The three of them sat cross-legged atop the Pure World White Lotus in the midst of Chaos.
Their trip to Purple Sky Palace had been tremendously rewarding.
Setting aside the God-Slaying Spear, powerful enough to shake a Sage Heart, even what they had obtained from Treasure Distribution Cliff alone was an astonishing opportunity.
Donghua swept his sleeve, and Dao Charm flowed through the air. The radiance of more than a hundred spiritual treasures at once illuminated the void. The three had gained a total of 136 treasures. Their grades varied, but all radiated Innate Dao Charm and brimmed with spiritual energy.
Three of them stood out in particular:
The first was a small, plain-colored banner. The moment it appeared, ten thousand golden lotuses bloomed around it, auspicious energy swirling as countless golden lamps and hanging strands of pearls protected it on all sides. It displayed a supreme defensive Dao Charm that rendered all techniques ineffective and drove away every evil. It was none other than one of the Innate Five Directions Banners: the Central Wuji Apricot-Yellow Banner!
The second was also a banner, but its auspicious appearance was the complete opposite of the Apricot Yellow Banner!
It was an ominous, inky black from end to end. Shadowy souls seemed to coil across its surface, and faint cries of anguish and curses sent chills through the air. Threads of baleful, murderous energy radiated from it of their own accord, warping and dimming the light around it. It was none other than the infamous Six Souls Banner!
As Donghua knew, during the Investiture of the Gods Tribulation, this banner had once shaken a Sage's fortune. Though it had not fully succeeded, it had already displayed power that defied the heavens.
Its baleful energy had yet to fade, and six shadowy souls flickered