Above and below, the world was filled with five-colored light.
In the abyss, the intense heat gradually subsided.
Jiang Wen waved his sleeve, dispelling a trace of baleful energy in the wind. He retrieved a crystal from the deep abyss of the rift valley and handed it to Shen Yueshu to examine.
"Look, the spiritual energy contained within this is extraordinary. Ordinary people would find it difficult to absorb, but with the methods I've taught you, you can refine a bit of it. If you can refine this Five Elements Crystal, you can cultivate a wisp of primordial Qi."
Shen Yueshu accepted the crystal, holding it in her hand and curiously examining it. The crystal shimmered with five colors, as if capturing the essence of a rainbow. It was truly beautiful, captivating and mesmerizing.
However, Shen Yueshu possessed a certain amount of willpower and was not completely bewitched by its beauty. Recalling Jiang Wen's words, her heart stirred with excitement.
"Can I really cultivate primordial Qi?" she eagerly asked.
"Of course, why would I deceive you?" Jiang Wen chuckled and tapped her head. He then retrieved several more fist-sized crystals from the rift valley, giving them all to Shen Yueshu as a reward for her recent travels.
He had noticed that she had been exhausted these past few days staying by his side.
Although the little girl seemed lazy, she was not confused. Sitting on the flying sword for three days and three nights, she didn't show any temper. If it were any other girl, who couldn't take a bath for three days and couldn't run around, they would have caused a scene long ago.
Moreover, the crystal formed from the spiritual energy of the five elements was a rare treasure, and refining the five elements within it would naturally be beneficial.
Although it was far from reaching the true threshold of cultivation, it was of great benefit in transforming acquired energy into primordial energy. As long as she could absorb the spiritual energy within, it could naturally be transformed into primordial Qi. This would allow her to touch the threshold of the primordial realm, making advancement no longer unattainable.
Although with Jiang Wen's current strength, forcibly elevating Shen Yueshu to the primordial realm would be an easy task, he knew that such forced growth was ultimately not a good thing. In the future, lighting the lamp of life would be something no outsider could interfere with. Being able to walk the path step by step would ensure a solid foundation. Besides, she was still young, and another thirty or forty years of cultivation was not a big deal.
It was also for these reasons that Jiang Wen had not taught Shen Yueshu anything along the way.
Receiving the Five Elements Crystals, Shen Yueshu's eyes sparkled. Looking at the beautiful objects in her hands, she was overjoyed.
The boredom of the past few days was swept away. Being able to have the opportunity to advance to the primordial realm made her willing to stay for another ten or eight days.
Carefully putting away the crystals, she looked at the huge pit on the ground. Her expression was somewhat reluctant, and she looked at Jiang Wen with a hint of greed. "Master, look at how many crystals are still in there. Why don't you take out some more?"
"Greedy," Jiang Wen said, displeased. "It would already be impressive if you could refine what I gave you in a year. You want more? Can you handle it?"
"Isn't it a waste to leave them there? Someone else might take them in the future. If I don't take more, wouldn't that be a great loss?" Shen Yueshu sighed somewhat reluctantly.
"Look at your greedy face," Jiang Wen said, laughing and shaking his head. "Don't worry, the crystals in this rift valley are inexhaustible. Once I place the Dragon Soul within, this place will become a land of true dragons. It's also directly connected to the earth, drawing on the spiritual energy of the five elements. Naturally, it will continuously generate crystals."
"Moreover, a crystal the size of a fingernail is enough for you to refine for several months, let alone others. If you put it in a car as energy, an ordinary electric car could run continuously for dozens of days. Besides, whether others can even use the crystal is another matter. So, don't worry about not having enough crystals. If you can reach the late stage of the primordial realm, I'll give you even more powerful spirit stones, which are many times stronger than these Five Elements Crystals."
Hearing that there were even better ones, Shen Yueshu's expression was filled with surprise. She was no longer so eager for the crystals, and her reluctant heart calmed down.
Jiang Wen joked with her for a while, then flew back to the rift valley.
