Heaven and Earth Bead

After advancing to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, Lin Yan spent several hundred years stabilizing his current cultivation. Aside from absorbing Spirit Power, expanding his meridians, and tempering his physique, he also had to practice various Divine Ability Spells and comprehend the Heaven and Earth Laws.

After entering the Heavenly Immortal Realm, he could no longer rely solely on accumulating Spirit Qi to continue advancing. Instead, he had to continually deepen his comprehension of the Heaven and Earth Laws and his understanding of the path he followed, then integrate them into the Dao Seed entrusted to the void before he could make further breakthroughs.

But the Heaven and Earth Laws were obscure and difficult to understand, and fully comprehending them was extremely challenging. Fortunately, Lin Yan had a clear understanding of the Path of Ecological Civilization he upheld. The Kun Yuan Life and Death Dao Seed was incomparably solid; as long as he continued comprehending the Heaven and Earth Laws, that Dao Seed would one day grow into a towering tree.

To better understand the various Laws, Lin Yan completely refined the Heaven and Earth Bead the system had rewarded him.

The Heaven and Earth Bead was less a magic treasure than a Minor World—or rather, an oversized Storage Ring. Its interior was vast, containing nearly everything: mountains, rivers, plants, and living beings. Yet each kind existed only in very small numbers, and there was almost no Spirit Qi. Only an exceedingly faint thread of Life Laws, originating from Chaos Beginning, slowly circulated within.

"This is practically the complete opposite of the Primal Chaos Plate." Looking at the empty Heaven and Earth Bead, Lin Yan could not help sighing.

Within the Primal Chaos Plate, Spirit Qi, Malevolent Qi, and even Chaos Qi were all exceedingly abundant—one could even say overly saturated. Other than the uppermost layer of the Clear and Turbid Space, where Spiritual Sha Qi was thinnest and living beings could barely survive, none of the other layers were suitable for life.

But even in the uppermost layer, living beings could not remain for long. There was no other reason: the Spirit Qi and Malevolent Qi inside desperately squeezed into one's body. Given enough time, no one could endure it; they would simply be burst to death.

Completely unlike the Primal Chaos Plate, the Heaven and Earth Bead contained almost no Spirit Qi and rejected any external aura from entering its interior. Whether Spirit Qi or Malevolent Qi, all of it was blocked by the barrier on the bead's surface. The entire world was like someone severely withdrawn, refusing to communicate with the outside world.

However, after Lin Yan refined the Heaven and Earth Bead, he became its only channel of communication with the outside world. He could freely enter and leave the Heaven and Earth Bead, but any objects brought inside would be wrapped in the World Power within the bead and slowly assimilated.

Lin Yan had once tried to forcibly inject the Spirit Qi from the Primal Chaos Plate into the Heaven and Earth Bead, but the Spirit Qi that entered was quickly transformed into mountains and rivers, while the concentration of Spirit Qi in the air did not increase at all. This left Lin Yan somewhat disappointed in the Heaven and Earth Bead's capabilities.

But Lin Yan soon discovered that the world within the Heaven and Earth Bead seemed greatly beneficial to his comprehension of the Heaven and Earth Laws.

Although the world within the Heaven and Earth Bead was merely a Minor World, it still possessed fundamental Laws. However, it did not contain many Laws; compared to the countless Laws of the Primordial Main World, its number was pitifully small.

But Lin Yan had never sought to comprehend every Law. Comprehending several major Laws would be more than enough for him.

After refining the Heaven and Earth Bead, he became the master of this world. He could then naturally come into easy contact with the Law Power within it and clearly observe how the Laws operated. This would make it much easier for him to comprehend the Laws of the Primordial World afterward.

However, cultivation could not be pursued entirely behind closed doors. To gain a deeper comprehension of the Laws, he still needed to go out and see more of the world. The Laws of the Prehistoric World were as numerous as hairs on an ox, producing different effects in different environments. To comprehend them, he had to see them firsthand and gain a deeper understanding.

Moreover, Lin Yan had not moved from his home for several hundred years, and the system had long since grown dissatisfied with him, urging him every so often.

"Looks like it's time to go out and have a look around." When the system once again reminded Lin Yan that he still had unfinished tasks, the thoroughly annoyed Lin Yan decided to end his cultivation and begin his journey through the Prehistoric World.

