Moreover, throughout the Primordial World, anyone others dared not provoke lightly was part of a group.
For example, the Three Pure Ones stood together; Nuwa and Fuxi stood together; Di Jun and Taiyi stood together; the Twelve Ancestral Witches also stood together... Those who did not band together—Rahu had been attacked four against one, while Kunpeng had been coerced into joining the Demon Clan...
With their assistance, no one should dare provoke him lightly. It would also make things much more convenient for him when traveling through the Primordial World in the future and competing for Sage Positions at Purple Firmament Palace.
Delighted, Yuan Yan instructed, "You are only at Taiyi Golden Immortal Perfection right now. Your cultivation is too low; you cannot help me at all. First, each of you should use the Reincarnation Dao, World Dao, and Mind Dao to transform your Dao Fruits. Then cultivate the Nine Yin-Yang Evolutions before breaking through to the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm."
"Oh, right. Since you have already taken form, you should each have your own title. You should not share the same name as me."
"How about this? The three of you shall respectively take Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Ling as your Dao titles."
As for who would use which Dao title, that depended on which Great Dao each chose to focus on cultivating.
The one who focused on the Reincarnation Dao would be Yuan Lun; the one who focused on the World Dao would be Yuan Jie; and the one who focused on the Mind Dao would be Yuan Ling.
"We understand!" the Three-Selves Dao Bodies replied.
They had originally been one person, so there was no need for courtesy. They immediately sat cross-legged and respectively used the Reincarnation Dao Fruit, World Dao Fruit, and Mind Dao Fruit to nurture and transform their Dao Fruits.
Meanwhile, Yuan Yan once again took stock of his possessions and considered how to distribute them.
At this point, the Primordial Gourd Vine had already been divided among the four of them. Unless they revealed their original forms, it could be considered gone.
There were seven Primordial Gourds. Among them, the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd was a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure containing thirty-eight Innate Divine Restrictions. The other six Primordial Gourds were all High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. Other than the Chaos Gourd, which contained thirty-two Innate Divine Restrictions, the rest contained only twenty-seven.
As for the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, after splitting and growing for over a hundred Epochs, it had grown somewhat stronger, but it remained a Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with thirty-nine Innate Divine Restrictions.
After pondering for a moment, Yuan Yan came up with a distribution plan.
He would keep the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd and Nine Heavens Breath Soil, the two Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, for himself. The Three-Selves Dao Bodies would each receive two Primordial Gourds.
Yuan Jie would receive the Chaos Gourd and the Immortal-Slaying Gourd. The Chaos Gourd contained Daos such as chaos and spacetime, allowing Yuan Jie to open worlds within it and put into practice the evolution and refinement of his own Dao. The Immortal-Slaying Gourd contained Daos such as slaughter, Karma, and breaking techniques, making it unparalleled in combat.
Yuan Ling would receive the Soul-Scattering Gourd and the Spirit-Absorbing Gourd, also known as the Monster-Summoning Gourd. The Soul-Scattering Gourd contained Daos such as souls and confusion, while the Spirit-Absorbing Gourd contained Daos such as spirits, summoning, and control. They should be immensely beneficial to Yuan Ling's evolution and refinement of the Mind Dao.
Yuan Lun would receive the Water-Fire Gourd and the Treasure-Nurturing Gourd. The Water-Fire Gourd contained Daos such as water, fire, the Five Elements, and destruction. The Treasure-Nurturing Gourd contained Daos such as nurturing, treasures, and Creation Dao. It could nurture treasures and raise their grade, including Innate Spiritual Treasures, and could even turn acquired objects into innate ones. However, it had certain limitations: the process required an extremely long time, and the resulting grade could not exceed that of the Treasure-Nurturing Gourd. Although it was not a particularly good fit, there was no other choice.
After taking stock of and distributing his possessions, Yuan Yan also entered a state of enlightenment and cultivation. He refined the Innate Divine Restrictions of the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, comprehended laws and Great Daos, evolved and refined his Yin-Yang Dao, and continuously absorbed Innate Spiritual Qi and Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence to nurture the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd.
Time passed slowly, and in the blink of an eye, four or five Epochs had gone by!
Suddenly, terrifying booms—"Boom! Boom! Boom..."—shook the entire Primordial World. Even Mount Buzhou trembled, and Yuan Yan, Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Ling were all jolted awake from their enlightenment.
