Primordial Era: I Became a Disciple of the Shangqing Sect After Being Become a Disciple of the Jie S

In the blink of an eye, three clusters of auspicious seven-colored clouds landed in a valley. The Taoist Taiqing glanced indifferently at the empty and secluded valley, then raised his hand and waved it. The innate array that concealed the valley instantly and silently broke, revealing the true face of the valley.

Looking around, Lu Yuan saw a lush gourd vine climbing up the rock face of the valley.

This gourd vine is incredibly lush, with abundant leaves and branches. The stems and tendrils are filled with innate spiritual energy, and seven palm-sized gourds, each a different color, grow on it, all of which are of innate nature.

"No wonder it resonated with the Three Pure Ones; it was this spiritual root, the innate gourd vine..."

Looking at the innate spiritual root before him, Lu Yuan pondered something. This innate gourd vine was one of the ten innate spiritual roots of the primordial world.

This spiritual root nurtured seven gourds, all of which were created innately. After they matured, they could be refined into innate spiritual treasures with a little refinement.

It was precisely because of the "heaven-defying" nature of the gourd vine spiritual root that it provoked a backlash from the Heavenly Dao, diminishing its innate destiny. This was sensed by the Three Pure Ones and other great supernatural beings in the dark, which led to this calamity.

"Truly a masterpiece of nature..."

Looking at the innate gourd vine, and then at the seven gourds on the vine, the Taoist Taiqing couldn't help but stroke his beard and secretly praise it.

The Jade Purity Primordial Daoist and the Upper Purity Heavenly Daoist, standing to the side, also secretly marveled at how Heaven's Dao refines things, leaving no trace, like a gazelle hanging its horns on a tree.

The four waited quietly for the gourd to ripen. At that moment, two auspicious seven-colored clouds flew down from the sky and landed outside the valley.

Looking around, Lu Yuan saw a goddess with a dignified and graceful appearance, bathed in rosy light, and with a thousand different looks. This was the goddess Nuwa of Fengxi Mountain.

The other person's eyes gleamed with wisdom, and his brows exuded a majestic and noble air; he was none other than Fuxi, the great god of Phoenix Perch Mountain.

"Fellow Daoists, the Three Pure Ones!"

Fuxi and Nuwa arrived beside the Three Pure Ones and greeted them first.

Sanqing nodded slightly and responded with a smile.

Just as the group was exchanging pleasantries, four more auspicious clouds descended from the sky and landed outside the valley.

It was Di Jun, Tai Yi, Hong Yun, and Zhen Yuanzi, four renowned and powerful beings in the prehistoric world.

Upon seeing the innate gourd vine in the valley, the four of them all showed joy on their faces.

After exchanging greetings with the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Fuxi outside the valley, the four of them also waited quietly for the gourd to ripen.

Lu Yuan stood behind Shangqing Tongtian Daoist, secretly observing Di Jun, Taiyi, Hongyun, and Zhen Yuanzi.

Emperor Jun was dressed in a golden robe, and his eyes flashed with a scorching flame burning deep within them, manifesting the image of a three-legged golden crow. He exuded an aura of royalty, like a supreme ruler who governs the world.

Beside him stood the tall and imposing Taiyi, also dressed in a golden robe, who also manifested the image of a three-legged golden crow.

However, Lu Yuan felt that Taiyi possessed a profound and ethereal quality, much like the Heavenly Dao of the Nine Heavens.

Moreover, while both possess the aura of an emperor, unlike Di Jun who sits atop the heavens and rules over the world, Taiyi exudes the supreme imperial spirit of traversing the world and battling against heaven and earth.

"Perhaps that legend from a past life might be true..."

As thoughts raced through his mind, Lu Yuan sensed a profound and ethereal aura, as if it were the Dao of the Nine Heavens, and he pondered something.

According to legend, Taiyi has an extraordinary origin. It was a piece of the primordial spirit of the Heavenly Emperor Cangli who fell into the sun and was nurtured by the sun's essence.

That is why she was born carrying the innate treasure, the Chaos Bell!

It should be noted that the Chaos Bell and the Jade Disc of Creation, these two innate treasures, were the most precious treasures in the hands of Emperor Cangli during the First Dao Era of Gods and Demons.

