"Primordial World? Why did you bring me here?" Gu Xingzhi frowned in confusion.
The old man stroked his beard. "You stepped into the Source Lord Realm through Fortune, yet you do not understand the source of the Dao. Now that you are restarting the path of Fortune, your Dao will begin in the Primordial World."
Before Gu Xingzhi could speak, the old man raised a hand and waved.
Gu Xingzhi was enveloped in Golden Light and vanished from Shouyang Mountain in the blink of an eye. When he opened his eyes again, he had become an Innate Enlightenment Tea Tree wrapped within an Innate Great Array in the eastern Primordial World.
"Damn it! Where is this? How did I become a tea tree?"
On Shouyang Mountain, the old man bowed toward the Void. "Reporting to Grandmaster, following your decree, I have sealed Gu Xingzhi's memories and turned him into an Enlightenment Tea Tree."
The Void trembled, and Chi Yu, clad in a golden robe, appeared.
He nodded with a smile. "Mm, very good!"
"Grandmaster, what are your instructions next?"
"You must not interfere with his training. Even if his life is in danger, you must not intervene. Do you understand?" Chi Yu's expression was grave.
"Yes." The old man bowed.
"This is the Origin Essence of the Alchemy Dao, something This Seat obtained while traveling through Myriad Heavens. I shall reward it to you. Refine it and step into the Source Realm!"
The old man was overjoyed and immediately bowed in thanks!
Taking the Origin Essence, he could not wait to refine it. How could he spare any thought for Gu Xingzhi?
After Chi Yu left, he immediately announced his secluded cultivation and handed all affairs of Shouyang Mountain over to his sole disciple.
Time passed, and the years