Yellow Middle Plum

On Penglai Immortal Island, heavenly auspicious signs descended on one side while two mighty beings unleashed terrifying pressure on the other, leaving East Prince utterly shaken.

He knew well what level the Yin Yang Demon God was—a powerhouse from the same era as Pangu the Great. For someone to force him into full vigilance was astonishing.

"The Taiji Diagram, the number one defensive supreme treasure. Perfect. This Seat recently acquired a killing supreme treasure. Let's see if your shield is harder or my spear is sharper." Li Xinghe silently produced the God Slaying Spear.

At the sight of this great killing weapon, the Yin Yang Demon God's face changed drastically. He naturally recognized this treasure—the Accompanying Supreme Treasure of Shen Ni, the Strongest Fierce Beast after Creation.

He had not been present at the Final Battle of the Fierce Beast Calamity, and had always believed the God Slaying Spear had been taken by the Three Primal Races or Hongjun and Luohu. He never expected it to fall into Li Xinghe's hands.

The Yin Yang Demon God dared not be careless. He directly offered up the Taiji Diagram, and the Yin Yang energies spun, neutralizing the God Slaying Spear's ferocious might.

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

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

This spear had accompanied Shen Ni through countless battles, and had condensed the resentment of the Three Thousand Demon Gods who fell in that conflict. It was terrifying beyond measure.

Yet the Taiji Diagram was no weakling either. After all, it was formed from a Pangu Axe Fragment, and it actually managed to block that thrust.

The Yin Yang Demon God appeared relaxed on the surface, but inwardly he was shocked. Without the Taiji Diagram, relying solely on the Yin Yang Mirror, he likely could not have withstood that blow.

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

"Interesting, Yin Yang. Take three more strikes from me." This time, Li Xinghe held nothing back.

He drove the God Slaying Spear with the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique, fusing it with the Three Primal Creation Styles to unleash three consecutive attacks.

"Primal Creation!" The Taiji Diagram trembled unceasingly.

"Primal Cleaving!" The Yin Yang Demon God was knocked back.

"Primal Breaker!" The God Slaying Spear tore through the Taiji Diagram's defenses with its terrifying Killing Qi, charging straight at the Yin Yang Demon God.

"Pfft!" The Yin Yang Demon God couldn't help but spit out a mouthful of old blood.

Li Xinghe had won this battle decisively. The main reason was that the Yin Yang Demon God had not yet fully mastered the Taiji Diagram, and could not bring out the full power of this number one innate defensive supreme treasure.

"Still fighting?" Li Xinghe withdrew the God Slaying Spear. This thing's ferocious might was overwhelming—even he could not use it for long, or his mind would surely be affected.

"I concede defeat!" The Yin Yang Demon God knew when to advance and retreat. The main thing was, he knew Li Xinghe still had the Chaos Pearl and the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. Continuing to fight would only make him a laughingstock.

Li Xinghe smiled slightly. With a wave of his hand, the innate spiritual root Yellow Middle Plum fell into his grasp.

Legend had it that this spiritual root bloomed for one Yuan Meeting, bore fruit for one Yuan Meeting, and then ripened for one Yuan Meeting.

This emergence coincided with the ripening of the first batch of Yellow Middle Plums. Nine fruits hung on it, each bearing the characters "Yellow Middle."

"Alright, I've got what I wanted. Now, let's talk about the dumplings." Li Xinghe turned his gaze back to the Yin Yang Demon God.

The Yin Yang Demon God's face changed. He hadn't expected that even after conceding defeat, Li Xinghe would still pester him. "Li Xinghe, don't go too far."

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

Still, he sized up the Yin Yang Demon God. This guy wasn't like Yang Mei, who could cut himself with a single slash, nor did he have a treasure like the Karma Demon God's Karma Tree.

He wanted to seize the Taiji Diagram, but he probably couldn't. Yin Yang's strength wasn't much weaker than his own; at best, he could only suppress him.

