Re-Crossing the Primordial World, the Cultivation Methods of Later Generations

The night descended...

In the countryside sky, stars dotted the expanse, a Milky Way shimmering overhead, fireflies dancing in the air, accompanied by the croaking of frogs from the fields.

Woof woof woof...

Xiao Huang rolled at his feet, overjoyed. Thanks to Nuwa's intervention, his injured leg had been healed, and he was now bounding around.

"Let's go crawl under the bed again tonight..." Nuwa nudged Chen Xuan.

"Nuwa... how about you try crawling this time?" Chen Xuan chuckled.

"Are you getting too bold? This Palace can't guarantee this land and its rivers will still exist?" Nuwa raised a finger, a sphere of light appearing in her hand.

Chen Xuan's face immediately soured. That's the power of a nuke made with bare hands, impressive. But he didn't back down, saying seriously, "We've never tried crawling together. Why not give it a shot?"

"That actually makes sense!" Nuwa nodded in agreement.

"Let's go! Warm the bed together," Chen Xuan grinned.

"You're asking for death..." Nuwa swatted at him.

The two entered the room, and Chen Xuan grabbed a notebook. It was meant as a message for his parents, otherwise, he'd be considered a missing person...

"Let's go in together..."

Without hesitation, Chen Xuan pulled Nuwa into the space beneath the bed. A bright light flashed, like an ancient wormhole, and they were drawn in along with it.

Woof woof woof...

A dog barked – it was Xiao Huang, excitedly following them. He vanished under the bed, crossing eons of time and reversing countless generations, instantly arriving in a brand-new world.

Sunlight shone on ancient, towering trees...

Thick spiritual energy permeated the air, accompanied by the babbling of streams and the fragrance of flowers. Occasionally, a beast's roar echoed. In the distance, a colossal silhouette was visible – an unparalleled giant beast from the Classic of Mountains and Seas, which disappeared into the vast mountain range with a single leap.

Woof woof woof...

Xiao Huang barked again, rolling on the ground with evident enjoyment, feeling the profound mystery of the Primordial World's power.

"I've truly returned..." Nuwa exclaimed with surprise, having almost not made it back.

"Returning to the Primordial World once more is truly extraordinary. This time, I'm going to cultivate immortality, quack quack quack..." Chen Xuan said smugly. In the early stages of the Primordial World, spiritual treasures are abundant. If I go out for some training, I'm bound to find a few...

Whoosh...

A brilliant beam of spiritual light descended...

A man in flowing white robes, with a divine demeanor, traversed the space between heaven and earth. Mountains and rivers passed in an instant, embodying the ultimate extent of the Great Dao, traversing heaven and earth.

"Little Wa... you've finally returned. I've been waiting for you every moment." The man was visibly excited, having finally found traces of Nuwa after constantly searching.

"Brother..." Nuwa was also very emotional. The man was Fuxi. It was her first time leaving home, and she had almost not returned, her voice trembling slightly, "How long have I been gone?"

"About ten thousand years..." Fuxi calculated with his fingers. In the Primordial World, time was not easily measured, and only a few powerful beings could truly track the passage of heaven and earth. Fuxi was one of them.

"A few days in the later generations have passed ten thousand years here. The time difference is so vast," Nuwa said, astonished.

"Little Wa... where exactly did you go? And who is this frail creature, who looks like he could be blown away by a single breath? What kind of new species is this? And you brought him along..." Fuxi sounded displeased. His sister had been missing for ten thousand years, and he wasn't going to be friendly.

"Hey, hey, hey... I have dignity! Don't attack me personally. You must be Fuxi. Don't think you're so strong that I'm afraid of you. Nuwa is protecting me..." Chen Xuan puffed out his chest defiantly before retreating behind Nuwa.

"You..." Fuxi was furious and was about to lash out.

"Brother..." Nuwa stopped him from acting rashly and explained what had happened in the later generations, holding nothing back. The bond between the siblings was more important than their own lives.

"The later generations..." Fuxi looked at Chen Xuan in surprise, then at Xiao Huang. They certainly looked like proper beings.

"That's right... I am from the later generations. The Heavenly Dao is incomplete now, so all beings can comprehend the Great Dao without being easily detected. I hope you won't spread the word, especially not to Hongjun..."

Chen Xuan said with gravity, not daring to believe Hongjun...

If it were in the past, he wouldn't have believed Nuwa either.

But under Nuwa's coercion, he had confessed about his transmigration. She could have easily killed him. After all, there were dark versions of the Primordial World where one could be schemed to death without even knowing how...

"No problem... Next time you go to the later generations, bring me along..." Fuxi was genuinely interested.

"I will..." Chen Xuan looked at a vortex not far away. As long as he stepped through it, he could return to the later generations.

"Enough nonsense... starting today, I will teach you cultivation. The first step is to cleanse the marrow and wash the essence. I told you not to eat so much pork, you're getting dumber the more you eat..."

