Opportunity Appears, Yin Yang Banana Tree

Comparing people makes you want to die, comparing goods makes you want to throw them away. Tongtian's move—could it be that he's taken most of the treasures from Treasure Distribution Cliff?

At this moment, if they weren't still at the entrance of Zixiao Palace, everyone would have been unable to resist robbing Tongtian on the spot.

Nuwa took a deep breath, and with Fuxi's encouragement, she also stepped forward to collect treasures.

But soon, it was proven that only Tongtian could be that outrageous.

The treasures Nuwa obtained were similar to those of Laozi and Yuanshi, receiving dozens of Innate Spiritual Treasures such as the Lotus Lantern, the Heaven, Earth, and Man Three Dazzling Rings, the Seven Sky-Edge Divine Blades, the Heaven-Fixing Hairpin, the Limitless Umbrella, the Five Jade Cicada Light-Separating Shears, the Nine-Colored Rainbow Robe, the Spiritual and Elegant Floating Robe, the Four Seas Bottle, the Fire-Suppressing Tongs, and the Misty Heaven-Entwining Belt.

After Nuwa, it was the eagerly expectant Jieyin and Zhunti who stepped forward.

The two were naturally jealous of Tongtian, but seeing that there weren't many treasures left on Treasure Distribution Cliff, they didn't dare to hope for too much at this point, only seeking to match Laozi, Yuanshi, and Nuwa—that would be enough.

However, it was also proven that registered disciples were just registered disciples; most of the treasures Jieyin and Zhunti received were only mid- to low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and among them were even quite a few acquired treasures.

This made the two so frustrated they wanted to vomit blood, but compared to other great powers, it was still a substantial gain.

After everyone had collected the treasures fated for them, the remaining treasures on Treasure Distribution Cliff turned into streaks of light, flying away and vanishing swiftly.

Even the many great powers could not track their trajectories; they only knew that these treasures had fallen into the Primordial World.

At this point, there were no treasures left on Treasure Distribution Cliff, leaving only a bare cliff.

The crowd did have thoughts about the cliff itself, but many took turns trying, using all kinds of divine abilities, yet none could lift it, so they had to give up.

Then, everyone bowed once more toward Zixiao Palace and dispersed.

The Third Sermon at Zixiao Palace had finally come to an end.

Soon, Hongjun would merge with the Dao.

At that time, a new era would arrive.

Especially during this sermon, Hongjun had taken disciples, distributed treasures, and even bestowed things like the Hongmeng Purple Qi.

He had even made it clear that the six—Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti—would definitely become sages in the future.

This invisibly put great pressure on everyone.

After all, Hongjun's words—that all beneath sages are ants—were still fresh in everyone's memory!

If they couldn't attain the Dao themselves and become Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals of the Origin, wouldn't they be reduced to ants?

And some people set their sights on Hongyun, since according to Hongjun, a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin was inferior to a sage.

A sage's Primordial Spirit is entrusted to the Heavenly Dao, making them immortal and indestructible, while a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin merely proves their own fruit, unable to achieve the same immortality as a sage.

Thus, these people targeted Hongyun, wanting to seize his strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi.

After all, only that one strand of Hongmeng Purple Qi was uncertain. Hongjun had neither said Hongyun would definitely become a sage nor taken him as a disciple.

The crowd dared not act rashly against the Three Pure Ones and the others, but Hongyun? If there was an opportunity, they certainly wouldn't let it go.

The Hongmeng Purple Qi, the foundation of sagehood—who could remain calm and composed?

Meanwhile, in the Netherworld Blood Sea, within the Blood God Palace, Minghe was refining the Blood Sea. Over three thousand years, his progress had taken a huge leap.

Minghe had already refined half of the Blood Sea, greatly increasing his power, and he felt that a close connection was gradually forming between him and the Blood Sea.

If he fell outside, relying on this connection, he could be reborn in the Blood Sea.

However, since he hadn't fully refined the Blood Sea, the cost of such a resurrection would be high.

Only by completely refining the Blood Sea could he gradually reduce that cost.

Otherwise, as things stood now, if he fell and used the Blood Sea to revive, he would certainly suffer severe damage to his vitality and a major drop in cultivation.

And just then, suddenly, a system notification sounded in Minghe's mind.

"Ding, detected that the Innate Spiritual Root, the Yin Yang Banana Tree, fated for the host, is about to emerge. The host may make the following choices."

"Choice one: Go to Buzhou Mountain, claim your own opportunity, and receive the reward: the Western Plain Color Cloud Realm Banner."

"Choice two: Abandon your opportunity, continue seclusion, and receive the reward: a Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation."

After hearing the system's task and the two choices, Minghe's eyes snapped open, a flash of bloodlight in them.

Minghe pondered. Comparing the rewards of the two choices, there was no doubt that the Western Plain Color Cloud Realm Banner held the greatest appeal for him.

After all, he already had three banners in hand: the Xuan Yuan Water Control Flag, the Li Di Yan Guang Flag, and the Wu Ji Xing Huang Flag.

If he added this Plain Color Cloud Realm Banner, wouldn't he only be missing the Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner?

But Minghe's brow furrowed deeply.

At this moment, he wasn't very keen on going out, because although the Third Sermon had ended, Hongjun had not yet merged with the Dao.

If he went out now, and if a conflict arose between him and Laozi, leading to a fight, should he reveal his strength, or should he reveal his strength?

Minghe shook his head, somewhat helpless. Given his current strength, even if he fully exposed it, it would still be hard to contend with Laozi.

Because he hadn't gone to Zixiao Palace and had relied entirely on closed-door cultivation, Minghe's cultivation was now completely lagging behind Laozi's.

Laozi was at the very least a Quasi-Saint who had severed one corpse—that is, an early-stage Quasi-Saint—and on top of that, Laozi himself was one of the three incarnations of Pangu's Nascent Soul.

Grand Pure One Laozi. His origins were far more formidable than his own after all. And even without the Taiji Diagram bestowed by Hongjun, Laozi himself possessed a Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Pagoda.

Under such circumstances, if they truly came to blows and dueled with magic arts, wouldn't he end up getting crushed by Laozi?

Moreover, he had not yet fully refined the Blood Sea. If he were killed and fell, the cost would truly be too great.

Minghe was not very eager to go. For one, there was risk; for another, there was this Yin Yang Banana Tree.

Minghe did not think much of it, after all, setting aside spiritual treasures, when it came to spiritual roots, Minghe already had the Enlightenment Tea Tree and the Five-Leaf Pine Needle.

Either of these two spiritual roots was superior to the Yin Yang Banana Tree.

The Yin Yang Banana Tree was merely a top-grade innate spiritual root.

In the original timeline, what Minghe obtained was a single leaf from this Yin Yang Banana Tree.

It was yin in nature. Refined into a Banana Leaf Fan.

With a single fierce wave, it could stir up wind and sand, darken the sky with clouds, summon heavy rain, and extinguish great fires.

It had appeared during the Journey to the West.

As for Laozi, he obtained the other leaf, yang in nature, and also refined it into a Banana Leaf Fan.

That fan was a treasure Laozi used for alchemy.