Primordial Era: Apprenticeship Under Laozi, I Forge Mythical Golden Elixirs

Duobao's tone gradually became arrogant.

In front of Xuan Du, it was as if he were the senior disciple, able to point fingers and criticize everything.

And Xuan Du was merely his junior disciple.

Or perhaps, not even that.

Xuan Du acted as if he hadn't heard, continuing to walk forward on his own.

Duobao walked up to Xuan Du, chuckled, and said, "I'd forgotten, Uncle-Master Laozi has two disciples."

"Even if he's not here, there's still Senior Brother Luo Xuan."

"But with Senior Brother Xuan Du's current strength, even like this, why haven't we seen Senior Brother Luo Xuan make an appearance?"

Xuan Du smiled and replied, "Senior Brother Luo Xuan is in seclusion."

Mentioning Luo Xuan, Xuan Du's eyes were filled with pride.

Duobao scoffed, "In seclusion? What kind of seclusion?"

"I think he's afraid now that Kunlun is filled with heavenly talents."

Xuan Du immediately retorted loudly, "That's not true! Senior Brother Luo Xuan is currently comprehending the Pill Dao."

"The Pill Dao..." Duobao chuckled dismissively, mocking, "The Great Dao has fifty, and Heaven's principles derive forty-nine."

"We cultivators should advance against the current and seize that sliver of life."

"Ever since I came to Kunlun, Luo Xuan has been in seclusion. I fear he thinks his foundation is shallow and would be embarrassed if he came out, so he's using alchemy as an excuse to remain in seclusion."

After Duobao joined the Intercepting Sect, he came to Kunlun Mountain.

Under Tongtian's tutelage, Duobao also displayed his exceptional cultivation talent.

However, there was always a thorn in Duobao's heart: the "child from someone else's family" that Tongtian often mentioned.

Whenever Duobao achieved something, Tongtian would always bring up how good Luo Xuan was.

Although Duobao had never met Luo Xuan, he had secretly grown to resent him.

By now, Duobao had implicitly become the leader among the many disciples on Kunlun Mountain.

Even though the disciples under Venerable Yuanshi were not convinced, they dared not challenge him to his face.

Yet, he was still not satisfied. Having already touched the threshold of the Late Golden Immortal stage, his arrogance knew no bounds.

He believed that Tongtian's past praise for Luo Xuan was merely empty talk, all show and no substance.

Therefore, Duobao would find Xuan Du every few days, under the guise of friendly sparring, but each time he would leave Xuan Du bruised and battered.

Xuan Du, being honest and straightforward, did not take Duobao's actions to heart. However, when Luo Xuan was mentioned, he would fly into a rage.

Xuan Du immediately glared at Duobao and said, "Senior Brother is much more powerful than me, he wouldn't be afraid."

Duobao did not believe him at all, glancing sideways at Xuan Du, he said, "Then call him out to spar with me."

Seeing Xuan Du speechless, Duobao sneered, "I thought he was so great, but it turns out he's nothing special. He can't even defend his own junior disciple. I see he's just a cowardly fellow."

"You're not allowed to talk about Senior Brother Luo Xuan like that!"

The usually mild-mannered Xuan Du was completely enraged. A small, dark red banner appeared in Xuan Du's hand.

A Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Li Di Yan Huo Qi (Flame-Earth Fire Flag)!

This was the spiritual treasure Laozi had given Xuan Du after he became his disciple.

As soon as the small banner appeared, a ball of dark red flame shot towards Duobao.

This attack was clearly more powerful than the previous one, indicating that Xuan Du was truly angered.

Duobao, however, was unfazed. As he swung his sword, even sharper sword light tore the flames to shreds.

With a surge of energy, Duobao struck Xuan Du's chest with a palm.

Xuan Du's body flew out like a broken sack, crashing through several large trees before finally stopping.

Duobao chuckled as he looked at the weakened Xuan Du, "Senior Brother Xuan Du, don't you see the gap between us yet?"

"I merely spoke a few truths, why is Senior Brother Xuan Du so angry?"

Suddenly, Duobao patted his forehead as if struck by a realization.

"How could I forget? You and Senior Brother Luo Xuan are both from the Human Race, so of course you'd defend him."

As he spoke, Duobao wore a sarcastic smile, "The Human Race is useless for anything other than alchemy."

"You're all just a bunch of trash!"

Xuan Du stared fiercely at Duobao, his eyes bloodshot, but he seemed to have a lump in his throat, unable to speak.

Just then, Duobao's vision blurred, and he saw a man in a similar cloud-patterned Daoist robe appear before him.

Duobao's expression changed slightly. So fast!

I know everyone on Kunlun Mountain, who is this? Could it be...

