Primordial Era: I, the auspicious beast Pixiu, am the darling of the Great Dao.

at the moment.

Tianlu was naturally unaware that deep within the Western Kunlun Mountains, there was an unformed, extremely Yin energy that was causing him great fear.

At this moment, he had already stepped into that magnificent temple that seemed to have been created by nature itself.

This palace complex is magnificent, with innate Dao patterns flowing between the eaves and brackets. Each jade pillar seems to be formed from pure innate spiritual energy, exuding an ancient and desolate primordial aura.

Tianlu was overjoyed at this scene.

It is conceivable that this temple must hold some extraordinary opportunity.

Then, Tianlu began a thorough search of the vast temple.

Nearly a century has passed in the blink of an eye.

Tianlu turned the entire temple upside down, even carefully checking the gaps between the floor tiles and the tops of the jade pillars, but he couldn't find a single decent item.

This enormous temple was completely empty. Apart from the innate spiritual materials that constituted the building itself, which could not be easily dismantled, there were no spiritual treasures that could be called opportunities.

Tianlu stood in the central square of the temple, pursing his lips in exasperation.

However, as a darling of the Great Dao, the auspicious beast Pixiu has no concept of returning empty-handed in Tianlu's dictionary.

Since no readily available magical artifacts could be found in the palace, Tianlu sought another way, turning his attention to the endless, spiritually rich Kunlun Mountains outside the temple.

This Western Kunlun Sacred Realm is one of the most blessed lands in the primordial world, and countless immortal herbs and spiritual roots must be nurtured within its mountains.

Riding on that cloud, which was of the mid-grade innate spiritual treasure level, Tianlu slowly drifted out of the temple and began to plunder the mountains of Kunlun Sacred Realm.

He traversed one strange peak after another, and wherever he went, it was as if locusts were swarming through the land.

Tianlu unceremoniously opened its mouth wide and used its Devouring Law to swallow all the spiritual fruits, along with the surrounding innate spiritual energy, from any spiritual tree that could bear fruit, regardless of its grade.

With the blessing of innate divine power, the spiritual roots swallowed by Tianlu will gradually transform into acquired spiritual roots once they enter this space, under the heaven-defying power of Tianlu's divine power.

After transforming into acquired spiritual roots, with the passage of time, these acquired spiritual roots will reverse their innate nature and transform into true innate spiritual roots.

Because of such extraordinary abilities, Tianlu accepts all spiritual roots regardless of their grade.

And so, the unbridled Tianlu ravaged the mountains, feasting with great relish.

However, just as he was comfortably lying on the clouds, preparing to swallow a spiritual herb that emitted starlight, a sudden change occurred.

Suddenly, a sharp and incomparable stream of Geng metal light shot into the sky from a hidden valley below, carrying a fierce momentum that could tear through space, and struck Tianlu with precision.

This happened so suddenly that Tianlu, who was immersed in the joy of treasure hunting, did not activate any defensive abilities.

However, Tianlu's physical strength is not low.

The stream of Geng metal light, powerful enough to tear an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal to shreds, struck Tianlu, producing only a dull metallic clang, failing to harm even a single hair on his head.

But the immense impact still caused Tianlu to stumble and fall from that soft, fluffy cloud.

With a loud crash, Tianlu fell heavily to the ground, smashing a deep crater into the hard, innate white jade rock and kicking up clouds of dust.

Tianlu shook his slightly dizzy head, climbed out of the pit, shook off the dust, and a hint of annoyance flashed in his eyes.

At that moment, a voice filled with authority and anger came from ahead.

"Who dares to plunder spiritual objects on my territory!"

Tianlu regained his senses and turned to look at the source of the sound.

On the cliff ahead, a large divine beast had appeared out of nowhere, staring intently down at Tianlu.

Tianlu examined the divine beast, noticing its extremely peculiar appearance.

It has a tiger's body as majestic as a mountain, but trails nine long tails that dance in the wind behind it. Its face is human-like, but it has sharp tiger claws, and its body is surrounded by a rich aura of Geng metal.

Upon seeing this design, Tianlu immediately recalled illustrations of mythical beasts from the primordial era.

Isn't this Lu Wu, the enlightened beast who will guard the Kunlun Wonderland for the Queen Mother of the West in the future?

Seeing Tianlu get up unharmed and stare at him with a strange look, Lu Wu became even more wary and shouted.

"Pixiu, spit out the treasures you've eaten! You are a divine beast of heaven and earth, how can you be so shameless, wantonly plundering the blessings of this Kunlun Sacred Realm?!"

Lu Wu, being a type of divine beast of heaven and earth, naturally possesses the inherited memories bestowed by the Great Dao.

He recognized Tianlu's unique form as the auspicious beast Pixiu at a glance, and he was also well aware of the Pixiu clan's greedy nature of only taking in wealth and never giving it out.

Upon hearing Lu Wu's words, Tianlu not only wasn't angry, but instead laughed heartily.

He shook the fur off his body and took two steps forward with an air of indifference.

"You can't just spit out something that's already in your mouth?!"

"I have traveled through the primordial world for so long, and I have only ever heard of the Pixiu swallowing treasures, but I have never heard of the Pixiu spitting out treasures."

Upon hearing Tianlu's shameless reply, Lu Wu was so enraged that he was practically fuming.

He was originally a divine beast born from the West Kunlun Mountains, and considered himself half the master of this sacred land. How could he tolerate outsiders being so presumptuous here?

"Stubborn fool, today we will surely subdue you, you greedy beast!"

Lu Wu roared and leaped down from the cliff, wielding his sharp tiger claws. In an instant, he tore through the void, unleashing the terrifying power of a mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal, intending to suppress Tianlu in one fell swoop.

Unexpectedly, Tianlu merely curled his lip in disdain in the face of Lu Wu's powerful attack.

The gap between a Great Luo Golden Immortal and a Taiyi Golden Immortal is like an insurmountable chasm.

Taiyi Golden Immortals cultivate the five elements within their chests, while Daluo Golden Immortals have already gathered the three flowers at the top of their heads, transcending the shackles of the River of Destiny and mastering the true laws of the Great Dao.

Unless this Taiyi Golden Immortal possesses an innate spiritual treasure, he cannot challenge a Daluo Golden Immortal.

Otherwise, in front of Da Luo, Taiyi would be nothing more than an ant.

As soon as Lu Wu rushed up, he felt a blur before his eyes, and a vast and unfathomable spatial law instantly imprisoned the space around him.

What followed was a one-sided crushing defeat.

"Bang! Bang! Bang!"

Lu Wu's screams echoed through the valley. His sharp tiger claws couldn't even touch Tian Lu before he was slammed to the ground by an irresistible force.

As the dust settled, the scene in the center of the battlefield looked somewhat comical.

Tianlu used his supernatural power of being able to change size at will, shrinking his body several times smaller, like a lazy house cat, comfortably sitting on Lu Wu's broad tiger back.

Tianlu raised a paw and gently patted Lu Wu's head, his tone slightly teasing.

"Little kitty, do you still want my treasure?"