Chapter 54: Primordial World Waters (One)

In the cabin, Lin Yuan sat cross-legged.

His powerful spiritual sense could perceive that the dharma boat was speeding rapidly, rushing toward the next destination.

This spiritual sense was quite marvelous. It seemed that after refining most of the River God Golden Seal, the Lingjiang River had become an extension of his flesh and limbs.

This must be the formidable nature of an Innate Divine Demon!

Sensing this change, Lin Yuan himself couldn’t help but feel a bit amazed.

According to what he knew, the River God of the Lingjiang River should be one rank lower than the Dragon Lord of the Golden Lake Dragon Palace!

In terms of rank, the true position of the Lingjiang River’s River God was comparable to an Earth Immortal who had just broken through to become a Scattered Immortal.

Refining the River God Golden Seal could be considered as possessing the power of an Earth Immortal in one step.

Generally speaking, a cultivator who had just obtained the River God Golden Seal would need at least several hundred years to have any hope of truly mastering the power of the Lingjiang River’s River God.

That he was able to comprehend most of it at such a speed was likely related to the nature of an Innate Divine Demon.

Lin Yuan extended a palm, feeling the wisps of incredibly profound innate auras contained deep within it. A hint of solemnity flickered in his eyes.

The Innate Divine Demon was truly an inconceivable existence.

In ancient times, there was a Great Tree that considered eight thousand years as spring and eight thousand years as autumn.

But what was this Spiritual Root compared to an Innate Divine Demon?

Lin Yuan sighed lightly in his heart.

His constitution was close to that of an Innate Divine Demon. Though he had not yet become an Innate Divine Demon, his essence was already far stronger than that of the ancient Great Tree.

Lin Yuan felt some self-ridicule. Perhaps according to the calculations of the Primordial World, despite having cultivated for so long, he might still be considered a minor.

However, his strength had already surpassed many Spiritual Roots of the same rank.

As for Spiritual Roots transforming directly into forms comparable to Celestial Immortals, Lin Yuan had never heard of such a thing, unless it was an Innate Spiritual Root whose foundation was enough to rival those Innate Divine Demons.

How incredibly profound the Immortal Dao was. Forget Celestial Immortals; even a Scattered Immortal was already awe-inspiring.

Thinking of the profundities of a Scattered Immortal, Lin Yuan smiled faintly in his eyes. His progress could be considered extremely fast.

Although fast, his methods seemed somewhat monotonous.

Lin Yuan pondered. He extended a palm, his gaze falling on a wisp of illusory golden light above it.

Within the golden light, a strand of dazzlingly brilliant divine light emerged, carrying an immense and mighty aura.

Lin Yuan’s expression turned slightly subtle. At this moment, a mysterious and unfathomable talisman floated and sank within his sea of consciousness.

It was a water control talisman.

According to the Divine Path inheritance contained within the River God Golden Seal, the seal contained numerous advanced divine talismans. Each type of divine talisman had thirty-six layers.

They corresponded respectively to the twelve layers of Upper Mystic, the twelve layers of Jade Mystic, and the twelve layers of Great Mysterious.

Choosing one divine talisman and advancing it to the twenty-fourth layer would be equivalent to a Primordial Spirit Great True Lord.

Advancing it to the twenty-seventh layer would be equivalent to a Scattered Immortal.

The limit that the Lingjiang River’s River God Golden Seal could support was the thirtieth layer, equivalent to an Earth Immortal.

If the divine talisman bestowed by the River God Golden Seal was advanced to the Earth Immortal realm, that strand of divine talisman would also possess incredible abilities.

Lin Yuan couldn’t help but wonder: if the Post-Heaven Divine Path could be cultivated this way, could the Path of Turbid Sha and Divine Demons of the Innate also achieve such rapid progress?

By condensing an Innate Lifebound Divine Talisman.

Lin Yuan tapped his fingers rhythmically. His eyes flickered with faint light. This actually seemed somewhat similar to the talisman path he had heard about.

It was said that among the many Mystic Gate Dharma Lineages in Dongyue Province, the Miaokun Dharma Lineage, one of the top three lineages, cultivated the path of the talisman immortal.

They cultivated one Lifebound True Talisman.

They entrusted their Dao Fruit to this Lifebound True Talisman. Its power was extremely formidable. The Lifebound True Talismans of some powerful talisman cultivators were even comparable to Heavenly Mansion Rare Treasures.

Their Lifebound True Talismans each possessed various incredible marvels.

This was a good line of thought!

His mind was filled with a thousand thoughts. Just then, Lin Yuan’s gaze shifted slightly as he looked out the window of the dharma boat.

