Yellow Middle Plum

On Penglai Immortal Island, auspicious signs descended from the heavens on one side, while two great powers released terrifying pressure on the other, leaving East Prince utterly shaken.

East Prince knew full well what level Yin Yang Demon God was at. He was a powerhouse from Pangu's era, yet someone had actually forced him to go all out.

"The Taiji Diagram, the foremost innate defensive supreme treasure. Perfect. I recently acquired a supreme treasure of slaughter. Let's see whether your shield is tougher, or my spear is truly unstoppable." Li Xinghe silently drew out the God Slaying Spear.

Yin Yang Demon God's expression changed drastically upon seeing this fearsome weapon. Of course he recognized it—the accompanying supreme treasure of Shen Ni, the Strongest Fierce Beast after the creation of heaven and earth.

He had not been present for the Final Battle of the Fierce Beast Calamity. All along, he had believed the God Slaying Spear had been taken by the Three Primal Races or Hongjun and Luohu. He had never expected it to end up in Li Xinghe's hands.

Yin Yang Demon God did not dare to be careless. He immediately summoned the Taiji Diagram, and the two currents of yin and yang revolved, offsetting the God Slaying Spear's savage might.

Li Xinghe's eyes lit up. It truly was a fine treasure. He had now seen two of the Three Great Innate Supreme Treasures of the Primordial. He wondered what unique qualities the Pangu Banner possessed.

The God Slaying Spear swept out with boundless Killing Qi, seeming to carry countless vengeful spirits within it.

This spear had followed Shen Ni through who knew how many battles. It had also gathered the resentment left behind after the fall of the Three Thousand Demon Gods, making it incomparably terrifying.

Yet the Taiji Diagram was no weaker. As it had been transformed from a Pangu Axe Fragment, it actually blocked this strike.

Yin Yang Demon God appeared relaxed on the surface, but inwardly he was shocked. Had he not possessed the Taiji Diagram, the Yin Yang Mirror alone likely could not have blocked that blow.

Li Xinghe was no longer the weakest Demon God in Chaos.

"Interesting. Yin Yang, take three more moves from me." This time, Li Xinghe no longer held back.

He used the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique to drive the God Slaying Spear, merging it with the Three Primal Creation Styles as he launched three consecutive attacks.

"Creation!" The Taiji Diagram trembled without end.

"Earth Sundering!" Yin Yang Demon God was blasted backward.

"Realm Breaking!" The God Slaying Spear tore through the Taiji Diagram's defenses with terrifying Killing Qi and shot straight toward Yin Yang Demon God.

"Pfft!" Yin Yang Demon God could not help coughing up a mouthful of blood.

Li Xinghe had won this battle completely. The main reason was that Yin Yang Demon God had yet to fully master the Taiji Diagram and could not bring out the power of this foremost innate defensive supreme treasure.

"Still want to fight?" Li Xinghe put away the God Slaying Spear. Its fierce power was overwhelming, and even he could not use it for long, or his mind would inevitably be affected.

"I have lost!" Yin Yang Demon God knew when to advance and retreat. More importantly, he knew Li Xinghe still had the Chaos Pearl and the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. Continuing would only make him an even greater laughingstock.

Li Xinghe smiled faintly and beckoned. The Innate Spiritual Root, the Yellow Middle Plum, flew into his hand.

Legend had it that this spiritual root took One Yuan Meeting to blossom, another One Yuan Meeting to bear fruit, and yet another One Yuan Meeting to ripen.

Its emergence this time happened to coincide with the ripening of the first batch of Yellow Middle Plums. Nine fruits hung upon it, each bearing the words "Yellow Middle."

"Alright, I have what I wanted. Now, let's talk about the dumplings." Li Xinghe turned to Yin Yang Demon God again.

Yin Yang Demon God's expression changed. He had not expected Li Xinghe to keep pressing the matter even after he had conceded defeat. "Li Xinghe, don't push people too far."

"I think you're the one who doesn't know what's good for you. I wanted to treat you to dumplings, but you insisted on fighting. Now that you've lost, whether you eat them is no longer up to you." Li Xinghe sneered.

Still, he examined Yin Yang Demon God. This fellow was not like Yang Mei, who could cut off a part of himself, nor did he possess a treasure like Karma Demon God's Karma Tree.

He did want to seize the Taiji Diagram, but he likely could not take it. Yin Yang was not much weaker than him. At most, he could only suppress him.

