Volume One: The Witch-Demon Cataclysm 200: The Three Pure Ones’ Power Surges, and Their Magic Treasures Are Finally Complete

Primordial looked at Azure Profound in utter bewilderment.

"Do not try to seize it by force. Release the Great Dao and laws you have comprehended. If it recognizes you as its master, it will take the initiative to acknowledge you."

Seeing Primordial's puzzled expression, Azure Profound could not help but explain.

At that, Primordial did not hesitate at all. He simply released the laws he had comprehended and slowly began to connect with the floating wheel.

As Primordial let out the rhyme of his laws and communicated with the treasure, he soon discovered that, just as Azure Profound had said, the treasure had begun to tremble.

Seeing this, Azure Profound hurriedly reminded him, "Not yet. It seems the laws and Dao you have grasped are still not pure enough."

"Think back to how you first came to comprehend this Great Dao. What was your original thought? In the end, the Dao is often very simple. It only needs us to explain it slowly."

After receiving Azure Profound's guidance, Primordial seemed to awaken to something and instantly saw the light.

Azure Profound then flicked a single enlightenment tea leaf into Primordial's mouth.

As soon as the tea leaf entered him, Primordial found that his understanding of the Dao became many times clearer. Problems he had failed to grasp before were instantly resolved.

Grand Supreme and Heavenreach watched as Primordial entered sudden enlightenment, and the order wheel floating in the air drilled directly into his primordial spirit.

In that instant, they also learned the name of Primordial's supreme treasure: the Primordial Order Wheel. It could establish order and alter rules, with countless marvelous uses.

It could be said to be the most functionally powerful innate supreme treasure they had ever seen.

Azure Profound then laid down countless seals upon Primordial, before turning to Heavenreach, the last of them, and saying, "All right, you're the only one left."

Seeing this, Heavenreach did not hesitate either. He immediately took out the embryo of his spiritual treasure.

Azure Profound did not even look at it, simply tossing it straight into the Heaven and Earth Creation Cauldron.

Heavenreach did not wait for Azure Profound to instruct him further. He directly revealed his Great Dao and infused it into the spiritual treasure embryo.

What neither Grand Supreme nor Heavenreach had expected was that the fusion and refinement of Heavenreach's treasure embryo actually took even longer than Primordial's.

"It seems this treasure will take even more time to complete. Since the opportunity is rare, you may as well go cultivate for a while."

"You seem to have no small talent and accomplishment in the Dao of pills as well. If you wish to open the furnace and refine elixirs, feel free. All the various spiritual roots and medicinal herbs here may be used at will. I imagine they will be of considerable help to you."

At that moment, Azure Profound spoke to Grand Supreme.

Grand Supreme was immediately moved to tears by gratitude. Hearing Azure Profound say this, he understood that the flow of time here must differ to some extent from that of the Great Desolation.

Azure Profound simply waved a hand, then concentrated on refining the treasure for Heavenreach.

In the end, the fusion of Heavenreach's treasure with his law-rhyme lasted several million years.

"It is only because this place has a time array. Otherwise, before this treasure was even refined, who knows what state the Great Desolation would have fallen into by now."

Azure Profound could not help but sigh. By his calculations, Nuwa should already be close to creating the human race.

Then, at most within the next million years or so, it would be time for the Three Pure Ones and the Two Western Saints to attain sainthood.

Though he had altered some things by now, it seemed unlikely he could change the general course of events too much.

At last, Heavenreach's treasure was refined, but it had taken over a hundred million years.

At the same time, Azure Profound discovered that the three of them had apparently already comprehended their respective Great Dao to the state of perfect, seamless wholeness.

Their cultivation had directly reached the peak of the Quasi-Sage realm.

As long as they could sever their three corpses, the path from them to becoming saints would likely not be far off.

If the three of them had enough perseverance, they might even become saints like Hongjun.

Rather than merely relying on the power of the Primordial Purple Qi to forcefully raise their realm, which would all but lock their ceiling in place.

However, Azure Profound gave them no further guidance.

Once they had reached this level, everything could only depend on themselves. Advice from others would no longer be of much use.

"All right."

Azure Profound reminded Heavenreach directly.

Hearing this, Heavenreach at once manifested the laws and rhythms of the Dao he had comprehended.

And from the Heaven and Earth Creation Cauldron flew out a small pagoda.

The instant Heavenreach saw the pagoda, he was rather dumbfounded.

He had never imagined that the treasure refined and shaped from his own spiritual embryo, with his Great Dao as the guiding thread, would turn out to be such a thing.

Yet before Heavenreach could ask anything, the small pagoda had already drilled into his primordial spirit.

An innate supreme treasure: the Primordial Heaven-Mechanism Profound Yellow Pagoda.

Its main function was defense.

"This... whether in sword formations, sword Dao, or the Great Dao of Severing Heaven, my path has always been one of relentless advance. Why would the treasure I refined turn out to be a supreme treasure focused on defense? Is there some mistake here?"

Heavenreach looked at Azure Profound in confusion.

"Not at all. This is indeed the treasure that suits you best. You must understand that what bends too easily breaks. The Great Dao you have comprehended is all too rigid."

"Moreover, up to now, the treasures you possess, whether your Dao-proving treasure or the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, are all oriented toward offense. In defense, by contrast, there has been a clear deficiency."

"Yet this Primordial Heaven-Mechanism Profound Yellow Pagoda can defend against attacks of the primordial spirit, divine abilities, spells, and many other forms as well. Seated within the primordial spirit, it can keep the spirit clear and lucid, and it is also of help in comprehending the Great Dao."

This was the function of Heavenreach's innate supreme treasure, the Primordial Heaven-Mechanism Profound Yellow Pagoda.

After hearing Azure Profound's words, even if Heavenreach had any dissatisfaction, he had no way to voice it.

After all, the refining of these treasures was determined by what suited them best, not by Azure Profound's control.

"These three treasures were formed from your own spiritual treasure embryos, so they were born with an intrinsic connection."

Once the treasure refinement was complete, Azure Profound brought Heavenreach to find the other two.

When Azure Profound arrived at Grand Supreme's secluded cultivation grounds, he was surprised to discover that Grand Supreme was refining a Dao pill.

However, Grand Supreme was only cultivating the Heavenly Dao. For him to refine a Dao pill would likely be very difficult.

Azure Profound could already sense that there was very little Dao-rhyme within the elixir Grand Supreme was refining.

"Perhaps once he attains sainthood, he may then have the chance to refine one."

Sure enough, not long after Azure Profound had this thought, a muffled boom sounded.

Then he saw Grand Supreme walk out with a dejected expression.

Seeing this, Azure Profound casually tossed over a jade bottle.

Grand Supreme hurriedly caught it and opened it to inspect.

He understood perfectly well that everything Azure Profound had done was only to point him in the right direction.

"Many thanks, senior. This junior now understands why I have never succeeded."

"So long as you can figure it out, that is enough. All of this lies within your own opportunities. If you cannot refine it for now, there is no need to be discouraged. There will always be a chance of success in the future."

Azure Profound's seemingly casual guidance left Grand Supreme deep in thought.

"Very well. The treasures I promised you have now all been refined. And there are still matters in the Great Desolation that require your fulfillment. It is time for you to depart."

"Many thanks for senior's assistance to the three of us. We shall never forget it."

Finally, the restraints within Azure Profound's domain dispersed, and he brought the Three Pure Ones back to the Azure Lotus Daoist Academy.