Primordial Era: I, Hongyun, take charge of the literary path

Roar—The Golden Scaled Crocodile let out a mournful cry as its scales began to melt under the intense heat.

Soon after, the Golden Scaled Crocodile fell silent, and its corpse began to slowly dissipate.

Hongyun put away the Fire Cloud Banner, grabbed at the corpse of the Golden Scaled Demon Crocodile, and a Flaming Sun Mystic Stone flew into his hand.

"Haha, I'm pretty lucky. This Flaming Sun Mystic Stone is much better quality than the one from Tianbao Pavilion."

Hongyun nodded in satisfaction. The fact that he got the Flaming Sun Stone on his first kill meant he was very lucky.

Actually, thinking about it, it makes sense. After all, his true form is an innate deity, and the fortune he possesses is immense.

As an avatar, he only shares a portion of the fortune, which is already the pinnacle for most living beings in the primordial world.

After carefully storing the Blazing Sun Stone, Hongyun continued forward, following the geographical coordinates given by Daoist Ziyuan, and arrived at the hidden source of the Sunlight Divine Water.

This is a lake canyon surrounded by towering underwater mountains, making it difficult to spot from the outside.

The red clouds sank into the lake and swam deeper into the canyon. The further they went, the brighter the light became, and the higher the water temperature rose, as if there was a sun beneath this scorching lake.

This place truly deserves its reputation as a sunbathing paradise.

After swimming for an unknown amount of time, Hongyun crossed a mountain and finally saw the Sunlight Divine Water in the canyon.

It was a pool of golden spring water, lying quietly at the bottom of the canyon, emitting a faint golden glow.

Around the spring, some golden water plants grow, with glistening water droplets hanging on them.

"This is the Sunlight Divine Water?!"

Looking at the pool of Sunlight Divine Water, Hongyun murmured excitedly, "Ziyuan Daoist really didn't lie to me."

Those 50,000 Flame Sun Stones were clearly well spent.

Next, Hongyun looked at the aquatic plants beside the Sunlight Divine Water. These aquatic plants were not weeds, but Golden Crow Grass that grew alongside the Sunlight Divine Water.

Golden crow grass can only survive if it is planted next to the divine water of sunlight; otherwise, it will either wither or fail to reproduce.

The Sunlight Divine Water needs the presence of Golden Crow Grass to accumulate more and more. The drops of water on the Golden Crow Grass are actually the Sunlight Divine Water that has not yet formed.

Golden crow grass and divine sunlight water are interdependent and inseparable.

Next, Hongyun took out the Jade Dew Bottle, a low-grade innate spiritual treasure, and carefully collected the Sunlight Divine Water, not daring to touch it with her hands.

The divine water of sunlight can erode blood essence, bones, and flesh; if the physical body is not strong enough, it will inevitably turn into a puddle of mud.

Although Hongyun's physical body has reached the level of an immortal Golden Immortal, it is not certain that it can withstand the attack.

Everything in the universe has its counterpart; nothing is absolutely invincible, and there will always be something that can restrain you.

While the concept of physical immortality (Golden Immortal) sounds impressive, it is ultimately protected by laws.

In the primordial world, only laws can fight against laws; mere magical power cannot shake the laws.

As a top-tier divine object, the Sunlight Divine Water naturally possesses the power of laws, capable of breaking through the physical body's legal protections and directly affecting your physical body.

Hongyun first took three portions of Sunlight Divine Water, each the size of an infant's fist, radiating rich solar power and solar laws, like a small sun.

After putting away the jade dew bottle, Hongyun took three more golden crow grasses and carefully stored them in a jade box.

"These three portions of Sunlight Divine Water and Golden Crow Grass should be enough to refine one Great Sun Divine Pill."

Hongyun thought to himself that he wasn't 100% successful in refining the Seven-Turn Golden Pill; his success rate was only about 50%.

Afterwards, Hongyun took out the Hundred Herbs Chart and collected about a hundred portions of Sunlight Divine Water. The water level of that pool of spring water dropped significantly, and he also collected more than a dozen Golden Crow Grasses.

