Innate Spiritual Treasure, Sky-Probing Instrument!

Looking at the Method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses, Ye Xuan also conceived a bold idea. With a wave of his hand, a primordial gourd fell into his grasp.

Its name was the Karma Gourd, containing boundless mysteries. It was the first primordial gourd born from the Innate Gourd Vine!

Originally a treasure of Laozi, after he became a sage, he possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure, so he entrusted other innate spiritual treasures to his Good Corpse, Taishang Laojun. In daily use, Taishang Laojun only employed it to hold some golden elixirs.

This innate spiritual treasure seemed utterly useless, possessing only one effect.

After calling someone's name, if they replied, it would trap them inside the Karma Gourd.

For Quasi-Saint experts, it still held some use.

But against sages, it became as bland as chicken ribs—tasteless to eat, a pity to discard. Like a great divine power, it could still wreak havoc among Quasi-Saints, yet once one entered the Realm of Sages, it was utterly worthless.

Relying on an innate spiritual treasure to imprison a sage was as absurd as Zhenyuanzi using a single Universe in a Sleeve technique to roll up the Dao Ancestor.

The true power of this innate spiritual treasure lay in its contained Way of Karma.

No true name was needed; one only had to call out to someone, and upon their reply, a thread of the Power of Karma would form between them, trapping them inside.

If one used the Karma Gourd to entrust their own Three Corpses, wouldn't that mean, at the Realm of Quasi-Saint, they could master a supreme Dao?

"Excellent!"

"This is the true way to unlock the Path of Three Corpses."

"Using it to become a sage would be an utter waste of heaven's gifts. Raising one's Power of Great Dao Laws to full tenfold and seizing a seat as a Dao Lord among the Three Thousand Great Daos—that is true mastery. As for Three Corpses Unification, though it can reach the Realm of Sages, it is far too inferior..."

Though the Method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses was in his hands, Ye Xuan did not examine it.

This supreme Dao was mastered solely by the Dao Ancestor, pioneered by him alone.

If there were some hidden scheme within it, detectable by the Dao Ancestor, wouldn't that spell disaster? It was safer to comprehend his own method of becoming a sage. No need to rush; once he stepped into the Realm of Quasi-Saint, he could delve into the Three Corpses method just the same.

After some thought, Ye Xuan entered secluded cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, another ten thousand years passed. Ye Xuan's aura surged once more, yet he still had not ascended to the Realm of Quasi-Saint.

"Still not quite right. The Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams is too profound..."

Ye Xuan's face showed helplessness. The Three Corpses method required three innate spiritual treasures, but that was no trouble for Ye Xuan, who had a pile of them in his possession.

Among the seven innate spiritual treasures, one was a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, holding a trace of mystery.

The second was the Mirage Ancestor's companion treasure, a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

As for the others, they were even more powerful, each a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, all originating from the same Innate Gourd Vine.

"To elevate the power of the Three Thousand Heavens to a higher level, there is also a way: by generating a Heavenly Dao within them, they can ascend further and achieve perfection!"

Just as Ye Xuan was pondering, another electronic sound reached his ears.

[Ding Dong!]

[Detected that within the Immortal Court, unable to defeat the Heavenly Court, East King Duke plans to go to the Purple Cloud Palace to seek an audience with the Dao Ancestor, asking him to intervene and deal with the Demon Emperor and his forces. Please choose from the options below.]

[Option One: Prevent him from entering the Purple Cloud Palace. Complete the task and receive a Supreme Dao Field!]

[Option Two: Kill by proxy. Inform the Demon Emperor and his forces to act. Complete the task and receive an Innate Spiritual Root, the Five-Leaf Pine Needle.]

[Option Three: Ignore the matter, stay steady and do nothing, let it unfold. Complete the task and receive a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sky-Probing Instrument.]

Hearing the electronic sound in his ear again, Ye Xuan's face showed a contemplative expression.

Blocking East King Duke from entering the Purple Cloud Palace was meaningless. In Ye Xuan's view, the man was already a dead man walking, only clinging to a breath. Interfering would only drag himself into the mess.

Though a Supreme Dao Field tempted him greatly, he continued reading.

"Informing the Demon Emperor and his forces would grant me the Innate Spiritual Root, the Five-Leaf Pine Needle?"

At this, Ye Xuan sucked in a sharp breath. The Five-Leaf Pine Needle contained the Way of Five Elements, a supreme rare treasure that would bring him immense benefit.

But if he spoke to the Heavenly Court, how was that different from the first option? He would still be drawn into the Great Tribulation.

The only difference was that one involved direct participation, while the other was a roundabout approach.

After thinking it over, Ye Xuan finally spoke.

"I choose the third option—ignore it!"

A High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was still an innate spiritual treasure. Even if he had no use for it, he could pass it down to his disciples.

[Ding Dong!]

[Host has chosen to ignore the matter. The High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Sky-Probing Instrument, is being distributed. Please check it yourself.]

Another electronic sound reached Ye Xuan's ears. Within the void, a flash of divine light appeared, and an innate spiritual treasure fell into his hands.

It was a sphere, with eight dragon heads positioned at the eight cardinal directions, forming a trigram pattern.

Once activated, within its enveloping mist, the heavenly mechanisms were obscured, beyond anyone's detection. Up, down, left, right—all was inverted in chaos.

"This is..."

"A treasure of heavenly mechanisms?"

Seeing another supreme treasure in his hands, Ye Xuan let out a hearty laugh. Though this innate spiritual treasure had no other extraordinary traits, it held a trace of mystery. Once activated, even a sage could not deduce anything.

No matter how hard they tried, they would only uncover a fabricated layer of karma draped over Ye Xuan.

"Excellent!"

"Another supreme treasure, though lacking offensive power, is even more profound. Originally, I held a fragment of a supreme treasure and a method for attaining sainthood, but dared not use them. With the Sky-Probing Instrument, I can now bring them forth together."

Gazing at the Sky-Probing Instrument, Ye Xuan's face lit up with renewed excitement as he entered Secluded Cultivation.

After Ye Xuan went into seclusion, a figure in the Eastern Sea cast a cold glance toward the Heavenly Court. With a flash of divine light, he charged into the boundless Chaos Qi.

The newcomer was none other than East King Duke, for Emperor Taiyi possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Within the Immortal Court, morale plummeted. With no other choice, East King Duke headed to the Purple Cloud Palace, intending to seek an audience with the Dao Ancestor.

A thousand years later, a hazy purple pillar of light spread out from the endless Chaos Qi.

Seeing the light pillar, a look of great joy appeared on his face. Following the beam, he entered a Daoist palace.

Finding the high platform empty, East King Duke bowed before gritting his teeth and speaking.

"Your disciple, East King Duke, has a matter to request an audience with the Sage!"

As he spoke, a figure materialized on the high platform. Around him, ten thousand Dao resonated in harmony, and multicolored clouds filled the sky—it was the Dao Ancestor. His gaze toward East King Duke held a hint of curiosity, though his expression remained calm as he asked.

"What is it?"