Ten Great Innate Supreme Spiritual Roots

"What? Swear brotherhood? The four great lords want to swear brotherhood with me? Are you sure you're not mistaken?"

Li Mo was stunned.

[What are these guys up to? You're top-tier powerhouses in the Great Desolation, how can you swear brotherhood with a mere soldier like me? Have your brains gone bad?]

He grumbled inwardly.

Di Jun, abandoning his previously overbearing demeanor, narrowed his eyes and smiled, saying, "We don't mean anything else. We just feel a connection with you, Li Mo, that's why we've come to this."

[I don't believe you for a second. You probably got kicked in the head by a donkey.]

Di Jun's mouth twitched. Li Mo was good in every other aspect, but his words were too sharp.

Li Mo refused, "My status is low, and my strength is also very poor. I'm not a match for the four great lords."

"Just based on what you said to this Palace earlier, it proves you are a match for us," Xihe said directly, without hiding anything.

[Damn it! So you knew everything I said earlier.]

"Third Sister is right. After we swear brotherhood, whoever dares to say we're not a match, this Seat will show them if my Chaos Bell is mightier or if their head is harder!"

As Tai Yi spoke, he revealed the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell, on his person.

Seeing this, Li Mo couldn't help but twitch the corner of his mouth almost imperceptibly.

[Damn it! There's no way to refuse this now. I can only bite the bullet and agree.]

"I have one request. Please, great lords, do not publicize this matter. Otherwise, my master, Bai Ze, will probably lose face claiming to be a teacher in front of me from now on."

Li Mo said.

"Li Mo, I didn't expect you to be so thoughtful, considering Bai Ze's feelings." Changxi nodded.

"Very good. Bai Ze should be happy to have a disciple like you," Changxi nodded.

[Heh, thoughtful my foot.]

Li Mo was merely afraid that if this matter got out, he wouldn't be able to escape when the Witch-Demon War broke out.

After all, the prestigious title of sworn brother to the Demon Emperor Di Jun and Eastern Emperor Tai Yi would likely spread throughout the Great Desolation if not concealed.

By then, if Di Jun and Tai Yi brothers perished, could he escape?

"Then what are we waiting for? Let us swear brotherhood as siblings with the Fusang Tree as our witness!"

With that, the five figures went to the Fusang Tree.

"Is this the Fusang Tree?"

Li Mo looked up at the Fusang Tree.

The leaves of the Fusang Tree were golden, and the entire tree was engulfed in golden flames.

From a distance, it looked as if it was about to be completely consumed by fire.

[The Fusang Tree is indeed extraordinary. It is one of the Ten Great Innate Supreme Spiritual Roots!]

Hearing this, Di Jun couldn't help but smile knowingly.

"Tai Yi and I were born on this Fusang Tree. To be precise, the Fusang Tree is our home."

As he was looking, a "ding" sound echoed in Li Mo's mind.

[Ding! System mission released: Contact and replicate the Ten Great Innate Supreme Spiritual Roots. Upon contact, a replica will be obtained immediately. The replica's effects will be the same as the replicated Spiritual Root.]

[All replications complete. Reward: "Great Sun Golden Crow Bloodline."]

[Great Sun Golden Crow: A being from chaos, a more powerful existence than the Three-legged Golden Crow.]

Li Mo was overjoyed. The System had issued another mission.

Every System mission brought him unexpected rewards.

This time, the mission was to replicate the Ten Great Innate Supreme Spiritual Roots!

One had to know that these were unique existences in the Great Desolation.

It was too powerful that he could simply take them for his own use just by touching them.

The Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots were: Creation Green Lotus, Ren Water Flat Peach, Ginseng Fruit, Yellow Middle Plum, Hollow Willow, Innate Gourd Vine, Immortal Apricot, Fusang, Moon Laurel, and Bitter Bamboo.

Among them, the Ren Water Flat Peach would later be bestowed by Hong Jun to Wang Mu, who was then the Daoist boy Yaochi.

