Chapter 77: Returning to the Main World, The Extradimensional Heart Devil Tribulation

When Lin Yuan returned to the Lishui Tribe, Wang Shan, one of the two nominal disciples, had already left. Only Geng Sangzi remained.

“Master!”

Seeing the waters of the Tongtian River part and a streak of light walk out from within, Geng Sangzi, who was on the cliffside abode, stirred. His expression immediately overflowed with joy.

In a flash, his figure quietly arrived before the cliffside abode. After sensing for a moment, Lin Yuan gave Geng Sangzi a slight nod.

Before entering the Tongtian River previously, he had left behind some scriptures and words, stating that after a hundred years, the two of them were free to leave and return to the abode.

Geng Sangzi was originally a cultivator born from the Lishui Tribe, so it wasn’t strange for him to be here.

Lin Yuan swept his gaze over Geng Sangzi. Now, the Primordial Spirit Radiance behind Geng Sangzi was gradually reaching completion. Hints of the Taixiao Five Elements Thunder Method from the Taixiao Dharma Lineage were beginning to show, and his cultivation appeared quite extraordinary.

Lin Yuan lifted his eyes to look in the direction of the Lishui Tribe. There, many Taixiao Mystic Lights also shimmered. Clearly, many cultivators had already switched to cultivating the Taixiao Great Method. This pleased Lin Yuan greatly.

The Taixiao Lineage had taken root and sprouted. This time, having obtained the “Scripture of Dutian Divine Thunder,” he could refine the Taixiao Thunder Method further, perhaps adding more depth to the Taixiao Lineage.

Thinking this, he remembered the matter of the extradimensional heart devil. Looking at Geng Sangzi, Lin Yuan felt somewhat troubled. This nominal disciple was not far from achieving the Loose Immortal Dao Fruit.

Lin Yuan pondered silently. It just so happened that the matter of the extradimensional heart devil was difficult to speak of plainly. He couldn’t very well tell Geng Sangzi, “Master is leading you into a huge pit. You and I are in danger of being sought out by an Innate Dao Lord at any moment!”

However, upon careful thought, there should be a turn of events regarding this matter soon. The Three Purities Dao Lords were intent on establishing the Mystic Gate Immortal Path and expanding the Mystic Gate. It probably wouldn’t be long before they noticed something.

Those three Innate Dao Lords were definitely not to be trifled with. They would surely take measures. Otherwise, with such a ferocious existence watching, how could the Mystic Gate establish its teachings, and how could Mystic Gate Immortals cultivate?

But for now, he had to let Geng Sangzi temper himself for a while longer, quietly waiting for the right moment to break through!

“Your cultivation has progressed rapidly indeed, but do not forget to constantly temper your Dao Heart, steady the restless mind and wandering thoughts!” Offering a few words of guidance, and under Geng Sangzi’s respectful gaze, Lin Yuan coughed lightly a few times, stepped forward, and sat on the stone seat at the head of the abode. Lifting his eyes again, he continued.

“Very well. It so happens that your master has recently comprehended another part of the calamity-avoidance methods. You should practice a few more calamity-avoidance techniques. It’s better to be safe than sorry. After becoming a Loose Immortal, there are still the Three Calamities. Do not let laziness arise in your heart!”

“Yes!”

Geng Sangzi’s face was filled with excitement. He didn’t doubt that his master might feel awkward, only thinking that Master was delaying his achievement of the Loose Immortal Dao Fruit for a reason. His expression showed deep gratitude.

Lin Yuan gave a slight nod. Although he had gotten his disciples into a bit of trouble over this matter, overall, joining his Taixiao Lineage was a great opportunity for Human Race cultivators without deep backing.

Especially in the future, after he fully comprehended the “Scripture of Dutian Divine Thunder,” the Taixiao Lineage would surely hold a place within the Mystic Gate Immortal Path.

“Alright, you may go now. Please also summon the tribe leader on your way. I have another important matter to discuss with him.”

“Yes, Master!”

Geng Sangzi acknowledged and turned to leave. Not long after, Feng Bo hurriedly walked up from a small path beside the cliffside abode. Seeing Lin Yuan, this already somewhat aged leader of the Lishui Tribe felt a surge of emotion.

“Elder, you have returned!”

Feng Bo couldn’t help but feel excited. The Lishui Tribe’s current scale was inseparable from this great sage of the Human Race.

