Laozi and Yuanshi exchanged a glance, their voices filled with questions.
They could both tell that their master had gained a tremendous amount from this trip.
Logically, their master should be in an exceptionally good mood. In such a situation, why hadn't he left anything for his two personal disciples?
Even just two Innate Spiritual Treasures would have been nice!
After all, they had participated in some way!
Tongtian looked at his two brothers, his expression a little strange. "It seems not. Senior left directly."
Laozi and Yuanshi felt a pang of sadness.
Had their master not seen their efforts?
Even if they hadn't been much help, they had given it their all, hadn't they?
"Master must have been in a hurry to go back into seclusion, which is why he forgot about us two brothers."
"When Master emerges from seclusion, he'll surely remember us."
Yuanshi thought for a moment, finding a reason for himself.
Laozi nodded in agreement. "That makes sense!"
"Master must have been in a hurry, which is why he forgot about us."
Seeing them deluding themselves, Tongtian shook his head slightly.
Frankly, this battle had nothing to do with the two of them.
He could even say that if not for the two of them being dead weight, Rahou would have long since died at Hongjun's hands.
Of course, he couldn't say such things. They were brothers, after all, and hadn't fallen out yet. Saying it directly would be too hurtful.
Especially since Laozi and Yuanshi were both quite concerned about their pride.
"Third brother, you've gained a lot from this trip!"
"Did you obtain any Innate Spiritual Treasures?"
Yuanshi asked Tongtian, his eyes full of envy.
Innate Spiritual Treasures?
If I told you, you two might faint. I even got an Innate Supreme Treasure!
Tongtian muttered inwardly, but his expression remained calm. "Just some minor gains."
"Those people from the Demon Clan each have their own methods. Most of them don't use spiritual treasures, preferring to attack with demonic energy."
These words somewhat reassured Laozi and Yuanshi.
But just thinking about how Tongtian's Merit Golden Wheel had evolved into three layers made the two of them even more envious.
"Oh, right. Before Senior Hongjun left, he taught me the method for cultivating to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm."
"I feel like I'm not far from breaking through, and I plan to go into seclusion for a while."
"I won't disturb you two elder brothers!"
Tongtian cupped his hands, then strode out of the Three Pure Ones Hall.
Laozi and Yuanshi were dumbfounded.
The cultivation method for the Primordial Golden Immortal realm?
Why didn't Master teach it to us two?
Is it because our cultivation is only at the late stage of Grand Luo Golden Immortal?!
"If third brother breaks through first, won't we two be left even further behind?"
Yuanshi murmured, truly fed up with this kind of life.
They had promised to work together as brothers and advance together.
But now, Tongtian, the youngest, had left them far behind.
If Tongtian reached the Primordial Golden Immortal realm and they were still at the late stage of Grand Luo Golden Immortal, what face would they, the elder brothers, have?
Laozi's expression grew serious. "It seems we two also need to cultivate diligently."
"We must catch up to third brother's pace as soon as possible."
Yuanshi opened his mouth, seeming to want to say something but stopping himself.
Third brother had just received a massive amount of Heavenly Dao Merit. How could they possibly catch up unless they had a great opportunity?
But if he said that, wouldn't it be boosting the other's morale while crushing their own?
Thinking of this, Yuanshi chose to remain silent.
The two brothers exchanged a look, understanding each other's thoughts.
Turn grief and indignation into strength!
Enter seclusion, cultivate!
In the Shangqing Hall, after Tongtian returned to his dojo, he didn't immediately go into seclusion. Instead, he sent out a telepathic summons for Ao Li and the other two women.
"Fellow Daoist Tongtian, you've finally returned safely!"
Ever since Tongtian left, they had been worried about him. After all, both Hongjun and Rahou were ancient powerhouses renowned throughout the Primordial World. Tongtian's involvement in such a major battle was incredibly perilous. Seeing him return safely, they were finally able to relax completely.
"It seems I've caused you all some worry."
"Actually, it wasn't that dangerous. The life-risking part was handled by Senior Hongjun and the others."
"My cultivation is only enough to deal with the Demon Clan."
Tongtian said with a smile. Speaking of the dangerous tasks, it was indeed Hongjun and the others who accomplished them. Four Primordial Golden Immortals, with Hongjun having his assistance, returned victorious. Among the other three, the luckiest was Yang Mei, who, relying on his mastery of spatial laws, managed to escape the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. If he had stayed, he probably wouldn't have lasted long against Rahou! Rahou was completely berserk at that time! Coupled with the spiritual veins of the Western World providing him with a continuous supply of power, he was simply not something Hongjun and Yang Mei could contend with.
