Lao Tzu is Ji Gong

If Li Xiuyuan were to become a saint by virtue of Pangu's essence blood, he would be forever overshadowed by Pangu, and it would be almost impossible for him to surpass him.

Li Xiuyuan couldn't very well say that when he reached a higher level in the future, he would exchange for even more Pangu essence blood and try his best to break through!

Then Li Xiuyuan will be like Pangu reincarnated. Although Pangu is strong, Li Xiuyuan does not want to be like him. He only wants to be himself.

The drawbacks of Li Xiuyuan absorbing Pangu's essence blood finally became apparent. He had to break the bloodline's restraints, otherwise he would forever remain behind Pangu. With the 'Saint Buddha System,' he naturally did not want to be subordinate to others.

Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, and with a thought, he said, "Exchange for the Golden Lotus of Merit."

As he spoke, after his merit points were deducted, a lotus platform appeared in his palm. It was a golden lotus platform with a twelfth-grade rank, and its appearance was no different from the Black Lotus of Annihilation, only the color was different.

Furthermore, the essence of the two lotus platforms is also quite different. After Li Xiuyuan exchanged the Golden Lotus of Merit, in the beginning of chaos, there were no living beings or anything else. Heaven and earth were connected into one, and only a Chaos Green Lotus was conceived in it. That green lotus had five leaves, forty-eight petals, and four lotus seeds.

After the chaos was destroyed, the four lotus platforms and the five white cloud banners were all scattered. These magical treasures were all innate spiritual treasures and possessed great functions.

The golden lotus platform on Li Xiuyuan's palm originally belonged to the Sage of Guidance in the primordial world, but during the Investiture of the Gods, three pieces were bitten off by that Mosquito Taoist, and not long ago it was completely integrated into the Buddhist Eight Treasures Lotus Pond.

The golden lotus of merit in Li Xiuyuan's palm at this moment has absolutely no relation to the one in the primordial world. It is simply a product created by the 'Holy Buddha System' using immense merit.

Li Xiuyuan didn't linger any longer. He noticed that Li Xiuyuan's aura had changed. He now resembled a compassionate monk, his heart filled with kindness and his good intentions evident. Even just standing in front of you would inspire a sense of reverence.

It was as if the person in front of them was God, and Li Xiuyuan was the embodiment of goodwill. Behind his silhouette, one could see endless goodwill, which seemed to emerge from it as if it were a tangible thing.

"cut!"

With a sharp shout from Li Xiuyuan, all the good thoughts on his back were cut off and merged into the Golden Lotus of Merit, which then emitted a golden light.

The immense golden light was actually shrinking continuously, and the golden figure of the Daoist was seen rapidly merging into it.

After a long while, the figure materialized from within. It was a man wearing a golden monk's robe with faint golden patterns embroidered on it, and his appearance was exactly the same as Li Xiuyuan's.

“Amitabha! This humble Taoist, the Great Sun Dragon Bodhisattva, greets the Venerable One.”

After saying this, the Great Sun Dragon Bodhisattva bowed, revealing a kind face, who was indeed a genuine enlightened monk.

Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, now that we have the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva, then in the future, we can just let him go and take charge of things in Buddhism, and we can leave the matters in the demonic path to Wutian. This way, we can save a lot of trouble.

Li Xiuyuan smiled and said, "We are one, there's no need to be so polite."

As he spoke, he bowed. Li Xiuyuan was the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva, but the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva was not Li Xiuyuan.

Li Xiuyuan knew in his heart that both the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva and Wutian had great potential. They were both innate gods with innate talents. Perhaps it was because of their difference in good and evil that the two were opposed to each other.

Wutian coldly snorted, seemingly disliking the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva when he appeared.

Finally, Li Xiuyuan shook his head slightly and said calmly, "You two should return to your positions!"

Without waiting for their reaction, he summoned them, and they transformed into a golden light and a black light, merging into Li Xiuyuan's mind.

At this moment, Li Xiuyuan's face was a little pale. After all, he had successively severed both the good and evil corpses, and he needed to rest well, otherwise he would not be able to consolidate his realm.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Xiuyuan went into seclusion in the chaos. Above his head, two beams of golden light also entered into cultivation.

Since Li Xiuyuan had entered the Quasi-Saint realm, the avatar he severed was also a Quasi-Saint level expert. In addition, since it was originally an avatar of a top-tier innate spiritual treasure, its potential was extremely great.

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Meanwhile, Zhunti, far away in another Chaos Dojo, asked in confusion, "Senior Brother, what's wrong with you?"

After saying that, he was a little curious. You know, in all the thousands of years that the two of them had been together, it was rare to see him with such an expression.

