Primordial Era: Innate gourd vine, self-dismemberment

Chapter 57 Seeking the Gods to Discuss the Dao

After the three concluded their discussion, Yuan Yan did not immediately travel with Nuwa and Fuxi to explore the primordial world.

Instead, they exchanged jade talismans, which allowed them to contact each other. Even if the other party did not use the power of the Great Dao to block the jade talisman, they could still sense each other's location and then separate.

After two encounters, their relationship grew closer, and they could be considered good friends who appreciated each other, but they were not yet sworn brothers.

If they were traveling together and encountered ordinary treasures, that would be fine; neither party would care how the treasures were divided.

However, if they encounter treasures such as high-grade or top-grade innate spiritual treasures, neither side can ignore them, making it difficult to distribute them.

If things go wrong, it could ruin the friendship between the three of them.

Furthermore, although Nuwa and Fuxi broke through their cultivation levels after the Dao discussion, the injuries they sustained in the previous battle with Xuanmo had not fully healed. They needed some time to go into seclusion to heal their wounds and to consolidate their newly broken cultivation levels.

I'm planning to find a place to go into seclusion for a while, so naturally I don't intend to travel with Yuan Yan.

Yuan Yan bid farewell to Nuwa and Fuxi, and then traveled through the Kunlun Mountains according to his plan, heading towards the location of Yuxu Peak.

In less than three cycles, Yuan Yan successfully arrived at Jade Void Peak.

Coincidentally, Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian had already returned from their travels through the prehistoric world and were now in seclusion at their Daoist temple, the Sanqing Palace on Yuxu Peak, where they were cultivating diligently.

Yuan Yan wanted to visit the Three Pure Ones and discuss the Dao with them. He did not conceal or hide the secrets of heaven, nor did he conceal or hide his own Dao energy.

Therefore, as soon as Yuan Yan arrived at the foot of Jade Void Peak, the Three Pure Ones were moved by his sudden inspiration.

The Three Pure Ones calculated with their fingers and, in a mere instant, understood the secrets of heaven, knowing that Yuan Yan had come to visit and wished to discuss the Dao with them.

Knowing that Yuan Yan had come to visit and what his purpose was, they dared not be negligent and quickly got up to greet him!

The name Yuan Yan, or rather, the name of the Four Yuan, was not unknown to everyone in the prehistoric world, but it was still quite famous.

When they traveled through the primordial world, they heard countless beings sing of the names of Yuan Yan, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, as well as their achievements in cleaning up and repairing many battlefields of the three races.

Therefore, they knew without even needing to deduce that Yuan Yan and the other three had broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm earlier than them.

Knowing that Yuan Yan and the other three had broken through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm earlier than them, they couldn't help but feel curious. So they used their primordial spirits to communicate with heaven and earth and deduce the secrets of heaven in an attempt to understand Yuan Yan and the other three.

However, Yuan Yan, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling all had higher cultivation levels than them, and each of them possessed top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Although they didn't gain anything, they couldn't deduce any information that Yuan Yan and the others had deliberately concealed or blocked. They could only deduce that Yuan Yan and the others hadn't concealed any information and had intentionally revealed it to the world.

But based on the information they had, they dared not neglect Yuan Yan.

Because Yuan Yan and the other three are most likely top-tier innate saints of the new era; because they cleaned up and repaired numerous battlefields of the three races, they undoubtedly possess great merit; and because their cultivation levels are most likely a minor realm higher than theirs—

As beings transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, they were extremely arrogant, but they were not fools. They knew that they had not yet grown up, and they knew who could be offended or slighted, and who could not.

Without a doubt, Yuan Yan and the other three belonged to the group that could not be offended or neglected.

Of course, this does not mean that the Three Pure Ones were afraid of Yuan Yan and the other three. In fact, they were not afraid of anyone.

But unless someone is a fool, no one would casually offend four beings who share the same roots, are of the same lineage, and are on the same level as themselves.

