Creation-Heaven Strike! Tongtian: The Interception Sect's Fortune Had Stabilized?

Looking at the twelfth-rank white lotus platform before him, Zhao Gongming instantly knew its origins. The joy on his face was practically tangible.

He'd struck it rich!

This time, he'd absolutely struck it rich!

When Pangu created heaven and earth, the Thirty-Sixth-Grade Chaos Green Lotus shattered because it couldn't withstand the Opening-Heaven Pressure. Its five lotus seeds transformed into the Primordial World's Five-Directional Lotus Platforms, namely:

Twenty-Fourth-Rank Creation Green Lotus: formed from the Chaos Green Lotus's sole mature seed. The Three Pure Ones "dismembered" it, turning it into three treasures: the White Jade Walking Stick, Green Duckweed Sword, and Three Treasures Jade Ruyi.

Twelfth-Rank World-Destroying Black Lotus: the Devil Ancestor Luohou's companion treasure.

Twelfth-Rank Karmic Fire Red Lotus: Minghe Ancestor's companion treasure.

Twelfth-Rank Meritorious Golden Lotus: obtained by Hongjun and bestowed upon Zhunti and Jieyin at Purple Cloud Palace; it was the Western Sect's treasure for suppressing its Fortune.

Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus: unfathomably mysterious.

And the one before him was precisely the most mysterious among the Innate Five-Directional Lotus Platforms: the Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus. It was itself a Peak-Grade Innate Defensive Spiritual Treasure. In terms of defense, it was even stronger than the Five-Directional Flags, second only to an Innate Supreme Treasure. Moreover, the Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus could suppress the Fortune of a great sect. Why had the Interception Sect suffered such a devastating defeat in the Investiture of the Gods Cataclysm? Beyond Tongtian Cult Leader's lax governance, the mixed bag of disciples, and the utter chaos within the sect, the most crucial reason was that the Interception Sect had been flawed from its very founding.

When Tongtian Cult Leader founded the Interception Sect, he used the Green Duckweed Sword to suppress its Fortune. Yet this treasure excelled at slaughter and fell short when it came to suppressing a great sect's Fortune, causing the Interception Sect's Fortune to leak away without end. In the short term, that naturally posed no problem. But a thousand-mile embankment could be destroyed by an ant nest. As time passed and the Interception Sect's Fortune continued to drain away, it eventually became beyond saving. During the Investiture of the Gods Cataclysm, the entire sect was destroyed. Even Tongtian Cult Leader was locked away by Hongjun in a little black room and forced to consume the Saint-Felling Pill!

But if the Purifying World White Lotus had been used to suppress the Interception Sect's Fortune, then even if it truly lost, the outcome likely wouldn't have been so catastrophic!

After all, for a great sect, Fortune was the foundation of everything.

"What a treasure!"

With a wave of his hand, Zhao Gongming collected the Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus before him. Then his gaze turned to the remaining twelve Dinghai Divine Pearls.

A complete set of Dinghai Divine Pearls numbered thirty-six. Their origins were interconnected, and their power had already reached the very peak of Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, only one step away from a Supreme Treasure.

Likewise, if they could evolve into a complete set of Thirty-Six Heavens Worlds, then with their origins linked, their power could rise another level.

"Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus, Dinghai Divine Pearls, a pool of Three Lights Divine Water, and a peak-grade Innate Spiritual Root..."

After taking stock of all his gains, the smile on Zhao Gongming's face simply wouldn't fade. His harvest from Yingzhou Immortal Island this time was utterly astounding.

He immediately stepped forward, intending to transplant the Five-Needle Pine into the Myriad Heavens World.

But right then, Zhao Gongming discovered in surprise that there was an astonishing axe mark on the Five-Needle Pine. It appeared as though it had nearly cleaved the tree in two. An incomparably profound aura of laws lingered upon that axe mark, clinging to it like something embedded in the bone and constantly wearing away the Five-Needle Pine's life force, dimming its radiance until even its origin was nearly exhausted.

For a moment, Zhao Gongming was stunned, but he finally understood why this Five-Needle Pine had never appeared in the Primordial World.

After all, if he hadn't come, then in less than ten thousand years, the Five-Needle Pine's origin would have been depleted. It would have completely withered and vanished from the Primordial World.

"What a waste! What an utter waste!"

There were no more than ten peak-grade Innate Spiritual Roots in the entire Primordial World. If this one were allowed to wither away from depleted origin, that would be an unbearable waste.

Zhao Gongming immediately immersed his mind and began comprehending the astonishing axe mark on the Five-Needle Pine!

This was also the "chief culprit" behind the Five-Needle Pine's depleted origin.

