How insidious! The Xuanhuang Pagoda is undoubtedly a defensive treasure; aside from a few other things, it's virtually invincible simply by standing atop it, truly deserving the title of "tortoise shell." However, there are differences. If the Xuanhuang Pagoda isn't directly attacked, things are different. For example, after the Heavenly Thunder exploded, the shockwave created a huge blast. Taiqing Daoist entrusted his defense entirely to the Xuanhuang Pagoda, but this shockwave is different from an attack. Normally, an attack would neutralize the Xuanhuang Qi upon contact with the pagoda. However, since the Xuanhuang Pagoda appears in the world, it comes into contact with the Qi and doesn't neutralize it. When the shockwave exploded, the Xuanhuang Pagoda only protected Taiqing Daoist, not annihilated the shockwave.
Just like when Liaozhen used the Emerald Isle Peak to transform into a hundred feet and smash the Buddha, even though the Buddha was protected by the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform, the Emerald Isle Peak could not break through the defense of the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform, but it could still knock the lotus platform back together. It's like when we use a stone to smash an iron block. Although the stone cannot break the iron block, it can still smash the iron block into the ground.
"Fellow Daoist, what a treasure!" Xuan Tian said, seemingly sighing as he looked at the Xuanhuang Pagoda of the Taiqing Daoist.
Taiqing Daoist snorted coldly. He had suffered a hidden loss earlier. Although the Heavenly Thunder had not injured him, this kind of struggle was about saving face. Taking two steps back was already a loss of face.
A flash of light appeared from beyond the heavens, and the Taoist Taiqing caught it in his hand—a flat cane, the very treasure Laozi used to achieve sainthood. It seemed Laozi was enraged, having brought out two treasures in succession; the only other one, the Taiji Diagram, was still suppressing the fortune of the Eastern Zhou Dynasty on the Eastern Zhou palace.
Seeing that Laozi had taken off his white jade cane, Xuantian pointed a gourd at his head, its mouth aimed at Taiqing Daoist, and spewed flames towards him. This fire was no ordinary fire, but the fire of chaos, a level higher than the true fire of the sun, capable of burning anything. The Qiankun Gourd had been immersed in that chaos for countless years, and had evolved such an attack method.
Laojun was also a master of fire. Although he was not as powerful as the Chaos Fire, the Yin-Yang Pure Fire was no match for it. Taiqing Daoist recognized the fire and slapped his forehead. The Xuanhuang Pagoda on his head suddenly grew to ten zhang in size, and boundless Xuanhuang Qi descended, blocking the Chaos Fire from entering.
Xuan Tian let out a strange cry, pointed at the gourd again, and retrieved all the Chaos Fire. He then turned and flew towards the outer reaches of the sky. Taiqing Daoist was stunned for a moment, then understood and followed. Xuan Tian was afraid that the battle would damage the earth, so he flew towards the outer reaches of the sky to fight in the primordial starry sky. This primordial earth had been destroyed in this state by the repeated battles. Although Xuan Tian Daoist and Taiqing Daoist were not saints, the power of the magic weapons in their hands was not weak. They were afraid of damaging the world, so they both played it close to the edge and naturally dared not go too far.
The crowd looked around, and those who were capable immediately followed. Although some members of the Ren and Chan sects were only at the Taiyi True Immortal stage, it did not prevent them from going to take a look. With the help of others, it was not a big problem. Just to watch the battle, they abandoned the Qi army.
The four disciples from Penglai Island exchanged glances, seeing the smiles in each other's eyes. Then, Li Zhen said to Wei Liao, "If you do this and that, you will have won this time." He then joined the other three from Penglai Island in a burst of laughter and flew off into the primordial starry sky. Only Li Si, Wei Liao, and the flightless Great Witch King Jian remained.
Xuan Tian and Taiqing Daoist entered the primordial starry sky one after the other. This time, Xuan Tian did not launch a sneak attack first. He arrived first and waited leisurely for Taiqing Daoist to arrive. Taiqing Daoist remembered that he was ambushed here when he fought with Xuan Tian. He couldn't help but feel a little bad. He came cautiously and found Xuan Tian waiting there quietly. He felt a little embarrassed.
