Everything was difficult at the beginning. The hardest step of returning to the origin was to return to the first thread of Yuanhui's mana.
With the first strand of Yuanhui mana, one could give birth to two, two to three, and three to ten thousand.
Ning Fan flicked his sleeve and a mountain of Dao Crystals suddenly appeared on the summit of the mountain.
He bent his palm and summoned a Dao Crystal. Holding it in his hand, he carefully felt the vast flow of Heaven and Earth elemental energy within the Dao Crystal.
To cultivators before the Origin Returning Realm, Immortal Jades and Dao Crystals only had a few simple uses: as currency, setting up formations, forging tools, etc.
For cultivators who had returned to the Origin Returning Realm, after their magic power had returned to the Origin Returning Realm, they could directly absorb the Heaven and Earth Yuan Qi within the Immortal Jade and Dao Crystal to recover their magic power and even raise their cultivation.
A dao crystal was equivalent to five million immortal jades, and the elemental energy contained within it was enough to raise one's eyebrows.
After attaining the Void Fragmentation Realm, the main way to increase one's cultivation base was no longer to consume pills. Instead, it was to absorb the primordial force of the Dao Crystals.
"Yuanhui …"
Ning Fan closed his eyes and slowly absorbed the primordial power of heaven and earth within the Dao Crystal.
Following the absorption of the Origin Energy, the flickering luster on the Dao Crystal gradually dimmed, and after the Origin Energy was completely exhausted, it dried up and shattered.
Ning Fan absorbed the primordial power within the Dao crystal, allowing it to fuse with the magic power in his body.
Gradually, the magical power in Ning Fan's immortal veins began to change.
It was like the evaporation of the ocean, leaving only sea salt at the bottom of the ocean.
It was as if the fog had turned into water and the water had turned into ice.
It was as if sand had fallen into the earth, and the earth had piled up to form a mountain.
It was like a seed germinating, growing into a towering ancient tree, blooming and bearing fruit.
It was an indescribably mysterious feeling. A whole thousand units of spiritual power, like scattered silk threads, were slowly being twisted into an extremely thin rope.
That rope was Yuanhui's supernatural power!
However, just as this strand of Yuanhui mana was about to take shape, it suddenly loosened and turned back into a unit of mana.
Failure.
"The first strand of Yuanhui magical power is indeed the hardest to cultivate …"
Ning Fan did not show the slightest dispirited expression. He calmed himself down and fetched another Dao Crystal, trying to return it to his primordial essence.
He failed again and again, and tried again and again.
Ning Fan stayed in the seventh floor of the pagoda for another ten years.
Over the past ten years, he had tried to return to his origin 20,000 times and used up 20,000 Dao Gems before he finally cultivated the first strand of Yuanhui mana.
At the moment when the magic power of one thousand units turned into Yuan Hui magic power, Ning Fan's aura underwent an obvious change.
His appearance was still that of a young man, but his aura carried a trace of vicissitudes.
He opened his palm, and a stream of white gas immediately came out of his palm, turning into a drop of rain.
This drop of rain was the form of Yihui's magical power.
Ning Fan used the Origin Returning Technique of the Rain Ancestor to return to his primordial essence. Naturally, his magic power also followed the Rain Sovereign and turned into rain.
As for this drop of rain, it contained all of his understanding and Dao Comprehension towards rain in his entire life.
Looking at the raindrops on his palm, Ning Fan was suddenly enlightened. He understood the true meaning of Sixty Years Return to Origin.
Those who possessed sixty units of magic power were humans.
Those who possessed Yuanhui Dharmic powers were immortals.
When cultivating magic power for sixty years, cultivators cultivate their magic power.
During the cultivation of essence and magic power, the cultivator not only cultivated magic power, but also cultivated their own Dao.
Mortals cultivate techniques while immortals cultivate the Dao. The Dao comes from techniques and techniques develop within the Dao …
Ning Fan sighed and dispersed the rain in his palm. That was the first trace of Yuanhui magic power that he had condensed after ten years of hard work.
"Rain is the Rain Ancestor's Dao. However, it isn't my Dao. My Dao isn't rain … Even though I can use the Rain Ancestor's Origin Returning Technique to return to my primordial essence, the magic power produced by this method is different from my Dao … Rain is not a good choice."
"My Dao is the butterfly. It's that undying obsession."
"The so-called Origin Returning Technique is to use the power of the Dao Crystal to merge the Dao into the technique. So that's how it is."
