In Kunlun Mountain, Taichu, who was discussing the Dao, felt the fluctuation of his Luck and frowned.
"Why is my Luck abnormal?"
Taichu opened his eyes and deduced for a while.
"The Yao Race has been established?"
"So that's it, but I have no intention of joining the Yao Race." Taichu suppressed his Luck.
The Sanqing and others were also alarmed by the Yao Race's movement.
"Presumptuous! It's one thing for Emperor Jun and Taiyi to include those born from dampness and eggs into their Yao Race, but to include us Innate Sacreds, who were born of heaven and earth, into their Yao Race? Such an act is simply an insult to us Innate Sacreds." Yuanshi was furious after feeling the fluctuation of Luck.
For Yuanshi, who valued origins the most, it was not only an insult to be lumped together with those desolate races, but even some Innate Sacreds were not held in high regard by him.
Now, Emperor Jun and Taiyi had included them with all the desolate races in the Yao Race they founded, which was a great humiliation for Yuanshi.
Laozi glanced at Yuanshi, who was already raising his eyebrows in anger, and transmitted a message, "Second Brother, the Two Fellow Daoists are still here, do not be so presumptuous. Emperor Jun and his brother's actions are beneficial to the Desolate, and we cannot stop them. As for us, as long as we suppress our Luck, we will not be counted among the Yao Race; there is no need to pay attention to them."
"Brother, I understand." After hearing Laozi's transmission, Yuanshi also suppressed the anger in his heart.
He knew that the establishment of the Yao Race was now the will of the people, and even the Sanqing could not stop it.
"The Yao Race has been established. It seems that the conflict between the Witches and the Yao is not far off. It seems I also need to make plans early." Taichu muttered after suppressing his Luck.
"Emperor Jun and Taiyi, Two Fellow Daoists, are indeed courageous, being able to integrate all the desolate races into the Yao Race." Although Hongyun had no intention of joining the Yao Race, he had no ill will towards Emperor Jun and Taiyi for establishing the Yao Race.
Zhenyuanzi and Hongyun became good friends naturally because their temperaments were similar, so he nodded in agreement when he heard Hongyun's words.
"The Yao Race? I didn't expect the ideas of Emperor Jun, Two Fellow Daoists, to coincide with mine. It's a pity I don't feel at ease with my sister and don't dare to risk offending the Witch Race to operate." Fuxi looked at the illusory image of the long river of Luck in the Void Realm of the Desolate and couldn't help but be lost in thought.
Nuwa and Fuxi had been together since their birth, and Nuwa immediately noticed Fuxi's absentmindedness, instantly understanding Fuxi's thoughts.
She also knew why Fuxi had the same idea as Emperor Jun and his brother but didn't act on it.
"It was me who delayed Brother."
As for Minghe and Tongtian, they had no thoughts about the Yao Race matter at all. In their hearts, the establishment of the Yao Race had nothing to do with them.
As the Luck of the myriad races of the Desolate continuously converged, the Aura on Emperor Jun and the others also began to climb under the propulsion of that massive Luck.
Emperor Jun and Taiyi were already not far from breaking through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Middle Stage after Hongjun's sermon. Now, under the propulsion of Luck, they naturally broke through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Middle Stage.
Moreover, after Emperor Jun and his brother broke through, Baize also followed closely and broke through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Middle Stage Realm.
As for the strength of the other nine Yao Sages, it was a bit far off. Their strength, under the propulsion of Luck, only barely touched the edge of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Middle Stage Realm and had not yet broken through that quickly.
However, even so, their eyes were filled with pleasant surprise.
And the strength of the myriad races of the Desolate who had converged their Luck into the Yao Race's Luck also increased, each in their own way. For a time, the Yao Race's strength made rapid progress.
"Yao Race!!!"
"Yao Race!!!"
Feeling the changes in their own strength, countless beings in the Desolate shouted towards the Void Realm.
Even some Innate Sacreds who originally had no thoughts now felt a bit restless upon seeing the great benefits the Yao Race gained.
But just then, a large group of figures appeared not far from Emperor Jun and the others.
These people were naturally the Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Witch Race they led.
"Hahaha, Emperor Jun, you two 雜毛鳥 actually want to establish the Yao Race in the Desolate. Have you asked our Witch Race about this?" Zhurong said with a laugh, looking at Emperor Jun and the others.
It would have been better if one ignored the roasted giant bird in his hand.
"Damn it, the feathered bird of our race in Zhurong's hand, he was the only remaining Taiyi Golden Immortal Perfected Realm in our race, and now he has become food for the Witch Race.
Witch Race, you are so presumptuous.
Witch Race, I want you to pay with blood."
A giant bird below Emperor Jun and the others, seeing his kin, whose Aura was similar to his, being killed by Zhurong and becoming Zhurong's food, furiously lunged towards Zhurong.
However, he was still held back by the surrounding Yao Race. This demon was only a Taiyi Golden Immortal Late Stage, and rushing up now would only be suicide.
At this moment, countless Yao Race members looked at Emperor Jun.
Emperor Jun naturally knew that if this matter was not handled well, his Yao Race would collapse immediately.
"Two Fellow Daoists, you insult my Yao Race like this. It seems that Two Fellow Daoists are not here to congratulate, but to cause trouble."
