Chapter 55: The Baptism of the Great Dao

  "Raise an eyebrow!" Emperor Jiang turned his head and looked back, somewhat surprised.

  "I wonder if fellow Taoist still remembers me." He raised his eyebrows and smiled, only to see him wearing a white shirt and bare feet, holding a hollow willow branch, with white eyebrows and hair, yet he had an air of immortality and elegance, standing there as if he were an illusion, with subtle ripples emerging from the flow of spiritual energy.

  "Emperor Jiang has seen Daozhang." Emperor Jiang cupped his hands in greeting, although he didn't know why this raised eyebrow would appear here, but it was definitely aimed at himself.

  "But what's surprising is why you've appeared?" Seemingly seeing through Emperor Jiang's concerns, he raised an eyebrow and said.

  The Emperor Jiang did not express approval or disapproval and there was no response.

  Upon seeing Jiang's expression, he raised an eyebrow and smiled, "Before Hong Jun Daoist joined the sect, he asked me to take a look at you. Now that I see you're about to leave the Desolate Expanse, I couldn't help but come."

  Di Jiang was taken aback, never expecting that it was actually entrusted by Master Hong Jun. He couldn't help but feel a little moved in his heart. Master Hong Jun indeed had no fault to find with him, unfortunately, now there is no longer a Master Hong Jun.

  "What teachings have you brought with you after such a long time?"

  "But it is to make things clear for you." He raised an eyebrow and continued, "In the midst of chaos, there is the aura of Hongmeng Xuanhuang, mysterious and profound. The will of the Great Way is hidden within, transforming into 3,000 rules that govern the order of chaos. However, the Heavenly Way only inherited 2,200 rules, but if you leave the Desolate World and enter the midst of chaos, the 2,200 rules bestowed upon you by the Heavenly Way will be completed, and at the same time, you will undergo a baptism by the Heavenly Way."

  "What is Tian Dao Baptism!" Emperor Jiang frowned and asked.

  "The Great Way has 3,000 paths, and all of them can prove the origin, but the living beings in the Heavenly Way can only comprehend 2,200 paths. If you enter the Chaos, the Great Way will supplement the remaining 800 rules, but a test is needed, this is the baptism of the Great Way."

  "My physical body cultivates the spatial law, walking the path of force to prove the way; my primordial spirit cultivates the Qinglian law, walking the path of beheading corpses to prove the way. Both are within the 2,200 rules of the Heavenly Way, why must I still want the Great Way to supplement the remaining 800 rules?"

  He raised an eyebrow and shook his head: "The spatial laws contained in the Heavenly Way are just small laws, which can't be compared to the chaotic spatial laws of the Great Way. Similarly, the Qinglian law of the Heavenly Way is also inferior to the chaotic Qinglian law contained in the Great Way."

  Di Jiang listened and finally understood the benefits of the Great Dao Baptism. He couldn't help but continue to ask, "Is the Great Dao Baptism dangerous?"

  "It's a narrow escape from death." He said with raised eyebrows.

  Di Jiang was taken aback, "It's so difficult!"

  "The Eight Hundred Laws will be carried by the Hongmeng Xuanhuang Qi, mixed with the Hunyuan Original Qi, pouring into the flesh and yuan Shen. One careless move, and it will be overwhelmed, resulting in death of both body and soul. However, this is incomparable to those Hunyuan Demons, who at birth had their Three Thousand Laws silently opened. Just like how you were born with the Heavenly Way's Two Thousand Two Hundred Dao Rules bestowed upon you, without any danger."

  Don't you just want to go to Chaos? Is it necessary to be so dangerous? Emperor Jiang's face turned pale for a moment, "Is there any precedent for success?"

  He raised an eyebrow and shook his head, "Except for chaotic demon gods like me, no other living being has ever emerged from the Primordial Chaos, but there is no precedent for not having been baptized by the Great Dao. Everything else is just my humble speculation. If you emerge from the Primordial Chaos, it would be a good opportunity to verify whether this speculation is correct." He paused for a moment before continuing, "Do you still want to emerge from the Primordial Chaos?"

  Di Jiang closed his eyes and began to think, countless thoughts flashing through his mind as he tried to deduce the difference in development direction between the Hongyuan and non-Hongyuan witch clans. In the end, it was still difficult to decide, so he asked Yangmei again: "Before merging with the Dao, did Master Hongjun give any instructions?"

  He raised his eyebrows and said calmly: "Without leaving the vast wilderness, one cannot become a true master of the universe."

  Di Jiang suddenly had an epiphany, if he wanted to defy heaven and change his fate, he must try, even if it meant risking his life nine times.

  "Xie Dao Chang's rumor."

  As soon as he finished speaking, he instantly moved and appeared outside the Hongyuan. Suddenly, the calm chaos was like pouring hot oil into water, and it immediately boiled violently. The air of chaos surged, and the primordial yellow gas emerged, colliding and rubbing against each other from time to time, emitting black or purple lightning.

  As soon as Di Jiang entered the chaos, he felt a strong sense of oppression, as if he had suddenly plunged from the air into the deep sea. For a moment, his breathing was not smooth, and it was difficult to absorb spiritual energy to replenish himself.

  At this time, the Hongmeng Xuanhuang Qi discovered that Emperor Jiang was an anomaly, and they all rushed over. The Hongmeng Qi drilled into the Yuanshen, while the Xuanhuang Qi drilled into the flesh, as if trying to assimilate Emperor Jiang.

