Refining the Spirit Root, a Chaos Remnant Lineage

Jiang Yun disappeared into the trunk of the Hollow Willow. The space here was very vast, and the Hollow Willow truly lived up to its name.

Its outer skin is incredibly hard, yet its inside is completely empty.

Like Jiang Yun's original body, the Cloud Bamboo, its internal hollow area has also been opened up into a huge space. In the very center of the space, the most essential part of the entire Spirit Root is hidden— the Tree Heart, a piece of emerald green Tree Heart that exudes endless life essence.

This Hollow Willow Tree, Tongtian the heavens and the earth, is surrounded by billions of threads. Tracing the destination of each thread, one will eventually discover that the ends of these threads connect to the world within each leaf of the willow.

The nourishment from countless worlds has allowed this Tree Heart to begin to transcend the realm of Spirit Materials and begin to re-condense a new life consciousness. Unfortunately, Jiang Yun has arrived.

It seems that Jiang Yun only needs to refine the Tree Heart in front of him to control his Spiritual Root Main Body and this Great Thousand World!

The gift from Old Ancestor Yang Mei far exceeded his initial expectations.

"Let's begin then," Jiang Yun said silently to himself.

He came to the Tree Heart, sat down cross-legged, and then stretched out his right hand, palm facing the lush green Tree Heart that exuded rich vitality.

The outer shell of this Tree Heart was formed from the purest silver-gray Spatial Origin, and the Dao Patterns that naturally evolved on it were so complex that even Jiang Yun found them to be extremely profound.

As for the emerald green color that appears, it is the manifestation of the Laws of life force itself after the Life Force of the Spiritual Root Main Body and the life force of all the worlds above it converge here.

Of course, besides the Life Force, Jiang Yun also sensed another power within the Tree Heart.

The World Power —yes, the World Power that Jiang Yun was very familiar with.

A wisp of warm and vast Hunyuan Magical Power flowed from Jiang Yun's palm, like invisible roots, gently reaching towards the Tree Heart before him.

The moment it touched the Tree Heart, a vast and abundant Space Torrent Will surged forth along with the Magical Power!

This is the resistance of the Spirit Root energy, and also the natural barrier left by the Dao principles of Yang Mei's attainment of the Primordial Hunyuan.

Jiang Yun was prepared. A flash of clear light appeared above his head, and the Dao Derivation Disk silently materialized, casting down countless rays of soft, Clear Light that enveloped him.

At the same time, the Hunyuan Dao Foundation within his body, which incorporated the Three Thousand Great Dao Origin Imprints, began to operate with a roar. In particular, the Space Law Comprehension he gained from Yang Mei were pushed to their limit at this moment.

His mind transformed into a deep Whirlpool, on one hand drawing upon the clear light of the Dao Derivation Disk to analyze and soothe the restless backlash of the Space Imprint, and on the other hand using his own Space Law as a bridge to attempt to communicate and merge his Nascent Soul Imprint with the Dao trace left by Yang Mei.

"Boom--!"

The Core Imprint suddenly burst forth with an incomparably dazzling silver light, and this vast Great Thousand World seemed to tremble. Countless branches and leaves shook, causing a massive tremor within the world itself.

The images of the world on billions of leaves blurred and distorted for a moment. The Space Law were like billions of invisible strings being plucked at the same time, generating terrifying ripples powerful enough to tear apart Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

"Stop!" Jiang Yun shouted, and the light of the Dao Derivation Disk Clear Light, forcibly stabilizing the spacetime of this core area.

Guided by his own Hunyuan Will, the Power of Great Vow of the Dao of All Beings flowed subtly, like the most resilient anchor, guarding his mind and resisting the impact of that pure spatial instinct.

His Nascent Soul Light, carrying an aura that encompasses all paths and governs all living beings, is like the most subtle runes, gradually permeating, analyzing, and reorganizing the unimaginably complex Spatial Dao Principles structure within the Core Imprint.

This is an extremely slow and meticulous process, and there can be no rushing for quick results. Otherwise, not only will it fail to refine, but it may even trigger a backlash from the very source of the entire Willow World, causing incalculable damage.

Jiang Yun focused intently and entered a deep state of seclusion.

Chaos has no time; only the Spatial Dao Principles intermingle, collide, and adapt to each other.

Time seems to have lost its meaning; it may be a fleeting moment, or it may be an eternity.

When Jiang Yun's mind finally sank completely into that Core Imprint, as if he held the key to the entire giant ship, an indescribable sense of clarity arose spontaneously.

He felt as if he had become the master of this strange Great Thousand World, Lesser Thousand World on the billions of leaves seemed to be Stars that he could manipulate at his fingertips.

As the refining process was completed, Jiang Yun also discovered a secret hidden deep within the core essence of Yang Liu.

"Hmm?" A glint flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes, carrying a hint of surprise and understanding. "So that's how it is... I never imagined that you and I would originate from the same source, both being Chaos Remnant Lineage!"

Using the Core Imprint, he traced back to the very Root Foundation of this Peerless Spiritual Root.

