27: Qiongqi, the corpse-picker, refuses to be hired.

Upon hearing this, Fuxi and Nüwa suddenly understood.

No wonder Li Yun, with his mere Profound Immortal Realm cultivation, dared to wander around the Wu Clan Territory. It turns out this guy was hiding there all along.

Although it was somewhat unbelievable, the two of them could still understand.

After all, the slaughter that lasted over a thousand years was no simple matter. Both siblings had participated in it and were well aware of the dangers during that period. For Li Yun to have hidden and avoided disaster, one had to admit he had some skills.

Thinking of this, Fuxi immediately spoke up: "In that case, Fellow Daoist, come with us siblings and leave!"

"The earlier commotion must have already alerted the Wu Clan. We must leave this place as quickly as possible."

As he spoke, Fuxi and Nüwa directly rode their clouds, intending to depart.

"Wait a moment, you two Fellow Daoists."

Seeing this, Li Yun did not follow immediately. Instead, he quickly walked to the area beside the Qiongqi corpse and said, "Fellow Daoists, this is your spoils of war. I wonder if you still need it?"

The Vicious Beast Qiongqi, at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level, although dead, still held significant value in its corpse.

Especially since Li Yun possessed the swallowing heaven gourd. If he could absorb it and transform it into wine, it would undoubtedly enhance himself.

"We don't want it!"

Waving her hand, Nüwa said somewhat impatiently: "The corpse of a mere Vicious Beast has little value. If you like it, Fellow Daoist, consider it a gift."

"Then I thank you, Fellow Daoist."

The corners of his mouth lifting, Li Yun didn't hesitate. He reached out, touched the Qiongqi corpse, and with a thought, directly stored it into his middle dantian.

Nüwa and Fuxi were Cultivators.

Earlier, they hadn't noticed his green lotus axe, or perhaps hadn't examined it carefully, which was one thing.

But the swallowing heaven gourd was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. If he revealed it in front of them, he wasn't sure what the consequences would be.

After all, possessing a treasure invites disaster.

In this era, the value of a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was enough to drive countless Cultivators mad, and even Fuxi and Nüwa were no exception.

Having done this, Li Yun rode his cloud to Fuxi and Nüwa's side, clasped his fists in salute, and said, "Apologies for the wait, Fellow Daoists. Let's go now!"

"Alright!"

"Alright!"

Nodding, Fuxi and Nüwa also had no intention of delaying too long.

After all, the Wu Clan now showed a trend of becoming the number one race in the Primordial World, and the Ancestral Witches were the most top-tier combat power in the Primordial World, not someone they could afford to provoke.

Immediately, the trio of three used escape techniques and swiftly departed.

With Fuxi and Nüwa leading the way, Li Yun followed unhurriedly behind them, pondering internally how to return to the Wu Clan to continue his cultivation without exposing his identity.

Three days later, Li Yun, Fuxi, and Nüwa finally left the Wu Clan Territory.

During these three days, both sides had become somewhat more familiar.

Li Yun simply fabricated some of his experiences, and Fuxi and Nüwa didn't detect any flaws. Instead, they briefed him on much of the current situation in the Primordial World.

For example, the Twelve Ancestral Witches had already become untouchable existences within the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. The Wu Clan's expansion had led to many Cultivators feeling angry but not daring to speak out.

However, the Wu Clan did not exterminate everyone. They left about one-third of the area on the outskirts of Mount Buzhou for Honghuang Cultivators to reside in, on the condition that these Cultivators must not trespass into Wu Clan Territory and cause trouble. Otherwise, the Ancestral Witches would not provide such a dwelling place for the Cultivators.

Under these circumstances, Fuxi established the Xi Huang Palace. A large number of Cultivators banded together for warmth and joined it, making it one of the forces not to be underestimated within the Mount Buzhou area.

