"Gong Gong, you're asking for a beating!"
Chapter 13: Pangu's Essence Blood
"Gong Gong, you're asking for a beating!"
Zhu Rong's roar echoed through the Witch Clan's great hall.
However, Gong Gong was not afraid at all. He said, "If you want to fight, let's fight! If you have the guts, don't cause destruction here. Come with me to Buzhou Mountain and fight to your heart's content!"
"Let's go! Whoever is slow to charge is a coward!"
Gong Gong and Zhu Rong shot up into the sky, two streams of blue and red light flying towards Buzhou Mountain.
The other Ancestral Witches shook their heads helplessly, clearly accustomed to the bickering between Zhu Rong and Gong Gong.
Houtu looked at Dijiang, the leader of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, with some concern and asked, "Big Brother, are you just going to let them keep fighting like this?"
Dijiang replied, "It's fine. Buzhou Mountain has a vast terrain and the heavens and earth are hard; they can withstand their antics. Fighting at Buzhou Mountain is better than fighting in Zixiao Palace."
As the streams of light that were Gong Gong and Zhu Rong charged towards Buzhou Mountain, three other streams of light passed them by, heading into the depths of Buzhou Mountain.
Gong Gong and Zhu Rong naturally recognized the identities of these three streams of light; they were the Three Pure Ones.
However, the two were in a fiery temper and were about to fight, so they had no intention of returning to the Witch Clan to send a message.
The Three Pure Ones also naturally recognized the two Ancestral Witches, but they mistook them for Ancestral Witches coming to Buzhou Mountain to seek opportunities. Thus, they sped up, overtaking the two and arriving first in the depths of Buzhou Mountain.
"That phenomenon, perhaps it's from the missed opportunity that the three of us sensed."
Taishang Laojun said.
"That makes sense. This time, let's search carefully, and perhaps that opportunity can be found again."
Yuanshi Tianzun nodded.
Sect Master Tongtian agreed with his two elder brothers' words, and the three began to search and investigate carefully within Buzhou Mountain.
However, the layers of formations laid out by Fuxi and Nuwa were seamless, locking the aura of the Chaos Gourd Vine entirely within the formations, leaving the Three Pure Ones with no possibility of discovering the gourd vine.
The Three Pure Ones searched relentlessly for over a hundred years. During this time, they also witnessed Zhu Rong and Gong Gong fighting each other, their battles exciting and thrilling, but they still couldn't find the location of the opportunity.
"Could it be that this treasure is truly not fated for us?"
Yuanshi Tianzun said with some confusion.
Taishang Laojun shook his head and said, "It's also possible that this opportunity has been concealed by someone, or taken away, which is why we can't find it."
"Alas, we've been out for too long and wasted a lot of cultivation time. We can't keep searching. If we continue, I'm afraid we won't be able to reach Grand Unity Peak."
Sect Master Tongtian said.
"Understood! Let's go."
Although the Three Pure Ones were unwilling, they still left Buzhou Mountain.
Compared to that illusory opportunity, they needed to improve their cultivation more, to ensure they would have sufficient gains when listening to Hongjun expound on the path of the Quasi-Saint in Zixiao Palace.
Another hundred years passed. By this time, less than three hundred years remained until Hongjun's second lecture.
In this century, there were no major changes in the Hong Huang World.
Those Grand Unity Golden Immortals who had reaped great rewards from Hongjun's lecture had basically finished their breakthroughs. Now, everyone had entered a state of self-enlightenment and cultivation.
Faced with this slow progress, the Grand Unity Golden Immortals of Honghuang greatly missed Hongjun, only wishing for the remaining four hundred years to pass quickly so that Hongjun would emerge to lecture again.
The feeling of having someone guide them in comprehending the Great Dao and cultivating was incredibly satisfying, hundreds of times more enjoyable than cultivating through self-enlightenment.
The number of powerful beings in Honghuang had not increased significantly, but the conflict between the Witch Clan and the Demon Race had indeed intensified, leading to many small-scale wars.
In the valley of Buzhou Mountain, beneath the gourd vine.
Fuxi was originally meditating under the gourd vine when he suddenly heard some sounds from above.
He opened his eyes and saw that the seven gourds on the gourd vine were all shaking without any wind, colliding with each other and making loud noises.
The originally ordinary gourd vine began to emit strange fluctuations, the Dao charm unique to heavenly spiritual treasures.
"They've finally ripened!"
Fuxi and Nuwa both stood up, watching the changes happening to the gourd vine.
The brother and sister had waited under this gourd vine for a full seven hundred years, and now, seeing the gourds about to mature, they were extremely excited and thrilled.
What grew on this gourd vine were not ordinary gourds, but Innate Spiritual Treasures, and they were of the highest grade!
However, as the gourd vine matured, the seven gourds began to emit dazzling divine light towards the Hong Huang World, announcing their birth.
These divine lights were something the formations set up by Fuxi and Nuwa could not block.
This meant that the entire Hong Huang World would witness the ripening of the Chaos Gourd Vine, and some Grand Unity Golden Immortals would naturally come to Buzhou Mountain to contend for this opportunity.
"What treasure's divine light is that, so dazzling?"
"That divine light seems to be within Buzhou Mountain. I remember the illusory phenomenon last time was also at Buzhou Mountain. Could there be a connection between the two?"
"Perhaps last time the treasure was born, and this time it has matured and is about to emerge."
"That makes sense. The phenomenon this time is so obvious, we mustn't miss this opportunity."
"Yeah, this treasure must be top-tier. Even if we can't get it, just seeing it will be a feast for the eyes."
