Chapter 1

The Louguan Dao, which had been the source of Daoist teachings in this world for millions of years, was now a sea of flames, with bolts of lightning raging and shattering the ancient and simple pavilions on Zhongnan Mountain.

No matter how long a tradition has endured, through the storms and rains of millions of years, there will always be ups and downs.

Now, the Louguan Dao has only a few Daoist priests in seclusion, with no more than a dozen people in the entire sect, long since fallen into decline. Today, they were completely wiped out.

Two streaks of blood light shot up from the ancestral grounds of the Louguan Dao...

One of the figures in the blood light was enveloped in a crimson glow, revealing only a pair of sinister, triangular eyes. His body exuded a sinister aura, not that of a good person. He gritted his teeth, painfully pulling out a golden talisman from his chest. The ancient and obscure runes on it were condensed with spiritual light.

"This isn't the time to be hesitant!" someone in the other streak of blood light shouted urgently.

"Easy for you to say, this is a Golden Light Escape Talisman I exchanged for 300 moral points... It cost me all the moral points I had saved to refine my life-bound magical treasure." Although he said this, the man still decisively crushed the golden talisman, instantly summoning a golden light that carried both of them into the void, disappearing without a trace.

At this moment, several figures arrived in the sky above the Louguan Dao. Among them was an old man with white hair and long eyebrows, his chin adorned with a flowing beard. He looked at the ruins of the Louguan Dao and roared in anger.

"You dare to do this, scoundrels!"

The old man waved his sleeve, and immediately, boundless auspicious clouds rose, suppressing the fierce demonic flames below with a single press.

The green auspicious clouds rolled and surged, their power immense, capable of destroying mountains and cities. The bolts of lightning and the nine netherworld demonic fires, which could burn anything, were instantly extinguished upon contact with the auspicious clouds, without a single sound.

The auspicious clouds, originally symbols of peace, now churned like calamity clouds, revealing the old man's intense anger.

Another middle-aged Daoist also had a grave expression, saying to those around him, "The Louguan Dao is one of the three major sects of our Supreme Dao, a tradition directly passed down from the Daoist Ancestor. Its status is unparalleled. Today, these two demonic beings, though of low cultivation, had the audacity to wipe out the Louguan Dao. They even used ancient true talismans to escape. This matter is highly suspicious."

"I will use the Taiyi Six Divinations to calculate the whereabouts of these scoundrels and uncover the mastermind behind this!"

"We, the Supreme Dao, must unite and work together. Even if we have to tear a hole in the sky, we will avenge this!"

All the Immortal True Spirits were extremely angry, nodding in agreement. Even if the masterminds were the top leaders of the Blood Sea Dao and the Nine Netherworld Sect, they would make them pay with blood!

After speaking, the middle-aged Daoist began to perform divinations, his right hand bursting with countless complex finger seals, creating a dizzying array of finger shadows. Finally, as if supporting something, he spread his hand and lifted it upward.

"Boom~"

Boundless spiritual light surged...

This middle-aged Daoist was already a grandmaster of the world's divination techniques. Normally, performing divinations should be effortless, leaving no trace, and returning to simplicity. However, today, with the Louguan Dao wiped out, he was extremely angry. He no longer restrained his power, using his full strength, causing the elemental energies within a thousand miles to churn, and the great Dao to manifest.

All the Immortal True Spirits were illuminated by this spiritual light, their expressions becoming hazy as they looked through the light. Their powerful auras swept in all directions. Far away, in a deep and profound place, an eight-armed demon god appeared, roaring to the sky, trying to match this aura. On the Western Spirit Mountain, countless temples stood, and when the overwhelming pressure swept over, a golden lotus bloomed at the summit, encompassing Mount Sumeru, gently blocking the pressure and protecting the Western Pure Land.

A Taiji diagram appeared, wrapping around the eight-armed demon god and smashing him into the nine netherworlds, then forcibly breaking through the golden lotus.

At the summit of the Spirit Mountain, in a small temple that could only accommodate one person, a long sigh echoed: "Fellow Daoists of the Supreme Dao, this matter has nothing to do with our Buddhist sect." He then released the golden lotus, allowing the Taiji diagram to check the aura.

In the southern wilderness mountains...

On the three immortal islands in the Eastern Sea...

At the center of the imperial dynasty's fortune...

Numerous phenomena manifested in all directions, subtly resisting this overwhelming aura. At this moment, a white jade ruyi appeared on Kunlun Mountain, and a celestial sword rose from the islands overseas, merging with the Taiji diagram created by the Supreme Dao's Immortal True Spirits, suppressing all the phenomena...

The three major sects' fortunes stood high, overlooking all beings in this world.

The Immortal True Spirits' auras were solemn, using this power to search the world's aura, manifesting the threads of destiny.

The boundless spiritual light slowly gathered, eventually forming the Eight Trigram symbols, which interacted and generated countless golden lines. The Immortal True Spirits each captured the golden lines, calculating the great destiny of the future. This grand display by the Supreme Dao, even inviting the Immortal True Spirits of the Primordial Dao and the Spirit Treasure Dao, was not only to capture the culprits but also to divine the destiny of the next five hundred years.

