Within the Pure Land of Spiritual Mountain, Ye Xuan plucked a tea leaf and steeped it in Three Light Divine Water before entering a state of enlightenment.
Above Ye Xuan, the Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree, an Innate Spiritual Root, also let down boundless profound auras, radiating endless Wisdom Light.
With the powerful amplification of this Innate Spiritual Root, Ye Xuan's comprehension improved considerably, and he gained a glimmer of inspiration for how to combine the Three Supreme Dharma Gates.
The Method of Nascent Soul Becoming a Saint and the Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams had already been fused together. The Three Thousand Heavens were Ye Xuan's Dao Fruit, and the Heavenly Dao born within them was his Nascent Soul. Ye Xuan's Good Corpse had also long since merged into them. After he cut off the Three Corpses, he could merge them all together and achieve Three Corpses Unification!
As Ye Xuan continued his Secluded Cultivation, a glimmer of inspiration arose in his Nascent Soul about combining the three methods of becoming a saint. Relying on the boundless Power of Destiny in the West, Ye Xuan once again entered an inconceivable state.
Within his body, boundless Power of Great Dao Laws surged forth.
The three Supreme Saint Methods each radiated Supreme Dao Rhyme, clashing and melding in midair. Time passed, and another ten thousand years went by before Ye Xuan finally opened his eyes and let out a long breath. Though the three Supreme Dharma Gates had not completely merged, they had formed an embryonic shape. He had not perfected them in one go, which left him with a trace of regret, but at least it proved to Ye Xuan that this approach was correct.
Only half a day later did Ye Xuan open his eyes again, a thoughtful look on his face.
"To cut off the Evil Corpse, I'll need an offensive Spiritual Treasure!"
Of the seven Innate Gourds in Ye Xuan's possession, he had already taken the Karma Gourd and merged it into the Three Thousand Heavens to serve as a Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact.
He had also gifted three of the gourds to Daoist Zhunti. Of the remaining three, the first was the Heavenly Emperor Gourd. Had Ye Xuan not intervened, after a struggle over it, it would have fallen into the hands of the Dao Ancestor, who would have given it to his attendant Haotian after Haotian became the Great Heavenly Venerate.
Once an Innate Spiritual Treasure or an Innate Spiritual Root was placed inside the Heavenly Emperor Gourd and nurtured, it could be greatly improved.
It was indeed a treasure!
But Ye Xuan possessed over a thousand Innate Spiritual Roots.
Once placed inside and nurtured, they could become over a thousand Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Arranged into a sword formation, they would be roughly equivalent to a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
The second was the Demon-Summoning Gourd. It was originally Nuwa's treasure. In later ages, she had merged the Ten Thousand Demons Banner into it, allowing it to summon all the demons under Heaven and enjoy the Power of Supreme Destiny.
After obtaining the Innate Gourd Vine, Ye Xuan had examined it. It was called the Demon-Summoning Gourd, but its name came from the matter of the Ten Thousand Demons Banner; the gourd itself had no summoning power. The Great Dao it contained was one of the subsidiary branches of the Great Dao of Strength: the Great Dao of Derivation.
This Supreme Great Dao drew its meaning from derivation. It assisted and complemented the workings of Heaven and Earth, and could slightly amplify other Great Daos.
The Great Dao of Derivation gave rise to one, one gave rise to two, two gave rise to three, and three gave rise to all things. It possessed boundless power.
Among the Three Thousand Great Daos, it could certainly be counted as a Supreme Great Dao.
Yet this Innate Spiritual Treasure offered only a trace of amplification, allowing treasures merged into it to become even more powerful.
After the Ten Thousand Demons Banner was merged into it, it could also affect Daoist Kunpeng, who had entered the Realm of Quasi-Saint. By placing a trace of his True Spirit into the banner, one could control his life and death.
The last was the Chaos Gourd. It was still being nurtured, and Ye Xuan did not yet know which Great Dao it contained or what mysteries it held.
"If I merge a treasure into this gourd, it'll surely become even more powerful!"
That way, after using it to cut off his Second Corpse, Ye Xuan's strength would grow even greater.
After thinking it over, Ye Xuan remembered that he still had another Innate Spiritual Treasure in his possession.
The Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl was also a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. It contained the Great Dao of Illusion, which would greatly benefit the Three Thousand Worlds. If it could be merged into them, Ye Xuan could immediately comprehend its mysteries.
"Good!"
Ye Xuan waved his hand, sending a seven-colored, dreamlike Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl into the Demon-Summoning Gourd.
