"Sister Wangshu, this is the true opportunity! Spirit Treasures are nothing compared to it!"
Youying opened her eyes and spoke slowly.
"Is that really so?"
Wangshu asked, puzzled.
Youying countered, "Feel it carefully. Does refining Di Liujiang benefit us?"
"Huh?"
"Refining Di Liujiang can deepen our understanding of the power of Taiyin? Or should I say, help us transform it?"
At that moment,
Youying picked up the thread.
"You could put it that way!"
"Di Liujiang is the power of Taiyin in a diluted form. What I've learned here tells me it is equivalent to... spiritual energy!"
"More precisely, to mountains, rocks, plants, and animals that have yet to take human form, it's even more important than spiritual energy!"
"That means Di Liujiang can help them cultivate and even take human form!"
Then,
without waiting for Wangshu to respond,
Youying continued.
"This means that if we refine Di Liujiang and use Taiyin's Essence to shine it down upon the Primordial Wilderness..."
"Any being that has yet to take human form and absorbs Di Liujiang will incur a debt of Karma to us!"
"And it will bolster our Qi Luck!"
Qi Luck!
Though she had only just taken human form,
Wangshu knew how important it was.
"So we can use the Qi Luck gained from refining Di Liujiang to aid our cultivation?"
"You could put it that way!"
Youying nodded.
Moonlight seemed to flicker in her eyes.
Though she didn't understand why the Lei Jun Heavenly Dao had sent down this revelation, instructing her and Wangshu to refine Di Liujiang,
it was clear that
since this was Heaven's Mandate, they not only had to obey,
but also had to find a way to carry it out as well as possible.
And to discern what it meant.
Di Liujiang could foster the birth of spirituality.
Spirituality was the source of consciousness.
Only with consciousness
could a being take human form.
So, had the Lei Jun Heavenly Dao sent down this revelation so they could help the Spirit Beasts of the Primordial Wilderness take human form?
Youying felt she was beginning to understand.
Then,
without further hesitation,
she swept out a hand and summoned a strand of Taiyin power,
trying to refine it.
After an unknown length of time,
the Taiyin Star brightened once more.
Countless beams of moonlight flowed across the sky like golden threads, streaming like liquid.
They shone down upon the Primordial Wilderness.
Di Liujiang!
In an instant,
countless cultivators looked up in confusion.
More precisely,
they gazed at the Taiyin Star,
wondering what had caused the change.
But the moment they came into contact with the moonlit Di Liujiang, they were astonished.
The Spirit Beasts that had yet to take human form were especially delighted.
Even mountains, rocks, and plants stretched themselves beneath the moonlight,
as if they had gained spirituality!
A closer look at the Taiyin Star revealed
what seemed to be a Dao Diagram appearing upon its jade-white surface.
Combined with the Di Liujiang,
it caused the speed of transformation to increase by countless times!
This diagram was none other than
the Innate Dao Body Diagram!
And that wasn't all.
The Spirit Beasts of the Primordial Wilderness could also sense an intangible will,
as well as the reason behind this phenomenon.
"The Lei Jun Heavenly Dao cannot bear to see all living beings suffer. It has therefore issued a Dharma Decree, ordering the Taiyin Goddess to refine Di Liujiang and imparting a method of taking human form, to enlighten all beings in the Primordial Wilderness!"
In short,
the Lei Jun Heavenly Dao had imparted its teachings!
In the past,
cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness might have wondered about this.
But after witnessing the two Heavenly Daos clash,
the name of the Lei Jun Heavenly Dao
was known to all.
And even those who had never heard of it before would know once they looked up at the moon after this.
It was fair to say
that this scene would leave a deep impression on the cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness.
It would also become legend,
passed down through the ages.
As for its effects on the Primordial Wilderness...
Many cultivators didn't understand.
They could only vaguely sense that it was momentous.
The Spirit Beasts were taking human form faster.
And the Taiyin Star had become another place where Qi Luck gathered.
Both would have far-reaching consequences.
At that moment,
only Lei Jun understood everything that was happening across the Primordial Wilderness.
Because...
every change had been brought about by his annotations on the words of Fate.
Including the two goddesses taking human form.
And the shift in Qi Luck.
As it happened,
Di Liujiang was also a kind of Profound Qi.
During his cultivation,
Lei Jun had once formed it within his body.
That was how he had learned the method of refining it
and passed it on to the two Taiyin Goddesses.
As for why he'd done this,
Lei Jun had a clear purpose.
The Dragon-Han Calamity, and the course of the Primordial Wilderness as a whole—
to alter them,
he couldn't limit himself to small-scale changes.
He had to make a grand move.
For this,
Lei Jun spared no effort, directly passing down a Dharma Gate to alter Fate.
Simply put,
it came down to six words:
Gather Qi Luck, Forge the Immortal Court!
At that moment,
Lei Jun took in everything happening across the Primordial Wilderness.
He knew every change
inside and out,
because it was all going according to his plan.
"Di Liujiang is one of Di Jun's means of ruling over the myriad races of the Primordial Wilderness. It is also one of the reasons he marries Xi He and establishes the Heavenly Marriage!"
"But the Dragon-Han Calamity has yet to pass, and Di Jun hasn't even taken human form—yet Di Liujiang has already appeared!"
"Qi Luck is gathering around the Myriad Heavens Star Sea ahead of time!"
"Under normal circumstances, this wouldn't happen until the next Tribulation Period."
"What will happen now that it's come early?"
"Perhaps the Heavenly Court will emerge ahead of schedule!"
That was right!
The Heavenly Court!
This was the grand undertaking Lei Jun had planned, a feat he had struggled mightily to bring about.
He just hadn't decided who would take the Emperor's Position yet.
Youying?
Her origins were good enough, and her cultivation was decent, but her nature didn't suit the role.
She preferred a quiet life.
As Heavenly Emperor, she might not be able to keep everyone in line.
If she took the throne, chaos would break out sooner or later.
Wangshu?
Her temperament was suitable, but her origins were insufficient, and her status even more so.
Making her Heavenly Emperor would only harm her.
The saying "When one's position exceeds one's worth, disaster is sure to follow" applied perfectly here.
Little Fox?
That was even less possible.
Neither her temperament nor her origins suited the role.
Making her a Heavenly Maiden, a representative of Lei Jun in the Primordial Wilderness, was already the limit.
So,
even now, Lei Jun still hadn't found a suitable candidate.
But that was fine.
He could build the foundations of the Heavenly Court first.
Once the Heavenly Court existed,
would he really need to worry about the Emperor's Position being left vacant?
Not at all!
At worst, he could have Youying fill in for a while.
The Primordial Wilderness knew no years.
"I've been in seclusion for so long. It's time to get out and stretch my legs."
One day,
with a single thought, Lei Jun stepped out of Lei Jun Palace.
He appeared above the Blood Sea.
But this time, he released no aura.
He didn't want anyone to notice him.
So Ming He remained unaware.
With another thought,
Lei Jun began probing downward.
The sky had its limits, and so did the depths of the earth.
Besides,
if the Heavenly Dao existed in the heavens, then surely the Earthly Dao existed beneath the earth!
Lei Jun searched deep below in the Nine Nether for a long time.
He had no idea how much time passed.
When Lei Jun finally stopped,
a mysterious place and a hazy mass of aura entered his perception.
At once,
Lei Jun's eyes lit up.
"After all that hardship!"
"I've finally found it!"
"The Earth Dao Source!"
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