Bountiful Harvest: Three Innate Supreme Treasures and Abundant Merit!

Boom!

A heaven-shaking wave of energy spread outward.

Luohou had long since set up a formation atop the Western spiritual veins. Now, seeing that there was no turning the tide, he self-destructed while also detonating every spiritual vein in the west.

The mighty divine power could be felt even at the edges of the Primordial Continent, let alone here at the center of the explosion.

Hongjun had no time to grieve before he saw the vast wave of energy rushing toward him. He could only summon the Pangu Banner before him in defense before being blasted away by the terrifying shockwave.

At the same time, at the heart of the explosion, Li Yi circulated his mana and drove the Pure World White Lotus to its limit, raising its protective immortal light barrier before him. Watching Luohou's treasures, which were about to be swept away by the chaotic currents of shattered space, he decisively summoned the Cosmos Cauldron and collected the formation diagram and several shattered Spirit Treasures.

Though the force of the self-destruction here was terrifying, it could not shake the Pure World White Lotus, a defensive Innate Supreme Treasure.

Once the aftershocks of the explosion faded, Li Yi slowly withdrew his protective immortal light, a faint, relaxed smile appearing on his face.

At the same time, the tribulation aura shrouding this heaven and earth gradually dispersed. Myriad rays of rosy light shone forth, and countless streams of auspicious qi filled the air! Golden Merit Light descended from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, enveloping Li Yi within it!

It was not only Li Yi. Every surviving cultivator who had participated in the battle received a share of the Golden Merit Light, but their manifestations could not compare to Li Yi's in the slightest!

Even Hongjun, who had led the righteous path westward to slay demons this time, received less than half the Golden Merit Light surrounding Li Yi!

The Golden Merit Light flowed into Li Yi's physical body and magical treasures. Only half a day later did the phenomenon gradually fade.

Hongjun and Yang Mei had already arrived. Seeing Li Yi bathed in Heavenly Dao Merit, Hongjun gritted his teeth in fury, yet he did not dare act out.

For one thing, Yang Mei was still here. For another, Li Yi was now deeply protected by Heavenly Dao Merit. Even Hongjun's fortune under the Heavenly Dao was far inferior to Li Yi's at this moment!

If he truly became enemies with Li Yi, the Heavenly Dao would likely stand on Li Yi's side...

Li Yi slowly opened his eyes, sweeping his gaze across the two men before him. Smiling, he gave a slight cupped-hand salute, then took the initiative to recount how he had broken the formation and battled Luohou within it.

At the end, Li Yi deliberately sighed with regret.

"Unfortunately, by the time I arrived, Daoist Yin Yang had already fallen to that demon! By the way, why did Daoist Yin Yang call out Fellow Daoist Hongjun's name before he died?"

Hongjun's heart skipped a beat, and he forced a smile onto his face.

"Speaking of which, it is my fault. Had I not invited Daoist Yin Yang to emerge, he would not have suffered this calamity..."

The resentment in Yin-Yang Daoist's voice before his death could not possibly be concealed. Hongjun could only pretend not to understand.

Then, as though recalling something, Hongjun looked at Li Yi and asked.

"Where is Yin-Yang Daoist's dharma body? This old Daoist caused him to perish here, so I should naturally give him a proper burial..."

Li Yi sneered inwardly. That sounded nice, but he was really after the Taiji Diagram, wasn't he? He had already hidden it within the Cosmos Cauldron. No matter how capable Hongjun was, he could not calculate it from Li Yi.

"At the time, my strength was insufficient, and I could not protect Daoist Yin Yang's dharma body. That demon struck it into a spatial rift, and it has most likely fallen beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens! Perhaps that is for the best. Yin-Yang Daoist came from Hundun and shall return to Hundun..."

Hongjun nearly spat blood.

He made it sound so simple! His Taiji Diagram was still on Yin-Yang Daoist!

That was a World-Creation Supreme Treasure, and a great karmic destiny would rest upon it in the future. Was it just gone like that!?

