The Primordial Spirit Manifests

Chapter 35: The Primordial Spirit Manifests

Protected by the mysterious Nine-Colored Light Shield, he was completely shielded from the aura of the gods and demons. Even so, He Yu felt uneasy, his mind on high alert. The Nine-Colored Light Shield was certainly effective against the aura, but it was not under his control, and he had no idea how long it could hold out. To avoid being caught unprepared, He Yu could not afford to recover from the energy he had expended; he watched the shield closely.

Time passed. The Primordial World was shrouded in endless darkness, deprived of the Light of Taichu and blanketed by the aura of the gods and demons. The aura poured down from above the Thirty-Three Heavens, enveloping the entire Primordial World, the Heavenly Realm, and the Thirty-Three Heavens. It reached everywhere.

The Calamity of the Era!

There was no escaping it. Resistance was the only way!

"Roar!" "Awooo!" "Crack!"...

All kinds of anguished roars sounded from far away in every direction. They were the myriad beings of the Primordial World transforming into Giant Beasts amid the aura of the gods and demons. Though they were far away, He Yu could still feel waves of terrifying might radiating from the distance, each surging rapidly.

Primordial Spirit Realm—Hexu Realm—Loose Immortal Realm—Earth Immortal Realm!

As he sensed several surges of might reach the early Earth Immortal stage, He Yu felt a pang of disappointment, even though he had known this would happen. Going from the mightiest powerhouse to the weakest ant was a bitter feeling.

Being behind for now isn't a problem. With the Primordial Avatar and Plane Space, I can still match a late-stage Loose Immortal. And with twenty-five Demon Kings on top of that, I should at least be able to protect myself. As he pondered this, He Yu suddenly thought of the Heart of Heaven's Scourge. It contained quite a few rules, which could solve his biggest problem. Its deductions of Dao techniques and divine abilities were incredibly powerful, and comprehending rules could also improve his cultivation. That was an enormous advantage! One had to remember that the Jade of Creation had yet to appear. In the Primordial World, only the untransformed Innate Deities and the blessed Descendants of Pangu possessed anything resembling systematic cultivation methods. Everyone else's methods were crude and hardly worth mentioning.

The memories of He Yu's past life had become of little help by the Golden Core stage. After entering the Primordial Spirit Realm, he no longer had much of an advantage over those without systematic cultivation methods. But the Heart of Heaven's Scourge had now merged with Plane Space, solving his problem. Plane Space had become the embryonic form of a half-world, and the Heart of Heaven's Scourge had transformed into the Heavenly Dao. Its power of calculation and deduction surpassed even the computers of later generations by tenfold, a hundredfold, or more. He Yu only needed to use it to deduce the many cultivation memories from his previous life, and he could perfect his Eight Meridians Mystic Pole Dao technique to a level beyond anything he could reach on his own.

"How could this happen?" He Yu suddenly cried out in astonishment. The twenty-five strands of foreign consciousness within his mind had abruptly turned into pure consciousness energy and merged with his own. The fusion of those twenty-five strands had strengthened his consciousness somewhat, but his expression had turned frighteningly grim.

"I never thought something like this could happen. My plans have fallen apart in an instant, and I've even made enemies of those twenty-five Demon Kings." Without the twenty-five strands of consciousness, He Yu had lost control over the Demon Kings. Given their cultivation, they would surely reach the Heavenly Immortal stage after transforming into Giant Beasts. Now that he had lost control of them—and with what had happened to their consciousness—he had undoubtedly made enemies of them. He Yu could not help feeling frustrated. In the end, it was his own miscalculation. He had never expected the Great Beast Calamity to ruin his plans.

"Instead of stealing a chicken, I've lost the rice I used to lure it in! If only I'd killed them all." He Yu deeply regretted his current predicament, but it was too late.

"Forget it. I can't change things now. Looks like I'll have to hide away and improve my cultivation. Still, the help of the Heart of Heaven's Scourge will save me a lot of trouble. It shouldn't take long to improve my cultivation." With the Heart of Heaven's Scourge making deductions, the problems with his Dao techniques were solved. And he was in the Primordial World, where the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was rich and there were countless spiritual treasures and spiritual roots. Reaching the Earth Immortal and Heavenly Immortal stages would be easy. In later generations, when the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was thin and century-old spiritual treasures were rare, one could still become an Earth Immortal in a hundred years.

Once he had thought it through, He Yu grew calm. He was among the first living beings in the Primordial World, with innate conditions far superior to those of humans in later generations. The Heart of Heaven's Scourge had combined many rules and refined the cultivation memories of his past life into the Eight Meridians Mystic Pole. Surely it would be no worse than other methods. And with the abundant resources of the Era of Giant Beasts, what did he have to fear?

The scene before him suddenly brightened. He Yu looked up at the sky and saw the faint outlines of three hundred and sixty-five main stars spread across the vault of heaven, with four hundred and eighty million auxiliary stars encircling them. Among the three hundred and sixty-five main stars, two enormous ones—one yin, one yang—stood at the fore. They were the Sun Star and the Moon Star.

