Primordial Era: I, Hongyun, take charge of the literary path

Qilin, dragon, white tiger, and vermilion bird galloped through the Fire Cloud Cave, which was shrouded by a mountain-guarding formation.

"Haha, with the Four Symbols Formation and the Fire Cloud Cave's own grand formation protecting it, even if a Grand Luo Golden Immortal were to come in person, they wouldn't be able to break through the Fire Cloud Cave in a short time."

Hongyun nodded in satisfaction, then flew to the Heavenly Palace, where there was also a palace, located on the same fairy island where the Yimu Pot was discovered.

This palace is called Fire Cloud Palace, which Hongyun used as his training ground, and he took the opportunity to break through his cultivation barrier here.

Hongyun has been refining magical artifacts for 100,000 years, infusing his own Dao into them. He verifies and summarizes each time he refines them, and his cultivation has long since reached the point where it overflows.

As the gates of the Fire Cloud Palace closed, waves rose from the stillness of the Fire Cloud Cave, and clusters of spiritual clouds gathered there.

Hongyun swallowed a massive amount of spiritual energy, transforming it into magical power, and his cultivation naturally broke through to the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

"Phew, let's continue our travels!"

After his cultivation was stabilized, Hongyun had the idea of ​​going out to explore. Opportunities are not something that can be waited for; one must actively seek them out and seize every possible chance.

Hongyun quietly left Huoyun Cave, riding on a cloud of auspiciousness as she continued her journey towards Buzhou Mountain.

During his journey, Hongyun did not forget to use the Wenyun Diagram to deduce the Heavenly Gang Divine Power*36 and Earthly Fiend Divine Power*72, each of which could directly lead to a law.

For example, in the Heavenly Divine Power of Manipulating Creation, to successfully cultivate it, one must comprehend the laws of creation.

Manipulating creation: This refers to creating something from nothing or transforming the essence of things, capable of creating all things. It can also overturn the original laws of the universe and redefine new laws.

Looking at the Yaozhi Immortal Grass growing on the ground like weeds, Hongyun was filled with emotion.

At this time, the primordial world was rich in innate spiritual energy, containing boundless creative potential. Ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum was commonplace and could be found almost everywhere.

Thinking back to the time after Mount Buzhou collapsed, countless cultivators fought to the death for a single herb that was now considered a weed, causing a bloodbath. Hongyun couldn't help but sigh. Indeed, it's good to be born into a good family.

This era is somewhat special. Even those blind and foolish beasts, born with the power of human immortals, mature with the power of earth immortals, and those who awaken their spiritual power and attain enlightenment are basically celestial immortals.

This is a benefit brought about by the times, but as resources are continuously consumed and there is no income, the cost for those who come later to become immortals will become increasingly greater, and the path to immortality will be difficult to achieve.

Unlike now, ordinary wild beasts can become immortals by eating a few rare herbs, and as long as they don't die, they can attain immortality.

Of course, the way of Heaven is impartial. Although it is easy to cultivate immortality now, it is difficult for ordinary wild beasts to awaken their intelligence. Generally, only when one cultivates to the level of a celestial immortal will they develop intelligence.

In later generations, although it was difficult to achieve immortality, many demons and monsters could possess intelligence even when they were very weak.

In the pursuit of immortality, intelligence is very important. A beast without intelligence, no matter how strong, is still just a beast, living in a daze, without anything to rely on, merely a food source.

The reason why the human race, created by Nuwa, is called the leader of all spirits is that the human race is born with stronger intelligence and has a higher potential in cultivation.

However, there are also drawbacks. Before humans cultivate to the Golden Immortal level, their lifespan is generally shorter than that of demon beasts.

After traveling hundreds of thousands of miles, Hongyun unexpectedly saw a ferocious beast, which she considered an unexpected delight.

It's rare to see ferocious beasts in this era. They were the protagonists of the last great calamity, but have now withdrawn from the prehistoric stage and are still listed on the Heavenly Dao's list of creatures to be banned.

