Xuandan Comprehends the Dao and Attains Golden Immortality; Disciples of the Three Teachings Gather at the Dragon Palace! (Continued)

He murmured, a glimmer of understanding dawning in his heart.

"The greatest art of alchemy between heaven and earth is to use heaven and earth as the furnace and oneself as the great medicine, refining a divine pill!"

"No, perhaps it isn't the greatest, but it's the one best suited to me."

"I shall make myself the pill, practice the supreme Golden Core Method, and break through heaven and earth's constraints!"

"Heaven and earth as my furnace, and I, the pill within!"

Having understood his true self, he opened his eyes, his gaze clear and bright.

With the Primordial Golden Elixir as his foundation, he used the Golden Core Method to refine himself.

Above the firmament, the tenth Pill Pattern on the Primordial Golden Elixir in the River of Time finally solidified.

Amid the rumble of Heavenly Dao lightning, it merged into his Nascent Soul.

Xuandan suddenly unleashed a mighty aura that surged in every direction.

The pressure he gave off was unmistakably that of a Golden Immortal powerhouse.

One who attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit was no longer bound by lifespan.

Such a being could rightfully be called a mighty one.

Once his aura had stabilized, Xuandan's Nascent Soul returned to his body.

He felt his thoughts flow freely, his spirit clear, and his body transformed.

"I've never felt this good before."

Xuandan leisurely left his seclusion chamber, looking utterly at ease.

But as he surveyed his surroundings, he sensed that something was very wrong.

The Four Dragon Kings sensed that Xuandan had emerged from seclusion and immediately sent a strand of their consciousness over.

Xuandan was puzzled and asked,

"Wait... has the Demon Race attacked?"

The Dragon Palace's defensive formation was active, and the Four Dragon Kings guarded the four directions.

Countless Sea Race soldiers stood at the ready, looking as if they were facing a powerful enemy.

Huanglong looked especially panicked, as though they had encountered some terrible danger.

The East Sea Dragon King stared intently at Xuandan and swallowed before speaking.

"Ahem, little friend, you might not know this, but your breakthrough to Golden Immortal earlier caused a celestial phenomenon."

"The pill fragrance spread across the entire Prehistoric World, attracting countless Strange Beasts. The Dragon Palace is now surrounded by them."

Xuandan was astonished. He had known his breakthrough would cause a commotion.

But he hadn't expected things to go so far beyond his expectations.

He had heard of Strange Beasts. They were much like the ferocious beasts of ancient times.

They lacked intelligence and acted only on instinct.

The strongest beings present were none other than the Four Dragon Kings, veteran Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

But there were far too many Strange Beasts.

They could only rely on the ancient formation left behind at the Dragon Palace to hold them off for now.

The Dragon Palace was now completely surrounded by Strange Beasts, leaving them little chance to escape.

Xuandan realized how serious the situation was.

But...

He looked at the four Dragon Kings before him, each of them repeatedly swallowing.

The feeling was extremely strange.

"Why do these four old geezers look like they want to eat me, but don't dare?"

Huanglong came to Xuandan's side and took out a Bronze Mirror.

"Junior Brother, take a look. This is the situation the Dragon Palace is facing."

Xuandan leaned over to look. The Bronze Mirror showed endless Strange Beasts surrounding the Dragon Palace.

They were packed together like stars in the sky and grains of sand on the ground, too numerous to count.

The sight gave Xuandan a bad feeling.

The Dragon Palace was completely besieged, and the Strange Beasts were attacking without any regard for their lives.

The formation could only hold for so long.

It was only a matter of time before it was breached.

Xuandan fell silent too, racking his brains but unable to think of a way out.

The East Sea Dragon King wiped the drool at the corner of his mouth with his sleeve and proposed,

"Little friend, why not use that Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Nine Heavens Cloud Luan Carriage, to charge straight through?"

"There's little hope of survival if we stay in the Dragon Palace. This way, we'd at least have a chance."

The other Dragon Kings chimed in one after another.

Huanglong looked at Xuandan with hope in his eyes.

"That does seem like a viable plan."

"The Strange Beasts have no intelligence, so they dare to attack you. With your background, Junior Brother, who in the world would be foolish enough to attack you once you've made it through the horde?"

"Once we break through, we'll have the whole world before us, and nothing to worry about."

To dare attack someone protected by three Sages—

That could only mean they had a death wish.

Xuandan frowned deeply and asked, "In your opinion, seniors, what are the odds of breaking through?"

There were countless Strange Beasts packed together—more than a hundred million, surely.

Grand Unity Golden Immortals were rare, but all the Strange Beasts in the entire East Sea had gathered here. With numbers that vast, they certainly outnumbered the Four Dragon Kings.

The Four Dragon Kings hesitated too, then sighed.

"There are simply too many Strange Beasts around us. Even a fifty percent chance of survival would be generous."

Xuandan shook his head. "Only fifty percent? That's too risky."

"Besides the Strange Beasts, who knows whether some rogue cultivators from the Prehistoric World are lying in wait in the East Sea?"

All the Strange Beasts in the East Sea had been drawn to him.

There were bound to be rogue cultivators willing to take a risk and fish in troubled waters.

People everywhere rushed about in pursuit of profit.

When the rewards were tempting enough, even with his master being the Grand Pure Sage, there would still be madmen who couldn't stop thinking about Xuandan and were willing to take a chance.

The Four Dragon Kings, Xuandan, and Huanglong wore grave expressions and sank into thought once more.

Just as they were at their wits' end,

a familiar voice suddenly rang out between heaven and earth.

"Junior Brother, don't be afraid! I'm here to take you home!"

Everyone's attention was drawn to the voice, and they turned to look.

Xuan Du came hurtling down from the firmament, holding the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace.

The Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace radiated the profound aura of the Great Dao Laws.

In an instant, its powerful suction drew millions of Strange Beasts inside.

Samadhi True Fire blazed fiercely within the Eight Trigrams Purple Gold Furnace.

Amid their bloodcurdling screams, countless Strange Beasts were reduced to ashes.

Xuandan froze. He had never seen his Senior Brother so enraged.

Even when the Outer disciples of the Interception Sect slaughtered the Human Race,

Xuan Du had never lost his composure like this.

Before Xuandan could recover, a silver river suddenly appeared upside down in the sky.

Sword Qi, vast as the heavens, pierced across the entire firmament.

BOOM!!!

The Sword Qi cleaved down, leaving an unfathomably deep abyss on the seabed.

It also claimed the lives of millions of Strange Beasts.

A hearty laugh rang in everyone's ears.

"Senior Brother, you beat me here. With so much excitement, how could I possibly miss out?"

"Behold this sword! I'll slay another million Strange Beasts!"

"I offer the blood of a million Strange Beasts to celebrate my Junior Brother's breakthrough to Golden Immortal!"

Duobao swung the Qingping Sword, Sword Qi sweeping across the universe and churning the undercurrents beneath the sea.

Every swing took the lives of tens of thousands of Strange Beasts.

He laughed heartily and charged straight into the horde, utterly unafraid.

As though he had come only to swing his sword.

Wudang, Jin Ling, Gui Ling, and several other direct disciples of the Interception Sect followed behind him.

"Little Junior Brother, don't be afraid! Your Senior Sisters will protect you!"

The undercurrents on the seabed surged, and suddenly, the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls appeared.

Drawing on the power of the sea's currents, they wiped out a million Strange Beasts in an instant.