Time flew by, and in the blink of an eye, another fifty thousand years had passed.
Over those fifty thousand years, Minghe had refined more than half of Pangu's Essence Blood. On this day, his body suddenly trembled, and a deep, vast aura spread forth.
Minghe's cultivation had also naturally broken through to the late stage of Hunyuan Golden Immortal.
Just as Minghe was about to continue refining the remaining Pangu's Essence Blood, the system's notification suddenly sounded in his mind.
"Ding! Detected that Great Peng, the Son of Yuan Feng, is about to enter the Blood Sea's range. The host may make one of the following choices."
"Choice One: Those who trespass into the Blood Sea shall be killed without mercy. Kill Great Peng to receive one portion of Innate Yin-Yang Origin."
"Choice Two: Do not kill Great Peng, but capture and suppress him, tame and train him. Reward: Phoenix Tree."
"Choice Three: Allow Great Peng to wreak havoc in the Blood Sea. Reward: one Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation."
Hearing the system's notification, Minghe's heart stirred, and he opened his eyes.
Great Peng, the Son of Yuan Feng? And he was about to come to his Blood Sea? Wasn't this walking right into his net and delivering himself to Minghe's door?
Previously, Minghe had made a choice that would have him accept Yuan Feng's two sons, Kong Xuan and Great Peng, as disciples.
However, finding it too troublesome, he had not gone to take them in and had chosen to give up.
Yet now, Great Peng had actually come to him of his own accord.
One had to know that Yuan Feng's two sons were both extraordinary.
Kong Xuan was the first peacock in heaven and earth. After refining the Innate Five-Elements Origin, he had cultivated the great divine ability known as the Five-Colored Divine Light.
During the Investiture of the Gods, Kong Xuan had displayed his might. Not only had he repeatedly defeated many disciples of Jade Void Palace,
but with a single sweep, even Zhunti, one of the Two Sages of the West, had been carelessly swept into the Five-Colored Divine Light.
Though Zhunti ultimately broke free through his back and subdued him as the Great Peacock King of the West, Kong Xuan had still been immensely formidable.
Great Peng, on the other hand, was the first Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird in heaven and earth. Compared to Kong Xuan, however, he seemed rather foolish.
That was because Great Peng had not refined his Innate Yin-Yang Origin into a divine ability as Kong Xuan had. Instead, he had turned it into a magic treasure—the Yin-Yang Two Qi Bottle.
As a result, Great Peng's strength was far inferior to Kong Xuan's, and naturally, he had no notable achievements worth mentioning.
And now, Great Peng had flown to his Blood Sea. He even intended to cause trouble in the Blood Sea?
Minghe frowned, and killing intent arose within him. It was his instinct, but he quickly smiled and silently said to the system, "System, I choose Two."
Although killing Great Peng would grant him the Innate Yin-Yang Origin, that did not mean he had to choose that option.
Obtaining the Innate Yin-Yang Origin would allow Minghe to cultivate another great divine ability, just as he had cultivated the Five-Colored Divine Light.
It would be equivalent to gathering the innate origins of both Kong Xuan and Great Peng within himself.
One person mastering both the five elements and yin and yang.
This was entirely feasible for Minghe. After all, he had long comprehended the principle that the Three Thousand Great Daos led to the same destination by different paths.
Not to mention two divine abilities—even more divine abilities could be cultivated by Minghe.
But even so, Minghe did not have to choose that option. After all, that choice was based on killing Great Peng.
It was not that Minghe could not kill Great Peng. Rather, with a second option available,
he withdrew his killing intent toward Great Peng and chose Two. By suppressing and subduing Great Peng, he could obtain the Phoenix Tree.
The Phoenix Tree was a spiritual root in no way inferior to the Enlightenment Tea Tree, Five-Leaf Pine Needle, or Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Tree.
It was also a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root and had once been the divine tree of the Phoenix Clan.
However, the Phoenix Clan had long since declined. They were now holed up within the Volcano of Immortality in the south and no longer contended for supremacy over heaven and earth.
The Innate Phoenix Tree, the first phoenix tree in heaven and earth, had also vanished long ago.
The phoenix trees planted within the Volcano of Immortality now were merely descendants of this spiritual root.
They were only acquired phoenix trees.
Once Minghe made his choice, the system's reward was quickly issued.
It truly was the Innate Phoenix Tree.
It seemed that the system had great faith in his strength and did not worry in the slightest that he would fail to capture a mere Great Peng.
That was why it had issued the reward in advance.
Minghe planted the spiritual root within Blood God Palace. Instantly, the aura of the entire palace seemed to grow scorching hot.
However, the other Enlightenment Tea Tree, Five-Leaf Pine Needle, Yellow Central Plum Tree, and the Great Zhou Heavenly Stars Tree that had been planted not long ago also released their auras, immediately suppressing the Phoenix Tree.
Seeing the Phoenix Tree instantly behave itself, Minghe could not help but smile. Looking at it now, this place had truly become a gathering ground for spiritual roots.
One top-grade innate spiritual root, four top-grade innate spiritual roots, and beyond that, there was also a Hollow Willow Tree inside the Chaos Pearl, which was likewise a top-grade innate spiritual root.
Just then, Minghe's heart stirred. As if sensing something, he looked up toward the outside of the palace.
The sky above the Blood Sea had suddenly darkened. Minghe's gaze reached an immense distance, and he saw a golden figure flying toward the Blood Sea at incredible speed.
It was precisely this figure that had blocked out the high sky, causing the Blood Sea to darken.
That figure was Great Peng. He was flying in his true form, incomparably swift. With a single flap of his wings, he crossed tens of millions of li, his body shattering the void with a thunderous crash.
Minghe estimated that even when he had been a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he likely had not possessed such speed.
Relying on such speed, as long as this Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird did not provoke extremely powerful great experts, he could run rampant throughout the Primordial World.
Unfortunately, this time, Great Peng had kicked an iron plate.
Minghe did not know whether it was because he had always kept a low profile and had no reputation in the Primordial World that the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird had come to his Blood Sea to run wild.
But regardless, completing the task was the priority.
Minghe rose from the Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus. Clanging sounds rang out from within his body, while the aura he emitted grew weaker and weaker until he became like an ordinary person who had never cultivated.
This was a minor divine ability Minghe had comprehended while cultivating Dao Proving Through Laws, tempering his body with laws, and studying the mysteries of the physical body. It allowed him to close the countless pores and acupoints throughout his body, concealing every trace of his aura.
Minghe walked out of Blood God Palace and watched as the shadow in the sky grew larger and larger, completely shrouding the Blood Sea in darkness.
At the same time, violent winds swept forth with endless howls, raising towering waves across the Blood Sea.
The waters surged and churned without end.
Minghe was in no hurry. He waited quietly, and after some time, heaven and earth suddenly became bright and dazzling once more.
As darkness gave way to light, a figure descended before Blood God Palace.
It was a youth radiating an unruly aura. He wore a golden robe and had sharp eyes. He was the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird.
The Son of Yuan Feng—Great Peng. After landing, Great Peng glanced at Minghe without thinking much of him.
Then he looked at Blood God Palace behind Minghe, and his eyes lit up. He laughed loudly. "Good, good, good! Who said the Blood Sea was a godforsaken place? There's actually such a palace here."
"This will be mine from now on!" Great Peng shouted as though no one else existed.
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