The leader of the Xuanmen (mysterious sect) transformed into Hongjun (primordial chaos).
This person is none other than the teacher of the Three Pure Ones, the true ancestor of the Xuanmen, and the controller of the Heavenly Dao of this world—Ancestor Hongjun!
If Wang Xuan could still glean some clues when facing the Three Pure Ones of Xuanmen and the Two Sages of the West, then now, facing the Ancestor Hongjun, Wang Xuan felt that he was unfathomable, as if he were facing boundless chaos.
"The Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West should only be at the early stage of the ninth rank, just reaching the level of the Primordial Golden Immortal. But Ancestor Hongjun has already made great strides in the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, at least at the late stage of the ninth rank, or even the perfect stage of the ninth rank!"
Wang Xuan was horrified. Suddenly, he felt a sharp pain in his eyes and quickly looked away, no longer daring to peek.
Since he was able to use the Eternal Divine Eye, no one has been able to sense Wang Xuan's spying and block his gaze. Hongjun Ancestor is the first person to do so!
Of course, this is also because the main body of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth is not here. The clone of Wang Xuan is just a projection of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, which has reduced the power of the Eternal Divine Eye.
If it were Wang Xuan's true form using the Eternal Divine Eye to spy, Hongjun Ancestor would most likely not be able to detect it.
Although Wang Xuan did not witness what happened next, he had read the Investiture of the Gods in his previous life and knew how Hongjun Laozu dealt with those saints.
Hongjun first took out a few red pills and gave one each to Tongtian Jiaozhu, Yuanshi Tianzun, and Daode Tianzun. If they dared to fight amongst themselves again, they would die instantly!
It must be said that Hongjun Laozu went to great lengths and worried himself sick for the Three Pure Ones.
Seeing that the Western religion was eyeing them covetously from the outside, they still dared to fight among themselves. Yuanshi Tianzun and Daode Tianzun even joined forces with outsiders to besiege Tongtian Jiaozhu, sacrificing the interests of Xuanmen for this!
Hongjun Laozu didn't want his Xuanmen lineage to be wiped out by the Western Sect, so he fed each of the Three Pure Ones a red pill, causing them to fight amongst themselves again.
After doing all this, Hongjun Laozu issued a strict order: all saints must leave this world and settle outside the chaos. Saints may not be born again except for immeasurable eons!
Wang Xuan believed that there was a reason why Hongjun Laozu made this order.
Although the world of Investiture of the Gods can accommodate a ninth-order Primordial Golden Immortal, when Primordial Golden Immortals fight each other, the world of Investiture of the Gods cannot withstand it. Every battle will cause severe damage to this world!
It would be better to send several saints into the chaos and let them play there on their own. This would be a way to protect the entire world of the Investiture of the Gods!
The dust eventually settled, and the six sages all went into chaos.
With the strength of those ninth-tier Saintly Golden Immortals, creating a world from chaos was incredibly easy for them. Before long, they each created a top-tier mythological world, attaching themselves to the world membrane of the Investiture of the Gods world.
As time goes by, the laws of heaven in those six worlds will become more and more perfect, and may even reach the level of a multi-world system, playing a great supplementary role to the world of Investiture of the Gods.
Seeing the murderous aura that filled the entire world dissipate, Wang Xuan felt relieved, knowing that the Investiture of the Gods war was over, and all that was left was for Jiang Ziya to take the stage and confer titles upon the gods.
However, none of that matters. What matters is that all those Heavenly Saints have been banished to the Chaos. With Wang Xuan's current strength, he can now roam freely throughout this world!
He did not become complacent, but instead went into seclusion for another ten years to cultivate. Only after confirming that all the saints had left did he emerge from seclusion.
After ten years of secluded cultivation, Wang Xuan's cultivation level is still at the late stage of the eighth rank, without any progress. Breaking through to the perfect eighth rank seems a long way off.
That's how cultivation works; the further you go, the more difficult it becomes to break through, and the time required increases exponentially.
Despite Wang Xuan's main body already reaching the half-step Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, this clone's cultivation speed is like having a cheat code, much faster than other cultivators at the same level.
Even so, if he were to simply go into seclusion and cultivate diligently, it would take him at least 100,000 years to break through to the eighth-order perfect realm!
Wang Xuan naturally didn't want to wait that long, so he took his young apprentice and left the island to search for innate spiritual treasures in this world.
It is worth mentioning that Su Daji's cultivation level finally reached the fifth-order perfect realm, which is similar to Shen Gongbao's back then.
Collecting innate spiritual treasures is not as easy as Wang Xuan imagined, because there are not many innate spiritual treasures left in this world.
