Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 77 The Power of Education
In the center of the Yan tribe, a huge bonfire blazed, illuminating the faces filled with a primitive and heroic spirit, turning them a deep red.

Ma Yuan sat upright on a stone bench covered with animal hide, holding a rough pottery bowl in his hands.

The fiery liquor in the bowl slid down his throat and into his stomach, transforming into a pure fire elemental energy that circulated endlessly within his already perfected Three Talents Dao Foundation.

As he watched the shamans eating meat and drinking wine with gusto, their laughter booming like thunder, a strange sense of familiarity grew stronger within him.

"Fellow Daoist Ma Yuan, how about it? My Wu Clan's Fire Rhinoceros Wine is much more enjoyable than your immortal family's bland and watery brew!"

Across from him, Yanli downed the strong liquor in his bowl in one gulp, then grabbed a piece of roasted Qiuxu heart meat, which was sizzling with aroma, and devoured it with gusto.

His words were full of the straightforwardness and boldness unique to the Wu tribe.

Ma Yuan smiled calmly, finished his wine, and, feeling the surge of energy coursing through his body, slowly nodded and said:

“The Great Shaman is absolutely right. Although this wine is strong, it can strengthen the blood and qi and temper the muscles and bones. It is indeed a rare and excellent brew.”

He put down the earthenware bowl, his gaze sweeping over the vibrant children of the Wu tribe chasing and playing around the campfire, and finally voiced the question that had been lingering in his mind:
"Fellow Daoist Yanli, although the Wu tribe of Guanyin does not cultivate the primordial spirit but focuses on refining the physical body, their every move secretly conforms to some ultimate principle of heaven and earth."

"Could you enlighten me? What is the true origin of the cultivation path of the Wu tribe?"

Upon hearing this, the hearty smile on Yili's face gradually faded, replaced by a deep-seated reverence and solemnity.

"The foundation of our Wu clan's path lies in just two words: Father God!"

She pointed to her heart, then to the vast, boundless, primordial land.

"The twelve ancestral witches of our clan were all transformed from the essence of the heart blood of the Father God Pangu. They were born with the supreme will of the Father God to create the world and create all things!"
And we, the sorcerers, are also descendants of the Father God, with his supreme blood flowing through our veins!

Her voice became incredibly solemn.

"Therefore, our Wu clan does not seek externally in cultivation! There is no need to comprehend the laws of heaven and earth, nor to steal the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"We only need to continuously seek within ourselves, unleash the supreme power hidden deep within our bloodlines, and refine this precious physical body bestowed upon us by the Father God to its ultimate form. Then we will be able to wield the laws, move mountains and overturn seas, and contend with heaven and earth!"

She glanced at Ma Yuan, a hint of self-righteous arrogance in her eyes.

"The strength of a sorcerer can be determined by observing the bloodthirsty aura surrounding him."

That bloodthirsty aura is the primordial power that we condense after hunting ferocious beasts and tempering our blood and qi.

The denser the blood essence, the stronger the physical body, and the closer one is to the path of returning to one's ancestral origins and recreating the true form of the Father God!

After hearing these words, Ma Yuan fell into a long silence.

Father God, bloodline, introspection, returning to one's ancestral origins...

These words echoed repeatedly in his mind like the morning bell and evening drum.

This gave him a deeper understanding of the powerful Wu Clan.

At the same time, Ma Yuan couldn't help but think of Nuwa.

I thought of the human race that was about to be created, who, despite having innate Dao bodies, were extremely weak and like ants in this cruel prehistoric world!
"Although the Goddess Nuwa was able to create the physical bodies of humankind using the Nine Heavens Breath Soil and the Three Lights Divine Water, this is the merit of 'life'..."

"But she did not endow this newborn race with the soul and the means to truly survive on this perilous and desolate land!"

Ma Yuan suddenly understood; a flash of inspiration pierced through all the fog.

What is the soul?
It is that in the face of difficulties and obstacles, the fighting spirit remains unyielding and courageous!
What is Dharma?
It is the survival wisdom of knowing how to unite and cooperate, hunt and reproduce, and survive in adversity!
And this is the survival mode of the witch clan.

