Hermit in the Mountains

The winding, verdant Qinling Mountains, stretching for 30,000 miles, have transformed into a silvery-white snow dragon, lying horizontally across the blue planet.

The cold wind, like the breath of a dragon, spreads outwards from the Qinling Mountains in all directions;

The ice and snow, like the breath of a dragon, came from the sky, enveloping the mountains, like a snow blanket draped over the Qinling Mountains.

In the icy and snowy Qinling Mountains, there are always some special places where spring lasts all year round.

The hot spring exudes intense heat, and the lake water gurgles and steams.

Fire-elemental spirit trees and spirit beasts dwell on the mountain peaks, impervious to cold air and free from snow accumulation.

Mount Kurong is protected by a protective array, and the mountain is lush and green, unaffected by the winter temperature drop.

Within the Four Seasons Formation, all four seasons coexist, unaffected by external seasons, and operate independently.

The Four Seasons Formation also had no effect on Mount Kuru; only by stepping inside could one experience the changes of the four seasons.

The snow in the Qinling Mountains is getting thicker and thicker, and countless animals and plants are hibernating.

At the foot of Mount Kurong, there is a long row of wooden houses, and people are clearing snow from the rooftops from time to time.

Time flies, and the seasons change.

For cultivators, a single seclusion or weapon forging session can take months or even years.

One day, a strange change occurred at the summit of the towering Longevity Peak, where colorful spiritual energy gathered.

Spiritual energy surged wildly into the Hall of Longevity from all directions.

Inside the main hall, Gu Changsheng sat cross-legged on a lotus platform with his eyes closed, a bead the size of a basketball floating in front of him;

Five colors, silver-white, transparent, and gray-green are interwoven on the beads;

The spiritual energy absorbed by the bead seemed to have reached a certain critical point.

"Click...click...click..."

Suddenly, a loud bang.

"Bang—"

The bead exploded, the light faded, revealing a transparent bead the size of a billiard ball.

The bead was unremarkable, like an industrially manufactured crystal glass bead.

At the same time, a surge of energy erupted from Gu Changsheng's body, and an aura spread outwards.

The wooden doors of the main hall creaked and rattled a few times, preventing the imposing aura from spilling outwards.

The yellow ox and the blue ox, which were guarding the front and back halls, suddenly unleashed a burst of energy, but quickly fell silent again.

Big Yellow and Green Ox looked up at the Hall of Longevity, a thought flashing through their eyes: 'Master is about to emerge from seclusion.'

Inside the Hall of Longevity, Gu Changsheng finally opened his eyes, which had been closed for months.

A dazed look flashed in his eyes as his gaze fell on the drastically changed bead in front of him.

The moment his divine sense touched the bead, his eyes became vacant and his mind was pulled into an unknown space;

In an instant, he was kicked out of the unknown space by a force, and when he came to his senses, he looked bewildered.

A stream of information flowed into his mind.

[The World Pearl of Withering and Flourishing: An embryonic treasure of innate power, containing the rudiments of forty-nine innate restrictions, and the nascent forms of the world's laws. It possesses the ability to evolve the world, suppress destiny, and conceal heavenly secrets.]

"Holy crap, what the hell...!"

"When did I become so powerful that I created a pre-heavenly treasure embryo?!"

Gu Changsheng couldn't help but swear, his face filled with disbelief.

An embryo, a naturally precious treasure, is still a naturally precious treasure!

At this moment, Gu Changsheng's heart pounded violently once again; he hadn't been this excited in a long time.

Can innate treasures truly appear on Earth, even if they are merely embryos?

Currently, Blue Star isn't even considered a small world, so the appearance of an innate spiritual treasure embryo is acceptable to Gu Changsheng;

but,

Innate Treasure Embryo

This was beyond Gu Changsheng's comprehension.

Half-step Boundless Great World Position

The Great Primordial World

There are only a few innate supreme treasures.

Pangu Banner!

The Tai Chi symbol!!

The Chaos Bell!!!

These three treasures are the "Three Treasures of Creation," transformed from the primordial treasure "Pangu's Axe."

