127: Lao Tzu tortured Huang Zhongli, and a fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation appeared.
Crack—
Crack—
The sound of shattering echoed as the fault line cracked at a speed visible to the naked eye.
As the cracks widened, a yellowish-brown light gradually emanated from within.
"It's here!"
His pupils constricted as Li Yun's Purple Gold Divine Pupils immediately locked onto the fault zone.
This time, because of the cracks, he could clearly see the difference. It was a massive yellow middle plum tree, currently swaying incessantly as if resisting something.
But after only a dozen breaths, the swaying stopped because the wall of the fault had completely collapsed, and countless fragments scattered down at that moment.
Seeing this, Li Yun smiled.
The yellow middle plum.
After searching for so long, he had finally found it.
Furthermore, this yellow middle plum was his final goal in Kunlun Mountain.
Once he obtained it and his cultivation reached the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, it would be time to set out for the East Sea to search for the immortal islands.
With this thought, Li Yun looked at Laozi and asked, "Fellow Daoist Laozi, how did you discover it?"
"This fellow's Concealment Technique is very strong; even my Eye Technique couldn't see any flaws."
At this point, a trace of helplessness flashed in the depths of Li Yun's eyes.
His Purple Gold Divine Pupils were powerful, but their failure at this moment was a significant blow to him.
"Fellow Daoist, there is no need for that!"
Seeing Li Yun's low spirits, Laozi immediately explained, "This fellow's Concealment Talent is indeed outstanding; even I was deceived by it before."
"But now that I have mastered all of Kunlun Mountain, and even the Pangu Restrictions on the mountain are under my control, I was able to sense that something was wrong here!"
"In addition, there is a significant gap between your cultivation and its own. Even with your special Eye Technique, you couldn't detect it. If you were a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, this fellow wouldn't have been able to hide from the start!"
Hearing this, Li Yun's mood improved significantly.
It was true that his cultivation was not high, which was the reason his Eye Technique could not exert its full power.
If he could reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, even an existence with a Concealment Talent would find it impossible to hide from his Purple Gold Divine Pupils.
Thinking of this, Li Yun stopped dwelling on other matters and immediately followed Laozi toward where the yellow middle plum was located.
Swoosh—
Swoosh—
At that moment, several sounds of breaking through the air rang out.
As far as the eye could see, the trunk of the yellow middle plum swayed, and countless branches swept out like long whips, continuously attacking the area where Li Yun and Laozi stood.
"Presumptuous!"
Seeing this, Laozi was furious.
After playing him for so long, it now dared to attack him. This was simply the greatest insult to him as the Head of the Three Pure Ones.
His right hand shone brilliantly as he waved the whisk he had previously seized from Hongjun's Good Corpse.
In an instant, countless strands of the whisk swept out, colliding directly with the attacking branches.
Bang, bang, bang—
Bang, bang, bang—
Explosions rang out continuously.
One could clearly see the branches rapidly exploding. Before absolute power, even the yellow middle plum's strength, which rivaled a Quasi-Saint, appeared incredibly weak.
In just a few breaths, the yellow middle plum's attack was completely destroyed, and countless whisk strands subsequently struck its Main Body.
Instantly, the yellow middle plum's Main Body began to break apart as numerous large craters appeared, and its wails echoed out: "Ah..."
"Mercy! Mercy! I surrender, I surrender!"
"Fellow Daoist Laozi, have mercy!"
Hearing the yellow middle plum's wails, Laozi did not stop his actions.
Clearly, the latter's previous series of actions had enraged him, and Laozi was still venting his inner emotions.
Seeing this, Li Yun did not stop him either, but stood in place and waited patiently.
As one of the ten great innate spiritual roots, the yellow middle plum could not be easily destroyed; giving it a lesson was for the best.
If not for this fellow, he wouldn't have wandered around Kunlun Mountain for so long.
This lasted for a full hour. The yellow middle plum's Main Body was already riddled with holes, and its wails had become extremely faint.
"Fellow Daoist Laozi!"
Seeing this, Li Yun knew it was enough.
The yellow middle plum's Main Body was starting to suffer fundamental damage; if this continued, the loss would be significant.
While punishing the yellow middle plum was necessary, its Main Body held greater value for him.
Hearing this, Laozi finally stopped. After returning the whisk to his Sea of Consciousness with a wave of his hand, he snorted coldly, "A stubborn fool like this deserves a lesson!"
"Come, Fellow Daoist Li Yun, let's go see this yellow middle plum."
As they spoke, the two had arrived at the Main Body. Laozi said coldly, "Get out here and see me!"
In the next second, the yellow middle plum's Main Body glowed, and a pale, weak figure emerged. The figure was almost solid, looking no different from a real person.
However, the yellow middle plum did not dare to act out now. It bowed to Laozi and said, "Greetings, Great Taiqing. It was my fault before; please forgive me, Great One!"
"Hmph."
With a cold snort, Laozi looked at the yellow middle plum with disdain and said, "Now, give me a reason not to kill you, or show me your value!"
"As for your Main Body, it no longer belongs to you!"
"If you cannot give me a satisfactory answer, there is no need for you to exist today."
Clearly, Laozi was not as amiable toward this fellow who dared to offend and trick him as he had been toward the Five-Needle Pine or the Wind and Thunder Immortal Apricot.
"This..."
The Spirit of the Yellow Middle Plum was dumbfounded, its mouth hanging open.
It never expected Laozi to be so overbearing. If it couldn't convince him of its worth, it would likely die here.
At this thought, the yellow middle plum's inner unease reached its peak.
But the fear of death made its thoughts race, and it hurriedly said, "Great One, I have an original fruit. After consuming it, one can condense a Clone with cultivation similar to your own!"
"This Clone is similar to a second primordial spirit. If used well, it will provide a massive boost to one's strength."
"Besides that, I also have this object—"
At this point, the Spirit of the Yellow Middle Plum hesitated for a moment before summoning a fragment from between its brows and offering it. It said, "This object is one of the fragments of the Chaos Supreme Treasure, the jade disc of creation. It contains the complete Law of Extreme Yang. If one can comprehend it, they can master the Law of Extreme Yang and use the power of the Law to transform themselves into an Extreme Yang Body!"
"This Extreme Yang Body will not conflict with one's own constitution; it merely adds the characteristics of extreme yang. The boost to extreme yang effects and potential is of immense value to any Cultivator—"