Nuwa was quite annoyed but still began to temper Chen Xuan. She raised a hand, and the spiritual energy of heaven and earth surged.

"Hey, hey... Nuwa, include Xiao Huang in the tempering of our roots. Just don't make our cultivation too high..." Chen Xuan called out. Having a powerful and intelligent Xiao Huang would be a great help.

And it spawned two troublemakers who would roam the Primordial World with their dog.

"Fine..."

Nuwa sent a finger forth, drawing upon the spiritual energy of heaven and earth. Countless points of spiritual light appeared, like the essence of all things, flowing endlessly, cleansing the marrow and washing the essence of Chen Xuan and Xiao Huang.

The man and the dog soon felt a sense of comfort throughout their bodies, their meridians unblocked, their minds clear, their senses sharp, and their bodies as light as swallows. There was a mysterious harmony between them and the world.

"Am I flying? Why do I only feel a little bit stronger?" Chen Xuan was bewildered, not having gained any extraordinary, transformative power.

"The path of cultivation for all beings has not yet begun. My brother and I are both innate deities; we possessed great divine abilities from birth. After countless beings gained sentience and explored for eons, they can aspire to the Immortal Realm..."

"The cultivation realms are Earth Immortal, Heavenly Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Grand Unity Golden Immortal, and Grand Unity Golden Immortal..."

"You are a mortal with a fragile body, weak and unable to withstand the wind. You are not suited for the cultivation path of the Primordial World. It's truly troublesome..."

Nuwa was quite melancholic. After all, the innate gods were either Golden Immortals or Grand Unity Golden Immortals from birth, beings far beyond Chen Xuan's reach...

According to the cultivation system of the Primordial World's beings, it was all about enduring time, gradually becoming an immortal and attaining the Dao. This was vastly different from Chen Xuan's human cultivation system.

Chen Xuan fell silent...

The human cultivation system had always been an imitation of gods and demons. After Nuwa created humans, only a select few broke through to the highest level, and with the descent of merit, they finally reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Later, Laozi established the Human Religion, teaching humans cultivation methods. This led to a complete system and siphoned off much of humanity's destiny, allowing him to achieve Venerable of Morality.

There was another saying: three thousand worldly travelers entered the Purple Palace and listened to Hongjun preach for three thousand years, thus perfecting the three thousand Great Daos, allowing all beings to become immortals...

"You people of later generations must have cultivation methods for humans. Why don't you share them? We can refer to them and perhaps impart a profound mystery to all beings." Fuxi suddenly spoke.

"That's an excellent idea..." Nuwa said approvingly.

Chen Xuan was silent for a moment, then organized the cultivation methods of later generations. There were surprisingly two different forms...

"Our Daoist cultivation method in later generations is one such method. It involves refining essence to qi, refining qi to spirit, refining spirit to void, and refining void to Dao, thereby becoming an immortal..."

"There's also a cultivation method from online novels, though I don't know if it's true. It involves Qi Refining, Foundation Establishment, Golden Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Transformation, merging with Dao, Tribulation Crossing, Mahayana, and Ascension... It's a concise combination of Buddhism, Daoism, and Confucianism."

Chen Xuan introduced them one by one. For the innate gods, these were naturally not difficult to understand, as all methods eventually lead to the same origin.

The eyes of the two innate deities lit up. It was truly a perfect cultivation system, suitable for all beings, especially for the myriad things that had gained sentience but couldn't cultivate.

"This is truly marvelous... Little Wa, with Brother Chen Xuan's insights, once we refine them, we can preach and bestow them upon the common folk. It will undoubtedly be a great act of merit," Fuxi said excitedly.

"Good..." Nuwa nodded.

The two transformed into streams of light and disappeared, heading towards their cave dwelling at Buzhou Mountain. It was their place of birth, blessed with Daoist charm, and they would be able to deduce the methods quickly.

"Big Huang... Now it's just us. What do you think we should do?" Chen Xuan asked, looking around with interest.

Woof woof woof...

Big Huang's strength surged. He got up from the ground and quickly dug out a ginseng, which he devoured in large bites. He felt refreshed and invigorated.

"Not bad... Let's look for treasures. I wonder if there's anything good?" Chen Xuan rubbed his hands together and set off with Big Huang along the mountain path.

The man and his dog walked outside Nuwa's small courtyard. The surrounding spiritual energy was abundant, with specks of starlight, exotic flowers, and strange grasses, creating a mystical fairyland that refracted myriad colors.

A rabbit was peeking out ahead, searching for good things. It was very cute and fluffy...

"Big Huang, there's a rabbit! Go catch it quickly! Today we're having roast rabbit..." Chen Xuan exclaimed with delight. At his command, Big Huang pounced.

Awoo...

Suddenly, a scream was heard. Big Huang was sent flying backward by a single slap from the rabbit, landing over thirty-four meters away. He spat out a mouthful of blood, his face filled with shock and disbelief.

"Holy crap... A rabbit this fierce? Big Huang, run!"