The same old trick.
The Heaven-Veiling Restriction deceived it, directly concealing him from this layer of Innate Restrictions.
Cangyuan passed through openly, yet under the Heaven-Veiling Restriction's deception, the Innate Restrictions did not sense any living being approaching. Naturally, there was no obstruction or attack.
Inside the cave was an independent small world.
It was not very large.
With his Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level Primordial Spirit, Cangyuan quickly spotted the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin at the center of the small world!
A golden coin floated there, circular in shape with a square recess in its center, embodying the concept of a round Heaven and square Earth.
Two delicate little wings grew from either side of the coin.
Brilliant spiritual radiance swirled around it, its light illuminating the entire small world. The Law of Commerce was rich and dense, even condensing into Law Chains that sealed off the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin on all sides in protection.
The Law of Commerce.
Or rather... the Law of Transaction.
During the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, Xiao Sheng Cao Bao had used the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin to knock down Zhao Gongming's twenty-four Sea-Fixing Divine Pearls and Dragon Binding Rope, two Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Its essence was transaction.
Xiao Sheng Cao Bao traded their own fortune with the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin.
The Treasure Dropping Golden Coin accepted their fortune and helped them knock down others' Spiritual Treasures.
Of course, it only worked on Spiritual Treasures.
Weapons could not be knocked down.
It was precisely because Xiao Sheng Cao Bao used the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin to knock down Zhao Gongming's two Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures that their fortune declined. Otherwise, they would not have died on the Investiture of the Gods, nor would they have become Zhao Gongming's subordinates after being canonized.
Simply put, if one's fortune was vast enough that one did not care about the cost of the transaction, one could use the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin without restraint. Otherwise... it was best to use it cautiously.
Cangyuan used the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure Heart Piercing Lock to shatter the Law of Commerce Chains sealing off all directions.
The Treasure Dropping Golden Coin flapped its two little wings, intending to flee, but Cangyuan caught it in one grab.
He held it in his hand.
With the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin in hand, a smile appeared on Cangyuan's face.
"This poor daoist's fortune is truly not bad. I happened to pass by a divine mountain, and it turned out to be the famous Mount Wuyi."
This time, he had obtained a High-grade Innate Spiritual Root—the Great Red Robe Tea Tree—as well as a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin. Such fortune and opportunity were enough to make countless Innate Divine Beings green with envy.
"After Canonization of Gods, Senior Brother Gongming seemed to possess considerable talent in the Path of Commerce. The Path of Commerce may well be Gongming's path to attaining the Dao. I can speak with Senior Brother Gongming about it later."
Cangyuan was still looking forward to the appearance of a Martial God of Wealth who could both withstand and dish out punishment.
If he could attain the Primordial Origin through the Path of Commerce...
Cangyuan shook his head and cast that absurd thought aside.
What was he thinking?
How difficult was it to attain the Primordial Origin?
He did not even have a clue himself.
Cangyuan immediately began refining the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin.
He refined its Innate Restrictions.
Making it his own.
A thousand years later.
Cangyuan had refined twelve Innate Restrictions, enough for him to wield this peculiar Spiritual Treasure.
After storing the Treasure Dropping Golden Coin within his Primordial Spirit, Cangyuan looked toward a corner of the small world.
It was as if he could see two unborn living beings through endless space.
In the unseen, they sensed something. As though they had been watched by a great terror, the two masses of Innate qi began trembling.
"These two masses of Innate qi should be the future Xiao Sheng Cao Bao."
Cangyuan muttered.
He did nothing.
He simply left this small world.
Xiao Sheng Cao Bao asked the Innate Restrictions at the entrance of the cave dwelling, "Did he come in?"
The Innate Restrictions replied, "I dunno. I didn't feel anything."
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Xiao Sheng Cao Bao said, "He clearly came in."
The Innate Restrictions replied, "But didn't he leave in the end? Why make such a fuss?"
After leaving Mount Wuyi, Cangyuan continued toward Mount Buzhou.
The Ancestral Land of Humanity.
In truth, Mount Wuyi also counted as a fine immortal mountain and blessed land.
It was on the same level as Zhao Gongming's dojo, Mount Emei Luofu Cave.
However, with two immortal islands already in hand, Cangyuan had no interest at all in a dojo site of this level.
He was waiting for the day Di Jun died so he could claim Yingzhou Immortal Island for himself. Then, he too would have his own Three Immortal Island.
