Indeed, Hong Yun had obtained a strand of Primordial Violet Qi. As the saying went, wealth should not be flaunted. Not coming to the Treasure Distribution Rock to claim his treasures could also be considered a wise way to protect himself.

After all, Hong Yun had obtained a strand of Primordial Purple Qi. Since wealth should not be flaunted, not participating in the division of treasures at the Treasure-Splitting Rock could also be considered a way to protect himself wisely.

At the same time.

In Fire Cloud Cave.

"Phew! I've finally finished comprehending this Mythical Grand Poison Scripture!"

Hong Yun, sitting on the Grand Dao Meditation Cushion, breathed a sigh of relief.

After returning from the Treasure-Splitting Rock, he had begun comprehending the Mythical Grand Poison Scripture rewarded by the system.

However, the contents of this Poison Scripture were simply too vast and profound. Only now had he just finished comprehending its contents.

This was merely comprehension. If he wanted to fully master and become proficient in everything recorded in the Poison Scripture, even another several hundred years probably would not be enough.

"This Mythical Grand Poison Scripture is truly incredible!"

Hong Yun sighed with emotion.

From the contents of the Grand Poison Scripture, he learned that it was entirely a scripture describing how to refine poisons.

The several poison-pill recipes recorded within were all incomparably powerful.

If the Three Lights Divine Water Hong Yun had obtained earlier was already extremely poisonous in all its forms,

then compared to the poisons in this Grand Poison Scripture, it was merely child's play.

Even the Saint-Slaying Pill could only be considered a medium-to-low-grade poison in the Mythical Grand Poison Scripture.

With this Poison Scripture, Hong Yun's plan to turn the tables on Dao Ancestor Hongjun could truly be put into action.

"Using Saint-Slaying Pills and Three Lights Divine Water as ingredients, I'll refine an even more potent poison and fuse it into the Primordial Purple Qi! When the time comes, even Dao Ancestor Hongjun will fall victim to it!"

Hong Yun muttered.

The Mythical Grand Poison Scripture also recorded several poisons capable of poisoning Dao Ancestor Hongjun, but their ingredients simply could not be found.

For now, Hong Yun could only comprehend the contents of the Grand Poison Scripture, modify the recipes, and use Saint-Slaying Pills and Three Lights Divine Water to refine a poison more potent than the original.

This was relatively easy to accomplish.

After all, the original Saint-Slaying Pill could already poison some ordinary Saints.

If its potency were increased further, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would definitely suffer once he was poisoned.

Whoosh!

Hong Yun waved his hand, and the primordial treasure of the Primordial World's number-one alchemist, the Creation Cauldron, appeared.

At the same time, he cast three Saint-Slaying Pills and an entire pool of Three Lights Divine Water into it.

Then, following the method in the Grand Poison Scripture, he began refining.

Two years later.

The poison had basically taken shape.

Next, he only needed to let the Creation Cauldron refine it automatically.

At the same time, Hong Yun took out the Primordial Purple Qi and threw it into the Creation Cauldron as well.

That way, after being slowly soaked for several hundred years, the Primordial Purple Qi capable of poisoning Dao Ancestor Hongjun would be complete.

Having the Creation Cauldron refine it automatically, Hong Yun began cultivating.

At present.

Hong Yun's Mythical Grand Luo Dao Fruit had already reached Foundation Establishment Third Level, and he was still some distance away from Foundation Establishment Fourth Level.

Once he reached Foundation Establishment Fourth Level, it would be equivalent to the peak Quasi-Saint realm.

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

The first three levels of Mythical Foundation Establishment were relatively easy to break through.

But breaking through to the fourth level was more than ten times harder.

Furthermore, the farther one progressed, the more difficult breakthroughs became.

But this was only natural. Cultivating the Mythical Grand Luo Method also made one's strength far superior to that of the ordinary path to Sainthood.

Especially after reaching Foundation Establishment Tenth Level, one could crush all Saints, the Heavenly Dao, and even the Great Dao.

However...

