After the preaching ended, the great powers returned to their Dao Fields to enter seclusion.
For a time, the Primordial World fell silent.
Among the Three Pure Ones, Lao Tzu was the first to use the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda to sever his Good Corpse and enter the Quasi-Sage realm.
Primordial and Tongtian had no suitable magic treasures in hand, so they had yet to sever their Corpses.
After Di Jun and Tai Yi finished digesting what Hongjun had taught, they used the Innate Spiritual Treasure River Diagram and Luo Book and the Innate Supreme Treasure Eastern Emperor Bell to sever one Corpse each, successfully entering the Quasi-Sage realm.
Zhenyuanzi, Minghe, Dong Wang Gong, Queen Mother of the West... and the other great powers who possessed spiritual treasures also severed their Corpses one after another, entering the Quasi-Sage realm.
From this point onward, the Primordial World entered the Quasi-Sage era.
The afterglow of the second lecture at Zixiao Palace had yet to fully settle in the hearts of the great powers. The fervor surrounding Slaying Three Corpses and the method of Becoming a Sage continued to brew.
Nearly all the top great powers became restless. Slaying Corpses required spiritual treasures, while Becoming a Sage required destiny, fortune, and opportunity.
As a result, the Innate Spiritual Treasures and Innate Spiritual Roots that had yet to emerge in the Primordial World became the focus of everyone's greedy pursuit.
Just as undercurrents surged, an astonishing Innate Spiritual Aura containing boundless Creative Vitality suddenly erupted from a deep valley somewhere in Buzhou Mountain!
Ten thousand rays of rosy light and a thousand streaks of auspicious radiance filled the sky. The dense Qi of Creation spread out as if it were tangible, drawing waves of buzzing from the surrounding Laws of Creation. Its momentum was so tremendous that it even briefly overshadowed the lingering Pangu pressure from Buzhou Mountain!
"An Innate Spiritual Root is emerging!"
"What magnificent Creative Vitality! It's definitely no ordinary treasure!"
"It's in the direction of Buzhou Mountain!"
The great powers digesting their gains in their respective Dao Fields sensed it almost simultaneously and abruptly turned their gazes toward Buzhou Mountain.
In the next moment, powerful auras shot into the sky without hesitation, tearing through the clouds and racing toward the place where the spiritual aura had erupted at their fastest speed!
Treasures stirred the heart, especially such an extraordinary spiritual root!
Inside the Dao Field on Fengqi Mountain, Nuwa's delicate body trembled as she guided Qingxuan in cultivation. Brilliant divine light burst from her beautiful eyes.
That Creative Vitality resonated intensely with her own Dao of Creation, as though a crucial missing piece of her path had revealed itself!
Fuxi also immediately began divining. Although the heavenly secrets had been thrown into chaos by the emergence of the treasure, he combined the unique aura of creation with its location in Buzhou Mountain and instantly connected it to Qingxuan's former inner thoughts!
[Here it comes, here it comes! The Innate Gourd Vine! And the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil!]
[Hehe, Master's Dao-Proving treasure and crucial material are here!]
[All seven gourds are Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure embryos. The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Hong Yun, and Di Jun and Tai Yi all have a share. There's also a mysterious black gourd...]
Qingxuan's inner voice, like the most precise prophecy, once again echoed in the depths of Nuwa and Fuxi's hearts.
Nuwa and Fuxi exchanged a glance. They understood instantly, and resolve and delight flashed simultaneously through their eyes.
"Elder Brother, this treasure is crucial to my Great Dao and concerns the future as well. We must leave at once!"
Nuwa's voice was urgent yet resolute.
"That is precisely what we should do!"
Fuxi nodded heavily.
Having made their decision, Dao Charm flowed around their bodies. In an instant, they transformed into two astonishing streaks of azure and white light that tore across the sky, rushing straight toward Buzhou Mountain even faster than they had traveled to Zixiao Palace before!
When they arrived at the valley, the sight before them was breathtaking.
The valley was already completely shrouded in vast spiritual aura and dazzling treasure light. A lush, crystal-clear immortal vine coiled around Innate Dao Patterns, shining brilliantly as though it had gathered all the essence of creation in the world.
Seven gourds of different colors hung from the vine, their treasure light soaring into the sky like dazzling stars. They were red, gold, purple, azure, yellow, black, and white, each radiating a powerful spiritual pressure that made the heart tremble.
Several figures already stood around the valley, and the atmosphere was tense as a drawn bowstring!
The Three Pure Ones arrived together, their auras merging into one. The majestic pressure of Pangu's True Lineage gave them the best position.
Di Jun and Tai Yi led several ferocious Demon Sages there. Solar True Fire blazed, and demon aura swept toward the west.
Ancestor Hong Yun stood together with Zhenyuanzi. One wore a look of astonished admiration, while the other appeared solemn and wary.
Ancestor Kunpeng arrived quietly and concealed himself in the shadows. His gaze was as sharp as an eagle's as he swept it over the immortal vine and the gathered figures.
Jieyin and Zhunti of the West also hurried over. Their faces looked bitter, but their eyes remained fixed on the treasures, revealing their desire without the slightest concealment.
The various factions eyed one another warily. Their Divine Senses intertwined and collided in the air, yet no one made the first move.
Everyone present had been a guest at Zixiao Palace and knew one another well. Once a melee began, even the Three Pure Ones would not dare claim they could escape unscathed.
At that moment, the rosy light around the Innate Gourd Vine grew even brighter. The seven gourds trembled together and hummed, as though they would fully mature and fall off in the next instant!
Seeing that the gourd vine was about to mature, Lao Tzu took a step forward. The Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda floated above his head as Quasi-Sage pressure burst forth.
"There are seven gourds in total. The Three Pure Ones will take three."
Primordial and Tongtian followed closely behind Lao Tzu. Although they had yet to sever their Corpses, the pressure faintly radiating from their bodies was in no way inferior to that of a Quasi-Sage. With suitable spiritual treasures, they could sever one Corpse and enter the Quasi-Sage realm in an instant.
Seeing the Three Pure Ones step forward, Di Jun spoke next.
"My Demon Race has a vast foundation. We will take only one of these gourds."
Eastern Emperor Tai Yi did not understand why Di Jun wanted only one, but he was accustomed to listening to Di Jun and did not object.
Seeing this, Nuwa and Fuxi also stepped forward.
A force far beyond that of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal rose from their bodies.
Everyone turned to look at them. It was actually the path of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal.
Nuwa ignored the probing gazes and spoke in a cold, clear voice.
"My elder brother and I will also take only one."
Zhenyuanzi unfurled the Earth Book and protected Hong Yun as they stepped forward.
"This gourd is fated to be mine. I will take only one as well."
Those who had stepped forward were all among the strongest of the strong. None of their factions could be easily manipulated.
Six of the seven gourds were instantly claimed, leaving only one.
"Everyone, the West will take this last gourd."
Zhunti spoke while holding the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree.
"Hmph. This treasure is a spiritual treasure of the East. What does it have to do with someone from the West like you?"
The others could be set aside.
The Three Pure Ones had been transformed from Pangu's Primordial Spirit, and their strength was unfathomable. With the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, they were Innately invincible.
Di Jun and Tai Yi were the Demon Emperors of the Demon Race. The Demon Race was powerful, so no one wanted to provoke them—and no one could afford to.
Although Fuxi and Nuwa had only two people, the pressure of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal emanating from them made even great powers who had severed their Corpses and entered the Quasi-Sage realm feel faint pressure. Naturally, no one wanted to fight them either.
The combination of Zhenyuanzi and Hong Yun was somewhat weaker than the groups mentioned above, but Zhenyuanzi possessed the Earth Book.
The Earth Book was bound to the ley lines of the Primordial World.
If the Earth Book were damaged, the ley lines of the Primordial World would be damaged as well. No one dared to become entangled in such karma.
It was truly the Primordial World's greatest formation of moral blackmail.
But Jieyin and Zhunti still wanted to occupy a share without shedding blood? Dream on!
Just as the great powers were preparing to battle for the last gourd,
Haotian arrived at Buzhou Mountain carrying Hongjun's decree.
"Fellow Daoists, by my master's decree, I will take this last gourd back to Zixiao Palace."
The crowd immediately abandoned any thoughts of fighting over the last gourd. A Sage had issued a decree—what business did they have here?
Before long, apart from those who had obtained gourds, everyone else dispersed.
After an unknown amount of time, the Innate Gourd Vine suddenly erupted with seven-colored divine light.
It was as though everything had long been decreed by fate. In an instant, six gourds each found their destined master!
The purple-gold gourd fell into Lao Tzu's hands. In the future, it would become the gourd he used to store medicinal pills.
The purple-black gourd fell into Primordial's hands and was refined into the Chaos Gourd.
The purple-yellow gourd fell into Tongtian's hands. It contained a Water Fire Qilin within and was transformed into a child by Tongtian.
The purple-azure gourd fell into Nuwa's hands. In the future, it would become the Monster Summoning Banner of the Demon Race, though naturally that was impossible for now.
The purple-white gourd fell into Tai Yi's hands. In the future, it would become the renowned Immortal Slaying Gourd.
The purple-red gourd fell into Hong Yun's hands. It became the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Gourd, specializing in attacking the soul.
The purple-green gourd fell into Haotian's hands. It could raise the grade of magic treasures.
Thus, the treasure-snatching storm caused by the Innate Gourd Vine finally settled.
Although everyone had different thoughts, they had all gained something, and the expected bloody conflict had not erupted.
Looking at the gradually withering gourd vine, Nuwa walked forward as though unintentionally.
"Fellow Daoists, I primarily cultivate the Law of Creation. I will take this withered gourd vine."
As she spoke, she waved her hand and pulled out the gourd vine, taking a patch of soil with it.
Although the crowd was somewhat puzzled, no one particularly cared about a withered section of gourd vine.
Everyone bowed and bid farewell before dispersing.
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