"I feel that something very important has completely left me!"

As he spoke, even the Sage of Guidance was somewhat puzzled as to why this was happening, since he still had all his magical treasures on him!

Chapter 417 The Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons

The Sage was somewhat puzzled. His Eight Treasures Lotus Pond was still there, and his magical treasures were completely intact, with nothing missing.

"Senior brother, I think you're overthinking it!"

As he spoke, the Sage Zhunti spoke up. Having been together for so long, how could he not know what good things his senior brother had?

Everything is in the hands of the Sage of Reception. As for the Eight Treasures Lotus Pond, it still exists. Who can snatch it away from him?

"Hmm! Maybe I'm overthinking it."

The Sage who received the guidance responded calmly, realizing that he had been overthinking things, since all the magical treasures were on his person and there was nothing to doubt.

I doubt even the two saints could have imagined that it would be the Golden Lotus of Merit! Every innate spiritual treasure possesses a unique spirituality, and no two are the same in the world.

The Sage Who Guided Me was originally the owner of the Golden Lotus of Merit. Although it has now transformed into the Eight Treasures Lotus Pond, as long as the Eight Treasures Lotus Pond still exists, pouring a large amount of merit into it may give birth to a Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit.

However, now that Li Xiuyuan has exchanged for a seat from the 'Saint Buddha System', no more will be conceived, because in this world, there can only be one Golden Lotus of Merit, and the Heavenly Dao will never allow a second one.

If Li Xiuyuan brought the same magical treasure from another world, and the Heavenly Dao were to discover it, he would definitely not have a good outcome.

Li Xiuyuan wasn't thinking that far ahead; he was currently setting up a large formation.

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Li Xiuyuan sat down cross-legged, with two figures beside him: Wutian and the Great Sun Heavenly Dragon Bodhisattva. The three of them made mysterious hand gestures, and twelve sword embryos appeared in the air, each containing various laws.

These sword embryos each contain their own laws and correspond to the Twelve Ancestral Witches. Li Xiuyuan needs these to set up the Dutian Divine Fiend Array.

Now that the sword embryos are gathered, the most important thing is still missing: intelligence. Thinking this, Li Xiuyuan exchanged six million merit points and six million sin points for the essence blood of the twelve ancestral witches.

Because Li Xiuyuan was afraid that one drop wouldn't be enough, he prepared an extra drop. Suddenly, twenty-four clumps of essence blood appeared in the air. Each of these essence blood clumps was the size of a fist, but they contained a vast life force. After all, they were the essence blood of the Ancestral Witches, and they were definitely extraordinary.

If an ordinary person obtained the essence blood of an Ancestral Witch, they might be able to reach the realm of a Great Luo Golden Immortal. But for Li Xiuyuan, this could only be used to generate formations, because he himself was an Ancestral Witch, and the strongest among all the Ancestral Witches.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Xiuyuan began to inject the twenty-four clumps of essence blood into the twelve sword embryos, though of course, they needed to be done separately.

For example, the essence and blood of Houtu Ancestral Witch cannot be compatible with the essence and blood of Dijiang Ancestral Witch; otherwise, all efforts might be wasted.

With Li Xiuyuan's special attention and the three of them working together, there were naturally no problems.

After a long while, all the essence and blood were integrated into the twelve sword blanks, and the sword bodies were reddish-brown, as if they were vermilion.

Li Xiuyuan knew that these sword embryos were undergoing a transformation. If given tens of thousands of years, they would definitely be able to take shape, but in his opinion, that was still too short.

Thinking to himself, Li Xiuyuan beckoned the World Tree over. There stood the enormous tree before him, absorbing the chaotic energy and continuously refining it.

After a while, it seemed as if rain was falling from the sky. The rain was golden in color. If someone looked closely at this moment, they would find that it was all chaotic spiritual liquid, containing a vast amount of essence.

In the primordial world, perhaps only the World Tree possesses this ability: it can condense chaotic spiritual liquid, allowing people to cultivate.

Since this place is in chaos, it is naturally unlike the Immortal Realm. It takes three days to condense Chaos Spirit Liquid to obtain even a small cup of it.

At this moment, the chaos is filled with abundant spiritual energy, and it is all chaotic energy, unlike the Earthly Immortal Realm, which has no innate energy at all.

Most importantly, after several years, the World Tree has almost recovered. Although it has not yet taken human form, its combat power is definitely not inferior to that of a quasi-saint level expert.

In Li Xiuyuan's mind, if the World Tree wanted to take human form, it would need to at least reach the Saint level, that is, the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal. However, this level would not be too difficult for him, after all, their talent was amazing.

