Refining the Dao into Godhood: A Tale of the Jie Sect

The Thunder Pond is vast, to the point where it's more aptly described as a Thunder Sea. Within it, lightning strikes and thunders roar ceaselessly, channeling infinite forces of destruction and creation that elucidate the mysteries of the Innate Thunder Great Dao. There is the Yin Yang Divine Thunder, Five Elements Divine Thunder, Silent Annihilation Divine Thunder, and even the Creation Divine Thunder that harbors endless vitality.

"How wonderful!"

Xuanqing couldn't help but praise.

Thunderbolt is the regulator of heaven's blessings and calamities, the balancer of all things, master of life and death, presiding over the fate of all spirits, down to the prosperity and decline of flora, all within its manipulative power. It's not just a force of sheer destruction.

Spring thunder awakens the hibernating beings, reviving all things; summer thunder rolls, expelling evil and banishing demons; autumn thunder, dreary and sere, kills the frostbitten grasses; winter thunder thrums deeply, containing the power of boundless creation.

To assimilate the Innate Thunder Pond is no one-day feat. Xuanqing, unhurried, tries to refine it while experiencing the various mights of thunderbolts within it.

In the twinkling of an eye, three thousand years pass. With the advantage of the "Innate Wind and Thunder Dao Body," Xuanqing finally integrates the entire Thunder Pond into his Purple Mansion.

There, he has carved out an Inner Scenery Land, a dwelling for his Primordial Spirit, and with the guarding of this Innate Thunder Pond, he fears no malicious curses anymore.

Indeed, Thunder Skill is the epitome of toughness and positivity, the nemesis of many curses and wicked techniques.

Techniques like "Grassman Soul Bowing Technique" and "Nail-Head Seven Arrows Technique" are not accomplished in a short while. If anyone were to target Xuanqing's Primordial Spirit with such means, the various Divine Thunders within this Innate Thunder Pond would show those insidious spells... what true celestial might is!

Additionally, he incorporated the "Taiqing Divine Thunder," "Yuqing Divine Thunder," and "Upper Pure Divine Thunder," as well as the "Xuanqing Divine Thunder" he discerned from the above three thunders, into this Innate Thunder Pond.

Besides, this Innate Thunder Pond has also automatically branded the "Purple Cloud Divine Thunder" contained in the Purple Lightning Hammer and the "Nine Heavens Mysterious Thunder" from the Sudden Thunder Zither!

And Xuanqing, if he continues to contemplate this Innate Thunder Pond day and night, will eventually fully comprehend these two Divine Thunders, along with the seventeen types of Innate Divine Thunder contained within.

"If only I had the Devastating Divine Thunder!"

Xuanqing never forgets: the "Devastating Divine Thunder" is the origin of all thunders, surpassing all other Divine Thunders, and it's the most powerful Thunder Skill in the Primordial World.

Alas, this technique is only mastered by the Ancestor Witch Qiang Liang, and it seems incomplete, far from the complete version of Divine Thunder spurred by the Pangu Dharma Form.

For a moment, Xuanqing even entertained summoning the Pangu Dharma Form from the Twelve Devastating Divine Slaughter Array to strike him with a full-powered "Devastating Divine Thunder."

But upon further thought, seeking death is not to be done lightly, as long as he understands enough Innate Divine Thunder, he will eventually reconstruct the genuine "origin of all thunders"!

"Boom!"

As the Thunder Pond was refined by Xuanqing, no more lightning fell within the Thunder Marsh, which became unremarkable, except for the pockmarked terrain left by past thunders.

Of course, there are also Immortal Elixirs that were born from the thunder, like the Nine Orifice Tribulation Crossing Flower and the Thunder God Vine...

However, adhering to the principle of not wasting, Xuanqing took them all into his possession.

This opportunity had not yet been fully digested by Xuanqing, but even now, it had already greatly increased his power, and his mana had reached the pinnacle level among Taiyi Golden Immortals.

Afterward, he continued to traverse the Primordial World, comprehending the Great Dao, seeking opportunities, and honing his Divine Skills.

While Xuanqing was refining the Thunder Pond, a great war also broke out above the East Sea. Donghuang Taiyi, leading millions from the Demon Clan, demanded the Dragon Clan's allegiance to the Demon Clan.

The Dragon Clan naturally refused!

As a result, Dragon Clan powerhouses such as Ying Long, Candle Dragon, Mirage Dragon, and Red Dragon, who had been slumbering in the Dragon Tomb, emerged and engaged Donghuang Taiyi in a world-shocking battle.

