The Burning Lamp's Fury

The moment these words were spoken, the chaotic Primordial Land fell silent in an instant.

Everyone's breathing grew quieter.

Just moments ago, Taoist Randeng had been shouting his defiance across heaven and earth, fiercely questioning the ranking of his Cosmos Ruler.

Now Sage Zhunti, who had been holding in his anger, spoke up to ask the question.

"Your Six Roots of Purity Bamboo is ranked above your Cosmos Ruler—do you accept this?"

At this moment, the entire Primordial Land was eerily silent.

Everyone waited for Taoist Randeng's answer.

"..." Yet everyone was disappointed.

The whole of heaven and earth remained utterly silent.

Randeng did not answer Sage Zhunti.

In truth, he could not answer.

The power of Sage Zhunti's Six Roots of Purity Bamboo was indeed above that of his Cosmos Ruler.

Its ranking naturally came before his.

Far away in a remote region, Taoist Randeng's face darkened.

His eyelids twitched uncontrollably.

He felt a burning sting on his face, as if Sage Zhunti had truly slapped him hard across the cheek.

"..." After another moment, there was still no sound in heaven and earth—an uncanny silence.

"Hmph!"

With Sage Zhunti's snort echoing out, the Primordial Land gradually grew lively again.

But the topic of discussion had all fallen upon Taoist Randeng.

Taoist Randeng had become the target of mockery across the Primordial Land.

After another moment, the next treasure was announced.

As soon as this treasure appeared.

The entire Primordial Land erupted once more.

Another Sage's treasure?

What was going on?

The ranking was barely past the halfway mark.

And Sage treasures were appearing one after another?

Since when had Sage treasures become so worthless?

After everyone's exclamations, their breathing grew heavy again.

The sounds of inhaling and exhaling rang out unceasingly across the Primordial Land.

It was somewhat awkward.

The source of the awkwardness was the treasure manifested in the air.

["Treasure Ranking, forty-ninth place: Receiver Divine Canopy. Rank: Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Buddhist sacred treasure. Possesses the Dao's sound; its voice is like thunder. Innately restrains Primordial Spirit power. All who possess a Primordial Spirit are subject to its restraint. Master: Guiding Sage of the West."]

Everyone who saw this scene felt almost too speechless to complain.

After Sage Zhunti's Six Roots of Purity Bamboo made the list.

Guiding Sage's Receiver Divine Canopy followed suit.

Now two Sage treasures had made the list...

This was simply unimaginable.

Such powerful treasures, yet they only ranked forty-ninth on this list.

Within the Western Great Sumeru Mountain Eight Treasures Merit Pool.

Sage Zhunti looked at Guiding Sage, whose face was bitter, and sighed slightly:

"Brother, our Western lands have always been barren, with few treasures in hand."

"Now that my Six Roots of Purity Bamboo and your Receiver Divine Canopy are both ranked low, it seems that on the Treasure Ranking, the West will probably stop here..."

Hearing this, Guiding Sage's expression grew even more sorrowful.

But in the end, he still spoke to offer comfort:

"Don't be too distressed, Junior Brother. You still have the Seven Treasure Mystical Tree and the Empowering Divine Pestle in hand. These two treasures are boundless in power—they will surely make the list..."

Hearing this, Sage Zhunti nodded, yet a trace of bitterness lingered on his face.

The Guiding Sage of the West was also in low spirits, but his gaze shifted slightly before he intoned a Buddhist name:

"Amitābha, Daoist Randeng, this sage's Receiver Divine Canopy ranks ahead of your Cosmos Ruler. Do you accept this?"

At these words, the entire Primordial World fell silent once more.

No one had expected that the Guiding Sage, known for his compassion for all beings, could utter such words.

Was this not a slap to Daoist Randeng's face?

Zhunti Daoist had just slapped Daoist Randeng's face.

And Jie Yin Daoist followed right after.

These two sages of the West were truly a pair of living treasures...

Being teased by these two sages, one had to wonder if Daoist Randeng could bear it.

At that moment, in a remote corner, Daoist Randeng's face had turned the color of pig liver.

He glared hatefully toward the West, flames nearly leaping from his eyes.

"Those two scoundrels are pushing things too far..."

With a face like pig liver, Daoist Randeng's heart fumed, but he could only mutter to himself.

After all, the other party were sages.

He, only at the Quasi-Sage realm, was far from a match for a sage, so he had no choice but to swallow his anger.

Soon, the Receiver Divine Canopy, which had been so imposing in midair, vanished.

The Purple-Gold Qi seethed once more.

The next treasure gradually took shape in the sky.

It turned out to be a longsword.

This left many feeling perplexed.

There were simply too many longsword treasures in the Primordial World.

Countless nameless yet extremely powerful longsword artifacts existed.

Not recognizing this one was understandable.

But the truly mighty beings felt a stir in their hearts.

They recognized whose treasure this was.

In midair, a sinister, dim ancient sword appeared.

Its blade was covered in diamond-shaped dark patterns, forming a green lotus design, with mysterious seal-script characters reading "Qing Ping" engraved upon it.

The edge was not straight; the spine was clear and sharp, its widest point roughly half a foot from the hilt.

Then it curved inward in an arc, bulging outward again near the tip before curving inward to form a sharp point. The whole sword radiated a vast green light, giving a feeling of icy coldness, sharp enough to split a hair blown against it.

Yet because of the dazzling golden light, it was far too blinding.

Those of weaker cultivation could not see it clearly.

The crowd's murmurs grew louder.

But still, no one could identify what treasure this was.

As the purple qi in the sky manifested into Grand Dao Script, the beings of the Primordial World once again gasped.

What in the world was this?

Another sage's treasure?

Since when had sage treasures become so cheap?

Three sage treasures in a row?

Wasn't this utterly unbelievable?

Many exchanged bewildered glances, their shock beyond words.

One great power spoke unhurriedly:

"Perhaps most of the treasures to come will be sage treasures. After all, the other famous treasures of the Primordial World have already appeared. What follows is likely the sages showing off their family heirlooms..."

At these words, everyone nodded in agreement.

Indeed.

The renowned treasures of the Primordial World that were meant to make the list had already done so.

What came next would probably be the sages flaunting their reserves.

The crowd looked up at the sky.

The image of the sword remained.

The Grand Dao Script continued:

["Treasure Ranking, Forty-Eighth: Qingping Sword. Ranked as an Ultimate Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure, transformed from a leaf of the Thirty-Sixth Grade Creation Green Lotus. Possesses an extremely strong intent to kill; it is a sword of slaughter that can sever all things, and killing with it incurs no karmic consequences. Master: Tongtian!"]

Sage Tongtian on Golden Turtle Island, Biyou Palace, also gave a slight twitch of his eyes.

When others had unsatisfactory treasure rankings, he was always full of teasing remarks.

In the blink of an eye, it was his turn...

It really was somewhat unpleasant...

There was naturally no need to elaborate on the quality of his own Qingping Sword.

Its reputation shook the entire Primordial Wilderness.

It was transformed from a leaf of the Thirty-Sixth Grade Creation Green Lotus.

It inherently possessed boundless merit.

Such an extremely powerful treasure was only ranked forty-eighth?

That was truly baffling.

Master Tongtian, who always enjoyed watching the excitement and never thought it too much, took a sip of Jade Nectar before speaking:

"Daoist Randeng, This Sage's Qingping Sword is still ahead of your Cosmos Ruler. Are you convinced?"