The Spirit Gourd Incarnation and Arrangements

Jiang Yun returned to the Spirit Bamboo Mountain Dao Field from the South Sea.

He has already taken control of the Hollow Willow, and even the world formed by its Spirit Root.

That world was quite special. Although it was under the shroud of the Primordial Desolation Heavenly Dao, it did not depend on the Primordial Desolation World, but rather remained outside of it. Furthermore, Old Ancestor Yang Mei used his unique understanding of space to set up Spatial Barriers outside the world, isolating it from the monitoring of the Heavenly Dao.

After refining the Spatial Jade Key into his own body, he can open a spatial passage at any time, no matter where he is.

By fusing with the Hollow Willow and elevating his own Cloud Bamboo body to the Chaos Spiritual Root Realm, while simultaneously using the method of symbiosis to gradually fuse and perfect the structure of his Inner World, this is Jiang Yun's most urgent task at present, as it concerns his future path.

In the struggle for the Great Dao, there is no room for distraction; he must go to the Depths of Chaos to find a tranquil Dao Field.

But before that, he needed to do one more thing.

His true form will go to the Chaos to establish Dao Field and will reside there permanently, but he also needs to keep a close eye on the situation in the Primordial World.

The Great Calamity was still brewing. During this time, he needed to understand the development of the Western Sect on Mount Sumeru, the undercurrents after the conflict between the Lich King and the Demon King, and even the movements of several Heavenly Saints. He didn't want everything to return to its original state when he returned to the Primordial World, otherwise he would truly have no reason to exist.

"One should leave behind an Incarnation!"

With this thought in mind, Jiang Yun's Divine Sense sank deep into the depths of his own Inner World.

In the center of Blessed Land nourished by the Three Lights Divine Water, a spiritual root, shimmering with faint seven-colored light, gnarled and vibrant with life Spirit Root, grows quietly—it is the Innate Gourd Vine that was damaged in the Great Tribulation of that year.

After forming seven Innate Spiritual Treasure gourds, the Gourd Vine's essence was severely depleted, and it almost perished.

Later, Jiang Yun planted it in his Inner World and nourished it with the Xirang and the Three Lights Divine Water, which finally brought it back to life. Subsequently, with the world's several advancements, the Gourd Vine also benefited greatly, and now its original essence has been mostly restored.

"The Old Gourd Vine, having survived a near-death experience, was saved by me; we are destined to be together."

"Now I take you as my root, entrust my thoughts to you, and temporarily guard the Primordial World for me." Jiang Yun's thoughts communicated with the core of the world.

With a thought, his Cloud Bamboo body swayed gently, and a wisp of emerald green light, condensed to its extreme and containing the purest primordial life force and Spatial Dao Marks, was slowly peeled away from the main stem.

This wisp of origin, though minute, is as heavy as a thousand pounds; it is the essence accumulated over millions of years by Jiang Yun's Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root body.

At the same time, a glint of light flashed in his mind, and a trace of his original spirit, which embodied his understanding of the Primordial World and his philosophy of the Primordial Spirit of Dao of All Beings philosophy, quietly emerged from his brow.

Jiang Yun formed a hand seal, his expression solemn.

That wisp of emerald green primordial energy, like a living serpent, slowly merged into the Gourd Vine itself.

Suddenly, the dormant vines burst into a joyful buzzing!

The withered surface instantly became plump and full, regaining its crystalline luster like jade. The spirituality that had stagnated due to damage to its origin rapidly rose and was replenished, like a withered tree in spring, until it was as perfect as ever!

At this moment, the Gourd Vine seems to be reborn. Before it forms a gourd embryo, the Gourd Vine is at its most Perfect World and peak stage.

Just as the Gourd Vine reached its peak of spirituality, a wisp of its original Primordial Spirit, like a pure and flawless drop of water, precisely entered the core of the Vine Body!

"Buzz--!"

Within the grotto-heaven, all kinds of Laws suddenly trembled!

