togophonebook Chapter 22 The Method of Forging the Soul
Chapter 22 The Method of Forging the Soul
After leaving the Panshi tribe, Mo Yuan traveled across the prehistoric lands, recording everything he saw and heard in the Prehistoric Mirror, and also collecting some rare and precious materials.
However, the most precious of these rare and precious materials is only a willow tree that is close to a low-grade acquired spiritual root.
It is called the Youhuang Willow, and its entire body is like a sculpture carved from ten thousand years of black ice. Its trunk is crystal clear and contains the cold spirit of Taiyin and the energy of Xuanshui.
There is one rather mysterious aspect: the willow tree can absorb the moonlight power of the Taiyin star and condense moonlight divine water between its leaves. Although the process is relatively slow, taking several years to condense a single drop, it is inexhaustible.
"Place this willow tree beside the Five Elements Pool on Yaoguang Peak, irrigate it with the water element spiritual liquid and water element law fragments from the Five Elements spiritual water, and supplement it with the earth vein rules and order of Qilin Cliff. Perhaps it can transform into a low-grade acquired spiritual root."
"Moonlight Divine Water corrodes the primordial spirit and soul. It can be collected to launch surprise attacks in battle, but for me, it is most suitable for tempering the primordial spirit and divine consciousness."
Mo Yuan placed a drop of Moonlight Divine Water between his eyebrows and touched it repeatedly with his divine sense. Meanwhile, he held a Tongxuan Pill in his mouth, and his divine sense, which had been completely corroded, was nourished and underwent a transformation.
Moonlight Divine Water is responsible for corrosion and destruction, while the Profound Elixir is responsible for repair and reconstruction.
Despite suffering immense pain, Mo Yuan did not even flinch. He only felt his divine sense strengthening, each strand of which was imbued with a faint, pure light.
Once his divine consciousness has fully transformed, he will be able to use the Moonlight Divine Water to directly affect his primordial spirit.
"Those who possess a steadfast Dao heart and are unafraid of the pain of spiritual corruption can use Moonlight Divine Water in conjunction with the Profound Pill to temper their spiritual consciousness. Once they reach a certain level, they can directly temper their primordial spirit."
Mo Yuan used his divine sense to grasp the Five Virtues Brush and wrote the relevant content into the Primordial Mirror.
The section on spiritual objects is divided into Records of Innate Spiritual Roots, Compendium of Heavenly and Earthly Treasures, Compendium of Spiritual Treasures of the Three Realms, and General Treatise on Spiritual Objects.
The Book of Spiritual Objects, the Book of Heavenly Treasures, and the Divine Water of the Three Lights, a Wonder of Creation.
The Daoist Methods Chapter, the Unorthodox and Heretical Chapters, the Moonlight Divine Water and the Profound Elixir for Forging the Divine Soul.
Mo Yuan categorized this method as unorthodox and heretical because it was not something ordinary people could use, it did not conform to the orthodox methods of the Xuanmen (Taoist school), and it was suspected of degrading oneself and asking for trouble.
"Over the course of hundreds of years, what I have written has only filled a corner of the primordial world. Compared to the vast and boundless primordial world, what I have written is but a drop in the ocean."
"Perhaps one day, even the Primordial Mirror will be unable to contain that massive amount of knowledge, and then the grade of this treasure will need to be upgraded."
"Moreover, it seems I've found myself a time-consuming and energy-draining task! But if I were to write it all down, I might become the most learned person below the sage."
Mo Yuan looked at the Primordial Mirror and the Five Virtues Brush, and sighed softly as he spoke slowly.
Since he has been valued by the Heavenly Dao and the Sage of the Chan Sect, he should create some great achievements in the prehistoric world, rather than just being concerned with seeking immortality and security.
He wanted to sit on the throne of the Fengdu Emperor, one of the Six Emperors, with dignity and amidst the reverent gaze of all living beings.
Instead of seeking fame and fortune and disappointing the Lord of Heaven.
Putting away the Primordial Mirror and the Five Virtues Brush, Mo Yuan raised his head and looked into the distance. There lay the place where the Eastern World, the Western World, the Northern Sea Continent, and the Southern Li Continent met, the core of the Primordial World, where Mount Buzhou, formed from the spine of the Great God Pangu, stood tall.
