Primordial Mother Qi, Opening the Three Thousand Heavens!

"A Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal like me, going to Yujing Mountain to obstruct the Dao Ancestor from becoming a saint?"

Hearing this, Ye Xuan was momentarily stunned, and finally a look of disbelief crept onto his face. The Dao Ancestor, like Ancestor Dragon and the others, was one of the earliest batch of Innate God-Demons, his strength already at the Quasi-Saint Great Perfection realm.

If the other party so much as raised a hand, he would be dead for sure.

Moreover, the other party possessed three Innate Supreme Treasures.

As for himself, he was merely a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal; ten thousand of him wouldn't be a match!

"In my hands, I already have a Supreme Dharma Gate. I choose the second option, to ignore it."

After he made his choice, another electronic sound rang in his ears.

[Ding Dong!]

[Host has chosen to ignore. A strand of Primordial Mother Qi is being distributed. Please check it yourself.]

In the void, another divine light flashed, and a mass of grey Qi flew straight into Ye Xuan's hands.

Among all the rare treasures, this one was a supreme treasure. Within Chaos, there was no distinction of up, down, left, or right, nor any difference between past and future. It encompassed all things; anything that entered it could revert to a strand of Chaos Qi.

However, it was also the nourishment of heaven and earth, the Mother Qi of all things, and had once given birth to the Three Thousand Great Daos.

Only at the time of the world's creation, when the endless Chaos shattered, could a strand of Mother Qi be produced. This was the treasure in Ye Xuan's hand—the Primordial Mother Qi.

Seeing that the Primordial Mother Qi in his hand still carried a wisp of Dao mist, Ye Xuan's eyes lit up.

The Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams could open up a Great Thousand World within one's own Primordial Spirit, replacing its Heavenly Dao with one's own True Spirit to gain supreme power.

But the Three Thousand Worlds left him at a loss.

Ye Xuan had been pondering how to perfect it.

But now, with another strand of Primordial Mother Qi in his hand, a flash of inspiration struck him.

If each strand of Mother Qi could, like in the Dreamscape, open up a Great Thousand World, wouldn't that mean that at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, he could perfect a path to sainthood?

"Wonderful!"

Ye Xuan laughed heartily, then waved his hand. With a thunderous roar, the three-zhang mass of grey mist split into three thousand strands of Mother Qi.

In his hand, each of the three thousand strands of Mother Qi was about ten zhang long, incomparably crystalline, giving a sense of encompassing all things.

"To open up the Three Thousand Heavens, I'll need endless dream power!"

After a moment's thought, Ye Xuan waved his hand again. Within millions of li around him, every living being in secluded cultivation felt a force pulling them into dreams, generating endless dream power.

A thousand years later, a pearl condensed in his hand.

Looking at the pearl, which connected to the dreams of every living being, Ye Xuan nodded slightly, a look of great joy on his face: "Though it's only been a thousand years or so, it's enough to open up one heaven..."

Taking one strand of Mother Qi from the three thousand, Ye Xuan used his Primordial Spirit power to take the pearl and enter it.

Each strand of Mother Qi could be seen as a Chaos in itself, but compared to the endless Chaos Qi, it was merely an embryo. Only by perfecting it could it become a true Chaos. Opening up a illusory heaven within it complemented his Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams perfectly.

"Ha!"

Looking at the vast, hazy scene within the Mother Qi, Ye Xuan clasped his hands behind his back and let out a Heavenly Dao sound.

With the shout, endless dream power poured in, giving rise to boundless mystery.

"Boom!"

Within the vastness, surging energy erupted. In an instant, clear Qi rose to form a massive Vault of Heaven, while turbid Qi sank to form a great earth. The two intermingled, producing mountains, rivers, birds, beasts, insects, and fish—but every living being was utterly lifeless.

Seeing this, Ye Xuan's face was filled with great joy.

In the Buddhist Sect, Daoist Randeng had only opened up the Twenty-Four Heavens, yet he was already invincible among Quasi-Saints, second only to saints. But in his own hands, he had the Three Thousand Heavens. Once he raised them all, how powerful would he be?

"I have my own path to sainthood. Why should I go to the Purple Cloud Palace to seek the Dao and owe a great karmic debt for nothing?"

A cold glint flashed in Ye Xuan's eyes. Once he perfected this, he would be no less than the other. As for the Foundation of the Great Dao, relying on it to become a saint wouldn't make it truly his own. He could do without it. With that, he entered secluded cultivation again.

