"If I, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, went to Yujing Mountain to stop the Dao Ancestor from becoming a Sage?"
At those words, Ye Xuan couldn't help but freeze. In the end, a trace of disbelief appeared on his face. Like Ancestor Dragon and the others, the Dao Ancestor was among the earliest Innate God-Demons. His strength had long since reached Quasi-Saint Great Perfection.
If the other party so much as raised a hand, Ye Xuan would be done for.
And the other party had three Innate Supreme Treasures in his possession.
As for Ye Xuan, he was only a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Even ten thousand of him wouldn't be a match!
"I already have a Supreme Dharma Gate in my possession. I choose the second option: ignore it."
After he made his choice, another Electronic Sound rang in his ear.
[ Ding-dong! ] [ The host has chosen to ignore the matter. One strand of Primordial Mother Qi is being delivered. Please inspect it yourself. ]
A burst of divine light flashed through the void, and a mass of gray qi shot straight into Ye Xuan's hand.
Among the many rare treasures, this one was an unparalleled treasure. In Chaos, there was no distinction between up and down, left and right, nor between past and future. It contained all things, and anything that entered it could return to a trace of Chaos Qi.
Yet it was also the nourishment of Heaven and Earth, the mother qi of all things. It had even given birth to the Three Thousand Great Daos.
Only when Heaven and Earth were being created, as endless Chaos shattered, could a trace of Mother Qi be produced. The rare treasure in Ye Xuan's hand was just such a treasure: Primordial Mother Qi.
Seeing the faint haze of the Great Dao above the Primordial Mother Qi in his hand, Ye Xuan's eyes lit up.
The Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams allowed one to open a Great Thousand World within one's own Primordial Spirit, then replace its Heavenly Dao with one's True Spirit and obtain its boundless power.
But the Three Thousand Worlds had left him at a loss.
Ye Xuan had long been pondering how he could perfect the method.
Now, after obtaining a strand of Primordial Mother Qi, inspiration struck him.
If he could open a Great Thousand World within each strand of Mother Qi, just as he did in his Dreamscape, wouldn't that mean he could perfect a path to Sainthood while still a Grand Unity Golden Immortal?
"Wonderful!"
Ye Xuan laughed heartily and swept out his hand. With a rumble, the three-zhang mass of gray mist split into three thousand strands of Mother Qi.
Each strand in his hand stretched about ten zhang, crystal clear, and seemed to contain all things.
"To open the Three Thousand Heavens, I'll need an endless supply of Dreamscape power!"
After a moment's thought, Ye Xuan swept out his hand again. Within ten million li of him, every living being in Secluded Cultivation was drawn into a dream, generating an endless supply of Dreamscape power.
A thousand years later, a pearl took shape in his hand.
Looking at the pearl, which connected to the dreams of every living being, Ye Xuan nodded slightly, overjoyed. "Though it's only been a thousand years or so, it should be enough to open one Heaven..."
He took a strand of Mother Qi from the three thousand strands. With his Primordial Spirit's power, he entered it alongside the pearl.
Each strand of Mother Qi could be seen as a Chaos of its own, but compared to the boundless Chaos Qi, it was only an embryo. It would become a true Chaos only once it was complete. Opening a phantom Heaven within it was perfectly suited to his path of becoming a Sage in dreams.
"Ha!"
Seeing the boundless expanse within the Mother Qi, Ye Xuan stood with his hands behind his back and uttered a heavenly sound of the Great Dao.
With a thunderous shout, endless Dreamscape power poured into it, giving rise to boundless mysteries.
"Rumble!"
A surging force welled up in the vast expanse. In an instant, clear qi rose and formed a great Vault of Heaven, while turbid qi sank and formed the earth. The two mingled, giving rise to mountains and rivers, birds and beasts, insects and fish. Yet not one living thing had any vitality.
At the sight, Ye Xuan was overjoyed.
Within the Buddhist Sect, Daoist Randeng had opened the Twenty-Four Heavens and become invincible among Quasi-Sages, ranking first beneath the Sages. But Ye Xuan had three thousand Heavens in his possession. Just how powerful would he become once he had raised them all to their full potential?
"I have my own path to Sainthood. Why should I go to the Purple Cloud Palace to seek the Dao and incur a great Karma for nothing?"
A cold look appeared in Ye Xuan's eyes. Once he perfected his method, he would be no weaker than the Dao Ancestor. As for the Foundation of the Great Dao, becoming a Sage through it would mean the power wasn't his own. He could do without it. With that, he returned to Secluded Cultivation.