Though this Innate Spiritual Treasure had long since finished being nurtured, Ye Xuan had never taken it down. After he placed the Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl inside, the gourd began to nurture it once more.
"Once the Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl and the Demon-Summoning Gourd meet, they can immediately merge into an even more powerful Innate Spiritual Treasure!"
After putting it inside, Ye Xuan employed a profound principle of Karma to Seek Cause Determine Effect. This great divine power possessed the wondrous ability of speaking with the authority of Heaven, of Golden Mouth and Jade Words. With the boundless Power of Karma, it could help the treasures merge more easily. The Innate Gourd Vine could also nurture all things. Once the gourd emerged, it would rank among the powerful Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Innate Spiritual Treasures varied in rank. One to twelve innate divine prohibitions made a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; thirteen to twenty-four made a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; twenty-five to thirty-six made a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; and only those with more than thirty-seven innate divine prohibitions were Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
Though each of these Innate Gourds was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, none was complete. The Demon-Summoning Gourd had only thirty-nine innate divine prohibitions. With the help of the Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl, it could gain another nine prohibitions and become truly complete among Innate Spiritual Treasures. Such complete Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were exceedingly rare in the Primordial World.
The three Innate Spiritual Treasures formed when the Twenty-Four Grade Green Lotus split into three were such supreme treasures. They only needed to nurture one final Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light to rise to the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Watching the Great Derivation Gourd sway on the Innate Gourd Vine, Ye Xuan's eyes held a trace of anticipation. After watering it with some Three Light Divine Water, he resumed his Secluded Cultivation.
After Ye Xuan entered Secluded Cultivation, another twenty thousand years passed, and the Primordial World was once more swept up in turbulent change.
Thirty thousand years earlier, the Twelve Ancestral Witches had worshiped Pangu at the foot of Mount Buzhou, established the Witch Clan, and vowed to rule the Endless Continent on behalf of Great God Pangu.
In an instant, the Heavenly Court's destiny began to drain away, and its foundations grew unstable.
The Demon Emperor and the others had established the Heavenly Court to rule all living beings in Heaven and Earth, gather Power of Destiny, and attain sainthood.
Seeing the Twelve Ancestral Witches and their followers take away a share of that destiny, they were furious.
However, the Twelve Ancestral Witches were each top-tier Innate God-Demons, and the power of their physical bodies had already reached the Realm of Quasi-Saint, so the Demon Emperor and the others had refrained from going to war with them.
But as the friction between the Witch Clan and the demons grew ever worse, the Witches even began using demons as food. The Demon Emperor and the others were incensed.
The atmosphere in the Heavenly Court was tense. The Demon Emperor sat in the seat of honor, his expression dark as he looked at Emperor Taiyi, Daoist Fuxi, and Daoist Nuwa seated to either side of him. He said nothing, but Emperor Taiyi beside him could no longer sit still and spoke up.
"Eldest Brother, the Witches have gone too far! They dare use our demons to satisfy their hunger, and they've even sworn to rule the Endless Continent. If the Witch Clan rules the land, won't the Heavenly Court become a mere decoration? Those brutes only know how to strengthen their bodies. Even if they've reached the Realm of Quasi-Saint, how could they possibly match me?"
Emperor Taiyi was brimming with confidence. Among the Innate God-Demons of the Primordial World, he alone possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure.
At the same realm, no one could stand against him.
After reaching the Realm of Quasi-Saint, even his eldest brother, the first among the Innate God-Demons to advance to that realm, was no match for him. The Twelve Ancestral Witches were even less likely to be his match.
At this, the Demon Emperor did not reply. He simply looked at Daoist Fuxi and Daoist Nuwa and asked, "Second Younger Brother, what do the Empress Nuwa and Emperor Fuxi think?"
When he heard the question, Fuxi and Nuwa exchanged a glance before speaking.
"Emperor Taiyi is right!"
"The Twelve Ancestral Witches number twelve Innate God-Demons. If they continue to grow, the Heavenly Court's destiny will become unstable, and our chances of victory will be even slimmer. We should wipe them out in one stroke before they can establish themselves."
"Good!"
Seeing that Fuxi and the others had made their positions clear, the Demon Emperor's expression turned grim.
A terrifying aura surged from the Demon Emperor, sweeping across the Thirty-Three Heavens. He spoke coldly.
"Ten Great Demon Gods, heed my command! March on Mount Buzhou, call the Witch Clan to account, and fight to the death!"
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