"So what?" Gonggong said, looking at Emperor Jun and the others.
The other Ancestral Witches also looked at Emperor Jun at the same time, their eyes filled with fierce Qi.
They had come this time to stop the establishment of the Yao Race, so they naturally wouldn't show any pleasant expressions.
Moreover, they now wanted to provoke Emperor Jun and the others into attacking them. As long as they suppressed their Aura when the Yao Race was established,
Once the Yao Race was suppressed by their Witch Race today, the Yao Race would not become a major force.
At this moment, Emperor Jun and the others naturally also knew the Witch Race's intentions.
So Emperor Jun, after hearing Gonggong's words, no longer stood on ceremony.
"In that case, let's have a fight."
After speaking, Emperor Jun and the others transformed into their true forms, sacrificed their Spirit Treasures, and flew towards the Witch Race.
And the Ancestral Witches, seeing Emperor Jun and the others flying towards them, were not angry but delighted, "Good timing!"
After speaking, the Ancestral Witches transformed into their Ancestral Witch True Bodies.
And beneath them, the Witch Race also roared and charged towards the Yao Race. The Yao Race, seeing that Emperor Jun and the others actually chose to fight the Ancestral Witches for a Taiyi Golden Immortal, was also very excited. Seeing the charging Witch Race, they also rushed forward fearlessly.
For a time, the entire area was filled with the shouts of battle from both sides.
This battle attracted the attention of countless beings in the Desolate.
This move would determine the fate of the Yao Race. Once the Yao Race was suppressed by the Witch Race, the newly established Yao Race would become a joke, and the cultivation of Emperor Jun and the others, which had broken through by relying on Luck, would also regress due to the collapse of Luck.
And if the Yao Race successfully withstood this offensive from the Witch Race, then the Yao Race they had just established would truly gain a firm foothold in the Desolate, and those Innate Sacreds who were observing would also join the Yao Race.
After being startled by the Yao Race, Taichu and the others in Yu Xu Palace on Kunlun Mountain stopped discussing the Dao.
At this time, the Cultivation of Laozi and Minghe had already broken through to the Late Stage Realm, and Taichu and the others were not far from breaking through to the Late Stage.
"Two Fellow Daoists, it seems this discussion of the Dao can only end here," Laozi shook his head, sensing the conflict between the Witch and Demon Clans.
Taichu and the others all knew that what Laozi said was correct.
Their previous state of Dao discussion was a rare opportunity, and now that it was interrupted, it would not be so simple to enter that state again.
Moreover, with the conflict between the Witch and Demon Clans erupting, Nuwa and the others were not in their Dao Field, so they could not discuss the Dao with peace of mind.
"Now that the Witch and Demon Clans have erupted, it's time for us to go back and see," Fuxi said, looking at Taichu and the others.
"It is only right," the Three Pure Ones nodded after hearing Fuxi's words.
"Three Pure Ones Fellow Daoists, we, like Fuxi Fellow Daoist, must also return," Zhenyuanzi and the others said after Fuxi and Nuwa bid farewell.
"With the constant disputes in the Great Desolation, I will not keep you Fellow Daoists," Laozi nodded, looking at Taichu and the others.
In fact, Taichu and Minghe were different from them; their Dao Field was in the Sea of Blood, and even if the Great Desolation shattered, it would not affect the Sea of Blood.
However, seeing that everyone else had left, Taichu and his brother naturally felt it inappropriate to stay, and Taichu also had other matters to attend to.
Taichu and the others all nodded after hearing Laozi's words, then transformed into rainbow light and disappeared into Yu Xu Palace.
After Taichu and the others left, Yuanshi and the other looked at Laozi.
"Elder Brother, how is it? What is so extraordinary about Taichu Fellow Daoist that he is so highly regarded by Hongjun Saint?"
"I cannot see through Taichu Fellow Daoist. His Dao is very strange, and when he was discussing the Dao, I could feel that his Alchemy Dao level was no less than mine."
"What? Even Elder Brother cannot see through Taichu Fellow Daoist?"
"His Alchemy Dao is no less than Elder Brother's?"
Hearing this, Tongtian also looked over.
"More than that. I can feel that Taichu Fellow Daoist's Formation Dao is probably even more profound than mine."
Yuanshi and Laozi both looked at Tongtian after hearing his words.
Yuanshi was silent for a moment, then said,
"His Artifact Forging Dao is also no less than mine."
"Hiss~ It seems there is a reason why Taichu Fellow Daoist is so highly regarded by Hongjun Saint."
"Moreover, his Elder Brother Minghe, though silent, his Great Dao is also not simple."
"I'm afraid the strength of these two brothers is no weaker than mine."
Laozi sighed, thinking of Taichu and Minghe.
"Yes, but how could the Sea of Blood, the most polluted place in the Great Desolation, give birth to Two Fellow Daoists like Taichu and Minghe?"
Yuanshi and Tongtian also sighed with emotion upon hearing Laozi's words.
Even the Three Pure Ones, proud as they were, had to admit the excellence of Taichu and Minghe.
"Furthermore, Fuxi and Nuwa are not simple. Especially Nuwa Fellow Daoist, her Great Dao is the Great Dao of Creation, which is no less than our three brothers."