Thinking of this, Tongtian felt that this battle was fraught with danger. He himself had almost been killed by Rahou's God-Slaying Spear. Fortunately, he had accumulated a large amount of Heavenly Dao Merit through his good deeds, which allowed him to emerge unscathed.
"Have you all been diligently cultivating during this time?"
Tongtian looked at the three women and noticed that their auras had grown stronger. This indicated that they had indeed been cultivating hard during this period and hadn't been lazy.
"Sister Queen Mother of the West often invites us to visit West Kunlun."
"Besides that, we haven't slacked off in our cultivation," Xihe said proactively.
Tongtian's eyes flashed with surprise. Good heavens! Could the Queen Mother of the West have her eye on me? However, she couldn't get any leverage on him, and it was an unintentional mistake on his part. There was no way she could force him to do anything, right? Thinking this, he felt a bit more at ease and immediately said, "That's good!"
"Cultivating hard on Kunlun Mountain can be a bit boring. It's good to have company."
"Next, I will continue to go into seclusion to cultivate. This trip to the Western World has given me a lot of insights."
Upon hearing this, Ao Li and the other two didn't linger. After a brief chat, the three women took their leave. Tongtian then used his powers to seal off the Shangqing Hall and began to focus his mind for seclusion.
The first thing he wanted to comprehend was the immortal cultivation method practiced by Hongjun. This was something Hongjun had also imparted to him when he taught him the Dao of Hunyuan. It had to be said that Hongjun's ability to be valued and favored by the Heavenly Dao was closely related to the immortal cultivation method he practiced. This immortal cultivation method could be considered a true righteous cultivation method. Although it was profound, Hongjun had given Tongtian many insights, so Tongtian was able to focus his mind on comprehending it.
After an unknown amount of time, a notification sounded in Tongtian's ear.
[You have carefully observed the Immortal Cultivation Method, your heart has been moved, and you have successfully comprehended the Qi Luck Dao Proving Method!]
Qi Luck Dao Proving Method? Tongtian was a little surprised. Why did this method feel so familiar? After studying it for a while, he suddenly understood. This so-called Qi Luck Dao Proving Method was precisely the path Hongjun was about to take! No wonder, with Hongjun's cultivation, he still had to lecture in the Purple Cloud Palace to all beings in the world. It turned out to be because of this Qi Luck Dao Proving Method! Simply put, the more Qi Luck one possessed, the greater the amplification. Hongjun's lectures in the Purple Cloud Palace were not only for the three thousand guests within the palace but, more importantly, through these three thousand guests, he would spread his Dao methods throughout the entire Primordial World. When countless beings in the Primordial World practiced the methods created by Hongjun, their Qi Luck would all be connected to him!
This way, Hongjun only needed to preach a few times to seize a significant portion of the Primordial World's Qi Luck.
This was the profound mystery of the Qi Luck Dao Proving Method!
This gave Tongtian a brilliant idea. Once he founded the Jie Sect and recruited a large number of disciples in the future, could he also use this Qi Luck Dao Proving Method?
Of course, he was just thinking about it.
The specifics of the Jie Sect would still depend on the situation.
After all, he wasn't walking the path of a Heavenly Dao Sage right now. Simply establishing the Jie Sect wouldn't automatically allow him to smoothly prove the Dao as a Primordial Golden Immortal!
After contemplating the Qi Luck Dao Proving Method, Tongtian didn't waste any more time on it.
Although the method was profound, it wasn't of much use to him at his current stage.
He'd rather spend this time diligently cultivating the Nine Revolutions Primordial Skill and the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill.
These two major cultivation techniques were his foundation!
Once he made breakthroughs in these two techniques, Tongtian would naturally be able to step into the realm of Primordial Golden Immortal!
As he meditated, Tongtian quickly entered a profound state.
At this moment, the many mysteries of the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill and the Nine Revolutions Primordial Skill seemed to unfold before his eyes.
The feeling was exhilarating, and he couldn't help but immerse himself wholeheartedly.
[You are engrossed in the cultivation of the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill and the Nine Revolutions Primordial Skill, gaining deep insights. Your comprehension, defying heaven, has led you to comprehend the Primordial Merit Skill: Pangu Primordial Skill!]
Hiss!
Tongtian's expression changed drastically. Pangu Primordial Skill?
He had actually comprehended the Pangu Primordial Skill?
This was the supreme cultivation technique that the great Pangu himself had practiced!
He studied it carefully, his shock growing.
