Chapter 254 The Great Dao Furnace
If the Grand Master Lingbao dies, thus ruining the friendship between the Three Pure Ones and causing brothers to quarrel, then Zhao Gongming's sins will be great.
"Junior Sister, Junior brother Gongming nearly committed a heinous crime. It's already a great mercy from Master and Uncle-Master to spare his life. Don't ask for more."
"Besides, while Wanzhen Valley is dangerous, it won't endanger lives. At most, Junior Brother Gongming will suffer a bit there. Compared to the mistake he made, it's nothing!"
"It's good for him to learn a lesson."
"Moreover, Wanzhen Valley is a place where danger and opportunity coexist. If Junior Brother Gongming can gain some insight, it will benefit him for life."
"Whether this is punishment or reward is still uncertain. Master's realm is far-reaching; His actions must have a profound meaning. He won't harm Junior Brother Gongming, so please rest assured, Junior Sister."
Fearing that Yunxiao might rashly plead with the Tongtian Sect Master and anger Him, Xuanqing repeatedly advised.
"Thank you for your explanation, Senior Brother. Yunxiao understands."
Yunxiao wasn't stupid. After hearing Xuanqing's explanation, she naturally understood the gravity of the situation and dared not plead for Zhao Gongming.
"Hmm, Junior Sister is always so steady; she doesn't need much instruction from Senior Brother. If all Junior Brothers were like her, it would be much easier."
"Pfft!"
"Senior Brother is joking, Yunxiao is nowhere near as good as you say." Yunxiao chuckled, covering his mouth.
"If Junior Sister has nothing else, Senior Brother will take his leave. I have urgent business to attend to."
Shaking his head, Xuanqing didn't say anything more and took his leave.
He truly had a very important matter to attend to, one that, if accomplished, would influence countless generations to come and affect countless beings—a truly immeasurable merit.
"Ah!"
"It was Yunxiao's fault for being impolite, almost delaying Senior Brother's important business. Senior Brother, please don't mind me, you can go ahead and attend to your business."
As if realizing something, Yunxiao said somewhat apologetically.
"It's alright. Since you're alright, I'll take my leave now."
"By the way, if you ever have any questions about your cultivation in the future, feel free to ask me at the Xuanqing Hall. I am, after all, a Great Luo Golden Immortal; I can certainly guide you in your cultivation."
Xuanqing said, gently shaking his head.
"Thank you, Senior Brother. I understand. In the future, I'll inevitably bring my junior brothers and sisters to the Xuanqing Hall to bother you. I hope you won't find us annoying."
Yunxiao was incredibly clever; of course, she wouldn't think that Xuanqing was speaking only to her. Undoubtedly, Xuanqing wanted to use her to inform all the disciples of the Jie Sect.
And a Great Luo Golden Immortal offering to answer their questions for free—anyone with a brain wouldn't refuse.
"How could I!"
"I'm overjoyed that you're here; I certainly won't find it annoying."
"Then, I'll wait for you at the Xuanqing Hall."
With that, Xuanqing walked past Yunxiao towards the Xuanqing Hall.
"Yunxiao respectfully sees off Senior Brother!"
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Xuanqing Hall, one of the four halls of Kunlun!
It is also the only main hall in Kunlun besides the Sanqing Hall, a hall exclusively belonging to Xuanqing!
Among all the disciples of Kunlun, only Xuanqing enjoys this privilege, a unique honor distinguishing him from the other Kunlun disciples.
Inside the hall, Xuanqing sat cross-legged. Before him were three streams of innate energy: one of the five elements, one of yin and yang essence, and one of primordial chaos.
The momentous event Xuanqing had spoken of, one that could influence countless years to come, was related to these three streams of innate energy.
The Five Elements Qi, the foundation of the primordial world, are capable of creating all things and generating numerous other primordial energies.
To condense even a single strand of these Five Elements Qi requires a Golden Immortal to tirelessly gather them from the void day and night. This process takes a thousand years.
The Primordial Yin-Yang Essence is the essence of the Five Elements and the quintessence of creation; a single strand of this essence is equivalent to ten thousand strands of the Five Elements Qi.
This requires a Taiyi Golden Immortal to tirelessly condense Yin-Yang Qi from within the heavens and earth, taking a thousand years to achieve.
The Primordial Chaos Qi is the origin of Yin and Yang, the foundation of all things, and the source of all primordial energies in the primordial world. A single strand of this primordial chaos qi is equivalent to tens of thousands of strands of Primordial Yin-Yang Essence and hundreds of millions of strands of the Five Elements Qi.
To create a single strand of this primordial chaos qi, besides its natural generation, requires a Daluo Golden Immortal to gather chaotic qi from the outer chaos, condensing it for a thousand years to form, making it extremely precious.
Of these three innate energies, the Innate Five elements are the most common. With a little effort, they are plentiful in the primordial world, requiring no effort from a Golden Immortal to refine.
Innate Yin and Yang essences, while not common in the primordial world, are ordinary in various blessed lands and grotto-heavens, not particularly rare.
Only the primordial chaos energy, which might have been abundant at the beginning of the primordial world, has been almost completely depleted by the world, making it extremely rare and almost impossible to find.
Only Kunlun Mountain, the second-ranked holy land in the primordial world, nurtures a few strands of primordial chaos energy each year.
In other places, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would have to personally go to the outer chaos to refine it.
"Boom!"
Looking at the innate energy before him, Xuan Qing suddenly moved, his hands forming a seal. Great Dao runes flew out from his body, arranging and combining in the air, gradually forming a furnace.
That furnace seemed both real and illusory, its body shimmering with purple light. The furnace walls were adorned with countless Dao runes, gleaming brightly. It emanated an ancient and desolate aura, timeless and serene.
That was the aura of the Dao!
This furnace, seemingly a vessel of the Dao, exuded supreme power from its very first appearance. It pressed down on the rules of heaven and earth, causing them to creak under its own weight, as if it could crush the very fabric of the world—a truly terrifying sight!
This was the Heaven and Earth Furnace, no, it should now be called the Dao Furnace.
During the Great Chaos beyond the boundary, the Heaven and Earth Furnace resonated with the Dao, resulting in an astonishing transformation, completely ascending to a true supreme divine power—the Dao Furnace.
Under the Dao, nothing is beyond refinement!
Such is the domineering power of the supreme divine power derived from the Dao!
"Refine!"
Pointing at the innate five elements, Xuan Qing sent them into the Dao Furnace.
Rumble!
The Dao Furnace suddenly began to operate, the void trembled inexplicably, and countless forces descended, transforming into raging Dao fire, burning towards the Dao Furnace and beginning to refine the innate five elements.
This refining method involves no skill whatsoever; it simply uses immense power to continuously condense the innate five elements' energy, transforming it from a gaseous state into a solid one.
The innate five elements' energy isn't particularly powerful; even ordinary immortal fire could refine it. How much more so this Dao fire ignited by the power of ten thousand paths? Its power rivals that of the top-tier true fires and heavenly fires of the primordial era.
In just a moment, the innate five elements' energy was refined into a ball, transforming into a round pill.
(End of Chapter)