The Yellow Middle Plum would be obtained by Xi Wang Mu.

The Ginseng Fruit was in Wuzhuang Temple, a private possession of Zhen Yuanzi.

The Innate Gourd Vine would soon appear at Buzhou Mountain.

The Fusang Tree was right before them.

The Moon Laurel was on the Moon Star, in the hands of the two Moon Star maidens.

The Bitter Bamboo was in the hands of Daoist Jieyin.

The Immortal Apricot was obtained by Lei Zhenzi during the Investiture of the Gods, granting him Wind and Thunder Wings.

The Hollow Willow was the true form of Great Immortal Yang Mei. He had long since fled into chaos and his whereabouts were unknown. His strength was likely comparable to Hong Jun's.

The Creation Green Lotus transformed into quite a few spiritual treasures.

Among them, a few spiritual roots still had traces, but the last three could only be found by chance.

Whether the final Great Sun Golden Crow Bloodline could be obtained was entirely up to luck.

However, even such a replication function made Li Mo so excited he almost jumped.

What are you waiting for! Go!

Li Mo directly reached out towards the Fusang Tree.

This action startled Di Jun and Tai Yi, who were standing nearby.

"Li Mo, don't go over there."

But the warning came too late.

Li Mo merely touched the Fusang Tree.

Instantly, his entire body burst into flames.

He turned into a human torch, a sight that made the four of them turn pale with shock.

"What's happening?"

"He's on fire!"

"Is he going to die?"

"Quick, save him!"

"It's no use, the Solar True Fire on the Fusang Tree has a temperature almost as high as the flames at the center of the Sun Star. Li Mo he... Li Mo is going to die."

Di Jun sighed.

"Can't he use Solar True Fire?" Xihe exclaimed.

"No, his strength is too weak. The Solar True Fire on him can't compare to the Solar True Fire on the Fusang Tree at all," Tai Yi shook his head.

[Brother Jun, you're the one who's going to die! Your whole family is going to die! This Solar True Fire can't do much damage to me at all.]

"Li Mo!?"

Di Jun exclaimed in surprise and pulled the burning Li Mo down.

At the same time, he channeled his magic power, completely absorbing the Solar True Fire.

A moment later, a completely unharmed, naked Li Mo stood before the four of them.

Li Mo was overjoyed. The Fusang Tree was now in his possession.

He wondered what kind of spiritual treasure he could forge if he directly refined this thing.

"Why is Li Mo okay?" Tai Yi stared, full of confusion.

"Lord Tai Yi, are you wishing for my death?" Li Mo asked with a smile, but cursed inwardly.

"Of course not, but I think you should put on some clothes first," Tai Yi said.

"What?"

Li Mo glanced at himself, naked and pale.

[Embarrassing! So embarrassing!]

Li Mo wished he could find a hole to crawl into.

Xihe and Changxi lowered their heads, not looking at him.

Taking this opportunity, Li Mo changed into some clothes.

At the same time, the five of them formally became sworn brothers.

The brotherhood ceremony was quickly completed.

"Fifth Brother, your big brother will protect you from now on," Di Jun said, patting Li Mo's shoulder.

"Of course! I'm counting on you, Brother Jun!" Li Mo replied.

After some pleasantries, Li Mo hid his identity and returned to guard the Eight Treasures Merit Dragon Pool.

It was like the chairman's younger brother working in a company, starting from the bottom while hiding his identity.

Who would dare to mess with me? My brother is the chairman, Di Jun!

That wouldn't be someone looking for trouble with me; that would be someone offering their face for me to slap.

After lying low for a while, Li Mo discovered that the Fusang Tree, stored in his System space, had its contained Solar True Fire transform into power and surge into his body.

His strength slowly increased.

Although it was slow, this slowness was only relative to his previous improvement speed in Purple Heaven Palace.

However, it was still much faster than that of ordinary beings.

One day, Bai Ze arrived at the Sun Star, bringing a little girl with him, and met Li Mo.