Primordial: I Was Exposed After Hiding for Eons

At that moment, the boundless pressure of the ruler spread across the heavens and shook the universe.

As soon as this treasure appeared,

countless Primordial Great Powers trembled.

How could they have forgotten this treasure?

It had not appeared in ages.

Far too many people had forgotten about it.

Many stared at the treasure with bloodshot eyes.

They all knew what it was.

This treasure was the natural counter to the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda, ranked thirty-first on the Magic Treasure Ranking.

It was said that when the pagoda was raised above one's head, an endless stream of mysterious yellow merit energy would descend.

As long as one's merit remained inexhaustible, one's defenses would never be broken, and one would stand invincible.

But nothing was absolute.

The Great Dao of the Primordial World valued balance. All things gave rise to and restrained one another, forming a cycle.

There was no such thing as a treasure that could truly guarantee invincibility.

The opposite of the Exquisite Pagoda was this offensive Merit Supreme Treasure: the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler.

Back when the world was created, a few strands of the merit earned collided with primordial qi, forming the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler.

It was said that the ruler's offensive power could almost rival Primeval Lord of Heaven's Pangu Banner.

Now that this treasure had appeared at twenty-ninth place on the Ranking List, no one could possibly question its position.

Moments later, Great Dao Script appeared:

["Twenty-ninth on the Magic Treasure Ranking: Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler. A postcelestial Merit Supreme Treasure, protected by the merit of creation. It can kill without incurring karmic consequences and possesses the power to measure the vastness of heaven and earth. Master: Sanqi!"]

When the countless beings of the Primordial World saw who owned the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler, they trembled.

Sanqi?

Wasn't she the Mysterious Female Sage who had earlier declared that she would protect the Human Race?

The Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler was actually in that Female Sage's hands?

No wonder she hadn't feared Sage Nuwa's threats in the slightest.

With this treasure in her possession,

at least in terms of offensive power, she had nothing to fear from Nuwa. She might even be slightly stronger than Empress Nuwa...

Now they would have to take the Mysterious Female Sage named Sanqi very seriously.

She was a Sage in her own right.

And she wielded the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler!

More importantly, a mysterious and unfathomable Master stood behind her...

Everyone remembered that Female Sage whose beauty outshone the entire Primordial World...

It would be no easy matter to obtain the opportunity to become a Sage from her...

The Great Powers' thoughts grew incredibly complicated.

Many of them came to the same decision.

Once the Primordial Violet Gold List had run its course,

they would strike at the Human Race first and force the Female Sage named Sanqi to show herself...

At that moment, Taishang Laozi looked extremely grim as well.

Sanqi had the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler.

It was the very bane of his defenses.

How could he not be troubled now that his natural counter had appeared?

From now on, a crack had appeared in his image of invincibility.

That crack lay in Sanqi's hands.

While the Primordial Great Powers were lost in thought,

the dazzling lights filling the sky began to seethe once more,

drawing everyone's attention.

They wanted to take a good look

at what treasure could rank above the Universe Cauldron and the Primordial Measure Heaven Ruler.

This time, the golden light filling the sky seethed more fiercely than ever.

Its scale was unprecedented.

Many stared intently at the sky above the Primordial World, both nervous and excited.

Just then, the golden light suddenly split into seven in midair, forming seven separate streams.

The seven beams of golden light then each transformed into a vast image that blotted out the sky.

Everyone in the Primordial World was stunned.

Seven treasures appearing at once?

Were they tied for the same rank?

Or was there some other reason?

The seven enormous images in the sky were actually...

Seven gourds?

That's right. The seven images blotting out the sky were seven gourds of different colors.

Seven enormous gourd treasures appeared overhead at once. The sight was truly astounding.

Each gourd radiated its own light and looked utterly mysterious.

Everyone gazed up at the seven gourds blotting out the sky.

A tale from ages past came to mind.

According to legend, in ancient times, a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Root called the Gourd Immortal Vine grew beneath Kunlun Mountain.

It was said that the Gourd Immortal Vine had come into being back in the Chaos Era.

Seven gourds of different colors had grown on it.

Later, seven great powers took them away.

Could these be those very seven gourds?

As everyone looked up at the seven gourds,

the purple qi in the sky began to seethe.

Seven passages of Great Dao Script appeared one after another beneath the gourds.

Each passage corresponded to one gourd.

All the Great Powers of the Primordial World stared intently at the words overhead,

hoping to uncover this ancient secret.

["The purple-gold gourd is called the Purple Gold Red Gourd. It contains a wondrous golden light that later split in two, becoming Samadhi True Fire and Mysterious Ice Cold Qi. With the power of the Two Elements, these two forces give rise to and restrain one another, forming a world of their own. It can absorb all things and devour heaven and earth. Master: Taishang!"]

["The purple-red gourd is called the Nine-Nine Soul Scattering Red Gourd. Hidden within it is a wondrous red light that transforms into endless poisonous sand. It can devour the physical body and contaminate the soul, possessing boundless power. Master: Sanqi!"]

["The purple-white gourd is called the Immortal Slaying Gourd. A wondrous white light is nurtured within it, which later becomes the Immortal Slaying Flying Dagger. The dagger is more than three zhang long. Above it appears a being seven cun tall, with brows and eyes. Two beams of white light shine from its eyes, pinning the primordial spirit of immortals, demons, and monsters in their mud-pill palaces so they cannot escape, no matter how they transform. Above the white light, the being spins like a wind wheel. After only one or two turns, the victim's head falls of its own accord. Master: Lu Ya."]

["The purple-green gourd is called the Purple Green Gold Gourd. A green light is nurtured within it. This mysterious light can nurture countless magic treasures. Master: Nuwa."]

["The purple-yellow gourd is called the Purple Yellow Water Fire Gourd. A yellow light is nurtured within it, which becomes two Innate Beings. One can transform into the Great Dao of Water, and the other into the Great Dao of Fire. Their power is boundless and their nature unfathomable. Master: Tongtian."]

["The purple-green gourd is called the Purple Green Mysterious Gourd. A wondrous green light is nurtured within it. This green light possesses limitless vitality, can improve the quality of pills, and enhance their properties. Master: Haotian."]

["The purple-black gourd is called the Purple Black Chaos Gourd. A black light lies within the Chaos Gourd. It is innate chaos energy and can create a small realm of chaos. Master: Primeval Lord of Heaven."]

When these seven passages of Great Dao Script appeared, everyone drew a sharp breath.

They all knew the ancient legend,

but they did not know it in much detail.

Now the seven gourds of different colors had been revealed by the Primordial Violet Gold List!

Only then did everyone understand.

So the seven gourds grown on that one immortal vine had been obtained by these great powers...