Chapter 9: Zhuang Xiong's Lifebound Spirit Treasure
The Buzhou Mountain is tens of thousands of kilometers in circumference, with spiritual flowers and grasses everywhere, spiritual beasts running around, and immortal cranes chirping. The Great War of the Three Clans has passed for over 5,000 years, and Mount Buzhou is once again a land of peace and harmony, subtly revealing a vibrant vitality.
Nüwa, Fuxi and Zhuangxu walked in the mountains of Buzhou, without using their magical powers, they just stepped forward, searching for spiritual roots and strange fruits to satisfy their desires, teasing strange beasts and sacred birds, delighting the hearts of innocent children, seeking a quiet place to discuss the Tao and talk about their feelings, truly carefree and content.
Actually, Zhuang Xiong originally wanted to go find the famous calabaza and banana trees of Buzhou Mountain, but later thought better of it. The three clans had occupied Honghuang for billions of years without finding them, yet later on, the Three Pure Ones effortlessly took them away. It's clear that everything is fate. Before a treasure is born, searching everywhere is just futile labor. When the destined person arrives, the treasure will naturally reveal itself. As the saying goes, "A forced melon is not sweet." So Zhuang Xiong also stopped deliberately seeking treasures and focused on touring mountains and discussing Tao with Nüwa and Fuxi.
The three of them were not yet at the level of great masters, so they couldn't directly use telepathy or other forms of mental communication. Their understanding of the Tao was also not deep enough, so they had to rely on language to communicate, which made their conversations inefficient. Even so, there were often moments where they knew what they wanted to say but couldn't express it, and they could only resort to using gestures and demonstrations to get their point across.
Among the three, Zhuang Xiong's understanding of the Tao was the shallowest, and his comprehension was also the worst. He often received disdainful looks from Fu Xi, who would snort in derision before tossing out a few phrases from the "Tao Te Ching" or the "Zhuangzi". Sometimes he would even quote some popular sayings that were circulating on the internet, leaving Nü Wa and Fu Xi staring at him in amazement. Despite this, Zhuang Xiong often felt a mix of pride and disappointment. He was proud because he had been influenced by the great masters and had gained a broad perspective, with a vast amount of knowledge stored in his mind that far surpassed what these two "newbies" could comprehend.
On the other hand, he felt lost because his intelligence really couldn't compare to those legendary great masters. Although he was a true believer in the Tao, living in a fast-paced modern world where profit was king made it difficult for him to quiet his mind and focus on his spiritual growth. Fortunately, Zhuang Xiong was aware of his own shortcomings and believed that hard work could make up for them. He didn't hesitate to ask questions, and Nü Wa patiently explained things to him in detail, helping him keep up with the other two's progress and gain a deeper understanding of the Tao.
Zhuang Xiong, being a modern man of the 21st century, had a playful and mischievous personality. In this primitive world without computers or games, he could only find his own entertainment. Thus, the soul of flirting with girls that had been hidden deep within him began to stir again. Along the way, he constantly sought opportunities to practice his flirting strategies from the 21st century, taking care of Nüwa in every possible way. He clumsily made a flower crown for her and fully grasped the essence of having a thick skin when flirting. On the way, he completely disregarded his image as a powerful expert, either saying cheesy lines that made Nüwa blush or acting like a clown to make her laugh uncontrollably. Fuxi watched from the side with eyes that seemed to be about to spew fire. Zhuang Xiong was quite disdainful and didn't even need to ruin what little image he had left, smiling slyly as he said, "Fuxi, my friend, don't you think we three look like a family now?"
Fuxi didn't understand what was going on at first, but when he finally figured it out, he suddenly became furious. His sister's soul stirred, his face turned black in an instant, and with red eyes, he charged forward to fight Zhuang Xiong to the death. However, although Fuxi was no ordinary person, how could he compare to Zhuang Xiong's innate divine power as a great earth bear? He always ended up at a disadvantage, rarely gaining the upper hand. So every time Zhuang Xiong stopped his attack, Fuxi would shout "You're a good man!" and then be chased by Zhuang Xiong with a green face and red eyes, fleeing in all directions. Nüwa was on the side covering her mouth and laughing secretly.
Time flies, in a flash, and suddenly it's already been a thousand years.
