The Primordial Era: Starting with Becoming a Disciple of the Queen Mother of the West

Chapter 130 Innate Foundation

When Xuan Yao woke up again, he first felt a warm, moist vapor slowly flowing around his body.

The water vapor was clear and mellow, the essence of innate Ren water, seeping into the meridians little by little through the acupoints of the whole body.

Wherever it passed, the hidden wounds that had been torn open by the power of the curse gradually healed, like rain after a long drought.

Even those nearly severed meridians were reconnected under the nourishment of this Ren water, and the long-depleted Taiyi Five Qi began to circulate again.

Xuan Yao struggled to open his eyes, and his vision cleared from its cloudiness. Only then did he see that he was lying on a cloud platform made of pure jade marrow.

The jade platform wasn't cold; instead, it exuded a refreshing coolness that soothed even the slight ache deep within my primordial spirit.

Looking up, I saw colorful clouds swirling overhead, auspicious clouds hanging in the sky, and the faint cry of cranes echoing from afar.

It is truly a fairyland.

Seeing this, Xuan Yao felt a sense of relief.

In the end, he returned to Xikunlun alive.

On one side of the cloud platform, the Queen Mother of the West sits serenely atop auspicious clouds.

She was dressed in a plain white fairy robe, with a cool and aloof expression, holding a bowl of pure water in her hands.

The alms bowl tilted slightly, and strands of clear light fell from it, transforming into pure water containing the innate source of blessings and virtues, continuously flowing into the vital acupoints of Xuanzhou's body.

As the purified water entered his body, most of the remaining cold and yin energy dissipated instantly.

Seeing this, Xuan Yao was filled with gratitude and forced himself to rise and pay his respects. But as soon as he moved, his shoulder sank as the Queen Mother of the West raised her hand and pressed him back down.

"Just lie down."

Her voice remained cool and clear, but to Xuan Yao at that moment, it carried an unexpected sense of calm and reassurance.

The Queen Mother of the West looked down at him, her gaze slightly cold, and her tone carrying a rare sternness.

"You are only at the early stage of Taiyi, yet you dare to swallow a drop of the Chaos Demon God's primordial blood. You truly have no idea what is going to happen to you."

"If I hadn't sensed something amiss in the heavenly order and rushed to the East Sea in time, you wouldn't even have a physical body left, let alone your true spirit."

Xuan Yao could only manage a wry smile.

How could he not know the dangers involved?

At that time, there was a lingering demonic intent attempting to possess him, and a chaotic rift lay between him and the enemy. There was truly no way out but to take this gamble.

He caught his breath and then recounted his experiences after entering the Phoenix Unicorn Immortal Continent, picking out the most important parts one by one.

The Queen Mother of the West listened quietly, her expression unchanged throughout. Only when she heard him reveal his true form and forcefully swallow the essence blood did her brows furrow slightly.

After he finished speaking, the Queen Mother of the West simply uttered two words.

"Nonsense."

Although these words were a rebuke, they were not taken into further discussion.

She put away the water bowl and turned her gaze to Xuan Yao's dantian, her expression becoming more serious.

"Do you know what that drop of demonic blood is?"

Xuan Yao's expression turned serious, and he did not respond.

The Queen Mother of the West said slowly, "That was formed from the origin of chaos. It not only contains the purest laws of curse, but also a wisp of will left behind by the Chaos God."

Even though it survived the great calamity of creation and was mostly destroyed, it is still not something that someone of your level of cultivation can touch.

"You forcibly swallowed it in your Taiyi form, and you should have been annihilated on the spot, your body and soul destroyed, and even your true spirit wiped out by the power of the curse."

Hearing this, Xuan Yao couldn't help but feel a wave of fear.

Before, when I was in a deadly situation, I didn't realize it. Now that I've escaped, looking back, I realize that I really did walk through the gates of hell.

Seeing his expression, the Queen Mother of the West knew that he understood the importance of the matter, so she continued, "The fact that you are still alive and lying in the Jade Pool today is entirely due to the triple protection."

"Firstly, it is the path of virtue and merit you have cultivated over the years."

The energy of good fortune is balanced and peaceful, and is most effective at eliminating disasters and resolving difficulties. It can also restrain the insidious laws of curses.

If there were no pure and virtuous energy flowing through your meridians, gradually eroding the power of the curse, your physical body would have already been completely corrupted by the curse's poison.

"Secondly, there is the newly acquired Purple Gold Exquisite Pagoda."

This treasure is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, capable of calming the qi and stabilizing the primordial spirit.

At the critical moment of life and death, it protected its master on its own, sealing your spiritual platform with its precious light, thus stopping the demon god's will from invading your sea of ​​consciousness.

Without this tower guarding you, you would not be yourself right now.

"Thirdly, and this is the fundamental point."

At this point, the Queen Mother of the West's gaze narrowed slightly.

"It is the fertile foundation of the Dao that you forged with the merits and virtues of your ancestors."

The Merit-Breathed Soil was born from the merits of the creation of heaven and earth, and has the ability to suppress evil and filth.

It was this solid foundation that suppressed the source of that drop of essence blood, preventing it from completely exploding.

Without this foundation, even with the pure energy of virtue and the exquisite pagoda, we wouldn't have been able to reach you in time.

After saying this, the Queen Mother of the West sighed softly.

"These three are indispensable. If any one of them is missing, you will not be able to return to Yaochi today; you will have already turned into ashes of chaos."

Xuan Yao was alarmed and nodded repeatedly, not daring to be negligent in the slightest.

The Queen Mother of the West said no more, but simply pointed out a beam of clear light, which, along with the remaining source of blessings in the alms bowl, fell into Xuan Yao's body, completely washing away the last bit of curse poison deep in his meridians.

