Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 54 Refining Treasures and Comprehending the Dao
Inside the Purple Cloud Cave, purple mists swirl and a delicate fragrance permeates the air.

Ma Yuan slowly opened his eyes from beneath that extraordinary purple-gold grapevine.

A fleeting glimpse of pure purple-gold light flashed in his deep eyes.

Then it was completely concealed inside, without revealing a trace.

After killing the purple-gold python, he did not rush to leave.

Instead, he chose to remain in this place for another short period of seclusion.

In that moment of sitting, another hundred years passed in a flash.

For over a hundred years, he has used this unique and blessed land as his temporary place of cultivation.

He picked the purple-gold grapes that had grown on the purple-gold grapevine.

It is used to comprehend one's own Great Dao and consolidate the Taiyi Dao Fruit that one has just broken through to.

One side then diverts a portion of their attention.

They refined the supreme innate spiritual treasure that grew alongside this tree—the Purple Gold Jade Ruyi.

"As expected of a top-grade innate spiritual root..."

Ma Yuan reached out and gently plucked a purple-gold grape from the vine beside him.

This grapevine has now produced twenty-seven bunches of genuine purple-gold grapes, with each bunch containing eighty-one grapes.

Its Taoist charm is perfect, and its purple and gold divine light shines brightly.

In addition, there were some slightly lower quality purple and golden grapes, scattered here and there, not many in number.

Ma Yuan understood.

It is likely that the giant purple-gold python was of chaotic intelligence, did not understand the Dao, and only knew how to cultivate in slumber, yet it was able to reach the realm of a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

It must have been built up from countless eons of time by consuming the fruit of this tree, using its immense innate essence.

The ferocious beast only knew how to devour things whole, wasting precious resources, which naturally greatly slowed down the growth of this innate spiritual root.

Now that the ferocious beast has been eliminated, given time, this tree will surely regain its vitality and bear even more fruits.

He has not wasted these hundred-plus years.

Aside from studying cultivation techniques, he focused his main energy on refining his newly acquired protective treasure—the Purple Gold Jade Ruyi.

With a thought, the simple and elegant purple-gold jade ruyi quietly appeared in his palm, radiating a warm and precious light.

He had owned this treasure for over a hundred years and had devoted a great deal of effort to refining it.

"Forty innate restrictions...that's quite impressive."

Ma Yuan thought to himself.

In the primordial world, even innate spiritual treasures are ranked in terms of quality.

A top-grade innate spiritual treasure contains between thirty-seven and forty-eight innate restrictions.

The purple-gold jade ruyi in his hand contained forty innate restrictions, which had firmly placed it at the threshold of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, far surpassing ordinary innate spiritual treasures.

Its ability to suppress negative energy and protect oneself is truly remarkable.

With his profound cultivation as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, and through more than a hundred years of painstaking effort, he has successfully refined eleven of the restrictions.

He is now able to activate the treasure to a basic degree.

With just a thought, one can activate its primal power, causing thousands of purple and golden flowers to fall from above, forming an indestructible and exquisite protective shield.

With an additional protective treasure, he would undoubtedly have more confidence as he traveled through the prehistoric world.

Slowly walk out of the Purple Cloud Cave, shrouded in purple mist.

Ma Yuan stood atop the mountain, looking down at the beautiful and serene Ziying Immortal Mountain, a veritable paradise on earth.

Purple clouds swirled, and an ethereal mist filled the air.

"This place still contains a large amount of Chaos Refined Gold, which is a rare and divine material for refining weapons. Moreover, the entire Purple Jade Immortal Mountain is also a top-notch blessed land. It would be a real pity to just abandon it like this."

Ma Yuan stood atop the mountain with his hands behind his back, pondering in his mind.

If one were to mine all the Chaos Essence Gold in this place and then claim this mountain as one's own second training ground, it wouldn't be a bad option.

But this approach is ultimately too troublesome.

Moreover, this place is far from the prehistoric continent, and it is impossible for me to stay here all year round.

A thought slowly rose in his mind, and then became incredibly clear and firm.

He knew very well that the twenty-four small worlds within his Dinghai Pearl were still a chaotic primordial state, devoid of any sign of life.

Although it can be used to suppress powerful enemies, it ultimately lacks a certain amount of natural talent and profound foundation.

A thought slowly rose in Ma Yuan's mind.

He thought of the extraordinary opportunity that the Taoist Ran Deng had in later legends.

Later, by chance, this person obtained Zhao Gongming's twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, but did not regard them as mere treasures for killing.

Instead, with the supreme Buddhist teachings, each of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls was transformed into a small Buddhist world, known as the 'Twenty-Four Heavenly Kings'.

From then on, the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl transformed from a magical weapon into a supreme treasure of merit capable of suppressing the fortune of Buddhism, thus helping Dipankara Buddha achieve the eternal and indestructible position of the Buddha!

"If he can light a lamp, why can't I, Ma Yuan, do the same?"

With a thought, the twenty-four azure divine pearls transformed into streams of light, encircling his body.

He immersed his divine sense into it.

Inside each of the divine pearls, there was a vast and boundless world of its own.

But inside, it was still a chaotic and ignorant place, with earth, water, fire and wind raging, and there was no sign of life.

It has the form but not the spirit.

"Although I do not possess the Dharma that can manifest all the heavens, I am not necessarily unable to find another way!"

"Why don't I refine this entire Purple Necklace Immortal Mountain, along with the Chaos Refined Gold Mine and Innate Spiritual Veins beneath it, and move it into the small world of one of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls!"

"My understanding of the Five Elements and the principles of creation and transformation is now vastly different from what it used to be. Although I am far from being able to create something from nothing or open up a world out of thin air."

However, moving mountains and filling seas, using the false to cultivate the true—refining this ready-made Purple Necklace Immortal Mountain and moving it into the Small Thousand World of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl, turning it into the foundation stone of a small world—is not something that cannot be tried.

Once this thought arises, it can no longer be suppressed.

In this way, not only can this blessed land be carried with one's person, but also the essence of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl can be enriched by using this sacred mountain as a foundation.

Injecting the first true ray of life and creation into that chaotic microcosm!

Thinking of this, Ma Yuan felt a surge of excitement in his heart.

It should be understood that refining a primordial immortal mountain is far more difficult than subduing a primordial spiritual treasure.

The slightest carelessness could trigger a rupture of the earth's veins, causing the immortal mountain to collapse and destroying countless eons of creation.

But the rewards are equally unimaginable!
Once he succeeds, he can give one of the smaller worlds of the Sea-Stabilizing Pearl a true "root".

They possessed a blessed land that could evolve on its own and nurture life.

This will greatly enhance the inherent value and power of the Dinghai Pearl itself.

It also allows him to have a second training ground anytime, anywhere, where he can practice, heal, and even cultivate disciples.

Such temptation was simply irresistible to Ma Yuan!
"This is feasible!"

Once this thought was reached, there was no more hesitation.

Ma Yuan immediately stood atop the Purple Jade Immortal Mountain.

He sat cross-legged and began to try to refine this blessed land.

(End of this chapter)