  "Ah~" Di Jiang let out a miserable cry, from his divine spirit to his physical body, from his bones to his skin, as if he was being bitten by countless insects, the pain was so unbearable.

  "Hold on to the origin and stick to one." A faint voice with raised eyebrows came from afar.

  Embracing the origin, guarding one, this origin spirit is about to be burst by the Hongmeng energy, how can it still guard one? Emperor Jiang directly ignored Yangmei's words, strongly enduring the pain and summoning the Qiankun Ding to protect his head, while activating the Gongde Golden Light Shield. However, these two things that were previously tried a hundred times without fail have now lost their effect and are useless. From a distance, it can be seen that the Hongmeng energy is pouring into Emperor Jiang's Mudan Palace from all directions, while the Xuanhuang energy envelops his entire body.

  "Ah~ah~ah~" Di Jiang let out a miserable cry again, this pain was really unbearable, more painful than when his soul was invaded by the evil spirit that year, one kind of pain was like being cut off with a knife, another kind of pain was like being slowly pierced by a sword.

  Even the distant Yang Mei looked at it with a shocking heart, didn't expect this great dao baptism to be more difficult than he thought, but must not let Emperor Jiang die and disappear, or else he would be too sorry for Hong Jun who had already merged with the dao. This is the only one who truly means his disciple.

  Jian Jiang suddenly took out the Qian Kun Ding, raised his eyebrows and eyes lit up, shouting: "Jump into the Qian Kun Ding!"

  At this time, Emperor Jiang's consciousness was already somewhat unclear, and he vaguely heard Yang Mei's words. Holding on to the last bit of clarity, he leaped into the Qiankun Ding.

  "Refine!" With a loud shout, he dodged the control of the Qian Kun Ding and directly used its refining function to speed up the process of completing the 800 laws, hoping to hasten the retreat of the Great Dao's baptism.

  A flame suddenly burst out of the tripod, enveloping Emperor Jiang. He instantly felt much more comfortable, just like when an itch is scratched and the skin is broken, it only feels comfortable and not painful.

  But at this moment, Emperor Jiang, who was confused, suddenly became much clearer and was finally able to calm down and focus his mind. He entered a state of emptiness, where his primordial spirit and physical pain were separated.

  At this moment, Emperor Jiang only felt that the rules of his primordial spirit and physical body were opening up, but it was as if he had planted the seeds of 800 great paths. Suddenly, more than 800 verification paths to mix with the origin appeared, but among these 800 great paths, only the Chaotic Space Law and the Chaotic Blue Lotus Law were useful to Emperor Jiang.

  Finally stabilized, raised an eyebrow and let out a sigh of relief, found Emperor Jiang holding Yuan Shouyi, no longer painfully shouting, knew he had passed the most dangerous moment, no need to worry about his danger anymore.

  At this time, Emperor Jiang was still in the Qiankun Ding entering quiet contemplation. The 400 laws of the Hongmeng Qi and the 400 laws of the Xuanhuang Qi were respectively imprinted on his Yuanshen and flesh body. However, as a carrier, the Hongmeng Xuanhuang Qi did not disappear. Under the refining of the Qiankun Ding, it actually began to merge with Emperor Jiang.

  Di Jiang first felt the chaotic space law in his physical body, without hesitation, he used the spatial law he had previously understood to verify it, and instantly, his understanding of the chaotic space law skyrocketed. The Xuan Huang Qi also began to merge with his physical body.

  At the same time, Yuanshen also began to merge with Hongmeng Qi, and the Qinglian virtual shadow in Yuanshen became more mysterious. The Chaos Qi started to generate around it.

  Puff, a tearing sound came from the body, and the flesh boundary finally broke through to the quasi-saint later period. At this time, the Xuan Huang gas has not merged much, if fully merged, it should be able to reach the peak of the quasi-saint later period.

  At this time, the anomaly was reborn. Only then did Yang Mei suddenly become greatly shocked beside the Qian Kun Ding. The baptism of the Great Dao caused many Hong Meng Xuan Huang Qi to disappear, and for a moment, it actually triggered a chaotic storm. And the Qian Kun Ding happened to be at the center of the storm.

  He raised an eyebrow, not daring to hesitate, and grabbed the Ding of Heaven and Earth in one go, wanting to pull it out. But at this moment, the Chaos Storm completely exploded, and the chaotic air in the sky rotated, forming terrifying wind blades that cut through the surrounding chaos with a screeching sound. A fierce explosion sounded from the edge of the Ding of Heaven and Earth, as if space was about to be torn apart.

  "Space lockdown." With a loud shout, he used all his might to fix the Ding of Heaven and Earth in place, but the chaotic storm was too violent. Relying on the power of the Golden Immortal of the Primordial Chaos, he still couldn't hold it back. The space at the center of the storm was immediately torn apart, and the Ding of Heaven and Earth suddenly sank into it, disappearing without a trace.

  Staring at the empty space where the tripod had disappeared, he was stunned. The Chaos Territory is so vast, and the scenery in all directions is basically the same, with no east, south, west, or north, nor up, down, left, or right. This Emperor Jiang is not as familiar with the Chaos as I am, how many years will it take him to return to the Desolate World again?