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

Red flowers, white lotus roots, green lotus leaves; the Three Teachings originally come from the same family, the Three Pure Ones sharing the same lineage, moreover sworn together under the banner of Hong Jun. Thus, their relationship is naturally extremely close.

Upon seeing Yuanshi Tianzun take out the Magic Treasure, the Tongtian Sect Master immediately tried to decline, stating that he could not accept it for nothing and wished to exchange an equivalent Spiritual Treasure with the other party.

"Hmph!"

Yuanshi Tianzun responded with overwhelming assertiveness, "It's just a Magic Treasure, nothing significant! Besides, I am not granting it as a gift to you! As a senior, I find Xuanqing rather pleasing to the eye, so what's wrong with bestowing a Magic Treasure?"

Xuanqing secretly rejoiced.

The Tongtian Sect Master was profoundly moved and knew that if he continued to speak, he would seem ungrateful, so he immediately said, "Then on behalf of Xuanqing, I thank you, Second Brother!"

Following this, the Tongtian Sect Master pondered for a moment, and came up with some rules for the Jie Sect disciples to conduct themselves, which he then handed over to Taiching and Yuanshi Tianzun for review.

Both of them provided some feedback.

The Tongtian Sect Master chose the good suggestions and incorporated them into the Jie Sect's rules.

Xuanqing stood by respectfully.

After a long while, the Tongtian Sect Master took Xuanqing and left. Though deciding the rules was within his power, their implementation still had to be managed by several Direct Disciples.

As a Saint, he was busy comprehending the Heavenly Heart and contemplating the Great Dao, and naturally, he couldn't attend to every detail personally.

Watching the Tongtian Sect Master leave, Taiching couldn't help but look towards Yuanshi Tianzun and smile, "You're usually so stern towards the disciples of the Tongtian sect, why the change of heart today, as if you're a different person?"

"Crows exhibit filial piety in return nurturing, and lambs kneel to their feeding mother; horses harbor no deceit towards their mother!" Yuanshi Tianzun's expression remained unchanged, "When have I ever spoken insincerely? My sternness toward those Jie Sect disciples is because, having been accepted as disciples by Saints, they do not think of repaying the favor but instead bring about Karma and disputes for Tongtian!"

"As for Xuanqing, although he harbors some utilitarian thoughts, he looks to the distant future, is grateful, and willing to even offer his own opportunities to Tongtian to suppress the Jie Sect's fortune. How can he be compared to those crude and unrefined characters?"

Speaking of which, Yuanshi Tianzun couldn't help but laugh, "Come to think of it, Big Brother, your foresight is superior! The two Primordial Human Race individuals you brought back to Kunlun Mountain both have excellent nature and talents. Xuan Dou is free from worldly concerns, as good as water, and unflappable in the face of calamity. And Xuanqing, though his mind is more occupied with stray thoughts, he is extremely adept at reading people and controlling their emotions, a true master of insight. I see he has advanced to the Taiyi Realm, his future achievements are boundless!"

Saints align with the Heavenly Dao, observing the Heavenly Heart above and all living beings below. Though Kunlun Immortal Mountain is vast, to the Saints, it is as clear as scrutinizing the lines on one's palm.

The daily conduct of disciples from the Human Sect, Chan Sect, and Jie Sect is indeed all within the Saints' observation, and Yuanshi Tianzun naturally knows these disciples' states of mind.

"So this is what you value in him!"

Taiching smiled slightly and explained, "However, the reason I brought Xuanqing back to Kunlun is because his fate is void and empty, harmonizing with Tongtian's 'cutting' aspect of the Great Dao!"

Yuanshi Tianzun was taken aback by this.

He had actually not noticed that Xuanqing's fate was a blank slate, as if it held infinite possibilities.

...

Once the Tongtian Sect Master made up his mind to rectify the sect and discipline the disciples with the rules, he acted swiftly. First, he had Xuanqing hold the Yuxu Glaze Lamp and use the "Washing Karma Golden Fire" to investigate the pasts of many external Jie Sect disciples, and then had his eldest disciple, Daoist Duobao, make an example of the disciples.

Those burdened with heavy Karma, yet repentant, were only punished lightly.

As for those stubbornly unenlightened, convinced that joining the Saint's sect allowed them to act without restraint, Daoist Duobao directly employed Divine Skills and secret techniques, stripping them of their Upper Pure Immortal Techniques, and promptly expelled them from the Jie Sect.

In fact, the Tongtian Sect Master was not unaware of which disciples had accumulated Karma; his reluctance to immediately resort to severe measures was born from a desire to reform them through teaching.