The aura of the gods and demons is about to disappear. I need to leave, too. The Demon King City was famous throughout a vast region around the Mount Buzhou Range. With his cultivation now so weak, staying here could cost him his life.

Rumble! Rumble! Rumble!...

More than thirty powerful surges of might shot skyward from far away in every direction. Heaven and earth changed dramatically. Wild winds howled; a million li of sky lay cloudless. The ground trembled, mountains shook, waterfalls stopped flowing, and rivers raged...

"Heavenly Immortal might!" He Yu's face darkened. To him, a Heavenly Immortal was still a distant goal.

"Hmph!" He Yu snorted and sped away. To avoid attracting attention, he did not even ride a demon cloud. He felt so stifled and frustrated that he could barely contain it, but the situation was worse than a crab's.

A perilous gorge stretched between towering peaks and strange rocks. Rushing currents surged into ferocious waves, reefs and hidden currents filled the water, and the sparse woods stood among withered plants. Not a living creature could be seen. It was truly a barren, hostile place!

He Yu stood at the entrance to a concealed cave halfway up a mountain peak, silently watching the raging torrent below. Snow-white spray leapt into the air around the reefs, hidden currents, whirlpools, and fierce gusts...

"I never thought that a Demon King like me, He Yu, would end up like this—hiding out in some barren, hostile place. Heh." He laughed at himself and looked over the world once more. The last trace of the aura of the gods and demons had vanished. Several days had passed. Since leaving Demon King City, He Yu had traveled here with great care. He was now more than a million li from the Mount Buzhou Range, with few Giant Beasts nearby. Given the terrain, this was a good place to lie low for now. Since arriving, He Yu had been waiting for the world to clear and the aura of the gods and demons to disappear. Then he could cultivate with the power of the sun, moon, and stars.

The wait had been long. He Yu did not know exactly how long, but it had been at least a month. During that time, he had devoted himself entirely to deducing Dao techniques.

With the Heavenly Dao in the Ancient Wild World (Plane Space)—the embryonic Heavenly Dao formed from the Heart of Heaven's Scourge—making deductions, the Eight Meridians Mystic Pole had been perfected from beginning to end. The Primordial Spirit cultivation method was complete, while the Hexu method was mostly finished. As for the Loose Immortal stage, only its basic outline had been formed. After all, the time was short, and the Heavenly Dao was extremely weak. He Yu was already amazed that it had managed to get this far.

The Primordial Spirit cultivation method was complete, and the aura of the gods and demons had entirely vanished. The power of the sun, moon, and stars faintly streaming down from the vault of heaven was enough for He Yu to form his Primordial Spirit.

He closed his eyes and focused, letting his consciousness drift into the void as he slowly began to cultivate his Primordial Spirit. As he did, he felt streams of the sun's essence, moon's essence, and stellar power pour into his body. The moment the power of the sun, moon, and stars entered him, it rapidly fused with his twenty-five Demon Cores. What shocked He Yu was just how abundant that power was. His twenty-five Demon Cores had to operate at full capacity just to withstand it, and as time passed, it became increasingly difficult for them to bear.

After completing seventeen large and small cycles, He Yu could no longer withstand the ever-growing power of the sun, moon, and stars. He immediately stopped cultivating and regulated his breathing, astonishment and excitement rising together in his heart.

"Even a slight opening lets in this much power from the sun, moon, and stars? What if it were fully open?" At the thought, He Yu shuddered. He was certain that if the power of the sun, moon, and stars had been fully unleashed, he would have died on the spot.

After that brief cultivation, He Yu's Demon Cores had undergone a drastic change. They were now covered in fine gold, black, and azure markings. The pale green glow they gave off was mixed with glimmers of gold, black, and azure, and faint golden light shimmered through it.

Golden Core light!

He Yu was astonished that his first attempt at cultivation had already produced Golden Core light. The first requirement for cultivating a Primordial Spirit was to perfect the Golden Core. The power of his twenty-five Demon Cores was already perfected; the only thing he lacked now was the power of the sun, moon, and stars. As long as he absorbed enough of it to form Golden Core light and make the Golden Core glow, his twenty-five Demon Cores could become Golden Cores.

"The hardest step in cultivation is forming Golden Core light. After that, progress comes gradually. Who would've thought it'd be this easy?" He had already taken the first step. Everything after that would be much simpler.

"At this rate, I'll only need to cultivate ten more times or so to perfect the Golden Core." He Yu could hardly believe it. His progress was simply too fast. He could cultivate three times a day—morning, noon, and evening—which meant he could perfect the Golden Core in three days. Even with the foundation of his Demon Cores, this rate would be enough to scare anyone to death.

"It seems I've really underestimated how powerful the Primordial World is. The conditions for cultivation are downright terrifying! Even without the help of spiritual treasures from heaven and earth, I could reach the Loose Immortal stage within a year." After this brief cultivation, He Yu had discovered that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth during the Era of Giant Beasts was more than ten times richer than it had been at the beginning of the Primordial World. The Primordial World had evolved. He knew a little of Pangu's information and the information of Taichu, so he understood that the Primordial World had grown to more than twice its former size. Reaching the Heavenly Gang layer would now be much more difficult.

