Chapter 244: Western Earth Veins — The Amazement of Jieyin and Zhunti

The great seal was square with five sides, nine dragons coiled around the top, and the two characters for "Kongtong" in the Great Dao seal script were carved beneath the seal.

"Kongtong Seal, a good name!" Looking at the object in his palm, the more Zhenyuanzi looked, the more he liked it.

But in the next second, Zhenyuanzi's eyes lit up.

It was because around the great seal in his palm, countless phantoms of living beings appeared; they bowed their heads in worship and offered congratulations in loud voices, and there were even sounds faintly echoing in his ears.

"This... this is the Human Race?" Zhenyuanzi recognized those living beings, his eyes filled with surprise and doubt.

Nuwa created the Human Race and was able to take that step, and she had even brought many Innate Humans into the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space back then; Zhenyuanzi had seen them all with his own eyes.

And now, those many figures were the legendary Human Race.

But looking at them now, the figures were crowded, and their number was unusually large.

This Innate Spiritual Treasure that Hongyun gave him was actually related to the Human Race.

"That is correct, this is the Human Race's supreme treasure, the Kongtong Seal!" Hongyun nodded and responded softly.

The Human Race was the future protagonist of Heaven and Earth, and he was naturally very clear that this seal was closely linked to the Human Race.

Hearing these words, Zhenyuanzi's gaze instantly shrank, and he immediately said, "Hongyun, this seal concerns the luck of the Human Race; I cannot accept it."

If it were merely a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, given his relationship with Hongyun, there would naturally be no need for more words.

But the Human Race was truly too extraordinary; Nuwa attained the Hunyuan Dao because of the Human Race, the Three Pure Ones also established religions and became Saints based on the Human Race, and Fuxi's Dao was also in the Human Race.

A mere weak Human Race was related to so many Innate Sacreds, and Heaven and Earth even gave birth to a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure because of it, which was enough to show the extraordinary nature of the Human Race.

For him today, a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure did not count for much, but there were not many Innate Supreme Treasures in the entire Primordial World.

This seal was related to the Human Race, which meant it concerned the luck of the entire Human Race.

Heaven and Earth Luck was something that even Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals like them could not ignore.

Seeing this, Hongyun laughed out loud and said, "Rest assured, I have the Fire Cloud Cave; it is just a supreme treasure of the Human Race, so just accept it!"

Sitting in possession of the Fire Cloud Cave, he was the Humanity Lord; although the Human Race was extraordinary, they were only one member of Humanity.

There was a faint gathering of Humanity Will on Zhenyuanzi, and the other party also enjoyed the Saint Fruit Position of a Humanity Saint, so the Kongtong Seal could be considered well-deserved.

Given his relationship with Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun really did not take it to heart.

"This..."

Meeting Hongyun's frank expression, Zhenyuanzi hesitated a little.

The spiritual treasure was too heavy, and he felt ashamed to accept it; if he were to decline repeatedly, he feared hurting his good friend's intentions, and for a moment, he was somewhat conflicted.

Just at this moment, a gentle voice came from above. "Since Hongyun gifted it, just accept it, fellow Daoist!"

Hearing that familiar voice, both Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi were overjoyed and immediately looked up.

They suddenly saw two figures stepping out from the void; it was exactly Tian Yuan and Nuwa who had arrived.

"Congratulations to fellow Daoist for proving the Dao to Hunyuan and achieving the status of Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal!" Tian Yuan, who had appeared, cupped his hands with a smile on his face.

Originally, he thought Zhenyuanzi would need the Northern Earth Veins to be completely cleared before he could break through, but he did not expect him to take this step early.

Now that Zhenyuanzi had achieved Hunyuan, he might be able to accelerate the development of the Northern Earth Veins in the future.

Both publicly and privately, Tian Yuan was very happy in his heart.

"Congratulations, fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi!" Nuwa also bowed slightly, her beautiful eyes, however, sizing up the Kongtong Seal in Zhenyuanzi's palm.

As the one who created the Human Race, she discovered the extraordinary nature of the Kongtong Seal at the first moment.

