High-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure

Bi Xiao took a deep breath and suppressed the surging worry and anxiety in her heart. Forcing herself onward despite her injuries, she followed the faint, intangible force drawing her toward the depths of the island.

After a hundred breaths, she abruptly stopped.

"An innate spiritual treasure!"

Ahead of her, a jade flute of pure azure-green floated in the void.

The flute was about one foot and three inches long, its form ancient and simple. Natural Dao patterns of entwined dragons and phoenixes covered its surface—the dragon patterns raised their heads in a roaring chant, while the phoenix patterns spread their wings in a ringing cry. Interwoven and coiled together, they seemed to slowly move like living creatures.

Bi Xiao's gaze fell upon the flute, and an inexplicable sense of familiarity and closeness arose in her heart. She slowly stepped forward and reached out. The instant her fingertips touched its body—

Bzzzt!

A flute note that shook the soul suddenly rang out, transforming into invisible sound waves that spread in every direction.

Colorless, formless sound waves rippled outward like circles on water, instantly sweeping across the entire silent island.

The violent, frenzied dragon-phoenix killing aura that had filled heaven and earth receded and calmed like a tide returning to the sea the instant the flute sounded. The blood-colored killing Dao traces left upon the cracked ground and the destructive aura lingering motionlessly in the air were completely cleansed away by those gentle yet domineering sound waves.

After a brief daze, Bi Xiao came back to herself and realized that she had unknowingly grasped the flute.

In an instant, a vast torrent of information flooded her sea of consciousness—the method for activating the Dragon-Phoenix Flute, as well as the true power of this spiritual treasure.

"A high-grade innate spiritual treasure... This Dragon-Phoenix Flute is actually a high-grade innate spiritual treasure."

One had to know that innate spiritual treasures were incomparably precious in the Primordial World. Most Great Luo Golden Immortals did not even possess a single low-grade innate spiritual treasure, much less a high-grade one.

However, Bi Xiao quickly suppressed her delight.

"Little Four is still in danger. I need to get him out of the illusory realm quickly."

Bi Xiao held the flute horizontally to her lips and closed her eyes, immersing her mind in resonance with the spiritual treasure.

The Dharma power within her surged like a river and poured into the flute. The azure-green jade flute trembled faintly, and the dragon-phoenix Dao patterns on its body suddenly lit up.

Without hesitation, Bi Xiao followed the activation method within her sea of consciousness and blew the first note.

Whooo—

The flute's sound was no longer clear and melodious, but low and heavy, like an ancient bell, like the first sound of heaven and earth. Its sound waves were no longer colorless and intangible. They transformed into rings of visible azure-green halos that spread wildly in all directions with her at their center.

Wherever the sound waves passed, the void rippled violently like the surface of water.

The illusory realm was dragged out of nothingness. Under the impact of the azure-green sound waves, it began to shake, twist, and deform violently, like a lake struck by a stone as layer upon layer of ripples spread across its surface.

Bi Xiao did not dare stop. Dharma power continuously poured from within her into the Dragon-Phoenix Flute. Though she was a Taiyi Golden Immortal, activating a high-grade innate spiritual treasure was still exceedingly strenuous, yet she had no thought of stopping.

"Break!"

With a low shout, she poured all her remaining Dharma power into it. The flute's sound suddenly rose, turning into an intertwined phoenix cry and dragon roar that shot straight into the heavens.

Boom—!

At last, the barrier of the illusory realm could no longer endure. Like shattered glass, it burst open with countless fine cracks.

A pale violet thunder cocoon fell from the shattered illusory realm.

"Little Four—"

Sensing Lei Xiao's aura within the thunder cocoon, Bi Xiao was first startled, then quickly breathed a sigh of relief.

"I wonder what Little Four experienced in the illusory realm. He seems to have gained a fortuitous opportunity as well. His aura is rapidly rising toward the middle stage of the Golden Immortal realm."

A flicker of joy appeared in Bi Xiao's eyes. She was genuinely happy for Lei Xiao, but she soon frowned slightly.

"Little Four's cultivation has risen too quickly. If this continues, his realm may become unstable. Fortunately, I obtained the Dragon-Phoenix Flute. It can play innate Dao sounds and help Little Four stabilize his realm."

Without the slightest hesitation, Bi Xiao immediately sat cross-legged in the air and once more held the Dragon-Phoenix Flute to her lips.

This time, she did not play the domineering sound that tore through the void. Instead, she drew her mind inward and mobilized the remnants of Taiyi immortal essence within her body, transforming them into gentle strands of Dharma power that flowed into the flute.

"Whooo—"

An ethereal and distant sound of dragon roars and phoenix cries, carrying boundless vitality, slowly rippled outward. Like spring rain borne on the breeze, and like the resonant voice of the Great Dao, the flute's sound transformed into rings of warm azure-green halos that gently enveloped the pale violet thunder cocoon in midair.

At the same time, inside the thunder cocoon, as the Dao sound entered his ears, the intense pain caused by the thunder tempering his body gradually faded, and the exhaustion of his primordial spirit was swept away.

At this moment, Lei Xiao felt as though he had returned to the innate state before his birth—warm and tranquil.

Wrapped in the Dao sound, Lei Xiao's consciousness gradually sank into a profound and mysterious state. He felt as though his soul had broken free from the restraints of his flesh and floated through an endless void.

There was no up or down, left or right, no past or future. There was only the lingering innate Dao sound, fine as threads, winding around his soul and gently cleansing every trace of impurity.

No one knew how much time had passed before the thunder cocoon surrounding him dissipated, and his cultivation naturally advanced to the middle stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

Of course, compared to the improvement in cultivation, his greatest gain was the enhancement of his innate foundation. Lei Xiao had originally only been a lower-grade innate lifeform, but he had now become a middle-grade innate lifeform.

"Thank you, Third Sister, for aiding my cultivation." Lei Xiao rose and bowed to Bi Xiao.

"Little Four, why are you thanking me? I should be thanking you instead. If you had not acted in the illusory realm earlier, I would already be dead. And with your help, I obtained this high-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Dragon-Phoenix Flute," Bi Xiao said with a smile.

Upon hearing the words "high-grade innate spiritual treasure," Lei Xiao's gaze could not help but fall upon the Dragon-Phoenix Flute in Bi Xiao's hand.

It was his first time seeing a legendary innate spiritual treasure.

"What a fine treasure..."

Lei Xiao sincerely praised it, his eyes filled with amazement and curiosity. "Third Sister, the ability that helped me enter that special state of enlightenment just now should be one of the Dragon-Phoenix Flute's powers, right? Not only is this Dragon-Phoenix Flute immensely powerful, it even possesses such miraculous transformative power."

After all, it was extraordinarily difficult for a living being to enter a state of enlightenment. It required a fortuitous opportunity, yet the Dragon-Phoenix Flute could actively bring someone into such a state.

That fact alone was enough to drive countless mighty cultivators of the Primordial World mad. It fully deserved the status of a high-grade innate spiritual treasure.

"Your ability to enter enlightenment also had much to do with your own condition just now."

As she spoke, Bi Xiao suddenly frowned. "The disturbance here was rather great just now. It must have alerted nearby experts. We need to leave quickly."

As Bi Xiao finished speaking, Lei Xiao also sensed several powerful auras rapidly approaching. The weakest were at the late stage of the Golden Immortal realm, and there were even fluctuations at the Taiyi Golden Immortal level.