Chapter 16

"Truly the Primordial Body of Pangu! What a great calamity!" Ding Yue couldn't help but sigh after hearing. At the same time, his heart was filled with doubts: Although Nüwa had taken action, why didn't she use the power of the Heavenly Dao? Even after she was injured and retreated, she still didn't use it. Why? And the Dao Ancestor! How could he have reconciled? Could it be that the rumors were incorrect?

Finally, Ding Yue learned that just a few years after the great battle between the Witches and the Birds, the Dao Ancestor summoned all the great sages and began the third lecture!

"Still, legends can be misleading! Damn! Nüwa has already become a saint, and the Dao Ancestor hasn't even merged with the Dao yet? And the Three Pure Ones are still just playing around, and the Western Duo is not well-known? This is the era of the Witches and the Birds! Everything is in chaos!" As Ding Yue thought, he couldn't help but curse under his breath.

Although the great battle had passed many years ago, the land of Hongmang was still desolate, with the earth shattered, mountains collapsed, and rivers flowing backward!

This was still the better part, not the main battlefield. It was said that the area around the Buzhou Mountain was desolate for millions of miles, with barren land and no sign of life, still retaining the residual power of some strong beings. Ordinary people couldn't get close, turning a once beautiful place into a dead zone!

Ding Yue felt a pang of sympathy for the land and wanted to perform a great deed. Thus, he began to repair the land, organize the earth's veins, and reshape the mountains and rivers!

The Mountain-Driving Whip had the power to move mountains and peaks. As Ding Yue's mastery deepened, moving mountains became like child's play, and he could even extract spirit veins.

This was very beneficial for organizing the earth's veins. Ding Yue followed the traces of the Witch-Bird battle, slowly organizing the earth's veins, guiding the spirit veins, and recreating the mountains and rivers!

After all, there were no living beings left on the Witch-Bird battlefield. The Witch-Bird battle had left the land desolate, and the Witches and Birds had all moved away to find new places to cultivate.

This made it much easier for Ding Yue to act. After all, if there were people around, Ding Yue, holding a spiritual treasure, would be in danger of being killed and his treasure taken, even though he was a late-stage Heavenly Immortal.

After all, spiritual treasures were rare, and many Golden Immortals didn't even have innate spiritual treasures.

As time passed, Ding Yue traveled through the eastern land, organizing the earth and reshaping the mountains and rivers. His efforts finally paid off, and the golden light of merit in his body slowly grew larger.

After all, this was a great deed! It wouldn't make sense not to grant merit!

But Ding Yue's gains were not limited to this. As his range of travel expanded, the treasures in his Treasure Basin also increased, with many rare items coming to him on their own.

The greatest gain was when Ding Yue accidentally stumbled upon the legendary Wuyi Mountain, breaking the innate great array that concealed it and unexpectedly obtaining the famous Treasure-Dropping Gold Coin and a medium-grade spirit root of Da Hong Pao tea tree from later generations!

Wuyi Mountain was also a famous blessed land. Although it wasn't as grand as other famous blessed lands, it had a unique beauty, exuding a spiritual aura. The underground spirit veins intertwined, emitting dense spiritual energy. The main peak was always surrounded by auspicious clouds and colorful light, like a fairyland!

Ding Yue was delighted by this and felt that he still needed a home, always wandering outside. He would eventually need to find a place to cultivate!

Thus, Ding Yue redeployed a great array, penetrating the original innate great array and redeploying it!

Although this innate great array had no power, it could effectively conceal Wuyi Mountain, making it hard to discover!

Although so, Ding Yue still deployed many great arrays, hidden within, for protection.

After hundreds of years of studying array formations, Ding Yue's array formation skills had made significant progress, and he was capable of deploying several great arrays.

After tidying up his new cave, Ding Yue cultivated in seclusion for several years before returning to the task of organizing the earth.

However, it wasn't long before Ding Yue discovered that he wasn't the only one doing this work. Many cultivators were also involved, as no one was foolish enough to miss out on merit!

