Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

As for why it was rumored in his previous life that the Three Pure Ones, Emperor Jun, Taiyi, Nuwa, Fuxi, and other top innate deities were all born into the Great Luo realm, he didn't know.

However, he speculated that perhaps after they took human form, they did not immediately emerge into the world, but cultivated to the level of Great Luo before being born, which led to misunderstandings among the world, or there may be other reasons.

"I have gained sentience and become a Golden Immortal. I am certain I can change my fate and be reborn into human form before then, so I won't be torn to pieces!"

Yuan Yan encouraged himself again, and then immersed all his mind in the innate inheritance and innate origin.

While sorting out and comprehending the innate inheritance, he also comprehended the laws and great principles contained in the innate origin, grasped the laws of yin and yang and the five elements, and absorbed and exhaled innate spiritual energy and Daoist inspiration. Under the nourishment of the laws and Dao fruits of the Golden Immortal, he continuously strengthened his innate primordial spirit and innate true spirit.

At the same time, he also controlled the innate gourd vine, no longer sending the innate essence to the seven innate gourds, and reducing the supply of innate spiritual energy and Daoist inspiration.

If the innate essence continues to be transferred to the innate gourd, and too much is transferred, its original body may wither and die as it was originally destined to.

Even if it doesn't wither and die, its rank will drop, which will cause its base rank to decrease after it transforms.

However, if he continues to focus all his efforts on transferring the innate spiritual energy and Daoist inspiration absorbed by the innate gourd vine to the seven innate gourds, his own cultivation will definitely be affected.

He was worried about not having enough time! Naturally, he wouldn't allow the innate gourd to interfere with his cultivation.

If it weren't for the fact that the innate spiritual energy and Daoist inspiration absorbed by the innate gourd vine far exceeded his cultivation needs, he might not have continued to support the seven innate gourds.

In the primordial world, years are not recorded. Yuan Yan was immersed in enlightenment and cultivation. As time passed, a rich aura of laws and Dao gradually emanated from his body. It was mysterious and indescribable, rendering the surrounding area of ​​billions of miles divine and holy, with various strange phenomena.

Thirty Yuanhui later!

"Boom!" The Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit bloomed deep within Yuan Yan's sea of ​​consciousness, boundless immortal light emanated from the sky, and the aura of laws permeated the air, suppressing the heavens and earth for hundreds of millions of miles.

Even now, if it weren't for the innate array protecting the innate gourd vine, this terrifying and vast aura of law would have spread out, shaking an even more expansive area.

"Hahaha..." Yuan Yan couldn't help but burst into laughter, feeling very happy.

He secluded himself for arduous cultivation for thirty cycles, totaling three to four million years, which is many times longer than the history of humankind on Earth in his previous life.

He finally mastered dozens of laws, including the Yin-Yang Law, the Five Elements Law, the Chaos Law, the Creation Law, the Destruction Law, the Slaughter Law, the Space Law, and the Time Law, and also grasped at least the basics of the Three Thousand Laws.

This finally allowed him to cultivate his Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit to its fullest extent, breaking through to the Taiyi Golden Immortal Perfection.

He finally met the criteria for taking human form and being born into the world. He could finally take human form and be born into the world to see this place, instead of being trapped here alone!

In other words, when he was immersed in comprehending the laws, his primordial spirit was nourished by the laws, feeling extremely comfortable. So immersed was he that he almost lost his sense of time.

Otherwise, if he were left alone for three or four million years with no one to talk to, he might really go insane.

Thinking to himself, Yuan Yan had a sudden thought and wanted to take human form and be born into the world.

Suddenly, Yuan Yan's expression changed drastically: "This is impossible! How could this be?"

He clearly sensed the opportunity to take human form and be born into the world, but it was like the moon reflected in water or a flower in a mirror—visible but untouchable.

It seemed that he was restricted by something and was unable to take human form and be born in accordance with this opportunity.

