Jie Fan Zi's Treasure

Aboard the Tomb Mausoleum Boat, Luo Feng ventured into the inner regions of the Universe Boat, navigating through one terrifying hazardous zone after another. Though fearless, he remained cautiously concealed throughout his journey, aiming to catch the powerhouses from the Purple Moon Holy Land Universe off guard. The moment he spotted one, he would mercilessly capture them with the Star Tower! This way, he could both strike a heavy blow against the Purple Moon Holy Land and acquire some supreme treasures—a win-win situation.

Yet, even after nearly 900 years, when he finally reached the spatial region of the Azure Secret Chamber, he hadn't encountered a single powerhouse from the Purple Moon Holy Land.

"The Purple Moon Holy Land is far too cautious and vigilant," Luo Feng murmured, shaking his head with a sigh. "After such a long journey, I haven't found a single one. It seems every Universe Master within the Universe Boat is meticulously concealing themselves." The Universe Boat was, after all, incredibly vast. While his high-speed reconnaissance might detect an openly moving opponent, a carefully hidden one would be impossible to find.

Gazing at the boundless space ahead, he knew he had reached the spatial region of the Azure Token Secret Chamber.

"Boom!"

The dark-inked small boat surged forward at high speed.

The Tomb Mausoleum Boat was indispensable for his arrival in just under 900 years. Many dangerous areas could be brazenly traversed. Even supreme ultimate treasures, while capable of resisting some perils, could be sent flying erratically by certain terrifying environments. However, the Tomb Mausoleum Boat remained incredibly stable. Leveraging this advantage, Luo Feng specifically sought out places where treasures emerged along his journey, surprisingly acquiring one ordinary pinnacle supreme treasure, two top-tier supreme treasures, and one high-grade supreme treasure.

When the Chaos City Lord conversed with Luo Feng, he once remarked: "The Tomb Mausoleum Boat is unshakeable. Ninety percent of the terrifying dangers in the Three Great Forbidden Zones are ineffective against it; perhaps only the core regions possess places that can halt its progress... Relying solely on this Tomb Mausoleum Boat to search for treasures is likely more efficient than any powerhouse."

"To ride the Tomb Mausoleum Boat, roam the Three Great Forbidden Zones, and collect countless supreme treasures—what a magnificent endeavor," Luo Feng mused from within the Tomb Mausoleum Boat, gazing at the colossal leaf-like structures with suspended buildings in the distance, approaching them to sense. "Once I obtain Jie Fan Zi's inherited treasure, I shall truly explore the Three Great Forbidden Zones."

To roam the Three Great Forbidden Zones, he only needed to project a wisp of his consciousness. Luo Feng's primary focus remained on cultivation.

After two days, Luo Feng located his designated 'Azure Token Spatial Secret Chamber'.

"This is the one," the dark green small boat decelerated, slowly descending to land on a colossal leaf-like structure. The hatch opened, and Luo Feng stepped out, looking up at the building resting on the leaf before him.

"The Black Token Secret Chamber, the Azure Token Secret Chamber—neither possesses any aesthetic appeal," Luo Feng remarked. With a wave of his hand, the Tomb Mausoleum Boat retracted. He then strode directly towards the ancient building before him. As his body touched it, it was as if he had brushed against water, passing straight through and entering the interior of the spatial secret chamber.

...

Luo Feng appeared mid-air. With a glance, he saw nine colossal, scorching fireballs suspended in the void. Each fireball was thousands of times larger than a normal star.

The nine fireballs hung high in the void, orbiting each other. At their center lay a floating landmass.

"Hmm?" Luo Feng stood in the void. With a thought, his ten wings unfurled behind him, and a hazy golden light spread out, instantly enveloping the entire independent space. In that moment, everything within the space came under his control. This inspection... filled Luo Feng with astonishment.

With a single step, he teleported onto the landmass.

The landmass was vast and boundless. Luo Feng stood on a stretch of desert sand and gravel, looking up at the sky. The light emanating from the nine scorching fireballs surrounding the sky intertwined above the entire landmass, forming a grand scroll. The scroll was covered with dense characters formed by fiery serpents. Though not a script Luo Feng recognized, each character contained a ripple of fluctuation, transmitting a message that Luo Feng easily understood.

"I, Jie Fan Zi," the message began, "am a unique lifeform, born immortal through the Law of Water. I cultivated relentlessly until I became a Universe Overlord. After achieving this, one day, while living a tranquil life on a life-sustaining planet, I suddenly realized that life on this planet absolutely required water to survive—water, the source of life. Yet, the entire planet relied on the heat of its star to draw energy, allowing all things to grow."

"The Law of Water and the Law of Fire are not as simple as the laws we comprehend," it continued. "Nor are they merely two distinct laws. Both water and fire are intrinsically linked to the source of life, the source of all creation, and the source of procreation. Thus, I forged my own path, a new ultimate technique—the 'Water-Fire Origin'. I traversed the entire Primal Universe, and after its destruction, I observed the Universe Ocean and meditated through two reincarnation eras... The 'Water-Fire Origin' grew increasingly perfect. I believed that given enough time, I would surely reach a higher level and transcend reincarnation. But time ran out... Though I achieved peak tenth-tier combat power, I still lacked the certainty to transcend reincarnation. However, the 'Water-Fire Origin' is the culmination of my efforts over three reincarnation eras; I cannot bear to see it vanish. I hope that future generations will inherit my insights and carry on my legacy."

"The nine fireballs surrounding the void are peculiar objects from the Tilted Peak Sector of the Universe Ocean—nine 'ice crystals' transformed by my 'Water-Fire Origin' ultimate technique. These nine fireballs represent the highest level I could achieve; they can now form a self-contained entity, their power never leaking outwards."