Hong Yun had not cultivated in the Zixiao Palace for three thousand years for nothing.

His Laws of Devouring, Laws of Light and Darkness, Laws of Reincarnation, and Laws of Chaos had all reached the minor mastery stage.

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

"I wonder if nourishing my Mythical Grand Luo Dao Fruit with four laws at the minor mastery stage will allow me to break through to Foundation Establishment Fourth Level!"

Hong Yun was also filled with anticipation.

Buzz!

The aura around Hong Yun erupted.

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

In an instant, a dark, enormous hole appeared in the void, resembling the mouth of a colossal beast capable of devouring the void itself.

This... was precisely the Law of Devouring.

The minor mastery-stage Law of Devouring was several times more powerful than when he had only just begun comprehending it.

Whoosh!

Hong Yun waved his hand again and manifested another law.

Immediately, the entire Fire Cloud Cave alternated between brightness and darkness.

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

When dark, the entire space seemed to vanish completely.

This was precisely the minor mastery-stage Law of Light and Darkness.

Whoosh! Whoosh!

Afterward, Hong Yun manifested the Laws of Reincarnation and Chaos as well.

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

If an ordinary peak Grand Luo, or even an early-stage Quasi-Saint expert, arrived, they would probably turn to ash in an instant under the rampage of the four laws.

Hong Yun did not stop. The aura around him erupted again.

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

The Mythical Grand Luo Dao Fruit radiated an incomparably terrifying might.

Its powerful aura was such that even the combined strength of the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa would not amount to one percent of it.

Whoosh, whoosh, whoosh!

Hong Yun waved his hand, and the four laws immediately sank into the Mythical Dao Fruit.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

The Mythical Dao Fruit then began growing rapidly at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Time slowly passed, and Hong Yun quietly waited as the power of the laws nourished the Dao Fruit.

In the blink of an eye, three days passed.

On this day.

The Mythical Dao Fruit stopped growing.

However, its size had become more than ten times larger than before.

Buzz!

An incomparably vast aura unconsciously radiated from Hong Yun's body, enveloping the entire Fire Cloud Cave.

In an instant, Hong Yun had a feeling.

His strength seemed to be comparable to that of a Saint.

Only after a full quarter of an hour did the aura around Hong Yun finally calm down.

At this moment, he opened his eyes.

"I've finally reached Foundation Establishment Fourth Level! I never expected the gap between Foundation Establishment Fourth and Third Level of the Mythical Dao Fruit to be so enormous!"

Hong Yun sighed.

His earlier feeling that he could rival a Saint was naturally an illusion.

But the reason for this illusion was that his strength had suddenly increased far too much.

When his Mythical Dao Fruit had been at Foundation Establishment Third Level, his strength had already been invincible among late-stage Quasi-Saints.

But now that he had reached Foundation Establishment Fourth Level,

his strength was not merely equivalent to the peak Quasi-Saint realm, nor was he merely invincible among peak Quasi-Saints.

Rather... he was invincible below Sainthood!

That was right. Hong Yun's current strength was absolutely invincible below Sainthood.

He was far stronger than a peak Quasi-Saint.

One had to understand that all beings below Sainthood were ants.

Even a peak Quasi-Saint expert was merely a slightly larger ant in a Saint's eyes.

No matter how powerful an ant was, how strong could it become?

But Hong Yun was different.

He was not an ant in a Saint's eyes, nor was he merely a slightly larger ant.

Rather, he gave off a feeling similar to that of a Saint. His view of those below Sainthood was as if he were looking at an ant.

This feeling was mysterious beyond words.

There was a profoundness that could neither be explained nor described.

But Hong Yun could clearly sense his current strength. He was absolutely invincible below Sainthood.

Hong Yun withdrew the four laws of minor mastery—the Laws of Devouring, Reincarnation, Chaos, and Light and Darkness. He did not continue cultivating, instead waving his hand and taking out the treasures he had obtained at the Treasure-Splitting Rock.

