Chapter 49: How Dare You Seize My Predestined Opportunity

"A Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure gourd!"

"Seven, there are seven Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure gourds!"

In an instant, gasps of shock rang out, and even the Three Pure Ones were no exception.

Among the Innate Sacred present, aside from a few who possessed companion spiritual treasures, everyone else was penniless.

Now that seven Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures were laid out before them, how could their hearts not burn with desire?

One could see Jieyin and Zhunti in the distance, their eyes bulging, their scorching gazes fixed firmly on the Innate Gourd Vine.

Yet, as the Array dissipated, not a single person in the field moved.

Di Jun looked toward the Eastern Emperor Taiyi at his side; a Supreme Innate Spiritual Root and seven Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures were an absolutely irresistible temptation.

Taiyi shook his head, his gaze fixed on the purple-white gourd in the center.

Whether it was the Three Pure Ones, or Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun, and the others, none were ordinary figures; with Jieyin and his companion also there, it was simply impossible to swallow them all alone.

"Haha! That purple-red gourd has an affinity with me!" Hongyun laughed loudly, and just as he had thought, it was a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Laozi nodded slightly and said indifferently, "The purple-gold gourd suits my wishes well!"

Immediately following, the voices of Yuanshi and Tongtian came through.

"The purple-green gourd belongs to me."

"The purple-yellow gourd has an affinity with this seat."

Standing proudly to the side, the Eastern Emperor Taiyi spoke in a deep voice: "The purple-white gourd has an affinity with this Emperor."

Nuwa, casting a glance around the circle, spoke calmly: "That purple-blue gourd is my predestined opportunity."

After waiting for a long while, the final purple-black gourd actually remained unclaimed.

"This purple-black gourd has an affinity with me!"

"The purple-black gourd is my predestined opportunity."

Suddenly, two voices rang out in the field at the same time.

Zhunti and Di Jun, who had spoken, looked at each other, their faces twitching slightly.

But in an instant, Zhunti recovered as usual, pulling his senior brother along as he walked forward with an excited expression.

Di Jun gave a cold snort and looked indifferently at Jieyin and Zhunti: "You two, do you intend to seize this Emperor's predestined opportunity?"

He was not confident in taking on everyone alone, but he, Di Jun, did not fear just Jieyin and Zhunti.

Taiyi at his side raised his eyes slightly, and an inexplicable aura rippled around his body; a chaotic mysterious yellow Great Bell could be vaguely seen emerging, radiating a magnificent heavenly might.

Zhunti, who had been excited, stiffened, only then remembering that the other party possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Jieyin, who had a bitter look on his face, looked even worse; this was not Hongyun.

If the two of them joined forces, they were afraid they could not even defeat the Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Tian Yuan, who was squatting by the Innate Gourd Vine, looked at the scene in the air and curled his lips unconsciously.

These fellows had already divided up the gourds, completely disregarding him.

Giving a grin to Houtu, who was looking over from the air, Tian Yuan stomped his right foot and escaped into the earth, taking that cliff with him.

The Innate Array had already dissipated, and this valley no longer had any meaning; taking the Gourd Vine was enough.

As for those mysterious wills, they faded into the air after the valley was revealed.

Tian Yuan's movement instantly drew the attention of everyone in the field.

And the golden soil that flashed and vanished beneath the Gourd Vine was also seen clearly by everyone.

"Nine Heavens Breathing Soil!" Nuwa exclaimed in a low voice, her Primordial Spirit seemingly having an inexplicable resonance.

But as soon as it arose, that sensation was cut off, leaving her with a sense of unspeakable emptiness in her heart.

"You brat! How dare you seize my predestined opportunity!" Yuanshi shouted, the first to sacrifice the Three Treasures Ruyi.

The Divine Sense of the surrounding crowd swept out rapidly, scanning the surroundings, but the other party's figure was nowhere to be found.

They had naturally seen the stone man, but they had ignored him only because their auras had long since sealed the entire valley. Now, that stone man had actually disappeared right before their eyes, and had even taken the Gourd Vine away.

