Taiyi was the stage of seeing one's True Self and becoming one with Primordial Unity, the final step before entering the Great Dao!
At the Taiyi realm, one needed to temper one's essence, qi, and spirit to perfection, then refine the Five Qi within one's chest.
The Supreme Purity Dao Method contained boundless profundities and led directly to the path of a Sage. Yet it was also his master's foundational method, a path that only his master was permitted to fully traverse!
Though I am Master's disciple and have inherited the Dao he expounded, I must still carve out a path that belongs to me alone.
Among my inherited memories are cultivation methods best suited to me, but due to the restrictions of the Heavenly Dao, they can barely reach the Great Luo realm in the end!
I can draw upon the mysteries of the Supreme Purity Dao Method to make up for my own shortcomings and forge a path to my True Self.
That is the Primordial Unity Dao uniquely my own!
Jing Chu, whom Tongtian had deliberately kept under protection, had now thoroughly comprehended himself. His Dao path lay broad and unobstructed, and the cultivation of a Late Primordial Unity Golden Immortal suddenly erupted from his Dao body.
The Purifying World White Lotus manifestation, stretching ten thousand zhang tall, shone even more brilliantly following Jing Chu's breakthrough. It looked incomparably sacred, its twelve petals radiating a rich treasure light that inspired tenderness and affection.
"So this is the Late Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm. Compared to before, my strength has increased by more than a hundredfold."
The hierarchy of realms in the Primordial World was exceedingly strict. Fighting across realms was virtually impossible.
Only by possessing an extraordinarily heaven-defying spirit treasure could one possibly rely on its might to defeat an immortal of a higher realm.
Without a spirit treasure, trying to fight above one's realm with one's own strength was truly difficult, difficult, difficult!
"Congratulations, Senior Brother, on your breakthrough!"
The moment Jing Chu opened his eyes, a gentle voice rang beside his ear.
Then he saw the familiar figures of the Three Skies.
At that moment, clouds and rosy mists drifted around Yunxiao's white dress. Her temperament was ethereal and transcendent, beautiful beyond compare. A single glance was enough to make one's heart and soul feel as though they would sink completely into intoxication.
"Yunxiao, you needn't remain at my side protecting me like this. Master's cultivation is peerless, and he has even left behind a strand of immortal power to protect me. Even if I cultivated for several yuanhui, I doubt I would face the slightest danger."
Opening his eyes and immediately seeing Yunxiao naturally made him very happy, but if it delayed Yunxiao's cultivation, that was not something Jing Chu wished to see.
"Protecting Senior Brother during cultivation is something Yunxiao wishes to do. When Yunxiao enters seclusion in the future, would Senior Brother be unwilling to protect me?"
Yunxiao tilted her head, a pure expression appearing on her exquisite face. She looked so impossible to refuse that Jing Chu even faintly felt his heartbeat quicken.
"If you enter seclusion, I would naturally be willing to keep you safe."
Jing Chu shook his head, but still spoke his true thoughts aloud.
Yunxiao merely smiled gently. That smile warmed the heart and was utterly lovely, making Jing Chu's heart stir endlessly.
"Bixiao, do you feel that there is something strange between Senior Brother and Eldest Sister?"
Qiongxiao opened her eyes from cultivation. Her beautiful eyes were filled with confusion as she looked at Bixiao beside her and asked in puzzlement.
"Hm?"
Bixiao's little face went blank as she foolishly stared at her second sister in utter shock!
She had only noticed it now? Hiss, wasn't it something anyone with eyes could see at a glance?
Senior Brother Duobao had noticed it the very first time he saw them!
My silly Second Sister, did you only realize it now?!
A sense of intellectual superiority instantly filled Bixiao's heart.
She immediately pursed her little lips and revealed a smug smile.
Qiongxiao watched the smug-faced Bixiao, her beautiful eyes shifting as a thoughtful expression appeared on her face.
So that was how it was.
A thousand years had passed since Tongtian's Dao exposition.
No major changes had occurred during those thousand years. Only Senior Sisters Jin Ling and Wu Dang had emerged from seclusion one after another.
According to Yunxiao, Senior Sister Jin Ling had comprehended her true nature and completely broken through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. Her combat strength was extraordinary, and she had even easily defeated Senior Brother Guangchengzi, who was also a Taiyi Golden Immortal.
As for Senior Sister Wu Dang, she had likewise taken the final step and entered the late-stage Golden Immortal realm. Like Yunxiao, she was only one step away from shattering the void, comprehending her True Self, and entering the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
"Since Senior Brother has broken through, it would be best to inform Master."
"I expect that before long, Senior Sister Jin Ling will come looking for Senior Brother. By then, you may have no free time left."
Senior Sister Jin Ling would come looking for him?
What was going on?
"Hehe, Senior Brother, you don't know yet, do you? Our Senior Sister Jin Ling is a true battle maniac. The moment she heard of your existence, she decided to fight you as soon as you emerged from seclusion."
Bixiao's little face was solemn, though she also looked somewhat pleased by his misfortune.
She had heard that if Senior Sister Jin Ling were defeated, she would continuously challenge the person who beat her until she finally won.
Senior Brother would have plenty to keep him busy in the future.
"So that's how it is. Since Senior Sister Jin Ling wants a battle, I naturally will not refuse."
"Then we shall fight."
"But I'm curious. How do you know so much about Senior Sister Jin Ling? Could it be that you leaked information about me?"
Jing Chu looked at Bixiao suspiciously. He had a feeling this was exactly the kind of thing this idle little girl would do.
"Senior Brother guessed correctly. Bixiao did it."
"After learning from Senior Brother Duobao that Senior Sister Jin Ling loved fighting, she deliberately went to secretly tell her that Senior Brother was exceptionally strong."
Qiongxiao, who was not good with words, glanced at the gloating Bixiao and immediately chose to sell out her little sister.
She might have been slow to catch on, but she could still see the obvious ill intent in Bixiao's smile just now.
Since Bixiao dared to laugh at her elder sister, she had to pay the price.
Don't blame me, Bixiao!
This was all your fault.
Jing Chu was speechless. Under Bixiao's terrified gaze, he casually pointed out a streak of immortal light.
The holy immortal light directly enveloped Bixiao, binding her tightly before hanging her from a tall spirit tree.
She swayed back and forth, like one of those modern-day teru teru bozu dolls.
Bixiao cried and made a fuss, constantly calling for help, but Jing Chu, Yunxiao, and Qiongxiao all chose to ignore her as she hung from the spirit tree.
Of course, this was merely a casual punishment Jing Chu had devised. He only left her hanging there for a few days.
To Primordial World beings like them, it was not worth mentioning at all.
After bidding farewell to the Three Skies, Jing Chu immediately headed toward Shangqing Palace.
Although there was a Three Pure Ones' Courtyard on Eastern Kunlun, it could not truly accommodate the Three Pure Ones as a Daoist sanctuary.
Thus, aside from the Three Friends' Courtyard, the Three Pure Ones still had other Daoist sanctuaries on Kunlun Mountain.
This time, aside from visiting Tongtian, Jing Chu had also developed the desire to travel through the Primordial World.
He had now become the disciple of a future Sage and stood only one step away from Great Luo. In the eyes of those great powers, he should already count as a junior friend.
Since that was the case, it was time to venture out and travel.
There were still many opportunities on the Primordial Land that had yet to be discovered.
If he blindly cultivated in seclusion, who knew how many yuanhui he would need to reach Great Luo.
So he might as well journey through the Primordial World.