126: The Lord of Kunlun returns to the canyon.

Heading west, Li Yun and Laozi advanced rapidly.

Along the way, they encountered many innate spiritual roots. What followed was a series of actions from Laozi: he would erupt with his Aura and declare a choice between submission or death, directly forcing those innate spiritual roots to yield!

Afterward, he would interrogate those innate spiritual roots for information and the whereabouts of the yellow middle plum.

Unexpectedly, the yellow middle plum's trail didn't just head west from the start; it was constantly shifting its position and direction.

In this situation, both Li Yun and Laozi couldn't help but frown.

If for nothing else, it was because this matter was too strange. The yellow middle plum seemed to know about the danger in advance and was constantly avoiding them, almost as if it were toying with the two of them.

Under these circumstances, neither Li Yun nor Laozi looked very pleased.

The subsequent journey seemed to confirm their suspicions. Under the guidance of the innate spiritual roots, they basically circled the entire Kunlun Mountain, yet they still found no trace or information regarding the yellow middle plum.

"Taiqing, I really haven't seen the yellow middle plum."

"I did indeed sense its presence appearing, but it vanished in the blink of an eye!"

An innate spiritual root that had completed its Shapeshifting spoke somewhat helplessly.

He never expected that he would suffer such a disaster out of nowhere.

Because he was being led by the nose, Laozi's temper had flared; he had started by giving the spirit a sound beating before subduing it.

"Is that so!"

Frowning, Laozi said with a dark expression, "It seems this yellow middle plum does indeed have the ability to seek good fortune and avoid disaster!"

"But for it to dare use such an ability to toy with me, it truly deserves death!"

As soon as these words were spoken, the nearby innate spiritual root trembled in fear.

At this moment, Laozi was overflowing with Killing Intent, far more terrifying than when he was first seen.

"Fellow Daoist Laozi, please calm yourself!"

Right then, Li Yun stepped forward thoughtfully and said, "I've roughly figured out the nature of this yellow middle plum. It certainly wants to avoid danger, but besides Kunlun Mountain, where in the Primordial World is not dangerous?"

"As one of the ten great innate spiritual roots, if it appeared in any other region of the Primordial World, it would be detected. It would then face being hunted, suppressed, or even refined!"

"Because of this, it has been circling within Kunlun Mountain without any intention of leaving. This also means it is still within Kunlun Mountain right now."

"If my guess is correct, it should still be in the area where it first appeared. This yellow middle plum circling around the outer areas is very likely just a diversion!"

At this point, Li Yun narrowed his eyes slightly and said, "But to be able to evade the detection of both myself and you, Fellow Daoist Laozi, this yellow middle plum indeed has some skill!"

Hearing this, Laozi also fell into thought.

The most dangerous place is the safest place.

If it was truly as Li Yun deduced, then they really had been toyed with by that yellow middle plum.

At this thought, the Killing Intent on Laozi grew even thicker. After all, as the head of the Three Pure Ones and a Quasi-Saint powerhouse, to be played by a mere Spiritual Root today was a sheer humiliation!

"Yes, yes, yes—"

At this moment, the recently surrendered innate spiritual root seemed to think of something and hurriedly said, "Lord Taiqing, I remember now! The yellow middle plum has a special talent: Concealment!"

"It is said that this talent allows it to hide in any area, and as long as it doesn't undo it, it can merge its Aura with everything in its surroundings."

"If it is as Fellow Daoist Li Yun says, it is very likely hiding in the original location. That Concealment talent is likely why you both couldn't detect its presence."

With these words, the conviction in Li Yun and Laozi's hearts grew even stronger.

After all, they weren't familiar with the yellow middle plum, but these innate spiritual roots were much more so. They were, after all, beings who had been hiding and Cultivating within Kunlun Mountain since the beginning of the creation of heaven and earth.

Thinking of this, Laozi immediately spoke: "Let's go!"

"I want to see how it intends to hide next!"

After saying that, Laozi took a step forward and directly used an Escape Technique to head straight for the original gorge.

Seeing this, Li Yun did not hesitate. He activated the Golden Light Escape, turning into a streak of light to follow Laozi at high speed.

"Whew—"

Only after the two left did the man who had shapeshifted from the innate spiritual root breathe a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

Slumping to the ground, the man gritted his teeth and said, "yellow middle plum, you bastard! To divert the trouble and expose us all to Taiqing... you truly deserve to die."

"Just you wait. Once you submit to Taiqing, we will definitely make you pay for today's actions."

...Before long, Li Yun and Laozi successfully arrived at the gorge.

However, the area was still quite large. According to what the innate spiritual root had said, the yellow middle plum mastered the ability of Concealment, hiding not just its form and Aura but even its Origin power. This made their search extremely troublesome.

Subconsciously, Li Yun looked at Laozi and asked, "Fellow Daoist Laozi, how should we search next?"

"No rush—"

Waving his hand, Laozi narrowed his eyes slightly. "In Kunlun Mountain, except for the yellow middle plum, the other innate spiritual roots have already been subdued by me. The Luck and power of the entire Kunlun Mountain have already converged upon us, the Three Pure Ones."

"Only now am I truly the Master of Kunlun Mountain in every sense. A mere innate spiritual root thinks it can hide from me? That is simply wishful thinking!"

"It would be one thing if its position were uncertain, but now that we've locked onto this place, there is no possibility of it escaping."

While speaking, Laozi pointed directly to the sky and said coldly, "In the name of Taiqing, I seal this gorge. Kunlun Restriction, manifest!"

In the next second, the sky above Kunlun Mountain shone with ten thousand rays of light.

Under Li Yun's gaze, countless amounts of Spiritual Qi gathered, transforming into divine runes at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Countless divine runes intertwined, finally manifesting a Restriction similar to a lid. A massive character for 'Pan' shone brilliantly within it, and a terrifying pressure swept in all directions at that moment.

Immediately after, the lid descended from the sky, directly sealing the entire range of the gorge.

After doing all this, Laozi spoke: "Let's go, Fellow Daoist Li Yun!"

"That fellow won't be having a good time now!"

Saying that, Laozi stepped back into the gorge.

Li Yun followed closely behind, filled with curiosity.

Before long, the two arrived at a winding and rugged area of the gorge.

As far as the eye could see, there was a fault in the terrain. Huge rocks stood tall in a third of the area, blocking the bottom of the gorge. Everything around was pitch black, showing no clues.

"Purple Gold Divine Pupils, open!"

Purple light flickered in his eyes as Li Yun activated his Purple Gold Divine Pupils to investigate the surroundings.

But unfortunately, there was nothing unusual around, nor was there any trace of the yellow middle plum.

For a moment, Li Yun frowned and said, "Fellow Daoist Laozi, I don't see any trace of it. I'm afraid..."

"No rush—"

Waving his hand, Laozi calmly approached the fault and said with a cold expression, "Is it fun, yellow middle plum?"

In the next second, the pressure of a Quasi-Saint swept out, and a monstrous Killing Intent covered the entire area~