Earth Vein Reborn in the West

Several days later, the five of them reconvened in a valley where Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun had repaired the Earth Qi, allowing it to flow steadily once more.

When Jieyin and Zhunti saw that Xuande was unharmed and the Abyss of Demonic Energy had truly been purified clean, they were overjoyed and showered him with praise.

Hongyun even clapped Xuande on the shoulder, exclaiming how remarkable he was.

After Zhenyuanzi informed everyone of the dire condition of the Earth Veins beneath the abyss basin and his final plan for restoration, they all voiced their agreement.

Thus, the grand project of repairing the West's Earth Veins entered a phase of full-scale, coordinated advancement.

Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun continued to handle the most complex and severely damaged core areas.

They were like the most skilled physicians of the earth and masters of energy regulation.

One focused on reconnecting broken bones and unblocking main meridians, using the Earth Scroll as a guide and boundless divine power to reshape fractured Earth Vein nodes, channeling the violent Earth Qi back onto the right track.

The other excelled at harmonizing blood and Qi, pacifying the Four Directions, and straightening out the disordered Various Qi of water, wind, and fire caused by changes in terrain and Earth Veins, restoring them to harmony and nourishing the newborn Earth Veins.

As for Xuande, after completing his purification task, he did not rest.

He voluntarily joined Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun in their restoration work.

His Merit Golden Light displayed an unexpected and wonderful utility during the process of repairing the Earth Veins.

When Zhenyuanzi reshaped fragile or newly formed Earth Veins, Xuande's Merit Golden Light could gently merge into them, acting like the finest nutrient and stabilizer.

It not only accelerated the healing and consolidation of the Earth Veins

but also imbued the newborn veins with a hint of Purity and auspiciousness, enhancing their resilience against future chaos or contamination.

When Hongyun encountered stubborn blockages or conflicts while regulating the Qi of the Four Symbols, Xuande's Merit Golden Light could serve as a lubricant and purifier, helping to calm agitation, dissolve hostility, and make the fusion of various energies smoother and more natural.

With the aid of Xuande's Merit Golden Light, the efficiency of Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun in repairing the Earth Veins improved significantly.

Moreover, the quality of the repaired Earth Veins seemed superior, with the flowing Spiritual Energy carrying an extra trace of refreshing Purity.

This made Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun regard Xuande with even greater respect, and their cooperation grew increasingly seamless.

Meanwhile, Jieyin and Zhunti, responsible for the relatively simpler sorting work, steadily advanced.

They grew more skilled, their scope of work expanding, and their efficiency rising.

When they encountered areas they couldn't handle or sensed anomalies, they marked them promptly, leaving them for later joint processing when the five gathered.

All five threw themselves wholeheartedly into this meritorious undertaking.

They trekked across the barren and vast lands of the West, crossing wastelands, scaling dead mountains, and delving into deep canyons.

Wherever they went, chaotic Earth Qi was straightened, broken Spiritual Veins were reconnected, and clogged nodes were cleared.

Though the desolate surface of the land could not change immediately, profound transformations quietly took place underground.

Spiritual energy began to slowly regenerate, gather, and flow, like clear spring water seeping anew beneath a dry riverbed.

Time in the Primordial Wilderness was immeasurable.

For Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals with long lifespans focused on a single great task, a thousand or ten thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

None knew how many ages had gone by—perhaps a kalpa, perhaps longer.

Finally, aside from the basin of the Abyss of Demonic Energy, all other marked Earth Vein damage across the West requiring repair, regardless of difficulty, had been completely restored by the five working together!

Countless Earth Veins were reactivated, cleared, and reinforced, forming an underground spiritual energy network that, while far less dense and vigorous than the East's, was initially shaped and stably operational.

The concentration of Heaven and Earth Spiritual Energy across the West slowly rose at a rate perceptible to spiritual senses.

Though still thin, the heavy, stagnant aura of decay had mostly dissipated.

The most sensitive living beings and plants were the first to sense the environmental change, bursting forth with new vitality.

One day, the five gathered once more. After the long years of restoration work, each bore an added air of steadiness and competence.

Their mutual trust and understanding had reached its peak.

Their gazes collectively fell upon the shattered basin ahead, once the Abyss of Demonic Energy, now revealing its true form.

"Daoist friends,"

Zhenyuanzi began, his expression unprecedentedly solemn.

"The last tough nut is right before us. The Earth Vein damage here is the most concentrated and severe; the restoration process must be handled with utmost care.

I will use the Earth Scroll to fully deduce the optimal restoration sequence and nodes.

