In terms of cultivation, Jiang Yuan was far inferior to Zhenyuanzi. Therefore, logically speaking, he was not qualified to discuss the Dao with Zhenyuanzi.
However, he had a cheat code: not only did he possess knowledge from the future far surpassing that of the present era, but he also had the Creation Jade Disk, a supreme treasure for enlightenment, and the assistance of overwhelming Destiny.
Therefore, even though Zhenyuanzi's cultivation level was higher than Jiang Yuan's, there was still no situation where Jiang Yuan was unable to keep up when they discussed the Dao.
On the contrary, Zhenyuanzi gained many benefits from discussing the Dao with Jiang Yuan, and could be said to have benefited greatly.
"A great success!"
"I have gained much from this discussion with you, young friend. I need to go into seclusion to further my understanding so that I can establish the Earth Immortal Dao in one fell swoop. I will not entertain you any longer."
"Young friend, please make Wuzhuang Temple your home. There's no need to stand on ceremony with me."
Having gained so much, Zhenyuanzi hurriedly gave a few instructions and went into seclusion, leaving Jiang Yuan alone in the main hall.
He spoke politely, telling Jiang Yuan to Wuzhuang Temple as his own home, but Jiang Yuan was not an ungrateful person. Seeing that the main person had left to go into seclusion, he did not linger and took his leave directly.
Before he left, a young Daoist from Wuzhuang Temple came and presented him with ten Ginseng Fruit, saying that they were ordered by the master to be given to him to quench his thirst on the road.
Jiang Yuan accepted such a generous gift of Destiny from Earth Immortal Dao. Compared to that, ten Ginseng Fruit were utterly insignificant, so he wouldn't stand on ceremony. He thanked them and accepted the gifts.
Then, he left Wuzhuang Temple directly, descended the mountain from the west side of Longevity Mountain, and headed Western Lands.
If you're going to put on a show, you have to go all the way. They said they came for the Western Lands, but when they got to Longevity Mountain, they didn't even glance at the Western Lands before turning back.
Is he afraid others won't know that he came here for Zhenyuanzi? So, even if it's just to cover up the lie, Jiang Yuan still has to make a trip to the Western Lands Primordial World.
"Truly a barren land!"
After descending Longevity Mountain, Jiang Yuan officially entered the Western Lands territory. Immediately, he sensed the differences Western Lands.
Compared to the Eastern Lands, the Western Lands not only has a thinner spiritual energy and a more barren land, but even the rules of heaven and earth are much more blurred and chaotic.
This means that the Western Lands's influence on cultivation is comprehensive, covering all levels from top to bottom, and not just affecting cultivators at lower levels.
The spiritual energy is scarce and the land is barren, so it can only affect cultivators below the Taiyi Realm.
Because once one's strength reaches the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal level, the five elements within the body are perfectly balanced, allowing for a continuous generation of vital energy to meet the needs of one's cultivation.
This is called self-sufficiency; the dependence on external spiritual energy is naturally not as great as before.
However, the blurred and disordered rules of heaven and earth are fatal to cultivators above the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal level. This is because from the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal onwards, cultivation shifts from absorbing spiritual energy to comprehending the rules of heaven and earth.
In this situation, the clearer and more regular the rules of heaven and earth are, the more helpful it is for cultivators to comprehend them.
The rules of heaven and earth in the Primordial World Eastern Lands are very clear and orderly, which is very conducive to cultivators' comprehension.
However, the rules of the universe in the Western Lands have been distorted by an unknown force, becoming blurred and chaotic, making them completely unsuitable for comprehension.
This explains why powerful figures emerged one after another in the Primordial World Eastern Lands, but the Western Lands, apart from the Two Sages of the West, had no other decent powerful figures.
The overall environment is unsuitable for cultivation. It's already an accident that powerful figures like the Two Sages of the West could emerge from it. How could it possibly nurture more powerful individuals?
"No wonder the Two Sages of the West have to go to the Eastern Lands to beg for alms from time to time. Being poor is bad enough, but to make matters worse, they have an extremely wealthy neighbor living next door."
