Chapter 302: The Transformation of the Inner World: Becoming a Taiyi Loose Immortal

"Yuanlong?"

Sensing the divine name bestowed by the Primordial World, Fang Longye could not help but be stunned. He immediately understood; this was, of course, no coincidence.

It was likely the result of Yinglong Laozu addressing him by the title he had chosen for himself when he had previously proclaimed it to the heavens.

Great Divine Ability holders like Yinglong Laozu, while not yet equivalent to the Will of Heaven, could still influence the operation of the Will of Heaven to a great extent.

Every word and action of theirs had an unimaginable impact on the Primordial World.

Fang Longye did not take this to heart; being able to receive the name "Yuanlong" from the world was exactly what he desired.

Therefore, he quickly cast this aside and turned his attention to the changes in other aspects of himself.

Following his survival of the Calamity and receiving the recognition of the world, the greatest change, aside from the name bestowed by the world, was his own Heavenly Luck.

Although Post-Heaven Living Beings were inferior to Xiantian Shengsheng, they were still beings born of heaven and earth, favored by the world from birth.

If he had merely performed the Reverse Innate without receiving the world's recognition, that would be one thing.

But now that he had survived the Calamity, he was no different from those beings who were born with an Innate foundation, likewise receiving the favor of the world.

It had been said before.

Performing the Reverse Innate was naturally untimely and would trigger the world to send down a Calamity. If one failed to survive, everything would end. But if one survived, the world would naturally treat them equally.

One could see an inexplicable halo rising above his head, constantly rotating and interweaving—first crimson gold, then pure azure, so thick it could not be dissolved.

In the end, a faint purple aura could be seen, noble beyond words.

Heavenly Luck surged mightily, rolling in and descending like a canopy; at every instant, wondrous sounds emerged, bells and drums ringing in unison, manifesting the profound favor of the world.

Fang Longye's eyes shone brightly; as the vast Heavenly Luck descended, he inexplicably felt a sense that when luck arrives, the world works in unison with one.

"Misfortune and fortune are interdependent~"

Fang Longye thought of the Calamity he had faced and couldn't help but smile. Could this be considered a "slap in the face followed by a sweet treat"? It wasn't exactly bitterness ending and sweetness beginning, as he hadn't truly faced a desperate situation, but it was certainly a series of ups and downs.

One must know, he had previously burned one-third of his external luck just to withstand that seal specifically targeting his Innate essence.

One-third of his external luck! The external luck he had painstakingly accumulated along his journey had been consumed in an instant!

It would be strange if he didn't feel the heartache.

Fortunately, the result was good; he had successfully survived the final Calamity and gained the world's recognition.

One-third of his external luck was something Fang Longye could accept; it wasn't the worst outcome.

Although he had also incurred some karma, it was not a big problem. This was unavoidable; as long as one lives in the world, it is difficult to avoid the existence of karma.

As long as one possesses external luck, even without consuming it, there is still corresponding karma.

Wanting to be completely free of karma? What a beautiful dream!

Wait until you achieve the Hunyuan Dao~

As long as he wasn't forced to use that portion of the Dragon Clan's luck under his control, it wasn't a major issue.

One-third of his external luck in exchange for ten or a hundred times the Heavenly Luck—even counting the karma incurred, it was very cost-effective.

An Innate living being~ Fang Longye couldn't help but murmur in his heart.

The external luck he had accumulated by risking his life couldn't even compare to the Heavenly Luck an Innate living being had from birth; it really made one sigh.

Feeling the rebirth-like changes in himself, Fang Longye thought to himself, no wonder the importance of one's foundation is so deeply rooted in the Primordial World.

With the blessing of Heavenly Luck and the improvement of his aptitude, all sorts of previously unclear cultivation principles and understandings of laws suddenly became clear, with all mist vanished.

It could be said that the transformation from a Post-Heaven Living Being to an Innate living being was worth more than any previous stroke of fortune he had experienced.

Examining his own body, every inch of flesh, every strand of hair, and every drop of blood possessed Innate patterns flowing with an immortal divine radiance.

It was not just his physical shell; even his True Spirit, located in the mysterious void, revealed an Innate quality, shining with light.

Not only that, as he became an Innate living being, his Inner World, opened in the mysterious void, also accelerated its digestion of various treasures.

It had the momentum to advance into a Small Thousand World.

No, to be precise.

If he hadn't suppressed the urge to immediately advance his Inner World, it would likely have already begun to advance spontaneously by now.

There was no other reason; it was simply that his current state was not very good.

Although he had successfully survived the Calamity and gained the world's recognition, he was not completely uninjured and had suffered some damage.

And it was a Dao Injury at that.

Casting all matters aside, Fang Longye found a random location, sat down, closed his eyes slightly, and began to eliminate his Dao Injury.

