Chapter 158 It's not easy to exploit loopholes in the Heavenly Dao.
The primordial power of the four elements circulating around was emanating from this withered banana tree.
Mount Buzhou, the banana tree, and the power of the four innate spirits—these three factors combined immediately allowed Jiang Yuan to guess the origin of the tree.
It is the Primordial World Innate Plantain Tree, one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots. Legend has it that this tree was born from the power of the Four Primordial Spirits and has four banana leaves, each corresponding to the power of the four spirits: earth, fire, water, and wind.
These four banana leaves, like the seven gourds that grew from the Innate Gourd Vine, are all naturally occurring, Supreme-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.
Then, like the Innate Gourd Vine, its fate was to be plucked just as the magic weapon was about to mature.
The four leaves of the Innate Plantain Tree were plucked by the Three Pure Ones and the Minghe.
Among them, the banana leaf with the earth attribute, whose function is to change the terrain by fanning it, was picked by Supreme Pure One and used for setting up formations.
The banana leaf, which is of the fire element, releases innate divine fire when fanned. It was plucked by Great Pure One and used to start a fire.
The banana leaf, which possesses the attribute of water, is used to draw upon innate divine water. It was picked by Jade Pure One and used for quenching during the refining of artifacts.
The banana leaf, which possesses the attribute of wind, is used to create strong winds and was plucked by the Minghe.
The four banana leaves, each with its own unique use, were happily plucked away by their destined master.
The price, however, is that the Innate Plantain Tree that has lost these four banana leaves is like the Innate Gourd Vine that has lost seven gourds; its vitality gradually dissipates, and it withers away little by little.
"Another Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root has been robbed. No wonder it caused such a stir in the Innate Gourd Vine. It turns out it's an acquaintance, and one who shares the same fate."
Jiang Yuan now understood why the Innate Gourd Vine had guided him to this place.
First, as Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root both born on Mount Buzhou, they must know each other. Second, their experiences are exactly the same, inevitably leading to mutual sympathy.
With these two factors combined, seeing the Innate Plantain Tree in such a state, the Innate Gourd Vine must have felt pity. Therefore, it guided Jiang Yuan here, hoping that he could help the Innate Plantain Tree revive as he had helped itself.
"Herding one sheep is the same as herding a flock; I accept this cause and effect."
After thinking it over, Jiang Yuan felt that reviving the Innate Plantain Tree wouldn't do him any harm, so he decided to accept this karmic burden.
The method of reviving the Innate Plantain Fan is no different from that of reviving the Innate Gourd Vine.
First, bury them in the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil, then irrigate them with the Ten Great Primordial Divine Waters, then gather the essence of the Innate Spiritual Treasure they have formed, and finally supplement them with merits and Merit, and they can be reborn.
This shows that the conditions for reviving both are basically the same. The only difference is finding another Ancestor Minghe.
The Three Pure Ones not only possess the innate banana leaf, but also the Innate Gourd. Since they're going to come after them anyway, what's one more Innate Plantain Tree?
Furthermore, even if the revival of the Innate Plantain Tree fails, Jiang Yuan will not lose out.
As Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root from the Primordial World, even though it has withered, its material is still among the finest in the Primordial World. If used for weapon forging, it can at least be refined into a top-tier Innate Spiritual Treasure. With good luck, it could even be refined into a half-step Innate Supreme Treasure.
Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root is a treasure trove, no joke. It has its uses while alive, and its uses after death.
"Come with me, and I will do everything in my power to help you be reborn."
Jiang Yuan stepped forward and spoke to the Innate Plantain Tree.
As the saying goes, even a starved camel is bigger than a horse. Although the Innate Plantain Tree is dead, if it doesn't agree to leave, Jiang Yuan, with his current strength, really can't force it to leave.
For many powerful individuals, as long as they exist, there is little difference between life and death; they are merely different names for the same thing.
Buzzing----
Within Jiang Yuan's sea of consciousness, the Innate Gourd Vine revived and transmitted its voice to the Innate Plantain Tree, urging it to leave with Jiang Yuan.
Before they were ravaged, both the Innate Gourd Vine and the Innate Plantain Tree possessed complete consciousness.
In other words, apart from their inability to take human form, they are no different from other Innate Divine Being; they can think and communicate just like everyone else.
Unfortunately, after the attack, their minds were mostly destroyed, and they could only communicate with difficulty; they could do nothing else.
Perhaps this is Heavenly Dao's punishment for their insatiable greed.
Why are all the other Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root unharmed, while these two are so unlucky? Not only was their essence stolen, but they almost perished.
Isn't it said that those with Innate Spiritual Root are favored by heaven and earth, blessed by creation, and immune to calamity? Why does this law not apply to them?
It wasn't that they were useless; rather, they brought it upon themselves by trying to exploit loopholes in the Heavenly Dao, only to suffer a backlash.
Look at the performance of the other Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root. Even if they want to transform into human form, they still honestly bear fruit instead of directly nurturing Innate Spiritual Treasure with their origin, like the two of them.
The reason why Top-tier Innate Spiritual Root are difficult to transform into human form is that their origin is too profound. Once they transform, they start as great supernatural beings, and after cultivating for a short period of time, they can achieve the Hunyuan Realm.
This foundation is so profound that transforming into human form is naturally extremely difficult.
Therefore, the simplest way for them to transform into human form is to relinquish their original essence and return it to heaven and earth. In this way, heaven and earth will benefit and will naturally no longer make things difficult for them or prevent them from transforming.
But the origin is so precious; it is the key to whether they can cultivate to the Hunyuan Realm after taking human form. How can they abandon it?
If they didn't give it up, they couldn't take human form. Based on this, the Innate Gourd Vine and the Innate Plantain Tree started to pull some crazy tricks.
They did indeed relinquish their origin, but they did not return it to heaven and earth. Instead, they merged with the fruits they borne, transforming them into Innate Spiritual Treasure.
In this way, they lose their profound origin and can easily take on human form.
The Innate Spiritual Treasure that they originally created can become their companion spiritual treasures after they take human form, and can be retrieved at any time.
It sounds nice, but this move is undoubtedly exploiting a loophole in the Heavenly Dao. And clearly, loopholes in the Heavenly Dao are not so easy to exploit.
Just before their plan was about to succeed, retribution came. The will of Heavenly Dao intervened, drawing the Primordial World Destiny to Mount Buzhou to reap their rewards.
As a result, the plans of the Innate Gourd Vine and the Innate Plantain Tree all fell through. Not only was their transformation hopeless, but their very essence was also severely depleted, leading to their withering and decay. It was a truly tragic situation.
It was this encounter that made the powerful beings of the Primordial World world wary, and they dared not exploit any loopholes in the Heavenly Dao any longer.
The loopholes in Heavenly Dao's way are there for you to improve, not for you to exploit. If you improve, you will gain Merit. If you dare to exploit them, then don't blame Heavenly Dao for punishing you severely.
With the Innate Gourd Vine as a ready example, the Innate Plantain Tree did not hesitate any longer. It immediately shrunk its size and entered Jiang Yuan's sea of consciousness, where it was nourished along with the Innate Gourd Vine.
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