Chapter 1: Minghe in Untainted Land (2/2)
Soon, Goddess Nvywa became a sage for creating humans. Ancestor Minghe followed suit by creating the Shura Tribe. He was awarded merit for his deeds, but it was very limited. When the Three Pristine Ones and the Two Saints of the West formed a tribe, he followed that too. But the merit he received was still not enough for him to become a heavenly sage. Thereafter, the Two Saints of the West snatched a few members of his Shura Tribe and created Demi-gods and Semi-devils. He even had to live with an evil neighbor like Kṣitigarbha. If Blood Sea had not remained full, or if he did not have a magical undying nature, or his status as one of the rulers of the Six Paths of Reincarnation, he would not have be able to live in peace.
But that was not the future the current Minghe wanted. Even though it would allow him to live forever, it was no different than him being dead. Minghe had his own ambitions. He had lived a mundane life for the past twenty odd years, but it was different now. There were hundreds of thousands of mythological characters and stories that he knew by heart from his past life, and thus he was not willing to sit idly... Er, wait a moment. It seemed like he did not even have a physical form yet.
After his thoughts had wandered too far, Minghe only came to remember that he did not have a body. After being transported here, he received the approval of Blood Sea and received the Eternal Spiritual Treasure that belonged to Ancestor Minghe.
It must be admitted that Ancestor Minghe had considerable wealth. When it came to Eternal Spiritual Treasures, he alone had four of them. The first was Red Lotus of Fire, the Primordial Spiritual Treasure of the highest grade. It was the lotus he sat on earlier. Next, the flag floating above his head was one of the Primordial Flags of the Five Regions, Xuanyuan Water Control Flag. Like Red Lotus of Fire, it was also a Primordial Spiritual Treasure of the highest grade.
After Red Lotus of Fire and Green Lotus of Chaos withered, their four lotus seeds became Green Lotus of Creation, Red Lotus of Fire, Golden Lotus of Merit, and Black Lotus of Destructions respectively. These were all Primordial Spiritual Treasures of the highest grade, dubbed the Twelve Grade Lotus. The Fire of Karma that came from Red Lotus of Fire could exterminate everything in its path and it was also at top class defensive item. One became indestructible simply by sitting on the lotus altar. Red Lotus of Fire would produce a seed every now and then. Stimulated by Three Light Holy Water, the seed could grow into a Nine Grade Lotus Altar, but the water was a rare find.
Xuanyuan Water Control Flag was another Primordial Spiritual Treasure of the highest grade. It was a creation of Green Lotus of Chaos. It was not only indestructible and omnipotent; It could also obscure the heaven and earth and keep evil at bay. More importantly, it was able to control water. Over a period of time, it can produce a drop of the extremely rare Three Light Holy Water. It can also form the Primordial Five Elements Formation when combined with Wuji Apricot Flag, Emerald Lotus Flag, Floating Flame Flag, and Natural Cloud Realm Flag.
With two onyx swords guarding both sides of the lotus altar, it was filled with murderous intent despite its mundane appearance. They were Top Grade Primordial Spiritual Treasures, named the Yuantu Sword and Abi Sword. The two swords were filled with a destructive force that surpassed any Primordial Spiritual Treasure of their grade. With their prowess combined, they were on par with even a Primordial Spiritual Treasure of the highest grade.
Besides this, Minghe actually had a half-formed Merit of Creation. One must know that the Three Pristine Ones only had one percent of merit by the Great Way. Any merit they received thereafter would simply be merit by the Way of Heaven and was incomparable to the merit of the Great Way. As long as Minghe do not lose his Merit of Creation, it was akin to him having a protection amulet in Untainted Land that even Ancestor Hong Jun had to be cautious of.
Thinking about it, his Merit of Creation was not received in vain. After the separation of heaven and earth, Pangu's blood, the blood of the Mazinger, and the Primordial Killing Intent were all gathered in Blood Sea. It was safe to say Blood Sea was simply a garbage dump. The Great Way was just. The half-formed Merit of Creation was considered compensation to Minghe.
But when it came to the birth of his physical form, Minghe had to reconsider. The body of Ancestor Minghe was made from the essence of the Blood Sea. It allowed him to cultivate at a faster pace, but that restricted his future cultivation. That was because that essence was fused with the blood of Pangu and Mazingers, as well as the Primordial Killing Intent. It was impure, thus making the Sage-to-be realm the furthest he could go.
The different cultivation realm stages in Untainted Land could be categorized into Convert Essence into Qi, Convert Qi into Spirit, Convert Spirit into Emptiness, and Convert Emptiness into Tao. Followed by Realm of Celestial Beings, Earthly Immortals, Heavenly Immortal, Veridical Immortal, Black Immortal, Primordial Unity Black Immortal, Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, Sage-to-be, the Sage (Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin), Sage of the Heavenly Way (Fate Golden Immortal of the Origin, and the Sage of the Great Way (Wu Ji Golden Immortal of the Origin). Every single realm could be segregated into four smaller stages as Early Stage, Secondary Stage, Late Stage, and the Peak.
Even if there would only be seven sages, including Ancestor Hong Jun, in Untainted Land in the future, but would Minghe be satisfied? Of course not! Since he had the chance to be reborn again, he should live boldly. If he was to reside in a corner while being fearful of everything, then he would be better off dead.
It was necessary to lay a good foundation to reach a higher goal. The blood needed to create his physical form was too impure. To purify it, what Minghe had to do was to ensure to assimilate all elements of the blood into one. This might cost him the distinctiveness of Pangu and Mazingers, but Ming He knew that the best thing was what he made out of it. After all, every loss was a gain.
There were not many methods to purify the blood essence. The first method was using Cauldron of Heaven and Earth, a Primordial Supreme Treasure. The cauldron had the ability to Return to Genesis and convert any post-celestially to primordiality. While this fulfilled Minghe's needs, but who the hell knew where this cauldron was. So it was a pass for him.