The ferocious beasts were born from the resentment of the Chaos God combined with the evil energy of creation. As long as the evil energy of creation continues, the ferocious beasts born from the resentment of the God will not truly disappear.

In the last great calamity, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans led all races to annihilate most of the ferocious beasts. As the evil energy of creation diminishes, it becomes increasingly difficult for ferocious beasts to be born.

Killing the ferocious beast is a bonus version, as it grants Heavenly Merit. Merit is hard to come by, so Hongyun naturally wouldn't miss it and immediately descended from the sky.

The ferocious beast that Hongyun encountered resembled a porcupine, entirely black with bony spurs on its back and two long tusks protruding from its body.

This ferocious beast was dozens of feet tall, and when it lay there, it looked like a small hill.

"Hooray!!"

As Hongyun noticed and examined the ferocious beast, it roared and pounced on her.

"The Book of Literary Fortune has just deduced the Flame-Spitting Spell; I wonder if you can withstand my Earthly Fiend Divine Power?"

Seeing the ferocious beast rushing towards him, Hongyun gracefully dodged the attack, then exhaled a breath of fire.

In the next instant, the fire transformed into a raging inferno, burning fiercely towards the ferocious beast.

That fire was no ordinary flame, but the Samadhi True Fire that Hongyun had cultivated by refining the three treasures of essence, energy, and spirit.

The ferocious beast screamed in agony as it was burned, and even its bone spurs and fur turned to ash.

In a short while, the ferocious beast was lifeless.

Hongyun was not surprised. This ferocious beast was only comparable to a Golden Immortal, and it had no intelligence or supernatural powers. It fought entirely on instinct, so its strength was naturally low, not to mention that he was stronger.

After defeating the ferocious beast, Hongyun saw a ray of golden light fall directly onto him; this was the Heavenly Merit awarded for killing the beast.

Afterwards, Hongyun was about to leave when she suddenly smelled an enticing aroma. Her eyes fell on the roasted beast, and she thought that the beast's meat should be edible.

Thinking of this, Hongyun summoned the ferocious beast, condensed her magic into a small knife, and easily peeled off the beast's barbs, revealing the flesh inside.

The beast meat was fully cooked, with glistening spiritual oils on its surface, and a rich aroma wafted through the air.

Hongyun casually tore off a strip of meat. It was chewy and tasted like beef, and it was very delicious.

The meat contains no malevolent energy; on the contrary, it is rich in spiritual energy and is indeed edible.

Hongyun found the food increasingly delicious and soon finished a pig's leg, which she then quickly refined into spiritual energy.

This ferocious beast was only at the Golden Immortal level, and the spiritual energy transformed from its flesh and blood was not enough for Hongyun's cultivation speed; it could only satisfy some of his appetite.

"Eating like this is a bit too monotonous."

Hongyun wiped his mouth. Eating only roasted food was getting a bit boring. Looking at the remaining beast meat, he thought about this matter and casually picked up some gold and stones.

Although these stones and gold are commonly seen, they are of the level of celestial gold and divine stones, and are rarely seen in later generations.

Next, Hongyun used the Samadhi True Fire to refine the metal and stone, melting them into molten iron in the blink of an eye.

Samadhi True Fire: Also known as Samadhi Divine Fire, it is formed from a person's essence, energy, and spirit. It is a true fire with an extremely high upper limit for growth, a very low lower limit, and a very high upper limit. The stronger the cultivator, the stronger the true fire.

Every flame in the world is a manifestation of the law of fire. If one can control all the fires in the world, then attaining the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm will be a natural outcome.

But this process is obviously very difficult. The flames in the world are constantly growing and changing, so it is virtually impossible for anyone to control the flames in the world.

Before long, Hongyun had crafted some magical artifacts. Due to the limited materials and time, these artifacts were of low quality, mostly low grade and a few mid grade.

But Hongyun was already very satisfied. If he were to refine a spiritual treasure using ordinary immortal gold and divine stones, even if he were to follow the Great Dao of Artifacts, it would take a very deep dive to achieve that.