[Forge of Creation, Innate Way of Change]

The void rumbled, primal energy swirled, golden flowers condensed, and purple qi descended, merging into the Forge of Creation. Even the Three Pure Ones couldn't help but cast curious glances.

At this moment, Xuan Qing was the brightest star in the Three Pure Ones' Hall. A phantom golden Auspicious Cloud flickered in and out of existence, and the spiritual energy within a million-mile radius was swept clean.

Disciples of the Three Religions turned their heads!

They were also curious, having listened to the same teachings, what exactly had Xuan Qing comprehended?

The first to understand was Grand Pure One Laozi. He smiled faintly, and the Taiji Diagram flew out, casting strands of Yin and Yang energy into the Forge of Creation that Xuan Qing had conjured. "Such boldness! To dare to smelt the Way of a Saint at the Taiyi Realm, allow me to lend you a hand! As for whether you succeed... that depends on your fortune!"

A Saint's dharma eye was like a torch, able to perceive all things. He saw at a glance that Xuan Qing seemed to have an epiphany and was preparing to use the Power of Creation to fuse the origins of the three divine thunders.

However, Xuan Qing's comprehension of the Way of Creation was not deep, and his cultivation was only at the Taiyi Realm. To smelt the Lightning Arts derived from the Great Dao of three Heavenly Dao Saints was still somewhat strenuous, not to mention that Lightning Arts were extremely strong and Yang, carrying immense heavenly might, and could not be subdued by ordinary means.

This was precisely why such a massive commotion had erupted!

The Taiji Diagram evolved Yin and Yang energies, and the void seemed to form its own realm, combining with the Forge of Creation to instantly transform into a divine furnace capable of smelting all laws.

Xuan Qing also sensed this sudden change, but he could not be distracted at this moment. He could only express his gratitude to Grand Pure One Laozi in his heart.

"The Dao gives birth to One, One gives birth to Two, Two gives birth to Three, and Three gives birth to all things!" Xuan Qing's heart was enlightened. "My First Martial Uncle's Dao is precisely like the Taiji giving birth to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang giving birth to the Four Symbols, and the Four Symbols giving birth to the Eight Trigrams, which then evolve into all phenomena! It is a pity that the Innate Eight Trigrams are not yet complete. To smelt the Great Dao of the Three Pure Ones, there is still a bit of a gap!"

"Grand Pure Divine Thunder," "Jade Pure Divine Thunder," and "Supreme Pure Divine Thunder" were all derivations of the Saints' Great Dao. Although they were not the core of a Saint's Great Dao, they could not be smelted by ordinary means.

However, Xuan Qing was not an ordinary person.

Thunder boomed in his heart, as if a voice told him, "If there is no path ahead, then be the one who carves the path! Nothing can block your aspirations!"

This was the manifestation of his true heart!

Instantly, Xuan Qing no longer hesitated. He pointed one finger to the heavens and the other to the earth, borrowing the power of the vast universe to summon heavenly lightning and integrate it into the Forge of Creation.

Grand Pure One Laozi frowned slightly, seemingly somewhat puzzled. The three divine thunders were already difficult to suppress, so why was Xuan Qing actively summoning the power of heavenly lightning?

"Zhen represents Thunder!"

With a loud shout from Xuan Qing, the Taiji gave birth to Yin and Yang, Yin and Yang evolved into the Four Symbols, and the Four Symbols immediately evolved towards the Eight Trigrams. Thunder rumbled in the void.

Before his transmigration, he had read the Book of Changes and knew that the Zhen hexagram was the beginning of the Innate Eight Trigrams, which was why he summoned the heavenly lightning, attempting to evolve the Innate Eight Trigrams.

There was a passage that expounded on the Innate Eight Trigrams: "The Emperor emerges from Zhen, aligns in Xun, meets in Li, commands in Kun, speaks in Dui, battles in Qian, toils in Kan, and completes in Gen!"

This "Emperor" was not a ruler, but referred to the sun, which was "Yang" in the Yin and Yang.

"Xun represents Wind!"

Having cultivated the Innate Wind-Lightning Dao Body, he was naturally close to wind and lightning. Summoning the power of wind and lightning was as easy as breathing. He immediately summoned a trace of the origin of the Bi Feng.

"Li represents Fire!"

Wind and lightning intertwined, and a heavenly fire descended. This was also a Great Dao that Xuan Qing had mastered.

As for the remaining five hexagrams of the Innate Eight Trigrams, although he had not comprehended the corresponding Great Dao, with the three hexagrams already evolved, it was not impossible to create them from nothing and summon them from heaven and earth.

After all, at the Heavenly Immortal realm, one could leverage the power of heaven and earth and merge with a void.

Not to mention...

His Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation?

"Kun represents Earth!"

"Dui represents Marsh!"

