Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!

Qin Mu saw this and quickly looked up.

In the distance, ten thousand feet of rosy cloud surged into the sky, shrouding the heavens and tearing a rift through the sea of clouds.

Deep within the rosy cloud, strands of Chaos Force stirred.

Faintly, Golden Array Patterns could be seen flowing inside.

"Is this... an Innate Treasure emerging?"

"What kind of treasure is this, to even have an Innate Formation guarding it?"

Qin Mu's heart tightened in alarm.

"Boom..."

At the same time, terrifying flames erupted from within the formation.

Even the mere heatwave from the flames incinerated everything nearby to ashes.

Just as Qin Mu was stunned by the sight.

Beside him, Daoist Tongtian raised an eyebrow slightly and remarked with emotion:

"After waiting fifty thousand years, this Innate Spiritual Treasure has finally appeared."

The moment he finished speaking, Daoist Tongtian's wide sleeves fluttered, and a piercing sword cry rang out.

When Qin Mu looked again, a long sword had descended from the nine heavens into his hand.

After receiving the sword, Daoist Tongtian swung it in a single slash toward the ten-thousand-foot rosy cloud.

"Swish!"

With that one slash, boundless dharma power surged, and vast Sword Qi cascaded like a Silver Silk hanging upside down across the sky!

In an instant, the terrifying Sword Qi had already cut deep into the rosy cloud.

"Rumble!"

As the Sword Qi poured in, the Innate Formation within the rosy cloud spun at breakneck speed, trying to crush the sword's power.

But under Daoist Tongtian's fearsome sword force, the array patterns were torn to shreds.

The sword's might did not diminish, charging straight through the formation, ravaging back and forth.

"Bang, bang, bang..."

Under the sword force's onslaught, the prohibitions within the Innate Formation were rapidly extinguished.

"Boom!"

For a single instant, a blinding flash of fire burst from the center of the formation.

Then, the Innate Formation shattered like glass under the terrifying sword force.

Fragments of array patterns crashed to the ground, carving out dreadful abysses wherever they fell.

"This?"

Qin Mu's pupils contracted sharply, his face full of shock.

"Daoist Tongtian is only a Quasi-Saint, yet the power of one sword strike is already this terrifying."

"I wonder just how powerful a Saint above a Quasi-Saint must be?"

Qin Mu murmured in awe.

Beside him, Daoist Tongtian had already sheathed his long sword, his gaze calm as he looked at the shattered Innate Formation.

Before long, from the formation's eye position, a crimson pearl slowly rose.

The treasure orb hung in the air, wreathed in layers of blazing flames.

From the pearl's surface emanated a terrifying aura that could burn the heavens and boil the seas; even the surrounding space-time seemed twisted and deformed by the heat.

"Gulp..."

Qin Mu swallowed hard, his eyes fixed unblinkingly on that pearl.

Looking closely, one could see strange Dao Patterns appearing on the pearl's surface.

"Judging by this power, this pearl must be an Innate Spiritual Treasure, right?"

"No wonder Daoist Tongtian was willing to wait fifty thousand years for it!"

Just as Qin Mu was speculating inwardly, Daoist Tongtian beside him reached out and grabbed at the void.

Clearly, he intended to seize that pearl.

"Boom, boom!"

But who would have thought—the moment Daoist Tongtian's dharma power touched it, the treasure orb erupted with a terrifying wave of heat, actually rising up in resistance!

"Quite a fiery temperament!"

Daoist Tongtian said flatly, then lightly flicked his sleeve.

"Whoosh!"

As the wide sleeve fluttered, a beam of Immortal Light flew out from within.

In just a few breaths, that spirit pearl was enveloped by the Immortal Light, its wild nature instantly suppressed.

Looking again, the pearl that had been radiating terrifying flames had grown docile, its fierce glow softening.

The next moment, the pearl transformed into a streak of red light and flew straight into Daoist Tongtian's hand.

After taking the pearl, Tongtian lowered his gaze and examined it.

