Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 81 Taiyi Middle Stage
Ma Yuan now possesses two top-tier innate spiritual treasures: the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls and the Purple Gold Jade Ruyi.

One side focuses on attacking and suppressing, the other on protecting oneself.

It has long been adept at both offense and defense, and is perfectly balanced and flawless.

The Zhenhai Divine Seal contains only twenty-eight innate restrictions, which is only considered an ordinary treasure among high-grade innate spiritual treasures. For Ma Yuan, it is no longer a necessity.

Rather than let such a treasure gather dust in my hands.

It would be better to use the money to train disciples and strengthen the foundation of one's own dojo; that would be the best strategy.

Time flies, and thousands of years have passed quietly.

Ma Yuan continued to immerse himself in the Wu tribe, diligently studying the Wu clan's Great Dao that directly points to the origin of the physical body, attempting to deduce the way to pass on the Dharma to the human race in the future.

On this day, Ma Yuan arrived at the Purple Jewel Heaven of Dinghai Pearl.

This world of purple jewels is no longer the desolate wasteland it once was.

The Purple Jade Mountain, which served as the cornerstone of the world, has transformed into a majestic divine mountain range stretching for hundreds of millions of miles over tens of thousands of years of continuous filling and evolution.

At the foot of the mountain, the land is flat and open, and streams formed by spiritual energy meander and flow, eventually converging into a lake.

The various spiritual roots and immortal plants that Ma Yuan transplanted from the East Sea and the Southern Wilderness have taken root here and are growing vigorously, adding a touch of splendid vitality to this newly created world.

He strolled to the summit of Ziying Immortal Mountain, and slowly sat cross-legged under the top-grade innate spiritual root, the Purple-Gold Grape Tree, whose trunk was coiled like a dragon and whose entire body was filled with divine light of purple and gold.

He was surrounded by an aura of immortality, and his Daoist charm naturally arose, perfectly blending into this world that was entirely his own.

"It has been countless years since I left Skull Mountain."

Ma Yuan's mind was clear as he slowly sorted out what he had gained from this trip.

Since leaving Skull Mountain, the journey has been full of unexpected opportunities.

On the East Sea, he obtained the Purple Jade Immortal Mountain and opened up the Purple Jade Heaven, which gave him the most direct understanding of the way of world evolution.

On the Three Immortals Island, he discussed Dao with the Three Immortals for five thousand years, which greatly elevated his knowledge of formations and his Daoist mind.

Then they traveled to the southern part of this ancient wilderness, slaying ferocious beasts, gaining merit, battling the great shaman, and observing shamanic rituals...

Tens of thousands of years of travel, battles, discussions, and insights—all of this accumulation, like a trickle of water, eventually flowed into his vast and boundless Dao heart.

At this moment, Ma Yuan felt an unprecedented sense of harmony and understanding.

He looked inward at himself, at the Taiyi Dao Fruit within his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness, which was already perfectly perfect.

The three elements of water, fire, and earth flow endlessly on it, mutually generating and restraining each other, and it has become extremely stable.

"When Taiyi gathers the five elements, it achieves perfection."

"The five elements of water, fire, and earth have now been condensed within my chest, and they are divided into yin and yang, giving me a solid foundation."

Only the elements of metal and wood remain illusory, unable to solidify.

"If I can gather another Qi, I can seize the opportunity and break through to the mid-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal in one fell swoop. If all five Qi are complete, then I will reach the late-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal."

His gaze slowly fell upon the purple-gold grapevine rooted in the Chaos Refined Gold Mine.

This tree is a superior innate spiritual root nurtured by the spiritual veins of the immortal mountains of the East Sea, and it is also a rare superior metal element spiritual root!
Rooted in primordial gold and born from the essence of the earth's gold element, this is the best opportunity for him to complete his own path of the gold element!
"Today, I will borrow the essence of this tree to help me gather the golden energy within my heart and distinguish between the Yin and Yang of Geng and Xin!"

Once this thought was made, Ma Yuan no longer hesitated.

He slowly closed his eyes, immersing himself entirely in comprehending the Dao within himself.

"Om-!"

As he circulated his cultivation technique, the earth's veins throughout the entire Purple Jade Immortal Mountain trembled slightly.

The endless chaotic gold veins buried deep underground began to emit wisps of innate gold essence that were visible to the naked eye.

