Primordial Era: Reborn as Fuxi, he opened the heavens with a single stroke!

Inside Fangzhang Island, Ye Chen sat cross-legged in his secluded meditation room, with the innate spiritual treasure, the Karma Gourd, floating in his palm. The gourd, purple and gold in color, shone with boundless innate divine light. As he inhaled and exhaled innate spiritual energy, endless Dao runes appeared on his body, intertwining with each other as if connecting heaven and earth like a great net of cause and effect.

Obtaining the Primordial Gourd Vine from Mount Buzhou was, in Ye Chen's opinion, the most prescient thing he had ever done in his life. The seven Primordial Spiritual Treasures could not only sever the Three Corpses and use them for the Three Corpses to become one, but even just the Causal Gourd had endless wonderful uses for him.

This innate spiritual treasure, now in Ye Chen's hands, is far more useful than if it were in Lao Tzu's. Ye Chen uses the Great Dao of Painting to interpret the Three Thousand Great Daos, which will surely be revealed in the future. He will definitely form karmic ties with the various innate gods and demons. Without this innate spiritual treasure, even if Ye Chen's flower blooms to the thirty-sixth level, he will still suffer the pain of being entangled in karma.

The power of cause and effect is mysterious and elusive!

During the Investiture of the Gods, the disciples of the Jie Sect perished and were listed on the list, but this was not entirely due to the calamity's energy. If it were just a calamity, as long as one did not participate in it, one would not be drawn into the great calamity.

However, the power of cause and effect is different. Even if one wants to go into seclusion, as long as there is a layer of cause and effect between the two parties, one will be drawn into it. The same is true for Daoist Hongyun. It was in Zixiao Palace that he gave up his holy position and formed a cause and effect with Daoist Kunpeng. Even if he temporarily resided in Wuzhuang Temple with Daoist Zhenyuanzi, he would still perish in the great calamity.

With this innate spiritual treasure, even if there is a grudge, one will not suffer the pain of being entangled in karma.

Thinking of this, Ye Chen shouted loudly.

"cut!"

A loud shout, as if it contained the law of heaven, came from his lips.

The Calabash of Cause and Effect trembled, and endless mysterious yellow light burst forth from its mouth. The divine light was not dazzling, but it contained a strange power that made people tremble, as if it could penetrate time and space, separate fate, and reach the essence of all things.

"Sever all ties of cause and effect, and remain untouched by eternal damnation!"

Ye Chen remained calm, and a phantom of a divine sword formed from wisdom light appeared at the tip of his right finger.

This illusory sword of wisdom does not sever the physical body or the primordial spirit, but only sever the cause and effect!

"cut!"

A cold light pierced through the endless void and struck the dense web of cause and effect within the primordial spirit.

"Clang!"

In an instant, the karmic power formed with the Twelve Ancestral Witches was separated from Ye Chen's primordial spirit, winding like a snake, and drifting towards the mouth of the gourd, merging into it. The whole process was not long, but it lasted for about half a month.

When the last cause and effect was swallowed by the innate purple-gold red gourd, Ye Chen felt his primordial spirit lighten, as if a huge mountain had been lifted off his shoulders.

The Calabash of Cause and Effect trembled, and when Ye Chen looked over, four more crystals condensed on its body, shining brightly and radiating a mysterious aura.

Looking at the seven seeds of cause and effect on the gourd, each radiating an endless and mysterious aura, Ye Chen's eyes revealed a strange light. If he mastered half of the law of cause and effect, he could probably trap a quasi-saint powerhouse with just this innate spiritual treasure.

However, the Way of Cause and Effect is one of the Ten Supreme Paths!

It ranks fifth among the three thousand great paths.

To comprehend the principles of cause and effect requires countless years.

After some thought, Ye Chen decided to first study the Daoist principles of the Twelve Ancestral Witches that he had obtained from the Zixiao Palace.

