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

Xuanbao squatted beside the woman, his brows slightly raised. He gathered a wisp of primordial Dao power at his fingertips and carefully probed into her body. After a moment, he gasped.

"The Law of Life... and a complete Law of Life at the Great Dao level!"

Xuanbao finally understood why this woman had survived Pangu's axe. Even the top-ranked Chaos Gods couldn't withstand that blow; she, a demon god whose ranking was practically unknown, should have been annihilated long ago. But she survived—precisely because she possessed the Law of Life.

As long as there is still a breath left, one can live.

But all she could do was "live".

Xuanbao's divine sense swept through her body and found that her condition was worse than he had imagined. The destructive Dao energy of the Pangu Axe clung to her wounds like a maggot, constantly eroding her life force. Although the life laws within her body resisted stubbornly, they had long since been exhausted after countless eons of depletion. She was only able to remain conscious now thanks to a single, unwavering will to survive.

"Peak of the seventh level of the Saint Realm... What a pity." Xuanbao shook his head. "With my current cultivation, it's not impossible to heal you, but it would take a great deal of effort, and I might not even be able to completely eradicate the Dao essence of the Pangu Axe. The most crucial thing is..."

Xuanbao paused, his gaze becoming somewhat subtle.

"At your peak, you were a Saint at the seventh level, while I'm only at the third. What if I heal you and then turn your back on me? Wouldn't I be creating a huge problem for myself?"

The woman seemed to understand Xuanbao's words, a hint of anxiety flashing in her dim eyes. She opened her mouth, wanting to say something, but could only utter weak breaths.

Xuanbao looked at her pitiful appearance, which was kind of cute. What happened?

He stroked his chin and pondered for a moment.

I think I'm sick, yes, I must be sick.

……

Seeing that Xuanbao had no intention of saving her, the woman, who was already surrounded by death energy, seemed like she could die at any moment.

"However... it's not like there's no way."

woman:……

I mean, when you talk, can you please not pant so much?

Xuanbao waved his hand, and the World Tree flew out from his sleeve, hovering in mid-air. On its trunk, two points of light from the Demon Realm and the Azure Profound Realm slowly rotated, emitting a warm glow. The branches of the World Tree swayed gently, as if welcoming a new guest.

"The World Tree connects two great worlds. I've placed you inside the World Tree's space to use the primal power of both worlds to heal your injuries. While it can't cure them completely, it can at least stabilize your condition and prevent them from worsening."

A hint of gratitude flashed in the woman's eyes, and she nodded slightly.

Xuanbao raised his hand and pointed, and the branches of the World Tree gently drooped down, wrapping around the woman and slowly drawing her into the trunk. A soft green halo appeared on the surface of the trunk, a resonance of the Law of Life—the World Tree itself contained the power of the Law of Life, which resonated with the woman's essence and greatly benefited her injuries.

After the woman entered the World Tree space, Xuanbao's divine sense also probed in, setting up a restriction around her.

This restriction, nominally intended to "protect her from the intrusion of chaotic energy from the outside world," was actually a precaution taken by Xuanbao—in case this woman regained her strength and wanted to turn against him, although this restriction couldn't trap her, it could at least buy Xuanbao enough time to react.

"One should always be wary of others," Xuanbao thought to himself with a clear conscience.

After settling the Life Demon God, Xuanbao left the World Tree space and continued his joyful "trash-collecting" business.

The Great Millstone of Destruction tumbled merrily through the ruins, crushing, extracting, and transforming the remains of demon gods one after another. Xuanbao sat cross-legged on the largest piece of debris, his eyes closed as he refined the primordial energy that continuously flowed into his body. His cultivation level steadily increased at a visible pace—

Mid-stage of the Third Heaven...

Late stage of the Third Heaven...

Peak of the Third Heaven...

When the last piece of the demon god's remains was crushed and absorbed by the Great Millstone of Annihilation, the aura of the Mysterious Treasure steadily stopped at the early stage of the fourth level of the Primordial Golden Immortal!

"Comfortable!"

Xuanbao opened his eyes and exhaled a long breath of turbid air. That breath transformed into a white ribbon, shooting tens of thousands of miles through the chaos before slowly dissipating. He stood up, stretched his limbs, and a series of crackling sounds came from his body, as if every bone was cheering and jumping for joy.

At the early stage of the Fourth Heaven, although it was only a small breakthrough, Xuanbao could feel that his control over the laws of heaven and earth had reached a new level. If he could mobilize the chaotic spiritual energy within a radius of hundreds of millions of miles during the Third Heaven period, then now he could influence the operation of the laws of the entire chaotic region with a single thought.

