Chapter 1 Within the Dao Inquiry Pavilion

Inside the Dao Inquiry Pavilion, traces of the Dao were etched into ancient steles by the Dao Ancestor's great power. There were tens of thousands of complete lesser Daos, and even more than thirty Great Daos.

The Great Dao of Time was among them. Jiang Xuan comprehended it before the Dao stele of Time for seven days and seven nights, but the Great Dao was vast. Even to simply view it once in its entirety would take thousands of years.

Naturally, Jiang Xuan didn't have that much time. He only observed the initial segment. If he could fully comprehend it, understanding the Heart of Time wouldn't be a problem.

Seven days later, Jiang Xuan returned to the Lieshan Courtyard with Youzhu. Several months had passed, and he could finally begin formal cultivation, which was truly not easy.

"My Qi Refining cultivation is easy to improve now, but I haven't yet comprehended the profound mysteries of the tenth level of Godfiend Body Refinement. Perhaps... I can first cultivate the Second Primordial Spirit."

After some consideration, Jiang Xuan realized that advancing his Qi Refining cultivation to perfection was simple, but progressing further in Body Refinement required a breakthrough in his comprehension of the *Crimsonbright Nine Heavens Diagram*; otherwise, he would remain stuck at the ninth level.

It would be better to take this opportunity to cultivate the Second Primordial Spirit. This would be equivalent to having an extra life, and, it would also be a good opportunity to test whether the Second Primordial Spirit could enter the Chaos Space.

Obtaining the cultivation method for the Second Primordial Spirit was simple; the difficulty lay in the vessel.

For a cultivator to break through to the Primordial Spirit stage, the myriad phenomena within the Violet Palace space needed to converge to give birth to a Tortoise-Serpent. At the same time, the Divine Soul would descend from the Sea of Consciousness and directly enter the Tortoise-Serpent, fusing into one to become the Tortoise-Serpent Primordial Spirit!

The Tortoise-Serpent served as the vessel, and the Divine Soul was the foundation; the two combined were the Primordial Spirit!

The same principle applied to the Second Primordial Spirit. To cultivate it, one had to find a vessel and then use a secret technique to divide one's own Divine Soul into two, with half remaining in the main body.

The other half of the Divine Soul would enter the other vessel, cultivating into the Second Primordial Spirit.

"It's time to use this Innate Spiritual Pearl!"

However, Jiang Xuan didn't need to worry about the vessel. He took out a spiritual pearl shimmering with starlight from his portable Immortal Abode. It was the Innate Spiritual Pearl he had purchased from the Heavenly Decree Myriad Treasure Pavilion, and now it was finally time to use it.

"Then let's begin!"

Jiang Xuan didn't hesitate; he sat down cross-legged. Within his Sea of Consciousness, his Divine Soul stood there, his entire body filled with the aura of the Dao, radiating precious light, like an embodiment of the Dao.

"Oh, this little fellow is cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit? How reckless." Within the Hundred Herbs Hall, Immortal Qing Fan sensed something and cast her gaze over, immediately seeing Jiang Xuan cultivating his Second Primordial Spirit.

Cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit was extremely dangerous. Losing half of one's Divine Soul was a price that no one could easily bear if something went wrong. Of course, if successful, it would be equivalent to having a second life.

"Whirr, whirr, whirr~~~"

Space twisted as Immortal Qing Fan waved her hand, and a profound power descended from the void, perfectly enveloping Jiang Xuan's cultivation cave.

Although this was within the Dao Arena, and no one would intentionally harm Jiang Xuan, there might be someone who was unaware of the situation and intruded. Cultivating a Second Primordial Spirit required undivided attention; otherwise, one might suffer both physical and spiritual destruction.

Immortal Qing Fan's power served both to protect Jiang Xuan, isolating him from everyone's senses, and to remind others not to disturb him.

Just as Immortal Qing Fan's power descended, a light began to appear between the eyebrows of Jiang Xuan's Divine Soul—a vertical beam of light. He desperately used this secret technique, continuously gathering his divine thoughts like a blade, and began to forcefully split his Divine Soul from the brow!

The pain of tearing the Divine Soul, even Jiang Xuan's Dao Heart was trembling, but this was within his expectations, and he could still bear it.

"Enter."