"Big Brother! There isn't the slightest trace; he has already escaped to who knows where?" Tongtian looked toward Laozi at his side.

How could a mere ordinary stone man possibly escape from the hands of a group of Great Luo Golden Immortals?

Yuanshi Tianzun flew back, his expression very unsightly.

A Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure had just flown away right before his eyes.

Laozi's brows were deeply furrowed; he, too, could not understand it in his heart.

It was not just the strength of that stone man, but also the fact that this was originally his predestined opportunity—how could it be like this?

Withdrawing his gaze, Laozi looked at Mount Buzhou before him: "Let's walk around this mountain!"

He had a vague feeling that since returning from the Purple Heaven Palace, Mount Buzhou seemed to have become somewhat different.

"Big Brother!" Seeing that the predestined opportunity had thus come to an end, Yuanshi Tianzun was very unwilling.

Having his predestined opportunity intercepted by a stone man, Yuanshi Tianzun felt he had lost a lot of face.

Tongtian did not care much, waving his hand and saying, "Second Brother! Let's go; perhaps there is still a chance to encounter that stone man."

Compared to the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, he was actually more curious about that stone man.

Seeing that his brothers were like this, Yuanshi Tianzun could only follow with a dark face.

"Sigh! Who would have thought the predestined opportunity would be gone again?" Hongyun descended from the air, sighing repeatedly.

A Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure—there were not many in the entire Primordial World right now.

Zhenyuanzi at his side suddenly spoke: "Perhaps that Spiritual Root had a chance to take human form; it was not meant to suffer this calamity!"

The stone man was also inside the Innate Array; in all likelihood, he was a companion to that Spiritual Root.

Hongyun was stunned, immediately thinking of his friend's origin, and could not help but exclaim: "In that case, we almost cut off a fellow Daoist's path."

The seven gourds were all Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasures and certainly contained the essence of the Gourd Vine; if they were taken away, there would be no chance for it to take human form ever again.

Hongyun, who was exclaiming in surprise repeatedly, felt a sense of relief in his heart instead, and no longer felt the slightest bit of regret.

Zhenyuanzi did not bring up this topic again and asked softly, "Hongyun, what are your plans next?"

"I want to wander around Mount Buzhou to see if I can have any other gains." Hongyun looked around and replied softly.

In his heart, he was thinking that if he had the chance to meet that stone man, he should express his apologies in person.

Thinking of the Gourd Vine that the stone man had carried away on his back, Zhenyuanzi said, "In that case, let us have a good look around Mount Buzhou."

He was very clear about how difficult it was for a Supreme Innate Spiritual Root to take human form, and he did not know how far that fellow Daoist had progressed.

Not far away, Houtu cupped her hands toward Nuwa, "Sister! My brothers are all on Mount Buzhou, so I shall take my leave here."

"Mm! Come to sister's Wa Palace when you have time." Nuwa nodded, though her thoughts remained on the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil.

Nearby, Di Jun and Taiyi signaled slightly to Fuxi, and together they fled toward the Sun Star.

Turning back, Fuxi saw that Nuwa was distracted and asked softly, "Little sister, are you still thinking about that Gourd Vine?"

Nuwa wanted to speak but stopped; that mysterious and profound feeling was something she could not put into words, and in the end, she could only sigh lightly.

"Opportunities cannot be forced; I will accompany you for a walk on Mount Buzhou, perhaps it may resolve the doubts in your heart." Fuxi smiled slightly, feeling no great regret.

Nuwa nodded; a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure was one thing, but the key was that feeling in her heart, which she found extremely puzzling.

Zhunti swept his gaze over the departing crowd and turned to look at Jieyin.

"Let us also walk on Mount Buzhou; perhaps we may find something fated for us!" Since they had already come to Mount Buzhou, they naturally could not return empty-handed.

Jieyin naturally agreed; he still felt a great longing in his heart for the stone man who had fled.

Whether it was the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil or the Supreme Innate Spiritual Root, both were rare and precious treasures.

(End of this chapter)