Ding Yue didn't mind others and continued his work. One day, he found that the scenery before him was beautiful, with mountains and rivers in full bloom, realizing that his work was done, and it was time to stop!

Returning to Wuyi Mountain, Ding Yue began to cultivate in seclusion.

Time passed slowly, and Ding Yue's realm gradually increased. However, as a late-stage Heavenly Immortal, his cultivation was slower than a snail. Apart from the growth of his magical power, which somewhat comforted him, Ding Yue found little else to comfort himself.

Moreover, Ding Yue felt that his path ahead was uncertain. Throughout his cultivation, he had always been exploring on his own, with no guidance, taking many detours. He hadn't noticed it before, but now, upon reflection, he realized how many mistakes he had made.

Ding Yue carefully cleared the imperfections in his body, making adjustments. He didn't dare to be careless, as losing control and going into a mental breakdown was not a joke.

One day, the heavens suddenly stirred, and a purple aura rose from the nine heavens, spreading throughout the world, accompanied by numerous strange phenomena!

"I am Hongjun, and today I merge with the Dao!" A calm and authoritative voice echoed from the nine heavens.

Instantly, an infinite pressure filled the heavens and earth, far more intense than when Nüwa became a saint, forcing Ding Yue to kneel on the ground!

After a long time, Ding Yue slowly rose, looking at the empty sky.

Hongjun had merged with the Dao, so the Three Pure Ones and the Western Duo should be close, or they would miss their chance.

A few days later, Ding Yue left Wuyi Mountain and headed south!

Although Ding Yue's speed was not slow, it was still insufficient compared to the vast land of Hongmang. Therefore, he specifically captured a Dragon-Whiskered Earth Traveler hidden in a remote mountain and marsh!

This Dragon-Whiskered Beast had a lion's body, with two long golden dragon whiskers that reached its feet, and two golden dragon horns, strong and powerful. It had a golden, smooth coat, stood over a dozen feet tall, and its four paws were covered in golden clouds. It looked impressive and moved extremely fast. Although it was only at the early stage of Heavenly Immortal, its speed was so fast that even Ding Yue had trouble keeping up. It was only after using a great array to trap it that Ding Yue managed to capture it!

Riding the Dragon-Whiskered Beast, Ding Yue let it fly, crossing mountains and rivers, occasionally resting and seeking treasures. After several decades, he finally entered the southern part of Hongmang!

The southern part of Hongmang had many desolate mountains and marshes, poor land, and was a paradise for wild beasts. There were few demons, witches, and humans. With his deep magical power and spiritual treasures for protection, Ding Yue traveled boldly, and as a result, he gained a lot!

One of his gains was a Primordial Gourd Vine!

Don't misunderstand; this gourd vine was not the one that grew several powerful spiritual treasures.

This gourd vine was a medium-grade spirit root, entirely green, with nine small gourds of different colors!

These nine small gourds were not spiritual treasures but nine gourd spirits, like the Gourd Boys, though they hadn't yet been born!

Ding Yue was delighted and carefully transplanted the gourd vine to the third floor of the Heaven-Earth Pagoda, imagining the future appearance of the nine Gourd Boys with satisfaction!

One day, while flying in the sky, Ding Yue suddenly sensed a struggle below!

He stopped the Dragon-Whiskered Beast and looked closely. In a small valley, there was a green bamboo forest, and in the bamboo forest lived a group of about eight or nine pandas.

At that moment, the pandas were in a difficult situation, with a group of golden-winged divine eagles flying above, flapping their golden wings and shooting golden arrows at the pandas!

Although the situation was dire, the pandas were not defenseless. Each had yin-yang powers, shooting yin-yang divine light, forcing the divine eagles to fly high and dodge!

"Interesting!" Ding Yue, excited by the hunt, quickly descended, inverted the Jade Bowl, and captured the dozens of divine eagles.

Then he looked at the pandas and found that they were a family, two adults and six young ones!

