Water Spirit Pearl

Red Cloud did not break the formation directly. First, he did not know the formation's strength and feared taking a fall.

Second, every Innate Formation possessed its own profound mysteries and could accomplish many peculiar functions.

Red Cloud's attainments in formations were not particularly profound. Such a rare chance to study them could not be wasted.

Afterward, Red Cloud drew upon the Illustrated Record of Literary Fortune to comprehend the Innate Formation. As a treasure of enlightenment, the Illustrated Record of Literary Fortune's power of deduction could accelerate his rate of comprehension.

In the blink of an eye, three thousand years passed.

Red Cloud finally comprehended this Innate Formation.

This formation was the Primordial Gui Water Formation. It seemed that the spiritual treasure or spiritual root within was related to the water attribute.

A trace of excitement appeared in Red Cloud's eyes.

"The Primordial Gui Water Formation is indeed wondrous. Merely comprehending this formation has improved my Water Law by several degrees. I wonder what sort of treasure lies within?"

Thinking this, Red Cloud no longer hesitated and stepped into the formation. It was a world of water, where waters of every nature evolved.

Nine-Heavens Mysterious Water, Divine Life Water, Grand Yin True Water, Nine Netherworld Dark Water, Mysterious Origin True Water...

This place was like a kingdom of water, where water spirits of differing natures danced within the watery world.

Red Cloud had also comprehended the Water Law before, so his perception of water was extremely keen.

With a single glance, Red Cloud saw that most of these water spirits of differing natures merely possessed empty forms—hollow shells condensed from some special power.

With that in mind, Red Cloud absorbed and refined the dense spiritual qi here as he walked toward the formation's core. Before long, he saw a blue pearl.

This pearl seemed to be an aggregation of the Water Law. Endless Water Laws evolved from it, and every water spirit here had been born under its influence.

Red Cloud's Primordial Spirit sensed the Heavenly Dao and learned that this pearl was none other than a Superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure: the Water Spirit Pearl.

The Water Spirit Pearl was one of the Five Spirit Pearls.

Red Cloud had not expected to encounter such a spiritual treasure.

Besides the Water Spirit Pearl, the other four spirit pearls were the Fire Spirit Pearl, Earth Spirit Pearl, Wind Spirit Pearl, and Thunder Spirit Pearl.

Among the Eight Trigrams, wind and thunder both belonged to wood.

However, among the Five Spirit Pearls, the Wind Spirit Pearl represented metal, while the Thunder Spirit Pearl represented wood, differing from the Eight Trigrams.

Legend said that if one gathered all Five Spirit Pearls, one would possess the power to split heaven and earth—the true power of creation. Yet Red Cloud did not know whether it was true.

To this day, no one had ever gathered all five spirit pearls.

Red Cloud extended his hand toward the Water Spirit Pearl, and the Water Spirit Pearl at the formation's core flew into his palm.

"Treasure goes to the one fated for it!"

"I am the one fated for it!"

Red Cloud set up a formation. Outside was the Primordial Gui Water Formation, while the Four Symbols Formation guarded the inside.

Then Red Cloud began refining the Water Spirit Pearl.

As one fated for the Water Spirit Pearl, Red Cloud found that it directly opened its "embrace" to his refinement.

At that moment, Red Cloud "personally" saw the restrictions within the Water Spirit Pearl's core. They were evolutions of the Water Law.

As Red Cloud comprehended the Water Law, the Illustrated Record of Literary Fortune was immediately driven to its utmost limit. Boundless mysteries unfolded before him, and his comprehension of the Water Law soared in a straight line.

The Primordial World kept no calendar; in the blink of an eye, seas turned to mulberry fields.

Another three thousand years passed. Red Cloud awoke from his enlightenment, and the dense Dao rhythm around him gradually dispersed.

Red Cloud exhaled a stream of water qi. Like a whirlwind, it devoured the water spirits around him, transforming them into pure dharma power that flowed into his body.

"Ha ha, thirty percent of the Water Law."

A trace of joy appeared on Red Cloud's face.

As a Superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Water Spirit Pearl possessed thirty-five Innate Restrictions, all evolved from the Water Law.

With the Water Spirit Pearl opening itself without reservation, Red Cloud comprehended fifteen Innate Restrictions, equivalent to thirty percent of the Water Law. This was already the limit of his cultivation.

In Immortal Dao cultivation, one could come into contact with laws at the Mysterious Immortal realm. Comprehending a trace of a law would allow one to break through to the Golden Immortal Realm.

After that, thirty percent law comprehension was Golden Immortal Perfection, sixty percent was Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Perfection, ninety percent was Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Perfection, and anything above ninety percent belonged to the Quasi-Sage realm.

Once law cultivation exceeded ninety percent, it was no longer as simple as a law. It touched upon the level of the Dao itself; for example, the Water Law became the Water Great Dao.

In other words, only upon reaching the Quasi-Sage realm of Immortal Dao cultivation—Primordial Golden Immortal—did one truly begin seeking the Dao.

If one comprehended a law to one hundred percent, one could attain the Dao of a Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, equivalent to becoming a Sage.

Red Cloud toyed with the Water Spirit Pearl. With a thought, he could control all water beneath heaven. Worthy indeed of a Superior-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—its might was beyond comparison with a lesser-grade spiritual treasure.

The most important aspect of Innate Spiritual Treasures was still their laws. If one possessed a spiritual treasure compatible with oneself, then comprehending laws and cultivating would proceed at a speed far beyond ordinary people.

Take the Water Spirit Pearl, for example. It possessed thirty-five Innate Restrictions and could theoretically allow someone to comprehend seventy percent of the Water Law, enough to cultivate to the level of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

If one possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure, and all forty-nine Innate Restrictions had evolved from the same law, it would be enough to cultivate to the level of a peak Quasi-Sage.

No wonder everyone loved Innate Spiritual Treasures.

If one could find an Innate Spiritual Treasure compatible with oneself, the increase in strength would absolutely advance by leaps and bounds.

Thinking of how Hong Jun would later pass down the Three Corpses Enlightenment, Red Cloud felt a pang of heartache. The gods' cultivation of the Three Corpses Enlightenment Method had destroyed untold numbers of Innate Spiritual Treasures.

If people had been allowed to comprehend the laws within Innate Spiritual Treasures, who knew how many powerful figures could have been nurtured?

Though Red Cloud found it regrettable, there was nothing he could do.

The Heavenly Dao and Hong Jun hoped that cultivators would cultivate the Sage Dao, rather than the Dao of the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

This was because Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals were beyond control and acted without restraint, making them even more dangerous than Sages.

Yet the Sage Dao was precisely the path that could not be traversed.

There were nine strands of Primordial Purple Energy in total.

One strand of Primordial Purple Energy was The One That Escaped, while the remaining eight were divided among the seven Sages, including Hong Jun.

In the Primordial World's original course, the eighth strand of Primordial Purple Energy had been obtained by Ancestor Red Cloud. After Ancestor Red Cloud self-destructed, that strand of Primordial Purple Energy vanished without a trace.

One account said that after Ancestor Red Cloud self-destructed, the Primordial Purple Energy shattered into eight pieces, which later became the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors.

Another account said that after Ancestor Red Cloud self-destructed, it was taken back by the Heavenly Dao or Hong Jun. In any case, it could not be found.

After the Heavenly Dao and Hong Jun's round of maneuvering, the path of the Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal became impassable in the Primordial World, and the Sage Dao was impassable as well. The highest combat power amounted to only those seven people.

Red Cloud shook his head and stopped thinking about it, then began collecting the materials left behind within the Primordial Gui Water Formation.

After being transformed by the Water Spirit Pearl, the formation had nurtured many top-grade water-attributed treasures rarely seen in the outside world.

For example, the Essence of Gui Water was a water-attributed treasure rarely seen even in the Primordial World. Even Great Luo cultivators seldom encountered it.

Was the Essence of Gui Water powerful?

One person was enough to answer that.

That person was Zhen Yuanzi.

Zhen Yuanzi's foundation was the Essence of Wu Earth, placing him on the same level as the Essence of Gui Water. In the future, he would become the ancestor of Earth Immortals.

The Essence of Gui Water had been nurtured by the Water Spirit Pearl for who knew how many years. There was only a single drop within the Primordial Gui Water Formation, but even one drop could become a vast ocean.

Gui Water symbolized rain and dew, streams, and spring veins. It possessed the qualities of nourishing all things and seeping into every crevice.

This stood in contrast to Ren Water's surging rivers.

The abilities of the Essence of Gui Water complemented Red Cloud's Jade Dew Bottle, a Lesser-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Red Cloud incorporated the Essence of Gui Water into it, and the Jade Dew produced by the Jade Dew Bottle became far more effective than before.