Showcasing Strength

"The Human Sect is established, Xuandu is my disciple, and the succession is set."

"My Way is pure and inactive; one disciple is enough."

"This affinity with the Human Race is not with me."

Taiqing Laozi's calm words rang out, showing no intention of taking Li Qingxu as a disciple.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate nodded; he had only asked casually.

He unconsciously stroked his long beard with his fingertips, his gaze deep, as if deducing or observing something:

"A Human Race with shallow foundation is a fixed fate."

"However, his ability to traverse hundreds of millions of miles to Kunlun Mountain and pass two trials does indeed faintly align with the flow of Heavenly Will."

"The Way of my Chan Sect prioritizes following Heaven and Responding to People, and explaining Heavenly Principles. If it is truly Heaven's Will, granting him an opportunity to enter is not impossible."

Tongtian Cult Master let out a hearty laugh, expressing a view completely different from Primordial Heavenly Venerate:

"Brother, your words are too bound by destiny."

"In my opinion, this child, with his insignificant status, has achieved the impossible, breaking through the fixed fate of his foundation. He is clearly acting against Heaven."

Primordial Heavenly Venerate heard this and smiled slightly, his tone profound:

"Junior Brother, acting against Heaven is also a form of following the Heavenly Dao."

Tongtian Cult Master pressed further, "So, Brother, you intend to take him as a disciple?"

Primordial Heavenly Venerate pondered for a moment, then gently shook his head, "When I take disciples, I would rather have none than take unworthy ones. Whether he can enter the gates of my Chan Sect still depends on whether his Fortune is profound enough."

In Primordial Heavenly Venerate's view, although Li Qingxu's appearance was somewhat surprising, his cultivation at the Earth Immortal Mid Stage and his foundation as a mid-tier Innate Being still did not meet his standards for a Chan Sect disciple.

If his Fortune were profound, it might compensate for the inadequacy of his foundation. If his Fortune were shallow, even with a resilient Dao Heart, he would be unable to shoulder great responsibility.

"According to Brother's intention, how can we know if his Fortune is profound or not?"

A flicker of curiosity flashed in Tongtian Cult Master's eyes.

Fortune was something ethereal and, unlike Destiny, had no traceable signs.

"One test will tell."

Primordial Heavenly Venerate smiled slightly, stroking his beard, and remained silent. His gaze, however, had already fallen upon the mountain path.

On the mountain path, Li Qingxu continued to climb step by step, unaware that he had already attracted the attention of the Three Pure Ones.

As he got closer to the mountaintop, Li Qingxu began to feel a faint pressure on his body.

Li Qingxu inwardly thought, "This is not good."

After all, all the cultivators who had felt pressure before had been eliminated.

With his foundation as a mid-tier Innate Being, it was highly likely he wouldn't be able to reach the summit either.

However, after an initial period of apprehension, Li Qingxu quickly regained his composure.

"In my past life's memories, the Jie Sect had Ten Thousand Immortals Come to Pay Homage, with an extremely large number of disciples. It's impossible for every single one of them to have a top-tier Innate Being Foundation like Duobao Daoist or Golden Spirit Holy Mother. I definitely have a chance to reach the summit!"

Li Qingxu secretly cheered himself on, while also quietly circulating the divine power within his body to resist the invisible pressure descending upon him.

Suddenly, the surroundings churned with wind and clouds. An eagle, thousands of feet long, tore through the clouds and swooped down towards him from the high heavens.

This eagle was entirely black, its body incredibly robust. The feathers on its body shimmered with a cold, metallic luster. A pair of eagle talons, like Heavenly Blades, attacked from beneath its belly, seemingly intending to tear him to shreds.

"Kunlun Mountain is the Dao Field of the Three Pure Ones. How can there be such a ferocious beast here?"

Li Qingxu stared at the murderous eagle, his mind racing as his internal alarm bells rang.

The matter of a Saint accepting disciples was a major event concerning the entire Primordial Era. Even the arrogant Twelve Ancestral Witches, Di Jun, and Donghuang Taiyi would not dare to interfere in the slightest.

Therefore, there could only be one explanation for the current situation: this eagle's attack was also one of the Saint's trials.

"Boom!"

Two balls of blazing crimson flames appeared in Li Qingxu's palm, emitting a terrifying aura that made one's heart palpitate. Even the surrounding space began to distort.

Every move on Kunlun Mountain was now within the Saint's perception.

Thus, he decided to unleash all his trump cards and forcefully kill the eagle before him, thereby attracting the Saint's attention and increasing his chances of being accepted as a disciple.

"Burn all things!"

Li Qingxu waved his hand, and the two balls of True Sun Fire erupted instantly, like two fire dragons soaring into the sky, attacking the swooping eagle from both the left and right.

"True Sun Fire?"

At the peak of Kunlun Mountain, the Three Pure Ones' expressions changed slightly, and a ripple of surprise went through their hearts. They hadn't expected a mere Human Race member like Li Qingxu to possess such a powerful divine ability.

One must know that True Sun Fire was ranked among the top three of the Top Ten Exotic Fires of the Primordial Era. When cultivated to its extreme, it possessed terrifying power capable of burning the heavens, boiling the seas, and destroying all things, far surpassing the Golden Crow Divine Fire and Samadhi True Fire.

"This child is indeed not simple."

Primordial Heavenly Venerate smiled faintly, a hint of admiration appearing in his eyes for the first time.

"To possess such divine abilities as a member of the Human Race is truly extraordinary."

Tongtian Cult Master also nodded in agreement, looking at Li Qingxu with newfound respect.

To master such powerful divine abilities, one must possess great fortune, great perseverance, and great comprehension. Otherwise, even with direct instruction from a Master, it would be difficult to comprehend.

Not to mention that Li Qingxu was currently only at the meager cultivation of the Earth Immortal Mid Stage. It was simply incredible that he could master such divine abilities.

Primordial Heavenly Venerate's mind already harbored the thought of taking Li Qingxu as a disciple and teaching him diligently. However, the Sage's heart was profound and silent. He wished to see if this child could bring any more unexpected surprises.

As Primordial Heavenly Venerate's thoughts stirred, on the mountainside of Kunlun Mountain, the Eagle, which was about to be engulfed by the True Sun Fire, suddenly changed its downward trajectory, narrowly missing the two "Fire Dragons."

"Swish swish swish..."

After evading the True Sun Fire, the Eagle flapped its sky-obscuring wings, sending countless sharp feathers shooting out like arrows.

The feathers were dense, numbering in the tens of thousands, like a torrential downpour, completely covering the area where Li Qingxu was.

Moreover, each feather was incredibly sharp, capable of piercing mountains and being indestructible.

Facing this fierce onslaught, Li Qingxu's expression remained calm, devoid of any tension.

A flash of red divine light appeared in his palm, and he grasped a treasure sword, entirely crimson, in his hand.

A long sword, condensed from the twilight glow of the horizon and imbued with resplendent Dao charm, was now in his hand.

The sword's brilliance was contained, with Innate Dao Patterns flowing like dragons within. It was the High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Chixiao Sword!

Divine power surged, flowing into the sword.

"Slash!"

Li Qingxu uttered a single word and slashed out with the Chixiao Sword in his hand towards the Eagle from a distance.

The Chixiao Sword's body erupted with light, condensing into a tangible sword Qi thousands of feet long.

Where the sword Qi passed, it was like a destructive force, instantly obliterating the dense feathers with its overbearing power. Even the Eagle circling in the high sky was split in half by this sword strike, dissolving into Dao Patterns and vanishing into the heavens and earth.