The Primordial Era: The Mythical Path Beginning with the Jie Sect

Chapter 88 Bestowing the Fire Spirit, Refining the Supreme Treasure for Proving the Dao

"Greetings, Your Majesty!" The crowd in the square bowed as Zhou Chen walked out of the Ziwei Palace.

Most of the people in the square were disciples of the three religions and people from the Heavenly Court, so it was only natural for them to bow to Zhou Chen. Even his senior brothers, such as Nanji, Xuandu, and Duobao, could accept this bow given Zhou Chen's current status.

"Alright, go back and refine your spiritual treasures, and prepare for battle! I'm sure you've all heard that a war will break out soon. Don't be nervous, just be prepared and fight with all your might."

"Although there are dangers, the opportunities are also great. As long as we win, not to mention resources, we'll also receive a lot of merit from Heaven." Zhou Chen said with a smile.

Upon hearing Zhou Chen's words, these people's eyes lit up. They thanked Zhou Chen one by one, then took their leave, preparing to go back and quickly refine their spiritual treasures, fully adjust their own state, and be ready to rush to the battlefield at any time to earn merit.

Soon, a large number of people left the square, leaving only Duobao and his disciples, Xuandu, Nanji, Zhao Gongming, Taizhen, Yaoji, and Longji, the two Heavenly Princesses.

"Junior brother, how confident are we in this battle against another world?" Grand Master Xuandu asked first.

The others also pricked up their ears, wanting to find out more.

"Ten percent!" Zhou Chen said decisively, then added.

"Winning is a certainty; it's just a matter of how many casualties there will be!"

There are some things I can't say right now, but you'll find out in time.

The group nodded in agreement; Zhou Chen's words were generally considered trustworthy.

"By the way, if we win this world war, the origin of the primordial world will be strengthened, and perhaps a few saints will emerge. You all have to do your best then!"
"Even if I don't attain sainthood, advancing to the Primordial Chaos realm will be much easier," Zhou Chen said.

Although most of Duobao and others were Great Luo Golden Immortals, once they entered the path of cultivation, whether they took the path of a Quasi-Saint who had severed the Three Corpses or the path of a Primordial Golden Immortal, they could not avoid the cultivation and comprehension of the laws of Heaven.

If the world war is won, the origin of the Heavenly Dao will be strengthened, and the Heavenly Dao's laws will also absorb the laws of the opposing world to strengthen themselves. During this period, the Heavenly Dao's laws will become easier to comprehend.

Therefore, even if Duobao and the others are only Great Luo now, they will quickly reach Quasi-Saint or Hunyuan Golden Immortal after the World War. It is even possible that if they perform well in the World War and obtain Heavenly Dao Merit, they can become Great Divine Power Masters in one step.

Everyone understood, but this did not include Huo Ling, Yao Ji, and Long Ji. Huo Ling, the one with the lowest cultivation level among the three, had only just entered the Golden Immortal realm and was still far from embarking on the path of cultivation.

The same applies to Longji. Although Yaoji is already a Taiyi Golden Immortal, her temperament is still immature, so these things are basically useless to them.

“Junior brother, this is my disciple, Huo Ling. Huo Ling, come and pay your respects to your master.” Duo Bao introduced the woman behind him.

"Disciple Huo Ling greets Martial Uncle!" The girl quickly bowed, her gaze towards Zhou Chen filled with admiration.

Although she was born late, she often heard the disciples of the Jie Sect recount some of her uncle's deeds.

He also received some accurate information from his master, Daoist Duobao: a key figure in the creation of the Netherworld, a favorite of Dao Ancestor and many saints, who opened the Zhou Tian Star Array for all living beings in the prehistoric world to transform chaotic energy into innate spiritual energy, whose strength was among the pinnacle of the prehistoric world, one of the Six Emperors of the Heavenly Court, and the controller of the Netherworld, etc. These deeds and titles filled the newly born fire spirit with curiosity and admiration.

