Primordial Era: I am a treasure trove, full of magical treasures.

I never expected that this Azure Lotus Banner would appear in the Witch Clan's treasury. Xuanbao thought it was in Jieyin's hands. As for where he heard about it?

Ahem, Xuanbao doesn't remember where he saw it either, he only has a vague impression of it.

Xuanbao had originally planned to have his three masters go to Jieyin to chat about life and ideals after a while, but now it seems unnecessary.

"It's like finding a needle in a haystack, only to have it come to me effortlessly!" Xuanbao took a deep breath, suppressing his overwhelming joy.

Originally, his Five Elements Incarnations, with the help of the Five Elements Pearl, which has now been upgraded to a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, were able to set up an innate Five Elements Grand Array that could crush quasi-saints. However, for the opponents that Xuanbao is facing now, it is really a bit powerless. Now that he also has the Innate Five Elements Flags, Xuanbao is very confident that the two combined can at least restrain a sage like Zhunti. Even if it is a bit far-fetched, he can just lie low for tens of thousands of years until he upgrades the Five Elements Flags to innate supreme treasures. However, Xuanbao does not even dare to think about the amount of treasure energy required. Moreover, before that, his main body was only a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Treasure Gathering Basin, which also needs to be upgraded.

In fact, Xuanbao had long considered improving his physical body, but this might expose his ability to upgrade the grade of spiritual treasures. As for the 12th-grade lotus platforms he had taken out, Xuanbao always believed in not believing or spreading rumors. They were just his own serendipitous encounters and had nothing to do with him.

Now, he is only one step away from breaking through to the Hunyuan Daluo realm. He already has a certain ability to protect himself. In turn, he can improve his physical body without attracting too much attention.

Xuanbao composed himself, carefully put away the Eastern Azure Lotus Treasure Banner, and then glanced at the casually placed innate spiritual treasures, beginning to take stock.

It's out!

Xuanbao's divine sense spread out like a tide, instantly covering the entire treasure vault space. Even though he was mentally prepared, when the more than three hundred spiritual lights, some bright and some dark, each with different attributes but all exuding innate Dao charm, fed back to his primordial spirit, even though he was "well-informed," he couldn't help but gasp, and his heart began to pound wildly.

Over three hundred pieces! A full three hundred innate spiritual treasures! Just like trash, they were carelessly discarded by the Wu Clan in the depths of this dark and sunless warehouse! What a terrifying fortune this is! Perhaps apart from the time at the Treasure Distribution Cliff of the Dao Ancestor's Purple Cloud Palace, there has never been any other place in the history of the prehistoric world where such a large number of innate spiritual treasures could be gathered at once! Even now, Xuanbao himself only has a thousand or so innate spiritual treasures, but those were all collected little by little over many years, even "picked up" from the shadows. When has he ever seen such a sight?

"I've struck it rich... This time I've really struck it rich..." Xuanbao muttered to himself, his voice trembling slightly. He forcibly suppressed the urge to pounce on all the spiritual treasures and sweep them all away. He calmed himself down. The Wu Clan was truly wealthy. They had managed to accumulate so many innate spiritual treasures by occupying Mount Buzhou. And this was after he had already taken quite a few. Otherwise, there would have been at least four or five hundred innate spiritual treasures.

It's terrifying, but thankfully the Wu tribe doesn't possess a primordial spirit; their physical bodies alone are enough to dominate the primordial world. If they could use magical treasures, the demon race wouldn't need to fight them; they could simply clean themselves up and offer their heads to the Wu tribe for beheading. Why bother with futile struggles?

Seeing these magical treasures, Xuanbao felt the same way he did when he started reaping the rewards—like counting money until his hands cramped.

First, there were the most numerous, and relatively weak, low-grade innate spiritual treasures. Most were offensive spiritual treasures, but a considerable number were functional, and some were quite unique, such as shuttles, rings, umbrellas, and banners. Their innate restrictions were all below the 12th layer, making them the weakest among innate spiritual treasures, but still rare treasures for a Grand Luo Golden Immortal. Xuanbao scanned them with his divine sense and roughly estimated that there were no fewer than two hundred and fifty of these low-grade innate spiritual treasures! They were carelessly discarded in various places, their spiritual light somewhat dim, which made Xuanbao feel another pang of heartache. The Witch Clan really was… well, never mind.

"The common people are truly happy today," Xuanbao said, shaking his head as he used his inner power to collect the relatively low-grade innate spiritual treasures. These treasures were no longer of much use to enhance his own strength, but for Xuanbao, they were cheat codes that could accelerate his cultivation speed and help him comprehend the laws, as well as increase the time it took for him to accelerate the accumulation of precious energy.

