Charging into Mount Meru

What genius, family background, status, or supernatural Divine Ability? None of it matters. The True Self Realm is merely the foundation for reaching the level of cultivators like Hongjun.

"To avoid disaster, one needs to attain transcendence and sainthood. I've heard that there's a great fortuitous opportunity in the world; if one's cultivation reaches its peak and one possesses this fortuitous opportunity, one can achieve sainthood. The Immortal Court's records say that Saint Hongjun may have achieved sainthood in this way, thus creating completely different strength!"

Although Divine Lord Zhenyuan repeatedly advised Zhang Xuezhou to give up, he genuinely helped him find a solution.

Divine Lord Zhenyuan's understanding of transcending the mortal realm and attaining sainthood was far from sufficient, but this was the only method he could think of after repeated pondering.

"Such a great fortuitous opportunity likely requires extremely good fortune; otherwise, it would be overlooked even if it were right under one's nose," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan. "It could be a blade of grass, a stone, a drop of water, a cloud, or a ball of fire—anything in this world could be it. It may seem ordinary, but it possesses extraordinary abilities!"

"What did Hongjun obtain?" Zhang Xuezhou asked.

"No one knows what Hongjun obtained at the moment," Divine Lord Zhenyuan said, "But the records of the Heavenly Court mention that Houtu Niangniang obtained a Creation Jade!"

What does the Creation Jade look like?

"The tradition says that the Jade of Creation can transform into all things in the world, and can turn decay into wonder, but it has no specific form," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan. "They have taken everything they obtained with them, and it will be difficult to find the same thing again in the world!"

"That's such a pity!"

"I believe that some of the world's most wondrous things might possess such extraordinary fortuitous opportunity. And don't laugh, but I used to think that the Longevity Fruit Tree perfectly embodied this characteristic of turning decay into something magical!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan mentioned the Longevity Fruit Tree.

This fruit tree can transform the corpse of a great cultivator into a longevity fruit, thereby allowing one to activate life-saving techniques and gain a long lifespan.

Divine Lord Zhenyuan believed that this situation was in accordance with a great fortuitous opportunity.

However, since the Life-Trapping Technique entered the soul of the Longevity Fruit Tree, and with corroboration from Yuanshi Tianzun and others, the Longevity Fruit Tree is very likely formed from the remains of the ancient great demon Qingdi.

This also aligns with the characteristics of Heavenly Court cultivators; powerful demons like the Willow God may also become woody after death.

He dismissed the idea that the Longevity Fruit Tree represented a great fortuitous opportunity, but spoke very earnestly about the fortuitous opportunity to transcend the ordinary and attain sainthood, without being stingy with what he had learned from his research and observations over the years.

"Awesome!"

Zhang Xuezhou couldn't help but exclaim in amazement.

Zhang Xuezhou personally grasped the origin and fought with the Demon Lord Hu Yu, which gave him a general understanding of the characteristics of the world's origin. However, Divine Lord Zhenyuan only learned about it from fragments of past records, yet he made similar speculations.

Moreover, Zhang Xuezhou had never seen the original form of the source. Whether it was what he obtained in the Sinkhole No. 2 or what the Demon Lord Tiger Feather possessed, he had never seen its initial form.

If he could obtain the original, primal resources, why would he need to repeatedly exploit others?

"If there are things in the Three Realms that can turn decay into wonder, you should pay attention to them; perhaps that is the fortuitous opportunity to become a saint," said Divine Lord Zhenyuan.

"If I see it, I'll definitely look for it carefully!"

Over the years, Zhang Xuezhou has encountered many good fortuitous opportunity, such as giant trees and ancient trees, as well as the treasures left by the Celestial Craftsmen in the Mohists Family's Mechanical City for traversing space. He has also seen the Reincarnation Stone, which entrusts life and death, and other items such as the Void Heaven Palace, the Red Empyrean Sword, and the Yin-Yang Secret Pill.

He can explain some things clearly and provide the source, but there are other things he simply cannot explain.

Nevertheless, the wondrous phenomena mentioned by Zhang Xuezhou still amazed Divine Lord Zhenyuan, who felt that there was a reason why Zhang Xuezhou's cultivation had increased so rapidly over the years.

