Condensing a Clone, First Encounter with Houtu

Randeng returned to Mount Sumeru and saw that Jieyin and the others were looking at him with confused expressions.

Jieyin spoke first, "Senior Brother Randeng, what exactly is going on? Why must we ally with the Dragon Clan?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Randeng, it's currently a prosperous era. Shouldn't we just quietly wait for the foundation of our West to recover?"

Zhunti couldn't understand Randeng's thinking. The Great Desolation was very peaceful right now.

"Currently, many Innate Divine Saints have not yet reached Grand Unity, so peace can still be maintained. However, once someone reaches the realm of Primordial Golden Immortal, they will definitely want to use the Destiny of the Great Desolation to impact the Hunyuan Grand Unity, and another great tribulation will ensue."

Randeng knew the future development of the Great Desolation's Major Trends and naturally understood the destructive power of the Witch-Demon Tribulation.

Everyone nodded after hearing this.

"Therefore, the next priority is to quickly raise your cultivation to Grand Unity, and at the same time, try to win over talents from the West to prepare for establishing a sect."

Randeng planned to accept an invitation to Buzhou Mountain and Kunlun Mountain soon. This was not only to seek opportunities but also to better comprehend the Law of Earth through these ancestral ley lines.

"I just underwent Form Transformation and am about to travel the world. Leave the matter of recruiting talent to me."

Zhunti volunteered. He cultivated the Law of Karma, which required him to travel to various places to see the causes and effects of sentient beings.

"The Earth Veins of the West have just recovered. I will continue to sort out the Earth Vein network. This matter is also beneficial to my cultivation. After this is over, I should return to Longevity Mountain."

Zhenyuanzi spoke up, voluntarily taking on the task of sorting out the newly recovered Earth Veins. It was mainly because Randeng and the other two were of one mind, and he had not yet joined the West. He was already very grateful that Randeng had asked him to handle the Earth Veins.

The remaining Randeng and Jieyin stayed on Mount Sumeru to consolidate their cultivation.

After everyone dispersed, Randeng opened a cave dwelling in the core of Mount Sumeru's Earth Veins, making it convenient for him to comprehend the Law of Earth.

Although his realm had reached the mid-stage of Grand Unity, his magical power cultivation had not kept up.

He planned to head east after his cultivation stabilized in the mid-stage of Grand Unity.

Silence fell in the cave dwelling. The concentrated spiritual energy continuously poured into Randeng's body. The Jade Void Glazed Lamp on his shoulder flickered slightly, and the Eternal Spirit Flame within it leaped, constantly purifying the surrounding spiritual energy.

In terms of spiritual energy quality alone, Randeng's cave dwelling was no less inferior to Zhenyuanzi's Longevity Mountain.

Cultivation retreats were always long, and the most worthless thing in the Great Desolation was time. During this period, Randeng came out of seclusion once to carve lotus seeds for the tribesmen sent by the West Sea Dragon Clan.

Randeng also saw Ao Yuan's Dao companion, who was merely a Flood Dragon at the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal. No wonder Ao Yuan was worried that she would not survive the burning of Karmic Power.

Forty thousand years later, Randeng finally raised his magical power cultivation to the mid-stage of Grand Unity. His cultivation was completely consolidated, and his comprehension of the Law of Earth reached thirty-six percent.

Only then did Randeng understand that after condensing the Grand Unity Dao Fruit of one law, it was easier to resonate and comprehend the second law.

In fact, the fastest way was to use Merit to comprehend laws. If laws were compared to the underlying code of the Heavenly Dao, then Merit was the administrator's permission. The more Merit one possessed, the greater the permission, and the easier it was to comprehend laws. However, correspondingly, the binding with the Heavenly Dao would also deepen.

Randeng was now ahead of many Innate Divine Saints and did not have such an urgent need for his realm. However, so much Merit could not just be wasted as a defensive divine ability.

He raised his hand and summoned the Green Lotus Treasure Banner. White mist hung in the air around it, and golden light radiated in all directions. This treasure could not be easily moved as the foundation of Mount Sumeru's protective mountain array. Furthermore, he needed to carve lotus seeds for the Dragon Clan every fifty thousand years. It would be better to leave a clone here to handle trivial matters for him.

Randeng recalled Hongjun's method of severing three corpses in his mind. With a slight modification, he didn't use it to break through realms, but creating a clone was still very easy.