"A Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—not bad."

As he spoke, Tongtian's fingertip lightly tapped, and the Dao Patterns on the pearl seemed to activate, swirling and radiating dazzling light.

Beyond that, within the pearl, the Five Elements Origin appeared to surge.

"Oh?"

"It's actually a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure?"

Qin Mu was stunned upon hearing this.

Earlier, he had guessed that the treasure emerging might be an Innate Spiritual Treasure.

But he never expected its grade to be so high, reaching the top tier.

Before Qin Mu could recover, Daoist Tongtian turned his gaze and looked straight at him:

"Since you have entered my sect."

"Then I gift this Fire Spirit Pearl to you, as a token of initiation."

With that, Tongtian lightly waved his hand, and the pearl in his palm flew toward Qin Mu.

Qin Mu hurriedly caught it, and before he could react, a Fire Mark branded itself onto his palm.

"The Fire Spirit Pearl?"

"It's actually this treasure!"

Qin Mu's face was full of shock.

He naturally knew of the Fire Spirit Pearl—after Pangu split heaven and earth, the Five Elements Power was born: Metal, Wood, Water, Fire, and Earth!

These Five Elements Qi eventually condensed into the Five Spirit Pearls, and obtaining one granted mastery over one element's origin.

What Daoist Tongtian had gifted him was the Fire Spirit Pearl.

"Thank you, Master!"

Overwhelmed, Qin Mu quickly bowed deeply to Tongtian.

He hadn't expected Daoist Tongtian to be so generous.

A Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, given away without hesitation!

After all, Tongtian had waited a full fifty thousand years for this Fire Spirit Pearl.

Daoist Tongtian's expression remained calm as he smiled faintly:

"Let's go."

"Follow your master back to Kunlun Mountain."

With that, Daoist Tongtian waved his sleeve, and his invisible magic stirred, sweeping Qin Mu up as they flew into the sky.

Before long.

Qin Mu arrived at Kunlun Mountain under Tongtian's guidance.

Halfway up the mountain, a magnificent palace came into view.

The Palace Gate was carved from Phoenix Wood, an Innate Spiritual Root.

The entire palace dome was covered by a Primordial Formation Diagram, rippling with Dao resonance.

Inside the palace, on a Cloud Platform, two Daoists sat facing each other.

One of them was a Crane-Haired Youth-Faced Elder.

Above his head, a Celebration Cloud faintly manifested.

His snow-white brows hung down to his waist, and every strand of hair and beard was entwined with Merit Qi.

On his plain white Daoist robe, stars seemed to drift, and the Purple-Gold Red Gourd hanging at his waist constantly breathed out spiritual mist.

Most astonishing of all were the elder's half-closed eyes.

His left eye seemed to reflect the burgeoning life of all things, while his right mirrored the extinction of the myriad realms.

Sitting across from the elder was a Middle-Aged Daoist.

A cyan Daoist robe embroidered with the Zhou Tian Xing Dou, the hem stirring to reveal the reenactment of earth, wind, water, and fire.

His face was like polished jade, his entire being radiating a biting chill.

"Mm?"

Qin Mu, upon seeing these two, naturally made his judgment.

That elder should be Taishang Laozi, while the middle-aged Daoist was Daoist Yuanshi.

The clouds descended, and Taishang Laozi and Daoist Yuanshi, who had been discussing the Dao, cast their gazes over in unison.

Upon seeing Qin Mu brought along by Daoist Tongtian, Daoist Yuanshi narrowed his eyes slightly and asked:

"Third Brother has returned!"

"And this young man is?"

Daoist Tongtian did not conceal it, replying:

"He is a disciple I accepted outside; it can be considered fate."

As he spoke, Daoist Tongtian glanced at Qin Mu:

"Pay your respects to your two uncles-master."

Hearing this, Qin Mu immediately bowed to Taishang Laozi and Daoist Yuanshi.

"Disciple Qin Mu."

"Paying respects to Senior Uncle-Master and Second Uncle-Master!"