For a time, the Great Dao resonated, and thousands of strange phenomena appeared in the surroundings: True Dragons leaping, phoenixes dancing, Green Lotuses illuminating the sky... and so on.

An incomparable aura of the Great Dao enveloped his body. Streams of sacred radiance permeated from within him.

Illuminating the surroundings until they were bright.

However, Fang Longye, only at the Golden Immortal Realm, naturally did not know that as he successfully performed the Reverse Innate and gained the world's recognition, the greatest change was not in the present world.

It was in the Fate Space-Time River, located in the unknown mysterious void.

There, a ray of spiritual light representing his True Spirit and destiny suddenly changed.

It became as large as a peck and as bright as a star.

Shining brilliantly and sacredly immortal, it made the surrounding spiritual lights floating in the Fate Space-Time River appear exceptionally dim.

These spiritual lights representing True Spirit and destiny mostly came from cultivators at his same level, but some also belonged to cultivators of the Taiyi Realm.

Undoubtedly, this change was seen by some powerful figures who were watching the show.

"Eh? Not long ago, that named disciple of the Demon Master just succeeded in the Reverse Innate, and so soon another member of the Dragon Clan has succeeded?"

"And it's a pure Innate Divine Dragon body. I have to say, the Dragon Clan still has some foundation!"

"I wondered who it was; it turns out to be that little fellow who just showed off. I must say, Fellow Daoist Yinglong has picked up a treasure!"

"This is not surprising~ I wouldn't even be surprised if this lucky little fellow achieved the status of Xiantian Shengsheng one day."

"One can only say that this epoch is truly extraordinary; the path of Reverse Innate, which clearly shouldn't be timely, has actually been successfully walked by people one after another~"

"Who is to say it isn't? One can only say that in this unprecedented epoch, everything is possible."

"I estimate that if it continues to develop, I fear that past experience will all become useless in this epoch."

"Daoming, your words are a bit arbitrary~ No matter how the epochs change, the experience accumulated in the past is still somewhat useful."

"Hehe, old ghost Chisong, are you afraid?"

"Hmph! What does this poor Daoist have to fear?"

"Hehe, whether you are afraid or not, you know in your own heart. I will only tell you that some of the advantages accumulated in the past are worth nothing in this epoch~"

"Hmph! Little thief Daoming, don't think that just because you took some advantage before, you can look down on me, your senior~ If you have the guts, you and I shall fight beyond the heavens!"

"Hehe~ Fight then! You are truly old; daring to contend with others has become 'having guts' in your words. Still refusing to admit that you have grown timid in your heart?"

"……"

Clearly, to these great beings, Fang Longye's Reverse Innate, which could be called changing one's destiny, was nothing more than an interesting anecdote.

And so—

The conversation quickly went off track. Dongting Dragon Palace, Wuming Cave Heaven.

After a good period of recuperation, Fang Longye finally eliminated his Dao Injury and restored his state.

At this moment, he was casting his attention into his own Inner World.

Looking at the scene of vigorous growth, Fang Longye smiled at the corner of his mouth and said: "It is time!"

As his words fell.

Within the Inner World, a vast fluctuation arrived; above the firmament, a black and white millstone appeared.

This millstone spanned the entire heaven and earth, incomparably miraculous, with ripples intertwined around it. It was like the most profound ultimate truth, regular and vast.

Boom! The Yin-Yang Great Mill descended with a roar, seemingly slow but actually fast, radiating incomparable power, wishing to crush everything to the extreme.

Although it was only the re-derivation of earth, fire, water, and wind in a Small World, it was still terrifyingly incomparable.

This great mill turned only slightly, and the entire heaven and earth collapsed with a roar, without any power to resist!

Amidst a void, heaven and earth were re-derived.

Large swathes of "Chaos" were opened up, transforming into the newly born heaven and earth.

It was unprecedentedly vast, and incomparably perfect; the stars of the heavens, the earth and mountains,... everything was complete.

The heaven-supporting Xun Wood grew vigorously, casting down ten thousand divine radiances, nourishing all things in heaven and earth.

With the foundation of all the good things he had collected before, after the Inner World achieved the status of a Small Thousand World, it did not stop there, but continued to grow.

At the same time, the power of the Inner World connected everything, resonating with the original acupoint spaces in his body, and in the end, completely merged into one.

These spaces received the infusion of the Inner World's power, and in an instant, they transformed from not even being a Grotto-Heaven into Small Worlds.

Surging! Surging! Everything related to the Inner World rose with the tide and took on a brand-new look.

It was vastly different from before.

The entire Inner World resonated continuously with the Great Dao in the dark. From time to time, large swathes of power descended from the void.

Causing the entire Inner World, and everything within it, to undergo subtle changes.

Wherever Fang Longye's thoughts reached, he saw that the entire heaven and earth were undergoing earth-shaking changes.

The power of the Great Dao flowed ceaselessly; though it was but wisps and threads, it stood above all else, which was no small matter.