Half of the Divine Soul transformed into a stream of light, directly flying into the Innate Spiritual Pearl. Immediately afterward, both Jiang Xuan's main body and the Second Primordial Spirit within the Innate Spiritual Pearl simultaneously began visualizing the Shennong lineage's visualization diagram, *Shennong Tasting a Hundred Herbs*, to restore their damaged Divine Souls.

Of course, this method was slow. Jiang Xuan planned to enter the Chaos Space later and directly share its power, allowing his Divine Soul to return to its peak condition.

After stabilizing his Divine Soul state, Jiang Xuan walked through the Sea of Consciousness and entered the Chaos Space once again.

Currently, only Du Xiu Jiang Xuan was in the Chaos Space. He was indeed very idle. Chen Beixuan hadn't returned yet, and he was already invincible on Earth, currently advancing towards becoming the strongest Dragon King, and also had a tendency to build a harem. Of course, the other Jiang Xuans were also looking forward to this.

"Next, it's time to raise the Second Primordial Spirit's level."

After returning from the Chaos Space, Jiang Xuan's Divine Soul had returned to its peak. The Second Primordial Spirit was connected to his main body, sharing the same techniques and divine abilities. The only pity was that after trying, he discovered that the Second Primordial Spirit couldn't enter the Chaos Space, which frustrated him.

The Innate Spiritual Pearl itself contained a massive amount of Innate Qi. Jiang Xuan didn't need to expend much resources; the Second Primordial Spirit's level was rapidly increasing.

Now, within the Innate Spiritual Pearl, it was as if the heavens and earth were being created. The Violet Palace space was completely stabilized, and a large amount of Primordial Water essence was constantly being converted, rapidly expanding the Violet Palace Lake.

Immediately afterward, the myriad phenomena of day and night, the stars, the bright moon, and the great sun, all manifested, breaking through directly to the Myriad Phenomena level in one go. And the time that had passed was less than the burning of an incense stick.

This cultivation speed made Jiang Xuan's main body feel a little envious; it was even more terrifying than a reincarnated immortal.

Half an hour later, the Second Primordial Spirit had directly cultivated from the Acquired realm to the Myriad Phenomena Perfection stage. At this moment, it was advancing towards the Primordial Spirit realm. He already possessed a complete Dao, so even breaking through to the Primordial Spirit wouldn't have any impact on his foundation.

In the vast and boundless void space, the Violet Palace ocean was vast and endless, with thousands of stars, the Moon Rabbit, and the Golden Crow suspended in the sky.

Suddenly, the vast Violet Palace Primordial Energy sea frantically condensed hundreds of millions of essence light spots, which merged into the thousands of stars, the Moon Rabbit, and the Golden Crow in the sky.

At that instant, the stars, the Moon Rabbit, and the Golden Crow, which had long reached their limits, condensed to the extreme and transformed into beams of light, flying downwards.

Countless beams of light gathered in the center of the entire Violet Palace space, gradually forming a huge object.

This huge object gradually solidified and became clearer. It was a strange beast coiled by a tortoise and a serpent—a Tortoise-Serpent!

Regardless of what kind of being, when breaking through to the Primordial Spirit stage, they would condense a Tortoise-Serpent Primordial Spirit. Upon reaching this realm, they would have limitless lifespan, but would often suffer the Three Calamities and Nine Tribulations.

As the Tortoise-Serpent took shape, the Divine Soul in the void also descended and merged with it. The Tortoise-Serpent's body was naturally capable of nurturing the Divine Soul. The moment Jiang Xuan's Second Primordial Spirit merged into it, he felt his own Divine Soul rapidly recovering, even faster than through visualization!

"At this speed, it should be fully recovered in a few days."

Jiang Xuan smiled. In this way, his Second Primordial Spirit could be considered truly cultivated.

Within the Innate Spiritual Pearl, Jiang Xuan's Divine Soul was still cultivating. Before long, his own level had stabilized at the early stage of the Primordial Spirit realm. However, there was still a great deal of Primordial Energy essence remaining in the Innate Spiritual Pearl, enough for the Second Primordial Spirit to cultivate for a long time.

At the same time, the Innate Spiritual Pearl suspended in mid-air suddenly appeared misty, and then directly transformed into Jiang Xuan wearing a black Daoist robe.

"Greetings, fellow Daoist!"

The two Jiang Xuans spoke at the same time, their hearts connected, their memories even identical. Now, it was just Jiang Xuan feeling novel and amusing himself.