That Was No Ordinary Breakthrough, but the Pinnacle of the Primordial Wilderness!

In the blink of an eye, he crossed ten thousand miles. After a journey of a thousand years, he finally returned to the Western Lands.

Though the spiritual energy was still sparse and the world's spiritual vitality remained weak, Zhu Yin's heart was peaceful.

This was the root of his Dao, the home of his heart.

Another three hundred years passed before he arrived at Spirit Platform Mountain.

Passing through the mountain-guarding array, he was met by a rich surge of life force that relaxed his entire body.

Spirit Platform Mountain had now reached a critical threshold. Just one more step, and it could advance into a Grotto-heaven Blessed Land.

"Welcome home, Master!" The two boy attendants hurried over and bowed.

Zhu Yin smiled and nodded. "You have tended the plants on this mountain well. You have worked hard. You have followed me for many years, so today, I will grant you names."

"You shall be called Wuxin, and you shall be called Wuqing."

The two boy attendants were overjoyed and knelt to offer their thanks.

Watching their figures recede, Zhu Yin smiled faintly to himself.

"Those with hearts have many worries; those with feelings grow weary. May they henceforth be without heart or feeling, pure and free."

After drinking a cup of clear bamboo-leaf tea, admiring the mountain scenery, and resting for half a month, he began arranging his spoils.

First, he diverted the Innate Spirit Spring into the mountain to nurture the Primordial Mother Tea Tree.

Then, he personally reclaimed a plot of spirit farmland and planted the Enlightenment Tea Tree he had brought back from Buzhou Mountain, fertilizing and watering it while infusing it with Water of Vitality.

The moment the tea tree took root, boundless life force and heaven-and-earth spiritual energy surged into Spirit Platform Mountain. The entire mountain range began to expand, new spirit veins emerged, and its heaven-and-earth fortune increased dramatically.

Spirit Platform Mountain had officially advanced into a Low-Grade Grotto-heaven Blessed Land!

As powerful providence blessed him, Zhu Yin felt utterly clear and refreshed. Cultivation became smoother, his Primordial Spirit grew more lucid, and his understanding of the Heaven and Earth Laws deepened further.

He immersed himself in sensing the changes to his Dao Field and remained there for several years.

Once everything had stabilized, he reclaimed more spirit farmland and planted all the Acquired Spiritual Roots, exotic flowers, and rare herbs he had gathered from various places.

The most precious among them was a Post-Heaven High-Grade Spiritual Root called the Moonlit Pearl Tree. It could absorb Yin Moonlight Essence and bore twelve moon pearls every three thousand years, which could nourish the Primordial Spirit.

Several decades later, the spirit plants in the fields flourished, and the life force and spiritual energy of all Spirit Platform Mountain rose by another great margin.

Meanwhile.

Deep within Chaos, Purple Cloud Palace.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun had just finished preaching the Dao and was answering the questions of the Three Thousand Cultivators.

He successively accepted the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti as disciples, bestowing upon them precious treasures and Primordial Purple Qi.

The Three Pure Ones received Innate Supreme Treasures; Nuwa received the Mountains and Rivers Statecraft Diagram and the Red Embroidered Ball; Jieyin received the Twelve-Petaled Merit Golden Lotus and the Green Lotus Treasure Banner; Zhunti received the Empowered Divine Pestle.

Though they were merely registered disciples, receiving such treasures already left them overwhelmed with gratitude. How could they dare voice any resentment?

Seeing this, the other cultivators also began weeping and pleading. Hongjun had no choice but to establish Treasure-Dividing Cliff.

The Three Thousand Cultivators rushed forward in a swarm, but spiritual treasures chose their masters. Everything depended on fate.

The Three Pure Ones gained the most, followed by Nuwa. Zhunti and Jieyin gained comparatively little, obtaining only several mid-grade spiritual treasures, such as Jieyin's Treasure Canopy, the Seven-Treasure Dharma Lotus, the Demon-Subduing Pestle, and the like.

After everyone had claimed their treasures, Hongjun inverted Treasure-Dividing Cliff. The remaining spiritual treasures transformed into streaks of light and flew toward every corner of the Primordial Wilderness, seeking their true fated owners.

At Spirit Platform Mountain in the Western Lands, Zhu Yin had just sorted through a pile of precious materials and was preparing to refine magical treasures. Suddenly, his heart stirred, and he looked up toward the horizon.

Three streams of light shot toward him from the distant sky. He immediately activated the mountain-guarding array and opened a passage, allowing the arrivals to enter safely.

He accepted the three magical treasures, delight appearing on his face. The treasure distribution at Purple Cloud Palace had ended, and ownerless magical treasures had scattered across the Primordial Wilderness along with Treasure-Dividing Cliff. By chance, he had gained three Innate Spiritual Treasures.

