At present.
Lu Wu, pinned firmly beneath Tianlu, looked incomparably humble. Feeling the terrifying pressure of a Daluo Golden Immortal on his back, his entire body trembled.
"Venerable Pixiu, no more... This little beast doesn't want any more!"
Lu Wu felt utterly miserable, tears nearly falling from his eyes.
No matter how hard he thought about it, he could not understand how this Pixiu, who looked greedy and lustful, could be a lofty Daluo Golden Immortal.
He was merely a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Even if he risked his life, he had no chance of defeating his opponent!
Lu Wu's heart was filled with regret. No wonder that when he had previously asked the Nine-Tailed Fox to patrol the mountains with him, the fox had stubbornly refused and found an excuse to slip away.
It turned out that the Nine-Tailed Fox possessed naturally keen spiritual senses and must have noticed the intruder's terrifying strength long ago.
Damn it! It had not even warned him!
Lu Wu could not understand it. According to his inherited memories, although the Pixiu clan were Auspicious Beasts, they were generally not known for their combat strength. There was no reason for one to be this powerful.
Yet reality always defied imagination. Today, he had truly kicked an iron plate.
Seeing Lu Wu completely give up resisting and obediently admit defeat, Tianlu nodded in satisfaction.
He patted Lu Wu's neck, thinking that while his Cloud Treasure was comfortable, he had grown tired of sitting on it for so long. He happened to be lacking a flashy means of transportation.
This Kaiming Beast, Lu Wu, had a rather impressive appearance and was perfectly suited to serve as a mount.
"Since you've admitted defeat, then obediently listen to me. Head toward the blessed lands within the Kunlun Sacred Realm that contain spiritual roots!"
Upon hearing that he, a dignified Kaiming Beast, was being made into a laborer for treasure hunting, Lu Wu's pride as a divine beast made him instinctively want to refuse.
"Pixiu, I will not easily—"
The moment Tianlu heard him dare to refuse, his eyes narrowed slightly, and his seemingly soft paw landed on Lu Wu's neck.
A thread of Daluo Golden Immortal-level Law of Devouring flowed around his claws, making even Lu Wu's soul tremble in terror.
Before the threat of death, Lu Wu's pride instantly vanished without a trace.
"Venerable, please calm your anger! This little beast will lead the way at once, at once!"
Lu Wu hurriedly agreed to Tianlu's demand, no longer daring to entertain the slightest thought of defiance.
Afterward, Lu Wu carried Tianlu as they began wandering through the mountains of the Kunlun Sacred Realm.
With Lu Wu, the local guide, leading the way, Tianlu indeed saved himself quite a bit of effort.
However, after visiting several mountain peaks in succession, Tianlu had found only some Xiantian Spiritual Roots, most of them low-grade goods such as Star Grass and Mystic Spirit Fruit.
Though those items could also transform within his Abdominal Space, they were far from enough for Tianlu, who had already tasted the benefits of the Creation Green Lotus.
Sitting on Lu Wu's back, Tianlu strongly suspected that this Kaiming Beast was brushing him off, casually finding scraps to placate him.
Otherwise, how could Lu Wu, a local who had been born in Kunlun and lived there ever since, fail to find a few decent treasures in West Kunlun, one of the Primordial World's finest Cave Heaven Blessed Lands?
Tianlu snorted coldly and scraped his claws against Lu Wu's neck again, his tone full of threat.
"Kitty, are you playing tricks on me? If you still can't find any good treasures, don't even think about staying in Kunlun. Obediently come with me and serve as this Pixiu's mount for the rest of your life!"
Lu Wu was terrified out of his wits upon hearing this, every hair on his body standing on end.
If he were truly captured by this insatiably greedy Pixiu and made into a mount for life, then the dignity of a Kaiming Beast would be utterly lost, and his future path toward the Great Dao would be completely severed.
"Venerable, please see clearly! This little beast absolutely has no intention of hiding anything. Most of the good treasures in the Kunlun Sacred Realm are concealed by Xiantian Arrays."
"However, since the Venerable has spoken, this little beast will take you to a true treasure land at once!"
Lu Wu explained tremblingly, then hurriedly increased his speed and carried Tianlu toward the deeper reaches of the Kunlun mountains.
Sitting on his back and feeling the dense spiritual energy rushing toward him, Tianlu nodded in satisfaction.
Before long, Lu Wu brought Tianlu through a mist-shrouded gorge and arrived at a hidden blessed land centered around a spiritual spring.
The moment they entered, a refreshing fragrance washed over them. Taking a single breath made it seem as though even one's Primordial Spirit would float upward and ascend.
Tianlu raised his eyes and saw a towering divine tree radiating brilliant green light growing at the center of the spiritual spring.
The divine tree's branches and leaves seemed carved from emerald jade, with profound life Dao patterns flowing across every leaf.
Amid the luxuriant branches and leaves hung eighteen fruits, each the size of an infant's fist. They were crystal-clear and contained endless vitality and substances of longevity.
As a Pet of the Great Dao, Tianlu recognized its name the moment he saw its form and sensed its unique Dao aura.
It was unmistakably a High-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Root.
The Innate Longevity Tree.
According to legend, consuming one of its fruits granted eternal youth and immortality, a lifespan equal to heaven and earth, and radiance alongside the sun and moon.
If a mortal creature obtained one, it could immediately shed its mortal bones and become immortal on the spot.
Yet as Tianlu looked at this High-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Root, which would have driven countless mortal creatures in the later Primordial World mad with desire, a trace of disappointment flashed through his eyes.
"This thing seems pretty useless, doesn't it?"
Tianlu curled his lip and could not help complaining.
In a perilous world like the Primordial World, once one's cultivation reached the Golden Immortal realm and broke free from the constraints of lifespan, one could already live forever.
For a Daluo Golden Immortal, who had transcended the River of Fate, lifespan was even less of a concern so long as one did not incur monstrous karma or become entangled in a Tribulation.
After consuming the Innate Longevity Tree's fruits, aside from gaining a negligible amount of vital essence, their greatest use was probably satisfying one's appetite.
Even if he swallowed this Longevity Tree into his Abdominal Space and transformed it into a Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Root, its core law effect would likely only be granting even longer life. Its benefits for combat strength and cultivation advancement were truly limited.
Tianlu strongly suspected that Lu Wu had deliberately brought him here to find a spiritual root that was as useless as chicken ribs to a Daluo Golden Immortal.
As a Xiantian divine beast, Lu Wu was extremely perceptive and immediately noticed the ill will in Tianlu's gaze.
Sensing signs that the Daluo Golden Immortal pressure on his back was about to rise again, he turned pale in fright and hurriedly tried to remedy the situation.
"Venerable, please wait! This little beast knows that the Longevity Tree does not catch your eye, but this little beast knows of another place!"
"There is definitely an earth-shaking opportunity hidden there. It is merely protected by an exceptionally profound Xiantian Array. This little beast's cultivation is too shallow to break it, which is why I did not dare bring you there."
The moment Tianlu heard that it was protected by a Xiantian Array, his eyes immediately lit up.
In the Primordial World, any place concealed and protected by a Xiantian Array was bound to nurture either a Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Root or a Xiantian Spiritual Treasure.
"Then why are you still wasting words? Hurry and take me there!"
Tianlu urged him without the slightest courtesy, extending a paw to smack Lu Wu on the rear.
How could Lu Wu dare hesitate any longer? He immediately carried Tianlu and turned into a violent gale, racing toward the mysterious place protected by the Xiantian Array.
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