Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin

Donghua reached out into the air, and an object flew out from the corpse. It was round with a square hole, and had wings on either side.

It was a copper coin with wings, its back engraved with Great Dao patterns, possessing the power to expel Mo and ward off evil.

Its front was engraved with Great Dao golden script – Trade.

This was the first coin in the Primordial World, the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin.

Donghua reached out and grabbed it, directly taking the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin into his hand. His Primordial Spirit then entered the Spiritual Treasure, marking it as his own.

He also learned of the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin's functions from within.

The Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin was said to be able to drop anything below an Innate Supreme Treasure, and it came with its own Law of Trade.

Since it was the Law of Trade, theoretically, as long as one could afford the price, it could indeed drop any treasure in the world.

"But the price is really quite high. No wonder Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao became such unlucky fellows after dropping the Sea Calming Divine Beads."

The price paid when using the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin was Merit and Destiny.

The Merit and Destiny expended in dropping a treasure, along with one's own cultivation, was related to the level of the treasure being dropped.

The process of dropping a treasure was, in essence, a buying and selling transaction. It was just that this transaction was compulsory; as long as I could afford the price, you had to sell it to me.

This was the terrifying nature of the Law of Trade.

Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, merely True Immortals, dared to try and drop Zhao Gongming's Sea Calming Divine Beads.

If they didn't die, who would?

Keep in mind that Zhao Gongming was a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, and the Sea Calming Divine Beads were a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

The most pitiful thing wasn't their death and being listed on the Investiture of the Gods, but that after being listed, they became subordinates of Zhao Gongming in the Heavenly Court.

How tragic could it be.

But from this, one could see that the Merit and Destiny of the two had been completely exhausted when they tried to drop the Sea Calming Divine Beads.

"It seems I'll have to work hard to earn Merit and strengthen my Destiny and Fortune in the future."

Donghua put away the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin and said to the others, "As for the other items in this cave dwelling, if any of you need them, feel free to take what you want."

Besides the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, there were other magic treasures in the cave dwelling, but those were all refined by Wuyi Gong himself.

To Donghua, they were not worth mentioning.

Qianyu took a long saber, a Post-celestial Middle-grade Spiritual Treasure.

The three women took three bead-like magic treasures, also Post-celestial Middle-grade Spiritual Treasures.

Crown Prince Changqin took nothing. He picked up some jade slips and began to read them. Donghua disdained those Spiritual Treasures, and as the Crown Prince of the Zhu Rong tribe, he also disdained them.

If he wanted magic treasures, his father would personally deliver Innate Spiritual Treasures to him.

Donghua also picked up some jade slips to read. Most of them contained records of events from the Primordial Era, as well as some insights into God Path cultivation.

Other than that, there was nothing else.

"No wonder Xiao Sheng and Cao Bao, who later obtained the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, were still only rogue cultivators without good cultivation techniques."

Donghua put away the jade slips recording the Primordial Era and left the secret realm cave dwelling.

He had been too rushed to enter the cave dwelling earlier and hadn't looked properly. Now that he thought about it, wasn't the tree next to the secret realm cave dwelling the famous Mother Tree of Dahongpao Tea from Wuyi Mountain in later ages?

When he came outside the cave dwelling, he saw that it was indeed a tea tree. Although it was a Spiritual Root, it wasn't a High-grade one, only a Middle-grade Spiritual Root.

Donghua smiled happily. Although this Dahongpao tea tree was only a Middle-grade Spiritual Root, for him, a tea lover, it was no less than obtaining a High-grade Spiritual Root.

As for the top-tier Innate Spiritual Roots, there were only about ten in the Primordial World. They either transformed into human form, were destroyed during transformation, or were already claimed.

They were simply not within his reach. He had finally encountered the Fusang Tree, only for it to be killed by Eastern Emperor Taiyi, leaving him with only half of it.

As for Eastern Emperor Taiyi's revenge, it would be repaid sooner or later. Although Donghua had a good temper, how could he forget the hatred of being killed and his Dao extinguished?

He then directly put away the Mother Tree of Dahongpao.

After doing all this, he happily said to the others, "You can return later. Today, I, this Seat, will treat you to tea and let you taste this Dahongpao tea."

The others nodded one after another. Although they didn't know what Dahongpao tea was, they had seen the Spiritual Root Donghua put away earlier.

The tea produced by a Middle-grade Spiritual Root would certainly not be bad.

