They cultivated the Nine Yin-Yang Evolutions. Once they completed five Yinyang Evolutions, their fleshly bodies and Primordial Spirits would reach the strength of Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Afterward, once they completed nine Yinyang Evolutions, their fleshly bodies and Primordial Spirits would rival High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Before completing nine Yinyang Evolutions, although their fleshly bodies and Primordial Spirits could not reach the strength of High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, each additional Yinyang Evolution would double their strength.
Therefore, although Yuan Yan and the other three all possessed fleshly bodies and Primordial Spirits at the strength of Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, Yuan Yan's were many times stronger than those of Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling.
(The foundation of a Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal's fleshly body and Primordial Spirit was far greater than that of a Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal.)
At this moment, Yuan Yan carefully assessed the overall strength of himself, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling. Delight immediately rose in his heart, and the satisfaction between his brows could not be concealed.
His own cultivation was at the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm. Both his fleshly body and Primordial Spirit had reached the strength of Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and he possessed numerous treasures, including the Twelfth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, Yinyang Twin-Bloom Lotus, Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd, Nine Heavens Breath Soil, Jade Disc of Creation Fragment, Yinyang Cauldron, and Yinyang Mirror.
Yuan Jie was a Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal, with both his fleshly body and Primordial Spirit at the strength of Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. He possessed the Northern Dark Water-Control Banner,
the Ninth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, World Cauldron, Cosmos Pearl, Chaos Gourd, Immortal-Slaying Gourd, and many other treasures.
Yuan Lun was a Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal, with both his fleshly body and Primordial Spirit at the strength of Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. He possessed the Life-and-Death Wheel, Mountain-Driving Whip, Ninth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, Three Lights Divine Water, Water-Fire Gourd, Treasure-Nurturing Gourd, and many other treasures.
Yuan Ling was likewise a Late Great Firmament Golden Immortal, and both his fleshly body and Primordial Spirit had reached the level of Mid-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. He possessed the Grand Illusory Mirror,
Illusory World Painting, Ninth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, Soul-Scattering Gourd, Spirit-Absorbing Gourd, Yellow Millet Dream Rice, and many other treasures.
With the four of their cultivation realms, the strength of their fleshly bodies and Primordial Spirits, and the numerous High-Grade or greater Innate Spiritual Treasures in their hands, their strength absolutely surpassed all others of the same realm.
Across the Primordial World, any Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal without an Innate Supreme Treasure was absolutely no match for Yuan Yan. Even a Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal with an Innate Supreme Treasure would likely find it difficult to defeat him.
As for Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, they absolutely did not fear Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortals without Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. Even those with Supreme-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures might not be able to defeat them.
If the four of them joined forces, they could be called invincible within the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm!
Compared with the top-tier Innate Divines of their era, they held every advantage.
Given their current circumstances, when Purple Firmament Palace opened, surely they would not fail to seize a cushion or secure a Sage Position, would they?
And if they could seize a cushion and obtain a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi, then in the future, he would at least be able to attain the Dao and become a Sage, rather than being reduced to an ant beneath a Sage—
Yuan Yan lightly shook his head, reining in all the turbulent thoughts in his heart. A sharp glint flashed through his eyes as he raised his head toward the heavens. His gaze pierced through the layered protective formations of Yingzhou Immortal Island and looked directly upon the vast, boundless, ever-changing Primordial World.
After pondering for a moment, he made a calculation with his fingers and began deducing the situation outside.
The fifteen Epochs they had spent in seclusion had not been particularly peaceful. From time to time, Great Firmament Golden Immortals used their own Great Dao to connect with the laws of heaven and earth, proclaiming themselves as their Dao voices resounded throughout the Primordial World.
Their Primordial Spirits communicated with heaven and earth as they comprehended the laws and Great Dao contained within heaven and earth and within their many Innate Spiritual Treasures. They even occasionally burned Heavenly Dao Merit to merge with the Dao, so naturally they had not been entirely unaware. They had been awakened twice.
After the second time, they cut off their perception of the outside world and entered deep states of Dao comprehension, completely ignoring all information from beyond.
After deducing for a moment, Yuan Yan grasped the situation and could not help shaking his head lightly. "These top-tier Innate Divines truly are ostentatious!"
He had broken through to the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm far earlier than they had, and now he had already reached the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, yet he had never been so ostentatious.
Of course, Yuan Yan absolutely would not admit that the reason he had not been ostentatious was because, when he broke through to the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm, he simply had no ability to be ostentatious.
If he had dared to be as ostentatious as the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others, perhaps some Primordial Golden Immortal mighty figure from the Qilin Clan would have come knocking to "borrow" his Innate Spiritual Treasures and "invite" him to join the Three Clans War.
Just as Yuan Yan finished his deductions, Yuan Jie and the other two did the same. All three turned their gazes toward Yuan Yan, awaiting his instructions for their next move.
Sensing the gazes of Yuan Jie and the other two, and understanding their thoughts, Yuan Yan pondered for a moment before saying, "The three of you will go together to the Western Continent to repair the Earth Veins. Find a suitable place to establish a Daoist sanctuary and gather the fortune of the west. If there is no suitable place, build one yourselves, or move Yingzhou Immortal Island to the Western Continent!"
"Oh, right!" As if recalling something, Yuan Yan continued, "When you go to the Western Continent to repair the Earth Veins, do your utmost if the gains outweigh the losses. But if the losses outweigh the gains, do not invest too much time and effort. You can take turns repairing the Earth Veins. Make sure you have sufficient time to cultivate and ensure your cultivation realms do not fall behind."
"Also, once you reach the Western Continent, consume more heavenly treasures and Innate spiritual fruits that can still benefit you. Save Heavenly Dao Merit whenever possible, but use it when necessary!"
"Those heavenly treasures and Innate spiritual fruits still have some use for us now, but as our cultivation realms rise, their effects will certainly grow weaker and weaker. Using them now offers better value."
"As for Merit, although I want to save it for more critical moments, the higher our cultivation realms become, the easier and faster it will be for us to earn Merit."
As for himself?
He did not intend to go to the Western Continent to repair the Earth Veins. Instead, he planned to continue traveling through the Primordial World, witness the splendor of those top-tier Innate Divines, make the acquaintance of a few, discuss the Dao with them, and verify his own Great Dao.
Naturally, he would definitely consume any heavenly treasures and Innate spiritual fruits that could benefit him. He would also use Heavenly Dao Merit whenever necessary, striving to break through to the Primordial Golden Immortal realm as soon as possible and maintain an absolute lead over all the top-tier Innate Divines.
However, he had only recently broken through to the Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm. The gap between a Perfected Great Firmament Golden Immortal and a Primordial Golden Immortal was like a heavenly chasm, and the accumulation and foundation required for a breakthrough were exceedingly terrifying. Unless he was willing to squander the Merit in his hands, he certainly could not break through in a short time.
"Agreed!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling instantly understood Yuan Yan's plan. They had no objections and all nodded.
Afterward, they each took out and exchanged some heavenly treasures and Innate spiritual fruits useful to themselves. The three did not linger long on Yingzhou Immortal Island.
The three simultaneously raised their hands and tore open the void. Mysterious light swirled around them as they crossed the Boundless Void directly, rushing without pause toward the Western Continent.
After watching the three depart, Yuan Yan's figure flashed, and he too vanished from Yingzhou Immortal Island.
At the edge of the Western Continent, not far from the Eastern Continent, stood a majestic and magnificent mountain range stretching for countless trillions of miles. Its peaks soared into the clouds, pure Innate Spiritual Qi and Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence flowed through the mountains, and its imposing terrain carried an extraordinary presence.
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