Journey to the West: Treasure Vase of the Great Dao

Having finished speaking, he sat down beside the spring. He had just closely observed and knew that this place was the core of the Blessed Land and also the nodal point of the earth veins of this mountain.

As his mind sank into the earth veins, he saw the massive earth veins resembling rivers of varying sizes in the world, crisscrossing beneath the pitch-black land, emitting a faint green glow. These glows were not harsh on the eyes; on the contrary, they looked very comfortable. On some of the nodes, there were dazzling globes of light flashing.

Lu Yu knew that these nodes were the Cave Heavens in the human realm.

He didn't have the chance to closely observe the beauty of the earth veins and merely caught a fleeting glimpse before he converged his mind. At this moment, the most important thing was to comb through the earth veins to stabilize the nodes here. Otherwise, as the earth veins shifted, the nodes would move as well, causing this place to gradually become an ordinary cave dwelling.

Only by combing through and stabilizing the nodes could he make full use of this opportunity.

As he drove the Primordial Spirit Force, the flow of the earth veins gradually became regular, and the node he was on also stabilized. If someone, like Lu Yu before, observed the earth veins, they would find that the node here was already shimmering with light globes. Although not intense, it was different from the state that could vanish at any moment before.

Lu Yu then quietly breathed a sigh of relief. This Blessed Land had never been combed through since its birth. If he had delayed for a few more days, he feared the spiritual energy would have faded, and this pool of spring water would have gradually dried up, eventually becoming a mere ordinary cave.

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but glance at Big Black Donkey, thinking to himself that it was also because this silly creature, unknowingly, only kept drinking the spring water, accelerating the change of the earth veins.

Big Black Donkey, seeing Lu Yu looking at himself, thought, "What are you looking at? Have you never seen such a handsome and dashing donkey?" However, what he said was, "Immortal Chief, do you have any instructions?"

Although there were no expressions discernible on that long donkey face, the look in his eyes and his tone were filled with flattery.

Lu Yu didn't have that much time to deal with this silly creature, as combing through the earth veins was of utmost importance. As he combed through the earth veins, the Cave Heaven was completely stabilized.

Suddenly, Lu Yu felt as if he and the Cave Heaven were merging, as though he had transformed into the whole Cave Heaven, with his organs faintly vibrating as if something were about to emerge and merge with the Cave Heaven.

Lu Yu clearly understood that this was the path of cultivation of the Earthly Immortal Dao. If he wished, he could integrate his own Five Qi with the Cave Heaven after fully activating them, thus achieving the body of an Earth Immortal without the need to arduously seek the opportunity of 'Five Qi Toward the Yuan'.

However, at this moment, he had only activated one Qi of Innate, still far from the 'Five Qi Toward the Yuan', so there was no need to rush a decision.

With a calm mind, a strand of Innate Qi, prompted by this faint vibration, was activated from his liver. A faint green aura quickly escaped through Lu Yu's orifices; this was the Innate Wood Qi, the essence of all living things. As soon as it appeared, the grass in the Cave Heaven grew wildly, frightening Big Black Donkey into crying out.

Lu Yu, with luck on his side, quickly took out the Spirit Root he had obtained from Jinguang Taoist. The original scattered aura, as if finding its direction, instantly gathered and clung to the Spirit Root.

A faint green light flashed, and the Innate Qi disappeared. Lu Yu also quietly breathed a sigh of relief, as this Innate Qi without a carrier and Divine Skills would dissipate in an extremely short time.

Nowadays could not be compared to ancient times when the Innate Qi was already nearly exhausted. Every strand of Innate Qi was highly precious. If it was wasted, Lu Yu felt he might as well die.

With the Spirit Root having received the Innate Qi, it gradually shed its scorched outer shell, and a tiny sprout poked its head out. Lu Yu grasped the Spirit Root, and an image appeared in his mind.

It was a time of Chaos, without top or bottom, left or right, without past or future, only boundless stillness and darkness. Suddenly, a strand of light stretched out from the Chaos, the first strand of light within. Initially weak, it soon became a vast sea of light, followed by a loud boom.

The heavens and the earth were thus cleaved asunder, a giant wielding a colossal axe swung it through Chaos. The demons of Chaos fell like rain, giving rise to a new world, a world distinctly different from Chaos. The universe now had distinctions of up and down, left and right, and the passage of past and future.

With the sky held high in one hand and the earth underfoot, the giant grew with each breath, transforming nine times a day, divine in the heavens, sanctified upon the earth.

Eventually, a brilliant world emerged amidst the Chaos, with the heavens round and the earth square. Those spirit roots and spiritual treasures that survived within Chaos, along with the lingering gods and demons, poured into this new world in droves.

However, by this time, the giant had transformed into the heavens and the earth itself, and the initial laws of this realm were established. Thus, calamities descended. Lu Yu seemingly transformed into a tea tree, carrying the aura of the Great Dao Principles.

As he entered the barriers of this realm, nine stripes of Purple Cloud Divine Thunder struck from the heavens, causing the tea tree to splinter into pieces.

Its main body turned into a black branch, while the remaining spiritual charm scattered across the heavens and earth, manifesting into various tea trees.

"An Enlightenment Tea Tree? It's no wonder that such a defiance of heaven would attract nine bolts of Purple Cloud Divine Thunder, injuring its origin." Lu Yu finally understood the whole story.

He carefully examined the budding branch in his hand, feeling the unique aura of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, indeed inherently close to the Dao.

Planting the tea tree beside the Spiritual Spring, he saw the branches grow visibly fast, turning into a small sapling in no time.

"It's a pity that its origin was damaged, its efficacy could never compare to before. Yet, it is enough to stabilize my fortune and destiny," Lu Yu muttered to himself.

Big Black Donkey stared blankly as Lu Yu performed a series of operations, realizing that he had indeed encountered a true master this time. He wished he could give himself a big hoof for robbing such a person; now his life and death were in another's hands, wondering how he would live his future days.

He licked his huge donkey face and obsequiously said to Lu Yu, "My lord, only a sublime Immortal like you deserves to reside in such a fine place. Considering the humble one's service in finding this blessed land for my lord, I hope my lord will show mercy and let me go!"

After saying this, he widened his eyes, trying hard to look sincere, but unfortunately, his nature meant that no matter how he acted, he still exuded a sly air.

"Oh! From what you say, I really should reward you properly," Lu Yu said, stroking his chin thoughtfully.

The Big Black Donkey was overjoyed upon hearing this, secretly thinking there might be an unexpected windfall. Thinking that Lu Yu, as a profound master, only needed to show a little generosity and it would be more than enough for him, he was very excited.

"I am willing to serve before and behind the saddle for my lord!" He quickly offered up a flattering saying he had heard from a storyteller.n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om

"Since you're so sincere, I shouldn't disappoint you. I'll agree to your request!" The response from Lu Yu made the Big Black Donkey suddenly start; when had he made a request?