Primordial Era: From Primordial Human Race to Grand Luo Immortal

Chapter 75, Section 74: The Jianmu Tree Supports the Sky, Separating Two Realms; A Holy Sword Descends from Heaven.
Lao Tzu's eyes flickered as he offered words of comfort:

"Third brother, don't worry. Ji Yuan always plans things out before he acts. Since he has chosen to go on this trip, he must have his reasons."

"Second brother, you're right, aren't you?"

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun nodded confidently and said:

"Nothing!"

Although he didn't know why Yuanshi Tianzun was so confident, Tongtian Jiaozhu felt inexplicably more at ease.

Ji Yuan is now almost equivalent to the Lord of the Underworld. The underground passage spontaneously conceals everything for him, making it difficult even for a saint to perceive his various changes.

Even if he could get past the tunnel's cover, Ji Yuan possessed "Taiyi," which was the ultimate variable within infinite time and space, countless causes and effects, and endless changes.

The past, present, and future are always changing and difficult to predict.

At this moment, all the powerful beings in the primordial world were watching Ji Yuan, wanting to see if he could succeed.

At this time, the Jianmu tree was growing rapidly, hundreds of feet, thousands of feet, tens of thousands of feet, hundreds of millions of feet, until it touched the sky.

But its growth did not stop. Its branches spread, piercing through the barrier in the darkness, reaching into the ancient starry sky, and then took root in the void again, spreading through countless times and dimensions, taking root in the chaos once more, drawing power from the boundless chaos.

Not only are the branches growing upwards, but his roots are also sinking downwards, traversing countless dimensions and latitudes, and taking root directly in the netherworld.

The Jianmu tree was able to grow and spread so widely not only because of the help of Ji Yuan's fortune, but also because it was not hindered by the earthly and heavenly ways.

Ji Yuan looked up at the divine tree that stretched from the sky to the earth, but still felt something was missing. Although his own luck had made the Jianmu tree reach the heavens and the earth, there was still a slight sense of disharmony.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration struck Ji Yuan. He took Buzhou Mountain, which had been shrunk by the Great Dao of Change, out of the small world. As soon as it appeared, Buzhou Mountain disappeared without a trace, leaving only a trace of profound aura, which directly merged into Jianmu.

Become!

At this moment, the branch of the Jianmu tree truly became the towering Jianmu tree that connects heaven and earth.

The moment the Jianmu tree was completed, a supreme thought appeared in Ji Yuan's mind. He was startled at first, but then relaxed.

"I see!"

With a thought, Ji Yuan moved the Jianmu tree, which followed his will. The branches that covered the entire prehistoric world trembled violently, and the Heavenly Dao also roared. An invisible barrier appeared between the Heavenly Realm and the prehistoric world.

Then countless innate spiritual veins converged towards Jianmu and merged into the celestial realm, leaving only acquired spiritual veins on the primordial land.

Under the influence and fusion of innate spiritual power, the power of ancient stars, and chaotic spiritual power, the timeline between the celestial realm and the primordial land has undergone tremendous changes.

This is what the will of Heaven desires.

The Way of Heaven is supreme, controlling the operation of the world; what it needs is balance and stability.

The mutual destruction of the Lich and the Demon King was an inevitable trend, and the collapse of Mount Buzhou, with its innate spiritual energy being transformed into acquired energy, was in accordance with the natural order. The Heavenly Dao wanted to prevent too many high-level powerful beings from appearing in the prehistoric world.

These powerful beings shattered the void and disrupted spacetime with their actions, greatly affecting the stability of heaven and earth.

In fact, innate spiritual energy is dispensable for beings above the Great Luo level. Great Luo beings can draw upon the chaotic energy in the chaos to evolve chaotic spiritual power.

The real impact is on those below the Great Luo level. Without innate spiritual energy, relying solely on acquired spiritual energy, their cultivation speed will be several times slower.

If you want to speed up your cultivation, you need to cross the barrier of the evolution of the branches and leaves of the Jianmu tree and go to the Heavenly Realm. However, entering the realm is easy, but leaving is difficult. The constraints of the Heavenly Rules are not to be underestimated.
In this way, the primordial world will not be downgraded, and the balance can be maintained.

