Borrowing the Earth Book, the Dragon Clan Attacks the Mountain

After the Ginseng Fruit Gathering ended, the group of innate deities no longer lingered and went their separate ways home, leaving only Randeng behind on Longevity Mountain. Tongtian originally wanted to stay as well, but Yuanshi pulled him back.

Before leaving, the Three Pure Ones, Fuxi, and Nuwa all invited Randeng to visit Kunlun Mountain and Buzhou Mountain. Randeng agreed to visit them after the western earth veins were repaired.

Burning the lamp also yearns for the primordial ancestral vein transformed from Pangu's spine. It is said that there are many opportunities and spiritual roots and treasures scattered throughout it. Perhaps one or two of them are destined for him.

After everyone had left, Hongyun noticed that Randeng and Zhenyuanzi seemed to have something important to discuss, so she wisely found a cliff in the Wanshou Mountains and lay down to enjoy the beautiful scenery.

Randeng and Zhen Yuanzi arrived at the ginseng fruit tree and casually set up a barrier to isolate the inside from the outside.

"Fellow Daoist, now you can tell me what your request was. As long as it doesn't go against your Dao heart, I will grant it."

Zhen Yuanzi bowed to Randeng, who had helped him that day, for which he was deeply grateful.

"Fellow Daoist Zhen Yuanzi, I would like to borrow your Earth Book to repair the core of the Western Earth Vein."

Randeng truthfully told him that this matter would also be quite beneficial to Zhen Yuanzi, as he could also gain merit through the Earth Book. However, the Earth Book was his most precious protective treasure, and he was unsure whether Zhen Yuanzi would lend it to him or not.

"Haha, I thought it was something serious. I wouldn't feel comfortable lending this Earth Book to anyone else, but it's definitely fine to lend it to Fellow Daoist Ran Deng."

Before lighting the lamp, Zhen Yuanzi believed that the lamp was repairing the western ley lines, which caused the Earth Book to receive feedback and improve its origin. Zhen Yuanzi still owed him a karmic debt, so he naturally believed that it was for the purpose of repairing the ley lines.

"Fellow Daoist, I have a request. May I accompany you on your journey to the West?"

Ran Deng was somewhat surprised. "Fellow Daoist, are you going to accompany me on a journey to the West?"

This Longevity Mountain is a sacred and blessed land, why is Zhen Yuanzi so foolish as to go to my Western Paradise?

"To be honest, this Ginseng Fruit Gathering also served as a reminder to me that I can't always rely on the Earth Book to stay in one place. If my cultivation is insufficient, I can't even control my own freedom."

Zhen Yuanzi's gaze was deep, as if recalling Taiyi's domineering behavior that day, and Randeng's composure after defeating him.

"Since the primordial world has made this Earth Book my innate spiritual treasure, I should also contribute to sorting out the primordial earth veins, while searching for my own path and improving my cultivation."

"Excellent! Fellow Daoist, with your heart set on the world, what worries could you possibly have about not attaining the Primordial Chaos Realm!"

Randeng wasn't trying to fool Zhen Yuanzi. If Zhen Yuanzi was truly dedicated to repairing the earth's veins, he would at least have a saintly position when the earth's channels were restored in the future.

Moreover, he had gained an ally in the West, so Ran Deng was naturally happy to do so.

Zhen Yuanzi stretched out his palm, and a ray of light flashed from between his eyebrows, landing on his hand and transforming into a mysterious yellow ancient scroll. On it were drawn a map of ten thousand mountains, and the spiderweb-like earth-yellow Dao patterns were the earth veins beneath the earth.

Ran Deng accepted the Earth Book. Although he had not refined it, with Zhen Yuanzi's consent, he could still unleash seventy percent of its power.

The moment he grasped it, it seemed as if the entire earth opened its arms to him, wanting to merge with him. The operation of all the earth vein nodes in Longevity Mountain naturally appeared in Randeng's mind.

No wonder Zhen Yuanzi was forced to lie low in his later years. With this Book of Earth in hand, even a sage could not kill him, otherwise he would incur the wrath of Heaven and Earth.

