Innate Plantain Tree, Nuwa and Fuxi's Invitation

Tianlu recognized the origins of this spiritual root at a glance, and a storm of shock immediately surged through his heart.

One of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots—the Innate Plantain Tree.

It nurtured the four great elements of wind, fire, water, and earth, making it an exceedingly rare, supreme creation of the Primordial World.

Legends of the Innate Plantain Tree from later ages instantly surfaced in Tianlu's mind.

In the later eras of the Primordial World, the four leaves nurtured by this Innate Plantain Tree had each transformed into a powerful Xiantian Spiritual Treasure.

The fire-attributed Plantain Leaf had ultimately fallen into the hands of Taiqing Laozi, becoming the supreme Numinous Treasure used by Grand Supreme Elderly Lord—one of the three corpses he had severed—to fan the flames while refining pills. With a light wave, it could summon Six-Ding Divine Fire.

The wind-attributed Plantain Leaf, meanwhile, had fallen into the hands of Ancestor Minghe of the Nether Blood Sea. Later, during the Journey to the West Tribulation, this wind Numinous Treasure had appeared in the hands of Princess Iron Fan, the Rakshasa Maiden.

As for the two water- and earth-attributed Plantain Leaves, they had not become famous in later legends and had vanished without a trace.

But no matter what, this Innate Plantain Tree was unquestionably an exceedingly rare treasure!

This was a supreme divine object capable of nurturing four Upper-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures of the same origin.

Greed flickered in Tianlu's pair of golden beast eyes as he hurried forward and carefully examined the Innate Plantain Tree before him.

If such a divine object that seized the Creation of heaven and earth were placed outside, it would certainly trigger a bloody storm sweeping across the entire Primordial World. Even Daluo Golden Immortals would fight until their heads were bloodied for it.

However, when Tianlu's gaze fell upon the four enormous Plantain Leaves swaying in the wind and circulating the primordial auras of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, he keenly detected something unusual.

He discovered that the Innate Dao Patterns winding around the leaves were still somewhat sluggish. Though the power of the four great origins was vast and majestic, it had yet to reach perfect completion.

"Judging by the shape of these Plantain Leaves and the flow of their Dao Patterns, they have not finished developing yet."

Tianlu calculated silently. If he forcibly plucked them now, not only would he damage the Numinous Treasures' innate origins, but he might even cause their grades to plummet drastically. That would truly be a waste of heaven's gifts.

They could not be plucked yet.

But that was fine. Tianlu was not the sort of cultivator who followed the rules.

"Since I've come across it, I'll take the tree and its soil together!"

Tianlu snorted coldly, then habitually opened his enormous, bloodthirsty maw.

An utterly terrifying power of the Law of Devouring erupted, instantly forming a bottomless black hole in the void.

The Innate Plantain Tree, over ten zhang tall, along with the hundred thousand li of Xiantian Spiritual Soil in which its roots were embedded, was uprooted in an instant. It transformed into a dazzling streak of light and was swallowed whole by Tianlu.

Tianlu let out a satisfied burp. Looking inward with his divine sense, he could clearly feel the powerful force of Creation within his Abdominal Space beginning to envelop and nourish the Innate Plantain Tree layer by layer.

"Let it develop within my Abdominal Space. By the time these four leaves mature, they may directly transform into four Supreme-Grade Xiantian Spiritual Treasures!"

At that thought, Tianlu's mood greatly improved.

Having finished all this, Tianlu patted his round belly. He had originally intended to set off immediately and continue scouring other parts of the Buzhou Mountain Range for opportunities, carrying on his fine tradition of stripping every place bare.

Just then, his sharp divine sense suddenly detected two dazzling streaks of light flying rapidly toward him through the nearby void.

"Hmm?"

Tianlu's eyes narrowed as his massive body lowered slightly, radiating a dangerous aura from head to toe.

He could clearly sense that the auras contained within those two streaks of light were extraordinarily powerful, only a notch weaker than his own Middle Daluo Golden Immortal Stage.

