[Qian and Kun Unite, Purity and Turbidity Evolve Together]

The Zhen Yuanzi before him was naturally not his true body, merely an Other-Self Incarnation evolved from spiritual radiance. Having sensed someone imparting the Great Dao of Earth Immortals here, he had followed the karmic threads within the unseen and descended upon this place.

"Greetings, Great Immortal Zhen Yuan!"

Though this was not his true body, Xuan Yin would not forsake proper courtesy before him.

Setting aside the fact that he had just obtained the cultivation method of the Path of the Earth Immortal, Zhen Yuanzi's profound cultivation alone, along with his relationship of addressing his Teacher as Daoist Friend, was more than enough to warrant this respectful bow from him.

Looking at Zhen Yuanzi before him, a line surfaced involuntarily in Xuan Yin's mind.

The Three Pure Ones are my Teacher's friends, the Four Emperors are my Teacher's old acquaintances, the Nine Luminaries are my Teacher's juniors, and Yuan Chen are my Teacher's lesser guests; thus, I bow only to Heaven and Earth.

Among the countless worlds as numerous as the sands of the Ganges, beneath the few Heavenly Dao Sages, there were likely only a handful of cultivators who could stand shoulder to shoulder with Great Immortal Zhen Yuan.

There was no shame in giving him a bow!

"Ha ha ha!"

Zhen Yuanzi laughed heartily. "No need for such courtesy, Young Friend. Your Teacher and I are also close friends. The reason I took a wisp of your fortune was simply that I did not wish to break the established rules! But since This Humble Daoist has accepted your bow, let this Ginseng Fruit serve as compensation!"

Before his words had faded, an immortal radiance tore through the air and landed steadily in Zhen Yuanzi's hand. By its appearance, it was precisely the fabled Ginseng Fruit.

Xuan Yin's eyes immediately lit up. He hurriedly reached out to take it, then bowed respectfully. "This junior shall not stand on ceremony in accepting such generosity from Senior!"

Zhen Yuanzi was an open-minded man. In later legends, because Golden Cicada had once served him tea, he had his two immortal attendants entertain Tang Sanzang with Ginseng Fruits.

Refusing would instead be improper.

"Ha ha!"

Seeing this, Zhen Yuanzi could not help but laugh. "Young Friend, you truly are broad-minded, not the least bit constrained. You are indeed worthy of being Daoist Friend Tongtian's Direct Disciple!"

"You may come to Wuzhuang Temple for a visit another day!"

As the Ancestor of Earth Immortals, it was only right and proper, as natural as Heaven's law and Earth's principle, for him to collect a wisp of fortune from one cultivating the Path of the Earth Immortal.

Though he could have shown a Sage some courtesy, he did not wish to break the rules on that account.

Thus, he had first collected a wisp of fortune according to the rules, then bestowed a Ginseng Fruit afterward, thereby forming a good karmic bond with Xuan Yin.

Zhen Yuanzi's incarnation had come swiftly and departed just as swiftly, without the slightest attachment, as though even a Sage's disciple was not worth him casting too much of his gaze upon.

First Kirin's will also dispersed into the unseen after Zhen Yuanzi departed.

With a thought, Xuan Yin put away Kirin Cliff and the Ginseng Fruit, then flew toward his own Cave Abode, preparing to thoroughly study the Great Dao of Earth Immortals!

"Where is Kirin Cliff?"

After Xuan Yin left, a black Rainbow Light arrived belatedly. "After Imperial Father underwent Dao Integration, his physical body had stood here for thousands of Epochs. Who exactly took away Imperial Father's body?"

The newcomer stood upon nine-colored auspicious clouds. He was neither dragon nor dragon, neither phoenix nor phoenix, neither kirin nor kirin, neither turtle nor turtle—yet he possessed the dragon's majesty, the phoenix's nobility, the kirin's courage, and the turtle's spirit. He was none other than First Kirin's legitimate son—Four-Unlike!

However, a close look would reveal countless shackles formed from Heavenly Dao Karmic Force deep within his Primordial Spirit, restricting his cultivation.

So long as the karmic force remained undispelled, his cultivation could not advance a single step.

This was also why, though he stayed on Mount Kunlun, he was not favored by Primordial Heavenly Venerate!

When he was born, the Dragon-Han Calamity was already nearing its curtain call. He had enjoyed none of the Young Qilin Lord's blessings, yet the karmic force he bore was not diminished in the slightest.

He often came to Kirin Cliff to mourn First Kirin, but never had he imagined that one day, someone would carry off the entire Kirin Cliff itself!

This was a Sage's dojo!

Xuan Yin was wholly absorbed in comprehending the Great Dao of Earth Immortals and failed to notice that Four-Unlike was searching everywhere for him. Just as First Kirin had said, the Great Dao of Earth Immortals and the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit were truly like wings helping one another soar.

