Primordial World: Poor Daoist Yunxiao, Saint of the Three Immortal Islands!
Chapter 14

See the Great Way by Breaking Through Life and Death; Create the Future with the Nine-Turn Divine Art

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As Yun Xiao looked at the two paths before her, she fell into thought.

By common sense, she should naturally choose the Path of Life. It was filled with a peaceful aura, and compared to the Path of Death, the difference was like heaven and earth.

But judging from the trial of the mind she had just endured, these two paths were certainly not as simple as they appeared. One wrong step, and she would suffer a fate worse than death.

The Path of Life is peaceful, with Dao Rhymes layering upon one another. Could it symbolize a smooth cultivation journey, yet be like a flower in a greenhouse, liable to wither too soon?

The Path of Death looks fraught with danger, but could it symbolize finding life in the face of death, with great fortune waiting beyond?

Yun Xiao murmured to herself. She was still somewhat hesitant. After all, these were only her guesses, and she didn't dare gamble her life on them.

Should I retreat for now?

After thinking it over for a long while, she decided to leave first. She could always come back once she had figured things out.

But when she turned around, she couldn't help freezing for a moment.

At some point, the great gate had vanished without a trace. In other words, she had no way back now!

"You've got to be kidding me!"

Yun Xiao grimaced, but in the end, she had no choice but to accept reality.

"It seems the only way out is to unravel the mysteries of these two paths."

She focused her mind on the two paths again, summoned the Enlightenment Mirror, and sat down with her eyes closed. She continually pondered everything she had seen and experienced since jumping into the mountain pit.

One year, three years, five years...

On this day, Yun Xiao slowly opened her eyes. She rose to her feet and strode toward the Path of Death without a moment's hesitation!

Boom!

The next instant, she slammed a plain, unadorned fist into the Path of Death!

In a flash, a roar like countless stars crashing down rang out, and the Path of Death split apart under her punch!

At the same time, the character "Death," formed from the distant mist, suddenly pressed down on Yun Xiao, as if the Netherworld itself were trying to suppress her there!

"Break!"

A brilliant red light blazed around Yun Xiao. She threw another punch, but not at the character "Death"—she struck toward the Path of Life!

Just as before, the Path of Life shattered in an instant, while the character "Life," formed from the mist, shot into the sky and blazed with boundless light!

At that moment, the characters "Life" and "Death" pressed down on Yun Xiao together, like an endless abyss surging toward her, intent on piercing through everything!

Faced with such overwhelming force, Yun Xiao didn't panic at all. She even dropped her defenses and let the two characters crush down upon her!

Buzz—

Suddenly, the two characters overlapped in midair and cast down endless radiance. In the end, they transformed into a straight, broad road that led directly ahead!

"If there's no path to the Great Dao, then I'll carve one open with strength."

The corners of Yun Xiao's mouth lifted slightly. She stepped onto the road, and as its radiance flowed around her, her figure raced through the void again and again. At last, she arrived before the Fragment of the Jade of Creation!

This hall seemed to be made up of countless worlds. Had Yun Xiao simply chosen either path earlier, the power of those worlds would have crushed her into pulp!

"That was no easy feat!"

Looking at the Fragment of the Jade of Creation before her, Yun Xiao smiled and beckoned lightly. The fragment flew straight out of the wall and landed in her palm.

She immediately sent her divine sense into it.

"What?"

After examining the "scene" within the fragment, Yun Xiao's expression turned animated.

For the fragment of the Jade of Creation's main disc contained inheritances of the top ten Great Dao among the Three Thousand Great Daos!

The Great Dao of Strength, ranked first among the Three Thousand Great Daos!

The Great Dao of Time, ranked second among the Three Thousand Great Daos!

The Great Dao of Space!

The Great Dao of Destiny!

The Great Dao of Yin Yang!

The Great Dao of Destruction!

The Great Dao of Chaos!

The Great Dao of Battle!

The Great Dao of Five Elements!

The Great Dao of Life!

This was an opportunity beyond words!

The Great Dao of Strength was the Great Dao cultivated by Great God Pangu. With it, one could break through all laws with strength, shattering every illusion through sheer, absolute power!

It might even be possible to follow the words Great God Pangu had left behind: when there was no path to the Great Dao, one could force a way through to it with strength!

The Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Space had been cultivated by Shi Chen, the Time Demon God, and Yang Mei, the Space Demon God, respectively. They were absolutely forbidden laws, their divine might beyond imagination!

The Great Dao of Destiny was controlled by the Demon God of Destiny. According to Yun Xiao's memories, after the Great Tribulation of Heaven Opening, the Law of Destiny seemed to have become closely linked with the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial Wilderness.

The Great Dao of Yin Yang was controlled by the Yin Yang Demon God. All things had Yin and Yang, and this law contained the principle of harmonizing Heaven and Earth. It would become the foundation on which Daoism was founded in the future.

The Law of Destruction belonged to the notorious Demon Ancestor Luohu. He had once detonated the entire Western Spiritual Vein with nothing but himself and his spear, earning a fearsome reputation!

The Law of Battle belonged to the Chaos Demon Ape. Sun Wukong, the most famous figure in Journey to the West, had been formed from one of its primordial essences.

In short, any one of the top ten Great Daos was enough to bring a cultivator to the peak. Now that all of them had appeared at once, even Saints would go mad with excitement!

"No wonder there were so many trials earlier. To earn Great God Pangu's recognition and obtain an opportunity like this, one must at least have the resolve and courage to break through all laws with strength."

Yun Xiao murmured to herself. She would not trade this opportunity for ten top-grade innate Spiritual Treasures!

Once her mind had settled, Yun Xiao continued to examine the space within the Jade Disc.

"Is this... a drop of Pangu Jade Marrow?!"

Before long, she exclaimed again.

This was a drop of Great God Pangu's bone marrow, containing a trace of the power of his physical body. Refining it would bring immeasurable benefits to her physique!

With anticipation, Yun Xiao continued to inspect the contents.

"What's this?!"

A moment later, her heart gave a slight tremor.

Besides the top ten Great Daos and the Pangu Jade Marrow, the main fragment of the Jade of Creation

even contained the legendary supreme cultivation technique—the Nine Revolutions Divine Technique!

The Nine Revolutions Divine Technique was divided into the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique and the Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique.

The Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique was a supreme body-tempering method. It could lead one onto the path of becoming a Saint through the physical body, with the power to overturn Heaven and Earth!

In the Investiture of the Gods, Yang Jian had been known as the God of War because he cultivated the Eight-Nine Mysterious Technique, a body-tempering method. Yet that technique was only a small portion extracted from the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique!

The Nine Revolutions Primordial Technique was a supreme method for cultivating the spirit. Once mastered, the Primordial Spirit would never perish, and one would remain immortal for all eternity!

"The top ten Great Daos, Pangu Jade Marrow, and the Nine Revolutions Divine Technique!"

Yun Xiao's heart pounded. Even with her steady temperament, she couldn't help but grow excited!

The Primordial Wilderness was currently in a dark, unenlightened age. The Great Dao had withdrawn from the world, and the Heavenly Dao had yet to emerge. Slaughter and bloodshed were its only themes.

Even Wang Shu, whom she had encountered earlier—a reincarnation of a Chaos Demon God with an unimaginable inheritance—found cultivation fraught with difficulty. The other living beings of the Primordial Wilderness had it worse still.

This was an age without inheritance or instruction!

The road of cultivation stretched endlessly ahead. To explore it alone was as difficult as hacking one's way through a wilderness of thorns!

Sometimes, Yun Xiao even wondered where her path to sainthood lay, given her own innate potential.

But now, all those problems had been resolved!

The Great Dao Laws transcended Heaven and Earth. Even the Thirty-six Great Divine Abilities and the Seventy-two Minor Divine Abilities were merely small runes derived from the Three Thousand Great Daos!

More terrifying still, as long as one fully comprehended any single one of the Three Thousand Great Daos and fused it with oneself, one could become a Saint in a single day!

A Saint beneath the Great Dao!

And with the Nine Revolutions Divine Technique as well...

In the future, she would surely forge a path to becoming a Primordial Saint that belonged to her alone, transcending the shackles of Heaven and Earth, free and carefree, immortal for all eternity!

It was said that, in theory, there were three ways to attain the Dao in the Primordial Wilderness.

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