Then, she took out a drop of the essence of the top-grade Ren Water Peach and injected it into Xuan Yao's body with her finger.

The moment that drop of essence entered the body, it transformed into a torrent of vitality, flowing through the limbs and bones.

The previously damaged foundation and the tiny cracks in the path are gradually being restored under the nourishment of this vitality.

After all this was done, the Queen Mother of the West formed hand seals, drawing upon the auspicious energy of the Jade Pool Wonderland.

One after another, intricate runes appeared in the air, layer upon layer, and were all injected into the depths of Xuan Yao's dantian.

The drop of dark red essence blood, which had been floating erratically, was now enveloped by the vast source of blessings and virtues, gradually shrinking until it finally condensed into a dark blood bead that sank into the deepest part of the Qi Sea, where it remained motionless.

"I have sealed this blood."

The Queen Mother of the West withdrew her magic, her voice now carrying an undeniable air of authority.

"You must remember, this is just a seal, not a refinement."

The origin of the curse in this blood is still worlds apart from your current level of cultivation.

If you act rashly, you will be courting death.

Xuan Yao's heart skipped a beat, and he quickly agreed.

The Queen Mother of the West added, "At the very least, you must attain the Great Luo Dao Fruit, leap out of the River of Life, and restrain your own chronological order before you are qualified to touch the cursed laws deep within it. Before that, this blood must not be touched lightly."

Xuan Yao kept this admonition firmly in mind.

He was never one to be unaware of the gravity of the situation, and having narrowly escaped death this time, he understood the implications even more.

Seeing his seriousness, the Queen Mother of the West's expression softened slightly.

However, she changed the subject the next moment.

"Although this is dangerous, it may not be all bad."

The Queen Mother of the West looked at him and slowly said, "Between life and death, you tempered your body with the essence of the demon god's blood and resisted the curse law with the pure energy of your blessings."

After all this turmoil, you unexpectedly gained a transformative fortune.

"The Chaos Demon God was conceived from the origin of chaos, and its foundation is extremely high."

You swallowed the essence and blood, but it did not possess you. Instead, you used all your inner strength to suppress it.

The purest wisp of primordial chaos within your essence has quietly merged into your bones and blood.

Xuan Yao was greatly shocked upon hearing this and immediately focused his mind to look inward.

as predicted.

He felt that his physical body and primordial spirit were now several times lighter and more agile than before.

The original, acquired turbidity that one was born with has completely dissipated.

Between his meridians and bones, a faint, innate pure energy flowed continuously, making him seem to have a more natural harmony with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth.

Seeing that he had noticed, the Queen Mother of the West said calmly, "From now on, although you are still not as good as those innate saints who were born at the beginning of creation, you have truly been cleansed of the turbidity of the acquired world."

"Your foundation has already entered the realm of the Innate."

"From this day forward, you are no longer merely a black tiger born later in life, but a genuine innate being."

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To return to one's original nature after birth—such a blessing is something that countless beings throughout the primordial world have longed for but could not attain.

Xuan Yao never expected that his desperate gamble would bring him such an opportunity.

"This matter is extremely serious and must not be disclosed to outsiders."

The Queen Mother of the West, with a solemn expression, continued to give her instructions.

"The causal relationship between the Chaos Demon God and the Chaos Demon God is extremely profound."

If others were to discover that you possess the essence of a demon within you, it would be difficult to say whether it would bring fortune or misfortune in the future.

"Going forward, traversing the primordial wilderness, we must be even more cautious than before."

Xuan Yao suppressed the shock in his heart and respectfully kowtowed on the cloud platform in response.

After the Queen Mother of the West departed, tranquility returned to the Jade Pool.

Xuan Yao lay alone on the Pure Jade Marrow Cloud Platform, reflecting on his journey to the East Sea. From Phoenix and Unicorn Immortal Continent to the Chaotic Void, he encountered dangers and opportunities along the way, and a sense of unprecedented enlightenment gradually arose in his heart.

The feeling of surviving a calamity slowly subsided, transforming into a wisp of clear Daoist thought.

He pondered quietly.

If he hadn't cultivated virtue and good karma over the years, he might not have been able to find the Yin-Yang Two Elements Grass in Phoenix and Unicorn Immortal Continent, nor would he have been able to have the Purple Gold Exquisite Pagoda willingly recognize him as its master.

If it weren't for the guidance of Daoist Duobao back then, and the assistance of Ancestor Qingluan, who refined the merit soil and forged a solid foundation for his Dao, he wouldn't have been able to withstand the first wave of erosion when the curse law first entered his body.

If he hadn't accepted the nominal title of Demon Court Star Lord, Donghuang Taiyi wouldn't have stepped in at that critical moment to block Dongwanggong's fatal blow for him.

If he hadn't become a disciple of the Queen Mother of the West in his early years and become a direct disciple of Xi Kunlun, his master wouldn't have personally intervened today to cleanse him of the curse poison and seal his essence blood with the power of the Great Luo.

Upon closer reflection, all of this, though seemingly accidental, actually has its origins.

For hundreds of thousands of years, every choice he made, every act of kindness he made, and every cause and effect he committed have ultimately not been in vain.

It is not apparent in ordinary times, but only when facing life and death do we realize that the words "blessing" and "virtue" are not empty words.

Good causes lead to good results, and good deeds can avert calamity.

Throughout his journey, he relied on virtue and fortune as his foundation and used mystical energy as his means, carefully planning and making strategic moves at every step. Only then, in the primordial world where a great calamity was about to begin and powerful beings coexisted, did he manage to carve out a sliver of hope for himself.

Thinking of this, Xuan Yao slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air.

He ultimately did not go astray on this path.