Enlightenment Tea Tree's Breakthrough

Nan Ji glanced at Laozi and the others. As he cultivated, his complexion gradually regained its rosy hue.

His previously unsettled heart also gradually calmed down.

Seeing the Three Pure Ones stabilizing, Nan Ji wanted to cultivate as well, but after sitting cross-legged, he found himself hitting a bottleneck.

Thus, Nan Ji quickly ended his cultivation.

After all, cultivation was not a very important matter for Nan Ji at this moment.

Thinking that Tongtian had told him he could play nearby before cultivating, Nan Ji's mind was immediately filled with an idea.

He cupped his hands towards the Three Pure Ones and said, "Martial Uncle, Master, Martial Nephew, your disciple will be back soon!"

After Nan Ji finished speaking, the Three Pure Ones did not respond.

However, before Laozi, a nine-story pagoda suddenly appeared, and myriad rays of divine light slowly descended from it.

Seeing the pagoda before him, Nan Ji's eyes widened!

This was the Houtian Merit Supreme Treasure, the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda!

Its defensive power could completely rival a Xiantian Supreme Treasure!

What a treasure!

Holding the pagoda in his hands, Nan Ji felt as if he had sand in his eyes.

But he knew that his elders were recovering, so Nan Ji did not say much more. Instead, he cupped his hands again, and a stream of light flashed as he transformed into his true form, a celestial crane, and flew into the distance.

In the Three Pure Ones Primordial Scripture taught by the Three Pure Ones, there was a description of ordinary heavenly treasures.

What Nan Ji intended to do was to search for Qingxu Yaoyu to build the Jade Void Palace for Yuanshi.

In the current Great Desolation, the Witch and Demon tribes had not yet engaged in fierce battles, and the spiritual energy was more abundant.

Therefore, this kind of treasure that could gather spiritual energy and nourish Qi was not too precious.

But after Gonggong angrily struck Buzhou Mountain, its value would become apparent.

By then, a large portion of the Great Desolation's mountains and earth veins would have been ravaged by the Witch tribe, and its stock would naturally be scarce.

Especially since it had a certain hallucinatory effect on cultivators with lower cultivation bases. Currently, the beings of the Great Desolation only considered it a useless item, but this perfectly suited Yuanshi's aesthetic needs.

The most crucial point was that its storage location was on Mount Wuyi.

This was the location where the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin appeared in the Investiture of the Gods.

Although Nan Ji already knew from the incident at Xuanqing Peak that treasures in the Great Desolation were not easily obtained, he still wanted to take a look if he had the chance.

Thus, Nan Ji flapped his wings, soaring freely across the Great Desolation. With each beat of his wings, wisps of spiritual mist scattered from his feathers.

Not long after, Nan Ji flew to Mount Wuyi.

Compared to any mountain in the Great Desolation, the mountains of later generations wouldn't even qualify as small hills.

Nan Ji circled in the air, thinking to himself: Finding something in such a large mountain is going to be a real pain.

Not long after, a voice from below attracted Nan Ji's attention.

"Hey! Daoist brother, would you like to come down for a cup of tea?"

Nan Ji looked down and saw two cultivators sitting around a stone table, with a stone pot and two stone cups placed on it.

"Hey! That sounds great!"

Nan Ji immediately transformed into human form and landed at a corner of the table.

A slightly older cultivator casually gestured, and a stone stool appeared beside the stone table.

The younger cultivator who had initially called out to Nan Ji waved his hand in the air, and a stone cup appeared.

Immediately, the younger cultivator slowly poured the water from the stone pot.

Instantly, a rich aroma rushed straight into Nan Ji's Primordial Spirit. Suddenly, Nan Ji felt not only refreshed but also that his realm was slowly improving.

"This, this is..."

Nan Ji thought to himself, could this be a Xiantian spiritual root?

The slightly older cultivator smiled without saying a word and extended his hand, "Daoist friend, please!"

Nan Ji was not reserved. Seeing their generosity, he reached out and drank the tea in the cup in one gulp.

Immediately, Nan Ji felt that his understanding of the Three Pure Ones Primordial Scripture had never been easier, and his cultivation began to break through.

