Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 51 Shiji Proves the Golden Immortal

Skull Mountain, Herb Garden.

Ma Yuan gave Shi Ji several days to adjust her mindset and elevate her state to its peak perfection.

On the seventh day.

As dawn broke, a purple aura appeared in the east.

Ma Yuan was already sitting cross-legged on a high platform in the center of the medicinal herb garden.

His aura was in harmony with heaven and earth, as still as an ancient well.

Below, Shi Ji sits upright in the first position.

And a little distance behind her.

Ao Xuan, Hei Feng, and Cang Yun dared not miss such a tremendous opportunity, and all transformed into their true forms, listening attentively with utmost respect.

"There are three thousand great paths, but they all lead to the same destination."

Ma Yuan's calm and melodious voice slowly rang out.

Unlike the previous explanation of the method of foundation building and transformation, this one directly points to the origin of the Golden Immortal Path.

"A Golden Immortal is one whose primordial spirit resides in the void, with a wisp of true spirit that never perishes, roaming freely between heaven and earth. However, there are also differences in this realm, as well as differences in their foundations."

"What is the Dao Fruit? The Dao Fruit is the condensation of one's own Great Dao, the essence of cultivation..."

Ma Yuan gave this sermon without reservation.

He shared his insights on building the foundation of the Three Powers and distinguishing the Five Elements and Yin and Yang with Shi Ji, using the simplest and most understandable language.

The sound of the Great Dao echoed, resonating throughout the entire herb garden.

Suddenly, flowers rained down from the sky, and golden lotuses sprang from the ground.

The entire garden of spiritual roots and immortal plants swayed gently under the nourishment of the profound sounds of the Great Dao, their spiritual light shining brightly as if they were joyfully leaping for joy.

Shi Ji listened with rapt attention.

She was originally a natural-born stubborn rock, and her cultivation path was the most profound and solidified innate Earth element.

At this moment, I heard Ma Yuan explain the supreme principle of the earth element dividing yin and yang, and the great virtue that carries all things.

I felt that all the obstacles I had encountered in my previous practice suddenly became clear at this moment!
"So that's how it is... Earth is not only heavy, but also has the virtue of giving birth to all things! Earth is Yang, Earth is Yin, and only when Yin and Yang complement each other can there be perfection!"

After an unknown amount of time, Ma Yuan's voice gradually stopped.

Shi Ji suddenly opened her tightly closed eyes!

"boom--!"

A terrifying aura, far surpassing anything before, surged forth from her body!

Above his head, the superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Illusionary Light Mirror, shone brightly, casting down rays of seven-colored light to protect him.

The wisp of Heavenly Dao merit within her body transformed into a pillar of Xuanhuang light, shooting straight to her crown chakra to cleanse her inner demons and stabilize her primordial spirit!

Guided by the Ma Yuan Avenue and driven by its own strong foundation.

The bottleneck that had troubled her for countless years as a Golden Immortal shattered instantly!

A Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, radiating a thick, dark yellow luster and with faint phantom images of mountains and rivers flowing across it, slowly condensed and took shape in her Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness!

Since then.

Another powerful Golden Immortal has joined the White Bone Cave of Skull Mountain!
Behind them, Black Wind and Azure Cloud were already mesmerized by what they saw.

Although he could not fully comprehend its profound mysteries, he felt that his cultivation had improved considerably and he was filled with longing for the future path to immortality.

Only the black dragon Ao Xuan, who was coiled on the ground, had a hint of undisguised complexity and loss flash in his eyes.

He could sense that Shi Ji was now a newly ascended Golden Immortal.

However, its foundation is so solid and its Taoist essence so pure that it is beyond my reach.

Back then, he was at the peak of the Xuanxian realm, while Shiji was only a beginner in the Xuanxian realm.

Now, however, the other party has surpassed him and attained the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit before him.

"Ugh……"

He sighed softly to himself, but felt no jealousy whatsoever.

He knew better than anyone that the reason he had been unable to break through was not because he lacked comprehension or deep experience.

The fundamental reason lies in the karmic force of the Heavenly Dao that has been entangled deep within the bloodline of every dragon since the Great Calamity of the Dragon-Han Dynasty, like a maggot clinging to the bone!

