Ji An extended his arm. His Natal Spiritual Treasure understood his intent, flew into his palm, and reverted to its original form.
The flagstaff was like jade, warm to the touch. The patterns winding across its surface contained spiritual radiance, with energy flowing within them. The flag itself was like satin and likewise gave off warmth.
As his hand stroked the embroidered Qilin pattern, he could feel a texture like real scales. He even saw the Qilin's eyes mischievously blink twice.
After years of nurturing, the spiritual treasure appeared unchanged on the surface, but its very bones had been replaced anew.
He activated the spiritual treasure, and bright yellow mist enveloped him. Though it was only a thin layer, its defensive power was steadier than when it had been activated at full force as a Fourth-Tier Top-Grade treasure.
The mist shifted into different forms at his will, sometimes resembling a little dog and sometimes transforming into a koi.
If he condensed the mist, those animals could become solid, like beautiful jade.
He let out a clear whistle, and the other Five Directions Banners flew back like streams of light and entered his dantian.
Ji An activated a secret art, channeling the power of the other Five Directions Banners into the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner. All kinds of spiritual energy blended together like water and milk, while the spiritual energy emitted by the treasure changed from bright yellow to a mottled black and white.
After a brief daze, he clapped his hands and laughed heartily. "Good, good indeed!"
This was beyond his expectations. Clearly, the Five Elements spiritual energy had transformed on its own into Yin and Yang Qi. Previously, he had needed to intervene personally to achieve this step.
The black and white spiritual energy remained distinctly separate, with no