Eight Treasures Divine Whip, Zhen Yuanzi Sorts Out the Earth Veins

"Look."

Lingxiao did not beat around the bush. His fingers formed a Dao seal as he slowly chanted the Great Dao True Formula, his voice booming like a great bell, every word in harmony with the rhythms of heaven and earth:

"Innate Yi Wood forms a Spiritual Root, Yin-Yang and the five elements gather in one body."

"Chaos's lingering radiance condenses a treasure form, eight-colored divine light shatters all dust."

"Brush down Heaven and Earth beyond the five colors, refine Yin-Yang beyond the Seven Treasures."

"The Sun Star serves as the foundation to open Creation; one vine, one calabash, settles Heaven and Earth."

With every line he recited, the Calabash Vine brightened another degree.

When the final word fell, the Calabash Vine swayed gently, and an eight-colored divine light suddenly shot from its tip—red was Solar True Fire, black Lunar Divine Water, yellow Wu Earth, green Yi Wood, white Geng Metal, blue Ren Water, orange Bing Fire, and purple Creation Source.

The eight lights intertwined and circulated, the three profound meanings of Yin-Yang, the five elements, and Creation fused seamlessly into one, glorious as heavenly might descending!

"Whoosh!"

Wherever the divine light swept, a lump of Chaos stone in the corner of the hall instantly turned to nothingness, not even a speck of dust remaining.

One had to know that this Chaos stone was an object of Chaos. Though it could not compare to the true bodies of Haotian and Yaochi, it was still far beyond what Great Firmament power could shatter.

In other words, if it were a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, unless they possessed a Supreme-Grade Spiritual Treasure or Supreme Treasure for protection, being struck by that divine light would erase them from existence!

Whether it missed or was blocked was another matter, but as long as it landed...

A Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal would surely die!

Even a Primordial Golden Immortal like Moon-Malefic Star Lord would have to pay a grievous price!

"Wow! What an incredible divine ability!" Changxi covered her little mouth in shock, her eyes glittering with stars as she looked at Lingxiao. "Husband, what is this divine ability called? And this Calabash Vine is so powerful now—it should have a new name too, right?"

Xihe also stepped forward slowly, curiosity and admiration in her cool eyes.

Lingxiao smiled faintly and reached out to ruffle Changxi's hair. "This divine ability fuses Yin-Yang, the five elements, and Creation into one, so it shall be called the Primordial Yin-Yang Five Elements Creation Divine Light. This Calabash Vine has now evolved eight-colored divine light and unified the power of the eight treasures, so it shall be called the Eight Treasures Divine Whip."

Kong Xuan's five-colored divine light was confined to the five elements; it could not brush away anything outside the five elements.

Though Zhunti's Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree could sever karma, it could only shatter, not refine.

Only this eight-colored divine light used Yin-Yang as its pivot, the five elements as its sinews and bones, and Creation as its soul. Nothing could escape its sweep, and nothing could resist its refinement!

—Below the Saint Realm, when opponents of the same realm fought, if they lacked a treasure of corresponding grade to resist it, then once they were struck by the divine light, whether Spiritual Treasure, physical body, or Primordial Spirit, all would be instantly refined and become nourishment for the Eight Treasures Divine Whip's own growth!

After completing the refinement, Lingxiao summoned the Starry Sky Gourd again.

The Starry Sky Gourd and the Eight Treasures Divine Whip had been born from the same source. Their auras instantly merged, becoming wholly one.

Only the three divine swords formed from the Sun Star and Lunar Yin, which served as calabash stoppers, still required time and Merit to be nurtured into complete harmony.

Lingxiao looked at his treasure for attaining the Dao, satisfaction flashing through his eyes.

He had originally been a Great Sun Golden Crow, gathering the essence of the Sun Star and inheriting the Fire Dao. With this as his foundation, he could transform Yin-Yang and evolve the five elements.

Now, the Eight Treasures Divine Whip had completed the Creation Source. As the origin of all things, it was perfectly suited to unify the Starry Sky Gourd and the three divine swords, forming a complete system of treasures for attaining the Dao.

"Everything is ready. Only Merit remains."

Lingxiao raised his eyes toward the Primordial Lands, his gaze piercing through layer after layer of void.

There, Zhen Yuanzi and Hong Yun were still rushing about, linking together the scattered Earth Veins bit by bit.

"Soon." He murmured softly, a faint smile curling his lips. "Once the order of the land is initially established and Merit descends, all these treasures of mine can become Merit treasures as well."

The years flowed like water, like a great river surging eastward.

The Sun Star hung high above the Primordial Starry Sky, eternal and undying. Sun and moon shone upon each other, and in the blink of an eye, less than a thousand years remained before the Dao Ancestor's second sermon.

On this day, atop Mount Longevity.

