Chapter 56: The Perfection of the Seasons, The Sudden Return
Chapter 56: The Perfection of the Seasons, The Sudden Return
Strands of wondrous watery light emerged. These strands contained the creative power of heaven and earth. It seemed as if any Magical Artifact or pill that came into contact with a bit of it could slowly improve in quality.
The Heavenly One True Water was truly miraculous. It was the cradle of all things, most capable of nurturing everything.
If one’s bone structure was somewhat lacking, receiving nourishment from the Heavenly One True Water could easily elevate it to a high-grade bone structure, if not the highest-grade.
However, in the Main World, abundant Heavenly One True Water probably only remained in a few Ancestral Veins of water bodies.
As the Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune materialized, Lin Yuan felt his Ren Water Thunder Method instantly reach great perfection.
The Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams within his body also underwent changes. Clouds and water complemented each other. The Heavenly River Gui Water Sword, nurtured within the Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams, also transformed.
Countless restrictions collided with each other, evolving the path of Gui Water’s icy cold. Innumerable strands of Innate Spiritual Qi surged into it, making it increasingly agile and extraordinary. In an instant, a strand of vast, Pure Yang aura appeared on the sword body.
Seeing this, Lin Yuan was first stunned, then overjoyed.
This Heavenly River Gui Water Sword had actually fully advanced to a Pure Yang Treasure at this moment.
For a treasure to advance to Pure Yang at this time meant it had gained a strand of worldly fortune. Its power of slaughter and destruction suddenly rose by a whole level, possessing many incredible transformations.
It was just that Pure Yang Treasures were extremely rare!
If it advanced further, like a cultivator, it would have to undergo tribulations to progress further.
In the Main World, an ordinary Primordial Spirit Great True Lord possessing a Demon-Subduing grade Heavenly Mansion Rare Treasure was already formidable enough to roam freely.
As for a Primordial Spirit Great True Lord who possessed a Pure Yang Treasure level item, one truly couldn’t imagine what that scene would be like.
Great joy flickered in Lin Yuan’s eyes. He glanced again at the Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams. Although the diagrams had changed, Lin Yuan couldn’t see the details clearly.
He only felt his own comprehension of the mysteries of water had greatly improved by a step, possibly not inferior at all to those Primordial Spirit Great True Lords who had achieved Water Element Primordial Spirits, even the powerful ones.
Sensing the Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune taking form, Lin Yuan waved a strand of magic power from his hand, scooping it up and carefully sending it into his middle dantian for nurturing. The next step was to cultivate this formed Heavenly One Water Mother Divine Rune to at least the twenty-fourth layer, equivalent to the Immortal Dao Primordial Spirit realm.
In a flash, Lin Yuan thought to summon a cultivator from the Lishui Tribe.
“What are the Great Elder’s orders?”
This cultivator looked at the golden youth before him, his gaze reverent as if looking at a heavenly deity.
That terrifying Demon King from before was slain by this Great Elder with just a wave of his hand. It was truly awe-inspiring.
“Inform the Chieftain for me, prepare some Innate and Acquired Five Elements rare treasures for this Elder. The higher the grade, the better!” Lin Yuan instructed.
Among the many rare treasures in the Primordial World, especially high-grade ones, contained the mysteries of the Five Elements.
Having high-grade rare treasures in hand would make cultivating the Five Elements Thunder Method twice as effective with half the effort!
“Yes!” The tribal cultivator’s eyes shone slightly as he nodded.
Lin Yuan waved his hand, signaling he could leave. In an instant, Lin Yuan stepped back into the Tongtian River, continuing to refine the Heavenly One True Water within and deduce the divine rune.
However, having already refined the Heavenly One Divine Rune, the subsequent advancement was more than ten times faster.
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At this moment, while Lin Yuan was hiding in the Tongtian River, refining the divine rune and comprehending the Five Elements Thunder Method, an event closely related to him was occurring on the Primordial Continent, millions of miles to the north.
In a massive divine hall, four figures, each with unique manifestations, gathered. Every move of these four figures carried indescribable innate phenomena, as if merging with the Dao, their spirits harmonizing with Heaven.
