Primordial Era: Taking the blame to become a saint, proving one's path through eccentricity!

Chapter 326 [The Beginning and End of Heaven and Earth, the Cycle of Life] (Please Subscribe)

"The Netherworld?"

Xuan Yin seemed to understand something: "The Netherworld, could it be the place where that Earth God's physical body transformed? But what does this have to do with the Yellow Springs?"

He remembered that the water of the Yellow Springs was transformed from the seawater of the Netherworld Blood Sea.

Yue Jianshi said helplessly, "In the Netherworld, there was originally a Yellow Spring, but it gradually dried up as the source of the earth's essence dissipated!"

"However, the Yellow Springs Road still exists. As long as the water of the Netherworld Blood Sea is introduced, the Yellow Springs will reappear, becoming a waterway connecting the Netherworld and the mortal realm!"

"The essence blood of the Earth God contains the Netherworld Dao Seed of the Yellow Springs Dao. Only death can fully activate the Earth God's primordial power!"

"This is also an opportunity for Shennong. If he seizes this opportunity, he may still be able to return from the calamity of the Dao's destruction!"

"Without destruction, there can be no construction; destruction precedes construction. Losing oneself and abandoning the Way may not necessarily be a different kind of Great Way!"

"Death can also be another form of rebirth!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin immediately asked, "Then what is the purpose of your seeking me out, senior?"

Yue Jian slowly spoke, "Of course, it's to lend Shennong a hand! He needs some external help to become the new Tubo!"

His divine soul has been wandering between heaven and earth, searching for a successor and, incidentally, observing the future development of the Primordial Underground Passage.

Xuan Yin, on the other hand, was one of the few powerful beings with whom he had established a karmic connection.

He was able to manifest before Xuan Yin only through the Earthly Emperor Silver Register that had conferred the title upon Xuan Yin, and through the unseen cause and effect.

Yue Jian continued, "Under the guidance of that drop of essence blood, Shennong's Dao should establish a connection with Tu Bo's Dao. However, just as the Styx Dao dyed Gouchen, it still needs Tu Bo's companion spiritual treasure. As long as Tu Bo's companion spiritual treasure can be found, coupled with the method of summoning the soul, Shennong can naturally return!"

Xuan Yin asked curiously, "If that's the case, then why didn't you revive Tu Bo, senior?"

Yue Jian rolled her eyes at Xuan Yin, annoyed: "When Tu Bo perished, the path of immortality had not yet been established. He himself did not possess the characteristics of a Great Luo, so it was difficult for him to return. However, since Shennong has cultivated the Great Luo Dao Fruit, he may be able to return by relying on the characteristics of a Great Luo and some auxiliary means!"

Xuan Yin nodded: "Then, I wonder, where is Senior Tu Bo's companion spirit treasure now?"

Although he knew some things about the era of gods, he didn't know much about it—and naturally he didn't know about the Earth Lord's companion spirit treasure!

Upon hearing this, Yue Jianshi immediately used her supernatural powers to conjure up a precious cauldron: "This treasure is called the Soul Cleansing Cauldron. It can wash away all memories of living beings, and it can also wash away all karma, including the curse of the gods!"

"This is the treasure that Tu Bo was born with!"

"After Tu Bo's fall, his life-bound treasure was once taken away by Di Hong. But later, Di Hong severed his karmic ties with the divine path, transformed into Hong Jun, preached in Zi Xiao Palace, and scattered many spiritual treasures. I don't know who ended up with the Soul Cleansing Cauldron!"

Xuan Yin's eyes lit up. He remembered seeing this magic weapon on the Treasure Dividing Rock; it was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

He doesn't even look down on ordinary magical treasures. When branding spiritual treasure restrictions on the Treasure Dividing Rock, he always branded the higher-grade spiritual treasures first.

If he remembered correctly, the Soul Cleansing Cauldron seemed to have been obtained by the Holy Mother of Taiyuan.

