Chaos Gourd and Myriad Laws Staff

At the same time, a vast and boundless pressure descended upon heaven and earth, forcing countless living beings to kneel upon the ground.

On Chaos Island, within Chaos Palace, Dao Xuan had been comprehending the Great Dao when he was suddenly startled awake. His eyes flew open, shining brightly as he looked up toward the sky beyond the island.

He saw all manner of phenomena blooming throughout the Primordial World: purple qi rising, heavenly flowers falling in profusion, golden lotuses springing from the earth, and layer upon layer of rosy clouds and auspicious radiance illuminating heaven and earth beyond count.

Such might was truly astonishing. Endless innate spiritual qi churned between heaven and earth, while the light of the sun, moon, and stars descended. In that instant, who knew how many living beings received this blessing and gained spiritual intelligence.

Hongjun had finally become a Saint.

Though Dao Xuan had expected it long ago, when the moment truly arrived, he could not help feeling both stifled and exhilarated.

He felt stifled because Hongjun's cultivation and strength far surpassed his own. He truly deserved to be called the teacher of Saints and the Dao Ancestor of the Primordial World.

Even though Dao Xuan had created the path of World-Proving Dao, he had cultivated for too short a time. Compared to Hongjun now, the gap between them was simply too great.

Yet he was exhilarated because the fighting spirit in his heart had been stirred.

Although Hongjun's realm, cultivation, and strength were all far above his own, every path had to be walked step by step.

If he successfully cleared the path of World-Proving Dao in the future, he might not necessarily be inferior to Hongjun.

And what was impossible about surpassing Hongjun?

As a transmigrator, and as a seeker of the Dao who had successfully pioneered his own path, Dao Xuan possessed such ambition.

Of course, ambition was one thing; the fact that Hongjun was stronger than him now was another.

As the saying went, the accomplished were teachers. For Dao Xuan, Hongjun's preaching at Zixiao Palace would be an enormous opportunity, one he naturally could not miss.

Of course, since he did not know whether Hongjun was benevolent or malicious, Dao Xuan had made preparations as well.

He had now created the method of World-Proving Dao. Though it was only in its initial stages, he possessed some means.

Over these years, he had further comprehended the mysteries of World-Proving Dao. Not only had his cultivation risen by another minor realm, reaching the late stage of Great Principle Golden Immortal.

He had also deduced the Four Symbols Heaven-Sealing Formation anew and fused it with his Inner World, allowing him to perfectly conceal it.

With this, so long as Dao Xuan did not actively reveal his Inner World, even a Saint would be unable to discover it.

This was also the confidence that allowed Dao Xuan to dare attend the preaching. As for the karmic consequences of hearing it, he did not care too much.

If listening to Hongjun preach a few times meant he could be controlled, then no one needed to cultivate the Dao at all.

Since that was the case, what was there to stop him from hearing Hongjun preach?

Dao Xuan had his own method of attaining the Dao. At the very least, he would not be inferior to the various Saints in the future.

Thus, he had no intention of competing for those few Saint seats. However, merely listening to how Hongjun preached and what he preached would still bring tremendous benefits.

The core of his World-Proving Dao was the Four Symbols Dao, and this could not be changed.

But beyond that, if his Inner World was to reach perfection, it had to be supplemented with all kinds of other laws.

Ideally, all three thousand Great Dao laws would be filled within it. The more complete it was, the better.

Therefore, aside from his own comprehension, learning from the strengths of many schools was only natural for Dao Xuan's cultivation.

And what opportunity could be greater for him than the preaching at Zixiao Palace?

So, he absolutely had to go to Zixiao Palace.

"Buzz!"

Dao Xuan rose to his feet.

He wore a white Daoist robe embroidered with the forms of the Four Symbols. His hair was tied in a Daoist topknot, a Flowing Cloud Ribbon bound around his waist, and a green-skinned gourd hung at his side. He wore straw sandals and held a wooden staff in his hand.

Unhurriedly, he pushed open the palace doors and walked out.

It was worth mentioning that every part of his attire had its own significance.

The Daoist robe was nothing special. It merely bore several Four Symbols formations and was only a high-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure.

The Flowing Cloud Ribbon, however, was the Light-Trace Flowing Cloud Ribbon, a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure containing the two great laws of time and wind.

That much was already known.

But most people would not know about the green-skinned gourd and wooden staff.

First was the green-skinned gourd. It was one of the five great gourds borne by the Gourd Vine. When Dao Xuan opened his Inner World, he had also sacrificed this gourd and used it to collect the first innate Four Symbols Origin conceived by the Lesser Thousand World during its creation.

Thus, Dao Xuan refined his first innate gourd treasure and named it the Chaos Gourd.

Dao Xuan had modeled the Chaos Gourd after the Slaying Immortal Gourd. Normally, a sword light was nurtured within the Chaos Gourd, constantly honing its edge.

When used, it took that sword light as its source and unleashed one or multiple sword lights.

So long as the source was not exhausted, it could slowly recover.

In comparison, although the Chaotic Sword Light released by Dao Xuan's Chaos Gourd lacked the Slaying Immortal Gourd's strange ability to firmly lock onto a person's Primordial Spirit and deliver a certain-kill attack like the Slaying Immortal Flying Knife.

It excelled in unceasing attacks. Moreover, Dao Xuan believed that the power of the Chaotic Sword Light was no weaker than the Slaying Immortal Flying Knife's, perhaps even greater.

Anyone struck by the Slaying Immortal Flying Knife would have both body and soul destroyed, so its power needed no explanation. Yet every single Chaotic Sword Light could achieve the same.

Furthermore, if he fully unleashed the Chaotic Sword Light and exhausted its source in a single strike, then once it struck its target, it would not merely destroy body and soul. Even the true spirit would be utterly annihilated.

Why was it called Chaotic Sword Light?

It was because this sword light could turn whatever it struck into chaos. Though being struck by the Slaying Immortal Flying Knife meant death once the Primordial Spirit was gone, the true spirit could at least remain preserved.

But the Chaotic Sword Light could completely erase even the true spirit, the fundamental imprint of a living being, returning it to chaotic qi.

This was the terrifying aspect of Dao Xuan's Chaos Gourd.

Moreover, Dao Xuan could control the Chaos Gourd to unleash hundreds of millions of chaotic sword qi, then manipulate those sword qi into a sword qi formation against his enemies. Its power would become even more unfathomable.

In short, under Dao Xuan's development, the Chaos Gourd ranked among the foremost Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures in terms of offensive and killing power.

As for the wooden staff, it was not to be underestimated either. This staff was a branch taken from the Enlightenment Tea Tree and refined into a treasure by Dao Xuan.

It was called the Myriad Laws Staff. As its name implied, the Myriad Laws Staff possessed extreme inclusiveness. It could accommodate all kinds of Great Dao and laws, and using any divine abilities or spells through it would only enhance their power rather than weaken it.

This was due to the mysteries of the Enlightenment Tea Tree itself. Beyond that, Dao Xuan had opened a Lesser Thousand World within the Myriad Laws Staff.

Compared to Dao Xuan's Inner World, this Lesser Thousand World had no potential for growth, but it still had its uses.