54: Erqing left Kunlun and returned to Buzhou Mountain.

"Let's go!"

Before Tongtian could finish speaking, Yuanshi had already raised his head with a determined expression, saying, "You and I are not like Eldest Brother; our certainty is not nearly as great."

"Originally, Eldest Brother had a seventy percent chance of success. After Fellow Daoist Li Yun helped him resolve his internal conflict, it increased by at least ten or twenty percent. His chance of success for this outing is immense, but you and I cannot compare!"

"This trip to Mount Buzhou, besides searching for that innate supreme treasure, is primarily for us to seek an Opportunity for a Breakthrough. There's no need to clash with the Ancestral Witches, but there will be many Great Divine Power Holders going for the sake of the innate supreme treasure!"

Hearing this, Tongtian also revealed a smile.

This was also his inner thought; Yuanshi's ideas coincided perfectly with his own.

Thinking of this, Tongtian immediately spoke up, "Second Brother is absolutely right. I have the same intentions and thoughts!"

"During this period, many Cultivators in the Honghuang have reached Great Overarching Golden Immortal Perfection. It's the perfect time to spar with them and see if we can find the Opportunity for a Breakthrough!"

With their opinions unified, Yuanshi and Tongtian did not linger. They left the Three Pure Ones Palace and immediately cast their escape techniques, racing toward Mount Buzhou at high speed... Li Yun was completely unaware of all this.

At this moment, he was still immersed in the refinement of the innate earth spirit bead.

After about ten days, Li Yun successfully completed its refinement.

Buzz— Buzz—

Accompanied by a loud buzzing sound, the black rock crumbled at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Immediately after, an earthy yellow bead flew out from within, drilling directly into Li Yun's mind, where it was drawn together with the hunyuan pearl, light pearl, and dark pearl.

"Phew~"

Opening his eyes, Li Yun exhaled a mouthful of turbid qi and said with a slight smile, "It's finally finished."

"This innate earth spirit bead actually hadn't finished gestating yet. No wonder it was wrapped in that black rock!"

"However, these rock fragments seem decent. Although they've lost their original value, they can still serve as good Artifact Refining Materials."

"It's a pity I forgot to ask Yuanshi for an Artifact Refining technique earlier. Otherwise, I could have used this Opportunity to practice properly."

As he spoke, Li Yun's mind moved, and he directly opened his middle dantian space to collect all the rock fragments on the ground inside.

After doing all this, Li Yun controlled his figure and began to float upward, returning to the surface area before long.

Looking around, Li Yun's expression became conflicted.

Although this place was safe enough for him to go into secluded cultivation without any issues,

Mount Buzhou was currently bustling with activity and even concerned the future of the Wu Clan. He truly couldn't bring himself to ignore it.

Most importantly, he didn't want the Wu Clan to fail. Once the Wu Clan failed, everything he had done previously would basically be in vain.

Besides, he was also quite curious about what the innate supreme treasure appearing in Mount Buzhou actually was. If it was the qiankun cauldron, pangu banner, or taiji diagram, then it was all being orchestrated by Hongjun.

If it was some other innate supreme treasure, then the Heavenly Dao was the one pulling the strings.

Whether it was the former or the latter, this information was crucial for Li Yun.

Of course, all of this was based on the premise that the innate spiritual roots in Kunlun Mountain were difficult to obtain.

His original goal was to find the yellow middle plum, Five-Needle Pine, and immortal apricot to fuse them, but unfortunately, the strength of the ten great innate spiritual roots there was too high; he simply couldn't manage it.

Besides the ones he obtained at Mount Buzhou and the three within Kunlun Mountain, the remaining four of the ten great innate spiritual roots were: the bitter bamboo, the Fusang Tree, the flat peach tree, and the ginseng fruit tree!

The ginseng fruit tree was Zhenyuanzi's treasure; it was currently impossible to get his hands on it.

The bitter bamboo, as far as he knew, was at Mount Sumeru in the West, but given the temperaments of Zhunti and Jieyin, obtaining it would be extremely difficult.

The flat peach tree was even more out of the question. That thing was in Hongjun's hands and would only be given to Haotian to suppress the Luck of the Heavenly Court once it was established in the future; it was impossible to acquire at this stage.

But the Fusang Tree was different.

The Fusang Tree was on the Sun Star, which was the home base of Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi.

Normally, it would be impossible to get, but at this stage, Dijun and Donghuang Taiyi were within the Honghuang. As the masters of the Demon God Palace, it was basically impossible for them to return to the Sun Star during this time.

If he could use the time when the Demon God Palace and the Wu Clan were fighting to head to the Sun Star and take the Fusang Tree, then wouldn't that be... "Time waits for no one!"

"I must go to the Sun Star!"

Almost instantly, Li Yun made his decision.

It wasn't wise to stubbornly persist at Kunlun Mountain; he would likely need to wait until the Three Pure Ones reached the Quasi-Saint realm before he could possibly collect those three innate spiritual roots.

In that case, why not use this period to seize more opportunities that haven't been claimed yet?

Coincidentally, the Sun Star was at the very top of the Mount Buzhou region. He could go back and give the Wu Clan some information, then head to the Sun Star to collect the Fusang Tree.

With his mind made up, Li Yun couldn't sit still any longer.

With a thought, he stepped out of the grand array, looked around, and immediately cast an escape technique to fly into the sky.

While heading toward Mount Buzhou, he began to practice a Divine Ability from the Thirty-Six Heavenly Transformations: Golden Light Escape!

This Golden Light Escape was one of the top-tier escape techniques.

Although it couldn't compare to the Golden Crow Rainbow Transformation Art, it wasn't much inferior.

Once successfully cultivated, his ability to flee would be greatly enhanced.

With the support of his top-tier Comprehension Ability, Li Yun's cultivation speed in this area was also very fast.

Aside from being a bit clumsy at the start, he became increasingly proficient, and his speed grew faster and faster.

In less than half a month, Li Yun's cultivation of the Golden Light Escape had reached Major Achievement, and he successfully arrived at the vicinity of Mount Buzhou.

Before even entering, he could see Demonic Qi surging to the heavens and innate turbid qi running rampant from afar. Countless battles between Cultivators and members of the Wu Clan were breaking out one after another.

In many areas, the Cultivators of the Demon God Palace were being crushed. If not for powerful Cultivators presiding over them, they would have likely lost their territory long ago.

"Good grief!"

"It really is a massive free-for-all."

Taking in this scene, Li Yun couldn't help but comment with emotion.

Even if this was just the tip of the iceberg of the battle at Mount Buzhou, its cruelty was incredibly intense.

In nearby areas, battles between Great Witches and Grand Unity Golden Immortals broke out from time to time. The Wu Clan, using the strength of a single clan to fight against the alliance of Honghuang Cultivators, did not fall into a disadvantage.

But Li Yun knew this was only on the surface.

As more and more Honghuang Cultivators arrived, the Wu Clan's situation would steadily deteriorate. If the Ancestral Witches couldn't find a way to break the deadlock or even end this war quickly, the probability of failure exceeded eighty percent.

"I can't let the Wu Clan be defeated like this."

Muttering to himself, Li Yun unhesitatingly activated the 72 Transformations, turning himself into a tiny, unnoticeable mosquito. He found an area devoid of Cultivators and Wu Clan members and flew straight toward the Wu Clan Territory.