Upon reaching the vicinity of Mount Buzhou, Xihe did her best to conceal her aura, opting to travel on foot as much as possible.
Finding spiritual plants was no easy task—it required fate.
But with her Great Dao Double Pupils, capable of seeing through all things, she possessed a cheat-like divine tool. Changxi suffered from a Primordial Deficiency, and these spiritual herbs could help nourish her body!
Bolstering her own spirits, Xihe began to activate her double pupils.
Unaware that, despite being a demon from a later era, she had accepted the identity of Xihe without any sense of incongruity…
She saw it!
On a cliff face was a postnatal spiritual herb—deer antler!
Overjoyed, Xihe immediately imitated the way humans climbed, using her physical strength to scale the rock face, inching closer bit by bit.
The guardian spirit beast was a venomous snake, but unfortunately, it was only at the Mystic Immortal realm. Xihe killed it with a single strike, successfully plucked the herb, and then immediately left the area, fearing discovery by the Witch Clan.
Hidden in the shadows, Tongtian stroked his chin as he observed. This Xihe was indeed peculiar.
In just two thousand years, she had broken through to the Taiyi realm again, and every time she searched for spiritual herbs, she found them with pinpoint accuracy. He couldn’t even discern what treasure-seeking secret technique she was using?
However… the Witch Clan was powerful. Did she dare to come to their territory to take treasures? Was she not afraid for her life?
Mount Buzhou was the spine of the Father God, and naturally, there were many spiritual objects in its surroundings. In just a few years, Xihe had already collected nine plants, but the feeling of being watched was ever-present.
Xihe had long since discovered Tongtian with her Great Dao Double Pupils. The reason she hadn’t spoken up was that she currently stood no chance against him in a fight.
But the feeling of being followed was truly irritating, so… she came up with a brilliant idea.
Any restriction was like an illusion under the gaze of the Great Dao Double Pupils. Thus, she discovered a restricted cave dwelling, which not only contained the Fire Spirit Pearl, one of the Five Elements, but also many spirit stones and spiritual herbs.
Although the Five Elements Spirit Pearls were not Primordial Treasures, gathering them all would allow one to deploy the Primordial Five Elements Great Formation, whose power was in no way inferior to that of Primordial Treasures.
At the moment, this clearly had an owner, and judging by the fluctuations of the restriction… Xihe guessed that the owner was likely Zhurong, one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, who controlled the law of fire. It was said that this Ancestral Witch had a fiery temper and rarely thought things through…
A faint, mischievous smile curled at the corners of Xihe’s nude-colored lips. Pretending to search for spiritual herbs everywhere, she inadvertently approached the cave dwelling.
Sure enough, Tongtian followed behind her. Now was the time!
Using her Great Dao Double Pupils to find the weakness of the restriction, Xihe shattered it with a single strike, swiftly collected all the treasures, then turned around to break Tongtian’s invisibility before rapidly fleeing.
Caught off guard, Tongtian was momentarily stunned. By the time he tried to seize her, he was already surrounded and locked in by the law of fire.
“How dare you! You dare to trespass into my Witch Clan’s territory and steal from my cave dwelling? Die!” As Zhurong roared in anger, towering flames transformed into a massive hand and descended.
The smile vanished from Tongtian’s face. The Green Lotus Sword emerged as he quickly searched for an escape route.
He had no fear of Zhurong alone, but the Witch Clan had twelve Ancestral Witches…
By now, Xihe, who had long since vanished into the void, laughed heartily. How satisfying!
Originally, she had thought the mission to show off was too risky, but she never expected there to be such a method. She felt no guilt whatsoever—after all, it was Tongtian who had harbored ill intentions by following her. Her actions were merely retaliation.
As for making enemies… Hmph! As the saying goes, when you owe many debts, you stop worrying.
Tongtian was already a loser in the struggle for the Great Dao. She had already offended the future Saint of the West—what else was there to fear?
[Congratulations, Host, on completing the Mount Buzhou show-off mission. Rewards are being issued.]
[Additionally, it has been detected that the Host has obtained the Postnatal Supreme Spiritual Treasure, the Fire Spirit Pearl. Rewarding the Host with a Saint-level divine ability: Sky-Burning Palm!]
What a pleasant surprise!
Xihe smiled and summoned the Taiyin Sword, casually slicing a massive boulder from the void, which drifted slowly toward the Purple Heaven Palace.
Sitting down on the spot, she began to comprehend the Space Law while also observing the Burning Heaven Palm.