The Gourd Vine itself burst forth with a dazzling, Clear Light, and the tendrils rapidly contracted, condensed, and deformed within the light.

Under Jiang Yun's refinement, the main structure of the vine was successfully shaped, with all four limbs and torso complete, and its face was no different from Jiang Yun's original form. However, its overall color appeared somewhat emerald green, which was because the vitality of the vine's origin had not been fully restrained.

Jiang Yun made hand seals and swept them across the emerald green figure, manifesting a series of Restriction that landed on the green figure.

He was refining the Incarnation using the techniques of Artifact Refining. He didn't want to destroy the vitality and spirituality of the Gourd Vine itself, so he relied more on Restriction to complete the refining process.

As time passed, the green on its body slowly receded into the deeper part of its torso. At this moment, the texture of its body was as fine as the annual rings of bamboo and wood, and countless tiny vine Meridians seemed to flow and evolve between the opening and closing of its eyes.

"Spiritual essence nourishes you, forging your true form!"

Jiang Yun let out a low shout, and with a wave of his sleeve, a thin stream of the massive amount of Three Lights Divine Water stored in his Inner World split off. This stream contained the divine effect of nourishing all things and repairing their origins, and it surged into the Sea of Consciousness between the eyebrows of the newly born "Vine Body," consolidating its Primordial Spirit foundation and nourishing the Primordial Spirit of its Incarnation, allowing it to continuously grow stronger.

At the same time, he spread his five fingers, and under the operation of the Space Law, his palm seemed to directly penetrate into the Outer Chaos, grasping at the Chaos in the void.

He forcibly drew in the boundless, violent Chaos Qi with his Hunyuan Power, transforming it into a swirling, pure, and breathtakingly clear Whirlpool of liquid Spiritual Power in his palm!

"Go!" The Whirlpool, like Heavenly River pouring down, crashed into the Vine Body's limbs and bones, washing over, cleansing, and strengthening its meridians and foundation.

Within the cave, the flow of time was subtly distorted and compressed by Jiang Yun using the Time Law.

The outside world continued to move slowly, but within the grotto, ten thousand years had quietly passed.

That avatar, forged from Gourd Vine and carrying an Incarnation of Jiang Yun's primordial Primordial Spirit, was like being immersed in a womb of time and energy.

The Three Lights Divine Water nourished his spirit and refined the Chaos Spiritual Power to fill his body, causing his realm to stabilize and rise at an unimaginable speed.

When the last trace of Chaos Spiritual Power was completely refined and absorbed, the strange phenomena within the cave suddenly subsided.

The newly formed Incarnation slowly opened its eyes, its gaze clear, its wisdom profound, and its divine light radiant.

Although it lacked the vast and boundless Hunyuan Dao aura surrounding its body, its aura was already perfectly harmonious, calm, and expansive, clearly indicating that it was already a Quasi-Saint Middle Stage!

"Good." Jiang Yun nodded, and a wonderful sense of connection was established between their primordial Primordial Spirit.

He can clearly perceive all the senses and thoughts of his Incarnation, and can even transfer parts of his own Primordial Spirit and Magical Power to his Incarnation.

The Incarnation possesses independent action and judgment, inheriting his understanding of the Primordial World situation, his stance on the Western Teachings, and his dedication to the path of Dao of All Beings, yet he is completely loyal to the will of the original being, acting as if it were his own arm.

"Your name is 'Spirit Gourd Daoist'. From now on, you will take my place in guarding the Spirit Bamboo Sacred Realm, watching over the Primordial World chaos, and at the same time, you will open your mountain gate and establish the Western Teachings Sect of the Dao of All Beings School."

"If there are any important matters Mount Sumeru, you shall make the decisions on their behalf," Jiang Yun said to his Incarnation.

The Spirit Gourd in its Incarnation smiled slightly, its smile gentle and humble, inheriting the temperament of its original form, yet possessing an added tenacity of vine life and lacking the ethereal quality of Spirit Bamboo.

