Chapter 91: The Earth Immortal Lineage
Chapter 91: The Earth Immortal Lineage
Of course, this Earth Immortal was not the same as that Earth Immortal.
In the Main World, reaching the Great Mysterious realm, the twenty-fourth layer was called Scattered Immortal, and the twenty-eighth layer was called Earth Immortal.
Ancient Immortals had said, Earth Immortals were the middle rank among the immortal vehicles. They had the talent of Divine Immortals, but not the status of Divine Immortals, and did not comprehend the Great Dao.
However, they also possessed great magical power. They could understand the principles of heaven and earth’s rising and falling, and grasp the numbers of the sun and moon’s creation!
And the Earth Immortal Lineage mentioned in the “Nine Heavens Dao Canon” referred to a lineage.
It was similar to the various Mystic Gate lineages of today, such as the Talisman Immortal branch represented by the Miaokun Dharma Lineage among the Twelve Dharma Lineages, which cultivated a single Lifebound True Talisman.
First, they visualized an Innate True Talisman, then absorbed various laws and principles to strengthen this talisman born since the opening of the Primordial Chaos, ultimately turning the illusory into reality.
Using the Lifebound True Talisman to replace the Innocent True Infant cultivated by ordinary Scattered Immortals, as their comprehension of laws and true meanings increased, it gradually transformed into a supreme treasure capable of bearing a Dao Fruit.
This path could be considered as inheriting part of the ancient artifact cultivation system, but compared to ancient artifact cultivators, the Talisman Cultivator branch was more grand. The various methods and principles evolved from the Lifebound True Talisman were vast and magnificent, far surpassing the already obsolete artifact cultivation system.
This “Nine Heavens Dao Canon” was not the same as the Talisman Cultivator path, but one could still see shadows of the ancient immortal system.
Similarly, it first involved visualizing a Dao Lord Dharma Form to suppress earth energies, first cultivating a single Kun True Essence Pill. The Dao Lord Dharma Form and the Kun True Essence Pill combined to open an Inner Scene Earth Gate. Then, planting a golden lotus in fire, condensing and refining a Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven, after which one could also achieve various Mystic Gate Dao Fruits.
This was a supreme marvelous method for later attainment of Blessed Lands and Grotto-Heavens.
Transforming Spiritual Veins, especially the methods of enlightening and suppressing Ancestral Veins, was incredibly mystical and possessed inconceivable power.
With Lin Yuan’s insight, it was not difficult to see its feasibility.
If used well, it would add more assurance for achieving the state of Innate Dao Lord in the future!
However, according to this Ancient Immortal’s conception, there were three major difficulties hard to overcome!
But these three major difficulties might not seem that hard to Lin Yuan.
“If I can fully comprehend this Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven method, perhaps I can advance further on the path of opening Yin and Yang!”
Lin Yuan pondered his schemes. He didn’t know how long it was before he was suddenly startled by a surge of intense magical power fluctuations.
Lin Yuan looked up and saw that in front of the Yuanling Hall, beside the Yuanling Heavenly Pool, two streams of light overlapped, and the collision of magical powers transformed into vast winds and thundering turbulence.
Fortunately, the open space before the Yuanling Hall was exceptionally vast and had restrictions placed on it, so there was no worry about the magical power destroying this boundless glorious scene.
There were two Primordial Spirit Great True Lords fighting!
The True Inheritance Banquet was a good opportunity for young disciples to exchange ideas. Exchanging Dao techniques could not only broaden their knowledge but also increase their experience in combat.
Lin Yuan was not very interested. He glanced briefly before turning his gaze away. At that moment, atop the Cloud Terrace at the head of the Yuanling Hall, seven or eight streams of immortal light flowed like bright moons and blazing suns. Seven or eight Celestial Immortals had descended.
Lin Yuan’s expression changed slightly. He didn’t dare look too much, lest he attract attention.
These Celestial Immortals had already attained the superior rank among immortals. Both their cultivation and Dao techniques had reached an extremely terrifying level.
But by observing the auras of these seven or eight Celestial Immortals and comparing them to the Celestial Divine Demons of the Primordial World, Lin Yuan had a rough idea.
Perhaps against Acquired-origin Celestial Divine Demons, they might be evenly matched. But if facing Innate-origin Celestial Divine Demons, or Acquired Divine Demons who had shed their acquired nature to become Innate Divine Demons, ordinary Celestial Immortals were likely no match.
Of course, there were exceptions.
Lin Yuan looked toward a young, exceptionally handsome Daoist at the head who was drinking alone. The young Daoist drank by himself, exuding a profoundly mysterious aura.
He seemed like an ordinary Celestial Immortal, but to Lin Yuan’s spiritual sense, he seemed omnipresent, detached from heaven and earth.
Only a trace, a wisp of pure, peerless aura flowed within him, one that could dim and cause all heavens to fall. This was an extremely formidable Celestial Immortal.
