Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 129 The Peach Banquet
During the time that Ma Yuan was in seclusion in the immortal palace to comprehend the Dao, he woke up several times and went to the Golden Palace of Yaochi to explain his doubts about his cultivation to the Queen Mother of the West.

The Queen Mother of the West taught Ma Yuan everything she knew without reservation.

The principles he spoke of had long transcended the ordinary realm of Yin and Yang and the Five Elements.

Instead, they delved into the more profound and mysterious quasi-saint path.

How can one, after achieving perfect enlightenment, sever the three corpses representing "good, evil, and attachment to self," and use these to anchor one's obsessions in order to attain the ultimate enlightenment of the Primordial Chaos Dao?

Such supreme and wondrous methods that directly point to the path of Hunyuan are nowhere to be heard of in the entire prehistoric world except for the personal transmission by the Dao Ancestor Hongjun in Zixiao Palace!

Ma Yuan benefited greatly from listening and verifying this.

His cultivation level was growing at an unbelievable speed.

On this day, Ma Yuan, dressed in a green robe, strolled out from the misty, ethereal atmosphere of the Jade Pool Golden Palace.

His aura had undergone a tremendous change.

The five elements divine light that once surrounded him had somehow been completely absorbed into his body, and was no longer visible.

At this moment, Ma Yuan had a sense of returning to simplicity, making it impossible for anyone to fathom his true nature.

"Now I have comprehended the method of balancing the five elements. The five elements in my body circulate smoothly and harmoniously, and I have already begun to take shape as the innate five elements Dao body."

Ma Yuan thought to himself, "Once I refine that Earth-elemental treasure, the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, I can use it to reverse my innate nature and forge an innate Dao body!"

Now that the method to reverse one's innate nature has been found, Ma Yuan is not in a hurry to leave.

He knew that the path of spiritual cultivation required a balance of tension and relaxation.

Simply sitting in meditation is ultimately a lower level of spiritual practice.

So he began to wander around this pure and tranquil sacred realm of West Kunlun, communicating with the immortals there.

He often discussed the order of heaven and earth and the way of killing with the Nine Heavens Mystic Maiden, who was in charge of weapons and had a heroic temperament.

The insights gained from creating a world and evolving the punishments of Heaven, which validated his understanding of the way of war, greatly benefited this future God of War.

He often played the zither and had long conversations with Su Nu, a woman of refined temperament and proficient in music, by the Jade Pool.

With the profound sounds of the Great Dao and the celestial music of the zither, we explore the mysterious principles within those sounds that purify the mind, cleanse the soul, and soothe all beings.

Although the Western Kunlun lineage is based on the principles of Yin and softness, it is not a single school of thought.

Most of his disciples are also rare innate spiritual roots or transformed from celestial birds and beasts. The paths they cultivate are also diverse and unique.

Ma Yuan's breadth of knowledge and profound understanding of the Great Dao far surpassed that of ordinary Taiyi practitioners.

He always hits the nail on the head, pointing out the bottleneck in the other person's cultivation.

This greatly benefited all the immortals of West Kunlun, who held it in even higher esteem.

In this process of mutual verification, he can also learn from the strengths of various schools of thought, make up for the minor oversights in his own Daoist methods, and make his already perfect Daoist foundation even more complete.

In this way, nearly nine thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, the entire Western Kunlun Sacred Realm was filled with a unique and refreshing fragrance.

On the island at the center of the Yaochi Sacred Realm, three majestic Renshui Peach Trees shone brightly, their Daoist aura flowing freely.

The peaches hanging among the branches and leaves all ripened at the same time!
To reward her disciples for their arduous cultivation over tens of thousands of years and to entertain Ma Yuan, a distinguished guest of special status, the Queen Mother of the West specially held a small-scale Peach Banquet by the Jade Pool.

On the shores of Yaochi, auspicious clouds form a mat, and rosy clouds a carpet.

