Late Dragon-Han Tribulation

Moreover, its connection to him was far too close. He could draw upon primordial spiritual qi, Dao rhythms, spiritual opportunities, and even transfer his own primordial origin to let it continue growing.

Although he could not delay his own cultivation, sacrifice his primordial origin, and damage his Dao foundation for the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd, his transformed body came from the Primordial Gourd Vine. Their origins were identical, and he was practically one with the Primordial Gourd Vine. Naturally, he could have the Primordial Gourd Vine provide nourishment for the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd in his stead.

Without the slightest hesitation, Yuan Yan revealed his true form, transforming into a section of Primordial Gourd Vine, with a primordial treasure gourd still hanging from it.

Walking up to the Primordial Gourd Vine, Yuan Yan rooted himself in the Nine Heavens Breath Soil and reconnected with the Primordial Gourd Vine through the severed gap from before.

On one side, he continuously absorbed the primordial spiritual qi, Dao rhythms, spiritual opportunities, and even primordial origin drawn in by the Primordial Gourd Vine, continuing to nurture the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd.

On the other, he allowed the Primordial Gourd Vine to absorb primordial spiritual qi and Dao rhythms, restoring its origin so that its primordial origin would not be exhausted too quickly and cause it to wither.

As for the other six primordial gourds, they could only be treated as before, supplied with a small amount of primordial spiritual qi and Dao rhythms to preserve their vitality.

"Something's not right!" Yuan Yan suddenly thought. I originally planned to go out and see this world after taking form. But now that I've revealed my true form, connected myself to the Primordial Gourd Vine, and continued nurturing the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd, how am I supposed to go out?

"Forget it. I won't go out for now!"

"I'll continue cultivating within the primordial formation and nurture the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd. It won't be too late to leave once I break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal and the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd advances to a top-grade primordial spiritual treasure."

After all, Great Luo Golden Immortals comprehended their own Dao, transcended the river of time, and were immortal and indestructible. They would not perish easily.

But Taiyi Golden Immortals? That was another matter entirely, especially Taiyi Golden Immortals carrying a great treasure.

"Still, even if I won't be going out for now, I should at least take a look at the world outside, understand the situation beyond, and determine what era this is."

With that thought in mind, Yuan Yan began to comprehend the primordial formation protecting the Primordial Gourd Vine.

The primordial formation guarding the Primordial Gourd Vine sealed off and isolated the inside from the outside. While this protected the Primordial Gourd Vine from being discovered too easily, it also cut off everything within the primordial formation from the outside world.

Unless he mastered the primordial formation, his divine sense could not extend beyond it at all. Naturally, he would find it difficult to communicate with Heaven and Earth and deduce the heavenly secrets.

Therefore, if he wanted to understand the situation outside, he first needed to comprehend and master the primordial formation.

Perhaps it was because the Primordial Gourd Vine was the formation's foundation, or perhaps because the formation contained transformations of yin, yang, and the five elements, making it exceptionally compatible with him.

In less than ten thousand years, Yuan Yan had comprehended the primordial formation to a certain extent and could control it through the Primordial Gourd Vine.

He also gained a certain understanding of the primordial formation protecting the Primordial Gourd Vine. This formation was the Primordial Yin-Yang Great Evolution Formation. It exhausted the transformations of yin, yang, and the five elements, and was a formation at the Primordial Golden Immortal level. If operated to its utmost limit, it could even block a Primordial Golden Immortal.

However, with his current cultivation realm, it was simply impossible for him to fully comprehend the mysteries of this formation. Naturally, he could not bring out all of its power.

Under his control, it would already be impressive if this primordial formation could withstand a perfected Great Luo.

Having initially mastered the primordial formation, Yuan Yan began to sense the outside world.

"Hiss! What dense baleful qi and tribulation qi!"

At this time, if one looked with the naked eye, the vast expanse outside, spanning trillions upon trillions of miles, was barren and desolate, filled everywhere with Pangu's vast and terrifying pressure.

