: Returning to the Daoist Temple, Beginning the Breakthrough

The innate gourd vine of Buzhou Mountain produced seven gourds. The innate deities of the primordial world each received six mature gourds, while the last blue gourd disappeared without a trace, unexpectedly ending up in the hands of Tongtian.

Sensing the unusual reaction from the money tree, Jin Xuan's heart stirred.

Could it be that the money tree can continue to nurture the broken gourd?

Jin Xuan didn't think much of it and cupped his hands to Tongtian, saying, "Thank you for your generous gift, Senior Tongtian. It would be impolite of me to refuse it."

He calmly accepted the blue gourd.

"It's just a thing born with defects, why bother with all this?" Tongtian smiled calmly.

Seeing that the matter was settled and he was about to leave, Laozi said politely, "Young friend Jin Xuan, since you know my brother's identity, it is fate that we met today."

If you have some free time, you might want to take a stroll around Kunlun sometime.

"If I have the opportunity, I will definitely go," Jin Xuan replied.

"Yes, we shall go."

After Lao Tzu finished speaking, the three of them, along with Duobao, vanished in a streak of light.

……

"Elder brother, although we have formed a karmic bond with Jin Xuan because of the Creation Lotus, we have also gifted him a spiritual fruit. The karmic bond is now severed, so why create unnecessary trouble? Should we invite him to Kunlun?"

On the way back, Yuanshi was puzzled and secretly communicated with Laozi and Tongtian.

Laozi stroked his beard and smiled, then transmitted his voice, saying, "This boy is a low-grade innate saint, comparable to the mortal guest in Zixiao Palace."

Moreover, they possessed a solid foundation and refined magical power. Facing us, they were neither arrogant nor humble, and acted with propriety. Knowing that we were the Three Pure Ones transformed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, they calmly refused to become our disciples.

It is evident that his resolve in the Dao is firm, and he has his own ideas. Presumably, he also aspires to become a sect leader or patriarch.

Yuanshi shook his head, unconvinced: "The primordial world is fraught with danger, and the friction between the witches and demons is beginning to emerge. In the future, I'm afraid the chaos of all races vying for supremacy will reappear."

Let alone him, even the innate saints who listened to the Dao in Zixiao Palace wouldn't dare say they could safely survive, truly become patriarchs, and roam freely in the primordial world. How much less could he?

Tongtian frowned, feeling that his elder brother Yuanshi was being too pragmatic.

Lao Tzu gazed at the sea of ​​clouds ahead and said calmly, "This child, like Duobao, has the ability to find treasures and amass wealth. In terms of background, he surpasses Duobao, so his chances of survival are likely greater than those of ordinary beings."

Furthermore, the chaos of the primordial world is beginning to emerge. The Dao Ancestor has appointed Donghua Daoist as the head of the male immortals, and the power of the witches and demons is gradually growing; the future calamities are unpredictable. Therefore, cultivating good relationships and spreading one's influence widely is certainly not a bad thing.

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi did not say anything more.

He felt that the feeling he had sensed earlier on Mount Kunlun that someone coveted the spiritual treasures on his body had become even stronger.

Now, it has been discovered that it is related to the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi on his body.

I'm not afraid of thieves stealing from me, but I am afraid of them.

Yuan Shi made a firm decision.

snort!

Who is coveting my treasure?

If they dare to make a move, then simply kill them.

……

On the cliff, Jin Xuan watched as the Three Pure Ones and Daoist Duobao completely disappeared into the horizon before turning his gaze away.

He stood still for a moment, making sure no one was watching, and then found a spot.

He secretly devised the "Heavenly Gang Concealment Array" and simply arranged it around the area.

"This trip to Buzhou Mountain has yielded far more fruitful results than expected," Jin Xuan thought to himself as he sat cross-legged.

His foundation was raised to the level of a low-grade innate saint, and his cultivation had reached the perfection of a golden immortal.

In addition, he obtained the top-grade innate spiritual root Money Tree, the top-grade innate spiritual treasure Pixiu Seal, the "Golden Body of Fortune and Virtue Technique", and acquired the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, the Blue Gourd, and the Five Elements spiritual items given by the Three Pure Ones.

