Taking Root in the Void, Drawing from Primordial Chaos
Under the erosion of Chaos Spiritual Energy, this floating mountain was completely barren, devoid of any spiritual plants, not even a single weed, and certainly no spiritual beasts.
The only living being was the Yellow Plum, Chaos Spiritual Root that took root in the void.
The tree is thousands of feet tall, shaped like a dragon, with a canopy of green, and nine flowers at the top, resembling white lotuses, with golden patterns on the petals outlining the two characters 'Huang Zhong'.
Its roots are like coiled dragons, embedded in the void, their whiskers unseen.
Boy Hao casually picked up a huge rock from the barren ground and threw it at the Spirit Root. The rock turned into a shooting star and crashed into the Spirit Root.
But before it could strike the Spirit Root, it turned into a pile of stone dust.
Boy Hao explained, "That Spirit Root is surrounded by Chaos Spiritual Energy. This Chaos Spiritual Energy is highly destructive to non- Primordial Chaos things. Even Divine Sense has to be careful when entering it."
Wu Chu nodded slightly and tried to extend his Divine Sense over there.
Sure enough, before his Primordial Spirit even got close to the Chaos Spiritual Root, he already felt a tearing sensation. When he forced his Primordial Spirit to enter and come into contact with the Chaos Spiritual Root, he was indeed unable to sense any Yin Yang or yang energy or the Five-Element Essence.
Wu Chu withdrew his Primordial Spirit and thought of the Jianmu Remnant Branch that his master had given him, which he always carried with him. He wanted to take it out and put it here to try it out.
But considering that his master had Jianmu Remnant Branch but didn't put it here, he figured that the Chaos Spiritual Energy here wouldn't be enough to meet the requirements for the Jianmu to be reborn.
Therefore, everything here must have been Yellow Plum's own creation, rooted in the void and drawing upon the Chaos Spiritual Energy from the Primordial Chaos, rather than arranged by his ancestral master. Otherwise, his master could have easily created a similar place to cultivate the Jianmu!
Regardless, isn't the Jianmu one of the Chaos Spiritual Root?
Although I have never heard of the effects of the fruit of the Jianmu, the fact that the Jianmu can be one of the Chaos Spirit Treasure and can Tongtian and earth is enough to demonstrate its extraordinary nature.
The patriarch couldn't possibly be unaware of this, yet he still gave it to his Jade Capital Mountain. What was his intention?
Unbeknownst to him, Wu Chu, like Hao before him, began to fill in the blanks in his own mind.
"Junior Brother Hao, since there is Chaos Spiritual Energy here, why didn't Master cultivate that Jianmu Remnant Branch here in the first place, but instead gave it to me?"
Unable to understand, Wu Chu carried forward the fine tradition of 'asking questions when they don't understand'.
Hao scratched his head and shook it, saying, "I don't know either! I dare not ask Master about this! If Master thinks I'm jealous of my senior brother, that would be troublesome."
Wu Chu laughed and pressed his little head down, saying, "Tell me honestly, you really haven't been jealous of your senior brother?"
Hao shook his head and said, "Of course I'm envious, but not jealous. Master enlightened Yao and me, gave us life, and everything we have now. We're too grateful to even ask for it, how could we question Master's decisions? Master knows the past and the future. Since he accepted you as his disciple, he must have seen your extraordinary qualities..."
After a pause, Hao raised his head and glanced sideways at Wu Chu, then said, "Indeed, Senior Brother's cultivation is progressing much faster than Yao's and mys. When we first met, Yao's and my cultivation were both significantly stronger than Senior Brother's! But now, Senior Brother has already entered the Daluo, while Yao's and my cultivation are still only at the Taiyi Realm, with extremely limited growth..."
Upon hearing this, Wu Chu patted his little shoulder and said, "Don't worry, your future also holds infinite possibilities."
Hao nodded, and then smiled, "Although I sometimes feel discouraged, the thought that many beings are worse off than us makes me feel much better. While we may not be the best, we're certainly better than the worst. Senior brother won't laugh at me for being so spineless, will he?"
Wu Chu thought to himself: How could I possibly laugh at the future Heavenly Emperor for being incompetent? If this is what you call incompetent, then how many living beings on this Primordial Land would have the face to live?
I wonder if it's because his cultivation progresses slowly that he needs to undergo so many tribulations to increase his cultivation and make up for his shortcomings?
Wu Chu shook his head and said, "How could that be! Every living being born into this world has its own strengths and weaknesses. Some beings are born strong, causing a sensation from the moment they are born, while others are as weak as flowers and grass, unknown and needing to accumulate strength step by step. So we don't need to compare ourselves with others, we just need to see if we are still improving. As long as we are not regressing or standing still, it doesn't matter."
Hao nodded his little head, his eyes brimming with tears, and silently looked at Wu Chu. He thought how wonderful it was to have a senior brother who could comfort people! Master would never say such things to them.
"Junior brother, wait here for a moment, I'm going to do an experiment!"
As Wu Chu spoke, he walked towards the Chaos Spiritual Root Yellow Plum, his clothes disappearing as he walked, leaving him only in his underwear, letting the Primordial Chaos energy tear at his body.
As Daluo Realm, Wu Chu already possesses sufficient resources to roam freely in the Primordial Chaos. Even if the duration of this roaming is still limited, he can certainly roam for a period of time without any problem.
However, Wu Chu didn't want to test whether he could use his cultivation to resist the Primordial Chaos energy, but rather to see if his physical strength alone could withstand the erosion of the Primordial Chaos Qi.
After all, his physical strength, Mysterious Technique to the Ninth Revolution of a profound cultivation technique, was comparable to that of a top-grade, early-stage Spirit Treasure.
As he got closer to Yellow Plum, the force of the Primordial Chaos Qi tearing at his body increased significantly, but it was still not enough to break through his defenses.
He even climbed up the Spirit Root with his bare hands and played around on the tree, yet the damage caused by the Primordial Chaos energy was negligible.
As Wu Chu walked back with a frown, Hao said, "Senior Brother, do you want to test the damage of Primordial Chaos energy to your physical body? You'll have to go to the Primordial Chaos Realm first. Although there is Primordial Chaos energy here, Master said that it's just Primordial Chaos Yellow Plum spilled out when she absorbed it, and it's too weak. Otherwise, I wouldn't dare stand here for long."
Wu Chu nodded and said, "It is indeed time to take a trip into the Primordial Chaos, but there's no rush. We have plenty of time. We can improve our cultivation level first."
After leaving the floating mountain where Yellow Plum was, Wu Chu followed Hao to their next destination while looking up at the sky and asking, "Did Master create the changing of the sun and moon, and the shifting of stars on Jade Capital Mountain, using the Great Dao Laws?"
Hao shook his head and said, "Actually, I 'Taiqing either! But I think it should be true! When Yao and I appeared on Jade Capital Mountain, there were already Moon Star here."
"Haven't you flown up there to see it?" Wu Chu asked again.
Hao blinked his big eyes, as if to say: Senior brother, do you think I'd be that bored?
Wu Chu looked down at him, as if replying, "Even Master said you guys are usually very boring, what do you think?"
Perhaps moved by Wu Chu's sincere gaze, Hao said somewhat apologetically, "I really haven't investigated that thoroughly! If you're interested, Senior Brother, you can go and take a look."
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