Chapter 10: The Blood Case Caused by Innate Treasure

  Nüwa saw Zhuang Xiong immersed in the Purple Mansion, examining the law treasure. His face was still changing, first seeming to have picked up a huge bargain, with a satisfied look of a small person getting their way, then drooling as if he had seen a naked beauty, and then scratching his cheek as if he had something difficult to give up. For a moment, his expression changed endlessly, leaving Nüwa stunned. Fuxi, who was watching from the side, frowned tightly, unable to bear Zhuang Xiong's lewd expression, and went over to kick him awake with one foot.

  Zhuang Xiong suddenly came to his senses, seemingly taking a long time to react. He was furious and shouted: "You dare to disturb me when I'm admiring my treasure! Today, I'll let you know what it means to be hit by a giant fist!" He charged towards Fu Xi, shouting loudly, and the two of them started fighting again. Nüwa, who had long been accustomed to their bickering, still looked on with a dark expression, speechless, and turned her head to gaze at the scenery.

  The moon rises in the east, and the night curtain hangs low. Fuxi couldn't beat Zhuang Xiong, so he hid behind a tree to do his daily math homework, but Zhuang's serious face had a hint of resentment. Nüwa wore a flower crown on her head, playing with a...cough, a delicate and lovely little pig! Zhuang Xiong sat on the ground, hugging a pile of spiritual fruits, every time he took a big bite in his mouth, he would smile at Nüwa, then fiercely stare at the little pig, who knows what he was thinking, whether it was biting Nüwa or eating pork? Or was he just jealous of the little pig? The little pig also had some spirituality, although it was under Nüwa's control, it still stared at Zhuang Xiong with a frightened heart, which made Nüwa occasionally scold him with a glance, and Zhuang Xiong would immediately respond with a silly smile. Since crossing over, either they didn't eat or they ate fruit, the ancients didn't know the taste of meat for three months, Zhuang Xiong couldn't count how long it had been since he last ate meat, a little pig suddenly stirred up his desire to eat meat. If that little pig wasn't in Nüwa's hands, it would have probably entered Zhuang Xiong's stomach already.

  Time slipped away quietly, and suddenly Fuxi couldn't hold it in anymore, shouting: "Dumb bear, what is your treasure after all? I just can't figure it out! It seems like everything related to you, I just can't calculate."

  Zhuang Xiong sneered: "With your little bit of Tao and that second-rate calculation method, it's strange if you can calculate anything at all."

  Nüwa shot him a white glance, saying: "Dumb brother, can't you all just stop arguing? I'm also very curious about what your innate treasure is, why don't you take it out and let's have a look?"

  Zhuang Xiong immediately smiled and said: "Good, good, Nüwa sister, you say what's good. Speaking of which, my life-bound treasure is also closely related to you. Why don't I take a look at your palm first? Who knows, maybe we have a predestined relationship."

  Fuxi shouted loudly: "Don't even think about it! Don't give this scoundrel an advantage, sister!"

  Nüwa rolled her eyes and said sharply: "Cut out all that nonsense, hurry up and take it out to see."

  Zhuang Xiong chuckled, his palm opened, and a small cauldron suddenly appeared. It was round and ancient, with two ears and three legs, inlaid with four precious pearls. A formless pressure accompanied the sudden appearance of the cauldron, which was none other than the pre-heavenly treasure, the Qiankun Ding. The little pig in Nüwa's hand trembled all over, and when no one noticed it, it quickly slipped away and ran into a nearby thicket.

  Nüwa looked at Zhuang Xiong's small tripod, her eyebrows slightly furrowed, as if she felt a sense of familiarity, but couldn't quite put her finger on where the familiarity came from.

  Zhuang Xiong smiled and said, "This is my life-bound treasure - the Qian Kun Ding. In the past, the Hun Dun Ling Bao's Hun Dun Ding was split in half by Pan Gu Da Shen with one axe, one half transformed into Nü Wa's sister's creation tripod, and the other half is the Qian Kun Ding in my hand. Therefore, it can be said that the Qian Kun Ding and the creation tripod were born from the same source, sharing the same roots, which shows that I have a deep connection with Nü Wa's sister, and our fate is not shallow."

  Nüwa suddenly realized and wondered: "But why does my creation cauldron not have such a strong pressure?"

  "This includes many aspects of reasons, and needs to be discussed from several aspects such as size, depth, time length..."

  Nuwa glared at him fiercely and interrupted him: "Less nonsense, get to the point."