"I am Zhen Yuanzi, transformed from Buzhou Wu Earth Essence. Today, I inherit the blessings left behind by the ancient sage Pangu: to establish a heart for the earth, establish a destiny for all living beings, continue blessings and fortunes for the ancient sages, and open an age of peace for the Primordial World!"

Zhen Yuanzi held the Earth Book as he stood beneath the Ginseng Fruit Tree, his robes billowing and his voice shaking the wilds.

"Earth Veins, rise!"

He drove his mana with all his strength, using the Earth Book as the core and the Ginseng Fruit Tree as the central axis, linking every Earth Book imprint and mana mark he had left across the Primordial World over the years.

Hong Yun stood at his side, red light circulating around his body. He concentrated intently, assisting from the side while also standing guard for him, wary of evil demons taking the chance to cause trouble.

"Whoosh!"

The Earth Book abruptly rose into the air and slowly unfurled.

Upon the scroll's cover, points of earthen-yellow spiritual light lit up one after another, brilliant as stars. In the end, they converged into a complete map of the Primordial World's Earth Veins—five ancestral veins as bones, ninety-nine great veins as sinews, one hundred and eight thousand lesser veins as channels, and countless tiny Earth Veins, as numerous as the sands of the Ganges and present everywhere, as blood. Each corresponded to the famous mountains and great rivers, grotto-heavens and blessed lands of the Primordial Lands, all clearly visible.

"Rumble—"

As scattered Earth Veins were drawn forth one after another, the entire Primordial Lands rumbled at once, as though billions of earth dragons were turning over simultaneously.

Faintly, with the Earth Book and Ginseng Fruit Tree as formation eyes, the embryonic form of a grand formation spanning the Primordial World slowly took shape. It was precisely the Primordial Wu Earth Earth Vein Formation!

Once this formation was complete, the Earth Veins of the Primordial Lands—which had been thrown into disorder and even shattered by battles through one Calamity after another—were once more connected into a complete whole. The innate spiritual energy transformed from the World Womb Membrane flowed through the linked Earth Veins, nourishing every inch of the Primordial Lands.

The most obvious change came in the Western Lands.

The spiritual energy that had leaked away like water through a sieve for countless Yuanshui suddenly ceased. It reached a delicate balance with the replenishment from the World Womb Membrane and finally stopped worsening—

Riverbeds dry for untold years welled with clear springs once more, water murmuring softly.

Barren mountains took on fresh green, specks of vitality breaking through the soil.

The Sha Qi that had permeated the land for hundreds of millions of years was suppressed by the power of the Earth Veins like a receding tide, slowly withdrawing.

"Crash!"

The instant the framework of the Earth Veins was roughly sorted out, above the Thirty-Three Heavens, the Mysterious Yellow Merit Cloud Sea suddenly gathered. Vast as an inverted heavenly river, it covered the entire Primordial World, from the Four Seas to the eight wildernesses.

Merit Golden Light crashed down, splitting into four streams in midair:

Thirty percent went to Zhen Yuanzi. Half merged into his Dao body, sending his cultivation advancing by leaps and bounds; the other half entered the Earth Book, where countless golden Merit patterns immediately emerged, faintly showing signs of becoming a Merit Spirit Treasure.

Ten percent went to Hong Yun, merging into his Primordial Spirit. The red light around him became ever more auspicious and pure, while his Dao foundation grew ever more stable.

Twenty percent scattered into Earth Vein nodes throughout the Primordial World, deepening the resonance and connection between the Earth Veins and making the Primordial Wu Earth Earth Vein Formation more stable.

As for the largest share, a full forty percent, it transformed into a thick golden rainbow that tore through the void and shot directly toward the Sun Star.

Such a heaven-shaking commotion naturally alerted the Great Supernatural Beings and Innate Sacred Beings throughout the Primordial World at once.

Above the ruins of Mount Sumeru, within the Mount Sumeru Palace dojo.

Jieyin and Zhunti stood side by side, looking toward the Western Lands. Their eyes held not only envy for the vast amount of Merit, but also uncontainable wild joy and excitement.

"Excellent, excellent."

Jieyin pressed his palms together and let out a long sigh. His voice carried a trace of choking emotion. "The Western Ancestral Vein has been shattered for countless Yuanshui. My junior brother and I have toiled for many years, yet we could not recover even the slightest measure. Today, it will finally cease worsening. Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi has bestowed upon our West the grace of rebirth!"

Zhunti nodded heavily, brilliance flashing in his eyes. Revitalizing the West had long been an obsession carved into their bones, surpassing even their pursuit of the Great Dao. "Indeed. As long as spiritual energy no longer leaks away, given time, the West will surely see the day of revival."

Having finally seen hope for the Western Lands' recovery through Zhen Yuanzi, from this day onward, whoever dared harm Zhen Yuanzi would first have to answer to the two brothers!