Both Attain Enlightenment, Healing the Sacred Tree

After revealing the truth and discovering that Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi had not changed their attitude towards him, Wu Chu finally breathed a sigh of relief.

This feeling of carrying secrets and having a burden that's hard to shed is truly exhausting.

Especially when facing Qingqiu Chen and Tianmu Daoist, it felt like walking a tightrope high in the sky; the slightest mistake would mean certain death.

Although Qingqiu Chen later became friends with Wu Chu, he was still somewhat uneasy about this old fox because the old fox was too calculating.

Faced with Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi, Wu Chu felt that if he didn't take a gamble, he might never have such a good opportunity again.

Fortunately, he made the right bet!

Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi were both honest and kind people. Even after they learned that Wu Chu was not a person of great supernatural power, they did not bully the weak or turn their backs on him.

However, they couldn't offer Wu Chu any advice given his situation.

Seeing Wu Chu looking at him with hopeful eyes, Hong Yun chuckled and said, "Fellow Daoist, please don't look at me like that. I have never experienced your level of understanding, so it is truly difficult for me to empathize."

Zhen Yuanzi coughed lightly, feeling that Hong Yun was being too direct.

Wu Chu gave a wry smile, and finally asked, "May I ask, after you two seniors Transformation Form, were your cultivation levels already at the Daluo Realm? Such a level of great supernatural power..."

Hong Yun waved his hand and said, "You flatter me, you flatter me. We are not so fortunate! When we were Transformation Form, we were only at the Taiyi Realm Peak. We don't know how long we worked hard before we barely stepped into the Daluo Realm..."

As expected, these big shots had already reached the Daluo Realm at this time.

In this Primordial Land, the only powerful beings who possess the Daluo Realm upon Transformation Form are probably the future Heavenly Sage like the Three Pure Ones Nuwa and Nuwa.

Even Hong Yun, the man who would one day be fortunate enough to obtain the Grandmist Purple Qi, did not possess the cultivation level of the Daluo Realm when he took Transformation Form. Therefore, Zhen Yuanzi and the Lantern-Burning Daoist they encountered back then must have been a step below them.

In comparison, Lantern-Burning Daoist was probably a level weaker than Zhen Yuanzi, and may have only been at the Taiyi Realm at the time.

Even he himself couldn't believe it when he said it, that he had actually scared away a Taiyi Realm and two Golden Immortal Realm with his mere Innate Realm cultivation.

"Gentlemen, if I may be so bold as to ask, once one enters the Daluo Realm, is it possible to achieve the All Selves as One and travel through the past and future in the River of Time?" Wu Chu asked with feigned curiosity. "Of course, if that's a secret, then pretend I never asked. My apologies!"

Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi looked at each other in bewilderment upon hearing this.

Finally, Hong Yun smiled and asked, "Who told you that?"

"Just hearsay," Wu Chu shrugged. "Just out of curiosity!"

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head slightly and said, "This is not something Daluo could do. It must be just some low-level cultivators making wild guesses. Fellow Daoist, you don't need to take it seriously."

Hong Yun added, "Although I don't know your current realm, I do know about other beings who cultivate essence, qi, and spirit, then the Five Qi within their chests, and finally comprehend the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. The Taiyi Realm is about comprehending the Great Dao Origin the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth. If one can comprehend one of them, one can enter the Daluo. The Daluo realm comprehends even more of the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, encompassing all things, and can indeed achieve eternity. However, this only means eternal immortality within the span of time, not the ability to freely traverse the River of Time."

Zhen Yuanzi nodded in agreement and said, "If we could truly travel through time, wouldn't we be able to travel back in time and eliminate any opponents we can't defeat now? It's not that easy."

At this point, Zhen Yuanzi himself found it amusing.

Hong Yun then said, "Perhaps it's possible for someone above the Daluo!"

Zhen Yuanzi raised an argument, laughing, "If one truly possesses abilities above the Daluo level, then why bother traveling back in time to eliminate the opponent? One could simply suppress them with a flick of the wrist."

