Primordial Era: From Primordial Human Race to Grand Luo Immortal

Chapter 4.4. Preaching and Bestowing Treasures

And so, after six hundred years, Ji Yuan finally became a disciple of the sage, at which time the Tongtian Sect Leader had not yet accepted any disciples.

There are pros and cons to becoming a disciple of the Tongtian Sect Master. The good thing is that the Tongtian Sect Master is extremely protective of his own. As long as Ji Yuan doesn't do anything reckless during the Lich War, he will basically survive.

However, Ji Yuan still harbors ambitions: to save more humans while preserving himself.

It should be noted that during the Lich Wars, the Witch Clan and the Demon Clan fought countless battles, including one small decisive battle.

The twelve Ancestral Witches joined forces to set up the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons, while the Demon Clan, with Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi as the array's cores, gathered the power of 365 Great Luo Golden Immortals to set up the Great Array of the Celestial Stars.

The two races clashed, and the demon race suffered a great defeat. The witch race originally wanted to annihilate the demon race in one fell swoop, but Hongjun stopped them and asked the two races to cease war for ten thousand years.

During this time, Emperor Jun's ten sons were bewitched by the Western Guide and Zhunti and went out to play, resulting in ten suns appearing in the sky. Kuafu was killed by the ten suns, and Houyi was enraged and shot down nine of them. Emperor Jun was unable to act due to the decree of Hongjun and could only endure it.

During this time, Di Jun accidentally discovered that the flesh and soul of the human race contained a trace of creative power, which was particularly effective against the physical bodies of the witch race. Therefore, he slaughtered the human race to forge the Witch-Slaying Sword.

This was the darkest moment in human history. Nearly 99% of the primordial human race perished, leaving only those protected by the Three Sages.

Ji Yuan knew that the massacre of the human race was a calamity destined for them. Only after the reigns of the Three Sovereigns and the establishment of order by the Five Emperors did the human race truly become the protagonist of the world.

Although the general trend cannot be changed, minor trends can still be influenced. Heaven does not allow sages to interfere with the fate of the human race, but if the human race changes itself, Heaven cannot do anything about it.

Ji Yuan already had a list of methods for changing the fate of the human race.

……

Ji Yuan, having finished burning incense and bathing, was sitting cross-legged on a futon in Biyou Palace.

The Master of the Heavenly Sect and Ji Yuan sat facing each other.

The Tongtian Sect Leader solemnly said, "Ji Yuan, today you are the first personal disciple of my Jie Sect. I will pass on the Shangqing Immortal Technique to you."

The Tongtian Sect Leader immediately began to preach, and all sorts of strange phenomena appeared. Inside Biyou Palace, all was peaceful and serene, but outside the palace, waves of blood surged.

Ji Yuan slowly closed his eyes and entered a state of enlightenment.

Sensing the Tongtian Sect Leader's sermon, Laozi laughed and said, "Tongtian seems to have a great fondness for Ji Yuan. Xuandu, you should go too."

Then, with a wave of his hand, Laozi sent Xuandu to Biyou Palace. There happened to be a futon on the ground, and Xuandu also fell into a state of enlightenment.

A century passed in the blink of an eye. After the Tongtian Sect Leader finished his sermon, Ji Yuan and Xuan Du slowly awoke from their enlightenment.

At this moment, Xuan Du's golden light was much thicker than before, indicating that he had entered the mid-stage of the Golden Immortal realm. On the other hand, Ji Yuan was not far behind, surrounded by golden light, having already entered the Golden Immortal realm.

"Thank you, Master, for transmitting the Dharma."

"Thank you for your teachings, Uncle Master."

Ji Yuan and Xuan Du thanked the Tongtian Sect Leader in unison.

The Tongtian Sect Leader smiled and said, "Excellent!"

With a wave of his sleeve, the Master of Heaven sent Xuandu back to Laozi's place.

He then looked at Ji Yuan and said, "The method has been passed on; now I will pass on to you a protective treasure."

A lamp appeared in the sky.

The lamp body is entirely black with golden Taoist patterns floating on the surface, and the lamp base is a Tai Chi diagram with yin and yang fish intertwined.

The lamp flames are divided into black and white, and there are also blue, yellow and red lights reflecting each other. The five lights flow endlessly, and in the flow, the phantom images of the four symbols seem to appear, fixing the space in all directions.

This is a supreme innate spiritual treasure—the Yin-Yang Two Elements Lamp.

Together with the Lotus Lantern, the Spirit Pivot Lantern, and the Eight Views Palace Lantern, it is known as one of the Four Great Divine Lamps of the Primordial Era.

