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

In the vast wilderness, years are forgotten; in the blink of an eye, the ocean has become a vast expanse.

Hongyun traveled across the primordial land and found many rare materials, spiritual herbs, immortal gold and divine stones, and acquired spiritual roots.

After the great calamity, and after hundreds of thousands of years of gestation, countless rare treasures were born.

In this vast and desolate land, there are countless top-grade materials for alchemy and weapon crafting, as well as acquired spiritual roots and medicinal herbs.

In addition, there are many rare birds and animals.

During his travels, Hongyun also made sure to collect the remnants of the souls of all races that were wandering aimlessly across the primordial land.

Too many living beings died during the Dragon-Han Calamity. Since the Six Paths of Reincarnation had not yet been established, the surviving souls of these hundreds of millions of dead beings were a burden on the prehistoric world.

The purpose of collecting these remnant souls is twofold: first, to see if there will be any merit rewards, and second, to send them into the cycle of reincarnation once it is opened.

Hongyun traveled eastward, avoiding many dangerous and desolate places, and finally arrived at the heart of the prehistoric world.

A streak of light swept across the sky.

The red clouds stopped in the sky.

"After searching for tens of thousands of years, we still haven't found anything. Innate spiritual roots and spiritual treasures are still too rare."

With this in mind, Hongyun decided to find a place to seclude himself for the time being and take the opportunity to refine his cultivation.

After glancing at the surrounding mountains, Hongyun flew towards a main peak. With a wave of his hand, a palace was placed on the mountaintop, and layers of restrictions and formations were set up.

Hongyun then entered the alchemy hall to prepare for an alchemy session and to calm her mind.

This time, Hongyun plans to refine some Blood Essence Pills that can replenish Qi and blood. They may not be for her own use, but it's always good to have them in advance.

Blood Essence Pill: It is made by refining the essence of flesh and blood, and supplementing it with some spiritual flowers and herbs, or Yaozhi and spiritual fruits. It contains abundant and gentle blood energy.

The Blood Essence Pill is mild in nature, removing the lingering resentment of living beings, making it easier to refine and absorb.

Hongyun is already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, and not an ordinary one. The elixirs that would work for him would have to be at least Nine-Turn Golden Pills.

Hongyun's alchemy skills were stuck at the eighth level. Although his success rate was 100%, he had not succeeded in refining the ninth-level golden pill.

Hongyun wasn't in a hurry, after all, the Great Luo Golden Pill was a divine pill that could instantly make someone a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Although there were rumors that during the heyday of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, Golden Immortals were as common as dogs and Great Luo Immortals were everywhere, it doesn't mean that breaking through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm was easy.

Without hesitation, Hongyun took out the alchemy furnace, and then took out countless blood essences, each one radiating blood energy, like a sky full of stars.

These blood essences were collected by Hongyun over the years, after all, there were always some fools who dared to provoke him.

The alchemy hall was set up with an array by Hongyun, forming a self-contained space, like a small world.

Next, Hongyun threw in all sorts of materials: the main ingredient, blood essence, various spiritual flowers and fruits that enhance qi and blood, and the Yaozhi immortal herb, all of which were thrown in at once.

It looks like a big pot stew, but in fact, the inside of the alchemy furnace is a self-contained space. Hongyun's divine sense separates these spiritual herbs and fruits, and then refines them separately.

Hongyun skillfully handled the materials used to refine the Blood Essence Pill, knowing which medicinal herbs required flowers and which required roots and stems; she had to process them all herself.

While processing each batch of spiritual materials and medicines, Hongyun did not forget to refine the blood essence. This blood essence seemed pure, but it was still not enough; it needed to be even purer.

"Sizzle—!!"

Hongyun controlled the Samadhi True Fire to scorch the blood essence, which sizzled and emitted faint cries of agony, all of which were the resentment remaining in the blood essence.

If one were to cultivate directly using blood essence, one would still need to expend considerable effort to refine the resentment within it. If one were to be harmed by the resentment, it would be a greater loss than gain.

