The Misfortunes of Yang Hui, Heading to Mount Buzhou

At that thought, Tianlu's golden eyes rolled, and a scheme formed in his heart.

This was Queen Mother of the West. If she simply perished like this, would that not be an utter waste?

He might as well show some kindness, take her under his wing, and gain a capable errand-runner in the process. Wouldn't that be wonderful?

"Little girl, I see that your cultivation has not come easily, so I can point you toward a clear path."

"Hand over your Primordial Spirit Brand and acknowledge me as your master."

"Then I shall show mercy and spare your life."

Hearing this, Yang Hui abruptly raised her head, her eyes filled with shock and humiliation.

She was, after all, an Innate Divine Being born from the Creation of heaven and earth, a supreme powerhouse destined to shake the Primordial World.

How could she willingly surrender a strand of her life-bound Primordial Spirit and be driven by a Pixiu from then on?!

"Dream on!"

"I, Yang Hui, would rather have my body and soul destroyed than ever—"

Yet before she could finish her refusal, a bone-chilling sense of mortal danger descended upon her heart without warning.

As a Daluo Golden Immortal, Yang Hui's perception of fortune and calamity was exceptionally sharp.

If she dared finish those words of refusal today, her Law of Fortune would collapse in an instant, and she would surely face the danger of death in the future, beyond all redemption.

Feeling that unknown chill, Yang Hui immediately changed her attitude.

Dignity was important, certainly, but if she lost her life, what Great Dao would there be to speak of?

After a bout of agonizing deliberation, Yang Hui closed her eyes in despair.

Light flickered violently between her brows as she forcibly extracted a crystal-clear strand of her life-bound Primordial Spirit. Carrying a trace of weakness, it slowly drifted into the air.

Seeing this, Tianlu grinned in satisfaction. With a single inhale, he swallowed that Primordial Spirit Brand into his Abdominal Space, completely taking control of her life and death.

As the Primordial Spirit Brand changed hands, Tianlu willed it, and the tail wrapped around Yang Hui instantly loosened.

Yang Hui collapsed weakly onto the ground, gasping for breath, her expression dim.

"Since you are now one of mine, let me ask you something."

Tianlu strolled leisurely over to her.

"As the master of this Kunlun Sacred Realm, do you know whether there are any other tremendous opportunities here?"

"For example, Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures, or other Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Roots?"

Now that Yang Hui was beneath him, though she felt endless grievance in her heart, she no longer had the courage to resist.

She could only answer honestly.

"Though the Kunlun Sacred Realm is a top-tier Cave Heaven Blessed Land, most of the treasures it has nurtured have yet to fully mature."

"Other than a few mid-grade and high-grade Xiantian Spiritual Roots, along with several Mid-Grade Numinous Treasures that have yet to be born, the most precious thing here is only that Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Root, the Huangzhong Plum."

Upon hearing this, Tianlu immediately lost interest.

He had already devoured the greatest opportunity, the Huangzhong Plum, cleanly. How could a Pixiu with such lofty standards care about the remaining scraps and junk?

Since there was nothing good left, there was naturally no need to remain here any longer.

"Fine. Since there is no profit to be had, I will not stay any longer."

Tianlu yawned and casually instructed her.

"You stay here and cultivate properly. Do whatever you should be doing, and do not tarnish my reputation."

With that, Tianlu did not even look back. Lying atop the Cloud Treasure, he flew out of the Kunlun Sacred Realm.

Yang Hui remained where she was, staring blankly at Tianlu's departing back in utter disbelief.

That scoundrel Pixiu had gone to such lengths to obtain her Primordial Spirit Brand, only to leave just like that?!

He was actually going to ignore her?!

After her brief stunned silence, a surge of wild joy rose in Yang Hui's heart.

It was better that he ignored her! This was simply wonderful!

As long as that cursed star was not before her eyes, she would still be the master of the Kunlun Sacred Realm.

Yang Hui hurriedly rose to her feet, impatient to return to the place where she had been nurtured.

She would enter closed-door cultivation and train desperately. Once she broke through to the Late Daluo Golden Immortal Stage, or even the Peak Daluo Golden Immortal Stage, she would definitely wash away today's humiliation.

However, after taking just one step, Yang Hui's body suddenly stiffened, and her soaring fighting spirit instantly died out.