But he was a Taiyi Golden Immortal and could see scenes that ordinary immortals could not:

The world beyond Mount Buzhou seemed to have turned black and red, with tribulation qi and baleful qi so dense they could not be dispersed.

Moreover, he had a vague feeling that if he dared leave his place of birth and depart from Mount Buzhou, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance that he would perish.

At once, Yuan Yan became even more determined not to go out for the time being!

With the tribulation qi and baleful qi outside so dense, he did not even need to communicate with Heaven and Earth or deduce the heavenly secrets to know what era the outside world was in: the late or final stage of the Dragon-Han Tribulation.

In this era, the three races were contending for supremacy over the Primordial World with unparalleled tyranny. Without Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivation, going outside would be no different from delivering yourself into danger!

Sure enough, after Yuan Yan briefly communicated with Heaven and Earth and learned some basic information, it truly was now the era of the three races.

Having learned what era he was in, Yuan Yan did not dare deduce too much, nor did he even dare think too much.

For mighty great supernatural beings, thoughts held onto would always receive a response. He had no desire to be noticed.

Retracting his divine sense, Yuan Yan raised the concealing and shielding power of the Primordial Yin-Yang Dao Evolution Formation to its maximum.

"I never expected this to be the late stage of the Dragon-Han Calamity rather than after the Dragon-Han Calamity!"

"Still, this should be good news for me. Perhaps I took form far earlier than the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, Taiyi, and the others, or perhaps I emerged in the same era as them. But I definitely won't be later than them. Perhaps in the future, I may even be able to contend with them!"

At that thought, Yuan Yan could not help but feel excited.

When he had first awakened, he had not sought to attain the Dao of Primordial Great Luo, nor had he sought to attain the Dao and become a Saint. It would have been enough simply to escape his original fate and become a carefree great supernatural being.

But the human heart was never satisfied. Once one obtained what one wanted, one would seek something even better.

He was no exception.

If there was no opportunity, then so be it. But if there was one, he naturally wanted to attain the Dao as well. Naturally, he did not wish to become an "ant" beneath the Saints.

Shaking his head lightly, Yuan Yan wiped away his tangled thoughts and regained his calm.

Whether he wished to attain the Dao of Primordial Great Luo or attain the Dao and become a Saint, neither could be achieved through mere fantasy. Both required initial accumulation and effort.

What he should do now was not fantasize about the future, but cultivate steadily and first break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal.

His primordial inheritance naturally contained records of how to break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal.

The cultivation realms of the Primordial World were divided into: Earth Immortal, Heaven Immortal, True Immortal, Profound Immortal, Golden Immortal, Taiyi Golden Immortal, Great Luo Golden Immortal, Primordial Golden Immortal, and Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal.

Earth Immortal: The lowest realm in the Primordial World at present. Those who had yet to condense a primordial soul were Earth Immortals, generally descendants of primordial beings who had not yet been born.

Heaven Immortal: One could break through after condensing a primordial soul. Heaven Immortal cultivation focused on strengthening the primordial soul.

True Immortal: One could break through after condensing a primordial true spirit. True Immortal cultivation focused on strengthening the primordial true spirit.

Profound Immortal: Profound beyond profound, comprehending a trace of Heaven and Earth's mysteries and grasping a wisp of law.

Golden Immortal: One had entered the threshold of comprehending laws, condensed the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit, tempered the body and primordial soul with laws, and nourished the primordial true spirit, rendering one's body, primordial soul, and true spirit indestructible.

Taiyi Golden Immortal: By comprehending one law to perfection, one could transform the Golden Immortal Dao Fruit into a Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. Once the Dao Fruit transformed, one could break through to Taiyi Golden Immortal.

By comprehending forty-nine perfected laws, one could break through to perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal. At that point, although one could still comprehend more laws, even perfecting all three thousand laws, one could no longer nourish and strengthen the Taiyi Golden Immortal Dao Fruit.