Right at this moment, the sensation within the hearts of the Sanqing grew even more intense, prompting them to cry out aloud:
"Red flower!"
"White lotus root!"
"Green lotus leaf!"
The twenty-fourth-grade Creation Green Lotus trembled, splitting directly into three spiritual treasures that fell into the hands of the three brothers.
These were none other than their future paths to the Dao: the Dragon-Coiled Flat-Spiced Banner, the Three Treasures Ruyi, and the Qingping Sword.
All of them ranked among the supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures.
With this, the heavenly tribulation gradually dissipated, and Mount Kunlun returned to its serene state of light breezes and scattered clouds.
Looking at that pool of spiritual spring water, and guided by Feng Xuan beforehand, Laizi gave a grand wave of his sleeve and directly moved the entire spiritual spring away!
There was no use leaving such a fine treasure here!
It was better to bring it back to Mount Kunlun.
"Haha, what wonderful fortune! Not only have I gained a fine disciple, but also a fine treasure. How joyous, how joyous!"
Tongtian looked up and roared with laughter, loudly venting the heroic and cheerful spirit in his heart.
Laizi and Yuanshi also wore faces full of joy.
Afterward, the Sanqing summoned auspicious clouds and carried Feng Xuan back to Mount Kunlun.
The true Daoist sanctuary of the Sanqing.
The place where he had fallen previously was merely the outer periphery.
Coming into view was a colossal palace built entirely from innate white jade, brimming with immortal and spiritual Qi.
Hanging directly above the palace was a purple-gold plaque—the Palace of Jade Vacuity!
"Disciple, you shall cultivate here from now on. You may choose any location you please."
Laizi said to him with a kindly expression.
"Understood!"
Feng Xuan replied. At that moment, he could feel currents of Qi drilling into his body, and his comprehension of the Great Dao deepened considerably.
As expected of the number one immortal mountain in the Primordial World!
Following the Sanqing into the Palace of Jade Vacuity, the three of them sat upright on the three prayer mats at the very top.
"Disciple, we masters are going into secluded cultivation. You should go cultivate as well, and we will expound the Dao for you once we emerge from seclusion."
"Yes!"
Feng Xuan left the Palace of Jade Vacuity and found a scenic immortal mountain, second only to the central peak, to set up as his future sanctuary.
He named it Xiaoshi Peak.
The name should not be too ostentatious; to be too ostentatious might invite karma to one's body.
It was better to keep a low profile.
Looking at the surrounding scenic environment with its curling spiritual mist, a trace of relaxation gradually rose in his heart.
Modern pressures were so great, but having arrived in the Primordial World with three powerful backers, he instantly felt much more at ease.
One could almost say he could live very well just by lying flat.
Right now, he only wanted to keep a low profile, and then enjoy the shade beneath the giant tree once his masters attained the Quasi-Sage or Sage realm.
Finding a few fairy maidens to be his dao companions would be even better!
At this thought, Feng Xuan stood up, crossed his legs, and began to digest the cultivation techniques previously imparted by his three masters.
Enjoying the shade beneath a giant tree was good, but one's own strength could not be lacking either!
Although his innate divine footings were of the top grade, he lacked the countless yuanhuis of cultivation accumulation possessed by other innate deities, and upon transforming into human form, he was only at the peak Mystic Immortal realm.
"The Dao produces one, one produces two, two produces three, and three produces all things..."
Feng Xuan circulated the Taiqing Immortal Scripture, and countless innate spiritual qi gathered toward him from all around.
In a mere three thousand years, he broke through the realm barrier and stepped into the Golden Immortal realm.
He had crossed the threshold of immortality.
Not to mention, his heaven-defying comprehension was truly quite useful; someone like him who understood nothing directly grasped the abstruse Taiqing Immortal Scripture.
However, he did not slack off. The Golden Immortal realm was merely immortality—he was free from the worries of a finite lifespan, but he could still be beaten to death by others, resulting in the destruction of both body and soul.
Only the Daluo realm possessed true qualifications for immortality.
Unless a Sage made a move or a special spiritual treasure was used, not even a Quasi-Sages could truly kill a Daluo in the true sense.
Following that, striking while the iron was hot, he circulated his cultivation technique and advanced to the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm in over ten thousand years.
At this point, he finally awoke.
It was not that he did not want to continue cultivating, but he was tired; continuous cultivation was too monotonous, and he felt that his cultivation speed had slowed down.
Rather than that, he might as well do something else to cultivate his character, comprehend the heaven and earth Dao, and perhaps achieve enlightenment of the heaven and earth directly, entering sagehood in a single day!
Just in time to take a moment and see what the deal was with the Innate Gourd he had obtained earlier!
Feng Xuan took out the purple-green Innate Gourd.
This gourd was extremely mysterious. After being taken away by Hongjun, it had never made an appearance, and even among the treasures distributed after the three lectures, there was no news of it.