In fact, the Heavenly Dao also indirectly told Ji Yuan that a ruler would be born in the Heavenly Realm in the future, who would evolve the Heavenly Rules, formulate the Heavenly Laws, and bind countless cultivators.

Although Ji Yuan was already aware of this development, he still felt quite strange that he had inexplicably become the "gatekeeper" of the barrier between heaven and earth.

Once the Jianmu tree was completely stable, the hearts of all living beings in the prehistoric world finally settled down, and the catastrophe that had threatened to destroy the prehistoric world was finally over.

"Boom!"

Heaven immediately bestowed countless merits. Ji Yuan, who both mended and supported the heavens, naturally received the greatest merit.

However, the merit did not fly to him, but instead fell into the true spirit of the North Sea Black Tortoise. With a tap of the Tongtian Sect Master, the merit and the true spirit merged. Ji Yuan took the true spirit of the Black Tortoise into his small world, preparing to personally send him to reincarnation.

The merits then flowed to the Six Saints, the Four Extreme Holy Spirits who had the power to support the heavens, and Zhen Yuanzi who prevented the primordial earth from cracking again.

Below them are disciples of many great sects who participated in maintaining peace and stability throughout the prehistoric world.

At this moment, the light of merit shone everywhere. Countless powerful figures who stood by and watched were filled with regret, beating their chests and stamping their feet. They realized that a single wrong thought had cost them all the merit.

However, despite their regret, they were still pondering why Nuwa entrusted the task of mending the sky to a younger generation. Was it truly out of deep maternal affection?

After the six saints had accumulated merit, Nuwa gave Ji Yuan a subtle look before returning to the Nuwa Palace.

Meanwhile, the Three Pure Ones and the Two Sages of the West came to Ji Yuan's side.

The Tongtian Sect Leader subtly protected Ji Yuan behind him, fearing that someone might try to steal his disciple.

A hint of envy flashed in Zhunti's eyes, and he praised:
"This disciple of Senior Brother Tongtian is truly gifted, possesses unparalleled spirit, and has astonishing luck."

Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader couldn't help but smile:
“My disciple is naturally excellent in every aspect, nothing to mention, nothing to mention.”

Although he didn't know why Nuwa entrusted the task of mending the sky to Ji Yuan, since her creation and creation skills were top-notch, he was happy that his disciple had benefited from it.

"Greetings, Senior Uncle."

"Greetings, Second Martial Uncle."

"I've met Master."

"I have met the two holy masters, Jieyin and Zhunti."

Ji Yuan bowed and greeted the five sages.

The five sages told Ji Yuan to wait patiently, and then they began to chat.

They chatted idly while waiting for the final reward from Heaven. Since the sages were moved by Heaven's will, they knew that the reward for Ji Yuan was no ordinary thing.

As expected, a huge vortex appeared in the sky, overflowing with divine light and auspicious energy, and a divine sword surrounded by a terrifying aura appeared.

In an instant, the divine sword was in Ji Yuan's hand. He raised the sword and examined it closely. The sword was golden, with one side depicting the primordial mountains and rivers, and the other side engraved with Ji Yuan's name.

Ji Yuan immediately understood that this was a Heavenly Dao Holy Sword, just like the Netherworld Emperor's Sword.

Upon seeing the sword, the five Heavenly Saints' eyes flashed with a strange light; it was indeed this object.

Although this sword was evolved from the Heavenly Dao, it is only ranked as a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. However, its most important aspect is not its grade as a magical treasure, but rather its symbolic meaning.

This clearly represents the will of Heaven.

To put it simply: "Ji Yuan is someone I, the Heavenly Dao, will protect!"

The powerful figures who were the focus of attention changed their expressions drastically and hurriedly sent messages to their own clans or dojos, lest they offend Ji Yuan.

Ji Yuan has now become the most untouchable being below the Six Saints.

After all the rewards for mending the heavens were distributed, the heavenly order trembled, and celestial sounds resounded.

"The Lich Wars have ended; humanity is now the protagonist of the world!"

As the heavenly music faded, the humans suddenly sensed something and knelt down.

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(End of this chapter)