2: Change

Once Taiqing's idea took shape, it took root deep within his heart.

Acting as soon as the thought occurred, Taiqing pointed his fingers like a sword and split his own Origin into two portions.

Their size was exactly the same as the Shangqing Origin and Yuqing Origin he had previously absorbed.

A heart-wrenching pain spread through his Primordial Spirit and body; Taiqing's body instantly went into spasms from the agony, and sweat the size of beans poured down like rain.

Enduring the pain, Taiqing then split a portion from each of the Yuqing and Shangqing Origins.

He then gave his own Taiqing Origin to his two younger brothers.

He exchanged the portions he had split from his two younger brothers' Origins with each other.

In this way, the three brothers—Taiqing, Shangqing, and Yuqing—all possessed a part of each other's Origin.

"Once the Origins undergo Fusion, I'll see if my two younger brothers can nurture the One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones Divine Ability."

With his Taiqing Origin divided, the pain left Taiqing unable to move, so he quickly sat in meditation.

While protecting his two younger brothers as they nurtured their forms for birth, he absorbed Pure Qi to repair his Origin.

Although he had lost a portion of his Origin, fortunately, the Shangqing and Yuqing Origins Taiqing had absorbed earlier could make up for the deficiency.

Compared to the tranquility of Kunlun Mountain, the Honghuang World at this time was incredibly boisterous.

The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Three Clans were completely embroiled in war; now, all three clans were converging toward the Western Continent.

As if drawn by some attraction, the three clans were about to engage in a final decisive battle on the Western Continent.

The mastermind behind the scenes drawing the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin was, naturally, the secretly plotting Demon Ancestor Luohu.

To refine the four immortal slaying swords, Demon Ancestor Luohu schemed against the three clans, causing them to fight for hegemony over the Honghuang World.

He used the Evil Qi and calamity qi generated by the great war during the three clans' struggle for dominance to refine the four immortal slaying swords.

Once the four immortal slaying swords were successfully refined, they could not be broken without four Saints.

Luohu did all this, naturally, to contend with Hongjun and determine who would be the one to join with the Heavenly Dao.

The three clans were entirely sacrificial pawns in the struggle between Hongjun and Luohu, the Dao-Demon Conflict.

But once the Great Tribulation begins, those who enter it lose control over their own fates.

At this point, even if the Ancestral Dragon, Yuan Phoenix, and First Qilin realized the final fate of their clans, it would be difficult to stop the development of events.

Moreover, even though the three powerhouses were all at the Late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal cultivation level, they were tainted by calamity qi and had completely lost themselves to bloodlust.

Beneath Mount Sumeru, Luohu continuously drew the calamity qi and Evil Qi generated by the conflict between the three clans to refine the four immortal slaying swords.

If not for the suppression of Mount Sumeru, the terrifying Evil Qi of the four immortal slaying swords...

...would likely have turned the entire Western Continent into a land of malevolence, no longer suitable for living beings to survive.

On Jade Capital Mountain, Hongjun was hosting a group of mighty experts, a hint of calculated scheming flashing in his eyes.

These experts were mostly those who had been Chaos Demon Gods and were now undergoing Reincarnation to cultivate again in the Honghuang World; currently, they were on good terms with Hongjun.

But little did they know, they were merely cannon fodder in Hongjun's calculations.

"Phew~ I've finally recovered from my Origin injuries. It's all thanks to the assistance of the Taiji Diagram, this heaven-opening supreme treasure.

Otherwise, I don't know how long it would have taken to recover from these Origin injuries."

Taiqing couldn't care about what was happening in the outside world, nor did he have the ability to interfere.

Immediately upon his birth, Taiqing spent several Yuanhui healing on Kunlun Mountain.

Fortunately, he had the assistance of the Taiji Diagram, which absorbed the Pure Qi of heaven and earth to help Taiqing recover from his Origin injuries.

Otherwise, if Taiqing had absorbed the Pure Qi to heal on his own, it would probably have taken at least several hundred Yuanhui to recover.

Now, Taiqing finally began to examine himself and the place where he was being nurtured.

Upon his birth, Taiqing possessed Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation; one could say his foundation were profound.

In the entire Honghuang World, it would likely be difficult to find anyone with deeper foundation than the Three Pure Ones.

Looking at his two younger brothers, he saw a small, glittering golden bell suspended above the Origin of Yuqing Yuanshi.

