Chapter 28 The Most Tragic Magic Weapon of the Primordial Era
With a single axe strike, chaos shattered, giving rise to primordial pure and turbid energies. Then, earth, fire, water, and wind appeared, evolving into a world, intricately interwoven with countless principles.
Seeing the chaos shatter and the infinite mysteries arising, Pangu was invigorated. He continued to wield his giant axe, breaking through chaos and splitting the heavens and earth.
Three thousand Chaos Demons rushed towards Pangu, attempting to stop him from creating the world. Pangu met him with his axe, and a great battle erupted.
Just then, a gray orb passed by, first struck by the giant axe, then subjected to attacks from several Chaos Demons. Instantly, the orb shattered, transforming into countless streams of light that scattered into the newly born world.
Among them, three streams of light, each carrying a fragment of chaos, fell into the East Sea, transforming into three islands hidden in the void—the Three Immortal Islands.
The scene ended there, but Feng Zichen did not awaken.
Pangu's axe light resembled the light of the Great Dao, its trajectory like the Dao's orbit. With a single stroke, chaos shattered, Yin and Yang appeared, the Three Powers were established, the Four Symbols were born, the Five Elements evolved, and the Six Harmonies were formed…
In just one glance, the boundless Great Dao appeared before Feng Zichen's eyes, plunging him completely into enlightenment.
However, the power of Pangu's creation of the world was immense, far beyond what Feng Zichen could currently withstand. Before long, unable to bear the power of the Great Dao, he was forced to retreat from his state of enlightenment.
"So powerful! Just a fleeting image from billions of years ago, and even a moment's lingering gaze could cause me to perish. Truly terrifying!"
Coming back to his senses, Feng Zichen breathed a sigh of relief. If the Primordial Dao Seal hadn't awakened him, he would have perished.
However, he hadn't expected that the Three Immortal Islands were actually a part of the Chaos Pearl's origin, formed from fragments of chaos. No wonder it was so wondrous.
Indeed, the pearl that had been accidentally shattered into countless fragments during Pangu's battle with the three thousand gods and demons was none other than the Chaos Treasure—the Chaos Pearl.
The Primordial Treasures, born from the primordial energy, possess boundless power. Therefore, they were resented by the Heavenly Dao and shattered repeatedly during the creation of the world, transforming into numerous innate spiritual treasures.
The Pangu Axe transformed into three Primordial Treasures: the Chaos Bell, the Taiji Diagram, and the Pangu Banner—all innate treasures.
The Thirty-Six Grade Creation Lotus transformed into nine top-grade innate spiritual treasures: the Five Banners of Heaven and Earth, and the Fourth Grade Lotus Platform;
and one innate treasure: the Twenty-Four Grade Creation Lotus. The Chaos Pearl, undoubtedly the most tragic, accidentally entered the battlefield and was shattered into countless fragments, transforming into hundreds of mid-to-low-grade innate spiritual treasures and innate magic weapons. It failed to form even a single top-grade innate spiritual treasure, a truly tragic end.
Almost all the pearl-type magic weapons of the primordial world were formed from fragments of the Chaos Pearl. For example, the spiritual pearl bestowed upon Feng Zichen by the Goddess Nuwa was formed from its fragments.
That spiritual pearl, called the Innate Pearl, was an innate magic weapon possessing four innate divine restrictions.
It contained a boundless space filled with primordial energy, capable of storing all things, but had no other function.
Feng Zichen disdained its uselessness and placed it aside, never expecting that its opportunity would arrive today.
After gaining control of the Three Immortal Islands, everything about them appeared in his mind, leading him to discover a wondrous place permeated with chaotic energy.
It was the core of the Chaos Pearl, and any magical artifact formed from a fragment of the Chaos Pearl could be fused with it to create a new Chaos Pearl.
This place was located within Fangzhang Island, surrounded by chaotic energy, giving rise to endless chaotic laws, blurring the heavenly secrets of this place.
