Mount Kunlun, Tongtian's Five True Disciples

"Since no one objects, go and get this gourd!" Tongtian said irritably. Did this brat even want such junk, making him, Tongtian, seem impoverished?

These great divine powers had no idea that during the Witch-Demon Great Tribulation, the Primordial Desolation was shattered. This withered gourd was also a top-tier Heavenly Material and Earthly Treasure, perfectly capable of being refined into a Houtian Spiritual Treasure or something similar.

After Li Yunjing picked the blue-skinned gourd, Nuwa seemed to be inspired. She looked at the gourd vine on the stone wall, beckoned, and brought it to her. Li Yunjing's heart ached at the sight.

It was known that the "Innate Gourd Root" was born on Mount Buzhou and bore seven Innate Gourds: Crimson, Orange, Yellow, Green, Azure, Blue, and Violet, one of each.

The Crimson Gourd was refined by Hongyun into the "Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd." The Orange Gourd was refined by Nuwa into the "Demon Summoning Gourd." The Yellow Gourd was refined by Di Jun into the "Immortal Slaying Flying Knife." The Violet Gourd was refined by Laozi into the "Purple Gold Gourd." The Green and Azure gourds fell into the hands of Primordial and Tongtian. With so many treasures on them, these two gourds were not as famous, but they were still Innate Spiritual Treasures.

As for the "Gourd Vine," it fell into Nuwa's hands and was used for Human Creation, transforming into a Merit Supreme Treasure.

Thinking of his own Human Race origins, Li Yunjing felt too embarrassed to take the treasure used for Human Creation, which was why it ended up with Nuwa.

Mount Kunlun stretched for tens of millions of miles, divided into Eastern Kunlun and Western Kunlun. In terms of spiritual energy density, it was second only to Mount Buzhou, which Li Yunjing had visited. This treasure mountain possessed countless rare treasures, and its mountains and rivers were like a fairyland.

After the trip to Mount Buzhou concluded, Li Yunjing and Winged Immortal returned to Mount Kunlun with the Three Pure Ones. The Three Pure Ones occupied Eastern Kunlun entirely. The fact that the three of them could claim such a vast expanse of immortal mountains demonstrated their immense power and boundless magical abilities in the Primordial Desolation!

Currently, the Jade Void Palace was still called the Three Pure Ones Palace. Upon arrival, Tongtian arranged for Li Yunjing and the other to cultivate in the Upper Pure Palace. Here, Li Yunjing also met Tongtian's four direct disciples: Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, and Holy Mother Wudang.

These four experts were all above the Golden Immortal realm. The eldest disciple, Daoist Duobao, had even cultivated to the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, and Holy Mother Wudang were all at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, far surpassing Li Yunjing and Winged Immortal.

After entering the sect, Tongtian took care of Li Yunjing and lectured in the Upper Pure Palace for seven consecutive days. There were no specific cultivation methods, only the Words of the Great Dao, all of which he had heard from Dao Ancestor Hongjun. Based on his own understanding, Tongtian transformed them into the Supreme Clarity Great Dao and then imparted them to the six disciples.

The Great Dao is formless. Even when a Grand Unity Golden Immortal lectures, each person's understanding will differ. Li Yunjing obtained the true words of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal and, by comparing them with his own cultivation techniques, gained profound insights and resolved many previous cultivation doubts.

However, as Tongtian's explanation continued, more doubts arose in his mind. It was then that he realized how far he still was on the path of cultivation, merely scratching the surface.

Seven days later, Tongtian went into seclusion. Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, and Holy Mother Wudang, the four Golden Immortals, chatted with Li Yunjing for half a day. After receiving some Enlightenment Spirit Tea, they also went into seclusion.

In the vast Upper Pure Palace, only Li Yunjing and Winged Immortal, the two idlers, remained.

"Old Eagle! The senior brothers and sisters above have profound cultivation and are still cultivating so diligently. I'm going into seclusion too. Go play by yourself!" With that, Li Yunjing returned to his Chaos Palace.

