Primordial Era: If I remain in Longevity Mountain, I will steadily attain sainthood.

Chapter 24: The Greatest Cause and Effect, Each Person's Opportunity

Is there even a need to choose? Of course we should go! Putting everything else aside, the gourds that grow from those vines—except for the last one which was underdeveloped—are all top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

This gourd vine is considered one of the most powerful spiritual roots, even surpassing the Yellow Plum Tree, which is hailed as the top of the ten spiritual roots...

Okay, the big brother is still the big brother. Huangzhong plum trees can mass-produce Great Immortals, which is still incomparable.

However, the gourd vine gave birth to seven offspring, six of which later became top-grade innate spiritual treasures, which is still quite remarkable.

In fact, the reason why the Ten Great Spiritual Roots are called the Ten Great Spiritual Roots is because they originally originated from the chaos.

It was damaged during the creation of the world, which is why it degenerated into a top-grade innate spiritual root.

That's why they were able to stand out and be ranked among the top ten spiritual roots. Otherwise, why wasn't Hongyun's Five-Needle Pine, which was also a top-grade innate spiritual root, included and made into the eleventh spiritual root?

Because these five-needle pines are native to the wild, they belong to a different circle, so they can't squeeze in.

Although the ten spiritual roots share the same origin, they are vastly different from one another.

Among them, the Huangzhong plum tree and the Xiantian gourd vine are considered quite powerful, at least in terms of their strong functions.

Secondly, the hollow willow tree, also known as the green willow, and the Bodhi tree are among the trees that are doing relatively well.

The hollow willow tree is the reincarnation of Yang Mei, the Space Demon God; that goes without saying. The Bodhi tree, on the other hand, is the true form of the Daoist Zhunti.

One became a Grand Luo Golden Immortal, leaving the Primordial World and returning to Chaos. The other became a Heavenly Saint. They can be said to have the best fate among the Ten Great Spiritual Roots.

In addition, the hibiscus, laurel, ginseng fruit, peach, bitter bamboo, and apricot trees each have their own uses, but none are particularly outstanding.

For example, the ginseng fruit tree of Zhenyuanzi is quite obvious; compared to the Huangzhong plum tree, it is simply inferior.

Even if there were fairy apricots, it would be almost the same.

The same applies to the peach tree. Although it was divided into too many branches, if it were truly strong enough, it wouldn't have been divided and could have grown into an entire peach orchard.

The reason for this is that these spiritual roots were damaged to varying degrees during the Great Calamity of Creation.

The plum trees and gourd vines in Huangzhong suffered less damage, so they were able to survive much better.

If ginseng fruit trees, peach trees, and other similar trees are severely damaged, their medicinal properties will be significantly reduced.

But ultimately, they are all extraordinary spiritual roots.

That said, of the seven gourds that this innate gourd vine produces, six are top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

At this point, instead of choosing the gourd, Hongyun would have opted for a top-grade innate spiritual treasure. Unless he's completely out of his mind, he wouldn't have done that.

"System, I choose option one." Hongyun made her choice decisively.

Then he stopped his escape and said to Zhen Yuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti, "Brother, fellow Daoists, please wait."

Upon hearing this, all three looked at Hongyun.

Hongyun said, "I just sensed that there is an opportunity for me in this Buzhou Mountain, and I should go and take it now. So please take the two fellow Daoists back to Wanshou Mountain first, and I will catch up later."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi couldn't help but laugh and say, "Since that's the case, you may go."

Jieyin and Zhunti, on the other hand, were filled with envy, saying, "Brother Dao, you are truly blessed with great fortune, which is truly enviable."

"I apologize for the neglect, my apologies. Farewell, fellow Daoists." Hongyun said nothing more, and after saying goodbye to Duiyin and Zhunti, he left the lotus platform, transformed into a red light, and flew towards Buzhou Mountain.

Meanwhile, Zhen Yuanzi, along with Jieyin and Zhunti, continued towards Wanshou Mountain.

Hongyun came to Buzhou Mountain again, but last time he wandered around for a long time but couldn't find even a trace of the gourd vine.

This time it went much more smoothly, partly due to system guidance and partly due to a premonition.

Hongyun soon arrived at a valley in Buzhou Mountain, where he also saw the innate gourd vine.

There was no one else in the valley.

But then Hongyun noticed that three gourds were missing from the gourd vine, and she knew that someone had been there.

It's highly likely that the Three Pure Ones each took one gourd.

Seeing this, Hongyun couldn't help but silently calculate. After a while, Hongyun opened her eyes and looked at the four gourds remaining on the gourd vine.

One of them is even still in the gestation stage.

Hongyun couldn't help but sigh and said, "The Three Pure Ones are indeed the primordial spirits of Pangu. Although they have their faults, their cultivation is profound. They calculated the cause and effect of this gourd vine and therefore only took the gourds that were destined for them."

"Of course, I can't be inferior to them!"

So, Hongyun pointed and a purplish-red gourd fell from the gourd vine.

This gourd is one that has a connection with Hongyun. Originally, Hongyun collected sand from the stars of the nine heavens and refined it into it, making it extremely powerful. It was called the Nine-Nine Soul-Scattering Gourd.

Although the name is extremely fierce, it doesn't mean that Hongyun, this kind-hearted man, is malicious; rather, it simply means that the gourd is indeed powerful.

If those celestial sands were to fly out, they would easily damage a person's physical body and destroy their primordial spirit.

However, since the gourd has only just been acquired, although it has the potential to be refined into a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, Hongyun does not intend to refine it in the same way as before.

However, Hongyun hadn't decided what kind of gourd she wanted to refine yet; she'd decide when she got back.

Hongyun took the gourd, looked at the remaining gourds, then at the innate gourd vine and the Nine Heavens Breath Soil beneath it, and shook his head repeatedly.

Without hesitation, he turned and left the valley to catch up with Zhen Yuanzi, Jieyin, and Zhunti.

After Hongyun left, Dijun and Taiyi arrived in the valley. Taiyi was about to take away the gourd vine and the other three gourds.

Di Jun stopped him, saying, "Taiyi, wait a minute. Look at this gourd vine; four gourds are missing. It seems someone came before us."

"However, they only took the gourd and not the vine. There may be a deeper meaning behind this. Let me figure it out."

Taiyi then stopped.

Di Jun then used his spiritual treasures, the Hetu and Luoshu, to make calculations. After a while, Di Jun opened his eyes and said, "There really is a problem, Taiyi. This gourd vine involves a great karmic cause and effect, so it cannot be taken carelessly."

"Quickly sense which gourd is destined for you, and we'll take it and leave."

Taiyi shook his head and said, "Brother, you are overthinking things. Even if the karma is immense, what is there to fear?"

"Those who cultivate the Dao should naturally avoid karma as much as possible. Moreover, this is the first time I have encountered such a great karmic consequence, so I must be very careful," said Di Jun.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi said no more. After sensing for a while, he took a gourd and left with Dijun.

After a while, Fuxi and Nuwa, brother and sister, appeared in the valley.

Before the two could think further, the void suddenly trembled, and a Taoist priest appeared in the valley.

When Fuxi and Nuwa saw this Taoist priest, their eyes widened in surprise, and they exclaimed, "Teacher?"

(End of this chapter)