  Zhuang Xiong couldn't help but smile and said, "Still, Nüwa's sister is concise and to the point." Seeing that Nüwa was about to get angry again, he quickly added, "Actually, it's because after Pangu split open, this part of me became larger and more integrated with many other fragmented treasures. Most importantly, I absorbed some of the merits of opening up the sky, which nurtured countless primordial spirits within my body. So now, it has become a pre-heavenly treasure! How about that? Nüwa's sister, is what I said this time concise enough?"

  Nüwa and Fuxi didn't notice the clever words behind Zhuang Xiong, their minds were already occupied by the four characters "Pre-Heavenly Supreme Treasure". The three of them had discussed the classification of magical treasures during their leisure time. The Chaotic Spirit Treasure was destroyed at the beginning of Pangu's creation of the world, so the strongest treasure in the world is indeed the Pre-Heavenly Supreme Treasure. Of course, each has its own use, and combat is only a small part of the application of the Supreme Treasure. The great way contained within it and the effect of communicating with heaven and earth are the greatest uses of the Supreme Treasure. In fact, the Pre-Heavenly Supreme Treasure also has its own hierarchy, but there are only a few such treasures in the world, each with its own use. As for enlightenment, the Creation Jade Disc is the most superior, while if it's about combat, it's just one part of the application of the Supreme Treasure, and it's really hard to distinguish between high and low. There are only so many treasures in the world, whether or not they can be distinguished as high or low doesn't make much sense.

  The next best thing to the Innate Treasure is the Innate Spiritual Treasure, which can be roughly divided into four levels: top-grade, high-grade, medium-grade, and low-grade. The top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure is second only to the Innate Treasure, and some of it even rivals the Innate Treasure in terms of its use in battle. After all, spiritual treasures are used for enlightenment, and their value lies in the great way they contain. Some top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures contain the way of battle, so they naturally gain combat bonuses, making them comparable to the Innate Treasure in battle.

  In the Primordial Chaos, top-level Innate Spirit Treasures are not necessarily rare. When the Chaos Spirit Treasure was fragmented, it couldn't control its quantity. Top-level Innate Spirit Treasures actually aren't that scarce; they're mostly just born alongside great gods and rarely circulate outside.

  For example, Nüwa's Creation Tripod, the Auspicious Birth Seal, Emperor Jun's River Chart and Luo Book, Meng Po's Primordial Alms Bowl and Ancestral Sword, Zhunti's Earth Book and Ginseng Fruit Tree... actually, the Three Pure Ones' Daoist treasures, Laozi's Crutch, Yuanshi Tianzun's Jade Scepter, Tongtian Jiaozhu's Qingpingsword are all Innate Spirit Treasures born alongside them. They're not later-refined treasures; after all, Innate Spirit Treasures are the most compatible with their attributes and grow together for countless years.

  So, in reality, unowned top-level Innate Spirit Treasures are rare in the Primordial Chaos. If you can encounter one, it's as difficult as winning 5 million dollars from a 2-dollar lottery ticket. Moreover, who would look down on having many top-level Innate Spirit Treasures? In this world where might makes right, even if you do encounter one, can you defeat the great gods who wield top-level Innate Spirit Treasures or even Innate Supreme Treasures with your bare fists?

  So, if you don't have an Innate Supreme Treasure born alongside you, then don't fantasize about being a great god. Don't even hope for top-level Innate Spirit Treasures or Innate Supreme Treasures; high-quality Innate Spirit Treasures are already the greatest blessing for you. Of course, if your obsession runs deep, the only opportunity is to join the Zixiao Palace's treasure distribution and get several great gods to be your henchmen, which might give you a way out.

  The top-grade innate spiritual treasures actually also have a half that are the congenital spiritual treasures of various great gods, such as Fuxi, whose handheld treasure is only top-grade. Of course, it was mentioned earlier that the function of the treasure lies in containing the Great Way, and combat effectiveness does not have a clear dividing line. Therefore, it's not that the top-grade congenital spiritual treasures are bad, sometimes the contained Great Way is simpler and easier to understand, which can actually be a good thing, possibly allowing one to take a step ahead of others, and when the Zi Xuan Palace lectures, they can also gain more insight. So, this thing is actually a matter of perspective, not necessarily that the higher the grade, the better it is.

  Well, if you think about it, there seem to be only a few top-grade Primordial Spirit Treasures and some high-quality ones circulating in the Chaos. The rest are mostly mid-to-low grade Primordial Spirit Treasures? But that's not actually the case. First of all, Hongjun was originally a primordial god and didn't participate in the Heaven Creation War, nor was he suppressed under Mount Buzhou like Zhuanggong. He held the Creation Jade Plate and was a lucky person with a full value, so most of the Primordial Spirit Treasures, including top-grade ones, were in his hands. Even high-quality Primordial Spirit Treasures mostly belonged to him. Later, when the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin dominated the Chaos, they plundered countless Spirit Treasures. Many were destroyed during the Three Clans War. Top-grade Primordial Spirit Treasures or high-quality ones could be replaced, but damaged ones that weren't too powerful became mid-to-low grade Primordial Spirit Treasures. Those that were too badly damaged could only become materials along with broken mid-to-low grade Spirit Treasures. Among the intact Spirit Treasures, top-grade ones naturally fell into Hongjun's hands. Mid-to-low grade ones were looked down upon by Hongjun and eventually fell into the hands of some small demons, who later became great demons or legendary figures.