Zhang Xuezhou was not only diligent and talented, but also had extraordinary fortuitous opportunity, far surpassing many top-level cultivators, which is why he was able to catch up within a few decades.

"Mount Miluo is over there. The Western Sect may be poor, but their leader is not. Once we infiltrate, we must search for it thoroughly!"

After braving the winds and waves for a whole day with Divine Lord Zhenyuan, the two finally arrived at Milu Mountain, a remote border town in Xiniu Hezhou.

"You seem to know their hideout quite well. I've only been to Mount Ling; I have no idea where this secret realm of Mount Milu is located!"

The secret realm of Mount Milu is high in the sky and cannot be found by ordinary means.

Without a guide, searching for such a secret place would take a very long time, and even Divine Lord Zhenyuan, with his profound Law Power and skill in flying, would not be able to sustain it.

He watched Zhang Xuezhou soaring through the wind and waves, then looked towards a distant cloud shrouded in darkness.

It was indeed a secret place high in the sky. The area didn't look very big, and it could be overlooked if you flew too fast.

"Are we just going to charge in like this?"

Compared to himself, Divine Lord Zhenyuan felt that Zhang Xuezhou was too aggressive. He rushed straight into the secret place of Milu Mountain as soon as he found it. He had never been so presumptuous before in Ling Mountain.

"What are Jieyin and Zhunti anyway? Who cares!"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan called out twice, and seeing that Zhang Xuezhou did not respond, he also Yufeng and rushed over.

A burst of flames swept through the dark clouds; Zhang Xuezhou had clearly triggered the secret realm's defensive setup.

With a wave of his sleeve, Divine Lord Zhenyuan caused the swirling flames to vanish, only to reappear in another area. Then, like duckweed with its roots severed, they quickly disappeared, only to be replaced by swathes of flames emerging from in front of him.

Taking advantage of this lull, Divine Lord Zhenyuan also saw Zhang Xuezhou forcibly breaking into the formation.

While he could use his sleeves to swat away the flames, Zhang Xuezhou didn't care about the flames he spewed at all; he was only bothered by the sticky substance that landed on his feet.

The secret realm of Milu Mountain was indeed set up with traps and mechanisms, and the effects extended throughout the entire secret realm. Even if one forced their way in from the Bifeng layer, they would encounter setbacks. The slime that Zhang Xuezhou stepped on was spread all over the secret realm.

"This slime seems to have the aura of an undead?"

Divine Lord Zhenyuan waved his sleeves repeatedly, forcefully passing through the high-altitude wind layer to get closer.

He called out, and saw Zhang Xuezhou nod as he shook hands and began casting a spell.

A tiny, pale flame emerged from Zhang Xuezhou's right hand, which he shielded with his left hand as if afraid it would be blown out.

Just as Divine Lord Zhenyuan was about to conclude that Zhang Xuezhou's flames wouldn't burn away the slime under his feet, the small flames suddenly burst into flames.

As if contaminated with some flammable material, the flames spread rapidly and engulfed the area in an instant.

"This is a mixture of a great demon's oil, blood, dead souls, and Yellow Springs water," Zhang Xuezhou said. "Outside, there's yang fire ignited by the Crimson Sun Stone, a double attack of yin and yang against any intruder!"

"How many powerful demons would have to die to cover this entire secret land with this stuff?" Divine Lord Zhenyuan exclaimed in amazement.

"One great demon is enough!"

Zhang Xuezhou touched the ground scorched by the Nanming fire, and red oil stained his fingers.

If Zhu Jiuyin were here, he would surely be heartbroken.

Zhang Xuezhou had seen Zhu Jiuyin's blood; it was as viscous as oil, could be used to ignite light, and possessed extraordinary power.

After killing Zhu Jiuyin's physical body, the Western Sect obviously threw the byproducts of refining Zhu Jiuyin's body into Mount Milu, and then combined them with thousands of dead souls for further refinement, thus making this secret place eerily Yin Qi. Ordinary cultivators who fall into such a place can only wait to die.

Zhang Xuezhou's Southern Bright Fire ignited the burning of the Yin Soul, and also set the Zhu Jiuyin oil ablaze, plunging the entire secret realm into flames.