Alas, fate!

Gazing at the winged copper coin, Yu Yuan's heart went through countless thoughts, how could a single word "exhilarating" suffice!

He finally enjoyed the treatment that Red Cloud Ancester and Yun Zhongzi received!

But those two likely considered such matters commonplace, whereas he was just getting a taste.

Without a doubt, the copper coin within the light orb was the Treasure Money he had been searching for thousands of years!

Could this be considered as "wishing makes it so" and "fortunate timing"?

It took Yu Yuan quite a while to calm down, and he slowly stepped toward the pit and reached toward the golden light orb.

His fingers, however, were obstructed by a thin membrane.

He gently exerted force with his hand, pressing his fingertips against the membrane, causing it to indent inward.

"Hmm?"

Yu Yuan was somewhat surprised, realizing that the membrane was closely related to the copper coin within the light orb.

He was being rejected by the Treasure Money.

Thinking so, he released a strand of Divine Thought into the Treasure Money and discovered it was protected by forty-four Innate Restrictions.

Without a doubt, this was a supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure!

At the same time, two great divine uses of it also emerged in Yu Yuan's mind.

One was controlling wealth, and the other was dropping treasures.

The former is straightforward, capable of changing the target's monetary fortune; However, the latter divine skill, dropping treasures, deserves a good discussion.

Firstly, Treasure Money could only drop Spiritual Treasures, completely ineffective against Spiritual Weapons, Magic Artifacts, and Array Maps.

Secondly, the treasures' drop targets required the consumption of the user's luck and merit.

The higher the grade of the dropped treasure, the more luck and merit it would consume!

Furthermore, it couldn't drop Spiritual Treasures of a higher grade than itself.

A thought crossed Yu Yuan's mind; no wonder Xiao Sheng, an unknown Independent Immortal, immediately perished after dropping Zhao Gongming's Ocean Stabilizing Pearl and Dragon Binding Rope.

Without a doubt, this must be because he exhausted all his luck and merit!

No, it should be overdrawn!

Even if he hadn't died under Zhao Gongming's whip, he might have been killed by a random rock falling, or poisoned while drinking tea.

No wonder after Randeng Daoist obtained the Treasure Money, he never used it!

Even when facing Heavenly Venerate of Scriptures' Primordial Golden Bowl and Golden Jiao Scissors, he didn't use this spiritual treasure.

Clearly, he was too scared to use it after knowing the cost of using Treasure Money!

Yu Yuan could imagine what kind of feeling that was.

After all, things like luck and merit were too ethereal, even his information panel couldn't quantify them.

Probably even a Daluo Golden Immortal like Randeng Daoist couldn't estimate his own luck and merit; thus, having seen the fate of Xiao Sheng, how would he dare to use this treasure?!

Although the Primordial Golden Bowl was powerful, what if it exhausted all his luck and merit?

Thus, for most clever people, having obtained such a treasure like the Treasure Money, they would choose to keep it hidden, waiting to use only at the most critical moment.

Like when one needs to gamble with their life!

However, for Yu Yuan, such concerns did not exist!

He was a man who had been sanctioned by the Heavenly Dao!

After understanding the divine uses of Treasure Money, Yu Yuan also realized why this spiritual treasure rejected him.

It wasn't time for Treasure Money to appear in the world yet; it was still gathering its spiritual essence with the help of the Enlightenment Tea Tree, but he inadvertently dug its home out.

"Then you must follow me."

Knowing that treasures possess their own spirit, Yu Yuan opened the Ruyi Qiankun Bag and said, "Your home is inside here, wouldn't continuing to reside with me be suitable?"

Treasure Money trembled slightly, as if it were hesitating.

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow, his finger immediately pushed forward, instantly piercing through the robust membrane, and amidst the wailing of Treasure Money, snatched it into his palm.

His powerful mana mercilessly poured in, directly smashing against the Innate Restrictions of Treasure Money.

This place had never been reached before, but now it was forced to endure the storm-like devastation and ravage by Yu Yuan.

"Buzz—"

Treasure Money vibrated intensely, and brilliant golden light shot straight into the sky.

The clouds gathered and the skies were dyed with colors, radiant and splendid.

...

Above the valley, the battle intensified.

Ci Hang Daoist stood on a lotus, wearing a plain white robe, with willow-like eyebrows and apricot eyes, his face as beautiful as peach blossoms.

He held a cleansing bottle in one hand, while the other touched the Three Lights Divine Water, gently flicking it forward.

"Go!"

The crystal-clear Three Lights Divine Water, a drop fell and instantly transformed into a massive river, sweeping towards the distant Flame Immortal.

At his side, the Scripture Venerate Heavenly God and Universal Sage Real Man each brandished the Flat Stick and Immortal Sword, striking towards Flame Immortal.

Flame Immortal, seeing the surge of numerous treasures, knew he couldn't withstand them, hurriedly displayed his three-headed and six-armed form, one hand holding the Sky Illuminating Seal, one holding the Five Dragon Wheel, another holding the Myriad Crows Pot, another holding the Ten Thousand Mile Rising Cloud Smoke, and both hands wielding the Flying Smoke Sword...

All treasures were activated together, forming a certain array, instantly turning tens of thousands of miles around him into a sea of fire, like a blooming flame lotus.

Vivid colors, clearly distinct.

The outermost calyx was the green Netherworld Ghost Fire, the petals were made of orange Samadhi True Fire, further inside was the deep blue Nanming Li Fire, and the most central part was the golden brilliant Taiyang Fire!

A flame lotus formed from four types of Divine Fire, drawing sincere exclamations from many Heavenly Gods and Immortals watching from afar.

Although the fire lotus was somewhat gaudy, its power was indeed formidable.