Welcomed to the Sanqing Palace on Jade Void Peak by the Three Pure Ones, Yuan Yan was quite surprised to feel their warmth and peace.

It is said that the Three Pure Ones are very arrogant and difficult to get along with, but now it seems that this is not entirely true.

However, upon further reflection, Yuan Yan roughly understood the reason: although the Three Pure Ones are arrogant, they also have to be selective about who they are dealing with.

At this moment, facing Yuan Yan directly, the Three Pure Ones were immediately overwhelmed with a tremendous wave of emotion. They felt as if they were looking at flowers through a fog, and that it was extremely dangerous.

This made them realize that Yuan Yan's cultivation level far exceeded their expectations, possibly not just one small realm higher than theirs, but two or even three small realms higher.

However, the Three Pure Ones were not entirely without composure. Although they were shocked inside, they showed no sign of it on their faces.

The Three Pure Ones displayed many innate spiritual fruits to entertain Yuan Yan, and Yuan Yan reciprocated by inviting them to taste the various immortal wines he had brewed, as well as the innate pure spiritual tea.

The four of them started by chatting about everything under the sun, from the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts and the Great Calamity of Dragon Han, to the top innate saints who rose to fame in the prehistoric world, to the mountains, rivers, geography, customs and traditions of the prehistoric world—they talked about everything.

Once they had discussed the matter thoroughly, the four began to expound on the Dao, revealing their own Dao to each other and verifying their own Dao through understanding each other's Dao.

As Yuan Yan comprehended the Great Dao of the Three Pure Ones and used it to verify his own Great Dao, he was somewhat surprised.

The Great Dao of the Three Pure Ones was somewhat different from what he had expected. It wasn't that it was worse than he had expected, but rather that it was more profound and encompassed countless things.

Take Yuanshi for example. His Dao is not simply about expounding the heavens and elucidating the way of heaven. It also implies that he is the master who created the heavens, the origin of all things, and the source of all Daos. He uses his own heart to represent the heart of heaven, and his intention is the will of heaven.

Yuan Yan benefited greatly from his discussions with the Three Pure Ones, which lasted for a full Yuan Hui. This discussion was equivalent to two or three Yuan Hui of his solitary cultivation.

He not only gained a deeper understanding of the Three Thousand Great Daos, but also perfected his own Great Dao, thus improving his cultivation level.

Moreover, this increased his knowledge and understanding, and as he continued to digest the insights gained from the discussions, his cultivation progressed faster than usual.

Of course, although Yuan Yan did not reveal all the mysteries of his own Great Dao, but only a small part of it, revealing his cultivation level of the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, it was still much stronger than the Three Pure Ones who were in the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal.

He comprehended the Great Dao of the Three Pure Ones and benefited greatly from it. Naturally, the Three Pure Ones also comprehended his Great Dao, and their gains were even greater.

After the discussion with the Three Pure Ones ended, the Three Pure Ones were eager to go into seclusion to digest what they had learned. They originally intended to invite Yuan Yan to stay and go into seclusion with them.

However, Yuan Yan did not agree and instead took his leave.

After leaving the Sanqing Temple, Yuan Yan continued his travels in Kunlun Mountain, reflecting on and digesting the insights gained from this Daoist discussion, heading towards the temple of the Queen Mother of the West.

Similarly, when Yuan Yan arrived, sensing his approach and destination, the Queen Mother of the West did not refuse.

He solemnly invited Yuan Yan into the Daoist temple, laid out various innate spiritual fruits, and after a feast, he also had a discussion on the Dao with Yuan Yan.

After concluding his discussion with the Queen Mother of the West, Yuan Yan did not stop. He continued to travel throughout the primordial world, deducing the secrets of heaven and the locations of the Daoist temples of the top innate saints who had already emerged, and went to discuss the Dao with them.

Zhen Yuanzi, Xihe Changxi, Dijun Taiyi, Hongyun, Styx, Kunpeng, Dongwanggong, and Leize are all targets of Yuanyan.