Junior Uncle is too cunning.

First, drain the dragon's blood, then skin and remove the tendons. Next, cut off the dragon's claws and horns and set them aside. Cut the dragon meat into several pieces and freeze them.

……

"Whoo~"

Chen Fusheng stood up, stretched, and loosened up, his body crackling as he did so. He squinted, his face full of comfort, and uttered two words, "Bus..."

After half a month of sorting, he finally finished the initial analysis of all the seafood and the sea monster. Although he was a little tired, he was overjoyed just thinking about the spirit stones hidden behind it.

He took out a large iron pot, used magic to fill it with water, lit a fire, and slowly cooked the crabs, shrimp, and yellow croaker he had left over...

After thinking for a moment, he took out half a dragon meat and threw it in, poured in five bottles of "Wuliangye" liquor, added the various seasonings and spiritual fruits he had prepared beforehand, covered the pot, increased the heat, and waited patiently.

Although I had eaten seafood stew a few times in my previous life, as a northerner, while the food was delicious, my body couldn't handle it and I couldn't eat too much.

My body is now as tough as steel, so I'm eating with abandon. And these are the biggest shrimp and crabs I've ever eaten before. There's also dragon meat that was specially added. I've only ever eaten donkey meat before, but this time I can finally taste dragon meat from heaven.

He added more fuel to the fire, glanced at Zhu Wuneng who was still dreaming, rummaged through his storage ring and pulled out a bunch of storage bags, then slowly took out another storage ring.

Unlike Chen Fusheng's simple and unadorned ring, this one was set with a circle of pearls, with a water spirit pearl the size of a quail egg placed in the center.

He cursed loudly, "What a waste!" This was a priceless Water Spirit Pearl! For water-based cultivators, it would be worth more than a top-grade acquired spiritual treasure. Wearing the Water Spirit Pearl year-round would not only make the skin smooth but also increase lifespan. Although it would only increase lifespan by one to ten years after a hundred years of wearing it, it was still remarkable enough to make women who loved beauty and old demons who were halfway to the grave go crazy for it.

This doesn't even include its ability to avoid water. However, what excites him most is that the Water Spirit Orb can be used to refine primordial spirit treasures. After being intimidated by Xuan Fuzi and attacked by the primordial spirit of Qinglong Ao Li during this trial, he urgently needs a primordial spirit treasure.

Although the "wine gourd" can be used as a treasure of the primordial spirit, it is a bit of a waste of its potential. Now that we have the Water Spirit Orb, as long as we go back and refine it, it will become another great trump card!

He gently pulled the ring off and removed all the pearls. They were too dazzling. He didn't like being a nouveau riche. If they were flashy during the day, they would probably be thrown into the wilderness at night. Being low-key is the true mark of a king!

Since Ao Li was dead, the ring was ownerless. Chen Fusheng used his spiritual power to grind it for a while and easily opened it.

With a splash, everything was dumped on the ground, sparkling brightly. The useless things were thrown aside, and the spirit stones and immortal stones were picked up first. There were too many spirit stones to count, but there were quite a few immortal stones, more than a thousand low-grade ones, and even ten mid-grade ones.

Chen Fusheng happily held the mid-grade immortal stone, which was much larger than the low-grade one. He estimated the energy inside and thought that if it exploded, it would be comparable to a hundred hand grenades, and could probably blow up half of Donghai Town.

"What are you doing?"

Seeing Zhu Wuneng suddenly appear, Chen Fusheng was so frightened that he took a step back. Pigs are more frightening than people!

"Is it because you don't have enough immortal stones? I'll give you some more," he said, throwing over five hundred low-grade immortal stones. For the wealthy and powerful Chen Fusheng, money was the only thing he lacked.

Zhu Wuneng casually put the immortal stones away and began rummaging through the glittering pile.

"It's just some rhododendrons inside, they're useless. Why are you rummaging through it?"

Chen Fusheng was completely bewildered by Zhu Wuneng's actions and asked in surprise.

"you sure?"

Zhu Wuneng finally stopped, and asked in a half-smile, slowly taking out an oval-shaped stone from his hand.

Chen Fusheng also noticed something was wrong. He picked it up and looked at it. The stone felt smooth and round, and was somewhat dull. It was definitely not a scintillation. After looking at it for a long time, he shook his head. As a master craftsman, he could even tell the difference between innate divine materials and natural materials, but he couldn't recognize the origin of this stone.

He handed it to Zhu Wuneng and asked with some curiosity, "What is this?"

Since it could pique Zhu Wuneng's interest, it must have some background.

Zhu Wu looked at the stone with a complicated expression and fell into deep thought. After a while, he slowly began to speak, “It is called the Primordial Source Stone, or Mother Stone. It is the mother of all primordial beings. I came from here.”

"What? Doesn't that mean inside..."

Chen Fusheng stared in surprise at the source stone. The "wine gourd" had already started to swirl around, and his purple robes flashed as the Qingfeng Sword appeared in his hand.

Zhu Wuneng looked at Chen Fusheng, who was fully armed, and smiled speechlessly. "What are you doing?"

"I'm afraid it might escape."

Zhu Wuneng smiled sadly, "Don't worry, it won't get out."

……

Zhu Wu touched the source stone and just watched quietly. Chen Fusheng could also feel his sorrow, and slowly sheathed the sword in his hand.

It is dead.

All living beings are born without fathers or mothers, but they all have a mother stone that belongs to them.