"Zhenyuanzi Fellow Daoist and Hongyun Fellow Daoist are also not simple. We previously underestimated the Innate Sacreds of the Great Desolation."
"Yes, we three brothers are the authentic Pangu descendants and cannot fall behind others."
Yuanshi and Tongtian nodded, and then the Three Pure Ones re-entered Cultivation.
Outside Kunlun Mountain.
Hongyun looked at Taichu and Minghe.
"Minghe, Taichu, Two Fellow Daoists, are you two still returning to Fire Cloud Cave with me?"
"No, something seems to have happened in the Sea of Blood. I need to go back," Minghe spoke first before Taichu could.
Not only Taichu, but Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi were also a little surprised to look at Minghe.
This was the first time they had heard Minghe speak on his own initiative.
Taichu transmitted his voice, asking,
"Elder Brother, even if the Great Desolation is in chaos, it shouldn't affect our Sea of Blood, right? Has something really happened in the Sea of Blood?"
"It's nothing, just some living beings have entered the Sea of Blood, and I'm a little worried after not returning for so many years. If you have something to deal with, you don't have to come back with me."
"That's good." Taichu breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Minghe's voice transmission.
"Then will Taichu Fellow Daoist also return with Minghe Fellow Daoist?" Hongyun looked at Taichu.
Taichu pondered for a moment after hearing Hongyun's question.
"Originally, I traveled with Hongyun to Fire Cloud Cave partly for Dao discussion, and partly for the Gourd Vine. Now that both objectives have been achieved, the significance of going to Fire Cloud Cave is no longer great."
Thinking of this, Taichu shook his head at Hongyun. "Hongyun Fellow Daoist, I still have other matters to attend to. I can only visit your Dao Field next time."
"This... that's fine too." Hongyun nodded.
"What about Fuxi Two Fellow Daoists?" Taichu and the others looked at Fuxi and Nuwa.
After leaving Kunlun Mountain, Fuxi and Nuwa did not immediately part ways with Taichu and the others.
"Minghe Fellow Daoist, actually, we have something to ask of you." Nuwa looked at Minghe.
Minghe was stunned to hear Nuwa's words; he and Nuwa had never communicated before.
"May I know what Fellow Daoist seeks?"
"The Gourd Vine Fellow Daoist obtained last time, I wonder if you would part with it? I am willing to exchange it for a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure."
"This..." As soon as Nuwa said this, Minghe and the others looked at Nuwa in surprise.
Although a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure was nothing to them, it was not comparable to a withered Gourd Vine.
Now, a withered Gourd Vine could actually make Nuwa exchange it for a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure.
"The Gourd Vine Taichu told me to contend for is indeed not simple." Minghe's gaze involuntarily turned to Taichu.
"Could that Gourd Vine be some kind of treasure?" Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi also curiously looked at Minghe.
"At this time, Nuwa should not yet have the idea of creating a race. Why would she want the Gourd Vine? And does she not know about the Nine Heavens Rest Soil beneath the Gourd Vine? Perhaps I should test her."
Thinking of this, Taichu looked at Nuwa and asked,
"This item is currently in my possession. May I ask why Nuwa Fellow Daoist wishes to exchange it with me?"
Nuwa, hearing Taichu's words, did not hide anything and said, "Fellow Daoist, you may not know, but I sensed a connection with that Gourd Vine, which is why I wish to exchange it with you."
"It seems Nuwa doesn't have the idea of creating a race yet; she just feels a connection with this Gourd Vine. However, the Gourd Vine is not completely withered yet, and I still want to re-Cultivate it. I can't let Nuwa exchange it for a Medium Grade Spirit Treasure."
Taichu shook his head, thinking of this.
"Apologies, I still have great use for this item; it's impossible to exchange it with Fellow Daoist."
Nuwa's face showed disappointment upon hearing Taichu's words.
"However, if Fellow Daoist needs to use the Gourd Vine in the future, this poor Daoist can lend it to Fellow Daoist for a while."
Upon hearing Taichu's later words, Nuwa's face showed pleasant surprise. "Then I thank Fellow Daoist very much."
Although she did not obtain the Gourd Vine, she received a promise from Taichu, which satisfied Nuwa.
"Nuwa Fellow Daoist, there is no need to be polite." Taichu shook his head.
"With this matter concluded, we, the brother and sister, should return to our Dao Field. Fellow Daoists, we shall meet again if fate allows." Fuxi and Nuwa, seeing that the matter was resolved, quickly left.
Their Dao Field was in the central area of the battle between the Witch and Demon Clans, and they were not at ease.
"Then we shall go back first."
After Fuxi and Nuwa left, Hongyun and Zhenyuanzi also proposed to leave.
Finally, only Minghe and Taichu remained.
Minghe looked at Taichu.
"Taichu, are you returning to the Sea of Blood with me, or do you have other plans?"
"Elder Brother, I have matters to attend to. This time, I will not return with you."
"Be careful when I'm not around."
Minghe nodded after hearing Taichu's words, then also left.
Honghuang Blood Sea—
Yang Mei's gaze surveyed the Sea of Blood below.