Without hesitation, Ding Yue expressed himself simply, and the pandas submitted, allowing him to take them, along with the bamboo forest!

The bamboo forest was also a spirit root, the Azure Bamboo, though only a low-grade one!

On his journey, Ding Yue discovered the many wonders of Hongmang, capturing numerous strange creatures. He captured many, like the colorful immortal sparrows, the white deer emitting rosy light, and the beautiful white cranes!

But they were all weak in magical power. The powerful strange creatures, Ding Yue dared not face and could only avoid them.

One of them was a fiery red divine bird with phoenix blood. Although it was also at the Heavenly Immortal level, its fiery power was extremely fierce, and it was very fast, making it impossible for Ding Yue to catch or chase. It followed Ding Yue for over a month before getting bored and leaving!

This made Ding Yue very frustrated!

After several hundred years, Ding Yue finally saw the sea again, but it was no longer the East Sea, but the South Sea!

This time, traveling billions of miles to the South Sea, Ding Yue was looking for the legendary blessed land, Potala Island, although it might not be ready to appear yet, he still wanted to search for it.

Although he had Wuyi Mountain, it was located in the middle of Hongmang, where great battles often occurred, making it unsafe.

After all, in the last Witch-Bird battle, countless innocent cultivators died, many of whom were sitting in their mountain gates and were killed by the battle's aftermath!

So Ding Yue set his sights on the South Sea's immortal island. Although the East Sea had more immortal islands, it was not a peaceful place in the future, with many conflicts!

As for the owner of Potala Island, who knew where he was? Ding Yue simply ignored him!

Unlike the East Sea, which was densely populated with islands and blessed lands, the South Sea was vast and had few islands!

Ding Yue had time, so he separated his body and conducted a thorough search, even releasing the dozens of golden-winged divine eagles to help.

These divine eagles were not ordinary, with wings spanning over a dozen feet, covered in golden feathers, and eagle eyes that could see for thousands of miles!

After several years, although Ding Yue had searched tens of thousands of miles of the sea, it was still a drop in the ocean compared to the vast sea. Feeling this was not effective, he dived into the sea and personally captured a large group of low-powered, numerous Three-Eyed Fish!

These Three-Eyed Fish were about the size of ordinary fish, as long as an adult's arm, with dark blue scales, three eyes, and a blue gaze that could see through illusions!

Releasing tens of thousands of Three-Eyed Fish, Ding Yue felt he didn't need to act himself and found a small island to cultivate in peace.

Although Ding Yue's actions in the South Sea were cautious, his presence was still significant. A few days later, a deep-sea demon king emerged from the sea, leading tens of thousands of water troops to attack!

This demon king was only at the mid-stage of Heavenly Immortal, with weak magical power and no powerful treasures. He was immediately defeated by Ding Yue and fell into the deep sea, not daring to show his face again.

But the demon king was not satisfied and quickly reported the situation to his superior.

The demon king's superior was not the Demon Race's Heavenly Court but the Dragon Race, the rulers of the four seas!

A Dragon Race general, upon hearing the news, found it suspicious and led thousands of water troops to investigate.

This Dragon Race general was a water dragon, not a true dragon, with impure blood, but his cultivation was formidable, at the peak of Heavenly Immortal. His troops were not the demon king's mixed water troops but a group of water dragons, with strong magical power.

The water dragon was cautious and did not immediately attack, but asked, "Why have you come to the South Sea, Daoist friend?"

Ding Yue, seeing that he had attracted the attention of the South Sea Dragon Race, felt a headache. The Dragon Race was a dominant force, not as powerful as in ancient times, but still a major clan in Hongmang, ruling the four seas. Neither the Demon Race nor the Witch Race dared to provoke the four sea rulers.

After all, the Dragon Race was one of the three major ancient clans, with deep roots. Although not as powerful as before, no one knew what unknown means the Dragon Race might have!

If Ding Yue really thought the Dragon Race was as weak as in the Journey to the West, he would have been reincarnated again, still remembering the last time he was pursued.

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