Pangu's Three Pure Ones each excelled in different fields: Grand Pure Laozi refined pills, Jade Pure Primordial Beginning refined artifacts, and Supreme Pure Heavenshaker set formations.
This Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir was likely the finest pill Grand Pure Laozi had ever refined.
Like his own Yellow Middle Plum, consuming one could immediately make someone a Great Luo Golden Immortal.
And most absurdly, this pill seemed to have no side effects.
Unlike after consuming a Yellow Middle Plum, which made one a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the cost of exhausting one's potential and making further breakthroughs impossible.
But although the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir was excellent, it was actually of little use to Minghe.
First, consuming it would do nothing for him, and second, he could not possibly reverse-engineer the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir's formula from the pill itself.
Thus, Minghe merely put away the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir and continued his seclusion.
Not long after Minghe entered seclusion, the Primordial World suddenly shook one day. Countless great powers were roused from their cultivation and looked upward with their divine senses.
They saw a vast aura rise from the east of the land. Above one of the Human Race's tribes, a figure stepped into the air and stood in the sky.
That figure was none other than Grand Pure Laozi, one of Pangu's Three Pure Ones.
At that moment, Laozi brought forth the Taiji Diagram, transforming it into a golden bridge that spanned the sky.
Standing atop the golden bridge, Laozi shouted to the heavens, "Heavenly Dao above, I, Grand Pure Laozi, born from Pangu's Nascent Soul, hereby establish a religion named the Human Religion."
"I shall be the Human Religion's leader and enlighten the Human Race. I shall use the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram, to suppress the Human Religion's destiny."
"Human Religion, arise!"
"Rumble!" As Laozi's voice fell, the Heavenly Dao stirred in the unseen, responding to his actions and acknowledging the Human Religion he had established.
Streams of Heavenly Dao Merit emerged above Laozi's head, gathering into an enormous golden cloud of merit.
Its radiance was so dazzling that none could look directly at it.
The next moment, under the gaze of the entire world, the merit descended upon Laozi.
As Laozi absorbed the Heavenly Dao Merit, his aura began to rise steadily.
Laozi had originally already severed the Three Corpses and possessed late-stage Quasi-Saint cultivation.
Now, as merit poured into him without end, the Creation Merit hidden deep within his nascent soul was also triggered.
The two sources of merit combined, causing Laozi's cultivation to soar in an instant.
With a boom, Laozi advanced to Quasi-Saint perfection. Yet even then, the merit had not run out and continued to descend.
At this time, an auspicious cloud appeared above Laozi's head, and his Three Corpse incarnations emerged upon it.
Laozi was clearly using the power of merit to force his Three Corpses to unite, taking the final step of uniting the Three Corpses and proving Dao through severing Three Corpses.
Nor was that all. He was attempting both Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses and Dao Proving Through Merit at once, seeking to prove Dao by both methods simultaneously.
It had to be said that among Pangu's Three Pure Ones, Laozi possessed no small amount of qi spirit.
Yet reality often fell short of one's hopes. After repeated attempts, Laozi discovered that his Three Corpses seemed to repel one another.
No matter how he urged them to merge, their repulsion only grew stronger.
As time passed, Laozi became increasingly helpless. Uniting the Three Corpses was simply impossible.
And at this point, even if he wanted to stop, he could not.
Since Dao Proving Through Severing Three Corpses would not work, he could only choose Dao Proving Through Merit, like Nuwa had.
"Rumble!"
With Laozi's abandonment of that attempt, proving Dao went smoothly this time. A vast Saintly Pressure suddenly burst from him, sweeping through heaven and earth in an instant.
It blanketed the entire Primordial World. Wherever its might passed, countless living beings were forced to kneel.
Another saint had appeared between heaven and earth.
Countless phenomena of Dao proving emerged throughout the world: heavenly maidens scattered flowers, golden lotuses sprang from the earth, and thousands of rays of rosy light shone amid endless dazzling colors.
There was also a vast expanse of purple qi arriving from the east, stretching across the skies in a magnificent sight.
Yet although Laozi had become a saint at that moment, there was little joy on his face. Instead, he let out a long sigh.
Laozi moved, put away the Taiji Diagram, and paid no further attention to the Human Race below.
He returned directly to Kunlun Mountain.
Not long after Laozi returned to Kunlun Mountain, even before the phenomena between heaven and earth had begun to fade and while the saint's might had only just passed—
The Primordial World suddenly shook again. Sensing it, great powers from every direction looked toward Kunlun Mountain.
At once, they saw another figure emerge from Kunlun Mountain, stepping into the air and standing in the sky.
That figure was Jade Pure Primordial Beginning.
Everyone could not help but be startled. How similar this scene was to Laozi's Dao proving just moments ago.
Could it now be Yuanshi's turn? Were two people going to prove Dao on the same day?
The next moment, sure enough, Yuanshi raised the Pangu Banner and shouted to the heavens, "Heavenly Dao above, I, Jade Pure Primordial Beginning, born from Pangu's Nascent Soul, hereby establish a great religion named the Interpretation Sect, following Heaven's mandate and interpreting Heaven's will."
"I shall be the Interpretation Sect's leader. I shall use the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Pangu Banner, to suppress its destiny. Interpretation Sect, arise!"
"Rumble!" As Yuanshi's voice fell, the Heavenly Dao stirred and responded in the unseen, acknowledging the Interpretation Sect he had established. Streams of merit also emerged in the void above Yuanshi's head.
Just as when Laozi had proved Dao earlier, the descent of Heavenly Dao Merit triggered the Creation Merit deep within Yuanshi's nascent soul. The two sources of merit merged, causing Yuanshi's cultivation to rise steadily.
However, Yuanshi did not need to agonize as Laozi had, because Yuanshi had only severed two Corpses and was merely a mid-stage Quasi-Saint.
Driven by merit, he almost instantly reached the late stage of Quasi-Saint, and it did not stop there. He continued to advance, quickly reaching Quasi-Saint perfection.
Finally, with a boom, a vast Saintly Pressure swept outward.
Yuanshi had likewise proved Dao through merit, refined the Hongmeng Purple Qi, and become an immortal, indestructible saint.
With Yuanshi at the center, endless phenomena bloomed, and vast purple qi once again swept in, covering the sky and earth.
It set off Yuanshi's figure, making him appear dignified and majestic, his aura incomparably imposing.
Another saint had appeared between heaven and earth. Aside from Dao Ancestor Hongjun, who had already merged with the Dao, there were now three in total: Nuwa, Laozi, and Yuanshi.
And this day was clearly destined to remain eventful. Yuanshi had only just finished proving Dao, and his Saintly Pressure had not yet receded.
Suddenly, another figure emerged from Kunlun Mountain. He too stepped into the air and came to Yuanshi's side. That figure was none other than Supreme Pure Heavenshaker.
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