Jieyin and Zhun Ti

After some casual conversation, Zhen Yuanzi took the initiative to offer to explain the Dao that Dao Ancestor Hongjun had expounded at Purple Heaven Palace to Shi Mo.

This Brother Zhen Yuan is a sincere man! Shi Mo, whose favor for Zhen Yuanzi had increased significantly, naturally nodded and agreed with pleasure.

Thus, as Zhen Yuanzi lectured, Hongyun would occasionally interject to share his own understanding. Gradually, the two began to debate due to their differing interpretations, and Shi Mo also offered some of his own insights.

The moment Shi Mo spoke, both Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun were astonished. They realized that Shi Mo's understanding of the Dao taught by Dao Ancestor Hongjun seemed no less profound than their own, and some of his unique perspectives even provided them with inspiration.

After all, Shi Mo was a transmigrator from a later age; his horizons were different, and he possessed many ideas that the current Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun could never have imagined.

Consequently, Zhen Yuanzi's lecture soon evolved into a discussion between the three of them.

Without realizing it, several decades passed. Feeling that they had all gained a great deal, the three, restless from their long stillness, followed Shi Mo's suggestion to continue repairing the leylines of the Western Continent.

With his cultivation realm rising rapidly and his understanding of the leyline network deepening, Shi Mo found that with the help of Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun, the efficiency of repairing the leylines naturally increased.

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years passed, and the main damaged leylines across the entire Western Continent of the Primordial World had been mostly repaired by Shi Mo and his companions.

Unknowingly, the entire Western Continent seemed to be experiencing a spiritual revival. The once desolate, harsh, and barren land began to brim with vitality, and more living beings were born.

If things continued this way, as the leyline energy and subterranean fire energy circulated and nourished the land on their own, even the remaining damaged and blocked leylines would eventually recover completely on their own, even if Shi Mo and the others stopped their meticulous repairs.

Such changes naturally alerted the two great Western powers, Jieyin and Zhun Ti, who had been in secluded meditation ever since returning from Purple Heaven Palace.

Thus, after leaving Mount Sumeru in the Western Continent and sensing the situation, Jieyin and Zhun Ti quickly located Shi Mo and his two companions, who were still busy working on the leylines.

In a complex network of leylines within a Western residence, Shi Mo saw a chubby, kind-faced Daoist and a gaunt, sorrowful-looking Daoist suddenly appear within the interconnected main spiritual veins. Startled for a moment, Shi Mo quickly stood up and bowed.

"Shi Mo greets the two fellow Daoists. Are you perhaps the Westerners, Brother Jieyin and Brother Zhun Ti?"

"Eh? So it is Fellow Daoist Shi Mo, you actually recognize us?" Zhun Ti, with his gaunt and sorrowful face, saw that Shi Mo recognized him, and his face instantly blossomed into a smile.

However, upon seeing the Wind-Fixing Pearl hovering above Shi Mo's head, a flash of hidden greed flickered in Zhun Ti's eyes.

Seeing his reaction, Shi Mo, who calmly retracted the Wind-Fixing Pearl into his body, couldn't help but smile.

"The two brothers are prominent figures in the West and possess great renown throughout the Primordial World; how could I not know of you?"

Jieyin and Zhun Ti exchanged a glance, secretly muttering to themselves. Were they really that famous in the Primordial World?

However, hearing such polite flattery from a Daluo Golden Immortal whose cultivation was not inferior to their own, the two were naturally very pleased and felt a surge of goodwill toward Shi Mo.

At the same time, Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun also hurried over.

Having listened to the Dao at Purple Heaven Palace together, they naturally recognized each other, and after meeting, they exchanged pleasantries.

"The three fellow Daoists have repaired the leylines for our West; such righteousness! Brother Jieyin and I truly do not know how to express our gratitude!" Speaking of the leyline repairs, Zhun Ti said gratefully, then immediately added:

"How could Brother Jieyin and I stand idly by in the face of such a great undertaking?"

Seeing his righteous expression, Shi Mo couldn't help but chuckle inwardly: This guy clearly saw the benefits and wants a piece of the pie.

Whatever. The Western leylines are already mostly repaired, and we have earned plenty of merit. Giving them the scraps won't hurt, Shi Mo thought to himself.

Thus, after exchanging glances with Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun, Shi Mo readily agreed to let Jieyin and Zhun Ti help.

In truth, Shi Mo and the others had long been weary of repairing the Western leylines for so long. If not for the merit, Hongyun, who was never one to sit still and whose help was always erratic, would have run off long ago.

The reason Hongyun had been able to persist for so long was because he had left early before, and later, when the leyline and subterranean fire energies became restless, he felt guilty that Shi Mo had been unable to go to Purple Heaven Palace to listen to the Dao.

With the help of Jieyin and Zhun Ti, the final repairs of the Western leylines proceeded even more smoothly.

Just a few thousand years later, as the Western leyline restoration project was successfully completed, Jieyin and Zhun Ti, who had also gained some merit and secretly regretted not participating earlier, warmly invited Shi Mo and the others to visit Mount Sumeru in the West.

It was often said that the West was barren, but upon arriving at Mount Sumeru, Shi Mo realized that the West was not lacking in foundation; it was just that everything had been claimed by Jieyin and Zhun Ti.

One had to know that Zhun Ti's true form was the Western Innate Geng Metal Bodhi Tree, one of the top innate spiritual roots in the Primordial World.

Although Shi Mo was not entirely certain of Jieyin's origin, it was clearly not inferior.

As their cultivation site, Mount Sumeru was not only a gathering point for the leyline energy of the West, but it also nurtured many resources and treasures, not at all inferior to the Nine Tripod Iron Fork Mountain that Shi Mo had renovated.

It is truly worthy of being the cultivation site of the two Western Sages and the birthplace of the Western Sect. No wonder Jieyin and Zhun Ti were later able to establish the Western Buddhist Sect and create the Western Paradise, Shi Mo thought to himself as he toured Mount Sumeru under the guidance of Jieyin and Zhun Ti.

Following this, after some exchange and discussion, as they were about to part ways, Zhun Ti took the initiative to invite Shi Mo to cultivate in the West. Only then did Shi Mo realize why they had been so enthusiastic.

So, this was a long-standing tradition of the two Western Sages—scouting for talent everywhere.

If not for this, given the barrenness of the Western land, the Western Buddhist Sect would have found it difficult to flourish so greatly later on.

After politely declining, Shi Mo left with Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun. Looking at the revitalized Western land, he couldn't help but think to himself:

Now that the Western leylines have been repaired, I fear it will flourish even earlier and faster. In this way, the karma the West owes me will only grow larger. When the time comes, if they cannot repay this great karma, perhaps luring me to the West really is the best choice for Jieyin and Zhun Ti.

Could it be that they have already realized this? Is that why they were so proactive and enthusiastic in trying to win me over? Shi Mo dared not underestimate the wisdom of the two Western Sages.

If they insist on being shameless in the future and claim I have an affinity with the West, promising me a title like Buddha, Bodhisattva, or Vice-Sect Leader, and ask me to go to the Western Paradise to enjoy a life of ease, should I go or not? Thinking of this, Shi Mo felt a slight headache.