That was because she remembered that her Primordial Spirit Brand was in someone else's hands. Even if she cultivated to the Peak Daluo Golden Immortal Stage—

So long as he willed it, she would have no power to resist.

Revenge? It would be utterly futile.

Yang Hui raised her head, gazing at the empty skies of Kunlun, and let out a helpless sigh.

"What kind of mess is this?!"

At the same time.

After Tianlu leisurely rode the Cloud Treasure, an Innate Mid-Grade Spiritual Treasure, beyond the bounds of the Kunlun Sacred Realm, he began reflecting on the many gains from his journey through Kunlun.

This trip had truly left him overflowing with riches.

First was the Twenty-Four Petal Creation Green Lotus. Such a Xiantian Supreme Treasure containing the complete Law of Creation was an unsurpassed opportunity coveted in the dreams of countless Primordial World powerhouses.

Next came the Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Root, the Huangzhong Plum, as well as several Immortal Grade Spiritual Roots he had swallowed into his Abdominal Space along the way.

His cultivation had also advanced as naturally as water flowing downhill, breaking through from the Taiyi Golden Immortal Stage to the Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage in one leap.

Creation, Law of Wealth, Law of Fortune, Law of Merit, space, and Law of Devouring—six Great Dao laws in total revolved endlessly around his Primordial Spirit.

Not to mention that he had casually subdued a proud subordinate born from the Creation of heaven and earth, one destined to shake the Primordial World in the future.

Though Yang Hui was somewhat stubborn, her talent and Law of Fortune were both top-tier. Keeping her around to run errands and handle odd jobs later would be quite nice.

"Mm, not bad. Kunlun Mountain truly is a good place."

Tianlu smacked his lips in satisfaction, his golden eyes gleaming with greed.

Since even Kunlun Mountain possessed such astonishing opportunities, what heaven-defying Creation might Mount Buzhou, the central nexus of the Primordial World and the heavenly pillar formed from Pangu's spine, contain?

In any case, that ox-nosed old Daoist Hongjun had not yet become a Saint, and his lectures at Purple Heaven Palace were even further from happening.

As for the top powerhouses of the Wu-Demon Tribes—Di Jun, Taiyi, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and the like—they were presumably still fast asleep within their respective places of nurture, not yet born into the world.

The ownerless treasures upon Mount Buzhou were surely still obediently waiting in place for him, this Auspicious Beast, to bestow blessings upon them.

Just as Tianlu contemplated his next grand treasure-hunting plan, the previously clear sky abruptly darkened.

An unimaginably terrifying pressure instantly enveloped the heavens across trillions upon trillions of miles.

Within the black Tribulation Cloud, Purple Heaven Divine Lightning roared.

"Rumble!"

A bolt of Purple Heaven Divine Lightning as thick as a mountain tore through the void and struck straight toward Tianlu.

However, at the very instant the lightning was about to touch Tianlu's body, it forcibly veered off course.

"Boom!"

The Purple Heaven Divine Lightning struck the ground directly beside Tianlu, blasting a bottomless crater into the hard Primordial World earth. Strands of destructive lightning still lingered within the scorched black soil.

Tianlu lay upon the Cloud Treasure without even lifting an eyelid, then chuckled.

"Here it comes again."

Ever since he took the Creation Green Lotus, the Heavenly Dao had behaved as though it were going through menopause, constantly striking him with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning.

Unfortunately, Tianlu was an Auspicious Beast Pixiu born from the will of the Great Dao, a genuine Pet of the Great Dao.

Though the Heavenly Dao governed the operation of rules, it was ultimately still inferior before the Great Dao.

No matter how enraged the Heavenly Dao was, it would never dare truly send down heavenly punishment to erase him. It could only use such harmless methods to intimidate and threaten him.

Tianlu paid no attention at all to such intimidation.

As a dignified Auspicious Beast Pixiu, he came with Purple Heaven Divine Lightning, the Primordial World's most spectacular special effect, wherever he went. It struck wherever he went. With such grandeur, who in the Primordial World would not envy him?!

Ignoring the Heavenly Dao's warning-filled thunder, Tianlu adjusted himself into a comfortable position and willed it.

The Cloud Treasure beneath him immediately transformed into a streak of light, racing toward Mount Buzhou, the heavenly pillar supporting the skies at the center of the Primordial World.