With no threats in the primordial world, and his friend Hongyun later losing his life due to the Primordial Purple Qi, he gave up his efforts and quietly became the ancestor of earth immortals.

"How is it, fellow Daoist? Don't you feel like you are the earth's veins, and the earth's veins are you? You feel incredibly safe."

When Zhen Yuanzi saw Randeng in a daze, he assumed that he was temporarily absorbed in the supernatural powers of the Earth Book.

"Fellow Daoist is indeed very fortunate. With this treasure, you are in an invincible position from the start."

Zhen Yuanzi and Hongyun are both people with great fortune, and it is rare that the two of them can become friends.

"Haha, there's no time like the present, fellow Daoist, let's set off now."

With a goal in mind, Zhen Yuanzi became even more proactive than Ran Deng.

"Then you shouldn't give any instructions regarding Longevity Hill?"

Ran Deng asked, "He always seals off the protective array of Lingjiu Mountain before leaving."

"It's alright, with Hongyun here, he'll take care of it."

Zhen Yuanzi shook his head; Hongyun knew some places on Wanshou Mountain even better than he did.

The two bid farewell to Hongyun, then mounted their escape light and flew westward.

"I wonder how well Amitabha and Cundi are managing things in the West? Are they doing as I instructed?"

Ran Deng was eager to return home, but he couldn't help worrying about the situation in the West. Before leaving, he left the Azure Lotus Banner and a few low-grade innate spiritual treasures for the two of them to protect themselves. There weren't any powerful creatures in the West, so they should be fine.

Without stopping, Ran Deng continued westward. With the support of his Great Luo cultivation, he soon arrived in the western region.

Upon entering the West, Randeng noticed the differences from when he left.

The malevolent and calamistic auras have been reduced to almost imperceptible levels, and spiritual energy can now be absorbed normally. Furthermore, many previously unseen races have appeared on the surface, presumably having migrated from the border between the east and west.

Dipankara was very pleased and decided that he would reward Zhunti and Jieyin well when he returned to Mount Sumeru.

"Fellow Daoist, thanks to you, the West is recovering very quickly. Some of the smaller ley lines have been restored. It seems that once the ley line cores are repaired, it won't be long before it returns to normal."

Zhen Yuanzi had expected to see the damaged western land, but to his surprise, although the earth vein network had not been adjusted and the repair method of the earth vein core was somewhat crude, it had already reached the point where it could operate on its own.

"Fellow Daoist, you flatter me. After I left, it was actually my two junior brothers who managed the Western affairs. It was all thanks to them."

Dipankara now understands Yuanshi's feelings, and he is extremely happy to hear people praising Jieyin and Zhunti.

However, his joy was short-lived, as he discovered that the earth's veins were actually more severely damaged the closer they were to Mount Sumeru.

"No, I clearly instructed Zhunti to control the grand formation to repair the earth veins around Mount Sumeru, so how could this be?"

Dipankara felt a sense of unease. In this life, Zhunti had not yet gone astray and still respected him. This shouldn't be happening.

"Fellow Daoist, something is amiss. These ley lines were deliberately damaged recently."

Zhen Yuanzi, being an expert on earth veins, sensed with a slight touch that several traces of energy clashes remained on the ground.

"How can there still be the aura of a dragon!"

At this time, the influence of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans was still present, and the various innate deities were still familiar with the three clans.

"The Dragon Clan! Could it be because of the Dragon Clan that chased Tongtian that day?"

In desperation, Randeng, along with Zhen Yuanzi, used the Measuring Ruler to continuously tear open the void and rush towards Mount Sumeru.

The scene that Dipankara witnessed upon arriving at Mount Sumeru ignited his fury.

"Dragon race, how dare you?"

Outside the Mount Sumeru formation, three four-clawed yellow dragons circled. Two of them continuously unleashed their supernatural powers, destroying the earth vein nodes near Mount Sumeru, while the third dragon roared at the formation.

"Jieyin, come out and surrender obediently, or we'll destroy all the ley lines except for Mount Sumeru. Anyway, my dragon race doesn't need that much karma."

Through the grand formation, Randeng discovered that Jieyin had broken through to the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal, but his aura was extremely weak, as if he had been overdrawn, and his realm was even on the verge of collapse.