Way of Solar and Lunar Rotation—Carrot Patch

Boundless starry sky.

Buzz—

An aura of a Primordial Golden Immortal, far beyond that of a Great Luo cultivator, spread for a moment before vanishing once more.

Immediately afterward.

A burst of arrogant, utterly unbridled laughter echoed through the stretch of starry sky where the Sun Star lay.

"Ha ha ha..."

Beneath the Fusang Divine Tree, Dan Jing held the top-grade innate merit spiritual treasure—the Sun Essence Wheel—in one hand while covering his face with the other, laughing wildly.

He spoke with unrestrained delight:

"It worked! Your grandpa made it!"

"The Sun God Divine Office is mine for the taking. Who else but me?"

"Ha ha ha..."

That was right.

Dan Jing, who had now plucked the Primordial Dao Fruit and become a great cultivator, a Primordial Golden Immortal above Great Luo, had successfully obtained the one and only Sun God Divine Office in all heaven and earth from the Sun Star.

And he—

Had paid no price whatsoever!

The Sun God Divine Office was called a divine office, making it seem as though anyone had a chance to obtain it.

But in truth—

As long as Dan Jing did not relinquish the Sun God Divine Office, no one else, whoever they might be, stood a chance!

Did they understand the value of a carrot patch?

Of course.

It was not entirely accurate to say that Dan Jing had paid no price at all!

It was merely that he had already paid that price back when Pangu the Great had propped open heaven and earth.

Now, he was simply reaping one of the benefits of that payment!

Mm... his past self might have been a little inferior to his present self, but he had still been devastatingly handsome.

Oh, right—

His future self would be even more handsome than his current self!

After all, his future self would have to resolve the karma between his current self and the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and even clean up more messes besides.

Ha ha ha...

I'm counting on you, future me!

After laughing madly for a while.

Dan Jing looked at the Sun Essence Wheel in his hand, a treasure capable of both offense and defense, and sent his consciousness directly into it.

In an instant—

All forty-eight divine restrictions of the top-grade innate merit spiritual treasure were completely refined by his consciousness.

After casually putting away the Sun Essence Wheel.

Dan Jing stretched lazily, clasped his hands behind his back, and strolled toward the Sun God Palace with a leisurely expression.

At this moment.

He was in an exceptionally good mood—

He had plucked the Dao Fruit of a Primordial Golden Immortal.

He had casually gained the Sun God Divine Office of the carrot patch, obtaining eighty percent of the Sun Star's authority.

And he had acquired the Sun Essence Wheel, a treasure capable of both offense and defense!

This time, he had made an absolute killing!

Entering the Sun God Palace, Dan Jing pushed open the secluded cultivation hall at its deepest reaches.

This cultivation hall—

Was located at the very center of the Sun Star.

Buzz!

With a casual lift of his hand, three streams of spiritual light flew from Dan Jing's palm, transforming into the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud, and the Primordial Treasure Sword—three treasures he had seized from the Three Pure Ones.

Looking at these three treasures, which he had suppressed with his own Great Dao.

Dan Jing's thoughts stirred, and he raised a hand in summons.

Whoosh—

The boundless power of the Sun Star transformed into golden molten streams, evolving endless golden Dao patterns that enveloped the entire cultivation hall.

Then.

Buzz—

An immense, limitless suppressive force directly pinned down all three treasures.

At the same time.

Dan Jing withdrew all the strands of consciousness he had used to suppress the three treasures!

The instant Dan Jing withdrew his consciousness, the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud and the Primordial Treasure Sword were immediately suppressed once again.

Only the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda gave a slight tremor, as though it wished to resist the Sun Star's renewed suppression!

However, the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda's resistance lasted only an instant before it was domineeringly crushed by the Sun Star.

At the same time.

As the power of the Sun Star flowed, the imprints belonging to the Three Pure Ones upon the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud, and the Primordial Treasure Sword began to be worn away as well.

"Now that's what I'm talking about!"

Feeling that the imprints were being erased several times faster than he could manage himself, Dan Jing offered sincere praise.

Afterward.

