Transforming Wuyi Mountain

The Great Dao Struggle was, in the end, a contest of schemes!

For Hongjun to reach this position and become the apparent victor showed that he was truly exceptional. After all, among the Chaos Gods and Demons, he had not been a particularly powerful existence. Some Primordial Land novels even claimed that he did not count as a Chaos God or Demon at all, but merely a Chaos Being.

Yet for him to rely on his own abilities and schemes to reach this point was not something an ordinary person could accomplish.

It was just that after the Canonization of the Gods, Saints seemed to vanish from the Primordial Land, retreating behind the scenes. After Journey to the West, they disappeared without a trace altogether. No one knew what had happened.

In the end, the winner took all. He just did not know whether Hongjun had ultimately become the true winner.

As Zhou Jun thought this, he came back to himself and thought of the Primal Elf within Wuyi Mountain Grotto-Heaven. They could be said to be the first batch of elves—not the Primal Elves born from the Tree of Life. Every one of them, if sent outside, could become the king of an elven tribe.

Leaving them in the grotto-heaven like this did feel wasteful. The original Tree of Life was the same; over the years, it had nurtured and given birth to quite a few elves.

Moreover, because the original Tree of Life cultivated the Earth Dao, the elves it birthed possessed uniquely blessed talent in the Earth Dao. Especially in the Dao of Nature—it was practically their innate talent.

Their advantage in the branches of the Earth Dao was simply too great. This forced Zhou Jun to reconsider. Although the Civilization Stone Tablet was here, and they could learn much without leaving—even inheritances were contained within it—

Reading ten thousand volumes was not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. After all, they had not seen things with their own eyes, and their Dao would also be of great help to the current Primordial Land being ravaged by Ferocious Beasts.

If he let them go out and combine their abilities with those of the Earth Dragon Clan, then as long as he first dispelled the Death Energy and Resentful Energy within the Primordial Land and restored the Earth Veins, they could rapidly restore vitality to the Primordial Land.

Perhaps he could even bind them deeply to the heavens and earth of the Primordial Land. After all, Qilin in later generations could become auspicious beasts, and they had yet to bring any substantive benefit to the Primordial Land—their symbolic significance outweighed their practical value.

Even such beings could become auspicious beasts, so there was no reason elves and Earth Dragons could not. Even if they could not, as long as they benefited the Primordial Land and accumulated merit, no one would dare casually slaughter them then—unless they wished to be shunned by heaven and earth and burdened by karmic force.

"Eh?" Zhou Jun seemed to suddenly recall something. "Earth Qilin possess the ability to suppress Earth Veins and prevent them from erupting. I can totally pull the Earth Qilin clan over!"

"Earth Dragons dredge the land and Earth Veins, Earth Qilin suppress the Earth Veins to prevent upheavals, and elves restore vitality and build natural ecosystems. Isn't that solid infrastructure development?"

It was as though Zhou Jun's train of thought had suddenly opened up. "Heh! Now that you mention it, it really does seem like something. Then I need to think carefully about what other races can join this Earth Dao infrastructure project..."

After pondering for a moment, Zhou Jun came to a few conclusions and silently committed them to memory, intending to verify them later. For now, he was preparing to transform Wuyi Mountain. After all, this was his Daoist ground, carrying his Dao essence.

It could be said that they shared glory and shared ruin. Kunlun Mountain was unable to bear the Dao essence of three Saints, and Tongtian and Yuanshi had conflicts as well, which was why Tongtian left.

Thinking about it this way, after the Canonization of the Gods, the Chan Sect truly had flourished the most. The Sect of Interception had perished, while the Ren Sect remained alone. It had to be said that Yuanshi occupying Kunlun Mountain was part of the reason.

Among so many great powers of the Primordial Land, aside from the Three Pure Ones, he had never heard of any great power leaving their own Daoist ground. There had to be something here that he had not considered.

He could take this opportunity to thoroughly sort things out and better understand Wuyi Mountain. Ever since Zhou Jun had transformed and entered the world, he had constantly been plotting, terrified that a single misstep might lead to his downfall.

Most of the time, what he considered was the greater trend of the Primordial Land, all so he could prepare early and avoid being plotted against and falling. That was why he frantically calculated everything, even speculating in the worst possible direction.