However, this trip might last thousands or even tens of thousands of years before he returned. Therefore, Lin Yan decided to settle matters at home before leaving.

Over the past several hundred years, the Earth Dragon Community had changed somewhat, but not greatly. Under Lin San's unified command, the entire community operated in an orderly fashion. Both new and old Community Members carried out their duties step by step.

After stabilizing their cultivation, Lin Er, White Horn, Zhi Nan, Jin Ji, and the other transformed beings led their respective teams through the various regions of the outer area of the canyon every day. One day, they would nurture a patch of spirit grass; the next, they would tend the Earth Veins. Sometimes, they would even enter several deliberately preserved Fierce Sha Mystic Realms to temper themselves, finding a few weak little fiend beasts to practice against.

Within the canyon, under the meticulous care of the Clear Heart Bamboo King and the Dan Shen Dolls, all kinds of Spirit Flowers and spirit grasses bloomed in splendid competition, creating a tranquil and peaceful scene.

The two newly arrived members of the Stone Spirit Race stood at the canyon entrance every day like a pair of guardian deities. Although no fiend beasts had come to harass the canyon for a long time, the two still guarded its gates with scrupulous diligence.

Lin Yan had assigned the Dan Shen Dolls to care for those Spirit Roots. Every day, they either gathered sweet Spirit Dew to water them or loosened the soil and fertilized the Spirit Roots. They were busy beyond measure, yet delighted by it.

Mo Xuan, who had always led his earth dragon subordinates around to stir up trouble, had been provoked by Lin Yan's breakthrough into the Heavenly Immortal Realm. Over the years, he had actually cultivated several times, a rare occurrence. But after each session ended, he would revert to his old ways, throwing the inside and outside of the canyon into chaos. The other living beings dared to resent him but did not dare speak.

Fortunately, under Lin Yan's strict orders, the earth dragon subordinates did not dare act too outrageously, and their mischief did not cause much damage to the canyon.

Although the Earth Dragon Community appeared to be developing quite well, Lin Yan did not dare let down his guard. If powerful fiend beasts attacked while he was away traveling, the limited combat strength of Lin Er, Lin San, and the others would be far from enough to handle them.

Therefore, the first thing he needed to do before setting out was reinforce the defenses of his old nest.

He took out the diagram for the Wutu Wasteland Suppression Great Array, which the system had rewarded him. This array was more exquisite than the previous Nine Palaces Earth Vein Array. Not only could it harmonize the earth qi over a vast region, it could also gather the power of mountains and rivers to form a powerful suppression and defensive field, making it more effective against potentially attacking powerful fiend beasts.

Over the following period, Lin Yan led everyone, using the canyon as the core and extending outward for a thousand miles, to survey Earth Vein Nodes, bury Array Bases, and refine Array Flags. He personally acted, mobilizing Heavenly Immortal Level Earth Element Magical Power and drawing upon vast Earth Vein Power to drive spirit crystals containing Wutu Essence deep underground.

After several full decades, the Wutu Wasteland Suppression Great Array was finally completed.

The instant the array activated, the mountains and rivers spanning a thousand miles trembled faintly. A pale yellow curtain of light flashed and vanished, immediately concealing itself in the void. Yet everyone could feel that a powerful, deep, and heavy force had already hidden beneath the earth. Once the array was activated, it would undoubtedly unleash earth-shattering might.

Lin Yan handed the array's core control to the meticulous and dependable Lin San.

The Canyon Home now had the Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array within and the Wutu Wasteland Suppression Great Array without. Its defenses could truly be called impregnable. Lin Yan specifically had Mo Xuan test the array's power, and the results satisfied him greatly.

Mo Xuan had used nearly all his strength, yet still failed to break the outer Wutu Wasteland Suppression Great Array, let alone the inner Nine Palaces Earth Vein Great Array. It seemed the system had not deceived him; all its rewards were good things.

Besides reinforcing the canyon's defenses, Lin Yan decided to improve the overall strength of the Community Members before leaving. And to increase their strength, the foremost priority was raising everyone's intelligence.

After advancing to the Heavenly Immortal Realm, Lin Yan's divine soul and Origin Power had greatly improved, so condensing Spirit Awakening Fire Seeds was no longer as strenuous as before. This time, he not only wanted to condense Spirit Awakening Fire Seeds, but also some Enlightenment Fire Seeds to see how effective they would be.