Daoist friend Hongyun will be responsible for immediately harmonizing any violent fluctuations of the Four Symbols that may arise."

Jieyin and Zhunti, you two Daoist friends, are responsible for providing stable magical power support and dealing with any potential backlash from the earth veins.

Daoist friend Xuande, your Merit Golden Light is crucial and must run through the entire process.

It will be used to stabilize the newly formed veins and purify the remaining foreign qi.

And... at critical moments, it will protect our minds and resist the karma or negative emotional shocks that may arise from disturbing the earth veins.

The group nodded solemnly, each adjusting their state to the optimum.

"Let's begin."

With Zhenyuanzi's command, the Earth Scroll blazed with brilliant light, enveloping the entire basin as countless fine threads of light penetrated deep into the ground.

The five of them took positions around the basin, each at their designated spot, and poured all their power into the task.

Zhenyuanzi's hands continuously formed profound hand seals, guiding the vast magical power channeled by the group.

Under the direction of the Earth Scroll's light threads, he carefully untangled the chaotic earth veins, reshaped the shattered nodes, and gradually corrected the twisted paths.

Every movement he made stirred the violent Earth Qi below, and the slightest mistake could trigger a chain collapse.

Hongyun's hair and beard bristled as four-colored light swirled around him.

He kept a close watch on the various Qi of earth, water, fire, and wind within the basin, which surged, clashed, and threatened to run wild as Zhenyuanzi repaired the earth veins. He acted promptly to guide, soothe, and harmonize them, maintaining a fragile balance.

Jieyin and Zhunti wore solemn expressions.

They steadily channeled their pure magical power into the restorative force guided by Zhenyuanzi.

At the same time, relying on their familiarity with the West's earth veins, they helped stabilize the surrounding area, preventing the waves of repair from spreading outward and causing damage.

Xuande sat at the center like a stabilizing pillar.

The phantom of the Twelve-Petal Merit Golden Lotus flickered faintly behind him.

Warm and peaceful golden light spread like liquid mercury, covering the entire restoration area.

This golden light not only seeped into the ground, reinforcing the fragile new earth veins and purifying the residual yin evil and death qi churned up from the depths during the repair process, but also acted as a powerful purification and protective field.

It blocked the negative emotions and subtle karma inevitably generated from the earth's wounds during the vein repair, safeguarding the Dao hearts of the four casters from disturbance.

The process was breathtakingly tense.

When reshaping a core shattered node, a small-scale Earth Qi riot erupted, nearly destroying all the progress made. Only thanks to Hongyun's timely full-force harmonization and Xuande's golden light stabilization was it barely quelled.

Another time, while guiding a deeply demonized earth vein, a powerful negative mental shock struck directly at everyone's Primordial Spirits.

Fortunately, Xuande had already shielded their minds with Merit Golden Light, sparing them from harm.

Through the five's all-out cooperation, the most dangerous core nodes were overcome one by one.

The tangled earth veins were gradually straightened, and the twisted paths slowly corrected...

When the last and most stubborn "Earth Qi vortex" was carefully guided and calmed by Zhenyuanzi with his immense power and the Earth Scroll's ability, and then fully stabilized by Xuande's Merit Golden Light, "Rumble..."

A low, soothing hum seemed to emanate from the entire Western land!

It was not an earthquake, but a joyful tremor from deep within the earth, as spiritual energy pathways were fully reconnected!

With the former Abyss of Demonic Energy basin as the core, the repaired earth veins were infused with final vitality, completely linking and connecting with the already restored earth vein network across the West!

Though much simpler than in ancient times, a truly complete Western earth vein system, capable of slow self-circulation and growth, was officially reborn!

Vast and pure innate Spiritual Energy began to surge more smoothly and vigorously from the repaired earth vein nodes deep within the Western land, spreading in all directions.

The sky seemed clearer and higher, and the invisible gloom that had long shrouded the West was utterly dispelled in that moment.

The five stopped their actions, hovering in midair, feeling the changes beneath their feet with weary yet immense joy.

Just then, a sudden change occurred!

Above the nine heavens, where the sky had been clear, boundless auspicious clouds gathered!

A thousand strands of auspicious energy, ten thousand rays of rosy light! An overwhelming, majestic, and vast will, carrying a sense of approval and reward, descended abruptly!

Xuande had felt this will during his Form Transformation—it was the Heavenly Dao!

From within the sea of auspicious clouds and auspicious energy, endless Profound Yellow Qi cascaded down!

It was the purest, most precious—Heavenly Dao Merit!