Chapter 58
Whether intentional or unintentional, the willow tree provides shade; filling the foundat
Chapter 58 Whether intentional or unintentional, the willow tree provides shade; filling the foundation can be sacred.
Guang Chengzi sat cross-legged on a lotus leaf, his face calm, with faint breaths flowing from his mouth. The lotus leaf drooped slightly, and a dewdrop appeared out of thin air. Instead of falling into the pond below, it surged upward and dripped into the Taoist's brow.
At the bottom of the pond, white lotus roots stood tall, but a wisp of white mist, carrying a bit of silt, transformed into a mud ball and quietly placed it in front of the young Taoist, as if it wanted him to consume it.
Guang Chengzi remained calm, but slightly opened his mouth and swallowed the mud pill. He immediately felt his whole body heat up, and a white mist involuntarily emanated from the top of his head, rising straight up like a beacon of smoke. It was clear that he had too much essence and energy, which he could not digest, and that was why it flowed out of his body.
Guang Chengzi remained immersed in comprehending the Great Dao of the Creation Lotus, but he began to breathe continuously through his mouth and nose.
乎!
兮!
乎!
兮!
Heavy breathing sounds emanated from Guang Chengzi's mouth and nose.
With each exhale, a gust of wind surged forth, and thousands of lotus leaves seemed to dance in response, causing the white lotus roots beneath to grow a little more.
Each time it was absorbed, droplets of dew and mud were also absorbed and transferred into Guang Chengzi's abdomen, attempting to help him break through the bottleneck and achieve the position of Taiyi Zun.
In this exchange of breaths, Guangchengzi and these lotus leaves and white lotus roots achieve a wonderful symbiosis. The two seem to live by borrowing each other's breath, mutually benefiting and coexisting.
As Guang Chengzi's aura gradually merged into the pond, some tiny flower buds inexplicably emerged from within the lotus leaves, turning into delicate blue lotus blossoms.
Faced with the appearance of these small green lotuses, the Creation Green Lotus seemed to be happy to see it happen and did not eliminate them. Unlike other innate spiritual roots that were afraid of a second-generation god appearing to share their origin, the Creation Green Lotus turned a blind eye to this and even encouraged it.
The Creator gives birth to all things, and the Creation Lotus is also a lotus flower born in accordance with the Way of Creation. In the past, the Chaos Lotus was able to give birth to the great god Pangu. If the Chaos Lotus had not collapsed, this Creation Lotus would have been the second Chaos Lotus, or rather, the second Pangu.
The Chaos Green Lotus can be nurtured one after another without harming itself, which is to uphold the true meaning of creation. Ordinary spiritual roots are afraid of losing their origin, but the Chaos Green Lotus is eager for its origin to disappear.
For every bit that dissipates, two bits return. The more that dissipates, the faster the Chaos Green Lotus grows. This is the true essence of the Way of Creation.
Now, the Creation Lotus also understands this principle. However, in the past, before it was born, it had no power even if it wanted to. But now, with the help of outsiders, small lotuses have been born, and it is naturally happy to see this happen.
As if rewarding Guang Chengzi's actions, the Creation Lotus suddenly opened one of its petals, shook slightly, and a lotus seed the size of a longan fell into the pond with a splash.
The lotus seeds floated quietly downwards, and like a small boat, gently drifted down beside Guang Chengzi amidst the surging waters. They spontaneously jumped into his hand and began to take root and sprout.
The lotus seed fell out, and the Creation Lotus seemed to have expended a great deal of energy. Its originally delicate petals were now slightly wilted. Then it continued to drink the pond water and absorb the life force of heaven and earth.
Guang Chengzi was comprehending the Dao of Creation when, without realizing it, he found himself holding a round object in his hand. The object was so prominent that even if Guang Chengzi tried to ignore it, he couldn't, so he had to look up at it.
In his palm, a lotus seed had sprouted tender roots and was planted in the pond water below, clearly taking root and sprouting.
Seeing this, Guang Chengzi's brow twitched, but after looking at the slightly withered Creation Lotus in the distance, he understood the other party's thoughts.
"I see. In that case, families should help each other."