The small bell shed rays of golden light, drawing in the Pure Qi of heaven and earth to repair the deficiencies in Yuqing Yuanshi's Origin and strengthen it.

Looking at Shangqing Lingbao's Origin, he saw an ancient and simple giant banner. Upon it, the Yin-Yang fish manifested, and the elements of earth, wind, water, and fire were re-enacted.

An unparalleled offensive power emanated from it.

This giant banner was likewise suspended above Shangqing Lingbao's Origin, shedding rays of emerald green light.

It drew in the Pure Qi of heaven and earth to repair the deficiencies in Shangqing Lingbao's Origin and strengthen it.

Seeing this situation, Taiqing was instantly stunned on the spot.

Wait, what? What's going on?

The chaos bell? The pangu banner?

Why are these two heaven-opening supreme treasures the companion treasures of his second and third brothers?

Including his own Taiji Diagram, doesn't that mean all three heaven-opening supreme treasures are in the hands of their three brothers?

Also, why is Yuqing Yuanshi's companion treasure the chaos bell and not the pangu banner?

Question after question arose in Taiqing's mind.

But then Taiqing felt that this was actually the correct arrangement.

The offensive power of the pangu banner was number one in the Honghuang World, capable of slashing out peerless Chaos Sword Qi.

It perfectly suited his third brother Shangqing Lingbao's Dao of Slaughter, providing unparalleled combat power.

The chaos bell possessed the power to suppress the world, control time and space, reverse the heavens, and evolve the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

It coincided perfectly with the Dao of his second brother, Yuqing Yuanshi.

Allocating them this way was the most correct choice.

"Could it be that Father Pangu made this allocation after looking at my memories?"

The only reason Taiqing could think of was this one.

"Eldest Brother, I didn't expect you to be born so much earlier than me and Third Brother."

Just then, a thought transmission came from Yuqing Yuanshi's Origin.

Over these years, Yuqing Yuanshi's Origin had already birthed a consciousness and could communicate with the outside world.

Seeing that Taiqing had already taken form and been born, Yuqing Yuanshi's tone was filled with deep envy.

"Eldest Brother, why were you born so much earlier than me and Second Brother?

We three brothers were nurtured together; we should have been born together. It's really somewhat hard to fathom."

Shangqing Lingbao's Origin had also birthed a consciousness, and a thought was transmitted out.

He also expressed deep envy toward Taiqing.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, This elder brother doesn't know either. Perhaps this might be Father Pangu's arrangement.

After This elder brother birthed a consciousness, I actively drew in and absorbed the Pure Qi of heaven and earth.

That's why I was born so many Yuanhui early. Second Brother, Third Brother, you should also quickly and actively absorb the Pure Qi so you can be born sooner.

When that time comes, we three brothers can travel the Honghuang World created by Father together."

Taiqing didn't want to explain; he couldn't exactly say he was a transmigrator, could he?

With such an explanation, once the Heavenly Dao noticed, he would likely have his soul and body extinguished.

If he couldn't explain it clearly, attributing it to Father Pangu was the right way to go.

Moreover, his becoming Taiqing was indeed Father Pangu's arrangement.

Sure enough, upon hearing that this was Father Pangu's arrangement, neither Yuqing nor Shangqing dwelled on the issue any further.

"Eldest Brother, this Pure Qi can be actively drawn in and absorbed?

I always thought they would drill into my Origin on their own.

No wonder Eldest Brother was born so much earlier."

Yuqing Yuanshi gave it a try and found that the Pure Qi really could be actively drawn in and absorbed.

He was instantly annoyed; how many Yuanhui had he wasted?

"Eldest Brother, why didn't you say so earlier?

This Pure Qi can actually be actively absorbed. Like Second Brother, I thought they were drilling into the Origin on their own."

Shangqing Lingbao also gave it a try and spoke with annoyance.

"Second Brother, Third Brother, it's not too late to actively absorb the Pure Qi now.

Second Brother, Third Brother, quickly and actively absorb the Pure Qi, strengthen your Origins, and be born sooner."

Taiqing felt a bit awkward and quickly ended the topic.

Actively absorbing Pure Qi—wasn't that instinctive?

How were both his younger brothers waiting for the Pure Qi to drill into their Origins on its own?

The only thing Taiqing could think of was that his two younger brothers had only just birthed consciousnesses and were simple-minded.

They completely failed to understand the importance of subjective initiative.

From this moment on, compared to the Honghuang World in Taiqing's memories, it seemed that some changes had occurred.

This change began with the Three Pure Ones.