Zhou Chen looked at the young girl. This was the Fire Spirit Mother, the key figure who triggered the all-out war between the Jie and Chan sects during the Investiture of the Gods. The prehistoric world had changed a lot. Zhou Chen didn't know if the Investiture of the Gods would ever happen again, but it was unlikely that the Jie and Chan sects would fight to that extent again.

The relationship between the two religions has become much more harmonious, and besides, the Dao Ancestor would not allow the saints to wantonly destroy the prehistoric world.

"Well, get up. Uncle-Master doesn't have any fire-attribute spiritual treasures here. This Purple Lightning Hammer was bestowed upon you by your grandmaster, so I'll give it to you today!" Zhou Chen thought for a moment. There really weren't any spiritual treasures suitable for fire spirits. The Five Elements Pearl was bestowed by the Goddess Nuwa, and the several gourds of the same origin were also bestowed by various saints. He couldn't very well give them away. After thinking it over, all that was left was the Purple Lightning Hammer, the Ten Fierce Spiritual Treasures, and the Eternal Life Technique Spiritual Treasure.

The Ten Fierce Spiritual Treasures are incredibly powerful and will be of great use in the upcoming World War. However, if they are given to the Fire Spirit, she will be unable to unleash their full potential.

The Immortal Life Technique and its magical treasures are simply unusable by someone at the Fire Spirit level.

The only option is to bestow the Purple Lightning Hammer upon the Fire Spirit, since he won't need it anyway.

"Junior brother, this..." Daoist Duobao was about to stop him. This Purple Lightning Hammer was a gift from Master, how could it be given to someone else!

“Senior brother, there’s no need to say more! The Purple Lightning Hammer is of little use to me now. It would be better to give it to the Fire Spirit for protection. I believe Master will understand.” Zhou Chen waved his hand, interrupting Duobao’s words. With a wave of his hand, a small purple hammer crackling with lightning flew out of the Ziwei Palace and stopped in front of the Fire Spirit.

Huo Ling was stunned. He never expected that he could obtain a primordial spiritual treasure just by calling out "Uncle-Master," and judging from its aura, its grade was not low.

"You should thank your uncle. This is the Purple Lightning Hammer, a top-grade innate spiritual treasure bestowed upon your uncle by your grandmaster. It is an extremely rare innate spiritual treasure." Seeing Huo Ling in a daze, Duo Bao quickly reminded him.

Upon hearing his master's words, Huo Ling snapped out of his daze and quickly bowed in gratitude.

"Thank you, uncle!"

After bowing, Huo Ling happily accepted the Purple Lightning Hammer and examined it carefully.

Zhou Chen smiled and shook his head, then turned to Duobao and the others and said, "Senior brother, I'm going to refine a supreme treasure for proving the Dao, so I won't entertain you any longer. You can freely study these supernatural abilities and techniques, but it's best to choose two or three to focus on. Each of these supernatural abilities and techniques corresponds to a specific Great Dao. Don't try to do too much at once."

“We understand, you go ahead and do your thing!” Duobao and the others nodded.

Zhou Chen didn't say anything more and opened his right palm.

The Qiankun Cauldron, which stood quietly in the square and exuded the aura of a primordial treasure, suddenly took off and fell toward Zhou Chen's right hand. During its flight, the Qiankun Cauldron kept spinning. With each rotation, the Qiankun Cauldron shrank a little. When the Qiankun Cauldron flew into Zhou Chen's palm, it had become a small cauldron the size of a palm.

He gave Taizhen a wink, signaling her to treat them well. He then nodded to Duobao and the others before returning to Ziwei Palace.

Upon entering the Ziwei Palace, the formation was activated to prevent the leakage of magical power and ancestral fire during the refining of the Dao-proving treasure, which could cause harm to others.

He sat cross-legged and began refining directly. The ancestral fire began to melt the Qiankun Cauldron, removing the yin essence and turning it into an object of "true" attribute.

After thinking for a moment, Zhou Chen summoned the four gourds hanging in the Zixiao Palace and threw them into the Qiankun Cauldron.

(End of this chapter)