This karma, like an invisible shackle, firmly bound his path to a higher realm, making it difficult for him to make any progress. Ma Yuan observed the changes in Ao Xuan's expression but said nothing.

He knew that this matter could not be easily resolved by external forces and that he would have to seek another opportunity in the future.

With the success of his sermon, Shiji also achieved a breakthrough.

Ma Yuan then spent several more days carefully explaining all the affairs, both big and small, inside and outside Skull Mountain.

Today, Skull Mountain is protected by a causal array he personally set up, isolating it from heavenly secrets.

With the newly ascended Golden Immortal Shi Ji in charge, wielding the superior-grade innate spiritual treasure Illusionary Light Mirror bestowed by him, and protected by Heavenly Dao merits, even ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals might not be able to break through the Skull Mountain Gate.

With the assistance of Hei Feng and Cang Yun, they patrolled the mountain and kept watch.

It was truly impregnable, leaving him with no further worries.

"I'm going."

Having finished explaining, Ma Yuan no longer hesitated.

With one step, he stood firmly atop Ao Xuan's dragon head.

"My lord, please be extra careful on your journey," Shi Ji said respectfully.

Ma Yuan nodded slightly and said nothing more.

"Roar--!"

Ao Xuan let out a high-pitched dragon roar, carrying Ma Yuan, and transformed into a black streak of light, instantly disappearing into the horizon.

……

The vast wilderness stretches endlessly through the ages.

Ma Yuan did not head towards that barren west.

After the great battle between Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Demon Ancestor Luohou, the place was already devastated, making it difficult to find any treasures that he could covet.

They also did not venture deep into the dangerous north, where the Demon Master Kunpeng was stationed in the Northern Sea, and the Styx Ancestor was entrenched in the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Both of them are ruthless quasi-saints; it's best to avoid provoking them and keep your distance.

He rode Ao Xuan, heading steadily towards the most fertile and expansive southeast direction.

This was not his first time visiting the East China Sea.

But he knew that this place was the most blessed place in the entire primordial world.

The Eastern King Duke, who was once personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor as the head of the male immortals, established his celestial court here, intending to command all the immortals.

In the future, the Supreme Sage Tongtian will also establish the Biyou Palace on the Golden Turtle Island here, preach the Great Dao, and attract all the immortals to pay homage.

This shows that the prosperity of this place is extraordinary.

Moreover, the East China Sea is vast and boundless.

Even now that he is the Taiyi Immortal Lord, it would be extremely difficult for him to travel all over this place.

The legendary three immortal islands—Penglai, Fangzhang, and Yingzhou—which were formed from fragments of chaos and contain unparalleled creation, are hidden somewhere in this vast ocean, waiting for those destined to find them.

Ma Yuan came here hoping to try his luck.

In the blink of an eye, thousands of years have passed.

On the vast and desolate land, the struggle between the witch and demon races has intensified, and small-scale skirmishes and bloodshed have become commonplace.

Along his journey, Ma Yuan encountered many powerful demons who dared to challenge him.

Unfortunately, they were no longer facing the same Golden Immortal cultivators they once had to be wary of.

Often, before they could even see the person's face clearly, they were already reduced to ashes in the blink of an eye by Ma Yuan's perfect and flawless divine light of the Three Powers.

Through deliberate collection, they also obtained quite a few spiritual roots and immortal plants.

However, most of them are of low rank, consisting of innate or acquired spiritual roots.

The most precious of them all is a mid-grade innate spiritual root obtained from the Thunder Pool—the Five Thunder Golden Apricot.

Legend has it that the top-tier chaotic spiritual root, the Chaotic Wind and Thunder Apricot, was affected by Pangu's creation of the world, and five of its original essences transformed into the supreme innate spiritual root in the primordial world—the Wind and Thunder Immortal Apricot.

The remaining 50% of the original essence transformed into various other apricot tree spiritual roots in the primordial world.

The Five Thunder Golden Apricot that Ma Yuan obtained was one of the innate apricot-type spiritual roots, which could evolve into five colors of divine thunder: blue, white, red, yellow, and purple.

It can be used to construct the Five-Colored Thunder Pool, temper the physical body, strengthen the foundation, comprehend thunder magic, and has endless wonderful uses.

(End of this chapter)