Hongyun was not greedy; she left some Golden Crow Grass and Sunlight Divine Water so that the production area could recover on its own.

However, after being plundered by Hongyun, it will be impossible for this production area to return to its previous state in less than tens of thousands of years, after all, it is only a small production area.

Collecting the same 100 portions of Sunlight Divine Water and 100 Golden Crow Grasses will have little or no impact on large production areas, but small production areas may be completely depleted.

The smaller the production area, the weaker its ability to bear risks; this is the basis difference brought about by economies of scale.

"Phew, I hope it works!"

Hongyun created a jade pool in the Hundred Herbs Painting, placed the Sunlight Divine Water in it, and transplanted Golden Crow Grass around it.

He wanted to try to create an artificial production site that was not limited by geography or environment and could continuously obtain the Sunlight Divine Water and Golden Crow Grass.

However, after experimentation, Hongyun discovered that the Golden Crow Grass did not wither, but it also did not condense the Sunlight Divine Water.

Not to mention that the golden crow grass can produce seeds and reproduce, it is clear that the artificial breeding ground of red clouds has failed.

"It seems like something is missing."

Hongyun muttered to herself, when suddenly a flash of inspiration struck her, and she realized what was missing.

It is the sun. Although the Hundred Herbs Scroll simulates the sun, it is not the true supreme star, the sun. Therefore, the Golden Crow Grass cannot condense the power and laws of the sun, and naturally cannot form the Sunlight Divine Water.

After figuring it out, a look of helplessness flashed across Hongyun's face. He certainly couldn't bring himself to put the sun into the Hundred Herbs Painting to be a light bulb for him. Putting aside whether he could do it, even if he could, the Hundred Herbs Painting wouldn't be able to withstand it.

The Sun and Moon are the eyes of the great god Pangu, and are supreme stars. Their status is comparable to that of a Primordial Saint. Even innate supreme treasures may not be able to trap a Primordial Saint, let alone the Hundred Herbs Diagram, which is only a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

Hongyun shook his head in disappointment and was about to leave when he suddenly sensed a powerful aura approaching. The newcomer's cultivation level was at the peak of the Golden Immortal realm.

"They are enemies, not friends. Prepare for battle!"

Hongyun's expression hardened as he took out one of his only two offensive innate spiritual treasures, the low-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Fire Cloud Banner.

Speaking of which, Hongyun currently possesses five innate spiritual treasures: the only superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Water Spirit Pearl, and four inferior-grade innate spiritual treasures, such as the Jade Dew Bottle, the Yi Wood Pot, the Fire Cloud Banner, and the Life Pearl.

On the contrary, Hongyun himself did not have a single innate spiritual treasure, only one accompanying acquired merit treasure, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler, and one low-grade acquired merit spiritual treasure he had refined himself, the Wenyun Diagram.

The Water Spirit Pearl is a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, and Hongyun dares not use it lightly. Once exposed, he will be unable to protect it, and the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans will all be after him.

The Jade Dew Bottle, the Wood Pot, and the Life Pearl are more supportive than offensive spiritual treasures. For attacking, they are not as useful as a single acquired spiritual treasure, so Hongyun rarely takes them out.

After counting, Hongyun only had one low-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Fire Cloud Banner, which he could use in battle.

A moment later, a golden figure rushed out from the depths of the canyon and appeared in front of Hongyun.

It was a water beast resembling a dragon, tens of thousands of feet long, covered in golden scales, with a single golden horn on its head, radiating a powerful aura.

"The Overlord of Yanyang Lake, the Golden Dragon."

Hongyun's primordial spirit sensed the Heavenly Dao and learned from it that this water beast was known as the overlord of Yanyang Lake and was a terrifying being capable of instigating beast tides.

The golden dragon stared coldly at Hongyun, speaking in human language, and said in a cold voice, "That Taoist priest, this is my territory. How dare you steal my Sunlight Divine Water?"

"Heh, your territory?"

Hongyun chuckled softly, "The Sunlight Divine Water is born of heaven and earth; when did it become your private property?"