In Li Xiuyuan's mind, the World Tree's talent was definitely no weaker than any Chaos God, and its combat power would be even more formidable once it took human form.

As Li Xiuyuan thought to himself, he saw the endless chaotic spiritual liquid, like rain and dew, falling rapidly from the sky and irrigating the twelve sword embryos.

At this moment, small vortexes appeared on the twelve sword embryos, frantically absorbing the chaotic spiritual liquid.

At this moment, the chaotic spiritual liquid had completely enveloped all twelve swords, creating a dense, impenetrable barrier.

Before Li Xiuyuan, however, were twelve sword embryos, which were frantically absorbing the spiritual liquid.

Li Xiuyuan's mind stirred, but he did not disturb them. The matter just now had also exhausted him, and he knew in his heart that it would still take some time for the twelve swords to develop sentience.

Therefore, Li Xiuyuan plans to cultivate for the time being. In two or three years, the sword embryo will be almost complete, and his Dutian Shensha Grand Formation will be able to unleash its true power.

Chapter 418 The Formation is Initially Complete

Li Xiuyuan thought to himself as he sat down cross-legged to cultivate. He saw endless chaotic energy continuously flowing into his body, while at the same time, the chaotic spiritual liquid was sprinkled on the twelve sword embryos.

Time flies, and two years have passed in the blink of an eye. At this moment, Li Xiuyuan seemed to have a feeling and stood up. He looked at the twelve sword embryos beside him and saw that the sword light was flowing. If you looked closely, you would find that they had a faint soul.

Each of the twelve swords possessed a Dao soul, a beast-headed human-bodied being covered in red scales, with fire snakes piercing its ears and riding on fire dragons. Wherever it went, the ground turned into a sea of ​​fire, the earth cracked, and endless magma spewed out. Wherever it went, flames burned the sky, as if a fire god had descended to earth.

A dense aura of malevolence, powerful enough to shake the heavens. All around it, countless beings bowed and knelt in worship. Like an ancient deity, this figure emerged from the sword embryo of the Law of Fire, resembling the ancestral witch Zhurong.

In addition, there was a giant with a python's head and a human body, covered in black scales, standing on a black dragon, and with a green python wrapped around his hand. He was full of evil aura and was roaming freely in the sea on the black dragon. Towering waves swept wildly in all directions, and wherever they went, countless torrents of water poured out.

He stood on the sword's edge in the void, and with a wave of his hand, a torrent of water flooded the boundless earth.

That was a water god of boundless power, none other than Gonggong, one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches!

On another sword, a giant, shaped like a yellow sac, red as cinnabar fire, with six legs and four wings, and a faceless, swarmed through the void. With a flap of its wings, its entire body vanished into the void, moving through the void at an indescribable speed. It wasn't called traversing; it was teleportation. With a flap of its wings, it could traverse hundreds of thousands of miles.

With a wave of his hand, space itself began to crumble. This was the Ancestral Witch Emperor Jiang.

On another sword, a giant with a human face and a bird's body, wearing green snakes on its ears and holding red snakes in its hands, walked through the void, countless bolts of lightning raging in all directions, seemingly covering the heavens and earth in a sea of ​​lightning. It leaped rapidly through the void, and any living creatures it landed on were instantly charred black by the electric shock.

This is the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Yuezi.

Houtu, Xuanming, Dijiang, Zhujiuyin, and other peerless ancestral witches appeared clearly before our eyes, each possessing terrifying combat power capable of destroying the heavens and the earth. Their overwhelming baleful aura seemed to fill the entire world.

The twelve ancestral witches were all manifested on these twelve swords. Li Xiuyuan knew in his heart that these were actually just illusions, after all, they were only evolved on the swords and could not possibly deceive him.

But these are the scenes that most people would see at first glance.

As Li Xiuyuan pondered this, he unleashed a profound technique with both hands. The boundless palm force lifted the twelve sword embryos, and he thought about how to refine these twelve sword embryos.

Fortunately, although these sword embryos possess intelligence and can be considered incarnations of the ancestral witches in a sense, they can only exist on the blades, and their true form is actually the swords they each form.

If he can take human form in the future, he will definitely not be like the Ancestral Witches. After all, their true form is a sword, and the Ancestral Witch's essence blood he obtained was only enough to allow him to evolve!

Just like Li Xiuyuan, who was originally just a person, even if he obtained Pangu's essence blood, it would not change his appearance. He was still Li Xiuyuan and was not devoured by Pangu's essence blood.

With these thoughts in mind, Li Xiuyuan quickly refined twelve sword embryos. Although these swords were beginning to possess sentience, they were still newly born.