It was unexpected that the Father God's Nine Revolutions Profound Art was passed down in volumes to them. He must have made this arrangement fearing discord among them.
Yuanshi Tongtian nodded, finding his elder brother's words reasonable. However, he felt the Father God worried unnecessarily; they, three brothers, were harmonious and respectful, how could any rift arise between them?
As Li Yi listened to Yuanshi and Tongtian's words, he couldn't help but think of the fierce battles between the Chan and Jie sects during the later Investiture of the Gods, and he couldn't help but admire Pangu's foresight.
Now that he had transmigrated to the Primordial World and become their eldest brother, he naturally could not let them follow the original plot.
Although it was still a long way off from the time his brothers would fall out, he had to guard against it.
So Li Yi said, "Since we have just obtained the Profound Art, why don't we cultivate it here? The peak of Buzhou Mountain is protected by the residual might of the Father God, and no one will disturb us. It is indeed a good place for secluded cultivation."
Yuanshi Tongtian nodded and said, "That is exactly what I intended!"
Li Yi continued, "I received the upper volume. This Nine Revolutions Profound Art is incredibly profound and requires the physical body to reach the level of a Lower Grade Innate Spirit Treasure before it can be cultivated. Let's first absorb the drop of Pangu's essence blood that the Father God gave us to elevate our physical bodies before cultivating this 'Nine Revolutions Profound Art'!"
Thus, the three of them entered into seclusion to absorb Pangu's essence blood.
The years of cultivation were countless. In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed. The three of them opened their eyes in unison, their physical bodies having all reached the level of a Middle Grade Innate Spirit Treasure.
Li Yi had originally expected that after absorbing a drop of Pangu's essence blood, their physical bodies would only reach the level of a Lower Grade Innate Spirit Treasure. Unexpectedly, that drop of essence blood reacted with the Pangu Jade Marrow they had absorbed earlier, and all three of their physical bodies reached the Middle Grade.
A physical body of a Middle Grade Innate Spirit Treasure already met the entry requirements for the Nine Revolutions Profound Art.
Li Yi said, "The cultivation method I received can be cultivated up to the third revolution, which is the introductory level. After successfully completing the third revolution, we will cultivate the middle volume that my second brother obtained."
He then added, "This cultivation method has already been imprinted on our souls. Second brother and third brother, reveal your primordial spirits, and we three brothers will share our primordial spirits."
After speaking, the three of them sat in a triangular formation. The primordial spirits at their brows transformed into a ball of profound light and slowly merged together.
As the three primordial spirits merged, flowing laws were occasionally seen within the profound light formed by their primordial spirits.
After a while, golden scriptures fluttered up and down, and immeasurable divine light erupted.
This continued for three days and three nights, after which the three of them finally returned to their bodies.
Li Yi opened his eyes and looked at Yuanshi and Tongtian, saying, "Have you both remembered clearly? Is there anything you don't understand?"
Yuanshi Tongtian replied, "We have remembered clearly, and there is no confusion."
Li Yi nodded and said, "That's good. Then let's each begin cultivating!"
With that, he re-entered meditation. Seeing that Li Yi had already started cultivating, Yuanshi Tongtian dared not delay and followed suit, entering meditation to cultivate.
Three thousand years later, a golden light flashed in Li Yi's eyes. His entire body emanated immeasurable divine light, and he laughed heartily, "The third revolution is complete, the body has become a top-grade innate spirit treasure, the soul is inextinguishable, and the Great Dao is hidden."
Yuanshi Tongtian also woke up and laughed, "As expected of the cultivation method that Father God practiced. After completing the third revolution, both the soul and the physical body have been greatly enhanced, and our comprehension of the Great Dao has deepened considerably."
At this moment, Li Yi said, "Let's strike while the iron is hot and cultivate the middle three revolutions!"
Yuanshi Tongtian nodded.
Then the three of them sat together again.
Li Yi said, "This time, for the sharing of primordial spirits, my second brother will take the lead."
After speaking, a purple light emanated from Yuanshi's brow, and the three of them began their soul fusion once more.
After another three days and three nights, their primordial spirits returned to their bodies.
Yuanshi said, "Eldest brother, third brother, have you both seen clearly?"
Li Yi and Tongtian replied, "We have seen clearly!"
Li Yi was about to return to his position to begin cultivating when Yuanshi suddenly asked, "Eldest brother, what is the origin of the bead you obtained on Penglai Island? I observed it to be extraordinary, but I don't know what it is?"
Li Yi, hearing Yuanshi's mention, also said, "I don't know either. I just thought it was extraordinary at the time and picked it up casually. I've searched through all the inheritances in my mind and haven't found any information about it."
After speaking, he took out the Chaos Bead from his Zi Fu Palace and handed it to Yuanshi.
It turned out that the sharing of primordial spirits not only allowed them to share cultivation methods but also memories, unless someone deliberately shielded them.
When Li Yi shared his primordial spirit, the scene on Penglai Island unfolded before Yuanshi's eyes. He saw Li Yi obtaining a bead at the bottom of a pool, which was why he had this question.
After Yuanshi took the Chaos Bead, he examined it carefully. Despite his knowledge of all the inheritances in his mind, he still didn't know the origin of this bead.
He said, "How strange? I have cultivated the Dao of Artifact Refining, and I recognize all the spirit treasures in this world. How could I not know the origin of this bead?"
