"Formations!" Luohou muttered to himself, followed by a loud laugh.
Good fortune had arrived; it seemed these spiritual treasures were falling into his hands one after another. If this were a formation, then here on Mount Buzhou, it could only be a grand natural formation.
Guarded by a grand natural formation, it had to be either an Innate Spiritual Root or an Innate Spirit Treasure. Luohou was exceptionally joyous; this outing was clearly destined to yield a bountiful harvest!
With his physical body enhanced, Luohou's resistance to the pressure of Great God Pangu had multiplied several times over. Within a dozen breaths, Luohou arrived at the spot where the green light had just flashed.
Yet there was nothing here. Clearly, that formation was either an illusionary array or a concealing array; otherwise, how could the previous green light have vanished from sight?
Luohou sat cross-legged, his divine sense surging forth to permeate the heaven and earth, probing the surrounding space. If there were any fluctuations from a formation, he would comprehend and unravel it.
A century passed. A look of disappointment crossed Luohou's face—there was no formation at all. He had used his divine sense to thoroughly search for a full century, yet he had gained nothing.
"Could it be that this poor Daoist really saw things wrong?"
How could someone of Luohou's standing as a Daluo Golden Immortal missee things? Even if his eyes played tricks on him, his divine sense certainly wouldn't feel wrong. So why was there nothing here?
Just as Luohou intended to leave, that green light flashed once more and then vanished.
This time, Luohou saw it with absolute clarity. There was definitely a formation here; it was simply that his current mastery of formations was not yet profound enough to detect it.
Suddenly, a massive millstone appeared, radiating boundless pressure—far surpassing that of the Hunyuan Golden Dipper.
This item was none other than Luohou's supreme treasure, the World-Destruction Millstone. It had originally been of Chaos Supreme Treasure rank, but its grade had been stripped away by the Pangu Axe, reducing it to an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Since he could not refine it the conventional way, he could only shatter it with sheer brute force. Luohou channeled his magic power to drive the World-Destruction Millstone crashing toward the spot where the green light had just flashed.
Boom...
With a deafening crash, the mountain range within a radius of ten thousand zhang shuddered, scaring Luohou immensely. After all, if Mount Buzhou were to collapse under his hands, that would incur an immense karmic debt!
Although the Heavenly Dao had not yet emerged and karma was not yet fully manifested, if he, Luohou, were to knock down Mount Buzhou, he would forge an inescapable karmic tie with Great God Pangu.
Fortunately, after trembling twice, the mountain settled down.
Meanwhile, a change occurred right before Luohou's eyes. It was as if a pane of glass had shattered, revealing an opening. When Luohou swept his divine sense inside, he discovered a hidden realm contained within.
Luohou stepped into this hidden realm and released his divine sense.
This place seemed like another world entirely: towering mountains, flowing rivers, soaring birds and running beasts, spiritual roots and immortal herbs. What an extraordinary blessed land of grotto-heaven!
"Awoo—" With a dragon's roar, a giant dragon soared across the sky.
Witnessing this scene, Luohou was filled with deep emotion. Never had he imagined that Mount Buzhou would conceal such a blessed grotto-heaven. It was only a pity that he, Luohou, already had a Daoist sanctuary; otherwise, using this place as his sanctuary would not have been out of the question.
In an instant, a streak of black light flashed across the sky. With a flicker in his eyes, Luohou immediately leaped into the air, giving chase to the black light.
Given Luohou's cultivation as an Early Daluo Golden Immortal, how could he fail to catch that streak of black light? Reaching out into the void, he snatched the black light, brought it into his hand, and looked closely.
"Hiss..."
Luohou drew in a sharp breath of cold air. His luck had truly turned! Back in Chaos, he had wandered through countless Yuanhui without discovering a single Innate Spirit Treasure, yet now, he had first obtained the Crystal Dragon Pearl and the Qingyu Whisk, then the Hunyuan Golden Dipper, and now, looking at the item in his hand—was this not precisely the Xuanyuan Water-Control Flag among the five Innate Five-Element Flags?
