After Hong Yun departed, Yuan Shi and Tong Tian, inspired by their cultivation insights, both entered seclusion. With nothing else pressing, Li Yi meticulously tended to every spiritual plant in his medicinal field daily.
Li Yi watered and fertilized the medicinal field, and the spiritual medicines within grew with remarkable vigor.
Li Yi sighed, "If the world had this kind of environment in later generations, I wonder how bountiful the harvests would be. Perhaps farmers would be beaming with joy! And there wouldn't be any famines, right!"
Li Yi looked around. Aside from himself, Tai Qing Peak was completely deserted.
Normally, Yuan Shi and Tong Tian would drop by his Tai Qing Peak for a chat whenever they had the time. Now, with Yuan Shi and Tong Tian in seclusion, Li Yi was suddenly struck by a sense of loneliness, feeling quite forlorn!
"I wonder when Nuwa will create humans. Perhaps the world will be livelier then?" Li Yi murmured to himself.
"Big Brother, what's wrong?"
Suddenly, Tong Tian's voice came from behind him.
"Third Brother, what is it? Aren't you supposed to be in seclusion?"
"Big Brother must have something on his mind. With Big Brother's cultivation, how could he not have sensed my arrival? If Big Brother has something to say, perhaps you can tell Third Brother!"
Li Yi smiled and said, "It's nothing much, just that after you and Second Brother entered seclusion, I feel that Tai Qing Peak has become a bit too quiet."
Tong Tian laughed heartily, "Big Brother, there's no need to be like this. In the future, I'll take in more disciples and have them come to Tai Qing Peak every day to pay their respects to you! What do you think, Big Brother?"
Li Yi suddenly thought that in the future, Tong Tian would have countless disciples. Could it be that he was the cause of this?
He had to dispel this idea. Otherwise, all sorts of strange beings would end up joining his sect. Tong Tian, busy with his own cultivation, would have no time to manage them. What a disaster that would be!
Li Yi quickly put on a stern face and said, "Don't even think about it. If you dare to take in disciples recklessly in the future, I won't let you off!"
Tong Tian had merely spoken casually. He hadn't expected his elder brother to react so strongly, nor did he dare to defy Li Yi's words. He quickly said, "Everything will be as Big Brother says. From now on, I will only take in registered disciples. I'll only let them formally join after Big Brother approves, how about that?"
"Third Brother, oh Third Brother, I won't interfere with you taking disciples, but you should still assess their fortune and innate goodness before admitting them. As the saying goes, 'A child not taught is the father's fault.' As their master, you must teach them well."
"Big Brother's words are wise. Third Brother will surely keep them in mind!"
Seeing Tong Tian's earnest expression, Li Yi couldn't help but smile. His third brother was good in every way, except he was too straightforward! A classic "terminal case of male chauvinism"!
Tong Tian was also happy to see Li Yi happy, and he even forgot why he had come to Tai Qing Peak.
"Oh right, Third Brother, weren't you in seclusion? How come?"
"Oh, right, Big Brother, I almost forgot. I was discussing the Dao with Hong Yun, and I feel my understanding of the Great Dao of Formation has deepened considerably. I wanted to enter seclusion to cultivate, but I felt something was still lacking, so I specially came to Big Brother's Tai Qing Peak to relax. I didn't expect to see you..."
Tong Tian said, then stopped as if hesitant to continue.
Li Yi smiled faintly, "What about me? Can't Big Brother speak?"
Tong Tian gave a wry smile, "I didn't expect Big Brother to be deep in thought!"
Li Yi said humorously, "Spacing out is spacing out, and you call it 'deep in thought.' My, my, Third Brother!"
"Cultivation matters cannot be delayed. Third Brother, do you have any thoughts?" Li Yi asked Tong Tian.
Tong Tian immediately replied, "I want to venture into the Primordial World again to seek out innate great formations and comprehend them. Perhaps if I gain some insights, I can break through."