From the moment consciousness is born until before birth, the mother stone can be said to be the greatest reliance of innate beings.

After the primordial beings are born, the mother stone will vanish into nothingness.

If the mother stone is intact, it means that the primordial being within it is dead, and that it perished during the Lich Wars.

Zhu Wuneng gave a wry smile. "Speaking of which, I'm quite lucky. I was born early, and although I was a bit underdeveloped, at least I survived."

Some fellow cultivators, like this source stone, chose to stay inside the mother stone and endure the hardship. Some survived and became even stronger, while others, like this source stone, perished, their consciousness extinguished, and they returned to chaos.

but……"

Zhu Wuneng smiled at Chen Fusheng and said with some envy, "You're lucky!"

"How to say?"

“After the primordial being within each Origin Stone dies, it will re-accumulate power and nurture the next primordial being. However, this process takes a certain amount of time. Once someone refines it during this process, he will become a truly new primordial being.”

Previously, this was considered a secret among innate beings, known to almost no one in the world except for them. Now, however, these secrets have spread among some powerful beings, which is why many people are trying to learn about innate beings.

"What? Three Precepts, is this real?" Chen Fusheng stared intently at Zhu Wuneng, his heart pounding wildly. That was a primordial being! Why was Sun Wukong so powerful? Wasn't he born from a stone? If he could successfully refine him, it would truly be a meteoric rise to the heavens.

Zhu Wuneng nodded, and said with some hatred, "Of course it's true. During the Great Calamity of the Lich King, I don't know who spread this secret, and it became known to everyone. At that time, the calamity was in full swing, and the world was shrouded in evil energy. The innate beings had no protection from the Heavenly Dao, and a large number of innate beings were captured and killed, and then became the clones of other people. In fact, many people took advantage of the Heavenly Dao's obscuration and directly re-established themselves as innate beings to avoid the karma of their past lives. Even saints couldn't predict it."

That's why I was born prematurely.

Upon hearing this, Chen Fusheng hissed. Did that mean that the powerful beings who survived might not be their true selves? Was the subsequent Investiture of the Gods and the internal strife among the three Taoist sects really due to the discord between the three sages, or were these powerful beings causing trouble?

Since the Western religion ultimately won the greatest victory, what role did it play in the process? Did it fuel the flames, or was it part of their own scheme to suppress Taoism and promote Buddhism?

……

For a moment, my mind was a jumble of thoughts, as if I had caught a whiff of countless secrets, but there was still a thin layer of mist obscuring it.

He quickly shook his head, suppressing these thoughts deep inside; these were things he couldn't control right now.

"But this isn't a time of great calamity. If I refine it directly like this, won't I be struck dead by the Heavenly Dao?"

"No, that's why I said you're lucky. As a primordial being, you are born and nurtured by the heavens. You will be protected by the heavens from the moment you are born. Unless there is an environment like the great calamity of the Lich King, or a saint covers it up, you will definitely be killed by the heavens if you hunt down a primordial being."

However, if it is just a source stone without any innate life form, then refining it is not a problem.

Moreover, once the refinement is successful, the Heavenly Dao will directly recognize you as a newly born innate being, and no one else will be able to fathom your true origins.

Chen Fusheng looked at the source stone. He knew that this might be the greatest opportunity for him to travel through the prehistoric world. Could this be the belated compensation?

Suppressing his excitement, he asked Zhu Wuneng, "Why don't you do it?"

Asking that question felt like her heart was bleeding, but it was Zhu Wu's good fortune that he was able to discover it. Besides, no matter what, it was his contracted spirit beast, which meant it was essentially his own. He figured he should keep the good stuff in the family. Thinking about it that way made him feel much better.

"Really?"

Zhu Wu looked at Chen Fusheng in surprise, and saw him nod painfully. A trace of emotion appeared on his face. He did not expect that Chen Fusheng could make such a decision. He could still see through the truth and lies. His sadness just now had eased a lot. "Alright, hurry up and refine it. I am a primordial being. One is enough to keep me busy. I can hardly advance with one. If another one comes, it will kill me."

"Don't bite off more than you can chew, isn't that what you said? Hurry up and refine it. If you're so inclined, just prepare some more Wuliangye for me."

Seeing that Zhu Wuneng spoke sincerely, Chen Fusheng did not refuse and let Zhu Wuneng explain the process in detail, opening the "wine gourd" to its maximum size so that Zhu Wuneng could temporarily control it.

The primordial spirit slowly floated out. With the Qingfeng Sword in hand, he slashed at the primordial spirit, splitting it in two. Chen Fusheng cried out in pain, "Ah~" repeatedly.

It hurt so much, it felt like countless tiny knives were constantly going in and out of my body. I couldn't even lose consciousness. It was a million times more painful than surgery without anesthesia.

After a long pause, half of it slowly retracted. The primordial spirit that had been condensed became somewhat illusory. As soon as it entered the body, a large amount of spiritual energy surged forth, and the realm of the early stage of the Profound Immortal rapidly declined until it stopped at the early stage of the True Immortal.

This fulfilled Chen Fusheng's wish. It was estimated that it would take more than a thousand years of recuperation for him to fully recover. After recovering somewhat, he controlled the other half of his primordial spirit to slowly drift towards the source stone.

Zhu Wu could see that Chen Fusheng's primordial spirit was slow to enter. With a surge of innate energy within his body, he pushed against the primordial spirit, and with Zhu Wu's help, it finally entered.