The First Sermon

Hongjun frowned slightly as he spoke, glaring at Xuanyuan.

The sermon in Zixiao Palace was originally destined to have three thousand Zixiao Guests, corresponding to the three thousand Great Daos. But with Xuanyuan's disruption, there were now more than three thousand, a total of fifty-four thousand, far exceeding the original number.

He suddenly lost the mood to continue speaking. After hastily saying that the Zixiao Palace sermon would be seated according to today's arrangement, he began the formal lecture.

As soon as Hongjun opened his mouth, the entire Zixiao Palace was instantly filled with infinite Dao charm. In the void, chains of order condensed from golden light emerged, showcasing the majesty of a Saint.

Instantly, heavenly flowers rained down, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, radiant clouds filled the sky, and purple energy streaked across the horizon.

The fifty-four thousand Zixiao Guests all calmed their minds and listened to the Sound of the Great Dao, immersing themselves in the boundless Dao charm.

As Hongjun continued his explanation, everyone's cultivation rapidly improved.

Especially the six people sitting on the Saint Cushions – Sanqing, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti – they felt streams of warmth surge from the cushions, engulfing their bodies. Instantly, their minds became clear, and the previously obscure Great Dao seemed to become simple and easy to understand.

At this moment, they all felt very fortunate that the Enlightenment Cushions were indeed extraordinary!

Although they felt a pang of heartache for having paid for Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, it was all worth it.

Xuanyuan, on the other hand, pouted. Compared to the Enlightenment Chair, the Saint Cushions were simply garbage.

He directly summoned the Enlightenment Chair, enlarged it, and let Dijiang and the other Twelve Ancestor Witches sit on it.

The Enlightenment Chair was also a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and its effect would only be better than the Enlightenment Cushions.

After all, the Enlightenment Chair was refined from an entire Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree, while the Enlightenment Cushions were merely made from the branches of the Enlightenment Tea Tree.

There was no comparison between the two!

Everyone was immersed in the profound and unfathomable Dao charm and did not notice Xuanyuan's subtle actions.

Only Old Ancestor Hongjun, seated high on his cloud bed, glanced over while lecturing and couldn't help but frown.

Even he coveted the Enlightenment Chair, not to mention the Taiji Diagram from before, and the six Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures he had exchanged from Sanqing, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti.

This fellow Xuanyuan truly possessed many treasures!

Fortunately, the Witch Clan was born with a deficient primordial spirit. Even if the Ancestor Witches had primordial spirits, they were very weak.

They were simply unable to use magical treasures.

No matter how many treasures he had, they would have little use for the Witch Clan.

How many spiritual treasures could Xuanyuan himself use simultaneously?

However, he still needed to find a way to get the Chaos Bell and the River Diagram and Luo Book.

The next epoch would be the Witch-Demon Epoch. Without these two supreme treasures, the Demon Clan's strength would significantly decrease, making it impossible for them to contend with the Witch Clan.

Time flowed in the Primordial World without recording years. In the blink of an eye, three thousand years had passed.

After Hongjun's sermon ended, he did not interrupt the others.

Instead, he allowed them to meditate and comprehend the Dao in Zixiao Palace.

Zixiao Palace, as a Chaos Spiritual Treasure and a Saint's dojo, was imbued with dense Innate Spiritual Qi.

Although it was not as good as Xuanyuan's Qianyuan Mountain, it was sufficient for these people to comprehend the Dao and break through.

After the sermon, Xuanyuan quickly put away the Enlightenment Chair and pointed at the people immersed in their cultivation.

"Sanqing, Nuwa, Fuxi, they are all about to break through!"

"Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi, those two feathered birds, are also close!"

"The Primordial World is about to usher in the era of Daluo Golden Immortals!"

The Twelve Ancestor Witches looked at Xuanyuan, their hearts filled with gratitude.

The Ancestor Witches were born with deficient primordial spirits. Without Xuanyuan providing one hundred million Great Dao Merits to repair their primordial spirits, Hongjun's sermon would have had little effect on them. Furthermore, Xuanyuan had provided countless top-tier resources, allowing them to break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm early.

Otherwise, when the Primordial World entered the era of Daluo Golden Immortals, the Witch Clan's situation would be extremely difficult.

After an unknown amount of time, the many powerful individuals in Zixiao Palace finally broke through one after another, beginning to condense the three flowers of Daluo.

The three flowers of Daluo were directly related to the Daluo Dao Fruit and were one of the symbols of a Daluo Golden Immortal.

The three flowers of Daluo symbolized a cultivator's potential, while the Daluo Dao Fruit represented a cultivator's ultimate strength.

At this moment, sounds of blooming flowers echoed throughout Zixiao Palace, and infinite fragrant energy permeated the air.

Most of them bloomed five or six petals, reaching their limit.

After all, six petals blooming was already a symbol of a powerful being in the Primordial World, a one-in-a-million existence.

Just then, a series of gasps could be heard.

Xuanyuan followed the sound and saw that it was East Duke and Xi Wang Mu who had broken through simultaneously, both blooming seven petals.

Seven petals blooming had already surpassed the vast majority of living beings and was a symbol of top-tier powerhouses.