Nowadays, among the many large Human Race tribes by the Tongtian River, which one did not know of the Lishui Tribe’s prosperity?

And this time, Lin Yuan indeed did not disappoint him, instead presenting him with a great opportunity.

To establish the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, and upon the foundation of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, to set the Four Seasons Time Wheel!

Currently in the Primordial World, there still wasn’t a unified, effective method for determining the time wheel. Among the many Human Race tribes, people worked at sunrise and rested at sunset. However, they couldn’t distinguish the four seasons. Although Lin Yuan had taught these humans the method of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms, many crops often suffered losses due to missed care or harvesting.

The method of Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches: the Heavenly Stems carried the Dao of Heaven, and the Earthly Branches carried the Dao of Earth. In Heaven, they formed images; on Earth, they took shape; in humans, they determined fortune.

So-called timeliness and geographical advantage determined the Human Path. The Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches aligned with the fortune of Heaven, Earth, and human affairs. Heaven and Earth were fixed in position; the Stems and Branches were used to fix time and space; time and space fixed the world. This was the profound depth of the Great Dao.

Once such a great deed of Virtue Merit was accomplished, not only would Lin Yuan obtain a vast amount of Virtue Merit, but the Lishui Tribe participating in this would also gain greater fortune. In the future, this lineage might even produce a Human Emperor, or at the very least, several Golden Immortals!

Several days later, the many tribes along the Tongtian River basin grew lively.

A brand new, completely novel method of determining the sequence of time, accompanied by an object called a sundial, suddenly appeared throughout the upper and lower reaches of the Tongtian River basin.

A year was divided into twelve Earthly Branches calendar months. A day was divided into twelve Earthly Branches time periods. Each time period was two hours. Both the time period and the hour could be distinguished via the sundial.

This was the first time such a complete method of sequential timekeeping appeared among the Primordial World’s Human Race. It immediately sparked heated discussions among many Human Race tribes. Many clans discovered that this Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches timekeeping method was much more useful; the four seasons were no longer in chaos.

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Within the cliffside abode by the Tongtian River, merely less than a hundred years after establishing the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Lin Yuan was abruptly startled from his meditative state of comprehending the “Scripture of Dutian Divine Thunder,” his expression turning peculiar.

Ever since establishing the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches, Lin Yuan had noticed that Virtue Merit and Fortune occasionally descended into his Innate Twenty-Four Dao Diagrams.

But just now, a vast mass of Merit Golden Light descended along with a silver-gray Dao Fruit.

Such thick Merit Golden Light almost rivaled the time when the Twenty-Four Solar Terms were fully promoted.

It seemed that in an instant, the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches method for stabilizing the time sequence had fully matured. At this moment, a vast mass of Merit Golden Light swirled behind him, forming a Merit Golden Halo.

Such an immensely vast Merit Golden Halo would even startle an Innate Dao Lord if they saw it.

Lin Yuan did not know at this time that the emergence of the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches this time was unlike the appearance of the Twenty-Four Solar Terms. When the Twenty-Four Solar Terms appeared, many God-Demon Dynasties and sacred lands in the Primordial World did not pay attention, allowing the Wu Sect’s four Innate Dao Lords to seize the opportunity and become the Gods of the Four Seasons, advancing further.

This time, the Heavenly Stems and Earthly Branches timekeeping method had just appeared when its significance was noticed by some God-Demon Dynasties and sacred lands, who promptly reported it to some Innate Dao Lords.

Those Innate Dao Lords immediately noticed its value, especially those Innate Dao Lords who comprehended the Dao of Time and the Universe. Almost simultaneously, they performed sacrifices to Heaven, using this to stabilize the time sequence and gain a portion of time sequence fortune for themselves.

However, this meant the many Innate Dao Lords shared fewer positions as gods of time sequence, inadvertently completing Lin Yuan’s meritorious achievement.

But at this very moment, the time to return to the Main World arrived once more. The silver portal appeared above Lin Yuan’s head again, and a silver stream of light wrapped around his form, disappearing from the Primordial World.

Main World, Xuanzhen Abode. The moment he appeared within the Xuanzhen Abode, Lin Yuan’s expression changed drastically. An obscure, hidden aura instantly contaminated his Primordial Spirit Radiance. A devil fire spontaneously ignited from within.

The Extradimensional Heart Devil Tribulation had arrived!