97: Weighing

When Fuxi woke up, he found that they were already in a valley, and Qing Wu was sitting on a green rock in front of him.

"I am..."

Seeing Fuxi wake up, Qing Wu explained how he had over-calculated and fainted.

He did not hide the fact that he hadn't chosen the direction Fuxi had calculated.

There was nothing to hide; what was his was his. If he had chosen the path Fuxi calculated, he would have owed the other party a debt of Karma.

Furthermore, he did not believe that the Opportunity Fuxi could help him calculate would be more precious than what he could perceive himself.

After all, the current Fuxi was only in the Daluo Realm; he could indeed calculate some clues.

But to glimpse more of the heavenly secrets, he was still far from enough.

Fuxi did not dwell on this too much. On the contrary, he felt it was somewhat inappropriate that he had silently intercepted Qing Wu's Qi to perform a deduction.

Fuxi walked forward and was greatly shocked to see colorful clouds churning below the valley.

In that sea of clouds, a simple stone platform could be vaguely seen slowly rising. The surface of the platform was covered with ancient dao patterns, and the power of Karma constantly drifted out.

The stone platform was just a carrier, or rather, a Formation, suppressing the aura of the object within.

Fuxi couldn't help but feel some anticipation for the object inside.

It had such a grand presence before it was even fully born; by the day of its birth, an extraordinary treasure would likely burst forth.

Thinking of this, he took out the Heavenly Secret Compass again, wanting to calculate the timing of the treasure's birth.

But after thinking about it, he decided against it. Since they had already found the place, they just had to wait.

If he suffered another backlash from over-calculating and missed the birth of the treasure, it would be a regret.

The waiting time passed quickly.

On this day, the colorful clouds in the valley suddenly solidified, and time seemed to stand still at this moment.

Qing Wu and Fuxi stood up at the same time, sensing an ancient aura originating from the dawn of Chaos awakening.

The dao patterns on the surface of the stone platform lit up one by one, like a star river being ignited.

As each pattern lit up, a resonance of the Great Dao echoed between heaven and earth.

When the last pattern was lit, the entire stone platform exploded, and billions of golden rays of Karma shot straight into the nine heavens like a volcanic eruption.

"It's coming out!" Fuxi subconsciously took half a step back, and the Heavenly Secret Compass automatically deployed a protective screen.

In the golden light, a jade ruler of a solid purple-gold color slowly rose.

The body of the ruler was crystal clear, with Primordial Qi flowing inside, and the surface was inscribed with scales for measuring heaven and earth.

The two ends of the ruler were different: one end was wrapped in the clear Qi of creation, and the other was settled with the turbid Qi of the earth, a scene of Chaos where Yin and Yang were not yet divided.

"Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler!" Qing Wu recognized it at a glance.

With such a vast amount of Karma Qi, such an obvious scene of clear and turbid separation, and such pure killing power, it was undoubtedly that Karma treasure—the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler.

Compared to it, the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Pagoda was actually more famous.

Both being Karma treasures, the Heaven and Earth Exquisite Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, as the companion item of Taishang Laozi, became known throughout the Great Desolation along with the name of the Taishang Saint.

Opposite to its peerless defense and Innate invincibility, this Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler was an existence of peerless slaughter, killing without incurring Karma.

The moment the jade ruler fully manifested, the Golden Wheel of Karma behind Qing Wu's head manifested uncontrollably. The golden wheel resonated violently with the measuring heaven ruler.

The measuring heaven ruler suddenly turned, its tip pointing directly at Qing Wu, as if it wanted to measure him.

Qing Wu stood still, allowing it to measure him.

A purple-gold pillar of light crossed the Void Realm, enveloping Qing Wu.

The Golden Wheel of Karma around him instantly erupted with supreme brilliance, transforming into new dao patterns imprinted on the measuring heaven ruler.

Fuxi saw clearly that this was a sign of a treasure choosing its master.

He hurriedly steadied his mind to avoid being impacted by the vast dao rhyme.

The measuring heaven ruler slowly floated up, circled Qing Wu's head three times, and finally fell into his palm of its own accord.

"Congratulations, Fellow Daoist, on obtaining this treasure!" Fuxi praised sincerely, knowing that such a treasure did not belong to him.

If not for Qing Wu's Golden Wheel of Karma, it probably wouldn't have been drawn to emerge.

The moment Qing Wu held the measuring heaven ruler, all of Mount Buzhou seemed to tremble.

All the Spiritual Veins in the mountains lit up simultaneously, resonating with the ruler.

With a stroke of inspiration, he lightly waved the jade ruler, and a purple-gold blade of light sliced across the sky, neatly dividing the sea of clouds for millions of miles.

Clear above and turbid below, just like the scene when the Great Desolation first opened.

What was even more wonderful was that the clouds touched by the blade of light turned into pure Innate Spiritual Qi as they fell.

Fuxi caught a wisp and instantly felt his Primordial Spirit clear: "This ruler actually has the ability to return things to their source!"

Qing Wu looked at the measuring heaven ruler thoughtfully: "It's not returning to the source, but measuring and correcting."

He pointed to a spiritual mountain in the distance, "Look."

The tip of the ruler tapped lightly, and the originally chaotic Spiritual Veins on that mountain automatically adjusted to their optimal state.

The vegetation on the mountain flourished at a speed visible to the naked eye, and even several stalks of Spirit Medicine matured on the spot.

As soon as he finished speaking, the measuring heaven ruler suddenly withdrew all its phenomena and turned back into an ordinary jade ruler in Qing Wu's hand.

The treasure had just been obtained and required more refining to unleash more of its power.

At this moment, a series of noises suddenly came from behind.

Fuxi frowned. It seemed the phenomenon of the measuring heaven ruler's birth was too great, causing the surrounding Cultivators to feel restless and want to come and test the waters.

"Fellow Daoist, what should we do now?"

He naturally did not doubt Qing Wu's strength; on the contrary, he wanted to see how the Hongmeng Measuring Heaven Ruler's supposedly peerless ability truly fared.

But this matter still had to be decided by Qing Wu.

Qing Wu looked at the Cultivators approaching from all directions and said coldly, "Whoever comes, I shall weigh them."

As he spoke, his own powerful pressure was released, carrying a full sense of deterrence.

The arriving Cultivators stopped their pace one after another and began to gauge the gap between the two sides.

After realizing they couldn't see through the depth of Qing Wu's strength, most of them turned and left.

After all, snatching someone else's treasure would incur massive Karma, and once formed, it would be a fight to the death.

But there were also some who weren't afraid of death, lingering in place and trying to find an Opportunity.

Qing Wu just held the ruler, waiting for the first one to step forward.

At this time, an even louder noise came through.

And as the distance grew closer, the commotion became earth-shaking.

"The Wu Clan!" Fuxi calculated the identity of the newcomers.

He and Nuwa had been born for a long time and naturally knew that Mount Buzhou had a neighbor that was gradually growing stronger, which was the Wu Clan.

This race was born with a powerful Physical Body that could rival an Innate Spirit Treasure.

But they were born without a Primordial Spirit, so logically, they shouldn't be able to activate treasures for battle.

Now, however, they were moving to snatch the treasure, and judging by this momentum, it wasn't ordinary members of the Wu Clan, but very likely the Ancestral Witches.

Against opponents of this level, even he wouldn't dare claim to be a match.

While Fuxi was thinking, roars came through: "Move aside, move aside! Don't block your Grandpa Zhu Rong's path!"

A crimson giant appeared, leaving a fiery pit with every step as he ran toward them.

Behind him followed another Ancestral Witch, the Jumang, Jumang.