It naturally knew that this was its Spiritual Treasure. Yun Xiao had erased the Primordial Spirit imprint inside it, which was equivalent to forcibly tearing off a piece of its Primordial Spirit. Such an injury was the hardest to heal; it would take millions of years to fully nurture its Primordial Spirit back to health. Worse, the damage might even harm its foundation.
Originally, it had been the first whale in the world. It had attained the Golden Immortal Realm upon taking human form, and proving the Great Unity Golden Immortal Dao in the future would have been as natural as water flowing downhill!
But now, with its foundation damaged, the highest realm it could reach was probably the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Realm!
The hatred of having its path to the Dao cut off could not be washed away, even by draining all the waters of the four seas of the Primordial Wilderness!
At the thought, the hatred on Whale Ancestor's face seemed to take physical form. It wished it could devour Yun Xiao's flesh and blood to ease the hatred in its heart!
But it had forgotten that this Karma had started with it. It had let anger take hold and tried to seize Yun Xiao's opportunity. It had simply been outmatched!
"I am Whale Ancestor of the Primordial Wilderness, blessed with deep fortune, yet I only found one Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. That fellow's cultivation is only a little below mine, yet he has a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure on him. His origins must be extraordinary!"
"Now that my Spiritual Treasure has been taken, the balance has shifted. With my strength, revenge seems all but impossible!"
Whale Ancestor gritted its teeth. No one who could prove the Golden Immortal Dao was a fool. That fellow was stronger than it, and his origins might even be better!
Now that its Spiritual Treasure had been taken and its foundation damaged, it was probably no longer capable of killing him through its own strength alone!
"Forget it. If I can get revenge, what does it matter if I join the Dragon Clan and serve them?"
At the thought, Whale Ancestor's eyes flickered, as if it had made up its mind.
Countless living beings had been born in the four seas of the Primordial Wilderness, but the Dragon Clan was by far the strongest and most powerful. When it had taken human form, the Dragon Clan had tried to recruit it.
But it had been the first whale in the world, after all, and proud to a fault. It had politely declined their offer.
But now, it could no longer afford to be so particular.
With that thought, Whale Ancestor no longer hesitated. It flew straight toward the deepest reaches of the Eastern Sea, in the direction of the East Sea Dragon Palace.
"Here I am!"
A figure slowly came to a stop in the Eastern Sea of the Primordial Wilderness. A Mysterious Yellow Scarf hovered above her head, faint starlight shimmering from it and making her already stunning face appear even more ethereal.
That figure was, of course, Yun Xiao.
According to the map in her mind, the Top-grade Blessed Land lay directly ahead. Yet all she could see was an endless expanse of seawater, with nothing else in sight!
Boom!
Yun Xiao remained calm. She summoned the Primordial Heavy Water Hammer, channeled her magic power into it, and swung it straight at the space ahead!
Hum!
The next moment, amid a strange ripple, a hidden restriction slowly appeared before Yun Xiao.
"Just as I thought!"
A hint of delight appeared on Yun Xiao's face. Innate Restrictions had existed since before Heaven and Earth, and naturally had the ability to conceal themselves from the workings of Heaven. A top-grade Innate Restriction like this one was probably beyond even a Primordial Saint's ability to divine.
Without the map, she might not have noticed the restriction even if it had been right in front of her!
With that thought, Yun Xiao began to break through it.
Innate Restrictions were profoundly mysterious, and this one was a top-grade Innate Restriction.
Even with her Golden Immortal cultivation, Yun Xiao spent several hundred years before she finally broke through it.
The runes of the top-grade Innate Restriction shifted and changed, then finally formed a vortex that poured out an extremely dense spiritual energy!
Without hesitation, Yun Xiao stepped inside.
The vortex quickly closed, and the entire restriction vanished with it, concealed once more. Everything returned to a calm stretch of sea.
"Whew!"
As soon as she stepped through the restriction, the scenery before her changed. But the scene she had imagined—dense Innate Spiritual Energy and spiritual roots everywhere—did not appear.
Instead, all of Yingzhou Immortal Island was shrouded in gray. Faint, sparse streams of grayish-white Chaos Qi mingled with Innate Spiritual Energy. As far as the eye could see, there wasn't a single spiritual root.
"This..."
Yun Xiao was taken aback, but she soon understood. This Top-grade Blessed Land was itself a Chaos Fragment that had fallen into the Primordial Wilderness when Great God Pangu created Heaven and Earth. It was only natural for it to contain Chaos Qi. Besides, this was the period of the Fierce Beast Tribulation, not long after the creation of Heaven and Earth. The Chaos Qi in this Top-grade Blessed Land had not yet completely transformed into Innate Spiritual Energy, which explained the scene before her.
"Did I come here too early?"
Yun Xiao joked, though she naturally knew that this Top-grade Blessed Land contained an immense opportunity.
"Mysterious Yellow Star Silk!"
At a thought, the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk floated above her head, cascading with thick streams of mysterious yellow energy that protected her completely.
The sparse Chaos Qi all around kept slicing into the Mysterious Yellow Star Silk, producing a series of metallic clashes that made Yun Xiao's heart pound.
Even at its thinnest, Chaos Qi was unimaginably powerful. If she hadn't had a Spiritual Treasure to protect her, she probably wouldn't have been able to venture any farther!
