Descending the Mountain for Travels, First Stop Buzhou Mountain!

Upon hearing this, Tongtian fell into thought.

After a brief moment of consideration, he gave a slight nod and said:

"Though bitter cultivation is good, you also need to temper yourself out in the world."

"Now that you have reached the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm, wandering the Primordial Land means you have some means of self-protection."

"With various protective items added on, even facing a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, you can still put up a fight."

With that, Tongtian lightly waved his hand.

Immediately, a sharp Sword Qi shot forth, then condensed into a sword talisman, hovering before Qin Mu.

"Qin Mu."

"This sword talisman contains a strand of your master's Sword Qi."

"When unleashed, it can slay a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal."

"Even if you encounter a Quasi-Saint, it can block them for a moment."

"Take this sword talisman with you, to guard against unforeseen trouble."

Qin Mu, upon hearing this, was filled with gratitude and quickly bowed deeply to Tongtian:

"Thank you, Master!"

Then, without standing on ceremony, he promptly put away the sword talisman.

"Go on!"

Seeing this, Tongtian lightly waved his hand, then closed his eyes and resumed his meditation and cultivation.

Qin Mu did not linger either; he flew off.

After leaving Kunlun Mountain, he headed straight northwest.

His first destination was Buzhou Mountain in the Primordial Land.

After all, Buzhou Mountain was formed from the spine of the Great God Pangu, the pillar of the Primordial Land, containing boundless opportunities.

In his past life, when reading some Primordial Land-type novels, the protagonist would always obtain Pangu's Essence Blood upon reaching Buzhou Mountain.

And so, Qin Mu flew straight toward Buzhou Mountain, his heart full of anticipation.

Unknowingly, a thousand years passed.

At this moment, in a valley on the outskirts of Buzhou Mountain.

Qin Mu stood before a completely crimson innate spiritual herb, nodding in satisfaction.

"Counting this one, that makes the thousandth innate spiritual herb."

"Not a bad haul."

Over these thousand years, he had searched along the way, collecting every spiritual root and material he encountered into his bag.

Qin Mu knew that these things might not be considered particularly valuable in the current Primordial Land.

But after the Witch-Demon Calamity, when the world's spiritual energy declines, these would all be rare treasures!

Then, without delay, Qin Mu quickly harvested that innate spiritual herb.

Just then, a notification from the system rang in his mind:

[Ding!]

[Detected that a thousand years have passed.]

[Congratulations, host, you have received a Small Red Packet.]

[Detected a Medium Red Packet available for fusion. Would you like to fuse?]

"Oh?"

Qin Mu let out a surprised sound, didn't think much, and directly chose to fuse.

[Congratulations, host! Medium Red Packet fusion successful!]

[Number of Medium Red Packets: 3.]

[Would you like to open a Medium Red Packet?]

Over these tens of thousands of years, he had successfully fused three Medium Red Packets.

But to fuse them into a Large Red Packet, quite some time was still needed.

After all, ten Medium Red Packets or a hundred Small Red Packets were required to fuse into one Large Red Packet.

After a brief thought, a look of determination flashed in Qin Mu's eyes, and he replied to the system:

"System."

"Open one Medium Red Packet!"

Then, Qin Mu waited.

"Wonder what this Medium Red Packet will yield?"

Soon, the system's response echoed in his mind:

[Ding!]

[Medium Red Packet opened successfully.]

[Congratulations, host, you have obtained Chaos Liquid!]

[This liquid can restore vitality to a withered Innate Spiritual Root.]

Hearing the system notification, Qin Mu was taken aback.

"This?"

"Chaos Liquid?"

"Restoring vitality to a withered Innate Spiritual Root? What use is this thing?"

Qin Mu grumbled, somewhat disappointed.

He had been hoping for some fine treasure.

But this was all!

"And just like that, a Medium Red Packet is gone."

Qin Mu gave a bitter smile.

After all, ten Small Red Packets were needed to fuse into one Medium Red Packet.

And for him, it took ten thousand years to accumulate ten Small Red Packets.

Just as Qin Mu was lost in thought, the system notification rang out again:

[Ding!]

[A Medium Red Packet drop detected. Proceed to retrieve it?]

"Hm?"

Hearing the system prompt suddenly, Qin Mu's eyes lit up.

"Such good fortune?"

"Of course, proceed!"

Without further delay, Qin Mu followed the system's guidance and flew swiftly toward the location of the Medium Red Packet drop.

"This Buzhou Mountain truly is a blessed land."

"To have a Medium Red Packet drop here."

Qin Mu remarked with emotion as he hurried along.

The way he obtained Red Packets was twofold: besides the system issuing one Small Red Packet every thousand years, he also had to search various blessed caves and lands for dropped Red Packets.

Back when Tongtian first brought him to Kunlun Mountain, he had obtained a Large Red Packet drop.

Opening it had granted him a Treasure Fusion Scroll.

Later, when he went to Zixiao Palace to listen to Hongjun's lectures, an Extra-Large Red Packet had dropped.

Opening that had directly given Qin Mu an Exclusive Great Dao Level Cultivation Method.

Now, he had already cultivated that Exclusive Great Dao Level Cultivation Method to the first layer, successfully condensing a solid Sword Leaf within his body.

He had also acquired a divine talent: Heaven-Defying Comprehension!

After a moment of reflection, Qin Mu composed himself and continued rushing forward under the system's guidance.

Before long, he arrived in a stretch of void.

Mists swirled all around, with many floating islands faintly visible.

On one small floating island, a Red Packet gleaming with golden light hovered quietly in midair.

Besides that, beneath the Red Packet stood a living being.

This creature was short in stature, with a pointed snout and long whiskers, its body covered in gray fur.

It looked quite similar to an upright-standing rat.

"Boom!"

Just as Qin Mu was observing, surging mana erupted around the rat-like creature.

Immediately after, tribulation clouds began to gather rapidly above its head.

Seeing this, Qin Mu naturally understood.

This creature was undergoing the Transformation Tribulation.

"Forget it, I'll wait until it finishes transforming."

Qin Mu muttered to himself, choosing not to approach.

In the Primordial Wilderness, a creature's transformation was a trial from the Heavenly Dao. Rash interference would not only invite backlash from the heavenly tribulation but could also forge karmic ties.

Before long, the heavenly tribulation descended.

"Boom!"

Rolling thunderclaps tore out from the tribulation clouds, striking straight toward the rat-like spirit.

One after another!

After a full eighty-one thunderbolts, the Rat Spirit successfully transformed.

The tribulation clouds dispersed, and the radiance swirling around the Rat Spirit also faded away.

When he looked again, there stood a slightly plump Daoist with a simple, honest face.

After successfully transforming, this spirit's cultivation had also reached the Mystic Immortal level.

"Oh?"

Not far away, Qin Mu was slightly surprised at this, silently remarking:

"A Mystic Immortal?"

"It seems this rat's origins aren't low either!"

After all, Qin Mu's true form was a top-tier Innate Nine-Leaf Sword Grass; upon successfully transforming, his cultivation had directly reached the Golden Immortal level, the highest possible.

As for the rat before him, reaching Mystic Immortal cultivation after transformation was also quite impressive.

After a brief moment of thought, Qin Mu didn't dwell on it. Raising an eyebrow, he stepped forward.

Drawing near, he cupped his hands and said, "Congratulations, fellow Daoist, on your successful transformation!"