The Pangu Primordial Skill actually contained a method to directly cultivate to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm!
This filled him with immense joy. After all, methods for becoming a Primordial Golden Immortal, he could still find from Hongjun or other powerful beings in the world.
But a method for reaching Primordial Golden Immortal? He doubted anyone could help him with that!
He could only rely on his own comprehension.
This was because no one in the Primordial World had ever reached the Primordial Golden Immortal realm before!
"Excellent, excellent, excellent!"
"With this supreme skill of the Father God, I will surely be able to prove the Dao as a Primordial Golden Immortal!"
Tongtian had been worried about how to prove the Dao as a Primordial Golden Immortal, but now the clouds had parted, and the moon was visible.
His mood was exceptionally bright.
He immediately began circulating the Pangu Primordial Skill, a technique that cultivated both body and spirit.
As he circulated it, the spiritual energy of the entire Kunlun Mountain was drawn to him, surging mightily towards the Shangqing Hall.
Rumble!
The spiritual energy transformed into an enormous vortex, trembling intensely.
The abundant spiritual essence caused Tongtian's Pangu Primordial Skill to advance.
This discovery delighted Tongtian even more, and he immediately accelerated his cultivation speed.
For a time, the vast spiritual energy of Kunlun Mountain was as if being gobbled up by a whale, forming a colossal spiritual energy vortex centered on the Shangqing Hall.
Such a massive disturbance caused Laozi and Yuanshi, who were cultivating in their respective halls, to be unable to sit still.
As if by telepathy, they both rushed to the Three Pure Ones Hall, gazing at the commotion in the sky with wide eyes.
"What's going on? That direction should be Third Brother's Shangqing Hall, right?"
"Could this be the disturbance caused by his cultivation? What kind of technique is he practicing? Could he be stepping into the Primordial Golden Immortal realm today?"
Yuanshi said with disbelief.
Laozi's heart was also shaken, and his expression became complex.
In terms of cultivation, their third brother truly surpassed them by far.
At the very least, they couldn't possibly create such a massive disturbance with their own cultivation!
"Big Brother, do you think Master might have taught Third Brother some profound method?"
Yuanshi suddenly asked.
Laozi's first reaction was that it was impossible, but considering how much their Master doted on their third brother, he began to hesitate.
"It's hard to say! A supreme being like Master, their intentions are not something we can fathom."
"However, it is true that Master greatly values Third Brother."
Laozi said this, and although his face showed no expression, a hint of bitterness welled up in his heart.
It was clear that the two of them were the personal disciples accepted by Hongjun.
But he just felt that his Master valued Tongtian more.
Yuanshi sighed softly. His third brother had already caused such a huge commotion just by cultivating.
No wonder his Master valued him so highly.
Compared to him, the two of them, despite being older brothers, truly seemed a bit ordinary.
To be fair, if he were the Master, he would definitely prefer his third brother more.
The spiritual energy of heaven and earth in the entire Kunlun Mountain was being continuously devoured by Tongtian.
He had originally thought that with such vast spiritual energy from heaven and earth, his cultivation should break through naturally.
But after devouring so much, Tongtian's cultivation still showed no signs of advancing to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.
This made Tongtian somewhat perplexed, so he simply went all out, madly devouring the vast spiritual energy.
He refused to believe that a mere threshold could hold him back for long!
Rumble!
Fortunately, while his cultivation had not improved, the realm of the Pangu Primordial Skill began to climb.
First turn breakthrough, second turn breakthrough, third turn breakthrough.
When the Pangu Primordial Skill reached its third turn under Tongtian's cultivation, his aura suddenly began to surge. In the next moment, the Law of Sword, the Law of Formation, the Law of Creation.
The powers of several different Great Dao laws began to manifest on Tongtian, which brought him joy.
Compared to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal, the greater strength of the Primordial Golden Immortal lay in the comprehension and application of the Great Dao laws.
With the power of laws gathering on him now, it meant that he had successfully broken through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm!
He just hadn't expected that with only three turns of the Pangu Primordial Skill, he would already achieve the Primordial Golden Immortal realm.
If he cultivated the Pangu Primordial Skill to the ninth turn, could he naturally prove the Dao and become a Primordial Golden Immortal?
The Pangu Primordial Skill was derived from the combined comprehension of the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill and the Nine Revolutions Primordial Skill.
It also possessed the ability to cultivate both body and techniques.
Therefore, when Tongtian's cultivation made progress, his physical body had actually become more than several times stronger!
