A Bountiful Harvest, World Seed

Hiss!

In that instant, the deities within the Innate Great Array near Mount Buzhou felt their hearts tremble.

Had they heard it?

The heavens?

Had the heavens descended upon Buzhou?

But before they could ponder further, they were drowned by wave after wave of furious beastly roars.

Roar roar!!!

Roar roar!!!

Roar roar!!!

Trillions upon trillions of Fierce Beasts abruptly raised their heads, their gazes locked dead onto that figure above, suspended between reality and illusion.

Among them were none other than the Four Great Fierce Beasts—Chaos, Qiongqi, Taowu, and Taotie!

Their aura was terrifying, their clamor shaking the heavens!

Had it been any other cultivator who had not yet Proven the Dao, they would have long since been chilled to the bone and fled far away.

But Lei Jun was different.

Instead, he curled his lips into a smile.

"Let's try the Eight-Nine Lightning Tribulation first!"

He chuckled softly.

Lei Jun raised his right palm high, as if lifting a thundercloud.

Then.

He flipped his palm and slammed it downward.

Boom rumble!

Thunder roared!

At this point, Lei Jun could execute the Seven-Nine Lightning Tribulation with just a single thought.

The Eight-Nine Lightning Tribulation didn't take much time either.

What's more, Lei Jun also held a thread of Heavenly Dao Authority.

In the span of a casual conversation.

The Lightning Tribulation had already undergone a qualitative change.

Purple so deep it turned black, black so deep it turned purple, and a breath of annihilation mixed within.

This was the sign of the Eight-Nine!

Touching upon Chaos!

In an instant, lightning blanketed heaven and earth.

Crackle sizzle!

Fierce Beasts were vaporized in an instant, and along with them, the Sha Qi left behind after their deaths!

For a moment.

The mountains were clear, the waters bright, the sky open and air pure!

The Sha Qi that had soaked Mount Buzhou for countless kalpas had once again thinned considerably.

There was even light that pierced through the Sha Qi and karmic obstacles, spilling onto the earth, illuminating Mount Buzhou even more majestically and elegantly!

With that one strike, Lei Jun could clearly sense that the Heavenly Dao power he could mobilize had increased!

This was the reward from the Great Dao after he slaughtered a massive number of Fierce Beasts.

Invisibly, it elevated his status even higher!

"The Sha Qi has decreased, the burden on the Primordial Wilderness has lightened!"

"Not bad!"

Lei Jun nodded in satisfaction.

He could only say that the Eight-Nine Lightning Tribulation, as expected, had touched the limit of lightning tribulations.

Its power was truly extraordinary.

Trillions upon trillions of Fierce Beasts, beneath the Lightning Tribulation, could not mount any resistance at all.

Then, Lei Jun once again began his treasure-hunting journey.

Lei Jun's harvest this time was immense.

Three Lights Divine Water, Nine Heavens' Breathing Earth, Innate Li Fire, Innate Wu Earth...

Numerous rare Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures had all been swept into his bag.

Not only that, but there were Spirit Treasures too!

And in no small number.

A rough count put them at several dozen pieces.

None were of Low Grade.

All were Mid Grade, or even above!

But there were no Top Grade Spirit Treasures.

This left Lei Jun slightly regretful, and at the same time a little puzzled.

"That shouldn't be!"

"Logically speaking, I've wiped out so many fierce beasts, and none of them were weak. On top of that, this is Mount Buzhou. By all rights, something good should have dropped, right?"

Although a few Spirit Treasures didn't mean much to Lei Jun in terms of practical use.

The feeling of not having picked up a big haul annoyed him.

"It can't be my problem!"

"Ridiculous!"

"My Source of Blessing is utterly Defying Heaven!"

Lei Jun shook his head and stopped dwelling on it.

As for Spirit Treasures, it was fine to have them, and he wouldn't force it if he didn't.

Compared to that, he cared more about Spirit Roots.

These were good things that benefited both his strength and his realm!