They were clearly two supreme Innate Divine Beings at the Early Daluo Golden Immortal Stage.

"Could they have taken issue with my unrestrained actions in the Buzhou Mountain Range these past years and come specifically to cause trouble?"

A trace of doubt flashed through Tianlu's mind, but that made no sense.

After all, after the Dragon-Han First Tribulation and the Dao-Devil War had ended, the baleful aura and Karmic Force between heaven and earth had yet to fully dissipate. Top-level combatants at the Daluo Golden Immortal level were already exceedingly rare.

The time when Daluo Golden Immortals would be as numerous as oxen's hairs would only come during the future Witch-Demon Tribulation, when Innate Divine Beings from every side emerged one after another.

But this was not that time.

So where had these two Daluo Golden Immortals come from?

Could they be old relics who had luckily survived since the Dragon-Han era?!

Tianlu shook his round head and simply stopped dwelling on it. No matter who they were, he would naturally find out once they met.

When the two dazzling streaks of light drew near and came to a halt in the void, Tianlu raised his enormous beast head and asked.

"May I ask which divine beings have arrived, and what brings you here?"

As soon as he finished speaking, the light around the two streaks faded, and they instantly transformed into the humanoid forms of a man and a woman with Innate Dao Bodies.

The man wore a dark Daoist robe. His features were handsome, and his bearing was gentle and refined.

The woman wore a seven-colored robe of rosy clouds. Her beauty was beyond compare, while her demeanor was dignified and sacred.

Upon seeing them, Tianlu did not linger too long on Nuwa, whose elegance eclipsed all others. Instead, he stared intently at Fuxi beside her, carefully studying him.

He secretly mused that this Innate Dao Body was quite pleasing to the eye and accorded with the principles of the Great Dao.

As an Auspicious Beast, a Pixiu, if he accumulated enough and chose to take form in the future, could he also transform into such a handsome and graceful appearance?

Fuxi saw that although Tianlu was enormous and immensely imposing, he carried no fierce or baleful aura. Instead, he exuded a natural auspicious air.

He immediately smiled faintly, stepped forward, and cupped his hands in salute as he gently stated his purpose.

"I see that your aura is deep as an abyss and steady as a mountain. Since we are both in the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, I feel a sense of kinship and wish to discuss the Dao with you. What do you think, Fellow Daoist?"

After a brief pause, Fuxi continued.

"Besides that, I, Fuxi, would also like to learn from you about the current changes in the situation of the Primordial World."

The moment Tianlu heard this, he understood. So they had not come looking for trouble.

Still, upon learning their identities, he was slightly startled.

Nuwa? Fuxi?

The Buzhou Mountain Range was boundless, yet he had happened to encounter these two future great powers of the Primordial World?

Tianlu thought about it. Perhaps his acts over the past years of stripping the Buzhou Mountain Range bare and digging up every last inch of soil had been too conspicuous.

Rumors must have spread, piquing the curiosity of these two and prompting them to come investigate in person.

Since they had come to discuss the Dao and make friends, Tianlu naturally would not refuse.

After all, he could not possibly remain alone forever in the Primordial World.

With that thought, he decisively nodded.

"Very well."

Seeing this, the smile on Fuxi's face deepened. He turned and introduced Nuwa beside him to Tianlu.

"This is my younger sister, Nuwa."

Having said that, Fuxi looked back at Tianlu and asked.

"I have yet to ask your name, Fellow Daoist."

Tianlu nodded slightly and replied.

"My name is Tianlu. Greetings, Fellow Daoist Nuwa."

Upon hearing this, Nuwa also returned the salute with dignified grace.

"Nuwa greets Fellow Daoist Tianlu."

After the brief exchange of pleasantries, Fuxi looked around at the shattered ground and the mess left behind after Tianlu had uprooted the tree. He shook his head slightly.

"The spiritual energies here are in disarray. This is truly unsuitable, not an ideal place to discuss the Dao."

"If you do not mind, Fellow Daoist, why not accompany my sister and me to our Daoist grounds at Fengqi Mountain for a chat?"