A flash of understanding tore through Lord Wanshouyuan's sea of consciousness like thunder in Chaos, instantly revealing what lay before him—
Pangu Jade Marrow!
According to legend, Great God Pangu had opened heaven and earth, then perished from exhaustion. His spine had become Buzhou Mountain, supporting heaven and anchoring the earth.
Within that spine lay the very core, the purest portion of his life origin, the essence of his strength, and his supreme will to open heaven and earth.
After endless cosmic cycles of settling, compression, and condensation, it had not dispersed entirely into the world to nourish all things. Instead, through a convergence of circumstances—
Under the combined influence of favorable timing, terrain, and Pangu's lingering will, it had condensed at the very heart of Buzhou Mountain into these few drops of supreme treasure!
This was a true legacy of the Father God, the most precious and fundamental gift Great God Pangu had left within the Primordial World!
The power within was no ordinary spiritual energy or law fragments, but the most fundamental essence of the Great Dao of "strength," containing the seed of the supreme might that had opened heaven and earth.
It also possessed the inconceivable ability to nourish the origins of all things, reshape innate foundations, temper the Primordial Spirit and will, and reveal the great dao root!
Its value far surpassed ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasures, enough to make even the legendary innate supreme treasures pale in comparison.
It was unique throughout the entire Primordial World—a priceless treasure in the truest sense!
If even a whisper of its existence leaked out, every Xiantian God-Demon would be driven into utter madness, fighting for it regardless of the cost. It might even unleash a cataclysm that swept across the entire Primordial Wilderness!
Lord Wanshouyuan's heart began pounding uncontrollably, and his breathing quickened. He forcibly suppressed his excitement and shock, his gaze instantly turning solemn and wary.
He knew that this object carried immense implications and involved Father God Pangu. Nothing could be allowed to go wrong; collecting it had to be absolutely foolproof.
The most extraordinary aspect of this Pangu Jade Marrow was that it had formed from the life essence of Great God Pangu—the source of all things in the Primordial Wilderness.
Everything in the Primordial World, whether towering mountains, rushing rivers, birds and beasts, innate deities, or spirits born afterward, traced its life back to Pangu.
Thus, to any creature native to the Primordial Wilderness, this jade marrow was not a foreign substance, but an origin power of the same lineage and source, possessing unparalleled compatibility!
Whatever Great Dao one cultivated, absorbing this jade marrow would allow perfect fusion without any risk of rejection. It would simply manifest different miraculous effects according to one's innate foundation, accumulated reserves, and chosen Great Dao.
It might vastly strengthen the foundations of the body, refine and elevate the essence of the Primordial Spirit, or enhance the potential of one's innate nature.
It could also deepen one's understanding of the Great Dao one cultivated, help break through cultivation bottlenecks, or even lead directly to the great dao origin! This was a universal sacred substance of origin in the truest sense!
He could absorb it himself right here. With this supreme treasure, perhaps he could immediately advance his newly strengthened body or magical power another step, and even glimpse the mysteries of a higher realm. Yet his thoughts raced, and he reached a decision in an instant.
Such a treasure would certainly benefit him enormously, but to his original body, Zhenyuanzi, it held an even more special and vital significance!
They were one being, sharing glory and loss, their paths of cultivation intertwined. His original body had taken form from the essence of innate earthen energy, giving him profound innate foundations and immense potential. Though his present cultivation realm was slightly lower than that of this avatar because they emphasized different aspects of cultivation, he remained the foundation of their future path.
If nourished by this jade marrow of Pangu origin, his foundations would become incomparably solid, and his reserves would deepen beyond imagination. His future cultivation would be smoother and more open, his potential limitless!
This concerned their shared path of cultivation and their long-term future!
Moreover, if his original body absorbed it at the core of the Innate Xutu Great Formation in the Wuzhuang Temple of Longevity Mountain, he could coordinate everything and draw upon the Book of the Earth to use its effects as fully and safely as possible.
That would prevent any slight discordance or waste of energy that might arise if the avatar used it first while away. Besides, he himself had already gained an immense amount from this ascent of Buzhou Mountain.
Blessed with fortune, he had achieved breakthroughs in both his body and magical power, and had comprehended countless nascent resonances of the Great Dao. He needed sufficient time to settle, digest, and consolidate those gains.
