Honghuang: My understanding is against the sky, I use the Gu Dao to prove the origin of the universe
Chapter 11 - The Cave Heaven of the Banana Tree, the Profound Mysteries of the Dao!

Chapter 11  The Cave Heaven of the Banana Tree, the Profound Mysteries of the Dao!

He opened his eyes, and a divine light flashed briefly in their depths.

“Master, have you comprehended the formation?”

Waiting at the side for three hundred years, Feng Ling noticed Chu Yuan’s movement and hurried over. Over the course of three hundred years, relying on the omnipresent pressure of Pangu from Buzhou Mountain, Feng Ling had also broken through from the early stage of the Golden Immortal realm to the mid-stage.

Claiming the role of an attendant, he respectfully addressed Chu Yuan as “Master.”

“More or less. Let’s go.”

Chu Yuan stood up — the Innate Four Symbols Grand Formation had been fully comprehended. The formation before him no longer posed any obstacle.

With Feng Ling in tow, he stepped into the formation, each step landing precisely on the profound nodes of the array. Not long after, the scene before them suddenly opened up.

What appeared before Chu Yuan and the newly arrived Feng Ling was not an ordinary valley —

but the entrance to a Cave Heaven filled with spiritual energy and brilliant multicolored radiance!

It was clear that what this innate grand formation protected was a rare Cave Heaven — a true land of fortune and wonder!

The two exchanged glances, seeing the same excitement and anticipation in each other’s eyes. Without further hesitation, they stepped into the Cave Heaven.

With that single step, it felt as if they had entered another world. Inside the Cave Heaven, the spiritual energy was so dense it almost took liquid form. Celestial flowers bloomed everywhere, auspicious mists drifted like ribbons — it truly resembled an immortal realm.

At the very center of this celestial domain stood an enormous spiritual root that towered into the sky. The tree was ten thousand zhang tall, lush and verdant, its trunk glowing with a vibrant green as though it contained endless potential for creation.

Its broad leaves shimmered with a dewy sheen, swaying gently as a refreshing breeze stirred. The entire tree radiated an incredibly pure and concentrated innate spiritual essence, along with an aura of nobility that far surpassed any spiritual root Chu Yuan had ever encountered before.

At the top of the trunk, four massive leaves of different colors stood out prominently.

“This… This is… the Supreme Innate Spiritual Root — the Banana Tree?”

As an incarnation of innate spiritual jade, Chu Yuan already possessed many innate inheritances. With the knowledge from his previous life to compare, he immediately identified the origin of the spiritual root before him.

A Supreme Innate Spiritual Root — The Banana Tree!

Among the most supreme treasures in the Great Desolation, its value rivals that of top-grade innate spiritual treasures. In later eras, it even came to be known as one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots of the Great Desolation!

These were the four most extraordinary banana leaves. Each leaf was several zhang (tens of feet) wide, with profound innate Dao patterns flowing across its surface. They were the “fruits” borne by the banana tree—The Banana Fans!

Each one contained thirty-three layers of innate divine restrictions, ranking as High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures!

The green fan represented wind and could generate innate Xun winds, capable of extinguishing all flames and stripping flesh from bones. The yellow fan represented earth and could mobilize the power of the land to suppress all things, with unmatched defense.

The black fan represented water and could summon the weak waters of the Nine Heavens, corrupting primordial spirits and corroding magical treasures. The red fan represented fire and could unleash innate Li fire, burning the heavens and boiling the seas, with limitless might.

Moreover, after removing these four innate banana fans—as long as the spiritual root remained intact, every 90,000 years, the tree would grow four new banana leaves. Although these new leaves would no longer reach the grade of innate spiritual treasures due to the loss of their original essence, they could still become high-grade acquired spiritual treasures,

making them ideal gifts for disciples and followers in the future!

“With this, I finally have something suitable for formation-setting!” Chu Yuan murmured softly.

In the hands of others, these banana fans were merely high-grade innate spiritual treasures. In later generations, even the sacred Doushuai Palace of the Human Sect Saint used them merely to stoke fires.

But in Chu Yuan’s hands, they were perfect for arranging the Innate Four Symbols Formation he had previously comprehended. Using four high-grade innate treasures with aligned elemental attributes to set the formation—this was yet another terrifying method of defying realms and defeating those above his level!

“Today, I’ve truly encountered a great stroke of fortune!”

With a soft whisper, Chu Yuan gathered his mana and formed a great hand. He first stored away the four banana fans. Then, he transplanted the entire banana spiritual root into the Seven Treasures Creation Tower.

As the spiritual root fell into the tower’s internal space. A silent hum pulsed through the space within the tower. The spiritual roots and immortal herbs inside shimmered with brilliance, their growth rate skyrocketing!

“Congratulations, my lord, on obtaining such a treasure!”

Feng Ling, standing to the side, quickly offered her congratulations. A supreme-grade innate spiritual root!

Even within the Phoenix Clan, not a single plant of this grade existed. Yet Chu Yuan, a mere Golden Immortal, had discovered one.

Such fortune, such destiny…

…

This single plant of banana spiritual root alone made the journey worth it for Chu Yuan. With the spiritual root harvested, the outer Innate Four Symbols Grand Formation would gradually collapse. This also meant that in the future, only Chu Yuan would be capable of controlling this formation across the Great Desolation.

Having determined his direction, Chu Yuan continued his ascent toward the summit of Buzhou Mountain, with Feng Ling following behind. The higher they climbed, the more terrifying the omnipresent pressure of Pangu became!

If the pressure at the mountain’s base was like a small hill, then by the time they reached halfway, it was like a divine peak towering ten thousand fathoms—so heavy it suffocated the soul!

Even space itself seemed to thicken, and every step forward required ten times, a hundred times more effort than before Feng Ling could no longer bear it. Even with Chu Yuan shielding her with his mana, her physical body and cultivation had reached their limit.

To force herself further up would risk damage to her Dao foundation—or even the collapse of her body. Helpless, Chu Yuan had no choice but to temporarily place her inside the Creation Tower, where she could tend to the spiritual roots within.

What followed was Chu Yuan’s solitary journey. Alone, he tread a path of endless ascent, facing nothing but relentless pressure. The terrifying might of Pangu pressed upon him like invisible giant hands from all directions, crushing his flesh, mana, and even soul!

His bones frequently groaned under the unbearable weight, his muscles felt like they were being torn apart constantly, and even his resilient Dao Body sometimes cracked open with fine lines of blood under the strain.

His soul seemed to be placed under an immense millstone, continuously ground and tempered. The pain was so excruciating that anyone with a weaker will would have instantly crumbled.

If it were any other cultivator, they would have already tried every means to channel their spiritual power and summon magical treasures to resist this oppressive force. But Chu Yuan did the exact opposite!

Not only did he not resist with all his might, he even took the initiative to withdraw most of his defenses. He pushed the Primordial Heaven Gu Scripture to its limits, guiding the vast and boundless pressure of Pangu to temper every corner of his body!

Using heaven and earth as a furnace, the pressure of Pangu as a divine hammer, and his own body as unyielding iron!