Nan Ji did not doubt them and quickly sat cross-legged, calming his mind to comprehend the improvement in his realm.

Several days later, Nan Ji had broken through two minor realms, reaching the early stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

In the early stage of the Grand Unity realm, the spiritual platform blooms, and the human flower blossoms.

Feeling that his realm had stabilized, Nan Ji slowly stopped cultivating. When he opened his eyes, he said to the two, "Thank you both for guarding Nan Ji. May I ask who you two are..."

The slightly older cultivator cupped his hands and said, "I am Xiao Sheng, and this is my second brother, Cao Bao."

Cao Bao scratched his head upon hearing Xiao Sheng introduce him. "My brother and I are rogue cultivators of Mount Wuyi."

Nan Ji paused after hearing this, then spoke, "Greetings, two fellow Daoists! Nan Ji thanks you again for guarding me."

Xiao Sheng, Cao Bao, Wuyi Mountain!

Something's not right!

The people are fine, but the timing of their appearance is a huge problem.

How could they have taken form before the Witch and Demon tribulation?

And they could still be killed by Zhao Gongming?

Thinking this, Nan Ji looked at the two seriously and was greatly shocked.

Both of them were at the Mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

This is not right.

As Nan Ji was pondering, Xiao Sheng seemed to sense his confusion and frankly said, "Just now, watching Daoist cultivate, with immortal light surrounding and protecting you, your cultivation steadily breaking through, your master must be a Primordial God, right?"

Nan Ji scratched his head sheepishly and replied, "I wouldn't dare hide it from Brother Xiao. My master is Jade Pure Yuanshi, one of the Three Pure Ones."

Originally, Nan Ji was unwilling to mention Yuanshi.

The Great Desolation was not yet in the era of saints, who knew where some ancient evildoer might pop out from?

Moreover, he was a person who distanced himself from vulgarity; he couldn't possibly say to everyone he met, "My master is Heavenly Venerate Yuanshi!"

But regarding Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, on one hand, they had given him tea to help him break through his realm, and on the other hand, in his memory, they were not bad people in the Great Desolation.

"As expected, the Three Pure Ones, born from the Primordial Spirit of Great God Pangu, are indeed extraordinary," Xiao Sheng exclaimed.

In truth, the Three Pure Ones had not yet been formally accepted as disciples by Hongjun, so their fame was not yet so prominent. Xiao Sheng merely sighed in admiration.

Upon hearing this, Cao Bao put on an exaggerated expression, "Wow! I knew Brother Nan was extraordinary, with his imposing demeanor, a role model for us all!"

"Ah?"

Praised like that by Cao Bao, Nan Ji felt a little embarrassed.

And... Brother Nan? What a unique nickname!

So Nan Ji said, "Not at all, it's... that tea?"

Tea that could help him overcome the Late-stage and Perfected Taiyi Golden Immortal realms must be extraordinary, Nan Ji asked curiously.

Cao Bao casually clapped Nan Ji on the shoulder and poured him another cup, saying, "Brother Nan, this is the top-grade innate spiritual root, the Enlightenment Tea Tree! Have some more!"

Nan Ji took the stone cup and looked at the shimmering specks of light within, feeling a bit too embarrassed to continue drinking.

Seemingly sensing Nan Ji's hesitation, Xiao Sheng waved his hand and explained, "Daoist, please drink without worry. The Enlightenment Tea only has a remarkable effect when you drink the first cup, and it's only effective for realms below Grand Unity."

For some reason, when he was with Xiao Sheng, Nan Ji always felt as if he could see through his thoughts.

"Yeah, Brother Nan is here at our Wuyi Mountain, so there's definitely enough Enlightenment Tea to go around!"

With Cao Bao refilling his tea, Nan Ji, not being a shy person, quickly started chatting with the two.

As the first immortal crane after the creation of heaven and earth, although Nan Ji already had an extraordinary inheritance and later cultivated the Three Pure Ones Primordial Scripture, his knowledge of the Great Desolation was not as extensive as the two brothers'.

So, more often than not, Nan Ji listened while they talked.

Even though Cao Bao often spoke nonsense.