End Gourd, World-Destroying Great Millstone

The innate gourd vine before him was lush and thriving, with innate spiritual light flowing unceasingly across its leaves, yet the gourds hanging among the branches were no longer the original seven.

Now only five hung quietly: four were full in color, their purple-gold, purple-black, purple-yellow, and purple-cyan hues intertwining, clearly already ripe as top-grade innate spiritual treasures;

the other was emerald green with purple Dao patterns, its skin still bearing a hint of greenness, its spiritual light contained, still gestating, having reached the high-grade innate spiritual treasure level.

As for the origins of this gourd vine, they were also quite extraordinary.

Originally a chaos spiritual root in the boundless chaos, it had its grade reduced by the impact of Pangu Opening Heaven, yet was refined together with Pangu into the newly opened Primordial World.

Moreover, these seven gourds, except for the last one, each found their masters.

Hong Yun's Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Red Gourd needed no further mention.

In the original timeline, Tai Yi obtained the purple-white gourd, collected the essence of Kuafu and Da Yi, and refined it into the Immortal-Slaying Gourd, containing the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife; after his fall, it passed to the Tenth Golden Crow, the Daoist Lu Ya;

The purple-gold gourd was destined for Tongtian, holding within it a Water Qilin and a Fire Qilin, secretly embodying the true essence of water and fire intermingling, yin and yang aiding each other. It was also called the Water-Fire Gourd.

the purple-gold gourd was obtained by Laozi, used to store elixirs, and could also capture and kill enemies;

the purple-black gourd was obtained by Yuanshi, containing a small chaos within;

the purple-cyan gourd was obtained by Nuwa, later used to house the Demon Race's heavy treasure, the Monster Summoning Banner, hence also called the Monster Summoning Gourd.

Beyond these, the gourd vine itself was taken by Nuwa, who stirred the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil mixed with Three Lights Divine Water with it, forming the mud for creating humans and the Human Creation Whip.

Xuanyuan's gaze swept over the gourds, the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler trembling faintly in his hand, as if resonating with the origin of the seventh spiritual gourd on the vine.

If one spoke of fortune, he, as the Fourth Purity of Pangu, was clearly favored by the seventh gourd.

However, in Xuanyuan's view, the one most aligned with his own Great Dao was actually the purple-black gourd containing the small chaos.

"Heavenly materials and earthly treasures naturally belong to the virtuous."

Xuanyuan smiled faintly, his silver and gold light surging, his twelve million nine hundred sixty thousand zhang Space-Time Ancestral Witch True Body stretching once more, Heaven-Opening Merit bursting from his bulging muscles, Heaven and Earth Sha Qi gathering in his palm;

Xuanyuan's Nascent Soul drifted out from between his brows, his hands forming seals to drive the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, the ruler humming and trembling, a beam of Heaven-Opening Merit golden light shooting from its tip, crashing straight into the main trunk of the gourd vine!

"Hum!"

Where the ruler's light swept, the innate restrictions on the vines dissolved like snow and ice, the Heaven-Opening Merit resonating with the vine's origin, emitting a continuous hum.

"Rustle!"

The vines shook violently, and the five gourds on the branches stirred.

Among them, the last gourd, purple-green in color, was the first to break free from the branch, its spiritual light shimmering with the Dao resonance of a high-grade innate spiritual treasure, flying into Xuanyuan's palm like a returning swallow to its nest;

Meanwhile, the purple-gold gourd and the pitch-black chaos gourd trembled violently, as if trying to break free but held back by some invisible force;

the remaining Monster Summoning Gourd remained utterly still, clearly not yet at the time for claiming a master;

as for the Water Fire Gourd, it spun around once and actively fell into Tongtian's hand, being the destined fate.

"The last gourd corresponds to destruction and the end?"

"Chaos is the origin of the world, and also the destination of all things' annihilation; this treasure is indeed fated, fitting the other side of my Great Dao of Chaos."

"My Great Dao of Chaos walks the path of evolving all beings, while this End Gourd returns all beings to silence in chaos."

As the purple-green gourd entered his hand and actively acknowledged him as master, Xuanyuan understood the power of this treasure.

On this gourd vine were seven gourds; the first six were all top-grade innate spiritual treasures, yet the last one was innately deficient and underdeveloped, and there was a reason:

What was called deficiency was actually like the Enlightenment Tea Tree having only one hundred eight leaves, or the Star Fruit Tree bearing only three hundred sixty Great Star Fruits corresponding to the three hundred sixty-five main stars—a form of preservation under the Heavenly Dao's restrictions.