Ning Fan bent his palm and beckoned another Dao Crystal to him, absorbing and refining it.
This time, he slightly modified the Rain Ancestor's Origin Returning Technique. He retained the unique characteristic of the Rain Ancestor's technique of combining three types of power into one. However, he integrated his own Dao into the technique.
In the blink of an eye, another ten years had passed.
After consuming twenty thousand Dao Crystals, Ning Fan successfully returned to his primordial essence and cultivated his first trace of Yuanhui magic power.
He opened his palm. This time, the form of magic power that was produced was a black butterfly.
The black color was his devil sense of obsession!
"It's still a little lacking …"
Ning Fan dispersed the black butterfly once again. Once again, he started from zero and returned to his primordial essence.
One year, two years, three years … Another ten years had passed. Ning Fan successfully cultivated Yuanhui magic power for the third time.
He opened his palm. This time, the form of magic power that was produced was still the black butterfly. However, as long as Ning Fan willed it, it would turn into a white butterfly again. When he willed it again, the butterfly turned half black and half white …
The black color was his devil sense of obsession.
The white color was his gentleness that he could not bear to part with.
Even though he had fallen into the Devil Dao, he was not a pure devil. He was not a pure devil cultivator, a pure sword cultivator or a pure pill refinement master. He was not a person who could be easily determined.
He was just Ning Fan!
If he loses the white color, the black color that he had turned into would be meaningless.
If he loses the black color, he would lose the means to protect the white color.
"I am me. One Yin and one Yang. Neither good nor evil. This is my Dao."
"The first trace of Yuanhui magic power has been formed. The rest is easy. Refine!"
Ning Fan flicked his sleeve and summoned a few pieces of Dao Crystals to him. He devoured them at the same time.
Day after day passed. More and more units of magic power turned into Yuanhui magic power. The qi around Ning Fan's body also became thicker and older.
Nearly one hundred and twenty-five million units of magic power eventually turned into 57870 units of Yuanhui magic power.
Even though the quantity had decreased, the quality of his magic power had improved tremendously.
Just by returning his magic power to his primordial essence, Ning Fan's combat power was at least fifty percent stronger than before.
There were still one hundred and seventy to eighty thousand Dao Crystals in front of him.
Now that he had successfully returned to his primordial essence, even though he had yet to attain the Void Fragmentation Realm, he could still barely absorb the power of the Dao Crystals to increase his magic power.
Ordinary Void Fragmentation Realm and Void Fragmentation Realm cultivators could increase their magic power by one Yuanhui by devouring ten Dao Crystals.
The magic power of an ordinary First Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm cultivator was between fifty thousand to one hundred thousand Yuanhui.
Ning Fan devoured all the Dao Crystals and borrowed the abilities of his ancient divine aperture to increase his magic power by two times compared to ordinary people.
In the blink of an eye, forty years had passed. After Ning Fan had refined all the Dao Crystals, his magic power had reached 75500 Yuanhui.
Now that his magic power had reached this level, it was a notch higher than ordinary First Heavenly Layer Void Fragmentation Realm old monsters.
Ning Fan inspected his own body and briefly sensed his current condition.
At this moment, even though he had yet to attain the Void Fragmentation Realm, his magic power was definitely unparalleled within the Primordial Essence Returning Realm.
Even though he was still a cultivator at the Primordial Essence Returning Realm, he was slightly stronger than ordinary First Heavenly Layer Realm old monsters.
Ning Fan reckoned that if he were to face the Seventh Prince of the Rain Palace, Yun Jinghong, who was at the First Heavenly Layer Realm, he would have a great chance of winning against him even if he did not use his trump cards or abilities.
If he attains the Void Fragmentation Realm, he would probably be unrivalled in the First Heavenly Layer as soon as he attains that level!
"I've already completed my Primordial Essence Returning Realm. Now, what I lack is just the Void Fragmentation Realm. From the literal meaning of the words, Void Fragmentation Realm is to allow a cultivator to break through the void. The word 'void' doesn't refer to the void of external objects. In my opinion, it refers to the false and lost Dao in a cultivator's heart. Only by sweeping away these lost Dao can one attain the Void Fragmentation Realm. "
Ning Fan had completely succeeded in his Primordial Essence Returning Realm. He closed his eyes, adjusting his breath and gathering his magic power while looking back at the path he had walked.
His past in Wu Country, his memories in Yue Country, the massacre in the Endless Sea … All of these scenes gathered in his heart. When he looked back at the past, the path he had walked would become his Dao.