He bowed deeply, his voice clear and resonant. "Excellent, excellent! I will certainly do my utmost in the affairs of the Primordial World, and live up to your trust."

Now that arrangements had been made for internal affairs of the Primordial World, there was no time to lose; Jiang Yun knew that the journey to merge the Chaos should not be delayed.

With his Incarnation Spirit Gourd, he took a step and arrived at the core of the Western Region Spirit Vein, outside the Mount Sumeru Sacred Realm.

Amidst auspicious light and mist, the figures of the two Saints, Jieyin and Zhunti, were already waiting there.

Clearly, they were aware of the spatial fluctuations caused when Jiang Yun stepped into Spirit Bamboo Mountain, as well as the strange phenomena that followed his nearly ten thousand years of seclusion.

"Jiang Yun, it seems you've gained a lot from your seclusion this time! Congratulations!" The Jieyin's usually placid face held a hint of inquiry.

A hint of relief also appeared in Zhunti's eyes.

Jiang Yun waved his hand slightly and got straight to the point. "My two leaders, I have come here to say goodbye."

Within the Chaos, I have a crucial opportunity concerning the Great Dao, requiring me to remain Depths of Chaos to comprehend it. The affairs of the Primordial World are currently too difficult to attend to.

Upon hearing this, both Jieyin and Zhunti were shocked.

Residing Depths of Chaos?

This was undoubtedly a major decision for Jiang Yun, who had just Hunyuan Primordial World had just stirred up trouble in the Newly Promoted world.

He has just made a name for himself in the Primordial World, and now is the perfect time to develop the Dao of All Beings lineage!

Jiang Yun pointed to the Spirit Gourd beside him, whose aura was deep and warm. "This is the 'Spirit Gourd' Incarnation I refined with Gourd Vine. It condenses a trace of my Divine Sense and also has the cultivation of Quasi-Saint."

After that, he took over my place at Spirit Bamboo Mountain, serving as the Third Sect Leader of Western Teachings, protecting the foundation of the sect, and observing the trends of the Primordial World.

In matters I can decide, he can also represent my will.

Spirit Gourd stepped forward and Jieyin and Zhunti and respect, his attitude neither humble nor arrogant:

Spirit Gourd greets the two sect leaders.

Please take good care of me in all matters from now on.

The Way of this deity is also the Way of the Spirit Gourd; therefore, it should strive to contribute to the prosperity of the Western Region and the Dao of All Beings.

Zhunti stared at the other party, sizing up the Spirit Gourd Daoist. His Divine Sense swept over the Vinewood Body, the stable Quasi-Saint aura, and the soul imprint originating from Jiang Yun himself. He felt that Jiang Yun's refining method was profound.

"Well done, fellow Daoist 'Spirit Gourd'!"

Jiang Yun, using the Dao of Restriction, was able to successfully refine such a powerful Incarnation without harming the Spirit Root or nature of the spirit; it was truly mysterious and unpredictable.

With this External Incarnation present, it's as if you, fellow Daoist, are personally overseeing the situation. That's enough to oversee Spirit Bamboo Mountain!

With the Two us looking after things, you can rest assured and go on your journey to seek the Dao in the Chaos!

As long as Jiang Yun's influence remains within the Western Teachings, his interests will not be harmed. A Quasi-Saint Incarnation is sufficient to represent Jiang Yun's will and to handle most affairs.

The wisdom in Jieyin's eyes seemed to Jieyin through the body of the Spirit Gourd, seeing through the essence of this Incarnation technique and its unbreakable connection with the original body.

He was more concerned about the opportunity that Jiang Yun had mentioned concerning the Great Dao, but it was clearly not appropriate to ask in depth at the moment.

Having bid farewell to the Two Sages of the West, Jiang Yun himself was free from future troubles.

He used the Laws to escape into space, and in a short time he arrived at the edge of the land shrouded by the Heavenly Dao. The Heavenly Dao Barrier was useless to him.

