After Li Yi absorbed the Pangu Jade Marrow, a warm current flowed through his entire body. Although his aptitude did not reach the level of Chaos God and Demon, it was far beyond top-grade innate. With the future search for treasures to improve his aptitude, becoming a Chaos God and Demon was achievable.
Suddenly, dark clouds gathered in the sky. Li Yi knew that Yuanshi and Tongtian were about to undergo their true form transformation.
Yuanshi and Tongtian were one with Li Yi, and their true form heavenly tribulations were also the Nine-Nine Heavenly Tribulation. With their origins nourished by the Pangu Jade Marrow, the power of the heavenly tribulations naturally increased.
Furthermore, Yuanshi and Tongtian were undergoing their transformations simultaneously, which naturally multiplied the tribulation's power.
Even with the protection of Pangu's merit from the creation of heaven and earth, Li Yi was still worried.
However, he could not help them; this was a test from heaven and earth for Yuanshi and Tongtian.
Two bolts of lightning simultaneously struck towards Yuanshi and Tongtian from within the tribulation clouds. Just as they were about to hit, the two vortexes unleashed a golden radiance. Li Yi's heart, which had been in his throat, finally relaxed. Although the tribulation's power had increased, the merit from heaven and earth could still manage it.
After Yuanshi and Tongtian endured the Nine-Nine True Form Heavenly Tribulation, the two vortexes transformed into two Daoists. One was enveloped by a halo of auspicious clouds and wore a stern expression.
The other exuded sharp energy, like a precious sword.
Seeing the two finish their transformations, Li Yi stepped forward to congratulate them, "Congratulations to both my younger brothers for successfully transforming. The Great Dao is within reach from now on."
The two quickly bowed and replied, "Yuanshi (Tongtian) greets elder brother, and thanks elder brother for finding the Pangu Jade Marrow for us. We are eternally grateful."
It turned out that although Yuanshi and Tongtian had not yet transformed, their consciousness had always been present. Seeing Li Yi unhesitatingly give them the Pangu Jade Marrow, both were deeply moved.
Li Yi said, "We are brothers, no need to be so polite. You have just transformed, and your cultivation is not yet stable. Quickly stabilize your cultivation, and I will protect you."
Although Yuanshi and Tongtian were deeply moved by everything Li Yi had done for them, they did not dare to be negligent about their cultivation. They bowed and said, "Thank you, elder brother."
Thus, the two sat cross-legged to stabilize their cultivation, while Li Yi sat a short distance away to guard them.
Time ticked by. Three months later, a golden light flashed between Yuanshi's brows, and he slowly opened his eyes. His cultivation had stabilized at the middle stage of Da Luo.
Shortly after Yuanshi awakened, Tongtian also awoke. His cultivation was not as high as Yuanshi's, only reaching the early stage of Da Luo.
Originally, Yuanshi and Tongtian's cultivation would not have reached this level immediately after their transformation. However, they had absorbed the Pangu Jade Marrow. Although it was only a drop, the Pangu Jade Marrow was formed from Pangu's bone marrow and was the essence of Pangu's entire being. It not only contained origins that were the same as the Three Pure Ones but also immense energy.
Even a small drop directly advanced Yuanshi and Tongtian's cultivation by a small realm.
Seeing Yuanshi and Tongtian awaken, Li Yi said, "Kunlun Mountain is the place where we transformed. I wish to establish our cultivation cave dwellings here. What do you two younger brothers think?"
Yuanshi and Tongtian naturally had no objections. Kunlun Mountain had been their waiting place for transformation since the three brothers were differentiated from Pangu. They had spent countless years here and naturally developed an emotional attachment.
Moreover, as the ancestor of all mountains, Kunlun was the source of all dragon veins, and its spiritual energy was naturally among the best in the Primordial World.
Yuanshi and Tongtian responded in unison, "As elder brother says."
With Yuanshi and Tongtian's agreement, Li Yi said, "Since you two younger brothers have no objections, let us each go and establish our own cave dwellings."
