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

Boom! Boom!

A series of muffled thuds came from Hongyun's body.

Under the powerful impact of the medicine, Hongyun's bottleneck finally shattered, and his physical body emitted boundless golden light.

At this moment, Hongyun felt a sense of fulfillment, true fulfillment. His physical body, primordial spirit, and magical power were all perfected. When the water is full, it overflows, and his cultivation naturally broke through.

Suddenly, Hongyun's aura surged, breaking through from the peak of the Golden Immortal realm to the early stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm in the blink of an eye.

A powerful pressure emanated from Hongyun, causing the entire underwater cave to tremble.

Hongyun's brows relaxed, and five-colored rays of light appeared on her chest, rising from the Baihui acupoint on the top of her head.

The five elements converge and transform into auspicious clouds. Within these clouds, three flower buds suddenly appear, representing the three flowers of essence, energy, and spirit.

This is precisely the image of the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top and the Five Elements Returning to the Origin, representing that Hongyun has finally broken through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

"The Taiyi Golden Immortal... has finally broken through."

Hongyun opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing in them. The journey from Golden Immortal to Taiyi Golden Immortal was a major hurdle.

The Golden Immortal is a self-realization that transcends the Three Realms and is not bound by the Five Elements; the nature of metal is immortal, and lifespan is equal to that of heaven.

The Taiyi Golden Immortal is a transcendent state of being where the Three Flowers Gather at the Top, the Five Qi Converge at the Origin, Heaven and Man Unite as One, and the Dao Follows the Natural Way.

After breaking through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, the strength of Hongyun's clone underwent another qualitative leap.

His physical body, primordial spirit, and magical power have all grown several times stronger, and his understanding of the laws has become much deeper.

"With my current strength, if I were to encounter the Golden Flood Dragon again, I could easily defeat it without even using the Fire Cloud Banner."

Hongyun thought confidently to herself.

Keep in mind that the original body is still at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, and even one of his clones has become a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Indeed, going out to gain experience leads to faster improvement than staying behind closed doors. Working in isolation easily leads to stagnation, while exposure to new ideas broadens one's horizons.

After that, Hongyun cultivated for a few more days to stabilize his realm before leaving the underwater cave.

After breaking through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, Hongyun's strength increased greatly, so he decided to go and take a look at the edge of the lake's central area.

That area is on the edge of the Yangsui Beast's territory, which is somewhat risky, but also full of treasures. As long as we don't venture too far into the center of the lake, we shouldn't disturb the Yangsui Beast.

Following the map's guidance, Hongyun flew towards the center of the lake. The closer she got to the center, the stronger the water beasts became.

Golden Immortal-level water beasts are everywhere, and occasionally one can even sense the aura of a Taiyi Golden Immortal-level water beast.

Hongyun carefully avoided those powerful auras and quietly slipped into the edge of the lake's central area.

The lake water here is a deep golden color, and the concentration of solar energy in the lake water is more than ten times higher than outside. The quality of the lake water is also much better than outside.

"Hmm? That's...?"

Suddenly, Hongyun sensed a peculiar aura, as if some treasure was calling to him.

"Could there be some treasure here?"

Following the scent, Hongyun swam to an underwater cave. Although the cave was small, it shone with precious light, clearly indicating that a treasure was being nurtured within.

Finding no guardian beasts around, Hongyun entered the cave and discovered a golden coral growing inside.

The coral is entirely golden, radiating a soft glow. Several golden fruits hang on the coral, faintly emitting a refreshing and enticing fruity aroma.

"This is... a golden coral fruit?!"

Hongyun's primordial spirit sensed the Heavenly Dao and learned about this spiritual fruit from it, which greatly surprised him.

"Can coral still bear fruit?"

Golden coral is a top-grade acquired spiritual root that takes three thousand years to flower, three thousand years to bear fruit, and three thousand years to mature. Each time it matures, it can produce twelve golden coral fruits.

Consuming the Golden Coral Fruit can greatly enhance physical strength and is also effective for Taiyi Golden Immortals.

Hongyun sighed, "What a wondrous primordial world! Anything strange and wonderful can happen here."

