Xuanjian was shocked to find that inside the treasure space Dijiang had carved out with his bare hands, there lay an ink-black long ruler, straight as a sword yet lacking any sharp edge!
The ruler was jet-black, emanating an ancient and weathered Grandmist Qi. Xuanhuang virtue swirled over it, gleaming with radiant brilliance and profound majesty that displayed ultimate divine power.
On one side of the ruler, two words were inscribed in divine runes of the Great Dao: “Grandmist.”
On the other side were inscribed the words: “Measuring Sky!”
Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler!
“This is the Acquired Supreme Virtue Treasure—the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler?!”
“To think this treasure was inside Pangu Hall all along.”
Xuanjian was astonishingly surprised.
Yet thinking about it carefully, it actually made complete sense.
As direct descendants of Great God Pangu...
The Three Purities of Mount Kunlun were accompanied at birth by the Acquired Supreme Virtue Treasure—the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda.
How could the Twelve Ancestral Witches of Mount Zhou not be blessed by their Father God?
Moreover, compared to the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler was even more suited to the Ancestral Witches.
Even though the Ancestral Witches had no Primordial Spirits to command the supreme treasure, they could still swing it with brute force. With the sharp edge of the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler, they could slay all enemies!
It was just that, through a twist of fate, this supreme treasure had now fallen into Xuanjian's hands.
“This was definitely worth it.”
Xuanjian used his Primordial Spirit power as hands to retrieve the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler.
The Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler trembled slightly, humming softly as the majestic Dao harmonics instantly echoed through Xuanjian's temporary cave dwelling.
“By trading the contents of the Sixth Revolution of the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Art, I not only gained connections with the Wu tribe but also obtained a supreme treasure!”
Inspecting the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler, Xuanjian remarked with emotion to himself, “Time to refine it quickly!”
“I must leave my brand inside the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler.”
In the vast world of Honghuang, spiritual treasures were abundant, but supreme treasures were extremely rare.
All in all, there were fewer than ten in existence.
Holding a supreme treasure in hand instantly catapulted Xuanjian into the top ten wealthiest beings on Honghuang's list of magnates.
Aside from the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler, among the many treasures gifted to Xuanjian by the Wu tribe were five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
They were: the remains of the firmament—the top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, Taixu Divine Armor;
The top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—Yellow Springs Death Map;
The top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—Gilded Ruyi Immortal Robe;
The top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—Phoenix Feather Hairpin;
The top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—Yin-Yang Pearl.
These top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, along with the rest of the Innate Spiritual Treasures, were almost all picked up by the Wu tribe while out and about.
To put it nicely: picked up outside.
To put it bluntly: whenever they encountered an Innate Restriction or Innate Grand Array, they simply smashed it to pieces and snatched the Innate Spiritual Treasures hidden within.
Xuanjian wasted no time on idle thoughts.
He immediately went into seclusion!
He began refining the restrictions of the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler and the five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
This upgrade was a complete overhaul!
Holding one supreme treasure and five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, who in the current era could be wealthier than him, aside from Saint Hongjun?
“On my feet, I wear a low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Wind-Thunder Cloud-Treading Boots; on my body, a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Gilded Ruyi Immortal Robe; on my head, a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Phoenix Feather Hairpin; at my waist hangs a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Yellow Springs Death Map; above my head hovers a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Yin-Yang Pearl; on my back is a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure—the Taixu Divine Armor; and in my hands, I wield an Acquired Supreme Virtue Treasure—the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler!
Talk about being armed to the teeth!”
“This grand appearance fits my image as the big boss of a chamber of commerce perfectly.”
“With the empowerment of these treasures, especially the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler, even without activating my Fifty-Fifty with Anyone skill, if I run into Ancestor Qingzhu again, I'll beat him within an inch of his life!”
As an offensive spiritual treasure, using the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler to obliterate a Daluo Dao Fruit was child's play.
Someone like Duobao, who was covered in treasures, would look like small-time capital in front of Xuanjian.
Roughly twenty-five thousand years passed.
The Innate Restrictions on these five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures—the Yellow Springs Death Map, Taixu Divine Armor, Yin-Yang Pearl, Gilded Ruyi Immortal Robe, and Phoenix Feather Hairpin—ranged between thirty-seven and forty-eight layers.
For all five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, Xuanjian managed to refine twenty-four layers of Innate Restrictions each.
This was practically the absolute limit of what a Taiyi Golden Immortal could achieve.
Even though he had only refined about half of their Innate Restrictions, Xuanjian's control and mastery over these five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures had reached a state of effortless precision, capable of unleashing over fifty percent of their full power.
Of course, these five top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were merely supporting acts.
The true star was the Acquired Supreme Virtue Treasure—the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler!
As a supreme treasure, the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler possessed a full forty-nine layers of restrictions.
At the level of supreme treasures, there were no tier divisions like low, mid, high, or top-grade.
A supreme treasure was simply a supreme treasure.
Forty-nine layers of restrictions.
With Xuanjian's cultivation at the late-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal level, he had barely managed to refine twenty layers of its supreme treasure restrictions.
However, that was already more than enough.
With a thought from his Primordial Spirit, Xuanjian felt the ultimate killing intent radiating from the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler!
Feeling reassured, he smiled and murmured, “When I fought Ancestor Qingzhu earlier, relying on the divine skill Fifty-Fifty with Anyone allowed me to suppress him, but I couldn't thoroughly kill him. Ultimately, his realm was slightly higher than mine, and only a Daluo can kill a Daluo. But...”
Speaking up to the "but," the corners of Xuanjian's mouth curled upward uncontrollably. “...with the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler, utilizing its ultimate slaughter force and world-shattering destruction, severing and obliterating a Daluo Dao Fruit is as simple as can be!”
Most importantly... killing with the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler incurred no karma!
This was simply an essential tool for an ambush master.
Containing ten percent of the Merit of Creation, the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler executed sacred divine judgment through virtue. It was judged directly as executing punishment on behalf of Heaven—essentially working for the boss above—so naturally, it incurred no karma.
However, this ability was somewhat optional for Xuanjian.
He possessed the divine skill Fifty-Fifty with Anyone. As long as he didn't provoke beings above Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortals or Saints, even if a Saint stood right before him, he would dare step up and spar a round.
“Phew...”
Sorting out his spoils this time, Xuanjian stowed the Grandmist Measuring Sky Ruler inside his Primordial Spirit to nourish it, then said to himself, “I can't forget my main business. I came to Mount Zhou to find the Three Treasures of Commerce.”
“I've delayed for so long; it's time to get moving.”
“Hmm... It'd be a waste not to use these big hulks of the Wu tribe. Perfect timing to have them conduct a wide-scale search of the mountain for me, which will save a ton of time.”
Relying on his karmic connection with the other two Spiritual Treasures of Commerce, Xuanjian could only pinpoint a rough location.
That rough location might be small or vast. At a time like this, a grid-by-grid search was required.
If Xuanjian acted alone, it would definitely waste a lot of time.
But... now?
Before going into seclusion, the Twelve Ancestral Witches had explicitly instructed the Arch-Witches that Xuanjian held a status equal to an Ancestral Witch within the Wu tribe.
Since he held such high status, asking the big hulks of the Wu tribe to do a bit of physical labor was completely fair and reasonable, right?
Action followed thought.
Xuanjian immediately stepped out of the temporary cave dwelling he had carved out near Pangu Hall.
His Primordial Spirit expanded outward.
Soon, he located the nearest Arch-Witches.
“Kuafu, Xingtian.”
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