Primordial Era: Reborn Kong Xuan, Steady Cultivation

"We've finally arrived!" Kong Xuan's spirits lifted, and a relieved smile appeared on his face.

Traveling across the sea is ultimately not as reassuring as traveling on land.

Without pausing, he identified the northwest direction where the Five Elements Mountain was located, slightly adjusted the direction of his escape light, and increased his speed by another three points. Like an arrow released from a bow, he pierced through the sky and headed straight for the location of the Five-Colored Divine Mountain!

The moment Kong Xuan's feet truly stepped onto the Eastern Continent of the Primordial World, a clear and intense tremor suddenly came from the depths of his primordial spirit without any warning!

Like a drop of water falling into the calm heart of a lake, creating ripples, a clear sense of opportunity was pointing towards his primary goal for this trip: the Five Elements Mountain!

"really!"

A glint flashed in Kong Xuan's eyes, and the corners of his mouth couldn't help but turn up. A sense of certainty and joy welled up in his heart, as if he had just known it.

"Leaving Five Elements Mountain and going to the Blood Sea was indeed the right choice!"

If you had stubbornly held on back then, you might not only have returned empty-handed again, but you would have also missed the tremendous opportunity of the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag in the Sea of ​​Blood!

Now that I have accumulated merit and am enjoying great fortune, I am returning to this treasure mountain, and I am bound to reap some rewards!

Good fortune comes to mind, and luck guides us.

Without further hesitation, he immediately followed the increasingly clear feeling in his heart, activated his escape light, and sped towards the location of the Five Elements Mountain.

This time, it was no longer a aimless search, but a journey with clear guidance.

Perhaps it was divine favor, or perhaps he deliberately avoided sensitive areas, but the journey was surprisingly peaceful and smooth.

They did not encounter any ancient beings like the Northern Dark Turtle, nor did they encounter any large-scale, potentially disruptive, military expeditions like those of the East Sea Dragon Palace.

Only the mountains and rivers receded rapidly beneath their feet, and the concentration of spiritual energy gradually increased and differentiated as they approached the Five Elements Mountain.

On this day, that familiar and magnificent scene once again came into view on the distant horizon.

A majestic mountain range, vibrant in five colors and distinct in its characteristics yet seamlessly integrated, lies silently across the land.

The pull of opportunity in his heart was now so strong that it was like an invisible thread pulling him, pointing unmistakably to the core area of ​​the Five Elements Mountain, which was the "place where the five elements converge and balance" that he had searched for for a hundred years without success!

"As expected, it's here!" Kong Xuan hovered above the outer edge of the Five Elements Mountain, looking down at the mysterious area where the five-colored spiritual energy pulsed and flowed like breathing, his heart filled with emotion.

"Last time, my luck was not good enough and my fortune did not arrive. Although I entered the treasure mountain, I could not see its true face."

Now that I have returned with boundless merit from the Blood Sea, and my fortune is at its peak, this innate spiritual root that is destined for me cannot escape its fate!

Without further hesitation, he transformed into a streak of light and headed straight for the core area where the five-colored spiritual energy was most abundant and intertwined.

This time, instead of blindly searching, we followed the clear "line of fate" and headed straight for our target.

Upon entering this area, the surrounding scenery is completely different from the outside.

The five elements of spiritual energy are no longer clearly distinct, but rather like five different colored dragons, intertwining, rotating, and merging to form a huge and harmonious vortex of spiritual energy.

At the center of the vortex, the terrain is slightly raised, and the soil exhibits a rare five-colored interwoven texture, exuding an extremely rich aura of the innate five elements.

And right at the center of this vortex, a strangely shaped pine tree, only about ten feet tall, stood quietly!

Its trunk has a chaotic color, as if it encompasses all things.

The branches are gnarled and twisted, naturally spreading out. What is most eye-catching are its needles, which are not just green, but divided into five clusters, displaying five colors: blue, red, yellow, white, and black!

Each cluster of pine needles is crystal clear, containing incomparably pure essence corresponding to the five elements. Five-colored radiance flows slowly among the needles, endlessly regenerating, echoing the surrounding vortex of five-element spiritual energy, a natural and harmonious Daoist charm!

