Strength and Instructions

They cultivated the Nine Yin-Yang Evolutions. As long as they completed five Yin-Yang transformations, both their physical bodies and primordial spirits would reach the strength of mid-grade innate spirit treasures.

Then, once they completed nine Yin-Yang transformations, their physical bodies and primordial spirits would be comparable to high-grade innate spirit treasures.

Before completing the ninth Yin-Yang transformation, although their physical bodies and primordial spirits could not reach the strength of high-grade innate spirit treasures, every additional transformation would double their strength.

Therefore, although Yuan Yan and the other three all possessed physical bodies and primordial spirits at the level of mid-grade innate spirit treasures, Yuan Yan's were many times stronger than those of Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling.

(The foundation of a perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal's physical body and primordial spirit was far higher than that of a late-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal.)

At this moment, Yuan Yan carefully assessed the overall strength of himself, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling. Joy immediately welled up in his heart, and he could not hide his satisfaction.

He himself was at perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal, with both his physical body and primordial spirit reaching the strength of mid-grade innate spirit treasures. In his possession were the Twelfth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, the Yinyang Twin-Bloom Lotus, the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd, Nine Heavens Breath Soil, a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation, the Yinyang Cauldron, the Yinyang Mirror—and many other treasures.

Yuan Jie was at the late stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, with both his physical body and primordial spirit reaching the strength of mid-grade innate spirit treasures. In his possession were the Northern Dark Water-Control Banner, the Ninth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, the World Cauldron, the Cosmos Pearl, the Chaos Gourd, the Immortal-Slaying Gourd—and many other treasures.

Yuan Lun was at the late stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, with both his physical body and primordial spirit reaching the strength of mid-grade innate spirit treasures. In his possession were the Life-and-Death Wheel, the Mountain-Driving Whip, the Ninth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, Three Lights Divine Water, the Water-Fire Gourd, the Treasure-Nurturing Gourd—and many other treasures.

Yuan Ling was likewise at the late stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, with both his physical body and primordial spirit reaching the level of mid-grade innate spirit treasures. In his possession were the Grand Illusory Mirror, the Illusory World Painting, the Ninth-Rank World-Purifying White Lotus, the Soul-Scattering Gourd, the Spirit-Absorbing Gourd, Yellow Millet Dream Rice—and many other treasures.

With the cultivation realms of the four of them, the strength of their physical bodies and primordial spirits, and the many high-grade or higher innate spirit treasures in their hands, their power was absolutely unrivaled among those of the same rank.

Looking across the Primordial World, any perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal without a supreme innate treasure was absolutely no match for Yuan Yan. Even a perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal possessing a supreme innate treasure would likely find it difficult to defeat him.

As for Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, they absolutely feared no perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal without a top-grade innate spirit treasure at their side. Even perfected Great Luo Golden Immortals with top-grade innate spirit treasures might not be able to defeat them.

If the four joined forces, they could be called invincible within the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm!

Compared to the top innate sacred beings of their era, they truly held every advantage.

Given their current circumstances, when Purple Firmament Palace opened, surely they would not fail to seize a meditation cushion and secure a saintly seat?

And if he could seize a meditation cushion and obtain a strand of Primordial Violet Qi, then in the future he would at the very least attain the Dao and become a Saint, rather than fall into becoming an ant beneath the Saints—

Yuan Yan gently shook his head, gathering up the surging thoughts in his heart. A sharp gleam flashed through his eyes as he raised his head toward the heavens. His gaze pierced through layer upon layer of Yingzhou Immortal Island's protective formations and looked directly upon the vast, boundless Primordial World, where winds and clouds shifted without end.

After pondering for a moment, he pinched his fingers and began calculating the situation outside.

The fifteen eras they had spent in seclusion had not been particularly peaceful. From time to time, Great Luo Golden Immortals connected their own Great Dao to the rules of heaven and earth, proclaiming themselves as their Dao voices resounded mightily throughout the Primordial World.

Their primordial spirits were linked to heaven and earth as they comprehended the laws and Great Dao contained within heaven and earth and countless innate spirit treasures. They had even occasionally burned Heavenly Dao merit to merge with the Dao, so naturally they had not felt nothing. They had been roused twice.

After those two times, they had shut off their senses from the outside world and plunged into deep Dao comprehension, paying no heed whatsoever to the messages coming from beyond.

After calculating for a moment, Yuan Yan understood. He could not help shaking his head lightly. "These top innate sacred beings truly are flamboyant!"

He had broken through to Great Luo Golden Immortal much earlier than they had, and now he had already reached perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal, yet he had not been so flamboyant.

Of course, Yuan Yan absolutely would not admit that the reason he had not been flamboyant was that, when he broke through to Great Luo Golden Immortal, he simply had no ability to be flamboyant.

If he had dared to show off like the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others, perhaps some Primordial Unity Golden Immortal expert from the Qilin Clan would have come knocking, "borrowed" his innate spirit treasures, and "invited" him to join the great war of the three clans.

Just as Yuan Yan finished his calculations, the other three did the same. They simultaneously 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 briefly before saying, "The three of you should go together to the Western Continent. Repair the earth veins, and find a suitable location to establish a Daoist sanctuary and gather the Western Continent's fortune. If there is no suitable place, construct one yourselves, or simply move Yingzhou Immortal Island to the Western Continent!"

"Oh, right!" As though recalling something, Yuan Yan added, "When you go to the Western Continent to repair the earth veins, if the gains outweigh the losses, do your utmost. But if the costs outweigh the gains, do not invest too much time and energy. You can take turns repairing the earth veins. Make sure you have enough time to cultivate, and make sure your cultivation realms do not fall behind."

"Also, after you reach the Western Continent, consume more heavenly treasures and innate spirit fruits that are still useful to you. Save Heavenly Dao merit whenever possible, but use it if necessary!"

"Those heavenly treasures and innate spirit fruits still have some use for us now, but as our cultivation realms rise, their effects will certainly grow smaller and smaller. Using them now gives better value."

"As for merit, although I wish to save it for more crucial 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, witnessing the splendor of those top innate sacred beings, befriending some of them, discussing the Dao with them, and verifying his own Great Dao.

Naturally, he would definitely consume any heavenly treasures and innate spirit fruits that proved useful to him. He would also certainly use Heavenly Dao merit whenever necessary, striving to break through to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal as soon as possible and maintain an absolute lead over the many top innate sacred beings.

However, he had only recently broken through to perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal. The gap between perfected Great Luo Golden Immortal and Primordial Unity Golden Immortal was like a heavenly chasm, and the accumulation and foundation required for a breakthrough were immensely terrifying. Unless he was willing to squander the merit in his hands, he could not possibly break through in a short time.

"Good!" Upon hearing this, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling instantly understood Yuan Yan's plan. They had no objections and nodded one after another.

Afterward, they each took out and exchanged some heavenly treasures and innate spirit fruits useful to themselves. The three did not remain on Yingzhou Immortal Island for long.

The three simultaneously raised their hands and tore open the void. Mysterious light swirled around them as they crossed the boundless emptiness directly, racing without pause toward the Western Continent.

As Yuan Yan watched the three depart, his 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 towering, magnificent mountain range stretching for countless billions of miles. Its peaks soared into the clouds, pure innate spiritual energy and Dao rhythm flowing through the mountains. Its terrain was grand and imposing, its presence extraordinary.