Chapter 127: Sorting Out

Deep within the earth veins of this Taoist temple, there seemed to be something else.

If Lin Yuan hadn’t just entered the earth and experienced a change in his Inner Scene Earth Gate, relying on his instinct as one with an Innate Spiritual Root, he would have completely overlooked it.

Yet, the more it was like this, the more curious Lin Yuan became in his heart.

Based on Lin Yuan’s knowledge, many famous mountains and great rivers in the Main World contained cultivators’ cave dwellings. Some ancient cave dwellings or ruins, due to their owners’ unexpected deaths or meditation-induced demise, left behind some good things.

It wasn’t uncommon for cultivators to search for ancient cave dwellings within certain earth veins and obtain many treasures.

Having roamed the Primordial World, Lin Yuan was not lacking in ordinary treasures. What he lacked was a foundation.

To catch up with those Innate Great Deities and Primordial Ancient Deities of the Primordial World, Lin Yuan needed more foundation.

“It would be best to find, or create myself, one or two Path-Completion Methods related to Yin and Yang, or a high-grade Life-Bound Treasure that resonates with the Innate Dao of Yin and Yang!”

Lin Yuan felt this requirement wasn’t too high. The Main World had developed for so long; there must be no shortage of Innate Dao Lords, and there surely were complete methods for refining an Innate Yin-Yang Life-Bound Treasure!

Or simply find some spiritual materials or objects that could enhance the Primordial Two-Polarity Annihilation Art.

That Primordial Two-Polarity Annihilation Art consumed an immense amount of high-grade spiritual materials and objects with Yin-Yang attributes.

Lin Yuan had cultivated that incredibly powerful Primordial Two-Polarity Annihilation Art to its current level, but it had consumed numerous Yin-Yang attribute spiritual materials and objects.

With a sigh in his heart, Lin Yuan considered the various techniques he was currently cultivating.

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The Primordial Two-Polarity Annihilation Art was currently cultivated to the fifth layer of Innate Dao Restriction, equivalent to the Scattered Immortal level.

Correspondingly, from the ninth to the twelfth layer of Innate Dao Restriction was equivalent to the Earth Immortal level.

The thirteenth layer of Innate Dao Restriction entered the Celestial Immortal level.

Similarly, Path-Completion Methods also had different grades. The grade of the Primordial Two-Polarity Annihilation Art was definitely enough to rank among the top three among the many methods of the Twelve Dharma Lineages.

This could be seen from Lin Yuan’s previous use of this technique, which directly tore apart the profound Taoist arts cultivated by three Earth Immortals to the ninth and tenth layers of Innate Dao Restriction.

Besides that, there were also Earth Immortal Mystic Arts, namely the Inner Scene Earth Gate and Purple Star Astrology.

When an Earth Immortal Mystic Art was fully mastered, its essence was the Inner Scene Earth Gate. This Inner Scene Earth Gate, Lin Yuan had only just managed to cultivate four Innate Dao Restrictions. Lin Yuan had been suppressing the progress of this method, attempting to fuse it with the power of the Primordial World’s Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens, and even the foundational earth energy of Mount Buzhou.

Once mastered, the power of this Inner Scene Earth Gate would become earth-shattering, and its prospects would surpass the current Primordial Two-Polarity Annihilation Art.

As for now, the Inner Scene Earth Gate had absorbed the power of many innate spiritual veins and innate spiritual mountains within the Primordial World. Its power was already heavier than that of ordinary methods cultivated to the Earth Immortal level.

Lin Yuan estimated in his mind that it was at least comparable to ordinary Taoist arts cultivated to the twelfth layer of Innate Dao Restriction.

Others included the Innate Yin-Yang Profound Light.

The Innate Yin-Yang Profound Light was formed from Lin Yuan’s own Dao Fruit, corresponding to his Scattered Immortal level cultivation. It didn’t generate any Innate Dao Restrictions, but it was exceptionally formidable.

Additionally, that Purple Star Astrology also had considerable potential. Lin Yuan had easily cultivated it to the Primordial Spirit level, giving birth to two Innate Dao Restrictions.

Apart from these, there were several decent Life-Bound Treasures on him.

The Primordial Yin-Yang Qiankun Diagram and the Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune.

