Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 128 The Queen Mother's Enlightenment
Inside the Jade Pool Golden Palace, all is quiet and secluded.

Only the great Dao's divine pronouncements continued to echo endlessly in Ma Yuan's mind and consciousness.

The words of the Queen Mother of the West, which directly pointed to the origin of the Five Elements and expounded the ultimate principles of Yin and Yang in the universe, undoubtedly stirred up a huge wave in Ma Yuan's Dao heart!

The cultivation bottleneck that had troubled him for countless millennia and remained unsolved was suddenly cleared up at this moment!
"That's it...that's it!"

Ma Yuan muttered to himself, his eyes gleaming with an unprecedentedly brilliant light.

He seemed to glimpse a ray of supreme light leading to the true path of perfection amidst the endless fog!
After a brief moment of distraction, he quickly regained his composure.

He knew that such a divinely ordained opportunity was extremely rare.

Without further hesitation, he once again performed a deep bow to the Queen Mother of the West on the cloud bed.

His voice was filled with heartfelt sincerity.

"This junior has suddenly understood, and I am deeply grateful for Your Majesty's guidance! I will never forget this kindness and virtue!"

"The path of the Great Dao is merely a mutual verification." That gentle and vast voice rang out again, without a trace of self-praise.
“Your Dao heart is pure and your foundation is solid. Even without my guidance, you will be able to break through this barrier on your own after countless years. It is only a matter of time.”

Ma Yuan knew perfectly well that this was merely a humble remark from the Queen Mother of the West.

In the cultivation of the Great Way, even a slight error can lead to a disastrous outcome.

Without this enlightenment today, I would probably have wasted countless years of hard work on that wrong path.

They may never even glimpse the true state of perfection in their entire lives.

He took a deep breath and firmly remembered this kindness in his heart.

"Your Majesty, I still have a great wish to fulfill on my path of cultivation."

"Oh?" The ball of light rippled slightly, clearly showing a hint of interest.

"This junior has shallow roots and is born with a body of evil energy. Although I have been fortunate enough to step onto the path of immortality, the acquired imprint on my true spirit is ultimately the greatest shackle on the Great Dao."

Ma Yuan slowly explained his idea: "Therefore, this junior dares to do something against the will of Heaven, to defy the innate creation with my acquired body!"

"This junior intends to use his already perfected Five Elements Dao as a furnace and his vast magical power as a divine hammer to completely wash away and erase his acquired origins, and instead use the purest innate Five Elements origin to reshape the universe within his Dao body, forging a true 'Innate Five Elements Dao Body'!"

Upon hearing this, the dazzling light that the Queen Mother of the West had transformed into suddenly flickered violently without warning!
The entire space within the Jade Pool Golden Palace paused slightly.

"To reverse one's innate nature after birth... and forge an innate Five Elements Dao Body?"

After a long while, the Queen Mother of the West's gentle voice finally revealed a hint of undisguised amazement.

"Young friend, you certainly have a grand spirit!"

She is a primordial deity who existed since the beginning of time.

Its noble origins and broad knowledge are among the best in the entire prehistoric world.

Even she was hearing for the first time that a being born after birth would dare to have such a crazy idea of ​​defying fate and reshaping its origin!

"Young friend, do you know that the difficulty of this undertaking is no less than recreating the earth, water, fire, and wind, and rebuilding the universe? The dangers involved are immense; the slightest mistake could lead to the collapse of one's foundation and eternal damnation." The Queen Mother of the West's voice became more solemn.

"This junior understands." Ma Yuan's expression remained unchanged; in his eyes, there was only unwavering determination.

"However, the path of the Great Dao is precisely about seeking a sliver of opportunity for transcendence amidst endless calamities. Without an unwavering determination, how can one speak of attaining the Dao and becoming one with the world?"

"good."

Upon hearing this, the Queen Mother of the West's radiant light returned to its calm state, and her words were filled with approval.

“Your resolve has already far surpassed that of ordinary Great Luo Immortals. Since you have such determination, I will not say any more.”

She pondered for a moment, then spoke again, pointing out the most crucial point in this method.

“What you just said, that you want to use earth as the foundation to support the rotation of the five elements, is the right path. But do you know that this ‘foundation’ cannot be undertaken by ordinary spiritual roots and divine materials?”

"The five elements rotate endlessly, and their requirements for the foundation that supports them are extremely stringent."

Only by suppressing oneself with a true earth-elemental treasure, transforming one's own Dao body into a small world capable of containing the evolution of the five elements, is there a sliver of hope for success.

"It's a pity," the Queen Mother of the West said, a hint of regret in her voice.
"Although my sacred realm of West Kunlun has the Ren Water Peach Tree, a supreme treasure of the water element, to suppress its fortune, it does not have any supreme treasure of the earth element of the same level."

