Concept for the Myriad Birds Banner

The earth trembled and the mountains shook. Towering Mount Sumeru erupted with immense power, shooting straight into the clouds.

The entire Mount Sumeru had been arranged by Rahu into a Primordial Great Array.

Within this great array were countless smaller arrays.

Hundreds of millions of smaller arrays combined into one great array, seemingly chaotic yet orderly.

Suddenly, a Twelve-Petaled Black Lotus appeared above Mount Sumeru. It was none other than Rahu's treasure, the Twelve-Petaled World-Destroying Black Lotus.

During the Primordial Chaos Era, there had been a forty-eight-petaled Chaos Lotus. It was shattered by Pangu's Creation. Its lotus stem bore Chaos Malevolent Aura and became the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, the God-Slaying Spear. Its five lotus leaves bore the Innate Five Elements and transformed into the Five Directions Banners, while its five lotus seeds each evolved into Innate Lotuses.

By a fortunate coincidence, Rahu had obtained a black lotus containing the Law of Destruction.

When Rahu first encountered the black lotus, it had possessed only nine petals. Only after careful nourishment through one Cosmic Epoch after another had it grown to twelve petals.

Given the black lotus's foundation, twelve petals were nearly its limit.

Each lotus petal contained three blossoms and nine petals, so twelve petals meant one hundred and eight petals.

At this moment, Rahu summoned the black lotus, and it revolved above Mount Sumeru.

Each time the black lotus turned, the Demonic Light upon it grew brighter.

Before long, the lotus's silhouette could no longer be seen. Only a mass of Demonic Light enveloped Mount Sumeru's main peak.

This was also where the array eye of Mount Sumeru's great array lay.

Rahu unleashed all his mana, which had nearly reached six billion years' worth.

In terms of mana alone, Rahu was already extremely close to the minimum standard for a Quasi-Saint.

Since he intended to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure in the Primordial World, exploiting a loophole in the Heavenly Dao was unavoidable.

With Mount Sumeru's great array, the Twelve-Petaled Black Lotus, and Rahu's mana, even grinding away a Grand Unity Dao Fruit would not be difficult.

Forty-nine days later, "Steal Heaven and Change Sun" was complete. Demonic flames burned in Rahu's left hand as he held the Myriad Demon Pagoda in the flames with his right.

Immediately afterward, he formed a hand seal with his right hand. Streams of light appeared, and one Divine Restriction Talisman after another struck the pagoda.

Chaos Divine Charm appeared as well.

Mount Sumeru's changes naturally drew the attention of quite a few great powers.

Some guessed that Rahu was about to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm.

Others guessed that Rahu was likely cultivating some Great Divine Ability.

Still more believed that Rahu had comprehended some terrifying array.

At the peak of the Heavenly Realm, within the Vast Star Sea of the Firmament, hung a Brilliant Great Sun.

As the saying went, the stars revolved in their courses, the sun and moon shone in succession, the four seasons took their turns, and yin and yang underwent great transformations.

Wind and rain spread their bounty, and all things each received their harmony to be born and their nourishment to grow. Its workings could not be seen, yet its accomplishments could be witnessed. This could be called "divine."

As the Primordial World grew, the sun rose ever higher.

The subtle changes in its sunlight revealed this clearly.

As the saying went, nothing in heaven was more evident than the sun and moon, and nothing on earth was more evident than water and fire. Thus, if the sun and moon were not high, their radiance would not shine brilliantly; if water and fire did not accumulate, their brilliance and nourishment would not spread widely.

Whenever sunlight fell upon Mount Sumeru, Lu Yang would examine it closely.

Rahu truly intended to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

It was clear that Rahu had made many preparations to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Perhaps he had begun preparing several Cosmic Epochs ago.

Once a loophole in the Heavenly Dao had been exploited, whether the attempt succeeded or failed, that loophole would be patched.

In other words, the same method would no longer work beneath the Heavenly Dao.

Of course, the Heavenly Dao did not have only one loophole.

After exploiting one loophole, another could be exploited.

Speaking of which, this could be considered helping perfect the Heavenly Dao. Unfortunately, there was no Merit in it.

As for whether Rahu would succeed this time, that was hard to say.

Still, this gave Lu Yang an idea.

A thought arose in Lu Yang's heart.

Perhaps he could persuade Yuan Feng to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure called the Myriad Birds Banner.

The various avian races of the Phoenix Clan could each contribute a drop of blood essence, and some members of the Phoenix Clan could even divide off a wisp of their primordial spirits.

Once the Myriad Birds Banner was refined, not only would the Phoenix Clan gain a powerful treasure, but if used well, it could also gather Fortune.

Of course, what Lu Yang wanted was to "analyze" the blood essence of the Phoenix Clan's various avian races. This would help him create Golden Crows with powerful foundations.

At present, Lu Yang could only create Golden Crows with Golden Immortal-level foundations, and he was far from satisfied with that.

Golden Immortal-level foundations were decent, but they fell far short when compared with figures like Ancestor Dragon.

If he could create Golden Crows with Grand Unity-level foundations, it would be entirely different.

As for Golden Crows with Grand Unity-level foundations, that remained far away.

