Chapter 274: Mysterious Spirit Escape Armor, Undying Green Lotus

Fang Longye summoned a series of divine weapons and Spirit Treasures, attempting to purge the residual attack marks remaining on the Turtle Shell.

For a time,

the sound of clashing and clanging echoed incessantly throughout the quiet room.

The residual imprint within that small hole seemed to possess a spirit of its own and was instantly provoked.

Its inherent ferocity was completely unleashed, a world of difference compared to the previous sensation.

Streaks of blood-red divine light shot out from the small hole in the center of the Turtle Shell.

They crisscrossed, each one cutting across everything and annihilating all vitality.

An incomparable ferocity permeated the Aura, destroying everything and devouring all.

It was dazzling and eye-catching.

It collided with the blade of the Panlong Spear and the Slashing Immortal Flying Knife.

It was continuous, endless, and unyielding.

Fang Longye could not help but twitch his nose; a pungent, bloody stench assailed him, blurring his vision.

Visions of mountains of Corpses and seas of blood appeared before his eyes—a truly great ferocity and malice.

It slaughtered everything and destroyed all.

Thus, after an unknown duration, that stubborn attack mark was finally purged from the Turtle Shell by him.

Without that attack mark from the Mosquito Daoist, the Turtle Shell began to heal spontaneously, without even needing the Xuanhuang Merit within it to intervene.

The hole that had penetrated the entire Turtle Shell could be seen repairing at a speed visible to the naked eye, soon disappearing as if it had never existed at all.

An intact Turtle Shell floated in the air, emitting a glowing divine light.

As the Turtle Shell repaired and the obstruction of the Mosquito Daoist's attack mark vanished, the Xuanhuang Merit immediately surged forth, spontaneously transforming into Merit Divine Prohibitions.

"Now is the time!"

Seeing the surface of the Turtle Shell misting with the aura of merit and about to generate Merit Divine Prohibitions, Fang Longye, having long been prepared, pressed his right-hand fingers together like a sword and sliced open his left wrist.

Blood surged out!

"Go!"

With a thought, the surging bright golden dragon blood immediately landed on the Turtle Shell, soaking into it.

Accompanied by the Xuanhuang Merit transforming into streaks of Merit Divine Prohibitions, it emitted bursts of dragon roars, locking firmly into the Turtle Shell, permeating everything, and becoming inseparable.

He understood the situation clearly.

This Turtle Shell, after all, originated from the body of the Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, and he was unsure whether the Turtle Spirit Holy Mother still had a True Spirit in existence.

After all, she was, at any rate, a disciple of a Saint. And the Mosquito Daoist was merely an avatar of that person in the Blood Sea, not a pure madman.

Who knows if that great power would consider the gains and losses and show mercy, sparing her True Spirit? Although it has been said since ancient times that treasures belong to those with virtue.

But if she still had a True Spirit in existence and came looking for it, it would be a trouble.

It was not that he feared having to pay a debt, but rather he worried that after all his hard work, he would end up making a wedding dress for someone else.

Therefore, he employed a Sacrificial Treasure Secret Technique obtained from the Demon Master Mansion, similar to a blood sacrifice but far more overbearing.

Once cast, through long-term refinement, under the mandate of heaven, this treasure would belong to him forever.

It is said that this secret technique originated from Donghuang Taiyi, created during his process of comprehending the refinement of the Chaos Bell.

Just imagine,

that great power refined the Chaos Bell into the Donghuang Bell, and under the mandate of heaven, it belonged to Taiyi forever.

Even if this secret technique only had one-tenth of the efficacy of the great power's refinement of the Chaos Bell, it would be enough for him.

The continuous flow of Xuanhuang Merit transformed into a profound power, circulating throughout the entire Turtle Shell.

Mysterious golden curves emerged in abundance, crisscrossing and rotating in a cycle, magnificent and majestic.

They formed one Merit Divine Prohibition after another, turning this Turtle Shell, which came from the body of the Turtle Spirit Holy Mother, into a rare Merit Spiritual Treasure.

From the very beginning, Fang Longye had been refining the entire Turtle Shell, and his essence, energy, and spirit had long been intertwined inside and outside the shell.

Now, having employed a sacrificial treasure method similar to a blood sacrifice,

every time a Merit Divine Prohibition was generated, it was immediately and completely refined.

Eleven, twelve, thirteen, fourteen... thirty-six, thirty-seven, thirty-eight...