Ye Chen slowly closed his eyes, and the power of his primordial spirit sank into his body.

Within its primordial spirit, above the illusory images of the Twelve Heavens, twelve supreme Daoist auras of different colors, along with the Daoist auras of the three thousand innate gods and demons, floated quietly. These were the twelve Ancestral Witch Laws that had been seized in the Purple Cloud Palace using the Great Dao of Painting.

Even with just a sliver of divine essence, which is merely a superficial understanding, and even if one fully comprehends it, it is still difficult to compare with the original body. However, for Ye Chen, it is enough. Once Ye Chen masters it, the twelve heavens he has created can also generate endless power of the Great Dao Laws, making them more and more perfect. When the world opens up in the future, the power it displays will be even stronger.

"The Way of the Five Elements is also one of the Ten Supreme Paths. We should start with the Way of the Five Elements."

Upon Ye Chen's Dao Fruit, a trace of the Dao essence of the five Ancestral Witches also emerged.

Ru Shou, the ancestral sorcerer of metal, wields the great path of Geng metal, his sharp edge fully revealed, and he is the master of killing and conquest!

Jumang, the ancestral sorcerer of wood, governs the Great Dao of Green Wood, which is endlessly regenerating and is the master of creation!

Gonggong, the ancestral sorcerer of water, wields the great Dao of Xuan Water, embodying ultimate Yin and gentleness, and is the master of nourishment!

Zhu Rong, the ancestral sorcerer of fire, wields the Great Dao of Fire, burning the heavens and destroying the earth, and is the master of destruction!

Houtu, the ancestral witch of the earth, governs the great Dao of the earth, harmonizes all things, and is the master of gestation!

The power of the Five Elements is also one of the cornerstones of the world. Among the Three Thousand Great Daos, it ranks seventh and is also one of the Ten Supreme Great Daos. If Ye Chen can master the Five Elements Great Dao, it will also be of some benefit to perfecting his own inner world.

Ye Chen held his breath and concentrated, holding the Innate Painting Brush in his hand, drawing with the power of the Great Dao Laws. It was like an invisible paintbrush, outlining the true phantom images of the five Ancestral Witches in the void.

Time flies like water; in seclusion, one loses track of time. In the blink of an eye, thirty thousand years have passed in Ye Chen's seclusion.

On this day, the weather on Fangzhang Island changed dramatically, and the first thing to appear was a touch of gold.

The golden divine light, though not dazzling, carried a power that could cleave through all things. It shot straight into the sky from where Ye Chen was in seclusion, tearing apart the sea of ​​clouds above Fangzhang Island. Wherever the golden light passed, the void emitted a faint cracking sound, as if an invisible celestial sword was being wielded in the clouds.

The Golden Road!

The next moment, a vibrant green rose from the island.

Where the blue light spread, the spiritual plants and flowers on Fangzhang Island began to grow as if summoned by some kind of inspiration.

The ten-thousand-year-old Ganoderma lucidum matured in an instant. A trace of innate spiritual light burst forth from its acquired spiritual root, and even the innate gourd vine trembled slightly.

Greenwood Avenue, where life continues!

Before the strange phenomena subsided, three more strange phenomena appeared in succession.

The black color was like an ancient cold pool beneath the nine netherworlds, nourishing all things. Flames shot into the sky from Ye Chen's secluded cultivation place, but did not burn the vegetation on the island. Instead, they transformed into a three-legged golden crow phantom, soaring through the sky.

Finally, a thick, boundless, dark yellow color rose up.

An aura of balance and harmony, encompassing all things, permeated the world, including the power of the other four Great Dao Laws, namely the Dao of Earth, which harmonizes all things.

"Boom!"

Above the sky, five-colored light intertwined, and above Fangzhang Island, a Five Elements Dao Diagram was also unfolded.

Within the Dao diagram, the power of the Five Elements is inexhaustible, manifesting the illusory images of wind, rain, thunder, lightning, mountains, rivers, plants, and living beings, as if it were a real world.

