Innate Spiritual Treasure, Sky-Probing Instrument!

Watching the Method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses, Ye Xuan came up with a bold idea. He waved his hand, and an Innate Gourd appeared in his palm.

It was called the Karma Gourd. It held endless mysteries and was the first Innate Gourd to grow on the Innate Gourd Vine!

It had originally been Laozi's treasure. After he became a Sage, he had an Innate Supreme Treasure in his possession, and he had entrusted his other Innate Spiritual Treasures to his Good Corpse, Taishang Laojun. In ordinary times, Taishang Laojun only used them to hold some golden pills.

This Innate Spiritual Treasure seemed utterly useless, with only one effect.

After calling someone by name, if they answered, they would be trapped inside the Karma Gourd.

It was still of some use against Quasi-Sages.

But against a Sage, it was as useless as a chicken rib: tasteless to eat, yet a shame to discard. It was like a great divine ability—one could still wield it against Quasi-Sages, but once one entered the Realm of Sages, it became completely useless.

Trying to trap a Sage with an Innate Spiritual Treasure was as absurd as Zhenyuanzi using Universe in a Sleeve to scoop up the Dao Ancestor.

The true power of this Innate Spiritual Treasure lay in the Way of Karma it contained.

It didn't require the target's true name. One only had to call out to them, and once they replied, a thread of the Power of Karma would arise between them, allowing the target to be trapped inside.

If he used the Karma Gourd to entrust one of his Three Corpses to it, wouldn't that mean he could master a Supreme Great Dao while still in the Realm of Quasi-Saint?

"Good!"

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

"Using it to become a Sage would be such a waste. One should raise the Power of Great Dao Laws within oneself to ten-tenths in one fell swoop and claim a Dao Lord's seat among the Three Thousand Great Daos. Only then would one have achieved mastery. As for Three Corpses Unification, though it could lead to the Realm of Sages, it's far too inferior..."

Though he had a method of becoming a Sage through the Three Corpses, Ye Xuan hadn't examined it.

This Supreme Great Dao was something only the Dao Ancestor had mastered; he had created it himself.

If the Dao Ancestor had left some hidden trick in it, and Ye Xuan detected it, wouldn't that be the end of him? It was safer to study his own method of becoming a Sage. There was no need to rush. He could examine the Method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses after reaching the Realm of Quasi-Saint.

After thinking it over, Ye Xuan entered Secluded Cultivation.

In the blink of an eye, another ten thousand years passed. Ye Xuan's aura surged once more, but he still hadn't reached the Realm of Quasi-Saint.

"It's still not enough. The Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams is just too profound..."

Ye Xuan's face showed a hint of helplessness. The Method of Becoming a Sage through Three Corpses required three Innate Spiritual Treasures, but that wasn't a problem for him. He had a whole pile of them.

Of the seven Innate Spiritual Treasures, one was a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and it held a hint of mystery.

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

The remaining Innate Spiritual Treasures were even more powerful. Each was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, and all had come from the Innate Gourd Vine.

"There's also a way to take the power of the Three Thousand Heavens to an even higher level: create Heavenly Dao within them. That would take them to the next level and make them even more complete!"

Just as Ye Xuan was thinking, another Electronic Sound rang in his ears.

[Ding-dong!]

[The Immortal Court has been detected. Since he is no match for the Heavenly Court, East King Duke intends to visit the Purple Cloud Palace and ask to see the Dao Ancestor, hoping he will intervene and deal with the Demon Emperor and the others. Host, please choose one of the options below.]

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

[Option Two: Make use of someone else's blade. Inform the Demon Emperor and the others, and let them take action. Complete the task to receive one Five-Leaf Pine, an Innate Spiritual Root.]

[Option Three: Ignore the matter, stay cautious and keep out of it, and let events unfold. Complete the task to receive one High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sky-Probing Instrument.]

Hearing another Electronic Sound in his ears, Ye Xuan fell into thought.

There was no point in stopping East King Duke from entering the Purple Cloud Palace. In Ye Xuan's view, East King Duke was already a dead man, just drawing his last breath. Stopping him would only drag Ye Xuan into the matter.

A Supreme Dao Field was tempting, but he continued reading.

"Inform the Demon Emperor and the others, and get a Five-Leaf Pine, an Innate Spiritual Root?"

At that, Ye Xuan drew a sharp breath. The Five-Leaf Pine contained the Way of Five Elements and was a Supreme Wonder. It would be of great benefit to him, too.

But if he informed the Heavenly Court, how would that differ from the first option? He would still be dragged into the Great Tribulation.

The only difference was that the first option involved acting in person, while the second took a roundabout route.

After thinking it over, Ye Xuan spoke.

"Choose the third option. Ignore it!"

A High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was still an Innate Spiritual Treasure. Even if he couldn't use it, he could give it to one of his disciples.

[Ding-dong!]

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

Another Electronic Sound rang in Ye Xuan's ears. A flash of divine light appeared in the void, and an Innate Spiritual Treasure landed in his hand.

It was a sphere, with a dragon head at each of its eight points, arranged in the form of the Eight Trigrams.

Once activated, the mist surrounding it could obscure the workings of Heaven and twist up, down, left, and right. No one could inspect what lay within.

"This is..."

"A treasure of heavenly secrets?"

Seeing that he had gained yet another treasure, Ye Xuan laughed. This Innate Spiritual Treasure had no other special abilities, but it did have a touch of mystery. Once activated, even a Sage wouldn't be able to calculate anything.

After all their efforts, they would only be able to calculate a fabricated layer of Karma imposed upon Ye Xuan.

"Good!"

"Another Supreme Treasure. It may have no offensive power, but it's even more mysterious. I already have a fragment of a supreme treasure and a method of becoming a Sage that I haven't dared use. With the Sky-Probing Instrument, I can bring them both out."

Looking at the Sky-Probing Instrument, Ye Xuan grew excited once more and entered Secluded Cultivation.

After Ye Xuan went into seclusion, a figure in the East Sea watched the Heavenly Court, his face cold. With a flash of divine light, he plunged into the endless Chaos Qi.

The visitor was East King Duke. Since Emperor Taiyi possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure, morale in the Immortal Court had plummeted. With no other choice, East King Duke had gone to the Purple Cloud Palace, hoping to see the Dao Ancestor.

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

Seeing the pillar of light, East King Duke was overjoyed. He followed it into a Dao Palace.

Seeing no one on the raised platform, East King Duke bowed, then gritted his teeth and spoke.

"Disciple East King Duke requests an audience with the Sage!"

As soon as he spoke, a figure appeared on the raised platform. The Myriad Daos resonated around him, and five-colored clouds filled the sky. It was the Dao Ancestor. Looking at East King Duke, he showed a trace of surprise in his eyes, but his face remained calm as he asked,

"What is it?"