Mount Buzhou stands majestically, reaching the thirty-three heavens above and the earth's veins below, truly the pivot of heaven and earth and the ancestral vein of all mountains.
Supporting the heavens and maintaining the separation of purity and impurity, the space around the mountain is stable and time is orderly, and all things return to their source.
There were countless auspicious omens and miraculous phenomena.
The vast territory surrounding Mount Buzhou, spanning billions of miles, is the domain of the Wu tribe. Wu tribes can be seen sitting on the earth like stars, and the world is filled with pure malevolent energy.
To outsiders, these malevolent energies of heaven and earth would affect their cultivation, but the members of the witch clan could absorb them into their bodies to improve their cultivation and realm.
"It seems I will have much more to write about during my trip to Buzhou Mountain."
"Now we should look for an opportunity to reach the vicinity of Buzhou Mountain, and then use the advantage of the Qilin Clan's affinity with the earth and the earth's veins to go to the mountainside of Buzhou Mountain to retrieve the Qilin Seal."
"This will be the most dangerous and difficult part of my journey."
Mo Yuan looked at Mount Buzhou and murmured to himself.
Only those with profound fortune and boundless blessings can enter Buzhou Mountain, and to get there, they must pass through the Wu tribe.
Mo Yuan had no confidence in hiding himself and evading the detection of the powerful Wu Clan. All he could do was try to use the Dragon Elephant Pill to establish a good relationship with a certain Wu Clan tribe in exchange for the opportunity to enter Buzhou Mountain.
Moreover, he is also proficient in the art of repairing ley lines. He can make a deal with the Wu tribe, exchanging the opportunity for repairing the ley lines within the Buzhou Mountain area.
Not only can one gain merit from the Heavenly Dao, but one can also be on good terms with the Witch Clan; it's practically all beneficial and harmless.
Of course, Mo Yuan's cultivation level is low, so it is difficult for him to have the opportunity to trade on an equal footing with the Wu Clan. If the Wu Clan discards him after using him, he can only offer up the Enlightenment Futon and the Water Element Pearl, and then cry out for help from the Sage.
But by then, Mo Yuan would no longer be able to openly enter Buzhou Mountain and obtain the supreme innate spiritual treasure, the Qilin Seal, without offending the Wu Clan.
As is widely known, the Three Pure Ones are the transformations of the primordial spirit of the Great God Pangu. Before becoming disciples of the Dao Ancestor Hongjun, they often claimed to be the true descendants of Pangu.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches were evolved from the essence and blood in the heart of the Great God Pangu, combined with the turbid energy of the earth, the evil energy of heaven and earth, and the laws of the Great Dao. The witch clans were derived from the blood pool in the Pangu Temple, relying on the bloodline of the Ancestral Witches.
The Wu tribe did not respect the Way of Heaven, but revered Pangu.
In the eyes of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, the Witch Clan is the true descendant of Pangu, and the primordial world is the legacy left to them by the Great God Pangu. Only they can control the power of heaven and earth.
This is also the reason why the Wu tribe fought for supremacy in the three realms of the primordial world.
As a result, the Three Pure Ones and the Witch Clan had many disputes over the title of Pangu's true lineage. As the Three Pure Ones became disciples of Hongjun Daozu, the Twelve Ancestral Witches looked down on them even more, regarding them as villains who betrayed the great god Pangu.
Once Mo Yuan reveals his relationship with the Chan Sect, he will naturally be despised by the Wu Clan. At that time, it would be a pipe dream to think that he could enter Buzhou Mountain with his power.
"The Wu tribes within the Buzhou Mountain area are controlled by the twelve Ancestral Wu. The Wu tribes of the lineage of Ancestral Wu Zhurong are naturally hot-tempered, hate evil, and like to wage war, while the Wu tribes of the lineage of Ancestral Wu Houtu are somewhat more normal."
"The most urgent task is to find a witch tribe led by the ancestral witch Houtu, and then establish good relations with the shamans and warriors in that tribe to seek an opportunity to enter Buzhou Mountain."
As Mo Yuan gazed at the numerous Wu tribes scattered across the land, he silently plotted in his heart.
Human tribes have two leaders: a chieftain and a priest. Each has their own duties and they govern everything within the tribe.
The Wu tribe has developed over countless years in an orderly manner. Several important figures within the tribe hold power, directing the tribe to fight against the demon race or to compete with other tribes in strength.
