Innate Sword Lotus, Chaos Demon God's Origin? Golden Immortal Late Stage!

Kunlun Mountain.

After the Three Pure Ones returned, they each went into seclusion in their caves to comprehend the Great Dao that Hongjun had expounded.

Now that all three had reached the Quasi-Saint realm, they naturally sought to attain Sainthood as soon as possible.

Others might not know this, but Qin Mu understood it all too clearly.

If the Three Pure Ones intended to take the path of Slaying the Three Corpses to become Saints, it would surely fail.

After all, among so many Saints in the Primordial Wilderness, only Hongjun had achieved Sainthood through Slaying the Three Corpses.

In the future, the Three Pure Ones would still rely on establishing the Three Teachings to Attain the Dao Through Merit.

However, this was a matter of heavenly secrets, and Qin Mu had no intention of telling the Three Pure Ones.

For one, he wasn't sure what kind of karmic consequences speaking out would bring upon himself.

For another, if the Three Pure Ones questioned him, he wouldn't know how to explain it.

Once the Three Pure Ones entered seclusion, Qin Mu also returned to his own cave.

The location of his cave was rich with the spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

After sitting cross-legged, Qin Mu moved his mind and produced a seed.

This seed was entirely azure and translucent, with chaotic aura swirling around it.

It was precisely the Lotus Seed of the Creation Green Lotus that Hongjun had bestowed upon him when he returned to Zixiao Palace earlier.

"I wonder what changes will happen to my true body after I refine this Creation Green Lotus seed?"

Qin Mu pondered silently, then moved his mind and transformed directly into his true body.

Upon closer look, the Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass appeared, its leaves like sharp swords, radiating a fearsome aura.

Each Sword Leaf seemed to possess the power to shatter stars.

Though it was called Nine-Leaf Sword Grass, through previous evolution, the original nine leaves had become thirty-six.

One could say it was more fitting to call Qin Mu's true body the Innate Thirty-Six-Leaf Sword Grass.

After transforming into his true body, Qin Mu wasted no time and directly activated his magical power.

Then, streams of azure light surged from his true body, landing on the Lotus Seed suspended before him.

Gradually, strands of green light separated from the Creation Green Lotus seed and merged into Qin Mu's Sword Grass true body.

At that moment, the system's prompt suddenly rang in Qin Mu's mind:

[ Ding! ]

[ High-level origin item detected—Chaos Green Lotus Seed! ]

[ Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass beginning evolution... ]

[ Evolution complete. Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass has evolved into Innate Sword Lotus! ]

"Boom!"

In an instant, Qin Mu's true body underwent earth-shattering changes, and a terrifying chaotic aura erupted abruptly.

Then, the thirty-six Sword Leaves, once like sharp swords, now each had profound lotus patterns emerging on their veins.

And at the center of the Sword Grass, a dazzling green lotus had grown.

From that green lotus emanated a fearsome chaotic aura.

"Evolved?"

"Innate Sword Lotus!"

Qin Mu was stunned.

He hadn't expected that merely refining the Creation Green Lotus seed, under the system's control, would cause his true body to evolve again.

And with his true body evolving into the Innate Sword Lotus, Qin Mu's origin leaped from a top-grade Innate Sacred Being straight to the level of an Innate Primordial God.

One must know that Innate Primordial Gods were beings on the same level as Chaos Primordial Gods like Hongjun, Luohu, and Yang Mei!

"Hoo..."

After the shock, Qin Mu, now in human form, let out a long breath.

He briefly sensed the surging power within his body.

He found that his cultivation had also broken through from early Golden Immortal to mid Golden Immortal.

"Time to continue refining treasures!"

Qin Mu said calmly, lightly waving his hand, and a bead wreathed in blazing flames appeared before him.

This bead was called the Fire Spirit Pearl, a gift from Tongtian upon his entry into the sect.

Without further delay, Qin Mu began refining the Fire Spirit Pearl.

Years flowed like water.

In the blink of an eye, tens of thousands of years had passed.