Hongjun’s second sermon was about to begin, and the System was sure to issue a task. She decided to return only after listening to the sermon.
As for those she had offended, like the Golden Crow and Zhunti, as long as she grasped the Space Law, they wouldn’t be able to catch up with her!
Cultivation knows no time; centuries passed unknowingly. The Dao aura of the Purple Heaven Palace once again soared into the sky as Hongjun announced the imminent second sermon, which would focus on the path to the Quasi-Sage realm!
[Task: Show Off Released: Please rescue Hongyun from Kunpeng’s hands. Reward: Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure—Primordial Measuring Ruler!]
[Task Failure: Previous task reward will be revoked.]
Seeing the task, Xihe’s mouth twitched. That was Kunpeng, the future Celestial Court’s Demon Master!
A notoriously troublesome figure in the Primordial World. Hongyun had ruined his path by giving up his seat. Rescuing Hongyun would surely infuriate Kunpeng.
But the reward… was just too damn tempting!
The Merit Spiritual Treasure, Primordial Measuring Ruler, forged from one-tenth of the merit of creation and Primordial Profound Yellow Qi, enveloped in Primordial Qi and imbued with the aura of the Great Dao. Not only could it stabilize one’s own Fortune, but it could also kill without incurring karma.
With the System by her side, there would likely be more inexplicable things in the future, and she feared most being targeted by Hongjun.
With the Primordial Measuring Ruler, even Hongjun wouldn’t be able to see through her. This treasure had to be obtained!
“Who’s there?”
Lost in thought, Xihe tensed up, rising to her feet and scanning her surroundings.
A flash of spiritual light faded, revealing a handsome male cultivator in blood-stained green robes standing before her, looking at her with a faint, enigmatic smile.
Xihe looked surprised. “Isn’t this Tongtian, the Daoist friend from the Three Pure Ones? We haven’t seen each other since parting ways at the Purple Heaven Palace last time. How did you end up in such a sorry state? If you don’t mind, why not let me help you heal your injuries?”
“Oh? We haven’t seen each other since parting ways at the Purple Heaven Palace?”
Xihe was puzzled. “Yes, Daoist friend Tongtian, you’re severely injured. Do you have something else to say?”
“Even if I’m severely injured, I’m still a Daluo. Killing a rabbit would be simple.”
“You can try!” Xihe’s double pupils were revealed, her face full of warning.
“Great Dao Double Pupils! Hahaha, no wonder you could detect me. Tsk, I lost fairly. Weren’t you going to heal me? I’ll trouble you, Daoist friend!”
Tongtian sat down on the spot and closed his eyes, waiting for her to help heal him.
Xihe felt wary. This Tongtian seemed unwilling to break ties openly, but it might only be because he was injured. If she healed him, then…
But if she attacked now, she had even less confidence in killing Tongtian. After some thought, she released her Taiyin Power to aid his recovery.
Tongtian’s body was filled with multiple strands of Law power, clearly having been besieged by several Ancestral Witches. Xihe secretly gloated.
Time in the Primordial World is immeasurable; roughly a century passed before Tongtian’s aura returned to its peak.
A sword aura imbued with vitality emanated from him.
Xihe widened her eyes. “Daluo Sword Embryo!”
“Oh, you’re quite knowledgeable.” Tongtian opened his eyes, the sharpness of his sword Dao gradually receding inward.
Xihe was speechless. After all, she was transformed from Pangu’s right eye and had inherited all of Xihe’s memories. Naturally, she knew what a Daluo Sword Embryo was.
It required an innate sword body, which would then evolve into a sword embryo within the cultivator upon reaching Daluo. Once perfected, it would become a life-bound spiritual sword, merging human and sword into one, with astonishing power.
Yet in legends, Tongtian’s sword was clearly the Green Lotus Sword he now wielded, and later, the Four Swords of Slaying Immortals bestowed by Hongjun—there were no others. Did this sword embryo fail to mature and never see the light of day, or… was it abandoned to fully refine the Four Swords of Slaying Immortals!
A flicker of pity flashed in Xihe’s eyes. Indeed, it was said that in later times, Tongtian no longer used the Green Lotus Sword—clearly, the Four Swords of Slaying Immortals were too domineering, forbidding him from wielding any other treasure sword.
Yet those Four Swords of Slaying Immortals were precisely Tongtian’s path to death!
That trace of pity was fully noticed by Tongtian, who found it amusing. “Fellow Daoist, for some reason, I always feel… your gaze upon me is different. Could you enlighten me?”