Innate Great Sage

The Primordial Era does not count years.

In the blink of an eye, countless tens of thousands of years have passed.

The Wei River flows, and countless beings live along its banks.

Within the Wei River secret realm.

The pavilions and towers had long since returned to their original appearance.

In the medicinal garden, a group of Divine Demon Cultivators chanted incantations, summoned winds and rain, condensed spiritual rain, and nourished the divine soil and spiritual fields.

In the Artifact Hall, burly cultivators wielded spiritual hammers forged from divine iron, tempering divine weapons.

Others who cultivated the Law of Fire breathed out divine fire, tempering pieces of immortal gold and divine ore.

In the Pill Hall, ancient Daoists dressed in blue robes, with alchemical cauldrons embroidered on their sleeves, sat cross-legged in the void. Before them were fiery red bronze furnaces, and these Daoists placed medicinal herbs into the alchemy furnaces.

Wisps of plant aura lingered, converging into Dragon-Tiger Pill Qi.

In the beast pens, three areas were arranged side by side.

Silver spiritual fish, shimmering with moonlight, leaped and breathed in the artificially created pools.

White cranes danced, their wings flashing with lightning, their gazes sharp and ferocious.

Iron-armored rhinoceroses, with bodies like white jade and a single horn pointing to the sky, seemed to flash with blade light.

All sorts of spiritual beasts bred and thrived in the beast pens.

Nearly one Yuan Hui has passed.

This secret realm Grotto-heaven has gradually recovered its vitality and life, no longer bearing the appearance of ruins from that day.

"It's been nearly a Yuan Hui in a flash, I wonder when His Lordship the Water Lord will emerge from seclusion?!"

In a palace, four Heavenly Human Divine Demon Cultivators were discussing the Dao.

Suddenly, an old man with an ancient and simple face looked towards the Water God Hall not far away and asked softly.

Ever since that day when Zhou Yuan entrusted the Wei River secret realm to their care and taught them the methods of alchemy, artifact forging, beast taming, and planting.

These four Heavenly Human Divine Demon Cultivators had been trembling, not daring to be the slightest bit negligent.

After nearly a Yuan Hui, the prosperous scene in the Wei River secret realm Grotto-heaven had come to be.

Hearing the old man mention the Water Lord, all the cultivators present fell silent.

That adult had defeated countless powerful enemies, single-handedly controlled the Wei River Water Mansion, and was known for being ruthless and decisive.

Even after nearly a Yuan Hui, these Heavenly Human Divine Demon Cultivators still dared not be the slightest bit presumptuous.

"Old man Qingrong, are you perhaps thinking of leaving the Water Mansion as the Yuan Hui draws near?!"

A short, stout cultivator, clad in golden Dharma robes and playing with a white jade wine cup, glanced at him.

"Fellow Daoist Jinyuan, don't spout nonsense and slander me without reason."

Old Man Qingrong, who had attained Dao from a banyan tree, had a gentle disposition and did not mind Jinyuan's words. He explained:

"How could I possibly want to leave this Water Mansion."

"Now, the spiritual energy in the Wei River Water Mansion grows stronger each day, far better than my original Dojo."

"Moreover, His Lordship the Water Lord's seclusion this time must be to ascend to the Grand Unity Great Sage realm."

"If I can serve under him and constantly listen to his teachings, wouldn't that be better than being a rogue cultivator?"

Old Man Qingrong's eyes flickered; there were deeper considerations he did not voice.

Although he did not know the origins of this Water Lord.

This Water Lord clearly had a mastery of alchemy and artifact forging. The fact that he had taught these methods to them upon their first meeting showed his generosity.

Now that the Wei River Water Mansion was newly established and everything was in disarray, if he joined, he would be one of the founding elders.

He dared not dream of the Grand Unity Great Sage realm, but becoming a True One Realm great cultivator was a certainty.

The other three Heavenly Human Divine Demon realm cultivators heard his words, and various thoughts flashed through their minds.

In their hearts, they actually had the same idea.

After all, the Wei River Water Mansion was prosperous, and during these years, there had never been a shortage of cultivation resources such as pills.

Times had changed.

What was initially a period of servitude in the Wei River Water Mansion had now become a great opportunity for them.

