Chapter 262: Explaining the Wonders of the Earth Immortal

"Everyone, please look!"

On Wanshou Mountain, following an announcement from Zhenyuanzi, the entire space seemed to fall into a certain mysterious rhythm.

Zhenyuanzi stood suspended in mid-air, the Earth Book slowly rotating above his head, emitting waves of mysterious aura.

He formed seals with both hands and chanted words, and surges of majestic magic power poured out from his body, rapidly sketching one complex rune after another in the void.

Under Zhenyuanzi's control, these runes seemed to come alive, dancing gracefully in the void and emitting dazzling light.

"Hum!"

As the runes danced, the surrounding spiritual energy began to gather frantically, forming small vortices one after another.

"This is the profound mystery of the Earth Immortal Dao."

Zhenyuanzi spoke indifferently, his voice filled with confidence and majesty, "Fellow Daoists, you only need to align your own Dao techniques with Heaven and Earth to open up a Cave Heaven Blessed Land in the void as your own place of cultivation."

Upon hearing this, everyone widened their eyes, staring intently at the movements of Zhenyuanzi's hands.

They discovered that, following Zhenyuanzi's demonstration, those runes were actually condensing a tiny spatial portal in the void.

Inside the portal, a small world of beautiful mountains and clear waters was vaguely visible; although it was only a tiny space, it was constantly growing, and the spiritual energy within it was shockingly dense.

Many people exclaimed in succession, their faces full of disbelief.

"This... this is actually real!"

"Too miraculous! Is this the Earth Immortal Dao?"

"If we can open up such a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, our cultivation speed will surely increase greatly!"

The crowd discussed spiritedly, filled with awe and yearning for Zhenyuanzi's Earth Immortal Dao.

Seeing this, Zhenyuanzi smiled slightly and continued to demonstrate how to perfect this Cave Heaven Blessed Land.

He continuously injected magic power into it, while using the Earth Book as a guide to draw the spiritual energy of Heaven and Earth from around Wanshou Mountain into it continuously.

As the spiritual energy poured in, that Cave Heaven Blessed Land began to expand rapidly, soon changing from a tiny spatial portal into a true small world.

Zhenyuanzi opened the portal to this Cave Heaven Blessed Land directly, leading everyone inside.

One could see that in this small world, mountains, rivers, plants, flowers, and birds were all present, as if it were another, more vast Wanshou Mountain; but what was different was that the spiritual energy in this blessed land was denser than the outside world, so dense it was almost about to liquefy.

Watching this scene, everyone was filled with shock and envy.

Clearly, if one could cultivate here for a long time, it would certainly be excellent for improving one's own cultivation!

Among the crowd, the sisters Xihe suddenly felt something and looked up at the many stars appearing in the sky.

Xihe could not help but ask, "Fellow Daoist Zhenyuanzi, do these stars seem to be related to the Outer Space?"

"Correct!"

Zhenyuanzi nodded and explained to everyone, "These stars are projections of the countless stars in the Outer Space!"

Everyone suddenly realized, especially the many Demon Race members brought by Xihe and her sister; only then did they understand why they were able to perceive the Star Power of the Outer Space.

The more others looked at this Cave Heaven Blessed Land, the more they felt there were mysteries everywhere, which also led them to have many questions.

Suddenly, someone in the crowd asked, "Senior, what exactly is the difference between this Cave Heaven Blessed Land and a Saint Dao Field?"

This was undoubtedly a question that everyone cared about very much at this moment.

Everyone could not help but look at the person who asked; only then did they discover that the person asking was the Jie Sect disciple Zhao Gongming.

For a moment, everyone's expressions became strange again.

After all, the Jie Sect was in the Heavenly Dao Faction, while Zhenyuanzi was now in the Human Dao Faction.

That Zhenyuanzi could allow disciples of the Heavenly Dao Faction to listen to the lecture together was already a great favor.

