Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Chapter 42 Command by Strength

They cultivate the Nine Transformations of Yin and Yang. Once they complete five transformations of Yin and Yang, their physical body and primordial spirit can reach the strength of a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Subsequently, if one completes nine Yin-Yang transformations, the physical body and primordial spirit will be comparable to a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

Before completing the nine Yin-Yang transformations, the physical body and primordial spirit, though not reaching the strength of a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, would double in strength with each additional Yin-Yang transformation.

Therefore, although the physical bodies and primordial spirits of Yuan Yan and the other three were all of mid-grade innate spiritual treasure strength, Yuan Yan's physical body and primordial spirit were many times stronger than those of Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling.

(The physical body and primordial spirit of a Great Luo Golden Immortal are far superior to those of a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal.)

At this moment, Yuan Yan carefully assessed his overall strength compared to that of Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, and was overjoyed, his brows furrowing with undisguised delight.

He himself was a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the peak of cultivation, and his physical body and primordial spirit had both reached the strength of a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure. He also possessed many treasures such as the Twelve-Petaled Pure World White Lotus, the Yin-Yang Twin Lotus, the Primordial Myriad Paths Gourd, the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, the Fragment of the Creation Jade Disc, the Yin-Yang Cauldron, and the Yin-Yang Mirror.

Yuan Jie is a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal, with both his physical body and primordial spirit reaching the strength of a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure. He wields the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Flag.

Nine-grade Pure White Lotus, World Cauldron, Universe Pearl, Chaos Gourd, Immortal-Slaying Gourd — and many other treasures.

Yuan Lun's cultivation level is at the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal. His physical body and primordial spirit have both reached the strength of a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure. He possesses many treasures, such as the Wheel of Life and Death, the Mountain-Driving Whip, the Nine-Grade Pure World White Lotus, the Three Lights Divine Water, the Water and Fire Gourd, and the Treasure-Gathering Gourd.

His Yuanling cultivation was at the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and his physical body and primordial spirit had reached the level of a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure. He possessed the Taixu Illusion Mirror.

The Illusionary World Map, the Nine-Rank Pure White Lotus, the Soul-Scattering Gourd, the Spirit-Capturing Gourd, the Yellow Millet Dream Rice, and many other treasures.

With their cultivation level, physical strength, and numerous high-grade or above innate spiritual treasures, their strength is absolutely unmatched among their peers.

Looking across the primordial world, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the peak without a supreme innate treasure is no match for Yuan Yan. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the peak with a supreme innate treasure would probably find it difficult to defeat him.

As for Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, they are absolutely not afraid of a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the Perfected Stage without a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Even if a Great Luo Golden Immortal at the Perfected Stage has a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, they may not be able to defeat them.

If the four of them joined forces, they would be invincible at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

Compared to the top innate deities of their time, they had a clear advantage.

Given their current situation, it's impossible that when the Zixiao Palace opens, they won't be able to snatch a futon or keep a holy position, right?

If he could seize a futon and obtain a wisp of primordial purple energy, he would at least be able to attain sainthood in the future, and wouldn't be reduced to an ant below a saint.

Yuan Yan gently shook his head, suppressing all the surging thoughts in his heart. A glint flashed in his eyes as he looked up at the sky, his gaze piercing through the layers of protective arrays of Yingzhou Immortal Island, and looking directly at the vast, boundless, and ever-changing primordial world.

He pondered for a moment, then calculated with his fingers to predict the situation outside.

Their seclusion for fifteen eons was not very peaceful. Every now and then, a Great Luo Golden Immortal would connect with the rules of heaven and earth through his own Great Dao, proclaiming himself, and his Dao sound would resound throughout the prehistoric world.

Their primordial spirits communicated with heaven and earth, comprehended the laws and great principles contained within heaven and earth and many innate spiritual treasures, and even occasionally burned their heavenly merits to merge with the Dao. Naturally, they would not be completely unaware of this and were awakened twice.

After two times? They blocked out external senses and fell into deep enlightenment, completely ignoring any messages coming from the outside world.

After a moment's deduction, Yuan Yan understood the situation and couldn't help but shake his head slightly: "These top-tier innate saints are really arrogant!"

He broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm much earlier than them, and has now reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm at its peak, yet he hasn't been so flamboyant.

Of course, Yuan Yan would never admit that his lack of fanfare was because he couldn't afford to be flamboyant when he broke through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

If he dared to be as flamboyant as the Three Pure Ones, Emperor Jun, and Taiyi, a powerful Primordial Golden Immortal from the Qilin clan might block his door, "borrowing" his innate spiritual treasure and "inviting" him to participate in the Three Clans War.

Just as Yuan Yan finished his deduction, the three from the Yuan Realm did the same. They simultaneously cast their own light toward Yuan Yan, waiting for his instructions to proceed with the next action.

Sensing the gazes of the three from the Yuan Realm and understanding their thoughts, Yuan Yan pondered for a moment before speaking, "The three of you will travel together to the Western Continent to repair the earth's veins and find a suitable place to establish a Daoist temple to gather the Western Qi. If there is no suitable place, you can build one yourselves or move Yingzhou Immortal Island to the Western Continent!"

"Oh, right!" As if he had thought of something, Yuan Yan added, "When you go to the Western Continent to repair the ley lines, if you are rewarded for your efforts, then do your best. But if the losses outweigh the gains, then don't invest too much time and energy. You can take turns repairing the ley lines. Make sure you have enough time to cultivate and ensure that your cultivation level doesn't fall behind."

"Furthermore, once you arrive in the Western Continent, you can consume as many rare and precious herbs and innate spiritual fruits as you wish. Conserve your Heavenly Merit Points as much as possible, but you may use them if needed!"

"Those rare and precious materials and innate spiritual fruits still have some use for us now, but as our cultivation level increases, their usefulness will definitely decrease. Using them now is more cost-effective."

"As for merit, although I would like to save it for a more critical moment, the higher our cultivation level, the easier and faster it will be to earn merit."

As for himself?

He did not intend to go to the Western Continent to repair the earth veins. Instead, he planned to continue traveling in the primordial world, to witness the splendor of those top innate deities, to make friends with one or two, to discuss the Dao with them, and to verify his own Dao.

Of course, he would eat rare and precious materials and innate spiritual fruits whenever he needed them, and he would also use the merits of the Heavenly Dao whenever he needed them, striving to break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm as soon as possible and maintain an absolute lead over many top innate deities.

However, he has only recently broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Perfection stage. The Great Luo Golden Immortal Perfection stage is a vast chasm compared to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal stage. The accumulation and foundation required to break through is extremely terrifying. Unless he does not cherish the merits he has, he will definitely not be able to break through in a short period of time.

"Good!" Upon hearing this, Yuanjie, Yuanlun, and Yuanling instantly understood Yuan Yan's plan and nodded without any objection.

Afterwards, each of them took out and exchanged some rare and precious natural materials and innate spiritual fruits that were useful to them, and the three of them did not stay on Yingzhou Immortal Island for long.

The three simultaneously raised their hands, tearing through the void. Surrounded by mysterious light, they traversed the boundless void, rushing towards the Western Continent without stopping.

As Yuan Yan watched the three leave, he too vanished from Yingzhou Immortal Island in a flash.

On the edge of the western continent, not far from the eastern continent, stands a majestic and magnificent mountain range stretching for hundreds of millions of miles. The mountain rises into the clouds, and pure innate spiritual energy and Daoist wisdom flow through it. The mountain is majestic and has an extraordinary aura.

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