"So this is the Honghuang Blood Sea, the most defiled place in Honghuang."
"Pangu, you truly are a schemer. To place one of the most important locations after Honghuang here. If I hadn't broken through to Chaotic Primeval Great Luo Golden Immortal with the Grand Dao of Space and come here myself, I probably wouldn't have discovered this place."
Yang Mei was just about to act, but then he immediately looked towards the Sea of Blood Void Realm.
"Oh, I didn't expect the Sea of Blood's will to have already recognized a master. In that case, if I want to leave a contingency in this Sea of Blood, I'm afraid I'll need to have a chat with this Lord of the Sea of Blood."
After Yang Mei finished speaking, he looked into the Sea of Blood, where a bloody figure emerged.
This figure was Minghe's Blood God. With the help of the Sea of Blood's will within the Sea of Blood, he would be discovered by her unless the intruder was a Chaotic Primeval Great Luo Golden Immortal or a Saint.
As a Chaotic Primeval Great Luo Golden Immortal, Yang Mei naturally wouldn't have been discovered by Minghe. However, if Yang Mei wanted to leave a contingency in the Sea of Blood, it would be discovered by Minghe once he achieved Hunyuan.
To be absolutely sure, Yang Mei naturally wanted to discuss it with Minghe, the Lord of the Sea of Blood, beforehand.
Therefore, Yang Mei deliberately released his aura for Minghe to sense.
Yang Mei looked at the bloody figure, a hint of admiration involuntarily appearing in his eyes.
"Is this Fellow Daoist the Lord of the Sea of Blood?"
"Poor Daoist Minghe, Lord of the Sea of Blood, greets Fellow Daoist." Minghe also sized up Yang Mei at this moment.
"Even within the Sea of Blood, I cannot discern the strength of this Daoist. Could it be that there is more than one Saint in Honghuang?"
Minghe's expression remained calm on the surface, but his heart was in turmoil.
Even a Hunyuan Golden Immortal within the Sea of Blood could be partially seen through by Minghe, but Yang Mei, standing before him, was completely unfathomable. This situation could only mean that his strength surpassed that of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal.
"Poor Daoist Yang Mei. Fellow Daoist Minghe, this Divine Ability of yours is quite extraordinary."
For an existence like Yang Mei, Minghe's Blood God Doppelganger Skill could be seen through with a single glance.
"I do not deserve such praise from Fellow Daoist Yang Mei. May I ask why Fellow Daoist Yang Mei specifically drew this Poor Daoist out?" Although Minghe couldn't be sure if Yang Mei was also a Saint, he knew that Yang Mei had deliberately released his aura to draw Minghe out.
"Fellow Daoist Minghe, for some reason, Poor Daoist needs to leave Honghuang. Before leaving Honghuang, I wish to leave a Primordial Spirit in your Sea of Blood. As Fellow Daoist is now the Lord of the Sea of Blood, I hope to gain your consent."
Upon hearing Yang Mei's words, Minghe was somewhat surprised. He hadn't expected Yang Mei to draw him out for this reason.
"With Fellow Daoist's cultivation, even if you were to leave some contingencies in the Sea of Blood, this Poor Daoist, as the Lord of the Sea of Blood, would probably not discover them, would he? Why go to such unnecessary trouble, Fellow Daoist?"
Minghe looked at Yang Mei, not understanding.
"Fellow Daoist, just consider it Poor Daoist's way of ensuring everything is foolproof." Yang Mei did not explain the reason further.
Minghe knew that he currently lacked the strength to obstruct Yang Mei's actions, but Yang Mei's refusal to explain clearly, allowing him to casually leave a Primordial Spirit in the Sea of Blood, made Minghe uneasy.
Yang Mei saw Minghe's hesitation and offered a suggestion.
"If Fellow Daoist Minghe is uneasy, you can accompany Poor Daoist."
"Thank you, Fellow Daoist Yang Mei." Minghe breathed a sigh of relief upon hearing Yang Mei's words.
Yang Mei nodded, then pointed into the Sea of Blood, and a spatial rift appeared in the Sea of Blood Void Realm.
"Fellow Daoist Minghe, please follow me."
"How is that possible!!!"
"How can such a large space exist within the Sea of Blood? No, this is no longer just space, but a world."
"Could this world be the Netherworld that Taichu mentioned before?" Minghe muttered, looking at the spatial rift in the distance.
"Please, Fellow Daoist. This world is not yet complete, and even Poor Daoist cannot stay in it for long."
After speaking, Yang Mei directly entered the spatial rift.
Minghe pondered for a moment and then followed.
"I didn't expect there to actually be a world behind the Sea of Blood. But why is this world so dilapidated?"
The world before Minghe's eyes was a vast expanse of gray, with countless purplish-gray Qi flows permeating it.
Minghe reached out and touched the purplish-gray Qi flow. "The Qi flow in this realm is quite extraordinary. It is similar to the Innate Spiritual Qi outside, but it is filled with Death Qi."
"Could it be that this Death Qi is the reason for this world's dilapidation?"
Upon hearing Minghe's words, Yang Mei shook his head.
"Fellow Daoist is mistaken. This place is the destination for Honghuang's departed souls. This Death Qi is not the cause of the world's dilapidation."
