The moment Yun Chen attained the rank of Profound Venerable, wisps of essence-soul radiance dispersed from above his Primordial Spirit. They then transformed into sheets of luminous leaves, gradually falling into the Great Banyan Tree.
This state continued for a long while.
Only then did he draw that enormous Primordial Spirit back into his body.
His Primordial Spirit had taken shape, accomplishing the self. He had abandoned his former reliance and returned the wisp of essence-soul that had shaped him to the Great Banyan Tree. From this day onward, they would no longer be one.
In truth, that wisp of essence-soul did him no harm. He could even choose to encompass the Great Banyan Tree through it, thereby obtaining greater benefits.
Yet he believed that the Great Banyan Tree had now become a symbol of the Azure Yang Upper Continent and should not be moved. Moreover, having this tree protect the Azure Yang Upper Continent was a very good thing. And he was himself—he no longer needed to rely upon another.
He could pass on the Dao intent of bygone days. He could try to dissolve the burdens carried over from those days. But all that had happened in those bygone days was merely another person's memories.
I am only myself.
At that moment, he stood there for a while, sensing the many mysteries that came after achieving a Primordial Spirit. At last, with a thought, he spread open his palm, and a magical artifact appeared in his hand. It looked like a lotus seed.
This was the magical artifact Chief Executive Zhuang had left behind, the object used to shape his body. Now that his Primordial Spirit had emerged reborn and he had cast aside his worldly body, there was naturally no further need for this item to sustain