Mount Sumeru Renovation Plan! Paving the floor with Nine Heavens Breathing Soil?

Mount Sumeru, once ravaged by Rahula's self-destruction, now revitalized by Taiyuan's efforts, finally welcomed back its three masters.

The Nine Dragon Agarwood Carriage slowly descended onto the plaza paved entirely with top-grade white jade.

As soon as the carriage door opened, a dense, almost tangible Innate Spiritual Qi rushed out to greet them.

Taking a deep breath, it smelled like home.

There was no pervasive gale force from the chaos, no scheming and calculating outside the Purple Heaven Palace, only the rustling of wind through Five-Needle Pine needles and the crisp tinkling of a distant spirit spring.

"Hoo--"

Zhunti was the first to jump out of the carriage, stretching lazily without any regard for his image, his joints cracking loudly. "It's so much more comfortable at home! Even Saint's dojos, after a while, I feel restless. Nothing beats lounging around like we do."

Jieyin also looked relaxed. The tension in his brow, caused by Dong Wanggong blocking their path earlier, had eased, and the beads he turned in his hand slowed their pace.

Taiyuan leisurely strolled out, his gaze sweeping over the spirit flowers and exotic herbs swaying in the breeze, nodding in satisfaction.

All these years of construction hadn't been in vain.

Compared to the cold, grand atmosphere of the Purple Heaven Palace, every blade of grass and tree here exuded a warmth and opulence that belonged only to the nouveau riche.

"Alright, enough with the sentimentality."

Taiyuan casually tossed the half-finished jar of Hot Pot base he was holding to Zhunti. "Go, pour this into the feed troughs in the spirit beast garden behind the mountain. This was simmered with Innate Spiritual Materials, and it even has some Dao charm from when the Saints were preaching. Don't waste it; give those little guys a treat, and hopefully, they'll take form sooner so they can guard our home."

Zhunti caught the jar, which emitted a potent, spicy aroma, and his mouth twitched.

This was too extravagant.

Feeding spirit beasts with top-grade spiritual materials imbued with a Saint's aura?

If word of this got out, the scattered cultivators in the East, who were still fighting over a single acquired spirit grass, would likely die of anger at the foot of Mount Sumeru.

But then he thought, They're our spirit beasts, so what's wrong with them eating well?

"You got it! I'm on my way!" Zhunti excitedly ran towards the back mountain, already imagining if the spirit beasts would collectively mutate and breathe fire after eating the Hot Pot base.

Having sent Zhunti off, Taiyuan turned to Jieyin, his expression becoming slightly more serious.

"Second brother, come with me to the forbidden area behind the mountain."

"We have a 'top-secret project' that needs to be started immediately."

Jieyin's heart tightened at the words.

A top-secret project?

Ever since their eldest brother started their farming endeavors, every so-called "major project" had ultimately turned into a stroke of genius that greatly boosted the West's foundation.

Could it be that their eldest brother was planning something big again?

The forbidden core area behind Mount Sumeru.

This was originally the location of the Eight Treasures Merit Pool, and the center where the entire Western Teachings' fortune converged.

The pool water was golden and shimmering, each drop condensed from immense merit, possessing the heaven-defying power to revive the dead and heal bones.

In the center of the pool, the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit bloomed quietly, absorbing the profound mysteries of heaven and earth.

This was already a top-tier blessed land configuration in the Great Desolation.

Yet, Taiyuan stood by the pool, his brow furrowed slightly, seeming quite displeased with this luxurious setup.

"No, this is too rudimentary."

Taiyuan shook his head, his tone laced with dissatisfaction, as if saying, This isn't a place for living beings. "With this little foundation, how can we possibly raise that little ancestor?"

Jieyin, following behind, almost slipped and fell into the pool upon hearing this.

Rudimentary?

If this pool of Merit Water, coupled with the top-grade Innate Spirit Lotus, was considered rudimentary, then what could the Three Pure Ones' Jade Void Palace on Mount Kunlun be? A bare shell?

"Eldest brother, this... how else do we need to modify it?" Jieyin asked cautiously. "If we expand further, the earth's veins might not be able to handle it."

"It's not an expansion, it's a reconstruction."

Taiyuan's eyes blazed. With a wave of his hand, an invisible Magical Power sealed the pool of precious Merit Water and moved it into the air.

The previously full pool instantly became a bare, gaping pit.

"Dig this pit three thousand zhang deeper."

Taiyuan's tone was casual, as if he were merely adding a dish to dinner.

Jieyin dared not ask further. He took out his Ruyi Hoe, which had been polished to a sheen, and began digging with the fluid grace of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

Before long, a bottomless, giant pit appeared before them.

"That's enough."

Taiyuan called a halt, then took a deep breath and began his "performance."

With a wave of his sleeve, a dazzling, earth-yellow divine light, so bright it hurt the eyes, poured out like a celestial river cascading from his sleeve.

Rumble!

This isn't ordinary soil.

Every grain of soil emanated Wutu Essence Qi, as heavy as a mountain. The moment it touched the ground, it began to self-replicate, covering the entire bottom of the pit in the blink of an eye, and it was still growing upwards.