Tongtian, hearing this, was also greatly perplexed and said, "Second brother, let me see it too."
So Yuanshi handed the Chaos Bead to Tongtian. Tongtian looked at it repeatedly but knew nothing about it.
Tongtian said, "I don't recognize this bead either, but observing its extraordinary nature, it should not be an ordinary item."
Li Yi and Yuanshi, hearing this, rolled their eyes and thought to themselves, "Of course, it's not an ordinary item. Otherwise, why would I (eldest brother) have picked it up?"
Yuanshi said, "Why don't we merge our primordial spirits again into the Father God's primordial spirit? We should be able to find its origin."
Li Yi and Tongtian nodded and said, "Alright!"
With that, the three of them once again projected their primordial spirits and merged into Pangu's primordial spirit, slowly searching within it.
Suddenly, the profound light formed by Tongtian said, "Found it!"
The three of them immediately separated their primordial spirits and returned to their bodies. After their primordial spirits returned to their bodies, Tongtian said happily, "Congratulations, eldest brother, on obtaining a great treasure!"
Li Yi urged, "Don't keep me in suspense, speak quickly."
Tongtian continued, "This bead is named the Chaos Bead. It is a Chaos Supreme Treasure nurtured by the primordial chaos before the heavens and earth were formed."
It contains a world of its own, capable of nurturing three thousand great worlds, able to shield all heavenly secrets, and possesses the power to trace back to the origin. As long as spirit treasures with a lower grade than it are placed within it, the Chaos Bead can provide the primordial essence of chaos, causing them to advance. They can advance to the highest level of a top-grade Chaos Spirit Treasure.
After Tongtian finished speaking, he immediately pestered Li Yi like a child and said, "Eldest brother, after you refine this Chaos Bead, you must help me upgrade the twelve-grade Pure World White Lotus, okay?"
Li Yi was speechless and said, "Alright, alright, alright. I won't even bother with my Xuanhuang Pagoda, and I'll help you upgrade the Pure World White Lotus first, okay?"
At this moment, the Xuanhuang Pagoda suddenly appeared, humming and vibrating, expressing its displeasure.
Li Yi quickly pacified it, and only then was the Xuanhuang Pagoda calmed down.
Tongtian said, "Let's not do it that way. Let's do it together. Include second brother's All-Heavenly Jade Cloud and Dinghai Pearl as well. That way, we brothers will all have Chaos Spirit Treasures."
Li Yi laughed and scolded, "You dream on! Your white lotus only had 40 innate restrictions, and you spent ten thousand years to refine them all. This Chaos Supreme Treasure has 49 chaos restrictions. I don't know how long it will take me to refine them all."
He then added, "I will create a clone to refine it, and we will continue to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Art!"
With that, he formed a hand seal, and ripples appeared all over his body. A Taoist who looked exactly like Li Yi suddenly emerged from Li Yi's body.
He bowed to Li Yi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian and said, "Greetings, fellow Daoist Taishang (Yuanshi, Tongtian)."
Li Yi returned the bow and said, "Greetings, fellow Daoist Taiqing."
Yuanshi and Tongtian, seeing this, also returned the bow and said, "Greetings, fellow Daoist Taiqing."
After Li Yi returned the禮, he handed the Chaos Bead to his clone, Taiqing, and said, "I trouble you, fellow Daoist."
Taiqing said, "I and Dao brother are one body, I dare not, I dare not."
With that, he took the Chaos Bead and went aside to refine it.
Yuanshi and Tongtian, seeing this, said, "Eldest brother, this?"
Li Yi laughed and said, "This is a divine ability I created, inspired by the Father God's primordial spirit dividing into three to become our three brothers. It is called 'One Qi Transforms into Three Pure Ones.'"
He then added, "Alright, alright, let's continue cultivating the Nine Revolutions Profound Art!"
With that, he sat down and entered meditation to cultivate.
Yuanshi and Tongtian also followed Li Yi into meditation to cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Art.
Time flew by, and five thousand years passed. Li Yi finally cultivated the Nine Revolutions Profound Art to the sixth revolution.
Both his physical body and soul were greatly enhanced. Li Yi's current physical body, even without the Xuanhuang Pagoda for defense, was not afraid of top-grade innate spirit treasures.
His cultivation was still at the Great Luo perfection stage. After completing the sixth revolution, Li Yi vaguely felt that he was close to breaking through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.
However, when he tried to break through with all his might, he felt he was still a little short, so he did not force it, letting it happen naturally.
Not long after Li Yi woke up, Yuanshi and Tongtian also woke up one after another.
Tongtian had successfully broken through to the Great Luo late stage, and Yuanshi had also broken through to the Great Luo perfection stage.
The three of them originally thought they could cultivate the Nine Revolutions Profound Art to the ninth revolution, but after completing the sixth revolution, Tongtian said that the remaining three revolutions could only be cultivated by Hunyuan Golden Immortals.
Tongtian suggested that he share the cultivation methods for the remaining three revolutions with Li Yi and Yuanshi. They could cultivate them when they broke through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.
Thus, after Tongtian shared the cultivation methods for the latter three revolutions with Li Yi and Yuanshi, Li Yi took his clone Taiqing into the Xuanhuang Pagoda, and then the three of them walked down towards Buzhou Mountain.