Chapter 4
: Another Spiritual Treasure Obtained
Upon learning that Xuanbao wanted to return to Kunlun Mountain with him, Tongtian no longer hesitated and grabbed Xuanbao. In a flash, he traveled hundreds of millions of miles. If Xuanbao had been allowed to fly, it would probably have taken him at least 10 or 8 years to get here.
However, the primordial world was simply too vast. Even at this speed, it took Tongtian several decades to finally arrive at a mountain range that stretched for countless miles, with towering peaks piercing the clouds.
The scenery is absolutely stunning, with cranes flitting among the peaks, golden rays rolling like red rainbows, and auspicious clouds spewing purple mist—it truly is a fairyland.
Tongtian, carrying Xuanbao, slowly landed in front of a magnificent palace in the mountains. The palace exuded an ancient and mysterious aura, and the runes on the door faintly shimmered, displaying the design of the Sanqing Hall.
Xuanbao looked around curiously, his eyes filled with amazement. Kunlun Mountain was indeed far superior to his own Jubao Cave. The concentration of innate spiritual energy alone was more than three times higher than that of his Jubao Cave.
Cultivation here is at least 10 times faster than outside. As soon as Xuanbao arrived at Kunlun Mountain, there were dozens of treasures radiating innate treasure energy within his perception. This made Xuanbao a little restless. He really wanted to pick up a big iron shovel and dig and dig!
Suppressing his restless heart, Xuanbao followed closely in his master's footsteps and arrived at the Sanqing Hall. As soon as he stepped into the Sanqing Hall, Xuanbao felt as if he had been seen through. He looked up and saw an old man and a middle-aged man looking him over.
The leading Taoist priest had white hair and a youthful face, with an ancient and simple appearance. His eyes seemed half-closed, and his aura was integrated with the heavens and earth, as if he were nature itself, the Great Dao itself.
This is Laozi of the Great Purity.
The Taoist priest in the center had a dignified face, wore a jade lotus crown, and a robe with jade and gold threads. With each opening and closing of his eyes, there was an infinite evolution of rules and order, as if everything in the world should be within his rules.
This is the Jade Purity Primordial Beginning.
Add to that his master's resolute gaze and youthful appearance, and it felt a bit like three generations under one roof. Cough cough, forgive me.
The leader, Taiqing Laozi, spoke directly, asking, "Third brother, did you gain anything from your travels this time? Your second brother and I both gained something from our travels. I obtained the superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Purple Gold Eight Trigrams Furnace, and your second brother obtained the superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Jade Purity Immortal Talisman."
"In another 500 years, Hongjun's Three Lectures will begin. This lecture will be about the method of becoming a saint, so the three of us brothers should prepare well."
Tongtian laughed heartily, pulled Xuanbao over, and said, "Big brother, second brother, I've gained quite a lot this time, acquiring a disciple with such excellent talent as Xuanbao." As he spoke, he frantically winked at Xuanbao.
Xuanbao wasn't stupid; he quickly stepped forward and respectfully bowed, saying, "Greetings, my two senior uncles." Xuanbao also took out several bunches of purple jade grapes from top-grade innate spiritual roots, peaches from mid-grade innate spiritual roots, and creation fruits from mid-grade innate spiritual roots from his inner space. He also picked out some of the nicer ones from the remaining low-grade innate spiritual roots and made them into several fruit platters, which he presented to his two senior uncles with both hands.
Lao Tzu: !
Primordial Beginning: !
Tongtian: ?
Seeing the fruit platter before them, the Three Pure Ones were also bewildered. More than ten kinds of innate spiritual roots—was their disciple or nephew too wealthy? Even they, who had already reached the Quasi-Saint realm, were not this rich. The innate spiritual fruits were displayed in such extravagant manner; it was far too luxurious.
"You're quite lucky, kid. You've managed to get so many innate spiritual roots, including a top-grade one. If the other quasi-saints knew you had such wealth, they'd probably tear you apart."
Tongtian didn't stand on ceremony and grabbed a purple jade grape, putting it in his mouth. He knew that his disciple already had more than twenty innate spiritual treasures, so he could accept having a few more innate spiritual roots.
Lao Tzu felt a pang of heartache seeing Tongtian devour the top-grade innate spiritual root purple jade grapes.