Roughly speaking, each shaman tribe is led by a chief warrior who makes decisions and governs the tribe. The shaman is responsible for communicating with the ancestral shaman, passing on the shaman tribe's secret arts, and observing the stars to determine fate. The shaman doctor heals the tribe members, prepares body-refining elixirs, or makes pills.
In addition, each witch tribe has at least a thousand totem blood witches who inscribe the image of the ancestral witch into their bloodline, flesh and essence in order to enhance their combat power.
As for those massive witch tribes, they also have great witches in charge, and each great witch's cultivation level starts from the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.
After thinking it through, Mo Yuan headed towards the Wu tribe, located in a mountain valley on the south side of Buzhou Mountain. That tribe was ruled by the ancestral witch Houtu.
The ancestral witch Houtu revered the idea of bearing all things and protecting the primordial world, so the witch tribes under her rule were the most inclusive and not overly xenophobic.
Mo Yuan learned this information after much inquiry, and naturally he included it in the Primordial Mirror.
Several days later.
Mo Yuan appeared in the territory of the Wanhe tribe. This witch tribe was named after the nearby Wanhe Mountains and was considered to be quite powerful among the many witch tribes, with hundreds of thousands of people.
The Witch Clan does not have the same strong reproductive ability as the Human Clan. Even after hundreds of millions of years, their overall numbers are still less than those of the later-emerging Human Clan. However, every member of the Witch Clan is a born warrior with a strong physique and extraordinary combat power.
Even newborn children of the witch clan could easily tear apart monsters with their bare hands.
Mo Yuan did not conceal his colorful mist and auspicious phenomena this time. He simply kept circulating the Earth Dao Ancestral Qi Scripture to maximize his affinity with the order and rules of the earth and the essence of the Wu Earth.
One could see that Mo Yuan's eyes were filled with a rich, dark yellow light, and his whole body was filled with the essence of Wutu. With each breath, he resonated with the earth.
"When Mo Yuan of the Qilin Clan was traveling through the primordial land, he was struck by the majestic grandeur of Pangu's spine and the prosperity of the Wu Clan tribes. He then made a special trip to visit the Wanhe Tribe."
"We urge the three senior figures—the War Chief, the Shaman, and the Witch Doctor—to appear and meet us!"
Mo Yuan appeared directly in front of the Wanhe tribe and spoke in a gentle voice.
The moment he finished speaking, the patrolling totem blood witches surrounded him, holding various crude weapons and watching him warily.
Every totem blood witch has at least a Xuanxian cultivation level, and there are even quite a few Zhenxian.
This made Mo Yuan truly realize the power of the Witch Clan.
A single totem blood shaman is countless times more powerful than Shan Li, the chieftain of the Rock Tribe, and Cang Yan, the priest. This is enough to show that the human race is still in its infancy and growth stage, and is simply no match for the shaman race.
"Fellow blood witch warriors of the witch clan, I have no ill intentions."
Mo Yuan remained unmoved and spoke calmly.
Soon, hundreds or even thousands of members of the Wu Clan gathered around, pointing and whispering among themselves as they discussed Mo Yuan.
Even bolder children from the Wu tribe came closer, looking up at Mo Yuan with curiosity on their faces.
Seeing this, Mo Yuan revealed a kind smile. He took out the pills made from jade marrow, vermilion fruit, and some spiritual flowers and herbs, and handed them to the witch children.
These pills do not contain as much energy as elixirs, so the children of the witch clan will not be harmed by the medicinal power if they eat them.
Moreover, because the Wu tribe lacks a primordial spirit and cannot meticulously refine elixirs, the pills commonly found among them are crudely made. Therefore, the Wu children are quite familiar with them.
"Danwan, eat it quickly!"
Before the tribal elders could stop them, the witch children swallowed the pills in their hands, as if they were afraid someone would take them from them.
As the pills entered their stomachs, their qi and blood were greatly enhanced, their meridians were opened up, and even their physical strength increased several times over.
Many of the Wu tribe children have grown taller.
In an instant, Mo Yuan gained the favor of many members of the Wu tribe.
Mo Yuan, enjoying himself, took out pills made primarily of earth vein ginseng and distributed them to the surrounding witch clan members.
Furthermore, the Wanhe tribe has a simple and honest folk culture, so it's only reasonable to give them some gifts when we meet.