Forming an Avatar, First Encounter with Houtu

When Randeng returned to Mount Sumeru, he saw that the guides were all looking at him with puzzled expressions.

Jieyin spoke first, "Senior Brother Randeng, what exactly is going on? Why do you insist on forming an alliance with the Dragon Clan?"

"Yes, Senior Brother Ran Deng, this is a time of great prosperity. Shouldn't we just quietly wait for the foundation of our Western civilization to gradually recover?"

Zhunti couldn't figure out what Randeng was thinking, since the prehistoric world was currently very peaceful.

"Currently, many innate saints are not yet at the Great Luo level, and can still maintain peace. But once someone reaches the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm, they will definitely want to use the primordial fortune to break through to the Hunyuan Great Luo level, which will be another great calamity."

Knowing the future development of the primordial world, Randeng was naturally aware of the destructive power of the Great Calamity of the Lich King.

Everyone nodded in agreement after hearing this.

"Therefore, the next key point is to raise your cultivation level to the Great Luo level as soon as possible, and at the same time, try to win over talents from the West to prepare for establishing a religion."

Not long after, Ran Deng accepted an invitation to visit Buzhou Mountain and Kunlun Mountain, both to seek opportunities and to better understand the laws of the earth through these ancestral veins.

"I have just taken human form and am about to travel the world. Leave the task of recruiting talented people to me."

Zhunti volunteered himself, explaining that he cultivated the law of cause and effect, and that he needed to travel to various places to see the causes of all beings and understand their effects.

"The western ley lines have just recovered, so I should continue to sort out the ley line network. This matter will also benefit my cultivation. After this is over, I should return to Longevity Mountain."

Zhen Yuanzi spoke up, taking the initiative to stop the matter of sorting out the new earth veins, mainly because of the unity of the three of them, Randeng. After all, he had not yet joined the West, and he was already very grateful to Randeng for letting him accept the earth veins.

The remaining two, Dipankara and Jieyin, stayed on Mount Sumeru to consolidate their cultivation.

After everyone dispersed, Randeng carved out a cave at the core of Mount Sumeru's earth veins to facilitate his understanding of the laws of the earth.

Although his cultivation level had reached the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm, his magical power cultivation had not yet caught up.

He planned to travel east once his cultivation had stabilized at the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm.

Silence fell over the cave. The spiritual energy, now more concentrated, flowed continuously into Ran Deng's body. The Jade Void Glazed Lamp on his shoulder flickered slightly, and the Eternal Spiritual Flame within it pulsed, constantly purifying the surrounding spiritual energy.

In terms of the quality of spiritual energy alone, Randeng's cave is no less than Zhen Yuanzi's Longevity Mountain.

Seclusion is always long, and time is the least valuable thing in the primordial world. During this time, Randeng came out of seclusion once to inscribe lotus seeds for the clansmen of the West Sea Dragon Clan.

Randeng also met Ao Yuan's Daoist partner, who turned out to be just a dragon in the early stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal. No wonder Ao Yuan was worried that he would not be able to withstand the burning of karma.

Forty thousand years later, Randeng finally raised his magical power to the mid-stage of the Great Luo realm, completely consolidating his cultivation, and his comprehension of the laws of earth reached 36%.

Only then did Ran Deng understand that after condensing one law into the Great Luo Dao Fruit, it would be easier to resonate and comprehend the second law.

In fact, the quickest way is to comprehend the laws through merit. If we compare the laws to the underlying code of the Heavenly Way, then merit is like the administrator's authority. The more merit you have, the greater your authority, and the easier it will be to comprehend the laws. However, the corresponding bond with the Heavenly Way will also be deeper.

Burning Lamp is currently ahead of all the innate saints and gods, and he doesn't have such an urgent need for a higher realm yet. But it would be a waste to use so much merit just as a defensive divine power.

He raised his hand and summoned the Azure Lotus Banner. White mist hovered around it, and golden light shone everywhere. This treasure was the foundation of the protective array of Mount Sumeru and could not be moved easily. He also needed to carve lotus seeds for the dragon clan every 50,000 years. It would be better to leave an avatar here to handle his trivial matters.

Randeng recalled the method of severing the three corpses that Hongjun had taught him. With a slight modification, he could easily create an avatar without using it to break through his realm.