After quickly coordinating the Demon Cores within him and fully digesting the power of the sun, moon, and stars, He Yu began cultivating again. He had only completed seventeen large and small cycles before, but a full cycle required thirty-six.

This time, he completed nineteen large and small cycles in one go. The Golden Core light grew brighter and more intense.

Time flew by as He Yu devoted himself to cultivation, endlessly absorbing and coordinating the power within him. The twenty-five Demon Cores in his body rapidly moved toward becoming Golden Cores.

After one day—the Golden Core light formed!

After three days—the Golden Core glow appeared!

"The Golden Core is finally perfected!" He Yu exclaimed, steadying his mind and focusing. Now it was time to cultivate his Primordial Spirit. Even with a perfected method, he could not afford to take it lightly.

The Primordial Spirit cultivation method flowed through his mind. He immediately closed his eyes, focused, and slowly began to follow it. As the method took effect, his main Golden Core began to tremble faintly, then gradually melted into golden liquid. Once it had completely dissolved, the source of He Yu's consciousness merged with it in an instant. At the same time, invisible energy streamed out from every part of his body and joined it—the three hun souls and seven po souls. After they and the source of his consciousness had fused, the golden liquid slowly condensed, gradually forming a three-inch-tall golden figure that looked like He Yu in his previous life.

The Primordial Spirit—formed!

He Yu slowly opened his eyes and let out a long sigh. Before, he had been worried about the Great Beast Calamity. Now that he was safe, seeing the self from his previous life brought his parents, family, and friends to mind. He wondered whether they could accept his "death." His parents had no other children. They must be utterly devastated.

"Heh." He laughed at himself. The memories of his previous life gradually settled in the depths of his heart. Sadness and sorrow were not in He Yu's nature. Now that everything was set in stone, there was no point in dwelling on it. He had to look ahead.

Whoosh!

His main Primordial Spirit entered the Ancient Wild World. The Ancient Wild World had now grown to six thousand meters across. Land and sky had taken shape, formed from some of the Heavenly Gang and Earthly Fiend sources contributed by the Primordial Avatar. The land was taking shape, and it was densely planted with spiritual treasures from heaven and earth that were more than ten thousand years old. In its center stood the acquired spiritual root, the Green Spirit Fruit Tree. The earth veins had even formed a tiny spiritual vein several meters long, which circulated without end, releasing spiritual energy. The Primordial Avatar sat beneath the Green Spirit Fruit Tree, while the Heavenly Dao concealed itself high in the sky and deduced Dao techniques and divine abilities.

The moment He Yu's main Primordial Spirit entered the Ancient Wild World, the Heavenly Dao sensed it. Once it realized that it was He Yu, it immediately resumed its deductions. Although it was the Heavenly Dao of the Ancient Wild World, supreme and exalted, He Yu was the world's master. If he were willing to pay the price, he could destroy it. In the end, the Heavenly Dao existed to serve He Yu.

He Yu had naturally entered the Ancient Wild World for a reason: he wanted its Heart of the World.

Although the Ancient Wild World belonged to him, he did not yet have complete control over it. The main reason was that it had not formed a Heart of the World. But one had formed not long ago, and now that he had cultivated his Primordial Spirit, he could fuse with it in one stroke. This had both benefits and drawbacks. The only drawback was that his main Primordial Spirit would never be able to leave the Ancient Wild World again. If he did, the world would be destroyed; without a heart, a person would die, and so would a world. The benefits, too, were immense: he would completely control the Ancient Wild World, and his Primordial Spirit would evolve. This was He Yu's true goal. After all, he wanted to split his Primordial Spirit into twenty-four parts. Without a powerful Primordial Spirit, that would be extremely difficult, even with the Light of Taichu.

He Yu was already the master of the Ancient Wild World. At a single thought, a brilliant, hazy speck of light deep within the Heavenly Dao descended and swiftly merged into the space between his Primordial Spirit's brows.

Rumble!

The world trembled, heaven and earth shook, and the main Primordial Spirit radiated terrifying might that filled heaven and earth, rapidly growing stronger.

Four inches—five inches—six inches—twelve inches!

The Primordial Spirit continued growing until it reached twelve inches, then finally stopped. At this point, the Ancient Wild World could only contain a twelve-inch Primordial Spirit for its master.

After fusing with the Heart of the World, all kinds of divine abilities and Dao techniques filled his mind. He Yu knew everything the Heavenly Dao knew, and even what it did not know. The feeling of controlling the world and commanding the Heavenly Dao made him sigh in wonder.

Heaven and Earth in the Form of a Dharma Body!

He Yu's Primordial Spirit manifested, towering between heaven and earth. Its might rose considerably. He could not accomplish this in the Primordial World, but within his own world, it was effortless.

He looked down over the Ancient Wild World, and a feeling like Pangu's welled up within him.