“The method of Tribulation Fortune, or the method of Doom’s End?” Lin Yuan was inwardly shaken. This was the first time he had seen a Celestial Immortal cultivating the Five Fortunes methods.
Just as Lin Yuan withdrew his gaze, the young Daoist seemed to sense something. The corner of his eye lightly swept over several seats at the far end of the Yuanling Hall. In an instant, a trace of surprise flashed in his expression.
“What is it, Daoist Brother Hanjing?”
A Celestial Immortal beside him looked over.
“It’s nothing. I originally thought this tiresome banquet would be very boring, and I just needed to make an appearance and that would be it. I never expected there to be some pleasant surprises today!”
The young Daoist shook his head with a light laugh.
“Oh, does Daoist Brother have any discoveries?” Hearing this, the middle-aged Daoist’s expression immediately stirred. The other Immortals also looked over.
Hearing this, Daoist Hanjing just gave a scornful smile and did not speak. The other Immortals knew his aloof nature, so they shook their heads, not really caring.
Though the Immortals didn’t mind, the young True Inheritor seated below the Immortal who had spoken earlier raised his head. His gaze swept over the many True Inheritors chatting and laughing in the great Yuanling Hall. He felt somewhat upset. He had come here with his senior and had already received hints from his senior’s words. They wanted to recommend him to become a disciple under this youngest Grand Elder of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect.
Yet, this Grand Elder of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect had been exceptionally cold toward him, not offering a single word of evaluation.
He wondered which True Inheritor it was who could earn such remark from this Grand Elder!
But looking around, the great hall contained no small number of immortal seeds from various Dharma Lineages, and many were above him, having attained the Loose Immortal Dao Fruit.
At the far end of the Yuanling Hall, sensing that faint gaze sweep past him and the few others nearby, Lin Yuan chuckled inwardly. The aura-concealing ability of the Spiritual Root lineage became increasingly profound as he approached the achievement of an Innate Divine Demon. Even Celestial Immortals like these couldn’t easily see through his true depth.
Lin Yuan’s gaze swept across the Yuanling Hall and he spotted a familiar person.
Yang Miaozhen!
At that moment, Yang Miaozhen stood behind a Celestial Immortal of the Miaokun Dharma Lineage. Her eyes were downcast as if in meditation, but her expression seemed to be paying attention to the direction of the Yuanling Heavenly Pool.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan’s gaze shifted slightly, and he chuckled inwardly.
Yang Miaozhen’s true purpose for coming here was likely the most precious treasure of the Yuanling Heavenly Pool.
The Heavenly Pool Jade Lotus.
Long ago, when the Chengyuan Immortal Sect opened its Nine Great Grotto-Heavens, Patriarch Chengyuan obtained an Innate Jade Lotus Seed from a destroyed ancient grotto-heaven.
That was an Innate Spiritual Seed.
Over the course of thousands of years of inheritance, this Innate Jade Lotus Seed, relying on the spiritual energy of the Yuanling Grotto-Heaven, transformed into a vast Primordial Lotus Pool, filled with blooming flowers exuding Primordial Dao Charm.
Even some Immortals couldn’t help but marvel at it.
Today, many Immortals came to the banquet, and many also came for this treasure!
Each Primordial Lotus in that Primordial Lotus Pool contained Primordial Clear Qi. Just smelling it, one felt inner demons disperse and troubles vanish. It was a rare treasure for avoiding tribulations.
If one could pluck the Primordial Lotus Seed from the Primordial Ancestral Lotus at the center of the lotus pool, perhaps one could even create an Innate Treasure.
Innate Treasures were extremely rare, and their power was even more mysteriously peerless.
Even for Immortals, obtaining one was something they greatly desired but often failed to get.
Today was a rare opportunity. The Yuanling Heavenly Pool opened only once every five hundred-plus years. Each time the banquet guests attended, many had the chance, perhaps, to gather an Innate Jade Lotus Seed to cultivate a tribulation-avoiding treasure!
But this depended on one’s own fortune. The Innate Jade Lotus had its own spirit. Only cultivators with good fortune, cultivation, and magical power had the chance to make the Innate Jade Lotus bloom.
The deeper one’s foundation and the greater one’s fortune, the more one could harmonize with the spirit of the Innate Jade Lotus!
With Yang Miaozhen’s foundation, not to mention the seed of the Primordial Ancestral Lotus, picking a seed from a Nine-Petaled Jade Lotus should be a very high chance!
Lin Yuan attended this True Inheritance Banquet today for two reasons: first, to witness the power of Celestial Immortals in the Main World; second, also for this treasure!
The Innate Jade Lotus contained a trace of the mysteries of the Yuanling Grotto-Heaven contained within the Innate Jade Lotus. It would be of considerable help to him in comprehending the methods of Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven!