"Brother, what brilliant idea do you have?"
Nuwa asked.
Fuxi did not answer. Instead, he first dug a hole in the ground and placed a tiny bit of Xirang inside. The Xirang continued to grow, quickly filling the hole.
Next, Fuxi planted the base of the Chaos Gourd Vine into the Xirang.
After that, Fuxi took out the Three Lights Divine Water, drew a drop from each of the three divine waters, fused them into a single drop, and dripped it into the Xirang beneath the Gourd Vine.
"Buzz!"
Auspicious energy between heaven and earth suddenly began converging toward Phoenix Perch Mountain. The grass, trees, and flowers around Fuxi's Dao Field all began growing and blooming, and the entire Dao Field overflowed with vitality.
Having received the nourishment of the Three Lights Divine Water, the Chaos Gourd Vine finally reacted. It began actively absorbing the spiritual essence of heaven and earth, and leaf buds gradually emerged from its vines.
Nuwa cheered excitedly. Fuxi's Dao Field had suddenly become brimming with boundless life.
When she learned that Fuxi had specifically made a trip to Wuzhuang Temple on Longevity Mountain, Nuwa was naturally deeply grateful to him.
Now, whenever she was not cultivating, she would check whether her Gourd Vine had blossomed.
Once it blossomed, little gourds could grow.
With only several hundred years left until Zixiao Palace opened, Fuxi instructed Nuwa to cultivate diligently and break through to the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
Only by reaching the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm would she have a chance of gaining great benefits from the Quasi-Saint path Hongjun would explain.
After guiding Nuwa several times, Fuxi began preparing to refine an artifact.
The seven gourds had already been picked, and the refining materials were nearly ready. It was time to begin forging an Innate Supreme Treasure that could surpass Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
One hundred years later, Fuxi's Dao Field.
Nuwa had been observing the tender buds on the Chaos Gourd Vine when she suddenly discovered that the space throughout Phoenix Perch Mountain was trembling. Numerous spatial cracks appeared in midair, and waves of scorching aura spread from the place where Fuxi was in seclusion.
"What treasure is Brother refining?"
Nuwa exclaimed, her little mouth hanging open.
Suddenly, thunder and lightning began bursting from the Space Rifts. The sky over Phoenix Perch Mountain darkened, and waves of pitch-black clouds gathered overhead.
The flowers, grass, and trees across Phoenix Perch Mountain swayed in the violent wind, while colorful lightning slithered through the black clouds stretching ten thousand miles.
"Thunder Tribulation? Absorb!"
A pitch-black gourd flew out from Fuxi's Dao Field and rapidly expanded. It actually began absorbing the lightning and tribulation energy within the dark clouds.
"What? Thunder Tribulation can be absorbed too?"
Nuwa covered her mouth. She had only ever heard of people enduring tribulations. How had she ever seen a magical treasure directly absorb and devour a Thunder Tribulation?
However, the Thunder Tribulation represented the will of heaven after all. The enraged dark clouds continued increasing, condensing terrifying lightning that blasted toward Phoenix Perch Mountain.
"Absorb!"
Fuxi's voice rang out, and the pitch-black gourd devoured the Thunder Tribulation nonstop like a gluttonous beast.
Those bolts of lightning were clearly tribulation thunder capable of threatening Grand Unity Golden Immortals, yet after absorbing the Thunder Tribulation, the black gourd showed no abnormality whatsoever. It was as effortless as eating and drinking.
More and more dark clouds gathered, and the divine lightning raining down grew increasingly terrifying. Even ordinary early- or mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortals would struggle to survive beneath such a Thunder Tribulation.
Yet the pitch-black gourd freely absorbed the Thunder Tribulation in midair, its body remaining completely motionless.
All living things around Phoenix Perch Mountain were so frightened by the tribulation clouds spanning ten thousand miles that they lay prostrate on the ground, not daring to move. Yet they all noticed the black gourd.
"What kind of magical treasure is that black gourd? It can actually absorb such terrifying lightning?"
"Those bolts of lightning could probably reduce you and me to ashes with just one strike."
"This Thunder Tribulation seems to be growing stronger and stronger. Won't that black gourd anger the heavens by doing this?"
All the living beings near Phoenix Perch Mountain were too terrified to move. They only hoped the tribulation clouds would disperse quickly and not endanger their lives.
In truth, the Witch Clan at the foot of Buzhou Mountain had also noticed the terrifying phenomenon.
Houtu stood high atop Buzhou Mountain, gazing at the fearsome Thunder Tribulation. "Judging from its location, that seems to be Fellow Daoist Fuxi's Daoist Sanctuary."
Zhu Rong nodded. "If it is Fellow Daoist Fuxi, then it isn't surprising. He is the ruthless man who punched the Three Pure Ones and kicked the Eastern Emperor."
Although Zhu Rong often argued with Gong Gong over who was stronger, ever since they encountered Fuxi last time, the two had realized there was always someone stronger beyond the strongest. Their rivalry was utterly meaningless.
The tribulation clouds in the sky suddenly stopped unleashing lightning, yet they continued gathering. The sky over Phoenix Perch Mountain was completely obscured by those black clouds.
"It seems the strongest Thunder Tribulation is about to descend."
Nuwa murmured as she stood beside the Gourd Vine.
"Little sister, let me show you the power of the magical treasure I refined!"
Fuxi flew out from the depths of his Daoist Sanctuary and arrived beside the gourd, holding up the pitch-black gourd.
Above them, the pitch-black clouds gathered and compressed, while the lightning within them converged and fused.
Just as the black clouds stretching ten thousand miles prepared to unleash their ultimate heavenly punishment, Fuxi stood calmly in the air and said, "I possess a treasure that can devour the heavens."
Fuxi pulled out the stopper of the pitch-black gourd, and it flew directly toward the black clouds stretching ten thousand miles.
A Gourd That Surpassed Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures
The black clouds above Phoenix Perch Mountain stretched ten thousand miles, with endless lightning brewing within them.
Yet the pitch-black gourd was practically the nemesis of those clouds and lightning. It erupted with a powerful suction force and began madly absorbing the terrifying Thunder Tribulation.
Although the tribulation clouds continuously bombarded the gourd with lightning, they could not shake the pitch-black gourd in the slightest.
Thus, all those tribulation clouds became food for the pitch-black gourd.
Each time it consumed a portion of the tribulation clouds, the pitch-black gourd grew larger. After swallowing every last tribulation cloud, it became as large as a mountain peak.
However, after devouring so much lightning and so many tribulation clouds, the gourd seemed to have swallowed something filthy and began shaking violently.
Nuwa and Fuxi could faintly hear peals of thunder roaring from inside the gourd.
The pitch-black gourd kept shaking and darting wildly through the sky, looking as if it had gone mad.
Before long, however, the little pitch-black gourd calmed down. Its size also shrank as it flew back into Fuxi's hand.
Fuxi smiled faintly and took out a Brocade Handkerchief to wipe the gourd's surface.
When Fuxi wiped the surface of the gourd, he actually wiped off a layer of ash.
Some pitch-black powder was wiped from its surface, and the gourd began to shine with seven colors.
Moreover, the gourd seemed to have changed materials. Its surface became crystal-clear, like glazed glass carefully fired by a craftsman.
Once Fuxi had thoroughly wiped the entire gourd, the pitch-black gourd transformed into a seven-colored glazed gourd.
"Brother, is this the spiritual treasure you refined using those seven gourds?"
Nuwa flew to Fuxi's side and asked.
Fuxi handed the glazed gourd to Nuwa. "That's right, but it hasn't been fully refined yet."
Nuwa accepted the glazed gourd and sensed it for a moment before exclaiming, "This gourd's grade seems to have already surpassed Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. How can you say it hasn't been fully refined?"
Fuxi said, "Although this gourd has surpassed Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, it still has not reached the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure."
Nuwa said, "I see. Then why not refine it into an Innate Supreme Treasure?"
Fuxi rubbed his nose. "On one hand, your brother's strength is still insufficient. On the other, I need a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi."
"Hongmeng Purple Qi? What is that?"
Nuwa asked in confusion.
Fuxi hesitated. "Well... I'll explain it to you after I obtain some Hongmeng Purple Qi."
He always inadvertently revealed information to Nuwa that she did not yet know.
For instance, Hongmeng Purple Qi was still an unknown thing to the Grand Unity Golden Immortals of the Honghuang. Other than Hongjun, no one had ever seen it.
Fuxi looked at the glazed gourd, feeling somewhat worried.
He had refused to become Hongjun's disciple. Would Hongjun still be willing to give him Hongmeng Purple Qi when the time came?
Other than Hongjun, he would likely find it difficult to obtain Hongmeng Purple Qi.
However, Fuxi was not overly worried, because he still had an incomparably powerful system.
Since the system could even produce Pangu's Primordial Spirit and Pangu's Essence Blood, producing a strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi was not too excessive.
Or perhaps, when Hongjun distributed Hongmeng Purple Qi, he could try to snatch a strand from the Three Pure Ones or Jieyin.
Though if he did that, Hongjun would very likely hunt him down.
Still, Fuxi was already very satisfied to have refined a magical treasure that surpassed Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
When he had fought Eastern Emperor Taiyi before, he had already understood the importance of magical treasures.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's strength had originally been completely incapable of contending with Fuxi's, but with the protection of the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell, Eastern Emperor Taiyi had still managed to preserve his life beneath Fuxi's attacks.
Likewise, if Taishang Laojun had not brought out his Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Pangu Dharma Form Fuxi condensed could have even severely injured the Three Pure Ones.
So spiritual treasures were still extremely useful.
Fuxi had actually been somewhat worried that after Hongjun distributed treasures at Treasure Distribution Cliff, he would possess no powerful spiritual treasures and would easily suffer losses in battle against the Three Pure Ones and the others.
Fortunately, although he had not taken Hongjun as his master, as long as he continuously completed the system's choices, he would have spiritual treasures, and he would have Hongmeng Purple Qi as well.
Besides, at this stage, a magical treasure that surpassed Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures was already sufficient.
"Brother, have you named this gourd yet?"
Nuwa asked curiously.
"Not yet. How about calling it the Little Gourd King Kong?"
Fuxi said.
"What kind of name is that? It's so strange."
Nuwa fiddled with the gourd for a while before saying, "This gourd is glazed all over, seven-colored, and exquisitely beautiful. How about calling it the Seven-Colored Glazed Treasure Gourd?"
"That name works."
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