Outside, on the seemingly boundless river surface, vast swells arose and huge waves surged into the air.

Relying on his connection with the Lingjiang River, Lin Yuan sensed that many monstrous creatures with abundant demonic auras were approaching this dharma boat from all directions.

The spiritual energy surged like a tide. They did not seem to come with good intentions.

Lin Yuan shook his head. He did not like this kind of trouble.

Lin Yuan would much prefer smooth sailing to reach the Chengyuan Immortal Sect as soon as possible.

And as the River God of the Lingjiang River, avoiding such trouble was as simple as moving a finger.

“Here they come. The first wave of trouble came even faster than imagined!”

At this moment, in a cabin on the second floor, an elegant Daoist with pure white hair and beard opened his eyes. A gigantic ice-blue deity manifested behind him.

This giant deity had three heads and six arms, exuding an immense aura.

An instant later, this strange Primordial Spirit with three heads and six arms suddenly withdrew into the top of his head.

Cold electricity flickered in the Daoist’s eyes.

“True Lord, leave it to your disciple!” Beside him, a young Daoist carrying an ancient sword, his aura soaring to the heavens, had eyes gleaming with sharp edge. The sword on his body clanged, radiating a terrifying, bone-chilling aura.

Another middle-aged Daoist wearing a white jade crown had not yet appeared, but was frowning slightly. The three in the room could all sense that a great aquatic demon was coming from beneath the dharma ship to ambush them.

They had just left Wenchang County, and already a great aquatic demon came to obstruct them. The journey ahead would likely be very difficult.

The Yao Clan and other non-humans inherently possessed incredibly strong physical bodies and various terrifying innate gifts. Great aquatic demons, on a great river, were among the most troublesome of their rank.

Not to mention they also had to protect a whole boat of disciples and followers.

The three of them felt a headache coming on.

In an instant, the three in the cabin suddenly tensed. They exchanged a glance, flashed, and disappeared from the cabin, reappearing on the deck.

In the next moment, the dharma boat beneath their feet suddenly increased its speed more than tenfold. In a short time, it directly broke through the obstruction of the great aquatic demon, leaving behind the dumbfounded Yao Clan members in its wake within dozens of breaths.

Its speed was truly incredibly fast.

“The aura of River God divine power?” Both sect overseers looked utterly puzzled. But Wang Zhen, the outer sect elder of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect who was controlling the dharma boat, perceived it clearly and unmistakably through his Primordial Spirit divine sense.

He stroked his long beard, looking surprised.

Wang Zhen had also heard that not long ago, the Lingjiang River’s Water Mansion was breached, the River God Golden Seal flew away, and the people from the Golden Lake Dragon Palace arrived too late.

Now it seemed the River God Golden Seal had already been refined by someone. The new River God of the Lingjiang River was already in place.

It looked like this River God of the Lingjiang River intended to take refuge with the Chengyuan Immortal Sect!

Wang Zhen thought secretly to himself.

“If it’s really as guessed, it would be a good thing. If this River God of the Lingjiang River is truly willing to help with this matter, this journey would become completely easy!”

“As for what he seeks, it should probably be to solidify his position as River God of the Lingjiang River. If he can truly help me complete this task, asking the sect to report to the Heavenly Mansion and request an official River God decree wouldn’t be difficult either!”

Wang Zhen’s spirits lifted inwardly. Being able to persuade a River God water deity to pledge allegiance to the sect would count as a significant merit within the sect.

However, sensing the commotion in the water, this outer sect elder of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect still couldn’t help but sigh inwardly. The Divine Path indeed allowed for very rapid achievement.

In such a short time, the other party had already gained such power, almost on par with a Primordial Spirit Great True Lord.

But before dabbling in the Divine Path, the other party was likely no ordinary individual!

Wang Zhen then reined in his thoughts.

If one sought true longevity, the Immortal Dao was the proper Great Dao. The Divine Path might be easier to achieve, but at the final hurdle of immortality, it conversely became even more difficult.

Sure enough, the following journey along the Jiangnan Circuit became much easier. Over a thousand miles, the voyage became incredibly smooth. Whenever demons, evil beings, or unorthodox practitioners came to cause trouble, they were either easily killed or quickly left behind. The speed had increased immeasurably.

If this continued, in just a few days they would be able to gather all the disciples accepted by the Chengyuan Immortal Sect and complete their task.

This made Wang Zhen increasingly convinced his guess was correct!

Lin Yuan did not know that his unintentional actions had already caused that outer sect elder of the Chengyuan Immortal Sect to misunderstand. As the hour approached midnight, a faint silver light flickered in his room, and he had already entered the Primordial World.