If Feng Zichen hadn't already controlled the Three Immortal Islands, he would never have noticed this place.
Gently placing the primordial pearl into it, the surrounding chaotic energy seemed to find its anchor, surging into the primordial pearl. One after another, primordial divine restrictions developed within its body, and its color gradually changed to gray.
Seeing this, Feng Zichen's true spirit entered the Innate Pearl, and before the Innate Divine Restriction could be fully formed, he imprinted his own mark into it to refine the treasure.
He had already been reminded when he was refining the Pure World White Lotus that if his cultivation level was too low, even an Innate Spiritual Treasure would be impossible to refine. Now, the Chaos Pearl is still in its formative stage, and the innate divine restrictions are still evolving, making it the perfect time to refine it.
Otherwise, once the Chaos Pearl is born, like the Pure White Lotus, he won't be able to refine it, and all his efforts will be in vain.
Within the innate pearl, a large vortex appears, devouring all the surrounding innate energy and then exhaling wisps of chaotic energy. Countless chaotic runes dance within it, giving rise to innate divine restrictions.
Feng Zichen flashes to the center of the chaotic runes, imprinting his mark on the still-forming innate divine restrictions. Afterward, he observes the evolution of the innate divine restrictions here, comprehending the ultimate principles of the Great Dao.
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On this day, a magnificent light soars into the sky on Fangzhang Island, accompanied by endless Daoist sounds. A precious pearl rises into the heavens, radiating myriad brilliance and cascading down countless strands of Daoist light.
A moment later, the phenomenon disappears, and the pearl transforms into a stream of light, falling into Feng Zichen's hand.
The Chaos Pearl, a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure with thirty innate divine restrictions.
The Chaos Pearl's grade wasn't high, which wasn't unexpected for Feng Zichen. After all, the Chaos Pearl had suffered severe damage and its essence had been greatly lost; maintaining its status as a high-grade innate spiritual treasure was already quite an achievement.
However, the Chaos Pearl was still a former supreme treasure of chaos, possessing the attribute of immortality and capable of self-repair, albeit for an extremely long time.
Furthermore, the Chaos Pearl could devour spiritual treasures formed from other fragments, restoring its own grade.
This was also Feng Zichen's plan; if he waited for the Chaos Pearl to repair itself, it might take until the end of the primordial world.
Moreover, there were many spiritual treasures formed from fragments of the Chaos Pearl in the East Sea, and finding them wouldn't be difficult using the Chaos Pearl's sensing ability.
Putting away the Chaos Pearl, Feng Zichen prepared to leave. Calculating the time, the Dragon Gate would open in several hundred years, and it was time to head to the East Sea Dragon Palace.
This trip to the Three Immortal Islands had not only yielded several innate spiritual roots but also a clone of an innate god-demon level being—a truly enormous gain.
Feng Zichen was very satisfied.
After gaining control of the Three Immortal Islands, the Innate Three Talents Formation posed no threat to him. With a flash, he reappeared on the vast East Sea.
The Three Immortal Islands were far too extraordinary; even with Feng Zichen's background, he couldn't protect them. It was better to leave them to his clone; with the protection of a sage in the future, no one would dare to try and seize them.
Standing on the East Sea, Feng Zichen was about to determine his direction and head towards the Dragon Palace when he saw a group of ferocious beasts at the Heavenly Immortal realm swimming towards him.
Seeing this, Feng Zichen smiled slightly. He had just advanced to the Heavenly Immortal realm and was worried about having nothing to practice on, and now these beasts had arrived—truly good luck.
He pointed to the sky, and countless starlight descended, forming four sword lights—azure, crimson, white, and black—which slashed towards the beasts.
The azure sword light was infinitely variable, the crimson sword light was incomparably blazing, the white sword light was pure and refined, and the black sword light was unpredictable.
The four sword lights flashed continuously among the beasts, and in a short while, all the beasts were killed. With a loud laugh, Feng Zichen collected the ferocious beast's
corpse and headed towards the Dragon Palace.
(End of Chapter)