The manifestations on the four were also different.
One was vibrant with life energy, with strands of light flowing over its body like the gathering of ten thousand trees, full of vitality.
One was imbued with penetrating summer heat, as if countless flames gathered into world-ending torrents on its body. It wore red robes and a jade belt, its expression cold.
The remaining two: one was a golden-clothed Divine Demon, its aura sharp and bone-piercing, seemingly capable of piercing through the highest heavens.
The other was a female Divine Demon, surrounded by the Great Dao of Yin and the Nether, exuding a chilling cold that could freeze heaven and earth.
The red-robed, jade-belted Divine Demon now looked somewhat impatient.
“Enough! Since we’ve found that Innate Divine Demon, consider him lucky. Our matter is urgent and can’t be delayed any longer!”
Jumang, the Ancestral Witch, shook his head slightly.
“The Four Seasons and Solar Terms encompass life, death, Yin and Yang, and the rotation of the Five Elements. They are crucial for the long-lasting fortune of the Wu Sect. It’s a pity we have sent out Wu Gods many times but failed to find that Divine Demon who established the Four Seasons and Twenty-Four Solar Terms to kill him. We can only reluctantly share a portion of our fortune!”
Jumang, the Ancestral Witch, was exceptionally regretful.
When the various changes of the Four Seasons, Solar Terms, and weather shifts spread from the Human Race, the four Ancestral Witches realized that if they took the opportunity to establish the seasonal changes and become the Gods of the Four Seasons in the Primordial World, their cultivation would certainly advance a step further.
They could also close the gap with that Celestial Emperor high up in the Heavenly Court.
“After all, we are the ones fully establishing the Four Seasons. He is merely a forerunner. At most, he can only occupy a portion of the fortune. Consider him lucky!”
Beside him, the Mysterious Nether Goddess opened her eyes, her gaze cold, still feeling somewhat helpless inside.
The four Innate Dao Lords were also powerless. They had expended many methods, even ordered numerous Divine Demons under their command to search, but never found the target.
They asked some Primordial Ancient Deities to deduce the heavenly secrets, but gained nothing. The other party seemed to possess a heavy treasure, so even Innate Dao Lords couldn’t locate them.
Now, the other party was hidden within the vast, endless Primordial World. The Primordial World was so large, and who knew how many experts were hidden within. Although the four Innate Dao Lords were among the Dao Lords of the Wu Sect with vast forces under their command, they dared not claim they could definitely find him.
“Correct! The Demon God Lineage occupies the blessed lands of the Heavenly Court and the Zhou Heavenly Stars, giving birth to numerous Demon Gods. Our Wu Sect must not fall behind again!”
“Pass the order! From today, let our children begin worshipping the Four Gods, coalescing the authorities of the Four Seasons. From this day forward, we are the Gods of the Four Seasons of the Primordial World, the Dao Lords of the Four Seasons!”
As the words of the Spring God fell, the Four Gods rose almost simultaneously.
“From this day forward, I am the Wood Ancestral Witch of the Wu Sect, the Spring God Jumang!”
“I am the Fire Ancestral Witch of the Wu Sect, the Summer God Zhurong!”
“I am the Metal Ancestral Witch of the Wu Sect, the Autumn God Rushou!”
“I am the Water/ Rain Ancestral Witch of the Wu Sect, the Winter God Mysterious Nether!”
The moment their voices fell, the Innate Dao Lords merged their spirits with the Dao. It immediately became like an inviolable law. Various phenomena arose in the Primordial World, the mysteries of the Great Dao manifested. As various Divine Demon Tribes in the Primordial World established worship for the Ancient Gods of the Four Seasons and confirmed the Four Seasons, several streams of vast Merit Golden Light descended.
Five streams fell towards the divine hall. Four streams, accompanied by portions of Great Dao lotuses, entered the bodies of the four Dao Lords. Another stream fell beside the hall, into the bodies of the Wu Gods confirmed as Subordinate Deities of the Four Seasons, causing the auras of many Wu Gods to surge violently, rising level by level.
