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

Chapter 3 Discussing the Way, Leaving the Mountain

Upon hearing this, Hongyun smiled but did not explain, since it was indeed the truth.

His footwork is now much better than before.

Perhaps among the great beings of the primordial era, only the Three Pure Ones can compare to him.

Zhen Yuanzi also saw auspicious clouds, but his auspicious clouds were earthy yellow, and three things had formed on them, but they were neither clouds nor flowers.

Instead, it resembles three ginseng fruit trees.

The two powerful cultivators began their discussion on the Dao in the backyard of Wuzhuang Temple.

They spoke back and forth, sometimes complementing each other, sometimes arguing.

This discussion of the Dao continued for a full thousand years before finally coming to an end.

"Indeed, indeed. Our discussion has been very beneficial to our respective cultivation, allowing us to learn from each other's strengths and make up for our weaknesses. Brother, I wonder what changes will occur in your Earthly Dao in the future," Hongyun said.

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi thought for a moment and smiled, "It could transform into the Way of Earth, or like you, evolve into the Four Symbols, but I'm afraid that's not as good as you. Another option is to transform into the Five Elements, which would be quite a lot of variations."

"What do you think, my dear brother?"

Hongyun thought for a moment and said, "The way of Wu Earth is weak after all. If it can be neutralized by Ji Earth, it can be transformed into the complete way of Earth. Further, it can be the Five Elements or the Four Symbols. As for the way of the Earth, that is even more profound."

"Brother, you must have already made up your mind, so why bother to question me?"

"Hahaha."

Zhen Yuanzi smiled and said, "I knew you and I were of one mind. Indeed, I have a heart that belongs to the Way of the Earth."

"Although your cultivation is higher than mine now, you have after all taken me as your elder brother. I still have to have some aspirations. Whether I achieve the Five Elements or the Four Symbols, I cannot surpass you. I can only pursue the higher Dao of Earth."

"Brother, you are blessed with good fortune and have the Earth Book and the Ginseng Fruit Tree by your side. It will not be difficult for you to achieve this great path. I wish you success in your great path," Hongyun flattered.

Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but burst into laughter.

After a while, Zhen Yuanzi suddenly asked, "By the way, my good brother, I plan to go into seclusion for a period of time to stabilize my cultivation, create some new supernatural abilities, and then travel around. Would you like to come with me?"

Just as Hongyun was about to answer, the voice of the God-level Selection System suddenly rang in her mind.

"Ding, Zhen Yuanzi has invited the host to travel the prehistoric world together. The host may make the following choices."

"Option 1: Travel with Zhen Yuanzi and you will receive a top-grade innate spiritual treasure as a reward."

"Option Two: Travel alone instead of with Zhen Yuanzi, and you will receive the coordinates of the Fire Cloud Cave Dojo as a reward."

"Option 3: Stay at Wuzhuang Temple and cultivate in seclusion for 30,000 years instead of traveling. You will receive a top-grade innate spiritual treasure as a reward."

After hearing the three options given by the god-level selection system, Hongyun quickly made a decision.

He silently recited the answer to the system and said, "System, I choose option two."

Of the three options, the third one is definitely out.

The first one, although a top-grade innate spiritual treasure might be more valuable than the Fire Cloud Cave.

But Hongyun was still somewhat nostalgic and wanted to see what the Fire Cloud Cave was like.

After all, this was Hongyun's original training ground.

After making her choice, Hongyun politely declined Zhen Yuanzi's offer, saying, "Brother, although I also plan to travel after I finish my cultivation, I don't know when I will emerge from seclusion. Since you are going out, you can travel alone."

Zhen Yuanzi thought for a moment and nodded, "Alright, but although your cultivation is high, you don't have any protective treasures. How about I lend you the Earth Book?"

Why would you lend it to me?

While moved, Hongyun laughed and said, "You said your cultivation is higher than mine. If you give me the Earth Book, how will you protect yourself? Besides, you probably don't know how powerful your younger brother is. In this prehistoric world, I'm afraid no one can outrun me in terms of speed."

As she spoke, Hongyun looked around, then reached out and a piece of jade fell into her hand. She then used her magic to peel off the jade's outer layer, refining it into two jade talismans. She handed one of them to Zhen Yuanzi, saying, "One of these jade talismans is for you, and one is for me. If you want to communicate, just speak to these talismans, and I will sense it and receive the information. Although it can't provide real-time communication, it's still pretty good."

Zhen Yuanzi took the jade talisman and tried it. Sure enough, the two jade talismans could transmit information to each other. He couldn't help but praise Hongyun's excellent craftsmanship.

However, he couldn't help but laugh at Hongyun's arrogance, and said, "Alright, alright, since you say you're so powerful, then don't call me for help when you're being chased by others in the future."

After saying this, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but burst into laughter when he thought of the scene of Hongyun being chased.

Hongyun was exasperated by Zhen Yuanzi's smug expression.

This is Zhenyuan Daxian, the ancestor of all earth immortals, how come I feel like I've led him astray?

Hongyun stopped arguing with Zhen Yuanzi and the two returned to their respective palaces to begin their seclusion.

And so, several thousand years passed, and when Hongyun emerged from the pass, Zhen Yuanzi actually went on his own journey.

He only left a message for Hongyun in the sound transmission jade talisman, informing Hongyun that he had set up a mountain-protecting formation and how to enter and exit the formation.

"This is the Primordial Earth Formation? It's really powerful. However, without the Earth Book to suppress it, the power of this formation is still limited. With my current strength, I can only hold it in place for a while, and it will be broken soon."

Hongyun studied the Innate Earth Formation set up by Zhen Yuanzi for a while before leaving gracefully.

Once outside Longevity Mountain, Hongyun leaped forward, displaying unparalleled speed, the fastest in the primordial world.

In the blink of an eye, it flew countless billions of miles, soaring high in the sky, taking in the magnificent scenery of the boundless and desolate land.

"What a magnificent world this is! It would be such a shame if it were destroyed in the future."

As Hongyun admired the scenery and marveled at it, he couldn't help but think that this magnificent world would gradually crumble due to successive calamities, eventually even becoming a world in decline. He couldn't help but feel heartbroken.

Unfortunately, Hongyun knew that it was beyond her current ability to stop.

Only by becoming as strong as possible, establishing a foundation for oneself, and taking control of one's own destiny, can one then think about these things.

Not long after Hongyun went out alone, the system notified her that her mission was complete.

In Hongyun's mind, a coordinate appeared, which was the location of the Fire Cloud Cave.

Without delay, Hongyun headed straight for Huoyun Cave.

Even so, it took Hongyun many years to reach the location of Huoyun Cave.

With a casual gesture, he broke the innate grand formation that enveloped the Fire Cloud Cave and entered the cave.

This Fire Cloud Cave is indeed a good place.

According to later legends, there were thirty-six blessed lands and seventy-two grotto-heavens in the primordial world.

Longevity Mountain is one of the Thirty-Six Blessed Lands, while Fire Cloud Cave is one of the Seventy-Two Grotto-Heavens.

And it is the first of the seventy-two grotto heavens.

(End of this chapter)