Luo Xuan also calmed his mind and listened attentively.
After listening for a long while, Luo Xuan compared Laozi's Grand Pure Dao Method with his own Primordial Pill Body.
He discovered that the Grand Pure Dao Method was still inferior to his Primordial Pill Body.
Still, Luo Xuan continued listening earnestly.
There was no other reason—it was because of Laozi's Divine Ability.
One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones!
Just like that, Luo Xuan fell into silence.
On this day, Laozi slowly opened his eyes.
Before him, a wondrous state radiated from Luo Xuan's body.
Chapter 28: Early Taiyi Golden Immortal
Although the Grand Pure Dao Method was inferior to the Primordial Pill Body, it was still one of the supreme Dao methods in the Primordial World.
Otherwise, the Three Pure Ones and the others would never have ascended to the Great Dao and looked down upon the Primordial World.
Under the reflection of the Grand Pure Dao Method, Luo Xuan's understanding of the Primordial Pill Body also grew deeper.
Laozi's voice became increasingly indistinct.
When Luo Xuan pushed aside the mist before his eyes, he finally saw that the Elixir Qi before him was hazy. Without realizing it, he once again saw the pill within his body.
At that moment, the pills within his flesh and meridians slowly dissolved, gradually forming figures in human shape.
Their mouths, noses, and eyes... were exactly the same as Luo Xuan's, as if they had been carved from the same mold.
The Luo Xuan formed from the pill opened his eyes and gazed faintly at Luo Xuan as well.
For a moment, Luo Xuan could no longer tell whether the one before him was himself or the pill.
Inside Taiqing Palace, Laozi seemed to sense something and immediately stopped preaching.
The instant he opened his eyes, the first thing he saw was the wondrous aura emanating from Luo Xuan's body.
On Kunlun Mountain, the immense spiritual energy began surging toward Taiqing Palace.
Centered around Luo Xuan, this spiritual energy slowly began to whirl, resembling a massive storm.
"What is this...?"
A look of astonishment appeared in Laozi's eyes as he quietly withdrew from Taiqing Palace.
Afraid of disturbing Luo Xuan, he did not notice that Luo Xuan within the spiritual energy had become transparent and indistinct.
Fortunately, Laozi did not remain for long.
Not long after he left, Taiqing Palace was filled with the Elixir Qi overflowing from Luo Xuan's body.
Inside Three Pure Ones Hall, Yuanshi and Tongtian immediately sensed that storm-like spiritual energy as well.
Yuanshi said doubtfully, "What is Big Brother doing? Didn't he say he was going to preach? How long has it been?"
Tongtian nodded as well. He was just about to speak when he saw Laozi emerge from the corridor.
The two of them were utterly bewildered.
"Big Brother, you're here, so this spiritual energy..."
Laozi smiled and said, "Luo Xuan is about to advance to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm."
As he spoke, pride and satisfaction filled Laozi's eyes.
Yuanshi nearly bit his tongue. "He's about to advance to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm? If I calculate the time, Big Brother, you haven't even finished explaining the Grand Pure Dao Method, have you?"
Tongtian was somewhat numb. "How long has it been since Luo Xuan broke through to the Late Golden Immortal realm?"
Laozi only smiled without answering.
Yuanshi sighed with emotion. "It seems that Luo Xuan not only has astonishing talent in the Pill Dao, but is equally gifted in cultivation."
Tongtian looked at Laozi, his eyes filled with indescribable envy.
Yet the storm was not over. As they spoke, it grew increasingly violent, sweeping up the spiritual energy within a thousand-kilometer radius.
Within that dense spiritual energy, flashes of thunder could even be seen from time to time.
Tongtian sighed. "With such momentum, if Big Brother weren't here, I would really think that Big Brother had refined some unprecedented pill."
Laozi, however, wore an expression of displeasure. "This Luo Xuan is merely breaking through. Why is he making such a commotion? When he returns, I'll certainly make him keep a low profile."
Yuanshi and Tongtian watched Laozi through gritted teeth, yet they could do nothing about him.
Three was the foundation of the Dao, while nine was the extreme of numbers.
There were also distinctions of three, six, and nine within realms.
True Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Saint—each realm not only required years of accumulation but also opportunity.
Luo Xuan's age meant little in the Primordial World, yet he had already become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
And when Luo Xuan broke through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, he had created such astonishing momentum. It could be said that his future path to the Great Dao would be smooth.
Big Brother had practically stumbled upon an incredible bargain!
The two of them thought this in unison.