……

Gradually, the changes and shifts in the Inner World tended to level off, and Fang Longye immediately withdrew his attention, no longer focusing on the changes in the Inner World.

Nothing else~

With the foundation of all the good things he had collected in the Inner World before, before reaching a Middle Thousand World, the development of the Inner World depended entirely on his own progress.

As long as he advanced bravely, the Inner World would naturally develop continuously, and in turn, rise with the tide, looking back to promote his progress.

It could be called a virtuous cycle.

And so, as the Inner World achieved the status of a Small Thousand World, the power and principles fed back were enough for him to rush into the Taiyi Loose Immortal realm in one breath.

Of course, he was already certain of it. Now it was even more stable, a sure thing.

Without hesitation, he struck while the iron was hot.

Fang Longye immediately cast his mind into the Dao Source Sea.

He saw that in the vast and boundless Dao Source Sea, a dragon shadow was coiled upon a wave, its head and horns towering.

All over its body, the scales were vivid and lifelike.

It was precisely the self-imprint that Fang Longye had branded in the Dao Source Sea.

This imprint did not change its appearance along with Fang Longye's Reverse Innate, becoming different from what he was now.

Instead, it changed along with the changes of his true body, remaining exactly the same.

Looking at the empty eye sockets, Fang Longye channeled his Primordial One Qi and dropped his brush with a roar.

Drawing the dragon and dotting the eyes, it was but a stroke of the brush!

……

As the Primordial One Qi outlined a pair of dragon eyes on the dragon head, the entire imprint suddenly shone with great light!

Roar~ This dragon shadow branded in the Dao Source Sea suddenly opened its eyes, divine light blooming in them, emitting a dragon roar capable of making the void tremble.

It was as if it had only been sleeping before, and now that it had awakened, it illuminated the Great Thousand!

Rumble~ At the same time this dragon shadow opened its eyes.

In the present world,

Various Great Dao laws emerged in layers, scrambling to fall upon Fang Longye.

Dazzling law halos wrapped around him one after another, setting him off as if he were the Son of the Great Dao.

Roar— The dragon shadow branded within the Dao Source Sea let out another dragon roar, actually summoning his True Spirit into the Dao Source Sea.

Swallowed in one gulp! Instantly, endless insights into the Great Dao poured into him as if they were free, causing his Aura to rise steadily.

Baptized by the torrent of the Great Dao, a Taiyi Loose Immortal is finally achieved! This is where the power of the Taiyi Realm lies.

By branding oneself within the Dao Source Sea, a place close to the Dao, one can Jieyin various Great Daos at every moment to perform a baptism—

Of course, whether one can withstand and comprehend it is another matter! What this tests is the Great Dao that the cultivator has realized and cultivated themselves.

If the Dao one has cultivated is not powerful and perfect enough, it cannot withstand such a Great Dao baptism.

Therefore, although one can Jieyin the Great Dao at any time to baptize oneself once reaching the Taiyi Realm, almost no one does so.

Generally, one only Jieyin various Great Daos after a period of time to baptize oneself, perceive the deficiencies in one's own Dao, and constantly compare and perfect it.

And this Great Dao baptism that occurs upon first becoming a Taiyi Loose Immortal can naturally be seen as a kind of test.

If one cannot withstand it.

Even if one has completely branded one's own mark in the Dao Source Sea, one does not have the fate to achieve Taiyi and can only be Dao-transformed and perish in the Great Dao baptism—

Of course, Fang Longye naturally had no fear of such a risk; he was seen like a sponge, wantonly absorbing various Great Dao principles amidst the Great Dao baptism.

Many new insights into the laws were born continuously, and countless unprecedented perspectives brought him feelings and inspirations he had never had before.

The laws and principles he had cultivated became increasingly profound and heavy, constantly stepping toward deeper levels and obtaining immense growth.

Many divine abilities were mastered without a teacher, and the divine abilities he had cultivated grew as never before without much effort.

As time passed, his entire Aura became increasingly vast, ethereal, and immortal.

I do not know how much time had passed,

The torrent of the Great Dao finally subsided.

Looking at Fang Longye again, he had already revealed the celebration clouds above his head, covering a thousand miles, with Three Flowers floating and sinking within them, drawing down Golden Flower tassels in a profusion.

His entire body was brilliant with Taiyi Divine Light, as if it were the Divine Light of the Great Beginning, illuminating time, space, and the universe, giving rise to all kinds of mysterious murmurs of Dao sounds.

Roar— As the Great Dao baptism receded, the dragon shadow in the Dao Source Sea let out another dragon roar, sending Fang Longye's True Spirit back to its original obscure location.

Looking at this mark again, the radiance of the True Spirit suddenly shone.

It was Fang Longye's True Spirit, which, under the effect of the mark, had left a projection within the Dao Source Sea! (End of chapter)