One was the [Wither-and-Bloom Whip], a high-grade spiritual treasure containing the power of vegetation's flourishing and decay. It could sever another's life force and also allow one to comprehend the Dao of the cycle of life and death.

One was the [Pure-Cleansing Bell], a mid-grade spiritual treasure. Its chime could protect the Primordial Spirit from the intrusion of evil forces and help one focus more deeply during cultivation.

The last was the [Vitality Cauldron], also a mid-grade spiritual treasure. It was suited for pill refinement and artifact forging, particularly for harmonizing the energy of plants and vegetation.

Though there were only three, Zhu Yin did not think them too few. After all, they were unexpected gains. Moreover, each had its own wondrous use and suited his current cultivation path.

His Natal Magical Treasure, the Six-Purities Bamboo, was not an offensive magical treasure, while the Wither-and-Bloom Whip perfectly supplemented his combat strength. The Pure-Cleansing Bell could protect his divine sense, and the Vitality Cauldron could aid him in refining pills and treasures. He was overjoyed.

The Vitality Cauldron in particular was of extraordinary significance to him. As a Spiritual Root that had reached the Transformation Stage, he preferred stillness to activity. The Western Lands were already barren, and he disliked dealing with others. With this treasure, he could remain secluded and refine treasures while cultivating, without needing to roam everywhere.

He put away the three treasures and turned to the dozen or so magical treasures of different shapes in his palm.

These were all spoils he had gained from slaying other Demon Clan members and cultivators during his travels through the Eastern Lands. Most were mid-grade spiritual treasures, though several were exceptional.

For example, the [Wasteland Heaven Halberd] was a high-grade spiritual treasure he had obtained by slaying a Taiyi Flood Dragon during his first battle. Though the White Lotus had protected him in that fight, he was still injured. In the end, however, he obtained the flood dragon's magical treasure and hoard, and incidentally razed the Crystal Palace.

Then there was the [Flamefire Pearl], also a high-grade spiritual treasure, which he had gained after battling a Double-Headed Fire Bird. On that occasion, he had gone all out and even used the Great Freedom Nirvana Divine Ability before defeating his opponent.

After returning to Spirit Platform Mountain, Zhu Yin did not linger. Instead, he flew to Mount Sumeru, intending to visit his masters, who would soon return.

A hundred years later, he returned to Mount Sumeru, the ancestral spirit vein. He first caught up with the two boy attendants, Jinyi and Baiyi, and gave them some gifts. Then he returned to his residence, Immaculate Hall, where he continued his daily cultivation and cared for the plants.

Several hundred years later, a golden light shot into the sky, and white lotuses bloomed in the air. The two Sages, Zhunti and Jieyin, had finally returned. Zhu Yin personally led the boy attendants to welcome them.

"Congratulations, Master and Martial Uncle, on returning from hearing the Dao. Your cultivation has risen to another level!"

When the two great powers saw that Zhu Yin had already cultivated to the Late Taiyi Stage, with treasure light faintly glimmering around him and powerful providence upon him, the smiles on their faces broadened.

After they sat beside the Lotus Pond, Zhu Yin reported all his experiences over the years one by one. He merely touched briefly upon treasures such as the Enlightenment Tea Tree, the Treasure-Gathering Basin, and the Fallen-Treasure Coin, focusing instead on his conflicts with the Ox Monster and Rat Monster and how he had resolved their karmic entanglements.

Zhunti and Jieyin were both pleased after hearing this. They felt that Zhu Yin was fortunate and deeply blessed. As for the grudge with the Slate-Horn Azure Ox Clan, they did not take it seriously at all.

The Slate-Horn Azure Ox Clan's chief was merely at the Early Great Principle Stage. How could he dare oppose them? Besides, Zhu Yin possessed exceptional aptitude and had been personally taught by them. In the future, he would certainly surpass that ox.

Zhunti even specifically reassured him:

"We guard the Western Lands. That Slate-Horn Azure Ox will not dare act rashly. Just cultivate in peace. Besides, the Heavenly Court was in the wrong from the start. Once you attain the Great Principle, the Slate-Horn Clan will naturally let bygones be bygones."

Naturally, Zhu Yin did not take it to heart either. He had only mentioned the matter to remind his two elders.

When he learned that his master and martial uncle had acknowledged Dao Ancestor Hongjun as their master, received Primordial Purple Qi, and now had hope of becoming Sages, his face filled with joy as he repeatedly offered congratulations. Though he had long been mentally prepared, hearing it for real still left him unable to suppress his excitement.

That was no ordinary breakthrough, but the pinnacle of the Primordial Wilderness!