However, this concept for the Myriad Birds Banner required Yuan Feng's support.

In the south of the Primordial Era, Lu Ya contacted Yuan Feng.

I hope I can persuade Yuan Feng.

Very soon, he got in touch with Yuan Feng.

Within the void, all laws operated, phantoms overlapped, and everything was dark and profound.

The Phoenix Clan's Consciousness Realm could only be entered by divine sense from those of high status within the clan.

As long as one remained in the Primordial World, one could enter the Consciousness Realm with divine sense anytime and anywhere.

When Lu Ya separated off a wisp of divine sense and entered the Phoenix Clan's Consciousness Realm, he sensed quite a few other wisps of divine sense. There were at least several dozen.

Aside from Lu Ya's and Yuan Feng's divine senses, the rest were communicating. Most conversations involved two wisps of divine sense, though some involved three or more.

"What matter did you wish to discuss by contacting me, Fellow Daoist?" Yuan Feng was rather curious. She knew that Lu Ya enjoyed traveling through the Primordial World and making friends, but he rarely contacted her.

This Consciousness Realm had not been created by Yuan Feng alone. Some of the Phoenix Clan's stronger members had contributed as well, such as Vermilion Bird and Hong Luan.

Not long after Lu Ya joined the Phoenix Clan, Yuan Feng had granted him access to this Consciousness Realm.

Having no intention of beating around the bush, Lu Ya directly told Yuan Feng about the Myriad Birds Banner and also mentioned Rahu's refinement of an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"The Myriad Birds Banner?" Yuan Feng's mind and spirit churned.

As for learning that Rahu was refining an Innate Spiritual Treasure, Yuan Feng was also greatly astonished.

She was not unfamiliar with Rahu and knew that he was a great power of the west.

For Rahu to be able to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure in the Primordial World, his methods were truly remarkable. Even Yuan Feng sincerely admired him.

"I have a way to perform 'Steal Heaven and Change Sun,'" Lu Ya added.

Yuan Feng fell into deep thought.

Yuan Feng possessed more than ten Supreme Postnatal Spiritual Treasures alone.

She had no Postnatal Supreme Treasures, however.

As for Innate Undying Spiritual Light, Yuan Feng did possess some.

If she could exploit a loophole in the Heavenly Dao, she did not mind giving it a try. If she could successfully refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure, that would be a good thing.

However, the Myriad Birds Banner required every member of the Phoenix Clan to contribute a drop of blood essence. This was a matter of great importance, and Yuan Feng needed to consider it carefully.

Handled well, it would help unite the clan. Handled poorly, it would cause division and alienation.

Blood essence alone was enough to matter; losing a drop would affect one's strength.

If the entire clan each offered a drop of blood essence, the Phoenix Clan's overall strength would decline considerably.

Given the Primordial World's current situation, if a race's strength suddenly declined substantially, it would face no shortage of problems.

Therefore, even if she decided to refine the Myriad Birds Banner, it would require long-term planning.

For the moment, Yuan Feng had not yet made up her mind.

After discussing it for quite a while longer, Lu Ya's divine sense left the Phoenix Clan's Consciousness Realm.

In the blink of an eye, Rahu had already been refining his treasure for dozens of days.

On this day, Rahu's tightly shut eyes suddenly opened.

Terrifying Demonic Light flashed through Rahu's eyes.

At the same time, dazzling Primordial Spiritual Light shone from the Myriad Demon Pagoda in Rahu's hand.

The demonic pagoda trembled slightly, releasing bewitching demonic sounds as surging demonic qi rolled forth.

A Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure, containing forty-two Innate restrictions.

The shadows of one Outer Realm Heavenly Demon after another emerged upon the pagoda.

Empowered by ten thousand demons, its demonic qi could stain the heavens, and its might could shake the myriad heavens.

This treasure combined offense and defense, yet it could transform living beings into members of the Demon Clan.

With Rahu's current mana, if he fully activated the Myriad Demon Pagoda, it was possible for him to beguile even an ordinary Grand Unity cultivator.

Rahu's next step would be to break through to the Quasi-Saint realm, after which he would bring forth the Demon Clan.

As for making the Demon Clan the Protagonist of Heaven and Earth and causing all the Primordial World's Fortune to return to him, Rahu could not rush it.

At this moment, Rahu withdrew the Twelve-Petaled Black Lotus.

Mount Sumeru's great array vanished as well.

Yet a Tribulation Cloud appeared.

Pitch-black clouds churned above Rahu.

It was merely a Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and Rahu did not care about it at all.

Had he not exploited a loophole in the Heavenly Dao, Heavenly Punishment would have descended during Rahu's treasure refinement.

Yet now that the Innate Spiritual Treasure had been refined, only a Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation had arrived.

The Tribulation Cloud gathered for a moment before a bolt of heavenly lightning struck down.

Rahu threw out the Myriad Demon Pagoda.

Bolt after bolt of heavenly lightning struck the Myriad Demon Pagoda.

After fifty-four bolts of heavenly lightning, the Tribulation Cloud dispersed, and the Myriad Demon Pagoda remained completely unharmed.