After leaving Pangu Hall, Su Ming did not deliberately choose a direction. He simply wandered across the vast and boundless Primordial World Great Earth.
He traveled for several thousand years.
Throughout those thousands of years,
he passed through Longevity Mountain and experienced Zhen Yuanzi's Way of Wutu, as weighty as the earth itself.
He had also passed by the Blood Sea. Even he had taken an extra look at Ancestor Minghe's soaring aura of slaughter.
The Primordial Wilderness was no longer as deathly silent as it had been when the world was first created.
The rise of countless living beings had filled this ancient land with unprecedented vitality and vigor. Naturally, it had also brought endless slaughter and conflict.
On this day, Su Ming arrived at the shore of the Eastern Sea.
Before he could admire the magnificent sight of the "boundless vast sea and azure waves meeting the sky," a dragon roar filled with savagery and greed tore through the heavens.
"Human?! No, that's not right! Your physical body... such powerful qi and blood!"
An Azure Flood Dragon ten thousand zhang long broke through the surface of the sea, raising monstrous waves. Its lantern-sized dragon eyes fixed themselves on Su Ming, filled with drool-inducing greed.
"If I devour you, I'll surely shed this flood-dragon body and become a true dragon!"
This flood dragon was a branch member of the Dragon Clan of the Eastern Sea. Its cultivation had already reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, making it a regional hegemon in the Eastern Sea. It had long been accustomed to throwing its weight around.
After the Dragon-Han Initial Tribulation, the Dragon Clan had declined and long since lost its former glory.
But this flood dragon clearly had not recognized reality and was still immersed in its beautiful dreams of the past.
Su Ming could not even be bothered to exchange words with it.
He merely raised his eyes calmly and glanced at the flood dragon.
Just one glance!
The ten-thousand-zhang flood dragon's body suddenly stiffened. The greed and savagery in its eyes were instantly replaced by endless terror.
In its perception, the man before it seemed to have transformed into Buzhou Divine Mountain, supporting the heavens and grounding the earth. That supreme pressure originating from the deepest part of its bloodline left it without even the courage to move a single dragon whisker.
That was... Pangu's pressure!
"No..."
The flood dragon only had time to let out a despairing wail. In the next moment, Su Ming held two fingers together like a sword and gently slashed at the void.
An invisible, intangible edge silently swept past.
The body of the ten-thousand-zhang flood dragon was neatly split in two from head to tail, and its tremendous dragon blood dyed the entire sea red.
[ Ding! Defeated opponent. Obtained blue trait: Ten Thousand Years Cultivation ]
The Dragon Clan's primordial spirit, at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, did not even have a chance to escape before it was completely annihilated by that slash.
This ordinary Dragon Clan lesser demon had not even comprehended the power of laws.
After its defeat, the trait it dropped was likewise utterly ordinary.
Besides that, the twelve Dragon Pearls left behind by the flood dragon caught Su Ming's attention.
He beckoned with one hand, and twelve beads radiating a deep sapphire brilliance flew out of the flood dragon's corpse and landed in his palm.
The beads spun rapidly, emitting pure power from the Water Element Law.
"Sea Calming Divine Beads?"
Su Ming raised his brows slightly, somewhat surprised by this unexpected gain.
These Sea Calming Divine Beads had originally been transformed from fragments of the thirty-six Chaos Beads at the creation of the world. There were thirty-six of them in total, and together they formed a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
They later fell into the hands of Sect Master Tongtian, who bestowed them upon his disciple Zhao Gongming.
During the Investiture of the Gods, Zhao Gongming had used this treasure to beat the Twelve Golden Immortals of the Elucidating Sect so thoroughly that they had no power to fight back, demonstrating its might.
Unfortunately, they were later collected by two loose cultivators from Wuyi Mountain, Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, using the exotic treasure known as the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin. That was what ultimately led to Zhao Gongming's death and the dissipation of his primordial spirit.
"I never expected this little long bug to have such a supreme treasure in its possession!"
Su Ming toyed with the divine beads in his hand, his thoughts racing.
At present, Hongjun had yet to preach the Dao in Purple Firmament Palace, and Tongtian had not yet established the Interception Sect. Naturally, these Sea-Calming Divine Beads were ownerless.
If he could gather all thirty-six, their power might not be unable to advance to an even higher level, or even return to the ranks of Chaos Spiritual Treasures!
At this thought, Su Ming made his decision.
While searching for great opportunities, he could conveniently gather the Sea Calming Divine Beads as well. That would be a fine arrangement.
To the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness, a thousand years passed in the blink of an eye.
During those thousand years, Su Ming's footprints had nearly covered the entire Eastern Divine Continent.
He had witnessed the forces of the Demon Race Heavenly Court flourishing like the sun at high noon, and he had also seen countless loose cultivators fight until their heads bled over a single Blessed Land Cave Heaven.
The entire Primordial Wilderness was like a massive powder keg, awaiting only a fuse before exploding completely.
On this day, Su Ming arrived in a range of continuous immortal mountains.
Immortal qi lingered throughout the mountains, and spiritual energy flourished. At a glance, it was clearly a top-tier Blessed Land Cave Heaven.
Just as he was preparing to investigate it more deeply, an incomparably profound Dao-rhyme fluctuation came from the depths of the mountain range ten thousand miles away, instantly seizing his mind.
"Could this be... an Innate Spiritual Treasure emerging into the world?"
Su Ming's gaze sharpened. With a flicker of his body, he crossed ten thousand miles and appeared at the source of the fluctuation.
Before him was a massive valley shrouded in Innate Restrictions.
Radiance flowed across the restrictions, and auspicious colors filled the air. Within them, he could vaguely see a strange Treasure Tree bearing a fruit shaped like a copper coin and radiating an alluring treasure light.
Su Ming's Spiritual Sense swept across the stone stele outside the valley. Three simple, ancient Dao characters had been carved upon it with soaring, phoenix-like strokes.
"Wuyi Mountain!"
Su Ming's breathing paused for an instant.
Wuyi Mountain.
The Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin?!
Information about this exotic treasure instantly surfaced in Su Ming's mind.
One of the most peculiar Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Primordial Wilderness!
It was neither offensive nor defensive, yet it could knock down every magical treasure beneath the heavens!
It was practically born to counter great powers wielding spiritual treasures!
If he could obtain this treasure, then in the future, when facing the Three Pure Ones or figures like Di Jun and Tai Yi, he would have an unexpected trump card!
"After searching high and low for it, I found it without any effort at all!"
Su Ming's mood instantly improved.
He carefully observed the Innate Restrictions and discovered that the radiance upon them was slowly weakening. Clearly, they were not far from dissipating on their own.
It seemed that the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin was about to fully mature, causing the restrictions to lose their power as well.
Su Ming did not choose to force his way through the restrictions.
For one thing, it was unnecessary. For another, such a huge commotion had probably already alerted cultivators from all directions.
Sure enough.
While he was pondering, several streaks of escaping light lit up at the edge of the sky in succession, rushing toward this place at incredible speed.
"Interesting."
Su Ming did not grow angry. Instead, he smiled.
This was just right. He could see which figures currently existed in the Primordial Wilderness.
With a flicker of his body, he merged with the surrounding void and completely concealed his aura, as though he had never appeared.
With his current comprehension of the Law of Space, combined with the ability of the Primordial Spirit of Pangu to conceal heavenly secrets, unless Hongjun came in person, no one could discover his whereabouts.
A moment later, the first group of cultivators arrived outside the valley.
At the head were two Daoists.
One wore a fiery-red Daoist robe, and his aura was as explosive as fire.
The other wore green robes and had an arrogant expression.
Both of them possessed cultivation at the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
"Hahahaha! Senior Brother, our luck is truly excellent! An Innate Spiritual Treasure has actually emerged here!" The Red-robed Daoist looked at the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin within the valley, his eyes filled with wild joy.
The Green-robed Daoist also struggled to conceal his excitement, but he maintained a trace of caution. "Junior Brother, don't be hasty. The emergence of such a treasure has caused extraordinary commotion. I'm afraid we aren't the only ones coveting it."
As soon as his voice fell, a sharp whistle came from the western sky.
A streak of golden light tore through the heavens and arrived in an instant, transforming into a thin Daoist with a sharp, simian face.
As soon as the Daoist landed, he let out a strange, cackling laugh. "Fellow Daoists, this treasure is fated to belong to me. Please do me the favor of making way!"
"Hmph! If you want to seize the treasure, we'll see whether you have the ability!"
For a time, the forces of the three parties faced off, and the atmosphere instantly became charged with tension.
However, this was only the beginning.
Immediately afterward, several more figures with powerful auras arrived from all directions, surrounding the small valley so thoroughly that not even water could pass through.
There were Demon Race Great Sages whose demonic auras soared into the heavens, Primordial Wilderness Loose Cultivators who traveled alone, and even a young man dressed in an ornate imperial robe and wearing a Flat Sky Crown. Several Golden Armored Divine Generals followed behind him, and his might was imposing. He was clearly a high-ranking figure from the Demon Race Heavenly Court.
Everyone's gaze was fixed on the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin within the restrictions, which was about to mature. Their eyes glittered with undisguised greed and killing intent.
The air itself seemed to freeze.
A great battle over the spiritual treasure was on the verge of erupting.
From the darkness, Su Ming watched everything with great interest, as though he were enjoying a show.
The strongest among these people was only at the early Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. In his eyes, they were no different from ants.
He was in no hurry to act. He waited in the shadows, ready to reap the benefits as the third party.
"Crack—"
At that moment, a crisp cracking sound rang out through the silent valley.
The Innate Restrictions shrouding the valley finally split open, forming a fissure!
An indescribably profound treasure light instantly poured out through the crack.
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