"Qian represents Heaven!"

"Kan represents Water!"

"Gen represents Mountain!"

In an instant, the Innate Eight Trigrams appeared in the void, fixing the positions of heaven and earth, the marsh and mountains communicating, thunder and wind clashing, water and fire not opposing each other. Boundless Daoist charm manifested alongside vast purple qi, each occupying a position and beginning to evolve infinite phenomena.

The Eight Trigrams harmonized and, in the blink of an eye, were imprinted on the Forge of Creation. The eight Great Daos of Heaven, Earth, Wind, Thunder, Water, Fire, Mountain, and Marsh filled it, using Yin and Yang as the foundation and the Four Symbols as the core, beginning to smelt the three divine thunders.

However, this was not the end!

Xuan Qing's mind was enlightened, as if he had grasped a crucial opportunity. He shouted again, "The Innate is the root, the Later Heaven is the foundation; this is the basis of all things in heaven and earth!"

He immediately reversed the evolution of the Innate Eight Trigrams, expounding on the Way of the Later Heaven, and the Later Heaven Eight Trigrams were also born in response.

Subsequently, the Innate Eight Trigrams and the Later Heaven Eight Trigrams merged, manifesting all phenomena, as if exhausting the principles of creation, which actually drew the attention of the Heavenly Dao consciousness.

"The use of the Dao by the weak, the movement of the Dao by reversal. All things in the world are born from existence, and existence is born from nothingness!"

With the augmentation of the Innate Eight Trigrams, the Forge of Creation became increasingly powerful, exuding immense heavenly might. In an instant, it fused the three divine thunders into one.

The eight powers of heaven and earth, sometimes converging, sometimes dispersing, finally returned to nothingness, as if the Great Dao was rumbling, expounding on the profound truth that all things are born from existence and return to nothingness.

"The Way of Supreme Simplicity!"

Grand Pure One Laozi's eyes suddenly flashed with a brilliant light.

He began with the Taiji, evolved Yin and Yang, and expounded on the Four Symbols, following a path of one Dao evolving into myriad laws.

Xuan Qing, on the other hand, was the opposite, exhausting all changes of things. First, he evolved the Innate Eight Trigrams from the Four Symbols, then he used the Innate Eight Trigrams and the Later Heaven Eight Trigrams to expound on all phenomena.

Subsequently, all phenomena returned to one, transforming into nothingness, and from nothingness, he drew forth the spiritual light of Supreme Simplicity, perfectly aligning with Sect Master Tongtian's Way of the End and Primordial Lord of Heaven's Way of Beginning.

"When the primordial unit begins, all phenomena are renewed. When the primordial unit ends, it cycles anew!"

"Brilliant!"

The Primordial Lord of Heaven and Sect Master Tongtian were also utterly astonished, seemingly unable to believe that a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could expound such profound principles of heaven and earth.

Xuan Qing benefited greatly and immediately bowed to Grand Pure One Laozi. "Thank you, First Martial Uncle, for your assistance! This disciple will remember it forever. Please accept my bow!"

If not for Grand Pure One Laozi's help with the Taiji Diagram, his own meager Power of Creation would have been insufficient to merge the origins of the three divine thunders.

Of course, he had to express his gratitude!

Seeing this, Grand Pure One Laozi flicked his finger, sending out a gentle breeze to stop Xuan Qing from bowing further. "This is all your own fortune. I merely went with the flow; you don't need to show such great deference!"

In fact, by observing Xuan Qing's exposition of the Dao, he too had benefited greatly. Xuan Qing's understanding of the myriad ways of heaven and earth was the exact opposite of his own, like looking in a mirror.

It was a perfect way to verify his own Dao!

Suddenly, the void roared, and countless auspicious energies condensed. A vast Golden Cloud of Merit immediately appeared over Kunlun Mountain, then descended into Xuan Qing's spiritual consciousness.

The disciples present cast envious glances his way.

"Merit from the Heavenly Dao!"

As disciples of Saints, they naturally knew the benefits of merit and how difficult it was to obtain.

However, they were utterly baffled as to why merely listening to the three Saints expound the Great Dao would cause the Heavenly Dao to bestow such immense merit upon Xuan Qing.

As the merit entered his body, Xuan Qing felt his spiritual consciousness clear, as if favored by the Heavenly Dao. His comprehension improved significantly, and his Dao fruit radiated golden immortal light and divine radiance.

"This..."

Xuan Qing came to his senses belatedly and panicked for a moment. He seemed to have snatched the merit belonging to Fuxi and Ji Chang. The Innate Eight Trigrams and Later Heaven Eight Trigrams should have originated from those two.

However, he quickly reconsidered. He was a disciple of the Intercepting Sect. To intercept a sliver of hope, a sliver of opportunity, what was wrong with intercepting some of their merit?

First come, first served!

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