The moment Ren brought out the Heaven-Earth Cauldron, its Artifact Spirit, Ruyi, popped out. She stared at the many pools with wide eyes, drooling. "Wow... Something tasty! Something tasty..."
Ren smiled. "You can't eat those! But this time, I promise you'll get your fill!"
The Wu Clan had given Ren thousands of Innate Spiritual Treasures from its collection to devour. That was an enormous amount, more than enough to push his body past its limits!
Before long, Xuanming arrived carrying a pagoda and tossed it to Ren. "Most of the Innate Spiritual Treasures are in there. Take them and cultivate."
Ren caught the pagoda and sensed the countless Spirit Treasures stored inside.
There seemed to be plenty of them, but that was all they had going for them. None were particularly valuable. They were ordinary Spirit Treasures that bore the Innate name yet could not even compare to Houtian Spirit Treasures!
By devouring these Innate Spiritual Treasures to temper his body, Ren was simply putting waste to use. No wonder the Wu Clan had been so generous. Handing over this many Spirit Treasures was practically taking out the trash!
Ren did not mind. He immediately took out heaps of Spirit Treasures and threw them into the Heaven-Earth Cauldron. Emperor Flame and Heaven-Earth Flame roared to life, refining the treasures within!
Then Ren leaped into the cauldron. He absorbed the blood energy rising from the Wu Clan's Blood Pool, devoured the refined Innate Origin, and circulated the Boundless Treasure Scripture!
As Ren sank deep into cultivation, Xuanming's cold expression crumbled. Something profound and unspoken filled her eyes, while sorrow crossed her face. She gazed at him for a long time before shaking her head. Then she took a flame burning inside a distant statue of Zhurong and cast it into the