Chapter 9

"Still need a thousand years!"

After carefully calculating, Ding Yue discovered that the Jade Truth Fruit would take another thousand years to mature, which couldn't help but make him feel a bit disappointed, but also somewhat relieved.

He was disappointed because he couldn't immediately taste the fruit. He was relieved because a thousand years wasn't too long; if it really took several thousand years, Ding Yue would have been in tears.

Another three hundred years passed swiftly, and Ding Yue, who was in seclusion, sat under the Jade Truth Fruit tree, enveloped in a thin mist, as the aura of the tree made it easier to comprehend the Dao.

After three hundred years, Ding Yue's cultivation reached the peak of Earth Immortal, a rapid advancement. The Heaven-Earth Spirit Source Tower also became his first fully refined innate spiritual treasure.

Upon completion, Ding Yue couldn't help but burst into laughter.

This treasure tower wasn't as useless as he thought; it was extremely useful.

The tower had three levels. The first level was similar to the environment of the Primordial Chaos and was worthless in the modern world. However, the second level was different, spanning several hundred miles with innate spiritual energy that was only a few times more concentrated. But the soil and water were all innate essences: innate earth and innate water!

Innate earth and innate water were the essences of innate water and earth, which were relatively rare innate spiritual substances even in the Primordial Chaos.

Therefore, the second level had a significant nurturing function for innate spiritual roots.

The third level, spanning only a few miles, was the smallest of the three small worlds, but it had the sun and moon, a sky full of stars emitting starlight, changing weather, thunder, ice, and rain, and the yin-yang and five elements all present, with various innate energies permeating and nurturing this small world.

"Kui water essence, Wu earth essence, these are innate elemental essences, innate yin-yang essences…"

Ding Yue was overwhelmed by happiness!

Transplanting the Jade Truth Fruit tree to the third level, another five years passed, and Ding Yue finally reached the Celestial Immortal realm.

By this time, the big black dog and the little donkey had also reached the Celestial Immortal realm decades ago and had transformed into human forms.

However, due to certain factors, such as appearance, they still appeared in their original forms.

Yanzhan also reached the peak of Earth Immortal, advancing even faster than the big black dog and the little donkey.

If not for the innate human body suitable for cultivating the Five Elements Dao, and the innate spiritual treasure and Jade Truth Fruit that Ding Yue had, he really wouldn't have been able to keep up with the speed of these guys.

"The demon race has such advantages, and even with the innate human body and rapid population growth, the human race still finds it difficult to compete. After all, although the human race has a large population, the majority are ordinary people. How can the demon race not flourish and dominate the Primordial Chaos?"

Looking at the three guys in front of him, Ding Yue could glimpse the strength of the demon race and couldn't help but sigh. Thinking about the period of the Journey to the West, the human race had already been thriving for thousands of years, but the Primordial Chaos still had demon kings dominating regions, causing chaos, and the monkey, who had only been born for a few years, became an immortal with astonishing combat power.

This clearly showed that the demon race was indeed the favorite of heaven, with great fortune and advantages.

Reaching the Celestial Immortal realm, Ding Yue, like the Southern Pole Immortal of old, shed the identity of a low-level cultivator. With a body full of spiritual treasures and magical abilities, he could also dominate among Celestial Immortals.

Although he had reached the Celestial Immortal realm, Ding Yue couldn't continue his seclusion. The reason was the lack of cultivation techniques. Although he had an innate spiritual treasure, it was still somewhat one-sided and could only serve as a reference.

Ding Yue had been cultivating for over a thousand years, always exploring on his own, taking many detours, but overall, his foundation was still solid.

But at the Celestial Immortal realm, without guidance from a master, just blindly exploring, even with the innate spiritual treasure and the Jade Truth Fruit, Ding Yue still felt that progress was too slow.

Believing he had some self-protection abilities, Ding Yue grandly emerged from seclusion, riding a donkey, walking a dog, and leading a monkey!

Leaving behind the sparsely vegetated nameless valley!

It had been over ten thousand years since Nüwa created humans. After years of development, the human race had spread throughout the Buzhou Mountain and the eastern part of the Primordial Chaos, with nearly hundreds of millions of people.

One reason was the rapid reproduction and short growth cycle of the human race, which was only about ten years. Another reason was the abundant spiritual energy of the Primordial Chaos, which nourished the human body, giving them long lifespans, typically over several hundred years.

Another reason was that there were still many people in the human race suitable for cultivation. Although the great sages of the Primordial Chaos were listening to the Dao teachings and it wasn't yet the time for the creatures of the Primordial Chaos to find masters, the human race still had some identity as a major clan.

The three human ancestors were at the Great Luo realm, thirty-six elders at the Taiyi realm, over a hundred Golden Immortals, and numerous Celestial and Profound Immortals.

Although there were no systematic cultivation methods, the human race's strength was steadily advancing.

Ding Yue was now in a region close to the eastern center, where humans, demons, and witches mixed. The big black dog and the little donkey's hometown was near the northern part of the Primordial Chaos.

Therefore, Ding Yue wasn't worried about being attacked by their parents.

On the way, Ding Yue caught a True Immortal-level small demon and learned that a few thousand miles away, there was a small human tribe with tens of thousands of people.

Although it would only take a sneeze from the little donkey to get there, Ding Yue still walked slowly.

So, along the way, many rare flowers and plants on the ground were reduced.