Although the Golden Coral is only an acquired spiritual root, the effects of the Golden Coral Fruit are no less than those of some innate spiritual roots.

Hongyun carefully picked the twelve golden coral fruits, put them away carefully, and then uprooted the golden coral and transplanted it into the Hundred Herbs Painting.

In order to cultivate the golden coral, Hongyun collected a large amount of water from Yanyang Lake and created a similar environment.

Compared to Sunlight Divine Water and Golden Crow Grass, the requirements for transplanting Golden Coral are not high. With the blessing of Yi Wood Pot and Life Pearl in the Hundred Herbs Picture, it grows very well inside.

"With the Golden Coral, I have complete confidence in my physical cultivation at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level."

Hongyun was satisfied. With the Golden Coral Fruit and the Great Sun Divine Pill, a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal was easily within his grasp.

Afterwards, Hongyun emerged from the underwater cave and was about to leave when a powerful aura rapidly approached.

"Hmm? What a powerful aura!"

Hongyun's expression hardened, and he concealed his aura, hiding in the cave and using his Sun-Concealing Divine Power to hide it.

A moment later, a golden figure appeared outside the cave; it was a huge golden dragon.

"A golden dragon of the Taiyi Golden Immortal level."

Hongyun secretly clicked his tongue in amazement. Yanyang Lake was truly a den of dragons and tigers, where one could easily encounter a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

"Who is it?!"

"Who stole my golden coral?!"

The golden dragon arrived at the cave entrance and, seeing the empty cave, let out an angry roar.

The roar of the golden dragon echoed for tens of thousands of miles, causing countless low-level water beasts to tremble in fear.

Hongyun suddenly realized why Jinshanhu had no guardian beast: it turned out that the Golden Dragon was not at home.

Enraged, the golden dragon opened its maw and unleashed a golden beam of light that blasted towards the cave.

Hongyun couldn't remain indifferent to the full-force attack of the Taiyi Golden Immortal, so he dodged the beam of light.

The cave was blasted apart by the beam of light, sending rocks flying and causing the entire underwater mountain range to collapse.

Because Hongyun dodged, he exposed himself, and the golden dragon looked towards where Hongyun was hiding.

"You stinking rat, I've found you!"

The golden dragon glared at the red clouds and roared, "How dare you steal my golden coral! Die!"

Suddenly, the golden dragon shone brightly, transforming into a golden lightning bolt that lunged at the red clouds.

Hongyun remained expressionless as an ancient book slowly unfurled behind him—the illusory image of the Book of Literary Fortune.

"I said, you will be bound in chains."

As the Book of Literature and Fortune was opened, pages flew out, transforming into shackles that bound the golden dragon.

It is precisely the divine power of literature: speaking words from heaven.

"A mere trick like this, yet you dare to show off your meager skills before an expert?"

The golden dragon roared, unleashing a powerful force that shattered the shackles.

"The Taiyi Golden Immortal is indeed not easy to deal with."

Hongyun thought to himself, but he was not afraid at all. Instead, he became excited. He was looking for someone to test his strength, and the golden dragon delivered itself to his door. It was a good opportunity to practice on it.

I said, you will surely be struck by lightning.

Red Cloud spoke words of heaven, the wind rose and clouds gathered, thunder roared, and bolts of heavenly lightning struck the golden dragon's body.

The golden dragon screamed in agony as it was struck by the heavenly lightning, and a hint of solemnity flashed in its eyes as it looked at Hongyun.

"Who exactly are you?"

Hongyun did not answer. Seeing that the words of heaven could not harm the golden dragon, he summoned the Fire Cloud Banner and waved it at the golden dragon. A pillar of fire shot out from the banner.

The pillar of fire transformed into a fire dragon, rushing towards the golden dragon like a tidal wave sweeping away the clouds.

The Fire Cloud Banner was, after all, an innate spiritual treasure, and the fire dragon was extremely powerful. The golden dragon's eyes narrowed, and it dared not take the hit head-on.

Then, the fire dragon flew past the golden dragon and exploded in the lake, creating a huge wave.