"Moreover, this world is not dilapidated; rather, its foundation is insufficient, and it has not yet fully formed."
"Why does Fellow Daoist say that?"
Minghe could sense that this world was very complete, with no apparent flaws.
"This world still lacks a crucial item. Only when this item returns to this realm will this realm be complete." Yang Mei explained to Minghe.
Yang Mei looked towards the core of the world.
"Pangu was indeed thorough in his considerations, leaving three wills in Honghuang simultaneously. However, with the Heavenly Dao reigning supreme now, will it allow the other two wills to be born?"
But then Yang Mei shook his head again.
"Now that I am being rejected by the Heavenly Dao and am about to leave Honghuang, the affairs of Honghuang no longer concern me. Let Daoist Hongjun consider these matters now."
Yang Mei suppressed his thoughts.
Hongjun was about to join the Dao, and after joining the Dao, the Heavenly Dao's authority would be even greater with Hongjun as its spokesperson.
The Heavenly Dao already disliked him, a Chaotic Primeval Great Luo Golden Immortal with lingering Chaos. When Hongjun joined the Dao, it would be the time when Yang Mei was expelled from Honghuang.
"Fellow Daoist Minghe, please wait a moment."
After speaking, Yang Mei directly arrived in the Void Realm.
Yang Mei transformed into a colossal willow tree.
"I didn't expect Fellow Daoist Yang Mei to actually be a top-tier Innate Spiritual Root in human form."
Minghe looked at the willow tree above with immense surprise. It was extremely difficult for Honghuang Spiritual Roots to develop sentience, and even more so to take on human form.
Yang Mei had no time to concern himself with Minghe's thoughts at this moment.
Yang Mei swayed in the Void Realm, and then a willow branch detached from his main body and drifted away.
After the willow branch left his main body, it directly rooted itself in the world before them.
As the willow branch took root, it began to absorb the surrounding purplish-gray Spiritual Qi. The purplish-gray Spiritual Qi turned the verdant willow branch grayish-white, but it did not affect the vitality within it.
Yang Mei had now dispersed his true form and returned to Minghe's side.
"Fellow Daoist Minghe, let's go. It's not yet time for this realm to be born, so we cannot stay long."
Minghe nodded upon hearing Yang Mei's words.
He could feel the world's immense rejection. His Blood God Doppelganger could only remain for at most the time it takes an incense stick to burn before being expelled by this world.
Before leaving, Minghe looked at this world and thought,
"This realm seems to be the Netherworld that Taichu mentioned to me before. It's a pity that my true body has already separated from Taichu; otherwise, I would still need to inform him of this matter."
As Yang Mei and Minghe left, Hongjun in Zixiao Palace seemed to sense something and looked towards the Sea of Blood.
"Is it Fellow Daoist Yang Mei? Never mind, in the end, I have wronged Fellow Daoist Yang Mei."
"This must be the East Sea. I didn't expect the Vicious Beast's legacy to be stored in the East Sea."
Taichu looked at the East Sea below and shook his head.
"However, during the Vicious Beast era, the Vicious Beast Clan's power almost covered the entire Honghuang. The Dragon Clan back then did not have the strength to occupy all four seas."
"It's just that the East Sea has been ruled by the Dragon Clan for so many years. I wonder if the Vicious Beast's legacy has been found by the Dragon Clan."
"And Fellow Daoist Bi'an, it's been many years since we last met. Moreover, the Dragon Clan's Dragon patterns are very important to me. This time, coming to the East Sea, I still need to visit the Dragon Clan."
Taichu's figure transformed into a rainbow light and entered the East Sea.
"This must be the East Sea. I didn't expect the Vicious Beast's Treasure Trove to be located here."
Taichu shook his head as he looked at the East Sea below.
"However, during the Vicious Beast era, the Vicious Beast Clan's power almost covered the entire Great Desolation. At that time, the Dragon Clan did not have the strength to occupy the entire Four Seas."
"It's just that the East Sea has been ruled by the Dragon Clan for so many years. I wonder if the Vicious Beast's Treasure Trove has been found by the Dragon Clan."
"Moreover, if there's an opportunity during this trip to the East Sea, I should also search for the Three Immortal Islands."
"Also, Fellow Daoist Bi'an has not been seen for many years, and the Dragon Clan's Dragon patterns are very important to me. This time, coming to the East Sea, I still need to visit the Dragon Clan."
Taichu thought for a moment before realizing that he had so many things to handle now that he had arrived at the East Sea.
Taichu's figure transformed into a rainbow light and entered the East Sea.
"I didn't expect things to be so coincidental, but then again, Divine Reverse left behind the Vicious Beast's Bloodline Legacy in the Sea of Blood at that time, and the Treasure Trove in the East Sea was also prepared for the Vicious Beast Clan to rise again. Divine Reverse would naturally search for the most complete place in the East Sea."
"And the most secluded place in the East Sea could only be these Three Immortal Islands."
Taichu looked at an Immortal Island before him, filled with emotion.
Taichu hadn't expected that after searching for thousands of years in the East Sea, following the faint mark left by Divine Reverse, he would finally find the Vicious Beast's Treasure Trove.
