SFS Chapter 48 Refining the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag
Chapter 48 Refining the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag
Zhen Yuanzi's mind was clear and understanding. He no longer hesitated and slowly stepped forward until he reached the jade platform.
Without words or probing, with a slight thought, the vast, pure, and refined power of a peak Great Luo Golden Immortal within him flowed gently and firmly toward the central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.
This magical power was not forcibly poured in, but rather, like a wanderer returning home, carrying the deepest longing and the purest earth elemental essence, gently touching the sleeping treasure.
The moment the magic touched the flag, a strange change occurred!
Om-!
A deep and resounding hum emanated from within the apricot-yellow flag, not as a sign of resistance, but as if a sleeping beast had been awakened by a loved one, filled with indescribable joy and elation.
The entire flag suddenly burst forth with an unprecedentedly dazzling, mysterious yellow light, illuminating the entire core of Penglai Immortal Island in a magnificent glow.
The profound Daoist aura of the Earth element permeated the air as if it were a tangible substance, blending seamlessly with the innate Earth elemental energy emanating from Zhen Yuanzi's body, becoming one with him.
The light was not dazzling, but rather carried a warm and substantial quality, as if it had solidified the entire space into the purest essence of the Earth element.
The mountain and river patterns on the flag seemed to come alive, with undulating mountains and flowing earth veins, resonating strongly with the earth beneath Zhen Yuanzi's feet and the primordial veins recorded in the Earth Book in his sea of consciousness.
He seemed to "see" countless invisible veins extending out from Penglai Island, connecting with the ancestral veins of the primordial continent, communicating with the earth's apertures of the Four Seas Abyss, and even faintly echoing the power of the stars in the Nine Heavens.
The earth is not isolated, but a vast, intricate, and vibrant network.
The yellow and black tassels on the flagpole swayed gently without wind, scattering drops of pure earth essence, like the sweetest nectar, which actively merged into Zhen Yuanzi's magic power, nourishing his origin and strengthening his foundation.
The refining process has begun. But this is by no means the ordinary refining of magical artifacts.
Unlike the arduous process of refining the Twelve-Petaled Pure White Lotus, which required layer-by-layer penetration, step-by-step preparation, and even encountering instinctive resistance, the refining process at this moment was unbelievably smooth.
The central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner seemed to have been waiting for him for a long time, proactively opening all its core restrictions and accepting Zhen Yuanzi's primordial spirit imprint and magical power without reservation. This was not conquest, but a reunion; not possession, but fusion.
Zhen Yuanzi's primordial spirit power, like a wanderer returning home, seamlessly merged into every inch of the apricot-yellow flag and every rune.
His consciousness extended with the flowing mountain and river patterns, rising and falling with the hanging ethereal yellow necklace. He "saw" the scene at the beginning of creation, when the chaotic blue lotus leaves fell, and the part that carried the endless chaotic energy, settled in the center, and maintained the fragile structure of the primordial world, eventually transformed into this divine banner.
It was a scene of chaos and undifferentiated chaos, with raging earth, water, fire, and wind. Only a point of mysterious yellow light in the center, like a stabilizing needle, smoothed and settled the chaotic energy, gradually forming a solid earth.
He "heard" the surging earth veins like a dragon's roar, the mountains and rivers as solid as rocks, and the magnificent pulse of life when the primordial earth was first formed. It was the heartbeat of the earth, the cradle song of life.
He "felt" the profound principles of the earth, which are "great virtue carries all things," "utmost weight and stillness," and "nurture all things without contention," which were revealed to him in the most original and purest way.
This is no longer an abstract concept, but has been transformed into concrete laws and runes, flowing energy rhythms, and a profound will that encompasses everything.
This was not merely a simple case of a magical artifact recognizing its master; it was more like a long-awaited reunion with the Great Dao, a profound fusion at the level of origin. The apricot-yellow banner, like his lost half of his origin, had finally returned.
Zhen Yuanzi was completely immersed in this unparalleled enlightenment.
His understanding of the Way of the Earth is rapidly advancing, deepening, and transforming at an unprecedented pace. Many previously obscure and profound insights about the limits of "bearing," the true meaning of "stability," the mysteries of "earth veins," and the source of "vitality" have now become clear and enlightened, as if the clouds have parted and the sun has shone through.
Countless flashes of inspiration burst forth in his sea of consciousness, and the bottlenecks he had encountered in comprehending the Book of Earth in the past were now easily resolved.
He seemed to have transformed into the primordial land itself. Beneath his feet was no longer the Penglai Immortal Island, but the boundless territory of the entire primordial world.
He felt deep within the earth's crust, where scorching magma flowed and surged like boiling blood—the most primal life force, the source of the earth's power.
He sensed countless earth veins extending and intertwining within his primordial body like meridians. These veins absorbed chaotic energy, nourished mountains and rivers, connected the four seas and eight wastelands, and were the lifeblood of the primordial vitality.
He realized that the weight of mountains is not merely an accumulation of material, but also a condensation of laws, a symbol of power and majesty.
The dynamism of the valley is the channeling and release of the earth's power, a manifestation of the balance between strength and gentleness; the vastness of the plain is the ultimate in inclusiveness and bearing, a cradle for the propagation of all things; the profundity of the abyss is a secret realm of concealment and nurturing, the end and beginning of the energy cycle... All the mysteries of the "earth" are revealed to him in this profound fusion, without reservation.
He understood that the way of the earth is not just about thickness and defense.
Its "carrying" means encompassing all things, embracing all rivers, and being the ultimate destination of cause and effect and karma.
Whether it is the joys and sorrows of living beings or the awe-inspiring power of the mighty, it will ultimately fall to the earth, where it will silently bear, resolve, and settle.
Its "stability" is the cornerstone of stability, the mainstay in turbulent waters, and the foundation for the growth of all things.
Without the stability of the earth, the sky will collapse, the oceans will rage, and all order will crumble.
Its "gestation" is the beginning of creation, the source of life, and the soil of reincarnation.
All things are born from the earth, grow from the earth, and ultimately return to the earth. The earth is the beginning and end of the cycle of life. Its "return to the earth" is the end of all things, but also the beginning of new life. It is the key to the cycle of energy and the rotation of laws.
Death is not the end, but a return to the origin, transforming into nourishment for new life; the earth is the hub of this cycle.
The central apricot-yellow flag of the Wuji era is the embodiment of the Way of the Earth, and a symbol of the supreme authority of the Law of "Earth"!
It can not only defend itself, but also connect with the earth's veins, mobilize the earth's power, suppress the flow of fortune, regulate the earth's energy, and even influence the direction and pattern of the primordial earth veins to a certain extent.
To wield this flag is to wield a portion of the power over the primordial land.
The refining process, in such a profound fusion of the Great Dao, appears natural and seamless.
Zhen Yuanzi's primordial spirit imprint, like the perfect key, was perfectly embedded in the core restriction of the Apricot Yellow Banner.
There was no earth-shattering phenomenon, only a profound, restrained, and perfectly integrated sense of completeness spreading out.
The dazzling, dark yellow divine light gradually receded, no longer radiating outwards, but instead becoming internally contained within the flag, flowing between Zhen Yuanzi and the flag, forming a stable and powerful connection.
The essence of the Wu Earth surrounding the Jade Platform became more mellow and gentle, and the spiritual energy at the core of the island became more concentrated and profound.