For a time, the fortune of the Wu Sect surged by several fractions. A mighty pressure swept across countless surrounding God-Demon Dynasties and tribes, causing countless gazes to shift in great change.
And one stream of thick Merit Golden Light, completely not inferior to that of the Ancient Gods of the Four Seasons, along with a Great Dao lotus, suddenly flew towards a corner of the Primordial World.
Seeing this change, the four Ancestral Witches were momentarily stunned, then their faces instantly turned extremely gloomy. They felt twinges in their hearts, coupled with boundless killing intent.
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This immense phenomenon almost instantly attracted the attention of the many Chaos Divine Demons, Innate Great Deities, and Innate Dao Lords in seclusion within one Spiritual Mountain Blessed Land after another, or in dynasties and tribes across the Primordial World.
“The cycle of the Four Seasons, the Twenty-Four Solar Terms—to take on so many new divine offices at once! The Witch Clan’s appetite is truly not ordinary!”
At this moment, within the Sun Palace, a towering, majestic figure’s eyes clearly flashed with anger.
Golden Crows soared around his body. Wearing a crimson fire crown, he was especially angered upon hearing that Dao Lord Zhurong had established the position of Summer God, in charge of all fires under heaven.
In the Heavenly Court, many of the great deities of the Thirty-Three Heavens also looked displeased. The sequence of the Four Seasons was related to many divine offices, encroaching upon the authorities of several Innate Great Deities of the God Clan.
Especially the Divine Demons of the Demon God Lineage in the Heavenly Court, who originally didn’t get along with the Witch God Lineage.
This move by the Wu Sect greatly increased their strength and fortune.
“The changes of the Four Seasons, the various weather phenomena… why didn’t we think of it!” Many Innate Great Deities and Innate Dao Lords secretly felt annoyed within.
They had truly missed a great opportunity to enhance their cultivation!
But at this moment, many weak tribes on the Primordial World felt exceptionally joyful. With the four Innate Dao Lords stabilizing the Four Seasons, many of the violent strands of heaven and earth spiritual energy in the Primordial World were further stabilized, becoming more suitable for living beings to inhabit!
This act held immense Virtue Merit!
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The moment that intangible change was born, within the Tongtian River, Lin Yuan, who was refining some rare treasures to extract Five Elements energy, suddenly had a sensation. He abruptly raised his head, his expression instantly becoming very strange.
Amidst that strange expression, a massive stream of Merit Golden Light plunged into the top of his head, instantly manifesting a huge wheel of a Merit Golden Halo. Simultaneously, accompanied by a crisp dragon roar, auspicious clouds churned, and a huge heavenly dragon appeared, holding in its mouth a Dao lotus that rotated black and white, manifesting the Four Seasons.
That was part of the Dao Fruit born in response to the world upon the perfection of the Four Seasons.
The Dao lotus fell above Lin Yuan’s head and instantly entered the ancestral aperture at the crown. Seeing this, the heavenly dragon emitted a heaven-shaking roar, transforming into showers of light and disappearing.
He then perceived that the Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams within his body instantly changed.
It seemed to suddenly become perfect. That black-and-white Dao lotus fell into the Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams, which immediately emitted an aura of perfection. Lin Yuan stood rooted to the spot in a daze. An incredible aura within his body seemed to be abruptly awakened. That distinct black-and-white aura circulated throughout his entire body, causing him to undergo a complete transformation.
It seemed as if every inch of flesh, bone, and skin within his body radiated an incredible Primordial Dao Charm.
The Innate Divine Demon was about to succeed!
At this moment, Lin Yuan’s face didn’t know whether to cry or laugh, to be shocked or overjoyed.
The Innate Dao Body of an Innate Being was profoundly marvelous, but how could it compare to the body of an Innate Divine Demon?
How inconceivable were Innate Divine Demons? The gestation of each Innate Divine Demon was calculated in periods of cosmic cycles at the very least. But his time to stay in the Primordial World was extremely limited.
Sure enough, after an unknown amount of time, Lin Yuan felt that the transformation into an Innate Divine Demon within his body had barely completed one-tenth. A strand of silver light appeared on his body, suddenly enveloping him, and he vanished from the Primordial World!