120: The gourd chooses its owner
Outside, things had descended into Chaos, yet the growth of the Gourd Vine continued.
The vines of the Gourd Vine were like azure dragons breaking free from shackles, spreading wantonly across the entire Mount Buzhou.
Stout vines pierced through rock faces, and branches and leaves blocked out the sky and sun, covering dozens of mountain peaks in the blink of an eye.
Every newly sprouted vine shimmered with Innate dao patterns; wherever they passed, rocks shattered and clouds churned, the entire world trembling at the liberation of this Innate Spiritual Root.
Six mature gourds swayed violently among the vines, emitting crisp clashing sounds.
The purple-gold gourd breathed in and out Chaos, twisting the surrounding space into vortex-like ripples.
dao rhyme flowed across the surface of the green-skinned gourd, stirring up tides of Spiritual Qi in the surrounding area.
The crimson gourd spewed forth raging true fire, illuminating half the sky in a fiery red...
It was as if the spirituality of these Innate Spirit Treasure-grade gourds had been completely released; they were eager to break free from their restraints and head toward their fated masters.
Every time they swayed, they triggered phenomena in heaven and earth.
The Gourd Vine, sensing the gourds' urgent desire to depart, suddenly shuddered in unison with all its thousands of vines.
It slowly lowered a main vine, gently wrapping it around Qing Wu's wrist, the tip of the vine rubbing softly against his palm as if seeking final advice.
The emotions transmitted by the vine were complex and profound, containing both reluctance at the gourds' impending departure and the relief of completing its mission, mixed with a trace of confusion about the future.
Qing Wu could clearly feel that this spiritual Innate Spiritual Root was experiencing its final moments as a "mother."
Every one of its leaves was trembling slightly, and the seven-colored radiance among the vines had become much softer, as if silently cherishing the final moments spent with its children.
The six gourds seemed to sense the mother vine's emotions as well, and their swaying gradually calmed down.
They radiated a gentle dao rhyme, engaging in a final exchange with the mother vine.
"Let them go; you cannot stop them at this point," Qing Wu said calmly.
These gourds are like newly hatched chicks wanting to fly higher; if you were to block them and sever the Karma here, it would only restrict them.
Simply sending them off is the best course of action.
The entire Gourd Vine paused for a moment, then finally slowly loosened its grip on Qing Wu's wrist, all its branches rising simultaneously in a gesture of letting go.
Seeing this, the gourds did not hesitate; they wiggled their bodies, broke free from the mother vine's restraints, and transformed into six streams of light, flying outward.
The remaining immature gourd was tightly wrapped up by the Gourd Vine, treated like a precious treasure.
"They just left like that," Yuan Feng shook her head.
Seeing that the Gourd Vine had painstakingly nurtured them only to end up with this result, she did not quite know what to say.
Having sent off six gourds at once, the Gourd Vine had consumed too much; its Qi was withered, its divine light dimmed, and the entire vine had shrunk significantly.
Yuan Feng took out the Glazed Jade Purifying Bottle and poured some three lights divine water into the soil beneath it.
The three lights divine water was quickly absorbed, and the Gourd Vine's root system, which had begun to dissipate and rot, gradually stabilized.
Although it was far from its original state, it had managed to survive, and relying on the vitality of a Supreme-Grade Acquired Spiritual Root, it would eventually recover.
Looking down, Yuan Feng discovered that the soil supporting the Gourd Vine was somewhat extraordinary, so she reached out to begin collecting it.
At this moment, the six streams of light that the gourds had transformed into were already flying toward their respective chosen masters.
The Sanqing, who were in a stalemate with Dijiang, suddenly each had a gourd in their hands.
"Hm?" Taishang Laozi, who was the first to react, paused, looked at the gourd in his hand, and then looked at his two brothers who were still locked in fierce battle with Dijiang; both of them were also holding a gourd.
The Opportunity was already in hand; what was the point of fighting?
"Second Brother, Third Brother, there is no need to prolong the battle."
Taishang gave a clear shout, and at this moment, Yuanshi also reacted.
Looking at the gourd in his hand, it only took him a breath to realize that the three of them had obtained the Opportunity; continuing to fight was just a waste of effort and would only provide the Ancestral Witches with combat experience.
Meanwhile, Tongtian had become truly enraged; the qingping sword in his hand split into thousands, and qingping sword Qi slashed continuously toward Dijiang.
Seeing that the Sanqing, now possessing treasures, were not to be trifled with, and that Tongtian's Sword Qi could already damage his Ancestral Witch True Body, Dijiang did not dare to take it lightly, manipulating the Law of Space to dodge continuously.
"Second Brother, do not stop me; watch me fight him to determine who is superior."
Yuanshi paid no heed to this, grabbed his arm, and withdrew from the battle.
"Third Brother, I will have to lecture you again when we return..."
In the blink of an eye, the Sanqing had vanished, leaving behind only a slightly dazed Dijiang, who was still dodging the continuously slashing Sword Qi.
On the other side, Taiyi, who was fighting Zhu Jiuyin, had already completely gained the upper hand.
If not for Zhu Rong and Gonggong rushing over to help, he might have already suppressed him.
At this moment, Taiyi suddenly received a voice transmission from Dijun.
He paused slightly, then withdrew the chaos bell and coldly snorted at the many Ancestral Witches: "You are lucky this time; next time, I will fight ten of you."
After leaving this harsh threat, Taiyi transformed into a streak of brilliant light, reunited with Dijun, and returned to the Sun Star together.
Meanwhile, Hongyun, who had been lingering on the edge of the battle, occasionally making a move or two to find a sense of presence, had completely disregarded any treasures or Opportunities. Anyway, with so many people here, he held no hope of obtaining any Opportunity.
Suddenly, Hongyun felt his head being ambushed, causing him to tumble slightly from the clouds.
After steadying his figure, Hongyun turned his head and discovered a gourd hovering above his head.
"Whose gourd did this drop from!"
Originally, no one had noticed, but after Hongyun shouted this, Kunpeng and several others immediately approached.
"All of you step aside; this is my gourd."
Kunpeng spread his wings, kicking up a hurricane, intent on sweeping the gourd away.
The Earth Book flickered with mysterious yellow light, blocking this attack.
Zhenyuanzi had already blocked the path in front of Hongyun: "Fellow Daoist, this gourd has an affinity with you; hurry and accept it!"
"Me?" Hongyun pointed to himself.
Seeing that he still did not understand the situation, the red gourd simply fell directly into his palm.
"Oh, so it is my gourd."
"My apologies, Fellow Daoist Kunpeng."
Hongyun said joyfully, unaware that Kunpeng was already on the verge of exploding with anger.
This guy first acted as if he did not care, and now he had taken the gourd.
Wasn't this a very obvious fishing tactic?
And he, a Kun, was the first to take the bait.
A wave of shameful rage surged in his heart, and Kunpeng was about to attack him.
But with Zhenyuanzi's Earth Book in the way, he knew he could do nothing.
"Remember this!"
After warning Hongyun to remember, Kunpeng, looking annoyed, withdrew his Divine Ability and flew toward the Northern Sea.
Nuwa also obtained a gourd, with a vine still attached to it.
Both of these had great uses.
However, she still felt that her Opportunity existed within that valley.
So she called Fuxi, and the two of them walked past the crowd openly, heading toward the valley.
Perhaps because they were too caught up in the fighting, everyone was still locked in fierce battle with their opponents and had no time to spare for the two of them.