Hongyun's alchemy furnace is only a mid-grade spiritual treasure, so the refining speed is not fast. This is mainly because the materials are of high grade, so it takes more time to refine them.

After processing all the materials, Hongyun began to refine the pills according to the calculated formula.

At first, Hongyun did not attempt to break through to the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir stage, but instead refined a batch of Eight-Turn Golden Elixir stages to warm up.

The Eight-Turn Golden Elixir is no longer effective for Hongyun, but it can be left for his disciples to use after the sect is established.

Everything has its value; it's just a matter of whether it can be placed in the right position.

These resources were all painstakingly collected by Hongyun, and he wouldn't waste a single one.

Each batch of materials was refined into pills, mostly eighth-level golden pills, with occasional seventh-level golden pills appearing.

Each time a Seven-Turn Golden Elixir appears, Hongyun will analyze and summarize it, and the Wenyun Diagram will record, calculate, and improve it, giving him new guidance.

Every time you refine an elixir, it's like defusing a minefield. Whether you succeed or not, the success rate of refining golden pills will increase, and the elixir formula will become more and more perfect.

Alchemy is the refinement of the mind, and the attainment of enlightenment.

Gradually, Hongyun sank into it, and various insights came to his mind. This state allowed him to be more adept at fusing the essence of various precious medicines.

The Nine-Turn Golden Elixir can instantly make one a Great Luo Immortal. What is the difference between a Great Luo Golden Immortal and a Taiyi Golden Immortal?

To break through from Taiyi Golden Immortal to Daluo Golden Immortal, one needs to condense the foundation of the Great Dao; the core difference lies in the foundation of the Great Dao.

The biggest challenge in refining the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir is how to condense a foundation of the Great Dao within the Golden Elixir.

The foundation of the Great Way is divided into innate and acquired.

The Dao of Literature of Red Cloud, the Dao of Alchemy of Fire Cloud, the Dao of Weaponry of Wind Cloud, the Dao of Array Formation of Water Cloud, and the Dao of Confucianism of Blood Cloud are all acquired foundations with very high growth potential.

Correspondingly, the difficulty of condensing it will naturally be higher, so Hongyun chose the innate Dao foundation, taking a certain law as the main focus, and sorting out a general outline of the law.

The innate foundation of the Dao is an individual's understanding of the laws. As long as it is logically consistent, it can be condensed into a form. Just as there are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people's eyes, different backgrounds, states of mind, and worldviews will lead to completely different understandings and feelings about the same law.

This is also why those who break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm with elixirs often find it difficult to progress further; their Dao foundation is not compatible with their own abilities, making it hard for them to fully utilize their strength.

Through repeated alchemy practice, Hongyun accumulated a wealth of successful experience and also figured out some key points and tricks.

Hongyun's philosophy is to treat the Golden Elixir as a memory card, and the Innate Dao Foundation as a file to be written onto the memory card.

"To become a great master on the spot" means to load a file.

The process sounds simple, but there are three major hurdles to overcome. First, how to refine a golden elixir capable of bearing the foundation of the Great Dao? Second, how to inscribe the conceived foundation of the Great Dao into the golden elixir? Third, how to safely and harmlessly elevate the user to the Great Luo Golden Immortal level?

This explains the relationship between files, memory cards, and computers. If a file is too large, the memory card cannot keep up, and the file cannot be written to; any attempts to write it will result in incomplete files.

If the first hurdle is solved, how can the files written for the second hurdle be preserved indefinitely and not suddenly lost?

The second challenge has been solved. The third challenge is how to store files on the computer without damaging it.

Only by resolving these three pain points can Hongyun have a chance to refine the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir; otherwise, he should not even dream about it.

Over the next thousand years, Hongyun tried to refine pills time and time again, but each time he failed at the writing stage.

Hongyun collapsed at the first hurdle; no matter how good the materials were, the Golden Core could not support the foundation of the Great Dao.