor Luohu manipulated the three clans, driving them to contend for supremacy over the Primordial Wilderness.

Using the Sha Qi and Calamity Qi generated by the three clans' war for dominance, he refined the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.

Once the Four Swords of Zhu Xian were forged, they could not be broken except by four Sages.

All of this Luohu did, naturally, to contend with Hongjun and decide who would become the Dao Integrator of the Heavenly Dao.

The three clans were nothing more than sacrificial pawns in the conflict between Hongjun and Luohu—the Conflict between Dao and Demon.

But once a Calamity had begun, those who entered it were no longer masters of their own fate.

At this point, even if Ancestral Dragon, Primordial Phoenix, and Beginning Qilin realized the final outcome for the three clans, they could no longer halt the course of events.

Moreover, even though all three were at the Late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, they had been infected by Calamity Qi and had completely lost themselves to bloodlust.

Beneath Mount Sumeru, Luohu continuously drew upon the Calamity Qi and Sha Qi generated by the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans' conflict to refine the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.

The terrifying Sha Qi of the Four Swords of Zhu Xian—if not for Mount Sumeru suppressing it—

would likely have turned the entire Western Continent into a land of Sha, no longer fit for living beings to survive.

On Jade Capital Mountain, Hongjun was entertaining a group of great beings, a glint of scheming calculation flickering in his eyes.

These great beings were mostly reincarnations of Chaos Demon Gods cultivating anew in the Primordial Wilderness, and at present, they were on good terms with Hongjun.

But little did they know, they were merely cannon fodder in Hongjun's schemes.

"Huff~, I've finally recovered from my origin injuries. Thank goodness for the Taiji Diagram, this World-Opening Supreme Treasure, assisting me.

Otherwise, I don't know how long it would have taken to recover from such origin injuries."

Taiqing couldn't concern himself with what was happening outside, nor did he have the ability to do so.

Just after emerging into the world, Taiqing had spent several Kalpas healing on Kunlun Mountain.

Thanks to the Taiji Diagram's assistance, he absorbed the pure Qi of heaven and earth to help restore his origin injuries.

Otherwise, if Taiqing had relied solely on absorbing pure Qi to heal, it would likely have taken at least several hundred Kalpas to recover.

Now, Taiqing finally began to examine himself and the place that had gestated him.

Having just emerged into the world, Taiqing possessed a cultivation base at the peak of Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal—truly a profound Origin/Foundation.

Throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness, it would be hard to find anyone with a deeper Origin/Foundation than the Three Pure Ones.

He looked toward his two younger brothers and saw a small, golden bell suspended above Yuqing Yuanshi's origin.

The small bell let down streams of golden light, drawing in the pure Qi of heaven and earth to repair what was missing from Yuqing Yuanshi's origin and strengthen it.

He looked toward Shangqing Lingbao's origin and saw an ancient, massive banner. Upon it, the yin-yang fish manifested, and earth, water, wind, and fire reenacted their formation.

An unmatched power of attack emanated from it.

This massive banner also hung above Shangqing Lingbao's origin, letting down streams of emerald light.

It drew in the pure Qi of heaven and earth to repair what was missing from Shangqing Lingbao's origin and strengthen it.

Seeing this, Taiqing was instantly stunned in place.

Wait... what is this?

The Chaos Bell? The Pangu Banner?

These two World-Opening Supreme Treasures—why were they the birth treasures of his second and third younger brothers?

Adding his own Taiji Diagram, didn't that mean all three World-Opening Supreme Treasures were in the hands of their three brothers?

Moreover, why was Yuqing Yuanshi's accompanying supreme treasure the Chaos Bell, and not the Pangu Banner?

One question after another arose in Taiqing's mind.

Yet Taiqing also felt that this arrangement was precisely correct.

The Pangu Banner's offensive power was the foremost in the Great Desolation World, capable of unleashing unmatched Chaos Sword Qi.

This perfectly suited the path of aggression of his third brother, Shangqing Lingbao, whose combat prowess was peerless.

The Chaos Bell possessed the might to suppress the world, control time and space, reverse the heavens and all realms, and evolve the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

This coincided seamlessly with the path of his second brother, Yuqing Yuanshi.

Such a distribution was the most correct choice.

"Could it be that Pangu Father God made this arrangement after reading my memories?"

This was the only reason Taiqing could think of.

"Big Brother, I never expected you to emerge into the world so much earlier than Second Brother and me."

Just then, a thought came from Yuqing Yuanshi's origin.

Over the years, Yuqing Yuanshi's origin had developed intelligence and could communicate with the outside world.

Seeing that Taiqing had already taken form and emerged, Yuqing Yuanshi's tone carried deep envy.

"Big Brother, why did you come into the world so far ahead of Second Brother and me?

The three of us were conceived together, so we should have emerged together. This is truly hard to fathom."

Shangqing Lingbao's origin had also gained intelligence, and a thought was transmitted.

It too conveyed strong envy toward Taiqing.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, I do not know either. Perhaps this is the arrangement of Pangu Father God.

After I gained intelligence, I actively drew in and absorbed the pure qi of the world.

That is why I emerged so many kalpas early. Second Brother, Third Brother, you too should actively absorb pure qi and emerge sooner.

When that time comes, the three of us brothers can travel together through the Great Desolation World created by Father God."

Taiqing did not want to explain. He could hardly say he had transmigrated, could he?

If he explained that way and the Heavenly Dao took notice, he would likely face utter annihilation, body and soul.

Unable to clarify, it was best to pin it on Pangu Father God.

Moreover, the fact that he had become Taiqing was indeed Pangu Father God's arrangement.

Sure enough, upon hearing that this was Pangu Father God's doing, both Yuqing and Shangqing ceased to dwell on the matter.

"Big Brother, can this pure qi really be actively drawn in and absorbed?

I always thought it would just drill into my origin on its own.

No wonder Big Brother emerged so much earlier."

Yuqing Yuanshi gave it a try and found that the pure qi could indeed be actively drawn in and absorbed.

He immediately felt regret over how many kalpas he had wasted.

"Big Brother, why didn't you say so sooner?

This pure qi can actually be absorbed actively. Like Second Brother, I thought it would just burrow into our origins on its own."

Shangqing Lingbao tried as well and spoke with chagrin.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, it is not too late to start actively absorbing pure qi now.

Hurry and absorb it to strengthen your origins and emerge into the world sooner."

Taiqing felt somewhat awkward and quickly ended the topic.

Wasn't actively absorbing pure qi just instinct?

Why were both younger brothers waiting for the pure qi to enter their origins on its own?

The only reason Taiqing could think of was that his two brothers had just gained intelligence and were pure of heart.

They completely lacked an understanding of the importance of initiative.

From this moment on, the Great Desolation World seemed to have undergone some changes compared to the one in Taiqing's memories.

This change began with the Sanqing.