Sensing it slightly, she knew the origin of the great seal in her heart and immediately looked at Hongyun beside her in surprise.

To be able to give away such a supreme treasure of the Human Race, the relationship between Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun was truly extraordinary.

"Brother Daoist Tian Yuan, greetings to fellow Daoist Nuwa!" Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun, who had happily stepped forward, also hurriedly returned the greeting.

Seeing Nuwa's gaze fall on the Kongtong Seal, Zhenyuanzi said helplessly, "This is a supreme treasure of the Human Race; I am ashamed to accept it without merit."

With Heaven and Earth Luck gathered, it was no exaggeration to call this treasure a supreme treasure.

Glancing at the Kongtong Seal, Tian Yuan spoke up, "The prosperity of Humanity is all in our hands, so fellow Daoist need not decline."

The Kongtong Seal was a supreme treasure of the Human Race; originally, Tian Yuan thought it was in Nuwa's hands, but he did not expect it to have been obtained by Hongyun.

It seemed that, like the All-Heaven Celebration Cloud, it was all nurtured from the Fire Cloud Cave.

As the place of Humanity Luck, the Fire Cloud Cave truly deserved its name!

Zhenyuanzi shared the Saint Fruit Position of a Humanity Saint and had also offered the Earth Book for the Northern Earth Veins, so it could be considered a form of compensation.

"Zhenyuanzi, look, even Brother Daoist says so, so don't decline anymore!" As he said this, Hongyun casually pushed back the hands Zhenyuanzi had extended.

He already had the All-Heaven Celebration Cloud, and after Zhenyuanzi lost the Earth Book, he did not have any decent magic treasure; the Kongtong Seal just happened to fill this gap.

After all, they were both Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals; not having a magic treasure to save face was truly unjustifiable.

Seeing that all three people in the scene were like this, Zhenyuanzi was helpless and could only carefully put it away.

Zhenyuanzi naturally understood Hongyun's painstaking efforts, and for now, he could only hide his gratitude in his heart.

Meeting the gazes of the three, Zhenyuanzi said with gratitude, "To have today's achievement, I owe it all to this Northern Ancestral Vein; otherwise, how could I have taken this step?"

Although Tian Yuan had passed down the Hunyuan Dao, it was not that simple to truly take that step.

Even if he had merged the Earth Book with the Northern Land, it would have been impossible to break through so quickly.

Although the Earth Book had merged with the Northern Land, because the Branch Veins had not yet been fully expanded, it would still take quite some time to be completely integrated into one.

It was entirely because of the Ancestral Vein before him; relying on the power of the Ancestral Vein, he achieved the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

"Haha... this is fellow Daoist's opportunity, but in the future, I will have to trouble you a lot with these Northern Earth Veins." Tian Yuan did not stand on ceremony and said it straightforwardly.

Although he had the help of the Four Seas Dragon Clan, expanding Earth Veins out of thin air was not an easy task.

Under the day-and-night work of countless Dragon Clan members, the progress of the one hundred and eight Branch Veins in the north was not yet even halfway complete.

This was just the development; in the future, they would still need to clear each Branch Vein to its maximum, which would undoubtedly require a large amount of time.

"Zhenyuanzi understands; Brother Daoist, rest assured, leave the Northern Earth Veins to me." Zhenyuanzi naturally nodded repeatedly.

The north was desolate, but because of the revival of the Ancestral Vein and the subsequently formed Earth Veins, it was already vastly different.

Being able to improve a region of heaven and earth and bring benefit to the Primordial World, Zhenyuanzi was naturally duty-bound.

He still had a faint connection with the Earth Book; now that he had proven the Dao to Hunyuan, he could certainly accelerate the fusion of the Earth Book and greatly reduce the difficulty for the Dragon Clan to develop the Earth Veins.

Carrying a trace of anticipation, Tian Yuan also asked the two about the matter of the four Saint Beasts, but unfortunately, it was not much different from what Nuwa knew.

After the few of them exchanged some words, Nuwa returned to the banks of the Weishui, Hongyun remained in the north to assist Zhenyuanzi, while Tian Yuan came to Mount Buzhou.

