Everyone was puzzled and privately wondered what made East King Duke so special. Though he was merely a Great Luo Golden Immortal, not only had the Dao Ancestor taken notice of him, but he had also gained no fewer spiritual treasures than the Three Pure Ones and Di Jun. Could the path of Proving Dao via Laws truly be so extraordinary?
As they pondered, cultivators continued stepping forward to claim treasures. Yet after East King Duke, no one else managed to sweep away so many spiritual treasures. Most received only two or three; even those who got more had no more than a handful. Most of the treasures were Houtian Treasures. Some exhausted their magical power trying to draw treasures to them, only to come away empty-handed, bitterly disappointed.
Among them was a figure who would become famous in later generations: Randeng Daoist, whose origins lay in the Spirit Coffin. He was the first coffin in the Primordial World, transformed into human form.
A hundred years passed in a flash. After all three thousand Mortal Guests had tested their Destined Affinity, the Treasure Distribution Rock stood empty. Those who had obtained Innate Spiritual Treasures were satisfied, while those who had not hung their heads in dejection. Just as everyone was about to leave, East King Duke turned back and stepped forward.
Curious, the cultivators stopped to watch. They saw him walk up to the immortal rock and beckon with one hand. The Treasure Distribution Rock, which had held thousands of spiritual treasures, flew into his possession.
Everyone was stunned, then quickly filled with regret. Even the Quasi-Saint experts among the Three Pure Ones lamented their oversight. Why hadn't they thought to take the Treasure Distribution Rock? Anything capable of holding so many treasures surely couldn't be ordinary.
But regret was