Hongjun strongly suspected that Li Yi had taken the Taiji Diagram, but no matter how he secretly calculated, he could not discern its whereabouts. It was as though it had vanished from the Primordial Continent into thin air.

If the Taiji Diagram had still been his treasure, he could have calculated its location. But he had previously gifted it to Yin-Yang Daoist, severing its karmic connection with himself. No matter how capable he was, he could not divine it.

Hongjun failed to recover the treasure, while Li Yi took the initiative to speak.

"Oh, before this, Fellow Daoist agreed that I would safeguard the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation. Please return the Immortal Extinction Sword to me..."

Hongjun felt utterly stifled, but he had previously sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao and did not dare go back on it now. He could only grit his teeth, take out the Immortal Extinction Sword, and hand it to Li Yi.

After taking the immortal sword, the smile on Li Yi's face deepened. He exchanged farewells with Yang Mei and Hongjun, then transformed into immortal light and returned toward Penglai Island.

Yang Mei gave Hongjun a meaningful look and slightly cupped his hands. His attitude was much colder than before, and he too transformed into a streak of light and departed.

Clearly, he did not believe Hongjun's explanation either, and his attitude toward Hongjun was no longer as friendly as before.

Watching the two leave, Hongjun could no longer maintain the forced smile on his face. He clenched his teeth in resentment!

Damn it! In this Dao-Devil War, he had received only thirty percent of the Heavenly Dao Merit! That Heaven-Earth Daoist had taken at least sixty percent for himself!

Now, his plan to become a Sage would likely come to nothing!

While brooding over this, Hongjun recalled Li Yi's words and immediately used great mana to search this area, as well as the small worlds that had shattered into chaotic spatial currents!

The Taiji Diagram was not only a World-Creation Supreme Treasure, but also a future Sage's treasure! He had many plans that could only be arranged with that treasure.

He had already lost too much on this western journey. The Taiji Diagram absolutely could not be lost!

On Penglai Immortal Island, after returning to his secret chamber, Li Yi looked into the Cosmos Cauldron with a highly satisfied smile.

His trip to the west had yielded an extraordinarily rich harvest!

The God-Slaying Spear and the Taiji Diagram were both Innate Supreme Treasures! The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation was not an Innate Supreme Treasure, but the Immortal-Slaying Formation Diagram and the four Immortal-Slaying Swords were all the finest Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasures. Together, they were absolutely no weaker than an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Beyond that, Luohou's legacy treasures and Yin-Yang Daoist's legacy treasures had all fallen into his hands! He had conducted a brief inspection upon returning. There were dozens of Innate Spiritual Treasures among them, including four Supreme-grade Innate Spirit Treasures. The most formidable were Yin-Yang Daoist's accompanying treasure and the Innate Five Direction Flags!

Though all of them had been pierced by the God-Slaying Spear and had fallen in grade, they would sooner or later recover their peak condition under the nourishment of the Cosmos Cauldron.

Within the Spirit Treasure space, the number of Innate Spiritual Roots and spiritual veins exceeded even those of his entire immortal island combined!

Of all the western spiritual veins, aside from those detonated, Luohou had used peerless divine abilities to take away half of the rest and place them inside the Spirit Treasure's internal space, intending to rebuild the west after the great battle.

This time, however, they had benefited Li Yi for nothing.

Yin-Yang Daoist's primordial spirit had perished, but Li Yi had recovered his physical body as well. A Demon God's body possessed limitless potential for growth. If refined into an external incarnation, it could likewise have hope of becoming a Sage in the future!

After surveying his many gains, Li Yi was in no hurry to refine the treasures. Instead, he turned to look at the Golden Merit Light behind him, which had almost become tangible.

If he completely absorbed all the Merit gained from this battle, even if he could not become a Sage, he would certainly become one of the most powerful Primordial Unity Supreme Immortals!

With that thought, Li Yi slowly calmed his mind and began cultivating with the Merit he had obtained this time.

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