Zhuang Xiong and Nüwa's relationship, although rapidly warming up, was still somewhat ambiguous, feeling more like siblings than anything else. Zhuang Xiong, despite his inner turmoil, could only watch as time unfolded. His relationship with Fuxi remained the same, with a sense of camaraderie, but also frequent bickering and fighting. Nüwa was exasperated, as Fuxi's weakness was his sister complex, and Zhuang Xiong often provoked her. Of course, not provoking Nüwa would mean provoking Fuxi instead. Zhuang Xiong's sexual orientation was clearly normal. Therefore, Fuxi's darkening also became a common occurrence. And Zhuang Xiong's weakness lay in the phrase "you are a good person", which although meaningless to Fuxi and Nüwa, would enrage Zhuang Xiong whenever Fuxi used it against him. The destructive power of this phrase was immense, as verified by its effects on Zhuang Xiong, who would become exhausted but never stop fighting. Initially, Nüwa tried to intervene, but every time she did, Zhuang Xiong would gaze at her with tears in his eyes and ask: "Are you also going to say I'm a good person?" before bursting into tears and running away. Eventually, Nüwa gave up trying to stop them, as it wouldn't lead to any real danger, just some minor injuries that they could easily recover from.
For thousands of years, the three people's gains were also great. Their Taoist cultivation had finally entered the immortal path and reached the Golden Immortal level. They had a deeper understanding of the Heavenly Dao, and their magical powers had become more refined. Zhuang Xiong also realized that both of them had their own innate treasures, which naturally contained the Great Dao. Especially top-level pre-heavenly spiritual treasures, if they were thoroughly understood, would be at least at the level of a Daluo Immortal. Moreover, communicating with the Heavenly Dao through one's innate treasure was more conducive to enlightenment. Nüwa had two spiritual treasures: the small seal called Cangsheng Yin that she used when she went berserk initially, and another called Zaohua Ding, which was actually a part of the primordial Hunyuan Ding that split off. Both were top-level pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. Fuxi also had two spiritual treasures: one was the famous Fuxi Guqin, and the other was the Bagua Pan that Fuxi used to eat with, although it wasn't as good as Nüwa's top-level treasure, it was still a high-quality pre-heavenly spiritual treasure. Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but feel a bit depressed in his heart - it turned out that he wasn't stupid, but rather he lacked a cheat device. His own innate treasure had never been able to take shape, and all he had was a top-level pre-heavenly spiritual treasure, the purple jade rod. However, it was only considered half of a congenital spiritual treasure, and the power it contained was also the Dao of killing and slaughter, which didn't help him much.
On this day, after finishing the discussion on Taoism, Zhuang Xiong shamelessly pulled Nuwa's small hand and insisted on reading her palm to tell her fortune. Nuwa was taken aback and blushed, while Fuxi, who was standing beside them, saw Zhuang Xiong's sly hands taking advantage of Nuwa and suddenly became furious. He shouted loudly and rushed over, but just at that moment, Zhuang Xiong's face, which had been in a state of ecstasy, suddenly changed and became serious. With one loud shout, he yelled "Stop!" and shocked both Nuwa and Fuxi into stillness.
Fuxi was still indignant and said, "Don't think that just because you have a loud voice I'm afraid of you."
Zhuang Xiong interrupted Fu Xi's words and said: "You think I'm afraid of you? It's just that my innate treasure seems to have taken shape."
The two of them had long known that Zhuang Xiong's true name spell had not yet taken shape, and they knew that this matter was crucial to their cultivation. They were also very curious about what Zhuang Xiong's true name spell would look like, and for a moment, neither of them spoke again, quietly watching Zhuang Xiong comprehend.
Zhuang Xiong's mind sank into the Purple Mansion of his primordial spirit, where he saw a vast expanse of land with celebratory clouds rolling by. Three flower buds stood atop the clouds, surrounded by a large cauldron, a folding fan, and a long sword.
The Ding is round and ancient, with two ears and three feet, inlaid with four precious pearls according to the eight trigrams, called Qian Kun Ding; The fan is colored like jade, one side painted with mountains, rivers, lakes, seas, stars, sky, sun, and moon, the other side inscribed with the four great divine writings of heaven and earth, with a jade pendant hanging below as a tassel, called Qian Kun Fan; The long sword is three feet seven inches, shining with blue light, emitting a chilling aura, the hilt and blade intersection also inlaid with a precious pearl, several divine writings floating on the blade, called Qian Kun Sword.
Zhuang Xiong involuntarily rolled his eyes, as if he saw the image of himself holding a Ding of Heaven and Earth on his head, with a fan in his left hand as a shield and a sword in his right hand dancing about. With one swing of his hand, he also took out that purple jade rod and said: "From now on, you'll be called the Heaven and Earth Rod. What's with this outfit? Are we playing games or something? I wonder if it has any set attributes?"
Zhuang Xiong's innate treasure was different from others, while others' congenital treasures were born together with them, Zhuang Xiong's innate treasure was nurtured within his body. It was naturally compatible with him, and even without refinement, it was more proficient than others who had refined theirs for thousands of years. At this moment, Zhuang Xiong sank his divine consciousness into the treasure, and immediately understood its various functions.
