Is this even a choice?
Obviously, keep a low profile!
He is not going anywhere until he reaches the Daluo realm!
"Sister Nuwa, I cannot go just yet. I will visit you after I break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm."
Feng Xuan looked at Nuwa's expectant expression and replied unhurriedly.
[Congratulations to the host for choosing Option 2. Please go to Mount Kunlun to claim your reward.]
Hearing this, Nuwa did not say much else.
"Very well, I will wait for you."
With that, she and Fuxi left the Chaos.
"Disciple, it is time for us to leave as well."
Laizi said, and the four of them crossed the Chaos together, returning to the Primordial World.
Inside the Yuxu Palace, the Sanqing sat in the seats of honor.
"Disciple, we are going to comprehend the Grandmist Purple Qi to understand the Dao of the Quasi-Sage and the Sage. We will be in seclusion for the next ten thousand or even tens of thousands of years. Knowing that you cannot sit still and will surely head out into the Primordial land, take these."
With that, the Ground-Fulfilling Flame Flag, the Nine Dragons Sinking Fragrance Carriage, and the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls appeared before Feng Xuan.
"You already possess the Acquired Merit Supreme Treasure, the Grandmist Measure-Heaven Ruler, bestowed upon you by your master. We are now bestowing three more magical treasures upon you: one for defense, one for escape, and one for trapping. With these, you will have no worries about your life."
The Sanqing looked at him with kind and affectionate expressions.
Feng Xuan's eyes turned red; his masters were truly too good to him, and he was deeply moved.
"First Master, Second Master, Third Master, thank you so much."
—Drip!
Crystal tears fell within the grand hall made of pristine white jade, two tear tracks streaming from his eyes as Feng Xuan could no longer suppress his emotions.
"Haha, good disciple, this is only right. Just focus on your cultivation."
"Yes, I will."
Feng Xuan said solemnly, and then he thought of the Enlightenment Tree he had previously obtained.
"Right, masters, wait a moment. I have something that might help with your seclusion."
He transformed into a stream of light and flew back to his own Daoist sanctuary. Looking at the thriving Enlightenment Tree beside the spiritual pond, he reached out and plucked the tree completely bare.
Several thousand Enlightenment Tree leaves appeared in Feng Xuan's hand—the tree's yield of tens of thousands of years was entirely here.
He then hurried back to the Yuxu Palace in a flash.
"Masters, these are the leaves of the top-grade Innate Spiritual Root, the Enlightenment Tree, which I accidentally discovered. They have the function of helping people attain the Dao and should be useful to you."
Feng Xuan respectfully handed the Enlightenment Tree leaves over.
Upon taking them, the Sanqing were pleasantly surprised.
These Enlightenment Tree leaves were truly useful!
"With the aid of these items, we will surely surpass the others and break through our realms first!"
"You are very thoughtful."
The Sanqing's faces were filled with gratification as they looked gently at Feng Xuan.
What a good disciple! He was truly worth taking in!
"As long as they are useful, I will take my leave now and not disturb your seclusion."
Feng Xuan withdrew from the Yuxu Palace and returned to his own Daoist sanctuary to cultivate.
Time flowed like water, and years in the Primordial World were uncounted!
Before long, ten thousand years had passed, and Feng Xuan's Daoist sanctuary was surrounded by a rich aura of the Dao.
Countless strands of Innate Spiritual Qi converged above Xiaoshi Peak, forming a massive spiritual vortex.
Blessed by a tenfold cultivation speed multiplier, ten thousand years of cultivation for Feng Xuan was equivalent to one hundred thousand years.
With such profound accumulation, the Daluo Golden Immortal realm was within arm's reach!
Feng Xuan sat cross-legged with his eyes slightly closed. With every breath, he inhaled thick Innate Spiritual Qi that was almost liquid.
Wisps of mist swirled around, obscuring everything from view.
Above his head, three flowers of different colors radiated dazzling Daoist light, resting in bud as they awaited the right moment.
The sky above was clear for thousands of miles, with no gathering tribulation clouds.
Those blessed by the Great Dao are untouched by heavenly tribulations.
Instead, heavenly tribulations proactively retreat from them.
Feng Xuan was mesmerized as he comprehended the profound mysteries of the Taiqing Immortal Scripture, the Yuqing Immortal Scripture, and the Shangqing Immortal Scripture. He fused them together, combining them with his own condition to create a unique law of his own—the Great Dao Golden Chapter!
