Indeed, Such Speed

After all, Hongyun obtained a strand of Primordial Violet Qi. As the saying goes, "don't flaunt your wealth." Not participating in the treasure distribution at the Treasure Distribution Rock was a wise move for self-preservation.

Meanwhile.

Inside the Fire Cloud Cave.

"Hoo! Finally, I've comprehended this Mythical Great Heavenly Poison Scripture!"

Hongyun, seated on the Great Dao Cushion, let out a sigh of relief.

After returning from the Treasure Distribution Rock, he had begun to comprehend the Mythical Great Heavenly Poison Scripture rewarded by the System.

However, the content of this poison scripture was too vast and profound. Only now had he managed to comprehend its entirety.

This was merely comprehension; mastering and becoming proficient in all its contents would likely take him several hundred more years.

"This Mythical Great Heavenly Poison Scripture is truly incredible!"

Hongyun exclaimed.

From the contents of the Great Heavenly Poison Scripture, he learned that it was a complete manual on how to refine poisons.

The formulas for several poisons described within were incredibly potent.

If Hongyun's previously obtained Three Lights Divine Water was already extremely poisonous, then compared to the poisons in the Great Heavenly Poison Scripture, they were like child's play.

Even the Saint Slaying Pill was only considered a low-to-mid-tier poison in the Mythical Great Heavenly Poison Scripture.

With this poison scripture, Hongyun's plan to counter Dao Ancestor Hongjun could finally be put into action.

"Using the Saint Slaying Pill and Three Lights Divine Water as raw materials, I'll refine even more potent poisons and infuse them into the Primordial Violet Qi! By then, even Dao Ancestor Hongjun will fall into the trap!"

Hongyun murmured.

The Mythical Great Heavenly Poison Scripture did mention a few poisons capable of incapacitating Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but their required ingredients were impossible to find.

Now, Hongyun could only rely on his comprehension of the Great Heavenly Poison Scripture's contents to modify the formulas, using the Saint Slaying Pill and Three Lights Divine Water to create poisons with even greater toxicity than the originals.

This was relatively easy to achieve.

After all, the original Saint Slaying Pill was already capable of incapacitating some ordinary Saints.

With increased potency, if Dao Ancestor Hongjun were to fall victim, he would undoubtedly suffer greatly.

Swish!

Immediately, Hongyun waved his hand, summoning the Cauldron of Fortune, the foremost treasure for alchemy in the Great Desolation.

Simultaneously, he placed three Saint Slaying Pills and a pool of Three Lights Divine Water into it.

Then, following the methods described in the Great Heavenly Poison Scripture, he began the refining process.

Two years passed.

The poison had basically taken shape.

Next, it was time to let the Cauldron of Fortune refine it automatically.

Concurrently, Hongyun took out the Primordial Violet Qi and threw it into the Cauldron of Fortune.

This way, after a few hundred years of slow infusion, the Primordial Violet Qi would be ready to ensnare Dao Ancestor Hongjun.

While the Cauldron of Fortune worked automatically, Hongyun began to cultivate.

Currently.

Hongyun's Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit had reached the Foundation Building Third Layer, still some distance from the Fourth Layer.

Once he reached the Foundation Building Fourth Layer, he would be equivalent to the peak of the Quasi-Saint realm.

Furthermore, he would be an invincible existence among peak Quasi-Saints.

The first three layers of Mythical Foundation Building were relatively easy to break through.

However, advancing to the fourth layer would be more than ten times more difficult.

And the further one progressed, the more challenging breakthroughs became.

But this was understandable. Cultivating the Mythical Grand Unity Method granted far greater strength than the conventional path to Sainthood.

Especially after reaching the tenth layer of Foundation Building, one could crush all Saints, the Heavenly Dao, and even the Great Dao.

However...

Hongyun's three thousand years of cultivation in Purple霄 Palace were not in vain.