Among these treasures were the Taiji Diagram, Pangu Banner, the Four Swords of Zhuxian and Zhuxian Formation Diagram, the Five Directional Five-Element Flags, the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration, the Golden Lotus of Merit, and others.

Among them, the Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner were both primordial supreme treasures.

Furthermore, they were primordial supreme treasures containing the merit of creating the world.

"The Taiji Diagram and Pangu Banner are primordial supreme treasures on the same level as Donghuang Taiyi's Chaos Bell. One could say that unless a primordial treasure appears, these three primordial supreme treasures are the strongest!"

Hong Yun muttered.

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

After all, these primordial supreme treasures each contained forty-nine innate restrictions.

Even with the Grand Dao Meditation Cushion, which could increase his refining speed a hundredfold, fully refining a primordial supreme treasure would still take several hundred years.

"I currently possess the Grand Dao Treasure Gourd, whose might is formidable in terms of defense and trapping enemies. Although it still can't compare with the Taiji Diagram or the Five Directional Five-Element Flags, the difference isn't too great."

"But when it comes to offense, my Grand Dao Treasure Gourd isn't especially powerful. It is only equivalent to a high-grade primordial spiritual treasure."

"The Pangu Banner's offensive power is second only to the Divine Axe that Created the World, so it can be one of my next choices for refinement!"

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

Hong Yun now had too many treasures and was finding it difficult to choose.

Whether it was the Pangu Banner or the Zhuxian Sword Formation, their killing power was terrifying beyond compare throughout the Primordial World.

The Pangu Banner was more suited to single-target combat.

The Zhuxian Sword Formation, on the other hand, could trap and kill several mighty experts at once.

Finally, Hong Yun's gaze fell upon the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration.

This treasure, whose level was second only to that of a primordial supreme treasure, was not primarily useful for trapping or killing enemies, but for its flying speed.

If he refined the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration, then throughout the entire Primordial World, aside from Saints, there would probably be no one faster than him.

Even the Demon Master Kunpeng, reputed to be the fastest in the Primordial World, could only admit defeat before the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration.

"Then I'll refine the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration first!"

Hong Yun pondered for a moment before deciding.

After all, the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration was not a primordial supreme treasure. It had fewer than forty restrictions, so refining it should be quick.

After completely refining the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration, Hong Yun would then refine either the Pangu Banner or the Zhuxian Sword Formation.

Buzz!

Hong Yun released his divine sense, enveloping the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration.

Sizzle, sizzle, sizzle!

Strands of divine sense entered the restrictions within the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration and began slowly refining them.

Time passed.

In the blink of an eye, a hundred years went by.

On this day, Hong Yun stopped refining.

With a wave of his hand, the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration flew rapidly through Fire Cloud Cave as if controlled by his own arm, leaving behind only a streak of light while its actual form could no longer be seen.

"What incredible speed!"

Hong Yun had completely refined the restrictions within the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration and could now unleash the treasure's full power.

Of course, within Fire Cloud Cave, the speed of the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration could not be pushed to its limit.

Only on the vast lands of the Primordial World could the true might of this treasure be displayed.

Hong Yun stored the Cloud of the Heavens' Celebration in his personal space. Whenever he needed it in the future, he could simply summon it at any time.

Afterward, Hong Yun's gaze fell upon the Four Swords of Zhuxian and the Zhuxian Formation Diagram.

He planned to refine this set of treasures first.

However, the Four Swords of Zhuxian consisted of four swords, each of which had reached the level of a postcelestial supreme treasure, with more than forty restrictions on each one.

As for the Zhuxian Formation Diagram, it was even a primordial supreme treasure.

The restrictions within it also exceeded those of the Grand Dao Treasure Gourd from before.

But with the Grand Dao Meditation Cushion, Hong Yun refined any treasure far faster than other people.

"At worst, I'll spend several thousand years refining them!"

Hong Yun said calmly.

Several thousand years was nothing in the Primordial World.

Afterward...

Hong Yun began refining them.