They sat under the Fuyao Tree, watching Donghua stir-fry the tea leaves with Pure Yang Divine Fire.

Yes, you read that right, he was stir-frying tea with Pure Yang Divine Fire, but using a gentle heat.

The tea leaves produced by the Mother Tree of Dahongpao contained Dao Rhyme and spiritual energy; ordinary fire could not cook them properly.

Stir-frying tea was also a skill. It could not allow the Dao Rhyme and spiritual energy to dissipate, yet it had to cook the tea leaves and bring out their fragrance.

After a while, they sat at a stone table, drinking Dahongpao tea.

Donghua: "Delicious, truly delicious. I, this Seat, have never tasted such good tea."

The others nodded. They didn't care whether the tea was good or not; after drinking it, they quickly refined the spiritual energy and comprehended the Dao Rhyme contained within the tea leaves.

The three little ones, who were Mysterious Immortals, directly broke through to the peak of Mysterious Immortal.

"May I know Senior's esteemed name?"

On the mountaintop, Crown Prince Changqin finally couldn't help but ask.

"I am the Purple Mansion's East King Gong, Eastern Emperor Donghua, my Dao name is Tai Wei."

The few people present immediately gasped in admiration, especially the three little phoenixes who sized up Donghua together.

"So, Senior is the Head of Male Immortals, East King Gong."

Donghua nodded, feeling quite helpless. No one remembered his identity as the Purple Mansion's Lord, Eastern Emperor Donghua; to be precise, it wasn't that no one remembered, but rather they chose to forget.

However, everyone knew the title "Head of Male Immortals, East King Gong," even the three little phoenixes with Mysterious Immortal cultivation knew it.

This wasn't the first time such a situation had occurred during his travels in the Primordial World; he had experienced it many times.

"It seems I underestimated the renown of the Head of Male Immortals."

The phoenix who had remained silent spoke, "When we attained immortality, we once sent our Primordial Spirits out and paid respects to West Queen Mother in the void. We never met her in person, so it is a great honor to meet His Majesty King Dong here today."

The other two little ones chimed in. The Qingluan Bird added, "I also paid respects to West Queen Mother, and she even patted my head, saying I was cute."

This was the first time Donghua had heard West Queen Mother's name since his rebirth, and it came so suddenly.

He sized up the phoenix, and at a glance, he unexpectedly realized this was the imperial bird of the Phoenix Clan.

Initially, the Phoenix Clan revered the Five-Colored Phoenix, as Primordial Phoenix's true form was a Five-Colored Phoenix. Next came the Golden Phoenix, also known as the imperial bird.

There were only a handful of Five-Colored Phoenixes in the world, so the Golden Phoenix was actually the main force within the Phoenix Clan, much like the king of the Dragon Clan, the Golden Dragon.

"East King Gong is nothing special; you're just a cultivator. What's your name?"

"This junior is a Golden Phoenix of the Phoenix Clan."

Donghua put down his teacup and asked again, "I asked for your name."

The Golden Phoenix replied with confusion, "Reporting to His Majesty King Dong, this junior's name is indeed Golden Phoenix. Does the name Golden Phoenix have any significance?"

Donghua was stunned for a moment, not expecting that a random phoenix he met would also be a famous figure in later generations.

If he wasn't mistaken, this Golden Phoenix was the very same Golden Phoenix who willingly became Nuwa's mount when Nuwa attained Sainthood.

She was also renowned in later generations. Nuwa did not establish a major sect and rarely accepted disciples, having only a few nominal ones. This mount, the Golden Phoenix, was essentially no different from a direct disciple.

Donghua shook his head slightly and said, "The name Golden Phoenix has no significance. It's just that I had a feeling just now and calculated that you have a great opportunity in the future. Whether you can seize it depends on you."

"Don't ask too many questions. The time is not yet right, and heavenly secrets cannot be revealed."

Golden Phoenix suppressed her inner doubts. Since the senior didn't wish to say more, she couldn't press further.

"Meeting you youngsters today is also a form of fate. But fate gathers and scatters; it is best we part ways here."

Now that Donghua had obtained the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin, it was time to leave and continue his travels in the Primordial World, seeking to comprehend the Dao of Hunyuan.

Just then, a black figure streaked across the sky, followed by an old man in black who descended.

He formed a hand seal, sniffed the air currents, and soon stopped his actions.

He looked at Donghua and the others and asked, "Did you take the Treasure-Dropping Golden Coin?"

As his words fell, his gloomy eyes fixed intently on Donghua.

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