Fine wines and delicacies, including rare fruits and delicacies, are served in a flowing stream.

Dozens of core disciples of West Kunlun, all with joyful expressions, took their seats in order.

"This small gathering serves two purposes: first, to celebrate the ripening of the peaches, and second, to entertain our young friend Ma Yuan." The Queen Mother of the West's gentle and vast voice drifted from the dazzling light emanating from the main seat.

As soon as the words were spoken, several fairy maidens, each carrying a jade platter, gracefully arrived from the Peach Garden at the heart of the Jade Pool.

Within the jade plate lay several fist-sized, purplish-red, and naturally imbued with radiant light, wondrous immortal peaches.

It was the fruit of the Ren Water Peach Tree, one of the ten spiritual roots.

Ma Yuan was given one, and he placed it in his palm, examining it carefully.

On the immortal peach, a profound and mysterious innate Ren water Dao rhythm naturally formed, and an extremely pure innate water elemental power rushed towards us.

"It is said that this Ren Water Peach Tree and the Laurel Tree on the Taiyin Star are both the most outstanding innate water-elemental spiritual roots in the primordial world. Seeing them today, they are indeed worthy of their reputation."

Ma Yuan secretly praised it in his heart, and then, without any further politeness, put the peach into his mouth.

The immortal peach melted in his mouth, transforming into a vast and boundless torrent of innate Ren water before even passing through his stomach and intestines. In an instant, it merged into his limbs, bones, and internal organs!

That primordial torrent, gentle and enduring, continuously nourished his already flawless Five Elements Dao foundation, making it increasingly stable and profound.

"Good baby!"

After absorbing all of that primordial power, Ma Yuan couldn't help but let out a heartfelt exclamation of praise.

This single peach is enough to save him tens of thousands of years of arduous cultivation!

The atmosphere at the celestial gathering was peaceful and harmonious.

Beside Ma Yuan was the Hundred Flower Fairy, who had already fully recovered from her injuries.

At this moment, she was no longer as panicked and helpless as she had been when she first encountered the calamity.

Her clear, water-like eyes looked at Ma Yuan beside her, filled with heartfelt gratitude.

"This junior offers another toast to the senior," she said sincerely, holding the jade cup with both hands.

"If it weren't for your help that day, I would probably have perished long ago. How could I have the opportunity to taste the peaches of immortality again by the Jade Pool today?"

"You're too kind, Fairy." Ma Yuan smiled calmly and raised his glass in return.

After exchanging pleasantries, the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers simply flipped her jade hand.

A strange lotus flower, entirely milky white, floated quietly in her palm.

It has no grand spiritual energy or dazzling light, but it appears exceptionally sacred and exquisite.

The lotus flower has only three grades, and the opening and closing of its petals seems to contain some profound truth about the rising and setting of the sun and the passage of time.

"This thing is called 'One-Day Lotus'. It opens once a day and withers once a day, in an endless cycle. It is a mid-grade innate spiritual root that I was fortunate enough to find."

The Flower Fairy respectfully presented the lotus flower to Ma Yuan, and said in a gentle voice:

"Although this lotus is only of medium grade, it is quite miraculous, secretly conforming to the principle of the rotation of heaven and earth and the birth and death of time."

"I have no way to repay your life-saving grace, so I offer this as a gift. I hope you will not find it offensive."

Ma Yuan intended to decline, but a hint of surprise flashed in his eyes the moment his gaze fell upon the lotus flower.

He could clearly sense that deep within the heart of that sacred lotus flower lay a profound and mysterious rhythm of time!

The Great Dao of Time is a supreme Dao that stands alongside Space, Destiny, and Cause and Effect!

In the primordial world, there are many spiritual roots of the five elements and yin and yang, but spiritual roots containing the Dao of time are extremely rare.

He never expected that the Fairy of a Hundred Flowers would give him such a precious Time Spiritual Root as a gift of gratitude!

(End of this chapter)