Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 88 Cause and Effect and Heavenly Secrets

Ma Yuan stood atop Ao Xuan's dragon head, calmly gazing at the ravaged battlefield below.

He slowly raised his hand and gently gestured towards the void.

Several streaks of light shot into the sky from where the Phoenix Clan members had perished, eventually transforming into several radiant treasures that floated silently before him.

With a slight thought, he began to take stock of the spoils of war.

Although this group of Phoenix Clan cultivators came from extraordinary backgrounds.

However, after the Dragon-Han Calamity, the clan's resources had been almost completely depleted, and the magical treasures they used were mediocre.

Most of them are just acquired things.

Although it was quite exquisite, it was no longer worthy of Ma Yuanfa's approval.

Apart from a few ordinary treasures, there was nothing else.

Only the two treasures left behind by the old woman of the Phoenix Clan were considered quite remarkable.

Firstly, it was a phoenix hairpin entirely crimson, with phoenix shadows encircling it, exuding a pure fire-elemental charm.

Ma Yuan immersed his divine sense into it, examining it carefully.

After a moment, he nodded slightly.

"The Crimson Phoenix Hairpin is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. It contains twenty-six innate restrictions that can destroy a person's primordial spirit and burn their foundation. It is extremely vicious and can be considered a decent offensive treasure."

Secondly, there is the Wutong Divine Staff, which was previously used as the core of the formation and was made from a branch of the innate Wutong wood.

Although this staff is not of innate origin, it is a branch of a top-tier innate spiritual root, and it has been refined by generations of powerful figures of the Phoenix Clan using the Southern Bright Fire.

Its power is quite remarkable even among top-grade acquired spiritual treasures.

In the hands of a fire-elemental cultivator, it could unleash power comparable to that of an innate spiritual treasure.

In addition, the Taiyi Golden Immortal Zhu Xiang also left behind a high-grade acquired spiritual treasure sword made of ancient divine iron, which was better than nothing.

"Unfortunately, apart from this Wutong Divine Staff which might be useful to me, the rest are not what I need."

With a flick of his sleeve, Ma Yuan stuffed all the spoils into his leopard-skin pouch, intending to deal with them later when he returned to Skull Mountain.

Even if some things are useless to oneself, they can still be bestowed upon disciples or used to enrich the foundation of Skull Mountain.

After taking stock of the spoils, Ma Yuan did not leave immediately.

He sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed.

The giant, dark blue hand, imbued with the Daoist principles of cause and effect, silently emerged from behind his head once more, hovering above him.

The Way of Heaven is like a net, and all living beings are like fish.

Cause and effect are the invisible threads that connect all living beings.

Countless threads of cause and effect intertwine and entangle, forming the mysterious and profound web of celestial secrets that shrouds the entire primordial world.

In the primordial world, any powerful being who has achieved a certain level of cultivation can deduce the secrets of heaven, sense the changes of cause and effect in the dark, and thus seek good fortune and avoid misfortune, and foresee the future.

Ma Yuan's annihilation of more than a dozen powerful Phoenix Clan members, including a top expert at the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, likely left traces in the Heavenly Web.

If, in the future, a powerful being in the Phoenix Clan's nest at the Undying Volcano senses something and wishes to deduce the secrets of this place, then they can calculate Ma Yuan's whereabouts.

However, the mystery of Ma Yuan's supernatural powers lies precisely in this.

What he cultivates is the supreme Dao of Cause and Effect, which is on par with time, space, and destiny!

The giant, dark blue hand made a gentle sweep in the void.

Ma Yuan saw in the darkness that the countless blood-red threads of cause and effect connecting him to the killing just now were forcibly separated from the Heavenly Web of Secrets with a single stroke! It was not a forced severing.

Instead, with the supreme Dao of cause and effect, it completely erased the thread connecting it to itself from this world, returning it to its origin without leaving a trace.

Om-!
As the threads of cause and effect completely dissipated, the heavenly secrets that had been violently fluctuating due to the fall of the Phoenix Clan instantly returned to calm, becoming even more blurred and chaotic than before.

Even if a powerful figure from the Phoenix Clan were to personally deduce the secrets of heaven in the future, they could only calculate a state of chaos.

They would only think that the fall of their clansmen was the will of Heaven, a calamity that was about to befall them, and that it would be difficult to trace the cause back to themselves.

In this way, one can truly remain detached from worldly affairs, untouched by any dust or grime.

Having done all this, the last lingering worry in Ma Yuan's heart vanished.

He patted Ao Xuan's dragon head beneath him, and the two of them transformed into an inconspicuous stream of light, disappearing completely from the sky above this southern wilderness.

This time, however, he did not immediately return to Skull Mountain.

Instead, he rode Ao Xuan eastward.

They walked slowly and steadily toward the Wuyi Mountains in their memories.

When he first entered the Golden Immortal realm, he went to Wuyi Mountain in search of the legendary treasure, the Falling Treasure Coin.

However, due to insufficient cultivation and the lack of the right conditions, he ultimately returned empty-handed.

Now, tens of thousands of years have passed, and his cultivation has reached the mid-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal. His understanding of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect is now vastly different from before.

On a whim, I decided to go to Wuyi Mountain again to see if I could seize that opportunity.

"This battle with the Phoenix Clan has made me realize once again the importance of these magical treasures and supernatural powers."

Ma Yuan sighed inwardly.

This battle with the Phoenix Clan, though seemingly won easily, was in fact extremely dangerous.

This also gave Ma Yuan a deeper understanding of the importance of magical treasures and supernatural powers.

If it weren't for the Purple Gold Jade Ruyi protecting him from all magic, and the twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls suppressing the great formation and obliterating all magic, he would not have been able to escape.

Today, facing that old woman from the Phoenix Clan, a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, along with a dozen or so of her clansmen, who had set up the Southern Bright Fire Formation, I'm afraid I'll be in for a tough battle.

Even if they could ultimately achieve a surprising victory through the power of cause and effect, it would likely require considerable effort and would be far from as easy as it is today.

It is evident how important magical treasures are to cultivators in this dog-eat-dog world!

"That Treasure-Losing Coin is incredibly wondrous. Although it is neither a supreme weapon for attack nor a protective spiritual object, its wondrous uses are unparalleled in the primordial world! It can ensnare magical treasures, making it an unparalleled weapon for defeating enemies."

"Legend has it that it was born with a pair of wings inscribed with the words 'Falling Treasure,' which are said to be able to subdue all magical treasures in the world, and can bring down anything!"

"Although I now possess the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, which makes me unparalleled in attack and defense, it is ultimately too powerful and easily damages the essence of the spiritual treasure."

"If I can obtain this treasure, my foundation will be greatly enhanced once again."

Even if I encounter an opponent far superior to myself in the future, I only need to use this treasure to destroy the opponent's protective treasure, leaving it wide open.

At that point, whether I fight or flee, the initiative will be entirely in my hands! I will also have a greater chance of survival and turning the tide.

Ma Yuan sat cross-legged atop Ao Xuan's dragon head, lost in thought.

“In the past, I was only a Golden Immortal, and my understanding of the Great Dao of Cause and Effect was shallow. I could not fathom its secrets, so I returned empty-handed.”

"Now that I am a Taiyi Immortal Lord, my cultivation has greatly improved, and my understanding of the divine power of cause and effect is also vastly different from before. This time, going there again may well yield some gains."

With this thought in mind, Ma Yuan had already made his decision.

(End of this chapter)