Tongtian gently rubbed the sheath of the Qing Ping Sword, delight flashing in his eyes;
The Twelve Ancestral Witches also turned their gazes toward Xuanyuan. Di Jiang sensed the familiar spatial Dao resonance around him and found it even more profound than what he himself, the Space Ancestral Shaman, had mastered!
Everyone clearly felt Xuanyuan's aura steadily rising.
The limit barrier at the peak of the thirty-sixth level of the fourth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique shook violently. Powerful blood-and-qi energy surged from the drop of Pangu Essence Blood deep within his body, then finally merged with the Source Power of the Chaos Pearl.
"It's Father God's bloodline! Brother Xuanyuan is actually unearthing his bloodline, using the fusion of laws as an opportunity to break through to the fifth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique!"
Gonggong's eyes widened.
"Brothers, Fourth Brother is unearthing Father God's bloodline. We can also focus on comprehending the changes. When we eventually enter the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, we'll have more experience and a stronger foundation." Tongtian reminded them.
"Brother Tongtian is right!"
"Good, let's do that!"
"Exactly! How could we waste such an opportunity? We should all go into seclusion!"
The Twelve Ancestral Witches immediately rose, shifted their positions, and formed a circle around Xuanyuan.
Kuafu and Da Yi also moved as close as they could, while even Candle Dragon gained one insight after another as he sensed the convergence of the Great Dao of Time and Space.
Xuanyuan, lost in a wondrous state, was completely unaware of what was happening around him. His mind was wholly immersed in comprehending Time and Space.
The effects of the Enlightenment Tea connected him to the Time Great Dao and the Space Great Dao, making his rate of comprehension astonishingly fast;
The innate spiritual roots, such as Dongting Biluochun and the Five Needles Pine, meanwhile, kept his Dao Heart clear and free of distracting thoughts, greatly enhancing his comprehension.
At that moment, the cultivation environment in Pangu Hall far surpassed even Dao Ancestor Hongjun's Purple Heavens Palace!
Deep within his primordial spirit, the Chaos Pearl radiated a hazy treasure-light. A wisp of Chaos Origin spread through his entire body along his bloodline of laws, perfectly reflecting the "boundlessness" of space and the "beginninglessness" of time as they continually merged.
Xuanyuan's Ancestral Shaman True Form continuously shone with golden and silver light. The Chaos World Projection and the power of his bloodline of laws nourished each other, while the laws of space and time fused ever more closely. He had firmly grasped the opportunity to reach the fifth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Profound Technique, and the Primordial aura around him grew stronger and stronger,
At that moment, Xuanyuan was like a Chaos Dao Seed on the verge of breaking free from its shell. Once his seclusion ended, he would take that final step and enter the ranks of the Primordial Golden Immortals!
Just as Xuanyuan achieved sudden enlightenment and seized his chance to break through, an opportunity on Buzhou Mountain had also reached the moment it was meant to emerge, following the end of Dao Ancestor Hongjun's lecture.
Of course, success still depended on one's own strength. To Xuanyuan, no matter how great an opportunity was, it could never compare to improving his own cultivation...
Boom!
One day, among the sheer cliffs at Buzhou Mountain Peak, where Chaos Residual Qi swirled, a ray of Seven-Colored Radiance suddenly shot into the sky, illuminating time and space for millions upon millions of miles.
Within the radiance, a vine unfurled and stretched out, its leaves gleaming with seven-colored light and its body marked with Innate Dao Patterns. Seven gourds of different colors hung from its branches—purple-red, purple-gold, purple-black, purple-yellow, purple-white, purple-cyan, and purple-green. Each brimmed with dense Innate Spiritual Qi and was wrapped in layers of Innate Treasure Restrictions.
But as soon as the radiance appeared, a hazy Innate Restriction materialized out of thin air, enclosing the Gourd Vine within an isolated space-time.
The Primordial World's inhabitants outside the restriction, even if they happened to be there, would see only a flash of spiritual light if they lacked a connection to the vine. When they looked again, all that remained was a bare cliff;
Only those with a destined connection to the vine could sense that space.
Moreover, even if those without such a connection forcibly pierced through space-time, they still could not shake the Innate Restriction linked to Pangu's spine!
Gonggong had been able to collide with Buzhou Mountain in a fit of rage only because it was Heaven's will. And since the Ancestral Witches had been formed from Pangu Essence Blood, how could the mountain not collapse when their blood stained Pangu's spine?
Now, Hong Yun had just parted ways with Zhen Yuanzi and was heading back to Huoyun Cave when a dark cloud pursued him relentlessly, chasing him all the way to the vicinity of Buzhou Mountain.
Look closely—what dark cloud? It was clearly a pair of enormous wings!
In the Northern Sea there was a fish called Kun, so huge that none knew how many thousands of miles it spanned. It transformed into a bird called Peng, whose back was just as vast, spanning an unknown number of thousands of miles.
