Chapter 47: The Innate Gourd Vine is Schemed Against

"Why would it be like this?" Xuanming gazed at the Heavenly Pillar before her, her eyes filled with confusion.

She had searched Mount Buzhou for some time to no avail and had not seen the stone man Gonggong spoke of.

Who would have thought that, inexplicably, such a strange phenomenon would manifest on Mount Buzhou, without the slightest warning.

And from the mouths of several Ancestral Witches, Xuanming also knew that for these past few thousand years, Mount Buzhou had often been like this.

"Hmm?" With a dark expression, Xuanming suddenly looked toward a certain spot, her figure vanishing with a 'whoosh'.

When she appeared again, she had already arrived at an ordinary valley.

Standing at the valley entrance, she frowned slightly, then stepped inside.

It was a very ordinary valley, with nothing unusual, yet she had clearly sensed a faint fluctuation just moments ago.

Looking around now, there were no living beings, and no lingering aura in the air; it was truly bizarre.

A dim light flashed at the valley entrance, and Dijiang's figure appeared. Upon seeing the surrounding environment, a strange look crossed his eyes; he had been here before.

Stepping forward, Dijiang asked softly, "Big Sister! Did you find anything?"

"This valley is strange!" After speaking, Xuanming punched toward the air.

Silver light flickered in the void, accompanied by strands of Dao Patterns that emerged, only to instantly vanish from the scene, returning to as it was before.

"An Innate Array!" Dijiang exclaimed in a low voice, his face filled with joy.

He had also sensed the abnormality here earlier, but he hadn't investigated it closely at the time, not expecting it to be shrouded by an array.

With an Innate Array guarding it, the stone man was nine times out of ten likely hiding here.

It was just that the aura that had flashed and vanished earlier left Dijiang somewhat puzzled.

Since the Innate Array was guarding this stone man, how could any aura have leaked out?

Swish, swish, swish! At the valley entrance, several figures appeared; it was Gonggong and the others, clearly having sensed something.

Xuanming ignored them and punched the air again, immediately causing more array patterns to erupt, and an invisible energy rippled throughout the entire valley.

Gonggong's eyes lit up, and his breathing became rapid. An Innate Array—it must be that stone man!

Because of this stone man, not only had he been beaten up, but more importantly, he had lost face in front of his brothers and sisters.

Excitedly rushing forward, Gonggong directly revealed his Ancestral Witch Body and fiercely slammed it toward the air.

The Wu Clan's Primordial Spirit was weak, and they did not understand any methods for breaking arrays, so they could only break them with brute force.

Following closely behind Gonggong, the remaining Ancestral Witches all surged in.

Immediately, thunderous rumbling sounds echoed in the valley, and dense array patterns rose up all around.

Tian Yuan, who had revealed his figure, looked at the several figures gathering at the valley entrance with a somewhat depressed expression.

It was highly probable that the fluctuations from his breakthrough just now had attracted their attention.

Glancing at the additional Xuanming, Tian Yuan was not particularly concerned; no one on Mount Buzhou could do anything to him.

He saw ripples swaying in the surrounding air, the earth beneath his feet moving slowly, and the entire valley's array taking flight.

He had moved the Innate Gourd Vine many times before; this time, there were just a few more troublemakers.

As the entire array shifted, Dijiang and the others outside the valley could clearly see the scene inside.

"The stone man, it's that hateful stone man!" Although Tian Yuan had grown much more robust, Gonggong recognized him at a glance.

That hateful stone man even grinned at him.

A dignified Ancestral Witch, when had he ever suffered such humiliation! Once he broke this Innate Array, he would definitely make that stone man pay.

Seeing Tian Yuan's face, Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches were equally furious.

They had searched Mount Buzhou for thousands of years, and this guy had actually been hiding here cultivating the whole time.

It was just that in the valley before them, apart from a clearly extraordinary Spiritual Root in the distance, they did not see Kuafu and the others who had been captured.

