Chapter 1508: Witnessing the Ultimate

"Old Gu, I'm going to evolve. I'm preparing to plant a medicine, so please guard me!"

Chu Feng was extremely serious. He truly couldn't wait any longer. He believed it would be more effective to first enhance his strength and then seek resources. Only by being powerful enough to easily crush enemies could he acquire more exotic soil and ascend to higher evolutionary realms. Chu Feng had already decided: he would demand all the resources and sacred soil he needed from his enemies, approaching them without any psychological burden.

"You're planting medicine now, intending to ripen it? But where is the sacred medicine tree?" Old Gu asked, full of doubt and surprise. He had always suspected that Chu Feng had no true lineage or background, so how could he evolve a medicine tree? It wasn't as if Chu Feng, unlike an ancient prehistoric being like himself, could prepare vast amounts of "nourishment" in advance. Now, he was finally about to see a glimpse of the truth.

"Let's go, this place won't do. We need to find a spot with a strong underground ancestral vein that gathers spiritual energy from several states. If the power-level exotic soil isn't enough, we can still borrow some energy from the location," Chu Feng said. He led the way, searching through Yuezhou, Mingzhou, Huizhou, Qingzhou, Zhuozhou, and other areas for a true ancestral acupoint, a legendary land of creation. He was reluctant to disturb occupied territories. However, as a Celestial Master in the field of domains, no geological peculiarity could escape his notice. Ultimately, Chu Feng chose a famous mountain!

Old Gu's face immediately changed. He gasped, "Wait a moment, we can't go in there. This is one of the top thousand famous mountains in the Yang Realm. Even if it's not in the top hundred, it's still peculiar. There might be corpses from hundreds of millions of years ago, old monsters from several epochs, who might… not be dead yet!"

Chu Feng replied, "Is that so? You've been bluffed. This place has become ownerless. I can sense a rich, vibrant earth vein energy inside, but no living presence." Recently, Chu Feng had experienced various strange phenomena, even personally visiting terrifying places like the Soul River. His understanding of domains had deepened significantly, and he had truly become a Celestial Master, no longer merely approaching but fully entering this profound and unfathomable field.

Old Gu took another sharp breath. Regardless, this place was considered a famous mountain back then. Generally, a few powerful beings wouldn't dare explore it without joining forces. Some mountains might look inconspicuous, having declined for countless ages, but if handled improperly, even ultimate beings could suffer greatly by entering!

"Don't overreach yourself!" Old Gu warned. He always felt that Chu Feng's elaborate preparations were excessive and somewhat preposterous. What great medicine was he trying to ripen? Furthermore, was it really advisable to transplant a medicine tree just before evolving? He was full of questions. He speculated that perhaps Chu Feng possessed a small-world-level spatial treasure, and the medicine tree was planted within it, allowing for its stable relocation to the famous mountain.

The mountain was a drab gray and truly unremarkable in appearance, yet in ancient times, it had been highly renowned, with few beings daring to approach it. Of course, the mountain's most active period was the last epoch; in the current epoch, it had been mostly dormant. This was precisely why its ranking had dropped to around the thousandth spot.

"No, you still can't go. It's too dangerous," Old Gu insisted, trying to stop him. However, despite his pleas, Chu Feng was determined to proceed, pushing forward relentlessly. Naturally, he also instructed Old Gu not to come too close. Although he felt confident, he still feared accidents, so he set up a teleportation domain for Old Gu on a distant mountain peak, allowing him to escape at any time.

*Boom!*

Chu Feng opened the mountain's interior, moving through rock crevices to enter. Inside, corpses lay everywhere, but they were all decayed, crumbling at the slightest touch. The ground was covered in dust, raising clouds of it with every step.

"It's truly desolate; have all the beings here died?" Old Gu was shocked. Over the years, some had indeed considered exploring it, but they ultimately retreated because, in ancient times, deadly intent had erupted here, killing a powerful being who trespassed. Clearly, the corpses found here were not the main occupant, but rather remnants from historical eras—perhaps enemies, or disciples and followers of the true master. The true master was an entity from an unknown number of epochs ago, and it was truly difficult for them to have remained dormant until this epoch.