This indomitable spirit, which disregards heaven and earth and only believes in itself, is precisely the soul and law that humanity needed most in its early days!
"Nuwa's creation of humans is an irreversible trend of the natural order."

"But after the birth of the human race, it will inevitably go through an extremely difficult period of ignorance, struggling to survive in the cracks between all races."

If I could learn from the survival strategies of the Wu tribe and combine them with my own understanding of the Great Dao, I could pass down the true foundation of humanity at the very beginning of its existence.

"I can teach them how to observe the heavens and earth, emulate the witch clan, temper themselves, cultivate the way of qi and blood with mortal bodies, and fight against wild beasts."

I can teach them the methods of unity, cooperation, and forming formations for self-protection, so that they may find a glimmer of hope amidst the encirclement of all races!
Most importantly, it instilled in this newborn race a spirit of indomitable will and relentless self-improvement!

"Although Goddess Nuwa can create its 'form,' this humble Taoist can help it establish its 'divinity'!" "This is the power of education!"

Ma Yuan's heart skipped a beat!
To educate and enlighten humankind is to follow the way of Heaven and is a supreme act of virtue that brings great merit to the primordial world.

If I can accomplish this, I will gain immeasurable merit that would make any great being envious.

“I once took a handful of the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, the treasure of Nuwa’s enlightenment, from Mount Buzhou. Although it was insignificant, it still created a karmic connection.”

"If I can use this merit of educating the human race to help the human race she will create in the future to gain a foothold in this primordial world and thrive."

This act will not only bring me immeasurable merit, but also allow me to completely repay that karmic debt, and may even make the Sage Nuwa owe me a good deed!

Upon realizing this, Ma Yuan felt completely relaxed and his mind was clear!

This plan can both bring enormous benefits and eliminate its own hidden dangers.

It can be described as killing two birds with one stone, achieving the best of both worlds!

At that time, one will have accumulated merit, all karmic debts will be eliminated, and one's thoughts will be clear.

The path to immortality will be free of any obstacles in the future!
The profits involved are so enormous that they are simply unimaginable.

Upon realizing this, an unprecedented fervor flashed in Ma Yuan's usually calm and collected eyes.

In the days that followed, Ma Yuan completely gave up the idea of ​​continuing his journey south.

They settled down in the Yan tribe with a clear conscience.

The forthright and generous Yi Li already regarded Ma Yuan as a rare rival and confidant in his life, and was overjoyed to see that he was willing to stay.

She not only arranged for Ma Yuan to have a stone house carved from a single piece of volcanic crystal.

He often came in person to discuss cultivation methods with Ma Yuan.

The Wu tribe is warlike, and Yanli is one of the best among them.

Every few days, she would come to challenge Ma Yuan with high spirits to a duel.

The two possessed unparalleled physical bodies and the domineering power of Zhurong's divine fire.

A profound and mysterious Taoist art, indestructible by the rotation of the Five Elements and all other magical forces.

The two no longer acted as destructively as they had when they first met, but instead stopped short of each other's attacks and corroborated each other's statements.

However, it also benefited both sides greatly.

Ma Yuan was not the kind of person who only knew how to take.

He would often take some of the fruit from the Purple Jade Heaven of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl and give it to the Great Witch Yenli and the sorcerers of the Yen tribe.

He discovered that this immortal fruit, which contained the Daoist essence of a superior innate spiritual root, also had an excellent effect on tempering and nourishing the powerful physical bodies of the Wu Clan.

It can help them unleash their bloodline power more quickly.

This act of generosity earned him the friendship and respect of the entire Yan tribe.

Ma Yuan, on the other hand, took advantage of this increasingly deep friendship.

They began to seek more in-depth instruction from the Great Witch Yili on the various secret methods and techniques of the Witch Clan for refining qi and blood and utilizing the physical body.

He corroborated these insights with his own understanding of the Three Powers Dao.

I feel that my understanding of the Great Dao of the Physical Body is advancing by leaps and bounds at an unprecedented speed.

He could clearly feel that his already perfected Taiyi Dao foundation was becoming increasingly unfathomable through this subtle accumulation.

They were getting closer and closer to the mid-stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

(End of this chapter)