Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 2 Longevity Mountain Blessed Land, Wuzhuang Temple Grotto Heaven

"Zhen Yuanzi greets fellow Daoist. Thank you for protecting me for so many years." After transforming into human form, Zhen Yuanzi bowed to Hongyun and said.

Upon hearing this, Hongyun was taken aback. What was going on? Shouldn't Zhen Yuanzi be the elder of the two of them?

Why is Zhen Yuanzi now calling himself "Brother Daoist"? This is the opposite of the Heavenly Gang!

However, Hongyun quickly realized that, aside from everything else, his cultivation level was now a notch higher than Zhen Yuanzi's.

When Zhen Yuanzi was born, he was not much different from before; he was still in the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

However, because he had replenished his origin, he transformed into Chaos Spirit Cloud, and his cultivation level was already at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal upon birth.

In this primordial world where the strong are respected, Zhen Yuanzi naturally had to regard himself as his fellow Daoist brother.

However, after thinking for a moment, Hongyun smiled and said, "Fellow Daoist, you are too kind."

"We are destined to be together, so why don't we become sworn brothers today?" Hongyun asked.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but laugh and say, "That's very well said. In that case, I shall acknowledge you as my elder brother."

Hongyun shook his head and said, "Fellow Daoist, look at our appearances. Who should be considered superior?"

Zhen Yuanzi was taken aback for a moment, then said, "But..."

"There's no 'but' about it. I'm just slightly more skilled than you, fellow Daoist. It's nothing. In my opinion, you should be my elder brother."

So, after Hongyun's explanation, Zhen Yuanzi was completely dumbfounded.

Then, in a daze, he became Hongyun's older brother.

Hongyun did this out of his nature, after all, he is no longer the same Hongyun who knows how to seek advantage and avoid harm.

Before attaining enlightenment, it is quite necessary to conceal oneself and hide one's brilliance.

By treating Zhen Yuanzi as his elder brother, he could subtly make many people overlook him.

This could be considered a small scheme by Hongyun, but it was harmless.

After all these years, he and Zhen Yuanzi had been together, and after they both developed their own intelligence, they often communicated, so their feelings for each other were quite deep.

So, after becoming sworn brothers, the two cleaned up Wanshou Mountain again and used it as their Taoist temple.

On Longevity Hill, a Taoist temple was built. As for the name of the temple, it was naturally Wuzhuang Temple.

As for the couplet that would later become famous, Hongyun had already added it to the front of the temple.

"The abode of immortals who live forever, the home of Taoists who live as long as the heavens."

Upon seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi exclaimed, "Brother, what a spirit you possess!"

Hongyun chuckled and forged another stone tablet, inscribed with "Wanshou Mountain Blessed Land, Wuzhuang Temple Grotto Heaven," which he then erected at the foot of Wanshou Mountain.

He said to Zhen Yuanzi, "What's the big deal? With my brother's abilities, are you afraid we can't handle this?"

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi did not refute it. The two of them worked for a long time and planted the many innate and acquired spiritual roots that they had collected in Wanshou Mountain in suitable locations.

Of course, the most important thing is Zhen Yuanzi's companion spiritual root, the ginseng fruit tree.

This is one of the ten great spiritual roots, and it was planted in the backyard of Wuzhuang Temple.

In this way, these dozens of spiritual roots firmly anchored the spiritual veins of Longevity Mountain and assisted in absorbing and releasing spiritual energy.

In an instant, the already abundant spiritual energy of Longevity Mountain reached an even higher level.

Especially in Wuzhuang Temple, the spiritual energy is so dense that it seems almost liquefied.

It is truly an excellent place for cultivation.

In Wuzhuang Temple, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi each have their own residence, one is Zhenyuan Palace, and the other is Hongyun Palace.

However, the two were not in a hurry to go into seclusion. Instead, they held a ginseng fruit feast in the backyard.

Zhen Yuanzi's Ginseng Fruit Tree produces a spiritual fruit also known as the Grass Return Elixir. This tree is not easy to bear fruit; it takes three thousand years to flower, three thousand years to bear fruit, and another three thousand years for the fruit to ripen, making it almost ten thousand years before it can be eaten.

Moreover, in these ten thousand years, only thirty fruits are produced. The fruits look like infants who are less than three days old, with all four limbs and facial features.

If a person is fortunate enough to smell the fruit, they will live for 360 years; if they eat one, they will live for 47,000 years. This fruit is incompatible with the five elements: it falls when it encounters metal, withers when it encounters wood, dissolves when it encounters water, scorches when it encounters fire, and enters the earth when it encounters soil.

In addition, the fruits that the ginseng fruit tree has produced this time are the first batch since the beginning of time, and have been nurtured until now, making these fruits even more precious.

Not only does it contain the essence of chaos, but it also contains profound mysteries of the Great Dao, which can be called a fragment of the Great Dao, and it is even more beneficial to the two of them.

Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun had become sworn brothers, and their relationship was very close. Therefore, Zhen Yuanzi was not stingy and simply divided the thirty ginseng fruits in half between them.

"Brother, please." Hongyun didn't stand on ceremony, picked up a fruit, and prepared to eat it.

Zhen Yuanzi nodded and picked up a ginseng fruit as well. The two of them tasted it.

Upon tasting it, both of them found the texture to be excellent and the flavor incredibly sweet.

The meat melted upon entering their stomachs, transforming into an incomparably pure chaotic primordial energy, which was even a level higher than innate spiritual energy. Moreover, it did not require refining and directly formed the magical power of the two individuals.

In addition, the profound mysteries of the Great Dao hidden within the fruit were also activated, and both of them felt that something indescribable had appeared in their minds.

That is the Dao. Without saying more, the two of them quickly comprehended these great Dao principles.

And so, the two ate the ginseng fruit while circulating their internal energy to improve their cultivation. Before they knew it, they had finished all thirty fruits, half for each of them.

"That's great! That's great!" Hongyun exclaimed with delight.

Zhen Yuanzi was also overjoyed. During this ginseng fruit feast, the two not only greatly increased their magical power after tasting the ginseng fruit, but also significantly improved their cultivation.

But it is equivalent to the effort of two people comprehending for hundreds of thousands of years.

However, despite this, neither Hongyun nor Zhen Yuanzi made any further breakthroughs.

After all, both of them started from a very high level. It is not so easy for the Great Luo Golden Immortal to improve their realm.

No wonder Zhen Yuanzi called Hongyun "brother" when he first took human form.

Hongyun was a small realm higher than him, yet his cultivation was far superior.

After finishing the fruit, the two did not leave, but instead began to discuss philosophy with each other.

This was also Hongyun's suggestion.

Brothers who share their resources can go further on the road ahead.

Behind Hongyun's head appeared a cloud of auspicious clouds the size of an acre of land. This cloud of auspicious clouds was somewhat similar to his original form, also resembling a chaotic spiritual cloud.

Above the auspicious clouds, there were three small chaotic spiritual clouds, each churning and surging, seemingly connected to one another, ever-changing.

Upon seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but praise, "My worthy brother is truly blessed."

"The four elements share a common origin, evolving from chaos; their future achievements are limitless!"

(End of this chapter)