Yue Jian continued, "My appearance this time is in the hope that you, fellow Daoist, can find this cauldron and help Shennong become the second-generation Earth Lord of the Primordial True Realm!"

"If he can wield the Great Dao of Earth, he can also inherit my Earthly Sovereign Dao Fruit through it!"

Xuan Yin couldn't help but look at Yue Jianshi: "Senior, I do know the whereabouts of the Soul Cleansing Cauldron, but I can't just openly steal someone else's magic weapon!"

His meaning was simple: if he wanted him to find the Soul Cleansing Cauldron, he would at least have to offer some benefits—or give him a magical treasure that he could trade with the other party!

Upon hearing this, Yue Jianshi's lips twitched involuntarily: "Didn't I tell you the whereabouts of the top-grade innate spiritual root, the Five-Needle Pine, before? Now, I'm just a divine soul, truly possessing nothing of value!"

Before he passed away, he did indeed possess many innate spiritual treasures. However, after he passed away, those innate spiritual treasures were either left to Houtu by him or obtained by other cultivators, severing their karmic ties with him!

"Then let Shennong die for a while!"

Xuan Yin looked helpless: "I really don't have any magical treasures on me."

Are you sure?

Seeing Xuan Yin blatantly lying, Yue Jianshi was also furious: "How come I see you radiating an aura of divine light?"

"Leaving aside the magical treasures you forged yourself, the Primordial Measuring Ruler, the Heavenly Origin Cauldron, the Five-Needle Pine, and those few innate gourds—aren't they all opportunities that would make even a Grand Luo Immortal fight tooth and nail in the primordial world?"

Xuan Yin was determined to fleece Yue Jianshi's soul, so why would he selflessly offer himself up just because of a few words from Yue Jianshi?

He immediately replied, "But I don't have any connection with Shennong."

"On the contrary, it's him who owes me a karmic debt because of that Ninth-Rank Pure White Lotus!"

Yue Jianshi looked helpless: "You can't calculate it like that! If Shennong successfully returns, he will owe you a debt of gratitude for saving his life and for helping him attain enlightenment. At that time, Shennong will naturally stand on the side of the Jie Sect!"

Xuan Yin was also helpless. He could see that Yue Jian Shi really couldn't get anything out of her!

Just as he was about to agree, Yue Jianshi relented: "I truly have neither innate spiritual roots nor innate spiritual treasures! However, if you refine my divine soul and integrate it into the Xuanhuang Ancestral Root, you can obtain a Daoist authority!"

The authority of the tunnel!

Xuan Yin's eyes immediately gleamed.

In the Primordial True World, authority undoubtedly plays a great role. For example, the balance authority bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun allows him to temporarily not fear the saints in the Primordial True World!

Under the Dao of Heaven, everything is in balance. If the Sage of Heaven attacks him, he can also use the Great Dao of Balance to forcibly balance the Great Dao of the other party.

This is also why he was able to withstand a blow from the Primordial Celestial Venerable in the past!

"You're too kind, senior!"

Upon hearing this, Xuan Yin immediately laughed and said, "What power or authority? I'm just trying to prevent your power from falling into other hands!"

"Yeah?"

Yue Jianshi looked doubtful: "Then I won't give you this authority?"

"No!"

Xuan Yin quickly replied, "I'm taking this authority to strengthen the underground passage! If you don't take it, and I don't take it, how can the underground passage's essence grow stronger?"

Before she finished speaking, Yue Jianshi's soul transformed into a stream of light and landed in Xuan Yin's auspicious cloud: "This authority is called the Way of Cycles. The rising and setting of the sun and moon, the movement of stars, the changing of the seasons, the birth and death of the five elements, the withering and flourishing of plants, and the birth, aging, sickness, and death of all living beings in this world, all follow the principle of cycles!"

"This Dao is neither innate nor acquired, yet it is sufficient to reveal the essence of all things in heaven and earth!"

Boom!

As soon as this authority fell into Xuan Yin's auspicious clouds, countless insights into the Great Dao flooded into his mind, and the spiritual realm he had created instantly began to transform.

