Chapter 50 The Primordial Measuring Ruler
That was the light of creation, the axe light wielded by Pangu. Thinking this, Feng Zichen's vision went black, and he fainted.
Thirteen beams of light from the Primordial Axe had broken through the seal he had set, appearing simultaneously in his sea of consciousness. Feng Zichen couldn't withstand the power of the Primordial Axe light and fell into a coma.
The Daoist aura carried by the Primordial Axe light was terrifying. With Feng Zichen's mere Xuanxian realm, he couldn't even withstand a single beam, let alone thirteen appearing simultaneously.
If he hadn't fallen unconscious in time, he would likely have perished on the spot under the Daoist aura of the Primordial Axe light.
After Feng Zichen fell unconscious, the Primordial Dao Seal didn't stop, carrying him past the Primordial Axe light, through layers of void, to a mysterious place. At this time, the Primordial Axe light gradually quieted down, returning to the depths of his sea of consciousness, where it was sealed by the Chaos Pearl.
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"My head hurts so much!"
After an unknown amount of time, Feng Zichen was awakened by a sharp pain, rubbing his head and complaining.
"Where am I?"
Upon regaining consciousness, Feng Zichen found himself in a cavern.
The cavern was extremely spacious, with stalactites of varying lengths hanging down from the ceiling, condensed with water droplets. Below, divine light swirled, and boundless creation arose. Wisps of chaotic primordial energy permeated the air.
The Hongmeng Dao Seal glowed faintly, reflecting his experiences after his unconsciousness, allowing Feng Zichen to understand the cause and effect.
"This place is actually inside Mount Buzhou!?"
After viewing the scene reflected by the Hongmeng Dao Seal, Feng Zichen was utterly shocked.
The cave in the Fiend Valley—who knows its origin? The Hongmeng Dao Seal followed the passage down and directly arrived at the belly of Mount Buzhou.
Truly unbelievable!
Immediately, Feng Zichen was overjoyed. This was the belly of Mount Buzhou, a place where boundless creation converged; surely a supreme treasure would be born here!
Thinking this, Feng Zichen quickly began searching his surroundings. After walking only a few steps, he saw a jade pool made of white jade, filled with a milky white liquid.
"Creation Essence!"
Recognizing the origin of the milky white liquid, Feng Zichen exclaimed and rushed over.
Although the white jade pool was only three feet in size, it contained a vast space. The Creation Essence within was practically inexhaustible.
Creation Essence was formed from the essence of the earth, containing boundless vitality, capable of reviving the dead and restoring flesh to bones. If a post-natal being consumed Creation Essence over a long period, they could transform into a pre-natal being without cultivation.
Such a treasure was rare even in the primordial world; he never imagined there would be so much here.
"Drip! Drip!"
Drops of milky white liquid dripped from the stalactites, converging towards the jade pool.
"That's right, Mount Buzhou is the first divine mountain of the primordial world, the ancestral vein of the primordial world; it's not surprising that it gave birth to Creation Essence!"
Seeing this, Feng Zichen shook his head, seemingly lamenting that he had overreacted. Then, he summoned the Chaos Pearl and collected the pool of Creation Essence.
This white jade pool was formed from the earth's vein energy, specifically designed to receive the Creation Essence. Unless the entire earth vein is drained, it cannot be taken away. He didn't have that ability.
After putting away the Creation Essence, Feng Zichen searched the cave again. Finding such a treasure so easily gave him great encouragement, making him believe that this place was full of treasures.
Unfortunately, he was disappointed. For several days, Feng Zichen found nothing, as if all the treasures here were hiding from him.
Seeing this, Feng Zichen seemed to understand something. He realized that his fortune was insufficient; he could only obtain the Creation Essence. The other spiritual treasures were beyond his reach.
Having understood this, Feng Zichen stopped searching for treasures and instead found an open space to sit cross-legged. This place was mysteriously blessed; he planned to seclude himself here for a period of time, breaking through to the Golden Immortal realm before leaving.
However, just as Feng Zichen sat down, the Primordial Dao Seal, which had been quiet since arriving, suddenly moved, crashing violently into a rock wall.
"Bang!"
A loud crash followed, dust billowed, and rocks scattered. The rock wall shattered from the impact, and a ruler wreathed in purple light fell out.
"This is…"
Feng Zichen's pupils contracted as he flashed closer to examine it closely.
The ruler was only a foot long, surrounded by primordial energy, faintly radiating purple light, and carrying the aura of the Great Dao. Countless runes rose and fell across its surface. In the center were two large characters written in innate divine script—"Measuring Heaven."
"This is… the Primordial Measuring Heaven Ruler! This treasure was actually hidden here!"
The surprise was too sudden; Feng Zichen felt his heart pounding in his chest.
The Primordial Measuring Ruler, a supreme treasure of acquired merit, is hailed as the foremost acquired offensive weapon. Along with the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Pagoda, renowned for its superior acquired defense, they are considered the two greatest acquired treasures of merit.
Legend has it that after the creation of the primordial world, the Great Dao, moved by compassion, bestowed boundless merit.
Thirty percent of this merit fell upon the Three Pure Ones, transformed from Pangu's primordial spirit; two percent fell upon the Twelve Ancestral Witches, transformed from Pangu's essence blood; and three percent fell among the Three Treasures of Creation. Of
the remaining twenty percent, one percent combined with ninety percent of the Profound Yellow Qi in the world, transforming into the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Pagoda, a supreme treasure of acquired merit. This was taken by the Taiqing Daoist, becoming his companion spiritual treasure.
The last ten percent combined with nine layers of Primordial Qi in the world, transforming into the Primordial Measuring Ruler, a supreme treasure of acquired merit, whose whereabouts are unknown. It's unexpected that this treasure would be hidden within the belly of Mount Buzhou.
According to Feng Zichen's speculation, the Primordial Measuring Ruler should be hidden in the Pangu Palace. After all, the Three Pure Ones, formed from the primordial spirit of Pangu, possessed the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Pagoda as their accompanying spiritual treasure.
To ensure fairness, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, formed from the essence of Pangu, should have possessed the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler as their accompanying spiritual treasure.
Now it seems Feng Zichen misunderstood. But then again, the Witch Clan already possessed the Pangu Palace and the Pangu Heart; if they were to possess the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler as well, it would be unfair to the Three Pure Ones.
His thoughts raced, but this didn't affect Feng Zichen's actions. He swiftly reached out, grabbing the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. With such a treasure before him, how could he not take it!
However, while Feng Zichen was fast, the Hongmeng Dao Seal was even faster.
At the same moment he reached out, the Hongmeng Dao Seal erupted completely. A dazzling purple light emanated from it, like a purple sun.
Then, to Feng Zichen's astonishment, the Hongmeng Dao Seal collided with the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
There was no explosion, no strange phenomena. After the Primordial Dao Seal collided with the Primordial Measuring Ruler, time seemed to pause for a moment. Then, the Primordial Measuring Ruler silently cracked, transforming into two orbs of purple light, one large and one small.
The Primordial Dao Seal slightly turned and rushed towards the larger orb of purple light.
These two orbs of purple light were manifestations of the Primordial Measuring Ruler's origin. The larger orb of purple light was Primordial Qi, sharing the same origin as the Primordial Dao Seal. Judging from the Primordial Dao Seal's attitude, it was attracted by this object. The smaller orb of purple light was the merit of creation. This merit differed from the Xuanhuang merit; it was descended by the Great Dao and had nothing to do with the Heavenly Dao.
Therefore, its color was purple, not gold.
(End of Chapter)