Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 127 Listening to the Holy Path
"You flatter me, senior. I was just there by chance."

Ma Yuan composed himself, respectfully bowed to the radiant light, and responded with neither arrogance nor servility.

He knew it.

Although I came here with the intention of making friends, I have no intention of currying favor with anyone.

Ultimately, the path of the great way must be walked step by step by oneself.

Excessive humility can backfire, making the other party look down on one's own traditions.

"Young friend, there's no need for you to be so modest."

That gentle and vast voice resounded once again in Ma Yuan's mind, carrying a faint hint of a smile.

"Those who can remain unmoved by external things and untouched by cause and effect during this great calamity, and still adhere to their original mind and devote themselves to their own Great Dao, are extremely rare even in this vast primordial world."

"Moreover, young friend, your heart is pure and your karma is spotless; you are a true immortal of virtue and fortune." The Queen Mother of the West's voice rang out again, this time with a hint of barely perceptible admiration.

"Your presence here today is a welcome one for my West Kunlun region, so there's no need for formalities."

Above that radiant light, a subtle glow swirled.

A gaze that seemed to see through all illusions quietly fell upon Ma Yuan.

“Young friend, your foundation is based on the Five Elements, with Yin and Yang in balance. Your solid foundation is truly commendable.”

"However, the five elements are ultimately strong and weak, and yin and yang are also biased."

"Young friend, do you know how to make it truly perfect and unified, without the slightest flaw?"

boom--!
Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan felt as if a thunderclap had exploded in his mind!

He was struck dumb, frozen in place!

The Queen Mother of the West hit the nail on the head.

This perfectly describes his current biggest confusion and bottleneck in his cultivation!
Since he achieved perfect mastery of the five elements in the Purple Jade Heaven and entered the late stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

He had been painstakingly deducing the supreme method of 'reversing the innate from the acquired to forge the innate five elements Dao body'.

He originally thought that as long as he could completely cleanse and erase his acquired background, which originated from evil energy, and reshape his original nature, he would succeed.

However, in those countless deductions.

However, he always felt a slight, almost imperceptible, sense of stagnation.

Although he can manipulate the power of the five elements, causing them to interact and counteract each other in an endless cycle.

Yet, at the most subtle and mysterious turning point, there always seems to be an invisible barrier between them.

Although the five elements of metal, wood, water, fire, and earth can coexist within his body, they can never reach the perfect state of complete unity.

This is precisely the fundamental reason why he has been unable to take that final step of defying his innate nature!
He never expected that the obstacle to spiritual cultivation that he had pondered for tens of thousands of years without finding a solution would become his own.

To his astonishment, the Queen Mother of the West, whom he had just met, saw right through him!
After a brief moment of shock, Ma Yuan regained his senses.

He knew that he had encountered a truly great opportunity!
He no longer hesitated for a moment.

He immediately straightened his clothes and solemnly bowed to the Queen Mother of the West on the cloud bed as a disciple.

"This junior is dull-witted and has been stuck in this situation for a long time. I beg the senior to enlighten me and guide me out of my confusion!"

"good."

The light above that radiance became even softer.

Clearly, they greatly admired Ma Yuan's attitude of being delighted to hear the truth and not ashamed to ask questions.

The Queen Mother of the West's gentle voice rang out, transforming into a supreme celestial pronouncement that pointed directly to the origin of the Great Dao.

"Young friend, do you know how the Five Elements can exist in this world, evolve all things, and cycle endlessly?"

Before Ma Yuan could answer, she had already answered her own question:

"Not because of its own strength, but because of what it supports."

"Heaven is Yang, clear and rising, giving birth to all things. Earth is Yin, turbid and sinking, bearing all spirits."

"All plants and trees in the world are born from the earth. All rivers and streams will eventually return to the earth. All the gold and iron are also hidden deep in the earth. The raging fire also needs the earth as fuel to keep it burning."

"Although Earth is one of the Five Elements, its nature of 'bearing, nurturing, and encompassing' is a manifestation of the ultimate Yin principle in the cycle of the Five Elements."

As the Queen Mother of the West narrated.

In an instant, everything before Ma Yuan's eyes seemed to have lost all its brilliance and splendor. His entire mind seemed to have been pulled into an endless chaos.

Within that chaos, he saw a wisp of pure and yang energy slowly rise, transforming into the boundless sky high above.

A wisp of extremely yin and turbid energy slowly sank down and transformed into the boundless, thick earth that bears all things!
When heaven and earth were separated, yin and yang were established!
Then, he saw it on the boundless, thick earth.

The first strand of gold, the very essence of life, was born from the depths of the earth's veins.

The first strand of wood, the very essence of life, broke through the soil atop those mountains and rivers.

The first stream of water, originating from the source of heaven and earth, converges to form a stream.

The first spark of fire, the very source of life, burned fiercely within the earth's core.

The four fundamental principles of metal, wood, water, and fire were all born, evolved, collided, and merged slowly under the support of this boundless land formed from yin and turbid energy.

Ultimately, this created a complete world that never stops circulating!

"So...that's it!"

Ma Yuan instantly understood!

His initial line of thinking was wrong from the very beginning!

He has always tried to place the power of the five elements on a completely equal footing, pursuing an absolute balance of power.

In reality, the Five Elements do not necessarily need to coexist equally.

Instead, there must be a distinction between primary and secondary aspects, and a foundation for support!

Seeing a hint of understanding flash in Ma Yuan's eyes, the Queen Mother of the West's gentle voice rang out again.

"The balance you seek is an attempt to make the power of the five elements each account for 20%, which is 'equal' but not 'balance'."

What is balance?

In spring, the element of wood is at its peak. In summer, the element of fire is blazing. In autumn, the element of metal is sharp and intense. In winter, the element of water is bitterly cold.

At the end of the season, the earth element becomes heavy and substantial, bearing the weight of all four seasons.

"This is the balance of the Heavenly Way!"

"Its core does not lie in the equality and confrontation of the five forces."

The key lies in 'continuous flow and unimpeded mutual generation'!

As the Queen Mother of the West finished speaking...

Before Ma Yuan's eyes, the world that evolved from the origin of the five elements began a new round of evolution!

He saw a majestic sacred tree, deeply rooted in the boundless earth.

It greedily absorbed the sweet rain transformed from the source of water and grew vigorously.

When it grows to its fullest extent, and its lush green branches and leaves reach their peak, a faint flame is born within its heart amidst the boundless vitality!
As the Yang fire intensified, it eventually drew in the golden energy that roamed the heavens, which transformed into lightning and slashed down fiercely!

When the sacred tree withers, its essence returns entirely to the earth.

And the golden energy became even more abundant.

The gold then merged into the earth, and under the nurturing of that thick soil, new water sources were born once again.

This is a perfect, ever-renewing cycle!
Rather than a confrontation and balance of five forces!

"I understand……"

Ma Yuan murmured to himself, his eyes already filled with uncontrollable ecstasy and excitement.

"The five elements cycle, with earth as the foundation and yin as the root, to support all things; this is the right path!"

"The four elements of metal, wood, water, and fire should be like the four seasons, waxing and waning, in an endless cycle, in accordance with the way of heaven!"

"So... this is the true perfection of the Five Elements!"

Ma Yuan suddenly understood!
The bottleneck that had plagued him for countless millennia shattered at that moment!

He knew that he had been enlightened by the Queen Mother of the West's few words.

They found that supreme opportunity to forge a truly perfect 'innate five elements Dao body'!

(End of this chapter)