That Qian Kun Ding is actually another part of the Hunyuan Lingbao Hunyuan Ding, round like Taiji, with two yin and yang energies, three legs standing in the Sancai position, four precious beads, which are actually fragments of the Hunyuan Pearl absorbing the pre-heavenly fire, water, wind, and earth to suppress the four phases. The Qian Kun Ding is extraordinary in its pre-heavenliness, and it also fuses with the fragments of the Hunyuan Pearl, nurturing countless Huiyuan within Zhang Xiong's body, containing the Great Dao, already at the level of a pre-heavenly treasure, capable of refining elixirs and artifacts, as well as the legendary post-heavenly reversal to pre-heavenly, able to gather all things, and also defend against the unparalleled, comparable to the Xuanyuan Gongde Tower, and can even be used to smash people.
Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but feel delighted, for the treasure he had obtained was truly a rare find. Apart from the creation jade disc and Pangu's axe that had transformed into the Taiji diagram, Pangu's banner, and the Hunyuan bell, it seemed that only the Exterminating Immortal Sword Array Diagram could be considered a pre-heavenly supreme treasure. And now, he had another one in his hands, which was truly a great opportunity.
In fact, the Hunyuan Qinglian was originally the first of the Hunyuan spiritual treasures and shouldn't have only transformed into the creation jade disc as a single supreme treasure. However, Pangu's axe had struck too fiercely, causing the Hunyuan Qinglian to shatter too severely, resulting in only the creation jade disc becoming a pre-heavenly supreme treasure, while the other fragments were merely pre-heavenly spiritual treasures.
For example, the relatively well-known Pre-Heavenly Ten Great Spiritual Roots were actually transformed from the lotus root of the Qinglian. The lotus stem transformed into countless pre-heavenly weapons, and the lotus flower transformed into countless pre-heavenly spiritual treasures. It was said that most of the famous pre-heavenly spiritual treasures were derived from the Qinglian.
Some people say that as long as the fragments of a certain part of the Fa Bao are gathered, it is still possible to re-refine the Xian Tian Zhi Bao. For example, gathering lotus leaves can be refined into the Xian Tian Zhi Bao Wu Hang Qi, gathering lotus stems can be refined into the Xian Tian Zhi Bao Shi Shen Qiang, and gathering four lotus seeds nurtured by Qing Lian can be refined into the Xian Tian Zhi Bao Qing Lian. However, not all of the weapons and Fa Bao floating in the world are transformed from the Hun Dun Qing Lian, but rather many more are derived from the weapons of the San Qian Shen Mo. No one can confirm whether the legend is true or false, just like the foundation of the Ling Bao, which is like the four great lotus seeds. In later generations, the most famous ones are Qing Lian, Hei Lian, Jin Lian, Bai Lian, Ye Huo Hong Lian, and there are also legends about Zi Lian. Each one seems to be a twelve-product, seemingly nurtured by Hun Dun Qing Lian, but who can distinguish them? Maybe Hong Jun knows, but will he say it? Anyway, Zhuang Xiong has no intention of searching for so many Fa Bao, and being able to obtain the Xian Tian Zhi Bao Qian Kun Ding is already an unexpected joy.
Zhuang Xiong carefully examined the other two treasures, and the folding fan was also extraordinary. The 36 products of the Hun Dun Qing Lian had 24 products transformed into the creation jade disc, and the folding fan was made from the remaining 12 products mixed with some unknown spiritual treasure fragments. Of course, the creation jade disc later became famous throughout the world because it carried the three thousand great ways, while Zhuang Xiong's folding fan, although occupying 12 products of lotus flowers, only contained the great way of the treasure itself, and could not be compared to the creation jade disc. It was just a top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual treasure. The painted side had a function similar to the Shan He She Xi Tu that was passed down through later generations, but it was more convenient to carry and use. The other side, however, was transformed into various divine techniques, most skilled at amplifying power. With just a light wave of the fan, it could cause mountains to collapse, rivers to reverse their flow, and was truly an essential treasure for showing off one's prowess.
The last Dry Kun Sword was also a top-notch congenital spiritual treasure, but Zhuang Xiong really couldn't see its history. It seemed to have a hint of Pangu Axe's sharpness, but the treasures transformed by Pangu Axe all had names and owners. I guess it just got a little bit of leftover material. It also seemed to have a hint of Qinglian Lotus Stem, but it didn't seem like it either. Zhuang Xiong savored it for half a day before suddenly realizing that there were too many spiritual treasure fragments piled up beside him or even stuck in his body. I guess this thing is also a mixture of fragments like the Dry Kun Rod. It just had some leftover material from Pangu Axe and Hunyuan Qinglian, and was nurtured within his own body, so its grade was naturally higher. But the Dry Kun Rod excelled at having many fragments, comparable to the weight of three mountains and five peaks. For a time, it was hard to say which one was more powerful.
