The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 464 Even a Saint Cannot Be Saved, Immortal Golden Nature

"What? The Crane Boy is dead?" Upon hearing this news, Luo Zu was both grief-stricken and astonished.

How could such a thing happen to Crane Boy?

The Taoist priest who brought the news was also deeply grieved.

"After my senior brother found that fellow Daoist who had cultivated the opposite path to His own, he asked Him to give up this path and made many promises. He even gave Him a spiritual treasure, but the fellow Daoist refused to agree. This was the opportunity for my senior brother to attain the Dao, so he was unwilling to let it go. Therefore, my senior brother kept pleading with Him."

"You know your senior brother's character; he would never force someone to do something against their will, but this time..."

"Did He force that fellow Daoist?" Luo Zu asked hurriedly.

"No, He kept asking and kept adding to His promises, offering more and more spiritual treasures, until..."

"Until what?"

"It wasn't until Fellow Daoist Xuanjing, who was traveling with my senior brother, mentioned that my senior brother was a disciple of a sage that this fellow Daoist suddenly agreed."

"Is there a trap here?"

"Yes, when my senior brother saw that this fellow Daoist had agreed, he was naturally overjoyed. In his excitement, he promised three more spiritual treasures."

What a waste! Luo Zu couldn't help but sigh inwardly.

But since they are disciples of a sage, such extravagance is a "minor matter".

However, if He could cultivate both paths to stand side by side after such a wasteful life, that would be a minor matter.

In the eyes of a powerful being, they were nothing more than a few spiritual treasures of mediocre quality.

Even with a large and prosperous family, a saint's family is nothing to worry about.

Daoist Duobao then said, "That fellow Daoist finally agreed to his senior brother's request, willing to abandon the Great Dao he had cultivated and start anew, but he asked his senior brother to introduce him, as he also wanted to become a disciple of a sage."

"After hesitating, my senior brother agreed to it."

"But who would have thought that on the day agreed upon by both parties, when that fellow Daoist should have abandoned the Great Dao, he suddenly took out a spiritual treasure he carried with him, which trapped all the fellow Daoists and senior brothers at that time. Then he refined his own Dao fruit, took the method of refining the Great Dao, and thus perished together with his senior brother."

After Duobao Daoist finished speaking, even more sorrow appeared on his tiger-like face.

Luo Zu was equally saddened upon hearing this, but also found the situation strange.

Although the Crane Boy's actions were suspected of being coercive and enticing, the rogue cultivator's behavior was also very strange. Not to mention his initial arrogance followed by obsequiousness, he suddenly went back on his word after agreeing to something, and in the end, he even perished together with the Crane Boy.

If that's the case, then He will simply refuse.

"I wonder what the sage said?" Luo Zu asked after pondering.

Daoist Duobao shook his head: "I don't know either, but he must be quite angry."

"You also think there's something fishy about this?" Luo Zu seized on the key point in the question.

Daoist Duobao simply responded with a "Hmm".

The disciple of the sage died just like that. If you think about the details, who wouldn't feel that something fishy is going on?

"Has the true spirit of that Fellow Daoist Crane been recovered?" Luo Zu pressed.

Daoist Duobao paused slightly, then shook his head: "He perished along with that fellow Daoist's true spirit, leaving no trace."

"Even a saint couldn't do it?" Luo Zu found it unbelievable.

Daoist Duobao replied, "I don't know what Master Yuqing meant either. He only said that we need to wait for the right opportunity."

"Alright." At this point, Luo Zu could say nothing more, only offer a few words of condolence.

After all, there was nowhere to seek revenge, as the Crane Boy's enemies had all perished with him.

Is it possible that even a saint's methods couldn't "save" the Crane Boy?

Luo Zu found it hard to believe; this shouldn't be possible.

But the Crane Boy never returned, nor did any other explanation emerge. The entire Kunlun Mountain hermit community was plunged into grief for many years, just as everyone grieved for a long time when the Spirit Child died.

However, this sadness did not last long. Or rather, compared to everyone's long lifespan, a single period of seclusion allows one's mind to be overwhelmed by countless Daoist information, directly covering up the sadness in one's heart.

The same applies to Luo Zu. He is currently in the golden period of cultivation and has a lot to do. First, he needs to update his "external brain" system and integrate his primordial spirit brain into various Great Daos, which is also a complicated and difficult task.

In addition, there is the cultivation of fourth-order immortal techniques, the deduction of various great immortal techniques, the cultivation of the immortal and indestructible methods of the Golden Immortal realm, the comprehension of various great Daos, and the cultivation of the wonders of the five directions and five elements.

In addition, there are the seventy-two avatars he has differentiated and descended the mountain, which need to be sensed and observed from time to time.

There's also the situation of the cavemen at the top of the mountain, and the state of affairs in the myriad heavens of the mind, so he really has a lot to do.

"Perhaps humanity is slowly being eroded away like this, until eventually there are no more immortals, only heaven and earth remain." In the thousandth year of his seclusion, Luo Zu suddenly remembered this matter and then made this remark without expression.