As for the other low-grade natural treasures, there are many, so I won't go into detail.

More importantly, he formed a good relationship with the Three Pure Ones, and although he did not become their disciple, they had a certain degree of affinity.

This connection is neither too deep nor too shallow, just right.

If I ever need your help in the future, this will serve as a connection.

"That three-jeweled jade ruyi was also destined for me, but unfortunately, it didn't work out..."

Jin Xuan clicked his tongue and stopped thinking about it.

He focused his mind on his primordial spirit and first paid attention to the blue gourd that had caused the money tree to move.

Inside the treasure basin, he had long ago placed the Nine Heavens Breath Soil under the money tree. On the palm-sized, light blue gourd, the spirituality was weak, the Daoist inscriptions were incomplete, and the luster was dim.

Upon seeing the money tree, the gourd couldn't wait and transformed into a stream of light, merging with the money tree.

In an instant, the dull luster on the blue gourd brightened considerably, and its vitality surged.

"As expected of a money tree, it can even continue to nurture gourds that even the innate gourd vines struggle to support. The money tree can be nourished with essence, blood, fortune, and merit to produce treasures. I wonder how miraculous the effects of this blue gourd will be in the future."

Jin Xuan was very satisfied. All the fruits produced by the innate gourd vine were top-grade innate spiritual treasures. If the blue gourd matured, it would definitely be extraordinary.

Jin Xuan is naturally unwilling to use fortune and merit directly for irrigation at present.

However, the flow of essence and blood is easy to collect.

At worst, we can just kill more people with heavy karma in the future to purify them.

Of course, when nurtured by good fortune and merit, treasures are produced, which are naturally even more precious than essence and blood.

However, the gourd was already mostly formed, and watering it with essence and blood would only accelerate its maturation, without having much of an impact on its fundamental nature.

"Now that my cultivation has reached the Golden Immortal stage, it's time to go back and cultivate properly."

After Jin Xuan finished speaking, he dispelled the formation, transformed into a beam of light, and headed towards the Daoist temple.

Along the way, we encountered a few fools who had the intention to kill and rob us.

However, their cultivation levels were not high, and they were easily killed by him, who then took their essence blood and spiritual treasures.

Jin Xuan used his essence and blood to nourish the blue gourd. In this way, it would take at most ten thousand years for the gourd to mature and be born.

Not long after, Jin Xuan returned to Duobao Cave.

"Master! You're finally back."

Qingyu was overjoyed to see Jinxuan return.

For many years, she had been living alone in Duobao Cave, and naturally she felt very bored.

Although surrounded by plants and trees, none of them possess any spiritual power.

He was overjoyed to see Jin Xuan return.

"Qingyu, you have done a good job protecting the cave. These two fruits are for you."

Jin Xuan took out two low-grade innate spiritual fruits and handed them to Qing Yu.

"Thank you for your generous gift, sir!" Qingyu bowed to Jin Xuan and swallowed the two spiritual fruits.

It seems that he doesn't care about the spiritual fruit's effect on improving his cultivation, but is instead completely focused on satisfying his appetite.

Jin Xuan shook his head and spent time fusing the Heavenly Gang Concealing Breath Array, which he had previously comprehended from Duobao, with the Innate Limitless Array to create a new array called the Innate Concealing Breath Array.

This formation has an extremely strong concealment effect; even a typical Great Luo Golden Immortal might not be able to discover the location of this cave.

Jin Xuanren is in the formation, presiding over the formation, and is able to withstand the methods of a late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal.

After finishing everything, he changed the name of the cave to "Gathering Treasures Cave Heaven". It was a bit vulgar, but vulgarity can be elegant. After all, Duobao Cave Heaven wasn't necessarily very elegant either.

Three thousand years have passed in the blink of an eye.

There is still no news about when Hongjun will give his second lecture; it is unknown when.

However, within the Treasure Gathering Cave, many spiritual fruits ripened once again.

A variety of five elemental fruits were laid out before me.

Jin Xuan had already adjusted and refined his essence and spirit to its best state. He instructed Qing Yu that he was about to go into seclusion and that she should not disturb him unless there was something important.

He took a deep breath and said with a smile, "It's time to start working on breaking through to a higher level of cultivation."