While this explanation aligns with the Investiture of the Gods World— after all, if Daluo Golden Immortal could freely travel through the past and future, then the Three Cloud Ladies and Zhao Gongming would probably have done so long ago during the Investiture of the Investiture of the Gods!—the Daluo realm in the Investiture of the Gods World isn't as magical as it seems.

However, Wu Chu felt somewhat distressed. In other words, even if he cultivated to the Daluo Realm, he would not be able to travel through time and return to the Earth he once was.

According to some readers of the Primordial World fantasy genre in later generations, this Primordial World is a low-budget version of the Primordial World; even Daluo Immortal cannot travel to the past or future. Thumbs down!

So, how did he come into this world in the first place?

Is Earth a future evolution of this world, or one of other Lesser Thousandfold World? Are there other Lesser Thousandfold World in the Chaos Void surrounding this realm?

He couldn't understand it.

As for whether the Sage above the Daluo level can do this, they certainly don't understand.

The Dao Ancestor has not yet become a saint, and the concept of becoming a saint doesn't even exist in the Primordial Land!

Then, Hong Yun asked, "What is the meaning of your statement, 'All Selves as One'?"

Wu Chu said, "This is a theory derived from the concept of traversing the River of Time. If we could travel through the past and future, there would be a 'me' at any point in time within that River of Time. The All Selves as One River of Time merging all the 'me's' at any point in time into one, which is called eternal uniqueness."

Wu Chu's statement greatly intrigued both Hong Yun and Zhen Yuanzi.

Then, they all closed their eyes and entered a state of enlightenment.

Wu Chu was taken aback upon seeing this.

Is this the beginning of enlightenment?

He couldn't help but sigh to himself: In this Primordial World, those with profound roots are truly enviable! How can we possibly catch up with such beings?

Seeing that the two had entered a state of enlightenment, Wu Chu gave up the idea of continuing to drink, signaled to Little Moon Spirit and the others not to disturb the two seniors, and returned to the cabin to cultivate.

Using the Dragon Clan's breathing technique to absorb the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, the dragon draws in external spiritual energy and refines it within its body, storing the resulting Five-Colored Mist in its Middle Dantian.

Now, his Middle Dantian is almost filled with the five-colored substance, and he doesn't know if the Five-Colored Mist will eventually move to his Upper Dantian. The Upper Dantian is his Consciousness Sea, which contains not only his Divine Sense but also a vast expanse of Merit Golden Light.

When they woke up the next day, the two senior figures were still in a daze. Wu Chu signaled to the Little Deer Cub to take the boat back to the dock and give the Tower Ship to the two senior figures.

He then approached the Sacred Tree, the Purple Jade Spirit Crabapple, reached out and touched its rough, grayish-white bark, and said, "Sacred Tree, you must remember just how much I sacrificed to save you."

As he spoke, he used his Divine Sense to channel the Merit Power within his body into the Sacred Tree.

The golden light had barely appeared in his hand when it instantly disappeared into the Sacred Tree. Then, a suction force emanated from the Sacred Tree, causing the Merit Golden Light within Wu Chu's body to vanish rapidly. Meanwhile, a golden halo gradually rose on the surface of the Sacred Tree.

As time passed, the halo expanded and grew larger, spreading towards the treetops.

Seeing this, Yibao, who was floating beside Wu Chu, couldn't help but show an envious expression, and her mouth watered. If she had so much Merit, would she grow bigger?

Although she desperately wanted to snatch it away, Yibao also understood that if this Purple Jade Spirit Crabapple Tree could be restored to its original state, it would be of great help to Wu Chu's cultivation.

Putting everything else aside, if Wu Chu were given a few more Purple Jade Spirit-Pattern Apple, not only would Wu Chu lifespan increase, but his cultivation level could also increase by tens of thousands of years.

Therefore, this is a win-win situation.