Northern Profound Yuan Water-Control Flag

On Mount Buzhou, birds sang and flowers bloomed. Emerald peaks rose in view, immortal mists drifting everywhere; clouds and rain nourished the heavens, colorful finches sang and danced upon the branches. Spirit beasts frolicked, leaping freely across golden bridges; all manner of immortal grasses and wondrous herbs covered the mountain, their immortal fragrance intoxicating. White clouds floated through the ravines—truly a paradise upon earth!

Mu Jizi and Kunpeng wandered along the mountainside of Mount Buzhou, collecting some matured innate treasures as they chatted casually.

"Worthy brother, look!" Mu Jizi suddenly pointed at the birds and beasts playing in the distance. "Though Mount Buzhou bears a pressure, it is directed only at cultivators like us. Those birds and beasts without cultivation or magical power need not fear it!"

"Elder brother speaks truly!" Kunpeng nodded. "We cultivators may seem carefree and joyous, yet we struggle bitterly beneath the Heavenly Dao. In the end, among hundreds of millions of cultivators, how many can attain Sagehood and roam freely between Heaven and Earth?"

"And what if one becomes a Saint? Compared to the Grand Dao, a Saint is merely a slightly larger ant!" Mu Jizi glanced at Kunpeng, radiant light gleaming in his eyes. "So long as we cultivators understand our true nature, comprehend our Dao hearts, and know what we seek, we will naturally cast aside countless hardships and obtain the true Dao!"

"The Grand Dao stretches endlessly. To break through the barriers of the heart and point straight to one's true self is a task beset by a thousand hardships and ten thousand trials!" Kunpeng sighed, unknowingly growing somewhat dispirited. "Elder brother understands his Dao heart and has a goal in pursuing the Dao, but this foolish younger brother does not know where the Dao lies. How am I to pursue it? How am I to explore it?"

Hearing this, Mu Jizi frowned. Seeing the bewilderment in Kunpeng's eyes, he gave him a resounding rebuke: "Where has your resolve gone, worthy brother? The path of the Dao may be difficult, but it cannot bar the steps of our generation. Even if the chance is one in a hundred million, we must seize it! Do you still remember what we said when we first met?"

As he spoke, Mu Jizi's spirits soared, astonishing light shooting from his eyes. Then he enunciated each word: "Your pursuit is to become a Saint!"

"Become a Saint!" "Become a Saint!" "Become a Saint!"...

At the words "become a Saint," a vast and majestic aura suddenly rose, and the voice echoed through the entire ravine, lingering without fading for a long while!

"My pursuit is to become a Saint?" Hearing this, Kunpeng's expression changed several times. At last, his body shuddered violently, clarity gradually returning to his eyes. Cold sweat covered his forehead, and lingering fear appeared upon his face!

"Worthy brother, worthy brother!" Seeing this, Mu Jizi called out softly several times. "Worthy brother, are you all right?"

"Whoosh~~~~~~"

Kunpeng let out a heavy breath. Looking at Mu Jizi's concerned expression, warmth filled his heart. He shook his head, then said with lingering fear, "I'm fine. I was fortunate that elder brother awakened me just now. Otherwise, I fear I would have been deluded by an illusion!"

"It's nothing! But what happened earlier?" Mu Jizi was somewhat puzzled. Kunpeng was an ancient ferocious beast and, in later ages, the teacher of the Demon Race. His Dao heart should have been exceptionally steadfast—how could a single sentence from Mu Jizi have given rise to an inner demon?

"Hehe!" A bitter smile rose at the corner of Kunpeng's lips. Pointing with one hand toward the distance, he said shamefully, "Something was causing mischief and clouded this foolish younger brother's mind, which is why that scene occurred just now."

"Oh? Even with your mental fortitude, worthy brother, you were still deceived. What could it be?" Mu Jizi was greatly surprised. Looking in the direction Kunpeng pointed, he saw only a very ordinary pool of stagnant water hidden within the ravine!

