Genesis Azure Lotus, Jieyin and Zhunti

Although Mount Buzhou was known as the pillar of heaven, it was not actually pillar-shaped. Rather, it was a majestic mountain whose branches spread throughout the entire Primordial World.

Only its main peak reached the nine heavens, resembling a gigantic pillar that held up the sky.

The mountain range containing the main peak was likewise boundless. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would find it nearly impossible to tread every inch of the main peak of Mount Buzhou.

The time required would simply be far too long.

Wuchen climbed toward the summit of Mount Buzhou's main peak, while the invisible pressure intensified with the changing elevation.

"With my cultivation, I'm afraid it will be difficult to reach the summit. I can only hope the Twenty-Fourth Grade Genesis Azure Lotus isn't located too high up."

Feeling the ever-intensifying pressure, Wuchen could not help sighing.

Mount Buzhou truly deserved its title as the foremost divine mountain of the Primordial World. Acquired spiritual roots covered the mountain everywhere, so numerous that Wuchen could not even be bothered to pick them.

Innate spiritual roots, on the other hand, were somewhat rarer.

Whether it was an innate spiritual root or an innate spiritual treasure, what mattered was fate.

Those fated to meet would meet naturally; those without fate could search a hundred times in vain.

Wuchen had the right mindset. He treated this merely as a journey.

If he obtained something, it was his fortune; if he lost it, it was his fate.

With that mindset, he climbed upward while picking out and collecting a few more distinctive acquired spiritual roots.

By the time Wuchen reached the mountainside, the invisible pressure had already neared the limit of what he could endure.

It was also at that moment.

He once again sensed the pull of his origin, and the corners of his lips unconsciously rose.

"Perhaps this is also one of the advantages of one's innate foundation."

Wuchen murmured softly, then strode toward the source of the pull.

Before long, he arrived before an utterly ordinary-looking cliff. Even his divine sense detected nothing unusual.

Then he pointed with his sword fingers, and Three-Colored Divine Light suddenly appeared.

"Boom!"

With a tremendous roar, the cliff face before him crumbled away.

It had merely been the camouflage of an innate formation.

As the innate formation shattered, a valley that had been hidden within it abruptly appeared before Wuchen.

Within that valley lay a pool.

The water in the pool came in three colors, identical to the Three-Light Divine Water that had given birth to Wuchen.

And within that pool, an azure lotus, crystalline like jade, wreathed in azure radiance, and exuding a heart-soothing lotus fragrance, swayed gently in the wind.

The azure lotus had bloomed to twenty-four grades.

According to the conspiracy theories in Primordial World novels, Hongjun had split it into three because the Heavenly Dao feared it.

Its power was apparent from this alone.

Fortunately, the Heavenly Dao had yet to be born, so there was no question of heaven refusing to permit it.

Wuchen stepped forward and plucked it.

After examining it with his divine sense, he finally understood why the Heavenly Dao feared it.

It was simply too powerful.

The Twenty-Fourth Grade Genesis Azure Lotus actually contained the complete nine laws of creation, the four symbols, space-time, and life and death.

If one could comprehend these nine laws completely, one could master the foundation of creation.

The creation referred to here was not some minor world. Even as a Great Luo Golden Immortal, Wuchen could easily open up a minor world.

By mastering the nine great laws, one could also create medium worlds and major worlds.

Most importantly, the Twenty-Fourth Grade Genesis Azure Lotus containing these nine laws could independently evolve into a major world.

Obtaining it was equivalent to obtaining a ticket to the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

From this perspective.

Was it truly the Heavenly Dao that feared it, or was it Hongjun himself?

That was difficult to say.

Looking at the Genesis Azure Lotus in his hand, Wuchen fell into deep thought.

Even an existence like Pangu had failed on the path of Primordial Infinity.

Hongjun had also abandoned that path and chosen a new road filled with unknowns.

Wuchen would not naively believe he could do better than them.

In other words.

If Wuchen chose the Primordial path, the Primordial Great Luo Golden Immortal realm might be his limit. His chance of entering the Primordial Infinite Great Luo Golden Immortal realm would be nearly nonexistent.

"Forget it. I'm only at the Great Luo realm now. It's too early to think about such things."

Wuchen shook his head and put away the Genesis Azure Lotus.

Then, with a casual wave of his hand, he collected the Three-Light Divine Water that had nurtured the Genesis Azure Lotus, along with a piece of Self-Growing Soil that gleamed with dazzling golden light.

With that, his journey through Mount Buzhou should have come to an end.

Wuchen swept the valley with his divine sense. Only after confirming that nothing had been overlooked did he turn and leave the valley, flying down Mount Buzhou.

The space upon Mount Buzhou was extraordinarily stable. Even Wuchen, a Great Luo Golden Immortal, could not tear it apart.

Once he reached the foot of the mountain.

Wuchen tore open space and took a single step, arriving in the west.

Mountains and rivers had collapsed, the earth had cracked apart, and all spiritual veins had been shattered.

The entire western land was deathly silent. Not a single living creature could be seen. The spiritual energy was chaotic, and traces of demonic qi lingered within it.

Luo Hou's great gift must have left Hongjun's head buzzing, right?

Although Luo Hou had destroyed the west, Hongjun had forced his hand. Thus, Hongjun had to bear and repay this karma and karmic burden.

It was precisely because of this that the Two Sages of the West came to be.

Jieyin and Zhunti had been born in this devastated western land. Rather than choosing to leave, they devoted everything they had to restoring it. They could be considered individuals of great perseverance.

Perhaps Hongjun was involved, but their perseverance and contributions could not be overlooked.

If the Merit Lotus were not tied to his origin, Wuchen truly would have let the matter go. After all, true sages like Jieyin and Zhunti still deserved respect.

Come to think of it, Jieyin seemed to have taken form from the Twelve-Grade Merit Lotus.

The other party had yet to take form. If Wuchen wanted to seize the Twelve-Grade Merit Lotus, he could only erase Jieyin's intelligence.

If that happened, there would naturally no longer be any Jieyin in the Primordial World.

If Jieyin died, Wuchen would likely have to bear the corresponding karma as well.

It would be better to wait until he took form before robbing him.

After Jieyin took form, taking the Twelve-Grade Merit Lotus might leave him severely wounded, but it would not endanger his life. He would only need time to recover.

That way, Wuchen would not need to bear his karma.

Wuchen raised his head, and his divine sense spread outward.

He wondered where the World-Destroying Black Lotus was now. Hopefully, it had not shattered along with the explosion.

"Let's look around."

Wuchen shook his head and began wandering through the west.

Although the west had been destroyed, the vastness of its land had not diminished. It was simply far less pleasant to travel through than Mount Buzhou.

It was scarcely any better than the Blood Sea.

After wandering for an unknown number of years, Wuchen finally sensed the pull of his origin once more. However, it was not the World-Destroying Black Lotus.

After pondering for a moment, Wuchen still broke through the formation and entered.

Inside stood a Twelve-Grade Merit Lotus and the Primordial Bodhi Tree.

Like Minghe, both were at the early Taiyi realm and still had a long way to go before taking form.

"Jieyin and Zhunti greet you, Senior."

Jieyin and Zhunti did not play dead. They timidly greeted Wuchen.

It was only natural for them to feel uneasy. Both were top-grade innate spiritual roots, and there was no guarantee the other party would not harbor malicious intentions, erase their intelligence, and claim them for himself.

Wuchen looked at Jieyin. "You should be able to sense my origin."

Upon hearing this, Jieyin immediately fell silent.