"Such a pity. There are only one hundred and eight leaves on this tea tree. If it had the perfect number of three thousand, corresponding to the Three Thousand Great Dao Laws... sigh."
Tongtian shook his head and sighed softly.
The Enlightenment Tea Tree could aid one in comprehending the Dao, and its leaves were even more effective.
It produced one hundred and eight leaves every one hundred thousand years. The Dao Charm contained in each leaf was unique, representing a different Great Dao. Each leaf corresponded to one Great Dao, but which Great Dao Laws the leaves in any given harvest would correspond to was entirely a matter of luck.
Take this first harvest of leaves before Tongtian and Xuanyuan, for example.
Some corresponded to the Great Dao of Yin Yang, some to the Five Elements Great Dao, and some to the Great Dao of Time and Space... but none corresponded to the Great Dao of Thunder.
As a result, Qiang Liang, the Ancestral Witch of Thunder, and Xi Zi, the Ancestral Witch of Lightning, would miss out on this opportunity. They would have to wait and see whether they were lucky enough to get leaves corresponding to the Great Dao of Thunder in the next harvest.
"Be content with what you have, Brother. If the Enlightenment Tea Tree had three thousand leaves, it would be more than an Innate Spiritual Root; the Primordial World could not have given birth to it."
Xuanyuan smiled calmly, showing little disappointment.
Although it was one of the Ten Great Spiritual Roots, the Enlightenment Tea Tree was the only Innate Spiritual Root capable of aiding Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Heavenly Dao Saints alike.
A cup of Enlightenment Tea could connect one to its corresponding law and instantly bring one into a state of Sudden Enlightenment. It let cultivators touch the Great Dao and greatly aided them in overcoming bottlenecks, deducing techniques, and stabilizing their Dao Heart.
On top of that, simply sitting beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree could greatly increase a cultivator's comprehension and cultivation.
With such an incredible effect, producing leaves that corresponded to one hundred and eight laws each harvest was already the limit the Heavenly Dao could tolerate.
If it truly produced the perfect number of three thousand, it would be more than a mere Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root. It would be a Chaos Spiritual Root.
And if the Enlightenment Tea Tree were a Chaos Spiritual Root, the moment it appeared, it would draw Heavenly Punishment, just like the Twenty-Four Petaled Creation Green Lotus!
Even if it escaped destruction, it would still fall in rank under the bombardment of Purple Heaven Divine Thunder!
"Fourth Brother is right." Tongtian came to his senses and nodded in agreement.
"Brother, this is no place for secluded cultivation. I'll put away the Enlightenment Tea Tree for now. We can drink the tea once we return to Pangu Hall."
As Xuanyuan spoke, he used Universe in a Sleeve to put away the spiritual root, which stood forty-nine thousand zhang tall and resembled a coiling horned dragon.
He could tell that the Enlightenment Tea Leaves had extraordinary effects. Once consumed, they would surely bring him into Sudden Enlightenment on the spot.
Though no other mighty cultivators had investigated Wuyi Mountain, the mountain had lost its ability to conceal itself from karmic detection as soon as it appeared. To avoid unnecessary complications, it was best to return to Pangu Hall before drinking the tea.
"Quite right." Tongtian had no objections.
After obtaining the spiritual root, Xuanyuan did not leave with Tongtian. Instead, he continued wandering around Wuyi Mountain, seemingly searching for something in particular.
"Fourth Brother, could there be another treasure here?" Tongtian asked curiously.
"Indeed. A treasure was born here, one that requires Great Luck to activate. It is destined to be mine. Just watch, Brother." Xuanyuan explained.
During the future Investiture of the Gods Calamity, the Wuyi Mountain rogue cultivators Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao would appear with the Treasure-Dropping Coin. They would help Daoist Randeng seize the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls from Zhao Gongming, which would eventually lead to Ancient Buddha Randeng—after joining the West—creating the Twenty-Four Heavens Buddha Realms.
The Treasure-Dropping Coin was especially fond of luck and could only be activated by expending it.
In the Primordial World, no one had greater luck than the fallen Great God Pangu.
And among the Four Pangu Purities and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, who had inherited some of Pangu's luck and merit, Xuanyuan was the most blessed.
Both he and Tongtian had Clear Qi Nascent Souls and Turbid Qi Physical Bodies. But Xuanyuan also possessed the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, which contained one-tenth of the Heaven-Opening Merit and immense Heaven-Opening Luck.
At present, Xuanyuan had the greatest luck in the Primordial World!
"Boom!"
As soon as he finished speaking, Xuanyuan's aura surged explosively.
Within his nascent soul, Profound Clarity Qi surged like a river and sea. Thirty-six streams of it suddenly rose up, coalescing into a Pangu Opens Heaven Phantom, with its feet on the Chaos Green Lotus and the Sky-Opening Axe in its hands.
In his hand, the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler hummed incessantly, radiating boundless light that dyed all seventy-two peaks of Wuyi Mountain gold. The law-patterns engraved upon the ruler flowed as if alive, each ray of light carrying the mighty pressure of the Great Dao from the dawn of creation.
"Rumble—"
A muffled boom shattered the heavens. Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi surged forth, and Xuanyuan transformed into his Ancestral Shaman True Form, one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred zhang tall.
The Heaven-Opening Merit's golden light flowed through the patterns on his skin, which seemed forged from Divine Iron Immortal Gold. Every inch of his body held the power to move mountains and fill seas.
The Pangu Phantom floating behind him merged with his body, displaying his boundless Heaven-Opening Merit and tremendous luck to the world without reservation!
"Clang!"
The Heaven and Earth Laws suddenly twisted, and a metallic crash rang out from deep beneath Wuyi Mountain.
A ray of golden light burst through the bedrock. The treasure had appeared—it was the Treasure-Dropping Coin Xuanyuan had been searching for!
The treasure was round with a square hole in its center, and the wings on either side shimmered with inscriptions of the Heavenly Dao. The moment it appeared, it carried boundless laws and flew straight toward Xuanyuan.
"Crack, crack—"
Time and Space fractured inch by inch wherever the coin passed. In an instant, it crossed a million miles, circled Xuanyuan three times, then settled in his open palm with a clear chime, as if celebrating their destined meeting.
Unlike Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, who would happen upon this treasure by chance, the Treasure-Dropping Coin had sensed Xuanyuan's Great Luck and chosen him as its master on its own!
"Hahaha! This treasure was destined for me!"
Xuanyuan laughed heartily, his voice sending ripples through the void.
He flicked a finger, and the Treasure-Dropping Coin became a streak of light that entered his nascent soul.
With the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler in hand and the Treasure-Dropping Coin now recognizing him as its master, merit and luck intertwined around him in brilliant golden light that shot into the clouds.
"Congratulations, Fourth Brother, on obtaining another treasure." Tongtian came over and cupped his hands in congratulations.
"Haha, I've gained another trump card." Xuanyuan beamed.
The Treasure-Dropping Coin was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, but unlike other treasures, it was neither an offensive nor a defensive weapon. Its strength lay in its supporting role.
It could knock down any treasure beneath the Innate Supreme Treasure level and could also divine the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.
Xuanyuan already had plenty of treasures, and he was not lacking in offensive or defensive ones. Besides, once Hongjun finished lecturing on the Dao, the Treasure-Dropping Coin would have just the right opportunity to prove its worth.
The Treasure-Dropping Coin dropped treasures, not weapons of slaughter. That was precisely why Xiao Sheng had been killed by a single strike from Zhao Gongming's whip.
But this was by no means a flaw in the Treasure-Dropping Coin. It was simply that its user lacked sufficient luck and so could not unleash its true power.
As Xuanyuan saw it, the treasures the Treasure-Dropping Coin could drop were the "treasures" of Innate Spiritual Treasures and Innate Supreme Treasures. It did not matter whether they were weapons or not; it could knock them down.
The reason it had failed in Xiao Sheng's hands was that killing intent most affected the power of luck. Knocking down a weapon of the same rank required a hundred, a thousand, or even more times the luck needed for other treasures.
Xiao Sheng simply did not have enough luck, so he could not knock it down.
In truth, if one had enough luck, even an Innate Supreme Treasure could be shaken!
"Brother, within the next ten Eons, there are other treasures destined for you as well." Xuanyuan looked at Tongtian and smiled again.
The Treasure-Dropping Coin consumed luck. There was no need to use it lightly on ordinary treasures, and Xuanyuan already had a target in mind.
No matter who Hongjun gave the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram to, Xuanyuan would eventually use the Treasure-Dropping Coin to take them back!
On their own, the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram were only Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. With the Heaven-Opening Luck Xuanyuan possessed—enough to make even Hongjun covet it—he was absolutely certain he could knock them down.
Chaos Pearl, Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, Qiankun Bow, Zhentian Arrow, White Tiger Token, Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, Creation Green Lotus Seed, Five Elements Pagoda, Five Needles Pine, Enlightenment Tea Tree... which one of them did not possess Great Luck?
With so many treasures gathered together, even without counting his Heaven-Opening Luck, scarcely any mighty cultivators possessed greater luck than Xuanyuan.
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