Indeed.
That thought was no exaggeration.
Spiritual treasures were excellent, but truly controlling them placed an enormous drain and burden on a cultivator.
The stronger a magical artifact was, the more exacting its demands on its wielder's cultivation, divine sense, and even Dao foundation became.
Take the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe. It was Great God Pangu's companion treasure, foremost among chaos supreme treasures. The world-creating power it contained could make Heaven and Earth change color.
But what if such a treasure were placed in the hands of a Daluo Golden Immortal?
It would be no blessing, but a calamity that swallowed them whole.
The power of laws spilling from it alone would be enough to crush a Daluo Golden Immortal's primordial spirit, shatter their Dao foundation, and leave them dead, their Dao extinguished.
Such was the gulf between supreme treasures and cultivators.
The more powerful the treasure, the more terrifying the backlash against its wielder.
Simply put, for an ordinary cultivator, being able to refine and control a single spiritual treasure was already an immense stroke of fortune.
Yet now, that unseen presence spreading from Golden Ao Island could suppress every spiritual treasure between Heaven and Earth, whether innate or acquired, regardless of its grade.
Even the treasures' own spirituality bowed in utter submission beneath that aura, not daring to stir.
Such a feat had never been heard of, never been seen!
After all, what made a spiritual treasure a spiritual treasure was the trace of innate spirituality within it.
That trace allowed it to sense the laws of Heaven and Earth on its own, commune with its wielder's mind, and even activate itself to protect its master in moments of peril.
Yet now, that trace of spirituality had been utterly suppressed.
It was as though the supreme sovereign of all