When it rose in fury and took flight, its wings were like clouds hanging from the sky!
The mighty cultivator chasing Hong Yun was Kunpeng. He had emerged from the Primordial World's Northern Sea and, when he took human form, inherited a wisp of Chaos Residual Qi. He cultivated the Great Dao of Water and the Great Dao of Wind.
Kunpeng's figure flickered in and out of sight in the sky. His piercing shout made the void crack: "Hong Yun! You ruined my opportunity for no reason in the Purple Heavens Palace and incurred a grudge against me. Today, I'll scatter your soul and make you pay with your life!"
Hong Yun was no good at fighting. Knowing he was in the wrong, he didn't dare argue and could only flee, clouds billowing around him.
But how swift was Kunpeng?
Furious, he was even faster than Hong Yun over a long-distance chase!
In the blink of an eye, he caught up. His two claws, wrapped in the Water Law and the Wind Law, struck at Hong Yun with murderous intent.
Hong Yun turned deathly pale. Daring not to meet the attack head-on, he hurriedly poured out all his magical power, transforming into a mass of crimson cloud and relying on the clouds around Buzhou Mountain Peak for cover as he fled for his life.
Fortunately, he was blessed with deep fortune, and fate did not yet decree his death.
In his panicked flight, he accidentally broke through an invisible barrier and plunged into the peculiar space-time outside the Gourd Vine.
The murderous intent around him vanished. Once he regained his balance, he discovered that he was in a space suffused with Innate Spiritual Qi.
The vine bearing seven gourds stood right before his eyes!
"Could this be... the Gourd Vine, one of the Ten Great Top-grade Innate Spiritual Roots?!"
His Spiritual Sense swept over the vine. Astonished and delighted, Hong Yun hurried forward. The moment his fingertip touched the purple-red gourd, it turned into a streak of light and flew into his hand of its own accord.
The purple-red gourd was nine inches and nine-tenths tall and weighed four taels and nine qian. It felt warm and smooth in his hand, with starlight faintly flowing across it;
As soon as he sensed it, he discovered that it contained endless Stellar Sand, clearly a treasure that resonated with the source of his Cloud Great Dao Law.
As the first red cloud between Heaven and Earth, Hong Yun's Cloud Great Dao was quite special, being a fusion of water, fire, and wind.
In the future, he would refine this purple-red gourd and name it the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, making it a top-grade innate treasure. The Stellar Sand inside would also be transformed into Soul Scattering Red Sand. These grains could drain a person's blood and qi, dissolve their spirit, and extinguish their true spirit. They were an extremely sinister weapon.
"One gourd alone is a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. If I pluck all seven and assemble them into a set, wouldn't they rival an Innate Supreme Treasure? Then, even though I'm no good at fighting, I'll have the means to protect myself and defend my Dao!"
After putting away the purple-red gourd, Hong Yun had a thought and reached for the purple-gold gourd beside it. But the moment his fingertip touched its surface, an Innate Restriction repelled him, and a sharp pain shot through his palm.
He tried the other gourds in turn, but the same thing happened each time. He immediately understood.
"So only this purple-red gourd is destined for me. The others aren't mine to take. So be it. I've already obtained a top-grade innate treasure; I should be content."
Hong Yun sighed softly. He knew opportunities could not be forced. Kunpeng was still pursuing him,
And after he took the purple-red gourd, this space-time began rejecting him, with the force of its rejection growing stronger by the moment. He could not afford to linger here any longer.
Whoosh!
Hong Yun immediately left without another glance. The Innate Restriction sent him tens of millions of miles away, and after determining his direction, he promptly fled toward Longevity Mountain.
He could only obtain one gourd, but his close friend Zhen Yuanzi was also blessed with deep fortune and ought to obtain one as well.
That was what Hong Yun thought.
As fate would have it, just after Hong Yun left, Zhen Yuanzi arrived at the foot of Buzhou Mountain using Shrink the Ground to Inch. Since he could not sense the auras of Xuanyuan and Tongtian, and had heard that his close friend was being pursued by Kunpeng, he was in a hurry to protect him and did not stop.
He used divination to calculate Heaven's secrets. Since Kunpeng had no treasure to conceal himself, Zhen Yuanzi soon located him and followed in pursuit.
As one mighty cultivator after another returned to the Primordial World, the land grew lively once more.
After Hong Yun, Tai Yi also proved to have a destined connection to the Gourd Vine and took the purple-white gourd. He later sent Di Jun there, but Di Jun could not find the way in and could not locate that space-time.
In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed like flowing water. To mighty cultivators, it was no more than the time it took to wave a hand.
One day, the Chaos Residual Qi inside Pangu Hall suddenly stirred.
Whoosh!
Xuanyuan, who had been in seclusion, abruptly opened his eyes. Golden and silver light flowed through his pupils. His left eye reflected the surging river of time, while his right revealed a revolving spatial vortex.
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