His Law of Devouring, Law of Light and Darkness, Law of Reincarnation, and Law of Chaos had all reached the Minor Accomplishment stage.

Now, he could use these laws to nourish his Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

"I wonder if nourishing the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit with these four Minor Accomplishment laws will allow me to break through to the Foundation Building Fourth Layer!"

Hongyun's heart was filled with anticipation.

Buzz!

Hongyun's aura erupted.

With a wave of his hand, he unleashed a law.

Instantly, a dark, giant hole appeared in the void, like the mouth of a colossal beast devouring the emptiness.

This... was precisely the Law of Devouring.

The minor accomplishment stage of the Law of Devouring was several times more powerful than when he had just begun to grasp it.

Whoosh!

Hongyun waved his hand again, unleashing another law.

Suddenly, the entire Fire Cloud Cave flickered between light and darkness.

When bright, it was as if billions of suns were shining.

When dark, the entire space seemed to vanish.

This was the minor accomplishment stage of the Law of Light and Darkness.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Afterward, Hongyun unleashed the Law of Reincarnation and the Law of Chaos.

For a time, the entire Fire Cloud Cave was filled with four laws at the minor accomplishment stage.

If an ordinary peak Grand Unity expert, or even an early Quasi-Saint, were to arrive, they would likely be reduced to dust in an instant under the onslaught of these four laws.

Hongyun did not stop; his aura erupted once more.

A Dao Fruit the size of a baby slowly rose from the top of his head.

An incredibly terrifying power radiated from the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

Its immense aura was such that even the combined strength of the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa wouldn't amount to even one percent of it.

Swish, swish, swish!

Hongyun waved his hand, and the four laws immediately merged into the Mythical Dao Fruit.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

Then, the Mythical Dao Fruit began to grow at a visible rate.

Time slowly passed as Hongyun quietly waited for the power of the laws to nourish the Dao Fruit.

In the blink of an eye, three days had passed.

On this day.

The Mythical Dao Fruit stopped growing.

However, its size had increased more than tenfold.

Buzz!

A vast and boundless aura emanated uncontrollably from Hongyun, enveloping the entire Fire Cloud Cave.

In an instant, Hongyun had a feeling.

His strength seemed to be comparable to a Saint.

It took a full quarter of an hour for the aura emanating from Hongyun to finally subside.

At this moment, he opened his eyes.

"Finally reached Foundation Building Fourth Layer! I never expected the gap between the Mythical Dao Fruit's Foundation Building Fourth Layer and Third Layer to be so vast!"

Hongyun sighed with emotion.

The feeling that he could contend with a Saint earlier was, of course, an illusion.

But the reason for this illusion was that his strength had surged too much all at once.

If his strength was already invincible in the late Quasi-Saint stage when the Mythical Dao Fruit was at Foundation Building Third Layer, then now, reaching Foundation Building Fourth Layer.

His strength was not just equivalent to a peak Quasi-Saint, nor was he merely invincible among peak Quasi-Saints.

Instead, he was... invincible below the Saint realm!

Yes, Hongyun's current strength was absolutely invincible below the Saint realm.

He was far more powerful than a peak Quasi-Saint.

After all, below a Saint, all are ants.

Even peak Quasi-Saint experts were merely slightly larger ants in the eyes of a Saint.

How strong could an ant truly become, no matter how powerful?

But Hongyun was different.

He was not an ant in the eyes of a Saint, nor just a slightly larger one.

Instead, he possessed a similar perspective to a Saint, viewing all non-Saints as if they were mere ants.

This feeling was profound and mysterious.

There was a sense of indescribable wonder.

But Hongyun could feel his current power, absolutely unrivaled beneath the Saints.

He retracted the small-accomplishment Laws of Devouring, Reincarnation, Chaos, and Light and Darkness. Hongyun didn't continue cultivating; instead, he waved his hand and took out the treasures he had obtained from the Treasure Distribution Rock this time.

