Chapter 372: Reaping Two Great Fortunes, Innate Sword Wood Passes the Tribulation!===GLOSSARY===

Chen Ku's gaze locked onto the dazzling, radiant immortal light before him.

Within that immortal light, vast and icy auras surged forth, making one's face turn grave and heart pound with shock.

There is no doubt!

That is actually the aura unique to innate supreme treasures.

Chen Ku could not remain calm; he immediately stepped forward, descending before the light cluster, and then fixed his gaze upon it.

This time, the treasure within finally became clearly visible.

I saw that it was a dharma seal, its entire body shining brightly, surrounded by countless laws and orders, Dao rhymes and divine patterns, profound and profound, miraculous beyond words.

The dharma seal rose and fell, with three sides each engraved with Great Dao divine patterns.

All conditioned things are impermanent!

All dharmas are without self!

Nirvana through stillness!

These three Great Dao divine patterns are all profoundly mysterious and unfathomably deep.

And merely gazing at these three Great Dao divine patterns, Chen Ku's sea of consciousness immediately stirred.

Vast tracts of profound Buddhist and Daoist principles surged forth uncontrollably at this moment, like raising stormy waves.

Needless to say, this is clearly a treasure extremely attuned to the Buddhist and Daoist paths.

Moreover, atop the dharma seal is inlaid a wisdom pearl.

The wisdom pearl bursts with divine radiance, lucid beyond measure, capable of destroying "endless darkness," guiding sentient beings to sever attachments, attain enlightenment and liberation, and so on.

At the base of the dharma seal is engraved the character "Buddha".

This single character further confirms what Chen Ku had in mind.

This treasure is indeed a supreme supreme treasure innately attuned to the Buddhist gate.

"This treasure is...... the Wisdom Dharma Seal!"

Chen Ku's sea of consciousness surged, and he finally understood what this innate supreme treasure actually was.

The Wisdom Dharma Seal is nurtured and evolved from the profound principles of the Buddhist and Daoist origins.

It contains all the transcendent Dao rhymes of the Buddhist gate, unfathomable to ghosts and gods, ineffable.

Speaking of its power, it is likewise not to be underestimated.

Not only can it attack and defend, but it can also be used to suppress the Dao lineage and fortune of a region.

Even compared to treasures like the Taiji Diagram in Laozi's hand, it is in no way inferior.

With this supreme treasure in hand, my Buddhist and Daoist cultivation will surely advance by leaps and bounds, making a leap of a thousand miles.

Chen Ku wore a smile, truly delighted.

After taking the Wisdom Dharma Seal, Chen Ku then turned his gaze toward the other side illuminated by the immortal light.

This chaotic secret realm is extremely special; naturally, it holds more than just this one great opportunity of the Wisdom Dharma Seal.

As his gaze swept over, he also saw clearly that this second opportunity is actually a colossal, unparalleled chaotic spiritual root.

Upon the entire spiritual root, chaotic mist permeates, surging up and down.

On this enormous spiritual root, only a mere six fruits have grown.

Yet each fruit glimmers with starlight, extremely dazzling.

If viewed from afar, one might mistake them for six stars suspended high, illuminating the nine heavens and ten earths.

"Chaotic spiritual root, star tree?!"

Chen Ku let out a low cry of surprise and immediately recognized this spiritual root.

The Star Tree, true to its name as a chaotic spiritual root.

Compared to the Yellow Emperor's Plum and the Ginseng Fruit of the primordial heaven and earth, it is still of a higher grade.

The fruits it bears are called Star Fruits.

And as long as one eats a single Star Fruit, it equals twelve thousand nine hundred six hundred years of cultivation, that is, one yuanhui.

Precisely for this reason, although the Star Tree is extraordinarily large, it bears only a mere six fruits.

"Hehe... not bad, not bad!"

Chen Ku chuckled lightly in satisfaction.

Then, without hesitation, he waved his large hand, plucking down all six Star Fruits and storing them all away.

Within a day, obtaining two great opportunities, Chen Ku could not help but mutter to himself:

"Today I have again obtained an innate supreme treasure like the Wisdom Dharma Seal."

"Plus the Chaotic Green Lotus, Chaotic Pearl, Time Tower, etc., my foundation has become even deeper."

He wore a thoughtful expression, beginning to tally his own foundation.

The Chaotic Pearl, Chaotic Green Lotus, and top-tier treasures like the Time Tower, needless to say.

These are existences that even sages, or rather, Mixed Yuan Great Golden Immortals, would spare no effort to contend for.

Moreover.

Previously, "suppressing and slaying" Yang Mei and others also allowed Chen Ku to obtain the Dinghong Stele, Mixed Yuan Banner, and other top-tier spiritual treasures.

Furthermore, there is the Hong Meng Measure Heaven Ruler, a merit-attuned treasure, which complements the Three Styles of Opening Heaven, their power unparalleled through the ages.

