Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner

"Heaven-sent creation."

"What tremendous fortune."

Upon that stone platform.

A one-foot-seven-inch black banner shimmered with Innate Undying Spirit Light.

Billions of droplets of true water circled around it.

It was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner.

Once unfurled, this banner could obscure heaven and earth, blot out the sky and sun, repel all evils, and resist all laws.

It could also gather the true waters of heaven and earth. It was truly a supreme treasure of the water-element path.

"Chaos gave birth to Pangu."

"When the Chaos Green Lotus opened the heavens, it shattered into four pieces, its lotus leaves transforming into the Five Direction Five Elements Banners."

"Among them, the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner and the Southern Lidi Flame Light Banner are respectively in the hands of the Jade Pure Daoist and the Grand Pure Daoist."

"The Eastern Azure Lotus Precious Color Banner was refined by Daoist Jieyin into a protective treasure, while the Western Plain-Colored Cloud Realm Banner was bestowed by Ancestor Hongjun upon the foremost female immortal, Empress Golden Mother of West Kunlun."

"I never expected the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner to be hidden here."

"What tremendous fortune and great creation."

Zhou Yuan clapped his hands and praised it.

He stretched out a hand.

He grasped the black banner.

Faintly, he actually sensed a trace of familiarity.

"This is a supreme treasure of the water-element path. It is fated with me."

The last time he had felt this way was when the Heavenly Machine Chessboard had come to him.

Zhou Yuan put away the Profound Origin Water Control Banner.

Then his gaze fell upon the string of black pearls. The pearls emitted five-colored radiant light.

Within every pearl, worlds seemed to rise and fall.

They were the Twelve Sea-Calming Pearls.

"A single pearl is a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, but all twelve together form a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure."

"Twenty-four form a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure."

"If all thirty-six can be gathered, they may possess the might of an Innate Supreme Treasure."

Zhou Yuan frowned, uncertain even in his heart.

However, the other Twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls were currently with the Upper Pure Daoist.

The Three Pures were one entity. This was not something a mere Taiyi like him could scheme over.

"But there may not be no way in the future."

If he could use the Thirty-six Sea-Calming Pearls to open the Thirty-six Heavens, he might achieve something remarkable.

Having thought it over, Zhou Yuan waved his hand and stored the Twelve Sea-Calming Pearls in his sleeve.

After collecting the two Innate Spiritual Treasures, he looked again at the stone platform before him, which radiated Chaos Aura.

His divine sense swept over it, yet could not penetrate the stone platform in the slightest.

"What material is this?"

Zhou Yuan's eyes lit up.

This thing was surely no ordinary item either.

Chaos Strange Stone could serve as superior material for Artifact Refining.

After taking away the Chaos stone platform.

Nothing remained here.

The Innate Profound Origin Single Breath Myriad Waters Grand Formation was an innate formation that came with the Northern Profound Origin Water Control Banner.

Now that Zhou Yuan had taken its formation core.

The grand formation naturally collapsed with a thunderous crash.

Then Zhou Yuan transformed into a streak of light.

And returned to the Yunmeng Dragon Palace.

Within the Yunmeng Dragon Palace.

Zhou Yuan sat cross-legged upon a cushion in the underwater estate, his eyes thoughtful.

"Now the Four Seas Dragon Clan has once again turned its attention toward the water veins of the Four Great Rivers of the prehistoric world."

"There are quite a few ancient monsters in the Four Seas."

"It seems joining the demon race was not a wrong move."

"But how to use the demon race, this tiger, to fight the Four Seas Dragon Palace, this true dragon, still requires careful consideration."

"The balance here will not be easy to grasp."

Countless thoughts flickered through his deep eyes before finally returning to calm.

In the end, his strength was still insufficient...

"The two white dragons in Yunmeng Marsh are direct descendants of the Four Seas Dragon Palace."

"Perhaps I can make some moves through them."

Yet how to control them was also a problem.

There were countless methods in the prehistoric world.

Ao Sheng and Ao Lin came from the Four Seas Dragon Clan and were direct descendants of true dragons. Making them betray their own and work for him.

Ordinary methods would likely fail to achieve that goal.

"But it is not as though there is no way."

At that thought, Zhou Yuan took out a jade slip.

It was one of Dao Lord Tianshui's treasured possessions.

The inheritance of a mighty expert from the Western Demonic Path.

Within it was a secret art capable of refining a demonic supreme treasure.

[Nine Nether Profound Yin Myriad Spirits Banner]

"The Myriad Spirits Banner consists of one Banner Spirit, ten Main Souls, and countless Yin Souls."

"Within the banner is a small world."

"Any living being whose soul enters the banner will no longer control their own life or death."

"Their past understanding will also be overturned."

"Even if they retain their own thoughts and feelings, their loyalty to the banner's master will override everything else."

"Moreover, ten Taiyi Main Souls can use the Myriad Spirits Banner to gather their power upon the Banner Spirit, granting it the power of a false Innate Dao Lord."

In theory.

If ten Innate Dao Lords entered the banner.

This banner could even Reverse to Innate.

The Banner Spirit could draw upon an unseen force and possess the power of a quasi-sage supreme being.

It had to be said that the demonic giant who created this secret art was truly talented.

"Although Dao Lord Tianshui coveted this secret treasure."

"First, this Artifact Refining secret art was easy to learn but difficult to master. Second, he was still the ruler of an imperial dynasty and had some pride to maintain."

"Thus, the refinement of this item was set aside."

Had his Dao body not been slain by Zhou Yuan.

The reincarnated Dao Lord Tianshui would likely have found a way to refine this secret treasure as well.

"Now, the materials he gathered have benefited me instead."

Zhou Yuan held no particular aversion toward the demonic path.

Methods themselves were neither righteous nor evil; it depended entirely on their user.

Since Zhou Yuan had made his decision.

He immediately examined the jade slip with his divine sense.

"It truly is easy to learn but difficult to master."

But that did not matter.

I have an external brain.

Activate, my great wisdom.

Dao resonance erupted.

Upon the Myriad Dao Book, the Three Thousand Great Daos and Eight Hundred Side Gates flickered with spiritual fluctuations.

The information within the jade slip transformed into golden runes, imprinting themselves upon the Myriad Dao Book.

Then the Myriad Dao Book converted them into new information and fed it into Zhou Yuan's primordial spirit.

In a daze, distant and profound.

Zhou Yuan's scalp itched.

He only felt as though something was about to burst out of his mind.

"Phew~"

Who knew how much time passed.

Zhou Yuan let out a long breath of turbid air.

Sparks of wisdom flickered in his eyes.

"This is not difficult at all!"

He felt that he had already learned it.

"Use snow brocade woven by an Innate Divine Silkworm as the banner cloth."

"Use the main trunk of the Innate Spiritual Root, the Ghost-faced Scholar Tree, as the banner pole."

"Then use the Blood of Ten Thousand Spirits to dye the banner cloth red."

"..."

Following the steps, Zhou Yuan placed the various materials into the bronze Artifact Refining furnace one by one.

He formed hand seals and chanted incantations.

One golden-red seal script character after another was continuously sent into the furnace.

Forty-nine years passed in this manner.

He wiped sweat from his forehead, though there was none there.

His eyes shone as brightly as daylight.

"Only the final step remains."

With that, Zhou Yuan brushed his sleeve.

A mass of blood-red, utterly yin, utterly evil, utterly dark, and utterly sinister energy appeared in the void.

For an instant, Zhou Yuan seemed to see endless vicious ghosts and fiendish spirits pouncing toward him.

"A mere illusion dares disturb my mind?"

Zhou Yuan gave a soft shout, and clarity returned before his eyes.

"This mass of Yin Sha Qi did not belong to Dao Lord Tianshui."

"It was left behind by that demonic giant who perished during the great calamity."

This object even belonged to the innate realm.

Who knew where he had found such wicked Yin Sha Qi.

"I still need to deal with this thing first."

"Otherwise, if it is rashly refined into the Myriad Spirits Banner and erupts, the banner may be destroyed."

The final step in refining the Myriad Spirits Banner was to refine Yin Sha Qi into it as the Banner Spirit.

If it had been the reincarnated Dao Lord Tianshui, he would certainly have used ordinary Yin Sha Qi as the Banner Spirit.

After all, if he used this Innate Yin Sha Qi as the Banner Spirit and failed, all his previous efforts would be reduced to nothing.

Dao Lord Tianshui had spent several yuanhui controlling the Tianshui Imperial Dynasty to gather these materials.

Some materials had even been exchanged for within Three Sovereigns Hall.

He did not have the energy or time to start all over again.

"But I am different. According to the refinement method comprehended through the Myriad Dao Book, I only need to dispel the darkness within this Innate Yin Sha Qi."

With that thought, Zhou Yuan stirred his mind.

The Crimson Bright Profound Sky Golden Lamp shone with light.