Tongtian and Yuanfeng Both Attained Primordial Grand Unity
Three Immortal Islands, located in a valley.
Lin Tian was talking to the Little Deer when suddenly a laugh came from the void.
"Fellow Daoist Lin Heavenly Dao, the Three Immortal Islands are getting more and more lively."
Great Immortal Yang Mei took a step forward and sat down on the stone bench opposite Lin Tian.
Lin Tian was delighted to see Yang Mei and said with a smile, "Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, you've emerged from seclusion? It seems you've gained quite a bit during this retreat."
"Haha, after being in seclusion for so long, I'd like to get out and about."
Yang Mei turned her head and looked into the distance. Yuanfeng was teaching Kong Xuan and the Golden-winged Great Peng Bird how to cultivate, with the Colorful Phoenix fire and the Five-Colored Divine Light shining brightly together.
On the other side, Lu Ya, Wu Zhiqi, and the Six-eared Macaque were gathered around a campfire, roasting meat from a monster they had hunted from who-knows-where, the aroma filling the air.
In the distant void, the Sect Master Tongtian sat cross-legged, his body radiating a dense aura of sword intent, Meditation and comprehending the Dao.
"It's certainly lively." Yang Mei stroked his beard and smiled. "No wonder Fellow Daoist Lin Heavenly Dao has such refined tastes."
Lin Tian shook his head. "Fellow Daoist is joking. They are willing to come here to cultivate, and I just happen to have some free time, so it's a way to pass the time."
Just then, Little Deer came over carrying a pot of wine. "Master, Immortal, this is my newly brewed Thousand Spirit Wine, please taste it."
She gently filled their jade cups.
The wine is amber in color, with sparkling specks of light within; even before tasting it, it exudes Dao Rhythm.
Yang Mei picked up her wine cup and took a sip. Her eyes lit up immediately. "Excellent wine! It's made with a thousand kinds of spiritual fruits as a base, supplemented with the essence of the sun and moon and the power of the stars. What's even more rare is that it contains a trace of the law of life! Little Deer, you've truly inherited Fellow Daoist Lin Heavenly Dao's teachings."
Lin Tian also took a sip and nodded in agreement. "The heat control is excellent, and the flavors are perfectly blended."
A smile appeared on the Little Deer's lips, "It's all thanks to Master's excellent teaching. The Little Deer still has a lot to learn."
"No need to be so modest," Lin Tian said gently. "Your achievements today are due to your own understanding and insight."
Yang Mei downed the wine in her cup in one gulp, then turned her gaze to Tongtian, who Meditation in the void. Suddenly, she asked, "Fellow Daoist Lin Heavenly Dao, I observe that Tongtian cultivates the Dao of Laws, and it seems he has already touched the threshold of the Hunyuan Grand Unity. I remember he originally became a disciple of Hongjun, practicing the Method of Severing the Three Corpses to attain the Heavenly Dao Saint, so how come..."
He had been in seclusion for many years, so naturally he was unaware of what had happened in the Primordial Wilderness.
Lin Tian briefly explained how Tongtian had relinquished his saintly position and switched to cultivating the Primordial Great Dao.
After listening, Yang Mei remained silent for a moment, then shook her head and sighed, "That wicked Hongjun created this incomplete method for the beings of the Primordial Wilderness, Slaying Three Corpses and achieve sainthood through merit."
"What appears to be a shortcut is actually a severing of the path to the Great Dao. Countless exceptionally talented individuals have been led astray by him."
Lin Tian smiled and said, "No rush, his days are numbered."
Yang Mei's heart stirred. "Fellow Daoist, do you mean...?"
"When the time is right, I will enable all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness to cultivate the true Dao of Laws."
Lin Tian said calmly, his words brimming with confidence.
Yang Mei nodded.
"The Heavenly Dao suppresses the Great Dao Laws, so all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness can only cultivate the Heavenly Dao Laws," Lin Tian continued. "But now is not the right time."
"Fellow Daoist, your actions are certainly reasonable." Yang Mei raised his cup. "If you need anything, please don't hesitate to ask. Although I don't concern myself with the affairs of the Primordial Wilderness, I'm happy to lend a hand in dealing with that old Hongjun."
The two exchanged a smile, raised their glasses, and drank together.
Just then, the sky above the Three Immortal Islands suddenly changed color.
The once clear sky instantly darkened, as rolling storm clouds gathered from all directions, lightning flashing within them, each Thunder containing destructive power.
"This is..." Yang Mei's expression hardened.
The Little Deer seemed to realize something, "Is this... about to break through?"
Lu Ya and the others who were grilling meat in the distance stopped what they were doing and all looked up at the sky.
In the void, the Sect Master Tongtian suddenly opened his eyes, and his sword intent soared into the sky, transforming into a giant sword phantom.
At the same time, Yuanfeng let out a long cry, Colorful Phoenix fire burst forth from his body, condensing into a huge phoenix dharma image behind him.
Their auras surged, and they were about to break through simultaneously!
"Yuanfeng was already Primordial Origin Golden Immortal, so breaking through to the Hunyuan Grand Unity realm is only natural." A look of surprise flashed in Six-Eared Macaque's eyes. "But Tongtian only recently broke through to the mid-stage of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal ..."
At this moment, the calamity clouds in the sky had condensed to their maximum size.
However, because the two broke through at the same time, their primordial tribulations continued to converge, eventually reaching the point of becoming Heavenly Punishment.
Everyone on the Three Immortal Islands felt a suffocating pressure.
If Lin Tian hadn't already laid out layers of formations on the island, the oppressive force emanating from the tribulation clouds alone would have been enough to cause any being below the Daluo Golden Immortal level to explode and die.