It is no exaggeration to say that Chen Ku now, upon casually producing any spiritual treasure, is a stunning, shocking, and awe-inspiring presence.

Even sages facing him would suffer headaches and chills all over.

Blood profit!

Whether it is this harvest of opportunities, or the initial victory over Yang Mei and others, each can truly be called a blood profit.

Of course, this is also because Chen Ku possesses sufficient strength as a foundation.

Otherwise, if it were another cultivator, even if such an opportunity were placed before them, they might not be able to seize it, and instead would risk their own life.

In the primordial world, strength reigns supreme—this is the eternal, unchanging truth.

As Chen Ku pondered his many foundations, his expression suddenly shifted.

"Ah... right, I still have the innate sword wood from the beginning."

"Alas, alas... how did I forget it?"

Chen Ku muttered to himself, his face involuntarily showing shock and embarrassment.

Suddenly, he recalled that the innate sword wood had already developed spiritual awareness long ago, eager to take human form, but he had refused, letting it cultivate further for some time.

However, since then, Chen Ku had completely forgotten about this matter.

In the blink of an eye, over ten thousand years had passed.

The spirit of that innate sword wood might have already become something quite desperate.

Upon this thought, Chen Ku immediately activated the world within the Chaos Pearl.

Indeed.

As soon as it opened, the innate sword wood within began to stir vigorously.

Boom!

Boom!

The massive sword wood trembled, its sound rumbling like thunderclaps.

Mixed in were the lamenting words of the sword wood's spirit.

"Master, you have finally appeared."

"Hmph, Master lied—back then you only said a few casual words, then locked me away here for tens of thousands of years."

The spirit of the innate sword wood "accused" Chen Ku of his crimes.

That tone was as if it had suffered a great injustice.

Hearing this, even with Chen Ku's thick skin, he couldn't help but blush.

"Uh... this... I did not forget."

"I merely wanted you to accumulate a deeper foundation, so that taking human form would be utterly without risk."

Although somewhat in the wrong, Chen Ku still said this without changing expression or heartbeat.

But as soon as his words fell, he clearly sensed the sword wood's spirit transmitting a feeling of doubt: "Oh? Is that really so?"

Fortunately.

At this moment, the world within the Chaos Pearl connected with the outside.

In the dark, the laws of heaven and earth seemed to have sensed the aura of the innate sword wood.

Boom—rumble—rumble!

Boom—rumble—rumble!

Suddenly, deep, muffled thunderclaps rang out without warning.

Gazing upward, the nine heavens were filled with boundless storm clouds gathering slowly, heavy and oppressive, making one's scalp tingle.

Nothing else!

This is precisely because heaven and earth sensed the fluctuation of the innate sword wood about to take human form, and thus finally descended the heavenly tribulation.

Seeing this, Chen Ku immediately spoke:

"Hehe, the time has come."

"I have not come to release you into the world, to endure the tribulation of taking form?!"

The sword wood's spirit clearly did not believe this.

"Hmph, Master just likes to lie!"

Such words were transmitted.

At this moment, if the sword wood's spirit had expressions, it would surely have pouted.

But just as Chen Ku had thought.

The sword wood's spirit had waited through endless ages precisely for this day of taking form.

Gazing at the heavenly tribulation hanging vast and mighty in the sky, awe-inspiring and soul-stirring, the sword wood's spirit could no longer concern itself with anything else.

"Haha, excellent!"

"Quickly strike me—I wish to take form!"

Accompanied by such words full of anticipation, the entire innate sword wood immediately shot up from the earth, spiraling toward the high heavens.

Then, it rushed toward the heavenly tribulation filling the sky.

At once, Chen Ku also turned his gaze, staring intently.

The innate sword wood's foundation is top-tier—one can imagine the tribulation for taking form will be far more terrifying than for ordinary beings.

If necessary, Chen Ku would not mind intervening to help it take human form safely.

Indeed!

The innate sword wood soared fearlessly into the high heavens, as if provoking the tribulation clouds to feel challenged.

Crackle......

The next moment, a void of millions of zhang suddenly exploded.

A blinding, intensely fierce lightning flash burst forth, tearing open the high heavens, horrifying beyond measure.

Immediately, it mercilessly struck the innate sword wood.

"Ow... ow... so painful!"

Instantly, the sword wood's spirit cried out in shock, clearly feeling immense pain.

However, the next moment, he roared again:

"However, you cannot split me!"

"Again, again!"

The tribulation clouds all over the sky seemed to have understood the "clamor" of the spirit of the innate sword wood.

Immediately, streaks of violent lightning, each thicker than ten thousand zhang, connected into a sheet, continuously striking down, falling upon the innate sword wood.

"Ah..."

"Ah...... it hurts so much, it hurts so much!"

