ragginovel Chapter 104 Red Cloud Breakthrough
Chapter 104 Red Cloud Breakthrough
Chapter 104 Red Cloud Breakthrough
Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun's escape light landed on the familiar spiritual vein node of Wanshou Mountain, passing through the innate earth-guarding array light curtain that was indestructible to outsiders but gentle to insiders, and their figures lightly landed in the quiet and elegant courtyard of Wuzhuang Temple.
The moment you step onto solid ground, the peace, tranquility, and vibrant energy of home wash over you, completely cleansing away the dust and caution of your travels.
As soon as they appeared, the harmonious and spiritual energy within the temple rippled with joy. The crowd, who had been waiting for some time after receiving the message, immediately came to greet them.
"Welcome back to the mountain, Master (Teacher) and Master Hongyun!" The two young Taoist disciples, Qingfeng and Mingyue, stepped forward first, their voices clear and their faces beaming with heartfelt joy as they bowed respectfully.
Immediately afterwards, the black-robed Taoist, who was actually Zhenwu, stepped forward steadily and bowed, saying, "Welcome back to the mountain, Master and Master Hongyun." His aura was deep and powerful, indicating that his cultivation had also improved in recent days.
The emperor, in his golden robes, strode with the air of a dragon and the gait of a tiger, his demeanor both majestic and respectful: "Master, Master Hongyun, you have had a long journey!" The imperial dragon aura around him was more closely connected to the earth veins of Longevity Mountain, faintly revealing an aura of ruling over a region.
Then, the Nine-Headed Lion, the Four Divine Beasts—Azure Dragon, Vermilion Bird, White Tiger, and Black Tortoise—as well as the auspicious beasts Qilin and Black Qilin, all stepped forward, some in human form to pay their respects, others in their true forms, emitting low and gentle cries.
The roar expressed welcome and respect for the return of the mountain lord.
The other adopted birds, beasts, and spiritual plants within the temple also sensed this, some emitting clear, melodious calls, others swaying gracefully, radiating a joyful energy.
In an instant, the once quiet Wuzhuang Temple became vibrant and lively with the return of its two masters, filled with the warmth and cohesion of "home".
Zhen Yuanzi's gaze swept gently over the people before him, sensing the increasingly refined and pure aura emanating from them, and he was quite satisfied. He nodded slightly and said in a gentle voice, "Rise, all of you. The atmosphere within the temple is peaceful and full of Daoist charm. It seems that you have not been slacking off and have all made progress, which is very good."
Hongyun also had a big smile on her face. Looking at everything that was familiar, especially feeling the warm call of the Four Symbols Banana Tree, she felt all the fatigue from her travels disappear and her heart was filled with anticipation and excitement for her upcoming breakthrough.
Knowing that Hongyun was in a bad state and should not linger, Zhen Yuanzi instructed the others, "Now that we have returned, we need to rest for a while. You should all return to your posts and diligently cultivate yourselves. There is no need for you to stay here and serve us."
"We will obey the Master's (Teacher's) decree!" the crowd responded in unison. Though reluctant, they wisely dispersed, returning to their respective caves or posts. Zhenwu and the Emperor exchanged a glance and tacitly strengthened patrols inside and outside the temple and the analysis of the earth's veins to ensure everything was in perfect order.
After everyone had dispersed, Hongyun could no longer contain himself and said to Zhen Yuanzi, "Brother Dao, my perception has reached its peak, and the opportunity is right before my eyes!"
Zhen Yuanzi's expression turned solemn, and he nodded, saying, "Go, I will protect you and ensure that nothing outside will disturb you."
Hongyun nodded emphatically, said no more, and in a flash, he arrived at the center of the courtyard, beneath the Four Symbols Banana Tree, which resonated with his origin and whose four colors of light (earth, water, fire, and wind) flowed eternally. He brushed away non-existent dust from the futon and sat cross-legged on it.
The moment he sat down, the entire Four Symbols Banana Tree seemed to be infused with a soul; its enormous canopy moved without wind, emitting a soft rustling sound, like the divine pronouncements of the Great Dao.
The leaves of blue, red, white, and black shone brightly, and the primordial energies of earth, water, fire, and wind surged forth with unprecedented activity, like four different yet perfectly blended bands of light, gently and firmly surrounding the red cloud, forming a natural and powerful force field of the four elements returning to their origin!
Hongyun slowly closed his eyes, his mind completely sinking into his body. He no longer suppressed the perfect, unyielding Four Symbols Dao Fruit. His will, like that of a monarch, examined the surging, roaring, yet harmonious and unified might within him.
