The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 17 Huang Zhongli, Jin Ling Confirms
Zhou Chen used his divine sense to roughly explore the entire immortal island and discovered that, in addition to the spiritual root in front of him, there was another one on the island, of the same grade, also a top-grade innate spiritual root. There were also several high-grade spiritual roots, and countless more of the middle and lower grades.

"Did we disturb the spiritual root's nest? Don't we have any spiritual treasures?"

Zhou Chen murmured to himself, continuing to probe with his divine sense. Finally, he discovered a grand innate formation in the center of the island. After sensing it, Zhou Chen smiled. That's more like it. As one of the three immortal islands, how could Yingzhou only have spiritual roots but no spiritual treasures? It clearly doesn't live up to its name as a top-tier blessed land. The spiritual treasures aren't absent; they're just within the grand formation!

"Zhou Chen, what are you laughing at? Come here quickly, let's share the fruit."

Bixiao's voice suddenly came.

Zhou Chen also withdrew his divine sense and looked at Bi Xiao, who was jumping around preparing to pick the fruit of the Life Fruit Tree. That's right, this top-grade innate spiritual root was the Life Fruit Tree. When Zhou Chen came to it, he knew some information about this spiritual root.

The Tree of Life, a top-grade innate spiritual root, blossoms once every 100,000 years and bears fruit only after another 100,000 years. The fruit itself takes another 100,000 years to mature. Upon maturity, it yields 3,000 fruits, each containing a portion of the Laws of Life, which can replenish a cultivator's life essence, aiding in comprehending the Laws of Life and understanding the Great Dao of Life.

Seeing Bixiao ruthlessly suppressed by Yunxiao, Zhou Chen smiled and then said to the senior sisters:

"Senior sisters, why don't we explore Yingzhou Immortal Island first? The spiritual root is right here and won't run away. Why don't we see if there are any other treasures? This is a top-tier blessed land that can support saints; it shouldn't only have one spiritual root."

Jinling, Guiling, Wudang, Yunxiao, and Qiongxiao nodded in agreement, while only Bixiao muttered a few words unhappily.

"Can't I pick some fruit first? I've never tasted the fruit of a top-grade innate spiritual root before!"

Zhou Chen could only offer a few words of comfort to Bi Xiao in a low voice, saying that there might be even better options on the island, and since this place would be a training ground from now on, she could eat whatever she wanted! This finally brought Bi Xiao back to her usual lively and energetic self.

The group began to explore together, and along the way they saw innate spiritual roots everywhere. Everyone's faces lit up with joy, and they soon arrived at the location of the second top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

There stood a huge Taoist tree that seemed to reach the sky, its branches and roots seemingly extending straight to heaven and earth.

The spiritual light and aura of Taoism emerged between the textures of the leaves, bark, and stems.

This doesn't look like a tree; it looks more like a grand principle standing tall here.

And on the huge tree, there were nine small fruits.

Its flowers resemble lotus flowers, and its fruits resemble pearl stamens. The characters "Huang Zhong" are inscribed on both the flowers and fruits. The fruits exude the perfect meaning of the Great Dao Law, as if a Great Golden Immortal has formed within the fruit. The nine fruits represent nine Great Golden Immortals, as if nine Great Golden Immortals are standing here.

Jin Ling and the others were shocked, and a certain desire arose in their hearts, a desire that came from their very instincts.

It was as if some unseen revelation was telling them something.

Eat it!
One can directly grasp a Great Dao Law and cultivate a certain Great Dao, directly becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal!
Jin Ling and the others subconsciously took a step forward.

The next moment, a surge of powerful magic suddenly bound them, startling them awake. Without a second thought, they immediately looked in the direction from which the magic was coming.

Zhou Chen waved to them with a grin.

Gui Ling, Wu Dang, Yun Xiao, and the others looked surprised, but Jin Ling showed understanding and said to Zhou Chen, "It really is you!"

Zhou Chen was slightly taken aback, but he understood what Jin Ling meant. He withdrew the magic that had been binding them and then asked Jin Ling, the Holy Mother:
"As expected of the senior sister of the Jie Sect, the head of the female immortals, when did you begin to have doubts, senior sister?"

Although she knew Zhou Chen was just flattering her, Jin Ling still liked hearing those words.

“When the teacher gave you the Purple Lightning Hammer and said you were proficient in thunder magic, I had a suspicion, but I was truly certain when Bixiao tested the Purple Lightning Hammer. Bixiao is just a Xuanxian, how could she have such great ability to make the Purple Lightning Hammer's full power be displayed? And just by chance, the location you chose happened to have a large formation. I don't believe Bixiao has such good fortune, what do you think!”

Zhou Chen was stunned for a moment. After thinking for a while, he realized that he had been tricked by the Tongtian Sect Leader. He immediately beat his chest and stamped his feet in frustration.

"The teacher misled me! It's just making him take the blame, right? My small frame can't withstand my senior's..."

Zhou Chen seemed to have thought of something and didn't say anything more.

Upon hearing Zhou Chen's words, the Golden Spirit Mother seemed to recall something. The smile on her face vanished instantly, and a Dragon-Tiger Jade Ruyi appeared in her hand. She narrowed her eyes as she looked at Zhou Chen.

Upon seeing this, Zhou Chen immediately backed down, not out of fear of Jin Ling, but mainly because women are creatures who hold grudges, and this would cause a lot of trouble in the future.

"Hey, senior sister, let's talk this out. Look, isn't your junior brother here to apologize to you?"

What do you think of this? One of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots
The Huangzhong Plum ripens at the first stage of the Three Ascensions, producing nine fruits. These fruits contain laws, and absorbing these laws after eating them will condense the Great Dao within the fruit, allowing one to directly become a Great Luo Golden Immortal. Although there is no hope for a future path to immortality, it is still a relatively good choice for those lacking in talent.

For someone as exceptionally talented as my senior sister, even without absorbing the laws themselves, simply absorbing the energy and referencing the laws would be of great help.

Zhou Chen explained the Yellow Plum to the Golden Spirit Mother with a fawning expression.

Although the Golden Spirit Mother's expression didn't change much, she had already put away the magical treasure in her hand, which made Zhou Chen subconsciously breathe a sigh of relief.

Gui Ling, Wu Dang, San Xiao, and the others looked at Zhou Chen and Jin Ling with some confusion, not understanding what had happened between them. But their intuition told them that something must have happened between the two of them, and that Zhou Chen must have done something that was not good to their senior sister. Otherwise, their senior sister would not have taken out a spiritual treasure and Zhou Chen would not have apologized.

The group exchanged glances, all showing expressions of curiosity. Women, after all, have a gossipy nature, and even these female immortals from the Jie Sect were no exception.

Although they were curious, they didn't dare to ask because of their senior sister's reputation.

However, there was an exception: Fairy Bixiao. Lacking the self-control of her senior sisters, she quietly approached Zhou Chen, tugged at him, and waited for him to turn around before whispering:

"Junior brother, how did you offend Senior Sister? Tell me, and I'll put in a good word for you!"

Zhou Chen looked at Bi Xiao with curious eyes, then sensed that although Gui Ling, Wu Dang, and the others were looking at Huang Zhongli, their ears were perked up. But that wasn't important. The key was the cold gaze from Jin Ling, which made Zhou Chen feel like he had a sharp edge behind him.

(End of this chapter)