"The Great Dao symbolized by the Four Great Gates ranks among the top in the Three Thousand Great Daos," the spirit woman of the Mountain and River Cauldron whispered in Guo Songyang's mind.

Although they are all innate pure yang treasures, compared to the four major sects, the nine sisters are... well, they are simply incomparable!

"Junior brother, I wish you success." Guo Songyang spoke to the woman in his heart, but smiled at Cao Ya on the surface.

"If you succeed, our lineage will have three Dao Integration level primordial spirits... well, it should be four Dao Integration primordial spirits."

The path Guo Songyang was walking on was already occupied by someone else, meaning he was destined to have no hope of achieving the Dao and becoming a Primordial Spirit in this universe.

Fortunately, once a Taoist cultivator breaks through the ninth level of Qi Refining and cultivates the Primordial Spirit, he will have an infinite lifespan and will be immortal if he is not affected by external calamities.

He felt he could afford to wait.

Guo Songyang had the patience to wait, but Cao Ya was not. Otherwise, why would he have bothered to collect the seventy-two true teachings at the Great Sun Phoenix Palace, carefully observe them, and then use them as a blueprint to create his own methods, hoping to achieve Dao?

Below the level of Immortal Primordial Spirit, even those at the Pure Yang level or the Dao Integration level are actually somewhat weak.

Because only an immortal primordial spirit can initially break free from the universe!

Cao Ya was well aware that the Primordial Universe was nearing its end, and that date was drawing ever closer. He did not want to seek refuge under a powerful figure and use that figure to escape the Primordial Universe and go to a new universe. In fact, Guo Songyang and the other Primordial Spirits of the Tianhe Sword Sect, due to their origins as the Seven Sons of Tongtian, could naturally attach themselves to the Ancestor of Fighting Magic!

This ancestor was at the peak of the Immortal Primordial Spirit realm. If the Heavenly Phoenix hadn't blocked his path, he would have long ago attained the Creation Primordial Spirit realm, left the Primordial Universe, and created a new universe in the boundless chaos.

Guo Songyang had been waiting for this very day.

Cao Ya pondered, "Following others to a new universe is nothing compared to the comfort of roaming the boundless chaos and creating my own universe!"

The immortal primordial spirit can divide thoughts and cast them into the infinite universe.

The Creation Primordial Spirit can detach its physical form from the universe and create a new universe in the boundless chaos.

In comparison, the power of the Creation Primordial Spirit is immeasurable.

Cao Ya's goal is to cultivate an immortal primordial spirit, but creating a primordial spirit is too difficult, so he doesn't dare to think about it for the time being.

Of course, he is only at the primordial spirit dharma body level, and there are still two major levels, namely, the Dao Integration and Pure Yang, to reach the immortal primordial spirit level.

Cao Ya descended to the mortal realm precisely to seek an opportunity to attain enlightenment.

“Junior brother, if you have time, you can go and see Junior Brother Su Ganxiu.” Guo Songyang said with a smile, “Haha, if you are willing to give Jiao Fei, Xu Qing, Pang Wei and the others some benefits… well, let’s not talk about that. With Junior Brother Su Ganxiu’s help, Lin Xiaolian’s Primordial Heavenly Demon Seal should be able to advance to the Illusion God level, but there is still some uncertainty.”

“I understand,” Cao Ya nodded.

He understood Guo Songyang's meaning: he wanted Guo Songyang to take action and join forces with Su Ganxiu to help the Primordial Heavenly Demon Seal break through to the Illusion God level.

In this way, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Seal can be considered a true grotto-heaven treasure, truly free from the Seven Phoenix Realms and completely unrestricted.

Otherwise, if it were at the True Form level, it might not be able to withstand the power of the Nether Phoenix's Book of Life and Death.

As the leader of the Tianhe Sword Sect, Guo Songyang naturally had to find the best way for the disciples to survive and escape.

It must be said that Guo Songyang, the second-generation headmaster, is quite competent.

In any case, Cao Ya couldn't have done that.

Well, I failed to refine a Mountain and River Cauldron, so I'm not qualified to be the sect leader...