It was with the aid of these two treasures that Emperor Cangli was able to lead the gods and demons to quell the great calamity of ferocious beasts, open up the twelve layers of turbid evil gods and demons, unify the innate gods and demons, open up the nine heavens, and establish the Heavenly Court.

Since Emperor Cangli attempted to break through to the Primordial Dao Realm, was besieged by the remaining Chaos Gods and Demons, and perished under the Primordial Dao Tribulation, the two supreme treasures, the Chaos Bell and the Creation Jade Disc, disappeared from the prehistoric world.

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Suppressing his suspicions, Lu Yuan looked at Zhen Yuanzi, who was wearing an earth-yellow robe with the roots of mountains and rivers, and the aura of the blessed land. His body was faintly in harmony with the earth's veins.

The Taoist priest Hongyun beside him had a kind face and wore a fiery red Taoist robe. He always had a smile on his face, making people want to get close to him.

Just as Lu Yuan finished secretly observing the four people, it seemed that the time had come. The gourd vines in the valley suddenly trembled, and the seven gourds on the vines shook, emitting a burst of seven-colored divine light.

At this moment, the innate grand formation blocking everyone's way suddenly dissipated on its own, as if it had opened a path specifically for them.

Looking at the gourds shimmering with spiritual light on the vines, the Taoist Taiqing turned to the six great supernatural beings in the valley, including Fuxi and Nuwa, and said, "The three of us are the true descendants of Pangu. Of the seven gourds that have grown from this primordial gourd vine, three are destined to be with us brothers!"

The Jade Purity Primordial Daoist and the Upper Purity Tongtian Daoist, who were standing to the side, also watched the six people without saying a word.

Upon hearing Taiqing Daoist's words, everyone nodded in agreement. As powerful beings from the primordial era, they were naturally able to sense the manifestation of heavenly secrets.

Everyone knows perfectly well who is destined to be with the gourd and who is not, so they certainly wouldn't do something so pointless.

Of course, this is just a well-established rule among the great supernatural beings of the primordial world. When facing cultivators below the level of great supernatural beings, it is naturally "the virtuous shall occupy the place"!

Who is the 'virtuous one'? Naturally, it is the one with great supernatural powers!

After the Three Pure Ones expressed their opinions, Fuxi stepped forward and said, "Fellow Daoists, this gourd grown from the primordial gourd vine is not meant for me. My siblings and I will only take one!"

Taiyi and Zhenyuanzi, who were standing to the side, also stepped forward and said that they had no affinity with the gourd.

After everyone reached a consensus, Daoist Taiqing stepped forward, reached out and beckoned, and the purple gourd automatically fell into his palm.

After glancing at the purple gourd, Daoist Taiqing casually put it away.

Looking at the purple gourd, Lu Yuan naturally knew that this was the Purple Gold Red Gourd, which was later used by his senior uncle as a container for storing pills. It was also the magic weapon used by Golden Horn and Silver Horn in the Journey to the West.

After the Taoist Taiqing took the purple gourd, the Taoist Yuqing Yuanshi stepped forward, beckoned, and a white gourd automatically fell into his hand.

Then, the Taoist priest Shangqing Tongtian stepped forward and put away a blue gourd.

After the Three Pure Ones finished picking them, Di Jun stepped forward and beckoned, and a yellow gourd fell into his palm. Later, he refined it into a supreme weapon, the "Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife," which shone brightly during the "Investiture of the Gods."

Nuwa immediately stepped forward, took an orange gourd, and later, after attaining sainthood, refined it into the "Demon-Summoning Banner," a secret treasure that controls the fortune of the demon race.

After everyone had finished picking, Daoist Hongyun smiled slightly, stepped forward, and a red gourd automatically fell into his hand.

This red gourd was later refined by the Taoist Hongyun into the deadly treasure "Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd," which contains red divine evil that corrodes the primordial spirit and erodes the Taoist body.

As the six gourds were picked, the entire innate gourd vine became depleted of its essence and malnourished. The last black gourd on the vine was only one-third the size of the previous six gourds.

"What a pity, this last black gourd is inherently flawed and destined to perish!"

Seeing that the gourd vine's spiritual root was about to wither and die, and the black gourd was about to perish in its womb, Zhen Yuanzi sighed softly.