Just as Tian Yuan was about to enter the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space, his gaze swept across the distant valley, and he strode out.

Within the silent valley, dense power of the Five Elements mingled with Chaos Law surged, and in the midst of it sat a petite figure, with mysterious Dao Rhyme circling their body; it was precisely Huluwa in deep meditation. "The might of Mount Buzhou has risen greatly; I imagine it won't be long before Huluwa breaks through as well." Looking at that figure in the center, Tian Yuan's eyes held anticipation.

The matter of the four Saint Beasts could now only be approached from the Four Poles within the Consciousness Space, and for communicating with those Spiritual Roots, Huluwa was the most suitable.

Moreover, as Huluwa was themself a Supreme Innate Spiritual Root, perhaps they would know the deep relationship between Innate Spiritual Roots and those chaotic wills.

Therefore, Tian Yuan was very much looking forward to Huluwa's breakthrough.

After paying a little attention, Tian Yuan cast a glance at the foot of Mount Buzhou.

There, a familiar figure stood, none other than the famous Six-Eared Macaque of the Primordial World.

A long time ago, Tian Yuan had met the other party once; back then, the Six-Eared Macaque had fallen from the firmament and was severely injured, so he had casually tossed a spiritual fruit to them.

Tian Yuan had long known about the scene of the Six-Eared Macaque kneeling at the foot of Mount Buzhou, but he had no intention of taking on an apprentice.

There were many affairs in the Primordial World, and the Earth Veins had not yet been restored; where would he find the time to attend to this?

He kept Huluwa in a nearly free-range state, so he would have even less time to teach others.

Furthermore, he had already passed down the Hunyuan Dao, and now everyone in the Primordial World knew of it, so why bother with such an unnecessary act?

Merely sweeping a glance, Tian Yuan's figure vanished from Mount Buzhou, though he did transmit a Dao sound to the other party.

At the foot of Mount Buzhou, the Six-Eared Macaque looked up at the towering Heavenly Pillar, their face full of disappointment.

After the Yuan Ancestor preached at Mount Buzhou, they had thought they could personally thank Tian Yuan, but they had not expected that after so many years at the foot of the mountain, Tian Yuan would never have appeared.

With Tian Yuan's current strength, it was impossible for him not to know they were under Mount Buzhou.

Tian Yuan not appearing for such a long time undoubtedly made the Six-Eared Macaque feel dejected.

Just as the Six-Eared Macaque was waiting in a daze, an ethereal Dao sound reached their ears: "Cultivate diligently, do not let down your own talent!"

These sudden words made the Six-Eared Macaque's body straighten, and golden light immediately flared in their eyes.

At this moment, with such words, it could only be that one person.

Having knelt for so many years, they had finally attracted Tian Yuan's attention.

"Six-Eared understands, many thanks to the senior for the grace of saving my life, Six-Eared will certainly not fail the senior's expectations!" The Six-Eared Macaque shouted, then performed a heavy, formal bow.

Through these years of persistence, besides admiring Tian Yuan, the Six-Eared Macaque was mostly doing it to show gratitude for Tian Yuan's life-saving grace.

Now that the other party already knew and had encouraged them so, how could the Six-Eared Macaque not be excited?

After bowing three times, the Six-Eared Macaque stood up and intended to choose a spot at the foot of Mount Buzhou to meditate.

Tian Yuan, having returned to the Consciousness Space, did not care about the Six-Eared Macaque's reaction.

He looked up at the firmament, rose, and swept toward the Western Region.

The matter of the four Saint Beasts had already cost him quite some time; Tian Yuan intended to explore the Abyss and the Western Region further before finally returning to meditate.

It had been some time since he proved the Dao to Hunyuan, and Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals were constantly emerging in the world; he needed to refine his second law as soon as possible.

The world was not what it used to be, and Mount Buzhou was different from before; his cultivation speed would only be faster.

Tian Yuan headed to the Western Region to investigate, while at this moment, on Mount Sumeru in the Western Region of the Primordial World, Jieyin and Zhunti were frowning, their eyes filled with gloom.