Duobao laughed heartily, "Luo Xuan, I finally get to meet you. I thought you wouldn't dare to come out. Come! Let's spar..."

Before he could finish speaking, Duobao felt a pain on his face, and the scenery around him spun rapidly.

Retracting his hand, Luo Xuan frowned and wiped his palm. "Noisy."

After speaking, Luo Xuan turned and took out several pills to give to Xuan Du.

Duobao spun in the air for several circles before landing, spitting out a few teeth.

"This is impossible!" Duobao stared blankly at the teeth in his hand.

At this moment, Luo Xuan finished listening to the general situation from Xuan Du and turned to look at Duobao.

"Was it you who said the Human Race are trash?"

Duobao glared hatefully at Luo Xuan and shouted, "Luo Xuan, what kind of skill is it to sneak attack?"

"I'll let everyone on Kunlun see your true face!"

Duobao roared and charged at Luo Xuan.

Luo Xuan's eyes were as calm as an ancient well, and he slowly raised his hand.

In front of Luo Xuan, it was as if an invisible wall had appeared, no matter how hard Duobao tried, he couldn't harm Luo Xuan in the slightest.

"How is this possible... How is this possible..." Disbelief filled Duobao's eyes.

"And you dare to call the Human Race trash with this?" Luo Xuan's indifferent tone sounded in Duobao's ears.

Immediately after, he saw a majestic aura erupt from Luo Xuan's body.

Dense Elixir Qi surged towards Duobao, entering through his pores.

"What is this? What did you do to me?!"

Terror filled Duobao's eyes.

He felt as if his body, which he could previously control with ease, was now filled with lead, heavy as a thousand mountains!

Luo Xuan slowly walked in front of Duobao, his eyes as calm as an ancient well.

"Apologize."

Chapter 34: I Want to Travel the Primordial Era

"Apologize."

On Kunlun Mountain, Luo Xuan looked indifferently at the immobilized Duobao.

Duobao looked at Luo Xuan, shocked and furious, and said, "What did you say?!"

Luo Xuan pointed to Xuan Du behind him. "Xuan Du has a kind and honest nature and wouldn't cause trouble without a special reason."

"You beat him to this state, and I'm only asking for an apology, which is letting you off easy."

Duobao looked at Luo Xuan with humiliation, his heart filled with extreme dread.

While others were unaware of Luo Xuan's actions, they had alerted the Three Pure Ones.

Yuanshi sighed, "Mid Taiyi. Eldest Brother, you've been hiding your strength quite deeply. You always said Luo Xuan was in seclusion refining pills."

How long has it been, and he's already broken through?

If he had been in seclusion cultivating, they would have believed he broke through to Mid Taiyi.

Laozi chuckled wryly, "I didn't lie to you. Luo Xuan was indeed comprehending the Pill Dao."

Seeing Laozi's confident expression, Yuanshi was slightly taken aback and couldn't help but sigh inwardly at Luo Xuan's monstrous talent.

Tongtian looked deeply at Luo Xuan and said, "It's more than that."

"The Immortal Qi that Luo Xuan cultivates can ignore others' physical bodies and penetrate everywhere. It even seems to have the ability to control others. It's bizarre and domineering... Eldest Brother's Grand Pure Dao Method doesn't have such an ability, does it?"

Laozi stroked his beard and said uncertainly, "Perhaps it's a divine ability Luo Xuan comprehended himself."

Yuanshi glanced at Tongtian and chuckled, "Speaking of which, that kid Duobao is quite something. He actually fought Luo Xuan at the Golden Immortal realm."

"No, it's more like he was asking for a beating. Is this what Third Brother calls the way of seizing vitality?"

Hearing this, Tongtian's face immediately darkened.

"Luo Xuan, when he was at the Golden Immortal realm, even tried to escape from Kunpeng, who was at the Quasi-Saint realm. Why can't Duobao?"

Although he said that, Tongtian was annoyed in his heart, thinking that he would have to reprimand Duobao severely when he returned.

"With Luo Xuan's strength, can Duobao compare to him?" Yuanshi said with a sideways smile.

Seeing that they were starting to argue again, Laozi felt a headache coming on and shouted, "Alright, stop arguing!"

After Duobao apologized to Xuan Du under Luo Xuan's intimidating power, the two returned to the Taiqing Palace.

As soon as they returned, they saw Laozi, who had just finished mediating between Yuanshi and Tongtian, looking exhausted.

Laozi took a deep look at Luo Xuan but ultimately didn't ask about Luo Xuan's domineering and bizarre methods.

Those methods were naturally not Luo Xuan's divine abilities, but rather another miraculous aspect of the Primordial Pill Body that Luo Xuan discovered while cultivating it.

However, recently, while cultivating, Luo Xuan found that his Primordial Pill Body had reached a bottleneck.