The spirit of the sword wood emitted one mournful cry after another.

And just under this world-shocking tribulation lightning's bombardment, the originally lustrous and spotless innate sword wood also appeared with large patches of scorched black color.

This scene was magnificent beyond compare, drawing countless beings to glance sideways, exclaiming incessantly.

"Hiss... what kind of being is undergoing tribulation? Why is it so terrifying?!"

"Sword intent... I feel a vast and profound sword intent, as deep as an abyss, sharp and unmatched."

"It's a pity, such top-grade spiritual roots have already given birth to spiritual wisdom and cannot be subdued."

"Subdue? Heh... you dare to think so, could it be that you don't see, Senior Chen Ku watching from the side?!"

"Obviously, the transformation of that sword wood is agreed upon by Senior Chen Ku."

Countless Western beings marveled at the terror of the tribulation lightning.

However, the beings did not show too much worry.

The reason is simple!

Chen Ku's figure truly stood firmly beside the tribulation lightning.

As long as he presided, it seemed that all terrifyingly magnificent things were nothing more than this.

This is the reverence, or rather admiration, that Western beings now hold for Chen Ku.

Not only ordinary beings.

Even Jieyin, Zhunti, Hongyun, Xihe and Changxi were attracted by this astonishing commotion, emerging from seclusion, stopping to watch.

"Eh? Is that the innate sword wood that my disciple initially obtained?!"

"I did not expect that this object would also undergo transformation."

Jieyin exclaimed in surprise, somewhat unexpectedly.

Zhunti then showed a smile.

"Haha, good, excellent!"

"The transformation of the innate sword wood, my Western Buddhist sect will inevitably add another extraordinarily talented and stunning individual."

Zhunti did not forget that Chen Ku was originally transformed from innate bitter bamboo into human form.

If following common sense, the lineage of the innate sword wood is even more extraordinary than Chen Ku's.

One can imagine that when it transforms into human form, its future achievements will inevitably be astonishing.

The prosperity of the Buddhist sect, enduring through ages, is almost a certainty.

How could Zhunti not be pleased?!

On this day, the Western heaven and earth can be said to be bustling immensely.

Countless gazes were focused on the scene of the innate sword wood's transformation.

Boom—boom—

Boom—boom—

As far as the eye could see, only streaks of lightning continuously struck, the void exploded with sound, deafening.

Unbeknownst to anyone, the innate sword wood had already withstood seventy-one tribulation lightnings.

In the field, only rolling black light remained, oppressive to the extreme!

The entire innate sword wood was even more scorched black, and occasionally emitted wisps of green smoke.

Such a appearance could be said to be charred outside, tender inside.

However, Chen Ku, watching all this, showed no worry.

He could see that although the innate sword wood appeared miserable.

However, under these seventy-one tribulation lightnings, the innate sword wood was refining itself with the tribulation lightning, cleansing its origin.

Break and then establish!

This is a profound and mysterious transformation and sublimation.

By this time, on the entire sword wood, there were already faintly visible lightning patterns tracing, intertwining and changing, obscure and unclear.

The violent Dao of Lightning divine patterns, supplemented by the innate sword wood's original unmatched sharpness and domineering aura of destroying all things, actually gave people a feeling of boundless arrogance, lofty and eternal through the ages.

This also means that the innate sword wood is about to withstand this transformation tribulation and truly transform into human form.

However, although seeing the extraordinary nature of the innate sword wood.

Chen Ku also did not relax his vigilance.

He then spoke.

"This is the Eight-Nine Tribulation Lightning!"

"Currently, there is still one tribulation lightning left, which will turn into the Purple Firmament Divine Lightning."

"If it can withstand it, it can be flawless and perfectly transformed into human form."

He thus warned the innate sword wood.

The Eight-Nine Tribulation Lightning, once it appears, is indeed the power of seventy-two tribulation lightnings falling down.

And the previous seventy-one were all for cleansing, transformation, and withstanding the tribulation by the person undergoing it.

The final "Zixiao Divine Thunder" contained the true power of destruction.

Success or failure would be decided beneath this final bolt of thunder.

At this moment, upon the Innate Sword Tree, a somewhat illusory figure, whose form could not be made out, slowly emerged.

This was the body of the Innate Sword Tree before it had fully taken shape.

Though its true visage could not be seen, everyone could feel that the spirit of the sword tree at this moment was filled with solemnity and awe.

"Innate Spirit Sword, form the array!"

In the darkness, the voice of the sword tree's spirit rang out once more.

The words faded.

Words spoken, law follows!

Only to see upon the vast Innate Sword Tree, sharp lights burst forth in succession, shining upon each other.

Each sharp light was an Innate Spirit Sword.

As far as the eye could see, over three hundred Innate Spirit Swords appeared together, intertwining and transforming at this moment.

Faintly, this was the sight of forming a supreme sword array.