Mount Sumeru still bore endless bloody slaughter Qi and Demonic Qi, remnants left behind after the Ancestor Demon's self-destruction all those years ago.
Even Daoist Zhunti, who had long since reached Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection, couldn't help but grow cautious in the face of the bloody slaughter Qi. It was this slaughter Qi that had left the various Innate Spiritual Veins riddled with holes after the Ancestor Demon's self-destruction. As for the Demonic Qi, it carried an endless desire to kill and had thoroughly defiled the Innate Spiritual Qi. Though this was the Ancestor of Western Spiritual Veins, it was even worse than the place where he secluded himself.
It had taken Daoist Zhunti a thousand years to clear most of the Demonic Qi and endless slaughter Qi from the area, but some of the slaughter Qi still remained.
Unless it was completely cleared and the damage repaired, all his efforts would be in vain.
After thinking it over, Daoist Zhunti entered Mount Sumeru again, intending to clear it all away in one go.
Another thousand years passed. Ye Xuan was in secluded cultivation, comprehending the Three Corpses Becoming Saint Method, when an Electronic Sound rang in his ear.
[Ding-dong!] [The system has detected that Daoist Zhunti is taking action to repair the Western Spiritual Veins on Mount Sumeru. Please choose one of the following options.] [Option One: Stop Daoist Zhunti from repairing the Spiritual Veins. Complete the task to receive one High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Mountain Driving Whip.] [Option Two: Ignore him and let him make the repairs. Complete the task to receive one mass of Innate Origin.]
Ye Xuan was in secluded cultivation when he heard the Electronic Sound in his ear. He couldn't help feeling speechless. Was there something wrong with this system?
He had been the one to suggest that Daoist Zhunti repair the Spiritual Veins. Asking him to stop Zhunti was utterly absurd!
"One mass of Innate Origin Qi?"
Looking at the second option on the light screen, Ye Xuan couldn't help but beam. It seemed he'd wronged the system—it was here to give him a treasure! He immediately said,
"Choose the second option. Ignore him!"
[Ding-dong!] [The host has chosen to ignore him. One mass of Innate Origin Qi is being issued. Please check it yourself.]
After Ye Xuan made his choice, another Electronic Sound rang in his ear.
Endless Innate Divine Light shimmered in the void, and a ball of light appeared at its center.
It was Innate Origin Qi!
Looking at the mass of Innate Origin Qi in his hand, Ye Xuan was overjoyed.
Innate Origin Qi was an unparalleled treasure. For an Innate Being, it could help them advance another level and become an Innate God-Demon, allowing their cultivation to progress by leaps and bounds. It could also be infused into Innate Spiritual Roots, helping them advance another level.
For Acquired Spiritual Roots, it could even reverse their nature and raise them to the ranks of Innate Spiritual Roots. Its uses were truly boundless!
Ye Xuan had an Innate Spiritual Root that needed this mass of Innate Origin Qi.
With a flash, Ye Xuan entered the Three Thousand Heavens. He looked at the Innate Gourd Vine, which was absorbing immeasurable Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi and radiating the endless divine profundity of the Great Dao, and nodded in satisfaction.
Relying on his modest attainment in the Way of Yin and Yang, Ye Xuan had drawn some Innate Origin Power back from the other five Innate Gourds, keeping the Innate Gourd Vine alive by a thread.
Once he had kept it alive, he'd used Three Light Divine Water and endless Innate Chaos Spiritual Qi to restore a trace of vitality. But for the Innate Gourd Vine to truly recover and live a second life, it still needed Innate Origin Qi.
Looking at the Innate Gourd Vine, Ye Xuan swept his hand, sending the Innate Origin Qi, infused with endless Innate Qi, into it.
"Hum!"
As soon as the Innate Origin Qi entered, the Innate Gourd Vine let out a hum. A mysterious change took place within it, and endless Innate Divine Light burst from its branches and leaves. It began to nurture the five Innate Gourds anew, especially the last one!
Seeing this, Ye Xuan looked intrigued. This last Innate Gourd truly seemed to have something mysterious about it.
Of the seven Innate Gourds, this one had been the first to be nurtured. The others had come later.
"The first Innate Gourd is only a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure."
"But each of the other Innate Gourds is a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure?"
A curious look appeared in Ye Xuan's eyes. When he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it. He would know once they were fully nurtured. With that, he returned to secluded cultivation.
He had long since reached the Mid-stage Hunyuan Realm through the Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams, and he wouldn't be able to improve further in the short term. As for the path of the Primordial Spirit, Ye Xuan still had an unparalleled method: the Three Lives Body Method. Its Rebirth Aspect was in the Three Thousand Heavens, serving as the Heavenly Dao.
As the Three Thousand Heavens grew stronger, his Primordial Spirit grew stronger as well. Since the Rebirth Aspect, representing Ye Xuan's past self, was part of the Heavenly Dao, the stronger his past self became, the more the Primordial Spirit of Ye Xuan's true form would improve. There was no need to comprehend this unparalleled method. He only needed to fathom the Three Corpses Becoming Saint Method before he could cut off his Evil Corpse and enter the Mid-Saint Stage.
Another thousand years passed after Ye Xuan entered secluded cultivation. On Mount Sumeru, Daoist Zhunti saw that he had cleared away all the endless Demonic Qi and bloody slaughter Qi. With a wave of his hand, the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil—also known as the Ancestor of All Earth—appeared in his grasp.
The Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, also known as the Ancestor of All Earth, had its own mysteries. When placed in the various Spiritual Veins, it could perfectly serve as any type of Innate Spiritual Soil and merge with it. The Three Light Divine Water, meanwhile, could make it grow rapidly.
It only needed Innate Spiritual Qi to keep growing, but the Innate Spiritual Qi in the West was far too thin. Even after ten thousand years, he might not obtain much Nine Heavens Breathing Soil. But a single drop of Three Light Divine Water could make it grow.
After repairing Mount Sumeru, Daoist Zhunti continued along the tributary veins, restoring them one by one. He only stopped after ten thousand years, when he had used up all the Innate Divine Water in his possession.
As soon as Zhunti stopped, a rumble rang out from the heavens. The Great Dao thundered, and the Power of Great Dao Laws descended between heaven and earth. Golden Auspicious Clouds rolled through the void, radiating ten thousand rays of divine light, as an immeasurable Power of Merit poured into his body.
Seeing this, Daoist Zhunti was overjoyed. If he used up all this immeasurable Power of Merit at once to improve his cultivation, he might even be able to charge straight into the Quasi-Saint Mid-Stage.
But when he recalled the problem within the Three Corpses Becoming Saint Method, Zhunti calmed down. "Eldest Brother said, 'A flowing stream doesn't compete to be first; it strives to keep flowing without end.' Beneath the Sages, all are but dogs. What matters is who reaches Sagehood first. As long as I have three treasures of the same root, cutting off one corpse won't be difficult!"
Once he'd figured it out, Daoist Zhunti returned to Mount Sumeru. Looking at the immortal mists curling over it and the radiant clouds gleaming in the sky, he was quite pleased.
But seeing not a single living being on this Spirit Mountain, Daoist Zhunti's eyes showed a hint of disdain. "Mount Sumeru was once where the Ancestor Demon was nurtured. After Eldest Brother and I take it over, we should give it a new name. This is the ancestral Innate Spiritual Vein, so we could call it the Pure Land of Spiritual Mountain!"
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