As for whether he would answer the question of Zhao Gongming, a person of the Heavenly Dao Faction, that was hard to say! However, everyone soon discovered that they had underestimated Zhenyuanzi's magnanimity.

Zhenyuanzi smiled slightly, not minding Zhao Gongming's question, and instead explained patiently, "Although Cave Heaven Blessed Lands and Saint Dao Fields are both places for cultivation, they are essentially different."

"A Saint Dao Field is an independent world opened up by a Saint with great magic power in Chaos; its internal rules are perfect and its order is orderly. Living beings cultivating within it can grow rapidly and can even be directly guided by the Saint to ascend to the Heavenly Realm. However, the difficulty of opening a Saint Dao Field is extremely high, and it is difficult to complete without the power of a Saint."

"As for a Cave Heaven Blessed Land, it is a small world opened up in the void by those with the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal or above, by aligning their own Dao techniques with the power of Heaven and Earth. Although its scale is far inferior to a Saint Dao Field, it has the advantage of a low threshold and a wide range of application. The rules and order within a Cave Heaven Blessed Land are all determined by the opener according to their own Dao techniques, so every Cave Heaven Blessed Land has its own unique features."

"Most importantly, the opening of a Cave Heaven Blessed Land does not require consuming a large amount of resources and magic power like a Saint Dao Field; for a Great Luo Golden Immortal, one only needs to find a suitable location to complete the opening in a short time."

Upon hearing this, everyone suddenly realized.

Zhenyuanzi continued, "The Earth Immortal Dao is a method of cultivation based on Cave Heaven Blessed Lands, combined with the power of Heaven and Earth. Those who cultivate the Earth Immortal Dao can not only use the dense spiritual energy within the Cave Heaven Blessed Land to accelerate their cultivation, but can also evolve their own laws and order within it, thereby reaching a higher level of cultivation."

"If you are interested, you might as well give it a try," Zhenyuanzi said with a smile.

Once these words were spoken, the Great Luo Golden Immortals present were all moved.

They knew that if they could open up their own Cave Heaven Blessed Land, their cultivation speed would surely increase greatly, and their future achievements would be limitless.

But some also had doubts about this.

The Ren Sect disciple Xuandu could not help but ask, "Senior Zhenyuan, this poor Daoist sees that in your Cave Heaven Blessed Land, the stars are projections borrowed from the Outer Space, and the source of the world's power, as well as many basic laws, are also borrowed from the original Great Desolation Heaven and Earth. If everyone cultivates like this, will it truly not make the Great Desolation Heaven and Earth unable to bear it, leading to the arrival of the Great Calamity?"

Once these words were spoken, the people who were originally moved all felt a chill in their hearts!

That's right!

They had actually forgotten about this matter! The Great Calamity is a special phenomenon of the laws of Heaven and Earth in the Primordial World. Whenever the number of living beings in the Primordial World increases sharply, the strength of practitioners generally improves, and the spiritual energy and power of laws between Heaven and Earth are consumed in large quantities, it will trigger the Great Calamity.

When the Great Calamity arrives, the spiritual energy between Heaven and Earth will become extremely chaotic, and the power of laws will also undergo drastic changes, causing devastating blows to the living beings of the Primordial World. Those living beings with insufficient strength and shallow cultivation often cannot escape the calamity, and even the strong will face great tests.

The generation of the Great Calamity is closely related to the balance mechanism of the Primordial World. When the spiritual energy and the power of laws of the Primordial World are consumed to a certain extent, the balance between Heaven and Earth will be broken, thereby triggering the Great Calamity to re-balance the order of the Primordial World. Therefore, the arrival of the Great Calamity is often accompanied by the suffering of living beings, but it is also an important means for the Primordial World to self-repair and self-evolve.

Amidst everyone's fear of the Great Calamity, Zhenyuanzi smiled and explained, "I naturally understand the concerns of you fellow Daoists. However, although a Cave Heaven Blessed Land borrows the power of the Great Desolation, it does not only borrow without returning. Everyone, please look, the deepest part of this Cave Heaven Blessed Land is where it connects to Chaos."