He took out Zhu Ming's Dragon Soul from his chest and threw it into the air.
Now that the Dragon Vein had been refined, the next step was to send the Dragon Soul into it. Only then could the true Dragon Vein be formed. Only then could this northwest region truly become a place protected by the Dragon Vein.
The Dragon Soul flew into the sky, and Jiang Wen formed a hand seal and pointed at the Dragon Soul.
After chanting the spell, the Dragon Soul transformed. In the haze, a giant dragon seemed to soar into the sky, swimming for tens of thousands of miles. It transformed into a golden shadow, and the true dragon's ten-thousand-foot body hovered in the air, looking down.
It opened its mouth silently, yet people could hear the earth-shattering dragon's roar.
"The Dragon Vein has been formed, why don't you quickly return to your place!" Jiang Wen frowned and shouted loudly when he saw the True Dragon hovering in the air and not descending. Now the Dragon Soul was just Zhu Ming's incarnation, without consciousness or thought. And the real Zhu Ming was already asleep and could only wake up after the True Dragon was nurtured.
The Dragon Shadow had no consciousness, so it rejected this unfamiliar land.
But Jiang Wen couldn't allow it to be willful at this moment, so he rebuked it.
It was just that the Dragon Shadow was somewhat unruly, dancing in the air and refusing to descend. It even thought about breaking through the Four Symbols Sword Formation and leaving freely.
Fortunately, it didn't have much strength, and it couldn't break through the Four Symbols Sword Formation even after resisting for half a day.
Afterwards, it seemed tired and just flew in the air without moving.
Seeing that the time had come, Jiang Wen waved his sleeve. Eight golden dragons flew out of his sleeve, each gradually transforming into a thousand feet long.
The eight golden dragons danced in the air, circling around the Dragon Shadow.
These eight golden dragons were exactly what Jiang Wen had obtained in the Chunyang Cave Mansion. After returning, he refined them.
After all, this thing was considered an excellent treasure, capable of forming the Eight Dragons Heavenly Fire Grand Formation.
He originally wanted to keep it for himself, but seeing the Dragon Shadow's posture today, it seemed unwilling to merge into the Dragon Vein. In that case, he could only use other means to force the Dragon Shadow into the Dragon Vein.
As soon as the eight golden dragons appeared, the Dragon Shadow immediately felt something was wrong. It roared at the eight golden dragons, and then flew towards them.
Seeing this situation, Jiang Wen immediately waved his hand at the eight golden dragons.
The golden dragons connected end to end, dancing in the air and transforming into the Eight Trigrams Formation. The Dragon Shadow was trapped within, unable to go left or right.
"Descend!"
The golden dragons each spat out true fire, wrapping around the Dragon Shadow like chains. With Jiang Wen's command, they slowly descended towards the ground.
Unable to break free, the Dragon Shadow roared to the sky. It seemed to want to make a final struggle, but Jiang Wen would not allow it to mess around any further.
He immediately took out a cauldron and placed it in his hand, enlarging it in the wind.
The cauldron transformed into a hundred feet tall, and then smashed towards the top of the Dragon Shadow's head.
There was an immediate roar, and the Dragon Shadow was smashed into the earth vein.
Immediately afterwards, the earth shook, and the mountains and rocks underwent strange changes. The grass and trees grew wildly, and clouds and mist gathered.
As the Dragon Shadow slowly merged into the mountain range, the mountains became more and more like a giant dragon.
It was just that the Dragon Shadow was unwilling and wanted to continue struggling.
Jiang Wen waved his hand sharply, and the eight golden dragons fell along with the giant cauldron. The cauldron suppressed the dragon's eye, pressing the Dragon Shadow into the earth vein.
The eight golden dragons transformed into stone statues, each leading a side and standing tall. Then mountains and rocks gathered, and rocks gradually appeared on the golden dragons' bodies. Finally, they transformed into eight thousand-foot mountain ranges, stretching and undulating, each looking at each other.
Only the hundred-foot bronze cauldron rested peacefully on a mountain peak.