It was none other than the Five-Needle Pine, a supreme innate spiritual root!

"Five-needle pine... I've finally found you!" Kong Xuan suppressed his excitement and slowly approached.

He could clearly feel that his own five-colored divine light spontaneously became active at this moment, resonating strongly with the five elements Daoist rhyme emitted by the Five Needles Pine, as if a long-awaited rain had come after a drought, or as if a wanderer had returned to his hometown.

There were no earth-shattering phenomena, nor any dangerous protective restrictions; everything proceeded naturally.

He cautiously stepped forward, not immediately taking it, but first respectfully communicating with it through divine thought, expressing goodwill and his desire to receive it. The five-needle pine swayed slightly, its five-colored needles shimmering with light, seemingly full of spirituality, and did not resist.

"From now on, we will accompany each other and jointly explore the Great Dao of the Five Elements." Kong Xuan murmured to himself, and then used his supernatural power to move this supreme spiritual root, which was related to the foundation of his own path, along with the five-colored spiritual soil where its roots were located, into the Five Elements space that had been specially opened by his sleeve-space supernatural power.

With the Five-Needle Pine in hand, the greatest opportunity of Five Elements Mountain was finally in his grasp!

Feeling the pure and harmonious aura of the five elements emanating from the space within his sleeve, Kong Xuan felt reassured, and an unprecedented sense of fulfillment and anticipation welled up within him.

He knew very well that he was able to find it so easily this time because his own luck and merits had reached a certain level, and his affinity with this treasure had come to fruition.

At the same time, as if sensing something in his heart, he looked up at the vast heavens and his thoughts drifted far away.

"So that's how it is... The opportunities of the primordial world are indeed mysterious and difficult to describe." His understanding became clearer and clearer. "If the Heavenly Dao favors you and fate dictates it, even if a great treasure is hidden deep in the Nine Netherworlds, it may be obtained 'accidentally' by someone with deep fortune and whose cultivation may not be the best, as easily as taking something out of a bag."

Conversely, without that destiny, even with extraordinary cultivation, tireless effort, and countless hardships, it may all amount to nothing more than a mirage, a wasted effort.

He couldn't help but think of the original owner of the treasure-dropping coin.

Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao.

According to their memory, they were only at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, yet they were able to obtain the Falling Treasure Coin, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, in the mysterious and unpredictable "Mysterious Golden Ravine," which could even isolate the divine sense of a Golden Immortal. If they did not possess special luck and have the tacit approval of the Heavenly Dao, it would be difficult to explain.

The environment of Mijinjian is far beyond the reach of ordinary people, let alone the ability to accurately find the treasures hidden deep at the bottom of the pool.

Now that I've taken it ahead of time, I've essentially snatched their opportunity. But this "snatching" might also be a reflection of my current peak of luck and fortune surpassing that of the other party.

The ways of Heaven are unpredictable, yet they subtly reveal their own preferences and trajectories.

If I gain it, I am fortunate and should cherish it; if I lose it, it is my fate and I should not force it.

But those who cultivate themselves are defying fate and seeking transcendence in that sliver of hope.

Besides planning and hard work, the real key to his successive acquisitions of treasures is probably his ever-growing accumulation of merit and good fortune.

Composing himself, Kong Xuan did not leave immediately.

His gaze swept over the original root of the five-needle pine, as well as the pure innate five elements energy that had naturally gathered and almost liquefied around it due to the constant breathing of this top-grade spiritual root.

Although these auras are not as potent as the spiritual essence, they are still rare resources for cultivation and are of great benefit to consolidating the foundation of the five elements.

"Now that you have acquired spiritual roots, you should not waste these accompanying essences."

He spread his sleeves again, unleashing the "Universe Within Sleeves" technique. Like a whale sucking in water, he collected all the wisps of five-colored mist permeating the rock crevices, soil, and even the air, storing them in a special corner of his space next to the five-needle pine, where they nourished each other.

After all this was done, the spiritual light in this place where the five elements converged dimmed slightly, but the foundation remained intact. Given time, the spiritual energy would slowly gather again.

Kong Xuan looked around to make sure nothing was missing, and finally let go of his obsession with the Five Elements Mountain, replaced by a sense of complete fulfillment.