Chapter 6 Pilgrimage to the Ancestral Temple In
The vast, primordial starry sky, the Purple Star stood silently, towering in the heavens, suppressing all other stars.
As Feng Zichen's soul entered his divine embryo, a wisp of starlight silently descended from the Purple Star, falling into his divine embryo.
Within his divine sea, Feng Zichen faced trouble. His divine embryo was newly formed, and numerous malevolent energies immediately surged from various parts of his body, attempting to merge with it.
These malevolent energies originated from the ferocious beasts Feng Zichen had consumed. The beasts were filled with malevolent energy from the Chaos Demon God, and should not be consumed in large quantities.
However, Feng Zichen, in his quest for rapid power, had fed on these beasts daily, and now the consequences were dire.
Just as the malevolent energy was about to merge with the divine embryo, the Purple Star suddenly descended, and the divine embryo emitted divine light, forcing the malevolent energy back.
With a long sigh, Feng Zichen awoke from his meditation.
Looking around, he saw that his surroundings had changed. What had once been an ordinary little mountain peak now possessed spiritual veins. The spiritual veins continued to grow, and it was estimated that this mountain peak would soon become a small spiritual land.
Feng Zichen felt excellent, full of vitality, and upon closer inspection, even his lifespan had increased to eight hundred years.
Although eight hundred years wasn't much, it was undoubtedly a significant improvement compared to the previous hundred years, and it brought many more opportunities in the future.
In the Primordial Era, the Heavenly Dao imposed too many restrictions on acquired beings, these anomalies.
Rumble! Before Feng Zichen could even rejoice for long, Heavenly Punishment… no, Heavenly Tribulation arrived, the first Heavenly Tribulation of the Primordial World, targeting the first acquired being. It could be seen that behind the Heavenly Tribulation, Xuanhuang Merit Qi was condensing.
This time, the Heavenly Dao didn't give Feng Zichen a chance to react; several bolts of lightning struck directly down, scorching him black.
Heavenly Tribulation is a test set by the Heavenly Dao, its power adjusted according to its target; Heavenly Punishment is the Heavenly Dao's intention to kill, primarily focused on destruction, and the two are naturally different in power.
Therefore, although Feng Zichen appeared battered, he hadn't actually suffered much damage.
Dark clouds flashed in the sky, and several more bolts of lightning struck down. Feng Zichen's heart stirred, and instantly, the Five Elements manifested, forming a canopy that blocked all the lightning.
After breaking through to the Divine Embryo Realm, the power of the Five Elements and Five Qi in his five internal organs was even stronger, and the condensed canopy was clearer. No matter how hard the heavenly tribulation struck, it could not break through the defense.
In the end, Feng Zichen even took the initiative to attack, transforming the Five Elements into a giant hand, grabbing the lightning, and throwing it into the furnace of his body to refine it into innate essence, thus enhancing himself.
After twenty-seven bolts of lightning, a wisp of creation energy fell and entered the Divine Embryo, thus ending the heavenly tribulation.
Nourished by the creation energy, the Divine Embryo shone even brighter, and the baleful aura was forced to shrink into a ball.
The Xuanhuang merit energy fell, which was the reward for triggering the first heavenly tribulation in the primordial world.
"It's finally over!"
After waiting for a long time and seeing that no further changes occurred, Feng Zichen finally felt relieved.
Indeed, compared with innate beings, acquired beings were just picked up.
Innate beings establish their own path, which is called perfecting the Heavenly Dao and obeying the mandate of Heaven. Not only did Heaven and Earth offer their blessings and bestow merit, but there was also no calamity or tribulation.
For those born after the heavens to establish their own path, it becomes an act against Heaven, a grave rebellion. Although they also receive merit, they must first withstand the heavenly punishment. If they cannot withstand it, they will die, and their path will perish, all becoming nothing.
Today, if Feng Zichen hadn't possessed merit protecting him, he definitely wouldn't have survived the heavenly punishment.
