Innate Gourd Vine

A long time after Xuanyuan and the Six-Eared Macaque and the others left, the people beside East Duke finally came to their senses, all of them shocked.

Back at the edge of the Outer Heavens, the Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other two were only at the Golden Immortal realm. Their cultivation was the same as most of them, or even weaker.

Now, after only ten thousand years, the Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other two had actually broken through to the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

They were only one minor realm weaker than top powerhouses like Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and East Duke.

They had been left far behind.

After witnessing the gap between them, and feeling envy and jealousy, they became even more curious about why the Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other two recognized Xuanyuan as their master and showed such immense admiration and respect.

Some with active minds realized the huge gap between East Duke and these truly top powerhouses, and quietly retreated, vanishing into the Chaos Void.

More, however, felt extreme imbalance, which ultimately twisted their hearts. They instead became even more convinced of East Duke, the leader of the male immortals personally appointed by the Dao Ancestor, and the future Lord of the Heavenly Court.

They racked their brains to please East Duke, hoping that when the Heavenly Court was truly established and ruled the Primordial World, they could secure a good position within it.

Obtain more cultivation resources to help them accelerate their cultivation, thus surpassing the Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the others.

Like gamblers who had lost too much, they hoped to win it all back through East Duke.

If Xuanyuan knew their thoughts, he would probably burst out laughing.

East Duke could barely protect himself, yet they wanted to rely on him?

Returning to the Primordial World, Xuanyuan, unusually, did not immediately return to Qianyuan Mountain to slack off. Instead, he went to Buzhou Mountain alone.

The Innate Gourd Vine and the Thirty-Six-Petaled Creation Green Lotus were both born on Buzhou Mountain. If he remembered correctly, they should have matured after Hongjun's second sermon.

He wanted to get there first and check the situation.

The moment he stepped onto Buzhou Mountain, system prompts sounded in his mind one after another.

"Ding, detected host entering Buzhou Mountain. System has issued a random sign-in quest: Treasures under heaven are for the fated, and I am the only fated one. Please proceed to the Innate Gourd Vine to sign in and successfully possess all its treasures, not leaving a single leaf behind. Completing the quest will reward 1 billion Great Dao Merit, and the host's mastery of all laws will increase by 20."

"Ding, detected host entering Buzhou Mountain. System has issued a random sign-in quest: The Heavenly Dao does not tolerate it, did you ask me? Please proceed to the Thirty-Six-Petaled Creation Green Lotus to sign in and ensure it does not decompose. Completing the quest will reward 11 billion Great Dao Merit, and the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique will be upgraded by one major realm."

There were two quests in total, and the rewards were very generous.

Especially the second quest, which rewarded an upgrade of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique by one major realm.

This made Xuanyuan's eyes gleam with desire.

The Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique was the complete cultivation technique practiced by Great God Pangu. Each upgrade brought a significant increase in strength.

His current cultivation was Daluo Golden Immortal completion, corresponding to the fourth revolution completion of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique.

An upgrade of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique by one major realm would mean fifth revolution completion, corresponding to Quasi-Saint completion.

Of course, before completing the quest, Xuanyuan would definitely advance to the Quasi-Saint realm, which was the fifth revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique. If it was upgraded by another major realm, wouldn't that mean reaching the heavens in a single step, and his cultivation would directly break through to the Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, also known as the Saint Realm?

Xuanyuan was deeply moved by this.

After all, there was a saying in the Primordial World: "All beings below Saints are like ants."

Only by possessing the strength of the Saint Realm could one truly have a certain say.

In the confrontation with Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, one could grasp a certain initiative.

Otherwise, no matter how many treasures or how good the strategies, they would be a joke in the face of absolute strength.

As a variable of the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao did not target him now, not because they couldn't, but because killing an Ancestor Witch like him, who was born with the merit of heaven-opening, would incur immense karma.

But as long as Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao were willing to pay the price, killing him would be as easy as lifting a finger.

It was not that they couldn't, but that they were unwilling.

When Xuanyuan truly threatened them, they would undoubtedly kill him without hesitation.

This was also the main reason why Xuanyuan, despite having a System and mastering countless treasures through sign-ins, remained so low-key.

He could try anything within the scope permitted by Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, but he could not cross the line.

Once he crossed the line, it meant death.

This was the absolute authority brought by absolute strength.

Once Xuanyuan broke through to the Saint Realm, with the blessing of numerous treasures, even if he was not an opponent of Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao, he would at least have a chance to escape.

At worst, he could learn from Old Ancestor Yang Mei and flee to the Chaos Void outside the Primordial World.

What could Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao do then?

Xuanyuan stood at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, looking up at the majestic and imposing mountain, his eyes firmer than ever.

"As long as I complete this system quest, I will be free to soar, no matter the cost, even if I have to expose all my trump cards, I must succeed!"

Having made up his mind, Xuanyuan flew towards Buzhou Mountain.

As the first mountain in the Primordial World, formed from Pangu's spine, Buzhou Mountain spanned millions of miles.

Xuanyuan searched for over a thousand years, coupled with constant deductions, before he finally discovered the location of the Innate Gourd Vine.

However, when he arrived, a large number of people had already gathered there.

Sanqing, Nuwa, Fuxi, Zhen Yuanzi, and Hongyun.

Each of them was a top expert in the current Primordial World.

Upon seeing Xuanyuan, everyone's expression varied.

Nuwa smiled and nodded at Xuanyuan, acknowledging him, her gaze fixed on the Innate Gourd Vine.

Fuxi glanced at Xuanyuan, his brow furrowed slightly. He let out a cold snort and paid Xuanyuan no further attention.

Their dojo was on Buzhou Mountain. They had discovered this Innate Gourd Vine shortly after the Dao Ancestor Hongjun's first sermon.

However, the seven gourds hanging on the Innate Gourd Vine had never ripened, so the two had been guarding it all along.

During the second sermon, to prevent the Innate Gourd Vine from being stolen, they had specifically set up dozens of formations and restrictions here.

After the second sermon concluded, they rushed over without a moment's delay.

They never expected that the news of the Innate Gourd Vine on Buzhou Mountain had already spread throughout the Primordial World.

As soon as they arrived, Sanqing, Zhen Yuanzi, Fuxi, Jieyin, Zhunti, Dijun, Donghuang Taiyi, and a host of other Primordial experts arrived shortly after.

Knowing they couldn't contend with so many experts, and that they all listened to the Dao Ancestor Hongjun's teachings, plus the fact that there were a total of seven gourds on the Innate Gourd Vine, each of which was a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

They tacitly allowed these people to stay.

After all, they had already made arrangements and had the advantage.

With seven Supreme Grade Innate Gourds, they should be able to snatch at least one or two.

Therefore, they paid no mind to Xuanyuan's arrival.

Unlike the two, the others frowned deeply upon seeing Xuanyuan.

There were only a few Innate Gourds, and with one more person, their chances of snatching one would decrease.

However, when they saw that Xuanyuan had come alone, they felt considerably relieved.

If the Witch Clan experts had come out in full force, they wouldn't have had any chance at all.