And so, a group of Grand Unity Golden Immortals and even Golden Immortals rushed towards Buzhou Mountain, all for a glimpse of the supreme treasure.
[Beep, detecting that the Grand Unity experts of Honghuang are coming to seize the treasure. Please make your judgment and choice from the following options.]
[Option 1: Hand over the Chaos Gourd Vine and lose the opportunity. Option Reward: All previous rewards will be revoked, and the host will receive the title of 'Honghuang's Old Coward'.]
[Option 2: Generously give up some of the opportunity and share the cake. Option Reward: Randomly revoke one previously obtained reward, one low-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure.]
[Option 3: This mountain is mine, this tree is mine, I will monopolize the Gourd Vine and drive away the treasure seekers. Option Reward: One drop of Pangu's Essence Blood, the opportunity of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, a Quasi-Saint level divine ability (Heavenly Emperor Fist).]
Just as Fuxi was contemplating how to defend the Gourd Vine, the system finally came to his aid.
When he saw the three options from the system, his mood instantly became excited.
Of course, to be precise, Fuxi only saw the third option; the first two were completely ignored by him.
The words "Pangu's Essence Blood" directly made Fuxi so excited he almost jumped up next to the Gourd Vine.
Although Fuxi had fantasized about this heaven-defying reward more than once, he truly didn't expect the system to be so powerful as to actually offer Pangu's Essence Blood as a reward.
Ever since Fuxi refused Hongjun's offer of apprenticeship and obtained Pangu's Primordial Spirit, his Primordial Spirit had become incredibly powerful. Now, his only remaining weakness was his not-so-sturdy physical body.
And with Pangu's Essence Blood, Fuxi's physical body would also be greatly strengthened. Although it would still be weaker than the Twelve Ancestral Witches, it would be far stronger than ordinary demons.
This meant Fuxi's close-quarters combat and survivability would be significantly enhanced.
Chapter 14: Pangu's Essence Blood Melts into the Self
The fact that Option 3 offered Pangu's Essence Blood as a reward was indeed beyond Fuxi's expectations.
Moreover, there were three rewards this time. It seemed the task for this option wouldn't be simple.
This Pangu's Essence Blood was the essence blood of Great God Pangu. With Pangu's physical power when he created heaven and earth, even a single drop of his essence blood would be enough to strengthen Fuxi's body to a level second only to the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
Of course, Fuxi wished he could achieve the same physical strength as the Twelve Ancestral Witches, but that wasn't something a single drop of essence blood could accomplish. He could only dream about it for now.
In reality, even just one drop of Pangu's Essence Blood would be enough to cause a fierce competition among Grand Unity Golden Immortals in Honghuang, and even Hongjun might personally intervene.
The strengthening effect of Pangu's Essence Blood on the physical body was far superior to any heavenly treasure.
Although Fuxi would only receive one drop, he was already fantasizing about how terrifying his physical body would become after obtaining more than ten drops.
If he could get over ten drops of Pangu's Essence Blood, his physical strength should be able to rival or even surpass the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
After all, even though Pangu was the Great God who created heaven and earth, any being's essence blood couldn't be infinite. It was estimated that each of the Twelve Ancestral Witches' origins was only about ten drops of essence blood.
If he could obtain a hundred drops of Pangu's Essence Blood, he would then be able to contend with Sages like Hongjun.
Of course, such a fantasy was akin to daydreaming, as most of Pangu's Essence Blood had already become part of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.
However, if the system was truly heaven-defying, perhaps this fantasy could be realized?
Of course, that would depend on what rewards the system would grant him in the future.
For now, Fuxi turned his gaze back to the other two rewards.
Besides Pangu's Essence Blood, the remaining two rewards were also top-tier.
The Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, in the historical storyline of Honghuang, were originally the future opportunity of the Eastern Prince. These three immortal islands were all top-tier blessed lands in Honghuang, filled with countless opportunities.
Many of the Eastern Prince's Innate Spiritual Treasures were discovered on the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea. When the Eastern Prince was enfeoffed as the leader of the male immortals by Hongjun and established the Immortal Court of Honghuang, he set up his base camp on the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea.
Now, the system was rewarding him with the location of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea in advance. Was it trying to make him seize the Eastern Prince's opportunity?
However, Fuxi felt no sympathy for the Eastern Prince. The acquisition of opportunities in Honghuang depended on individual strength and luck.
In the original history, the Eastern Prince might have had great luck, but in this life, with the system's blessing, Fuxi's luck had long surpassed the Eastern Prince's.
Fuxi would naturally accept the opportunities of the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea with open arms.
After reviewing the rewards of Pangu's Essence Blood and the Three Immortal Islands of the East Sea, Fuxi focused his gaze on the system's final reward.
What was a Quasi-Saint level divine ability?
Although Fuxi had never heard of this rank before, he assumed that such a familiar divine ability would possess immense power.
Since the system called it Quasi-Saint level, he wondered if its offensive power could rival that of a Quasi-Saint once he learned it.
Quasi-Saints were far more powerful than Grand Unity Golden Immortals.
Fuxi felt a sense of familiarity with the words "Heavenly Emperor Fist," as if he had seen them in other novels. Its power was indeed immensely overbearing.
As for whether its actual power could compare to a Quasi-Saint, that could only be tested after Fuxi cultivated and unleashed it.
In conclusion, it seemed the system felt that the difficulty of this option was greater than before, which was why it was rewarding him with so many things.
But the rewards offered by the system were too enticing, and Fuxi had already intended to defend the Chaos Gourd Vine. The system's choice of rewards could be seen as providing him with assistance.
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