Traveling Out, A Strange Encounter at Buzhou Mountain

Su Ming's steps halted.

Primordial Violet Qi?

Wasn't this supposed to be the opportunity for sainthood that the Dao Ancestor Hongjun would distribute to his disciples only after he merged with the Dao?

How could it appear in Buzhou Mountain right now?

Could it be that his own arrival had triggered a butterfly effect?

Still, he didn't dwell on it too long.

Regardless of why it had appeared, since his system had detected it, there was only one word for it.

"Plunder!"

Su Ming silently intoned in his heart.

[Plunder successful!]

[Congratulations, Host. You have obtained the trait: Primordial Violet Qi!]

The next moment, a stream of violet energy, roughly a foot in length and suffused with an arcane Dao resonance, materialized before him, radiating an aura that made all Daos bow in submission.

This was the Primordial Violet Qi!

Any Quasi-Saint great power, upon seeing this object, would likely stop at nothing to seize it.

Because it represented a broad road leading to the realm of a Primordial Saint!

However, as Su Ming gazed at the Primordial Violet Qi before him, his brow arched slightly.

A good thing, it was indeed a good thing.

It could even be said to be one of the most supreme treasures in the Primordial Wilderness.

But for him... it seemed a bit useless.

The path he intended to walk was the same as Pangu's.

Prove Dao by Force!

To shatter all shackles with absolute power and transcend the Heavenly Dao itself!

This Primordial Violet Qi, however, was born of the Heavenly Dao. Using it to become a saint would mean forever dwelling beneath the Heavenly Dao, subject to its constraints.

This ran counter to his own Dao.

"Forget it. Though I have no use for it, it's still a fine treasure after all."

Su Ming waved his hand casually, storing this strand of Primordial Violet Qi into his inner space.

Whether he used it later to trade with someone or bestowed it upon a subordinate, it would be a good choice.

Putting away the Primordial Violet Qi, Su Ming's state of mind remained utterly unruffled, as if he had merely picked up an inconspicuous pebble.

His gaze once again turned toward the depths of Buzhou Mountain.

This foremost divine mountain had only just begun to reveal a sliver of its true face to him.

If Primordial Violet Qi had appeared, then where were the legendary Innate Banana Tree and Innate Gourd Vine?

A thousand years later.

Buzhou Mountain.

Su Ming's figure appeared once more.

He closed his eyes and stirred his thoughts.

His Spiritual Sense spread out like a tidal wave, enveloping billions of miles in all directions.

When he opened his eyes again, a trace of disappointment surfaced on his face.

In the thousand years since, he had searched Buzhou Mountain and found nothing.

"Concealed by the Heavenly Dao, is it..."

Su Ming stood atop the mountain peak, his brow slightly furrowed.

He could sense that the Dao laws here were unusually active, yet they were shrouded by an even grander, formless power, cutting off all probing.

Clearly, the supreme treasures hidden within the mountain had not yet reached the time of their emergence.

Spiritual treasures were a matter of Fate and Karma; they could not be forced.

Su Ming was decisive. Since he couldn't obtain them for now, he would first plunder Buzhou Mountain.

As the spine of Pangu and the foremost divine mountain of the Primordial Wilderness, the heavenly materials and earthly treasures here were absolutely beyond imagination.

Time was the cheapest commodity in the Primordial Wilderness.

A thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.

During this millennium, Su Ming had nearly scoured the outer reaches of Buzhou Mountain.

His harvest was bountiful.

Millennium-aged herbs, ten-thousand-year spiritual essences filled several storage spaces, and he even found a few Acquired Spiritual Roots. Though their grades weren't high, there was strength in numbers.

But the Innate Spiritual Treasure he'd envisioned? Not even a shadow of one.

"All those prehistoric cultivation novels from my past life were definitely lies!"

Su Ming sat cross-legged on a massive boulder, staring at the pile of decent-quality spiritual materials before him, unable to resist complaining.

Where was the promised Buzhou Mountain, littered with treasures where you'd kick an Innate Spiritual Treasure every two steps?

He'd nearly scraped the skin off this mountain, and not only had he found no Innate Spiritual Treasure, he hadn't even seen a hair of an Innate Spiritual Root.

"Could my approach be wrong?"

Su Ming doubted himself for a moment, but quickly shook the thought from his mind.

He bore the Heart of Pangu, attuned to the very essence of Buzhou Mountain. If even he couldn't find anything, then in this primordial wilderness, few others would be able to claim any opportunity here.