Just as the four Divine Demon Cultivators present were lamenting the impermanence of the world, the entire secret realm suddenly began to tremble.

Old Man Qingrong and the other three exchanged glances and soared into the air.

They saw myriad Rosy Clouds appear in the sky of the secret realm, and the Laws of the Great Dao of Water Element evolved into infinite phenomena.

There was a sea and sky as one, crashing waves against the shore, the Heavenly River reversing its flow, rivers churning.

Then, infinite Laws condensed into three illusory flowers of the Great Dao.

The entire Wei River secret realm seemed to come alive in an instant.

Carrying endless joy and excitement.

Spiritual energy tides surged, and a light rain began to fall from the sky above the secret realm.

The spiritual rain nourished all things.

All beings bathed in the spiritual rain, and a sense of gratitude spontaneously arose in their hearts.

Old Man Qingrong reached out and caught the spiritual rain from the void, sighing, "The Three Flowers on the Crown have bloomed, and the Venerable God has already achieved Grand Unity."

"Only when the Laws are perfected can the Three Flowers gather at the Crown and bear the fruit of the Great Dao."

He patted the nonexistent dust off his daoist robe and smiled at his three colleagues.

"The Water Lord has already achieved Grand Unity Great Sage, so he should be coming out of seclusion soon."

"Let us first organize the affairs of the Water Mansion over these years, so that he may review them."

The other three Heavenly Human Divine Demons nodded in agreement.

Now, the Wei River Water Lord had become a true Grand Unity Great Sage.

Even in the Zhou Tian Universe, he could be considered a high god.

Therefore, their desire to pledge allegiance grew even stronger.

Naturally, they had to perform well.

In order to gain the favor of the Divine Lord.

In the underground palace of the Water God Hall.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged.

Three illusory dao flowers above his head slowly rotated, emitting an unfathomable dao rhythm.

Spiritual energy and Laws intertwined to form a cloud bed.

Upon the cloud bed, Spiritual Treasures floated, their divine light dazzling.

"The gathering of the Three Flowers at the Crown is but an illusion, and the clouds beneath my feet are not real."

Zhou Yuan spoke softly, a profound aura filling the room.

"Tens of thousands of years of cultivation and merit, and only now do I understand the profundity of Grand Unity."

Zhou Yuan felt the Water Element Laws between heaven and earth, his heart filled with emotion.

If one were to say that before the Grand Unity Great Sage, cultivators of the Turbid Fiend Divine Demon path were practicing techniques, then the Grand Unity Great Sage realm had already begun to explore the Great Dao, walking on the path to enlightenment.

Although the Water Element Laws were merely the rules of the Great Dao of Water Element scattered throughout heaven and earth, the convergence of these rules condensed into three illusory dao flowers.

"Water is the cycle of all things."

"In the heavens, it is the cold and hot air, the monsoons and cold currents."

"On the earth, it is the water of rivers, lakes, and seas, and the water veins of all lands."

"For all spirits, it is the composition of the Dao Body, the origin of the Great Dao."

Sparks of wisdom flashed within Zhou Yuan's Primordial Spirit.

The illusory Three Flowers represented the illusory nature of the Dao.

As Zhou Yuan's understanding of the Water Element Laws deepened.

The illusory Three Flowers would naturally become more and more real.

"And when the Three Flowers transform from illusory to real, a Water Element Dao Fruit will be born."

Therefore, Innate Dao Lords are those who have attained the Dao.

They have plucked the fruit of the corresponding Great Dao.

They have obtained the corresponding authority within their respective Great Daos and transcended their original dimensions.

"The Great Dao is arduous; only through struggle."

Zhou Yuan sighed softly.

If he hadn't had the Myriad Dao Book to assist him, his comprehension being heaven-defying, and the legacy of the Water Ancestor, inheriting the extremely high-ranking Water Element Divine Position, it would have been a fool's dream to achieve Grand Unity Great Sage within one Yuan Hui.

"Becoming an Innate Great Sage is not difficult, but every Innate Dao Lord is a ruler of the Dao, a true top-tier figure in the Primordial World."

"To attain the Dao of an Innate Dao Lord, careful planning is required."

Zhou Yuan's gaze was deep, and black and white profound light flickered between his brows.