"Taiji Diagram" radiated countless rays of light and auspicious colors. Amid everyone's excitement, Hongjun continued, "Laozi, you are my first disciple. This diagram should belong to you."
"Thank you, Teacher!"
Amid Laozi's excitement, the "Taiji Diagram" flew toward him.
Another Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure appeared—the "Pangu Banner." Dao Ancestor Hongjun looked at Yuanshi and said, "Yuanshi, this is one of the Three Treasures of Creation, the Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure Pangu Banner. Its offensive power is unrivaled, and it can suppress destiny. It possesses the might to tear apart the primordial chaos, the power to shatter all the heavens and space-time, the ability to command the mysteries of all laws, and the power to create heaven and earth."
"Thank you, Teacher. This disciple will certainly not disappoint your expectations." Yuanshi, who had been kneeling, excitedly reached out and took the "Pangu Banner."
Hongjun summoned another array diagram and four Killing Swords, saying, "Tongtian, this is the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. It consists of the 'Immortal Slaying Sword,' 'Slaughtering Immortal Sword,' 'Trapping Immortal Sword,' 'Absolute Immortal Sword,' and the array diagram. This treasure harms the harmony of Heaven and Earth, so it cannot suppress destiny. Once this sword formation is deployed, it cannot be broken without four Saints."
"Thank you, Teacher, for bestowing this treasure!"
Tongtian heard only the words "cannot be broken without four Saints," and his heart surged with excitement. Of the six Saints who would exist in the future of the Primordial World, the Three Pure Ones would occupy half. Even if the remaining three joined forces, they would not be Tongtian's match. This left the competitive Tongtian utterly satisfied.
At that moment, Tongtian had completely forgotten Dao Ancestor Hongjun's warning. He cared even less about the treasure's drawback of harming the harmony of Heaven and Earth and being unable to suppress destiny.
"Nuwa, these two spiritual treasures are fated to be yours: the 'Rivers and Mountains Painting' and the 'Red Embroidered Ball.' Both of these treasures are Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. I now bestow them upon you."
Dao Ancestor Hongjun took out two more treasures and handed them to Nuwa.
Hongjun's eyes narrowed slightly, and he stopped speaking. This made Zhunti and Jieyin panic inwardly. In the entire Primordial World, the Western Continent was the most impoverished. Back then, during the Dao-Devil War, Dao Ancestor Hongjun had battled Luohu and shattered the entire Western Continent. Even now, the Western Continent had yet to recover, and there were hardly any decent treasures in the entire west.
Although Zhunti and Jieyin had joined Dao Ancestor Hongjun's tutelage and become nominal disciples, they had nothing good on them. Among the Three Thousand Great Divine Abilities practitioners in Zixiao Palace, the two of them could not even rank in the top ten. Including those who had not come, such as the Witch Race, Zhunti and Jieyin might not even rank among the top thirty in the entire Primordial World.
Now that Dao Ancestor Hongjun was preparing to merge with the Dao, he had no use for many of his treasures. The two had been prepared to welcome a pleasant surprise. Who would have thought that when it was finally their turn, the Dao Ancestor would pretend to be confused and fall asleep?
Zhunti could only use his ultimate move. He wailed, "Teacher, you are compassionate. Please take pity on the extreme poverty of the Western Continent and bestow a spiritual treasure upon this disciple."
"Teacher, please be compassionate!"
The other one, Jieyin, imitated Zhunti and repeatedly pleaded with him, as if the two of them would be too ashamed to face anyone after returning to the west if the Dao Ancestor did not bestow treasures upon them.
"Very well." Hongjun seemed helpless, as though he were considering the matter. "Although the two of you are not part of Orthodox Xuanmen, you have nevertheless mastered the Eight Hundred Heterodox Schools, and you bear the responsibility of enlightening living beings. You should indeed have two treasures for protecting yourselves."
Hongjun summoned a golden lotus platform and a Demon Subduing Pestle, then said to Jieyin and Zhunti, "This is the Golden Merit Lotus, nurtured from a seed of the Chaos Green Lotus. It is a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Sitting upon it makes one invincible. This is the Demon Subduing Pestle, a Top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure. I bestow them upon you."
"Thank you, Teacher, for bestowing these treasures!"
Although they were not as powerful as the treasures of the Three Pure Ones, Jieyin and Zhunti were already immensely satisfied. After all, they were not true disciples. Being able to plead poverty and obtain some benefits was already no easy feat.
Throughout Zixiao Palace, the other great divine abilities practitioners looked at Jieyin and Zhunti with disdain. However, someone suddenly rushed forward and pleaded with Dao Ancestor Hongjun, imitating Jieyin and Zhunti.
Only then did the others react. With a great uproar, they surged forward, knelt down, and begged the Dao Ancestor to pity them and bestow spiritual treasures upon them.
"Silence! Zixiao Palace is an important place. How dare you make such a commotion!" Yuanshi's expression turned cold as he shouted a rebuke.
As one of the Three Pure Ones, a Pangu Orthodox heir, and one of the Dao Ancestor's three disciples, Yuanshi looked down on the other great divine abilities practitioners now that he had obtained a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure. His lofty sense of superiority immediately erupted.
But at that moment, no one listened to Yuanshi. One after another, they continued pleading. Innate Spiritual Treasures could protect one's path and be used to sever corpses; their functions were simply too great. Regardless of whether these great divine abilities practitioners already possessed Innate Spiritual Treasures, they all stepped forward to beg. No one ever had too many such good things.
This scene infuriated Yuanshi until his face turned livid. Before he could continue berating them, Laozi hurriedly shot him a meaningful glance, signaling him to calm down. These people were asking their Teacher for treasures, which was a good thing. As the three true disciples, they would naturally receive benefits later. How could they stop them?
The Three Pure Ones had been together since the day they were born. After spending hundreds of yuanhui together, they knew each other thoroughly. The moment Laozi gave him that look, Yuanshi understood his meaning. He quickly shut his mouth and said nothing more.
Although the Three Pure Ones maintained their composure and remained silent, their three pairs of eyes stayed fixed on Dao Ancestor Hongjun. If the Dao Ancestor was truly persuaded by the others, the three of them would have no choice but to imitate them. They were direct disciples, so they naturally could not receive fewer benefits than these outsiders!
Hongjun glanced at everyone and said expressionlessly, "In the chaos not far from Zixiao Palace, I left behind the Treasure Distribution Rock. Some spiritual treasures I no longer need are there. Go and test your opportunities."
With the Dao Ancestor's approval, the Three Thousand Great Divine Abilities practitioners bowed, then scattered in a great rush, swiftly leaving Zixiao Palace and heading for the Treasure Distribution Rock in the chaos.
Soon, everyone gathered. As expected, the Treasure Distribution Rock blossomed with boundless treasure light, and several thousand spiritual treasures floated above it.
At that moment, the Three Pure Ones demonstrated the might of Orthodox Xuanmen. The three of them charged at the very front, and they were also the first to make their move, reaching out to seize the spiritual treasures.
Laozi waved his wide sleeve, and nearly a hundred spiritual treasures were swept into it. Laozi smiled in satisfaction, sensing that these were the spiritual treasures fated to him, and did not seize any more.
Yuanshi waved his wide sleeve and likewise displayed a divine ability, seizing more than two hundred Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Tongtian had the greatest harvest. With a wave of his wide sleeve, he drew five or six hundred spiritual treasures, large and small, into it.
There were only three or four thousand Innate Spiritual Treasures on the entire Treasure Distribution Rock. With a single move, the Three Pure Ones had taken nearly a thousand treasures. This showed how prosperous the destiny of the Three Pure Ones was—they alone occupied thirty percent of the Primordial World.
As for the Heavenly Court of the demon race, the result was far beyond expectations. Di Jun, Tai Yi, Fuxi, and the other higher-ups obtained fewer than two hundred Innate Spiritual Treasures in total.
It seemed that the demon race truly had not received the favor of the Heavenly Dao.
As for the other great divine abilities practitioners, those with shallow opportunities obtained nothing at all, while ordinary great divine abilities practitioners obtained one or two Innate Spiritual Treasures.
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