Yuanshi and Tongtian saw that Li Yi had transformed long before them, yet he did not even have a cave dwelling. They felt touched again when they thought of him going out to search for treasures for them.
Thus, Tongtian said, "Elder brother, please rest. We two brothers can handle such minor matters."
Li Yi smiled and said, "I appreciate the intentions of my second and third brothers. Although we are all manifestations of Father God Pangu's primordial spirit, our cultivated Great Daos are different. Establishing cave dwellings should align with our own cultivated Great Daos, which will aid our cultivation in the future. You two younger brothers should also hurry and establish your own cave dwellings!"
With that, Li Yi flew towards a peak, and Yuanshi and Tongtian also flew towards the peaks they had chosen.
After Li Yi flew to the peak, he circled it once. Seeing that many spiritual herbs grew on the mountain, he was quite satisfied.
Besides his main cultivated Great Dao, the Dao of Wu Wei (non-action), Li Yi's inherited knowledge also included the auxiliary Dao of Alchemy, which aided in cultivating the Dao of Wu Wei. Yuanshi's auxiliary Dao was the Dao of Artifact Refining, and Tongtian's was the Dao of Formations.
Therefore, he erected a boundary marker at the foot of the mountain, on the path leading up, inscribed with: Taiqing Peak, Sudan Novel Network.
After erecting the boundary marker, he arrived at the mountainside, found a flat area backed by the mountain, and used his magical powers and divine abilities to construct a palace. The plaque above the palace door was inscribed with three gilded characters: "Taiqing Palace."
The palace was extremely simple, consisting only of the Taiqing Hall, the Alchemy Hall, and Li Yi's living quarters.
Outside the palace, an area with dense spiritual energy was demarcated by Li Yi as an herb garden for cultivating spiritual herbs.
After the palace was completed, Li Yi intended to collect the rare and less common spiritual herbs on Taiqing Peak and cultivate them in the Taiqing Palace's herb garden. Before he could finish, he saw Yuanshi and Tongtian arrive at the entrance of Taiqing Palace.
While planting the collected spiritual herbs in the herb garden, Li Yi asked, "Have my second and third brothers finished establishing their cave dwellings?"
Yuanshi and Tongtian replied, "It is done."
Tongtian asked curiously, "Why did elder brother erect a boundary marker at the foot of the peak?"
Li Yi replied, "Kunlun Mountain is vast and boundless. We are not the only three brothers here. Erecting a boundary marker informs other fellow Daoists that this place is already occupied, preventing misunderstandings."
Yuanshi and Tongtian nodded, thinking that elder brother was indeed thoughtful. They would also erect boundary markers later, inscribed with: Yuqing (Shangqing) Peak.
Tongtian asked, "But elder brother, why did you do that? If elder brother needs these spiritual herbs, he can collect them when he needs them. Why plant them by your doorstep?"
Li Yi said, "This way, when I need them for alchemy in the future, I can harvest them directly without having to search for them."
After Li Yi finished planting the collected spiritual herbs, he said, "Second and third brothers, please come into my Taiqing Hall and sit for a while!"
Thus, Yuanshi and Tongtian followed Li Yi into Taiqing Palace.
In the Taiqing Hall, Li Yi sat on the central cushion, with Yuanshi and Tongtian seated on either side of him.
At this moment, Tongtian said, "Elder brother, second brother, I want to see the Primordial World created by Father God."
Li Yi looked at Yuanshi and saw a yearning on his face as well.
He then said, "The Primordial World is vast and boundless, filled with countless dangers. You two have only recently transformed; it is best to first diligently learn the divine abilities and techniques inherited from Father God."
After Li Yi spoke, he saw disappointment on the faces of Yuanshi and Tongtian.
He then continued, "How about this? For the next thousand years, you two will familiarize yourselves with your respective inheritances. After a thousand years, the three of us brothers will journey through the Primordial World together."
Tongtian's face lit up upon hearing this and he quickly said, "Thank you, elder brother!"
Although Yuanshi's reaction was not as obvious, it was clear he was also very pleased.
They then returned to their respective places to go into seclusion. Li Yi watched their hurried departures and smiled, "Two little brats!"