The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 415 Stillborn, Transformation into Calamity

Cultivation has no end. Some seek it externally, while others seek it internally. But even someone like the Sage of Taiqing, who was born with great supernatural powers, would think about the cultivation path of the masses. That realm, which was originally only vaguely classified as pseudo-immortal, had never received any attention. Those with great supernatural powers only cared about the road ahead and wanted to reach the pinnacle of the world. After all, their foundation was mostly established at birth, unlike ordinary beings who groped their way through the initial stages of cultivation in a daze. Therefore, they could not see the hardships and difficulties of the masses.

Later generations naturally had those who could break through this predicament, but due to environmental limitations, they could only climb upwards and could not explore the initial stage of cultivation.

Of course, there are also figures like Luo Zu who have researched cultivation realms below the Immortal Realm, but the problem remains: the prehistoric world is too vast, and the scope of influence that small figures like them can have is small, which naturally delays the spread of cultivation realms.

But things are different now. The Sage Taiqing personally transmitted the Daoist teachings, clearly explaining the realms below the Immortal Realm and the lives of all beings.

The realms taught by the Sage of Taiqing are: first, Qi cultivation; then, Yuan Dan (original elixir); Dao Foundation; then, breaking through illusions; then, recognizing the spirit; and finally, uniting with the Dao.

The false immortal realm before the fairy realm is divided into six minor realms. Cultivation naturally involves one realm after another, one after another, until finally one merges with the Dao and becomes an immortal.

The various methods of cultivation were also deduced and passed down by the Sage of Taiqing. These methods are not limited to any particular race; any sentient being can cultivate them.

They no longer need to grope in the dark, seeking that rare opportunity to become immortals.

After this sermon, the primordial world will likely become much more lively, and new True Immortals may spring up like bamboo shoots after a spring rain.

If certain forces on the primordial land can seize this opportunity, they may be able to expand rapidly.

Which faction in the primordial world is most suitable for independent cultivators?

Those are naturally the Lich and Demon races. As for the Immortal Sects far overseas, their jurisdiction is still unclear, and they will inevitably be ostracized by the Lich and Demon races, and may even be wiped out by them.

As Luo Zu pondered the realms and methods passed down by the Sage Taiqing, he realized that the Qi cultivation realm he had created in his early years using the knowledge from his previous life was not particularly superior, except that the cultivation of Yin Spirit, Yang Spirit, and Primordial Spirit was quite unique.

The teachings passed down by the Sage of Taiqing still revolve around the mainstream divine souls of the present primordial world.

Originally, Luo Zu could have claimed that his primordial spirit surpassed this era, but the Taiqing Sage made a move and updated the divine soul system. This meant that Luo Zu's primordial spirit path had to face the embarrassing situation of dying before it could be popularized.

But then he thought again that the structure of the new version of the divine soul was superior to that of the current primordial spirit, but the primordial spirit was not unchangeable, so there was no need to boost others' morale and diminish his own.

However, the fact that sages can upgrade their divine souls also provides a direction for the world. They can also improve their own divine soul structure. When that happens, many insightful people in the prehistoric world will reform the way of the divine soul together. In that case, Luo Zu, who should have been the mainstream primordial spirit in the next version, will probably be eliminated first.

"The great trend! The great trend! We must seize the great trend!" Luo Zu had already thought of the innate gods and demons of the past. This ancient version of the primordial world has now been abandoned by the primordial world. If the Path of the Primordial Spirit becomes an outdated version because of this, Luo Zu really dared not think of such a miserable situation.

Luo Zu carefully deduced the method passed down by the Sage Taiqing, and then created an avatar in his primordial spirit to immediately put it into practice.

The effects are decent, and there's hope of achieving immortality; moreover, it's extremely popular in the current prehistoric world.

However, after several deductions, Luo Zu discovered that there was still much room for improvement.

Therefore, even the Supreme Sage did not develop this realm to an extremely perfect level, and there should be subsequent versions and iterations.

"The moon wanes when it is full, and water overflows when it is full..." This thought popped into Luo Zu's mind.

As the final teaching of the Qi cultivation method was completed, the figure of the Sage of Taiqing vanished silently from the hall.

The sage's sermon came to an end, and Luo Zu then lightly rose and walked out of the hall.

The other powerful cultivators in the front row had already left with the disappearance of the Supreme Saint, perhaps to seek him out for further discussions.

Those Taiyi and Golden Immortals then leisurely rose and left the main hall.

Once outside the palace, Luo Zu retrieved the flying boat that had been floating in front of the gate, and then hurried off to find Xuan Du.

"Fellow Daoist..." Xuan Du frowned slightly when he saw Luo Zu.

His current cultivation level is naturally ten steps a day, much faster than when he was still a Xuanxian.

Therefore, upon seeing Luo Zu, He understood that His time for enlightenment had come.

However, instead of congratulating Luo Zu, He showed a worried expression: "Fellow Daoist Luo Zu, this external tribulation you are facing is extremely dangerous. You must think twice before you act."

When He saw Luo Zu coming, He understood that Luo Zu wanted Him to help take care of the people who followed him, so that they would not be affected by his external calamities. This did not require Luo Zu to point it out.

"Fellow Daoist, rest assured, I have my own way to deal with this calamity," Luo Zu said resolutely.

Seeing Luo Zu like this, He stopped trying to persuade him and only talked about the tribulations He had encountered when he attained the Golden Immortal realm.

Xuandu's tribulation came from within, stemming from the many impurities accumulated during his past cultivation. Because he changed his cultivation methods after following the Sage of Taiqing, his past cultivation became the material for the tribulation. Then, in the interaction between the Great Dao and his own cultivation, it suddenly ignited, transforming into an unnamed power. This power was like wind, fire, water, thunder, lightning, metal, and wood, and even more so, it resembled his own cultivation.

In the end, he was set ablaze, his cultivation was burned to nothing, his soul was destroyed into countless pieces, and his true spirit was almost annihilated.

As for how he ultimately escaped this calamity, he only revealed that he had realized the meaning of his name, Xuandu.

Therefore, Xuan Du's tribulation was indeed somewhat mystical, and even Luo Zu could not vouch for it.

But Luo Zu was worried that he would not only face internal tribulations, but also external tribulations, so he sought help from Xuan Du.

Then Xuandu received the flying boat sent by Luo Zu and put it into the newly opened cave heaven. Then he said, "I am afraid that this calamity of yours may be related to the Golden Crow Prince. I will go and invite him to discuss the Dao."

Luo Zu was taken aback upon hearing this, and then expressed his gratitude profusely.

Then Xuandu went to find the Golden Crow Prince, while Luo Zu waited for a while before also setting off from Kunlun Mountain.

Even if Xuandu led the Golden Crow Prince away, his external tribulation of Dao Fruit was not resolved, since his internal tribulation was still there, and his internal tribulation needed the external tribulation to guide him.

As for whether he can achieve this Dao fruit if he lacks the tribulation, he can naturally achieve it, but it will not be perfect. His subsequent cultivation will also be somewhat bumpy, and his path may even end there.

The deeper reason is actually the backlash from the Great Dao.

How can the great Dao of Heaven and Earth be easily subdued? Even though it lacks wisdom and spirituality, it contains instincts.

Since cultivators aim to transform into the Dao, they must bear the backlash from this inherent Daoist instinct.

While ordinary manifestations of the Great Dao would not cause much of a stir, Luo Zu's Dao was different. It carried the weight of all living beings in the world, thus triggering a backlash from the mysterious forces of the primordial world, which became an external calamity.

(End of this chapter)