"How about this? I won't take the Taiji Diagram. Give me the Yin Yang Mirror instead. With that yin-yang face of yours, you don't need a mirror anyway."

"In your dreams!" Yin Yang Demon God was furious. This was his Accompanying Spiritual Treasure. Though it was inferior to the Taiji Diagram, it represented his dignity.

"Look at you, getting worked up again! Learn from that old Yang Mei. A true man born between heaven and earth must know when to bend and when to stand tall if he wants to live longer."

Yin Yang Demon God's expression changed drastically. Even Yang Mei had cut off a part of himself when he encountered Li Xinghe. Though he looked down on Li Xinghe as a mere upstart, he instinctively feared the Space Demon God.

The three great laws of time, space, and destiny stood above all other laws. The Dao of Yin and Yang was far inferior before those three great laws.

In the end, under Li Xinghe's pressure, Yin Yang Demon God experienced the might of a Chaos Supreme Treasure and reluctantly handed over the Yin Yang Mirror.

"Damn, I got even more handsome again." Li Xinghe could not help narcissistically remarking as he looked into the mirror.

Seeing Yin Yang Demon God's dejected appearance, Li Xinghe said cryptically, "Perhaps one day, you'll be grateful for today's decision."

According to the original course of the Primordial Wilderness, the Taiji Diagram would surely fall into Hongjun's hands, and Yin Yang Demon God would inevitably be slain by Luohu's God Slaying Spear.

By attacking Yin Yang Demon God with the God Slaying Spear today, Li Xinghe had actually offset some of his tribulation. Perhaps Luohu's World-Ending Millstone would no longer be able to kill Yin Yang Demon God.

Moreover, the Yin Yang Mirror still preserved a portion of Yin Yang Demon God's true spirit. Even if he truly fell, Li Xinghe had a way to bring him back to life.

When the time came, he could reward him with a fruit from the Karma Tree, gaining another powerful general under his command.

Of course, that was all for later. Having obtained the Yellow Middle Plum, he had yet to properly study it.

Among the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots, the Yellow Middle Plum ranked among the foremost.

Its fruit could allow an ordinary person to directly break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, though only in terms of magical power.

However, its only side effect was that after consuming the fruit, one's cultivation realm would remain forever stuck at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

This was not particularly useful to Li Xinghe, but for most Primordial Beings, the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm was something one could only encounter by chance.

Even during the later Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, Grand Unity Golden Immortals were still the main fighting force.

Take the Twelve Golden Immortals under Yuanshi Tianzun, for instance. When the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation began, most of them were merely Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

Even after the investiture ended, only a small number had broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

"The Yellow Middle Plum should not impose any restrictions on Ancestral Witches." Though there was an upper limit after consuming this fruit, Ancestral Witches cultivated their physical bodies, so it could not restrain them.

The only trouble was that it took three Yuan Meetings to ripen. Fortunately, he was proficient in the Law of Time. As his strength increased, so too would the degree to which he could alter the flow of time.

"Let's trade for some treasures first." Li Xinghe headed directly for Kunlun.

Since the Yellow Middle Plum had emerged here with East Prince, the Peach Tree was presumably already in Queen Mother of the West's possession.

The Peach Tree of this era was not like those grafted versions of later generations. It was a genuine Innate Spiritual Root.

Passing by the Three Pure Ones' cave abode, Li Xinghe paid it a little attention.

Tongtian had now reached the Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, while Laozi and Yuanshi were still only Late Daluo Golden Immortals.

"Si Bu Xiang still became Yuanshi's mount. Such is destiny." Li Xinghe shook his head.

"Hm? Who is that young man beside Laozi? Xuandu?"

"No, Xuandu should not have been born yet. He was among the first Humans, and Nuwa has not yet created the Human Race."

"Could it be that my transmigration changed some of the Primordial Wilderness's original course?"

Li Xinghe did not pay much attention to that young man, who possessed only Golden Immortal cultivation. Little did he know that this person would become one of his greatest future opponents.

Using the Yin Yang Mirror, Li Xinghe found the place in Kunlun with the densest innate yin qi. This was Queen Mother of the West's dojo, Jade Pool.

The moment he broke through Jade Pool's formation and entered, Queen Mother of the West had already sensed his arrival.

"This humble woman pays respects to the Great God." A graceful, dignified woman dressed in ancient robes appeared before Li Xinghe.