See the Great Way by Breaking Through Life and Death; Create the Future with the Nine-Turn Divine Art (Continued)

"Xiao Bai, let's go!"

Yun Xiao was brimming with confidence as she pointed ahead. The White Tiger spread its wings, scattering a wash of holy white light!

"I am the chief of the White Tiger Clan. I hope my people won't be too sad after I leave."

Xiao Bai glanced back sorrowfully at the place where the clan lived, then spread its wings and soared away, vanishing in an instant.

Meanwhile, at White Tiger Mountain.

"By my reckoning, it's been an hour since the chief left."

A White Tiger spoke in human language, then yawned listlessly. "The chief's been gone so long and still hasn't returned. Let's pick a new one."

"Agreed."

"I agree, too."

"Wait outside for me."

Yun Xiao and Xiao Bai had arrived above a thick forest. She raised her hand and struck out with a surge of magical power, forcing a golden, rune-covered formation out of the void.

"A-a congenital restriction?"

Xiao Bai's eyes widened at the sight.

Just who was its master? Not only was her combat power astonishing, but her methods were just as incredible. She could even sense the presence of a congenital restriction!

"Buzz—"

With the Enlightenment Mirror and the Fragment of the Jade of Creation above her head, Yun Xiao moved both hands in swift gestures, sending waves of immense magical power into the restriction. Within a few years, she successfully broke it.

Then she stepped inside.

Xiao Bai stayed at the entrance, watching warily.

"Whoosh!"

The moment Yun Xiao entered, rich Innate Spiritual Energy rushed toward her, while profound Dao Sounds echoed through the restriction.

"What is this place?"

Yun Xiao looked up. Radiant clouds swirled above the restriction, taking the form of auspicious energy that floated in the air, as though it were growing ever more substantial.

The Dao Sound arose of its own accord, and auspicious signs appeared.

Whatever lay within this restriction was no ordinary thing!

Yun Xiao followed the auspicious light and soon reached the deepest part of the restriction.

There, a Bodhi Tree and a Bitter Bamboo leaned against each other, constantly absorbing spiritual energy as they glowed with a hazy Dao light.

The Geng Metal Bodhi Tree and the Bitter Bamboo?

Yun Xiao paused, then a strange smile appeared on her face.

If her memory served, the two future Saints of the Western Teachings had taken form from these very spiritual roots!

It seemed she had stumbled into a rather interesting place!

At the thought, Yun Xiao's lips curled up, and she slowly walked toward the Bodhi Tree and the Bitter Bamboo.

At the sight of her, the Bodhi Tree and the Bitter Bamboo suddenly huddled together, as if crying out, "Don't come any closer!"

They had yet to take form and couldn't even speak. All they could do was show their panic and nervousness through their actions.

But Yun Xiao wasn't moved in the slightest. She went straight to the Bodhi Tree, activated the Law of Strength, and snapped off a branch by force!

The Bodhi Tree shuddered violently and shrank deeper into the Bitter Bamboo's embrace!

And the nightmare had only just begun.

With a wave of her hand, Yun Xiao tore off a handful of leaves. Then she gave a tug, drawing out a portion of the tree's essence!

"Rustle, rustle, rustle!"

The Bodhi Tree shook violently, and clear liquid trickled down its trunk.

"Is it crying?"

Yun Xiao paused, then spared the Bodhi Tree and walked toward the Bitter Bamboo.

It wasn't that she had softened. These two supreme-grade spiritual roots were rooted in the same spot, their auras connected. They couldn't be pulled out even if she tried.

Yun Xiao plucked a few bamboo leaves from the Bitter Bamboo, drew out a bit of its essence, then left the restriction with a bountiful harvest.

Watching her retreating figure, the Bodhi Tree and the Bitter Bamboo huddled tightly together. Under the glow of the Dao light, they cast a vast shadow...

"Let's go to the West Sea."

After leaving the restriction, Yun Xiao mounted Xiao Bai, and they turned into a streak of light as they flew toward the West Sea.

Several months later, the pair arrived in the depths of the West Sea.

"Boom!"

Looking at the calm surface, Yun Xiao pointed a finger. In an instant, waves surged ten thousand feet high and the waters churned violently. A congenital restriction then rose from the sea!

Another congenital restriction?

Xiao Bai looked utterly disbelieving. How long had it been since its master had sensed another congenital restriction?

And this restriction was even larger than the one before, covering a stretch of sea tens of millions of miles across!

"Buzz—"

Yun Xiao raised her hand slightly, and countless streams of magical power poured into the restriction. Before long, she had broken it, opening a whirlpool entrance.

When the system had rewarded her with Fangzhang Island, it had already provided her with the method for breaking the restriction.

"Keep watch here."

Leaving those words behind, Yun Xiao vanished into the whirlpool.

"Clang!"

As soon as she stepped into the restriction, countless streams of Chaos Qi came slicing toward her. But the green light of her profound cultivation technique dispelled them all.

Just like Yingzhou Island, the Chaos Qi in Fangzhang Island had not fully transformed into Innate Spiritual Energy. As far as the eye could see, there was only a grayish white expanse, with not a single spiritual root in sight.

Yun Xiao didn't linger. She flew deeper into Fangzhang Island, braving the Chaos Qi.

Although Fangzhang Island covered tens of millions of miles of sea, it was still several times smaller than Yingzhou Island. Before long, Yun Xiao reached its core.

"What's this?"

As she arrived, her eyes suddenly lit up.

Ahead of her, a Purple Small Ruler floated in midair, radiating an intensely murderous aura that twisted the surrounding void into colorful ribbons!

The ruler was three inches long, wreathed in a faint purple glow. It looked plain and blunt, yet gave the impression that it could cleave through anything!

Every so often, a trace of its murderous aura leaked out, scattering the surrounding Chaos Qi. Even Yun Xiao, watching from afar, felt a slight stinging sensation on her skin!

"This ruler... Could it be?"

Looking at the three-inch ruler, Yun Xiao's heart stirred. A resounding name instantly surfaced in her mind.

The Postnatal Merit Supreme Treasure, the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler!

"If that really is the ruler, then I've struck it rich today!"

Her gaze grew brighter and brighter as she looked at the ruler in the distance.

The Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler had quite the history!

Although it was a Postnatal Supreme Treasure, it contained a trace of the great merit earned from creating the world!

What was the great merit earned from creating the world?

Back then, Great God Pangu created the heavens and the earth. Realizing that the laws of the Primordial Wilderness were incomplete, he transformed into the Primordial Wilderness to complete them.

Moved by Pangu's actions, the Great Dao bestowed boundless merit, known as the great merit earned from creating the world!

Of this boundless merit, two portions each coalesced into one of the only two Postnatal Merit Supreme Treasures in the Primordial Wilderness.

One was the Heaven and Earth Mystic Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, the Accompanying Spiritual Treasure of the Grand Pure One, Laozi. It was said that anyone standing beneath the pagoda would be invincible!

The other was the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, said to be unmatched in slaughter and capable of cleaving through the void—even wounding Saints!

But the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler was not merely a weapon of slaughter. It had another ability that made everyone covet it.

It could kill without incurring Karma!

The Karma and negative karma of any living being slain by the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler would be erased by the great merit of creation within it. Even during a calamity, its wielder need not fear incurring karmic grudges!

It was a power that even Saints would envy!

After all, Karma was an unfathomable thing, and even Saints dared not incur it lightly.

Otherwise, any Saint could have acted during the Canonization of the Gods calamity and filled the Investiture of the Gods List in an instant. Why hide behind the scenes and manipulate everything?

That alone showed how deeply the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness feared Karma.