There are indeed many innate spiritual treasures in the Investiture of the Gods, but when the six Heavenly Saints left this world, they took many with them.
For example, the Taiji diagram of the Heavenly Venerable of Morality, the Xuanhuang Pagoda of Heaven and Earth, and the carrying pole transformed from the lotus leaves of the Creation Lotus.
The Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Qingping Sword in the hands of the Tongtian Sect Leader.
The Pangu Banner and the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi held by the Primordial Celestial Venerable.
The Mountain and River Map and the Red Embroidered Ball in the hands of the Goddess Nuwa.
The Seven Treasures Tree in the hands of Cundi, and the Golden Lotus of Merit in the hands of Jieyin.
The remaining disciples of the Jie Sect had all their innate spiritual treasures stolen long ago, and Wang Xuan also stole two of the innate spiritual treasures from the disciples of the Chan Sect.
Taking advantage of the weakened state of the Chan Sect, Wang Xuan sneaked up and snatched the Heaven-Turning Seal from Guang Chengzi. In addition, the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron of the Three Immortals was also stolen, and it seems that the Primordial Celestial Venerable ultimately decided to give it to Guang Chengzi.
Although the Heaven-Turning Seal is only an acquired treasure, it was forged from Mount Buzhou, which was formed from the spine of Pangu. Its power is comparable to a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, and most of its contents can be extracted from innate essence.
As for the Hunyuan Golden Cauldron, it is an absolutely top-grade innate spiritual treasure!
Wang Xuan spent a considerable amount of time refining the innate essence from these two treasures and fusing it into the Eternal Cauldron, hoping to upgrade the treasure into an innate supreme treasure.
Unfortunately, the amount of innate essence required to refine a supreme innate treasure is far too much. Even though Wang Xuan fused the essence of so many innate spiritual treasures, he was still still lacking.
Half a month later, Wang Xuan sped across the sea like lightning, shouting ahead, "Lu Ya, hand over your Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, and I might spare your life!"
Ahead of him, Lu Ya fled for his life, his face filled with despair. The Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife was his lifeblood; anyone who tried to take it from him would have to fight to the death!
"Please turn around, my darling!" Lu Ya shouted as he fled, pointing the Immortal-Slaying Gourd at Wang Xuan behind him.
Instantly, a sharp blade of light flew out from the gourd and slashed towards Wang Xuan.
"Again?" Wang Xuan was not flustered at all; instead, he sneered repeatedly.
With the Eternal Cauldron atop his head, heavy divine light descended, blocking the incredibly sharp and arrogant Immortal-Slaying Blade.
Then a winged copper coin flew out of Wang Xuan's hand, swirling around the blade light of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, which Wang Xuan firmly grasped in his hand.
Although this is only a sub-body of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, it still contains some innate essence, which Wang Xuan naturally wouldn't let go of.
"I knew it would be the same!" Lu Ya was even more desperate. He had used the Immortal Slaying Flying Knife five times, but he hadn't been able to hurt a single hair on the enemy's head. Could there be anything more hopeless?
Moreover, as the components of the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife were plundered one by one, its power also decreased significantly.
A few breaths later, Wang Xuan finally slapped Lu Ya to death and snatched the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife into his hand.
"With this treasure, I can upgrade the Eternal Cauldron to the level of a Primordial Treasure!" Wang Xuan played with the gourd-shaped Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife in his hand, and a smile finally appeared on his face.
The Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife is also a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and the innate essence it can be forged from is extremely considerable.
Wang Xuan threw the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife into the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth. After being refined, it transformed into innate essence and was then injected into the Eternal Cauldron.
After absorbing so much innate essence, the Eternal Cauldron finally underwent a qualitative change and was upgraded to the level of an innate supreme treasure!
It is an innate treasure, and even a ninth-level Primordial Golden Immortal would use it as a trump card, which shows how powerful it is!
Chapter 288 Proving the Dao of Hunyuan!
After the Eternal Cauldron transformed into a supreme innate treasure, the innate essence obtained from refining the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife was not yet exhausted, and a portion remained.
Wang Xuan didn't plan to refine any more treasures; the Eternal Cauldron and the Treasure-Falling Coin were enough for him.
If even the Eternal Cauldron can't handle a situation, adding another ordinary innate spiritual treasure won't make much difference.
So Wang Xuan opened his mouth and inhaled, swallowing the remaining innate essence and refining it for himself.
After circulating the cultivation technique for hundreds of cycles, he finally completely digested all those innate origins.
At this time, his cultivation level had increased to the peak of the late stage of the eighth rank, and his physical strength had also increased significantly.
He didn't even need to use his magic power; with just his powerful physical body, he could withstand a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure!
In other words, his physical defense is already comparable to a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure!