Biting off more than he could chew by rushing to absorb the jade marrow now might instead damage his already near-perfect dao foundation. The loss would outweigh the gain.
With his decision made, Lord Wanshouyuan became even more careful in his movements.
First, he closely examined the enormous rock that enclosed and nurtured the jade marrow. He discovered that it was far harder than he had imagined, almost inseparable from the whole mass of Buzhou Mountain and utterly indestructible.
There were also natural protective restrictions formed by the lingering Pangu will. If he tried to force his way through, he would suffer a terrifying backlash. Not only could he be gravely injured, but he might very well damage the precious jade marrow itself, causing it to lose much of its spiritual potency. That was a loss he could never afford.
After pondering for a moment, he sat cross-legged once more, facing the enormous rock.
His hands formed profound seals—not for an offensive or destructive spell. Instead, he used the trace of mighty fortune he had just received as a reward from Pangu and the world as a guide, activating the Wood Scripture to send pure, peaceful wood vitality slowly seeping into the rock.
At the same time, he adjusted the fluctuations of his divine sense to resonate as harmoniously as possible with Pangu's lingering will around him. He conveyed benevolence and profound reverence: he had come not to plunder, but to inherit the Father God's legacy, carry on his Dao, and protect the Primordial Wilderness.
The process was exceedingly slow, demanding boundless patience, precise control, and a deep understanding of the Pangu will.
Lord Wanshouyuan concentrated with his entire being, fine beads of sweat even forming on his forehead. Like the softest feather, his divine sense cautiously communicated with and guided that ancient, immense protective will in silence, conveying his intentions.
He did not know how much time had passed. Just as he felt his fortune was about to merge completely with that protective will, an exceedingly faint click finally came from the core of the indestructible rock, like the first sigh at the dawn of heaven and earth.
The rock had not shattered. Rather, the intangible protective will had acknowledged him and willingly opened a tiny gap, as though opening a door for someone of the same origin.
Lord Wanshouyuan dared not delay. Suppressing his excitement, he immediately took out a blue-green jade bottle artifact he had prepared long ago, painstakingly refined from a section of the Ginseng Fruit Tree's original trunk containing its finest essence, supplemented with various innate spiritual materials.
A gentle, peaceful azure radiance of Yi Wood flowed naturally over the bottle. Inside was a stable, self-contained pocket of space, capable of perfectly preserving an innate spiritual object's vital essence without the slightest leakage for ten thousand years.
With utmost care, he shaped his divine sense into the finest, gentlest invisible hand.
Through the gap, he gently and steadily lifted the three heavy drops of jade marrow. Each seemed to contain the weight of a minor world, bearing the weight of Pangu and the Primordial Wilderness. Then he slowly guided them into the jade bottle with unwavering steadiness.
Throughout the process, his divine sense did not cause the slightest disturbance in the jade marrow.
The instant the final drop settled safely inside, Lord Wanshouyuan swiftly cast several profound sealing techniques he had prepared in advance, imbued with wood vitality and the stabilizing nature of earthen energy. He completely sealed the bottle's mouth, isolating its interior from the outside world.
The jade bottle sank slightly in his hand. Even with his formidable body at the middle stage of Da Luo Golden Immortal, he felt his arm abruptly weighed down.
It was as though he held not three drops of liquid, but three entire primordial divine mountains!
Their weight far exceeded his expectations, revealing the immense origin power they contained.
He let out a long breath. His taut nerves finally relaxed, and the heavy burden on his heart lifted.
With extreme care, he placed the jade bottle containing this supreme treasure into the deepest recess of his Sleeve Universe. He then used his own great luo magical power to establish layer upon layer of concealed protective restrictions, ensuring that nothing could go wrong and not the faintest trace of its aura could escape.
Once everything was done, Lord Wanshouyuan looked around the Summit of Buzhou once more.
The sea of clouds still churned beneath his feet, the sky remained within reach, and Pangu's will still permeated everything in silence. His gains from this journey were complete, far exceeding even his original expectations.
He lingered no longer, turning to look toward the path down the mountain.
The route he had taken up remained fraught with danger, filled with chaos energy streams and terrifying pressure. But now that both his body and magical power had reached Da Luo, and he had thoroughly adapted to the mountain's oppressive might, it was no longer an impassable barrier.
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