Unfortunately, before they could make any move, they all stared with wide eyes at what was in front of them.

They were clearly at the valley entrance, yet Tian Yuan's figure kept receding, until it faded and vanished before their eyes. Boom, boom, boom! The fists the Ancestral Witches had angrily thrown slammed heavily into Mount Buzhou.

The Innate Array was gone? The stone man didn't know where he had gone.

"Th-this, what is going on?" Gonggong stared blankly at the ground, his eyes filled with bewilderment.

Dijiang, Xuanming, and the other Ancestral Witches had dark expressions, their eyes also filled with horror.

The Innate Array was formed by the great momentum of heaven and earth, and this was Mount Buzhou; the stone man had actually moved the Innate Array away directly.

Will—the will of Mount Buzhou—the stone man could actually mobilize the will of Mount Buzhou!

In the distance, several figures arrived with a 'whoosh'; it was the last few Ancestral Witches who had come after hearing the commotion.

"Big Brother! Did you find that stone man?" Tianwu, who had appeared, asked.

Having searched for thousands of years, they were all filled with pent-up anger.

No one responded; the expressions of those in the valley were all very poor.

The Ancestral Witches who had entered the valley later looked at each other with suspicion in their eyes, but they did not speak again.

On another mountainside of Mount Buzhou, Tian Yuan clapped his hands with ease.

As the Earth Vein was continuously purified, the consciousness of Mount Buzhou became more robust, making such small tasks even easier to handle.

Having finished this, Tian Yuan suddenly felt that the valley was a bit too quiet.

Turning his body, Tian Yuan looked toward the Innate Gourd Vine in the distance.

The Gourd Vine was very close to him; it was strange that there was no response to such a loud noise, and when he broke through a moment ago, the other party had also been silent.

Seven-colored rays of light bloomed, emitting a rich Dao Rhyme, and the seven gourds were becoming increasingly spiritual, with nothing different.

Walking closer, Tian Yuan called out softly, "Huluwa!"

There was no response.

Tian Yuan called out again, and immediately a muddled, confused voice sounded in response. "Father Mountain!"

Sensing the abnormality of the Gourd Vine, Tian Yuan was greatly alarmed; he had been quietly cultivating in the valley during this time, and no accidents had occurred.

"Has something gone wrong with your cultivation?" Tian Yuan asked softly, gently stroking the seven gourds.

"Father Mountain, for some unknown reason lately, my mind has been very distracted, as if an inexplicable killing tribulation is descending upon me. When I try to investigate closely, I feel my Primordial Spirit growing dim and muddled..." The Gourd Vine's voice grew quieter and quieter, until it was no longer audible.

Hearing this, Tian Yuan's expression changed drastically, and he immediately looked up toward the firmament.

Calculating the time, the first sermon at Purple Heaven Palace was about to end, and the Three Pure Ones and the others would be coming soon.

"Hoo! Things are indeed not that simple!" Taking a deep breath, Tian Yuan's expression was incomparably grave.

When he first arrived in this world, the Gourd Vine had already awakened its spiritual intelligence.

Yet in the Original Work, the Three Pure Ones and others, due to its innate deficiencies, found it difficult to take human form and took away the seven gourds that contained its origin.

The Innate Gourd Vine is one of the ten supreme Spiritual Roots of the Great Desolation, and had it taken human form, it would likewise have been an Innate Sacred.

Given the temperaments of the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, and Hongyun, if they had known it had birthed spiritual intelligence, they would never have heartlessly severed its Dao.

It seems the Innate Gourd Vine was truly being schemed against!

Withdrawing his gaze, Tian Yuan called out a few more times, but there was no longer any response.

He examined the Gourd Vine carefully and thoroughly, but did not discover any problems.

Exhaling heavily, Tian Yuan slowly calmed his mind and began to mobilize the will of Mount Buzhou.

The only one who could help the Innate Gourd Vine was Mount Buzhou.

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(End of this chapter)