As a master alchemist, he naturally knew that after breaking through to the Great Luo realm, consuming these innate spiritual roots would be of little use; it would only satisfy one's appetite, which was a waste, a huge waste.
These many innate spiritual fruits can be refined into at least a few ninth-grade immortal pills, which can create several Great Luo Golden Immortals through forced growth.
However, he looked at Xuanbao with admiration, thinking that someone who was willing to give up so many spiritual fruits must be someone who would do great things in the future.
Moreover, Laozi could naturally tell why Xuanbao had taken out so many spiritual fruits. As an elder, he had taken so many good things from the junior, so how could he not give a gift when they met later?
However, Laozi did not object to Xuanbao doing this. As the saying goes, a gentleman judges by actions, not intentions. No one in the world is perfect in terms of intentions. Since his nephew made him happy, he might as well make him happy too.
Seeing so many spiritual fruits, Yuanshi's eyes shone brightly, not because of the many innate spiritual roots, but because of Xiang Xuanbao's eyes.
Not some creature with fur and horns, but a top-grade innate spiritual treasure in human form, respectful of his teacher and the Dao, and possessing profound fortune—all of these qualities resonated deeply with him.
If Xuanbao hadn't become his third brother's apprentice, he would have definitely tried to snatch him away. Only in his own hands could such a fine gem be perfectly sculpted.
Laozi nodded and looked at Xuanbao.
"Now that you have entered the sect of the Three Pure Ones, you should remember the name of the true lineage of Pangu, diligently cultivate yourself, and attain the Great Dao as soon as possible."
"Disciple will respectfully follow the teachings of Grand Master!" Xuanbao immediately bowed and paid his respects.
Ok……
With a wave of his hand, Laozi summoned a small furnace and a magic gourd, which flew to Xuanbao's side. "This is the Heavenly Star Furnace, a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure that I used to refine pills. It contains Samadhi True Fire. This gourd contains eight-turn immortal pills. Consider it your gift."
Yuanshi Tianzun nodded with lowered eyes, "Indeed, as the first disciple of the Three Pure Ones, you have an extraordinary background and excellent character, and are a promising talent. In the future, you must not slack off, do not disappoint your master's expectations, and do not tarnish the prestige of the Three Pure Ones."
"Disciple thanks Second Martial Uncle for your teachings!" Xuanbao bowed again.
With a wave of his hand, Yuanshi sent a black gourd flying toward Xuanbao. "This is the Chaos Gourd, a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure. It was originally one of the seven treasure gourds that grew from the gourd vine, one of the ten great innate spiritual roots. However, because the Chaos Gourd was not fully mature, it only became a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure. It's a pity. The Chaos Gourd is of no use to me. Consider it a gift to you."
Xuanbao accepted the gifts with great joy, bowed deeply again, and said gratefully, "Thank you very much for your generous gifts, my two senior uncles. I will certainly live up to your expectations!"
Seeing that all the gifts had been given, Tongtian said to Xuanbao, "Now that Xuanbao has joined my sect, I will also teach you some Taoist techniques." With a flick of his hands, Xuanbao felt that some things had been added to his head: the Shangqing Immortal Technique, the True Explanation of the Dao of Arrays, and the True Explanation of the Dao of Swords.
Seeing the three new methods in his mind was indeed a great help for a complete novice like himself. Tongtian was skilled in swordsmanship and formation, Laozi was skilled in alchemy, and Yuanshi was skilled in weaponry. However, Xuanbao never thought that he could enjoy himself while cultivating these methods. He had so many tools at his disposal.
Seeing Xuanbao organizing information to the side, Tongtian waved his hand and said, "Alright, Xuanbao, your master will be discussing the Dao with your two senior uncles later. You can listen in from the side. This is a great opportunity. How much you can participate is entirely up to you."
Xuanbao naturally knew that this was such a good opportunity. After the Three Pure Ones broke up, there would be no chance to come into contact with the Dao of Alchemy and the Dao of Weaponry. He would definitely seize the opportunity and cultivate the four Daos at the same time. Wouldn't that be wonderful?
As for whether you can cultivate well, that's not a problem at all. If you can't cultivate well, it's definitely because you don't have enough workers. As long as you keep increasing the number of workers, there's nothing you can't learn.