World-Altering Change
The three medicines coexist, each with its own unique origin, and a mysterious "medicinal mist" floats in the earth.
Wang Xuan's heart gradually calmed down. There was nothing to be excited about. In this era, even possessing three Heavenly Medicines could not necessarily prevent the Correction of the Present World.
"Take it in stride and don't let it disturb my peace of mind."
A flash of silver light streaked across the sky, as if the heavens and earth were created, dispelling the mist in the life-bound land, illuminating the life-bound land, and then spreading outward from here, cleansing his entire body.
"The medicinal herb that Zheng Yuantian picked is truly amazing."
He witnessed the birth and death of this herb in the Highest Mental World: when the herb was born, all things withered; when the herb died, Resurrected.
When it was born, heaven and earth seemed to be split open, and from the sky of the Highest Mental World, light rain fell and watered its germination ground.
From a single breath, silver ripples spread, and its first tender sprout grew, breaking through the soil and reaching upwards. The surrounding area, for countless miles, gradually fell silent, as if all things had died.
A ray of silver light expanded, and its growth seemed to open up the Mental World, embodying the most primal aura.
After a long period of time, it was struck by an unparalleled thunderbolt from outside the Highest Mental World. The silver light exploded, and it quickly withered away.
At this point, across the entire land, amidst countless mountains, Resurrected, and various spiritual herbs sprouted like bamboo shoots after a rain, full of vitality.
There is no doubt that the Silver Elixir wields immense influence in the highest spiritual realm.
Now, it has been reborn in Wang Xuan's life soil. Tender shoots emerge, and silver light rises. Wang Xuan opens his Spiritual Heavenly Eye and sees all kinds of scenes of birth and death.
Much later, the silver sprout stabilized, and this celestial herb flourished, swirling with a wisp of primordial energy, permeating the life-giving earth, the place where all laws originated.
The medicinal aura emitted by each celestial herb is the most precious, possessing the essence of its origin. After Wang Xuan successfully collected it, his physical body and spirit became incomparably radiant.
"Zheng Wu, thank you for giving me this heavenly herb!"
In a blur, through this herb, he seemed to see the peerless expert Zheng Yuantian, a man clad in black armor, standing aloof from the world, casting his gaze upon him!
"It has changed hands and is now mine!" Wang Xuan said. After the first wisp of medicinal energy was collected, all the past, all the hazy old scenes faded away and were worn away in the place where all laws originated.
He began to focus on the seed of the Nine Tribulation Heavenly Lotus. After being watered with Immortal Nectar, and most importantly, nourished by two pieces of medicinal soil, and infused with his spiritual will, it sprouted.
This herb is also terrifying. It takes root in the sea of spirit in the Highest Mental World, surrounded by enormous creatures, and is born after nine tribulations.
Then it withered away, leaving behind seeds. In the scenes recorded by the seeds, there seemed to be all sorts of great disasters and unparalleled natural calamities.
Even in its newborn state, it possesses the power of Calamity of Slaughter.
Finally, it sprouted, emerging from the soil with a hazy green hue, brimming with vigorous vitality. Behind it, the great calamity in the endless depths seemed to appear and disappear, resonating here.
Wang Xuan picked the first wisp of medicinal fragrance from its newly sprouted green shoots, and vaguely saw an Old Monk looking over from a distance.
Then he saw a white-clothed woman and a Woman in Red, both indistinct, far away on the horizon, gazing in his direction.
"This seed is related to Shakyamuni, and the two pieces of medicinal soil are related to Female Daoist practitioner and Female Demon Immortal, but now they are all in the past."
Those shadows dimmed, vanished, and finally returned to nothingness.
The celestial medicine beneath the Nurturing Life Furnace surprised him the most. He had initially thought it was a wooden box or remnant of a precious treasure, but now it had actually come back to life.
However, this is understandable. What is Nurturing Life Furnace? It can improve the quality of all medicines, including natural medicines, and further enhance their activity.
The withered wooden base, the root of some kind of plant, is in close contact with the Nurturing Life Furnace, yet it is pressed into the life-giving soil. Wisps of mist rise from it, and a plump, tender sprout grows out, its Zi Ying bringing tranquility to the place.