Some time ago, that Qiongqi emerged from somewhere, directly devouring dozens of Cultivators from the Xi Huang Palace, causing widespread panic. That's why Fuxi and Nüwa took the initiative to hunt it down.

"Fellow Daoist Li Yun, do you have any plans for what's next? Any destination?"

Upon arriving outside the Wu Clan Territory, Fuxi and Nüwa visibly relaxed, then turned to look at Li Yun and inquired.

"To Kunlun Mountain."

Facing the inquiry, Li Yun's mind stirred, and he replied, "Earlier, when I was at Mount Buzhou, I encountered the Three Pure Ones. We had a very pleasant conversation at the time, and they invited me to reside at Kunlun Mountain."

"Not the area of Kunlun Mountain where the Three Pure Ones are, but the West Kunlun region. I imagine it should be very safe there."

He wasn't unaware of Fuxi and Nüwa's intentions.

While they were briefing him on Primordial World information along the way, Li Yun had discerned their thoughts.

That was to pull him into the Xi Huang Palace and make him their subordinate.

How could Li Yun possibly agree to such a thing? Although his cultivation wasn't high, that didn't mean he needed to submit to others, let alone to Fuxi and Nüwa.

Although Nüwa would later Attain the Dao and become a Saint, her own strength was definitely the weakest among the Six Saints.

Furthermore, although Nüwa created humanity and became a Saint, making her the Mother of the Human Race, she was actually the Saint of the Yao Race, not the Human Race's Saint.

In the future, she allowed the Yao Race to slaughter the Human Race to forge the Slaughtering Witch Sword, leading to the near-extinction of humanity. For this reason alone, she was unworthy of being called the Mother of the Human Race, and even more unworthy of having Li Yun bow his head in submission.

"The Three Pure Ones?"

Frowning, a trace of displeasure flashed in the depths of Fuxi and Nüwa's eyes.

They had brought Li Yun out, believing they had done him a favor.

Originally intending to recruit him into the Xi Huang Palace to strengthen their own forces, they hadn't expected him to have no such intention at all. Instead, he wanted to seek refuge with the Three Pure Ones.

Regarding the Three Pure Ones, they were extremely wary.

Even though the Twelve Ancestral Witches were now rising, the Three Pure Ones remained top-tier existences among the Grand Unity Golden Immortals, not someone they could confront head-on.

However, the fact that Li Yun had gained the recognition of the Three Pure Ones did make them view him in a new light.

After exchanging a glance, Fuxi gave a hearty laugh and said, "I didn't expect Fellow Daoist to know the Three Pure Ones. Truly a fortunate thing!"

"The safety of the Three Pure Ones' Kunlun Mountain is beyond doubt, and its Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi is not much inferior to that of Mount Buzhou."

"Even West Kunlun is the same. If Fellow Daoist goes there to Cultivate, it is indeed an excellent cultivation Holy Land."

"However, since we've met, and the Xi Huang Palace I established is not far away, why doesn't Fellow Daoist come with us to rest for a few days?"

Hearing this, Li Yun inwardly sighed in relief.

Fuxi giving up on the idea of making him join the Xi Huang Palace as a subordinate was also good news for him.

Coincidentally, he also wanted to see the Innate Deities of this era and was quite curious about the newly established Xi Huang Palace.

Most importantly, Li Yun didn't believe Cultivators would sit idly by and watch the Wu Clan grow and rise, or watch the Twelve Ancestral Witches dominate the Primordial World. They would certainly take some action next. Staying at the Xi Huang Palace for a while would be a good opportunity to learn a thing or two.

After all, his fate was now intertwined with the Wu Clan's, for better or worse. Helping the Wu Clan gather some information was nothing, and it was also a good chance to investigate whether anyone had found or seized the banana tree during the earlier Cultivator free-for-all period!

Thinking of this, Li Yun immediately smiled and said, "Then I'll trouble Fellow Daoist Fuxi. These days of being on edge within Mount Buzhou indeed require some rest."