The Three Pure Ones' Shock, Dao Artifact

"Do the three of you still want to fight?"

Minghe glanced at the Three Pure Ones and chuckled, "Although you three are Pangu's orthodox descendants, you are still no match for me."

Minghe's tone was calm, as if stating a simple fact, which only made the Three Pure Ones angrier.

"Whether we can win or not, let's fight and see."

Yuanshi laughed in extreme anger. He once again activated the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, which began to glow brightly.

With a hum, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi smashed down fiercely at Minghe. This strike was even more domineering and peerless than before.

Carrying the rage of a Saint, it was fierce as thunder, crushing everything in its path, intending to shatter all obstacles.

Facing Yuanshi's strike, Minghe shook his head and unleashed his twin swords without hesitation.

The two streams of sword light seemed to have intersected with the trajectory of some great Dao in the hidden depths, like a gazelle's horn, leaving no trace.

Yet, they contained infinite killing intent. With a swish, they streaked across the sky and struck the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.

The brightly shining Jade Ruyi immediately dimmed, and a deep sword mark appeared on it.

The Jade Ruyi was sent flying back once more.

Before Minghe could press his advantage, Tongtian let out a loud laugh and said, "Brother Dao, that's a fine sword technique! Watch this!"

Tongtian held the Qingping Sword and also unleashed a stream of sword light, slashing at Minghe.

This sword light of his seemed to encompass everything. As it reached Minghe, it suddenly transformed into billions of streams, dense and covering the sky, slashing down.

Suddenly, behind Minghe, a stream of five-colored divine light rose and swept forward.

All the sword lights instantly vanished.

Five-colored divine light?

The Saints were shocked again. This five-colored divine light was a great divine ability, and judging by its appearance, Minghe's five-colored divine light was no simple matter; it was the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light.

However, despite their surprise, the Three Pure Ones did not stop.

Following Yuanshi and Tongtian, Laozi finally made his move. The Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda hovered above his head.

The pagoda shed streams of mysterious yellow energy, enveloping Laozi and placing him in an invincible position.

At the same time, Laozi moved, holding his simple staff, and struck down at Minghe.

Minghe was unfazed and used the five-colored divine light to sweep down. However, the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was not within the five elements, and it was a Supreme Treasure of Merit, making it truly difficult to shake.

On the ground beneath Minghe's feet, the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus appeared, and fierce karmic fire ignited, also protecting his body.

Concurrently, Minghe used the Yuantu Sword to block the staff, then raised his other sword, the Abi Sword, and struck the staff.

A sword mark was also carved onto the staff, causing Laozi's eyelids to twitch. He quickly pushed aside Minghe's twin swords and withdrew his staff.

After one round, the Three Pure Ones felt a sense of difficulty because Minghe had too many tricks up his sleeve.

The Yuantu and Abi swords were one thing; they could tell they were Minghe's companion treasures, treasures used to attain Dao.

But besides these, Minghe also possessed the Hong Meng Sky Measuring Ruler and the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

Coupled with the great divine ability he had revealed, the Innate Five-Colored Divine Light.

The Three Pure Ones all felt how troublesome Minghe was.

To defeat Minghe, they likely wouldn't be able to do it without bringing out their true abilities.

Furthermore, defeating him was one thing, but suppressing or even killing him was another.

The difficulty would be even greater.

Would they have to go all out this time, using any means necessary to suppress and kill Minghe?

The Three Pure Ones hesitated.

Minghe was the first Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal in the world, besides themselves, the Saints, to attain Dao through his own efforts, not by relying on Hongmeng Purple Qi.

His strength and methods were already on par with theirs, the Saints.

He had even killed one of the Six Saints, Zhunti, once.

This showed how formidable Minghe was.

They had intended to suppress and curb Minghe, to reduce the number of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals in the world.

After all, if there were too many Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals, what would that make them, the Saints?

Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals, apart from not being immortal and indestructible like them, were otherwise no different from them in all other aspects.

Therefore, if Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals became numerous, their status and authority as Saints would be greatly diminished.

Killing Minghe, the first one to step forward, would serve as a great deterrent to all beings and establish the Saints' authority.

But unfortunately, the current situation had developed in a completely different direction.

Not only could they not decisively suppress Minghe, but Minghe had killed Zhunti, and in turn, established his own might.

Did this mean that Saints were inferior to Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals?

"Boom!"

At this moment, Minghe once again launched an offensive, attacking with the Hong Meng Sky Measuring Ruler.

The ruler flashed with light and, with a fierce swing, struck the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.

The pagoda shook violently, and all its strands of mysterious yellow energy rippled chaotically.

Compared to when Minghe previously used it to block the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, it was clear that the ruler was meant for offense, its power rivaling that of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Originally, the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda was said to be positioned above all else, an unassailable position.

But unfortunately, the Hong Meng Sky Measuring Ruler and the pagoda originated from the same source. One had fully focused on offense, while the other had fully focused on defense, developing towards opposite extremes.

Now, as the two collided, it was as if they were mutually restraining each other. The Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda could no longer maintain its unassailable status and was violently shaken.

Then, with a flick of Minghe's hand, a bolt of lightning flew in from outside the pagoda. Caught off guard, Laozi was thrown into a state of disarray, his robes in tatters.

But Laozi had no time to worry about that. He exclaimed, "Dutian Divine Thunder?"

"How do you know the Dutian Divine Thunder?"

Laozi recognized the lightning that Minghe had unleashed as the Dutian Divine Thunder.

Just as shocked as he was were Yuanshi and Tongtian.

This was the Dutian Divine Thunder! Even they had not mastered it completely, only obtaining parts of it, which they combined with the Purple Firmament Divine Thunder to form the three divine thunders of Taiqing, Yuqing, and Shangqing.

While their power was considerable, how could it compare to the Dutian Divine Thunder, which could split the heavens and earth?

"Why wouldn't I know it?"

Minghe laughed heartily and sent several more bolts of Dutian Divine Thunder towards the Three Pure Ones.

The Three Pure Ones each used their own methods to neutralize the Dutian Divine Thunder, but disbelief remained on their faces.

They were also finding it hard to accept.

After all, they were the true descendants of Pangu! Yet, the Dutian Divine Thunder, which even they, the descendants of Pangu, had not mastered, was now wielded by Minghe.

Then who, exactly, was the true descendant of Pangu!

Laozi's gaze flickered. With a grand wave of his hand, he produced the Taiji Diagram.

This clearly signaled that he was about to use his true power.

The Taiji Diagram was one of the three great treasures for splitting the heavens.

Furthermore, among the Three Treasures, the Pangu Banner possessed the strongest offense, while the Chaos Bell could both attack and defend.

The Taiji Diagram, however, was a "Dao Artifact."

What is a Dao Artifact?

The formless gave rise to the Taiji, the Taiji gave rise to the two principles, the two principles gave rise to the four phenomena, the four phenomena gave rise to the eight trigrams...

Taiji was the state before the heavens and earth were opened and chaos was undifferentiated. It contained all the transformations of the Dao, representing the origin, the very beginning of the Dao.

Therefore, the Taiji Diagram was a Dao Artifact.

It was not merely for stabilizing the earth, water, fire, and wind!

"Rumble!"

Laozi transformed the Taiji Diagram into a vast, sacred, and transcendent white jade golden bridge, which instantly extended out and descended upon Minghe.