Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 98 Initial Signs of Fortune (Third Update)

On the Five Elements Platform, Ma Yuan stood with his hands behind his back, his robes fluttering slightly in the breeze.

The entire Skull Mountain has been completely transformed.

The palaces and pavilions are arranged in a pleasing and orderly manner.

The array formations and restrictions are interconnected.

Looking at the brand-new dojo he had personally built, he felt an unprecedented sense of satisfaction and peace.

Palaces, treasure pavilions, alchemy rooms, Taoist altars...

Now, Skull Mountain finally possesses the depth and grandeur befitting a true sacred site of a great master.

His gaze slowly swept across the area, taking in the four people—Shi Ji, Ao Xuan, Hei Feng, and Cang Yun—who were standing respectfully in front of the Yuan Dao Palace.

He could clearly feel that, with the reconstruction and improvement of the temple, the scattered fortune that originally belonged to the four of them and the thousands of living beings in the mountains had gathered together into a single force at this moment, becoming more solid.

This fortune is centered around him, the master of the temple.

It transformed into an invisible canopy of fortune, slowly enveloping the entire Skull Mountain, complementing the causal mountain-protecting array.

"Luck..."

Ma Yuan muttered to himself, a hint of understanding flashing in his deep eyes.

"So that's how it is. This is the way of destiny."

He suddenly felt enlightened.

The so-called fortune is mysterious and wondrous.

It can not only assist cultivators in their practice, enabling them to have clear thoughts and a clear mind when they are comprehending the Dao.

It can also increase a cultivator's merit and virtue invisibly, enabling them to turn misfortune into good fortune and avoid evil, and making it easier for them to obtain all kinds of rare and precious materials and supreme opportunities.

This is the fundamental reason why those lofty sage lineages, as well as great clans like dragons, phoenixes, witches, and demons, are willing to go to any lengths to compete for this elusive destiny of heaven and earth.

"Now that I have established a temple and enlightened my disciples, my fortune is beginning to show."

Ma Yuan's gaze was far-reaching, and he already had a more far-reaching plan in mind.

"When Nuwa has finished creating humans and the human race is born, I will then carry out my teachings to help the future protagonists of the world gain a foothold in the primordial world."

"In this way, I can rightfully share in the immense fortune of the human race, the future protagonists of the world!"

"At that time, the fate of my Skull Mountain lineage will be connected with that of the human race. As long as the human race is not destroyed, the fate of my Skull Mountain will be as endless as rivers, lakes and seas. Even those saintly lineages and ancient great clans will not dare to easily touch me in the slightest."

Upon realizing this, Ma Yuan felt his Dao heart becoming increasingly clear and perfect.

He slowly turned his gaze to Shi Ji, who was at the head of the group, and a hint of gentleness and apology appeared in his eyes.

He knew that his eldest disciple, whom he had personally mentored, was of pure and upright character and had devoted all his efforts to this temple over the years.

Whether it was managing the tens of thousands of spiritual plants, maintaining the operation of the mountain-protecting array, or taking care of the trivial matters of the thousands of creatures in the mountain, she did it all personally, without daring to slack off in the slightest.

This severely hampered her own spiritual practice.

Otherwise, given her extraordinary background of being born from a stubborn rock, and the enlightenment she had received through her previous sermons and dual cultivation, it would have been a different story.

His current cultivation level has probably already broken through to the mid-stage of Golden Immortal, or even higher.

“Shiji,” Ma Yuan said gently.

"The disciple is here."

“I have seen your hard work and great achievements over the years,” Ma Yuan said slowly as he looked at her. “However, you have to do everything yourself and have spent too much of your energy on these trivial matters of the temple. In the end, this is an obstacle to your own cultivation.”

He paused and continued:
"You are my eldest disciple, and in the future, you will be the pillar of my Skull Mountain lineage. Your cultivation is the foundation of this place. From now on, you need not do these trivial matters yourself."

After saying that, he pointed in the direction of the medicinal herb garden.

In the garden, a spiritual bamboo that had long been imbued with spiritual power and a precious ginseng that had grown for nearly 100,000 years shone brightly under Ma Yuan's vast magical power!
In just a few breaths.

They had transformed into two handsome young Taoist boys who looked no more than twelve or thirteen years old.

One of them, dressed in green and with a calm demeanor, was the transformed spirit bamboo.

The other one, dressed in yellow, was meticulous and was born of the precious ginseng.

"Greetings, Master!" As soon as the two boys transformed, they gained sentience and respectfully kowtowed to Ma Yuan.

"From now on, you two will stay by Shi Ji's side and await her orders."

Ma Yuan calmly assigned him his responsibilities.

"The boy in green robes was calm and collected, so he took care of the spiritual plants and handled the ritual documents for Shiji."

"The boy in yellow robes was meticulous and thoughtful, so he took care of the alchemy furnace for Shi Ji and served her daily needs."

Having done all this, he turned his gaze back to Shi Ji and said:

"In that case, you can focus more on your own cultivation."

Upon hearing this, Shi Ji felt an indescribable warmth welling up in her heart, and her eyes involuntarily reddened slightly.

She knew that the master's actions were all for her own good.

"This disciple... kowtows to thank Master for his kindness!" She solemnly bowed to Ma Yuan.

After settling matters concerning Shiji, Ma Yuancai finally turned his attention to the newly formed, still somewhat unstable, aura of the Daoist temple.

"Now that its fortune has begun to manifest, it needs a treasure to suppress it, so that it can be kept stable and last for a long time."

A thought flashed through his mind, and the purple-gold jade ruyi, which had long been in harmony with his heart, appeared in response and quietly floated in his palm.

This treasure is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, containing forty innate restrictions.

It had previously displayed its divine power to Ma Yuan on many occasions. Even the Southern Bright Fire Array set up by the Phoenix Clan old woman, who was in the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal, and a dozen Phoenix Clan powerhouses, could not break through its thousands of golden flowers and purple aura, which shows its extraordinary nature.

"This item is more than enough to suppress the fortune of my temple."

Ma Yuan nodded slightly, no longer hesitating in the slightest.

Holding the jade ruyi in his hand, he took a step and appeared at the highest point of the Yuandao Palace.

"Today I will use this purple-gold jade ruyi to suppress the fortune of the Skull Mountain lineage!"

"Edict!"

Ma Yuan's words carry the law, and his pronouncements are lawful.

The purple-gold jade ruyi shone brightly, transforming into a stream of light that instantly merged into the aura of fortune that enveloped the entire Skull Mountain, intertwining and connecting with the fortune of this place!

"Om-!"

With the suppression of this top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the previously somewhat unstable fortune instantly stabilized at this moment!
Its form also became increasingly solid, as if it had transformed into a supreme canopy truly woven from endless fortune, firmly protecting the entire Skull Mountain within it.

And the purple-gold jade ruyi, after being connected with the fortune of Skull Mountain, also received the blessing of the fortune of Ma Yuan's entire lineage.

The precious light flowing over it became even more dazzling, and its power was even greater than before!
(End of this chapter)