Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 82 Dutian Shensha
Within the Purple Jade Heaven, the Daoist spirit flows.

Ma Yuan sat cross-legged under the top-grade innate spiritual root purple-gold grape tree, his aura completely stabilized at the mid-stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal.

His body was surrounded by an aura of immortality, which actually split into four Daoist elements: water, fire, earth, and metal.

They are mutually reinforcing and mutually restraining, in an endless cycle.

Ultimately, it quietly dissipated into this small world, transforming into the purest primordial spiritual energy.

"Taiyi gathers the five elements, and Daluo condenses the three flowers."

Ma Yuan's mind was clear and empty as he silently sorted out his own path to enlightenment.

He knew that in the primordial world, ordinary cultivators who attained the Taiyi Dao Fruit sought nothing more than to condense the five elements of primordial energy within their bodies: heart, liver, spleen, lungs, and kidneys.

When the five elements converge, one can reach the late stage of Taiyi and thus glimpse the Great Luo realm where the three flowers on the top of the head are condensed.

"However, what ordinary Taiyi gathers is merely the original Qi of the Five Elements, unlike what I do, which further distinguishes Yin and Yang within the Five Elements."

A flash of understanding crossed Ma Yuan's eyes.

This is the biggest difference between his own cultivation and that of others, and it is also the foundation of his strongest foundation.

The reason he was able to embark on this path, which was far more difficult but also more fulfilling than that of an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal, lies in his background as a "One Qi Immortal".

The so-called "One Qi Immortal" does not refer to the primordial chaos.

Rather, it refers to its origin, which is that one of the five elements is dominant, thus it is naturally compatible with this path, and its cultivation on this path progresses by leaps and bounds.

Take Ma Yuan, for example. His script origins are solely due to the intense inner fire.

It was precisely because of this that he was troubled by the evil fire for countless ages, but it also made his understanding of the Great Dao of Fire far surpass that of ordinary cultivators.

He knew that he was not the only Immortal of Qi in this primordial world.

Later, under the guidance of the Golden Spirit Mother of the Jie Sect, there was also a disciple named Yu Yuan, the One Qi Immortal, whose background was quite similar to his own.

However, its most prominent feature is the metal element of the lungs.

"Though the principles are of the same origin, their methods are infinite."

Ma Yuan understood in his heart, "He specializes in metal, so he can reach the pinnacle of the Dao. Although I take the fire of the heart as my root, what I seek is the supreme Dao of the harmony of the five elements and the balance of yin and yang."

It is precisely because of this that his path to becoming a Taiyi Golden Immortal is far more difficult than that of ordinary cultivators, but it is also far more solid and profound.

Separate Yin and Yang, and reshape the origin!
The difficulty of this undertaking, and the effort and resources required, are far beyond what ordinary people can imagine.

But the rewards are equally immeasurable!
Now he has gathered the four elements of water, fire, earth, and metal, and has separated them into yin and yang. Under the cycle of the four elements, the strength of his foundation and the purity of his magical power have far surpassed that of ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortals in the middle stage!

"only……"

Ma Yuan frowned slightly and slowly withdrew from his comprehension of the Great Dao.

He could clearly feel that the originally stable Four Elements Cycle within his body was now showing a slight stagnation.

All I could see was his cycle composed of the four elements of water, fire, earth, and metal.

The vast land representing the Earth element, with its flowing Xuanhuang Daoist aura, was noticeably dimmer than before.

"Just as I thought..." Ma Yuan sighed softly to himself.

The innate Earth essence within him was ultimately an external thing borrowed from Shi Ji, a rootless duckweed.

These tens of thousands of years of cultivation and combat, especially the previous efforts to condense the lung metal energy and generate metal from earth, consumed a massive amount of earth elemental essence.

This external, primordial power is now showing signs of depletion.

"If this continues, the Earth element will inevitably weaken. At that time, the four elements will be out of balance, the foundation of the Dao will be unstable, and not only will it be unable to make any further progress, but there will even be a risk of falling in realm."