Saying this, Zhenyuanzi led everyone to the deepest part of the blessed land.

One could see that the space here was distorted, various laws gathered, and chaotic air currents poured in continuously, to be refined and absorbed by the laws of Heaven and Earth of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Zhenyuanzi explained, "The chaotic air currents you see are the source of power for the Cave Heaven Blessed Land. After they are refined by the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, a portion is used to maintain the operation of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land, while another portion is fed back to the Great Desolation Heaven and Earth through the laws and order of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land. Therefore, the existence of a Cave Heaven Blessed Land will not consume the power of the Great Desolation, but instead can nourish the Great Desolation and promote the prosperity of the Primordial World."

Upon hearing this, everyone was shocked.

Xuandu also understood at this moment and could not help but sigh, "So a Cave Heaven Blessed Land actually has such a miraculous effect."

Zhenyuanzi continued, "Everyone, imagine, if more Cave Heaven Blessed Lands appear, they will be able to refine chaotic air currents together, providing a continuous source of spiritual energy and the power of laws for the Primordial World. In this way, the balance of the Primordial World can be maintained, and the arrival of the Great Calamity will naturally be delayed! This is the profound mystery of the Earth Immortal Dao."

"Many thanks to Senior Zhenyuan for the guidance!"

Xuandu expressed his gratitude with exceptional respect.

The more he thought about it, the more he felt that this Earth Immortal Dao was quite profound.

It could simply be said that it was using the power of all living beings to perfect the Primordial Land! Once this thought occurred to him, he even developed the idea of wanting to open up a Cave Heaven Blessed Land of his own.

"It is precisely because Cave Heaven Blessed Lands are connected to Chaos that the power refined from within Chaos by the Cave Heaven Blessed Land itself can be driven at the will of the Blessed Land's master!"

Zhenyuanzi finally slowly withdrew his magic power and said indifferently, "As long as you fellow Daoists can comprehend the mysteries within, you will be able to open up your own Cave Heaven Blessed Lands in the Primordial Land, from then on no longer bound by the Heavenly Dao, and able to cultivate freely."

As soon as these words were spoken, many people felt their blood boil.

Only the people of the Heavenly Dao Faction could not help but have their expressions change, one by one.

Not bound by the Heavenly Dao!

If every Great Luo Golden Immortal in the Primordial Land followed Zhenyuanzi's example, it would undoubtedly be a massive blow to the Heavenly Dao Faction!

But right now, no one else cared at all about what the Heavenly Dao Faction thought.

They all knew that the Earth Immortal Dao spoken of by Zhenyuanzi would open a brand-new door of cultivation for them, giving them the opportunity to pursue higher realms.

"Many thanks to Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan for preaching the Way!"

"We bow in thanks for the great kindness of Great Immortal Zhenyuan!"

"Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan's great kindness and virtue, we shall keep it in our hearts!"

The crowd expressed their gratitude to Zhenyuanzi one after another.

At the same time, each of them secretly swore in their hearts that they must diligently comprehend the Earth Immortal Dao and strive to open up their own Cave Heaven Blessed Land as soon as possible.

Seeing them like this, Zhenyuanzi knew that his matter of becoming a Saint was completely settled!

He smiled slightly, then waved his large hand, and led everyone out of the Cave Heaven Blessed Land he had just opened, returning to the Primordial Land.

And just at the moment he returned—

"Hum!" "Hum!" "Hum!"

Three pleasant humming sounds suddenly came from between the heavens and earth of the Primordial Land, like the profound sounds of the Great Dao, instantly causing everyone's spirits to lift, and they could not help but look around.

The next moment, many people all showed looks of dullness.

They saw that at this time, the three world rules of the Heavenly Dao, Earthly Dao, and Humanity were actually rewarding Zhenyuanzi's act of preaching the Dao together! Golden Heavenly Dao Merit, dark golden Earthly Dao Merit, and purple-gold Human Dao Merit appeared almost simultaneously, gathering toward Zhenyuanzi's body together!

