Wen Ning watched the golden book float above the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning's palm.
It was as though that little book bore the weight of an entire era.
He instinctively swallowed, his mind racing through half a dozen possibilities before he finally asked a question that was very much in keeping with his style.
"Great-Grandmaster, what is that thing? Why are you giving it to me?"
With a wave of his hand, the Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning sent the book floating right in front of Wen Ning.
Then he said,
"This should be considered your Companion Spirit Treasure, the Jade Emperor's Golden Register."
Companion Spirit Treasure. Jade Emperor's Golden Register.
Those two terms hit Wen Ning's brain like a hammer, leaving him utterly dumbfounded.
He had heard of Companion Spirit Treasures before. After all, he had read novels set in the primordial world.
They were Innate Treasures bound to the soul, accompanying their owners from birth. They were neither forged later nor something someone could steal and use. Each was unique in all of heaven and earth. But the problem was—
"I have a Companion Spirit Treasure? Aren't I just an ordinary person?"
Wen Ning pointed at his own nose, his expression practically spelling out, You've got to be kidding me.
"How come I didn't know about it?"
The Heavenly Lord of Primordial Beginning did not answer him directly, but gestured for him to take it first.
With somewhat stiff hands, Wen Ning accepted the golden register. The instant his fingertips touched its cover, a warm current of energy surged up his arms and straight into his Sea of Consciousness.
In that instant, countless fragmented images flashed before his eyes: the Palace of Heaven shining with myriad rays of golden light, a magnificent court assembly with immortals bowing