As the protagonist of this era, Hongjun carried the Fate Aura of the Great Dao and possessed a Creation Jade Disc.
Hongjun's ability to sense opportunities and fortunes throughout the Primordial World far surpassed that of other Innate Divine Beings.
That was why he had come here.
The person and treasure before him had once been a complete Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus.
However, before it could truly reach perfection, it had voluntarily divided its origin into two.
One half abandoned its spiritual treasure form and transformed into an Innate Divine Being.
The other half retained the origin of the lotus pedestal and became the Dao-protecting spiritual treasure in Qing Xuan's possession.
Hongjun withdrew his gaze, nodded slightly, and said with a smile, "What fine fortune."
"The Chaos Green Lotus nurtured all things, and the lotus seeds it left behind inherently carried supreme fortune."
"But no matter how powerful a spiritual treasure is, it is ultimately only an object. After separating, Fellow Daoist Qing Yi has gained a future that truly belongs to her."
A faint smile appeared in Qing Xuan's eyes at his words.
For Hongjun to give such an evaluation with such gravity was already enough to show that the division of the Twenty-Four-Grade Creation Green Lotus had not damaged its true Dao path.
The gravity on Hongjun's face returned to calmness, but everything that had just happened was fully reflected by the Primordial World Firmament onto Blue Star.
Unknown Plane Research Center.
Several researchers repeatedly replayed Hongjun's expression when he saw the green lotus.
"It seems our previous valuation direction was not wrong."
The researcher in charge of the Primordial World artifact archives was the first to break the silence.
"Hongjun is currently the strongest being to have appeared in the firmament. Since he recognizes the green lotus's origins and treated it with such gravity, that is enough to prove that this treasure is exceptionally rare even in the Primordial World."
Zhou Ruolan watched the solemn Hongjun in the firmament, then turned her gaze toward Shen Qinghe. "In that case, do we need to reassess the value of that lotus?"
Shen Qinghe shook her head. "No. Hongjun's attitude can only prove that the green lotus is extremely precious in the Primordial World. It cannot prove that it exceeds our appraisal results."
The green lotus possessed a life energy level far beyond Living Beings' Gold.
After entering Qing Xuan's world, it had also completed the cycle of creation within it, helping Qing Xuan break through a realm.
All of those effects had already been included in the official valuation.
Yet even now, it had not displayed the divine power and law authority possessed by divine artifacts.
Shen Qinghe looked toward the report jointly signed by herself and three Titled Douluo.
"It is roughly equivalent to a Hundred Thousand Year Life-Type Soul Bone with perfectly compatible attributes."
"Our previous conclusion was not wrong."
The elderly man in charge of the Primordial World artifact archives shifted his gaze slightly.
"So... we did not underestimate the green lotus. Rather, treasures at the level of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone are already enough to make a powerhouse like Hongjun treat them gravely in the Primordial World?"
Shen Qinghe did not refute him.
The atmosphere in the monitoring hall quietly changed at that moment.
Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were certainly precious.
The appearance of any complete Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone would be enough to make Titled Douluo personally fight over it.
But for Blue Star, which had explored the Douzhe Continent for centuries, this was not something wholly unknown and impossible to evaluate.
The abilities, absorption methods, and inheritance records of Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones had long been fully documented by every top academy.
In the divine ascension experience Tang God-King had made public, Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones were merely one of the opportunities he had acquired before attaining a Divine Position.
Above them were divine artifacts.
And Divine Positions.
And the God-Kings who truly stood high above the Divine Realm.
Yet now, a green lotus they had appraised at the level of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone, one that had not reached the level of a divine artifact, had made one of the strongest beings currently seen in the Primordial World reveal such a solemn expression for the first time.
What that meant needed no further explanation.
"So the green lotus is already one of the Primordial World's finest treasures."
A researcher said softly, "No wonder Qing Xuan was able to directly break through a realm after obtaining it."
The official valuation had also appeared simultaneously in Linjiang Class Seven's training channel.
"A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?"