These metallic essences, like rivers flowing into the sea, continuously converged towards the roots of the purple-gold grapevine.

Through the transformation and purification of this superior innate spiritual root, it became the purest and most original purple-gold Daoist essence, which slowly entered Ma Yuan's body.

In an instant, Ma Yuan felt as if his limbs and bones were being repeatedly cut by thousands of invisible divine blades, and an indescribable pain spread throughout his body!
Metal represents killing and warfare!
Its nature is extremely strong and sharp, which is completely different from the three elements of water, fire and earth.

This newborn power, once it entered Ma Yuan's body, attempted to break the already stable cycle of the three powers and rampage through his body!
"Hmph!" Ma Yuan let out a muffled groan, but his Dao heart remained as steady as Mount Tai, as calm as a still well.

He endured the excruciating pain that was invading his primordial spirit and body, and with a thought, the already perfected Three Talents Dao Foundation began to operate!

The thick and boundless essence of innate earth first surged out from his Dao fruit, transforming into a vast land that firmly contained and enveloped the violent essence of innate metal.

In the Five Elements, Earth can generate Metal!
The unruly metal element energy gradually calmed down under the soothing power of the earth element, which shared the same origin.

The violent killing intent emanating from it was largely neutralized by the moderate and peaceful earth element's Daoist aura.

Immediately afterwards, a vast blue ocean, representing the manifestation of the Ma Yuan Waterway Avenue, surged forth.

The gentlest water washes away the sharpness of metal, making it even purer and more refined.

Gold can also generate water.

There seems to be a subtle trend of mutual complementarity and benefit among the three.

Seeing this, Ma Yuan felt reassured.

He immediately guided the primordial metal elemental energy, which had been initially tamed, and slowly channeled it into his chest.

Begin to gather the fourth of the five elements in your chest—the metal element of the lungs!
This process is tedious and lengthy.

When the first true wisp of lung metal energy condensed and took shape in Ma Yuan's chest, three hundred years had already passed.

When this lung metal energy is completely stabilized and resonates with the heart fire, spleen earth, and kidney water energies to form a more stable four-element cycle, another seven hundred years have passed.

At this point, Ma Yuan's illusory metal element finally began to solidify.

"Gold, too, has the distinction between yin and yang."

"Geng metal is yang, and its nature is sharp and transformative, like a divine weapon that controls the killing and destruction of heaven and earth."

"Xin metal is Yin, and its nature is noble and spiritual, like pearls and jade treasures, which are in charge of embellishing creation."

Yin and Yang, hard and soft.

What appear to be opposing forces are actually interdependent and mutually reinforcing, which is the essence of the perfect path of metal.

The process of differentiating the two metal elements, Geng and Xin, took more than four hundred years of painstaking work.

When the last wisp of Xin metal, representing yin and gentleness, successfully separated from Geng metal and achieved a perfect balance with it.

More than 1,400 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"boom--!"

At the very moment when the two metals of Geng and Xin were perfectly aligned, Ma Yuan felt a jolt throughout his body!
The last bottleneck that had troubled him for tens of thousands of years, leading him to the mid-stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, was instantly broken through!

A terrifying aura, far surpassing anything before, erupted within his body.

Within his Purple Mansion Sea of ​​Consciousness, the Taiyi Dao Fruit shone brightly.

The four elements of water, fire, earth, and metal flow endlessly on it, mutually generating and restraining each other, and faintly conveying the profound Taoist rhyme of the perfection of the four symbols and the rotation of the five elements!

"Mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal!"

Ma Yuan slowly opened his eyes. In those deep eyes, his left eye seemed to be a sharp blade drawn from its sheath, revealing its sharpness, while his right eye was like a warm and lustrous jade, its brilliance restrained.

One is strong, the other is gentle; one is yang, the other is yin—all are contained within.

The two metals, Geng and Xin, represent the harmony of Yin and Yang!
Of the five vital energies in my chest, I have already mastered four!
Water, fire, earth, and metal—the four elements converge, forming a cycle of the four symbols!

He felt the vast, boundless, and perfectly balanced pure magical power within his body, and his mind was completely clear.

This period of seclusion not only allowed him to further improve his cultivation.

This also filled a crucial gap in his Five Elements Dao Foundation.

"Once I replenish this last bit of liver wood energy, the five elements will be complete, yin and yang will be in harmony, and I will enter the late stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm..."

(End of this chapter)