And yet it had now been given to him by Hongjun!
He would take a good look at it.
Feng Xuan touched the Innate Gourd, perceiving its abilities.
Feeling the information transmitted by the gourd, he understood.
This Innate Gourd possessed the ability to nurture spiritual treasures across the world, capable of elevating the grade of any spiritual treasure placed within it by one tier.
Paired with the Heaven and Earth Cauldron, it was simply a marvelous match!
However, this was only one of the gourd's two functions.
It also possessed the ability to generate the power of merit.
It was a ruthless merit-producing machine.
Merit originally required performing deeds beneficial to the Primordial heaven and earth in order to be acquired.
Yet this Innate Gourd defied this law; it could continuously generate merit and store it up.
No wonder Dao Ancestor Hongjun wanted to keep this gourd for his own use. Who didn't love merit that was produced out of thin air?
What was more, he still carried the massive karma of blowing up the Western spiritual veins.
He was a first-generation debtor.
This was something that would take boundless merit to repay!
Aside from generating merit out of thin air, the Innate Gourd's final capability was storing the power of incense and purifying the mortal thoughts within that incense.
The greatest drawback of the divine path enjoying the incense and worship of all spirits to build a true body of faith was that the mundane impurities within the incense would disturb the true deity's state of mind and hinder breakthroughs in their realm.
For the divine path, this Innate Gourd could be described as a supreme treasure.
With three capabilities gathered in one body, no wonder Hongjun wanted to tuck it away.
Using the Yuqing artifact-refining technique imparted to him by his second master within his mind, Feng Xuan refined the Innate Gourd, making it his exclusive possession.
Over the next few thousand years, Feng Xuan comprehended the Taiqing Alchemy Dao, Yuqing Artifact-Refining Technique, and Shangqing Array Dao stored in his mind.
Relying on his heaven-defying comprehension, he forcibly integrated these three different Great Daos simply and thoroughly, leaving only practical hands-on application.
At this moment, an astonishing aura erupted from the main peak of Mount Kunlun, and the Sanqing emerged from seclusion.
"Disciple pays respects to First Master, Second Master, Third Master."
Feng Xuan immediately came to the gates of the Palace of Jade Vacuity to pay his respects.
"Haha, this time in seclusion, we have fully comprehended what the Dao Ancestor expounded. Not only have we reconsolidated our previous realms, but we have also broken through to the mid-stage Daluo. Now, let us expound the Dao for you and help you break through..."
The three were just preparing to expound the Dao for Feng Xuan, but when they sensed his aura, their eyes widened.
"Disciple, you've broken through?"
They hadn't even started expounding the Dao yet, and Feng Xuan had already broken through?
Feng Xuan respectfully replied:
"Yes, living up to masters' expectations, this disciple has successfully broken through to the mid-stage Golden Immortal realm."
"This... truly worthy of being my disciple, Yuanshi. Simply formidable."
Following that, the three of them tested Feng Xuan on their respective areas of expertise in Daoist law.
They didn't know until they asked, and the question gave them a fright.
Feng Xuan actually answered all of them proficiently, displaying quite a bit of a grandmaster's bearing.
The Sanqing wore complicated expressions, their hearts filled with deep emotion.
This wasn't taking on a disciple; this was taking in a treasure!
His future achievements would definitely not be inferior to theirs!
"Ahem! Since disciple's natural talent is so brilliant, then come with us to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao."
Laizi gave a grand wave of his sleeve and brought Feng Xuan along toward the space beyond the thirty-three heavens.
Flying through the air, Feng Xuan looked down at the Primordial land, only to feel the vastness of the world; with his vision as a Golden Immortal, he couldn't see the boundaries at a single glance.
Countless wondrous living beings inhabited and battled across the earth, and every single second saw collapsing lands, shattered mountains, and the extinction of living beings.
Such cruel laws plunged all spirits into misery and suffering.
Yet compared to the boundless Primordial land, this was merely a scratch, perhaps not even counting as a scratch.
A Primordial world like this must be truly magnificent!
Before long, the four of them crossed the world barrier and entered Chaos.
This place was filled with endless chaotic violent winds that could devour flesh and bone and dissolve the primordial spirit; none below the Daluo Golden Immortal could step foot here, and none without innate defensive spiritual treasures could cross it.
Above the four of them, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda stood firmly and securely, remaining completely motionless despite the scouring of the chaotic violent winds.
After a long while, Feng Xuan saw from afar a wondrous palace permeated with immortal mist, encircled by Daoist rhymes, and glowing with faint purple light, floating within the Chaos.
Like an unrooted duckweed yet seemingly supreme.
The four of them accelerated their speed and arrived outside the palace.
At this moment, many living beings were already waiting outside.
"Little brother Feng Xuan, you've come as well."