In the crowd below, Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and others brought to Zixiao Palace by Xuanyuan gathered together, looking enviously at the powerhouses breaking through one after another.

Although they had been brought into Zixiao Palace by Xuanyuan and had the qualification to listen to Hongjun's sermon, their foundation was ultimately insufficient. After listening for three thousand years, they had barely reached the threshold of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and were a full major realm away from breaking through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

They could only look on with envy from a corner!

While envious, these people all looked towards Xuanyuan, who was sitting on the Saint Cushion.

They were deeply grateful to Xuanyuan.

After all, if Xuanyuan hadn't intervened, they would never have had the chance to listen to the Dao in Zixiao Palace, let alone break through from the Golden Immortal realm to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm in just three thousand years, and even have hope of advancing to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

They looked at Xuanyuan, all wanting to see how many petals would bloom when Xuanyuan broke through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

But they were destined to be disappointed!

Xuanyuan and the Twelve Ancestor Witches were chatting and laughing, showing no signs of breaking through at all!

Could it be that even with the Great Dao's strength, he was not strong enough to advance to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm?

Six-Eared Macaque: "Is there a possibility that the Great Dao has already broken through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm?"

Kong Xuan shook his head, "Absolutely impossible!"

Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird: "That's right, to break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, one must condense the Daluo Three Flowers. Before, outside Zixiao Palace, the Great Dao definitely did not break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm!"

Sihuxiang: "It shouldn't be above the Daluo Golden Immortal realm either. After all, the cultivation methods in the Primordial World have long been broken. Before Ancestor Hongjun preached, there were no cultivation techniques above the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. No matter how strong the Great Dao is, he can't achieve this!"

Everyone shook their heads in confusion. With Xuanyuan's talent, strength, and foundation, why hadn't he broken through yet?

After watching for a long time, they finally had to give up and shift their gaze to other powerful beings who were breaking through.

Even if they couldn't break through now, they had to watch more, increase their knowledge, and prepare for their future breakthrough to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

"Eight petals blooming!"

"Donghuang Taiyi actually bloomed eight petals!"

Everyone exclaimed again, looking at Donghuang Taiyi.

Eight petals blooming, a child of destiny!

For a time, Donghuang Taiyi's popularity directly overshadowed East Duke and Xi Wang Mu.

It caused a stir throughout Zixiao Palace.

After Donghuang Taiyi broke through, the first person he paid attention to was not his brother Dijun, but Xuanyuan and the other Ancestor Witches.

Seeing that Xuanyuan and the others had not broken through at all, a hint of smugness flashed across Donghuang Taiyi's face, his eyes filled with disdain.

Barbarians are barbarians!

So what if his strength was strong before?

If he couldn't break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, he was still a joke!

After listening to the Dao for three thousand years, Donghuang Taiyi felt that his knowledge had greatly improved.

Three thousand years ago, outside Zixiao Palace, Xuanyuan's breakthrough was not to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm at all.

After all, to break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, one must condense the Daluo Three Flowers above one's head.

Xuanyuan did not condense the Daluo Three Flowers at all.

Everyone had been deceived by Xuanyuan for a full three thousand years.

If it weren't for the fact that they were in Zixiao Palace, with Hongjun seated on the cloud bed, looking at them, Donghuang Taiyi would have attacked immediately.

"Ignorant fools, enjoy your得意 for a while longer. When we leave Zixiao Palace, I will definitely get revenge!"

Donghuang Taiyi made up his mind. Not only would he snatch back the Donghuang Bell (Chaos Bell) and the River Diagram and Luo Book, but he would also seize all the treasures on Xuanyuan.

Let Xuanyuan's efforts be in vain, and he would be a stepping stone for him!

Not long after Donghuang Taiyi broke through, Dijun, Yuanshi, Tongtian, Nuwa, Fuxi, and a group of other powerful beings broke through one after another.

All of them bloomed eight petals!

For a time, the entire Zixiao Palace was filled with gasps of amazement.

Causing wave after wave of exclamations.

Instantly pushing the atmosphere to its peak.

On the cloud bed, Hongjun shifted his attention from Xuanyuan to these people, nodding continuously, very satisfied.

After the sermon, these people would all be his disciples.

The higher their talent and the stronger their strength, the greater their help would be to him in the future.

Time passed quickly. Those who could break through had already done so on the spot.

As for the remaining ones, they had no hope of breaking through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm in a short period.

At this moment, in the entire Zixiao Palace, only Taiqing Laozi was still immersed in the process of Three Flowers Gathering at the Crown.

He had already bloomed eight petals, but he showed no signs of stopping.

It seemed he had hope of blooming nine petals?

In the Primordial World, nine is the extreme number.

As the saying goes, the Great Dao has fifty, Heaven's evolution is forty-nine, with one escaping.

For cultivators, it is almost impossible to reach the extreme.

Everyone was full of anticipation as to whether Taiqing Laozi could break this restriction.

Even Hongjun focused all his attention on Taiqing Laozi.

Because when he broke through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, he had only bloomed eight petals.

If Taiqing Laozi could bloom nine petals, he would break the record of the Primordial World.