Upon hearing this, Li Yi immediately refused, "No, no. Although you are already a Great Luo Golden Immortal, the Primordial World is still too dangerous. If you encounter someone like Luo Hu again, it will be impossible for you to escape safely. I absolutely cannot rest easy with you wandering the Primordial World alone."
Seeing Li Yi say this, Tong Tian knew that his desire to re-enter the Primordial World was practically impossible.
With a look of disappointment, he was about to leave. Seeing Tong Tian's dejected expression, Li Yi knew that breakthroughs in cultivation were unpredictable. Perhaps Tong Tian would break through his bottleneck upon his return from this trip.
He suddenly said, "Your Second Brother is at a critical juncture and cannot leave seclusion. However, I have nothing much to do lately, so I'll accompany you into the Primordial World!"
Tong Tian was suddenly overjoyed to hear Li Yi say this. He ran to Li Yi's side excitedly, "I knew Big Brother was the best! Big Brother is the best Big Brother in the world!"
Li Yi saw how quickly Tong Tian's mood changed and playfully chided him, "You brat, all you know is how to flatter!"
"Since you want to enter the Primordial World, have you planned where you want to go?"
Tong Tian scratched his head and said, "It was just a sudden whim, I haven't made any plans yet. However, didn't Big Brother say before that there were three immortal islands in the East Sea? We only found Penglai last time. I wanted to explore the East Sea again and see if I could find the other two islands!"
Li Yi shook his head and said, "The three immortal islands are elusive. It was our good luck to find Penglai last time. We won't have such good fortune this time. Since you want to comprehend innate great formations, Third Brother, I have a good place in mind. There's definitely an innate great formation there!"
Upon hearing Li Yi's words, Tong Tian's interest was piqued, and he quickly asked, "Where is Big Brother talking about?"
Li Yi smiled mysteriously, "I won't tell you yet. However, that place should have plenty of materials for refining artifacts. It's a pity Second Brother is in seclusion, otherwise, he would surely be delighted. But since we're going, we'll collect some for him."
"There's such a wonderful place in the world, and Big Brother won't tell me. It's truly tantalizing."
Li Yi laughed heartily and said, "Follow me!"
With that, he transformed into a stream of profound light and soared towards the heavens. Tong Tian did not delay and immediately followed.
Li Yi and Tong Tian flew into the clouds and did not stop, instead heading towards the great sun in the sky.
Seeing Li Yi flying towards the sun, Tong Tian understood that his elder brother was likely referring to the Sun Star, formed from the eyes of the Ancestral God.
As the two of them flew to the Sun Star, Tong Tian sensed a terrifying innate great formation on it. From its aura, he also knew it was a rarely seen killing formation.
Tong Tian was overjoyed and thought to himself, "Big Brother is truly amazing. If not for him, when would I ever encounter such a great formation in the Primordial World? I never expected Big Brother to find it so effortlessly."
Upon arriving at the Sun Star, Li Yi felt as if he had entered a world of fire. The entire planet was covered in golden Solar True Fire, burning fiercely. Even the void was distorted by the heat, making distant objects appear warped.
Li Yi looked at the scene on the Sun Star, filled with excitement. The Sun Star was replete with Solar True Fire and fire-attribute artifact refining materials. It was a pity his Second Brother wasn't here, or he would surely be overjoyed. Su Dan Novel Network.
Li Yi suddenly turned his head to Tong Tian and said, "Does this formation meet with Third Brother's approval?"
Tong Tian happily replied, "It couldn't be better."
"Since that's the case, I will guard you, Third Brother. You can observe the operation of this formation to your heart's content."
"Thank you, Big Brother."
After Tong Tian finished speaking, he entered the formation and used his divine soul to sketch out the mysteries of the formation.
As Tong Tian entered the formation, Li Yi used the technique of "Yi Qi Hua San Qing" (One Breath Transforms into Three Pure Ones) to create three avatars: Tai Qing, Yu Qing, and Shang Qing. These three Daoists then spread across the planet to collect artifact refining materials and spiritual plants unique to the Sun Star.
Li Yi's true form, meanwhile, stayed not far from Tong Tian, guarding him.