Chapter 349: Mark Undergoes Change, Seeking Wood Returns to Innate

"Hoo—"

In reality, Fang Longye's true body sat upright on the Cloud Platform, exhaling a breath that looked like golden fire, shooting out in all directions.

It entwined with the surrounding purple and azure, appearing like a precious lamp held high, shining brilliantly and illuminating all directions.

"Truly extraordinary—"

With the Taiyi True Immortal realm achieved, auspicious colors descended from the sky, heavenly omens appeared incessantly, and golden flowers and beaded curtains scattered down—

Fang Longye, however, rubbed the center of his brows; even with the good fortune feedback from his promotion, he still felt a sense of exhaustion.

It lingered for a long time, unable to dissipate in the short term.

It is no wonder that, just as he saw in the classics, the Taiyi Three Realms are each harder to pass than the last.

Even for a Taiyi Loose Immortal wanting to promote to a Taiyi True Immortal, one would be cautious and careful, accumulating, accumulating, and accumulating again, only beginning when prepared to the utmost.

It is truly because, in the process of promotion, there are unspeakable hardships and dangers.

It seems as though heaven and earth do not send down a Calamity, but in reality, one must face the test of the Dao Source Sea.

This test is not limited by any rules, but is the instinctive reaction of the Dao Source Sea when facing an unfamiliar Great Dao.

Even if it is only a Dao Embryo, not yet fully formed, it is already enough to trigger the instinctive reaction of the 'Dao Source Sea'—the previous scouring, crashing, and squeezing that felt like a wanton ocean... was exactly this—

And if the Dao Embryo condensed by the Taiyi Loose Immortal is not constructed reasonably, perfectly, or profoundly enough, it is difficult to remain unscathed when facing this impact.

Once one cannot persist and is scattered by the Dharma tides stirred up by the Dao Source Sea, the Taiyi Loose Immortal connected to their own Great Dao Embryo will not fare well.

At best, one suffers a backlash and is severely injured; at worst, one dies and is extinguished on the spot. Even if one luckily saves their life, they will have no hope for the Great Dao, and their cultivation will not be able to advance an inch.

"Fortunately, my foundation is deep—"

Fang Longye let out a breath; although he has not been cultivating for long, he has a body of good fortune, which is unimaginable for ordinary Taiyi Loose Immortals.

Therefore, this difficult and dangerous hurdle was nothing to him—

Of course,

This also shows from the side how difficult it is for a Taiyi Loose Immortal to achieve the Taiyi True Immortal realm.

A "cheater" like him, blessed with all sorts of good fortune, felt exhausted; those ordinary Taiyi Loose Immortals would likely face a nine-out-of-ten chance of death. He shook his head; how difficult and dangerous it is for others to promote to Taiyi True Immortal has nothing to do with him? In any case, he passed through it without alarm or danger—

Collecting his thoughts,

Everything related to him in the Dao Source Sea was reflected in his divine sense, allowing him to see it clearly and distinctly.

It could be seen that, under the scouring of the Great Dao tide just now, the Dao Embryo he condensed had undergone some changes compared to before.

It was more exquisite, more natural, and more stable.

Just like raging fire tempering true gold, as long as the Dao Embryo is sufficiently solid and perfect, it can become better and undergo transformation under the scouring of the Great Dao tide.

"Very good—"

Fang Longye nodded, then his gaze flickered, a thought arose, and he said: "Merge!"

One could see that in the vast, boundless Dao Source Sea, the Great Dao ocean surged incessantly.

Within the waves, there was a dragon shadow coiled on top, its scales vivid and lifelike; it was none other than the mark he left in the Dao Source Sea.

As his thought moved, this dragon shadow immediately merged with his Dao Embryo, thoroughly and completely merged.

As if water and milk had blended, the two soon became indistinguishable, completely fused together.

For a time, brilliant, immeasurable divine light burst forth, illuminating the surroundings!

"Dao Mark!"

Or rather, Meta-Dragon Mark.

If the previous mark only represented Fang Longye himself, then this brand-new mark now not only represented Fang Longye himself, but also represented his "Yuanlong Dao".

Or rather,

"Yuanlong Dao", as the foundation of Fang Longye's entire cultivation, already represented him himself.

As the two completely fused, this dragon shadow could not help but let out a dragon roar, and it soared at an extremely exaggerated speed.

Soaring, soaring, soaring again...

Soaring to an incredible degree.

To use an analogy,

If the original dragon shadow was merely an almost invisible mayfly in this Dao Source Sea, then now it had become a whale.

It was just that exaggerated—

As the Meta-Dragon Mark soared, the "Yuanlong Dao" also continuously extended outward.

The various Great Dao laws in the Dao Source Sea were immediately drawn over; at first sparse, they soon became dense.

They became entangled with the "Yuanlong Dao"; for a time, water ripples circled and blurred.

As if soaked in ink, with the Meta-Dragon Mark as the core, a large area of the Great Dao ocean around it was drawn, entangled, and assimilated by the "Yuanlong Dao"...

