Reallocation, Descending the Mountain

These were not bad either, but even combined, they were worth less than the poorest supreme-grade innate spiritual root.

Not to mention that among supreme-grade innate spiritual roots, the Yinyang Twin-Bloom Lotus was among the finest.

With a sigh in his heart, Yuan Yan pondered briefly before taking out the spirit jade he had obtained earlier and refining several jade boxes that were acquired spiritual treasures. He stored away all the mature lotus seeds, spiritual root fruits, and mature spiritual materials, then took all the innate spiritual treasures.

As for the fifteen innate spiritual roots,

he left them alone and allowed them to continue growing within the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven.

He even planted the Wisdom Fruit Tree he had acquired on Mount Buzhou within the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven.

Afterward, he focused all his attention on the World-Sealing Stele, further refining and mastering it while waiting for Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling to arrive and join him.

In less than twenty thousand years, Yuan Yan had not only completely refined the World-Sealing Stele but had also made several arrangements within the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven.

He left behind an imprint of his true spirit and separated off a thread of his primordial spirit. Using a section of innate Five-Colored Bamboo as material, he refined a clone at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

Although such a clone was far inferior to Dao-body incarnations like Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling, unable to cultivate, required to remain dormant under normal circumstances, and possessed rather weak combat power,

if the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven were discovered by a powerful being who sought to break in and touched the protective formation, this clone would awaken. It could then control the innate formation to fight enemies and protect the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven.

The Yinyang Grotto-Heaven had been blessed by heaven and earth, nurturing countless innate spiritual roots and innate spiritual treasures. Naturally, its protective formation was no ordinary one. If driven to its limits, even a Hunyuan Golden Immortal might not necessarily be able to break it.

But everyone knew that an innate formation without anyone controlling it changed in a highly rigid manner. Once someone understood the pattern of its transformations, it could be easily broken.

With someone controlling it, however, things were different. The Yinyang Grotto-Heaven's protective formation would shift unpredictably. To break it, one would have to rely on profound attainments in formations or absolute strength. Even if Yuan Yan's clone could not fully unleash the innate formation's power, it could certainly block every cultivator below the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

That was enough!

It was enough to ensure that when the many innate sacred beings came to Mount Buzhou to seek treasures in the future, his home would not be raided and the many innate spiritual roots would not be lost.

During this time, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling also arrived one after another.

They had climbed Mount Buzhou from different directions, and the distances they traveled were not greatly different.

However, since their cultivation realms were lower than Yuan Yan's, their climbing speed naturally could not compare to his.

Furthermore, beneath Pangu's pressure, they could not climb to the same height as Yuan Yan.

Once they reached their limits, they naturally stopped actively drawing in and resisting Pangu's pressure. Without its suppression, their ascent became much faster.

Thus, they reached the summit of Mount Buzhou not much later than Yuan Yan.

At this moment, the group gathered within the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven. Their minds were connected, so they all knew of one another's gains. They each took out their harvests, preparing to redistribute them.

It had to be said that although Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling were merely Yuan Yan's "three selves" Dao-body incarnations, their luck was not bad either.

Had Yuan Yan not been fated with the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven and obtained so many innate spiritual roots and innate spiritual treasures from within, his harvest would have been inferior to theirs.

For instance, Yuan Jie had obtained the upper-grade innate spiritual treasures Yinyang Cauldron and Cosmos Pearl, the upper-grade innate spiritual root Dream Millet, the mid-grade innate spiritual root Bloodsoul Fruit Tree, and the mid-grade innate spiritual treasure Taiyin Vase.

For instance, Yuan Lun had obtained the supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure Life-and-Death Wheel, the upper-grade innate spiritual treasure World Cauldron, and several lower-grade innate spiritual treasures.

For instance, Yuan Ling had obtained the upper-grade innate spiritual treasures Illusory World Painting and Earth Spirit Pearl, the mid-grade innate spiritual root Mind-Misleading Lotus, and several lower-grade innate spiritual treasures.

However, although they had obtained many innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots, not all of them suited their respective Great Daos. Only by redistributing them and placing them in the hands of those best suited to them could their benefits be maximized.

Yuan Yan redistributed all the innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots.

Yuan Yan himself received treasures suited to his Great Dao, such as the Yinyang Mirror, Yinyang Cauldron, Four Symbols Formation Flags, and Yinyang Twin-Bloom Lotus.

Yuan Jie received treasures suited to his Great Dao, such as the Cosmos Pearl and World Cauldron.

Yuan Lun received the Life-and-Death Wheel, Earth Spirit Pearl, and numerous mid- and lower-grade innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots.

Yuan Ling received treasures suited to his Great Dao, such as the Illusory World Painting, Dream Millet, and Mind-Misleading Lotus.

Though redistributing the treasures this way would certainly leave one Dao-body incarnation at a disadvantage, they were all parts of himself, so there was nothing to fuss over.

After reallocating the treasures in their possession, Yuan Yan and the other three did not linger long within the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven.

They all left the Yinyang Grotto-Heaven and returned to Mount Buzhou, where they began searching the summit.

They searched for tens of thousands of years, combing the area around Mount Buzhou's summit. Only after going more than ten thousand years without gaining any opportunity did the four finally stop.

The four separated and descended the mountain in the four directions of east, south, west, and north, each taking a route different from the one they had used to arrive.

When they first began descending, Yuan Yan and the others did as they had while climbing Mount Buzhou. They spread out their divine senses to investigate every region they passed through, gathering heavenly materials and earthly treasures while searching for innate formations in hopes of obtaining more innate spiritual treasures and innate spiritual roots.

However, whether their fate with the mountain had run out or for some other reason, even after searching for tens of thousands of years, they did not obtain another worthwhile treasure.

Moreover, Yuan Yan, Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Ling all had a vague feeling that it was time for them to leave Mount Buzhou. Even if they continued searching it, they likely would not gain any further opportunities.

When this feeling arose, the four were neither surprised nor stubbornly insistent on continuing their treasure hunt. Instead, they all hastened their descent and returned to the mountainside in merely a thousand years.

Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling encountered no obstacles along the way. Another thousand years later, they had all left the range of Mount Buzhou.

Beyond the range of Mount Buzhou, without Mount Buzhou suppressing heaven, earth, space, and time, a Daluo Golden Immortal could tear through space and travel across it, swiftly reaching any location in the Primordial World as long as they had coordinates.

(The premise was that the location was not sealed by the power of the Great Dao, did not possess a Great Dao domain like Mount Buzhou, and was not blocked by an innate formation.)

Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling naturally would not spend several yuanhui, or even longer, slowly flying there. Instead, they each tore through space and headed toward the western, northern, and southern continents respectively.

Although they did not have exact coordinates for the western, northern, and southern continents, they did not care. After tearing open space, they relied entirely on instinct to leave the endless void.

They believed that, as top-tier innate sacred beings blessed with immense fortune, the places they arrived at would suit their wishes.

And even if they did not, it did not matter. At most, they would spend a few more breaths tearing through space and crossing it again. After a few more attempts, they would eventually reach the places they wanted to go.

Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling traveled smoothly, but when Yuan Yan reached the mountainside of Mount Buzhou, he suddenly stopped and looked toward a place not far away.

At that spot, heaven and earth seemed perfectly integrated, with no apparent incongruity. There seemed to be no heavenly materials or earthly treasures there, much less an innate formation protecting innate spiritual treasures or innate spiritual roots.