Refining Spirit Treasures

Within the formation stood an ancient, towering banana tree that blotted out the sky—this was Qing Huan's true body, the Innate Banana Tree.

Gazing upon this source-body that had accompanied him through endless ages, Qing Huan's thoughts churned.

If he plucked the seven leaves, each containing a different law, he could obtain seven High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. But the spiritual root's fundamental source would be severely wounded, and its grade would fall.

Rather than that, it would be better to follow the example of that Western Zhunti—refine the entire body into a single Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure with limitless potential.

After all, having many High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures was useless; one Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was far better.

Moreover, a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure born from one's own spiritual root had far greater future prospects than an ordinary one.

"Hm?"

As his gaze swept over the base of the banana tree, Qing Huan suddenly froze.

There, beside the tree roots, a set of extremely concealed, inwardly restrained formation patterns was quietly operating!

"This... an Accompanying Formation? When did it come to be here?

I have never noticed it before!"

He carefully sensed it. The formation's aura was ancient and profound, faintly connected to the banana tree's source—as if it had accompanied the sapling from its very birth, guarding it until now!

Countless years had passed, and he had been utterly unaware! Qing Huan couldn't help but smile wryly:

"Enough. Today, I shall lift your veil and see what treasure you have been guarding!"

With a thought, Qing Huan gathered a Seven-Colored Divine Light imbued with the Dao resonance of Destruction at his fingertip and gently tapped it against the formation's light barrier.

Chi—!

Ripples surged across the barrier's surface, instantly covering it with a spiderweb of fine cracks—but it did not completely shatter.

"Some skill, eh? Then let me add a bit more force!"

A sharp gleam flashed in Qing Huan's eyes. His Magic Power surged, and the Seven-Colored Divine Light flared twice as bright, striking the center of the cracks once more!

Crack, crack—!

Like shattering glass, the tenacious ancient restriction could no longer hold. With a series of crisp sounds, it completely collapsed!

The moment the restriction dissipated, a pure, vast, brilliant spiritual light emerged—as if it contained the primordial secrets of Heaven and Earth's very creation!

Within the light, the Great Dao's laws flowed without cease, perfect and flawless, radiating a source aura that transcended all things in the primordial wilderness!

"This... is this?!"

Qing Huan's pupils contracted sharply. He was so shocked he could barely speak.

The Great Dao laws contained in this spiritual light were far too complete and pure, surpassing the Innate Undying Spiritual Light of his own body. Comparing the two was like a firefly against the bright moon!

An unbelievable thought flashed like lightning through his mind:

"Could it be... this is the legendary... Undying Spiritual Light of a Chaos Spiritual Treasure?!"

The moment the thought arose, even his own heart trembled violently!

Chaos Undying Spiritual Light! That was a wonder conceived in Chaos, condensed from the source of the Great Dao, containing an entire, complete, nearly primordial "Dao"!

After the primordial wilderness was created, the Great Dao withdrew, and the Heavenly Dao manifested.

Now, in the primordial wilderness, aside from the rare few Innate Supreme Treasures that contained a complete Great Dao law, all other spiritual treasures—even Heavenly Dao anomalous treasures—held only incomplete laws.

The only thing comparable to a complete Great Dao law was probably the fragment of the Jade Disk of Creation in the hands of that Daoist Hongjun, which also originated from Chaos!

Qing Huan took a deep breath. His form flickered, and he appeared before the floating spiritual light.

He cautiously reached out. The brilliant Chaos Undying Spiritual Light docilely fell into his palm, radiating a soul-shaking, vast Dao resonance.

Qing Huan swallowed. His fingertip touched the infinite profundity it contained, and he finally confirmed without doubt:

"Haha! It really is the Chaos Undying Spiritual Light!"

The ecstasy was impossible to suppress. This was a thousand, ten thousand times more precious than obtaining any known Innate Spiritual Treasure!

Yet, after the ecstasy, a grave problem immediately presented itself.

This object contained the complete source of the Great Dao. Its aura was too heaven-defying. Once he brought it beyond the range of this naturally Heaven-concealing Innate Grand Formation, the Heavenly Dao would never tolerate it!

At that point, the terrifying Chaos Lightning Tribulation would surely descend. The Heavenly Dao would never allow such a heaven-defying thing to...

"Merge it directly into myself?"

Qing Huan's brows knit tightly, then he shook his head, rejecting the tempting idea.

The Dao contained in the Chaos Spiritual Light was too grand and profound. Forcibly fusing with it might not be bearable for his own soul and Dao foundation. It could even trigger conflict on his Dao path, or cause him to lose himself—the gain would not outweigh the loss.

"Refine a spiritual treasure!"

A clearer, more reliable thought emerged.

"With this Chaos Undying Spiritual Light as the core, supplemented by various divine materials, and merging it with my source, the banana tree...

Heaven's time, Earth's advantage, and human harmony are all present. It might just be possible to refine something that surpasses a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure... an Innate Supreme Treasure!"

A sharp light burst from Qing Huan's eyes. His heart surged with excitement.

Once he possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure to protect himself, even in future conflicts among Sages, he would be able to hold his own!

The Taiji Diagram and Chaos Bell's nearly absolute defensive power are the best proof of that!

With his mind made up, Qing Huan no longer hesitated.

Magic power surged as he swept his sleeve, drawing in all the heavenly materials and earthly treasures within the formation space that could be used for artifact refinement:

Mysterious Essence Iron, Glazed Crystal, Star Stone...

And more than a dozen Innate Spiritual Roots, radiating innate spiritual essence—though not top-grade, they were still extremely rare.

These were all indispensable auxiliary materials for forging that future supreme treasure.

"Chaos Spiritual Light, Origin Banana Tree, all manner of materials... everything is ready!"

Qing Huan sat cross-legged, his gaze blazing as he stared at the dazzling radiance in his palm that seemed capable of opening up a world, and at the ancient spiritual root beside him, bound to his fate. Vast magic power began to surge around him.

"Whether I can forge my Dao foundation—this one move decides it all!"

Qing Huan gathered Mysterious Essence Iron to forge its sinews and bones, melted Glazed Crystal to condense its divine marrow, pooled Star Stone to ignite its spiritual soul, and refined the vast origin essences contained within more than a dozen heavenly spiritual roots.

He fused all these creations of Creation into one, ultimately pouring and reshaping them into the body of that ancient Banana Tree born from the primordial.

Three thousand years passed like leaves sprouting and falling, like star orbits shifting. The ancient tree transformed imperceptibly, shedding its old shell.

When the radiance gradually faded, the ancient tree's form had changed drastically, taking shape as a Spiritual Umbrella Prototype:

The seven Banana Divine Leaves, containing Innate Dao Rhyme, merged with the crystalline, translucent, ever-flowing essence of Glazed Crystal, refined into a single magnificent umbrella canopy, vast as the sky, with divine light hidden within.

The origin essences of more than a dozen spiritual roots, combined with the eternal solidity of Mysterious Essence Iron and the translucent toughness of Glazed Crystal, were forged into umbrella ribs that supported heaven and earth—unyielding, with Dao patterns faintly visible.

At the most core, the main trunk of the tree perfectly fused with the Star Stone, condensed from the Power of billions of stars, becoming the umbrella shaft that pierced through heaven and earth and the umbrella handle that grasped Creation.

Looking at the Umbrella Artifact Prototype before him, with its deep foundation, majestic aura, and faint pressure of a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, a trace of satisfaction flickered in Qing Huan's eyes.

With this matter settled, this Dao field, which had relied on the Banana Tree's spiritual energy, had lost its core spiritual essence and was no longer worth lingering over.

What's more, the storm of the Witch-Demon Calamity was about to sweep over Buzhou Mountain, and endless Sha Qi was already spreading between heaven and earth. This place had become the Eye of the Storm—he had to get far away.

With this thought, the idea of 'seeking another Blessed Land' became clear in his mind.