Suddenly, above the clouds of calamity, a phantom slowly coalesced.
It was the image of an old Daoist priest with white hair and an expressionless face; it was none other than Hongjun.
He didn't speak, but simply looked quietly at the Three Immortal Islands below, and at Tongtian and Yuanfeng who were about to undergo their tribulations.
But the coldness in his gaze sent chills down everyone's spine.
Yang Mei snorted coldly, "Old Daoist Hongjun, you've indeed arrived."
Lin Tian merely glanced at it indifferently, then raised his hand and waved it lightly.
An invisible force surged into the sky, moving so fast that, before everyone's eyes, the terrifying tribulation clouds were instantly shattered.
"This... this is it over already?"
Yuanfeng was stunned. She had prepared herself to fight to the death to overcome the tribulation, and this was how it ended?
Tongtian stared blankly at the sky, his sword intent slowly receding.
Lu Ya dropped the roasted meat in his hand to the ground, completely unaware.
Wu Zhiqi and the Six-eared Macaque opened their mouths wide, unable to close them for a long time.
Kong Xuan and the Golden-Winged Great Peng were dumbfounded. Although they Dao Venerable was unfathomable, the fact that he could wipe out the Primordial Calamity with a wave of his hand was beyond their comprehension.
In the void, Hongjun's eyes were filled with apprehension.
Thunder rumbled continuously in the void, a sign of the wrath of Heavenly Dao. The entire Primordial World trembled, the seas surged, the earth's veins shook, and countless living beings knelt in terror.
But it vanished in no time.
Hongjun gave Lin Tian a deep look before his figure slowly disappeared.
Yang Mei let out a long breath, her gaze towards Lin Tian filled with complex emotions. "Fellow Daoist Lin Heavenly Dao, your strength... has already broken through?"
Lin Tian shook his head. "Still at the peak of the Heavenly Dao Realm."
"But that move just now..." Yang Mei hesitated, wanting to say something but stopping herself.
He was confident that he could withstand the Great Calamity of Chaos, but to erase it as easily as Lin Tian could do was absolutely impossible.
Lin Tian calmly replied, "It's just that my understanding of the laws has deepened a bit."
Yang Mei shook his head with a wry smile, "People really can't be compared. I've worked hard for countless eons, and I'm still only at the mid-stage of the Heavenly Dao Realm, while you, fellow Daoist..."
He didn't finish his sentence, but the shock he felt was beyond words.
The methods Lin Tian just displayed have surpassed those of ordinary Heavenly Dao Realm; they represent power approaching the Great Dao Origin.
At this moment, dense Black Qi appeared around Tongtian and Yuanfeng, which was the Inner Demon Tribulation.
The Inner Demon Tribulation is the most dangerous, because it directly targets one's true nature and tests Dao Heart.
Many powerful individuals survived the tribulation of lightning, only to fall victim to the Inner Demon Tribulation.
In the Tongtian Heart Sea, countless illusions emerged—the tragic destruction of the Interception Sect, the scenes of disciples dying tragically, the indifferent face of Yuanshi, and his own high spirits when he first became a saint, all sorts of past events.
But he simply watched quietly, his eyes showing neither sorrow nor joy.
"The way to seize the heavens lies in seizing a sliver of life," Tongtian murmured to himself. "The past is gone, the future is yet to come, only the present is real. My heart is set on the Dao, and no demon can harm me."
As soon as he finished speaking, sword energy surged within his mind, shattering all illusions.
On the other hand, Yuanfeng's Heart Demon are even more terrifying.
She saw the scenes of the ancient war, the Phoenix Clan fighting to the death, and herself battling the Ancestral Dragon and the Ancestral Kirin.
Yuanfeng roared in her heart, "Life and death, Reincarnation cycle of rise and fall, are all Great Dao. Today I break free from my cocoon and am reborn; I shall prove my Primordial Chaos!"
Phoenix fire blazed across the sky, Heart Demon vanished.
In no time, the auras of the two were completely stabilized, and a brand new pressure, surpassing that of a quasi-saint, emanated from them.
That's the aura of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal!
Although it's only the Hunyuan Grand Unity Realm, once you truly step into that realm, you'll be carefree and unbound by the Heavenly Dao.
"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist Tongtian and Fellow Yuanfeng!" Yang Mei spoke first, her tone sincere.
Little Deer Lu bowed gracefully and said, "Congratulations to both of you seniors."
Lu Ya, Wu Zhiqi, Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, Golden-Winged Great Peng, and others stepped forward to offer their congratulations, their faces beaming with genuine joy.
Tongtian and Yuanfeng exchanged a glance, both seeing the excitement in each other's eyes.
"Thank you Dao Venerable." Tongtian bowed deeply. If Lin Tian hadn't removed the lightning tribulation, even if he had survived, he would have been severely injured.
Yuanfeng's eyes reddened slightly. "I will never forget the great kindness of the Yuanfeng Dao Venerable."
Lin Tian waved his hand. "This is your own Creation. I was just doing it as a favor."
"The Hunyuan Grand Unity is just the beginning," Lin Tian said softly. "The Great Dao is boundless; there are still higher realms to be reached."
Tongtian and Yuanfeng's expressions tightened, and they bowed in unison. "Yes, Dao Venerable."
Lin Tian smiled and said, "You've just broken through today, so let's stabilize your cultivation levels first."
He sat down again, picked up his wine cup, and said to Yang Mei, "Fellow Daoist, let's continue drinking."
Yang Mei laughed heartily, "Great! Today is a double celebration, let's drink three hundred cups!"
The Little Deer obediently poured more wine, and everyone sat down again, the atmosphere lively.