The other spiritual treasures are basically top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

For example, the combination of the four swords of Zhuxian can unleash power at the level of a supreme treasure.

Like the Qiankun Cauldron, it possesses the ability to return from acquired to innate qualities, making it comparable to a supreme treasure;

For example, the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda is known as the strongest defensive treasure and a treasure of heavenly merit, with defensive power comparable to that of a supreme treasure.

Like the auspicious clouds of the heavens, it is said to be a rare treasure of the heavens, possessing the power to be impervious to all laws, comparable to a supreme treasure.

In the primordial world, there are very few treasures that can bear the words "innate supreme treasure".

It is said that the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World does not allow too many innate treasures to exist, as it would disrupt the order of the Heavenly Dao.

For example, the Twenty-Fourth Grade Creation Green Lotus was formed from a lotus seed left behind by the Chaos Green Lotus. It was a creation-level embryo that ultimately ended up being dismembered.

After absorbing the information flow in his sea of ​​consciousness, Gu Changsheng's smile froze instantly, and his face twitched.

He focused his mind on the primordial space, muttering to himself.

"It's gone, all gone!"

"My merits, not a single one remains..."

He stared at the empty back of Zhenling's head and let out a silent cry.

He exited the Origin Space with a pained expression, his gaze fixed on the jade box that had been opened on the lotus platform.

"Hehehe..."

The Ten Paths and Five Elements are the innate, indestructible source of spiritual light;

A spatial-elemental, indestructible spiritual source;

Forty-five innate, indestructible spiritual light sources without attributes;

A full fifty-six innate, indestructible spiritual light sources were destroyed just like that;

The original nine withering and flourishing pearls merged into a brand new withering and flourishing pearl;

His plan to evolve the Thirty-Six Heavens World completely failed.

"well--"

Gu Changsheng sighed deeply and muttered to himself, "Well, it's alright. At least by chance, I created an embryo of a supreme innate treasure."

"Although we don't know how long it will take to conceive successfully, not everyone has the opportunity to possess a pre-heavenly treasure embryo."

Forty-nine rudimentary forms of innate restrictions, roughly equivalent to the addition of one innate, indestructible spiritual energy source to an innate restriction;

Gu Changsheng had a feeling that it was a primordial source that gave rise to an innate restriction;

but,

He has no direct evidence.

He had this guess because the power of time had increased in the Pearl of the World of Decay and Flourishing.

He guessed that this wisp of time power must have been fused with a non-attribute innate undying spiritual light source, and advanced from the power of decay and prosperity.

He had previously had a fleeting glimpse of an unknown rhythm, which now appears to be the rhythm of time.

The cycle of flourishing and decay is inherently related to time;

The laws of the world must contain the power of time; otherwise, the spacetime dimension could not be formed.

The Five Elements are the fundamental building blocks of the world.

That's why Gu Changsheng guessed that the seven extra strands of innate, indestructible spiritual light source must have been stolen by something he couldn't perceive.

If he couldn't figure it out, he stopped thinking about it and focused his mind on the World of Withering and Flourishing Pearl.

What comes into view is a hidden world.

The cave world is circular, with a diameter of one kilometer.

The bottom is a semi-circular landmass, about 100 meters thick.

In the center of the land lies a sacred spring, surrounded by desolation.

Gu Changsheng saw the spiritual spring absorbing external energy.

The energy source has two directions.

Absorb spiritual energy from Earth;

The other is to draw energy from the void.

It's somewhat like the legendary Chaos Pearl transforming chaotic energy into innate spiritual energy;

The World Pearl of Withering and Flourishing transforms dark energy in the universe.

Just as Gu Changsheng was learning about the World Pearl of Withering and Flourishing, a chorus of complaints echoed from an unknown space.

The content is full of complaints, like those of an abandoned little boy.

"Master, Master, you're going to kill your disciple..."

"Master is indeed a chosen one, having actually nurtured an embryo of a primordial treasure..."

"Master, now that you have the primordial treasure, the embryo, beside you, your disciple can no longer influence you."

"I hope you can quickly enter a state of oneness with heaven and man, otherwise I'll be gone in a few years..."