Volume One: The Calamity of Magi and Demons - Chapter 257: The Attainment of Primordial Chaos Grand Ultimate Golden Immortal

As the World-Creating Green Lotus underwent its transformation, Wangshu, currently situated at the edge of the starry expanse, gazed toward Mount Buzhou with a deeply complex expression, her eyes also falling upon Qingxuan, who was suspended in mid-air.

"It seems the gap between you and me is now a chasm too vast to ever bridge!"

Suddenly, the Three Pure Ones, the Two Sages of the West, and all the other prominent figures turned their gazes toward Mount Buzhou.

Even the countless living beings across the Primordial World lifted their eyes to look in that direction.

There, towering even higher than Mount Buzhou itself, an immense green lotus stood directly between heaven and earth.

Its entire form blossomed with brilliant azure radiance.

Simultaneously, Qingxuan opened his eyes.

Within his gaze seemed to reside thousands of stars and the endless vitality of creation.

As Qingxuan let out a soft whistle, the majestic aura surrounding him underwent a fundamental qualitative change.

"I am Qingxuan. Today, I attain the Dao and achieve the realm of Hunyuan Wuji Luo Golden Immortal! Let all living beings rejoice!"

The next moment, after his words fell, Qingxuan waved his sleeve.

The illusory projection of the green lotus hovering behind him instantly transformed into hundreds of millions of azure light rays, shooting forth toward every corner of the Primordial World.

In that instant, countless living beings across the realm felt as though they were undergoing a profound spiritual sublimation.

Innumerable entities discovered that their bloodlines, origins, and innate foundations had directly ascended to a higher tier.

Some beings even found their bloodlines and cultivation bases instantly elevated by an entire major realm.

"We offer our deepest gratitude to the benevolence of Daoist Master Qingxuan!"

"We thank Daoist Master Qingxuan for this supreme grace!"

Everyone chimed in with heartfelt reverence, engraving Qingxuan's name deep into their memories and primordial spirits.

At the same time, Qingxuan suddenly perceived a myriad of chaotic thoughts and prayers flowing directly into his primordial spirit space.

"Daoist Friend Qingxuan, congratulations on advancing your cultivation further. The Great Dao is truly within your reach!"

At this moment, Yang Mei offered his sincere congratulations to Qingxuan.

"You are too kind, Daoist Friend Yang Mei. By my observation, you are not far from taking that step yourself!"

Receiving Yang Mei's felicitations, Qingxuan wore a brilliant smile.

Then, another figure suddenly materialized.

"Daoist Friend Hongjun!"

Qingxuan greeted Hongjun with a meaningful cupped-fist salute.

Hongjun's aura shifted noticeably in response.

With a complex and bitter expression, Hongjun returned the salute.

"Congratulations, Daoist Friend Qingxuan, on your monumental breakthrough. The Great Dao is indeed attainable!"

"May the same be said for you. I hope Daoist Friend Hongjun will also fulfill his innermost aspirations soon!"

"May your auspicious words come true, Daoist Friend Qingxuan!" Hongjun sighed softly.

Yet, looking at Yang Mei and Qingxuan before him—one already a Hunyuan Wuji Luo Golden Immortal, and the other at the perfection of Hunyuan Luo Golden Immortal with Hunyuan Wuji well within sight—he felt a bitter pang.

He himself was merely at the late stage of Hunyuan Luo, having taken a shortcut when he originally attained his Dao.

This realization left Hongjun full of lingering regret. Indeed, failing to attain the Dao entirely through one's own unassisted strength left one noticeably inferior.

Both Qingxuan and Yang Mei sensed Hongjun's inner thoughts, but they tacitly chose to ignore them.

"Daoist Friend Qingxuan, congratulations on your cultivation progressing to new heights. The Great Dao awaits!"

It was Daoist Mother Wangshu, who drifted over gracefully to offer her congratulations.

"Thank you, Daoist Friend Wangshu. May you also surpass your predecessors in due time!"

"Then I shall accept your auspicious words, Daoist Friend Qingxuan!"

Hearing this, the gloom that had previously shadowed Wangshu's features melted away into a radiant smile.

Simultaneously, the Three Pure Ones and others arrived one after another to pay their respects and offer congratulations.

"Congratulations to Senior Qingxuan on your immense surge in power! The Great Dao is within reach!"

