Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 42: Merit from Heaven
After he finished speaking, Ma Yuan didn't hesitate for a second.

With a swift movement, he appeared directly above Skull Mountain, standing with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering in the fierce wind.

His simple blue robe seemed to exude an unparalleled majesty that could suppress the entire world.

The three people below, Shi Ji, Hei Feng, and Cang Yun, felt the unprecedented solemnity and powerful aura emanating from their master. They all felt a chill and quickly bowed and retreated, not daring to disturb him in the slightest.

"Today, I will create a new world for you!"

Ma Yuan's voice, calm yet vast, was like a divine decree, instantly spreading to every corner of Skull Mountain.

The countless creatures in the mountains who had received his guidance, whether they were demon cultivators in seclusion or ignorant spirits, all felt something at this moment and raised their heads, casting their awe-inspiring gazes at the single figure in the sky.

"The cycle of the three powers leads to the return of all things to their origin."

"The Divine Light of the Three Powers, by imperial decree!"

With a low shout, a terrifying aura far surpassing anything before surged from Ma Yuan's body!

A beam of three-colored divine light, as thick as a pillar supporting the sky, burst forth from Ma Yuan's crown and soared into the clouds!
The three-colored divine light hovered in the air, but did not attack any particular place.

Instead, it instantly split into three distinct yet mutually reinforcing primordial torrents!
"Here comes the water!"

Ma Yuan gently tapped the void.

In an instant, the weather changed dramatically!
The inexhaustible essence of primordial Gui water burst forth from the divine light of the Three Powers, transforming into a vast blue water dragon that stretched to the heavens and the earth!
The water dragon let out a roar that shook the heavens. Its enormous body spun in the air and transformed into billions of extremely pure water-elemental runes, which, like the Milky Way pouring down, enveloped the entire Skull Mountain in a hazy mist.

This is not ordinary rainwater, but the original water containing Ma Yuanshui's understanding of the Great Dao!
Wherever the mist passed, the myriad spiritual roots and immortal plants in the mountains seemed to receive timely rain after a long drought, emitting joyful buzzing sounds.

Nourished by this source of water, their branches and leaves became even more lush and vibrant, and the spiritual light flowing over them became even more dazzling!
At this moment, the vitality of the entire Skull Mountain was completely unleashed!

"Fire!"

After doing all this, Ma Yuan changed his hand seal again, and his expression became extremely solemn.

He slowly pressed his palm down, and in his palm, a crimson-gold sun that seemed capable of burning the sky slowly emerged!
That was the primordial fire transformed from the Fire Dao within his body!

"go with!"

With a low shout, the crimson-gold sun trembled violently and pierced through the thick mountain, like a falling meteor, disappearing into the depths of the earth!
"boom--!"

The moment the true fire descended upon the earth's veins, the entire Skull Mountain trembled violently!
Deep underground, the ancient malevolent energy that had lingered for countless eons and had long since solidified like stubborn rocks seemed to have encountered its natural nemesis in the face of this scorching true fire!

"Zizzi——!"

A piercing sound of melting came from deep underground.

Countless viscous, ink-like malevolent energies, under the scorching heat of the true fire, let out unwilling roars, and were gradually refined into the purest energy, nourishing this land!

This process was extremely dangerous!
If we are not careful, the power of the true fire may get out of control and completely burn the earth veins of the entire Skull Mountain!

But Ma Yuan remained calm like never before.

With his powerful primordial spirit at the late stage of Golden Immortal, he precisely controlled the flow and intensity of every wisp of true fire.

It is necessary to ensure that the evil energy can be refined without damaging the fragile earth veins in the slightest.

This kind of manipulation consumes terrifying amounts of primordial spirit power!
In just a few decades, Ma Yuan's face had become somewhat pale, and fine beads of sweat had appeared on his forehead.

"Not enough... Tuzhen!"

Ma Yuan took a deep breath, enduring the exhaustion of his primordial spirit, and once again activated the third power within his body!
A thick, heavy, and profound yellow divine light, seemingly containing the power of the entire primordial land, shot up from beneath his feet and instantly merged with the entire Skull Mountain!
"Om-!"

The moment it received the blessing of this innate essence of Earth, the Skull Mountain, which had become somewhat unstable due to the scorching of true fire, instantly stabilized! Every inch of rock and every handful of soil seemed to be infused with divine iron, becoming indestructible and as heavy as a mountain!
The earth veins, which had been somewhat turbulent due to the refining of evil energy, returned to stability under the soothing and suppressing power of this force.

Water nourishes all things, endlessly.

Fire refines impurities within, destroying and then rebuilding.

Earth, residing in the center, suppresses the universe and stabilizes the foundation.

At this moment, the power of water, fire, and earth, the three elements, was forcibly combined with the entire Skull Mountain by Ma Yuan with his great magic to form a completely new and perfect cycle!

Time slowly passed in this tedious yet immense process of tempering.

ten years……

Thirty years...

a hundred years……

Exactly two hundred years later.

Ma Yuan withdrew his supernatural powers and landed back on the mountaintop.

The Skull Mountain beneath his feet has undergone a complete transformation!
The mountain is still the same mountain.

But inside, it has been completely transformed!
When the earth's veins are unblocked, spiritual energy naturally arises!
A surge of pure spiritual energy, more than ten times richer than before, erupted from the depths of the earth's veins, almost transforming into a tangible spiritual liquid, which gathered into a lake in the valley!

The thousands of creatures on the mountain who had received Ma Yuan's guidance were bathed in this unprecedented spiritual rain, and they all felt their cultivation bottlenecks loosening.

"Boom! Boom! Boom!"

The sounds of breakthroughs rose and fell, never ceasing!
Countless demon cultivators who had been stuck at their bottlenecks for years suddenly saw the light at this moment, and each of them attracted their own heavenly tribulations!
The sky above Skull Mountain was suddenly filled with dense clouds of tribulation and flashing lightning, but under the invisible suppression of Ma Yuan's causal array, the power was greatly reduced, and it eventually turned into a series of baptisms of creation.

In just a few days, the overall strength of Skull Mountain has increased by more than one level!
And at this moment when all beings rejoice and fortune rises.

High above, the winds and clouds change color!
A vast and profound will of Heaven quietly descended!

Immediately afterwards, a golden cloud of merit, about an acre in size and radiating a soft golden light, slowly condensed and took shape!

"This...this is...Heavenly Merit?!"

Looking at the golden cloud of merit that appeared out of nowhere, Shi Ji and the others in the distance were filled with disbelief and shock!

Ma Yuan was slightly taken aback, then a knowing smile appeared on his face.

He got it.

By doing this, he regulated the earth's veins and refined the malevolent energy, transforming this originally ominous land into a blessed paradise that could nourish all things.

This action undoubtedly eliminated a hidden danger and added a touch of spiritual beauty to the primordial world. It was in accordance with the workings of the Heavenly Dao and was a meritorious act for this world!
Therefore, Heaven bestows merit as a reward!
The golden cloud of merit swirled in the air and then split in two.

The largest portion, about 70%, transformed into a stream of light and plunged directly into the body of Ma Yuan, who had made the greatest contribution.

The remaining 30% fell like a shower of flowers from a celestial maiden, scattering across the entire Skull Mountain, nourishing every blade of grass, every tree, every rock.

Having received the merits of the Heavenly Dao, Ma Yuan felt a warm and peaceful power flowing through his limbs and bones, and his primordial spirit became more clear and transparent. His late-stage Golden Immortal realm also became more stable.

"good."

Ma Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, gazing at the completely transformed world before him, and softly uttered a single word.

(End of this chapter)