As she pondered this, Yun Xiao kept moving, using Soaring Cloud Light to fly straight toward the heart of Yingzhou Immortal Island.
The way was filled with grayish-white Chaos Qi. She didn't see a single spiritual herb, which was only natural. It would have been strange if anything could grow in such an environment!
"Hmm?"
Yun Xiao didn't know how long she had been flying. One day, she suddenly stopped and looked ahead.
There stood an unimaginable Sky-Piercing Giant Wood amid the violent Chaos Qi, as if it meant to prop open Heaven and Earth. No matter how fiercely the Chaos Qi slashed at it, it stood firm. Beside it was an equally unimaginable phantom, with bulging muscles and knotted veins. Though it was only a shadow, it still radiated an air of suppressing Chaos and looking down on the ages. A single glance left Yun Xiao shaken, unable to calm herself for a long time.
"Is that... Sky-Piercing Jianmu?"
Yun Xiao looked at the giant tree and immediately recognized its origins.
Jianmu was a hundred ren tall, without branches, with nine trunks and nine roots beneath it. Its trunk was as twisted as hemp, its leaves like blades. It was the tree that reached Heaven!
It was said that when Great God Pangu created Heaven and Earth and used his body to hold them apart, Sky-Piercing Jianmu helped him support them. But the pressure of Heaven and Earth was too immense, and even Sky-Piercing Jianmu could not withstand it. In the end, it shattered. The tree before her was probably not the complete Jianmu, but had formed from the largest fragment of that Sky-Piercing Jianmu!
Even so, that largest fragment was probably no less valuable than a top-grade Innate Spiritual Root.
Moreover, the Sky-Supporting Mark of Great God Pangu still remained on this Jianmu.
If she meditated beneath the tree and mastered that mark, it would surely bring her immeasurable benefits!
With that thought, Yun Xiao didn't hesitate. The Mysterious Yellow Star Silk over her head, she moved in a flash and arrived beneath Sky-Piercing Jianmu.
"Hmm?"
Just then, Yun Xiao discovered another delightful surprise.
Beneath the Jianmu was a Spiritual Pond radiating the light of the sun, moon, and stars!
This was none other than the legendary Three Lights Divine Water, one of the three great divine waters of the Primordial Wilderness.
Look closely, and it was clear that the Spiritual Pond radiated the light of the sun, moon, and stars. It was indeed the legendary Three Lights Divine Water!
But what delighted Yun Xiao even more was this:
At the center of the Spiritual Pond stood a Twelve-Petal White Lotus, swaying gracefully and radiating a pure, world-cleansing light, as if it were the most perfect creation in existence!
"This is..."
Yun Xiao stared at the Twelve-Grade White Lotus Platform before her. At first she was stunned, then uncontainable joy appeared on her face!
It wasn't that she lacked composure. The opportunity before her was simply too astonishing!
In the Primordial Wilderness, there were the Five Direction Lotus Platforms. They had formed from the five lotus seeds of the Thirty-Six-Petal Chaos Green Lotus, a Chaos Supreme Treasure that had nurtured Great God Pangu and shattered. Each was a Supreme Grade Innate Defensive Spiritual Treasure!
They were:
The Twelve-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus, the Accompanying Spiritual Treasure of Ancestor Minghe
The Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus, the Accompanying Spiritual Treasure of Demon Ancestor Luohu
The Twelve-Grade Merit Golden Lotus, obtained by Hongjun and bestowed upon Zhunti and Jieyin during his lectures at Zixiao Palace
The Twelve-Petal World-Purifying White Lotus, whereabouts unknown
The Twelve-Grade Samsara Purple Lotus: the supreme treasure of reincarnation that assisted Houtu in transforming into the cycle of reincarnation
Apart from these Five Direction Lotus Platforms, it was said that another fully matured lotus seed had transformed into the Twenty-Four Grade Creation Green Lotus. Unfortunately, it was envied by the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial Wilderness. Before it could take human form, it was dismembered by the Three Pure Ones and turned into three Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures: Qingping Sword, Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and White Jade Flat Crutch. The saying "red flowers, white roots, and green lotus leaves—the Three Pure Ones were one family" originated here.
Another immature lotus seed had turned into the Precious Lotus Lantern, one of the four great spirit lamps of the Primordial Wilderness!
The Twelve-Grade White Lotus Platform before her had to be the most mysterious of the Five Direction Lotus Platforms: the Twelve-Petal World-Purifying White Lotus!
"This is a windfall! An enormous windfall!"
Delight appeared on Yun Xiao's face. In the Primordial Wilderness, powerful offense alone wasn't enough.
Take Demon Ancestor Luohu, for example. He had wielded the God-Slaying Spear and commanded the Immortal-Slaying Sword Array. In terms of offensive power, he had undoubtedly been the strongest in the Dragon-Han Tribulation!
Yet he had still become a stepping stone for Hongjun to prove the Primordial Saint Dao!
It was clear that in the Primordial Wilderness, strong defense and a long life were what truly mattered!
As long as you could stay alive, anything was possible.
Besides, the Primordial Wilderness was full of secret arts and divine abilities. Take the Nail Head Seven Arrows Book, for example: it could curse Zhao Gongming, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, to death. It was simply impossible to guard against!
But now, with the World-Purifying White Lotus, she no longer had to worry about any of that!
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