Afterwards, Taiqing Laozi left the Sea of Blood and headed towards Kunlun Mountain!
After Taiqing Laozi left, Minghe walked out with a dark expression. He had not left but had remained in the form of the Sea of Blood, floating around, observing Laozi. Seeing that this fellow had sealed and taken away his Twelve-Grade Lotus Platform, he was so angry that he spat blood!
Why would there be such a shameless person in the world!
Minghe, who had just taken form, felt like he had been taught a lesson. There were truly such shameless people in the world!
His birth spirit treasure was actually claimed to have a fated connection with him? Heh, a fated connection with your ancestor!
But this was the Great Desolation world, a place where might made right. His fist was not as strong as the other's, so he could only endure it with tears in his eyes, waiting for an opportunity to retaliate later. For now, he just wanted to refine the Sea of Blood as soon as possible, become immortal and indestructible, and then find that shameless Taoist!
Just as Minghe made up his mind to cultivate well and refine the Sea of Blood, Taiqing Laozi had already returned to Kunlun Mountain. He took a look around; his Kunlun Mountain had not changed, so he entered with peace of mind!
At this moment, Yuanshi and Tongtian were chatting idly on Sitting Forget Peak. After their seclusion, they had come to find Laozi, only to see that their elder brother was gone. The two exchanged glances, feeling a little aggrieved. Their elder brother had gone out to play without them!
And so, after waiting for a long time, just as they were considering whether to go out and search, their elder brother finally returned!
"Second brother, third brother, look what good treasures big brother has brought you!" Taiqing Laozi said with great joy!
This trip to the Sea of Blood was incredibly profitable. If you wanted brothers not to fight, you had to treat them equally. If he only got treasures for Tongtian, Yuanshi would definitely be unhappy. Now it was perfect: two top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures, and both were integrated offense and defense. It could be said that this instantly solved the shortcomings of Yuanshi and Tongtian!
The two were stunned and didn't quite react.
Seeing his two foolish younger brothers with blank and cute expressions, Taiqing Laozi sighed, "Is this how you welcome your elder brother?"
"..."
It was clear that Yuanshi and Tongtian were still out of sorts!
"Big brother, you're back!" Yuanshi said with an awkward smile!
"Yes, big brother, why didn't you say anything when you went out? You worried us to death," Tongtian also said!
Taiqing Laozi rolled his eyes. He had the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, so what was there to worry about!
However, he still brought out the Northern Profound Yuan Water Control Banner and the Twelve-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus, saying, "My two virtuous brothers, these are the fruits of my recent trip. They can be considered to make up for your lack of defensive spirit treasures!"
The two were surprised. They hadn't expected their elder brother to go out for their sake. Looking at them, they both gasped in shock. It wasn't that they hadn't seen top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures before, but two top-grade defensive spirit treasures at once! This was too unbelievable!
For a moment, both of them had the same thought: Elder brother, where did you steal these from?
These two spirit treasures felt like they already had owners!
"Third brother, you are naturally unrestrained. This Twelve-Grade Karma Fire Red Lotus is for you to suppress your luck. Second brother, you have always been steady, and this Northern Profound Yuan Water Control Banner is perfect for you!" Taiqing Laozi distributed the spirit treasures, feeling a great sense of relief!
Looking at the spirit treasures flying towards them, the two received them and bowed simultaneously, saying, "Thank you, big brother!"
No matter what, they could not forget this kindness!
"Big brother, quickly tell us about your trip this time!" Tongtian quickly asked. There must be a story behind this!
"It was like this!" Taiqing Laozi tidied up his words. He couldn't say that he had gone to rob Minghe to prevent his brothers from fighting!
He said, "As my two virtuous brothers know, you now have offensive spirit treasures but lack defensive ones. After my seclusion, big brother decided to go out and search. After all, we Sanqing cannot always go out together. There will be times when you two virtuous brothers go out alone."
"So, big brother wandered all the way near the Sea of Blood and obtained this Northern Profound Yuan Water Control Banner, one of the Five Directions Innate Banners, an unowned item! Originally, big brother was about to leave, but seeing how filthy the Sea of Blood was, with all the filth of the Great Desolation converging there, I felt inclined to explore it!"
"Upon entering the Sea of Blood, I discovered that there was another world. The Sea of Blood had a life form, the Ancestral Patriarch Minghe, born from the collected divine blood of the Chaos Demon Gods and the filthy blood of the Father God. The Sea of Blood carried great karma, and a lotus seed had fallen there. These lotus seeds should be fated with us Sanqing."
After listening, Tongtian and Yuanshi understood what had happened. This thing had probably been seized by Minghe, so Laozi had taken action and snatched it back! But since Taiqing Laozi had taken on the karma, it was the karma of their Sanqing. The Sea of Blood and Minghe? Heh heh!
"Third brother, it might take you some effort to refine this treasure!" Laozi said!
Tongtian nodded. What was a little effort? He said, "Big brother, this Huang Zhong Li ripened a long time ago. Why don't we pick them and share them?"
Laozi nodded. Indeed, since planting the Huang Zhong Li, he had not picked the fruit. He smiled and said, "Thank you for your trouble, third brother!"
Soon, Tongtian picked nine fruits.
The three each picked up a fruit and ate it. The taste of the Huang Zhong Li was far better than that of the Immortal Apricots!
After eating, the three savored the taste, increasing their cultivation by a small amount. For themselves, it did not have a significant impact, as the fruit's potential was only up to the Great Luo Golden Immortal level.
"Let's keep these six fruits to entertain guests!" Taiqing Laozi said. After all, they had only tasted them; the top-grade Innate Spirit Root had served more for reputation than actual practical use.
"Excellent!" the two also smiled!
Collecting the fruit pits that the two had spat out, Taiqing Laozi smiled, "Coincidentally, my Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir is missing one main ingredient. These pits might work!"
They knew about the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir. Tongtian immediately said, "Big brother, why don't you open the furnace and refine the elixir? We haven't seen you refine elixirs in a long time!"
Yuanshi's eyes also lit up. Yes, although the three brothers had different hobbies—Taiqing Laozi liked refining elixirs, Yuanshi liked artifact refining, and Tongtian liked formations—they all had some dabbling in each other's areas. Taiqing Laozi had invited them many times when he refined elixirs, and they had all gained insights each time.
Since they were going to refine elixirs, the three decided not to linger there any longer and headed towards Laozi's palace, where the alchemy room was located!
"Let's see if I can refine the Nine Revolutions Golden Elixir!" Taiqing Laozi smiled!
Tongtian took the fire fan and helped Laozi heat the alchemy furnace, while Yuanshi sat quietly to the side, concentrating intently!
Taiqing Laozi began to prepare the necessary items for alchemy! Although the main ingredient was available, many other auxiliary spirit herbs were still needed. However, Kunlun Mountain was an immortal mountain, and there were plenty of spirit herbs here, most of which were already placed on the medicine cabinet in front of Laozi!