Forming and Emerging into the World, Escaping into the East Sea

Unknown amounts of time had passed, to the point where Jing Chu could no longer figure it out. The island where he resided was sealed by an Innate dharma array, completely cutting it off from heaven and earth.

He only knew that by this time, Hongjun's lectures had roughly passed, placing him in an era where the various Sages had yet to attain Sagehood.

Accompanied by his complete transformation into the Purifying World White Lotus, time had truly lost all meaning for an Innate Divine Being like him. Even a single instance of comprehending his origin could take who knows how many tens of thousands of years.

Finally, as he finished completely comprehending his origin, the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus, which had been emanating an infinite sacred aura, retracted its true form. Billions of paths of Innate spiritual Qi swept into a vortex, and an illusory figure gradually began to condense, ultimately outlining the silhouette of an upright, extraordinary figure.

He seemed to stride out from the long river of time, his dark Dao robes fluttering in the wind, overflowing with boundless Dao rhymes.

His features were delicate and flawless, his brows and eyes like the most perfect piece of art, and his skin was entirely free of the slightest blemish. Especially those open eyes, which seemed brighter than all the stars of the cosmos combined. The spiritual light contained within them seemed capable of piercing through space and time with a single glance, discerning all things.

Having cultivated for unknown tens of thousands of years, today I finally take human form!

Jing Chu felt the Primordial Dao Body he had just acquired through his transformation, and inexplicably, an urge to burst into loud tears welled up within him.

This was the feeling of freedom. At this moment, the familiar spiritual Qi in this heaven and earth also seemed to become incomparably fragrant.

Suppressing the thoughts in his mind, Jing Chu began to perceive his current level of cultivation. Having transformed as a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, he possessed a full cultivation base of the early Primordial Unity Golden Immortal right upon his transformation.

It could be said that the moment he took form, he had already achieved a realm that countless living beings of the Primordial World could only reach for in their dreams.

One had to know that before the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, there were still several stages, each of which could leave countless living beings blocked outside for a lifetime.

Although a Taiyi Golden Immortal was not considered powerful, it nevertheless made one a true immortal of longevity.

Within the Dao of Immortality, as long as one achieved the Golden Immortal realm and manifested the Immortal Golden Essence, one could roam and live forever leisurely within the Primordial World.

According to Jing Chu's inherited memories, reaching the level of a Taiyi Golden Immortal right upon taking form could already be said to stand at the very pinnacle of the Primordial World.

Even the illustrious Three Ones, as well as the brother-sister pair Fuxi and Nuwa, were merely at this level.

After all, the Great Luo was not merely a cultivation realm; a true Great Luo was a concept, a form of eternal confirmation that transcended the mortal world.

As the incarnation of the Purifying World White Lotus, he naturally possessed inherited memories that led directly to the Great Luo. To achieve the Great Luo, the primary step was for the three Dao flowers of "Jing," "Qi," and "Shen" above the divine soul to bloom. Only then would he have the opportunity for the Five Qi Returning to Origin, to commune with heaven and earth, and to ascend to the Great Luo.

For him now to become a Great Luo, it could be said that as long as he proceeded step by step, there would be almost no problems.

What he lacked was merely the time of a few dozen yuanhui.

With a slight shift of his thoughts, Jing Chu's gaze swept toward the island of his birth.

Before taking form, he had never carefully inspected the island that gave birth to him. Now, examining it closely, he perceived that the environment was beautiful, spiritual roots were dense, and as his divine sense spread outward, he even sensed several paths of Innate spiritual light.

And Innate spiritual light directly represented Innate spiritual treasures.

As the incarnation of the Purifying World White Lotus, he himself was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, so it was naturally impossible for any spiritual treasures to accompany him in birth. Therefore, sensing the aura of Innate spiritual treasures at this moment, Jing Chu could hardly wait to plunder through the island that had nurtured him.

Bah, what plundering; this was the place that gave birth to him.

That made it his own home, and taking things in his own home was naturally a matter of course.

Therefore, this item has an affinity with this poor Daoist.

Following his thoughts, Jing Chu immediately began to explore the island of his birth.

As an island capable of nurturing such footings as his own, while incomparable to the so-called Three Immortal Isles, it could still be called a top-tier blessed land.

It was truly a place where spiritual roots could be found everywhere, both post-natal and innate.

Naturally, he turned none of them away and accepted the lot.

"Post-natal mid-grade spiritual root, Coiling Dragon Vine."

"Innate low-grade spiritual root, Starfall Grass."

"Post-natal high-grade spiritual root, Purple Ginseng Root."

Continuing to explore within the island, a millennium of time passed in a flash. What surprised Jing Chu even more was that he actually found a spiritual root that was of high-grade innate quality.

It was named the Enlightenment Tea Tree. Although it could only provide opportunities for enlightenment to cultivators below the Great Luo, its effects were extremely extraordinary, making it a supreme choice.

As for Innate spiritual treasures, he also had harvests, though there was only one low-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Void-Piercing Sword, and one mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Water-Moon Longevity Robe.

Even so, it left Jing Chu feeling quite satisfied.

After pocketing all the spiritual roots and spiritual treasures, Jing Chu naturally did not forget the Three Lights Divine Water that had nurtured him within the island.

One had to know that this Three Lights Divine Water was not only a holy medicine for healing injuries, but could also nourish spiritual roots, enabling them to blossom, bear fruit, and imbue them with spirituality.

After taking away a large amount of the Three Lights Divine Water, he also looked toward the Innate dharma array shrouding the sky above the island.

Then, transforming into a streak of divine light, he bolted straight into the sky, plunging headfirst into the boundless, unfathomable East Sea spanning countless hundreds of millions of li.

Jing Chu, who had already gained a concept of the scale of the Primordial World from searching the island, was still utterly shocked by the boundless expanse of the sea the moment he plunged into the East Sea.

With his current cultivation as a Taiyi Golden Immortal, a single thought was enough to span hundreds of millions of li. Yet despite this, after flying for several thousand years, there was still not the slightest sign of flying out of the East Sea.

The vast East Sea, with its boundless domain, naturally possessed quite a few islands, and over the course of a millennium, he naturally found a few opportunities.

His own cultivation also grew somewhat as time flew by.

As for so-called enemies, he had never laid eyes on a single one, leaving him without even a chance to strike.

After all, the Primordial World was far too vast, and living beings with real strength were always a minority.

Moreover, after Hongjun attained Sagehood, various living beings must have begun to focus entirely on their own cultivation. Even the Dragon Clan, once the overlords of the East Sea, had fallen from a major Primordial clan, eventually even becoming one of the affiliates of the Demon Clan.

Of course, whether the Dragon Clan had joined the Demon Clan by now, he did not know, nor did he care particularly much.

He only wanted to find a Sage master as quickly as possible before the outbreak of the Witch-Demon Calamity, and then safely apprentice to him.

He would become a disciple of a major sect with backing, and afterwards peacefully raise his own cultivation.

As for spiritual roots and spiritual treasures, once he grew stronger, he would have them sooner or later.

After all, in Jing Chu's view, nothing was more important than surviving in this Primordial World.

Therefore, future Sage masters, hurry up and appear before him.

Even if they did not appear, the appearance of a living creature to lead the way for him would be good.

Come on, come on, whoever it was, he would not be picky...