Using the Green Lotus Treasure Banner as the core, Randeng carefully severed a wisp of his Spiritual Sense, which carried the power of Merit into the Spiritual Treasure. At the same time, the Netherworld Ghost Fire and the Eternal Spirit Flame, one gray and one gold, appeared. He repeatedly formed hand seals, continuously inscribing new restrictions on the surface of the Green Lotus Treasure Banner.

Another thousand years passed. A huge fire ball, gray and gold in color, hovered in front of Randeng, emitting faint fluctuations belonging to a living being, yet it was very weak.

"A thousand years. I've finally refined my first clone."

Randeng opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing within them. This clone, with the Green Lotus Treasure Banner as its core and a portion of Merit infused into it, already possessed the aura of a peak Taiyi Golden Immortal, although it could not wield the power of laws.

He brought his two fingers together and made a slight forward slash. The huge fireball was instantly split in two from the middle, revealing a Daoist wearing a green lotus robe with an ordinary appearance.

"From now on, you will be called Qinglian Daoist."

Randeng's Spiritual Sense moved, descending along the wisp of Primordial Spirit left within Qinglian Daoist.

Qinglian Daoist opened his eyes, examined his body, and then looked at Randeng's main body, feeling a sense of wonder.

"Good. This way, this clone will usually stay underground as the core of the array. Every fifty thousand years, I will descend my Spiritual Sense to carve lotus seeds for the Dragon Clan."

Randeng's Spiritual Sense returned to his own body in an instant. "It's still the cultivation of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and the comprehension of laws that makes one feel fulfilled."

Randeng did not linger. He flashed out of the cave dwelling and explained to Jieyin and Zhunti that if they had anything, they could go to the underground cave dwelling to notify his clone.

Both of them agreed. Jieyin's comprehension of the Annihilation Law had reached forty-nine percent, and he was about to break through to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Randeng gave the remaining few Ginseng Fruits to the two of them, then summoned the Primordial Chaos Heaven Measuring Ruler and flew eastward.

In the Great Desolation, immortal mountains had true names. When Randeng controlled the Earth Book before, he had recorded the mountains with true names in the Great Desolation, so he would no longer be unable to find the corresponding locations like before.

However, he did not go directly to Kunlun Mountain or Buzhou Mountain. Instead, he followed his memory and flew towards Wuyi Mountain.

Enlightenment Tea Tree!

One of the famous Innate Spiritual Roots in later generations. Although not one of the top ten Innate Spiritual Roots, it was still among the top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots.

There was also the Innate Exotic Treasure, Treasure Dropping Golden Coin. This treasure could drop all treasures below Innate Supreme Treasure, except for weapons. However, activating this treasure required the consumption of Destiny.

For others, it might be somewhat useless, but for Randeng, who possessed a massive amount of Merit, he could use Merit to replace Destiny.

Randeng rode the Primordial Chaos Heaven Measuring Ruler and spent a hundred years to finally reach his destination.

Looking around, it was truly a blessed land. The mountain range was majestic, piercing straight into the clouds. Clear springs flowed, and all sorts of rare herbs were found everywhere.

Randeng released his Spiritual Sense to explore the entire Wuyi Mountain, but he discovered an unexpected person.

She wore a dark yellow robe, her face dignified, her skin as white as congealed fat, and her eyes held a trace of compassion. The Daoist rhyme of the Great Earth law surrounded her, making Randeng feel inexplicably close.

If Randeng guessed correctly, this should be Ancestor Witch Houtu.

The moment Randeng discovered Houtu, Houtu also looked in Randeng's direction.

"I wonder which Fellow Daoist is here. I am Ancestor Witch Houtu."

Houtu's voice was clear as she inquired of Randeng.

Randeng flashed before Houtu and cupped his hands, saying, "Randeng of the West, greetings, Fellow Daoist."

A trace of surprise appeared between Houtu's brows, "Fellow Daoist Randeng?"

Randeng was also a little puzzled, "Do you know me, Fellow Daoist?"

Houtu smiled at the corner of her mouth and said softly, "Your victory over Tai Yi and defeat of Taishang at the Ginseng Fruit Gathering has already spread."

Randeng suddenly understood. There were many Innate Divine Saints in the Great Desolation, but only a few were top-tier. The Ginseng Fruit Gathering had revealed most of them, so it was normal for others to know about his deeds.