Pangu Blood Essence, Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Banner, Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls

"Ding dong. Detected that Duke of the East is about to perish. At this critical moment, please make the correct choice in accordance with the Homebody Choice System."

"Choice one: Leave the palace immediately and rescue Duke of the East. Reward: Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Banner."

"Choice two: Stay home, remain steady and avoid going out, stealth your way to the end, and diligently study the path of attaining the Dao through the Sun Law. Reward: Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls."

"Choice three: Join forces with the Twelve Ancestral Witches to slay the remnants of the Immortal Court, befriend the Witch Clan. Reward: one drop of Pangu Blood Essence."

What?

Pangu Blood Essence?

System, you were setting me up!

How was he supposed to happily be a shut-in like this?

Looking at the reward for choice three, Taiyi was practically drooling.

In the Primordial Wilderness, as long as something had even the slightest connection to Pangu, its value would soar.

Things like the Pangu Banner and Pangu Axe—so long as Pangu was in the name, it was either an Innate Supreme Treasure or a Chaos treasure.

One had to know that the Twelve Ancestral Witches had merely taken form from twelve drops of Pangu's blood essence combined with the baleful aura of the world-opening.

If Taiyi got a drop of Pangu Blood Essence, wouldn't he soar straight into the sky?

Unfortunately, the Homebody Choice System had destined him to have no connection with wild recklessness.

Taiyi shook his head and sighed regretfully before ultimately choosing the Dao of Stealth to Sainthood.

As for leaving the palace to save Duke of the East, what a joke.

Not only would the Homebody Choice System never let him leave the palace, but why should he go out and save Duke of the East?

Had he eaten too much and nothing better to do?

The Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Banner was indeed good, but a single one of the Five Directional Banners was of little use to Taiyi.

Unless all five banners were gathered, he could perhaps comprehend the Laws of the Dao of the five directions from them, fuse them with the Laws of the Dao of the five elements that he had comprehended, and create an entirely new Laws of the Dao.

Unfortunately.

"System, I choose two."

As Taiyi made his choice, the Homebody Choice System promptly issued the reward.

At once, Taiyi felt a connection form between himself and something.

With a thought, the item in the system storage appeared before him.

Looking at the twenty-four gleaming pearls before him, each carrying a unique charm, Taiyi wore an intrigued expression.

He cradled them in his palm, raised them level with his brows, and examined them closely. He discovered that each divine pearl seemed to conceal a Vast Ocean within, where azure waves rose and fell, monstrous tides surged, and blue ripples flowed.

Taiyi picked up one divine pearl and weighed it in his hand. He found that without using mana to support it, relying solely on his physical strength actually made him feel a little strained.

This greatly shocked Taiyi.

The true body of a Three-legged Golden Crow might not compare to the bodies of the Ancestral Witches or the Pangu True Body, but it was still one of the foremost innate divine bodies in the Primordial Wilderness.

Yet merely lifting a Sea-Stabilizing Pearl made him feel strained?

"Could it be that this Sea-Stabilizing Pearl truly conceals an ocean?"

Taiyi drew in a light breath, his face full of disbelief.

According to legend, the Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls had originally been part of a complete set of Thirty-Six Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearls.

They ranked among Innate Supreme Treasures.

They had been formed from fragments of the Chaos Pearl.

Later, Burning Lamp Daoist obtained these twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls and evolved them into the Twenty-Four Heavens Buddhist Kingdoms, becoming renowned far and wide.

"I wonder whether that's true or not."

Taiyi muttered, then a thought arose in his mind. Mana surged forth as he began refining them.

Though this short amount of time was insufficient to completely refine all twenty-four Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, after unlocking part of the Innate Divine Restrictions on one of them, Taiyi obtained the answer he wanted.

"I never expected the rumors to be true."

"It seems rumors do not arise without cause."

After receiving the information contained within the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls, Taiyi let out a sigh.

These Sea-Stabilizing Pearls had indeed been formed from part of the Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Pearl.

However, the Chaos Pearl had not entirely transformed into the Thirty-Six Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearls. Some fragments had vanished without a trace.

The Sea-Stabilizing Pearls contained no records concerning those fragments.

Perhaps after those Chaos Pearl fragments disappeared, they had not remained with the Sea-Stabilizing Pearls.

"If I can gather all Thirty-Six Sea-Stabilizing Divine Pearls, perhaps I will gain another Innate Supreme Treasure!"

"For my brother and me, that would undoubtedly add another measure of foundation for survival."

Staring at the twenty-four azure pearls before him, Taiyi's heart burned with excitement.

Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls were equivalent to a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Though they could not compare to the Ten Great Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, they were still top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures.

With another twelve Sea-Stabilizing Pearls to complete the set, they would absolutely have a chance of being promoted into the ranks of Innate Supreme Treasures!

Just as Taiyi excitedly held his newly acquired reward and prepared to completely refine the Twenty-Four Sea Stabilizing Divine Pearls.

The battle between the Immortal Court and the Witch Clan had also reached its final stage.

The Western Heaven's Patriarch Zhun Ti, whom the Duke of the East had longed for, ultimately did not come to save him.

After the Twelve Ancestral Witches condensed the Pangu True Body, they slapped Duke of the East to death with two blows.

The entire Immortal Court fell into a state without a leader.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches had no intention of sparing a defeated foe. They directly beat the dogs that had fallen into the water.

Every Immortal Court Immortal General and Immortal Soldier unwilling to submit to the Witch Clan was killed by the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

After Duke of the East completely perished, the Dragon-Head Golden Staff that Hongjun Daozu had bestowed upon him as the symbol of the leader of male immortals suddenly manifested a phantom.

It was precisely a wisp of divine sense incarnation left behind by Hongjun Daozu.

The moment this phantom incarnation of Hongjun appeared, an overwhelming saintly pressure blanketed the surroundings.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches, who were attacking with abandon, stiffened involuntarily and looked at Hongjun Daozu's incarnation with fear on their faces.

However, Hongjun's incarnation did not pay any attention to the Twelve Ancestral Witches. It simply gathered up the sliver of true spirit left after Duke of the East's death, then transformed into a streak of light and crossed trillions upon trillions of miles in an instant, appearing before the Kunlun Three Pure Ones and the others.

"Taiqing, this child shares some affinity with you. Settle him properly."

After Hongjun Daozu's incarnation spoke, it gave the Three Pure Ones and the others no time to react. It directly merged into the Dao of Heaven and Earth, leaving only the Dragon-Head Golden Staff standing silently in place.

Taiqing Laozi froze, staring dumbfounded at Duke of the East, who had suddenly appeared, suddenly vanished, and then left behind a battered remnant soul.

He was completely at a loss.

What did it mean that this child shared some affinity with him?

Dao Ancestor, at least explain it clearly!

Leaving aside the deeply frustrated Taiqing Laozi, his two brothers beside him, Yuqing Yuanshi and Shangqing Tongtian, stared at the Dragon-Head Golden Staff standing in the air with delighted expressions, their eyes blazing with excitement.

"Eldest Brother, what a fine opportunity!"

"Yes, Eldest Brother! The Dao Ancestor has passed the honor of leader of male immortals on to you!"

Yuanshi and Tongtian were both brimming with excitement.

As they looked at the Dragon-Head Golden Staff, it was as though they saw an endless stream of providence beckoning to them.

"Don't spout nonsense!"

"There is no such thing!"

"Do not speak nonsense!"

Laozi's complexion changed as he hurriedly stopped his two loose-tongued brothers.

Was the position of leader of male immortals so easy to take?

Had they not seen how Duke of the East had not even been happy for a thousand years before dying and leaving behind only a battered true spirit?

Did these two want their eldest brother to follow in that fellow Duke of the East's footsteps?

After hearing Laozi's analysis, Yuanshi and Tongtian immediately felt embarrassed and laughed awkwardly.

"Eldest Brother is still the clearest-headed."

"I will listen to Eldest Brother in all things!"

Yuanshi and Tongtian both patted their chests as they made their promises.

"Hmph. Without some ability, how could I be the eldest brother of you two?"

Laozi shook his sleeves with a rather proud air, then stepped forward and took the Dragon-Head Golden Staff.