It was not until the forty-first Merit Divine Prohibition was generated that the Xuanhuang Merit within the Turtle Shell was completely exhausted.

In this world, there was now one more Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure! At this moment, the quiet room was already bright and shimmering with gold.

Immeasurable purple-green treasure light manifested in the void as fish-dragons, treasure lotuses, necklaces, canopies, and various other auspicious signs, appearing incessantly.

This was only because Fang Longye had employed means from the start to conceal it with all his might.

Otherwise, the birth of a Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure would have been enough to generate phenomena that would attract the attention of the heavens.

It would have spread throughout the universe, known to all heaven and earth.

However, although he concealed the phenomena of its manifestation, he did not erase its trace in heaven and earth.

As this Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure resonated with the Primordial World,

in that mysterious and unknown Fate Space-Time River, the ray of light representing his True Spirit instantly became much more condensed and brilliant.

Around this ray of light appeared a phantom of an ancient Turtle Shell, occasionally shining with the light of Xuanhuang Merit, shielding the surroundings.

Some great powers who could observe the past and present immediately saw it.

"Eh? There is actually another Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure in the world?"

"It is that lucky little fellow!"

"He certainly has deep fortune!"

"Looking at that Turtle Shell, I always feel it looks familiar. Is it that little fellow who used to be kept in the palace of that Shangqing Saint?"

"If I am not mistaken, is this a Merit Spiritual Treasure formed by the manifestation of the Eight Trigrams?"

"That is no surprise! After all, this little friend carries the legacy of Xihuang."

"Let us see how far he can go!"

In truth, it was not that he could not conceal everything.

With his Golden Finger, if he truly wanted to conceal it completely, he only needed to act from the root and leave no trace in the world; he could absolutely ensure that no one would be able to see it.

It was just that doing so would have no benefits.

Once reaching the level of a Supreme Spiritual Treasure, whether innate or acquired, it would, to a greater or lesser extent, have the effect of suppressing one's destiny and protecting one's True Spirit and life pattern.

Not to mention, this was a Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure.

If it left no trace in Honghuang and did not resonate with the world, the effects of suppressing destiny and protecting one's True Spirit and life pattern could not be brought into play at all.

Moreover, the function of this Turtle Shell in the path of deduction also required communicating with the Great Dao of Honghuang and verifying it with the world to be effective.

If it left no trace in Honghuang, it would not resonate with the world.

This Merit Spiritual Treasure, which clearly combined the functions of defense, deduction, and enlightenment, would be left with only the single function of defense.

Then what would be the point of all his hard work and meticulous calculations? If he were not coveting the bonuses this Spirit Treasure provided for deduction and enlightenment, why would he go to such great lengths just for a defensive Spirit Treasure? "Hoo—"

Fang Longye let out a breath, gathering the various visions within the quiet room.

With a movement of his thoughts, the Turtle Shell hovering in the air landed in his hand like a bird leaping into a forest.

"Forty-one Merit Divine Prohibitions! Even if it were not a Merit Spiritual Treasure, it would definitely be in the upper-middle tier among Supreme Spiritual Treasures!"

His tone carried a lively joy.

Whether innate or acquired, thirty-six Divine Prohibitions were already the perfection of a Superior Spiritual Treasure.

Once it exceeded thirty-six Divine Prohibitions, it reached the level of a Supreme Spiritual Treasure~

But just as the gap between a person and another person is greater than the gap between a person and a dog.

Among Supreme Spiritual Treasures, having one fewer or one more Divine Prohibition created a chasm as wide as heaven and earth.

He had previously thought that it would be good enough if this Turtle Shell had thirty-seven or thirty-eight Merit Divine Prohibitions after being transformed into a Merit Spiritual Treasure.

He did not expect—

That it would actually produce forty-one Merit Divine Prohibitions; it was truly an unexpected surprise.

"This choice was the right one!" Fang Longye stroked the Turtle Shell, unable to contain his joy.

One must know that exceeding forty-five Restrictions meant it had jumped out of the category of Supreme Spiritual Treasure and was called a Top-grade Spiritual Treasure.

Fang Longye was not particularly clear on the basis for such a classification. Although he had flipped through many classics, they were all vague.

From the little revealed between the lines, it seemed that for a Spirit Treasure to become a supreme treasure, the three Divine Prohibitions after the forty-fifth were crucial. There were many things to be particular about.