"As expected, I didn't waste so much of my innate essence. Now, my innate divine and demonic body is no worse than my original body!" Wang Xuan was very happy, and he even had a faint sense of enlightenment.
This innate divine and demonic body is more suitable for him than his original form.
Because this body was created by him using his innate essence, it is incredibly pure.
In contrast, his original body was a transmigration body that had been possessed. Although all the potential problems were eliminated because of the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, it was still not as pure as this innate divine and demonic body.
"Very well, after I return to the Xuan Tian World, I will transfer my natal spirit into this body and use it as my main body." Wang Xuan's eyes were burning: "By merging the cultivation of the two bodies into one, I will surely be able to attain the Primordial Golden Immortal realm!"
Wang Xuan plundered innate spiritual treasures in this world and even injured Guang Chengzi, the leader of the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect. Naturally, he would not escape unscathed.
Moreover, he had offended the dragon clan before, and there were countless people who wanted to kill him!
Although those saints have all left, and this world has drifted into chaos, the remaining masters are no ordinary people.
For example, the Tathagata of Many Treasures, the Grand Master of Xuandu, and the Daoist of Burning Lamp are all at the late stage of the eighth rank. If they were to join forces, Wang Xuan would be somewhat overwhelmed.
More importantly, although those Heavenly Saints had all left the world of Investiture of the Gods, some of them left behind clones.
The avatar of the Sage of Taiqing transformed into the Supreme Lord Laozi, who sat in the Thirty-Three Heavens Beyond the Heavenly Court.
The avatar of the Sage Zhunti transformed into the Patriarch Bodhi and lived in seclusion on Lingtai Fangcun Mountain.
Both of these saintly avatars possessed the cultivation level of a half-step Primordial Golden Immortal, and with the ability to mobilize some of the Heavenly Dao's authority, Wang Xuan was utterly no match for them.
So Wang Xuan stayed on the island, focusing on seclusion and arduous cultivation, while also trying to comprehend the unique laws of this world.
Unbeknownst to them, tens of thousands of years had passed, and Wang Xuan's clone finally broke through his current cultivation bottleneck, reaching the eighth-order perfect realm!
His youngest disciple, Su Daji, had already reached the seventh-level Golden Immortal realm and possessed an eternal lifespan.
"It's time to go back. This world is not a place I can stay for long!" Wang Xuan stood up and couldn't help but sigh.
The world of Investiture of the Gods can indeed accommodate powerful beings at the ninth-order Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, but even the original few Hunyuan Golden Immortals in this world have been driven out. How could Hongjun, who controls the Heavenly Dao, tolerate the birth of new Hunyuan Golden Immortals?
Moreover, Wang Xuan had incurred the wrath of the three sects of Xuanmen. As the founder of Xuanmen, Hongjun Patriarch would not hesitate to eliminate Wang Xuan if given the chance!
Therefore, he is destined not to advance in this world, so he should return to the Xuan Tian World first.
With a thought, Wang Xuan established a connection with the main body of the Xuan Tian World, and a surge of divine power was poured into the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, teleporting Wang Xuan and Su Daji back to the Xuan Tian World.
Almost simultaneously, the power of the Heavenly Dao in the world of Investiture of the Gods converged, and a force rushed towards the Xuan Tian World along the space-time passage opened by the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth.
That was the work of the Hongjun Ancestor. He had been eyeing Wang Xuan for a long time and had guessed that Wang Xuan could travel between worlds. He was planning to invade the Xuantian World while Wang Xuan was returning!
Wang Xuan snorted coldly, his face dark and somewhat ugly, but he didn't seem panicked.
Although Hongjun Ancestor was already at the late stage of the ninth rank, and his strength far exceeded that of Wang Xuan, the other party still wanted to invade through the space-time passage opened by the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth. He still had to ask the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth if it would allow it!
Without hesitation, Wang Xuan pushed the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth with all his might, and the Heavenly Dao of the Xuan Tian World gave it its full support.
The Xuan Tian World has long since advanced to a multi-dimensional world, and it has not stagnated in the past tens of thousands of years. The power of the Heavenly Dao is already comparable to that of a Primordial Golden Immortal at the early stage of the ninth rank.
By using the power of the Heavenly Dao to activate the Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth, it was finally able to unleash some of its true power.
The Eternal Tower of Heaven and Earth descended, instantly collapsing and annihilating the spacetime passage. A faint scream could be heard coming from the end of spacetime.
The clones of Hongjun Laozu that invaded through the space-time channel were destroyed, and even his main body was injured as a result.
Having eliminated this potential threat, Wang Xuan made arrangements for Su Daji. Then, his main body and his clone stood facing each other, their hands clasped together.