After all, one must not harbor the heart to harm others, but one must guard against others harming oneself. If he had not intended to flip the table and refuse to play by the rules, Zhou Jun would not have had the leisure to think of such matters.

Zhou Jun released his Mana and connected with Wuyi Mountain's Earth Veins. Although the Earth Veins throughout Wuyi Mountain had already been linked, from the perspective of Zhou Jun's current cultivation, there were still many inadequacies.

Some Earth Veins did not need to exist; rather than strengthen Wuyi Mountain, they weakened it. The directions of some Earth Veins were also wrong. These were all places that needed to be removed or altered.

During this process, Zhou Jun would also draw upon heaven, earth, and nature, using the abilities of a Feng Shui Master to alter Wuyi Mountain's terrain. Through this method, Wuyi Mountain naturally nurtured a Mountain-Protecting Formation.

Although it had only just taken shape, as time passed and Wuyi Mountain's origin strengthened, this grand formation would gradually grow stronger as well. This gave Zhou Jun enormous gains in the Dao of formations.

At present, Zhou Jun could already preliminarily deploy formations using Mountains and Rivers. This also allowed him to see the potential of using Earth Vein nodes to form formations. Was that not simply using nature to deploy formations?

It could only be said that Zhou Jun's previous idea of engraving formations into the Earth Veins of the land had been too shortsighted. Though those formations could indeed be carved into Earth Vein nodes, they did not accord with nature's development.

After all, Mountains and Rivers changed with the passage of time. Though he could carve formations into them now, once time passed and the land underwent changes, or battles between great powers affected the area, those nodes would shift—and the formation would collapse without being attacked.

If he had truly followed his original idea, Zhou Jun would likely have spent most of his time repairing formations. Formations arranged through nature, however, were different.

They were not forcibly engraved by him, but formed through heaven, earth, and nature itself. He merely induced or guided them, yet they conformed far better to the land's development. Even if changes came with time, there would be no need to fear.

Because from the moment it took shape, it belonged to nature itself. As nature developed, it could develop or change along with it, rather than being broken by others or collapsing on its own as time passed.

As Zhou Jun sorted through Wuyi Mountain, his connection to it grew closer. Wuyi Mountain also absorbed Zhou Jun's Dao essence, beginning its own growth during this process.

Although the changes were not great, as time passed, Wuyi Mountain could visibly be seen growing taller and larger, its aura becoming more profound. During this process, Zhou Jun also received Wuyi Mountain's feedback, allowing him to gain a deep understanding of his own Daoist ground.

As Zhou Jun's understanding deepened, his aura gradually vanished, while Wuyi Mountain's Dao essence grew increasingly dense and began affecting the surrounding terrain and Earth Veins.

As Wuyi Mountain influenced its surroundings, the nearby mountains and rivers began to change. Visible to the naked eye, they started converging toward Wuyi Mountain and evolving around it as their center.

During this process, the weaker Innate Beings living within could only feel that their environment had become more suitable and that the spiritual energy was increasing. The innate spiritual plants within also developed rapidly.

Some of the stronger Innate Beings noticed these changes as well. Though the changes brought enormous benefits, their hearts were heavy.

They had always known that an Innate God or Demon, a great power of the Primordial Land, resided on Wuyi Mountain, but they did not know who it was. Zhou Jun had never concerned himself with them, and these Innate Beings had restrained their clansmen from going to Wuyi Mountain, fearing they might disturb him.

After all, they did not know Zhou Jun's disposition. What if they accidentally angered him and he wiped them out? Fortunately, Zhou Jun did not interfere in their affairs, but this also meant the surrounding Innate Races had never figured out his temperament.

Thus, they had all behaved themselves and kept to their place. This time, they felt the changes most deeply. They could sense Wuyi Mountain's Dao essence gradually strengthening. Although this process had always been occurring, it had never been so rapid.

This made them uneasy, but they also knew it was the work of the great power on Wuyi Mountain. Though they did not know why, it was better to remain cautious. After all, they did not want to leave the place where they had lived for so long.

Moreover, these changes had made their homeland even more beautiful. So long as Zhou Jun was not difficult to get along with, they would choose to remain. Besides, with Ferocious Beasts currently running rampant, living near a great power's Daoist ground was still very safe.

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