Gourd Vine Ripens, Great Powers All Ascend Buzhou Mountain

In the blink of an eye, a thousand years had passed. During this time, all Twelve Ancestral Witches had broken through to the mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Aside from Jiu Feng, Great Witches such as Hou Yi remained at the Peak Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Hong Yun's cultivation had not changed. Mainly because there had not been much wool to shear over the past thousand years.

He had used up all his cultivation fragments back at Purple Cloud Palace, while the law comprehension fragments had been refined over these thousand years.

Hong Yun was still at Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection, while his realm was that of a Primordial Golden Immortal.

However, besides the Cloud Great Dao, he had also comprehended and condensed quite a few other Daos.

Ordinary Primordial Golden Immortals or Quasi-Saints would only cultivate one or two other Daos alongside their main Dao, because biting off more than one could chew would only lead to failure.

The reason Hongjun was proficient in all Three Thousand Great Daos was also thanks to the Chaos Treasure, the Jade Disk of Creation.

Although Hong Yun had also obtained a fragment of the Jade Disk of Creation, being able to comprehend so many Daos in such a short time was thanks to the system's generosity.

"Brother Hongyun, we found it! Xing Tian and the others seem to have found the opportunity you mentioned!"

A shout came from nearby, filling Hong Yun with delight as he searched the northern side of Buzhou Mountain with his divine sense.

"Are you sure it's where the Innate Gourd Vine is?" Hong Yun could not help confirming it again.

Gong Gong, who had come to inform him, replied, "We can't tell for sure, but there really is an Innate Formation protecting the area beside that mountain ravine."

"Beside a mountain ravine? Then it's most likely the place. The Gourd Vine needs abundant water-attributed spiritual energy to nourish and grow. Even if it isn't that, it's probably some other opportunity!"

Within the Primordial Wilderness, any treasure would inevitably be protected by an Innate Formation.

The opportunity Hong Yun had mentioned at Purple Cloud Palace was the Gourd Vine, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots.

In the original timeline, this Spiritual Root had been divided among many Primordial Wilderness powerhouses. Even the original Old Ancestor Hong Yun had received a Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd.

Whether it was Taishang Laojun's Purple-Gold Gourd for storing pills, Eastern Emperor Tai Yi's Killing Flying Knife, or Nuwa's later-reforged Monster-Summoning Banner, all had once shone brilliantly.

The Gourd Vine had clearly grown on Buzhou Mountain, yet the Wu Clan that made its home here had not gained so much as a single hair from it.

Was that reasonable?

In this life, Hong Yun had the Wu Clan search for it in advance. He refused to believe he could not intercept it.

Over these thousand years, more and more Wu Clan members had been born from the Blood Pool in Pangu Hall.

Though Buzhou Mountain was vast and the Gourd Vine well hidden, it was simply impossible for it to evade the Wu Clan's carpet search.

Hong Yun continued discussing the situation with Gong Gong along the way.

Gong Gong laughed. "Speaking of which, it was all thanks to that kid Xing Tian's luck. While swinging his axe, he accidentally fell into that ravine and happened to slam headfirst into the Innate Formation."

"Oh? That reckless kid?"

Hong Yun laughed as well. Among the Great Witches, Xing Tian's combat strength ranked in the top three, and he also possessed the accompanying weapon Gan Qi. But his temperament was truly reckless enough.

That was right. If he had not been so reckless, he would not have been tricked by Hao Tian and had his head chopped off in the original Primordial Wilderness timeline.

"Since Xing Tian found it, he has rendered great service. When we return, I'll reward him with five hundred jars of spiritual wine."

At those words, even Gong Gong could not help revealing a look of envy.

Ever since that barbecue celebration, the Ancestral Witches had taken a liking to wine. Every one of them had been coveting Hong Yun's wine cellar.

However, Hong Yun was only willing to provide them with two hundred jars per month, claiming that drinking too much would delay their cultivation. It had left them craving it terribly.

They had tried brewing their own, but none of it matched Hong Yun's superb craftsmanship.

