The Primordial Era: Starting from Being Forced to Become an Apprentice of the Three Pure Ones

Taibai flew through the air, spreading his divine sense and continuously scanning the mountains, forests, valleys, and deep pools below.

He came here from the edge of Fangzhang Island, and all he saw were ordinary plants and low-grade spirit ores. There was nothing that could make him stop.

As they ventured deeper, the spiritual energy of the surrounding world indeed became increasingly rich and pure, far surpassing that of the surrounding areas that had been damaged by mining.

Just as he was about to fly to the heart of Fangzhang Island, a strange tremor suddenly came from the edge of his divine sense.

Taibai immediately pressed down the escape light, hiding behind a cloud of flowing clouds, and stared intently into the distance.

Below, in a mountain hollow, a blood-red spring seeped from the rock wall, and beside the spring, a strange plant grew.

It is no more than three feet tall, its whole body is like blood-red glass, its branches are twisted like dragons, its leaves are narrow and long like swords, and its veins seem to have molten gold flowing through them.

At the top of the plant, three fruits the size of pigeon eggs were trembling slightly.

Taibai recognized it at a glance as a Blood Bodhi, and a Blood Bodhi that was about to fully mature.

However, three zhang in front of the Blood Bodhi plant, on a smooth blue stone, a tiger demon of the Xuanxian realm sat cross-legged, guarding the place without leaving for a moment, waiting for the spiritual fruit to ripen.

"The Blood Bodhi can replenish qi and blood, and is a sacred medicine for tempering the body. This treasure should be taken by someone with the right fate, and should belong to this poor Daoist."

Thinking of this, Taibai waved his hand and set up an isolation barrier, sealing off the energy flow and celestial secrets within a hundred miles.

Once everything was arranged, a murderous intent suddenly arose!

His figure transformed into a golden afterimage, swooping down from the sky, his Gengjin longsword flashing as it thrust straight at the guardian tiger demon.

The Xuanxian tiger demon also became alert, unleashing its demonic power to form a shield to protect itself, while simultaneously retreating backward, but the difference in their cultivation levels was too great.

Where the sword flashed, the shield shattered.

"puff!"

A flash of blood appeared, and the demon cultivator's right arm snapped off. He screamed and flew away, spitting out blood and his aura plummeting.

Knowing that the difference in cultivation level was too great and that there was no chance of victory, the tiger demon endured the excruciating pain of its severed arm and, taking advantage of the momentum from being sent flying, created a gust of demonic wind around itself and fled desperately towards the weapon-refining camp without looking back.

Its speed was so fast that it left afterimages behind it, clearly indicating that it had used some kind of escape technique that depleted its own resources.

Taibai then poured a stream of pure Geng metal magic power into the longsword and uttered a low shout:

"go!"

"call out--!!!"

The sword blade pierced the air with a sharp, piercing whistle, its speed far exceeding the tiger demon's escape speed.

In just three breaths, the golden rainbow arrived first, passing through the tiger demon's body from behind.

The tiger demon froze abruptly, looking down at the gaping hole in its chest, its eyes rapidly losing their life force.

The next instant, Taibai's mind stirred slightly, and the long sword sang and swung back, its tip flicking to "pick" the tiger demon's enormous corpse back into the air.

Taibai stepped forward, glanced at him briefly, nodded slightly, and muttered to himself:

"A tiger demon with such cultivation level has abundant blood and strong bones. It would be a pity to destroy it. It's perfect. We can take it back and process it. It's a decent source of flesh and blood."

Taibai pulled out the Gengjin longsword that was nailed to the tiger's corpse, and with a slight turn of the blade, casually unleashed several golden sword arcs towards the surrounding trees.

Where the sword light passed, more than ten ancient trees were shredded into uniformly sized firewood by the sword energy and piled up.

He then cleaned the tiger carcass and roasted it over a Taoist fire.

As the aroma of meat filled the air, the blood bodhi tree beside it also ripened perfectly, its red light shimmering and its unique fragrance filling the air.

