Gifting Primordial Chaos Purple Qi

A flicker of struggle passed through Hong Yun's eyes. Then a strand of purple qi emanating an abstruse, obscure aura flew from his spiritual platform and hovered above his head.

Lu Chen looked at the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi above Hong Yun's head. Rather than drawing it into his own spiritual platform, he took out the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase and drew the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi into it.

The moment the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi flew out of Hong Yun's spiritual platform—

"Hong Yun's death tribulation has dissipated."

Within Zixiao Palace in the depths of chaos, Daoist Hongjun slowly opened his eyes and made a calculation with his fingers.

"When a tribulation rises and when it fades, all has its destined course..."

"Many thanks to little friend Lu Chen for informing us today. Had we truly waited until that day arrived, regret would have come too late."

"If you ever need anything in the future, simply tell the two of us."

Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun spoke in unison.

Zhen Yuanzi's form of address for Lu Chen had also changed to "little friend," and his face was full of gratitude and gentleness.

"Come to think of it, I do have something I need right now."

"What is it? Feel free to say it."

"Didn't we say we were going to eat Ginseng Fruit? So much time has passed—why hasn't it been served yet?"

Lu Chen scratched his head, looking adorably foolish.

"Hahaha!"

Zhen Yuanzi laughed heartily and gave his sleeve a slight flick.

Several plump, oversized infant-shaped fruits with their eyes closed appeared on the table.

"These are the finest fruits from the Ginseng Fruit Tree."

"Immortal Zhen Yuan, could I take one or two away...?"

"Of course."

Zhen Yuanzi agreed without hesitation.

In the Primordial World, years were not counted. Since his birth, such fruits on the Ginseng Fruit Tree had been scarce, yet there had still been quite a number of them.

Besides, after some more years passed, another batch of Ginseng Fruit of this quality would ripen.

"Then I won't stand on ceremony."

Lu Chen left Wuzhuang Temple, eating as he went and taking some with him.

He held a Ginseng Fruit in one hand and the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase in the other. Taking a sip of spiritual liquid, his face was brimming with delight.

"This time, not only did I achieve my goal, I also gained such an enormous unexpected windfall."

After Lu Chen left, Zhen Yuanzi looked at Hong Yun and asked, "Brother Dao, wasn't it somewhat hasty for you to gift the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi to little friend Lu Chen?"

"No. Whether this Primordial Chaos Purple Qi remained with me or with you, it would only invite disaster upon us. But little friend Lu Chen is different. He is fellow Daoist Tongtian's disciple, and fellow Daoist Tongtian is a direct disciple of the Dao Ancestor. Thus, Lu Chen is the foremost disciple of the Mystic Sect's third generation. With such an identity, those coveting the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi would have to show some restraint.

Furthermore, fellow Daoist Tongtian is now walking the path of the Primordial Golden Immortal. The Dao Ancestor personally declared this method to be the strongest path to attaining the Dao. Added to that, fellow Daoist Tongtian already possesses Primordial Chaos Purple Qi, so his sainthood is inevitable. This invisibly gives little friend Lu Chen another layer of protection. Therefore, the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi is safest on little friend Lu Chen.

Moreover, when I extracted the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi just now, a voice echoed in my mind, tempting me not to surrender it. It had already affected me somewhat. From this, it can be seen that this Primordial Chaos Purple Qi brings me harm and no benefit. Given enough time, I fear I truly would have been beguiled by it..."

"Then why didn't you tell little friend Lu Chen just now?"

"Little friend Lu Chen placed the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi inside a spiritual treasure rather than within his spiritual platform. Clearly, he has other plans."

"Without this Primordial Chaos Purple Qi, it feels as though a mountain weighing upon my heart has been moved away. From now on, we two brothers will have even more time to travel the Primordial World together."

"Indeed."

Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun exchanged smiles.

