The Three Pure Ones' Individual Insights

Chen Xuan had not expected Laozi to comprehend such a profound Dao of Pills from his breakthrough.

Chen Xuan could not help nodding in satisfaction. "It seems your mastery of the Dao of Pills has risen by another great level."

"Presumably, your grasp of the Great Dao Pill Law has also reached a new height."

Laozi nodded. "Master is correct. If this disciple wished it, I could break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm at any time through the Great Dao Pill Law."

"But Master has led by example and made this disciple understand that I must not rush a breakthrough. Therefore, this disciple has suppressed my cultivation at the peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm."

"Moreover, this disciple does not intend to break through using the Great Dao Pill Law. Instead, I intend to use the Great Dao Yin-Yang Law. Only then can this disciple go farther."

Chen Xuan was delighted from the bottom of his heart, and became even more convinced that Hongjun was a mediocre teacher who led his disciples astray.

The Three Pure Ones had possessed such extraordinary talent, yet Hongjun had taught them into becoming what they had been. Chen Xuan would never believe it had not been deliberate.

No sooner had Laozi finished speaking of his insights and gains than Primordial Heavenly Venerable impatiently opened his mouth.

"Master, this disciple's insight is similar to Eldest Brother's. Thus, using this insight, this disciple refined an acquired supreme treasure, the Law Horsetail Whisk."

As he spoke, Primordial Heavenly Venerable took a horsetail whisk from his person and respectfully presented it before Chen Xuan.

Chen Xuan looked at the Law Horsetail Whisk Primordial Heavenly Venerable had offered him and discovered that it possessed three thousand strands, each capable of mobilizing a different law.

Unfortunately, only two Law Dao Patterns—causality and artifact refinement—were presently inscribed upon those three thousand strands.

If Primordial Heavenly Venerable could inscribe the Three Thousand Great Dao Law Patterns upon it, its grade would inevitably rise to that of an innate spirit treasure.

And if it were further refined, it would not be impossible for it to reach the grade of an innate supreme treasure.

After seeing it, Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction. "It seems your comprehension of the Great Dao Artifact Law has already reached an entirely new height."

Primordial Heavenly Venerable nodded as well. "This disciple lacks an artifact-refining furnace capable of returning the acquired to the innate."

"If I had such a treasure, even using acquired materials, this disciple would be confident in refining innate spirit treasures."

"Moreover, this disciple can likewise break through through the Great Dao Artifact Law. However, like Eldest Brother, this disciple intends to use the Law of Causality to break through."

Though the Three Pure Ones were all Chen Xuan's disciples, Chen Xuan did not allow them to address one another as fellow disciples. He still had them call each other Eldest Brother, Second Brother, and Third Brother.

Thus, Primordial Heavenly Venerable naturally addressed Laozi as Eldest Brother, rather than calling one another fellow disciples as they had after originally taking Hongjun as their master.

Chen Xuan was also quite pleased with this. After all, forms of address could still draw people closer together.

Now that he heard Primordial Heavenly Venerable lacked an artifact-refining treasure, he immediately thought of the Heaven-and-Earth Cauldron that Heaven-and-Earth Ancestor had given him.

The next moment, he took out the Heaven-and-Earth Cauldron and directly presented it before Primordial Heavenly Venerable.

"This is the Heaven-and-Earth Cauldron, a top-grade innate supreme treasure. It possesses the power to return the acquired to the innate. It should be able to help you refine innate spirit treasures."

"Since you need it, I shall give it to you today. I hope you will not let the Heaven-and-Earth Cauldron gather dust in your hands."

In truth, Chen Xuan had also wanted to give the Creation Carving Knife to Primordial Heavenly Venerable. But after considering it, he abandoned the idea.

After all, Primordial Heavenly Venerable should now focus his energy on cultivating the Law of Causality. Chen Xuan could not let the Great Dao Artifact Law delay his cultivation.

Seeing Laozi praised by Chen Xuan and Primordial Heavenly Venerable obtain an innate supreme treasure, Tongtian could not help growing anxious.

Primordial Heavenly Venerable had barely finished bowing and thanking Chen Xuan when Tongtian impatiently spoke.

"Master, this disciple has insights as well."

As he spoke, Tongtian directly drew out the Green Duckweed Sword and said to Chen Xuan, "Master, Eldest Brother, Second Brother, please accompany Tongtian outside Azure Lotus Palace."

Chen Xuan naturally knew Tongtian wanted to test his sword, so he did not make things so troublesome. He immediately waved a hand before Tongtian.

A patch of chaos appeared before Tongtian. Chen Xuan pointed at it and said, "If you can cleave open this chaos, I shall give you a generous gift."

Upon hearing this, Tongtian smiled and scratched his head. Then he said to Chen Xuan, "Master, please do not tease this disciple. This disciple does not possess the ability to open heaven."

As he spoke, Tongtian had already slashed out with his sword. The seemingly plain and unremarkable strike actually contained the Great Dao Sword Law.

Although that strike failed to split open the chaos, it shattered the chaotic currents. It even caused time to stagnate briefly.

Seeing this, Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerable could not help being greatly shocked. They immediately asked Tongtian.

"Third Brother, could it be that you have comprehended the Great Dao Sword Law?"

Tongtian smiled and nodded. "Eldest Brother, Second Brother, you are correct. I have indeed comprehended the Great Dao Sword Law."

"At first, I intended to merge this insight into the Great Dao Array Law. I even considered merging it into the Great Dao Law of Destruction."

"But after working at it for quite some time, I always felt something was not right. In the end, I directly took out the Green Duckweed Sword and compressed and accumulated my understanding of sword intent during this period."

"Ultimately, I struck out with this sword strike capable of briefly solidifying the Law of Time. In doing so, I comprehended the Great Dao Sword Law."

"I have even gained a bit of insight into the Great Dao Law of Time. However, I still cannot be said to have entered the door."

Hearing Tongtian say this, even Laozi and Primordial Heavenly Venerable could not help feeling a sense of defeat.

After all, compared to their monstrous Third Brother, what the two of them had comprehended was truly not worth mentioning.

At this moment, Chen Xuan also smiled and nodded. "In terms of comprehension, neither Laozi nor Primordial Heavenly Venerable can compare with him."

"But in terms of temperament, even after ten million epochs, he likely will not reach the same level as either of you."

"And it is precisely because of this temperament that he will suffer from poor judgment of people and trusting others too easily. He may even ultimately be harmed by them instead."

At first, Tongtian had been positively beaming when Chen Xuan praised him. But upon hearing Chen Xuan's following words, he instantly became like a deflated ball.

Chen Xuan was not trying to strike at Tongtian. He was merely speaking of what had originally happened to Tongtian in this manner.

After all, in the original trajectory of the Primordial World, the disciples Tongtian had accepted were enough to reveal his flaw of poor judgment.

Although four of Primordial Heavenly Venerable's disciples had ultimately defected to the Western Religion, that was because Primordial Heavenly Venerable owed the Western Religion karma.

But Tongtian had simply misjudged people, mistaking traitors for trusted confidants.