"Indeed, murder and arson bring wealth and honor, while repairing bridges and roads leaves no trace," Xuanbao exclaimed. "This world-destroying millstone is simply my destined treasure. It's practically tailor-made for me."

The Great Millstone of Annihilation emitted a triumphant hum, as if to say, "That's right, don't you know who I am?"

Xuanbao retracted the World-Destroying Millstone to his waist, his gaze sweeping over the battlefield ruins he had plundered. The battlefield, which had once been dotted with the remains of hundreds of demon gods, was now empty, with only a mess of rubble and dust remaining.

In the ruins of the chaotic battlefield, the Great Millstone of Annihilation let out a cheerful burp, slowly shrinking and falling back into Xuanbao's palm. Xuanbao patted the millstone, about to turn and leave, when he suddenly caught a glimpse of something faintly shimmering in the chaotic turbulence at the edge of the ruins.

The light was very faint, like a firefly that was about to go out in the depths of the night. If Xuanbao hadn't greatly increased his cultivation and his perception was far superior to before, he probably wouldn't have noticed it at all.

"Hmm? There are still some who slipped through the net?"

Xuan Bao's figure flickered, and he appeared before the chaotic turbulence. He raised his hand and waved it, as if an invisible hand had parted the violent chaotic energy, revealing a scene hidden deep within—

It was a fragment the size of a palm.

The fragments were dark gold, with jagged edges and a surface covered in fine cracks, as if they had withstood countless violent impacts. Even in such a broken state, they still exuded a chilling aura. That aura was ancient and profound, as if carrying some mystery from before the beginning of chaos.

Xuanbao reached out and grasped the fragment. The instant his fingertips touched it, a massive flow of information surged into his mind—

"The Chaos Spiritual Treasure - Shattering Void Sword... one of its fragments..."

Xuanbao's eyes lit up instantly.

Fragments of a Chaos Spiritual Treasure!

He was so focused on having the World-Destroying Millstone devour the remains of those demon gods that he completely overlooked the fragments of spiritual treasures scattered among the ruins! You must know, Chaos Spiritual Treasures are a level above even Innate Supreme Treasures! Even fragments of them are far more valuable than ordinary Innate Spiritual Treasures!

"It's out! It's out! It's out!"

Without a word, Xuanbao's divine sense spread out like a tide, carefully scanning the entire battlefield ruins. What he saw shocked him – hundreds of fragments of spiritual treasures of varying sizes were scattered throughout the ruins!

Some of those fragments were sections of a sword blade, some were points of a spear tip, some were corners of a bell knob, and some were sections of a tripod... Although they were all incomplete, each fragment retained the unique law imprint of a Chaos Spiritual Treasure.

Xuanbao's divine sense was like a giant net, carefully sifting through the entire battlefield ruins three times.

"Good heavens, I almost missed out on a billion."

Xuanbao rubbed his hands together, his eyes gleaming with excitement. Without a word, he appeared before the largest fragment—a broken sword blade, about three feet long, dark gold in color, with jagged edges, yet its surface still shimmered with a faint, cold light. Even after being shattered for countless eons, the remaining sharpness on the blade still caused Xuanbao a slight stinging sensation on his skin.

"A fragment of the Chaos Spiritual Treasure - Shattering Void Sword..." Xuanbao reached out and grasped the blade, feeling the imprint of laws contained within it. "Although it is only a fragment, the void laws contained within it can at least become a top-grade innate spiritual treasure."

Xuanbao carefully sheathed the sword blade into his sleeve, then rushed off to the next fragment.

It was a bell knob the size of a fist, entirely bronze in color, its surface covered with densely packed runes. Although the bell knob was only a small part of a certain chaotic spiritual treasure bell, the laws of music contained within it were extremely complete, even purer than many innate spiritual treasures that Xuanbao had seen.

"Good stuff! If we refine this, it might be of some help to the Chaos Bell."

Xuanbao happily put away the bell and continued sweeping.

In the time that followed, Xuanbao moved like a diligent little bee, flitting back and forth through the ruins, collecting the scattered fragments of spiritual treasures one by one. His movements were swift and precise; with a sweep of his divine sense, he could determine the grade and value of the fragments and then accurately pocket them.

The entire process was smooth and seamless.

In less than half a day, Xuanbao had completely looted all the fragments of spiritual treasures from the ruins of the entire battlefield, leaving not even a single piece the size of a fingernail.