Thinking this, That stubborn streak in his character flared up.

Can't find it?

Then keep looking!

If a grid search won't work, dig three feet down!

He refused to believe that vast Buzhou Mountain could truly be so "barren"!

Another several decades of arduous searching passed.

One day, as Su Ming was exploring a deep, secluded valley, the dormant Heart of Pangu within him trembled lightly, without any warning.

Hum!

An extremely profound throb, resonating with both his bloodline and Primordial Spirit, came from some unknown direction.

The sensation flickered and vanished.

So fast that Su Ming almost thought it was an illusion.

He abruptly stopped, closed his eyes, and sank his mind into the deepest state of stillness.

Not an illusion!

That throb just now came from the Heart of Pangu—there was absolutely no mistake!

It was a supreme treasure connected to him!

And more than that, it was highly likely a top-tier treasure related to Pangu himself, about to emerge!

Su Ming's heart instantly burned with fervor.

He abandoned his previous needle-in-a-haystack search method, stood motionless like a stone statue in the valley, withdrew all his aura, and immersed his entire mind into communion with the Heart of Pangu.

What he needed to do was wait.

Wait for that resonance to appear again.

In the primordial wilderness, time was uncounted.

A thousand years passed.

Though Su Ming's luck was poor, His patience was beyond imagination.

Finally, that day arrived.

When the first ray of sunlight pierced the mist and fell into the valley, that familiar throb came again!

This time, it was several times clearer than before!

This direction!

Su Ming's eyes snapped open, a divine light tearing through the void.

Without a moment's hesitation, he moved, racing toward the direction the sensation indicated.

That resonance came and went, erratic and elusive.

Su Ming could only follow the feeling, stopping and starting.

Eastward, through a mountain range shrouded in thunderclouds.

He was completely immersed in this pursuit, losing track of time.

After spending a hundred years, he arrived before a seemingly ordinary stone wall.

That resonance here became unprecedentedly intense, nearly forcing the Heart of Pangu to burst out of his body!

The source was behind this stone wall!

But no matter how he probed, the wall was just ordinary rock, with no trace of any formation or restriction.

"Space Force?"

Su Ming mused thoughtfully.

Just as he was about to use brute force to break through the stone wall, the Heart of Pangu at his chest suddenly bloomed with a faint, barely perceptible radiance of Xuanhuang light.

Hum--

The stone wall before him rippled like water.

A gentle yet irresistible pulling force came, and Su Ming's figure was instantly drawn inside.

The scene before him shifted in a blur.

The next moment, he found himself in a completely unfamiliar space.

This place felt like a paradise removed from the world.

The innate spiritual qi was so dense it had condensed into substance; every breath carried the fragrance of grass and trees, washing through his limbs and bones.

On the ground, exotic flowers and rare herbs grew everywhere, each one at least ten thousand years old as a spiritual medicine.

A clear stream babbled along, its waters containing nothing less than the purest Essence of Innate Gui Water.

What a blessed land cave heaven!

Yet Su Ming's gaze did not linger on these spiritual medicines or waters for even a moment.

His eyes locked onto the very center of the valley.

The source of that resonance that had haunted his soul—it was right there!

In a pool thick with spiritual qi, a green lotus was blooming in serene stillness.

That green lotus was entirely of a warm, Chaos Azure hue, and atop its lotus platform, no more and no less, exactly thirty-six petals!

Each lotus leaf seemed to bear an entire world, and every swaying wisp of clear light radiated boundless power of creation.

Dao rhythm innate, divine light concealed within.

Just looking at it made Su Ming feel as though his primordial spirit was being cleansed, and his comprehension of the Great Dao was soaring at an incredible speed!

Su Ming's breath stopped in that moment.

His eyes erupted with an indescribable shock and ecstasy!

Just then, in his mind, the system's prompt arrived on cue!

Above the green lotus before him, a purple word-slot blazed with brilliance!

[Ding! Top-tier word-slot detected!]

[Top-tier Innate Supreme Treasure!]

[Thirty-Six-Petaled Creation Green Lotus!]

[Description: This treasure was transformed from one of the nine lotus seeds after the Chaos Supreme Treasure Chaos Green Lotus shattered. It contains supreme power of creation and is a top-tier innate supreme treasure!]

Boom!

A thunderclap seemed to explode in Su Ming's mind!

The Thirty-Six-Petaled Creation Green Lotus!

It really was it!