Although Zhenyuanzi becoming a Saint had no heavenly phenomena, the powerful aura that surged up still caught their attention.

It had been some time since they established their sect and became Saints, yet their Dao cultivation had not improved in the slightest.

On the contrary, in the Primordial World, one Innate Sacred after another was proving the Dao to Hunyuan and taking that step.

They had already deeply experienced the prowess of a Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal.

If things continued like this, let alone Tian Yuan, even Hongyun, Zhenyuanzi, and the others could easily deal with them in the future.

It was true that a Heavenly Dao Saint's Primordial Spirit was entrusted to the Heavenly Dao and they were immortal and indestructible, but they couldn't just let anyone bully them; what face would they have left in the future?

More importantly, some time ago, they had felt terrifying energy emerging from the Southern Land.

These successive major events in the world gave the two a great sense of crisis.

They had originally intended to sit on the mountain and watch the tigers fight, but they hadn't expected that the Dao Ancestor in Purple Heaven Palace wouldn't move, and the Three Pure Ones in the Eastern Land would also remain silent.

"Senior Brother! I fear our Western Sect is in trouble." Zhunti said with a sorrowful face, sighing repeatedly.

Thinking back to when they first became Saints, how majestic and glorious they were, their prominence even overshadowing the Three Pure Ones.

Not much time had passed, yet the might of Mount Buzhou had risen greatly, and Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortals were emerging one after another.

As Heavenly Dao Saints, they could only cower on Mount Sumeru.

More crucially, as the Primordial World expanded, he discovered that the spiritual energy in the Eastern Land was surging, and even the desolate north showed signs of spiritual energy recovery.

Only their Western Region remained a barren land, with only the area around Mount Sumeru being slightly better.

With no hope for their own Dao cultivation and no opportunity to strengthen the Western Sect, what were they to do?

"Sigh!" Jieyin let out a soft sigh, his features contorted in bitterness as he looked toward the direction of Chaos.

He understood what Zhunti was thinking, but he was also powerless.

Now the Primordial World not only had the Stone Man of Buzhou Mountain, but many other obstacles existed, and there might be even more in the future.

The two, who were sighing, suddenly shuddered at the same time, their astonished expressions mixed with a trace of doubt.

The two looked at each other and, without the slightest hesitation, immediately shrouded the Western Land with their Divine Sense.

After a few breaths, Zhunti could not help but look excited, saying with fervor: "Earth Veins, that is the fluctuation of Earth Veins; is the Earth Vein of the Western Land finally about to recover?"

Zhunti speculated that the changes in the Eastern Land and the north were all related to the Earth Veins in the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space.

Now that the Western World had a faint aura of Earth Veins, it meant the Western Region would no longer be barren.

If the spiritual energy in the Western World recovered, it might not compare to the Eastern Land in the short term, but at least there would be numerous living beings, and only then would the Western Sect have the possibility of growing stronger.

For the Western Sect to flourish, Heaven and Earth Luck must naturally gather; only then can they rely on this luck to cultivate, and only then is it possible for their Daoist attainments to improve.

For Jieyin and Zhunti, who are unable to leave the Western Region, this is undoubtedly a matter of immense joy.

Opposite him, Jieyin also could not help but sigh: "This Tian Yuan is truly righteous; we are not his equal!"

In Jieyin's estimation, the recovery of the Western Earth Veins must also be related to the Buzhou Mountain Consciousness Space.

They have a rift with Tian Yuan and are aware of some secrets of the world, but Tian Yuan acting in this manner truly surprises him.

On this point, Zhunti nodded in strong agreement. In benefiting the Primordial World, no one can compare to Tian Yuan.

It is just that the wariness in his heart toward Tian Yuan has also grown increasingly intense.

Unless there is an absolute necessity, they will never directly oppose Tian Yuan in the future.

Because they both understand that the dredging of the Earth Veins can likewise strengthen the might of Mount Buzhou, which means Tian Yuan will also become even more terrifying.

(End of this chapter)