The next moment, the five-colored light condensed into five dazzling Dao runes, which floated above Ye Chen's secluded cultivation place.

Each rune represents Ye Chen's partial understanding of the Five Elements.

The five runes shone brightly and their auras were connected. In the end, they faintly merged into one, transforming into a five-colored flowing ring that hung atop Fangzhang Island and entered Ye Chen's Twelve Heavens, causing Ye Chen's Dao Fruit to undergo a mysterious and profound sublimation.

Although it has only achieved half of the power of the law, once the five elements are gathered, its profoundness far surpasses that of a single Great Dao law.

While Ye Chen was in seclusion, Nuwa Daoist, who was also on Fangzhang Island, also entered the perfect realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

She emerged from her seclusion, gazing at the five-colored ring in the sky, and feeling the powerful aura emanating from Ye Chen's seclusion. Her eyes were first filled with shock, then a genuine joy appeared on her face.

"This is……"

"Another supreme path?"

As he emerged from seclusion, the stone gate where Ye Chen had been in seclusion slowly opened.

A figure stepped out; it was Ye Chen.

After 30,000 years of seclusion, his aura became increasingly profound and restrained, like a bottomless pool.

With each blink of his eyes, the five elements flowed within him. Although Ye Chen's cultivation was still at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, his strength was more than doubled, and his every move exuded boundless power.

"Brother!"

Upon seeing Ye Chen emerge from seclusion, Nuwa Daoist also went to greet him, her eyes filled with shock.

"Congratulations, elder brother, on comprehending another supreme path..."

"It's just a superficial matter, not worth mentioning."

Ye Chen waved his hand, his gaze falling on Nuwa Daoist. He paused slightly, noticing that Nuwa Daoist's aura had also risen to a higher level, showing signs of the Five Qi Converging at the Origin and the Three Flowers Gathering at the Top. When Ye Chen was in seclusion, her cultivation had also progressed from the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm to the perfect Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

"Oh?"

Ye Chen raised an eyebrow slightly, a smile appearing in his eyes.

"It seems these 30,000 years haven't been wasted, little sister!"

Upon hearing this, Nuwa Daoist also humbly replied, "It is all thanks to my elder brother's guidance that I have been in seclusion for 30,000 years, finally breaking through the last barrier, condensing the five elements in my chest, and blossoming into the eleventh petal, thus stepping into the perfect realm of the Great Luo Golden Immortal."

Nuwa paused, a hint of emotion appearing in her eyes: "Only after I reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm did I realize how terrifying my elder brother's foundation of thirty-six grades of cultivation truly is. The difference between the eleventh and twelfth grades may seem like just one grade, but in reality, there's an insurmountable chasm between them. Although I am also at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, if I were to fight my elder brother, I wouldn't last more than three moves!"

Upon hearing this, Ye Chen chuckled noncommittally and said, "With an eleven-petaled flower, among all the top innate gods and demons, only I can compare with you."

Ye Chen paused for a moment before continuing, "Little sister, you have already reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm. Next, you will need to cultivate the method of severing the three corpses to become a saint. After my analysis, this method of becoming a saint does indeed have a slight problem."

Upon hearing this, Nuwa Daoist's expression turned solemn, and she asked gravely, "Elder brother, what are the shortcomings of this method for achieving sainthood?"

Ye Chen remained unfazed, staring directly at Nuwa Daoist, and coldly stated, "This method of achieving sainthood only discusses the technique of severing the three corpses, but it omits the most crucial element: the three top-grade innate spiritual treasures required to entrust one's three corpses. These treasures must be of the same origin to achieve sainthood. If one merely finds three innate spiritual treasures at random and uses them to entrust one's three corpses, even if all three corpses are severed, one will only reach the late stage of Quasi-Saint, unable to advance any further in their lifetime!"