"Beneath this land, there lies a pinnacle palace supreme treasure," the message concluded. "Within the palace are all the treasures I left behind, along with a detailed inheritance of my ultimate technique, from its lowest to highest levels. I earnestly hope that future generations will not allow my life's work and my legacy to be severed."

The message conveyed by the fiery serpent characters on the scroll high above made Luo Feng gasp. Peak tenth-tier? The 'Water-Fire Origin'?

"Indeed, every era produces figures of unparalleled brilliance," Luo Feng exclaimed in awe. "This Jie Fan Zi actually possessed peak tenth-tier combat power, comparable to the Original Ancestor of his time. He was undoubtedly one of the most powerful beings of that era. No wonder he was so fixated on his legacy; it seems the 'Water-Fire Origin' he created was truly an ultimate technique he was immensely proud of, unwilling to see his life's work and inheritance disappear."

Of course, in terms of strength and talent, Jie Fan Zi was inferior to the Original Ancestor. After all, the Original Ancestor reached peak tenth-tier during the Primal Reincarnation Era before being suppressed. Jie Fan Zi, however, only achieved peak tenth-tier after a full three reincarnation eras.

Yet... in the current Universe Ocean, apart from the Original Ancestor and the two Holy Land Ancestors, the strongest others only reached peak ninth-tier. This alone demonstrated Jie Fan Zi's extraordinary talent.

"'Water-Fire Origin', source of life? Source of all creation? Source of procreation?" Luo Feng felt a profound stir in his heart. In the past, when cultivating laws—metal, wood, water, fire, earth, and so on—they were all considered independent, fundamental laws. He had never imagined that these seemingly simple, independent laws also contained the profound mysteries of the origin of life.

If an ultimate technique created was ordinary, then its discontinuation would be inconsequential. But an ultimate technique like the 'Water-Fire Origin', unique and far surpassing those of other Universe Overlords... such a technique was truly something to be proud of.

"Such a figure of unparalleled grace," Luo Feng sighed. "To pass away like this, without having transcended reincarnation. To transcend reincarnation, oh, to transcend reincarnation—how incredibly difficult it is."

"Collect!" Luo Feng casually tossed his hand, and the Star Tower immediately flew up. Guided by Luo Feng's divine power, the nine colossal fireballs in the sky were swiftly drawn into the Star Tower.

"Rise!" Luo Feng looked at the ground beside him. Rumble rumble~~~ The earth parted, and a palace emerged from beneath the surface, sand and gravel splitting to either side, revealing the structure.

A wisp of Luo Feng's divine power permeated it, and he swiftly bound the palace supreme treasure to himself.

"The treasures within." After binding the pinnacle palace supreme treasure, Luo Feng quickly learned of the vast number of items inside. After organizing and categorizing them, he finally understood the full extent of Jie Fan Zi's inherited treasure. This realization... left Luo Feng utterly astonished.

Although there were no supreme ultimate treasures among them, the haul was far greater than what he gained from slaying the Hao Lei Star Master (including the spoils from sweeping through his miniature universe).

There were a staggering 32 pinnacle palace-type domain supreme treasures. Ordinary pinnacle supreme treasures (including top-tier domain supreme treasures) numbered a full 91. However, ordinary top-tier supreme treasures, high-grade supreme treasures, and common supreme treasures were few, totaling just over a hundred combined. Perhaps Jie Fan Zi simply didn't care for them or deem them worthy.

As for the vast quantities of other precious treasures, materials for refining supreme treasures, items for restoring divine bodies, and treasures for enhancing life genes... they were equally immense.

"Excluding supreme ultimate treasures, this is more wealth than our entire human race possesses," Luo Feng marveled.

This was actually normal. For a race, wealth was primarily created by Universe Overlords. Solitary Universe Overlords, whether it was Jie Fan Zi in the past, or current figures like Sitting Mountain Guest and Shi Hua Island Lord, were all lone cultivators who didn't need to worry about their race. They simply collected whatever treasures they found, yet their hoard was in no way inferior to that of an entire race!

Jie Fan Zi, with his peak tenth-tier combat power, once swept across the entire Universe Ocean in his era. However, he was obsessed with the 'Water-Fire Origin' and lacked grand ambitions; otherwise, if he had focused solely on plunder, his treasure hoard would have been even greater.

Collecting treasures over three reincarnation eras, such a vast quantity was naturally to be expected.

"So many treasures," Luo Feng exclaimed, delighted. "The last scar on the white wing of my Wu Qi Wings can finally be repaired." With a flip of his hand, a fist-sized spherical crystal appeared in his palm. This crystal stored a vast amount of information, containing Jie Fan Zi's greatest pride: the 'Water-Fire Origin'.

"Let's see what this 'Water-Fire Origin' is like." Luo Feng glanced at it and immediately became engrossed. As he read, he was filled with pleasant surprise.

The profoundness of the 'Water-Fire Origin' was such that it even qualified to be ranked among the core inheritances of the Duan Dong River lineage. However, Jie Fan Zi had only grasped the fundamentals of the 'Water-Fire Origin' ultimate technique; its very foundation was barely laid. Yet, even this nascent foundation revealed its exquisite and miraculous qualities.

"According to the description in the 'Water-Fire Origin' ultimate technique..." Luo Feng mused inwardly, "Upon reaching its pinnacle, with a single thought, one can instantly evolve and form a true universe, with the two great origins of water and fire at its core."

"Once in combat, a true miniature universe can instantly form around one's body. If an enemy is trapped within this miniature universe, how could they possibly survive?"