: The Journey Down the Mountain Begins Here

Zhen Yuanzi took out the ginseng fruit, and Nuwa and Hongyun also took out their own treasures.

Nuwa took out the Primordial Creation Wine, which she had brewed herself. It contained Nuwa's profound understanding of the Way of Creation, and its value was no less than that of the ginseng fruits that Zhen Yuanzi had brought out.

As for the things Hongyun took out, there were many, such as Ren Water Peaches, Bing Fire Mulberries, Geng Metal Bodhi, and other top-grade innate spiritual fruits. Although none of them were original items, such a large quantity was still quite extraordinary.

Among these, one spiritual fruit is the most precious: the Jiamu spiritual fruit – the Yellow Plum.

A fist-sized, golden plum was quietly placed on top of the small mountain of spiritual fruits. These spiritual fruits were all of the highest quality and possessed their own spirituality. How could they tolerate other spiritual fruits pressing down on them?

However, these spiritual fruits seemed to accept the plum's superior position without any resistance, as if it were a matter of course and didn't care at all.

The words "Huang Zhong" were written right in the center of the plum, and even though no fragrance wafted out, it still made Bi Xiao and the others' eyes turn red.

This is the Huangzhong Plum, hailed as the number one divine fruit of the primordial world!

Moreover, it is a ripe Huangzhong plum that can help one achieve the Great Luo Golden Immortal status simply by consuming it!

Such a divine object was something few in the primordial world could resist. Even the Primordial Heavenly Venerable and others were quite surprised, wondering where Hongyun had obtained this Yellow Plum.

Facing the questioning gazes of the others, Hongyun chuckled and said, "Senior brothers and sisters, please forgive me. The fruit I obtained was quite by chance, and I also made an agreement with its owner not to utter a single word about her. So please don't blame me for having nothing to say."

Laozi nodded slightly and said, "That is the proper thing to do, but I have a request that you ask me to borrow this plum first so that I can think about it for a while."

I have been pondering the Eight-Turn Golden Elixir recently and have made some progress, but I still don't understand the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir.

Now that I have this Yellow Plum, I will have more inspiration. Please grant me this opportunity, and I will surely repay you with the Nine-Turn Golden Elixir in the future.

Upon hearing Laozi's words, Yuanshi Tianzun and Tongtian naturally nodded in agreement. They were already Great Luo Golden Immortals, so they had no use for the Yellow Plum. They could only give it to their disciples to consume.

However, one reason is that he doesn't want Guang Chengzi to use such a wicked thing. After all, in the eyes of Yuanshi Tianzun, using Huangzhongli will prevent him from making any progress in his cultivation for the rest of his life. There is nothing more vicious than this in the whole world.

One reason was that he was too lazy to plan for those unrighteous disciples, and Tongtian also believed that the disciples he valued could achieve the Great Luo realm through their own abilities, so he didn't care.

Both of them agreed, and after thinking it over, Zhen Yuanzi and Nuwa also felt that there was nothing to fight for.

The former is a close friend of Hongyun, and if he needs one, he can ask Hongyun to get him another one.

The latter, however, genuinely didn't care. She was truly alone, with only young disciples under her tutelage, so naturally she didn't need any.

Since everyone agreed, Hongyun naturally wouldn't refuse and let Laozi take it away.

After sharing their treasured possessions, the group decided not to linger on Kunlun Mountain. They simply visited Yuxu Palace and Biyou Palace, explored the mountain, and then departed after only half a day.

After seeing these people off, Yuanshi Tianzun finally had time to call Guangchengzi back to the Jade Void Palace and carefully refine his cultivation.

Seeing that Guang Chengzi's foundation was not weak at all, as if he was born at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm, Yuanshi Tianzun was very satisfied.

"What you have done is indeed commendable. You have honed your foundation for over two hundred thousand years, and now is the time for you to reap the rewards. What will you do next? Will you go into seclusion with your master to refine your profound skills, or will you go down the mountain to travel?"

As expected of the Primordial Celestial Venerable, he naturally saw through Guang Chengzi's thoughts at a glance, and thus gave him a way out.

Guang Chengzi kowtowed and said, "This disciple is unfilial and cannot serve my master for long, but I really want to go down the mountain and travel around. Please grant my request, master."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable readily agreed, nodding and saying, "Reading ten thousand books is not as good as traveling ten thousand miles. You have read far more than ten thousand books; naturally, you should have descended the mountain long ago."

"Now that you're descending the mountain, it's good that I can pass on a few secret techniques for breaking through to the Taiyi realm. This will save you some tedious time. Rather than struggling in the Taiyi realm, it's better to save that time at the Golden Immortal realm."

After speaking, Yuanshi Tianzun imparted some methods for breaking through to the Taiyi level to Guangchengzi. He then threw two ginseng fruits and a small jar of Creation Wine into his arms, clearly for him to use in his regular cultivation.

After careful consideration, Yuanshi Tianzun still felt uneasy. After all, this was Guangchengzi's first time traveling down the mountain, and he couldn't keep an eye on him all the time. Naturally, he had to leave him a trump card.

After thinking it over, Yuanshi Tianzun flicked his hand, and a wisp of cloud entered Guangchengzi's crown chakra.

Guang Chengzi initially felt clear-headed, but then the cloud disappeared without a trace, as if it had never existed.

He wanted to ask Yuanshi Tianzun what this thing was, but unexpectedly, after the palace master flicked his finger, he swept Guang Chengzi out of Kunlun Mountain, which saved him some time.

Guang Chengzi felt a blur before his eyes as a vast magical power enveloped him, preventing him from seeing the outside world. When everything became clear, he had already left the Kunlun Mountains. The various profound auras around him had become very faint, indicating that he would soon leave the Kunlun Mountains and Fuzhao Land after flying a little further.

"My third brother just told me that it's a good thing that you accepted the Golden Dragon Scissors and the Primordial Golden Bucket. He also lifted the restrictions on these two treasures so that you can use them temporarily. But these are ultimately items of the Three Immortals, and you must not develop a sense of dependence on them. You will have to return them sooner or later."

Before Guang Chengzi could react, he heard the voice of Yuanshi Tianzun again. It was clear that the Three Immortals had gone to complain, but in the end, Tongtian released the two treasures from their shackles.

Guang Chengzi was quite pleased to hear this. He tried taking out the Golden Dragon Scissors and the Hunyuan Golden Bucket and found that even when separated from the Jade Void Treasure Box, the two treasures did not fly away. They had clearly submitted to him.

"Excellent! With these two treasures in hand, my journey to the West will be much safer. I also happened to acquire the Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation Diagram. Perhaps I can set up a Nine-Bend Yellow River Formation first."

As soon as the thought crossed Guang Chengzi's mind, he bowed three times toward the direction of Kunlun Mountain before transforming into a golden light and heading west.

Kunlun Mountain is the ancestral vein of the East, but it is not located in the far east. That place is the Daoist temple of the dragon clan's ancestor, the Azure Dragon Mengzhang. Kunlun Mountain is located in the center of the East.

Therefore, before arriving in the West, Guang Chengzi thought he could go to Buzhou Mountain first, since it was a route anyway, so why not go?