Within Luo Xuan's consciousness, no one knew how much time had passed before the pills finally returned to their original state.
However, six Auspicious Clouds now flowed across the pills.
Luo Xuan slowly opened his eyes, and only then did the spiraling spiritual energy over Kunlun Mountain drift away in all directions.
"Early Taiyi Golden Immortal!"
Luo Xuan rose excitedly. He could hear the crackling of bones throughout his body...
Whoosh!
A massive figure streaked across the sky at high speed.
Below were rows of palatial buildings, even more imposing than the Three Pure Ones' Daoist grounds on Kunlun Mountain.
Kunpeng pushed open the gate in one motion.
"Has the Demon Master returned? Did he bring Luo Xuan back? Where is he now?"
When Di Jun saw Kunpeng, delight flashed in his eyes. Only then did he notice that Kunpeng's aura was disordered and that a huge wound stretched across his back.
Kunpeng bared his teeth and wailed, "Lord Di Jun, this subordinate was useless. I failed to bring Luo Xuan back."
Di Jun immediately furrowed his brows and asked in a deep voice, "What happened?"
"It was Laozi from Kunlun Mountain..." Kunpeng endured the pain as he recounted everything, then said, "Lord Di Jun, that is what happened."
"I was almost successful, but who could have expected Laozi to appear halfway through?"
"Luo Xuan is actually Laozi's disciple?" After his surprise, Di Jun's brows drew together even more tightly.
Seeing this, Kunpeng hurried forward a few steps and cried, "Lord Di Jun, you must seek justice for me!"
"I already apologized to that Laozi. Who could have known that he would still injure me like this when I was leaving?"
Di Jun felt as if he had two heads and four arms to deal with. How had a mere Innate Human Race somehow become connected to the Three Pure Ones of Kunlun Mountain?
Irritated by Kunpeng's incessant noise, Di Jun shouted, "Shut up!"
Kunpeng shrank his neck.
After a moment, his eyes rolled, and he exaggeratedly said, "Lord Di Jun, this injury of mine is nothing. I'll recover after a few hundred years."
"It's just that Laozi intercepting me halfway was truly too bullying. I don't mind, but if the myriad races of the Primordial World hear about this, won't they think that Laozi doesn't respect you, Lord Di Jun?"
Upon hearing this, Di Jun's expression immediately darkened.
Just then, Bai Ze hurried in and said, "Lord Di Jun, the Demon Race has found traces of the Witch Clan several times recently. However, their physical bodies are far too powerful, and those members of the Demon Race are helpless against them."
Di Jun snorted coldly and turned to Kunpeng. "With our great enemy before us, I won't blame you for Luo Xuan's matter."
"For now, focus on how to break through the Witch Clan's physical bodies."
"Thank you, Lord Di Jun." Kunpeng felt somewhat helpless, but he also saw that Di Jun did not want to provoke the Three Pure Ones at present.
Five thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
On this day, the Three Pure Ones sat cross-legged inside the main hall.
"Big Brother, Third Brother, how is your cultivation going?" Yuanshi asked.
Tongtian sighed softly. "To be honest, Second Brother, I've been stuck at a bottleneck for many years. What about you, Second Brother?"
Yuanshi also sighed. "The same. All three corpses have long since been severed, and my quasi-sage realm is already complete."
"Every time I cultivate, I can feel that the position of Saint is right before me, yet I can never touch it."
Laozi's eyes shifted slightly. "Back then, in Zixiao Palace, the Dao Ancestor said that becoming a Saint required opportunity."
Yuanshi looked at the two of them, his gaze seeming to reach into the distance. "Nuwa became a Saint so long ago. Where is our opportunity?"
The three of them frowned and pondered deeply.
Where exactly had things gone wrong?
Chapter 29: Laozi's Dao
Boom!
Just as the Three Pure Ones were deep in thought, a thunderous explosion rang out.
Even Three Pure Ones Hall trembled.
However, the Three Pure Ones seemed accustomed to it.
Tongtian looked at Laozi helplessly. "Big Brother, is that brat Luo Xuan refining pills again?"
Seeing Laozi nod, Yuanshi gave a bitter smile and teased, "Big Brother, you really shouldn't have taught Luo Xuan the Pill Dao. It's been five thousand years, yet his cultivation is still stuck at the early Taiyi stage, while he's blown up countless Alchemy Furnaces."
Tongtian nodded, deeply agreeing. "It is strange. Why didn't that brat blow up the furnace when he was refining pills on Shouyang Mountain?"
Before you continue