Along with the terrifying tremors came a voice that resounded throughout the Primordial World:
"Hahahaha... Hongjun, how do you like this grand gift of mine? You cut off my path to attaining the Dao, so I will cut off your path to transcendence! This is not over!"
"**Heavenly Dao above, I, Rahu, Ancestor of Demons, offer my true spirit, the Demonic Dao Source, and the earth veins of the Western Continent as sacrifice! I vow to transform into an outer heavenly demon and establish the Demon Realm beyond the Primordial World! From this day onward: when the Dao rises, demons decline; when demons rise, the Dao declines. Dao and demons cannot coexist! Any cultivator in the Primordial World who seeks to attain the Dao shall inevitably suffer demonic tribulation and give rise to inner demons! When the Dao rises one foot, demons rise ten feet! So long as the Demonic Dao remains, it shall entangle all for eternity! With the Twelfth-Rank World-Destroying Black Lotus, I suppress the fortune of my Demonic Dao! Demon Realm—establish!"
As his words fell, the source power scattered from the earth veins Rahu had self-destructed, Rahu's true spirit, the Demonic Dao Source, and countless surviving members of the Demon Clan flew toward the Inner Chaos beyond the heavens.
Under the mighty power of the Heavenly Dao, an Outer Heavenly Demon Realm was opened, and the Innate Imperishable True Spirit of Rahu, Ancestor of Demons, was suppressed within it.
"Something has happened in the western lands," Yuan Lun said.
More than two Epochs earlier, he had almost simultaneously transformed his Dao Fruit into a Great Firmament Dao Fruit alongside Yuan Jie and Yuan Ling, completed nine Yinyang Evolutions, and broken through to the Great Firmament Golden Immortal Early Stage.
As a Great Firmament Golden Immortal, he could naturally sense that terrifying tremor coming from the Western Continent of the Primordial World. He could also sense that heaven and earth seemed to be wailing.
"It seems the Dao-Devil War has come to an end," Yuan Yan sighed.
He had waited for this day for a long time. It had finally arrived, and he could finally go out to explore!
"I plan to travel abroad, see this magnificent Primordial World, and seek opportunities and Creation Dao. What about you? Will you leave with me?" Yuan Yan asked.
"Of course!" Yuan Ling replied. Yuan Lun and Yuan Jie nodded as well.
"Good. We shall head in different directions. First, we will climb Mount Buzhou and search it thoroughly. After that, I will go east to the East Sea and see whether I can find the Three Immortal Islands. I want to see whether the Twelfth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus and the Grandmist Measuring Ruler are really there. The three of you shall respectively go west, north, and south!"
"Sounds good!"
"However, now that we have entered the world, we can also find ways to seek Merit and Fortune! What are your plans, main body?" Yuan Lun asked.
"Merit and Fortune are not so easily obtained!"
Yuan Yan felt helpless. It was not as though he had never considered seeking Merit and Fortune. During the hundred-plus Epochs in the canyon, he had made many attempts based on his previous life.
For example, he had made pots, bowls, ladles, and basins; drilled wood to make fire; crafted zithers, chess sets, calligraphy, and paintings... but none of it worked.
According to his deductions, to obtain Merit and Fortune, one either had to conform to and advance the development of the Primordial World, or do something beneficial for it. As for the ideas in his mind, either the time was not yet right, he was simply incapable of carrying them out, or he did not wish to do them.
For example, he could establish a faction, subdue the Myriad Tribes of the Primordial World, and then swear an oath to the Heavenly Dao. That would certainly earn Merit and Fortune, but it would draw him into the Calamity of Witches and Demons, so naturally he was unwilling.
For another example, he could deduce an acquired script and spread it throughout the Primordial World, making it the only script or the common script of the Primordial World. That could also earn Merit and Fortune.
But who did he think he was? The Myriad Tribes of the Primordial World each had their own writing. Why should they use his?
For another example, he could promote the establishment of the Four Seasons Order. But he possessed neither a corresponding Innate Spiritual Treasure nor the relevant authority, so he simply could not establish it.
For another example, he could deduce a formation that continuously converted Chaos Qi into Innate Spiritual Qi to replenish the Primordial World. But his attainment in the Formation Dao was limited; he simply could not do it!
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