  If calculated in this way, it would be found that except for the congenital spirit treasures in the hands of the great gods, other innate treasures, top-grade innate spirit treasures and high-quality innate spirit treasures are basically 90% in Hongjun's hands. Hongjun is the number one landlord of the Primordial Chaos. Compared to him, the Primordial Chaos is full of beggars everywhere. As for those that are still ownerless now, either they are hiding in a deeper place, such as Penglai Island, which no one can calculate? Or it's an innate spirit treasure that has not yet taken shape and been born. As for postnatal spirit treasures, they are the ones refined by the great gods to serve cultivation and combat, and are not in the same system as innate spirit treasures, so let's not talk about them here for now.

  Of course, they also didn't know that the Innate Spirit Treasures actually had their own spirituality. The companion spirit treasures of the great gods were born and grew together with them, especially for someone like Zhuang Xiong, whose companion spirit treasure was directly nurtured within his body. Not only did it naturally match his attributes, but also exchanged with his primordial spirit every day. Even the spirituality within the spirit treasure was cultivated from his own primordial spirit, making the Innate Spirit Treasure's spirituality just like his own, without any discomfort. When they encounter wild Innate Spirit Treasures, they will realize this issue. The selection of a master by a spirit treasure is not only about needing to be refined and tempered with the treasure, but also requires attribute compatibility. If the attributes don't match, it's impossible to bring out the treasure's true strength. If the treasure's spirituality doesn't cooperate, it can't be used. Of course, one could forcefully erase the treasure's spirituality, which many people in the Desolate Expanse have done, but this would undoubtedly greatly reduce the quality of the spirit treasure. That's why later on, many people use the phrase "the treasure and I are destined" to describe the compatibility between a person and a treasure.

  But Nüwa and Fuxi were stunned by the four words "Xiantian Zhībǎo" (Primordial Treasure), staring at the small cauldron for a long time. Fuxi's eyes were fixed on Zhuang Xiong with an intense gaze, almost writing "envy, jealousy, and hatred" on his face. Nüwa also had a look of resentment on her face. The two people's gazes made Zhuang Xiong feel uneasy, and he let out a dry laugh: "Hey, you don't have to look at me like that. It's just a Primordial Treasure, no big deal! This thing can only hold something, withstand some beating, refine some elixirs and pills... it's not much different from Nüwa's Creation Cauldron, is it?"

  As soon as Zhuang Xiong's voice fell, he felt that his face seemed to be carved with the words "deserving a beating". The gaze of Nüwa became even more resentful, and Fuxi's gaze was like he wanted to devour him. Zhuang Xiong immediately reacted, realizing that what he said might have been somewhat inappropriate, so he hastily added: "Actually, I didn't mean it that way, this Qiankun Ding is not bad at all, especially since we can refine the pre-heavenly spiritual treasure later and play with it when we're free, haha..." Zhuang Xiong forced a few laughs but couldn't help stopping. Fuxi didn't say another word, came up to him, and gave him a panda eye, then pressed down on Zhuang Xiong and started beating him up. Just as Zhuang Xiong was about to fight back, he discovered that Nüwa's small foot also silently kicked his butt with great force. Instantly, Zhuang Xiong felt defeated. It's better not to provoke a woman when she's angry, so he endured it and didn't fight back. He covered his vital parts with both hands and displayed the demeanor of "I'm not afraid of anything".

  After a while, Zhuang Xiong felt the storm on his body stop, probably because they were tired. He waited for a while and saw that the two were still silent, so he carefully looked out to check, but saw that Lin Ying was dark and shadowy, where was anyone? He couldn't help but complain in a low voice: "You said you wanted to see my life-protecting treasure, but after seeing the Qian Kun Ding, you beat me up. If I knew I had two more top-notch pre-heavenly spiritual treasures that hadn't been taken out, who knows how they would have treated me? Well, I guess it's either I was beaten to death or they were exhausted to death. Forget it, as long as you don't ask, I won't say anything." Zhuang Xiong made up his mind and knew the two wouldn't go far, probably going somewhere to digest the news. So he didn't look for them either, casually finding a tree to lie down under and sleep, truly a carefree and innocent fool.