He just hadn't anticipated that this Treasure Trove would actually be one of the Three Immortal Islands. However, since Taichu hadn't entered yet, he didn't know which of the Three Immortal Islands it was.
"These Three Immortal Islands are truly extraordinary. They shift their position every hundred years and are hidden within the Void Realm. It is precisely for this reason that the Three Immortal Islands have not been discovered by the Dragon Clan for such a long time."
"Perhaps it was also for this reason that Divine Reverse chose this place for the Treasure Trove back then."
"It's just a pity. In my memories, there is no record of the Vicious Beasts reappearing, and the Three Immortal Islands were later found by others. All of Divine Reverse's schemes came to naught. I wonder if there was a Heavenly Dao reason behind it."
Taichu quickly understood the situation after pondering.
"However, it benefits me now."
Taichu originally had the idea of finding the Three Immortal Islands, and now he had achieved two goals with one stone.
"Could this Immortal Island truly be related to Chaos?"
Taichu looked at the protective grand formation outside the Immortal Island, filled with surprise.
This grand formation was different from all the grand formations Taichu had encountered before. The grand formations in the Great Desolation all possessed Heavenly Dao aura, but the grand formation before Taichu also possessed Chaos aura in addition to Heavenly Dao aura.
"However, this Chaos aura is very faint. It seems that although these Three Immortal Islands are related to Chaos, the connection is not significant."
"Perhaps the saying in my memories that these Three Immortal Islands are fragments of Chaos that fell into the Great Desolation is not without reason."
"Although this grand formation has Chaos aura, breaking it is not a difficult task for me."
Taichu arrived before the Immortal Island's grand formation, pondered for a moment, and then casually pointed at the grand formation.
With Taichu's action, the grand formation before him emitted violent fluctuations.
The "buzzing" sound of the formation vibrated, causing the Void Realm to crack layer by layer, spreading out like a spiderweb in all directions.
Upon seeing this, Taichu pointed at the grand formation again. With Taichu's action, the grand formation emitted a sharp, piercing sound.
"Bang!!!"
As the sound ceased, the Immortal Island's grand formation stopped operating.
The true appearance of the Immortal Island was then revealed before Taichu.
"Mount Penglai."
Taichu's first glance fell upon a stele within the Immortal Island.
"So it's Mount Penglai. I heard that the Yellow Central Plum, which is the foremost of the Ten Great Spiritual Roots, is located on Mount Penglai. If that's the case, it's an unexpected pleasant surprise."
"However, the most important thing right now is to refine Mount Penglai's Dao stele."
Thinking of this, Taichu directly flew to Mount Penglai's Dao stele.
As long as Taichu refined the Dao stele, the entire Mount Penglai would become Taichu's private territory.
Because Mount Penglai was an ownerless land, Taichu easily refined the Mount Penglai Dao stele.
After refining the Dao stele, Taichu waved his hand and reactivated the grand formation outside Mount Penglai.
Then, following the mark, Taichu arrived at the summit of Mount Penglai.
"I haven't found any trace of the Yellow Central Plum. It seems I was thinking too much."
"It's better to find the Vicious Beast's Treasure Trove first."
After sensing the location of the mark again for a while, Taichu took out a millstone from a certain Void Realm.
This millstone was naturally the Innate Spirit Treasure World-destroying Millstone that Divine Reverse had previously given to Taichu. It was also the key to opening the Vicious Beast's Treasure Trove. Without this item, even if a living being discovered the Vicious Beast's Treasure Trove, they would have no way to obtain the treasures within.
Because if one were to force their way in without the key, the space inside would immediately collapse, and all the treasures within the space would either be crushed by the space or banished.
In fact, Divine Reverse had tricked Taichu regarding this World-destroying Millstone. Although it was indeed an Innate Spirit Treasure, it was incomplete, and restoring it was not that simple.
And an unrepaired World-destroying Millstone could at most be considered a decent top-tier Innate Spirit Treasure, still far from being an Innate Spirit Treasure.
With the appearance of Taichu's World-destroying Millstone, a spatial rift appeared in the Void Realm.
"Let me see how many treasures Divine Reverse left for the Vicious Beast Clan."
"Hiss~"
Even Taichu was shocked by the scene before him.
Within the space before him, countless Heaven And Earth Treasure were piled up like weeds, and there were quite a few Innate Spirit Treasures as well.
It was just a pity that there were no top-tier Innate Spirit Treasures among them. Even High Grade Innate Spirit Treasures numbered only ten, and Medium Grade Spirit Treasures were no less than a hundred.
Taichu knew that this was not the Vicious Beast's problem, but rather that the Great Desolation had only recently been born during the Vicious Beast era. Even most of these Innate Sacreds had not yet been born, and Innate Spirit Treasures were like them.
At that time, Innate Spirit Treasures were even scarcer than they are now, and the Vicious Beast Clan had not yet admitted defeat. Most of the resources they could use were probably used to strengthen the Vicious Beast Clan's power.
Only a small portion would be intercepted by Divine Reverse as a retreat for the Vicious Beast Clan.
"There aren't many Spirit Treasures, but there are quite a few Innate Spiritual Roots. It seems that the Vicious Beast Clan back then wasn't entirely focused on destroying the Great Desolation. Otherwise, they wouldn't have collected so many Spiritual Roots."