"There's nothing I can do to help you with this."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan understood.

He bowed respectfully to the Queen Mother of the West:
"Thank you for your guidance, Your Majesty. I will keep it in mind. This matter concerns the foundation of my cultivation. I will work on it gradually and patiently await the right opportunity."

This discussion of the Dao began from this point. The Queen Mother of the West no longer hesitated to share her supreme Daoist teachings, and within the Jade Pool Golden Palace, she began to expound the supreme Dao that directly leads to the Quasi-Saint realm for Ma Yuan, this special and destined guest.

Ma Yuan immediately composed himself, found a futon under the cloud bed, sat down cross-legged, and listened eagerly to the rare and precious sound of the quasi-saint.

This lecture marks the passing of many years, through countless seasons.

It begins with the secrets of the creation of heaven and earth, and then discusses the principles of the birth and death of all things.

From the profound mysteries of the Great Way of the Sages, it is said that even ants struggle to survive.

The Tao of the Queen Mother of the West is extremely Yin and gentle, yet all-encompassing, seemingly containing the most primal maternal instinct and the way of bearing life in the universe, from which Ma Yuan benefited greatly.

Most of the time, he was just a quiet listener.

However, at certain crucial junctures in the Great Dao, he was able to rely on his unique insights into opening up the Middle Thousand Worlds and evolving the rudiments of the Heavenly Dao, as well as his profound and mysterious causal supernatural powers, to put forward some rather unique, even fantastical, ideas.

He corroborated the macroscopic Dao of the evolution of the world within the Purple Jade Heaven with the microscopic principles of the rotation of the Five Elements within his own Dao body.

It elucidates the supreme concept that "I am the universe, and the universe is me".

He then used cause and effect as a starting point to deduce the secret of the Heavenly Dao's operation, in which countless eons of birth and death occur and all sentient beings are merely pawns.

Many of these insights represent entirely new areas that even the Queen Mother of the West, a quasi-saint who has existed since the beginning of time, has never ventured into.

This also made her usually calm and unwavering Daoist heart take notice, often causing her to fall into deep thought.

The two continued their questioning and answering, corroborating each other's statements, completely oblivious to the passage of time.

I don't know how much time has passed.

As that last wisp of the Great Dao's divine voice slowly dissipated...
Ma Yuancai finally awoke from his blissful state of enlightenment.

He felt that although his cultivation had not increased in the slightest, his understanding of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth and his perception of his future path had reached an unprecedented level of clarity.

"Young friend, your idea of ​​defying one's nature is truly quite interesting."

On the cloud bed, the Queen Mother of the West's gentle voice rang out again, interrupting Ma Yuan's thoughts.

"However, this method is ultimately the first of its kind, and there are still many subtle aspects that require endless years of painstaking work to refine and perfect. It is not something that can be accomplished overnight."

"If you don't mind the austere conditions of my place in West Kunlun, you may stay here for a while longer."

As she spoke, she flicked her finger, and a beam of celestial light flew in from outside the hall, transforming into an ancient jade talisman that quietly floated in front of Ma Yuan.

"This is a celestial abode with the most abundant innate spiritual energy, located beside the Jade Pool. You may use this talisman to enter and peacefully cultivate in seclusion."

"If you encounter any difficulties in your cultivation during this period, you may come to the Jade Pool Golden Palace to find me at any time."

Upon hearing this, Ma Yuan was overjoyed.

He gained a great deal from this experience.

What is needed is a quiet place to fully digest and absorb these insights, integrating them into one's own path.

He immediately accepted the jade talisman without any further hesitation and once again solemnly bowed to the Queen Mother of the West.

"This junior...thanks to Your Majesty's kindness!"

Then, led by a fairy maiden, Ma Yuan bid farewell to the Queen Mother of the West and arrived at the ancient fairy palace located on the edge of the Jade Pool Sacred Realm, which was shrouded in misty fairy fog all year round.

Holding the jade talisman, he easily passed through the incredibly mysterious innate restriction.

Within the celestial abode lies a hidden paradise.

There were not many furnishings inside, only a blue stone cushion and a jade incense burner for calming the mind.

The extremely rich innate spiritual energy transformed into a visible liquid spiritual spring, which gathered into a stream in a corner of the mansion and flowed gently.

Ma Yuan nodded in satisfaction, and there was no further delay.

He sat cross-legged on the blue stone cushion, and with a flick of his sleeve, the gate to the immortal abode slammed shut.

Thousands of profound innate restrictive runes quietly lit up on the four walls of the immortal abode, completely isolating this place from the outside world.

The road ahead is long and arduous.

Today, let us seek once again a glimmer of hope to reach the heavens in this sacred realm of West Kunlun.

(End of this chapter)