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In the primeval forest, Feng Zichen was hunting a ferocious beast. Now that he has advanced to the Innate Realm, he should go to the ancestral temple of the human race to pay homage to Nuwa. Nuwa is the Holy Mother of the human race, and Feng Zichen naturally cannot go to pay homage empty-handed. To show his sincerity, he must personally hunt down a ferocious beast.
At Nuwa's level, a mere Innate Realm beast is of no concern to her, and she disdains the offerings of the entire human race. The human race understands this, so their offerings to Nuwa are based on sincerity, with external offerings being merely formalities.
The ferocious beast that Feng Zichen hunted was named the Flame-Tailed Tiger. It was named for its tiger-like appearance and its tail burning with flames.
This Flame-Tailed Tiger was Feng Zichen's enemy. Back then, the Flame-Tailed Tiger family of three had chased him relentlessly, and if it weren't for the timely arrival of the Fire Emperor, Feng Zichen would have been finished.
Its parents were killed by the Fire Emperor, and only this Innate Realm cub survived.
Now, needing a ferocious beast, Feng Zichen immediately thought of it. The family of three was so united, relentlessly pursuing him, that Feng Zichen didn't mind reuniting them.
Roar!
In the jungle, the Flame-Tailed Tiger roared incessantly. Above its head, a giant five-colored hand pounded down, preventing it from approaching the shameful human in the distance.
Feng Zichen was extremely frustrated. He had thought that advancing to the Innate Realm would allow him to display his might, but he hadn't expected to be unable even to subdue a ferocious beast.
It didn't even consider that the Flame-Tailed Tiger was at the peak of the Innate Realm, while he was only a beginner. Being able to suppress it was already an extremely powerful display, yet he was still not satisfied.
Unable to subdue the Flame-Tailed Tiger for a long time, Feng Zichen took out a ceramic pot used for cooking, shone it on the tiger, and a golden light flew out, engulfing the Flame-Tailed Tiger.
Since opening his Divine Sea, Feng Zichen was no longer the useless person with only the Acquired Realm but no magical power. Now, he could use his magical power to activate spiritual treasures.
His collection of merit-based spiritual treasures finally had a purpose; he casually took one out and instantly defeated the Flame-Tailed Tiger.
Shaking the pottery jar in his hand, Feng Zichen saw the bewildered Flame-Tailed Tiger inside and nodded in satisfaction.
The pottery jar was a meritorious object; it could only imprison people, not harm them. However, it could make the food taste better and improve its quality.
After capturing the ferocious beast, Feng Zichen returned to the tribe, dealt with the Flame-Tailed Tiger, and headed to the ancestral temple.
The human ancestral temple was extremely simple, entirely constructed of stone. The main hall was empty, except for a statue of a human with a snake's tail standing in the center.
Placing the dealt with Flame-Tailed Tiger on the altar, Feng Zichen knelt before the statue, kowtowed several times, and prayed sincerely.
Nuwa was the Holy Mother of Humanity, the founder of the human race. As a human, it was only natural for Feng Zichen to kneel before Nuwa; there was nothing inappropriate about it. In
The primordial chaos beyond the heavens, Nuwa, who had just created the Nuwa Heaven, had seen off the many fellow Daoists who had come to offer their congratulations and was resting in the Nuwa Palace.
Suddenly, a peculiar aura surged into her heart. With a thought, she turned her gaze to the primordial land, looking towards the direction of the human race.
Seeing the human race, Nuwa frowned. She had thought that the human race, relying on her name, would usher in a period of flourishing development, but the result was far beyond her expectations; the human race's situation was so difficult.
After thinking for a moment, Nuwa waved her jade hand, and a light curtain appeared out of thin air, enveloping the human territory. Then, Nuwa turned her gaze to the human ancestral temple, looking at Feng Zichen.
As if she had discovered something interesting, Nuwa smiled in the Nuwa Palace.
She pointed a finger at Feng Zichen, and then pointed at the human ancestral temple.
The human ancestral temple immediately changed, radiating dazzling light and growing larger and larger. Finally, a magnificent hall replaced the original stone hall.
(End of Chapter)