A Hundred Years in Wuyi Mountain

"Things have come to this, so there is no need for this poor Daoist to remain on Kunlun Mountain any longer. From this day forth, Kunlun Mountain is yours, Chan School."

Primordial Heavenly Venerable tried to persuade Laozi to stay, but Laozi had already made up his mind. He directly took his two disciples, Xuandu the Grand Magus and Du'e True Person, and left Kunlun Mountain.

News of the Three Pure Ones splitting up instantly spread throughout the Primordial World. In Nuwa Palace, Nuwa lay upon her cloud couch and let out a disapproving sigh.

The Western Two Sages, on the other hand, were so excited they nearly celebrated. After all, the Three Pure Ones splitting up brought them nothing but benefits.

Daoist Zhunti directly said, "Senior Brother, now that the Three Pure Ones have split up, this is the perfect time to go east and bring some destined people back to our West."

Without waiting to see whether Daoist Jieyin agreed, he transformed into a streak of light and headed east, intending to use the Three Pure Ones' split to strengthen his Western Sect.

As for the other great powers of the Primordial World, they all had differing opinions. Most simply treated it as gossip, since it had little to do with them.

In Zixiao Palace, Hongjun also opened his eyes at the moment the Three Pure Ones split apart. His gaze turned directly toward Kunlun Mountain.

Though he merely glanced at it before ignoring the matter, the smile that rose uncontrollably at the corners of his mouth was quite real.

After leaving Kunlun Mountain, Tongtian gave the Heaven-Earth Ruler to Lu Xuan. Then he parted ways with Lu Xuan and took his other disciples to Golden Ao Island.

Lu Xuan, meanwhile, led Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters toward Wuyi Mountain.

After all, the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls that had originally belonged to Zhao Gongming now belonged to Lu Xuan. In return, Lu Xuan naturally had to give Zhao Gongming a spirit treasure.

The treasure Lu Xuan chose for Zhao Gongming was the Supreme-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure, Treasure-Dropping Coin. After all, it was simply too fitting for the God of Wealth.

In the original course of events, Zhao Gongming's Sea-Calming Pearls had been knocked down by the Treasure-Dropping Coin. This ultimately left Zhao Gongming seriously injured.

Now that Zhao Gongming had obtained the Treasure-Dropping Coin, it could be considered helping him defy fate and change his destiny. It might even affect Zhao Gongming's outcome in the Investiture of the Gods Calamity.

Before many days had passed, the group arrived at Wuyi Mountain. However, the mist that had once shrouded the mountain was now gone.

Although tens of thousands of years had passed since the last great battle, the traces it left behind remained clearly visible. The vast Wuyi Mountain was no longer a top-tier Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven.

This could not help but puzzle Bixiao, who directly asked Lu Xuan, "Martial Uncle, we traveled for so many days just to come here?"

"Bixiao thinks this place is far too ordinary. It cannot even be considered a Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven. Could such an ordinary place really nurture a spirit treasure?"

Lu Xuan smiled and said, "Kunlun Mountain is a top-tier Blessed Land and Grotto-Heaven. After living there for so long, what worthwhile spirit treasures did you find?"

Lu Xuan's words instantly made Bixiao lower her head gloomily and shake it. She truly had searched, even combing through the entirety of Kunlun Mountain.

Unfortunately, she had not found even a single Low-Grade Innate Spirit Treasure. Kunlun Mountain had been scoured by countless people; how could any good treasures have remained for Bixiao to find?

Seeing Bixiao's expression, Lu Xuan smiled and said, "It is precisely because this place looks ordinary that no one pays it any attention."

"Moreover, top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures are protected by grand formations. Only when they are about to emerge into the world will those formations dissipate and reveal their true forms."

Lu Xuan's words made Bixiao's eyes light up, and she immediately became eager to try. If Lu Xuan had not been present, she likely would have already plunged headfirst into Wuyi Mountain.

Lu Xuan led the four siblings into Wuyi Mountain, found a level patch of land, and built three thatched cottages for himself, Zhao Gongming, and the Three Xiao Sisters respectively.

After settling down, Lu Xuan taught the Dao to Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters every day. Combined with Primordial Enlightenment Tea to enhance their comprehension, Zhao Gongming and the Three Xiao Sisters' cultivation advanced by leaps and bounds.

Speaking of Primordial Enlightenment Tea, after Lu Xuan had taken the Enlightenment Tea Tree away from Wuyi Mountain, new tea trees had unexpectedly grown in the original valley.

However, their grade no longer reached the innate level; they were all merely acquired-grade tea trees. Even so, they still had the effect of increasing one's comprehension.

Lu Xuan did not touch these acquired Enlightenment Tea Trees. It was not because he looked down on them, but because one should never take everything too far.

Lu Xuan had not forgotten to search for the Treasure-Dropping Coin he sought. Yet after living in Wuyi Mountain for nearly a hundred years, he had found no trace of it.

Even Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao had not appeared in Wuyi Mountain. Lu Xuan could not help but wonder whether the two had only moved to Wuyi Mountain later.

If they had indeed moved here later, then the Treasure-Dropping Coin might not necessarily be in Wuyi Mountain. If he wanted to find it, his only clue would be Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao.

A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye. One day, Lu Xuan suddenly sensed that the surrounding innate spiritual energy had become increasingly violent.

With a slight deduction, Lu Xuan learned the reason. Yunxiao was on the verge of a breakthrough; she was about to form the Three Flowers above her head and break through to the Zenith Heaven Realm.

Although the Three Flowers did not bloom at the Early Great Luo Golden Immortal stage, they were the foundation of everything. If one's foundation was unstable, then no matter how extraordinary one's talent, the grade to which the Three Flowers could bloom would be greatly limited.

Without the slightest hesitation, Lu Xuan appeared beside Yunxiao. He then summoned the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus and had it float above Yunxiao's head.

In an instant, Purifying World Light spilled down, making Yunxiao's aura incomparably calm. A calm aura was the key to establishing a solid foundation.

During the Dao-Demon War, when Luohou fell, he had once made a vow, declaring that inner demons would arise whenever disciples of the Mysterious Sect sought the Dao. If they could not suppress those inner demons, they would surely fall into the demonic path.

Though Yunxiao's disposition was enough to ensure that inner demons would never affect her, she would still have to devote part of her attention to guarding against their invasion.

Now, with the Twelfth-Grade Pure World White Lotus, Yunxiao no longer needed to divide her focus to resist inner demons. She could devote herself entirely to condensing the Auspicious Cloud above her head and preparing fertile ground for the Three Flowers.

Gradually, Yunxiao's aura began to surge rapidly. In the end, the Auspicious Cloud above her head expanded to several hundred mu, and three swaying flower buds emerged atop it.

The size of the Auspicious Cloud directly affected the grade of the Three Flowers. After all, the Auspicious Cloud was like spiritual farmland for planting the Three Flowers; its breadth and fertility naturally had an innate influence on them.

Of course, an Auspicious Cloud could also be accumulated through later cultivation, its area expanded through continuous practice. However, that was hundreds or thousands of times more difficult than condensing it during a breakthrough.

For Sages such as the Three Pure Ones, the Auspicious Clouds above their heads exceeded ten thousand mu. Primordial Heavenly Venerable's was even more extraordinary; if fully spread out, it stretched a full million li.

Of course, Primordial Heavenly Venerable's Auspicious Cloud could reach a million li not because he had condensed it during his breakthrough, but because he had later merged the All-Heavens Auspicious Cloud into it.