After Ye Xuan went into Secluded Cultivation, another Yuanhui passed. An overwhelming pressure descended from the heavens, and boundless purple qi spread from the Vault of Heaven.
A powerful pressure also swept in from beyond the heavens and spread across the boundless earth.
In an instant, countless living beings were caught off guard by the pressure and dropped to their knees. Even some Innate God-Demons turned pale and staggered beneath it.
"High above the ninefold clouds, I sit upon the cushion and comprehend the Dao. Beyond Heaven and Earth's mysteries, I shall be the honored teacher!"
"My name is Hongjun. Today, I have attained the Dao and become a Sage at Yujing Mountain. In thirty thousand years, I will expound the Dao at the Purple Cloud Palace in Chaos. All those destined to hear it are welcome to come."
His voice was ethereal, yet carried the mighty authority of Heaven.
He was the first Heavenly Dao Saint between Heaven and Earth, Daoist Hongjun, and the future Ancestor of Ten Thousand Daos.
As his voice faded, the immense pressure lifted as well.
Yet though he had departed, the boundless signs of wonder grew even more magnificent. With the attainment of Sainthood, Heaven and Earth celebrated.
Below, after Hongjun spoke, Ye Xuan gazed at the Vault of Heaven. Though the other party's voice carried a hint of Heaven's authority, Ye Xuan had already endured the might of creation a hundred times over the course of a Yuanhui. What was a mere trace of Heaven's authority by comparison?
A Yuanhui had passed, and Ye Xuan had already opened a hundred layers of Heavens. His strength had risen another level, and every gesture he made resonated with the boundless Great Dao.
[ Ding-dong! ] [ Detected: In thirty thousand years, the Dao Ancestor will expound the Dao of Sainthood at the Purple Cloud Palace. Host, please choose one of the following options. ] [ Option One: Go to the Purple Cloud Palace to listen to the Great Dao. You will receive one Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. ] [ Option Two: Any of the Three Thousand Great Daos can lead to Sainthood. Remain prudent, stay in seclusion, and ignore the matter. Complete the task to receive one Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl. ]
"Hmph!"
At the prompt, Ye Xuan snorted. The West had been destroyed, and as the Dao Ancestor, Hongjun bore a great Karma toward its countless living beings.
The other Innate God-Demons had left. The boundless fortune of the West had all fallen to Ye Xuan and the others. To repay that great Karma, the Dao Ancestor had only one choice: help Ye Xuan and the others repair the West.
But after scheming, he had dumped the entire burden of this great Karma onto Ye Xuan. He had kept himself out of it, offering only a Saint Position and an Innate Spiritual Treasure as repayment. He had even more than settled the debt, then established the Mysterious Gate to suppress the West!
Ye Xuan's expression turned cold. When it came to scheming, no one could compare with the Dao Ancestor.
He had joined others to attack the Ancestor Demon. In the end, all the other great powers had died, and the Ancestor Demon had perished alongside them. Only the Dao Ancestor had attained the Dao and become a Sage.
What was more, two of the Three Treasures of Creation—the Innate Supreme Treasures, the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner—had also ended up in the Dao Ancestor's hands.
When all was said and done, the Dao Ancestor had made a killing. The others had even lost their lives. Now that Ye Xuan had been reborn, was he really supposed to go to the Purple Cloud Palace, kneel and beg for a Saint Position?
Wouldn't that make his rebirth pointless? Ye Xuan knew he couldn't outscheme the Dao Ancestor.
Nor could he match the Dao Ancestor in strength.
But if he refused to get involved and simply stayed in Secluded Cultivation, the other party could do nothing about it.
Among the Two Sages of the West, Ye Xuan was the true one in control. As long as he didn't speak, the Dao Ancestor couldn't pass off the West's great Karma. If he killed Ye Xuan, things would only get worse. Sooner or later, he would come begging.
"I choose the second option. I'll ignore it!"
[ Ding-dong! ] [ The host has chosen to stay in seclusion. One Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl is being delivered. Please inspect it yourself. ]
During the previous Yuanhui, Ye Xuan had already created the world within the three thousand strands of Mother Qi over a hundred times. For him, opening the Heavens was no longer difficult.
But Ye Xuan had little Dreamscape power at his disposal. Once he obtained the Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl, he could open all three thousand Heavens in one go and ascend to an even higher realm!
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