After collecting the low-grade innate spiritual treasures, the space suddenly felt much more spacious and bright. Next came the forty-odd mid-grade innate spiritual treasures. Their spiritual light was noticeably stronger, and the Daoist aura they emitted was clearer and more complete. They often contained prominent single-law attributes or possessed some special and wondrous uses. Xuanbao saw a purplish-blue whip containing the power of wind and thunder, a black jade gourd capable of releasing bone-corroding black water, an ancient bronze shield with astonishing defensive power, and a Bagua bronze mirror capable of reflecting the primordial spirit… Each of these could easily become a treasured heirloom of a powerful force, sparking fierce competition. At this moment, however, they were also in a precarious state, haphazardly piled together.

Xuanbao picked them up one by one, carefully inspected them for damage, and only put them into his sleeve after confirming that they were all intact. Forty-three items, not one missing. Among them, the Daoist aura of several items made him slightly take notice. For example, the Bagua bronze mirror seemed to have a special restraining effect on the soul; the cyan-purple whip faintly carried the aura of the Purple Heaven Divine Thunder. Although it was only a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure, its power was definitely not weaker than some high-grade innate spiritual treasures.

Finally, there were the few items that floated in the center of the space, with the most dazzling spiritual light and the most vast Dao charm—a superior-grade innate spiritual treasure, and a supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure that emitted a fluctuation that even a profound treasure would feel its heart tremble!

There are eight top-grade innate spiritual treasures in total, each with a unique shape and radiant light that illuminates the space with dazzling brilliance. Among them is the "Crimson Dragon Sword," entirely crimson with fire dragon patterns entwined on its blade, exuding a scorching sword intent capable of burning the heavens and boiling the seas; the "Mysterious Ice Mirror," entirely azure with a smooth, mirror-like surface like a deep, frigid abyss, emanating a chilling aura that seems capable of freezing time and space; a pair of "Yin-Yang Rings," clearly black and white with the flow of Yin and Yang energies; a "Longevity Flute," entirely emerald green, whose sound can summon the life force of all things; and a set of seven "Seven Star Swords," each a different color, capable of forming a simple Big Dipper killing formation... and so on!

These eight top-grade innate spiritual treasures are all rare gems, possessing unfathomable power that would tempt even quasi-saint level experts. In the Witch Clan's treasure vault, they were treated slightly "better"—at least they weren't piled together like garbage, but they were still casually placed on a few relatively flat large rocks, or suspended in mid-air, their auras subtly repelling and interfering with each other.

Xuanbao's eyes burned with fervor. These eight spiritual treasures were extraordinary in both attributes and functions. Xuanbao collected them one by one, feeling the immense power and exquisite Dao essence contained within them, and was extremely satisfied.

"Eight high-grade, forty-three mid-grade, two hundred and fifty-six low-grade... a total of three hundred and seven innate spiritual treasures!" Xuan Bao silently calculated in his mind; this number made him almost dizzy. And this didn't even include the acquired spiritual treasures, innate spiritual materials, and dying spiritual roots he had previously obtained! The Wu Clan's "accumulations" over countless eons were truly terrifyingly thick!

The fact that the Wu tribe doesn't have a primordial spirit—was this a setting by Pangu or by the Heavenly Dao? It significantly lowers the Wu tribe's potential.

cough~

Never mind, I can't change these things. What I need to do is keep getting stronger. Only when I'm strong enough can I avoid being schemed against by others. The prehistoric world is not as peaceful as it seems on the surface. If you want to become the player, strength is the key.

Unexpectedly, the Wu Clan's treasure vault also possessed two top-grade spiritual treasures. One of them, naturally, was the Eastern Lotus Treasure Flag, which had already been stored away by Xuanbao.

The other item, which even Xuanbao found surprising, was a lotus platform floating on the other side of the space.

This lotus platform, approximately three feet in diameter, is a deep, noble, and restrained dark purple. It comprises twelve petals, each layered and translucent, like a piece of the finest amethyst, yet imbued with the texture of life and the essence of Tao. The platform slowly rotates, radiating a soft and mysterious purple halo. Within this halo, a chaotic aura flows, and Tao runes appear and disappear. Even more strangely, at the center of the platform, where the lotus seedpod resides, there are not ordinary lotus seeds, but rather a constantly shifting purple mist, sometimes transforming into lotus flowers, sometimes into lotus leaves, and sometimes into the blurry figure of a Taoist priest—mysterious and unpredictable.

That's right, it's the very mysterious "12th Grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus". The other lotus platforms have already appeared, but few people know about the Reincarnation Purple Lotus. The key is that its name contains the word "reincarnation". You know, in the prehistoric world, names are not chosen casually. Could it be that this 12th Grade Reincarnation Purple Lotus is the key to opening the six paths of reincarnation? However, because the Wu Clan cannot refine innate spiritual treasures, in the original timeline, the only way to open the six paths of reincarnation was to use one's own body, which resulted in a restriction that prevents one from leaving the underworld for life.