"If I refine the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi myself, I'll be restrained by the Heavenly Dao. But if I use the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase to devour the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi, and combine it with that violet-black gourd, which also possesses devouring properties, then with the two assisting each other, my Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase may well advance another step and become an innate supreme treasure."

Lu Chen silently calculated in his heart.

No sooner said than done.

Lu Chen disrupted his original route and flew straight toward the borders of the Primordial World.

The Primordial World was the Heavenly Dao's territory. He had obtained the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi from Hong Yun; if he were to refine it openly and aboveboard, it would definitely bring another Dutian Divine Thunder Tribulation down upon him.

After all, Hong Yun's strand of purple qi was inseparably linked to the human race. It was divided into three parts, each corresponding to one of the Three Sovereigns.

"Refining the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi means being restrained by the Heavenly Dao?"

Far away in Three Pure Ones Palace on Kunlun Mountain, Tongtian, who was in secluded cultivation, slightly furrowed his brows.

"Luckily, I've always been comprehending the laws of the Sword Dao and haven't comprehended this Primordial Chaos Purple Qi."

Unlike Laozi and Yuanshi, who spent every day comprehending the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi, Tongtian was now using the Sword Dao to attain the Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal. To increase his strength, he no longer needed to accumulate mana. Instead, he needed to constantly deepen his comprehension of the laws of the Sword Dao until, in the end, he completely mastered the Great Dao of the sword.

As for Lu Chen, Tongtian now trusted him without reservation.

For as his cultivation continued to rise, the flaw in the Quasi-Saint realm had already been exposed.

That was, because the origins of the magical treasures used for the three corpses differed, they could not unite as one.

Yet Hongjun had said that once the three corpses became one, one could use the method of the three corpses to attain the Dao and become a saint.

But because different spiritual treasures were chosen, the three corpses simply could not unite as one. Thus, this road had been cut off by his own hand.

Tongtian sent his divine sense into his spiritual platform, sensing the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi that continuously emitted abstruse radiance and was wreathed in Dao laws.

"Though this Green Duckweed Sword is still fairly handy to use, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure is ultimately not a supreme treasure."

Tongtian rose to his feet, his figure leaving Three Pure Ones Palace.

Lu Chen entered chaos once more. Now that he was already in the Great Luo realm, his cultivation was countless times stronger than when he had been in the Taiyi Realm, and walking through chaos was much easier than before.

He did not immediately begin refining the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase. Instead, he first filled it with a bottle of chaotic qi, then found a secluded place and entered seclusion.

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years passed.

"As more restrictions are refined and my cultivation rises, the refining speed has more than doubled."

Lu Chen looked at the bottle of spiritual liquid and silently marveled.

He then stepped into chaos again, condensing a shield out of mana to block the chaotic gale winds.

To be safe, Lu Chen ventured deeper into chaos. Sitting cross-legged, he brought out the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase, urging it as he refined with all his strength the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi within and the violet-black treasure gourd.

The violet-black gourd within the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase had long since developed sentience. Sensing danger, it shook wildly and struggled.

Yet unlike its other brothers, the violet-black gourd had been undernourished from birth. As a result, its grade was a full level lower than theirs, and it simply could not escape the Heaven-Devouring Treasure Vase's confinement.

The Primordial Chaos Purple Qi, on the other hand, behaved obediently and did not struggle. That was only natural. Though the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi was said to be the foundation of sainthood, it was ultimately an inanimate object.

Back then, when Zixiao Palace selected those with affinity, Hongjun had merely tampered with it himself.

Before Lu Chen, Tongtian had likewise come to the lands of chaos. At this moment, he sat cross-legged amid chaos without using mana to resist it; the laws of the Sword Dao circling his body simply cleaved apart the chaotic qi around him.

The Green Duckweed Sword floated above his head. Under Tongtian's control, the Primordial Chaos Purple Qi fused into the Green Duckweed Sword, while several refining materials likewise merged into its blade.

Master and disciple were secretly carrying out earth-shaking deeds amid chaos.