"How about this: I won't take the Taiji Diagram. Give me the Yin Yang Mirror instead. It's not like your yin-yang face needs a mirror anyway."

"Dream on!" The Yin Yang Demon God was furious. This was his Accompanying Spiritual Treasure. Though inferior to the Taiji Diagram, it was his pride.

"See? You're getting worked up again! Learn from old man Yang Mei. A true man born between heaven and earth must know when to bend and when to stretch, if he wants to live a little longer."

The Yin Yang Demon God's face shifted dramatically. Even Yang Mei had cut himself with a single slash when he met Li Xinghe. Though he looked down on Li Xinghe as an upstart, he instinctively feared the Space Demon God.

The three laws of Time, Space, and Fate were superior to any other law. The Way of Yin and Yang was far inferior before these three.

In the end, under Li Xinghe's coercion, the Yin Yang Demon God experienced the power of a Chaos Supreme Treasure before reluctantly handing over the Yin Yang Mirror.

"Damn, I got even more handsome." Li Xinghe looked into the mirror and couldn't help but admire himself.

Seeing the Yin Yang Demon God's gloomy expression, Li Xinghe said mysteriously, "Perhaps one day you'll be glad you made this decision today."

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

Today, by using the God Slaying Spear against the Yin Yang Demon God, he had actually offset some of that calamity. Perhaps Luohu's World-Ending Millstone might not be able to kill the Yin Yang Demon God after all.

Moreover, the Yin Yang Mirror still retained a portion of the Yin Yang Demon God's true spirit. Even if he did fall, Li Xinghe had ways to resurrect him.

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

Of course, all that was for later. He had obtained the Yellow Middle Plum and still needed to study it properly.

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

Its fruit could allow a mortal to break through directly to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm—at least in terms of dharma power and cultivation.

The only side effect was that anyone who consumed this fruit would have their lifelong cultivation permanently capped at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

For Li Xinghe, this thing was useless. But for most Primordial Beings, the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm was a state one could only hope to encounter, never to seek.

Even in the later Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals were the main fighting force.

Consider the Twelve Golden Immortals under Yuanshi Tianzun. When the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation began, most of them were only at the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

Even after the Investiture ended, only a handful had broken through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

"Yellow Middle Plum... it should have no restrictions on Ancestral Witches." Although consuming this fruit imposed an upper limit, Ancestral Witches cultivated their physical bodies, which could not be restricted.

The only trouble was that it took three Eons to mature, but fortunately he was proficient in the Law of Time. As his strength increased, the multiplier for altering the flow of time grew higher as well.

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

Since the East Prince had already brought forth the Yellow Middle Plum, the Peach Tree should likely be in the hands of the Queen Mother of the West by now.

The Peach Tree of this era was no grafted imitation of later ages—it was a true Innate Spiritual Root.

Passing by the cave-dwelling of the Three Pure Ones, Li Xinghe cast a brief glance.

Tongtian had already reached the cultivation of a Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, while Laozi and Yuanshi were only at the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal stage.

"Si Bu Xiang still became Yuanshi's mount—such is fate." Li Xinghe shook his head.

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

"No, Xuandu shouldn't have appeared yet. He's from the first generation of humans, and Nuwa hasn't created mankind."

"Could it be that my traversal has altered some threads of the Primordial Era?"

Li Xinghe paid little heed to that young man, who was only at the Golden Immortal level, unaware that this person would one day become one of his greatest rivals.

Relying on the Yin Yang Mirror, Li Xinghe located the place in Kunlun where the primordial yin energy was most concentrated—this was precisely the Queen Mother of the West's Dao-field, Jade Pool.

As he broke through the Jade Pool's formation and entered directly, the Queen Mother of the West had already sensed his presence.

"This humble woman pays respects to the Great God." A woman of dignified grace, clad in ancient attire, appeared before Li Xinghe.