Becoming the private territory of the "Yuanlong Dao".

Of course, likewise—

While the "Yuanlong Dao" assimilated the surrounding Great Dao ocean, it was naturally and inevitably influenced by the various Great Dao laws within the Great Dao ocean.

One could see the "Yuanlong Dao" continuously seizing some characteristics from the various Great Dao laws, perfecting itself, and undergoing a subtle transformation.

However,

Unlike the transformation that occurred under the scouring of the Great Dao tide before—that passive, violent collision that fostered a transformation—it was heaven-sent, extremely natural, and there was no need to worry about any errors.

But this current one, although he occupied the initiative, had lost that naturalness; the Great Dao characteristics seized and the transformations that occurred were not necessarily all beneficial to him.

It was very likely to cause his "Yuanlong Dao" to deviate and no longer fit himself, and this required him to spend effort to check for gaps and fill them from time to time.

It could be said that this is the main cultivation task to be done in the practice of a Taiyi True Immortal.

Fang Longye was single-minded, guiding his "Yuanlong Dao" to continuously permeate the surroundings, seizing, refining, fusing, discarding...

Very quickly,

it reached the limit of what could be achieved for now.

Looking again at where his Meta-Dragon Mark was, it had long since changed its appearance, with a large area surrounding it occupied by the "Yuanlong Dao."

It stood in stark contrast to the vast, wanton ocean of mixed Great Dao laws nearby, bubbling and emitting a consistent, convergent Aura.

It looked just like an ancient well.

Or perhaps a sea eye,...

And the Meta-Dragon Mark, still in the shape of a dragon shadow, coiled within it, just like the Well Dragon King or Sea Dragon King guarding this place, imposing and majestic.

"Next,"

Fang Longye withdrew his focus and muttered to himself: "It is just a little bit of accumulation, a little bit of refinement,... until my 'Yuanlong Dao' is completely formed and can evolve into a long river of the Great Dao~" And at that time, it will be the peak of the Taiyi Realm, the beginning of attaining the Great Luo—a Taiyi Golden Immortal!

His entire mind returned to reality, and Fang Longye inspected his own body; the changes inside and out, from top to bottom, were all reflected in his heart, and he could not help but nod.

"Not bad!"

Fang Longye clenched his fists and swung them hard into the void, his face filled with irrepressible joy: "With my current realm, plus an Inner World at the middle-thousand level, and a number of heavy treasures, I can truly fight above my rank!"

"A Taiyi Golden Immortal is truly nothing to worry about!"

To speak bluntly, he did not even know how strong he was at the moment~

In any case, Niu Mowang, who felt somewhat threatening before, was nothing much when recalled now!

After contemplating his own changes,

Fang Longye let out a breath, his eyes deep, looking at the Xun Wood in his Inner World, and said: "Next, by reversing my Companion Spiritual Root to the Innate, the feedback will likely allow my cultivation and Dao attainment to rise by another notch~"

Having said that, he took out the Second Generation Xun Wood obtained from the Honghu Realm, and mysterious light rose behind him, suddenly spreading out like a peacock opening its tail, halos rising on their own, scattering various Daoyuan that struck this Second Generation Xun Wood.

This Second Generation Xun Wood was, after all, a Spiritual Root that was only one source of an Innate Spiritual Root away from being reversed to the Innate; it immediately sensed its danger and struggled incessantly.

Unfortunately, in the hands of Fang Longye, a Taiyi True Immortal, no matter how it struggled, it was to no avail.

After some refining,

Fang Longye unfolded a magnificent world behind him and swallowed this Second Generation Xun Wood into it.

As soon as it entered, the Third Generation Xun Wood, which had been waiting for a long time, impatiently stretched out its roots, which were winding like coiled dragons, and rolled it in front of itself.

For this Spiritual Root that was once its mother plant, the Third Generation Xun Wood, now refined by Fang Longye into a Companion Spiritual Root, did not have the slightest "softness."

Its roots pierced fiercely into the Second Generation Xun Wood, continuously devouring everything of it: vitality, Dao laws, characteristics, origin,...

All creation was completely seized.

Joyful, incomparably joyful!

As the master, Fang Longye could feel the instinctive joy of his Companion Spiritual Root~

It was only natural, as this Second Generation Xun Wood from the Honghu Realm was its former mother plant, and the paths of the two for reversing to the Innate were so similar.

It could be said that the origins of the two were extremely compatible; no matter which one devoured the other, it would gain far more benefits than devouring other Spiritual Roots.

Gurgle, gurgle~ The two were originally in a mother-child relationship, so Fang Longye's Companion Spiritual Root naturally devoured its former mother plant much faster than anything else.

Not long after its roots penetrated deep into the Second Generation Xun Wood, it, which had already been heaven-filling and earth-covering, grew rapidly once again.

Countless branches and leaves extended in all directions, the branches stretching for who knows how many tens of thousands of miles; the already huge canopy blocked the sky and sun even more, and it rose section by section.