Cangyuan had not flown far when he heard an urgent cry.
"Senior, Senior, please wait! Wait for me!"
Cangyuan stopped, extending the power of his Primordial Spirit in the direction from which the voice came.
He saw a little monkey covered in gleaming golden fur, with six ears, darting through the mountain forest.
With a leap, he slid through the air and dropped to his knees before Cangyuan.
Seeing his appearance, Cangyuan was immediately intrigued.
Golden fur, six ears, lively eyes, and an air of spirituality from head to toe.
Was this not the famous Six-Eared Macaque?
In Journey to the West, he was the counterfeit who replaced Monkey Brother and was hated by countless people. Yet in the Prehistoric World, he was truly a pitiful monkey.
Back when the Dao Ancestor attained Sainthood, he gave three lectures at Zixiao Palace beyond Heaven to repay the Prehistoric World.
Those able to travel to the Chaos beyond Heaven were either Daluo or possessed supreme treasures.
Yet this little monkey, the Six-Eared Macaque, had only True Immortal cultivation. He absolutely could not reach Zixiao Palace through his own ability. But... he was born with keen hearing, able to discern principles, know what came before and after, and understand all things.
The Six-Eared Macaque truly lacked the ability to cross the sea of Chaos in person, but he took a shortcut through his innate divine ability, listening to the Dao Ancestor's teachings from within the Prehistoric World with his Heaven-and-Earth-hearing ability.
Then... the Dao Ancestor discovered him.
So he said, "The Dharma shall not be taught to Six-Ears."
As a result, throughout the Prehistoric World, all those who cultivated the Dao Ancestor's Immortal Dao regarded the Six-Eared Macaque as an outcast and refused to teach him the Immortal Dao.
Thus, although the Six-Eared Macaque was clearly the first of the Four Mischievous Monkeys to be born, he ended up faring the worst.
By the time of Journey to the West, he could only fight Monkey Brother to a draw.
One had to know how long Monkey Brother had cultivated by then.
From that alone, it was clear how mediocre the Six-Eared Macaque became afterward.
"Little monkey, why have you called out to this poor daoist?"
Cangyuan smiled faintly. His smile was like a spring breeze, warm as sunlight, and exceptionally approachable.
Seeing Cangyuan's kindly manner, some of the unease and fear in the Six-Eared Macaque's heart faded. Gathering his courage, he bowed deeply. "Senior, please accept me as your disciple. I am willing to do anything and endure any hardship."
"Judging by your appearance, you should be the naturally born spirit monkey, the Six-Eared Macaque."
Cangyuan smiled.
When Cangyuan revealed his identity in a single sentence, the Six-Eared Macaque immediately became nervous.
He had once been caught secretly listening to the Dao Ancestor's teachings and had been delayed until now by the words, "The Dharma shall not be taught to Six-Ears."
Whenever those Innate Divine Beings or powerful Innate Beings saw that he was the Six-Eared Macaque personally singled out by the Dao Ancestor, they drove him away as if he brought bad luck, much less accepted him as a disciple.
The Six-Eared Macaque was anxious, afraid that this kindly senior would drive him away just as all the others had.
"Y-yes... it is this little monkey, Senior."
The Six-Eared Macaque did not dare raise his head.
Cangyuan smiled. "Have you ever resented the Dao Ancestor? Because of his single statement, 'The Dharma shall not be taught to Six-Ears,' you have been delayed until now, and your cultivation has progressed slowly."
The Six-Eared Macaque hurriedly shook his head. "Six-Ears would not dare. Six-Ears was at fault first. I should not have used my Lifebound Divine Ability to secretly listen to the Dao Ancestor's teachings."
Cangyuan smiled faintly and shook his head. "You little monkey, the Dao Ancestor did it for your own good. Back then, those listening to the Dao Ancestor at Zixiao Palace were all Grand Unity Immortals. With your True Immortal cultivation at the time, listening to teachings that profound would have been no different from pulling up seedlings to help them grow. It would not have benefited your Dao path in the slightest."
Among the Three Thousand Guests of Zixiao Palace back then, some had misunderstood the Dao Ancestor's intentions; some understood but simply did not wish to accept him as a disciple; and some had guessed correctly but did not dare test a Saint's thoughts. What if things were not as they had guessed and the Dao Ancestor bestowed punishment upon them?
Thus, not one of those three thousand guests had been willing to test the Dao Ancestor's intentions for the sake of an unrelated monkey.
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