Thus, Laozi had no choice but to resort to unorthodox methods. After several hundred years, the transformation of the Three Pure Ones into one was now different. Laozi used his original pure qi to transform into the Taiqing Daoist, extracted a wisp of the primordial purple qi from his own path to sainthood to transform into the Yuqing Daoist, and took a wisp of the primordial yellow qi from the Xuanhuang Pagoda to transform into the Shangqing Daoist. Now, the power of the Three Pure Ones' incarnations has greatly increased, especially the primordial purple qi and the primordial yellow qi. These two things are rare in the world, and only Laozi has the resources to do this.
Seeing the power of the Measuring Ruler, the Taoist Taiqing was quite surprised. He pointed to the top of his head, and the Xuanhuang Pagoda grew rapidly as if it had taken a small blue pill, reaching a size of a hundred feet. The Xuanhuang Qi hung down like a misty fog, making the heavens and earth unclear.
The Measuring Ruler, just like a knife or axe, cleaved through the yellow mist formed from the Xuanhuang Qi without any hindrance, and then crashed into the Xuanhuang Tower. Strangely enough, the two collided without making a sound; they just bumped into each other peacefully without moving.
Seeing that something was wrong, Liao Zhen exchanged a glance with Confucius and the others beside him. They all saw the shock in each other's eyes. Immediately, as if they had encountered something terrifying, everyone retreated rapidly. The four people from Penglai Island, who had the highest cultivation, retreated the fastest. Confucius pointed his Spring and Autumn Reincarnation Brush into the void, and a golden light shot out, transforming into a golden bridge. The four people from Penglai Island jumped onto the golden bridge one after another, instantly crossing hundreds of miles. Seeing this, Zhuangzi and Yun Zhongzi also waved their sleeves, wrapping the people from the Ren and Chan sects into their sleeves. Before they could react, they retreated a hundred miles away.
Not long after everyone retreated, several loud explosions came from behind. Liao Zhen turned around and was so frightened that he broke out in a cold sweat. He saw that the void was like a scene of destruction. From the point where the Measuring Ruler and the Xuanhuang Pagoda met, waves of energy burst out. The waves spread out, and Xuan Tian Dao Jun quickly put the gourd on his head. Golden light emanated from it to protect himself.
Wherever the shockwave passed, everything it encountered exploded without any change. Some planets were even completely annihilated. Liao Zhen and the others dared not linger and continued on their way, fearing that if they were too slow, they would be affected by it.
The shockwave shot out for millions of miles before slowly dissipating. Wherever it passed, the destroyed areas were reopened, and countless streams of earth, water, wind, and fire surged forth. The sound burst forth again, growing ever more intense. Finally, something suddenly flew in from the primordial chaos, which finally stabilized the earth, water, wind, and fire.
Liao Zhen and the others then stopped and turned around. They saw that the surroundings were empty, with only a golden light and another blue light still in the middle.
As the golden light faded, Xuan Tian finally appeared, his face pale. He held the Measuring Ruler in his hand, its originally purplish light now dimmed. Where Taiqing Daoist had stood, only a diagram remained: a pagoda and a crutch. Needless to say, the pagoda was the Xuanhuang Pagoda, the crutch was Laozi's magic weapon for achieving sainthood, and the diagram was the Taiji Diagram.
"I didn't expect this move to be so difficult to use. Fortunately, I have the Qiankun Gourd to protect me, otherwise I would have been injured." Xuan Tian thought to himself. Earlier, he used the Measuring Ruler to perform the Heaven-Opening Technique and connect with the Xuanhuang Pagoda above the head of the Taiqing Daoist. However, he made a big mistake. The Measuring Ruler and the Xuanhuang Pagoda were originally a pair. The Xuanhuang Pagoda was mainly for defense, and the Measuring Ruler was mainly for offense. If one could obtain both of them, one would have both offense and defense. It was truly a good set of magic weapons.
However, the two are of the same origin yet are also opposites. When they clashed just now, with the cultivation level of Xuantian Daojun, Taiqing Daoren would have undoubtedly lost. Xuantian Daojun's cultivation level was much higher than Taiqing Daoren's. After all, Xuantian's cultivation method is different from Laojun's One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones. Xuantian's three avatars are all independent entities, while Laojun's avatar Taiqing Daoren is a kind of existence similar to a corpse-severing avatar. In addition, the Three Pure Ones Daoren has only been cultivated for a short time, and his magical power is no match for Xuantian Daojun. Moreover, what Xuantian Daojun just used was the Heaven-Opening Wonder Technique, which pursues the pinnacle of skill. Its power is as great as its name suggests.
Unexpectedly, when the two objects came into contact, a strange connection suddenly formed between them. Even Xuan Tian Dao Jun couldn't control it, and his magical power surged out uncontrollably. Even with Xuan Tian Dao Jun's knowledge, he couldn't help but feel a little frightened. Tai Qing Dao Ren was even more stunned by this phenomenon. After a long while, Xuan Tian finally managed to cut off the output of magical power, but the Measuring Ruler and the Xuanhuang Pagoda suddenly exploded. The power was so great that even Xuan Tian Dao Jun was frightened and quickly used the Qiankun Gourd to protect himself. Fortunately, this gourd was indeed a top-level innate spiritual treasure that was closest to an innate treasure. Its golden light of merit steadily blocked the shockwave.
Taiqing Daoist wasn't so lucky. After the Measuring Ruler connected with the Xuanhuang Pagoda, he panicked and withdrew his magical power. After the explosion, the Xuanhuang Pagoda failed to protect Taiqing Daoist, who was right in the middle of the explosion. Taiqing Daoist was directly blown away by the shockwave. The White Jade Flat Staff, however, was much harder than Taiqing Daoist. It didn't break even after such an attack, truly living up to its reputation as a sacred artifact for saints.
When the earth, water, wind, and fire finally surged forth, even Laozi had to intervene. The destruction of his avatar was a minor matter, but the surging earth, water, wind, and fire seemed poised to spread. Not to mention the creatures on the planets destroyed during their battle, the spread of these earth, water, wind, and fire would likely create considerable karma, potentially even affecting the present-day primordial world. Even Laozi dared not bear such a sin, despite Xuan Tian sharing the burden.
That's why Laozi disregarded the suppression of the Eastern Zhou Kingdom's fortune and withdrew the Taiji Diagram. This Taiji Diagram can stabilize all energies of earth, water, wind, and fire, which is why it was able to suppress the surging earth, water, wind, and fire.
Liao Zhen and the others had already returned. Seeing Xuan Tian Dao Jun standing there with a rather unpleasant expression, Liao Zhen stepped forward and said, "Teacher!"
Xuan Tian Dao Jun waved his hand and said, "It's nothing." He then turned to look at the Taiji diagram.
A phantom image rose from the Taiji diagram; it was the figure of Laozi. Xuan Tian Daojun smiled and said, "How are you, Daoist brother?"
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