Obtaining the Primordial World's Legacy

After hearing this, Haotian fell silent for a long while.

Then he could not help sighing. "At the height of its prosperity, the Dragon Clan held authority over the Four Seas, ruled countless Water Tribe members, and stood dominant in the Primordial World for who knew how many Yuanhuis."

"What magnificent majesty..."

"Who would have thought that now... it would end up in such a state... It truly makes one sigh in regret."

Bai Ze's expression turned solemn. "Prosperity and decline rise and fall in turn; the Heavenly Dao cycles on."

"Before the vast Great Momentum of Heaven and Earth, even one with heaven-reaching cultivation is no more than a drop in the ocean."

"Even an existence as mighty as the Ancient Dragon Clan, if it failed to understand this principle, could not preserve its power forever."

Hearing this, Haotian straightened himself and offered a formal salute. "Fellow Daoist's words point directly to the root of the Great Dao. Haotian has learned much."

Bai Ze waved his hands repeatedly, a gentle smile surfacing on his face. "Daoist flatters me. I merely spoke a few idle words."

"Fellow Daoist is too modest." Haotian said solemnly, "These words may seem ordinary, yet they embody the Great Dao's utmost simplicity."

"For such penetrating insight, the two of us should share some fine tea and speak freely for a while."

With that, Haotian stirred his thoughts and retrieved a green jade box from the Great Dao Space.

He had refined it from the essence gathered within Mount Wuyi before picking the tea leaves.

Haotian opened the jade box, and spiritual energy immediately swirled forth.

Within lay several dozen tea leaves, shaped like crimson clouds and marked with naturally formed veins. Every single leaf contained a tranquil Dao resonance.

Haotian casually picked up several leaves and placed them into the white jade pot on the table.

Then he raised two fingers in a gesture. The dense spiritual energy within the cave mansion at once gathered like streams, transforming into crystalline spiritual liquid that poured into the pot.

What shocked Bai Ze most was that Dao resonance circulated around Haotian's body, actually drawing upon the Supreme Yang Law between heaven and earth and turning it into pale golden true fire that coiled around the pot.

In no more than a moment, the spring water within the pot boiled. The fragrance of tea spread as though tangible, condensing into wisps of purple auspicious clouds within the cave mansion.

This smooth, flowing display made a sharp gleam flash through Bai Ze's eyes.

The hand holding his cup trembled slightly as he praised from the bottom of his heart, "What exquisite Supernatural Power!"

"Daoist can actually invoke the authority of heaven and earth in an instant, turning the rules into something for your own use."

"If I had not personally seen that Daoist's cultivation is only at the Golden Immortal Early-stage, I would have taken you for a Taiyi Great Power standing before me."

At this time, Hongjun had yet to expound upon the Great Dao.

Thus, although the Cultivation Method of the Immortal Dao had spread throughout the Primordial World because of his victory in the Dao-Devil War, the highest one could cultivate was the realm of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

Therefore, the current highest realm in the Primordial World was Taiyi Peak.

And the ability to freely seize the laws of heaven and earth for one's own use, as Haotian had just done, belonged only to Primordial Unity Golden Immortals—or even the outstanding among them.

In other words, such methods could only be wielded by the foremost experts of the current Primordial World.

After all, the Primordial World was unlike ordinary immortal-heroic worlds.

Its status was exceedingly lofty.

Its laws were strict and boundless.

Ordinary cultivators, even if they possessed heaven-reaching mana, found it difficult to shake them in the slightest.

In Bai Ze's understanding, those capable of acting as Haotian had just done were limited to only a few top-tier Innate Divine Beings, such as the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, and the like.

He had never expected Haotian, with merely Golden Immortal Early-stage cultivation, to be capable of reaching such a level.

Facing the praise, Haotian remained composed.

Holding the pot, he poured tea for the two of them. Clear tea streamed into the cups, sending rings of spiritual resonance rippling outward.

"Fellow Daoist overpraises me."

"It is not that my Supernatural Powers are so great, but that the Great Dao I cultivate is special."

Bai Ze nodded faintly, seeming thoughtful.

Once the two cups of immortal tea had been poured, the tea fragrance and spiritual energy intertwined and rose, condensing into blossoming auspicious clouds in the air of the cave mansion and drawing purple qi to coil about them without dispersing.

