Conception of the Myriad Birds Banner

The ground shook and the mountains heaved as the majestic Mount Sumeru erupted with a boundless aura that shot straight into the heavens.

The entire Mount Sumeru had been transformed into a Primordial Great Array by Rahula.

Within this Great Array were countless smaller arrays.

Billions of small arrays combined to form the Great Array, appearing chaotic yet orderly.

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

In the Primordial Chaos Era, there was a Forty-Eight Petaled Chaos Lotus. It shattered when affected by Pangu's Creation. Its stem, imbued with Chaos Malevolent Aura, became the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure God-Slaying Spear. Five of its lotus leaves, imbued with the Innate Five Elements, transformed into the Five Directions Banners, and its five lotus seeds all evolved into Innate Lotuses.

Rahula, by chance, obtained the Black Lotus which contained the Law of Destruction.

When Rahula first encountered the Black Lotus, it was only nine petals. After meticulous nurturing over countless Epochs, it had grown to twelve petals.

With the Black Lotus's origin, twelve petals was almost its limit.

Each petal of a lotus was divided into three flowers and nine segments. Twelve petals meant one hundred and eight segments.

At this moment, the Black Lotus was unleashed by Rahula, spinning above Mount Sumeru.

With each rotation of the Black Lotus, its Demonic Light shone brighter.

Before long, the lotus itself was no longer visible, only a mass of Demonic Light enveloped the main peak of Mount Sumeru.

This was also the core of the Mount Sumeru Great Array.

Rahula's Magic Power was fully unleashed, and it had been nearly sixty billion years.

In terms of Magic Power, Rahula was extremely close to the minimum standard for a Quasi-Sage.

If he intended to refine a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure in the Primordial Era, exploiting loopholes in the Heavenly Dao was essential.

With Mount Sumeru's Great Array, the Twelve-Petaled Black Lotus, and Rahula's Magic Power, even grinding down a Grand Unity Dao Fruit wouldn't be too difficult.

Forty-nine days later, 'Steal Heaven and Change Sun' was complete. Rahula held demonic flames in his left hand and placed the Myriad Demon Pagoda within the flames with his right.

Immediately after, he formed seals with his right hand, and streams of light appeared as Divine Restriction Talismans were struck onto the pagoda.

Furthermore, Chaos Divine Charm emerged.

The changes on Mount Sumeru naturally drew the attention of many Great Experts.

Some speculated that Rahula was about to break through to Quasi-Sage.

Others guessed that Rahula was merely cultivating a Great Divine Ability.

Even more believed that Rahula had comprehended some terrifying array.

At the pinnacle of the Heavenly Realm, in the Vast Star Sea of the Firmament, shone a Brilliant Great Sun.

As the saying goes, the stars revolve, the Sun and Moon illuminate each other, the Four Seasons take their turns, and Yin and Yang undergo great transformation.

Wind and rain bestow their blessings, and all things receive their harmony to be born and their nourishment to grow. Their deeds are unseen, but their accomplishments are evident; this can be called 'Spirit'.

As the Primordial Era grew, the Sun rose higher.

The subtle changes in Sunlight revealed clues.

It is said that in the heavens, nothing is more profound than the Sun and Moon; on the earth, nothing is more profound than water and fire. Therefore, if the Sun and Moon do not rise high, their brilliance will not be dazzling; if water and fire do not accumulate, their nourishing radiance will not be extensive.

Every time Sunlight shone upon Mount Sumeru, Lu Yang would observe it carefully.

Rahula was indeed refining a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure.

It was evident that Rahula had made extensive preparations for refining the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Perhaps he had been preparing for it several Epochs ago.

By exploiting a loophole in the Heavenly Dao, whether successful or not, that loophole would be sealed.

In other words, the same method would no longer be feasible under the Heavenly Dao.

Of course, the Heavenly Dao was not limited to just one loophole.

After exploiting one loophole, one could exploit others.

Speaking of which, this could be considered helping to perfect the Heavenly Dao, but unfortunately, there was no Merit gained.

As for whether Rahula would succeed this time, it was hard to say.

However, this also gave Lu Yang inspiration.

An idea sparked in Lu Yang's mind.

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

He could have the various flying birds of the Phoenix Clan contribute a drop of essence blood, or even have some beings of the Phoenix Clan lend a wisp of their Primordial Spirit.

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

Of course, what Lu Yang wanted was to 'crack' the essence blood of the various flying birds of the Phoenix Clan, as this would help him create Golden Crows with powerful Origins.

Currently, Lu Yang could only create Golden Crows with Golden Immortal level Origins, and he was not entirely satisfied with this.

While Golden Immortal level Origins were good, they were still far inferior when compared to those like the Ancestor Dragon.

If a Golden Crow with Grand Unity level origins could be created, things would be very different.

As for a Golden Crow with Grand Unity level origins, that was still quite far off.

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

In the south of the Great Wilderness, Lu Ya contacted Yuan Feng.

"I hope I can persuade Yuan Feng."

Soon, he contacted Yuan Feng.

Within the void, myriad laws operated, illusions overlapped, dark and profound.

In the Phoenix Clan's Consciousness Realm, only those with high status could enter with their divine sense.

As long as one was in the Primordial Era, they could enter the Consciousness Realm with their divine sense anytime, anywhere.

When Lu Ya sent a wisp of his divine sense into the Phoenix Clan's Consciousness Realm, he perceived many divine senses, at least dozens of them.

Besides the divine senses of Lu Ya and Yuan Feng, the other divine senses were communicating, mostly in pairs, but some in threes or more.

"Why are you contacting me, fellow Daoist?" Yuan Feng was quite curious. She knew Lu Ya enjoyed traveling the Primordial Era and making friends, but he rarely contacted her.

This Consciousness Realm was not solely created by Yuan Feng; some powerful figures of the Phoenix Clan had also contributed, such as the Vermillion Bird and Hong Luan.

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

Without intending to beat around the bush, Lu Ya directly spoke to Yuan Feng about the Myriad Birds Banner and mentioned Rahula refining an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

"Myriad Birds Banner?" Yuan Feng's heart surged.

Yuan Feng was also very surprised to learn that Rahula was refining an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

She was no stranger to Rahula, knowing him to be a great expert of the West.

To be able to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure in the Primordial Era now, Rahula's methods were truly remarkable, and Yuan Feng genuinely admired him.

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

Yuan Feng fell into thought.

Just considering Supreme Postnatal Spiritual Treasures, Yuan Feng had over a dozen.

However, she had no Postnatal Supreme Treasures.

As for Innate Undying Spiritual Light, Yuan Feng was not without it.

If she could exploit a loophole in the Heavenly Dao, she wouldn't mind trying. If she could successfully refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure, it would indeed be a good thing.

But for the Myriad Birds Banner to require a drop of essence blood from the entire Phoenix Clan was a matter of great importance, and Yuan Feng had to consider it carefully.

If handled well, it could help unite the clan, but if handled poorly, it could lead to a loss of cohesion and unity.

Just one drop of essence blood could affect one's strength.

If the entire clan contributed a drop of essence blood, the overall strength of the Phoenix Clan would decrease significantly.

Given the current landscape of the Primordial Era, a sudden significant decrease in a race's strength would lead to many problems.

Therefore, even if they decided to refine the Myriad Birds Banner, it would require careful planning.

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

After discussing for a while longer, Lu Ya's divine sense withdrew from the Phoenix Clan's Consciousness Realm.

In the blink of an eye, dozens of days had passed since Rahula began refining the treasure.

On this day, Rahula's tightly closed eyes suddenly opened.

A piercing demonic light flashed in Rahula's eyes.

Concurrently, dazzling Innate Spiritual Light emanated from the Myriad Demon Pagoda in Rahula's hand.

The demonic tower trembled, emitting a soul-stirring demonic sound, and surging with monstrous demonic energy.

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

Shadows of Outer Realm Heavenly Demons appeared on the tower.

With the augmentation of myriad demons, the demonic energy could stain the firmament, and its might could shake the heavens.

This treasure was both offensive and defensive, capable of transforming living beings into demons.

With Rahula's current Magic Power, fully activating the Myriad Demon Pagoda could potentially bewitch an ordinary Grand Unity.

The next step for Rahula was to break through to Quasi-Sage, and then to bring forth the Demon Race.

As for making the Demon Race the Protagonist of Heaven and Earth and having the Primordial Era's Destiny all fall to him, Rahula knew not to rush.

At this moment, the Twelve-Petaled Black Lotus was retrieved by Rahula.

The great array of Mount Sumeru also receded.

However, tribulation clouds appeared.

Dark clouds churned above Rahula.

It was merely a Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation, and Rahula paid it no mind.

Had it not exploited a loophole in the Heavenly Dao, a heavenly punishment would have descended during Rahula's treasure refinement.

Now, with the Innate Spiritual Treasure refined, only a Six-Nine Heavenly Tribulation had arrived.

The tribulation clouds brewed for a moment, and a bolt of heavenly thunder struck down.

Rahula tossed out the Myriad Demon Pagoda.

One bolt of heavenly thunder after another struck the Myriad Demon Pagoda.

After fifty-four bolts of heavenly thunder, the tribulation clouds dissipated, and the Myriad Demon Pagoda remained completely unharmed.