It was just a mere instant, and all the clouds in the sky had vanished without a trace.

The temperature within this Grotto Heaven abruptly soared significantly.

Waterfalls dried up, and streams ceased to flow.

Countless flowers, plants, and trees all withered and cracked open, and exotic beasts drooped their heads, unable to bear the intense heat of the fire lotus.

Even the great river formed from a drop of Three Lights Divine Water could not fall under the scorching heat of the fire lotus and quickly evaporated.

However, the Three Lights Divine Water, being a mixture of the three innate divine waters of the sun, moon, and stars, is incredibly miraculous.

At this moment, under the scorching heat of the fire lotus, the Three Lights Divine Water rapidly evaporated and then recondensed, continuously recycling without ever being exhausted.

Had it not been for Daoist Ci Hang not having sufficient Dao cultivation, the fire lotus might have already been extinguished.

As water and fire contended, on the other side, the Yuyi Immortal was progressively losing ground under the combined assault of Guang Chengzi and Chi Jingzi, forced to reveal his true form in response.

A beam of golden light surged into the sky, dazzling and brilliant.

A gigantic divine bird appeared, with the body of a great peng, the sharp beak and claws of a divine eagle, radiating a blinding golden glow all over. Its massive body, as if cast from gold, exuded an explosive sense of power.

"Screech—"

Peng cried long into the sky!

Wings spanned across the heavens; with a powerful flap, the body as large as mountains instantly transformed into a streak of golden light charging forward, colliding with several mountains in front, turning them into rubble. The currents it created dispersed the clouds in the sky.

Its massive body even covered the "sun" above the Grotto Heaven, plunging the world into sudden darkness.

At that moment, a dazzling golden light shot straight from the valley to the sky, accompanied by a brilliant rainbow, instantly catching everyone's attention.

A layer of thick cloud around the valley began to dissolve on its own, revealing a "bare" secluded valley and countless indistinguishable pits.

It was emptied!

Completely emptied!

"Wait, what is that in Yu Yuan's hand?"

Daoist Yellow Dragon exclaimed, quickly using his Jade Pure Divine Eye to look over.

Without needing his reminder, everyone also saw something in Yu Yuan's hand. The dazzling golden light was emanating from his palm, casting his whole hand in gold.

"The aura of an Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

"It hasn't recognized a master yet!"

"That Yu Yuan is forcibly refining it!"

"Such an astonishing presence... it must be at least a high-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure!"

"..."

A chorus of gasps issued from the gathered immortals.

At that time, people like Guang Chengzi stopped their actions and no longer paid attention to Yuyi Immortal and Flame Immortal.

However, these two Jie Sect Immortals did not take the opportunity to flee but stared greedily at the object in Yu Yuan's hand.

"Fortune in the world belongs to those capable of securing it!"

A Golden Immortal in a green robe suddenly transformed into a flurry of bamboo leaves, rushing towards Yu Yuan like thousands of sharp blades.

His words seemed to justify his actions, as well as incite others to intervene.

Indeed, this was also precisely the ancient practice of Primordial times.

Survival of the fittest, the strong preying on the weak.

It was only after Chan Sect's concept of following the Heavenly Dao and accumulating merit spread that many rules emerged in Primordial times.

However, most rules were still superficial; when it came to tangled interests, might still made right!

After the lead by the Green Robed Golden Immortal, several Great Divine Power wielders each deployed their techniques, intending to snatch the spiritual treasure from Yu Yuan's hand.

Seeing this, Guang Chengzi and other Chan Sect Golden Immortals exchanged glances and no longer hesitated. They all rushed towards Yu Yuan.

However, they did not swarm forward like others but divided their actions methodically—five of them intercepted other treasure robbers, with only Guang Chengzi directly going for Yu Yuan.

"Stop!"

Yuyi Immortal shouted loudly, "That is my Jie Sect's treasure; don't you dare forcefully take it!"

With a powerful flap of his wings, sand and stones flew within the entire Grotto Heaven. Several smaller mountains nearby were even blown away.

And he himself transformed into a streak of golden light shooting towards the valley, shouting at the same time, "Nephew Yu Yuan, quickly hand over the spiritual treasure to me!

I move extremely fast; they can't catch up... Ouch!"

Yu Yuan, from below, saw clearly as a square, green-colored Treasure Seal swooped from the sky, striking the back of the Golden Winged Great Peng, directly knocking it down. The back flesh was a bloody mess, and it was unknown how many bones were broken.

On the other side, Flame Immortal's flames burst forth, shining like a sun, rushing towards the valley while shouting:

"This Jie Sect treasure, none of you are qualified to snatch it!"

"Huh?"

Yu Yuan raised an eyebrow, sensing something off about this remark.

That moment, Guang Chengzi already reached his side, raised his hand, and hurled the green-colored Treasure Seal at him.

This Chan Sect bell-ringing Golden Immortal knew well the logic of striking first. Even facing a junior like Yu Yuan, he showed no intention of relenting.

Of course, it's also possible he had wanted to do this all along.

The Sky Flipping Seal flew, and Yu Yuan instinctively dodged. However, he couldn't entirely evade and got struck on the shoulder.

A tremendous force hit him, causing him to stagger backward unavoidably.

He was slightly stunned, not expecting the Sky Flipping Seal to be so swift.

Guang Chengzi was also momentarily stunned, surprised that his strike only made the disciple in front of him stagger.

Although he hadn't used his full strength, he had still summoned eighty percent of his mana—just as when he knocked down the Yuyi Immortal.

But the outcomes were completely different.

The former was smashed from the sky, with a bloody mess at the back and countless broken bones; but the latter merely staggered a few steps.

This was simply... astounding!

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