Chapter 379: Profound Meaning

Fang Rui had once seen Yuan Haogu use the Celestial Heart Seal to borrow the power of the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Primordial Golden List. He had also witnessed divination of heaven and earth using the Four Symbols Order to channel the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Four Symbols Banner…

Only now did he realize that he had still underestimated the power of these Innate Supreme Treasures.

‘Thinking back, Yuan Haogu was just a normal person. With such a small share of Qi Fortune, he only barely activated the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Primordial Golden List. And yet, he crossed the vast distance from the Divine Capital to Shangluo and still managed to severely injure a Seed Path Martial Saint…’

‘And that time with me, I used the Four Symbols Order to call upon the basic authority of the Chaos Four Symbols Banner. By adding just a trace of my system panel’s power and the Chaos Dragon Pearl Origin, I was able to perform a divination of heaven and earth…’

All of this was enough to demonstrate the terrifying power of Innate Supreme Treasures!

“A gentleman is not born different from others; he is merely adept at using the tools at his disposal.”

‘One’s own Realm is certainly important, but I must start paying more attention to external items that can greatly enhance my strength, like Super Grade Secret Treasures and Innate Supreme Treasures.’

Fang Rui sighed and shook his head slightly. “Forget it. Treasures are hard to find. I should focus on my own Realm for now.”

‘Volume Six of the *Primordial Scripture* corresponds to the Celestial Heart Realm. But the world’s will is dormant and the Celestial Heart is gone. Even my system panel probably can’t force me to that level.’

‘However, Volume Five of the *Primordial Scripture* should be possible, and I’m not afraid of the so-called Spiritual Poison.’

‘Unfortunately, my balance of one hundred thousand Tribulation Points isn’t enough for an upgrade. *Sigh.* I really need to start saving up Tribulation Points!’

Fang Rui stood up, hands clasped behind his back, and gazed toward the Three States of the Southwest. “The Three States of the Southwest… a storm is brewing, a great tribulation is about to begin. This vast land is ripe with opportunity!”

…

「The next day.」

As Fang Rui flew toward the Three States of the Southwest—

Wuzhou State City was in an uproar.

“Have you heard about the Eighteenth Young Master Zhen, Zhen Guangzheng? Lost his mother when he was young, had a cruel stepmother… a disrespectful younger brother who had an affair with his own sister-in-law… He endured it for ten years, then rose to power in a single day! Broke through to the Demi-Immortal Realm, killed his stepmother and brother, flipped the entire Scripture Pavilion upside down, and when the family ancestor came to talk some sense into him, he sent the old man flying with one slap… Finally, he blew up half the Zhen Family estate and just strolled away.” In the teahouse, a storyteller was painting a vivid picture, spittle flying from his lips.

“That’s not right! I heard that when they found the Eighteenth Young Master Zhen this morning, he was still with a group of beggars… Heh heh heh!” The man let out a lecherous laugh.

“I also heard the commotion at the Zhen Family’s place last night was a battle between Half-Immortal Families. And the result? The Zhen Family was completely routed…”

“No matter how you slice it, the Zhen Family lost a ton of face this time.”

“The really impressive one was the Demi-Immortal who fought the Zhen Family! I heard even the State Mansion got involved, using the Super Grade Secret Treasure, the Ten Thousand Miles of Mountains and Rivers Map… The battle shook the heavens and split the earth with rolling thunder… but even then, they couldn’t manage to keep him!”

…

「Great Yu, the Divine Capital.」

“Wuji True Monarch, this is last night’s urgent report from the Wuzhou State Mansion. Please review it!”

“An army of beasts… a Half-Step True Monarch… Heh, these Noble Families certainly hide their cards well!”

Wuji True Monarch sneered and tossed the report aside. “But what do they know? Once you walk the path of an Imperial Spirit Master, you’re a dog for a day, a dog for life!”

“Even if you’re a Master… or even a True Monarch!”

“Whatever. Let those Half-Immortal Families tear each other apart. It’s good for them to burn off some excess energy. It’ll keep them from getting restless and meddling where they shouldn’t.”

“Besides, the harvest in the Three States of the Southwest is about to begin!”

As a Royal True Monarch, his loyalties naturally lay with the Great Yu Royal Family, so he was pleased to see the Half-Immortal Families fighting amongst themselves.

…

「Purple Cloud Pavilion.」

“A report from Wuzhou… A Demi-Immortal with an exceedingly young Divine Soul, suspected to be a Half-Step True Monarch… an army of beasts… A wild card?!”

Yu Yunlan murmured to herself as she rose and walked out of the palace hall.

A colorful sash cinched her waist, and the long train of her flowing, cloud-white dress trailed behind her. A pure, spiritual aura formed a lunar halo behind her head, lending her a sacred and ethereal air, as if she were the Nine Heavens Profound Lady descended to the mortal realm.

‘The will of the Celestial Path… the Underworld… Your Majesty the Saint Emperor, is this wild card one of your moves, a piece set on the board to face the great tribulation of heaven and earth?’

Yu Yunlan’s clear, cool eyes gazed into the distance.

「At that moment.」

It was dawn. The first light of morning had just broken, and a red sun was slowly rising from the horizon.