Bai Ze examined this phenomenon closely, his brows lifting slightly in surprise. "This tea of yours can actually produce auspicious signs on its own. Could it be... from an Innate Spiritual Root?"

This time, surprise appeared in Haotian's eyes. "Fellow Daoist truly has eyes like blazing torches."

"This tea indeed comes from a High-Grade Innate Spiritual Root."

"A High-Grade Innate Spiritual Root!" Bai Ze could not help drawing in a sharp breath.

Then he sighed. "I thought I had already estimated Daoist's origins as highly as possible, yet I was still too shallow in my judgment."

"Even the things Daoist carries with you are such treasures. You truly are unfathomable."

This sentiment came entirely from his heart.

Within the Primordial World, Innate Spiritual Roots and spiritual treasures were all unique, favored by the creation of heaven and earth. Without great opportunity and immense fortune, they could not be obtained.

Even a top-tier Innate Divine Being like Kunpeng possessed no decent accompanying spiritual treasure, which showed just how precious they were.

That was precisely why Haotian, as a transmigrator with memories of the future, was destined never to lack spiritual treasures.

Thus, he did not place excessive importance on spiritual treasures or spiritual roots.

Bai Ze gazed at the clear tea liquor in his cup.

The fresh fragrance of the tea leaves soothed his heart and refreshed his mind, deepening his speculation about Haotian's origins.

For him to casually bring out tea produced by a High-Grade Innate Spiritual Root, the lineage behind him likely far exceeded anything Bai Ze could imagine.

Haotian naturally sensed his thoughts, yet merely smiled faintly without offering any further explanation.

As the Dao Ancestor's attendant boy, he already came from one of the most eminent lineages in the Primordial World. No amount of speculation would be excessive.

"Fellow Daoist, let me offer you a cup." Haotian raised his cup first.

Bai Ze solemnly lifted his cup in return. "You are too polite, Daoist. Let us simply drink together."

The two people raised their cups and took a light sip.

The instant the tea entered their mouths, warm, gentle spiritual energy carrying pure Dao resonance washed through their bodies. It was like a spring breeze brushing over their Dao Foundations, leaving them clear-headed and their spiritual platforms pristine.

After drinking, Bai Ze closed his eyes to savor the aftertaste for a moment before opening them and praising, "Excellent tea!"

"Clear yet not bland, resonant yet not muddled, and it even contains Innate Dao resonance..."

"To taste such fine tea today, I have truly benefited from Daoist's generosity."

Haotian smiled without speaking and lifted the pot to pour another cup.

"Please wait a moment, Daoist." Bai Ze suddenly rose. After making a courteous apology, he headed into a stone chamber deep within the Cave Mansion.

Before long, he returned carrying several Jade Slips.

These Jade Slips were neither gold nor jade, and great Dao patterns flowed across their surfaces. They had clearly been condensed from laws.

Bai Ze placed the Jade Slips on the Stone Table and said seriously, "These Jade Slips record many cultivation inheritances and accounts from throughout the Primordial World."

"They were gifts from certain Daoists who had received my favor during my travels in earlier years."

"Their origins are beyond reproach, with no karmic burden or entanglements."

"Today, I gift them to Daoist for your perusal."

Upon hearing this, Haotian immediately rose and gave a deep bow. "Fellow Daoist's generous gift has moved Haotian beyond words."

"I will surely repay this kindness and friendship in the future."

Yet Bai Ze waved a hand and smiled. "Daoist, you overstate it."

"You treated me with Innate Spiritual Tea, and I offer you Primordial World inheritances. This is merely an exchange between Daoists, each taking what we need as we compare and verify our paths. How can it be called a favor?"

"Please do not keep it in your heart."

Hearing this, reverence rose in Haotian's heart.

He understood that Bai Ze spoke this way because he did not want Haotian to feel indebted, much less come to see Bai Ze as someone who used favors to demand repayment.

Though he knew the other party had deliberately sought friendship after glimpsing the extraordinariness of his roots, such open and upright breadth of mind was truly rare in the law-of-the-jungle Primordial World.

A gentleman is judged by his deeds, not his heart; judge hearts, and none in all ages would be flawless.

For Bai Ze to go this far was already enough to call him forthright.

Haotian immediately raised his tea cup again, his expression solemn. "Since Fellow Daoist puts it this way, I shall not stand on ceremony any longer."