After silently reciting this sentence in his heart, Guang Chengzi began to actively spread his own aura into the pool. As his aura surged, more tiny flower buds were born.
However, although these small green lotuses were also born from the Daoist essence of the Creation Green Lotus, none of them could compare to the lotus seed in Guang Chengzi's hand.
After all, this is a lotus seed nurtured by the Creation Lotus itself, which means it has a portion of the Creation Lotus's potential. Now, it is drinking from the same pond water as the Creation Lotus, so its future achievements are limitless.
If carefully cultivated, even without twenty-four grades, it can still have a twelve-grade lotus platform.
It is, after all, a supreme spiritual root comparable to a primordial treasure. What ordinary primordial treasures cannot do, the Creation Green Lotus may not be unable to do.
"I didn't expect to get the Twelfth-Grade Pure White Lotus, but instead received the Twelfth-Grade Creation Green Lotus?"
Guang Chengzi felt strange, but he also understood that this was because he was following the will of Heaven.
After realizing that the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Lotus was not meant for him, he did not act rashly or impatiently to break the restriction. Instead, he spent his days pondering and not cultivating, all in order to obtain the lotus.
Instead, he simply gave up his delusions and quietly observed the form of the Creation Lotus, its breath and spiritual energy, which unintentionally helped the Creation Lotus give birth to these little lotuses.
Then he received the reward from the Creation Lotus, who gifted him this lotus seed, which was equivalent to giving him a twelve-petaled lotus platform. It can be said that the flowers planted with care did not bloom, while the willows planted unintentionally thrived.
The Twelve-Petaled Lotus Platform is one of the most precious treasures in the primordial world, even better than ordinary top-grade innate spiritual treasures. It is in no way inferior to chaotic relics such as the Three Books of Heaven, Earth, and Man, the River Chart and the Luo River Chart, and the Five Banners.
Guang Chengzi weighed the lotus seeds in his hand and felt that this was the greatest gain of his trip.
Without dwelling on these matters too much, Guang Chengzi pondered for a moment and then continued to observe the blue lotus, letting the lotus seeds in his hand take root and sprout, continuing to absorb the dew and mud balls.
Although it is called a mud ball, it is formed from the condensation of these lotus leaves and white lotus roots. Furthermore, the pond water constantly washes over it, and the Creation Lotus helps to soothe it. It can be described as a natural elixir, and its effect on consolidating one's foundation is among the best in the primordial world.
After all, the way of creation is to create things that ordinary people cannot create. Even innate deities can be created alive.
Guang Chengzi's true form was actually born from the spiritual energy of Jiuxian Mountain mixed with the fortune of Taoyuan Cave. He was essentially a void, and upon birth, he was already at the level of a Celestial Immortal, which meant he had just stepped into the path of immortality.
This level of cultivation seems quite inconsistent with his status as the master of the Thirty-Six Heavenly Caves, but it is also to be expected.
After all, Kunlun Mountain is not among the Thirty-Six Grotto-Heavens or Seventy-Two Blessed Lands, but who dares to say that Kunlun Mountain is inferior to Grotto-Heavens and Blessed Lands?
Other places like Buzhou Mountain, Fengqi Mountain, Xumi Mountain, Yujing Mountain, and Wanshou Mountain are all innate sacred sites, not even considered part of the grotto heavens or blessed lands, or perhaps they have already transcended them.
Only those born with the Great Luo status can be called innate saints; such figures are the leaders of the primordial world.
Compared to these people, Guang Chengzi's background was extremely poor.
Of course, it also belongs to the top-grade category of the primordial world. After all, the primordial world has now moved from the innate to the acquired world, and all kinds of mortal things have already appeared. It is no longer as sacred as it was at the beginning of creation.
Even the surviving races are called the Hundred Primordial Races, but in reality, they were just the most ordinary races at the beginning of creation.
But now that these mud pills have been replenished, Guang Chengzi's foundation is naturally climbing higher and higher. If he can stay here for a long time, he might even be able to call himself a saint.
All who are holy are of the Great Luo rank. If Guang Chengzi elevates himself to the rank of holy, he will immediately attain the Great Luo rank.