"Brother Hongyun, after learning the news, I rushed over without stopping to tell you. Even if I have no merit, I should at least get credit for my hard work, right? So, how about this..."

Facing Gong Gong's eager expression, Hong Yun nodded. "Fine. I'll give you fifty jars too."

"What? Only fifty jars?"

"Think it's too little? Then forget it!"

"No, no. Fifty jars it is. I'll make that bastard Zhurong die of envy."

Hong Yun and Gong Gong chatted and laughed along the way, each using his Divine Ability Realm as they hurried toward the hidden ravine Gong Gong had mentioned.

Two hours later, they arrived at their destination.

Before them stood a sturdy Young Man with a massive axe resting on his shoulder. He was guarding a brown mountain wall.

Seeing Hong Yun and Gong Gong arrive, he hurried forward and respectfully bowed. "Xing Tian greets the two Ancestral Witch lords!"

Hong Yun patted his shoulder and casually praised him. "Not bad, not bad! You've worked hard, Xing Tian. This time, you've rendered great service. When we return to Pangu Hall, I'll reward you with five hundred jars of spiritual wine."

"Really?"

Xing Tian's bell-like eyes opened wide.

"Of course it's true."

"Wonderful! Xing Tian thanks the Ancestral Witch lord!"

Upon hearing there was a reward, and that it was his favorite spiritual wine, Xing Tian was beside himself with joy.

"Alright, step aside for now. Let me break the formation and see what's inside first."

"Got it!"

The moment Xing Tian heard this, he scampered to the side to watch, only for Gong Gong to grab him and drag him farther away.

The two of them began whispering about something.

After they had gone far enough, Hong Yun slowly mobilized the mana within his body and formed a profound, intricate hand seal.

After the time it took to drink a cup of tea, Hong Yun's eyes gradually took on a mysterious purple sheen.

"Eye of Destiny, break!"

In an instant, purple radiance flowed through Hong Yun's eyes, and an intense purple beam shot from his pupils toward the rock concealing the formation.

As the purple stream of light fell upon it, ripples immediately spread through space.

When Hong Yun had first climbed Buzhou Mountain, he had already wanted to create a Divine Ability Realm capable of perceiving the heavens. Unfortunately, he had been severely lacking in fragments of law comprehension at the time.

Only after returning from Purple Cloud Palace laden with rewards did Hong Yun have the leisure and enough comprehension fragments.

This eye technique, which Hong Yun named the Eye of Destiny, had been created by refining numerous fragments of Fate, time, space, and more, combined with his comprehension of formations.

It possessed multiple effects, such as insight, seeing through things, and foresight. It could be called his strongest Divine Ability Realm at present.

Once the purple light dissipated, a trace of emerald green appeared upon the previously bare mountain wall.

Looking closely, a vine covered in verdant leaves climbed upward along the mountain wall, bearing seven gourds of different colors.

Six gourds on the vine were breathing in and out the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, appearing on the verge of ripening.

Only the gourd at the top of the rock was the smallest, seeming somewhat undernourished.

"The Innate Gourd Vine. It truly is this Innate Spiritual Root. Now this will be interesting."

A calculating gleam flashed through Hong Yun's eyes.

Just then, the other Ancestral Witches arrived upon hearing the news, their gazes all falling upon the Innate Gourd Vine.

At the moment Hong Yun broke the formation.

On Kunlun Mountain, Phoenix Perch Mountain, and the Sun Star.

The Primordial Spirits of the fated owners of several gourds suddenly stirred, and their eyes turned toward Buzhou Mountain in unspoken unison.

The feeling from Within the Nether had become even clearer!

"Eldest Brother, Second Brother, did you sense the opportunity too?"

"Third Brother, you felt it as well?"

"..."

The Three Pure Ones briefly communicated through divine sense, then immediately flew out of Kunlun Mountain.

On Phoenix Perch Mountain and the Sun Star, Fuxi and Nuwa, Di Jun and Tai Yi also left their Daoist sanctuaries.

For a time, seven Great Powers flew together toward Buzhou Mountain.