"What do you mean? Are you all going to cultivate diligently while I'm the only one who doesn't know how to improve?" Looking at the empty Upper Pure Palace, Winged Immortal grumbled indignantly. He then turned and returned to his own residence to cultivate.

Currently, Tongtian only had six disciples. Li Yunjing could exclusively occupy a Chaos Palace. When countless disciples gathered in later generations, Li Yunjing likely wouldn't have the luxury of occupying a palace alone.

Thinking of this, Li Yunjing somewhat understood Uncle-Master Primordial's thoughts. When tens of thousands of people suddenly appeared in an Immortal Blessed Land, it would be a chaotic mess. No wonder his uncle-master was displeased.

Li Yunjing spent a full two thousand years in seclusion for this cultivation. His cultivation also improved from the early stage of Mystic Immortal to the peak of Mystic Immortal. In a place like Mount Kunlun, an immortal mountain where the Three Pure Ones resided, the spiritual energy was incredibly dense, making it incredibly easy to improve one's cultivation.

If Li Yunjing hadn't been focused on studying the Supreme Clarity Great Dao taught by Tongtian, he could have broken through realms and achieved Golden Immortal status much earlier.

However, realms were not particularly important during this peaceful era. Li Yunjing had to lay the most solid foundation. His opportunity for enlightenment lay in the Journey to the West Calamity, which would be his moment of full power. Even reaching the peak of Quasi-Saint now would be useless.

Rushing for success was worse than building a strong foundation and developing discreetly. When Li Yunjing truly shook the Primordial Desolation, even other Saints would find it difficult to stop him.

Just as Li Yunjing was cultivating, the second lecture at Zixiao Palace arrived. Laozi, Primordial, and Tongtian instructed their disciples to guard the premises and cultivate well before flying to the highest heavens, entering the chaos, and heading to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao.

Dao Ancestor Hongjun lectured for three thousand years. Seizing this opportunity, Li Yunjing flew out of Mount Kunlun, preparing to return to Mount Wuyi. He hadn't returned for over three thousand years and wondered about the situation on the mountain. He always felt a vague unease about not checking on his old lair, which housed a Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root.

This spiritual intuition was innate to cultivators. Li Yunjing naturally sensed that after three thousand years of absence, something might have happened at his home, so he rapidly traversed the Primordial Desolation, heading towards Mount Wuyi, millions of miles away.

The journey was uneventful. Li Yunjing deliberately avoided the territories of the Witch Clan and the Demon Race. In those days, the two races dominated the Primordial Desolation, and they were all fierce and prone to conflict. He naturally did not want to form any karma with them.

A hundred years later, Li Yunjing finally returned to the familiar blessed land. However, upon seeing the scene outside the mountain gate, he couldn't help but frown. Mount Wuyi was still hidden within the natural great formation of heaven and earth, but hundreds of demons had gathered around it. They wore neat armor, possessed profound magical powers, and exuded a palpable killing intent.

"It seems to be an army from the Heavenly Court!"

From a distance, Li Yunjing cast an illusion technique, concealing himself. His brow furrowed slightly. The cultivation of these demon soldiers was not high. The strongest minor leader was only at the early stage of Mystic Immortal, while the demon soldiers were only at the Heavenly Immortal realm. They were at the absolute bottom rung of the Primordial Desolation.

In this era where Golden Immortals were as common as dogs and Grand Unity Immortals were everywhere, they, like Li Yunjing, were insignificant beings.

"Hoo~~~"

Thinking this, Li Yunjing let out a breath, casting an Immobilization Technique. The hundreds of Heavenly Court demon soldiers were all frozen in place. Li Yunjing revealed himself and approached the entrance to the blessed land of Mount Wuyi, opening a narrow gap. He then looked back and blew another breath. The demon soldiers and generals of the demon race finally regained consciousness and could move freely.