As long as he could comprehend and erase it, the Five-Needle Pine's vast life force as a peak-grade Innate Spiritual Root would allow it to recover fully before long.

Very soon, under his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, the originally incomparably abstruse axe-mark imprint was comprehended by Zhao Gongming at a staggering pace. Countless insights also surged into his mind.

[You observed Pangu Axe Mark and gained a little insight. You comprehended the Law of Strength. Current Law of Strength: 15%]

[You continued observing Pangu Axe Mark. In a flash of inspiration, you comprehended Pangu's cultivation method—the Nine Revolutions Profound Art.]

[You thoroughly comprehended and analyzed Pangu Axe Mark. You entered enlightenment and comprehended the Great Dao of Strength Divine Ability—Creation-Heaven Strike (1%).]

"This axe mark was left behind by Pangu?"

Zhao Gongming awoke from his comprehension. At this moment, as he had thoroughly comprehended and analyzed it, the astonishing axe-mark imprint on the Five-Needle Pine had vanished without a trace.

The Five-Needle Pine rustled as it burst forth with astonishing life force once more. Five-colored divine light bloomed from it, while the Five-Element Pinecones growing upon its branches gave off an enticing fragrance.

What shocked Zhao Gongming was that the astonishing axe mark on this Five-Needle Pine had actually been left behind by Pangu.

One had to know, Pangu stood at such an unfathomable realm. He naturally wouldn't have chopped the Five-Needle Pine with an axe for no reason.

At that thought, Zhao Gongming looked at the Five-Needle Pine before him, and a vague speculation about its origins surfaced in his heart.

But Zhao Gongming soon calmed down.

No matter what, the three thousand Chaos Gods and Demons had already perished in the Creation-Heaven Cataclysm. Even if this Five-Needle Pine truly had something to do with the legendary Five Elements Godfiend—

the Chaos Gods and Demons had long since fallen. The current Five-Needle Pine was nothing more than a peak-grade Innate Spiritual Root!

With that, he cast aside the distracting thoughts in his mind and carefully considered the astonishing gains he had made this time.

First was the Law of Strength. This was the number-one law among the three thousand Great Dao laws. It wasn't merely a simple law of power, but a conceptual power. Whether it was the power of time, the power of space, or even the power of the Heavenly Dao and the Great Dao, all fell within the scope of the Law of Strength. Why had Pangu been so powerful? Beyond his astonishing realm, it also had much to do with his grasp of the Law of Strength. With a single axe stroke, every kind of power merged into it. How terrifying was that!

Second was Pangu's cultivation method, the Nine Revolutions Profound Art. It was a method that cultivated both body and dharma, and it was also the supreme cultivation art of the Primordial World.

The first revolution corresponded to the Mystic Immortal Realm.

The second revolution corresponded to Golden Immortal.

The third revolution corresponded to Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

The fourth revolution corresponded to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

The fifth revolution corresponded to Primordial Golden Immortal, namely Quasi-Sage.

The sixth revolution corresponded to Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, namely the Saint realm.

As for anything beyond that, it was not something Zhao Gongming could know. Yet merely six revolutions could allow one to attain the Dao and become a Saint, revealing just how terrifying this method was.

Finally, his most astonishing gain was the Great Dao of Strength Divine Ability—Creation-Heaven Strike.

Great Dao divine abilities pointed directly at the power of the Great Dao Origin. They were even more terrifying than great divine abilities. Of course, the requirements for unleashing such a divine ability were likewise staggeringly high. Perhaps only a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal could wield it, and Zhao Gongming had only comprehended the barest surface of it.

"The axe mark on the Five-Needle Pine has been erased. Once it matures, I can consume the Five-Element Pinecones and, in one burst of momentum, attain Perfected Primordial Unity Golden Immortal!"

"There's no rush to leave next. I'll first refine all the spiritual treasures in my possession!"

Zhao Gongming sat down cross-legged, immersed his mind, and directly began refining the Purifying World White Lotus.

All forty-eight Innate Restrictions were refined by him at a staggering pace, and countless insights surged into his mind.

[You refined 2 restrictions of the Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus. You comprehended the minor divine ability—Brahma.]

[You refined 12 restrictions of the Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus. Your Purification World Law greatly improved. In a flash of inspiration, you comprehended the great divine ability—Great Purification Art.]

At this moment, just as Zhao Gongming finished refining the Twelfth-Rank Purifying World White Lotus—

Golden Turtle Island, Azure Tour Palace.

Tongtian Cult Leader, who had just found his dao field, suddenly sensed something and opened his eyes. Even his expressionless face revealed a trace of surprise.

"The Interception Sect's Fortune... had stabilized?"