This herb is very mysterious. It is next to the Nurturing Life Furnace, but it does not show any signs of its past. Wang Xuan did not see any trace of its past.
He successfully gathered the medicinal herbs!
Chen Yongjie looked surprised. He saw that Wang Xuan had light flowing through the deepest part of his body three times, cleansing his whole body and illuminating his spirit.
What's going on?
Finally, Wang Xuan's spirit and body reached perfection, and he could no longer suppress his desire to break into a higher realm.
In fact, a piece of medicinal soil is enough to support him in breaking through to the next realm, just like Chen Yongjie did before. After using a piece of medicinal soil, he quickly reached the later stage of herb gathering.
In order to avoid breaking through the barrier, Old Chen had to try every possible method to suppress himself each time, which was extremely frustrating.
Let alone Wang Xuan's situation?
"You've Path Setting. You're about to break through, right? Have you found the general direction?" Chen Yongjie asked.
Wang Xuan nodded. He had found his direction, but there were various variables and potential dangers.
"How did you choose?" he asked Old Chen. After arriving at the herb-gathering stage, there were various paths to take. Some people chose to accumulate elixir energy, some went to receive radiation, and some went to build a spiritual core. In the universe, the paths of different life-bearing planets are different.
After the mist, the lamp, the life soil, and the herb gathering, the fifth realm will begin to diverge, with each system having a completely different approach.
"I condense my golden core with Buddhist light. I want to cultivate both Buddhism and Daoism. I can no longer step into the depths of the Buddhist realm. I'm afraid I'll really have to become a monk in the future!"
Wang Xuan looked at him and said, "A Daoist priest is also a monk."
"It's different. Some sects of Daoism allow people to marry and have children." Chen Yongjie shook his head and told him that he planned to use Buddhist light to refine elixirs and pave a bright future.
"Are you sure what you've refined isn't Sarira?" Wang Xuan asked doubtfully.
"How is that possible? I have already relearned the supreme scriptures of the Daoist Ancestral Court. This is the Golden Elixir Dao that integrates Buddhist light!" Chen Yongjie seemed very confident.
"Moreover, I want to cultivate nine golden cores and refine nine Nascent Soul, something that has never been done before," Chen Yongjie said, expressing his thoughts.
"You're not only going to have children, but a whole litter?" Wang Xuan looked at him with a strange expression.
"How can you talk like that? This is the Nascent Soul stage. The way you've described it makes it sound so unholy!" Chen Yongjie looked at him with an unfriendly expression.
"But the Supernatural World has collapsed, and there will be no more people who have reached the Transcendent Immortals. Even the immortals will regress," Wang Xuan reminded him, adding that thinking so much was useless.
Let alone forming nine golden cores, it's difficult to even succeed with just one in the present world. One needs to break through the barrier and enter the Carefree Journey to form a golden core.
Chen Yongjie sighed and said, "If people don't set lofty ideals and grand goals for themselves, then the road ahead will be even more difficult, and they will lack motivation."
However, he regained his spirits. Now, his body was brimming with Essence, Qi, and Spirit and vitality, and he was incredibly vigorous.
In this era, his gathering of elixir energy was so intense, far surpassing that of others; this truly demonstrated the potential of an unparalleled patriarch from ancient times.
Therefore, he has a strong belief and is highly motivated, wanting to continue on this path.
He asked, "I see three beams of light drawn from your life force, from form to spirit, as if you have been baptized three times. Your blood and energy are surging, and your body is even rumbling. What exactly is going on?"
Wang Xuan's concise explanation left Old Chen speechless, his eyes wide with astonishment. "This is actually possible?"
"Three Heavenly Medicines? I've never heard of them before. Maybe some people in ancient times kept it a secret, but I've never seen them in any ancient books. Is there any justice in this Heavenly Principle?" He was truly lost in thought.
He and Wang Xuan had thoroughly explored the secret archives of various families and read through almost all kinds of scriptures. They had seen all kinds of classics and gradually come into contact with all sorts of secrets. There really were no people like this in ancient times.