In fact, Taichu was mistaken. The Vicious Beasts at first were as he understood, only knowing how to destroy the Great Desolation. However, after Divine Reverse and the four Qiongqi were born.
These five beasts controlled the entire Vicious Beast Clan. Although they were still destroying the Great Desolation, they would collect all Heaven And Earth Treasure, Innate Spirit Treasures, and Innate Spiritual Roots that were beneficial for Cultivation.
"So this Yellow Central Plum was collected by the Vicious Beast Clan."
"That's right. This Yellow Central Plum is a top-tier Innate Spiritual Root. How could the Vicious Beast Clan abandon it after discovering it on Mount Penglai?"
Among those Innate Spiritual Roots, on a spiritual tree, there were the characters "Yellow Central" on the spiritual fruit.
Taichu knew that this was the Yellow Central Plum, the foremost of the Ten Great Spiritual Roots of the Great Desolation.
"This Yellow Central Plum belongs to the Innate Jia Mu Spiritual Root. It is said to grow in Chaos. Its flowers resemble lotus flowers, and its fruits resemble pearl stamens. Both flowers and fruits bear the characters "Yellow Central." It blooms once every ten thousand years, bears fruit once every ten thousand years, and ripens after another ten thousand years. In thirty thousand years, there are only nine fruits. Immortals who smell the flower's fragrance can gain "ten thousand years of Dao Cultivation," and eating one fruit can instantly make one a "Grand Unity Golden Immortal."
"Now I want to see if it is truly that miraculous."
Taichu's figure instantly appeared before the Yellow Central Plum tree.
"Indeed, rumors are not to be trusted."
"But then again, if this Yellow Central Plum could truly allow a living being to casually become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it wouldn't be as simple as just a top-tier Innate Spiritual Root."
The effects of the Yellow Central Plum were not as miraculous as Tai Chu had known.
Although it could allow a living being to become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it required the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal; without the strength of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, it was likely that before the living being could become a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it would first be burst apart by the energy within the Yellow Central Plum.
Moreover, even if a Taiyi Golden Immortal consumed it, while they could achieve the Realm of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, it was not without side effects.
Firstly, the Cultivation of the living being who consumed the Yellow Central Plum would be forcefully elevated, their Dao path would be severed, and their Cultivation Realm would have no possibility of further progress. Furthermore, while such an elevated living being would not lose their sanity like that Evil Toad, their strength would also be the lowest among Grand Unity Golden Immortals, similar to the Evil Toad.
Most importantly, a normal Grand Unity Golden Immortal would leave an imprint in the River of Time, and once they perished, their true spirit could enter the Dao Ruins.
However, a living being who Breaks Through by relying on the Yellow Central Plum does not have this ability; once they perish, they are truly perished.
Nevertheless, if the Yellow Central Plum were to appear in the Primordial World, it would undoubtedly be fought over by countless living beings.
One must know that there are countless living beings in the entire Primordial World, and the existence of Taiyi Golden Immortals is not small, but those Taiyi Golden Immortals who can Breakthrough to the existence of Grand Unity Golden Immortals are very few.
A single Spiritual Fruit could raise their strength to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm, which for them is a heaven-sent Opportunity.
"Three hundred and sixty Spiritual Fruits, but only ten are ripe now." Tai Chu counted the fruits on the Yellow Central Plum tree.
Tai Chu casually plucked the ten ripe Yellow Central Plums from the tree and then placed them into individual jade containers.
"Not bad, just this Yellow Central Plum alone makes my treasure hunt worthwhile. Not to mention there are so many other treasures."
"I'll put all these treasures away." Tai Chu waved his hand, throwing all the treasures in the space into the Universe Cauldron.
Since Tai Chu obtained the Universe Cauldron, he discovered that it contained a Small World of Universe, and with this Small World, his refined Universe Bags could be retired.
Since Tai Chu obtained the Universe Cauldron, he had always used it for Alchemy and Artifact Refining.
As for the Universe Cauldron's effect of transforming Acquired into Innate, it wasn't as exaggerated as he thought; it wasn't that all Spirit Treasures refined with the Universe Cauldron could become Innate Spirit Treasures.
The reason the Universe Cauldron can transform Acquired into Innate is because the Universe Cauldron was transformed from a lotus pod, inheriting part of the Dao of Creation power of the Genesis Green Lotus, and the Universe Cauldron is constructed according to the principle of "The Book of Changes has the Great Ultimate, which gives birth to the two primary forms, the two primary forms give birth to the four secondary forms, and the four secondary forms give birth to the eight trigrams."
The power of the Dao of Creation within the cauldron can purify and sublimate Acquired Spirit Treasures through Yin and Yang Fusion, reshaping their Origin; the eight trigram symbols and characters are distributed on the outside of the cauldron, representing eight types of creation changes, allowing Acquired Spirit Treasures to undergo the baptism of the power of Creation, thereby gradually conforming to the Innate Dao, achieving the effect of transforming Acquired into Innate.