Tongtian could feel that his current physical body had reached the level of a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
This meant that unless it was an attack from a spiritual treasure above Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, no one could break his physical body.
With his cultivation improved, Tongtian took some time to continue refining his magical treasures.
This time, he had obtained the 12th Grade Black Lotus of Destruction and the God-Slaying Spear.
Only Hongjun knew about this matter; he hadn't directly informed Laozi and Yuanshi.
This was also a way of keeping some options open.
After all, the Three Pure Ones would eventually go their separate ways. While they were brothers now and looked out for each other, things would change.
But when they split up, he would definitely need to keep some trump cards and contingency plans.
Laozi and Yuanshi definitely couldn't know about this.
Of course, if they didn't plot against him, he certainly wouldn't plot against them in return.
"This God-Slaying Spear truly lives up to its reputation as a supreme killing treasure."
"No wonder even Senior Hongjun specifically gave me some advice before he left."
"The killing power contained within it is truly ferocious."
Tongtian gazed at the God-Slaying Spear, feeling the chilling killing intent within it, and was inwardly astonished.
Rahou was able to kill two Primordial Golden Immortal mighty figures with this supreme killing treasure.
This showed how incredibly malevolent this supreme killing treasure was.
In Tongtian's opinion, the power of the God-Slaying Spear was no less than Hongjun's Pangu Banner.
Keep in mind that the Pangu Banner was one of the three Innate Supreme Treasures formed from the shattering of the Chaos Supreme Treasure Axe of Creation!
It could be called the most powerful killing treasure among Innate Supreme Treasures.
And the God-Slaying Spear was no less, fully capable of rivaling it.
The 12th Grade Black Lotus of Destruction, as one of the 12th Grade Innate Lotus Platforms, naturally possessed infinite power.
This made Tongtian very satisfied. He still had lotus seeds from the 24th Grade Creation Green Lotus.
If that lotus seed could regain its vitality, even if it couldn't mature into the 24th Grade Creation Green Lotus, becoming a 12th Grade Green Lotus would be acceptable.
In that case, he would have two lotus platforms in his hands!
"There aren't many lotus platform spiritual treasures in the world. If I could gather them all, they would surely be of great use."
Thinking of this, Tongtian's eyes brightened, and he immediately used his methods to begin refining the 12th Grade Black Lotus of Destruction.
The clouds shift like dogs, and time flies.
With the end of the Dao-Demon War, ten thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.
During this time, many powerful beings in the Primordial World have emerged from various places.
This is a great era where talented individuals emerge one after another.
The names of innate great beings have spread throughout the Primordial World through the mouths of countless living beings.
Among the many great beings, Tongtian's name is naturally the most resounding.
Pangu Sect Disciple, Shangqing Tongtian!
This is a formidable figure who even participated in the Dao-Demon War, and even annihilated the entire Demon Clan by himself!
Just based on the terrifying combat power displayed, countless innate great beings were filled with dread.
Below Buzhou Mountain.
Since the Qilin Clan retreated into seclusion, the most active beings near Buzhou Mountain have been people of the Witch Race.
The dojos of the siblings Nüwa and Fuxi are also located here.
"Brother, Fellow Daoist Tongtian is already a renowned existence in the Primordial World."
"His cultivation is likely far above ours."
"Why don't we head to Kunlun Mountain to pay him a visit?"
Nüwa asked on a whim.
Fuxi pondered, "Of course, we can!"
Tongtian had saved them the last time he made a move, and they were considered acquaintances with Tongtian.
It was only proper to visit him.
Thus, the siblings left Buzhou Mountain and headed towards Kunlun Mountain.
At the same time, the Twelve Ancestral Witches of the Witch Race were also preparing to head to Kunlun Mountain.
The Three Pure Ones are Pangu Sect Disciples, and they, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, are also Pangu Sect Disciples.
They might as well see if the Three Pure Ones have any other inheritances from their Father God.
If they did, it might be an opportunity for the Witch Race to become even stronger!
Although the Witch Race had naturally taken over the territory near Buzhou Mountain from the Qilin Clan, Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches still felt unsatisfied.
They were Pangu Sect Disciples! Descendants of their Father God, by all rights, the entire Primordial World should belong to them.
Therefore, the territory near Buzhou Mountain was simply not enough to satisfy them.
Hong Yun, who was currently roaming freely between heaven and earth, also heard Tongtian's name from two cultivators.
This made him sigh with emotion.
Speaking of which, he and Fellow Daoist Tongtian were old acquaintances; he had even guided Tongtian when he went to the Dragon Clan back then.
Why not take this opportunity to pay him a visit?
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