In the end, it went straight into the depths of the starry sky.

Countless roots also extended in all directions, deep into every part of the void, firmly taking root in Fang Longye's Inner World.

In the end, with Fang Longye's permission, many roots went directly into the core of the Inner World, taking root in the world's origin.

Just like the treatment the Second Generation Xun Wood enjoyed in that Honghu Realm~ Reaching this step, it was not over.

This Companion Spiritual Root was still growing crazily, and countless branches, leaves, and roots even extended into the Small Worlds on the World Membrane.

On many branches, one space bubble after another even appeared, absorbing the Dao laws in the void to evolve.

It is not hard to imagine that when the time comes, these space bubbles will be Small Worlds.

Or even Small Thousand Worlds, or even...

For a time, around Fang Longye's Companion Spiritual Root, it was full of overlapping light, like smoke and clouds; the sun and moon carried its body, and the galaxy circled its path.

Incredible evolution of Dao laws: Taiji, Two Instruments, Three Talents, Four Symbols, Five Elements, Six Harmonies, Seven Stars, Eight Trigrams, Nine Palaces, Ten Directions,...

All kinds of supreme truths of heaven and earth were contained within.

It was truly a divine tree that reached the clouds of heaven and cast shadows to the four poles, a true pillar-supporting god tree!

"It's not over yet!"

After another while, the Second Generation Xun Wood, having been usurped by its former child plant, was reduced to fly ash under the continuous seizure and dissipated into nothing~ Fang Longye's Companion Spiritual Root also completed its transformation after a series of growth.

However, what Fang Longye wanted was not just this; feeling the extremely thick foundation of his Companion Spiritual Root, he said in a deep voice: "It's not over yet!"

Immediately,

he took out several wisps of the origin of Innate Spiritual Roots.

There were those from the Fusang Wood, Laurel Wood, Innate Apricot Wood, Ginseng Fruit Tree, and even some from the Innate Building Wood...

Each wisp presented an indescribable divine brilliance, possessing its own wonderful sound, and then kept rotating, with indescribable subtlety floating within.

If you have power and don't use it, it will expire.

Sometimes, human favors are the same principle.

Fang Longye now knew many powerful beings, and for the growth of his Companion Spiritual Root, he naturally did not begrudge favors and asked for the origin of many Innate Spiritual Roots.

Don't talk about karma; just like the one who owes money is the boss, sometimes not being involved in any karma or favors is not necessarily a good thing~ "Strike while the iron is hot!"

He flicked his finger and sent these wisps of Innate Spiritual Root origin to his Companion Spiritual Root~

Clatter, clatter~ This Xun Wood, which had already grown to the peak of a Post-Heaven Spiritual Root, sensed the Aura of these wisps of Innate Spiritual Root origin and could not help but shake its body.

It was as if a cat had smelled fish, becoming exceptionally joyful and crazy~ The roots at the bottom could not help but extend, rolling these wisps of origin and swallowing them.

Melting it down, Fang Longye immediately used this as a catalyst to cast a secret Dharma, assisting his own Companion Spiritual Root to begin its transformation toward an Innate Spiritual Root!

……

Crack, crack, crack—

As it underwent the Reverse Innate process, this Xun Wood Spirit Root that connected heaven and earth not only failed to emit the slightest bit of pressure, but instead gradually began to wither—pieces of bark, mottled like dragon scales, became withered and decayed, even falling off.

If not for the fact that Fang Longye could sense the immense vitality hidden within it, and could compare it to the process of his own Reverse Innate,

he would have thought his secret Dharma had gone wrong! Rumble! As the Xun Wood withered, the entire world that had been supported by it became somewhat unstable.

It was not that the world could not exist without it, but rather that the current Inner World was deeply connected to it, and any movement from either side would affect the other—seeing this, Fang Longye moved his mind and hurriedly assisted his Inner World in stabilizing once again.

Time passed bit by bit.

His Companion Spiritual Root had completely withered; the leaves upon it had all fallen away, and the entire trunk was bare, as if it had completely died.

However, Fang Longye could sense that within this dead giant tree, a vitality so immense it was beyond imagination was brewing—Crack—

The entire trunk had split open, revealing completely withered and rotten wood, as if to signal that this Spiritual Root had already thoroughly died and withered away—yet at this very moment, a vitality beyond words erupted completely from within this dead wood! Bang! The entire dead trunk suddenly exploded, and a surge of Innate vitality, so dense it could not be described, surged forth and spread out! A fragrance of vegetation, impossible to describe, assailed the nostrils, containing exuberant vitality and giving one a refreshing sensation.

A purple-green precious light soared into the sky!

One could see that in the center of that precious light, there was a Spiritual Root no more than three zhang tall, looking much the same as the previous Xun Wood.

Lush and verdant, it swayed gracefully—its whole body radiated the Dao essence unique to an Innate Spiritual Root, profound and mysterious, spreading out in abundance—the Innate Spiritual Root was complete! (End of chapter)