After all...

The word 'to teach' is not only about imparting Dao and techniques but also about improving the world, guiding people towards goodness, transforming evil causes into good outcomes, and helping those cultivators who have not yet fallen from grace to find their way back to the right path.

While the Jie Sect was disciplining its disciples, a great war broke out between the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan. The Witch Clan, having the upper hand, pushed the Demon Clan back by relying on the immense power of the River Map and Primordial Chaos Array, barely managing to withstand the continuous onslaught of the Twelve Ancestor Witches.

The Witch Clan pursued their victory, fighting all the way to the Nine Layers Heaven, but at that moment, in the void, Fu Xi and Kunpeng suddenly led a large force of the Demon Clan and launched a surprise attack.

The Demon Emperor Emperor Jun revealed a smug smile: "Emperor Jiang, surrender now! Daring to slaughter my Demon Clan's children, today shall be the end of your Witch Clan!"

Dang!

Dang!

Dang!

Donghuang Taiyi shook the Chaos Bell even more frantically. In the void, thunder exploded, accompanied by the sweeping Taiyang Fire across the heavens, as if sounding a death knell for the Witch Clan.

"Set up the Celestial Stars Battle Formation!"

Under the command of Heavenly Empress Xi He, three hundred and sixty-five Daluo Demon Gods immediately revealed their forms, holding Array Flags, continuously drawing the Power of Stars.

This time, the Demon Clan feigned utter defeat only to lure the enemy deep in and annihilate the opposing Witch Clan in one fell swoop with the "Celestial Stars Battle Formation."

Emperor Jun, as the eye of the formation, holding the River Map and Luo Book and carrying the Sun and Moon Essence Wheels, donned a golden imperial robe. Against the backdrop of countless stars, he appeared supremely divine and saintly, a force far surpassing that of a Quasi-Saint agitating the Qiankun Universe instantly.

"This is..."

Even the saints couldn't help but take notice.

For they felt a force from Emperor Jun's body, comparable to that of a Saint.

"The Celestial Stars Battle Formation?"

Tongtian Sect Master's eyes sparkled even more, as he was most adept at Sword Dao and Array Dao. Seeing Emperor Jun deploying such a grand formation naturally excited him tremendously.

He saw at once the profound mystery of this great formation. Using the River Map and Luo Book as the core, in combination with Array Flags, it continuously extracted the Power of Stars from the Ancient Starry Sky. Its ingenuity paralleled that of a Saint moving the forces of the Heavenly Dao.

However, the forces that a Saint mobilizes are that of the Heavenly Dao, every action filled with magnificent heavenly might.

Emperor Jun, on the other hand, mobilized the Power of Stars and relied on the forces of the great formation, which could not last, and the slightest carelessness could lead to a backlash from the Power of Stars.

Seeing this, Emperor Jiang was not at all flustered: "Hahaha, you feathered bird! Did you think that just because your Demon Clan has a great formation, my Witch Clan would lack such means?"

He let out a long howl and suddenly revealed his Ancestral Witch True Body, then shouted to the other eleven Ancestor Witches: "Fellows, let's show the Demon Clan our Witch Clan's grand formation!"

"Twelve Devastating Divine Slaughter Array, activate!"

In an instant, the void exploded with sound, and under the guidance of the Twelve Ancestor Witches, endless Evil Qi gathered, evolving into a gigantic Pangu Dharma Form between heaven and earth.

"Pangu!"

"How is this possible?"

Countless beings showed a look of horror, the gigantic Pangu Dharma Form obscuring the sky, shaking the universe, its power seemingly even surpassing that of the Demon Clan's formation.

The Three Pure Ones themselves could not remain calm.

They and the Witch Clan both claimed to be the "authentic lineage of Pangu," but as Saints that are undying and coexist with the Dao, they had always looked down on those of the Witch Clan who could not cultivate Primordial Spirits... Yet now, the techniques exhibited by the Witch Clan demanded their respect!

For they could feel the power of the Pangu Dharma Form. Although this Dharma Form had a form but no spirit, it already had the potential to threaten the Saints' Taoist Bodies!

Boom!

The great battle was about to erupt.

Sensing danger, the Demon Clan took the initiative to strike, the Power of Stars from myriad constellations converged, transforming into a river of stars, pressing horizontally towards the Pangu Dharma Form.

"Devastating Divine Thunder!"

Pangu Dharma Form emitted a "Zha" sound of Dao, as the heavens trembled with it, the Great Dao roared, the Devastating Divine Thunder known as the origin of all thunder manifested, penetrating heaven and earth, unleashing power capable of destroying all.