He plunged straight into that cold, chaotic, and eternally silent Boundless Chaos.

The raging Chaos Aura was enough to instantly crush an ordinary Daluo Golden Immortal, but when it approached within a three-zhang radius of him, it was soothed and guided by the invisible Daoist principles, transforming into gentle energy that circulated around him.

He didn't know how long he had been flying, only that the Primordial World aura around him had become extremely faint, and only the presence of the most original Chaos Great Dao Origin had become incredibly clear.

Here, far enough away from the Primordial World, the tentacles of the Heavenly Dao Will are barely perceptible.

This is the place.

Jiang Yun stopped and stood atop the churning, Turbulent Chaos.

The aura of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal was unleashed without any reservation!

Above their heads, the Dao Derivation Disk silently manifested, radiating a clear and boundless light, instantly freezing the raging Chaos Aura within a radius of billions of miles!

"Open!"

He uttered the true words of the Great Dao, and his hands, as if supporting the boundless universe, suddenly parted to the sides!

There was no earth-shattering explosion, only an invisible force spreading outwards.

The Chaos Qi boiled and resisted under this impact, but could not stop it.

With him at the center, a world with an internal space far more stable than ordinary Chaos regions was thus created!

But this was not the final result. A glint of light flashed in Jiang Yun's eyes as his thoughts stirred.

The phantom of the divine tree supporting the vast Willow World manifested behind him, and countless world projections shone brilliantly!

Jiang Yun guided a vast amount of Spatial Origin power out and injected it into this newly opened Chaos region!

"Spirit Bamboo guards the sea, willows form the boundary—together!"

His own Congenital Cloud Bamboo projection also appeared, lush and verdant, with the bamboo joints seemingly containing layers of space.

Two Chaos Remnant Lineage, originating from the same source and both possessing the Great Dao of Space, began to attempt a most fundamental form of symbiosis and fusion.

The Meridians of the Cloud Bamboo and the illusory branches of the willow began to intertwine and entwine in the Chaos, together constructing the most primitive and also the most stable Space Law framework of this Chaos Domain!

With the framework established, the Spatial Dao Marks on the Hollow Willow branch from Yang Mei's Remains were activated by Jiang Yun, transforming into a stable network of Laws that imprinted itself on every inch of this newly created Chaos space.

At the same time, the vast and boundless Laws of his own Inner World, which also belong to the Great Thousand World, were also poured into it.

Two philosophies collided, merged, learned from each other, and optimized... A brand new "Chaos Dao Field," completely under his control, with a foundation far deeper, freer, and more suitable for the growth and integration of Chaos Spiritual Root than in the Primordial World, began to slowly take shape.

At this stage, Jiang Yun began to restrain some of his power, while still maintaining the clear light of the Dao Derivation Disk over the newly opened area, isolating it from the most violent onslaught of the Chaos Storm from the outside world.

His gaze fell upon his own Cloud Bamboo form, which was faintly visible in the center of the Dao Field, slowly and steadily drawing nourishment from the Willow World, and the illusory Spatial Veins of the Willow World that corroborated it, his eyes filled with anticipation.

He sat upright in the center of the Dao Field, like a bright lamp at the center of the universe.

The surrounding area was a magnificent scene of Chaos, still somewhat chaotic and disordered at the beginning of creation, merging with the two divine tree origins.

He sank into the deepest state of meditation, guiding the pure essence continuously supplied by the Willow World to nourish his Spirit Root and propel it steadily toward the realm of Chaos; on the other hand, he devoted himself to comprehending, harmonizing, and integrating the essence of the two Great Dao of Space.

He devoted his entire being to this transformation that concerned his fundamental path.

The clamor of the Primordial World, the embers of the Tribulation Cycle, and the affairs of the Western Teachings have all been entrusted to the "Spirit Gourd" on Spirit Bamboo Mountain, which was born from the Gourd Vine and carries a Divine Sense of his, to watch over and bear.