Somewhere on Mount Buzhou.
Tianlu was uprooting patches of spiritual trees and clumps of spiritual herbs, roots and all, then sucking them into his Abdominal Space.
As he continued devouring them, that immense devouring force formed a visible vortex of spiritual energy in the air.
Just as he was devouring with great gusto, ravaging the mountain range like an autumn wind sweeping away fallen leaves, an exceedingly obscure yet remarkably familiar fluctuation of Dao essence suddenly traveled along his devouring force and entered his perception.
Tianlu's massive body abruptly froze, and his pair of sun-and-moon-bright eyes instantly lit up.
This feeling... is far too familiar.
He carefully sensed the residual array essence lingering in the air, and the Xiantian Great Array he had encountered in West Kunlun when devouring the Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Root, the Huangzhong Plum, immediately surfaced in his mind.
The array essences of the two shared the same origin. Both were top-grade Xiantian Array fluctuations, naturally formed and containing the mysteries of innate Creation.
"Wonderful!"
Tianlu was overjoyed, unable to stop himself from smiling.
He had never expected that his bulldozer-like, carpet-bombing plunder through the Buzhou Mountain Range would accidentally lead him to a fortuitous land protected by a Xiantian Array.
After all, a place actively protected by a Xiantian Array was absolutely incomparable to ordinary Acquired Spiritual Roots.
He just did not know whether the array contained a top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Root or some Xiantian Spiritual Treasure with unfathomable power.
Meanwhile, within the supreme, ethereal Heavenly Dao Space of the Primordial World.
A colossal Eye of Heavenly Dao, radiating endless pressure, coldly watched everything unfolding on Mount Buzhou.
When it sensed that Tianlu had once again found a fortuitous opportunity that did not belong to him, the entire Heavenly Dao Space fell into dead silence.
The Heavenly Dao Will churned violently.
In order to restrain this Pixiu, who was running amok by relying on his status as a Pet of the Great Dao, it had already expended tremendous effort. Not only had it obscured the Heavenly Secrets, but it had also placed Heavenly Dao shackles upon every top-grade opportunity along his path.
Yet who could have imagined that, after going to such lengths, it would still be outwitted by this Pixiu's nearly unreasonable method of plundering?
"No, more restrictions must be imposed!"
The Heavenly Dao Will was unwilling to accept this.
Even Innate Divine Beings destined to be born into the world would have to endure countless hardships and become entangled in karma before they could find even a trace of such Xiantian opportunities.
Why should this Pixiu obtain them so easily?
In an instant, a vast and boundless force of Heavenly Dao poured down from the Heavenly Dao Space, silently enveloping the entire Primordial World.
The power of Heavenly Dao began operating frantically. Not only did it further deepen the concealment of those opportunities, but it also employed the Law of Space to strip those top-grade opportunities that had yet to emerge.
Together with the Xiantian Arrays surrounding them, it forcibly peeled them away from the surface layer of the Primordial World and concealed them within layers upon layers of deeper Void.
If they are not hidden on the surface, let's see how this Pixiu can find them through that crude devouring method.
After doing all this, the light within the Eye of Heavenly Dao finally dimmed slightly, as though it had at last found a measure of peace of mind.
Tianlu, however, had no idea about the little tricks Heavenly Dao was playing behind the scenes.
Seeking speed and hoping to avoid unnecessary complications, he directly mobilized the vast, ocean-like mana of his Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage.
"Open for me!"
Tianlu let out a low roar, and an incomparably powerful fluctuation of the Law of Spatial Great Dao instantly erupted from his body.
Tianlu's Space Great Dao allowed him to locate the flaw in that Xiantian Array with absolute precision.
Then, Tianlu's thick tail suddenly lashed out.
His vast Daluo mana and the Law of Space fused perfectly, transforming into a terrifying afterimage that tore through heaven and earth as it viciously struck that flaw.
BOOM!!!
A thunderous explosion erupted across Mount Buzhou.
The Xiantian Great Array, which even Taiyi Realm Golden Immortals could scarcely shake, shattered under Tianlu's devastating blow like fragile glass.
In that instant, an incomparably dense Xiantian radiance burst forth from the shattered Void.
The radiance was dazzling, containing the vast aura of the four great origins of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind. It instantly pierced the heavens and spread across hundreds of millions of miles.
At that moment, the spiritual radiance appeared, and a heaven-shaking phenomenon arose.
Within the Buzhou Mountain Range, the mighty Taiyi Realm Golden Immortals who had originally shut tight their cultivation grounds, pretending to be deaf and dumb as they cultivated, were all deeply shaken upon seeing such earth-shattering treasure light.
"Such a phenomenon means a top-grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasure or Spiritual Root must have emerged!"
"A fortuitous opportunity! A tremendous opportunity!"
For a time, greed overcame reason.
Hundreds of streaks of escape light radiating the powerful aura of Taiyi Realm Golden Immortals shot wildly toward the center of the spiritual radiance from every direction, like meteors chasing the moon.
All of them wanted to seize this heaven-shaking opportunity. Some had even secretly brought out their magical treasures, prepared to fight fiercely.
However, when they were only halfway there and their divine senses detected the scene at the center of the radiance, every streak of escape light came to an abrupt halt in midair.
When they clearly saw the familiar, enormous figure bathing in the radiance and emanating the terrifying pressure of a Daluo Golden Immortal, the faces of every Taiyi Realm Golden Immortal instantly turned deathly pale.
"It's that Pixiu!"
"Damn it! Why is it that calamity star?"
Without the slightest hesitation, those Taiyi Realm Golden Immortals who had been charging forward so aggressively a moment ago immediately turned and fled like startled birds. They escaped even faster than they had come.
That was because the figure was none other than the peerlessly vicious Pixiu whose infamous name had spread throughout the Buzhou Mountain Range in recent days.
In the rumors circulating among them, they had long ceased to regard this Pixiu as an Auspicious Beast that brought wealth and treasure. Instead, they considered him a peerless ferocious beast that had escaped from Chaos.
After all, what kind of Auspicious Beast behaved like a bandit, pulling up even the ornamental spiritual roots outside someone else's home without leaving a single one behind?
They understood perfectly well that this Pixiu, Tianlu, acted without restraint, and his strength had reached the terrifying Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.
Even if there were more of them, those Taiyi Realm Golden Immortals were no different from ants trying to shake a tree before a Daluo Golden Immortal. If they dared to go forward and seize the opportunity, they would undoubtedly be courting death.
Tianlu naturally noticed the Taiyi Realm Golden Immortals who had turned back after approaching.
Seeing them flee one after another faster than rabbits, Tianlu snorted disdainfully.
"At least you know what's good for you."
Those who understood the times were wise. Since they had not foolishly come over to throw away their lives, Tianlu could not be bothered to chase them down. At least this lot had some sense.
Then Tianlu withdrew his gaze and looked toward the opportunity before him, which radiated an endless aura of Creation.
A remarkably divine spiritual root was rooted in the soil ahead.
The spiritual root stood roughly thirty zhang tall, crystal-clear throughout, with profound Innate Dao Patterns flowing across its trunk.
Atop its canopy grew four enormous Plantain Leaves.
The four Plantain Leaves were each a different color, displaying azure, red, black, and yellow radiances respectively. Wind, fire, water, and earth—the four innate origin elements—coiled around them.
Gales howled, blazing fire roared, heavy water surged, and thick earth settled. Four entirely different yet mutually complementary powers merged perfectly upon this spiritual root.
"So it was this!"
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