A creative aura that made all things grow instantly filled the entire forbidden area's barrier.

Jieyin stood at the edge of the pit, his eyeballs almost popping out.

He tremblingly reached out a hand, wanting to touch the faintly glowing soil, his voice changing pitch:

"This... this is..."

"Nine Heavens Breathing Soil?!"

This was a legendary sacred object! Legend had it that a piece the size of a fingernail could transform into fertile land stretching for a thousand miles, and could even block the waters of the Heavenly River.

In the outside world, it was a supreme treasure worth one gram for a low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

But now...

Big Brother was pouring it into the pit by the ton?

This wasn't laying a foundation, this was clearly throwing money into the sea to fill it!

"Big Brother! You can't do this!"

Jieyin's face contorted with heartache. His innate "miserly" nature made him want to jump down and dig the soil back. "How can such a sacred object be used... to line the bottom of a pond? This is too wasteful! If this were refined into a defensive Magic Treasure, it could block a Saint's full-powered attack!"

"You're short-sighted, aren't you?"

Taiyuan glanced at him. Not only did he not stop, but he also took out a crystal-clear jade bottle.

The stopper was pulled.

A three-colored divine light shot up into the sky.

Sunlight Divine Water could erode blood, essence, bone, and flesh; Moonlight Divine Water could corrode the Primordial Spirit and soul; Starlight Divine Water could dissolve the true spirit and consciousness.

But when these three combined, they became the Great Desolation's foremost healing sacred medicine—Three Lights Divine Water!

Splash, splash.

Taiyuan, as if pouring out foot-washing water, directly poured the entire bottle of Three Lights Divine Water, which was usually sold drop by drop, onto the newly laid Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

Upon contact with water, the soil instantly turned into a muddy paste with a chaotic hue.

Although it looked like mud, the terrifying energy contained within it would make even a Quasi-Saint's eyes turn red with envy and go mad.

"It's not over yet."

Taiyuan chuckled and grabbed a mass of gray mist from the System space, a mist that seemed capable of devouring all light.

This was the Chaos Origin Airflow he had secretly collected and compressed in a alms bowl outside the Purple Heaven Palace while no one was paying attention.

"Go!"

The Chaos Origin Airflow was injected into the mud pool.

The originally calm mud pool instantly began to boil, evolving into phenomena of the re-establishment of earth, water, fire, and wind, and the birth of all things.

At this moment.

This pit was no longer a simple pond.

It had become a small chaotic world, independent of the Great Desolation, yet connected to the origin of the Great Dao.

Jieyin was completely stunned.

He stood there blankly, looking at the "mud pit" before him, which exuded an aura that made his soul tremble, his mind a complete blank.

Nine Heavens Breathing Soil as a bed, Three Lights Divine Water for bathing, Chaos Origin Airflow as air conditioning.

This level of specification...

Even the bed Dao Ancestor Hongjun slept on was probably no more than this?

"Big Brother..." Jieyin swallowed, his voice dry, "Are you... raising an ancestor?"

Besides raising an ancestor, he really couldn't think of anything that deserved such treatment.

Taiyuan clapped the dust off his hands and looked at the masterpiece before him, nodding with satisfaction.

"Vision! Second Brother, you need vision!"

He turned around and patted Jieyin's still slightly trembling shoulder earnestly. "For our West to truly rise, to not have to look at anyone's face, it won't be enough with just the three of us Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals."

"Even if we become Saints, there's still the Heavenly Dao pressing down on us."

"What we need to nurture is the foundation that can break through this ceiling."

"Compared to the infinite possibilities of the future, what are this little bit of soil and water?"

Taiyuan's voice was light, but it carried a convincing arrogance.

Jieyin trembled all over.

Break the ceiling?

Could it be that Big Brother's ambition was not just for a Saint position, but for that...

He didn't dare to think any further, but the heartache in his eyes instantly vanished, replaced by fervent adoration.

Big Brother truly lives up to his name!

With such a grand gesture, such ambition, he deserves to be the leader!

"Alright, stop spacing out."

Taiyuan pointed to the now completely formed super pool. "Go move our original Merit Water and Golden Lotus back. That was just decoration. The real star... will make its grand entrance later."

Jieyin quickly responded, his hands and feet moving nimbly as he started working.

This time, his movements were as gentle as caressing a lover's face, as if he were afraid of damaging this pool of priceless "mud."

Half an hour later.

The new Merit Pool was completely finished.

On the surface, it was still the same shimmering pool with blooming Golden Lotuses. Other than a faint layer of chaotic mist on the water's surface, there didn't seem to be any major changes.

But only those who stood here could truly feel it.

The terrifying spiritual aura, contained to the extreme yet vast as an abyss.

This place had already become the most top-tier blessed land in the entire Great Desolation, second only to the Purple Heaven Palace.

Even a pig thrown in to soak for three days could ascend to immortality on the spot.

Taiyuan stood by the edge of the pool, feeling the chaotic aura that was connected to his bloodline. He flipped his palm.

The green seed reappeared in his palm.

"Little one, I've built you a nest."

"Don't disappoint me."

Taiyuan murmured softly, his eyes gleaming with anticipation.

Next.

It was time to witness a miracle.