He picked three spiritual fruits, swallowed them in one gulp, and then sat cross-legged to cultivate his inner energy.

The spiritual fruit melted, and a warm current swept over the whole body, giving the skin a reddish-gold luster. Strands of solidified blood energy overflowed from the pores, and the sound of blood and energy surging could be faintly heard.

Thanks to the dual circulation of the five elements in his dantian and internal organs, Taibai refined the three Blood Bodhis that would have taken a Golden Immortal several months to refine, in just five hours.

At this moment, he felt his blood and qi flowing like mercury, surging like a river, and his physical body became even more solid.

After refining the food, he did not linger. Instead, he brought over a roasted tiger demon, tearing at its flesh to replenish his essence, and continued flying towards the central area of ​​the island.

With his current cultivation level, it didn't take long for a hidden ray of light in the clouds ahead to be disturbed by his sudden approach.

The clear light trembled violently, and was immediately terrified. It was determined to sacrifice its own source and forcefully activate the secret technique to accelerate its escape.

"Do you think a Xuanxian like you can escape?"

Taibai didn't even look, but simply reached out and grabbed at the void where the clear light was.

The surrounding space solidified slightly, and a binding force descended instantly, locking the ball of light in place.

"Fellow Daoist Gongming, why are you in such a hurry to escape? I won't do anything to you."

The light fell to the ground and transformed into the figure of Zhao Gongming.

He looked at Taibai with surprise and doubt, and said, "Brother Daoist, do you recognize me?"

"More than just recognizing her. Fellow Daoist Gongming, you also have a younger sister at home, is that right? Hahaha, fellow Daoist, do not be alarmed, I am not here to fight."

However, this Fangzhang Island will become the territory of the demon race, and the lone cultivators will find it difficult to support it alone.

Fellow Daoist, your talent is exceptional; have you not considered finding a powerful backer?

"Alas, to be honest, fellow Daoist, we also long to find a place to rely on."

However, my younger sister was unfortunately ambushed by demon thieves last time and was seriously injured. She has not yet recovered.

Therefore, I thought I should first find a way to properly treat my younger sister's injuries before making any further plans.

Taibai took in Zhao Gongming's worried and sorrowful expression, and his concern for his sister's injury was genuine.

"If you do not mind, I am willing to treat your injuries."

Once he recovers, I can introduce you all to Mount Kunlun to meet my master, Shangqing Tongtian, and seek his protection.

Zhao Gongming's body trembled violently, and he suddenly raised his head, his eyes filled with disbelief and horror.

For a cultivator like him who had just begun to take human form, the name "Sanqing" was a legendary, supreme existence. How could he dare to easily reach such a level?

He could hardly believe that the mysterious Taoist priest before him had such a background.

Seeing that Zhao Gongming still looked hesitant, as if weighing the truth of his words, Taibai said no more, and his aura suddenly changed.

In an instant, a clear light appeared above his head. Although it was only a fleeting glimpse, it carried supreme Daoist charm.

Zhao Gongming's face turned pale, and his breathing stopped abruptly. It was an absolute suppression and shock originating from the level of life and the origin of the Great Dao, which could not be faked in the slightest.

Once all the brilliance faded and Taibai's aura returned to calm, he looked calmly at Zhao Gongming, who was still in shock and disbelief, and asked indifferently:

"Fellow Daoist Gongming, with my strength, there is no need for me to deceive you. Now... do you still have doubts?"

After witnessing all of this, Zhao Gongming had no further doubts.

The other party is of high status and unfathomable strength. If they wanted to harm us, why would they need to deceive us?

The four siblings had nothing to offer that the other party could covet.

Having understood this, he hesitated no longer, and immediately lifted his robe to offer a grand bow and plead: "Brother Dao, please save my little sister!"

Taibai reached out and lifted him up, saying, "No need for formalities, lead the way quickly."

Before he finished speaking, Taibai transformed into a beam of light and flew towards the Three Immortals with Zhao Gongming in his arms.