Finally, Chu Feng found the true master in the largest stone chamber within the mountain's core: a pile of shattered bones and some tattered human skin. Had it been eaten by something, or had its transformation failed? Chu Feng believed it was the latter. What was particularly unfortunate was that nothing remained. The master had exhausted everything during their death-seclusion, even absorbing all the energy from their treasures, leaving them shattered on the ground. Even the underground ancestral vein and the surrounding area were depleted, leaving only dust and ashes.

Old Gu also arrived and said, "It's really dead!" Then he added, "If there were enough time, we could find people to excavate the earth vein of this famous mountain. Within five years, we could extract and refine a portion of power-level soil!" After all, this place hadn't been refined for many years.

Where did the exotic soils of the world, those rare and special earth qualities, come from? They all originated from famous mountains and great rivers, slowly refined and filtered bit by bit from underground ancestral veins. It could be said that every particle of exotic soil was incredibly precious, mixed with blood and bone. This was because it required conflict and contention; existing famous mountains, great rivers, various cultivation pure lands, and ancestral veins were all occupied by others. These territories were hard-won, established through battles and divisions among various races.

Chu Feng sighed. This place was excellent, but he had no time. How could he wait more than five years to refine the soil?

"Alright, this is the place!" Chu Feng took out three seeds. One of them looked strange and grotesque, a vibrant, dripping red, shaped like a Bagua furnace. Of course, Old Gu didn't recognize this one; in his eyes, there were only two, and one of them seemed to be flattened.

"Are you screwing with me?!" Old Gu's gaze was extremely unfriendly. Was Chu Feng playing a trick on him? He had thought that Chu Feng, with no apparent lineage or prehistoric background, had simply gotten lucky this time, finding a secret realm that he could store in a spatial treasure. But instead, Chu Feng, this devil, had simply rummaged through his pockets and pulled out two pathetic seeds, claiming they were his great medicine? Look at the seeds' appearance—dark, perhaps deep purple, flattened and damaged! Could such things even grow? Besides, whose great medicine was planted on the spur of the moment? Weren't they all cultivated for long periods, allowed to form buds, and then ripened at immense cost? "Did you just pick up two beans and two wild grass seeds and expect to fool me with this? Trying to trick me out of my exotic soil!" Old Gu was so enraged his nose almost twisted.

"Don't rush, you'll witness a miracle in a moment!" Chu Feng said with a serious expression. He wasn't joking; allowing Old Gu to witness his evolution was a sign of complete trust. This time, Old Gu had been incredibly generous, single-handedly procuring nearly four portions of power-level evolutionary soil for him. Chu Feng owed him a huge favor. Chu Feng felt he needed to properly repay Old Gu in the future.

Old Gu became even more suspicious, finding it increasingly unreliable. He had never heard of someone planting medicine just before evolving!

Chu Feng also sighed and said, "The medicine isn't the problem. My biggest concern is not having enough exotic soil!" Then, he turned to leave, deciding to go on another search; otherwise, he would truly feel discontent.

"Where are you going?" Old Gu asked.

"I want to check if those three old fellows from the Yuan clan have moved," Chu Feng replied. Old Gu realized that Chu Feng wasn't lying; he was serious, almost mad with poverty, and his craving for exotic soil had reached a frenzied level. Old Gu accompanied him on a trip, but both were disappointed, especially Chu Feng, who remained somewhat silent and anxious along the way, always feeling that the exotic soil was insufficient.

Old Gu struggled with his decision for a moment, then gritted his teeth and said, "Alright, I'll get another portion for you, but you must return it to me quickly, or some of my medicinal herbs will die!" He still wouldn't believe it. He gritted his teeth and decided to help Chu Feng, curious to see what on earth he could grow. Could it really be that miraculous?!

"Old Gu, you must have been my lover in a past life! In this life, fate has brought us together again!" Chu Feng exclaimed, grabbing his arm.

"Get lost!" Old Gu pushed him away, then vigorously shook his own hand, feeling goosebumps all over and a chill throughout his body, especially in the hand that Chu Feng had touched.

Old Gu, besides a few sacred medicine trees, had prepared three medicine gardens in the prehistoric era, fearing that his medicine trees might suffer an accident and not survive into the present epoch. Fortunately, his contingency plans were intact, and his strongest medicine trees were undamaged.

"I'll go dig some soil from my medicine garden, but after you advance, you must replenish it quickly, or I'm afraid the herbs in the garden will die!" Then, Old Gu left, indeed going to dig soil!

