9: Cleverly taking the Green Lotus Pond, the Void Pagoda

Speeding along, Li Yun continued to avoid all Restrictions and barriers by relying on the properties of his Purple Gold Divine Pupils.

As for the power from the aftershocks of the battle between Di Jiang and King Pan, since it wasn't a direct attack, he still didn't feel much discomfort thanks to his Physical Body defense, which was Indestructible Vajra Body and comparable in strength to a Low Grade Innate Spirit Treasure.

Because he had scouted the location beforehand, Li Yun arrived at the place where the creation green lotus pond was located in no time.

As far as the eye could see, the creation green lotus within was still at twenty-three grades and had not yet evolved into twenty-four grades; looking at this trend, it would likely take at least several thousand years to fully take shape.

However, Li Yun couldn't care less at this moment. After approaching the area of the green lotus pond, he unhesitatingly mobilized the power within his middle dantian: "Collect for me!"

In the next second, a vortex appeared in the area in front of Li Yun.

The 72 Transformations were immediately deactivated, and Li Yun's figure appeared at the edge of the green lotus pond as his middle dantian began to vibrate.

An endless suction force erupted at this moment. In just over a dozen breaths, the entire green lotus pond was completely absorbed by him and transferred entirely into his middle dantian, including that twenty-three grade creation green lotus.

"Whew~"

"It's done!"

At this point, Li Yun finally breathed a sigh of relief as if a heavy burden had been lifted.

He knew he had succeeded.

By using the power of the Ancestor Witches to counter King Pan, he had successfully reaped the benefits, collecting the entire green lotus pond for himself.

In addition to that twenty-three grade creation green lotus, the other three, six, and nine-grade green lotuses were also of considerable value. If he could learn the art of Artifact Refining, it wouldn't be impossible to mass-produce them into Innate Spirit Treasures in the future.

"So your goal was this!"

"A whole pond of green lotuses—they're all innate spiritual roots, aren't they!"

Just then, a voice of extreme rationality rang out, snapping Li Yun out of his thoughts. His body couldn't help but shudder as cold sweat instantly slid down his back.

Subconsciously turning his head to look, he saw that Zhu Jiuyin had appeared in the nearby area at some unknown time, currently staring at Li Yun with those deep eyes.

"Ancestor Witch Zhu Jiuyin, why are you here~"

Opening his mouth, Li Yun was momentarily at a loss, even feeling a sense of being caught doing something wrong.

Although he was indeed helping Qing Xuan pass on information, it was undeniable that he was using the Ancestor Witches to accomplish his own goals.

"No need to be nervous!"

Seemingly seeing through Li Yun's embarrassment, Zhu Jiuyin did not get angry. Instead, he looked at Li Yun with a smile and said, "We Ancestor Witches have no Primordial Spirit. Whether it's an Innate Spirit Treasure or an innate spiritual root, they have little value or meaning to us."

"I suspected you from the moment you appeared. Even if you were indeed helping to pass on information, the conflict between Cultivators and the Witch Race is unquestionable, so I didn't think you were doing this out of sincerity; it was highly likely you had other designs."

"But now that I know your scheme was merely for some innate spiritual roots, I can be much more at ease. I originally intended to deal with you after this matter ended, but now I have no such concerns."

Speaking to this point, Zhu Jiuyin completely ignored Li Yun, who was already dripping with cold sweat. He reached into his robes, took out a small pagoda, and tossed it to Li Yun: "This is the reward my Witch Race promised you!"

"Leave this place. What happens next is not something you can participate in."

"Also, this pond of innate spiritual roots is given to you, but you must remember that it was gifted by my Witch Race. I hope that in the future, if my Witch Race encounters danger, you can remain a neutral observer rather than taking the field to act against us."

After saying this, Zhu Jiuyin didn't wait for Li Yun's reply and turned directly to walk toward the area where Di Jiang and King Pan were fighting.

"This~"

Looking at the small pagoda in front of him and the departing Zhu Jiuyin, Li Yun felt somewhat moved at this moment.

He never expected that Zhu Jiuyin would let him off so lightly, not even holding him accountable for using the Ancestor Witches to scheme for the creation green lotus.

Although later generations had mixed reviews of the Ancestor Witches,

it was undeniable that at this moment, Zhu Jiuyin's charisma truly touched Li Yun, making him feel a sense of recognition and gratitude.

After a long while, Li Yun regained his senses and shouted toward the direction Zhu Jiuyin had left: "Ancestor Witch Zhu Jiuyin, rest assured. I, Li Yun, swear to the heavens that unless the Witch Race actively targets me, I will never have any ill intentions toward the Witch Race."

After finishing his words, Li Yun didn't care if Zhu Jiuyin heard him or not. After putting away the small pagoda, he once again activated the 72 Transformations to turn into a mosquito and sped toward the outside world.

However, this time he did not head toward the valley entrance guarded by Xuan Ming. Instead, he flew along the nearby high mountain cliffs; he wanted to leave this place and did not intend to get involved with those Ancestor Witches any further.

Zhu Jiuyin didn't care about Li Yun's departure.

Di Jiang and King Pan didn't notice either, as the two were still immersed in their life-and-death struggle... After flying a long distance, Li Yun only stopped when the magic power in his body was mostly exhausted.

After deactivating the Transformation Technique, Li Yun looked around and realized he had unknowingly returned to the area where he had previously opened a cave for secluded cultivation.

Returning here again, the surrounding area hadn't changed much. Although there were more traces of Yao Beasts, the cave entrance on the cliff remained hidden and safe.

Without any hesitation, Li Yun flashed and flew inside.

After entering the cave, he finally breathed a sigh of relief. He rested for a full hour before sitting up straight to circulate the Swallowing Heaven Technique to restore his consumed magic power.

Three hours later, the magic power in Li Yun's body was restored to its original state.

At this point, Li Yun no longer hesitated. He directly took out the small pagoda given to him by Zhu Jiuyin and mobilized his Divine Sense to probe into it for investigation.

[Void Pagoda: high-grade innate spirit treasure, containing 33 innate restrictions!]

[Void Pagoda Property: Can mobilize the power of the void to merge into oneself, hiding one's Main Body within a different dimension, leaving a false body outside to attract fire.]

[Note: When facing someone who has mastered the Law of Space, the different dimension may be torn apart, affecting the location of the Main Body.]

"What a good treasure!"

After reading the introductory information of the Void Pagoda, Li Yun's breathing suddenly quickened.

Being able to hide the Physical Body in a different dimension while leaving a false body outside—isn't this the Primordial version of Kamui? This is definitely a peerlessly powerful life-preserving Spirit Treasure.

But just this wasn't enough to make Li Yun completely satisfied.

After all, to achieve this, the prerequisite was that the Void Pagoda had to be positioned above his head, rather than him being able to hide in a different dimension to avoid disaster anytime and anywhere.

"A high-grade innate spirit treasure... what would happen if I fuse it!"

Muttering thoughtfully, after a brief moment of contemplation, Li Yun made his choice without hesitation: "Fuse it for me!"