Entering the Immortal Island, the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Five Elements Pagoda

"Good steel goes on the blade's edge." Xuanyuan shook his head.

Using Merit Power for protection was somewhat wasteful. With his current strength, as long as he didn't face Hongjun, who in all of Primordial Wilderness could kill Xuanyuan? And if he truly did face Hongjun, such a paltry amount of Merit Power would give the latter no reason for restraint—if he wanted to make a move, he still would.

Thus, condensing it into a Merit Golden Wheel would be like a chicken rib—useless but a pity to discard.

Hearing this, Tongtian did not try to persuade him. He trusted that Xuanyuan had his own considerations.

Looking at the remaining two-tenths of Heavenly Dao Merit, Xuanyuan thought for a moment, then poured it all into the three Infinite Treasure Pearls within the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.

As a treasure for comprehending the Dao, no amount of enhancement would be wasted.

The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi embodied the principle of "Heaven, Earth, and Man," the logic of "Sun, Moon, and Stars," and the mechanism of "Essence, Qi, and Spirit."

The stronger it became, the more stable the Chaos World grew, and the firmer Xuanyuan's Dao foundation.

With Xuanyuan's action, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi immediately blazed with golden light. Innate Dao Rhyme and Merit Power intertwined and reflected each other, and between the originally warm white jade patterns, golden Creation Seal Script emerged one line after another.

"Ding!"

With a clear, resonant chime, the light flowing across the Ruyi's surface rapidly condensed into substance, transforming into forty-eight streams of golden Merit Radiance that cascaded down—it had clearly ascended to become a Top-grade Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure.

Wherever the Treasure Light passed, the Sha Qi of Return to Ruins automatically dissipated, and faintly, countless phantom images of Creation Green Lotuses manifested.

"A Top-grade Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure? That's not a waste of Heavenly Dao Merit after all."

Seeing this, Tongtian suddenly understood.

For a treasure like the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, no amount of Merit Treasure was too much. Not only could it suppress fate, but killing with it incurred no Karmic Force—it was absolutely the best offensive treasure during a Kalpa Tribulation.

"It has indeed gained a weapon of attack." Xuanyuan smiled.

The original Three Treasures Jade Ruyi easily attracted Karmic Force and killing intent, gradually wearing down its spirituality and diminishing its power.

But refining it into a Top-grade Innate Merit Spiritual Treasure was different. Not staining Karmic Force or cause and effect was the most basic trait of a Merit Treasure.

"Time is unknowable in Return to Ruins. Though obtaining Heavenly Dao Merit is a considerable gain, there are still opportunities here that cannot be missed."

Xuanyuan looked toward Yuan Jiao Immortal Island, which was closer to him. The power of seeing through falsehood from the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler poured into his pupils, and his gaze pierced through time, space, and the Innate Restriction.

Beneath the barrier of light from the restriction, an island rose like a mountain. The mountain was thirty thousand li in circumference, and its flat peak measured nine thousand li across.

"The Innate Restriction on this Immortal Island circulates the Five Elements. I cannot break it open; I'll need Fourth Brother to use the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler."

Tongtian extended his Spiritual Sense, probing the Innate Restriction that shrouded Yuan Jiao Immortal Island. After casually striking it once, he shook his head helplessly.

On the barrier of light from the Innate Restriction, five-colored halos of cyan, red, yellow, white, and black shimmered. The Five Elements' power followed the principle of mutual generation and restraint, forming a closed loop.

Cyan Wood generated Red Fire, Red Fire generated Yellow Earth, Yellow Earth generated White Metal, White Metal generated Black Water, and Black Water finally generated Cyan Wood again. This Five Elements Cycle protected the Immortal Island tightly.

The Sword Qi that Tongtian slashed with the Qing Ping Sword vanished into the restriction like a clay ox entering the sea, achieving nothing.

This was only natural. If the Innate Restriction could be broken so easily, it would have long been claimed by the Dragon-Kin Giant and would not have remained until now.

"Let me do it." Xuanyuan nodded.

Though Tongtian possessed many treasures, he was lacking in the area of breaking restrictions.

As his words fell, Xuanyuan flipped his right hand, and the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler appeared.

Within the swirling Xuanhuang Merit Power around the ruler's body, the two innate Dao characters "Measure Heaven" shone brightly. Under the infusion of Grand Unity Magic Power, they emitted a clear light that saw through the essence of all things.

Xuanyuan was activating the twenty-four Innate Spiritual Treasure restrictions within it, unleashing its properties of seeing through falsehood and tearing space.

"Boom!"

With one strike, the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler expanded to ten thousand zhang in size, instantly unleashing a dual force:

The Divine Light of Seeing Through Falsehood pierced like an invisible sword into the gaps of the Five Elements' circulation, instantly seeing through the reality within the Innate Restriction. It illuminated the five hidden Array Cores, leaving nowhere to hide, and even clearly revealed the flow trajectory of the Five Elements' power.

Then, the power of tearing space erupted, following the flaws revealed by the Divine Light of Seeing Through Falsehood to drill directly into the restriction and detonate with a roar.

"Kacha kacha—bang!"

The Five Elements Cycle was broken. The Innate Restriction could no longer block and shattered with a sound.

"Brother, let's go inside."

Entering Yuan Jiao Immortal Island, the scenery within opened up, and a dense wave of Innate Spiritual Qi rushed toward them.

Because it had been protected by the Innate Restriction for countless ages and had continuously inhaled and exhaled Chaos Residual Qi, the Innate Spiritual Qi on this Immortal Island was even richer than that of Kunlun Mountain.

"There are quite a few Innate Spiritual Roots."

Tongtian extended his Spiritual Sense and found Innate Spiritual Roots scattered all over the Immortal Island.

However, what he detected now were mostly low-grade and mid-grade Innate Spiritual Roots, which offered little benefit to their Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection cultivation.

"Let's look deeper into the Immortal Island. We can gather these Innate Spiritual Roots when we leave—it won't be too late." Xuanyuan said calmly.

Though low-grade and mid-grade Innate Spiritual Roots were useless to them at this level, they could still be taken back and planted in their own Dao Fields. If fate allowed in the future, and they took in some Disciples, these could serve as cultivation resources for their juniors.

At the very least, they could add some vibrant life to Pangu Hall.

It was just a pity that, perhaps because it had been sealed for so long, never seeing Heaven and Sun, and not favored by Heaven and Earth...

Although there were quite a few Innate Spiritual Roots on this immortal island, none of them had formed and given birth to living beings like Zhun Ti.

Thus, Xuanyuan and Tongtian rode the clear qi and flew toward the center of Yuan Jiao Immortal Island.

The deeper they went, the denser the Innate Spiritual Qi in the air became, even carrying faint traces of Innate Five Elements Essence Qi.

"If Sister Houtu and brothers Zhurong and Gonggong could cultivate in this blessed land, the time needed to accumulate their cultivation to Grand Unity Golden Immortal Perfection could be shortened several times over."

Tongtian grabbed a wisp of Innate Five Elements Essence Qi and said somewhat regretfully.

It was a pity that the Twelve Ancestral Witches were all in secluded cultivation at Pangu Hall, and even more of a pity that Guixu Land had no entrance—one could only enter by chance.

Hearing this, Xuanyuan's heart stirred slightly. He looked inward at the Chaos World within the Chaos Pearl, then glanced at Yuan Jiao Immortal Island, which was only tens of thousands of miles in size, and began to form a plan.

When the two brothers reached the heart of the island, a patch of Five-Colored Auspicious Clouds suddenly came into view.

Those clouds were condensed from pure Innate Five Elements Essence Qi—green like fine jade, red like rosy clouds, yellow like solidified fat, white like piled snow, and black surpassing ink jade. As the five colors swirled, they radiated a mysterious and unfathomable law-like Dao resonance.

"A Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

Feeling the power faintly emanating from the pagoda, Tongtian's eyes lit up.

There, atop the Five-Colored Auspicious Clouds, a five-colored treasure pagoda nine zhang, nine chi, and nine cun tall floated silently. It had nine levels, its body carved with Five Elements Dao Patterns, and at each of its four corners and its tip was set a colored pearl.

"The Five Elements Pagoda?"

Xuanyuan extended his Spiritual Sense, lost in thought.

This Five Elements Pagoda was the companion treasure of the Five Elements Demon God, who ranked among the forefront of the Three Thousand Demon Gods.

During the battle with Father God Pangu, the Five Elements Demon God's body was split in two by the Sky-Opening Axe, and this pagoda was also shattered, descending from a Chaos Spiritual Treasure to a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. It was born alongside Old Ancestor Five Elements, the reincarnation of the Five Elements Demon God's true spirit.

The pagoda contained nine layers of worlds, nurturing the power of the Five Elements. On its top level were five pearls that emitted Dao resonance, corresponding to the Five Elements. It possessed supreme might, the ability to suppress all things and absorb everything, and also had supreme defense.

Though it was only a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, it was the best among that grade, containing forty-eight Innate Treasure Restrictions.

"The Five Elements Pagoda? If that's the case, this treasure belongs to Old Ancestor Five Elements. How did it end up here?"

Tongtian was somewhat surprised.

By his reckoning, the time when the Dragon-Kin Giant fished up Golden Ao was even earlier than the Demon Dao Struggle.

Could it be that when Old Ancestor Five Elements fought Luohu, he didn't even bring his companion treasure?

That didn't seem right either—had Old Ancestor Five Elements entered Yuan Jiao Immortal Island?

Tongtian was utterly baffled.

"The Five Elements Pagoda suppresses the Five Elements, and the Five Needles Pine nurtures the Five Elements. Both are nourished by the Five Elements Essence Qi, complementing each other. And since they are situated in Guixu, when the time is ripe, they can substitute for each other to fill the vacancy in the Primordial World Five Elements Origin. Old Ancestor Five Elements has quite the scheme."

As he spoke, Xuanyuan looked beneath the clouds, and in his heart, he had already formed some guesses about Old Ancestor Five Elements' arrangement.