Ma Yuan slowly stood up, having already made up his mind. "It seems it's time to return to Skull Mountain."

This temporary stay in the Southern Wilderness Witch Clan tribe, observing witchcraft and verifying the Great Dao, has already yielded tremendous gains.

He had some ideas about how to educate the human race in the future and establish a supreme cause that would allow him to achieve perfect merit. Continuing to remain here would be pointless.

The most urgent task is to return to Skull Mountain and cultivate with Shi Ji, drawing upon his innate Wu Earth essence to replenish his foundation.

Only when the Nine Heavens Breath Soil is refined into one's own essence in the future can one achieve a permanent solution.

Once he made up his mind, Ma Yuan no longer hesitated.

He immediately left Ziyingtian and walked out of the stone house.

They found the Great Shaman of the Yan tribe, Yan Li, who was outside the tribe, guiding the younger generation of the Wu tribe in tempering their physical bodies.

"Fellow Daoist Yanli."

"Fellow Daoist Ma Yuan, what brings you here today?"

When Yanli saw Ma Yuan arrive, he stopped what he was doing and a hearty smile appeared on his face.

"I have troubled you for many days, and I have gained some insights. It is time for me to take my leave," Ma Yuan said frankly, bowing deeply.

Upon hearing this, a clear sense of reluctance appeared in Yanli's eyes.

"You're leaving already?"

She sighed deeply, but didn't try to stop him. Instead, she patted Ma Yuan's shoulder heavily and said in a loud voice:

"Very well! We are both seekers of the Dao, and we must eventually go our separate ways! But after this parting, it will be difficult to find such a worthy opponent as you again!"

Ma Yuan smiled calmly: "All good things must come to an end. If fate allows, we may meet again in the future."

"Okay! Well said!"

Yan Li laughed heartily, then, as if remembering something, said to Ma Yuan, "Fellow Daoist, please wait here for a moment, I'll be right back!"

As soon as she finished speaking, her tall and imposing figure transformed into a streak of crimson light, heading towards the deepest part of the tribe without looking back.

Before long, Yanli returned.

He now held an ancient-looking pottery jar, crafted from the skull of a great demon.

The pottery jar was imprinted with countless mysterious witchcraft seals, which sealed the aura within it completely.

"Fellow Daoist, I'm giving you this as a token of my appreciation."

Yanli solemnly handed the animal bone pottery jar to Ma Yuan.

Seeing this, Ma Yuan did not immediately reach out to take it, but instead asked, "May I ask, fellow Daoist, what is this?"

"This thing is called the Qi of the Divine Fiends of the Capital."

Yi Li's voice became extremely solemn, "This is a wisp of primordial divine energy that I obtained from the Ancestral Witch of my clan, from the Ancestral Witch Hall."

Then, Yanli carefully lifted a small seal off the pottery jar.

In an instant, a wisp of black energy, no bigger than a thumb but seemingly containing the supreme malevolent intent of the Great God Pangu when he created the world, flashed and disappeared!
She looked at Ma Yuan and said sincerely:

“I know you are immortal cultivators who do not focus on physical cultivation, nor do you understand blood demons. But this Heavenly Divine Demon is the source of my Wu Clan’s power, and it is one of the purest powers left in this primordial world after our Father God Pangu created the world!”

"Over the years, fellow Daoists have gifted me the Purple Gold Immortal Fruit, which has helped my clan's descendants refine their bloodline. They have also improved the battle formations of my Yan tribe, greatly increasing the strength of my tribe."

Such kindness is something our Wu tribe, who clearly distinguish between gratitude and resentment, will never forget!

“I observe that you, fellow Daoist, are also a fellow cultivator with a solid physical body, and your foundation is far superior to that of ordinary immortals.”

This wisp of celestial energy might help you advance further on the path of the physical body.

She solemnly pushed that wisp of divine and malevolent energy in front of Ma Yuan.

"This is my parting gift to you, fellow Daoist. I hope you will not refuse!"

(End of this chapter)