Rumor had it that the Innate Five-Element Flags were the five lotus leaves of the thirty-six-grade Chaos World-Creating Green Lotus, all of them being Top-Grade Xiantian Spirit Treasures possessing supreme defense, standing shoulder to shoulder with the four great lotus pedestals.
Having acquired this treasure, Luohou's personal holdings could now be considered quite wealthy.
An Innate Supreme Treasure, the World-Destruction Millstone; three Top-Grade Xiantian Spirit Treasures: the 12th-Grade World-Destruction Black Lotus, the Hunyuan Golden Dipper; and a High-Grade Xiantian Spirit Treasure, the Qingyu Whisk.
Moreover, having already obtained the Crystal Dragon Pearl, Luohou only needed to return to Mount Sumeru to begin refining the Four Swords of Immortal-Slaying and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram.
This blessed grotto-heaven surely contained more than just one Top-Grade Xiantian Spirit Treasure. Luohou continued his search throughout the area, leaving not a single corner unchecked.
A pool of water appeared within Luohou's divine sense. His expression remained calm, and his heart did not stir in the slightest.
It was not that this pool of water lacked value; on the contrary, this was the Three-Light Divine Water, a supreme treasure among waters, brimming with rich and potent creation vitality.
Luohou had grown numb. During this period, he had acquired far too many treasures. Even if he were to obtain another Top-Grade Xiantian Spirit Treasure, he likely would no longer wear his joy openly on his face.
"This... Haha..."
The moment before, Luohou was still very composed, but the next moment, he burst into hearty laughter. This was not due to poor composure on Luohou's part, but rather because the sight before him was simply too astonishing.
"Ren-water flat peaches? It's actually Ren-water flat peaches!"
This item should have belonged to Dao Ancestor Hongjun, yet now it belonged to Luohou! Furthermore, this was one of the top ten Innate Spiritual Roots!
Luohou now possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure and Top-Grade Xiantian Spirit Treasures, but he alone lacked an Innate Spiritual Root. Yet now, he had directly obtained a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Root—how could his heart fail to rejoice?
These were the original Ren-water flat peaches, not yet divided by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, and their efficacy was only a fraction inferior to that of the Huangzhong Plum.
The Ren-water flat peach blossomed once every Yuanhui, bore fruit the next Yuanhui, and required yet another Yuanhui to ripen. A single ripening cycle took three Yuanhui, meaning it took over 380,000 years.
A single Yuanhui was 129,600 years.
If one were fortunate enough to taste a single Ren-water flat peach, one could instantly ascend on the spot and become a Taiyi Golden Immortal. Though it could not quite match the Huangzhong Plum in directly elevating one to a Daluo Golden Immortal, this item was already extraordinary indeed.
With this treasure in hand, why worry that the Magic Dao would not flourish? From now on, Luohou would certainly contend for the orthodoxy of the Heavenly Court as well.
The Ren-water flat peach required a place with spiritual water to survive, which happened to match the Three-Light Divine Water. Wielding his divine powers, Luohou collected both the pool of Three-Light Divine Water and the Ren-water flat peach tree into the space of his lotus pedestal.
The interior of the 12th-Grade World-Destruction Black Lotus formed a realm of its own. Although not massive, it still spanned a million miles in radius, making it quite sufficient to store a few innate items.
Having obtained three treasures in this blessed grotto-heaven, Luohou was supremely joyous and felt no further need to linger here.
If he were to continue searching, it might prove detrimental to his karmic luck. After all, he had already secured three supreme treasures; to press on with insatiable greed would surely invite punishment from the Great Dao.
In Honghuang, one had to understand a principle: wield only as many spiritual treasures as your karmic luck allowed. One must act according to one's capacity and avoid excessive greed.
As for this trip to Mount Buzhou, Luohou had already gained more than enough. He prepared to return to Mount Sumeru to digest the insights gained from this journey and properly arrange his Daoist sanctuary.
Most importantly, he felt that a breakthrough was imminent. Once he broke through, he would refine the Four Swords of Immortal-Slaying and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram, concealing them beneath Mount Sumeru to let heaven and earth nurture them further, perfecting the might of the Four Swords of Immortal-Slaying and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram.