Enlightenment Tea Tree, Wuyi Mountain, and the Treasure-Dropping Coin

"What a pity. This tea tree only has one hundred and eight leaves. If it had the full three thousand, corresponding to the Three Thousand Great Daos... alas."

Tongtian shook his head and sighed softly.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree had the effect of aiding enlightenment, and its leaves were even more so.

Every hundred thousand years, it produced one hundred and eight tea leaves, each leaf containing a different Dao Charm, representing a unique and distinct Great Dao. These leaves corresponded to various Daos, but which Great Dao Laws would appear in any given harvest was entirely a matter of luck.

Take the first harvest before Tongtian and Xuanyuan right now, for example.

Among them were leaves corresponding to the Great Dao of Yin Yang, the Great Dao of the Five Elements, and the Great Dao of Time and Space... but none corresponding to the Great Dao of Thunder.

Thus, the Ancestral Witch of Thunder, Qiang Liang, and the Ancestral Witch of Lightning, Xi Zi, would have to miss this opportunity. To obtain Enlightenment Tea Leaves for the Great Dao of Thunder, they would have to rely on luck in the next harvest.

"Contentment brings happiness, Brother. If this Enlightenment Tea Tree had three thousand leaves, it would no longer be merely a primordial spiritual root, nor could the Primordial World have nurtured it."

Xuanyuan smiled faintly, showing little disappointment.

Though also ranked among the Ten Great Spiritual Roots, the Enlightenment Tea Tree was the only one that could benefit Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals of the Origin and Heavenly Dao Saints.

Drinking a cup of Enlightenment Tea would connect one to the corresponding law, instantly entering a state of enlightenment and touching the Great Dao. This greatly aided cultivators in breaking through bottlenecks, deducing techniques, and stabilizing their Dao Hearts.

Beyond that, even just sitting beneath the Enlightenment Tea Tree could greatly increase a cultivator's comprehension and boost their cultivation.

With such heaven-defying effects, a harvest corresponding to one hundred and eight laws was already the limit the Heavenly Dao could tolerate.

If, as Tongtian had said, it had the full three thousand, it would no longer be a mere Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root but a Chaos Spiritual Root.

And if the Enlightenment Tea Tree were a Chaos Spiritual Root, its emergence would, like the Twenty-Four Petaled Creation Green Lotus, invite Heavenly Punishment!

Even if it were not destroyed, it would surely have its grade reduced under the bombardment of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder!

"Fourth Brother speaks truly." Tongtian came to his senses and nodded in agreement.

"Brother, this place is not suitable for secluded cultivation. I will put away the Enlightenment Tea Tree first, and we can consume the Enlightenment Tea water after returning to Pangu Hall."

As Xuanyuan spoke, he performed the Universe in a Sleeve technique, storing away the spiritual root, which stood forty-nine thousand zhang tall and coiled like a twisting dragon.

The Enlightenment Tea Leaves had extraordinary effects, and he could guess that once consumed, he would instantly enter enlightenment on the spot.

Although Wuyi Mountain had not been explored by other Great Divine Powers, now that the tree had appeared, it no longer had the effect of concealing karma. To avoid unnecessary complications, returning to Pangu Hall to consume it was the best choice.

"That stands to reason." Tongtian naturally had no objection.

Afterward, having obtained the spiritual root, Xuanyuan did not immediately leave with Tongtian. Instead, he continued to wander through Wuyi Mountain, as if searching for something with purpose.

"Fourth Brother, could there be another treasure here?" Seeing this, Tongtian asked curiously.

"Indeed. This place has nurtured a treasure that requires great luck to activate, and it is destined to be fated with me. Brother, just watch my methods." Xuanyuan explained.

In the future Investiture of the Gods Calamity, the rogue cultivators Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao of Wuyi Mountain would emerge with the Treasure-Dropping Coin, helping Daoist Randeng seize the twenty-four Sea-Calming Pearls from Zhao Gongming. Only then would the Ancient Buddha Randeng, who later defected to the West, evolve the Twenty-Four Heavens Buddha Realms.

This Treasure-Dropping Coin was most fond of luck, and only by consuming luck could it be driven.

If one were to ask who in the Primordial World had the greatest luck, it was undoubtedly the fallen Great God Pangu.

And among the Four Pangu Purities and the Twelve Ancestral Witches, who inherited part of Pangu's luck and merit, Xuanyuan was the most favored by heaven.

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, granting him a vast amount of Heaven-Opening Luck.

In the current Primordial World, Xuanyuan had the strongest luck!

"Boom!"

As his words fell, Xuanyuan's aura exploded and surged.

Within his nascent soul, the Profound Clarity Qi roiled like rivers and seas, suddenly rising into thirty-six streams of Profound Clarity Qi, condensing into a phantom of Pangu Opening Heaven, stepping on the Chaos Green Lotus and wielding the Sky-Opening Axe.

In his hand, the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler hummed without cease, bursting forth immeasurable light, dyeing all seventy-two Dan peaks of Wuyi Mountain in gold. The law patterns engraved on its body flowed like living things, each ray of light carrying the Great Dao Pressure from the dawn of creation.

"Boom—"

A dull roar shattered the nine heavens. Earthly Fiend Tainted Qi burst forth as Xuanyuan transformed, manifesting his Ancestral Shaman True Form, one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred zhang tall.

Between the lines of his skin, forged as if from Divine Iron Immortal Gold, flowed the golden light of Heaven-Opening Merit. Every inch of his flesh contained the power to move mountains and drain seas.

The phantom of Pangu floating behind him merged with his body, revealing the boundless Heaven-Opening Merit and overwhelming luck without reservation to the world!

"Clang!"

The Heaven and Earth Laws suddenly twisted. From deep beneath Wuyi Mountain came the roar of metal striking stone.

A beam of golden light burst through the rock layers, and the treasure appeared—it was the Treasure-Dropping Coin that Xuanyuan sought!

This treasure was round with a square hole, and wings on both sides flowed with Heavenly Dao inscriptions. As soon as it appeared, it carried boundless laws and flew straight toward Xuanyuan.

"Kacha, kacha—"

Where the coin passed, time and space crumbled inch by inch. In an instant, it crossed millions of li, circled Xuanyuan's body three times, and finally landed steadily in his open palm, letting out a crisp ring, as if celebrating this destined meeting.

Unlike Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, who had discovered this treasure by chance, the Treasure-Dropping Coin had sensed the great luck on Xuanyuan and chosen its master on its own!

"Hahaha, this treasure is truly fated to be mine!"

Xuanyuan laughed, his voice causing ripples in the void.

He flicked his finger, and the Treasure-Dropping Coin turned into a streak of light, entering his nascent soul.

With the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler in hand and the Treasure-Dropping Coin acknowledging him as master, the merit and luck around him intertwined into a dazzling golden radiance, soaring straight into the clouds.

"Congratulations, Fourth Brother, on acquiring another treasure." Tongtian approached, cupping his hands in salute.

"Haha, it does add another card up my sleeve." Xuanyuan beamed with delight.

This Treasure-Dropping Coin was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Unlike other treasures, it was neither offensive nor defensive, but rather focused on support.

It could drop any treasure beneath the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure, and could also deduce the mysteries of the Heavenly Dao.

Truth be told, Xuanyuan already had many treasures in hand, and he was not lacking in offensive or defensive ones. Moreover, once Hongjun's sermon concluded, this Treasure-Dropping Coin would come in handy.

The Treasure-Dropping Coin dropped treasures, not weapons of slaughter. It was precisely for this reason that Xiao Sheng had been struck dead by Zhao Gongming's whip.

Yet this was by no means a flaw of the Treasure-Dropping Coin. Rather, it was because the user lacked sufficient fortune, and thus could not unleash its true power.

In Xuanyuan's view, the "treasures" the Treasure-Dropping Coin dropped were the "treasures" of Innate Spiritual Treasures and the "treasures" of Innate Supreme Treasures. Whether they were weapons or not, all could be dropped.

The reason it failed in Xiao Sheng's hands was that killing intent and Sha Qi most heavily influenced the power of fortune. Dropping a weapon of the same rank required a hundred, a thousand, or even more times the fortune needed for other treasures.

Xiao Sheng simply did not have enough fortune on him, so naturally he could not drop them.

In truth, as long as one had enough fortune, even an Innate Supreme Treasure was not beyond shaking!

"Brother, within ten Eons, there are still some treasures destined for you." Xuanyuan looked at Tongtian and smiled again.

The Treasure-Dropping Coin consumed fortune. For ordinary treasures, there was no need to use it lightly. Besides, Xuanyuan already had a target in mind.

No matter who Hongjun gave the Immortal-Slaying Four Swords and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram to, in the end, he would use the Treasure-Dropping Coin to drop them back!

The Immortal-Slaying Four Swords alone, and the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram alone, were merely Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures. With the Primordial Fortune on Xuanyuan's person—enough to make even Hongjun's eyes burn—he had absolute certainty of dropping them.

The Chaos Pearl, the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, the Qiankun Bow, the Zhentian Arrow, the White Tiger Token, the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, the Creation Green Lotus Seed, the Five Elements Pagoda, the Five Needles Pine, the Enlightenment Tea Tree... which of these did not carry immense fortune?

Having gathered so many treasures, even setting aside the Primordial Fortune, among all the Great Divine Powers, there were very few whose fortune could surpass Xuanyuan's.