Chapter 129: Ancestor of the Immortal Dao

According to the information transmitted by the altar, this increase of four feet in fortune was due not only to the *Past Amitabha Sutra* being an item of great fortune, but also to the plundering of the protagonist's fortune.

There are many ways to enhance fortune, but there are five main ones:

1: Spreading the Dao in all directions and educating the masses.

2: The blessing of national fortune.

3: Obtaining items of great fortune; these can be inheritances or treasures.

4: Utilizing Feng Shui arrays to gather the fortune of a region for one's own use.

5: Plundering the fortune of others.

The first three belong to the righteous path.

The latter two belong to the evil path and are prone to karmic backlash from fortune.

Just like in the Fengshen world, that flood dragon wanting to transform into a dragon did so at the cost of plundering the fortune of countless commoners.

His intercepting the *Past Amitabha Sutra* was also equivalent to plundering Hong Yi's fortune.

Once or twice is fine, but if it happens too often, he will also suffer backlash.

The first method is easy to understand.

Whether it is Hongjun, or the Three Pure Ones and the two Western Sages, they all follow this path.

Spreading the Dao across the Primordial World and educating the myriad races.

In essence, the so-called struggle for orthodoxy is actually a struggle for fortune.

The ancient sages of the Yang God world also followed this path.

Educating the masses and becoming a sage on the spot.

To a certain extent, this approach also pushes the historical process forward, because the more 'educated' the commoners are, the more prosperous and flourishing the world will become, and only then will it be favored by Heaven and Earth.

This is the Great Dao of fortune.

The second method goes without saying; the higher the status, the more the blessing of fortune.

The third method exists because items of great fortune are the most top-tier existences in a world and can influence the world's development; therefore, obtaining them is equivalent to receiving the attention of the Heavenly Dao in the dark.

Of course, there is a weighting issue here.

For example, the *Past Amitabha Sutra* is currently only learned by Yin Qi, so his fortune increased significantly.

But if it were the *Taishang Pill Sutra* or the *Creation Heavenly Book*, because many people practice them, Yin Qi would not gain much fortune even if he obtained them.

If it were the peerless scriptures of sacred grounds like the Peach God Dao or the Jingyuan Temple, because even more people practice them, he would gain almost no fortune.

After digesting this information, Yin Qi suddenly realized the truth, and his future path became clearer.

The latter two methods belong to the evil path, and he disdains using them.

His goal is to pursue the first three methods in parallel, especially the first one: spreading the Dao in all directions and educating the masses.

This is the Great Dao of fortune, and the gains are the greatest.

In the Fengshen world, he naturally would not dare to compete with the Sages for fortune.

But in the myriad worlds, there is no need to worry.

Thinking of this, the first thing that came to Yin Qi's mind was to spread the method of immortal cultivation in the Yang God world.

This Yang God world is very strange; although the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth is very rich, whether practicing martial arts or the Dao, one cannot absorb the spiritual Qi for one's own use in the early stages, but instead must rely on food and medicinal herbs.

If there were a cultivation system that could absorb the spiritual Qi of Heaven and Earth for one's own use from the very beginning, then it would surely sweep the whole world very quickly.

By then, he would be the ancestor of the Immortal Dao.

"Calm down! Calm down!"

"Although the ancestor of the Immortal Dao is tempting, one cannot act recklessly."

"Before reaching the Martial Saint or Ghost Immortal realm, the method of immortal cultivation must not be released!"

In the early stages of the Yang God plot, Martial Saints and Ghost Immortals can run rampant across the world.

If he were to spread the method of immortal cultivation in advance, it would inevitably attract the covetous eyes of all parties.

How would he deal with that then?

He believed that Emperor Gan and Hong Xuanji would not mind locking him up to torture and interrogate him.

Sacred grounds like the Taishang Dao, and even the families of the sages, local powerful clans, etc., would all want a share of the pie from him.

Therefore, without sufficient trump cards, promoting the Immortal Dao is just courting death.

"So, I must cultivate to become a Martial Saint at the fastest speed!"

Yin Qi opened his eyes, his gaze piercing.

He had never cultivated immortality, nor had he cultivated the Dao.

Therefore, wanting to cultivate to the Golden Core realm or the Ghost Immortal realm would likely take several years.