Too perfect, like the heaven-defying Twenty-Four Petaled Creation Green Lotus, would inevitably invite destruction.

This gourd vine had its grade reduced due to Pangu Opening Heaven; beneath the Sky-Opening Axe lay not only the new life of the Primordial World but also the destruction and end of the Three Thousand Demon Gods.

Destruction was the Flame of the End, and this thread of Dao resonance was also imprinted into the gourd vine.

Because it was too heaven-defying, if not for Xuanyuan's appearance, this seventh End Gourd would have turned to ash due to its innate deficiency when the other gourds detached!

Xuanyuan knew that besides the Thirty-Six Petals Creation Green Lotus, the Sky-Opening Axe, the Chaos Pearl, and the Jade Disc of Creation, there was another special Chaos Supreme Treasure that also carried the destruction and end corresponding to this End Gourd.

The only difference was that the End Gourd could not be born perfectly, or it would be destroyed by the Primordial World Heaven and Earth;

while that Chaos Supreme Treasure, once born, would instead destroy the Primordial World Heaven and Earth!

The World-Destroying Great Millstone, born from the Great Dao of Destruction, symbolized the end and annihilation.

If the Thirty-Six Petals Creation Green Lotus was called the Creation Green Lotus, then the World-Destroying Great Millstone lived up to its name.

Speaking of it, this World-Destroying Great Millstone was somewhat similar to the Chaos Pearl; unlike ordinary Chaos Supreme Treasures, it would not emerge except during an Immeasurable Calamity.

Once activated, this treasure was three hundred thirty-three million three hundred thirty-three thousand kilometers high, six hundred sixty-six million six hundred sixty-six thousand kilometers wide, and nine hundred ninety-nine million nine hundred ninety-nine thousand kilometers long; it could absorb endless Calamity Qi, living beings' resentment, and Heaven and Earth Sha Qi, thereby destroying the world, annihilating earth, fire, water, and wind, returning everything to chaos, and re-enacting the myriad heavens and worlds.

Coincidentally, the Witch-Demon Tribulation, like the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity, was an Immeasurable Calamity.

"Fourth Brother, I'll help you!"

Just as Xuanyuan was deep in thought, Tongtian also made a move to assist.

His tainted qi surged, manifesting his one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred zhang Yin Yang Ancestral Witch True Body, the top-grade innate spiritual treasure Qing Ping Sword slashing through the air, innate sword qi cleaving toward the restrictions binding the purple-gold gourd.

Because they were both ancestral witches and Pangu Primordial Spirits, even though this gourd vine was connected to Buzhou Mountain, even Laozi, Yuanshi, and the other Twelve Ancestral Witches could not force it—

but these two "Little Pangu" were the exception.

"Ding!"

The Qing Ping Sword struck the gourd vine with a crisp sound. The two gourds shook even more violently, yet they remained just a hair's breadth away from falling ripe.

Seeing this, Xuanyuan's gaze sharpened. He suddenly raised his hand, drawing upon his own Heaven-Opening destiny, and pressed down toward the void above Buzhou Mountain Peak: "Father God Pangu above, Xuanqing Xuanyuan and the Space-Time Ancestral Witch hereby take the spiritual gourds to bear witness to the Great Dao. We beseech the Father God's lingering might for aid!"

Seeing this, Tongtian followed suit.

"Rumble—"

As their words fell, an ancient resonance echoed from deep within Buzhou Mountain.

Then, a Pangu Phantom of chaotic color materialized atop the peak. Where its lingering might passed, the Chaos Residual Qi coalesced, transforming into a Sky-Opening Axe Phantom that cleaved down through the air.

"Kacha, kacha..."

The Innate Restrictions on the gourd vine shattered instantly.

"Many thanks, Father God!"

Xuanyuan and Tongtian exchanged a glance, offered their thanks, and reached out simultaneously.

Space-Time Dao Patterns wrapped around the Chaos Gourd in Xuanyuan's palm, while Tongtian guided the Purple Gold Gourd with his Sword Qi. The two Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure gourds finally broke free from the vine, falling into the hands of the two brothers.

"Hahahaha, Fourth Brother, you're the one with all the ideas. How do we take the remaining Purple-Cyan Gourd?"

Tongtian clutched a gourd in each hand, utterly delighted.

Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were all fine things—one could never have too many.

Before Xuanyuan could answer, a faint tremor suddenly rippled through the void.

A wisp of an extremely faint, familiar Lesser Yin Qi quietly spread through the air, leaving the two brothers with rather peculiar expressions.