After Ye Xuan went into seclusion, another Yuanhui passed. An overwhelming pressure descended from the heavens, and endless purple light spread across the Vault of Heaven.

A mighty pressure transmitted from beyond the sky into the endless lands.

In an instant, countless living beings, caught off guard by the pressure, knelt prostrate. Even some Innate God-Demons, under that pressure, turned pale and staggered.

"High above the nine-layered clouds, I sit on a mat and comprehend the true Dao. Beyond heaven and earth's yellow realm, I shall be the honored Lord of Teachings!"

"My name is Hongjun. This day, I have attained the Dao and become a saint at Yujing Mountain. Thirty thousand years from now, I will preach the Dao at the Purple Cloud Palace within Chaos. All who are fated may come and listen."

His voice carried a hint of ethereal mystery, along with a vast heavenly majesty.

This was the first Heavenly Dao Saint in heaven and earth—Daoist Hongjun, the future Ancestor of Ten Thousand Daos.

As the voice faded, the mighty pressure also dissipated.

But though he had left, the endless auspicious signs only grew more intense. Having attained the fruit of sainthood, heaven and earth celebrated.

Below, after hearing his words, Ye Xuan looked up at the Vault of Heaven. Though the other's voice carried a trace of heavenly might, in the span of one Yuanhui, Ye Xuan had endured the might of world-creation over a hundred times. What was a mere trace of heavenly might?

In one Yuanhui, Ye Xuan had already opened up a hundred layers of heavens. His strength had risen another level, and every move he made resonated with endless Daos.

[Ding Dong!]

[Detected that thirty thousand years from now, the Dao Ancestor will expound the Dao of Saint at the Purple Cloud Palace. Please choose from the options below.]

[Option One: Go to the Purple Cloud Palace, listen to the Great Dao, and receive a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.]

[Option Two: The Three Thousand Great Daos all lead to sainthood. Stay steady and do not go out, pay no heed, complete the task, and receive an Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl.]

"Hmph!"

Hearing this, Ye Xuan let out a cold snort. The West had been destroyed, and the Dao Ancestor himself bore a vast karmic debt to the countless living beings of the West.

The other Innate God-Demons had departed. Within the West, boundless fortune had all returned to Ye Xuan and his companion. To repay this immeasurable karmic debt, the Dao Ancestor had only one choice: help Ye Xuan and the others restore the West together.

But after the other party's careful scheming, this supreme karmic debt had all been dumped onto Ye Xuan himself. The other party stood completely aloof, offering only a single Saint Seat and one Innate Spiritual Treasure as repayment—and even considered it settled. What's more, they intended to establish the Mysterious Gate and suppress the West!

Ye Xuan's face turned cold. In the art of scheming, no one in the world could match the Dao Ancestor.

When everyone joined forces to besiege the Devil Ancestor, all the other great cultivators died, and the Devil Ancestor perished alongside them. Only the Dao Ancestor alone attained the Dao and became a Saint.

Moreover, one of the Three Treasures of Creation—the Innate Supreme Treasures, the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner—also fell into the Dao Ancestor's hands.

In the end, the Dao Ancestor had profited immensely, while the others had even lost their lives. Was he, having been reborn, supposed to go to the Purple Cloud Palace again, kneel and beg for a Saint Seat?

But if he did that, wouldn't his rebirth be wasted? Ye Xuan knew he was no match for the other party in scheming.

Nor was he a match in raw strength.

However, if he simply refused to participate and went into secluded cultivation, the other party would have no way to force him.

Among the Two Sages of the West, Ye Xuan was the true leader. As long as he refused to speak, the supreme karmic debt of the West could not be shed. And if the other party tried to kill Ye Xuan, it would only make things worse. Eventually, they would have to come begging at his door.

"Choose the second option. Pay no heed."

[Ding Dong!]

[Host has chosen to enter secluded cultivation. You have received one Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl. It is being distributed. Please check it yourself.]

In the previous Yuanhui, Ye Xuan had already opened the heavens over a hundred times within the Three Thousand Mother Qi. For him, opening the heavens was no longer a difficult task.

But he possessed very little Dreamscape power. Once he obtained the Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl, he could open up all the Three Thousand Heavens at once and ascend to an even higher realm in a single stroke!