Chapter 195 The Earth Immortal Dao, The Spirit Root Method
"Let's not talk about him anymore. As for how to repair the Western Lands, young friend, do you have anything you'd like to teach me?"
Zhenyuanzi didn't want to talk about Hong Yun anymore, so he changed the subject and started talking about serious business.
"I do have some thoughts on this matter. During my travels in the Primordial World, I discovered that places where Innate Spiritual Root grow have a richer spiritual energy than other places, and are also nurtured by the energy of creation."
"At first, I thought that Innate Spiritual Root would choose their locations and take root in auspicious places. But as I studied it more deeply, I found that it wasn't that simple at all."
"It's not that the Innate Spiritual Root chooses to take root in this blessed land, but rather that this land becomes a Blessed Land because of the Innate Spiritual Root taking root here."
"When Innate Spiritual Root grows, it continuously draws upon the primordial energy of chaos from the primordial chaos. Part of this energy is used to strengthen itself, and the rest is used to nourish the land in which it takes root."
"It is precisely because of the nourishment of primordial chaos energy that the place where Innate Spiritual Root take root gradually becomes extraordinary, transforming from an ordinary spiritual land into a treasure land and Blessed Land."
"Upon discovering this, I couldn't help but sigh. If the Western Lands could be filled with Innate Spiritual Root, their nourishment would surely improve its harsh environment. A complete restoration and return to its peak would only be a matter of time."
"But Primordial World Innate Spiritual Root are even rarer than Innate Spiritual Treasure, numbering at most no more than ten thousand. To expect them to cover the Western Lands and use their power to restore Western Lands is simply impossible."
"Therefore, I've been thinking, if the number of Innate Spiritual Root could be increased by tens of thousands or even millions of times, wouldn't that solve the problems in the Western Lands?"
"Or, to put it another way, cultivators could also be like those with Innate Spiritual Root, no longer consuming the spiritual energy of heaven and earth during cultivation, but instead drawing primordial energy from chaos to nourish their cultivation grounds. In this way, the problems in the Western Lands could also be solved."
"Both methods are feasible, and either one will hopefully contribute to the restoration of the Western Lands."
"However, my abilities are limited. Although I have ideas, I find it difficult to turn them into reality. I can only share them with powerful figures like the Great Immortal and see if you can make them happen."
"In this way, if you are enlightened by me and truly restore the Western Lands, you will be able to share some benefits with me."
Jiang Yuan said very sincerely.
He adapts his words to the context; his words to Zhenyuanzi are completely different from his words to Empress Houtu.
The Empress Houtu created crops, so he extended his ideas from these crops, inspiring her to establish the Earth Immortal Dao of the Empress Houtu.
Zhenyuanzi did not create crops, but he possessed Innate Spiritual Root. Therefore, Jiang Yuan's inspiration came from these Innate Spiritual Root, which guided Zhenyuanzi to open the Earth Immortal Dao.
"Your ideas are very constructive. Although they are all difficult to implement, they have broadened my thinking and given me a lot of new ideas."
"For example, how about combining these two ideas?"
After listening to Jiang Yuan's explanation, Zhenyuanzi felt as if his Ren and Du meridians had been opened, and countless inspirations surged into his mind. He pulled Jiang Yuan aside and said with great interest, "Although Primordial World Innate Spiritual Root are scarce in the primordial world, it is not difficult to increase them."
"Because the branches and fruits of Innate Spiritual Root possess powerful vitality, simply burying them underground and nourishing them with the resources of creation will allow them to take root and sprout anew, transforming into a second-grade Innate Spiritual Root."
"This means that, starting with ten thousand Innate Spiritual Root, as long as there are sufficient resources, an endless number of Innate Spiritual Root can be cultivated."
"But that's the crux of the problem. The more Innate Spiritual Root has, the more resources one needs for growth. However, resources are scarce in the Primordial World world; cultivators don't even have enough for themselves, let alone any extra to nourish Innate Spiritual Root."
"At this point, we have no choice but to find another way. What if there were a group of cultivators who regarded the seed of Innate Spiritual Root as their own Dao fruit?"
"In this way, even without any miraculous creations, as their cultivation level increases, the Innate Spiritual Root seeds that they regard as the Dao Fruit will also grow along with them."
"The higher their cultivation level, the faster their Innate Spiritual Root, which are considered Dao Fruits, grow. As these Innate Spiritual Root grow, a large amount of chaotic primordial energy naturally overflows, gradually improving the surrounding environment and slowly transforming it into a Blessed Land."
Zhenyuanzi was indeed a genius; he grasped the concepts instantly. Jiang Yuan had only just begun, and in the blink of an eye, Zhen Yuanzi had almost perfected the theory of the Earth Immortal Dao.
Once the theory is established, all that remains is to work diligently and patiently, relying on seclusion and enlightenment, and sooner or later one will be able to establish the Earth Immortal Dao.
The biggest difference between spiritual civilization and technological civilization is that technology requires logic, while spiritual practice does not. It is idealistic; as long as there is a theory, regardless of whether it is reasonable or not, it can be achieved.
The essence of spiritual practice is to refine the false into the true, to turn the fake into the real.
In other words, it is to create something from nothing, to bring something that did not exist and existed only in imagination to life.
To refine the false into the true, to create something from nothing—this is the highest realm pursued by cultivators. And once these are achieved, one truly becomes omnipotent.
"Great sage, your thinking is far Gao Ming to mine."
Jiang Yuan sincerely praised, "What Zhenyuanzi thought of is the path of the Earth Immortal Dao of later generations."
Earthly immortals reside in the world, using their Innate Spiritual Root as the fruits of their cultivation, nurturing Grotto-Heaven Paradise and creating the world.
One Earth Immortal is one Blessed Land. A million Earth Immortals are a million Blessed Land.
If all these million Earth Immortals were to take root in Longevity Mountain, then with the blessing of these million Blessed Land, Longevity Mountain might transform into another Western Ancestral Vein, greatly improving the Western Lands environment and eliminating its barren state.
"It's just an idea; it hasn't been put into practice yet. I don't deserve such praise from you, young friend."
Although Zhenyuanzi was very pleased with himself, he still smiled modestly on the surface.
"You're too modest, Master. The biggest difference between you and me lies here: my ideas, no matter how good, are just ideas and difficult to turn into reality. But your ideas, whether good or bad, can all become reality if you're willing."
When Jiang Yuan said this, he was genuinely envious. It's good to have a high level of attainment; there are very few things you can't do.
"You are too stubborn. If you give up on Force-Proven Dao, with the Merit you have accumulated, it probably won't be long before your cultivation catches up with ours."
After their conversation, the two became noticeably closer. Therefore, Zhenyuanzi no longer needed to worry about speaking too frankly with someone he didn't know well, and could say some unpleasant things.
Previously, when their relationship was only so-so, even if he meant well, he wouldn't have advised Jiang Yuan to give up on Force-Proven Dao.
"Using Merit to elevate one's cultivation level is good, but it has its limits. No matter how strong one becomes, it's difficult to transcend the Heavenly Dao."
Jiang Yuan thought for a moment and then spoke the truth.
Using Merit to elevate one's cultivation level is equivalent to a gift from Heavenly Dao, which it cannot take back. But how can one surpass Heaven in the future with cultivation gained through Heavenly Dao's intervention?