Xuanbao sat cross-legged on a relatively intact boulder. With a flick of his sleeve, hundreds of fragments of spiritual treasures piled up into a small mountain before him. The fragments varied in shape and color; some shimmered with gold, some were as black as ink, some were as warm and smooth as jade, and some were as cold as iron. But without exception, each fragment bore the unique imprint of the laws of chaotic spiritual treasures, radiating a pressure of varying strength.

Xuanbao's gaze swept intently over the "fragmented mountain" in front of him, and he couldn't suppress the smile on his lips.

"Let me count... There are twenty-seven fragments of the Shattered Void Sword, which means two-thirds of the Shattered Void Sword has been collected; thirteen fragments of the Death Knell; and eight fragments of the God-Slaying Axe!"

Xuanbao sat cross-legged on the ruined boulder, with a small mountain of spiritual treasure fragments piled up in front of him, his eyes burning like raging fire.

"Twenty-seven fragments of the Shattered Void Sword, thirteen fragments of the Death Knell, eight fragments of the God-Slaying Axe... Tsk, adding them all up, there are probably remnants of over a hundred Chaos Spiritual Treasures." Xuanbao rubbed his hands together, his eyes filled with the excitement of finding a treasure. "Although these fragments are incomplete, each one contains a complete imprint of the laws, which can at least be used to reconstruct several innate supreme treasures!"

Putting aside everything else, just consider the 36th grade Creation Lotus that gave birth to the great god Pangu. After it was broken, how many innate spiritual treasures did it transform into?

The lotus leaves, lotus stems, lotus pods, and lotus seeds transformed into a large number of innate spiritual treasures.

Although the Chaos Spiritual Treasure fragments he has obtained are not as good as the 36th grade Creation Green Lotus, they are still quite easy to become innate spiritual treasures.

Xuanbao carefully sorted and put away the fragments, calculating how much benefit he had gained, when he suddenly sensed a faint fluctuation coming from the World Tree space.

Xuanbao raised an eyebrow and probed into it with his divine sense.

Inside the World Tree space, the woman in white still lay at the heart of the tree, her body enveloped in emerald green life energy. Her injuries hadn't improved much, but at least her breathing was somewhat more stable than before. At this moment, she slightly opened her eyes, her gaze piercing through the branches and leaves of the World Tree, landing on Xuanbao's divine sense projection.

"What... is your name?" Her voice was still weak, but much clearer than before.

Xuanbao's spiritual projection stood with his arms crossed, smiling as he said, "My name is Xuanbao. And yours?"

The woman paused for a moment, as if recalling something from a long time ago: "I... I don't remember very clearly. It was too long ago. I only remember that they all called me... 'Life'."

"The God of Life?" Xuanbao nodded thoughtfully. "Where did you rank among the Chaos Gods in your prime?"

The God of Life shook his head: "The Chaos Gods are not ranked. That's all hearsay. The true Chaos Gods each wield a different power, and they restrain each other. There is no absolute distinction between strong and weak. Although Pangu was strong, he was able to split the chaos, and that wasn't just due to his strength."

"Oh?" Xuanbao became interested. "Then what did he rely on?"

The God of Life's gaze became distant, as if piercing through endless ages, and he saw the figure wielding a giant axe, cleaving through chaos: "He relied on..."

Xuanbao blinked: "So? And then?"

"I can't explain it either." Life sighed softly. "At that time, I only had time to see him raise the axe, and then I knew nothing more. But in the last moment before I lost consciousness, I felt something... something I had never felt before. It wasn't power, it wasn't law, but something more essential. Perhaps, that's what Pangu wanted to pursue."

Xuanbao nodded thoughtfully and didn't press the matter further. He knew that some things were pointless to ask unless one reached a certain level of understanding.

"Alright, focus on recovering." Xuanbao's divine projection waved his hand. "Once we return to the Primordial World, I'll find a way to completely remove the Dao essence of the Pangu Axe from you."

"The Primordial World..." The God of Life repeated the name softly, a complex look flashing in his eyes, "The world that Pangu created... I'd like to go and see it."

"Don't worry, there will be plenty of opportunities." Xuanbao smiled, and his divine sense projection withdrew from the World Tree space.

Xuanbao stood up and stretched. He had already looted this battlefield ruins clean, and there was no point in staying any longer. He checked his bearings and was about to return to the Primordial World when he suddenly stopped.

"Wait, why did I trust her so much?!"