Xuanbao frowned slightly, his mind racing as he recalled information about Primordial Lotus Platform-type spiritual treasures. As everyone knew, after the Thirty-Six Grade Chaos Green Lotus, a supreme treasure of chaos, disintegrated, one mature lotus seed and five immature lotus seeds transformed into:

The mature lotus seeds transformed into the 24th grade Creation Green Lotus, an innate treasure. However, the primordial Heavenly Dao did not tolerate it, and it eventually became the Dao-proving treasures of the Three Pure Ones. Laozi's Panlong Flat Staff, Yuanshi Tianzun's Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, and Tongtian's Qingping Sword were all top-grade innate spiritual treasures.

The remaining five immature lotus seeds transformed into…

The Twelve-Petaled Golden Lotus of Merit (Owned by the Guide Daoist, later acquired by the Western Sect, it guards the West, possesses unparalleled defense, sits on a lotus throne, nothing can break it, and can suppress destiny).

The Twelfth Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus (originally owned by the Styx Ancestor, born in the Blood Sea, capable of releasing endless red lotus karmic fire to attack enemies, burning everything, and also possessing strong defense, cough, now returned to the Xuan Treasure).

The Twelfth-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus (Owned by the Demon Ancestor Rahu, its whereabouts are now unknown; it is said to contain the laws of destruction and be unparalleled in attack).

The Twelve-Petaled Pure White Lotus (Xuanbao, as a wholesaler, needs no further explanation).

As for the Twelve-Petal Reincarnation Purple Lotus, it did not appear in the original timeline.

Put everything else away, what's mine is mine.

However, when Xuanbao stood in the core treasure vault of the Wu clan, which he had already emptied, and looked at the empty space around him, with only a little dust and a few useless scraps on the four walls, even though Xuanbao had a thick skin, he couldn't help but feel a little... guilty.

But considering the harvest—three hundred and seven innate spiritual treasures, over ten thousand acquired spiritual treasures, mountains of innate and acquired spiritual materials, and thirty-eight innate spiritual roots! This is almost the culmination of the Wu Clan's accumulation over hundreds of millions of years!

"Cough..." Xuanbao coughed lightly, touched his nose, and comforted himself, "Brother Dijiang said that I can take whatever I want without any objection. I'm just... following my heart... Besides, I really want to make the most of everything. It would be a real waste to leave these spiritual treasures and materials here to gather dust, or even let their spiritual energy dissipate. Only when they are in my hands can they realize their true value, or even... become more valuable."

Xuanbao kept brainwashing himself, trying to free himself from his guilt.

Moreover, thinking of his special "treasure energy" ability that could enhance the essence of spiritual treasures, as well as the unique growth environment inside the Chaos Gourd, Xuanbao's slight sense of guilt vanished instantly, replaced by a sense of mission that "heaven is about to entrust this treasure with a great responsibility."

"That's right! This isn't stealing or robbing; it's rescue protection, it's strategic resource integration!" Xuanbao thought about it and felt it made more and more sense, his back straightening up unconsciously. "Besides, I helped the Witch Clan refine the Heavenly Divine Banner to fix the flaws in the great formation, and I also gifted them the Three Lights Divine Water, the Nine-Turn Golden Pill, and the Yang-Invigorating Wine to help them recover their strength. This cause and effect, this sacrifice, in exchange for these 'junk' items they can't use, is perfectly reasonable, an equal exchange! In fact... they even profited!"

Ok

They must have made a killing.

Having calmed himself down, Xuanbao felt refreshed. He took one last look around the empty treasure vault, making sure he hadn't missed anything of value. In the end, he had taken all those quasi-saint corpses with him—they were all top-quality refining materials. After looking around and confirming that only the four walls of the treasure vault remained, he didn't linger. He turned around and, following the path he had come from, once again used his earth-elemental divine power to silently leave the Buzhou Mountain cave.

On the way back, Xuanbao's mood was completely different from his expectations when he arrived. He was filled with the joy of a bountiful harvest and a heavy sense of satisfaction. As he traveled through the earth's veins, he also diverted a wisp of his mind to immerse himself in his vast and boundless cave world, which was opened up with the treasure basin as its core, and began to "inspect" his harvest.

Upon entering the grotto world, Xuanbao was immediately awestruck by the sight before him. Over three hundred innate spiritual treasures radiated brilliant light, illuminating the entire space with vibrant colors.

Perhaps it was out of conscience that Xuanbao decided to step in at the crucial moment to protect the Wu Clan and prevent them from repeating the same mistakes.