With the Azure Lotus Banner as its core, Randeng carefully slashed out a wisp of divine thought, carrying the power of merit into the spiritual treasure. At the same time, two kinds of flames, one gray and one gold, appeared: Netherworld Ghost Fire and Eternal Spirit Flame. He made hand seals and continuously infused new restrictions into the surface of the Azure Lotus Banner.

Another thousand years have passed. Before the lamp, a huge fireball of gray and gold hangs, faintly emanating the energy of living beings, yet it is extremely weak.

"After a thousand years, I have finally created my first clone."

Randeng opened his eyes, a hint of joy flashing across his face. This avatar, with the Azure Lotus Banner as its core and having consumed some merit to infuse it, had already reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm in terms of aura, but it was unable to utilize the power of laws.

He joined two fingers together and made a slight forward stroke, instantly splitting the huge ball of fire in two, revealing a Taoist priest in a blue lotus robe with an ordinary appearance.

"From now on, I'll call you Daoist Qinglian."

With a thought, the Burning Lamp descended along the wisp of primordial spirit that remained within the body of the Azure Lotus Daoist.

Qinglian Daoist opened his eyes, examined his body from head to toe, and then looked at the true form of Randeng, feeling quite peculiar.

"That's right. In this way, this avatar will remain underground as the core of the formation, and every 50,000 years I will send down my divine sense to inscribe the lotus seed for the dragon race."

The divine sense of the Burning Lamp returned to its body in an instant. "The cultivation and understanding of the laws of a Great Luo Golden Immortal are still the most fulfilling."

Without lingering, Randeng flashed out of the cave and gave instructions to Jieyin and Zhun, telling them to go to the underground cave to notify their clones if anything happened.

Both agreed, with Jieyin having already reached 49% of the comprehension of the Law of Annihilation and about to break through to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

Ran Deng gave the remaining ginseng fruits to the two of them, and then summoned the Primordial Measuring Ruler, flying eastward.

In the primordial world, immortal mountains have true names. When Randeng controlled the Book of Earth before, he recorded the mountain ranges in the primordial world that had true names, so he no longer had trouble finding the corresponding locations as before.

Instead of heading directly to Kunlun Mountain or Buzhou Mountain, he flew towards Wuyi Mountain according to his memory.

Enlightened Tea Tree!

One of the most famous innate spiritual roots in later generations, although not one of the top ten innate spiritual roots, it is still considered a top-grade innate spiritual root.

In addition, there is the innate treasure, the Treasure-Losing Coin. This treasure can drop all treasures below the level of innate supreme treasures, except for weapons. However, activating this treasure requires consuming one's luck.

What might be of little use to others can be used to replace luck for someone like Randeng who possesses a vast amount of merit.

After a hundred years, the lamp-burning chariot, guided by the Primordial Measuring Ruler, finally arrived at its destination.

Looking around, it is a wonderful paradise, with majestic mountains that pierce the clouds, clear springs flowing gently, and all kinds of rare and exotic plants everywhere.

Ran Deng unleashed his divine senses to explore the entire Wuyi Mountain, only to discover an unexpected person.

She wore a long, dark yellow robe, her face was dignified, her skin was as white as jade, and there was a hint of compassion in her eyes. She was surrounded by the Daoist aura of the laws of the earth, which made Randeng feel inexplicably close to her.

If Ran Deng is not mistaken, it should be the ancestral witch Hou Tu.

The moment Randeng discovered Houtu, Houtu also looked in Randeng's direction.

"I wonder which fellow Daoist is here? I am Houtu, the Ancestral Witch."

Houtu spoke in a clear voice, asking Randeng a question.

Dipankara appeared before Houtu in a flash, cupped his hands and said, "Dipankara of the West greets fellow Daoist."

A hint of surprise appeared in Houtu's eyes.

"Fellow Daoist Ran Deng?"

The lighting of the lamp was also somewhat strange.

"Does this fellow Daoist know me?"

Houtu smiled and said softly,

"It has already spread that you defeated Taiyi and won against Taishang at the Ginseng Fruit Gathering."

Ran Deng suddenly realized that there were many innate deities in the primordial world, but only a few were top-tier. He had seen most of them at the Ginseng Fruit Gathering, so it was normal for others to know about his deeds.