He withdrew his gaze, turned, and left the cultivation hall, arriving at the garden of the Sun God Palace.

"Oh? It's started breaking through the shackles of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure."

As he looked at the Purple-Black Chaos Gourd, the only gourd still hanging from the Primordial Gourd Vine, anticipation shimmered in Dan Jing's eyes.

They said that among the seven treasure gourds, only the Purple-Black Chaos Gourd was the strongest.

Dan Jing wanted to see—

Whether that was truly the case!

He had more than enough time to wait for this Chaos Gourd to mature completely.

After looking over the gourd.

Dan Jing plucked Five-Needle Pine nuts, spiritual fruits from numerous innate spiritual roots, and other such things from the nursery in his garden.

Finally.

He leisurely settled down inside the garden's golden pavilion—

Sipping the immortal brew he had made after returning from the Primordial World last time, while eating pine nuts, spiritual fruits, and other rare treasures that were difficult for all living beings to obtain!

Yet Dan Jing was not an elegant man by nature. After sitting in the golden pavilion for only a short while, he began to feel restless.

"Boring. I'll head down to the Primordial World and find some fun!"

After setting down his wine cup, Dan Jing rose directly to his feet and lifted a hand to put away the immortal brew, pine nuts, spiritual fruits, and everything else on the immortal table.

Afterward.

With an exceedingly arrogant yet carefree stride, Dan Jing walked out of his loyal Sun Star!

To be honest.

Dan Jing had not really traveled much across the lands of the Primordial World—

The last time he went to Mount Buzhou, he had gone with a purpose and had paid no attention at all to its scenery!

Now.

Having once again arrived in the Primordial World, Dan Jing naturally intended to walk around, take a look, and see the sights!

Fortunately, his travels brought him rewards—

Riding a golden auspicious cloud, Dan Jing journeyed through immortal mountains and blessed lands. Nearly every time he passed through a prosperous region, innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots would voluntarily come to join him!

There was no helping it—

He was simply too damn impressive.

Beloved child of heaven and earth, holder of ten percent of the great merit of opening heaven, Sun God protected and favored by the Sun Star, Primordial Golden Immortal who had forged his own Primordial Dao, Primordial Divine Being—so many honors and identities rested upon him.

This fellow Dan Jing truly had formidable foundations and capital!

Anyway, if Dan Jing had been one of those innate spiritual treasures or innate spiritual roots, the instant he saw himself.

He would definitely have shouted:

"Holy shit! A golden legend! The chosen one! A 24K pure gold thigh to cling to!"

Then he would have shamelessly begged himself to take him in.

As always—

He was simply too damn impressive.

In the blink of an eye.

Two epochs passed.

On this day—

At an ordinary immortal mountain in the eastern lands.

Dan Jing sat cross-legged at will upon a blue stone atop the mountain, his pair of golden eyes fixed on the scenery of heaven and earth before him.

Without blinking!

He had entered a state of absent-minded enlightenment—

From the bright stretch of heaven and earth before his eyes, he was obtaining a special opportunity that belonged to him!

Gradually.

Dan Jing became entranced, immersing himself in enlightenment.

He no longer knew what time or heaven and earth even were.

Time flowed ceaselessly past Dan Jing like running water.

A hundred years.

A thousand years.

Ten thousand years.

In the blink of an eye.

Thirty thousand years vanished in an instant!

Whoosh—

Upon the blue stone, Dan Jing suddenly blinked, his clarity returning as he emerged from his state of absent-minded enlightenment.

Then.

He broke into a broad grin:

"So that's how it is—"

"After heaven and earth were opened, there came the transformations of the cosmos and the division of yin and yang."

"Therefore, within the Primordial World, there should also be a Way of Solar and Lunar Rotation that follows the transformations of the cosmos and yin-yang, bringing alternations of day and night and cycles of the four seasons to heaven and earth!"

"Thus, heaven and earth should give rise to time and calendar laws that follow the division of the cosmos and yin-yang!"

"I understand! This Dao master understands!"

"Ha ha ha..."

This time—

Dan Jing was not lying. He truly had understood.