To the living beings of the Primordial Land, time was the cheapest commodity.

Tens of thousands of years were but a snap of the fingers.

And in this long stretch of time, the Primordial Land gradually grew lively.

Between mountains and rivers, countless beings were born—some were spirits just awakening to intelligence, others were naturally ferocious beasts...

Birds and beasts breathed in the essence of the sun and moon; plants, trees, mountains, and stones took form and attained the Dao.

The entire Primordial Land presented a scene of thriving vitality.

Of course, beneath this seemingly prosperous surface, undercurrents stirred.

For one, friction between the Witch and Demon clans grew increasingly frequent.

The Demon Race Heavenly Court governed the stars of the heavens, while the Witch Clan controlled the mountains and rivers of the earth. The two sides clashed endlessly, slaughtering each other without cease.

Beyond that, the East King Duke's Immortal Court refused to stay idle, constantly expanding its sphere of influence, vainly attempting to unify the Primordial Land.

Kunlun Mountain.

Qin Mu slowly opened his eyes. Flames swirled within his pupils, then faded and dissipated.

After tens of thousands of years of refinement, he had already refined twenty layers of the Fire Spirit Pearl's restrictions.

These spiritual treasure restrictions were the law-like shackles bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.

Each layer refined allowed him to unleash a fraction more of its power.

A Houtian Spirit Treasure contained at most thirty-five restrictions.

An innate spiritual treasure, however, held as many as forty-eight.

As for an Innate Supreme Treasure, it possessed a full forty-nine restrictions, perfectly aligning with the number of the Heavenly Dao.

"Given my current cultivation, being able to refine twenty layers of the Fire Spirit Pearl's restrictions is already no small feat."

"To fully unleash the Fire Spirit Pearl's complete power, I'll need to step into the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm at the very least."

Qin Mu muttered to himself.

After all, the Fire Spirit Pearl was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, holding forty-eight restrictions.

Fully refining it would still require considerable time.

"My cultivation has improved quite a bit, though—I've reached the Golden Immortal Late Stage!"

Sensing his own mana, Qin Mu discovered he had already attained the Golden Immortal Late Stage.

Beyond that, he was shocked to find that within his body, a somewhat illusory Sword Leaf had condensed.

This Sword Leaf was not physical; it was woven from his own Sword Dao origin and the power of the Chaos Green Lotus.

It faintly radiated a terrifying aura that made one's heart tremble.

"If it fully solidifies, I wonder what kind of power it will hold?"

Qin Mu pondered silently.

After all, the path of cultivation he walked was unlike that of any living being in the Primordial Land.

Earlier, when he attended Hongjun's third sermon at Zixiao Palace, he had discovered an especially large Red Packet falling.

Upon opening it, he obtained an Exclusive Great Dao Level Cultivation Method.

This method was simple.

Each time he broke through a layer, a Sword Leaf would condense within his body.

When he had gathered thirty-six Sword Leaves, he could break through to the Great Dao.

Moreover, each time a Sword Leaf took shape, it could give birth to various divine abilities and special effects.

"I suppose I haven't even broken through the first layer yet, have I?"

Qin Mu gave a bitter smile. Taking a deep breath, he composed his mind and didn't rush.

Then, he walked out of his cave dwelling and began to wander around Kunlun Mountain.

"Hm?"

Suddenly, Qin Mu stopped, his gaze fixed squarely on a nearby innate spiritual tree not far away.

Focusing his eyes, he saw Yuanshi and Tongtian sitting beneath the tree, discussing the Dao.

Dao rhythms swirled around them; every word and phrase they spoke stirred the laws of heaven and earth. Lotuses bloomed in the void, and golden springs surged from the ground.

After a brief pause, Qin Mu quickly stepped forward, bowed respectfully, and said:

"Greetings, Master. Greetings, Second Senior Uncle."

Hearing this, Tongtian and Yuanshi both turned to look at him.

"Not bad."

Tongtian nodded, his expression full of approval.