Numerous from the Dragon Clan, Demon Clan, as well as Sea Clan that were vassals of the Dragon Clan, fell, staining the East Sea red with blood. Even Ao Cang, who wielded command over the East Sea, did not escape unscathed.

The losses of the Demon Clan were also incalculable, and ultimately, weighing the pros and cons, the Demon Clan had no choice but to retreat and turn their focus towards other weaker races.

Upon hearing this, Xuanqing couldn't help but sigh: "In the Primordial World, strength is ultimately what prevails!"

The Demon Clan's constant warfare, forcing more races to join them, was undoubtedly to gather fortunes and also to further perfect the Celestial Stars Battle Formation.

The Witch Clan was not idle either. With the Twelve Ancestor Witches in seclusion and not emerging, Great Witches such as Xingtian, Hou Yi, Jiufeng, and Kua Fu would often disrupt the Demon Clan's plans.

A storm is brewing on the horizon, a greater catastrophe is in the making.

At the same time, seeing Nuwa, The Three Pure Ones, Jieyin, and Zhunti becoming Saints one after another, and with the last strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi in hand, Hong Yun was also growing restless!

Staying in the Wuzhuang Temple, protected by Zhen Yuanzi's "Moral Kidnapping Array," naturally no one dared to trouble him, but he also could not find the opportunity to become a Saint.

Therefore, he prepared to bid farewell to Zhen Yuanzi and secretly set out to find his chance!

He thought he could do so undetected, yet unbeknownst to him, figures like Kunpeng, Minghe, and Emperor Jun had been waiting for him to leave the Wuzhuang Temple on his own.

To become a Saint!

Who wouldn't want that?

Hong Yun still underestimated the allure of sainthood to many powers; with the Hongmeng Purple Qi in his possession, he was like a walking target, as no one could resist the temptation to become a Saint.

Meanwhile, Xuanqing had come to the North Sea. He had already visited the East Sea, where he killed the Golden Winged Great Roc. With Ling Guang, a Divine Monarch, and many cultivators of the Phoenix Clan in the south, he did not want to put himself in danger. The west was the domain of Jieyin and Zhunti, where he could easily be seen as a fateful person... After much deliberation, the North Sea seemed the most suitable place for him to wander!

The Beiming, a bitter and cold place, was devoid of many creatures. The most famous among them, Kunpeng, had joined the Demon Clan and now followed Emperor Jun to the Heavenly Court.

Apart from that, there were only Divine Monarch Zhi Ming and the legendary North Sea Mysterious Turtle, considered top-tier powers, while the other beings, Xuanqing had not even heard of their names!

Of course, if there were no benefits at all, Xuanqing naturally would not venture to this harsh land. He came here with two purposes: one was to meet the future North Sea Mysterious Turtle, and the other was to ask Divine Monarch Zhi Ming for a Gui Water Essence.

Between the Five Elements, there is generation and restraint: Water Generates Wood, Wood brings forth Fire, Fire spawns Earth, Earth Produces Gold, and Gold brings forth Water. After Xuanqing infused the Yimu Essence into the Creation Furnace, the might of the Creation Furnace dramatically increased.

And from that moment, he had the notion to collect the essences of the Five Elements to strengthen the Creation Furnace.

Divine Monarch Ling Guang and Yuan Feng were as close as sisters, and the Golden Winged Great Roc was their nephew. Since Xuanqing had killed the Golden Winged Great Roc, he naturally would not seek out unpleasantness.

Therefore, Divine Monarch Zhi Ming, who guarded the North Pole, became his first choice!

Water Generates Wood!

It was also the most appropriate choice at the moment!

However, after searching the sea for several months, Xuanqing couldn't find the North Sea Mysterious Turtle or Divine Monarch Zhi Ming, but instead got trapped in a bizarre maze.

This Array was like a chessboard, with countless icebergs crisscrossing, accompanied by towering waves and gusts of cold and extremely dangerous plague poison.

It gave Xuanqing a real headache.

Although he was a disciple of Tongtian Sect Master, his knowledge of Arrays was only average because of the wide range of subjects he learned. After half a month of attempts, he barely managed to grasp the vein of this complex formation.

Within the Array, countless demon beasts evolved from weird Tribulation Qi were split into two camps, fighting each other like the black and white pieces on a chessboard.

Xuanqing was automatically classified into one of the camps and then engaged in a brutal fight with the demon beasts of the other camp that lasted many months.

But it was not without benefits; the Divine Skills invoked by these demon beasts were primarily of the Wind Great Dao, Water Great Dao, and Plague Poison Great Dao. By fighting with them, Xuanqing's understanding of these three Great Daos grew day by day.