As soon as the thought crossed his mind, Qin Mu waited for the reward.
"I wonder what this Large Red Packet will give me?"
Qin Mu was full of anticipation.
The last time he had opened a Large Red Packet was when he had just become Tongtian's disciple and gone to Kunlun Mountain.
That time, he had received the Treasure Fusion Scroll.
The Treasure Fusion Scroll could fuse Innate Spiritual Treasures of the same attribute and grade, upgrading them to a maximum of an Innate Supreme Treasure.
It was an astonishingly powerful item!
Soon, the system's response sounded in Qin Mu's mind:
[ Ding! ]
[ Congratulations, Master, on opening a Large Red Packet! ]
[ Reward obtained: Million-Year Mana. ]
[ Reward obtained: One of the Nine Secrets—the "Lin" Secret. ]
Hearing the system's notification, Qin Mu was astonished.
"Million-Year Mana?"
"And the Lin Zi Secret?"
"I can't believe this Large Red Packet contained such incredible rewards!"
Qin Mu was visibly excited.
The Million-Year Mana would save him a great deal of time in cultivation.
As for the Lin Zi Secret, one of the Nine Secrets, it was an unparalleled offensive art from Shrouding the Heavens.
"Haha!"
"This trip up Buzhou Mountain has truly been rewarding!"
Without delay, Qin Mu chose to claim his rewards.
Boom!
In an instant, a torrent of a million years' worth of mana poured into his body.
As the mana continued to flood into him, Qin Mu's cultivation soared.
Before long, he had advanced directly from the middle stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm to the late stage.
The mana continued to pour in, and Qin Mu's cultivation continued to rise.
Soon, he reached the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.
"Rumble..."
At that moment, a golden pillar of light erupted from Qin Mu and shot into the heavens, as though linking him to the world itself.
Then, the barrier separating him from the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm shattered at a touch.
Immediately afterward, Three Flowers appeared above Qin Mu's head.
They were none other than the Heaven, Earth, and Human Flowers—the sign that he was about to break through to the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm.
Soon, the Human Flower among the Three Flowers bloomed.
The Human Flower corresponded to a cultivator's essence.
It shone with the radiance of fine jade.
Its blooming signified that a cultivator's physical cultivation had reached perfection, and it was also key to severing the seed of reincarnation.
Ever since beginning his ascent of Buzhou Mountain, Qin Mu had been tempering his body with the mountain's pressure.
That was why his Human Flower had bloomed first.
What astonished Qin Mu even more was that the Human Flower, one of the Three Flowers gathered above his head, was of an extraordinary grade: it had bloomed with nine petals.
That meant his Human Flower had reached the Ninth Grade.
In the Primordial World, when beings broke through to the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm, ordinary cultivators generally reached only the Third Grade, while the Fourth to Sixth Grades were considered elite.
Reaching the Seventh Grade required an exceptionally extraordinary innate foundation.
As for the Ninth Grade, that was the Heavenly Dao's limit, attainable only by innate fiendgods.
As Qin Mu condensed his Human Flower, the Five Elements Qi in his chest swiftly took shape, forming a Five-Colored Canopy that rose into the sky.
"Boom..."
In an instant, the acupoints throughout Qin Mu's body connected as if Chaos had just opened. A Celebration Cloud manifested around him, protecting him.
With that, under the influx of a million years' worth of mana, he officially entered the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm and joined the ranks of the Primordial World's mighty figures.
"I broke through!"
"Early-stage Great Principle Golden Immortal!"
Qin Mu exclaimed excitedly.
He hadn't expected that the million years' worth of mana would take him straight from the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm to the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm.
Before he could finish celebrating, the profound meaning of the Lin Zi Secret, one of the Nine Secrets, surged into his sea of consciousness.
The Lin Zi Secret was a secret art created by the Tribulation Transcending Celestial Venerable from Shrouding the Heavens.
When used, it could allow one to enter the Divine Forbidden Domain, enhancing every aspect of one's abilities. Whether in speed or strength, one could challenge opponents of a higher realm.
And among opponents of the same realm, one would be invincible.
It was an unparalleled art of attack.
"My cultivation has reached the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm."
"And I've obtained an unparalleled secret art like the Lin Zi Secret."
"Combined with the Lifebound Divine Ability of the Innate Green Lotus Sword Grass, it'll make me even more formidable!"
"This trip to Buzhou Mountain has been a tremendous success!"
Qin Mu sighed with emotion.
After all, on this trip to Buzhou Mountain, his body had reached the fourth turn of the Nine Revolutions Profound Skill.
On top of that, his cultivation had reached the Great Principle Golden Immortal realm.
He had also obtained the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Purple Gold Chaos Gourd.
"With my strength now, I have nothing to fear unless a Quasi-Saint comes after me!"
Qin Mu was brimming with confidence.
At the same time, the magnificent visions above Qin Mu's head slowly faded.
"It's time to head down!"
Without further delay, Qin Mu headed straight down Buzhou Mountain.
Compared with the climb, the descent was remarkably easy for him.
After all these years, his body had long since grown accustomed to Buzhou Mountain's pressure.
Before long, he reached the mountainside.
The Innate Formation was still swirling there.
But Qin Mu had already taken the Innate Gourd Vine from within it.
As for the three late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivators, Qin Mu had killed one, crushing even his Primordial Spirit.
The other two had been drawn into the Purple Gold Chaos Gourd and long since refined into nothingness.
"I'll still have to find a way to get some Chaos Liquid later."
"Maybe I can get the Innate Gourd Vine to grow more Innate Gourds!"
Qin Mu paused briefly and murmured to himself.
When he found the Innate Gourd Vine in the Small Heaven and Earth inside the Innate Formation, only its seventh gourd remained.
Its source energy was depleted, and it could not mature.
Fortunately, Qin Mu had obtained Chaos Liquid from a Medium Red Packet he had opened earlier. It could restore withered Innate Spiritual Roots.
Using it had allowed the seventh gourd to mature and become the Purple Gold Chaos Gourd.
After pausing for a moment, Qin Mu gathered his thoughts and continued toward the foot of the mountain.
Before long, he reached the base of Buzhou Mountain.
"Hmm?"
Qin Mu suddenly stopped. Two powerful auras had caught his attention.
Looking closely, he saw two figures standing at the entrance to Buzhou Mountain, facing one another.
Both figures were tall and imposing.
Qin Mu recognized one of them immediately: the Great Witch Kuafu of the Witch Clan, whom he had defeated years ago.
As Qin Mu studied Kuafu and his companion, the two of them also noticed him emerging from the mountain.
"It's him!"
Kuafu blurted out in surprise at the sight of Qin Mu.
Hearing Kuafu, the imposing figure beside him couldn't help but take a few more looks at Qin Mu.
At that moment, Qin Mu withdrew his attention and walked toward the two of them at an unhurried pace.
When he reached them, he gave Kuafu a friendly smile, then glanced at the figure standing beside him.
He could sense that the figure was surrounded by a terrifying aura of baleful energy.
Even standing still, he caused the surrounding space to warp slightly.
His fearsome aura was several times stronger than Kuafu's.
As Qin Mu looked toward him, a towering battle intent suddenly erupted from the burly figure.
"This person's identity must be extraordinary!"
"Such an aura..."
"He must be another Great Witch of the Witch Clan."
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