"In this situation, if I were in their shoes, I wouldn't be able to resist going out to beg for alms to help myself."
Before arriving in the Western Lands, Jiang Yuan found it difficult to understand the behavior of the Two Sages of the West. But after going to the Western Lands, he only needed to put himself in their shoes, and he immediately empathized with Two Sages of the West.
It's not that they're shameless, it's just that fate is too unfair. The gap Western Lands is so vast, anyone would be unable to stand it.
"Fortunately, I've arrived; the creatures of the Western Lands are truly blessed."
After some reflection, Jiang Yuan found a place nearby that could barely be called a treasure trove. He first killed the Fierce Beast that occupied the place, and then purified its remaining malevolent energy.
Finally, he took out a Ginseng Fruit and solemnly planted it on the spiritual cave.
If this were in the Eastern Lands, the Ginseng Fruit would take root and sprout the moment it hits the ground.
But this was the barren Western Lands, so Jiang Yuan waited for quite a while, but saw no sign of the Ginseng Fruit taking root and sprouting; on the contrary, it seemed to be fleeing.
"Hiss~~"
"This place is so barren that even the Ginseng Fruit finds it so unpalatable, preferring to go elsewhere rather than take root and sprout here."
Jiang Yuan was speechless. He knew that the Ginseng Fruit was sentient and worried that it would not be able to grow properly here, so it was unwilling to take root and sprout here.
At this moment, he somewhat understood why Zhenyuanzi, when establishing the Earth Immortal Dao, emphasized regarding Innate Spiritual Root as Dao fruits rather than as companion species.
Because of the unfavorable environment, Innate Spiritual Root not only fail to take root but also wander away. Therefore, it is necessary to use cultivators to restrain them so that they will willingly take root and sprout.
In terms of understanding Innate Spiritual Root, Jiang Yuan is far inferior to Zhenyuanzi!
"Don't run away. If you honestly settle down here, I'll leave you some Living Soil and Three Lights Divine Water to help you through your weakest phase. What do you think?"
Speechless as he was, Jiang Yuan couldn't just watch the Ginseng Fruit escape, so he took the initiative to speak and made a promise to the Ginseng Fruit.
As soon as he finished speaking, the Ginseng Fruit indeed stopped moving and began to absorb the surrounding life force, trying to grow roots.
Unfortunately, the surrounding environment lacked vitality, insufficient for it to take root and sprout.
Seeing this, Jiang Yuan no longer hesitated. He first took out the Living Soil and buried it near the Ginseng Fruit, and then took out the Three Lights Divine Water and poured it on the fruit.
Jiang Yuan lacks the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil Living Soil, but he doesn't lack that. As for the Three Lights Divine Water, he has even less to lack.
In addition, he also has two Chaos Spring, which are byproducts of the Innate Gourd Vine and the Innate Plantain Tree, both obtained from Mount Buzhou.
In short, Jiang Yuan couldn't provide for the entire Western Lands, but if he only wanted a hundred or Innate Spiritual Root to take root and sprout, that would be no problem for him.
Jiang Yuan's purpose in this trip to the Western Lands is to plant a hundred Innate Spiritual Root. As they grow, they will create at least a hundred Grotto-Heaven Paradise in the Western Lands in the future.
Given the vastness of the Western Lands, a hundred Grotto-Heaven Paradise are not many. But they are seeds; with them, when the Earth Immortal Dao earthly immortals is introduced to the Western Lands, the creatures of the Western Lands will not have to worry about not finding Innate Spiritual Root.
The Earth Immortal Dao alone cannot save the Western Lands. This is because the Western Lands is barren and has very few Innate Spiritual Root. And cultivating the Earth Immortal Dao is inseparable from Innate Spiritual Root.
Therefore, what Jiang Yuan is doing now is laying the groundwork for the future, preparing for the spread of the Earth Immortal Dao in the Western Lands, and incidentally planning some Merit.