Especially since transplanting these Spirit Roots into the Small World inside his body would allow the Small World to grow along with them!

It was a win-win situation.

"Low Grade Spirit Roots—countless in number."

"Mid Grade Spirit Roots—over ten thousand!"

"Superior Grade Spirit Roots—also over a hundred!"

"Top Grade Spirit Roots... not a single one."

After tallying the harvest, Lei Jun felt a slight regret.

Though there were many Spirit Roots.

The most elite ones were absent.

"What a pity. I'll have to come back later to scavenge..."

No sooner had this thought arisen.

Lei Jun stopped short. He noticed something special among the harvest.

Because this thing was so tiny, it had nearly escaped Lei Jun's notice.

If not for that sudden flash of Spiritual Light, he really would have missed such a Supreme Treasure!

Lei Jun lightly closed his palm. When he opened it again, a seed appeared in his hand.

The seed was solid, with a slight weight to it.

Of course, it wasn't heavy in a physical sense, but rather a feeling.

"Interesting."

Lei Jun was quite surprised.

This seed was extremely extraordinary.

Thinking this.

Lei Jun made a single hand seal.

He deduced its origin.

Surprise and delight appeared in his Eyes.

"This seed is actually a Top Grade Innate Spirit Root—the World Tree Seed?"

Lei Jun calculated the seed's origin and couldn't help but marvel.

Because this seed was far too useful!

It suited Lei Jun perfectly!

"My world has plenty of Spirit Roots and Spirit Objects, but what it truly lacks is a Supreme Treasure to suppress an entire realm!"

"Now that I have this seed, everything will be complete!"

With that thought settled, Lei Jun immediately planted the World Tree Seed at the center of the Small World inside his body.

Rumble!

The moment the seed fell, a tiny sprout emerged from the soil.

In an instant, Lei Jun felt the countless Particle Worlds within his body begin to connect, as if they were one.

The sprout's roots took hold, using them as nourishment.

At the same time, it gave back to the Small Worlds!

"This is just a seedling. If it grows to Lesser Success, the worlds inside me will be fully linked."

"And if it reaches Great Success?"

"Will my world ascend in dimension, reaching a status like the Primordial World? Or even, one day, become Chaos?"

Seeing this, Lei Jun was very satisfied.

His mind was full of anticipation for the future.

"Hm?"

Vaguely, Lei Jun suddenly sensed an extremely special place nearby.

It seemed to be an Innate Great Array.

But its level was clearly higher than that of Fu Xi and Nüwa. With Lei Jun's cultivation, he could only detect a trace of its aura.

What did this mean?

Lei Jun had already undergone several transformations by now.

He was tens of thousands of times stronger than when he met Nüwa!

This was enough to show that whatever existed within that Innate Great Array was extraordinary, deeply favored and cared for by Pangu.

Soon, Lei Jun guessed what was inside.

The birthplace of the Twelve Ancestral Mages!

At the same time.

The Ancestral Mages, still in their Origin Essence Blood state, also sensed a familiar will in the void.

As Pangu's Orthodox Lineage, who else could the Ancestral Mages be familiar with, besides Pangu?

"Father God?"

"It must be Father God!"

"Father God did not fall! That will is like a towering mountain, boundless and unshakable. It must be Father God, no mistake!"

The Ancestral Mages were stirred, weeping with joy.

Like lost children meeting their father, that happiness came from the depths of their hearts.

But soon, they came to their senses.

"Something's wrong!"

"If Father God had descended, why would He feel so unfamiliar to us?"

"Besides, if it were truly Father God, He shouldn't be outside the hall!"

"That makes sense!"

The Ancestral Mages exchanged thoughts.

They weren't foolish; it was easy to spot the discrepancy.

"Huh? Elder Brothers, I feel like the world outside has become much clearer. The innate Turbid Qi seems to have lessened? Is it my imagination?"

Among the Twelve Ancestral Mages, the consciousness with the smallest Origin Essence Blood voiced this doubt.

She was Hou Tu Zu Wu of Later Generations.