The willow tree that supports the foundation of countless landmasses in this Great Thousand World and extends into the infinite Depths of Chaos, when traced back to its origin, points to the supreme divine tree that can be used to suppress the world in the Depths of Chaos before the creation of the Primordial Desolation World and the coexistence of three thousand demon gods— the Heavenly Pillar Tree!

"The Hollow Willow was actually formed from a fragment of the original essence of the Heavenly Pillar Tree..." Jiang Yun murmured to himself.

The fact that Old Ancestor Yang Mei took the Form Transformation of Hollow Willow was probably not accidental, but rather because the fragment of the Chaos Spiritual Root itself inherited the Spatial Dao Principles that suppressed the world from the Heavenly Pillar Tree.

It was one of the core fragments after the Jianmu collapsed. It merged with the vitality of the Primordial Desolation World, grew by borrowing the Primordial Desolation Origin, and finally Form Transformation into this innate Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root that carries the Great Dao of Space - the Hollow Willow.

This discovery filled Jiang Yun with an overwhelming sense of joy.

His true form is Congenital Cloud Bamboo, which he has cultivated to this day, experiencing many extraordinary encounters and transformations.

Back then, with his Low-grade Innate Spiritual Root, he devoured the Gilded Grapevine, raising his Root Foundation to the Middle Grade. Then, he found the Kunlun Wood, High-grade Innate Spiritual Root, in the North Sea, fused with the Kunlun Divine Wood's origin, and leaped to the high-grade Innate Spiritual Root.

Afterwards, he continuously developed and expanded his own Spirit Bamboo Space, growing from the initial space into a great world, and then advancing to a small thousand world and Middle Thousand World. In particular, when he was proving the Hunyuan Chaos, his Inner World successfully broke through to Great Thousand World. At that moment, his Spiritual Root Main Body Root Foundation received a huge feedback, and he stood firmly at the peak of the Primordial World Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, and even touched the threshold of the legendary Chaos Spiritual Root!

The Chaos Spiritual Root is Spirit Root nurtured in the Chaos World. It contains a more primordial and purer Great Dao Origin than the innate Innate Spiritual Root the Primordial World era, and is favored by the will of Chaos.

"With the help of the Hollow Willow's essence, my Root Foundation may advance once again." Jiang Yun's gaze was intense as it once more fell upon the enormous willow's main body.

The Hollow Willow's origin also comes from the fragments of the Jianmu during the Chaos era, and it is even a core fragment. Its grade is a genuine Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, which is no less than his current original Root Foundation, and even surpasses it in terms of purity.

After all, Jiang Yun gradually advanced from a low-grade Spirit Root, while the Hollow Willow was originally a top-grade Spirit Root from the Primordial World. Moreover, Yang Mei also attained the Hunyuan Great Luo, and his Spiritual Root Main Body had also undergone the baptism of the Great Dao Laws.

If Jiang Yun's Congenital Cloud Bamboo body can absorb its essence, there is a great chance that he can truly cross that insurmountable barrier and transform from a top-grade Xiantian into Chaos Spiritual Root!

At that time, his foundation, potential, and even his affinity for and capacity to bear the Great Dao will undergo a qualitative leap!

This is too tempting!

Jiang Yun's mind raced, and she quickly made a decision.

"No, we can't be impatient for quick success." He quickly calmed down.

This willow tree bears the foundation of a Great Thousand World and is priceless.

Yang Mei bestowed this remains upon him, hoping to help him achieve Dao of All Beings. If he were to directly absorb too much Spirit Root for his own breakthrough, causing the world upon which the Spirit Root resides to be destroyed, it would not only be a great waste, but also contrary to his own Dao.

"We should proceed gradually through 'symbiosis'," Jiang Yun decided in his mind.

He is now the ruler of this world, and can mobilize the primordial power of the Willow World simply by using the Tree Heart as a guide.

With a slight thought, the World Origin responded, and the massive willow trunk shimmered with a soft silver light. Jiang Yun carefully drew out a wisp of incomparably pure Chaos Spiritual Root from the vast and boundless ocean of Spatial Origin.

This primordial energy, like a silvery-gray trickle, contains the most ancient Creative Power.

Jiang Yun dared not be greedy and channeled this wisp of Spirit Root into his own top-grade Congenital Cloud Bamboo body.

Instantly, an incomparably exhilarating feeling rose from the bottom of his heart, and his Spirit Bamboo True Body naturally manifested, causing a huge commotion. If it weren't for the concealment of the Dao Derivation Disk and the Heavenly Secrets Lockdown, the commotion here would probably have been exposed to the outside world.

The Cloud Bamboo body, originally as green as jade and imbued with the supreme Xiantian Dao charm, erupted with an uncontrollable joyful cry the moment it came into contact with this wisp of Chaos Spiritual Root!

The Bamboo Body trembled violently, and every bamboo leaf unfurled, greedily absorbing the pure power that was slightly higher than its own level.

The verdant Bamboo Body began to visibly absorb a deeper, more profound silvery-gray hue, as if containing the Chaos Starry Sky.

Its inherent vitality and Daoist essence are also slowly but steadily growing and transforming.

"It works!" Jiang Yun was overjoyed.