"So, Xiao Chen, you need to be humble and stop calling yourself the patriarch all the time," Wang Xuan said with a smile.
Chen Yongjie glared at him immediately. "Who's getting cocky? You've already shouted that out, Xiao Chen?"
"Look at your physical body, you look younger again. I'm just flattering you!" Wang Xuan gestured with his chin, indicating that he should look outside.
Indeed, nourished by the Mysterious Factor of "thirty years", Chen Yongjie has become more youthful, no longer approaching thirty, but a young man in his twenties.
He opened up his Inner Scenery Realm, then broke through to a new level, setting his own Path Setting. These were the most important milestones in his life, which is why he increased his lifespan limit and looked younger!
After a moment of stunned silence, Chen Yongjie regained his composure, examined Wang Xuan again, and said, "Your Essence, Qi, and Spirit are so intense that they're almost rising into the sky like smoke from a wolf attack, aren't they?"
He strongly suspected that after Wang Xuan achieved physical and spiritual unity, astonishing phenomena would accompany him.
Then, he became serious again and said, "With each celestial herb, a wisp of primordial energy rises. The coexistence of the three herbs perfectly embodies the supreme mystery of ancient texts. From one, all things are born..."
Wang Xuan shook his head and said, "I will not follow the path of the ancients. The Transcendent Immortals have proven that in the end, everything returns to dust. When the curtain falls, the strong become mortals."
Chen Yongjie suggested, "You have such vigorous vitality right now, why don't you learn from me? Maybe you'll be able to refine the Supreme Golden Elixir soon. This path is very suitable for you."
Wang Xuan did not accept it, saying, "The current path has already been traversed by Transcendent Immortals. Even with minor adjustments or integration, I think there will still be little way out."
He wanted to take a risk and speak his mind.
"The place called 'Life Earth' is very strange. It cannot be found in the flesh and blood of reality. It seems to come from nothingness, born in the ethereal, and attracts the Super Material to give birth to mythology."
Chen Yongjie was taken aback, then nodded and said, "Indeed, it's not in flesh and blood, otherwise, there would be no way to cultivate the Heavenly Medicine."
"Myths are decaying, and traces of the extraordinary are being erased, which means that our lifeblood may gradually disappear within a year."
"Is it really that pessimistic?" Chen Yongjie asked seriously.
Wang Xuan nodded and said, "Yes, in the end, perhaps only a very few people will be able to preserve their lives and retain only a portion of their Supernatural Power."
According to current systems, there is a consensus that the Earth of Destiny is the origin of all laws, the Nourishing Life Place, and the source of mythology.
If we were to truly correct these mistakes in the modern world, we would certainly have to let this place decay!
Wang Xuan believed that perhaps only a few people who possessed the treasure could withstand it, but even then, it would only be a matter of prolonging their lives.
"What do you want to do?" Chen Yongjie asked.
"Is there really only one strange place like Fate Land? I'll continue my search. It's so ethereal, corresponding to nothingness. Is there a place that's real, that exists independently?"
Chen Yongjie was stunned. This really meant taking a different path, abandoning the entire system based on the Earth element, which was equivalent to giving up everything.
"It needs a complete overhaul; everything we have now simply won't work," Wang Xuan said.
Chen Yongjie looked serious and said, "You have a great idea, but I think it's unrealistic and too difficult. Where are you going to find it? It might not even exist."
"Since there can be multiple curtains, and the Immortal Realm is not just one place, and the Destiny Land is born from nothingness and originates from Misty Land, why can there only be one place?"
At this point, Wang Xuan added, "Moreover, what I'm looking for is definitely not a second place of destiny; I hope to find a real, extraordinary place."
"I'm skeptical; I don't think there's any more," Chen Yongjie said, expressing his disagreement.
"Since flesh and blood correspond to spirit, daytime to night, and yin to yang, does the earth element that comes from nothingness also correspond to something? If there is something more real, that's what I'm looking for."
"You're not serious, are you? What if you're not?" Old Chen warned him, this attempt was dangerous.
"I'm going to give it a try. If I break through the barrier in a bit, I'll rush along that Misty Land and use my Spiritual Heavenly Eye to explore the source of the birth of the life-giving earth!"