"There are signs of a great calamity approaching! Could the annihilation of the Louguan Dao, which has endured for millions of years, be a harbinger of the great calamity?"

"Within five hundred years, there are signs of a great calamity approaching. However, the great calamity is severe and long-lasting. A calamity that extends for ten thousand years is just a minor one. It approaches slowly and departs fiercely. Even if there are signs, it may not manifest within thousands of years. Moreover, every 490 years, there is a minor calamity, and every ten thousand years, there is a major calamity among the immortals. This may not be a sign of the great calamity, but perhaps just a minor calamity or a major calamity among the immortals..."

As the Immortal True Spirits discussed, the middle-aged Daoist suddenly opened his eyes, looking somewhat surprised and uncertain.

"How is this possible? I can't calculate the cause and effect of these two scoundrels."

"It seems they are not within this world, and not part of the threads of destiny." The middle-aged Daoist said gravely, "The annihilation of the Louguan Dao has also disrupted the threads of destiny, as if a great being is concealing the cause and effect."

"However, this power to conceal the threads of destiny only lasts for one hour."

In an ordinary residence in Guangling City, the two culprits looked at the overwhelming aura sweeping the world, feeling both fear and shock. The one in black robes said to the other, who had a sinister, triangular eye, "Miaokong, didn't you say the Louguan Dao was already in decline, with the highest cultivation in the sect being just a Core Formation cultivator, and a Daoist practitioner, who could be easily taken down?"

"Yet, it has attracted so many Immortal True Spirits, whose power is greater than all the Immortal True Spirits in our world combined!"

"Old Daoist Tongshen, what are you afraid of? We have already taken down the Louguan Dao. Even if the Immortal True Spirits have great powers, can they calculate the cause and effect concealed by the Lord of the Wheel of Rebirth? The Lord of the Wheel of Rebirth is a great being, sending us to this world to complete a mission, and has already suppressed our cause and effect. Even Immortal Daoists cannot calculate it..."

Miaokong, though still fearful, said firmly.

"I don't care about that. Don't forget what you promised me."

"Moreover, your cause and effect is suppressed by the Lord of the Wheel of Rebirth, but the things you stole from the Louguan Dao are not. After one hour, when the mission is completed, the Lord of the Wheel of Rebirth's concealment will gradually become clear. The next moment, Immortal True Spirits will come to take your life. Under their power, you will find it hard to die."

"I advise you to get rid of that thing. Preserve your life first!"

"Damn..." Miaokong was filled with helpless rage: "How could the annihilation of the Louguan Dao cause such a great disturbance? The thing I prepared to suppress the threads of destiny is worthless in front of so many Immortal True Spirits. I thought the Louguan Dao was already in decline, and even though it had a glorious past, the current sect leader is only a Core Formation cultivator. If it had such a powerful backing, why would it be in this state!"

"So, the thing I prepared to conceal the Immortal True Spirits' calculations is far from enough."

"Even if I could foresee the Louguan Dao being a hornet's nest, I couldn't find anything to conceal the calculations of such a great master."

"Now, this thing is a hot potato!" Miaokong thought as he touched the bead in his chest.

Old Daoist Tongshen continued to mock, "I don't know what treasure it is, but it must be worth a lot. You've probably lost all your wealth. Now, with everything lost, you must be heartbroken!"

"What is it!" Miaokong secretly laughed: "This is not just any treasure, it is one of the Three Treasures of the Supreme Dao. If I hadn't read an ancient notebook in my early years, which didn't record useful methods but mentioned a legend of the Louguan Dao's revival, I wouldn't have known that the Louguan Dao was already in decline in this era, and that 500 years later, the founding ancestor of the revival would achieve the Dao from the Supreme Dao Dust Pearl, a legacy of the Louguan Dao, and become an Immortal Daoist. Even in the great calamity, he would achieve the rank of Daoist Lord, greatly reviving the Louguan Dao."

"During my last mission, I was sent to this era."

"I worked hard, giving up the mission rewards and leaving the opportunity to return to this world. Later, I spent all my wealth, planned everything, and wiped out the Louguan Dao, obtaining this treasure."

"Moreover..." Miaokong's heart was burning: "If the clues I found later are correct, the Supreme Dao Dust Pearl has a shocking origin... According to legend, before the Daoist Ancestor achieved the Dao, he was just a cowherd boy. One day, while herding cows on the mountain, he saw a meteor and accidentally obtained a thread of otherworldly spiritual light. From this spiritual light, he comprehended the fundamental classic of the Supreme Dao, the *Tao Te Ching*. After countless calamities, he achieved the Dao, founded the Daoist sect, and promoted the other two Daoist Lords."

"After the Daoist Ancestor achieved the Dao, the thread of spiritual light was no longer necessary for him. To commemorate his path to the Dao, he cut the spiritual light into a bead when he achieved the Dao. This bead is one of the three supreme treasures representing the Supreme Dao, the Supreme Dao Dust Pearl. Holding this bead can greatly enhance one's comprehension and understanding of the supreme Dao."

"It is the legacy treasure of the Louguan Dao, a