Its intent was to pursue the Great Dao! To achieve the Great Dao! To transcend the Great Dao!
The moment the Great Dao Golden Chapter was fully evolved, Feng Xuan's realm also reached its pinnacle.
Xiaoshi Peak itself trembled, enduring immense pressure.
In an instant, the color drained from heaven and earth.
The entire world seemed to hold only those three eternal Daluo flowers.
The flowers of heaven, earth, and humanity burst into full bloom in unison at that very moment.
The Daluo Golden Immortal Dao fruit was achieved!
All three flowers reached the ninth grade, bearing the potential of a Sage!
Feng Xuan slowly opened his eyes, a flash of divine light crossing them. Chaotic colors and pristine white jade interwove in the depths of his pupils, reflecting all things in heaven and earth.
"Having come to the Primordial World for nearly one hundred thousand years, I have finally attained the realm of the Daluo Golden Immortal. This can be considered a small accomplishment, giving me barely enough ability to protect myself."
Strolling across Xiaoshi Peak, Feng Xuan let out a profound sigh.
Cultivation was truly no easy task!
However, now that his realm had improved, he still needed to refine the innate seals of his many spiritual treasures.
The Grandmist Measure-Heaven Ruler, the Ground-Fulfilling Flame Flag, the Nine Dragons Sinking Fragrance Carriage, the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Pearls, and the Astral Wheels.
Having too many spiritual treasures was not necessarily a good thing; it took time to refine them.
...
"Hongyun, hand over the Grandmist Purple Qi, and I will spare your life!"
Across the Primordial land, Kunpeng was in high-speed pursuit of Hongyun ahead, attempting to seize the Grandmist Purple Qi in his possession.
Hongyun fled at full speed. As the transformation of the very first red cloud of the Innate era, his speed was naturally formidable—vastly surpassing the vast majority of beings in the Primordial world.
Yet he had run into Kunpeng!
Who was naturally proficient in the Law of Wind.
"Impossible! Give up that pipe dream!"
Hongyun roared, erupting with all his strength as he bolted toward the direction of Wuzhuang Taoist Temple.
Even Kunpeng could only eat Hongyun's dust at such a velocity.
"Zhenyuanzi, I was wrong. I will be back soon, wait for me."
Once he reached Wuzhuang Taoist Temple, his crisis would be resolved; the Earth Book grand array guarded the place with peerless defense, making it extremely secure.
"Zhenyuanzi, I was truly foolish not to listen to your advice about leaving."
—Whoosh! Whoosh!
Just as Hongyun sped away at top speed, two immortal swords containing boundless killing intent suddenly struck, aiming straight for his vital points.
In a fraction of a second between life and death, Hongyun's survival instinct was triggered, allowing him to brush past the swords at an unimaginable angle.
Though he survived, the killing intent had already entered his body, blocking the flow of his magic power. Hongyun had no choice but to stop and purge it, while casting his gaze around to search for the attacker.
"Who is there?"
"Hehehe..."
An icy laugh rang out. The two killing swords from earlier retraced their path, grasped tightly by a pair of scarlet hands, and a figure entirely shrouded in a black Daoist robe appeared before Hongyun.
"Hand over the Grandmist Purple Qi!"
"Fellow Daoist Minghe, I have never offended you, why do you obstruct me?"
Hongyun gritted his teeth. The black-robed person before him was none other than Patriarch Minghe, and he simply could not fathom what grudge existed between them!
"You and I had no grudge, but blame yourself for obtaining the Grandmist Purple Qi—I want to become a Sage as well!"
Beneath the Daoist robe, Patriarch Minghe's scarlet eyes stared fixedly at Hongyun, his hands manipulating the twin killing swords, Yuantu and Abi, ready to take Hongyun's life directly.
Yuantu and Abi were Patriarch Minghe's companion spiritual treasures, a pair of top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Swathed in killing intent as if the Dao of Slaughter itself were manifested, they also possessed the ability to slay without incurring karmic retribution.
They were utterly perfect for ambushing someone as deeply blessed in fortune as Hongyun.
Just as Yuantu and Abi were about to descend, Kunpeng, who had previously been shaken off, caught up.
"Stop!"
Kunpeng deployed the Demon Master Palace, a spiritual treasure he had refined himself, blocking the two killing swords.
"I called dibs on this first!"