Therefore, a special grade was delineated.

Regardless, forty-one Divine Prohibitions could not help but make Fang Longye overjoyed. Because it was only four Divine Prohibitions away from the perfection of a Supreme Spiritual Treasure!

What's more, it was a Merit Spiritual Treasure.

In every aspect, it was no less than an Innate Spiritual Treasure of the same level~ "Moreover, activating a Merit Spiritual Treasure is much simpler in its requirements for cultivation and Dharma power than activating other Spirit Treasures."

Having completely refined this Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure, he could not help but laugh out loud after comparing it with his other Spirit Treasures.

No wonder that Taiqing Saint's Heavenly Yellow Mysterious Treasure Pagoda was said to be innately invincible once unleashed! Compared to other Spirit Treasures, this Merit Spiritual Treasure had a great advantage: it was simple to use and did not require excessive consumption.

"Now, even if an existence at the Taiyi realm strikes at me, I will have nothing to fear!"

Having completely refined this Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure, he indeed had the confidence to say such things.

Of course, if someone came to fight him while holding the Pangu Banner or the Zhu Xian Four Swords, he would still have to shrink back.

To each their own, after all!

"What name should I give it?" Fang Longye stroked the Turtle Shell, examining it incessantly.

He saw that this Turtle Shell,

Was very different from before.

It was no longer so verdant, but had dimmed, washing away its previous ostentation and becoming mysterious cyan all over. Countless mysterious and unparalleled Daoyuan were spread across the Turtle Shell according to the image of the Nine Palaces and Eight Trigrams, suffused with the divine radiance of merit.

The surface of the Turtle Shell had also become somewhat rugged, as if paved with dragon scales. Along the edges of the outline were winding lines resembling dragon patterns, crisscrossing into a coiled dragon that circled the perimeter.

Of course, it also possessed unchanging traits.

For instance, on the Turtle Shell, there were still strands of strange Dao essence spreading in all directions.

Even just holding it in his hand caused strands of profound Dao essence and enlightenment to rise in Fang Longye's heart.

"Let's call you 'Xuanling Dunjia'!" After thinking for a good while, Fang Longye said.

'Xuan' (Mysterious) is the ancestor of nature and the great sect of all things.

The mystery of mysteries is the gateway to all wonders.

This Turtle Shell obtained the imprint of the Luo Shu and is adept at deduction and enlightenment, so it is not an exaggeration to give it the character 'Xuan'.

As for the character 'Ling' (Spirit), it was of course taken from 'Turtle Spirit Holy Mother'.

The reasoning is similar.

The Great Dao is fifty, the Heavenly Dao evolves forty-nine, and humans escape one. This Merit Spiritual Treasure was formed due to the merit of Fuxi evolving the Eight Trigrams and is a precious treasure for the path of deduction.

The Shangqing Calamity Sect, where Turtle Spirit Holy Mother resides, advocates for intercepting a glimmer of Heavenly Secrets.

Naturally, it deserves the character 'Dun' (Escape).

'Xuanling Dunjia', it fits this treasure perfectly!

Hum! It was almost in an instant.

As Fang Longye's words fell, a flash of divine light passed over this Turtle Shell Spirit Treasure, and four innate Dao characters emerged—

Xuanling Dunjia!

With the heaven and earth bearing witness in the dark—"Hahaha!" Fang Longye laughed heartily, his mood incomparably cheerful—

After a long while, he calmed his mind.

With a roll of his celebration clouds, this Turtle Shell Spirit Treasure, which he had named 'Xuanling Escape Shell', landed within the celebration clouds.

It floated and sank, suppressing everything about himself.

To be honest—given the immensely beneficial Dao aura revealed by the 'Xuanling Escape Shell', he had the mind to take this Supreme Merit Spiritual Treasure and directly seclude himself to seek the Dao.

Unfortunately, there were still some matters that had not been dealt with.

It was not just all the gains from these days that needed to be sorted and exchanged.

There was also that residual mark left by the attack he had dispelled—

Thinking of this, Fang Longye looked at his divine weapon—the Panlong Spear.

He saw that the originally dazzling spear blade had become much dimmer, with a smear of bloodstains on it, struggling incessantly, looking incomparably ferocious.

Fang Longye frowned.

"Is it that hard to devour?"

His original plan was to have the Panlong Spear devour and refine this trace of residual true intent to enhance the power of his divine weapon.