The first and second levels of the Heaven-Earth Spirit Source Tower, however, gained more greenery.

Several months later, Ding Yue finally arrived, and from a distance, he could see the scattered villages on Tengyun Mountain.

"Human race, I'm here!"

Ding Yue shouted in his heart, feeling excited as he flew off the little donkey and soared toward Tengyun Mountain.

"Who are you? Stop!"

At this moment, a beam of light shot up from the trees below, and a young cultivator in white linen appeared in the air, riding a celestial sword, looking sternly at the handsome cultivator in front of him.

Ding Yue, wearing a blue Daoist robe with mountains and waves, and auspicious clouds, was a robe he had carefully refined.

Yunshan was on high alert, although the other party was human, he couldn't see their cultivation level and was secretly cautious.

"Hello, I am Ding Yue, my Daoist name is Shanshui, a human cultivator."

Seeing the other party's attire, Ding Yue knew they were the tribe's defensive cultivator and quickly stopped, explaining. The Daoist name was something he had randomly chosen while refining the robe.

At the same time, he scanned the other party and determined their cultivation level.

True Immortal peak!

Seeing that the other party had no ill intentions, Yunshan secretly relaxed and asked, "What brings you to Tengyun Mountain, Senior?"

Ding Yue had already prepared an answer, something about good fortune and a predestined connection, having cultivated in the mountains for hundreds of years without leaving, and now returning after completing his studies.

"Are these demon race seniors?" Yunshan's heart, which had just relaxed, was raised again when he saw the big black dog and the others.

Before the big black dog and the others could speak, Ding Yue explained, "These are old friends I met early on."

The big black dog and the little donkey felt much better: "Listen, they are friends! Not some mounts or pets. This kid knows how to treat people!"

After a brief pause, Yunshan led Ding Yue into Tengyun Mountain.

This was the first human tribe Ding Yue faced.

As for Yunshan's guard duties, that wasn't something Ding Yue could casually ask about.

Although the Primordial Chaos was a place of witch and demon rivalry, with a hundred races coexisting, the vastness of the Primordial Chaos meant that even if the population of each race doubled several times, it could still accommodate them.

So, the Primordial Chaos was still sparsely populated!

The human tribe on Tengyun Mountain had only been there for about a hundred years, and within a few thousand miles, there were only a few insignificant small demons.

As for the witch race, sorry, there were none in this area!

Therefore, in this region, the weakest human race was actually the dominant force.

But the human race clearly didn't dare to bully the other two races, or they would be asking for trouble.

The human tribe's village was built on the waist of Tengyun Mountain, with tens of thousands of people, which was a small number for Tengyun Mountain and didn't take up much space.

But the village was built like a fortress, with a wall made of large logs, over ten meters high, with runes flashing, indicating the presence of an array.

At the foot of the mountain, there was a gate, and a few human cultivators in linen with swords, but their cultivation levels were not yet at the Immortal realm, making them the lowest in the Primordial Chaos, and clearly only suitable for guarding the gate.

But Ding Yue was in a good mood and didn't look down on them because of their low cultivation, instead, he smiled warmly.

This smile immediately made the gatekeepers feel honored, sensing the senior's extraordinary demeanor and broad-mindedness.

Upon entering the village, Ding Yue's eyes lit up, seeing the bustling human race, although their clothes were simple, they were all energetic and swift.

Yunshan introduced the current situation of the human race, and Ding Yue listened with great interest.

At this moment, three people walked out from the center of the village.

The leader, although dressed in linen, exuded a sense of authority.

The other two were elderly men with white hair and beards, but they were still swift and steady, with their energy contained.

"Yunshan greets the leader and the two elders!"

Seeing the three, Yunshan stopped his explanation and bowed.

Clearly, these three were the leader and elders of the Tengyun Mountain tribe.

"Yunshan, you've worked hard!" The leader said warmly.

Yunshan humbly responded and then introduced Ding Yue and his three companions.

"Welcome, Daoist friend, I am Yun Teng of Tengyun Mountain." The leader came forward and bowed.

Ding Yue quickly returned the bow and exchanged pleasantries.

At the same time, he determined the cultivation levels of the three. Yun Teng was at the late Earth Immortal stage, but the two elders were at the Celestial Immortal stage, and higher than him, likely at the mid to late stages.

Ding Yue's Celestial Immortal cultivation and the three powerful companions clearly received a warm welcome from Tengyun Mountain.

The two elders engaged in deep conversation with Ding Yue, exchanging cultivation experiences.

Through the exchange, Ding Yue discovered that although the two elders were at the Celestial Immortal stage, they had no great abilities and their cultivation methods were average.

After a serious exchange, Ding Yue finally uncovered the secret.

The two elders possessed virtue, which was why their realms advanced quickly.

This virtue was clearly granted by the Heavenly Dao for their contributions to the human race.

Ding Yue was immediately envious upon learning this. Virtue was a powerful thing, essentially a universal panacea in the Primordial Chaos.

Adding it to a treasure made it a virtue treasure, killing without incurring karma, and quickly advancing in cultivation without any side effects. Touching it would cause injury, and contact would lead to death!

Moreover, it could offset karma!

Why did the later Sealing of the Gods War happen? Wasn't it because the cultivators had deep karma and lacked virtue, leading to the calamity?

Thinking about this, Ding Yue felt a surge of enthusiasm!