Half a day later, Old Gu returned, bringing Chu Feng one and a half portions of power-level soil, iridescent and brimming with potent spiritual essence, its energy concentration incredibly astonishing. Old Gu spoke very seriously, "I'm telling you, this was apportioned from three medicine gardens. If it's not replenished soon, some of my medicinal herbs won't survive, and my losses will be immense."

"I'll remember this favor!" Chu Feng nodded solemnly.

"Favor!" Old Gu corrected him, agitated.

In total, counting everything, there were now seven portions of power-level exotic soil.

Upon returning to the famous mountain and entering its interior, Chu Feng began his preparations seriously. Old Gu's curiosity was certainly piqued, yet he still found it hard to believe: would Chu Feng really plant a medicine on the spot and produce astonishing pollen? It seemed incredible. Especially when he saw the seed Chu Feng ultimately chose, his jaw nearly dropped, and his eyes bulged.

"Are you taking me for a fool?! What on earth is that thing you're holding?!" Old Gu was indignant, unable to tolerate it any longer. This devil Chu Feng was actually trying to fool him with a small Bagua furnace, preparing to plant it. "Do you think I haven't seen the world, that I don't know about strange seeds? Let me tell you, I have invincible medicine trees myself! I've seen 'undying grass seeds' and 'peerless fruits' at my elder brother's place! How dare you try to deceive Old Master Gu like this?!" Old Gu was genuinely exasperated. He felt that this swindler Chu Feng had hurt his feelings, being so crude and unskillful even in deception!

"Calm down!" Chu Feng told him not to get agitated. He took out the stone jar and poured out its contents, a jumble of miscellaneous items. Among them was the reincarnation soil, which Old Gu had, of course, seen before and even received some as a gift from Chu Feng during their last parting. Yet, he couldn't help but feel envious again!

However, when Old Gu saw the gray creature, his expression instantly changed. He grew even more suspicious. How could such an ominous substance be present? What was Chu Feng doing, and what was his identity?!

"Don't worry, I'm not afraid of misfortune now, and I'm not allied with them. I've subdued this thing; I can kill it anytime," Chu Feng said, patting the gray creature's head. "Doggo, say hello to Old Master Gu."

"I'll make your life a living hell sooner or later!" the gray creature growled furiously. It hated Chu Feng for forcibly suppressing it into the shape of a gray dog. Old Gu's eyes widened. He truly witnessed all sorts of oddities that day.

Then, his gaze fell upon another ominous entity: a bloody, humanoid monster. That was a result of Chu Feng's accidental exposure to a tiny amount of cosmos-level pollen particles in the Grand Pure Forbidden Zone, which had caused a bizarre transformation in his body, and he had subsequently cut it out.

"It's fine. This bloody humanoid monster is currently ignorant and muddled, with no active will. I'll deal with it after I advance," Chu Feng said. For now, he just needed to bury it with reincarnation soil. Recently, it had become increasingly quiet.

"The moment to witness a miracle has arrived!" Chu Feng told Old Gu, placing various power-level exotic soils into the stone jar, and then putting the seeds inside. Finally, he buried the stone jar beneath the soil in the mountain's interior. Chu Feng added, "Perhaps, a miracle isn't even that astonishing. After all, I've already transcended gods and achieved the Dual Eternal King Dao Fruit. I should put it this way: the moment to witness the ultimate has arrived!"

Old Gu pursed his lips, wanting to say, "Let's see how many days it takes for you to grow something, and how many more to ripen it." Moreover, he severely doubted that even if some herb did grow, its effect would be particularly strong.

However, the next moment, Old Gu's eyes widened, nearly crossing. What he saw was a terrifying transformation occurring within the jar, with dense energy boiling. Immediately, he saw a purple glow blossom, and leaves pushed their way out of the iridescent soil. A single plant with three leaves emerged, as if creating heaven and earth, permeated with chaotic mist. A single plant with three leaves, as if demonstrating: The Dao gives birth to one; three give birth to all things.

"It really sprouted! It grew so fast?!" Old Gu exclaimed in surprise.

What shocked him even more came next: the three-leaved plant grew rapidly, shooting up from the ground and directly transforming into a large tree!

"Good heavens, it's not a flower or grass, but a tree? How is this possible, it grew fully in the blink of an eye?!" Old Gu cried out, his eyes glowing green, completely awestruck.

Chu Feng was even more excited than him. It had actually worked! He had planted a great medicine, and he could evolve again, advancing by leaps and bounds!