During the final stretch of the journey to the Bodhi Ancient Tree, Thousand Azure Saint told Yang Shan about the secrets behind the Heaven and Earth Oddities Rankings.
The characteristics of heaven-and-earth oddities varied wildly, and many of them could not be accurately ranked by strength.
Thus, the rankings used Dou Zun-level origins as the benchmark, comparing the direct combat strength of heaven-and-earth oddities.
Only existences like the Life Spirit Flame, whose special effects far surpassed their direct combat power, received special treatment.
The Life Spirit Flame's ability to ripen spiritual plants was secondary. Its most important trait was its ability to extend one's lifespan without conditions, along with its unparalleled advantages in pill refinement.
In terms of aiding pill refinement, even the Nihility Devouring Flame, ranked second on the Heavenly Flame Ranking, could not compare to the Life Spirit Flame!
That was why the Life Spirit Flame could be placed fifth on the Heavenly Flame Ranking despite its raw power not even ranking in the top ten.
And the top heaven-and-earth oddity of the seven great attributes—Gold, Wood, Water, Fire, Earth, Wind, and Lightning—had never been fixed.
When a heaven-and-earth oddity possessed sufficient intelligence and its origin reached the Dou Di level, it became the number one heaven-and-earth oddity of its era!
During the ancient era, there had even been spectacular scenes where several heaven-and-earth oddities attained Dou Di-level origins and contended against one another in the same age!
As for the Bodhi Ancient Tree...
Its origin was, in fact, at the Dou Di level!
However, because it had existed since before the ancient era, its intelligence was flawed, and every time it appeared, it merely nurtured the land around it without competing for anything, it was ranked second on the Strange Wood List.
"This old man has pored