But the Martial Dao is different; for him, this is equivalent to cultivating again in a third lifetime.

As long as the resources are sufficient, he will certainly become a Martial Saint within a year.

Now, with more than four months left until the New Year, he naturally cannot waste them.

Although there are no cultivation resources here, he can use the refined True Qi to temper his body, thereby compensating for the lack of blood-based food and medicinal pills; the effect might even be better, without any impurities or medicinal toxins.

………

Time passed, and in the blink of an eye, three months had gone by.

The first heavy snow after the start of winter finally fell in a flurry.

The goose-feather-like snow swept through, covering the sky and earth like torn cotton batting, and in just one night, it turned the world into a silver-clad landscape.

Suddenly, as if a spring breeze had arrived overnight, pear blossoms bloomed on a thousand trees.

With the heavy snow falling, the Western Mountain was sealed by ice and snow.

Outside the secluded valley, the cold was biting, but inside the cave, it was as warm as spring because more than a dozen large bronze basins of charcoal fire had been lit.

Yin Qi sat beside a fire basin, telling the story of "Journey to the West" to a group of foxes.

He had been very fulfilled over these three months; every day, besides spending two hours lecturing, he spent all his other time cultivating.

Because he lacked blood-based food and medicinal pills, in order to replenish the energy needed for martial arts training, he basically practiced martial arts during the day and cultivated immortality at night, then nourished his physical body with True Qi while practicing martial arts the next day.

In this way, his Martial Dao progressed rapidly, and he had already cultivated to the peak of Viscera Refining.

One step further, and he would be a Grandmaster of Marrow Refining.

Cultivating to the peak of Innate Martial Master in three months—if this were spoken aloud, the entire world would likely be shaken. One must know that the Great Gan only has three Martial Saints on the surface, and they basically regard Grandmasters as the most respected.

Therefore, an Innate Martial Master already belongs to the ranks of first-class experts.

His cheap father, Yin Tiancheng, only reached the Innate peak after practicing for decades.

With Yin Qi focused on martial arts, his cultivation of immortality naturally lagged behind.

Currently, he is still at the first layer of Qi Refining.

However, regarding the cultivation of the Dao.

Although he did not have much time to practice, he had also cultivated to the Object Manipulation Realm.

The Primordial Spirit is closely linked to the physical body; once the physical body is strong, the Primordial Spirit will naturally become strong as well.

Woof, woof, woof...

Yin Qi was in the middle of telling how Sun Wukong wreaked havoc in the Heavenly Palace when he suddenly heard the faint sound of dogs barking from outside.

He didn't feel anything, but the group of foxes seemed as if a pot had exploded.

Their eyes were filled with terror, and they squeaked incessantly.

Only then did Yin Qi realize where the problem lay: someone had come into the mountains to hunt.

The Pure Fox clan had fur as white as snow, without a single stray color.

Especially the fur of a Pure Fox in winter; if taken to the market to be sold, it would be worth at least a hundred pieces of gold.

If they were discovered, they would definitely not escape death.

"What to do, what to do, Sir, what to do? That is the sound of mastiffs. Mastiffs are the things we fear most; they can even tear tigers to pieces..."

The foxes were in a chaotic mess, all looking toward Yin Qi.

Xiao Shu was slightly more composed, using her claws to scratch crooked characters onto the ground.

They couldn't even fight off wolves, let alone mastiffs capable of tearing tigers and lions apart alive.

These were the pets most favored by the powerful and wealthy; each one was the size of a calf, extremely ferocious, and a divine creature for guarding homes.

Moreover, this kind of creature is extremely sensitive and naturally spiritual, able to see invisible ghosts.

Even a cultivator below the Object Manipulation Realm would have to give them a wide berth upon encountering them.

For instance, the Yin Duke Mansion kept three mastiffs.

"Don't worry, I will go outside and stop them."

Yin Qi stood up and walked toward the cave entrance, saying without looking back, "You all stay here; do not come out."

Walking out of the stone chamber, the cold wind hit his face.

Yin Qi couldn't help but tighten his clothes; because the accumulated snow was too thick, over two feet deep, anyone stepping into it would certainly sink, so he had to leap and sprint across the snow at an extremely fast speed.