"So the treasure Qing Xuan spent thirty-six hundred years breaking through the Innate Grand Formation to obtain was merely at the level of a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone?"
"What do you mean, merely? A Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone is already a truly priceless treasure."
"But it still isn't a divine artifact."
After that last sentence appeared, the channel fell briefly silent.
Of course, no one thought the green lotus was weak because of this.
Quite the opposite.
A perfectly compatible Hundred Thousand Year Life-Type Soul Bone was already enough to let any Soul Master soar to the heavens in a single step.
They had merely finally confirmed that those seemingly incomprehensible treasures of the Primordial World could still be measured through the Douzhe Continent's system.
The Primordial World's timescale was longer.
Its world was more vast.
Innate Divine Beings like Qing Xuan, Qing Yi, and Hongjun also possessed power far beyond that of ordinary Soul Masters.
But in terms of artifacts, the Douzhe Continent still had a clearer and higher peak.
The Twelve-Petal Creation Azure Lotus Qing Xuan had obtained was already the greatest opportunity in the Primordial World.
Yet it was roughly only equivalent to a Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bone.
Above Hundred Thousand Year Soul Bones, there were still true divine artifacts.
Then, looking at the incomplete jade disc beside Hongjun, this judgment seemed to gain another piece of evidence.
With the strength Hongjun had displayed, he would have been among the very strongest powerhouses in any plane Blue Star had already explored.
Yet the treasure he carried with him was still only an incomplete jade disc.
Previously, in order to deal with the weapon in Shen Ni's hands, he had even needed to travel east specifically to seek other means.
By comparison, the Douzhe Continent not only possessed Soul Bones, but also Soul Tools that Soul Engineers could manufacture and improve.
It also had divine artifacts and Divine Positions passed down generation after generation.
The lingering sense of the unknown that had weighed on many people's hearts finally dissipated considerably.
They could acknowledge that the Primordial World was powerful.
They could also acknowledge that Qing Xuan and Hongjun were far beyond comparison with ordinary Soul Masters.
But powerful individuals did not mean a more advanced cultivation civilization.
At least in terms of artifacts and known upper limits, the Douzhe Continent still stood ahead of the Primordial World.
Within Buzhou Mountain.
Hongjun turned his gaze toward the world behind Qing Xuan.
Compared to several thousand years ago, that world had undergone tremendous changes.
The mountains and rivers remained.
The sun and moon were still there.
But as the Twelve-Petal Creation Azure Lotus took root within it, the plants that had originally been able to manifest only briefly through the Great Dao had now truly gained life.
Between the Four Seas, the first cycle of creation was also slowly turning.
"Fellow Daoist's World Dao has taken another step forward," Hongjun said.
"Only after obtaining the Creation Origin within the lotus pedestal did I make this breakthrough," Qing Xuan did not deny.
Qing Yi looked toward that world.
"The world bears my path of transformation, while creation completes his mountains and rivers. Each of us has gained something."
Hongjun clapped his hands and laughed. "Just as it should be."
"The Dao of the world has never existed in isolation. The world can bear creation, and creation can likewise allow the world to flourish without end."
As he spoke, three thousand Great Daos slowly unfolded from within.
Yin-Yang, the Five Elements, Space-Time, life and death.
One Great Dao after another intertwined within the Innate Grand Formation, yet each maintained its own distinct trajectory.
"On my northern journey, I exchanged insights into the Dao with several fellow Daoists, including Shen Ni, Luohou, and Yang Mei, and gained some new realizations."
Hongjun looked at Qing Xuan and Qing Yi. "Our previous Dao discussion was interrupted by the Fierce Beast calamity. Would the two of you be willing to continue it?"
Qing Xuan had returned to Buzhou Mountain precisely to seek a Dao-protecting spiritual treasure and improve his cultivation.
Now that he had obtained the Twelve-Petal Creation Azure Lotus and Qing Yi had successfully transformed, there was naturally no reason to refuse a Dao discussion with Hongjun, who had just experienced a battle of Great Luo.
"That is precisely my intention."
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