Xuan Tian had no time to pay attention to him. With a flick of his finger, he summoned a magical treasure, the Boundless Merit Ruler, which he casually held in his hand, facing the Taiqing Daoist.
When Taiqing Daoist saw Xuantian summon the Measuring Ruler, he was cautious in dealing with it. After all, he had suffered losses under the Measuring Ruler before. In the previous battle, the Measuring Ruler almost broke the white jade crutch in his hand. This time, he had to be careful.
Seeing that Taiqing Daoist did not attack, Xuantian had no choice but to make the first move. He casually slashed with the Measuring Ruler in his hand, and it was as if the void was being shattered. He had not been able to fight too much in the prehistoric world before, but now that he had no more scruples, he did not hold back. This slash seemed casual, but its power was not small. Xuantian used the Heaven-Opening Technique he had comprehended to make the slash. The Heaven-Opening Technique can be regarded as a miraculous skill of heaven and earth. If it is mastered, it can open the heaven and earth with a wave of its hand. Even Xuantian can only reduce the entire technique to nine forms now. This technique pursues the ultimate point of skill, taking the idea of simplifying the complex. The fewer moves used, the better.
Combined with the power of the Measuring Ruler, this strike was incredibly powerful, almost comparable to a strike from the Sage Xuan Tian. Wherever the Measuring Ruler passed, the void shattered, and earth, water, wind, and fire surged forth.
The Taoist Taiqing's expression grew increasingly solemn. Although he didn't know what Xuantian's Heaven-Opening Technique was, he knew that Xuantian's strike was incredibly powerful. Both of them were incarnations of saints. In that world, Laozi achieved the status of a saint below the Dao Ancestor with the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique. In this world, although Laozi also possessed the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique, Xuantian was above him. Xuantian's Three-Part Dao Yuan technique (which resembled the Three Buddhas of the Three Worlds technique, Tai Xuan, Dao Xuan, and Xuantian, collectively known as the Three-Part Dao Yuan) surpassed Laozi's One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones technique.
This Xuan Tian Dao Jun was created by Xuan Tian using the Dao of the Azure Lotus, based on Kong Xuan's Five-Colored Divine Light. Originally, due to the low quality of the Azure Lotus and the incompleteness of the Great Dao, this incarnation of "Xuan Tian Dao Jun" was the weakest. However, the Azure Lotus was later made into a supreme innate treasure, and the Great Dao within it was fully developed, becoming the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Azure Lotus. Xuan Tian Dao Jun's strength also rose accordingly, leaping to the top of the three incarnations.
Of these three Dao Yuan, the Xuan Tian Dao Jun, after completing the Azure Lotus Dao, is the strongest. Next is Tai Xuan, representing the Pangu Dao, and finally Dao Xuan, representing the Hongjun Dao. Now that the Azure Lotus Dao is complete, the strength of Xuan Tian Dao Jun's avatar alone is almost comparable to that of a Saint. If we consider a Saint as a factor of 10, Xuan Tian Dao Jun has infinitely approached 10. The power of a Primordial Treasure is unimaginable; the power of one Primordial Treasure is almost equivalent to the power of a Saint.
Laozi's transformation of the Three Pure Ones into one Qi was quite remarkable, but it was limited by the magic weapon. Originally, Laozi used the Three Pure Ones' cultivation method to create the Three Pure Ones' incarnations, but they were killed by Tongtian during the Investiture of the Gods. After this battle, Laozi realized that the Three Pure Ones' incarnations were too weak, but he had no choice. The Jade Pure One and the Upper Pure One were only derived from the cultivation methods of the other two Pure Ones. Their original essence was still Taiqing Qi. After the creation of heaven and earth, the source of pure Qi was taken by the three of them. This source of pure Qi was related to their own cultivation. No one would give it to them. Even the Primordial One, who always respected him, would not do such a thing.
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