However, there were still some regrets that had yet to be resolved on this path. There were still some lost Dao.
He started his journey from Wu Country to Yue Country. Step by step, the Dao he had walked on had turned into a circle.
Vein Opening, Harmonious Spirit, Gold Core, Nascent Soul, Spirit Severing, Void Refinement … Every step of cultivation was to complete this Dao circle.
As for the Void Fragmentation Realm, it was to break this Dao circle and surpass it.
Even though the current Ning Fan had completed all the cultivation realms before the Void Fragmentation Realm, he had yet to complete the Dao circle.
There was still a crack on the Dao circle. Only by mending this crack could the circle be broken.
In the past, Mu Weiliang in his previous life and Zhihe in his current life were once lost in his heart. However, when he found Weiliang's three spiritual and seven physical souls, that loss had turned into a firm belief to resurrect her.
In the past, the lofty figure of Moksha Sovereign was once a loss in Ning Fan's heart. However, the current Ning Fan had walked step by step towards the peak of the First Step of Cultivation. He had the strength to fight equally with Moksha Sovereign. Thus, this loss was no longer a concern.
The last loss in his heart was that he could not find his parents and fulfill his filial duty that he had not fulfilled.
"There is one thing that I am not as good as Tang Yuan … Tang Yuan is a 'human' while I have yet to become a complete 'human'. My Dao has yet to be perfected. That's why I can't break through … "
"Now, my magic power is more than enough to break through to the Void Fragmentation Realm. However, the reason why I can't break through to the Void Fragmentation Realm is because I have yet to resolve the last regret in my heart. "
"After erasing this regret, the Dao circle can be completed and the Void Fragmentation Realm is just around the corner …"
On the seventh floor of the pagoda, Ning Fan finally succeeded in his Primordial Essence Returning Realm after cultivating for 170 years and saw his own path to break through to the Void Fragmentation Realm.
He adjusted his breathing for a few months and stabilized his Primordial Returning Realm. Then, he began to break through to the First Grade Rain Intent.
Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out the fruit that the Ancestral Bamboo Tree Spirit had turned into. He swallowed it and began to refine it.
This fruit was equivalent to one thousand Ancestral Tree Fruits. It was more than enough for Ning Fan's rain intent to break through to the First Grade!
The rain intent increased bit by bit. Ning Fan's body was surrounded by a faint sky-green rain intent!
From the Third Grade to the Second Grade and then to the First Grade …
At the moment when the rain intent broke through to the First Grade, Ning Fan's physical body suddenly disintegrated, turning into a drizzle that filled the sky!
A First Grade Rain Intent could even turn one's body into rain!
There was no one in the Rain World or the Nine Worlds who could cultivate the rain intent to the First Grade.
There might be some in the Four Heavens but not many of them would go there. Moreover, those who have the First Grade Rain Intent were at least immortals!
The drizzle condensed again and turned into a white-robed young man. It was Ning Fan.
Ning Fan clenched his fists tightly. With his current magic power and rain intent, he could certainly spread his spirit sense across the entire Middle State if he used the Heaven Peeking Rain. Then, he could find his mother and resolve the last regret in his heart!
After devouring the Tree Spirit Fruit, Ning Fan patted his storage pouch and took out the Ancestral Bamboo of the Bamboo Palace and the Ancestral Vine of the Vine Palace.
Both of them were supreme treasures of the wood element. If Ning Fan devours them, the wood element constitution of his Minor Five Elements Physique would certainly improve tremendously.
"Silly little brother, this Ancestral Bamboo and Ancestral Vine are rare supreme treasures of the wood element. If you devour them, I'm afraid your Minor Wood Element Physique will reach perfection in one go." Luo You's teasing laughter resounded in his mind.
"I hope so."
Ning Fan shook his body and displayed an incarnation technique. He turned into a green insect and attached himself to the Ancestral Bamboo. Then, he began to devour it bit by bit.
The incarnation of the green insect was something he found from the countless secret techniques of the Vine Palace. After transforming into this incarnation, the efficiency of devouring wood element spiritual items would greatly increase.
His Wood Element Physique was improving step by step and gradually approaching perfection.
Two percent, three percent, four percent …
Ning Fan's Minor Five Elements Physique was improving bit by bit. His body refinement realm was also improving step by step.
His Late Reckless Devil Realm ancient devil cultivation base was advancing step by step towards the Peak Reckless Devil Realm. (To be continued.)
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