"Could it be that there's something wrong with my innate inheritance, or that my innate gourd vine is of a higher grade than other top-grade innate spiritual roots, requiring me to cultivate to the Great Luo realm before I can take human form?" Yuan Yan wondered.

However, Yuan Yan suddenly shook his head slightly, rejecting the idea.

The moment he conceived the idea of ​​continuing his cultivation and quickly reaching the Great Luo realm before being reborn in human form, a sense of foreboding arose in his heart. It seemed that if he did this, he would never have the chance to be reborn again.

Who is he? A top-tier innate saint at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, he wouldn't make such a statement out of thin air. This is a sudden impulse, a warning from his Dao heart, and there's absolutely no mistake about it.

"What on earth is going on? I've cultivated to the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm and sensed the opportunity to transform into human form, so why can't I transform and be born into the world? And why can't I continue cultivating until I reach the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm before transforming and being born into the world?"

"Am I truly destined to nurture seven primordial gourds, only to have them plucked by the Three Pure Ones and others, causing me to wither and perish? And thus, bound by the Heavenly Dao, unable to take human form?"

Thinking of this, Yuan Yan felt extremely agitated!

"No, that's impossible. It can't be that reason. Otherwise, how could I have received the innate inheritance and been given the name Yuan Yan by Heaven and Earth? Moreover, my spiritual sense tells me that it's not that reason!"

"Then why is that?"

After pondering for a long time, Yuan Yan suddenly had a flash of inspiration and recalled the many prehistoric novels he had read in his previous life.

It seems that some ancient fantasy novels mention that top-grade innate spiritual roots are too powerful, bearing the origin of heaven and earth. If they were to take human form and be born into the world, it would exceed the limitations of heaven and earth, and heaven and earth would not allow it. If one wants to take human form and be born into the world, one cannot take human form with one's entire original body.

For example, Zhunti's original form was the supreme innate spiritual root, the innate Gengjin Bodhi Tree. He had to cut off part of his original form to transform into human form, and after transforming, he refined the remaining part of his original form into the Seven Wonders Tree, a supreme treasure for inheriting the Dao.

Legend has it that Zhen Yuanzi's true form is a ginseng fruit tree, formed from the first batch of ginseng fruits combined with some of the ginseng fruit tree's innate essence. Of course, some also say that Zhen Yuanzi is formed from the essence of the innate Wu Earth.

"That's right! That must be the reason!" Yuan Yan was extremely excited!

When he had this thought, his Dao heart throbbed, and the feeling of transforming into human form became even stronger.

"But if that's the case, how do I transform? Should I cut off a portion of the innate gourd vine itself to transform, or should I use an entire innate gourd to transform?"

Yuan Yan hesitated.

But after only a moment's hesitation and a glance at the innate gourd on his body, Yuan Yan knew that he had no choice at all.

During these thirty cycles, in order to cultivate to the Taiyi Golden Immortal perfection as soon as possible and to transform into human form and be born into the world as soon as possible, and in order to ensure the foundation after transformation into human form, he no longer allowed the innate gourd vine to transmit innate essence to the innate gourd.

As for the innate spiritual energy and Daoist inspiration? He did give them, because he couldn't use that much himself. Besides supplying what he needed, he gave the rest to the seven innate gourds.

Moreover, considering that he would need some powerful treasures to accompany him after his birth, quality was more important than quantity, he gave most of the innate spiritual energy and Daoist inspiration to the first innate gourd and influenced its gestation and evolution, so that the Dao contained within it would be in harmony with him.

The innate spiritual energy and Daoist inspiration given to other innate gourds can only ensure that their vitality will not be extinguished and that they can grow again if given the chance. As for the growth rate? It is almost non-existent.

However, without the transmission of innate essence, the growth rate of the first innate gourd decreased rather than increased compared to before, and the innate essence it contained could only be considered average among high-grade innate spiritual treasures.