Chapter 1032: Willow Heart

This time, the Human Race came for Zhenyuanzi. If they could win over Zhenyuanzi, their Human Race's chances of winning in the future would be greater.

The Human Race was not hostile to all immortals and gods.

Some immortals and gods got along well with the Human Race. For example, right now, this white-bearded old man, seeing Dayu appear, immediately stepped forward.

"Yu Huang."

"Liu Lao."

Dayu, seeing this person, also smiled and greeted him loudly.

He immediately transmitted his voice to Su Fan: "This person is a Weeping Willow that attained the Dao. During the ancient Witch-Demon period, he had already cultivated to the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."

"Because he is of the Spiritual Root background, he is a good friend of Zhenyuanzi. Although he is only at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, his seniority is no worse than other great supernatural beings, and even above mine. When Shennong was the Earth Sovereign, he came out of the mountains to help the Human Race."

"Liu Lao, this is an outstanding junior of our Human Race, and he has some connection with Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi. This time, Great Immortal Zhenyuanzi has had a breakthrough, so I brought him to see the world."

Dayu introduced Su Fan with a smile.

"Su Fan, this is Liu Lao. Liu Lao contributed greatly to our Human Race back then."

"Haha! Yu Huang overpraises me. This old man didn't contribute much back then; it was just a small effort. Even without this old man, that Human Sovereign would still have had no problems."

Liu Lao hurriedly said, then looked at Su Fan, somewhat surprised. His cultivation was not high, but being valued by Dayu meant he was definitely not simple.

And having a connection with Zhenyuanzi made it even stranger.

Liu Lao was very familiar with his old friend Zhenyuanzi. Besides him, Zhenyuanzi didn't have many friends, and his best friend, the old Daoist Hongyun, had already reincarnated.

How could Zhenyuanzi have a connection with a little guy who wasn't even a Golden Immortal, and a human at that?

Although curious, Liu Lao didn't ask further, as these were other people's secrets, and he wouldn't pry without authorization.

"Greetings, Liu Lao."

"Haha! Since it's our first meeting, this old man has nothing good to give, only a Willow Heart. Little friend, don't mind it."

Liu Lao, seeing this, also smiled and took out a wooden box, handing it to Su Fan.

A Willow Heart was just like the Ginseng Fruit on the Ginseng Fruit Tree.

Liu Lao and Zhenyuanzi were both of the Spiritual Root background, but after they took human form, their own spiritual roots naturally remained.

Both had Innate Spiritual Root foundations, but the only difference was that the Ginseng Fruit was the top-tier Innate Spiritual Root, while this Innate Weeping Willow was much inferior, at most a mid-grade Innate Spiritual Root.

The gap in background also led to a gap when they took human form. Zhenyuanzi was at the early stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level after taking human form.

While the Weeping Willow was only at the peak of the Golden Immortal level after taking human form. The gap between the two was still very large.

This also caused Liu Lao to be left behind by Zhenyuanzi in the early stages and lose quite a few opportunities. For example, for the Dao Ancestor's three lectures at the Zixiao Palace, he didn't go to the first two because his cultivation wasn't enough. It wasn't until the third time, when his cultivation reached the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level, that he barely kept up with Zhenyuanzi and entered the Zixiao Palace, becoming one of its members.

This situation was very common in the Primordial. The three thousand Purple Heaven guests were just a general term and didn't mean they were always there. Some didn't go to the first or second time, only going to the third time when their cultivation was enough.

Some went to the first time but didn't make it to the second or third time—not because they didn't want to, but because they couldn't, as they were already dead.

After all, in the ancient period, disputes in the Primordial were still very common, and battles between each other were also very normal.

Especially the Witch and Demon tribes, who were extremely overbearing.

They often went on expeditions, conquering the myriad races, which naturally included some Purple Heaven guests.

Some fell during this time.

Because of his background, Liu Lao was naturally close to Zhenyuanzi and received Zhenyuanzi's protection, so he was not persecuted by the Witches and Demons and lived until now.

His cultivation reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level. In fact, he was already at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal level during the Investiture period.

It was just that he had no spiritual treasures, and he didn't want to refine his own body into a spiritual treasure, so he had never cut off the three corpses to break through to the Quasi-Sage level.

However, although he couldn't break through to the Quasi-Sage level, it didn't mean he couldn't cultivate. He could still continue to cultivate in terms of realm.

Some long-standing Great Luo Golden Immortals, if they could obtain two Innate Spiritual Treasures, could instantly sever both their good and evil corpses, becoming high-level masters at the late Quasi-Sage stage.

This situation had also occurred.

A Quasi-Sage transcends the Great Luo Golden Immortal level. In fact, the Great Luo Golden Immortal level is the limit of the Immortal Dao, and the Quasi-Sage is another realm. But without cutting off the corpses, one can still cultivate, and if the direction is right, the realm can continue to improve.

It's just that the cultivation cannot break through.

This is the benefit of walking the path of cutting off the three corpses.

However, of course, walking the path of the three corpses cannot be very heaven-defying, always having progress. The gap between the Quasi-Sage and the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm still exists.

The gap is not just cultivation, but also the comprehension of heaven and earth. A Quasi-Sage at least has the word "Sage," so naturally, their comprehension of heaven and earth is far stronger than that of a Great Luo Golden Immortal.

If it weren't for Innate Spiritual Treasures, surely no one would be willing to stop at the Great Luo Golden Immortal level to comprehend heaven and earth. Any fool knows the gap between them.

They were just forced to be helpless.

However, this Liu Lao was not in a hurry, because of his own personality, and he didn't have to worry about safety. He had never been involved in previous calamities, and with Zhenyuanzi behind him, no one dared to look for trouble with him.

Besides a Weeping Willow, he had nothing else. Who would easily provoke him?

If he accidentally provoked Zhenyuanzi, that would be the bigwig.

So this Liu Lao's life was quite comfortable.

Su Fan felt a pure wood origin energy of heaven and earth from this wooden box.

This thing was much higher-grade than the Life Fruit in *Swallowed Star*. In *Swallowed Star*, it would also be considered a not-so-small treasure, of course, for a medium-sized universe country.

In the real world, this thing is nothing.

But for those below the Golden Immortal level, this pure wood origin energy is quite precious, especially since it contains Innate wood origin energy.

In this Earth Immortal World where Innate Spiritual Energy no longer exists, one can imagine.

Although this Willow Heart could not refine a strand of Innate wood essence, for many Golden Immortal cultivators, with this Willow Heart, they had enough opportunity to rely on it to slowly condense a strand of Five Elements Innate wood essence.

Compared to being unable to enter the door before, this wood heart was the door to opening the Innate Five Elements essence.

Clearly, this Liu Lao had discovered that Su Fan had begun to refine the Innate Five Elements essence, which is why he brought out this treasure.

Not having reached the Golden Immortal level, starting to refine the Five Elements essence is not a shocking thing. In fact, some creatures with outstanding backgrounds are all capable of doing so. ===== CHAPTER 1033 =====

It is not a shocking matter to begin refining the Five Elements Essence before reaching the Golden Immortal realm; in fact, some beings with exceptional foundations are fully capable of doing so.