As the three humming sounds resonated through the Primordial Land, the golden Heavenly Dao Merit, dark golden Earthly Dao Merit, and purple-gold Human Dao Merit surged over like three torrents, pouring directly into Zhenyuanzi's body.

At this moment, Zhenyuanzi's aura soared instantly, and his whole body emitted a dazzling light, as if the entire Primordial Land were shaking because of it.

"This... this is the omen of Proving the Dao and Becoming a Saint!"

Someone in the crowd exclaimed, their voice filled with disbelief and awe.

Zhenyuanzi's figure was seen gradually blurring, as if merging into one with the heavens and earth, and waves of majestic power radiated from his body, impacting the surrounding void.

In the sky, clusters of auspicious clouds gathered, forming a vast sea of clouds that enveloped Zhenyuanzi within it.

Within the sea of clouds, auspicious beasts constantly rode the clouds and mist, immortal cranes danced gracefully, and various heavenly phenomena emerged one after another. The entire Primordial Land seemed to be cheering for Zhenyuanzi's becoming a Saint; the shock and grandeur of this moment were enough for every living creature to keep in their hearts.

As Zhenyuanzi Proved the Dao and Became a Saint, all living creatures in the Primordial Land felt this powerful aura. Whether they were experts of the Heavenly Dao Faction or the Earthly Dao or Human Dao factions, they all looked toward the direction of Wanshou Mountain at this moment, their faces revealing looks of shock and awe.

"Zhenyuanzi has actually Proved the Dao and Become a Saint!"

"A single preaching session was actually enough to let Zhenyuanzi directly Prove the Dao and Become a Saint!"

"This Earth Immortal Dao is truly miraculous, to have actually received the recognition of the Heavenly, Earthly, and Human Daos all at once!"

"From now on, there is one more Saint in the Primordial Land; the landscape is afraid it will undergo a great change!"

Discussions rose and fell, spreading throughout the entire Primordial Land.

The people at the scene were also incredibly shocked.

They had witnessed the entire process of Zhenyuanzi demonstrating the Earth Immortal Dao to Proving the Dao and Becoming a Saint, and their hearts were filled with nothing but awe and envy.

Hongyun, the Queen Mother of the West, Zhulong, and others stepped forward one after another to congratulate Zhenyuanzi: "Congratulations to Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan for Proving the Dao and Becoming a Saint; from now on, the Primordial Land has added another strong reinforcement!"

Zhenyuanzi was also full of joy, returning the greetings to everyone one by one.

However, the one he was most grateful to in his heart was Lu Yun. He knew that without Lu Yun's guidance and inspiration, he would likely not have been able to comprehend the Earth Immortal Dao so quickly, let alone Prove the Dao and Become a Saint.

He turned to look at Lu Yun, his eyes filled with gratitude, and said: "Fellow Daoist Lu Yun, if not for your guidance, how could this poor Daoist have Proved the Dao and Become a Saint? This kindness and sentiment, this poor Daoist will keep in his heart!"

Lu Yun waved his hand and smiled: "Fellow Daoist Zhenyuan is too polite. That you could comprehend the Earth Immortal Dao and Prove the Dao and Become a Saint is entirely due to your own insight and effort. I only offered a slight pointer."

Hearing this, Zhenyuanzi felt even more grateful in his heart. He knew that Lu Yun's words were modest, but now was not the time for excessive formalities.

He turned to face the crowd and said loudly: "Fellow Daoists, today this poor Daoist was able to Prove the Dao and Become a Saint, all thanks to the Earth Immortal Dao. Next, this poor Daoist will continue to answer your questions and resolve your doubts, consolidating the Earth Immortal Dao, and I hope you will all benefit from it."

Hearing this, the crowd was all incredibly excited.

Especially those who had the intention to cultivate the Earth Immortal Dao bowed respectfully to Zhenyuanzi in unison.

"We bow in thanks to Saint Zhenyuan!"

(End of this chapter)