This willow tree possesses an immense amount of primordial energy, and as a half-step Chaos Spiritual Root, it also controls the Spatial Power. It can directly absorb the essence of Chaos, giving it extremely strong regenerative and restorative abilities.

The amount of origin he absorbed was like a drop of water in the ocean to the whole; he could quickly make up for it by absorbing the Chaos Qi the void.

This method not only continuously nourishes and enhances Jiang Yun's physical body, but also avoids shaking the foundation of the hollow Willow World, truly achieving a balanced and sustainable approach.

Jiang Yun's ultimate idea was to connect his inner world, which was formed from the spiritual bamboo space of his physical body, with the origin of the vast world formed from the hollow willow, so that the worlds could merge slowly into one in a symbiotic manner.

Firstly, it's to elevate one's own Root Foundation; secondly, it's to transform the structure of Inner World, deepening its World Foundation and making it more suitable to bear one's own Tao and Dharma. Moreover, this method will minimize the damage and won't cause too much of a commotion or be discovered by others.

However, as the absorption proceeded, Jiang Yun also sensed changes.

His own Root Foundation improved, his Daoist essence grew stronger, and the connection he formed with the Hollow Willow's origin became increasingly close and profound.

This was originally a good thing, but during this process of advancement, the fusion and collision of the two high-level Spirit Root began to generate an increasingly strong energy fluctuation.

The fluctuations were not violent, but exceptionally profound, like a massive tide hidden beneath a calm sea surface.

Given the size of this willow tree and the World Foundation it supports, this little commotion is nothing to worry about at the moment. However, it is foreseeable that as Jiang Yun's main body continues to improve, especially at the crucial moment when his main body begins to attempt to break through the threshold of the Chaos Spiritual Root, the resulting Origin Resonance will be earth-shattering!

At that time, it will surely shake the entire Willow World, and may even attract the covetousness of powerful beings Depths of Chaos of the outside world.

Although this place is Self-Contained World, its coordinates are ultimately on the edge of the Primordial Desolation Heavenly Dao Coverage. At that time, such a huge commotion will be difficult to hide from the Primordial Desolation Heavenly Dao's perception, and may even attract unnecessary trouble, such as the Dao Ancestor Incarnation who once warned him.

"I need a safer, more secluded, and more conducive environment for absorption. It seems I must establish a separate Dao Field Depths of Chaos!" Jiang Yun made his decision instantly.

The Chaos Qi is the best breeding ground for the growth of the Chaos Spiritual Root. It is far from the gaze of the Primordial Desolation Heavenly Dao, and the space is vast and boundless, enough to accommodate any tremendous commotion that may occur when the Willow World and his main body undergo transformation.

He looked at the divine tree before him that supported the heavens and the earth.

Now that we've decided to leave, we must ensure the absorption plan operates smoothly before we depart.

Jiang Yun took a deep breath, circulated his Hunyuan Magical Power, and combined it with the spatial Core Imprint to begin the final setup and connection.

His hands moved rapidly, forming hand Hand Seal, and profound runes of the Hunyuan Profound Runes level condensed as if they were alive, forming a huge Circulation Array around the Core Imprint.

At the core of the magic array were Jiang Yun's Hunyuan Dao Foundation Imprint and the illusory image of the Spirit Bamboo representing his true form.

Countless fine silver rays extended from the magic array, like Meridian Network, connecting to the depths of the Core Imprint and also to the massive willow trunk that supports the world.

"Freeze!" Jiang Yun shouted in a deep voice.

The entire Circulation Array solidified completely and disappeared into the Tree Heart.

It is like a Precise Hub, continuously drawing a suitable amount of "trickling streams" from the ocean of willow origin, while simultaneously drawing the World Power to automatically absorb the Chaos Qi from the outside world to replenish its consumption, forming a stable source supply system.

This pure, Chaos Spiritual Root power will travel through space via that invisible connection, directly nourishing Jiang Yun's body located in the Inner World.

With the setup complete, Jiang Yun slowly finished his practice.

He could clearly sense a continuous stream of warm, primordial energy flowing steadily into his Inner World, traversing the void, nourishing his Spirit Bamboo True Body, and propelling it steadily toward becoming Chaos Spiritual Root.

At the same time, the Hollow Willow's own aura hardly weakened, but maintained a delicate balance between consumption and recovery.

"Everything is ready, only the New Abode awaits." Jiang Yun took one last deep look at this magnificent and grand Willow World, her eyes filled with gratitude and a firm resolve for the future.

With a thought, his figure vanished silently from this independent Spatial Great Thousand World.

Deep in the South Sea, the Spatial Entrance that was originally activated by the Jade Key has long since closed, restoring the normal scene of Chaos Aura swirling and turbulent sea currents, as if that earth-shattering world spectacle had never existed.

At this moment, the Jade Key had been integrated into his own Spiritual Root Main Body, which was why he could maintain a constant connection with the Hollow Willow.

Jiang Yun stood at the edge of the vortex of Chaos Aura, gazing into the deep, dark Depths of Chaos.

It's time to establish a suitable Dao Field in the Chaos.