Primordial Era: Refusing Hongjun's path to sainthood, I attained the Dao of Hunyuan.

Chapter 24 Bitter Bamboo

After leaving Mount Sumeru, Xuanhuang flew eastward, intending to return to his own dojo.

He has now obtained three of the five elements; the remaining ones are the innate fire element and the innate water element.

The source of fire element can be planned, and we just need to wait for Ziwei to obtain it from Dijun.

However, the water element's essence presented a challenge for Xuanhuang. After all, among the five elemental spiritual roots, the Ren water peach, which belongs to the water element, is currently in Hongjun's hands.

According to the original plan, the Renshui Peaches would only be brought out when Haotian and Yaochi succeeded as the rulers of the Three Realms.

By then, the Lich Wars will have passed.

"I wonder if the Taiyin spiritual root, the laurel tree, can be used as a substitute," Xuanhuang thought to himself.

However, thinking about it, the possibility is not high enough. If this could be a substitute, then he wouldn't have to go through so much trouble searching everywhere.

"Yes, I'll also make a detour to Kunlun Mountain to meet the Three Pure Ones and have a discussion with them."

Xuanhuang stopped thinking about it. He had obtained the innate Geng metal source this time, and he just needed to refine it after he returned.

He can then use this opportunity to advance to the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm.

This is because his cultivation has accumulated enough, and the replenishment of his innate essence is just adding fuel to the fire.

It flew eastward all the way.

However, just as Xuanhuang was about to fly out of the western land, suddenly, Xuanhuang felt a stirring in its heart and sensed something.

"Is there another opportunity before leaving?" Xuanhuang's expression was slightly strange.

After all, he rarely found any treasures in the Eastern lands, and this time it was in the Western lands.

The Western lands are so poor, what could possibly be of interest to us?

After landing on the ground, Xuanhuang searched for a while and finally found its target, entering a valley.

Upon entering the valley, it felt as if we had entered another space.

Xuanhuang naturally knew that he had entered some kind of innate grand formation.

Within this innate grand formation, all that could be seen was an endless expanse of thick fog. This fog could even block divine sense, rendering it powerless.

However, Xuanhuang was powerful and possessed a strong divine sense, so he was still able to break through the fog and observe the surrounding situation.

The treasures here are extraordinary!

Xuanhuang thought to himself, but at that moment, a feeling of sorrow suddenly arose in his heart for no apparent reason.

The sorrow began as a faint feeling, but gradually grew stronger.

This alerted Xuanhuang.

After all, as a Great Luo Golden Immortal, one can imagine how powerful his mental state must be, but now his mental state has been shaken.

Although it was shaken without warning, one can imagine what was going on.

What kind of power is this?

"I think I know what's here." At the same time, Xuanhuang's mind raced, and he began to guess what was inside the great formation.

After all, in this western land, there was only one thing that could evoke sadness in his heart.

Bitter bamboo.

Originally, this was an opportunity for the Daoist who guided the way. He took it and refined it into the Six Roots Purification Bamboo, a treasure that can seal one's six senses.

Now, is it that I am destined to be with you?

Xuanhuang felt as if he were a butterfly, entering the space-time of the primordial world, and his wings were flapping continuously, gradually changing history, changing the past, no, it should be said that he was changing the future.

However, since the bitter bamboo is destined to be with me, I won't be polite.

Xuanhuang is not the type to hesitate or be afraid of this or that. He believes that if Heaven gives something and you don't take it, you will suffer the consequences.

If I have a connection with this bitter bamboo, then it belongs to me.

As for the Guide, that's out of the question.

On Mount Sumeru, Jieyin and Zhunti were planting two fruit kernels when suddenly, Jieyin felt a sense of emptiness in his heart.

It seems as if something has been lost in the unseen world.

"Senior brother, what's wrong?" Zhunti asked, noticing Jieyin's somewhat absent-minded expression.

Jieyin shook his head and said, "I don't know either. I just feel like I've suddenly lost something."

"What was lost?" Zhunti immediately perked up and quickly said, "Senior brother, aren't you skilled in the Dao of Cause and Effect?"

"Thinking about it, could it be that some opportunity was intercepted by someone else?"

Upon hearing this, Jieyin took it to heart and immediately began to calculate. However, after a short while, Jieyin shook his head, opened his eyes, and said, "I cannot calculate it. The cause and effect have been severed. It seems that I am not destined to be with you."

The guide's face showed deep bitterness.

Upon hearing this, Zhunti had no choice but to give up.

Meanwhile, Xuanhuang had finally reached the deepest part of the great formation and met Kuzhu there.

But the bitter bamboo is not a single plant; it has multiplied into a large patch.

"One top-grade plant, three medium-grade plants, twelve mid-grade plants, two hundred low-grade plants..." Xuanhuang's eyes lit up.

That endless sorrow emanates from this patch of bitter bamboo before us.

As you can see, there are even some skeletons around the bamboo forest. These are creatures that accidentally wandered into the great formation.

However, he failed to obtain the spiritual root and was instead bewildered by the endless sorrow emanating from it.

With his heart filled with despair and all hope gone, he ultimately took his own life before the bitter bamboo.

Those who are destined to receive treasures will obtain them; those who are not destined will not obtain them even if they enter a treasure mountain.

It could even lead to death.

Xuanhuang waved his hand and grabbed the top-grade bitter bamboo. He immediately felt the powerful source contained in the bitter bamboo.

This bitter bamboo ranks relatively low among the ten spiritual roots, but its power is still considerable.

It was born from the combined influence of the Path of Sorrow and the Path of Suffering in the Seven Emotions, and its shape resembles a green bamboo.

Xuanhuang took the spiritual root, shook it slightly, and a powerful surge of magic power rushed into the bitter bamboo.

In an instant, the leaves, branches, and roots of the bitter bamboo all turned into light and disappeared into the bamboo.

Finally, the bamboo transformed into a bamboo staff.

Xuanhuang held his bamboo staff, gave it a light tap, planted it on the ground, and laughed, "I've changed my mind now."

"This bamboo staff, a treasure for proving one's path, seems to exude even more prestige!"

In fact, the Time-Space Mirror is not easy to refine, as it contains both the Great Dao of Time and Space.

The two great paths even merged perfectly, transforming into the path of time and space.

Xuanhuang has been refining the Time-Space Mirror and comprehending the Dao of Time and Space, but he has only just begun to understand it.

It's not particularly profound.

Naturally, it would be very difficult to refine the Time-Space Mirror into a treasure for proving one's Dao.

Furthermore, during this journey to the west, Xuanhuang fully established his path to enlightenment, from the Five Elements to the Four Symbols, Yin and Yang, Taiji, and Wuji.

The major roads involved in this route have all been basically decided.

The Great Dao of Time and Space is not contained within it. And since the Great Dao of Time and Space is difficult to comprehend, Xuanhuang can naturally make some changes.

It would be better to use this bitter bamboo to refine a new treasure for proving one's Dao.

After all, although innate spiritual roots also contain the innate Dao, their malleability is much greater than that of innate spiritual treasures.

"Besides the path of sorrow and suffering, this bitter bamboo is also considered to be of the wood element, making it perfectly suited for transformation using the principles of the Five Elements!"

(End of this chapter)