Though the Path of Heavenly Immortals and the Path of the Earth Immortal followed different directions of development, they shared common ground: both involved time and space.

The Path of Heavenly Immortals took oneself as its foundation, scattering Other-Self Incarnations throughout endless spacetime, then perfecting one's own Dao Fruit through the paths of those Other-Self Incarnations.

The Path of the Earth Immortal, on the other hand, lay in opening blessed lands, evolving Cave-Heavens, elevating worlds, and treating the worlds one created as the foundation of one's Great Dao.

That which spans above and below is called space; that which spans past and present is called time. In a complete world, the most vital laws were the Time Great Dao and the Space Great Dao.

Without rules, no square can be drawn nor circle formed; without time and space, Heaven and Earth cannot take shape. Heavenly Rules and Earthly Rules were the foundations for constructing a complete world.

According to the method taught by First Kirin, there were also two ways to open a blessed land. One was to find a place where earth veins converged within the Primordial True Realm; the other was to use the hidden treasures within one's body as the foundation for evolving a Cave-Heaven Blessed Land.

One entrusted the Dao to the outside, while the other lodged one's body within. Each had its strengths and weaknesses. The former was simpler, whereas the latter required an enormous expenditure of time.

In the Primordial, time was the cheapest thing of all. Naturally, Xuan Yin chose the second method.

"Open!"

Seated cross-legged within his Cave Abode, he used the methods of the Earth Immortal to link with the endless innate Ancestral Qi of Mount Kunlun, while simultaneously drawing upon a thread of the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit's power.

Heaven was clear, Earth was turbid. This Ancestral Kunlun Vein was one of the Primordial's three great ancestral veins, and its dense, weighty origin was most suitable for evolving a blessed land.

Rumble!

With Xuan Yin's loud shout, endless Ancestral Qi surged into his lower dantian—the Sea of Qi—and opened a tiny blessed land at its center.

Under normal circumstances, this process could naturally not be accomplished in one stroke. Relying on the slow grind of water against stone, spending tens of thousands of years would not be unusual.

However, Xuan Yin possessed Kirin Cliff, formed from First Kirin's physical body, as well as the Ginseng Fruit bestowed by Zhen Yuanzi when he formed a karmic bond with him. Coupled with the power of the Earthly Origin Dao Fruit, he could achieve twice the result with half the effort!

There was no need to say more about Kirin Cliff—it could serve as an object to suppress a world. And as a renowned Wutu Spiritual Root within the Primordial True Realm, the Ginseng Fruit possessed an unimaginable effect when it came to evolving a blessed land.

Xuan Yin did not hesitate. After sketching out the embryonic form of a blessed land within his Sea of Qi, he began refining the Ginseng Fruit bestowed upon him by Zhen Yuanzi.

The lower dantian was called the Sea of Qi, also known as the Kun Palace and the Furnace of Creation. It was where essence was stored. The Wutu essence within the Ginseng Fruit flowed directly into it, and the once rudimentary blessed land swiftly expanded throughout the Sea of Qi.

In less than a hundred years, the blessed land within the Sea of Qi had completely taken shape and been perfected.

So long as Xuan Yin wished it, he could immediately raise the blessed land, draw upon the power of the void, and elevate it into a grotto-heaven, allowing it to advance another step.

But he was in no hurry!

"Come!"

With a thought from Xuan Yin, the Kirin Cliff he had refined descended from the heavens, transforming into a towering mountain that landed at the center of the blessed land.

The divine mountain stood majestic and imposing, its roots linked to the Ancestral Kunlun Vein and its summit aligned with the cosmic will of heaven. Invisibly, it upheld a golden Earth Immortal Dao Fruit.

"This shall be the Kirin Blessed Land!"

Xuan Yin smiled faintly, then drew upon the Primordial Origin he had obtained from Yu Yu Heaven.

Tai Xiao was one of the Nine Heavens, evolved from Sect Master Tongtian's Great Dao. It contained a Sage's understanding of the Dao, making it perfectly suited for evolving a grotto-heaven.

Endless Pure Qi rose up, and the Primordial Origin shone brilliantly. It even used the karma within the Netherworld to draw a wisp of Sage's Dao Charm from Yu Yu Heaven.

In an instant, Qian and Kun Unite, Purity and Turbidity Evolve Together, outlining a vast and magnificent grotto-heaven.

"This shall be the Tai Xiao Grotto-Heaven!"

The innate essence and Wutu essence contained within the Ginseng Fruit continuously supplied Xuan Yin with power, while the Earth Immortal Dao Fruit began to merge into the Heavenly Immortal Dao Fruit.

Heaven was clear and earth was turbid. Earth formed the foundation that bore all things, while heaven formed the web of order. As the two united, the Kirin Blessed Land and Tai Xiao Grotto-Heaven underwent another transformation.

Who knew how much time passed before the aura of a Lesser Thousand World spread from Xuan Yin's body, causing the surrounding void to tremble without end!