However, this was unavoidable, because He was already a Golden Immortal, living as long as Heaven and Earth, and even immortal. Even if His physical body was reduced to nothingness and His primordial spirit and true soul were torn apart, He could still be resurrected and return from the Great Dao.

However, Luo Zu quickly put aside this idea because he receives a large amount of human information every moment.

The emotions from all races in the Heavens and Earth of the Heart surged like a tidal wave, crashing against him day and night. Whether it was the ugliness or the brilliance of human nature, or the trivialities of life and the intricate thoughts of ordinary people, they all flooded into his mind. Then, they were collected and analyzed by the analysis matrix composed of his 108 specially separated primordial spirit brains. Finally, the analysis was summarized and fed back to Luo Zu's primordial spirit.

Under such an impact, it becomes difficult for Luo Zu to maintain his original mind, but this just happens to give him another chance to "refine his mind in the mortal world".

Without leaving home, one can experience all aspects of human life, regardless of gender, age, or whether one is human or not; the emotions of all sentient beings in the heavens and the sea of ​​the mind fall into his heart.

The only fortunate thing about Luo Zu was that he did not become numb to the seven emotions and six desires because of this.

Instead, it propelled his understanding of the Supreme Pure Heart Sutra to a new level.

The practice of the Supreme Pure Heart Sutra lies in its text. First, one cultivates to 8,800 characters, then, upon further cultivation, transforms it into 3,600 characters, then cultivates again, transforming it into 360 characters, and finally, one cultivates to 9 characters, thus cultivating a pure and supreme mind. In this way, one can perfect the practice of this sutra.

Once success is achieved, it can be compared to the heart of Taiyi.

However, Luo Zu gained a new insight during this "refining of the heart in the mortal world," an insight related to the Golden Immortal realm.

After observing many Golden Immortals, Luo Zu discovered that whether they were rogue Golden Immortals, demon Golden Immortals, witches, or Golden Immortals under the tutelage of sages, they all lacked something.

Their hearts were not strong enough to support their Golden Immortal realm.

However, even though their lifespans are already quite long, if not a billion years, then tens of millions of years, and there is such a thing as cultivation, with the realm of Golden Immortal, all kinds of heroes and great men have opened up various methods for it, the orthodox path of cultivation, as well as many unorthodox paths, and there is also Taiqing who created the Supreme Pure Heart Sutra, but Luo Zu just felt that the realm of Golden Immortal should have a corresponding state of mind.

Although the passage of time and the relentless impact of the great Dao's information will inevitably lead to spiritual growth, one will not stagnate.

However, it still falls short of Luo Zu's expectations regarding his state of mind.

The Golden Immortal should possess an immortal golden nature, whose heart is unyielding to all things and cannot be altered by the passage of time; a single point of purity remains unchanged through countless ages.

The key question is, what's left after all the cultivation?

Luo Zu still can't figure it out, he really can't understand it, but he can move forward slowly step by step.

There will come a time in the future when we understand this problem.

However, Luo Zu has now refined the immortal golden nature he proposed. Under the wash of the thoughts and emotions of countless sentient beings in the sea of ​​the heart for thousands of years, his 108 primordial spirit brains continuously collect and analyze them, then transfer them into his mind, and then merge them into this sea of ​​the heart.

Gradually, a change began to occur within my heart.

It was this change that sparked his interest and led him to realize the concept of "immortal gold."

Perhaps one day, this change will cover the entire sea of ​​the heart, and that will be the time when Luo Zu's immortal golden nature is truly achieved.

But not now, and Luo Zu discovered that the thoughts and ideas of Xuanxian (mystical immortals) greatly helped his cultivation.

Currently, within the myriad heavens of the Heart Sea, there are a total of 162 realms, containing 168,900 Xuanxian (mysterious immortals), some in smaller numbers and others in larger numbers. In addition, there are many Tianxian (celestial immortals) who have reached the ninth level of perfection and are about to become Xuanxian, totaling over a million people.

But Luo Zu's heart can easily bear all of this.

However, while the thoughts of the immortals were of great help, the thoughts of sentient beings were also indispensable.

Numerous ingenious ideas, many unbelievable ones, and even flashes of inspiration—these were highly praised by the Ancestor of Luo when there was only one human realm, and even more so now.

A flash of inspiration is rare, but truly groundbreaking wisdom is of utmost importance.

But what if the number of sentient beings reaches an unprecedented level?

Therefore, Luo Zu can actually capture a "flash of inspiration" at any moment.

However, the essence of "a flash of inspiration" cannot be analyzed. It is an opportunity, which may occur when one has accumulated knowledge and experience, or when one is just starting out. Different senses and perspectives can also lead to it. In short, Luo Zu has collected no less than 30,000 factors that give rise to "a flash of inspiration".

But even after collecting so many factors, Luo Zu can still discover new ones in the next moment.

Moreover, even if you try to recreate these elements, you can't generate any new "inspirations." And can an inspiration that has already been generated still be called an inspiration?

Therefore, the conclusion was reached that "a flash of inspiration" cannot be achieved through human intervention.

Just as Luo Zu was in seclusion cultivating, the entire prehistoric world suddenly trembled, startling him from his meditation.

(End of this chapter)