The earth's weight and solidity bear all things, providing an unshakeable foundation;
Water is vast and boundless, both gentle and strong; it nourishes life, but can also destroy it.
The fury of fire burns away filth, bringing light and warmth, and also contains the promise of rebirth.
The wind is free, unrestrained, swift and agile, carrying information and sweeping across the world;
The four fundamental Daos, at this moment, were no longer clearly distinct deep within his primordial spirit. Instead, they began to intertwine, merge, and sublimate with each other in an incomparably profound trajectory!
The earth is nourished by water, fire is fueled by wind, water is sustained by the earth, and wind is fueled by the fury of fire.
They generate and restrain each other, cycle and repeat, and eventually return to oneness, evolving towards a higher and more essential state of "chaos"!
"The Four Symbols return to their origin, chaos forms the foundation! If not now, when?"
The Daoist voice in Hongyun's heart exploded like thunder! He completely released the restraints on his own power, and activated the perfect Four Symbols Origin, launching the final and most fierce attack on that indestructible supreme barrier that separated the Great Luo and Hunyuan!
"boom-!!!"
A roar, which only Hongyun himself could clearly hear, originating from the depths of the Great Dao, erupted from the deepest part of his body! It was as if at the beginning of the creation of the world, when earth, water, fire, and wind were established and the pure and impure separated!
That seemingly indestructible barrier that had troubled countless powerful beings in the primordial world was shattered and melted away like the last piece of solid ice under the warm spring sun under the impact of the immense power that brought about the fusion of the four perfect elements and activated the foundation of chaos. It transformed into the purest Dao essence, nourishing itself in return!
At the very moment of his breakthrough, his own Daoist aura resonated with the Four Symbols Banana Tree at the deepest level!
The entire precious tree shone with boundless light. Above its canopy, the four elements of earth, water, fire, and wind no longer flowed gently, but evolved into a grand spectacle of creation and destruction! It was as if a miniature chaotic world based on the four elements was being conceived and born between the precious tree and the red clouds!
The aura of the crimson clouds was like a volcano that had been dormant for millennia, suddenly erupting!
A completely new ability to control and utilize the laws of heaven and earth at a deeper and more essential level, transcending the simple Great Luo level, emerged from the origin of his life! It was an unparalleled majesty that contained chaos within, governed the four elements, and could summon earth, water, fire, and wind with a thought!
Early stage of Primordial Golden Immortal! Success!
In an instant, centered on Wuzhuang Temple, the earth vein dragon energy of the entire Wanshou Mountain Range boiled and resounded! In the sky, drawn by its energy, the boundless innate spiritual energy gathered into a huge spiritual energy vortex covering tens of thousands of miles, with the four innate elements of earth, water, fire and wind faintly manifesting, colliding and merging with each other, evolving the scene of the world's birth and death!
Auspicious purple clouds drifted from the east, and a golden lotus phantom appeared out of thin air. The sound of the Dao was faint and distant, and heaven and earth rejoiced! The magnitude of the event far exceeded that of an ordinary breakthrough for a Primordial Golden Immortal!
However, just as this grand phenomenon was forming and about to spread throughout the entire western continent, attracting the attention of countless powerful beings, a voice rang out: "Using the Earth Book as a guide and the garrisoned earth as a foundation, all things return to their hidden state, concealed!"
Zhen Yuanzi, who had been intently guarding the mountain, moved! His expression was solemn as he swiftly moved his hands, activating the "Classic of Mountains and Seas" deep within his primordial spirit and the innate earth-guarding array that enveloped Longevity Mountain!
The vast and boundless innate Wu Earth essence surged out from the Earth Book and the great formation, transforming into an incomparably thick, yet formless and intangible Xuanhuang light shield, like a giant bowl, overturned over the entire Wanshou Mountain Daoist Temple!
This light shield does not forcibly suppress the anomalies, but rather uses a more sophisticated method of "inclusion" and "concealment" to absorb and bind all the anomalies, law fluctuations, and spiritual energy tides caused by the breakthrough of the red clouds within the scope of the Wuzhuang Temple!
From the outside, Longevity Hill remains the same ethereal and peaceful mountain, shrouded in mist and radiating Taoist charm, as if nothing had happened.
Only those beings within the Wuzhuang Temple can witness firsthand the astonishing spectacle of the earth, water, fire, and wind wheels turning, as if the heavens and earth were being created!