After the five-needle pine transformed into a divine tree of heaven and earth, the spirit world he created already possessed a foundation comparable to the Great Thousand Worlds in essence—but this world has yet to transform into the Great Thousand Worlds!

"cycle!"

At this moment, as he refined the Cycle Authority, he instantly understood the key point.

In his spirit world, there are many great paths, but he has always simply woven them together, and has never been able to make them form a cycle.

Now, with the acquisition of the Cycle Authority, the accumulated resources of the Spirit Realm have suddenly erupted, transforming it directly from a Middle Thousand World into a Great Thousand World.

The cycle of the Dao is like a ring without end, without beginning or end. All things in heaven and earth are born from the Dao and return to the Dao. This is the law of nature, eternal and unchanging, encompassing the birth, death and change of all things in heaven and earth. Those who cultivate understand this principle and know that all things are born from the Dao. They should abide by the Dao and act in accordance with nature.

In this way, one can return to one's roots and destiny, unite with the Dao, undergo a complete transformation, and transcend the ordinary to become a saint.

The world is the same!

When a cultivator attains enlightenment, their consciousness becomes clear and lucid, enabling them to see through the secrets of heaven, live as long as heaven and earth, and roam freely beyond the mundane world. This is the profound meaning of the Dao and its ultimate pursuit.

Emptiness is the essence of the Tao, containing the vitality of life, thus giving rise to One, which in turn gives rise to Yin and Yang. The interaction of Yin and Yang gives rise to all things. The practitioner should return all methods to their origin and return to One.

Where will it all go?

It returns to emptiness.

But that emptiness is too high and too far away. Even saints are pursuing emptiness through reduction. How could he, a Hunyuan Golden Immortal, directly comprehend the true meaning of emptiness?

What he needs to do is to observe the principles of all things and summarize their patterns—and the cycle is the most important step in this process.

This authority, unlike the authority of balance, cannot make him equal to a sage, but it can allow him to unify many great principles.

"What a vicious cycle!"

Xuan Yin, suddenly enlightened, laughed loudly, "This is the principle of starting from the root and returning to the branch. The root is the Dao; the branch is all things. The Dao gives birth to all things, which is starting from the root and returning to the branch; all things return to the Dao, which is returning to the root. Cultivation is returning to the root from the branch, recognizing one's original mind, and returning to the Dao!"

"This cyclical principle perfectly corresponds to the Tao giving birth to One, One giving birth to Two, Two giving birth to Three, Three giving birth to all things, and all things returning to Three, Three returning to Two, Two returning to One, and One returning to the Tao—the beginning and end of heaven and earth, the ultimate principle of the Great Tao!"

The earth is the origin of all things and the root of all life. After understanding the power of cycles, Xuan Yin also gained more insights into the Earthly Dao Fruit and the Earthly Dao.

However, now is not the time for enlightenment. The most urgent task is to find a way to obtain the Tu Bo's companion spiritual treasure from the Taiyuan Holy Mother.

If we can get it through exchange, that would be the best. If we can't get it through exchange, then we'll just have to steal it!

What?

immoral?

What kind of morality does the second-generation Rahu preach?

At worst, I can just change my identity and cover it up so that no one notices!

However, at this point, it would be best to communicate with the Tongtian Sect Leader first.

"Teacher, how is it?"

"Are you confident you can retrieve the Soul Cleansing Cauldron from the Holy Mother Taiyuan? If not, I'll have no choice but to resort to underhanded tactics?"

Upon hearing this, the Tongtian Sect Leader frowned slightly: "The Holy Mother Taiyuan is a bit difficult! She has a good relationship with the Primordial Heavenly Lord. If she finds out that we're exchanging the Soul Cleansing Cauldron for her own—she most likely won't agree, and might even conspire with the Primordial Heavenly Lord!"

Xuan Yin nodded: "In that case, let's have Luo Hou, the number one 'pot king' of the prehistoric world, take the blame! He should be happy to take the fall for me!"