Chapter 243: Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda!
Logically, any treasure ranked within the top ten should be highly valued by everyone, yet the Azure Edge Sword somehow ended up being easily overlooked, and soon, people forgot about it. Meanwhile, the rankings continued to be announced one by one.
[Weapon List, Rank 5: Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda, Innate Supreme Treasure Owner: Laozi]
[Once the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda is summoned and positioned above one's head, it establishes an invincible position. No method, including any form of fusion attack, can break through its defense. The Primodial Qi within it continues endlessly, meaning this treasure can persist for a very long time without worrying about energy depletion.]
The origin of this treasure is much clearer compared to the Azure Edge Sword. While the Azure Edge Sword is the personal sword of Tongtian Jiaozhu, the exact origins of the sword are only truly known to the sect leader himself.
However, this treasure was born from the Primodial Qi that existed within the primordial world, which condensed into two treasures, one of which is the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda. It can expand or shrink, growing to tower above the heavens or shrinking to a size smaller than a virtual particle, undetectable to those without divine eyes.
Once summoned, it serves as a defensive treasure, far surpassing the power of other defensive treasures that had been revealed earlier.
During the Battle of the Gods, this treasure shone brightly. When Tongtian Jiaozhu set up the Immortal Execution Sword Formation, Laozi came to break the formation and used the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda. Though the Immortal Execution Sword Formation was incredibly powerful, it was powerless against Laozi's treasure, unable to break through its defense.
Eventually, the formation was broken by Laozi and several other Saints working together.
[Lu Ya: The Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda has finally appeared. I hadn't seen it listed earlier, but I knew a treasure of this caliber would be ranked high, and this rank is quite fitting!]
[Guangchengzi: Right now, the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda is probably the pinnacle of all defensive treasures. There's nothing else in the primordial world that could surpass it!]
[Ancestor Minghe: I am quite familiar with this treasure!]
[Sun Wukong: What's this thing now? If you know so much, why don't you explain it?]
[Guanyin Bodhisattva: I'm surprised that even after you went to the Slanting Moon Cave on Seven Stars Mountain to seek a master, you still know so little beyond the few skills you learned!]
The origins of the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda are grand, and it surprised many that Sun Wukong knew nothing about it.
[Sun Wukong: What do I care? Back when I was learning skills, I only focused on mastering a few divine abilities. What use is it to know about treasures like this?]
[Ancestor Minghe: Since you want to know, I'll tell you. This treasure was born from the Primodial Qi of the primordial world, condensed into an incredibly powerful Innate Supreme Treasure, and it's a defensive treasure at that. The Primodial Qi that fills this pagoda makes it impossible for anyone to break through its defenses with brute force!]
[Sun Wukong: So, once it's summoned, it creates an undefeatable domain. Doesn't that make me invincible if I had it?]
[Kong Xuan: It's not that exaggerated. As long as the Primodial Qi remains, the pagoda can't be easily broken. But depleting all that Primodial Qi is the hardest part, as it endlessly regenerates!]
With a treasure like this, Laozi once again opened the eyes of Sun Wukong and other powerful figures. While Laozi doesn't possess many offensive Innate Spirit Treasures or Innate Supreme Treasures, he certainly has a vast collection of defensive ones. Not only does he have the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda, but he also wields the Taiji Diagram.
With so many layers of protection, it's hard to imagine what could harm Laozi. If he deployed all his treasures—the Taiji Diagram underfoot and the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda above his head—how could anyone's divine abilities or weapons possibly breach his defenses?
Furthermore, Laozi is the most powerful of the Three Pure Ones, and those who could harm him are few and far between.
[Tathagata: These treasures are too enviable. Laozi has far too many defensive treasures. Even the most powerful individuals would be fortunate to have one mature defensive treasure. How can Laozi have so many?]
[Zhunti: That's normal. Whether it's Laozi, Yuanshi Tianzun, or Tongtian Jiaozhu, all the Saints from the Three Pure Ones have an abundance of treasures. It's because they are the direct incarnations of Pangu, naturally inheriting much of his legacy.]
[Nüwa: Correct. In the primordial world, only Ancestor Hongjun's collection of treasures could rival that of the Three Pure Ones.]
[Sun Wukong: So many treasures make my hands itch with greed. Sadly, none of them are mine. If I had just one or two, I wouldn't have feared Tathagata, and I certainly wouldn't have been trapped under that Five Elements Mountain!]
[Erlang Shen: You're dreaming. Treasures may be powerful, but they ultimately depend on the user. Your strength is what it is. Compared to Tathagata, a Quasi-Saint, how could you confidently think you could oppose him?]
[Sun Wukong: You don't need to lecture me. I have my own confidence, something you wouldn't understand!]
[Chiyou: The Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda is powerful, but after all, it's just a defensive treasure. Lacking offensive capabilities, it's far from a perfect treasure!]
[Bai Ze: If you think like that, then there wouldn't be any truly powerful treasures in the primordial world. Even though the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda isn't an offensive treasure, if it wanted to kill you, it certainly could!]
[Chiyou: Don't get carried away with your words!]
[Xuanyuan: Primodial Qi is one of the unique forces born within the primordial world. The Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda, which was created from this, required a tremendous amount of energy to condense.]
[Shennong: The Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda was born in alignment with the Heavenly Dao, carrying half of the Primodial Qi of the primordial world. It is exceptionally powerful!]
The appearance of the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda broadened everyone's horizons once again. The number of treasures in Laozi's possession shocked many, as they all ranked quite high on the list. Not only that, even Sun Wukong's Ruyi Jingu Bang was crafted by Laozi.
[Saint Hongjun: Something seems off! This is only the fifth place. How can there still be so many treasures left? In the primordial world, there are only one or two treasures that could surpass this. How can there be so many ranked higher?]
[Laozi: I also find it strange. But we won't know until we see the remaining rankings!]
Both Saint Hongjun and Laozi were puzzled by the placement of the Heaven and Earth Primodial Pagoda and wondered what treasures could possibly be ranked higher.