"Congratulations to Daoist Master Qingxuan!"

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Pingxin and Jumang also stepped forward to offer their felicitations.

"Congratulations, Uncle, on your cultivation advancing further. The Great Dao is within your grasp!"

"Your disciple Zhenyuanzi respectfully wishes Master boundless success on the Great Dao!"

Meanwhile, Wuyun, who had previously integrated deeply with the Primordial World, experienced a massive surge in his aura.

Though Wuyun had not broken through to the Hunyuan Wuji Luo Golden Immortal realm like Qingxuan, his comprehension of the Five Elements Great Dao had now placed one foot firmly across the threshold of Hunyuan Wuji.

Naturally, as an avatar, breaking through to Hunyuan Wuji was exceedingly difficult, bordering on the impossible.

Far away in the starry sky, Chenrui, and atop Mount Buzhou, Qingkong, both experienced dramatic transformations.

Chenrui at this moment seemed to merge completely with the myriad stars, acting as the ultimate nexus between them.

The Zhou Tian Star and Constellation Formation now operated with the perfection of a congenital array, fusing him utterly with the ancient starry sky without a trace of separation.

As the formation harmonized with the ancient cosmos, the Star Dao aura around Chenrui grew increasingly unfathomable and mysterious.

At this moment, Chenrui felt as though he had become the very stars he gazed upon.

"The mid-stage of Hunyuan Luo. I never expected the main body's breakthrough to drive my own strength further. It seems the main body's vision is entirely viable."

Chenrui's true form, the Star Tree, hidden within the Chaos Bead, had likewise ascended to a higher rank among the Chaos Spiritual Roots.

"Though raising my strength further is harder now, the harvest is substantial indeed!"

Chenrui sighed with emotion.

Another entity undergoing a profound transformation was Qingkong's Primordial Willow form.

Meanwhile, back on Mount Buzhou.

"My comprehension of the Space Great Dao has advanced yet another step!"

Qingkong stood quietly within the Green Lotus Daoist Academy on Mount Buzhou.

"Can even Uncle's avatars have grown this powerful?"

At the foot of Mount Buzhou, Xuanming and the other Ancestral Witches looked up at Qingkong standing within the academy, voicing their genuine awe.

The one who felt this most profoundly was Di Jiang.

He, too, walked the path of the Space Great Dao, yet Di Jiang had to admit his own comprehension lagged far behind both Qingkong and Qingxuan.

"Uncle's avatar follows the Space Great Dao and has already evolved it to an extraordinarily profound degree!"

Hearing Di Jiang's words, the other Ancestral Witches turned to tease him.

"Doesn't that mean his grasp of space surpasses even yours, Big Brother?"

Di Jiang could only smile bitterly.

"You all overestimate your elder brother by far!"

Once again, they looked up toward the magnificent, awe-inspiring World-Creating Green Lotus hovering above Mount Buzhou.

Merely looking at it gave them the illusion that it was too blinding to behold directly.

What Di Jiang and the others did not know was that Qingxuan's true form, the World-Creating Green Lotus, had nearly reached its ultimate limit; any further advancement hereafter would be extraordinarily arduous.

Qingkong gazed at the true form of the Green Lotus and murmured softly to himself.

"I wonder if the main body's grand design will truly succeed..."

With a soft sigh, Qingkong flicked a strand of silver light toward the main body of the Green Lotus.

The World-Creating Green Lotus slowly shrank in size, descending to settle once more within the sacred pool.

Immediately afterward, an extraordinarily rich burst of congenital spiritual Qi erupted across Mount Buzhou.

Di Jiang and the others wore expressions of utter astonishment.

"Such dense congenital spiritual Qi!"

"It must be due to Uncle's Green Lotus form!" Having witnessed Qingkong's action, they knew this change was intimately connected to it.

Unnoticed by anyone amidst the spectacle, a massive black-and-white egg resting within the spiritual waters beneath the Green Lotus suddenly began to radiate a dense black-and-white luminescence.

This transformation was triggered when a pure ray of creation light, released as the Green Lotus returned to the pool, drifted down to land directly upon the giant black-and-white egg.

Nurtured by this light, the egg began continuously absorbing the chaotic spiritual Qi drawn in by the Green Lotus, alongside the Yin and Yang dual qi channeled toward Mount Buzhou by the Yin-Yang Origin Fruit Tree.