However, the power of the Dao of Creation of this Universe Cauldron is not endless. Every thousand years, it can transform a Low Grade Acquired Spirit Treasure into Innate; ten thousand years can transform a Medium Grade Acquired Spirit Treasure into Innate; one Yuanhui can transform a High Grade Acquired Spirit Treasure into Innate; and one hundred Yuanhui can transform a top-tier Acquired Spirit Treasure into Innate.
As for treasures of the supreme treasure level, which are on par with the Universe Cauldron, the time required to transform them into Innate might not even be enough by the time of the Boundless Great Tribulation.
"Thirty-six High Grade Innate Spiritual Roots."
As for Low Grade and Medium Grade Spiritual Roots, they were countless, but those Spiritual Roots were no longer useful to Tai Chu as he was now.
Only after seeing all the treasures in the space properly stored did Tai Chu contentedly leave this space.
"When I came in before, I was only focused on finding the treasure hiding place and the Yellow Central Plum, so I didn't properly explore Mount Penglai."
"Now it seems that Mount Penglai, which in my memory is almost a standard for protagonists, indeed has some truth to it."
At this moment, Tai Chu stood within the Spiritual Vein of Mount Penglai.
This Spiritual Vein is different from the Primordial World; it is not an Innate Spiritual Vein, but a Chaos Spiritual Vein.
The Chaos Spiritual Vein can not only produce Chaos Qi but also resonate with and attract Chaos, like a powerful magnetic field, continuously drawing Chaos Qi onto the island.
However, the Chaos Qi within Mount Penglai is not as violent as the Chaos Qi in Chaos, making it more conducive for living beings to absorb and Cultivate.
"My previous idea was correct; the Chaos Qi of Mount Penglai comes from Chaos and is unrelated to the external Spiritual Qi."
"If I move Mount Penglai into the Sea of Blood, the problem of insufficient Spiritual Qi for planting my Innate Spiritual Roots will be easily solved."
"However, moving Mount Penglai is not an easy task."
Within Mount Penglai, mountains, rivers, and Spiritual Veins crisscross, forming a self-contained Spiritual Qi circulation system.
Once moved, this internal Spiritual Qi circulation would instantly lose balance, causing violent tremors.
At best, the spiritual plants on the island would wither and Magic Treasures would go out of control; at worst, the island would disintegrate.
"Fortunately, I have already refined the Mount Penglai Dao Monument and established a Divine Soul connection with this immortal island."
"Now, I only need to set up a great formation within Mount Penglai to stabilize the Spiritual Qi, ensuring it doesn't dissipate, and I will have full confidence to move Mount Penglai to the Sea of Blood without any damage."
With this thought, I immediately circulated the Spiritual Power throughout my body, continuously infusing it into the Dao Monument.
Tai Chu's hands transformed into a myriad of afterimages, and streaks of flowing light, shimmering with mysterious runes, swiftly darted towards various parts of Mount Penglai.
Each rune accurately landed on a Spiritual Vein node, instantly merging with the earth, causing the Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth to surge violently.
A great formation appeared within Mount Penglai.
"Done. Now, I just need to use the Dao Monument to temporarily move Mount Penglai into the Universe Cauldron and bring it back to the Sea of Blood."
After Tai Chu finished speaking, he went outside Mount Penglai and connected with the Dao Monument.
The Universe Cauldron flew out from Tai Chu's sleeve, growing against the wind, instantly transforming into a giant cauldron ten thousand zhang tall, suspended in mid-air.
And the Mount Penglai outside also began to tremble slowly under the effect of the Dao Monument.
The mountains and Spiritual Veins on the island emitted low hums.
Immediately after, the entire Mount Penglai actually slowly lifted off the ground, with mud and sand splashing from its base, moving horizontally towards the Universe Cauldron.
Under the powerful suction of the Universe Cauldron, Mount Penglai's movement speed became faster and faster, and in a moment, it had reached the mouth of the Universe Cauldron.
With another low shout from Tai Chu, Mount Penglai instantly plunged into the Universe Cauldron. The Universe Cauldron then flashed with light, returning to its original small size, and flew back into Tai Chu's hand.
However, just as Tai Chu was about to leave, he sensed that a black Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction had mysteriously appeared where Mount Penglai had vanished.
Looking at the Black Lotus, a look of surprise appeared on Tai Chu's face.
"This is the Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction. How did this thing appear here?"
Tai Chu was only missing this one lotus to collect all five lotuses left behind by the Chaos Green Lotus. Before, Tai Chu had never found the last Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction.
He knew that this Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction must have been hidden by Luo Hou.
He originally thought it would take a long time to find the last lotus, but he never expected this Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction to suddenly appear before him.
"I'm afraid there will be a trap set by Luo Hou within this Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction. But why would Luo Hou target me?"
Tai Chu's Divine Sense scanned repeatedly but could not find any abnormality in the Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction.
"Forget it. Anyway, I haven't found a way to Fuse the lotuses and avoid the Heavenly Dao yet. I'll seal it up first and make plans later."
The Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction was something Tai Chu was determined to obtain, and he could feel that his current Cultivation speed was getting slower and slower. This was because his Foundation could not bear the Cultivation of the Boundless Great Dao.
However, he also knew that the appearance of this Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction so coincidentally here must be part of Luo Hou's scheme.
After putting away the Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of Destruction, Tai Chu left the spot.