Among these treasures were the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, Immortal Slaying Four Swords and Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram, Five Directions Five Elements Flags, Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, and Merit Golden Lotus, among others.

The Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner were both Innate Supreme Treasures.

Furthermore, they were Innate Supreme Treasures imbued with World-Opening Merit.

"The Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner are on the same level as Eastern Emperor Taiyi's Chaos Bell, both Innate Supreme Treasures. It can be said that as long as Chaos Supreme Treasures don't appear, these three Innate Supreme Treasures are the strongest!"

Hongyun murmured.

At this moment, he was contemplating which treasure to refine first.

After all, these Innate Supreme Treasures were all imbued with forty-nine Innate Restrictions.

Even with the Great Dao Cushion, which could increase his refining speed a hundredfold, it would still take several hundred years to completely refine one Innate Supreme Treasure.

"I currently possess the Great Dao Treasure Gourd, which is powerful in defense and trapping enemies. Although it's not yet comparable to the Taiji Diagram or the Five Directions Five Elements Flags, it's not too far off."

"However, in terms of offense, my Great Dao Treasure Gourd isn't too strong, only equivalent to a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure."

"The Pangu Banner's offensive power is second only to the World-Opening Divine Axe, making it a potential candidate for my next refinement!"

"Furthermore, the Immortal Slaying Four Swords and the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram are also extremely powerful. Whether for killing enemies or trapping them, they are no weaker than the Pangu Banner!"

Hongyun now had too many treasures, making it difficult to choose.

Whether it was the Pangu Banner or the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, their destructive power was terrifying and unparalleled in the Great Desolation.

The Pangu Banner leaned more towards single-target combat.

The Immortal Slaying Sword Formation, on the other hand, could simultaneously trap and kill multiple powerful beings.

Finally, Hongyun's gaze fell upon the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.

This treasure, second only to Innate Supreme Treasures, had its greatest utility not in trapping or killing enemies, but in its flight speed.

If he refined the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, it was likely that no one in the entire Great Desolation, except for Saints, would be faster than him.

Even the Demon Master Kunpeng, known as the fastest in the Great Desolation, would be left far behind in comparison to the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.

"Then I'll refine this Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud first!"

Hongyun pondered for a moment and decided.

After all, the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud was not an Innate Supreme Treasure, and it had less than forty restrictions. Refining it should be relatively quick.

Once he finished refining the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, Hongyun would then plan to refine the Pangu Banner or the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.

Buzz!

Hongyun released his divine sense, enveloping the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud.

Sizzle sizzle sizzle!

His divine sense infiltrated the restrictions of the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud, slowly beginning the refining process.

Time flowed by.

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day, Hongyun stopped refining.

He waved his hand, and the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud moved as if it were an extension of his arm, flying rapidly within the Fire Cloud Cave, leaving behind only a blur of light, its physical form unseen.

"As expected, such incredible speed!"

Hongyun had completely refined the restrictions on the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud and could now unleash its full power.

Of course, within the Fire Cloud Cave, the speed of the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud could not be fully displayed.

Only on the vast Great Desolation land could this treasure truly showcase its might.

Hongyun stored the Myriad Heavens Auspicious Cloud in his personal space. When needed in the future, he could summon it at any time.

Afterward, Hongyun's gaze fell upon the Immortal Slaying Four Swords and the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram.

He planned to refine this set of magical treasures next.

However, there were four Immortal Slaying Swords, and each had reached the Postnatal Supreme Treasure level, with over forty restrictions on each.

As for the Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram, it was a true Innate Supreme Treasure.

Its restrictions exceeded those of the Great Dao Treasure Gourd back then.

But with the Great Dao Cushion, Hongyun could refine any treasure far faster than others.

"At worst, it will take a few thousand years to refine!"

Hongyun said calmly.

A few thousand years was nothing in the grand scheme of the Great Desolation.

Then...

Hongyun began to refine.