Honghuang: My understanding is against the sky, I use the Gu Dao to prove the origin of the universe
Chapter 17 - The Yellow-Cored Spiritual Root, Pangu’s Marrow!

Chapter 17  The Yellow-Cored Spiritual Root, Pangu’s Marrow!

One step forward, and the stars seemed to shift. The scene before Chu Yuan, who was already accustomed to the wonders of the primordial world, made him gasp in shock, his eyes filled with awe.

A vast cave heaven appeared ahead, as if it were an independent realm. It was filled with an overwhelming innate spiritual energy that seemed impossible to dissolve, along with faint traces of chaotic energy left from the beginning of creation, though now nearly powerless.

The ground of the space was not stone, but a strange soil that shimmered with nine-colored light, continuously radiating vigorous life force, as if it were alive.

At just a glance, Chu Yuan recognized it—this was the legendary supreme divine soil that could nurture all things and enlighten living beings.

The Nine Heavens Breath Soil!

At the very center of the Nine Heavens Breath Soil grew a towering tree about ten thousand zhang high, entirely golden, with branches and leaves carved as if from gold.

On the tree hung nine fruits, each resembling a lotus flower but differing in color. In the center of each fruit was an ancient, innate divine seal script. This was a script that only existed within the innate legacy of the primordial demon gods.

Each one contained profound and magnificent power, beyond what postnatal beings could touch.

The divine script written was the two characters “Huang Zhong” (Yellow Core)!

Each fruit emitted an enticing fragrance and rich Dao aura, intoxicating and seemingly capable of leading one to instant enlightenment!

“Supreme innate spiritual root, Yellow-Core Li!” Chu Yuan immediately recognized the fruit’s origin. This was one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots of the primordial world!

It was even faintly regarded as the greatest of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots. It took 30,000 years to flower, 30,000 years to bear fruit, and 30,000 years to mature. A full 90,000 years in total, producing only nine fruits. Each fruit could instantly grant the power of a Da Luo Golden Immortal.

Though lacking a Dao Fruit, it was the weakest Da Luo Golden Immortal, but nonetheless, a Da Luo Golden Immortal!

In the primordial world, this qualified as a great divine ability. Because of this immense power, the Yellow-Core Li was envied by heaven itself. It withered before it was born. It only existed in legend.

Suppressing the sudden impulse to rush forward and pluck it immediately, Chu Yuan turned his gaze to the other two directions within the heavenly cave. To the left of the yellow-tinged plum tree, there was a small gray pool no larger than three feet square.

The pool was not filled with liquid, but rather some kind of incredibly viscous, grayish substance that emitted a hazy glow, brimming with endless vitality and a sense of destruction.

In the center of the pool, quietly suspended, was a drop about the size of a thumb, like a gray crystal-like droplet.

Just seeing this droplet, Chu Yuan felt the newly created “Hunyuan Heavenly Gu Scripture” within his body start to operate faster on its own.

His entire body’s qi and blood surged and danced with joy. It was as if he had encountered the most fundamental and perfectly matching tonic in the world. A deep yearning arose from the depths of his soul.

“This… this is… the Pangu Bone Marrow!”

Chu Yuan’s eyes burned fiercely.

The great god Pangu opened the heavens and earth, his body transforming into all things. His bone marrow was the essence gathered from his entire being, containing supreme mysteries and the most primal power!

Not to mention a drop— even a tiny thread— would be enough to cause even a Da Luo Golden Immortal to fight desperately for it!

The value of this single drop of Pangu Bone Marrow might even surpass that of the yellow-tinged plum and the Jiutian Breath Soil!

Especially for a cultivator like Chu Yuan, who valued both body refinement and Dao cultivation, it was simply priceless treasure!

Chu Yuan clenched his fists tightly, his nails almost digging into his palms, barely restraining the urge to rush up and swallow the marrow immediately. He took a deep breath and admonished himself to stay calm.

This place was the legacy of Pangu, and being able to enter it was already a great opportunity; he could not lose his true heart out of greed. Finally, he cast his gaze toward the right side of the secret realm.

There, there was no earth-shaking spiritual root or divine treasure, nor any rare precious items radiating primal energy. There was only an ancient-looking jade ruler, about three feet long, glowing a mysterious yellow color, quietly floating in midair.

This ruler appeared plain and unremarkable, without any aura of magic power. But as Chu Yuan’s gaze landed on it, a wave of stirring came from deep within his primordial spirit.

You can clearly feel that this ruler is surrounded by an immense, boundless, and incredibly heavy golden light of merit, as if it can measure the heavens and the earth!

“The Post-Heaven Merit Treasure, the Hongmeng Heaven-Measuring Ruler?”

The Post-Heaven Merit Treasure!

It was formed at the dawn of creation by the merging of the mysterious yellow energy with the creation merit. There were originally two pieces!

One for offense, one for defense!

The other is the “Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower,” taken away by the Taiqing Elder. Its defense is unmatched, reputed to be invincible as long as it stands above the head!

In the later Battle of the Gods, even the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, claimed by the Primordial Controller to be undefeatable without the Four Saints, could not break through the defense of the Heaven and Earth Mysterious Yellow Exquisite Tower.

As for the Hongmeng Heaven-Measuring Ruler, which dares to measure the heavens by name, it is known as the foremost offensive treasure of the Post-Heaven era. It can unleash chaotic sword energy with unmatched power!

If one didn’t see it with their own eyes, who would believe that inside the cave heavens atop Mount Buzhou, three supreme treasures are hidden.

The supreme innate spiritual root Huang Zhongli, a drop of Pangu’s marrow, and the Post-Heaven Merit Treasure Hongmeng Heaven-Measuring Ruler…

Compared to these, even the nine heavens’ vital soil beneath Huang Zhongli is insignificant. Any one of these items alone would drive a great prehistoric power mad!