The Primordial Yin-Yang Qiankun Diagram reflected Lin Yuan’s own Dao path. It currently hadn’t reached the Scattered Immortal level yet, only cultivated to the level of four Innate Dao Restrictions.

It seemed slow, but it was actually quite fast. Lin Yuan was dividing his attention multiple ways, focusing on cultivating numerous secret techniques.

Next was the Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune. This Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune naturally transformed as it inhaled and exhaled water vapor. It was extremely powerful. Inhaling and exhaling the vast spiritual energy of the Tongtian River, it had currently reached the eighth layer, only limited from advancing to the ninth layer because Lin Yuan hadn’t comprehended the Earth Immortal level transformations.

Lin Yuan already had a plan in mind. What he was learning now might seem miscellaneous, but there was a clear primary and secondary distinction.

The secret techniques and treasures corresponding to his Innate Yin-Yang Dao path were prioritized for cultivation. Unless limited by spiritual materials, objects, or opportunities, other secret techniques and treasures wouldn’t be considered first.

But one thing was undeniable: progress in any secret technique or treasure would lead to an increase in his strength.

Besides these, there was also the Primordial Divine Demon Dao Body.

The Primordial Divine Demon Dao Body was just a physique, but one could also study the Path of Turbid Sha and Divine Demons as a supplement.

The power of Turbid Fiend Demon Gods was peerless. Celestial Divine Demons corresponded to Celestial Immortals. Their various states actually aligned one-to-one with the Mystic Gate Immortal Path, and were already extremely well-developed.

However, a person’s energy was limited. Although Lin Yuan studied the Path of Turbid Sha and Divine Demons early in the Primordial World, he had now completely entrusted it to the Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune. Perhaps in the future, if he severed a Dao Lord incarnation, he might study it a bit.

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Amidst his thoughts, Lin Yuan’s gaze swept around. Many disciples of the Five Passages Sect were still kneeling on the ground, trembling as they awaited his judgment.

Lin Yuan’s gaze shifted somewhat.

Cultivators of Unorthodox Paths weren’t actually much different from orthodox Mystic Gate cultivators. Like all mortal beings, they bitterly sought the path to immortality.

However, the reason Unorthodox Paths were called “unorthodox” was because these cultivators took unconventional, extreme approaches, and most lacked true Great Dao transmission, acting with bias, hence they were called “left paths.”

Even among Left Paths, there were some orthodox lineages. Dongyue Province had six major Unorthodox Dharma Lineages. These six Unorthodox Dharma Lineages were orthodox and were considered holy lands by many in the Unorthodox and Left Paths.

The six Unorthodox Dharma Lineages were all filled with powerful individuals and were actually not weak at all.

“You there, stick your butts up and form a circle! The circle must be round, and each person must be able to see the butt of the cultivator in front of them!”

Lin Yuan coldly looked at the group of Five Passages Sect cultivators.

More than ten Five Passages Sect cultivators were unwilling in their hearts, but they couldn’t possibly contend with this young cultivator. Seeing Lin Yuan’s icy gaze fall upon them, they didn’t dare not comply. They formed a small circle, looking at Lin Yuan with resentment and reluctance.

Lin Yuan’s voice was cold. “Listen carefully. If I come back later and find that the butt in front of anyone has disappeared, I will not go easy on them!”

After saying this, Lin Yuan paid no more attention to these Five Passages Sect disciples. He activated an earth escape technique and silently sank into the deep earth veins beneath the temple.

It was the shadow of a massive earth vein.

Lin Yuan was secretly moved. The power of this immense earth vein was not at all weaker than some of the top Spiritual Mountain Blessed Lands in the Primordial World.

Moreover, it looked quite peculiar. Lin Yuan sensed a twisted, illusory, and strangely desolate emptiness within it, like a doomsday void. There was also a wisp of a unique Primordial Dao Charm.

“What place is this?” Lin Yuan looked at this strange area where one almost completely lost their sense of direction.

Lin Yuan observed, feeling an extremely desolate, all-laws-extinguished aura here, very much like a peculiar Grotto-Heaven that had already become extinct.

It was hard to imagine such a wondrous place still existed here. Soon, Lin Yuan appeared a thousand steps away. He raised his eyebrows, seeing a very ancient, dim palace in the distance. On the steps of that dim palace, there was also a strange spiritual root, completely lifeless. Seated cross-legged on the steps was a skeleton in a meditative posture.