"Elder brother, do not be impatient! Watch this foolish younger brother cast a spell!" Kunpeng shook his head with a smile, deliberately keeping him in suspense. He took a step forward and arrived beside the stagnant pool in the ravine, then reached into the pool with one great hand!

A giant hand formed from magical power appeared out of thin air. That palm resembled the hand of the heavens themselves, vast magical power flowing within it. With a sharp whoosh, it tore through the air and plunged deep into the lakebed!

"Splash~~~~"

After stirring the water, the great hand burst from the pool with a bang. Following behind it was a rapidly spinning blue little flag about a foot tall. Misty light shrouded the flag, countless illusions evolving across its surface, while waves of clarity rushed toward them.

At the sight of it, Mu Jizi immediately felt a sense of familiarity. Looking closely, he exclaimed in surprise, "Northern—Profound Yuan Water-Control Flag!"

"Correct! It is this flag!" Kunpeng nodded. "This foolish younger brother's cultivation is inferior to elder brother's. The moment I entered this place, my mind became muddled and I did not know what to do. Only when elder brother awakened me did I sense a pull!"

"Oh, so that was it!" Mu Jizi suddenly understood. No wonder Kunpeng's eyes had been unfocused just now—he had been deceived by the formation manifested by the Northern Profound Yuan Water-Control Flag!

"Hm? Wait, then why had this elder brother not been deceived by the illusion formation?" Mu Jizi suddenly considered it and felt that something seemed wrong!

"Hehe!" Kunpeng smiled, putting away the Northern Profound Yuan Water-Control Flag. "Perhaps this was the Black-Origin Water-Control Flag's test for this foolish younger brother!"

"That makes sense!" Mu Jizi nodded and did not pursue the matter further!

After collecting the Northern Profound Yuan Water-Control Flag, the two continued roaming Mount Buzhou!

Mount Buzhou's scenery was like a painting. As it had transformed from Pangu's spine, the innate treasures here were naturally of higher quality than those found elsewhere! Though Mu Jizi and Kunpeng had each obtained a spirit treasure, neither minded having more spiritual treasures. Anything they could collect, they collected!

One day, Mu Jizi's expression suddenly shifted. He pulled Kunpeng and leaped into the void, concealing themselves high in the sky!

"Hm? Elder brother, why are we doing this?" Kunpeng steadied himself in the air, a hint of confusion in his eyes!

"Worthy brother, look!" Mu Jizi smiled and pointed below!

"Hm?" Kunpeng followed Mu Jizi's finger and looked down, his pupils immediately shrinking slightly!

At that moment, two figures were walking through the place where they had just rested!

One was a youth of sixteen or seventeen, while the other was an old man in a plain white robe, his beard nearly half a meter long!

The youth was handsome, but his cultivation was merely at the Primordial Unity True Immortal realm. The seemingly ordinary old man, however, had already reached the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Mid-stage, even surpassing Kunpeng by a considerable margin!

There was no need to say who these two were: the Qilin Tribe's Grand Elder and its Second Prince, Qi Yu!

"Yu'er, we have searched Mount Buzhou for more than a month, yet we have still not seen the two great experts you spoke of. Could it be that they have already returned to their residence?" The Grand Elder's face was expressionless, as though nothing in the world could stir his emotions!

"Yu'er does not know!" Qi Yu lowered his head respectfully. "But considering that even the Grand Elder, with his cultivation, has spread out his divine sense and searched for over a month without finding those two great experts, then either their cultivation far surpasses the Grand Elder's, or they have already returned to their residence!"

"Hm!" The Grand Elder nodded. "That should be the case. Since so, we shall search for several more days. If we still gain nothing, we shall return!"

"As the Grand Elder commands!" Qi Yu nodded respectfully. Then he followed the Grand Elder and vanished from Mount Buzhou...

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