Cao Ya chuckled to himself.

"Senior brother, you should keep a low profile. Don't anger Lord Xihuang and get forcibly added to the Yang God Ranking, restricting your freedom," Cao Ya said with a smile.

Guo Songyang chuckled, offering no reply. He raised his hand, tearing through the void, and used the [Nine Cauldrons Yin-Yang Shifting Technique] to vanish in an instant.

He came here simply to meet his junior brother Cao Ya, one of the few primordial spirits among the second generation of the Tianhe Sword Sect.

As for Cao Ya's progress, I really didn't expect it before we met.

As expected, none of the primordial spirits of my Tianhe Sword Sect are weak!

Even though Cao Ya, who seems rather ordinary over the past few centuries, possesses great wisdom and perseverance...

Guo Songyang traversed the void, heading elsewhere.

He still had many things to do before being restricted by Xi Huang.

Cao Ya pondered for a moment, then quickly descended to the lower realm, transforming into a beam of light and heading towards the western part of the Seven Phoenix Realm.

The Tianhe Sword Sect's headquarters were located on the banks of the Tongtian River in the west.

Although the Tianhe Sword Sect was facing a calamity, the sect's primordial spirits plotted to have Su Ganxiu protect Jiao Fei, Xu Qing, and Pang Wei, three third-generation disciples at the primordial spirit incarnation stage, and take them far away. They also took many disciples with them, using magic treasures to carry them away, planning to escape the Seven Phoenix Realm and flee to the cosmic star sea.

However, Cao Ya was born and raised here, and he was also planning to break free from the shackles of the Seven Phoenix Realms and roam freely in the outer star rivers. Before that, he would come to the Tongtian River again to see the old things and put an end to his homesickness.

However, after he landed, he only saw ruins, the mountain gate collapsed, and countless sword marks among the mountains, as if many Nascent Soul experts had fought here.

The once mighty Tianhe Sword Sect, which was considered the leader of the nine major sects of the Seven Phoenix Realm, has long since vanished.

Cao Ya stared at the collapsed and dilapidated mountain gate, remaining silent for a long time before finally letting out a sigh.

Whew~~

He landed on the ground and wandered around the ruins of the Tianhe Sword Sect's mountain gate, feeling deeply moved by the scene.

After a while, he finally left.

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On the other side, in the vast emptiness, nine large cauldrons could be vaguely seen standing, each containing a world where countless creatures seemed to thrive.

Suddenly, nine beautiful women appeared on the cauldron.

"You've both read those two manuals, haven't you?" one of the women said.

"I saw it, but it has nothing to do with us," another woman who seemed more mature said calmly.

“We haven’t been reincarnated, so we can’t cultivate these methods. Even if we obtained the most profound and subtle methods that lead directly to the Dao, they would be useless to us,” the youngest woman said, shaking her head.

"Ninth Sister, you were the one who tested Cao Ya back then, weren't you? If you were with him..."

"I don't like him!" The youngest girl wrinkled her nose and said, "Even if Cao Ya has become powerful now, I still don't like him! I just don't like him!"

"Besides, even if he reaches the Dao Integration level, we don't know when he will be able to refine a Pure Yang Primordial Spirit and stand alongside us."

All the women nodded in agreement.

As beings who wield the Mountain and River Cauldron, they possess powerful pure Yang energy.

"Huh, Cao Ya actually located Jiao Fei." The fifth woman in the group suddenly exclaimed in surprise, and then disappeared.

"It seems that Cao Ya has some other skills," the women murmured.

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Somewhere in the Central Plains of the Seven Phoenix Realm.

A sallow-faced Taoist priest was cultivating, while beside him lay a dashing young Taoist priest, lazily basking in the sun.

"Jiao Fei, a senior disciple of yours at the Nascent Soul Realm has come." Suddenly, Wu Niang's voice rang in the heart of the yellow-faced Daoist.

This yellow-faced Taoist was none other than Jiao Fei.

Upon hearing Wu Niang's telepathic message, Jiao Fei quickly opened his eyes and asked:

"Is it the sect leader? Or Senior Uncle Luo?"