It has the ability to reverse yin and yang and refine all things.

Ji Yuan never expected that the treasure bestowed by the Tongtian Sect Leader would be the Yin-Yang Two Elements Lamp. This lamp could both kill enemies and protect oneself, which perfectly met his requirements.

"Thank you, Master."

……

Three hundred years have passed in the blink of an eye.

"Senior brother, senior brother, can you help me calculate which day is the best for me to refine this weapon?"

A slightly plump Taoist priest, wearing a lotus crown and a yin-yang colored robe, asked Ji Yuan, "Junior Brother Duobao, please allow me to make a calculation."

Ji Yuan immediately closed his eyes, as if he were calculating.

"The forging of the weapon will be completed in five days."

Daoist Duobao was overjoyed upon hearing this and bid farewell to Ji Yuan to prepare for refining the weapon.

After three hundred years, the Tongtian Sect Master took in four more personal disciples, as well as many outer disciples.

It was none other than Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Wudang, and Holy Mother Guiling.

Among them, Daoist Duobao had the best relationship with Ji Yuan.

Because Ji Yuan needed to help others, he often helped the disciples of the Jie Sect predict good and bad fortune and calculate opportunities, almost without missing anything.

The art of weapon crafting also emphasizes timing. After experiencing several successes, Daoist Duobao would consult Ji Yuan to predict the fortune of each weapon he crafted.

The fact that the Tongtian Sect Leader had taken in over a hundred disciples, but none of them were the later famous Zhao Gongming or the Three Immortals of Sanxiao, puzzled Ji Yuan. He wondered if the time was not right.

Over the past three hundred years, Laozi and Yuanshi Tianzun each gave a sermon. Ji Yuan's cultivation has now reached the late stage of the Golden Immortal realm. According to his senses, an opportunity awaits him in the outside world, which may be his chance to enter the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

While we're at it, we can also visit the human race. It's been hundreds of years since we last saw them, and I wonder how their original tribe is doing now.

It would also be a good opportunity to go back and teach them some self-defense techniques, which Ji Yuan had learned from the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiends.

Furthermore, if you want to light up more of the Mythical Beasts Catalogue, it's best to go to the outside world and do good deeds so that you can light them up the fastest.

The Record of Mythical Beasts from the Mountains and Seas unfolded before Ji Yuan's eyes, with three mythical beasts already lit up. The Kui Niu Diagram had been lit up when Ji Yuan helped the disciples of the Jie Sect.

[Light up the Kui Niu image: Gain the ability Thunder Control.]

This ability greatly enhanced Ji Yuan's understanding of lightning magic and also gave him a great deal of resistance to it.

Most importantly, with the three beasts' talents bestowed upon him, Ji Yuan clearly felt the enhancement of his comprehension, and his luck was also boosted.

If this picture were lit up again, I wonder what kind of vision it would represent.

A deer's body, an ox's tail, horse's hooves, a wolf's tail, a dragon's head, a single horn, and covered in scales—it is…

Kirin!

……

Daoist Duobao landed on a scenic mountain peak on a blue Ruyi scepter and said loudly, "Senior brother, senior brother, I have completed the refining. Do you have time to come out and take a look?"

"Junior brother, have you mastered anything?"

Ji Yuan responded and came out of the cave.

Daoist Duobao pointed to the Ruyi scepter at his feet:
"This is it. It is a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure, the Wind Ruyi. When you use the Ruyi, you can ride the wind and travel faster than the escape light, and it is also more energy-efficient."

Upon hearing this, Ji Yuan praised, "Junior Brother is indeed very talented. Every time you refine a spiritual treasure, there is something extraordinary about it. Perhaps in the future, your skill in refining weapons will be comparable to that of Second Master Uncle."

"Senior brother, you flatter me."

Daoist Duobao blushed slightly, clearly enjoying himself.

He patted the Ruyi at his feet and then asked Ji Yuan to fly around with him.

Ji Yuan smiled and shook his head, then stepped onto the platform.

Ever since Ji Yuan helped Daoist Duobao calculate auspicious days, he would come to Ji Yuan to test his crafting after each weapon-forging process. This time it was a wind-shaped Ruyi, last time it seemed to be a fire-shaped Ruyi, and next time it might be a water-shaped Ruyi.

Woohoo!

As soon as we took off, the mountain peaks disappeared from sight.

"It is indeed very fast, even faster than Sword Escape, and it saves more mana."

Ji Yuan's eyes darted around, and he asked:

“Junior brother, I predict that there is an opportunity for me at Buzhou Mountain, and perhaps it will also be an opportunity for you. Would you like to go with me?”

(End of this chapter)