He just hadn't expected it to be so difficult to devour and refine.

"It seems I still have to let the Two Instruments Divine Gourd share the burden!" Fang Longye shook his head and sighed softly while summoning the Two Instruments Divine Gourd.

He had originally thought that since the Panlong Spear had at least refined the fragments of the Tiger Soul Blade and contained the Dao of Devouring, it should have been able to handle it.

He pulled out the gourd stopper, activated the Two Instruments Divine Gourd, and swallowed half of that residual true intent.

Holding the spear in one hand and the gourd in the other, he continuously poured his own mana into them, reinforcing his divine weapon and Spirit Treasure as they each began to refine it.

No matter what kind of big shot this residual mark came from, it still could not escape the fate of being ground down, dissipated, and refined.

"Hmm, not bad—"

Not knowing how much time had passed, Fang Longye withdrew his mana and felt the changes in both, which had both made great progress.

The Panlong Spear became increasingly ferocious, its sharpness reached a new level, and the devouring ability derived from the Tiger Soul Fragment also became more and more obvious.

When fighting with others,

once it grazed the body, it would immediately devour everything; no matter how rich one's vitality was, it could not be recovered.

It already faintly possessed a bit of the demeanor of that legendary God-Slaying Spear.

That's right, Fang Longye's plan was for the Panlong Spear to develop in this direction.

As for the Two Instruments Divine Gourd.

Although no new Post-Heaven Divine Prohibition had been generated, the killing radiance derived from the origin of the Zhanxian Gourd had been greatly enhanced.

At the same time, its devouring ability had also been greatly increased.

Once swallowed into the gourd, without powerful strength, all primordial energy, all energy, and all essence blood would be drained, devoured, and digested, becoming a part of the Two Instruments Divine Gourd.

"That will do—"

A residual true intent left after being attacked repeatedly by the Slashing Immortal Flying Knife could still allow his divine weapon and Spirit Treasure to have such gains.

He was already very satisfied! Putting away the Panlong Spear and the Two Instruments Divine Gourd, Fang Longye took out a golden lotus.

The flower heart was reddish-gold; it was precisely the Merit Golden Lotus captured from Guoshi Wang.

It was just that the damage was too severe.

There was a huge crack in the middle, almost cutting the golden lotus in two, and the nine petals were also tattered. The Buddhist rhyme and Brahma light were almost non-existent.

"A second-generation golden lotus nurtured by the Innate Spiritual Treasure Merit Golden Lotus—" Looking at the tattered golden lotus in his hand, Fang Longye felt heartbroken.

He immediately sank his consciousness into the Equivalent Balance to see what could be traded out.

This Merit Golden Lotus appeared to have no Restriction, as if it had immeasurable merit for him to extract. In reality, it was grown from a Lotus Seed fed by merit, and there was fundamentally no merit inside.

It could only be used for trading and exchange—but after reading these options, Fang Longye's heart was about to bleed!

It wasn't that these tradable items were bad, but rather that they were quite good.

This made him feel even more heartbroken.

"If this Merit Golden Lotus hadn't been damaged by me using the Slashing Immortal Flying Knife," Fang Longye mused in his heart, "wouldn't I have been able to directly trade for a second-generation offshoot of another Innate Precious Lotus?"

Afterwards, he shook his head again.

Things had reached this point, what else could he do? He couldn't possibly have to think about not damaging the opponent's Spirit Treasure while fighting, could he?

"It seems that the cultivation of the Five-Colored Divine Light still needs more effort!"

Casting aside these distracting thoughts, his mind stirred, and this damaged golden lotus disappeared, replaced by a green lotus flower emitting a chaotic Dao aura.

This Green Lotus was not large, only about three feet long, with a horizontal diameter of eight inches, having only three leaves; the stem was translucent, and the leaves were tender and dripping with green.

Swaying its body, it had a kind of exuberant vitality, and the surroundings were also permeated with an inexplicable Dao aura, which actually presented a kind of Chaos color.

'Undying Divine Medicine "Chaos Green Lotus"': The true body of Qing Di from the Shrouding the Heavens world, a single lotus in the eternal blue sky.

Due to the changes in world laws, under the Primordial World, its origin became the following information: 'Undying Green Lotus': An Innate Spiritual Medicine grown from a root of the former Creation Green Lotus that had been left behind. Consuming it provides immeasurable creation.

(End of this chapter)