It was a perfectly sealed, black metal box, as if cast from black iron, without the slightest glint of precious light.
Upon seeing this box, even the most knowledgeable Immortal Emperors were puzzled, as they didn't recognize it at all.
Zhao Wuji bowed respectfully: "Your Excellency True God, this treasure box was discovered by our Fire Cloud Court's demigod ancestor when he explored an ancient ruin. According to the ancestor, this box contains an Enlightenment Stone!"
The moment the words "Enlightenment Stone" were uttered, the atmosphere in the room froze, and the entire place fell into a moment of silence.
A moment later, an uproar erupted.
Even the aloof fairy Yun Qingwu changed color at this moment.
"Enlightenment Stone!?"
"The legendary Enlightenment Stone, a supreme treasure that can help people achieve sudden enlightenment?"
"It is said that those who obtain the Enlightenment Stone will surely become Immortal Emperors in the future, as long as they do not die prematurely! They may even become legendary demigods."
"The most difficult part of cultivation in the Immortal Realm is comprehending the laws. Countless immortals cannot advance to the Immortal Lord level even if their lifespan is exhausted. However, as long as you have the Enlightenment Stone, the time to comprehend the laws will be greatly shortened, and you will not have to worry about encountering bottlenecks. With the Enlightenment Stone in hand, you can easily break through the bottleneck with just one enlightenment. As long as you are not particularly poor in aptitude, if you follow the steps of closed-door cultivation, you will surely become an Immortal Emperor!"
"You think the greatest use of the Enlightenment Stone is to break through to the Immortal Emperor realm? This is the foundation for countless generations! If a power can possess an Enlightenment Stone, it can continuously cultivate genius disciples. This is the true purpose of the Enlightenment Stone!"
"The Enlightenment Stone can enhance one's comprehension and help one better comprehend the Dao. Although it has little effect on True Gods, even True Gods can benefit from it to some extent. This is truly a divine treasure!"
"Has the Lord of Fire Cloud Court lost his mind? He has such a treasure, why doesn't he keep it for himself, but instead wants to give it away?"
"Maybe they have bigger plans."
Hearing the exclamations of the crowd, Fang Xiu vaguely understood the value of the Enlightenment Stone. It could help people comprehend the laws better and faster, which was exactly what he needed.
Now that the method to break through to the sixth rank has been found, all that is needed is to devour enough immortals or rare treasures to neutralize the strange power. It is time to prepare for the seventh rank.
Reaching the pinnacle of demigodhood within a century, then returning to the Xia Kingdom and becoming a god through the faith of the masses—this timeframe is undeniably urgent.
It takes 129,600 Dao Marks to form a complete Law, while advancing to Immortal Emperor requires 108 Laws. The time span involved is too huge, but with the help of Enlightenment Stones, it can be greatly shortened.
At this moment, Zhao Wuji changed the subject: "However, according to the ancestor, the Enlightenment Stone is too heaven-defying and cannot be tolerated by heaven and earth. Therefore, the Enlightenment Stone in this box is not complete, but rather a fragment of the real Enlightenment Stone after it was damaged."
Upon hearing the word "damaged," everyone suddenly realized that Zhao Wuji had gone mad and was actually giving away a complete Enlightenment Stone as a gift. It turned out to be incomplete, which greatly reduced its value.
Zhao Wuji seemed afraid that Fang Xiu would misunderstand, so he quickly explained: "Your Excellency, please don't misunderstand. I didn't mean to give you a defective product. Although this Enlightenment Stone is incomplete, it is still not to be underestimated. It can still help improve one's comprehension and understand one's true nature, only the effect is slightly weakened."
"I believe that the Enlightenment Stone can clear the mind and help one achieve sudden enlightenment. I think it will be of great help to you in recovering your memories, so I specially offer this treasure."
incomplete?
Fang Xiu didn't care about this. He was never afraid of treasures being incomplete, but rather of not having any treasures at all. After all, he could restore even the most incomplete treasures with the power of time. Once he got his hands on this incomplete Enlightenment Stone, he would eventually be able to obtain a real Enlightenment Stone in due time.
"Hmm, that's thoughtful of you," he said casually.
Hearing the praise from the true god, the others were filled with envy for Zhao Wuji. This was praise from the true god! They had just presented so many rare and precious materials, and the true god hadn't even given them a second glance. Yet Zhao Wuji received praise from the true god. It was truly infuriating to compare oneself to others.
However, Zhao Wuji was not happy to hear the praise from the True God. Instead, he smiled bitterly and said, "Your Excellency, please forgive me. There is still a small matter that I have not made clear."
To my shame, this Enlightenment Stone has existed in my Fire Cloud Court for some time, but no one in my Fire Cloud Court has been able to open this black box. The black box contains a divine restriction brought from an ancient ruin. When the demigod ancestor of Fire Cloud Court came out of the ancient ruin, he was already seriously injured and not long for life. He spent the rest of his life studying the divine restriction on the black box, but he could not open it for a long time. In the end, he was exhausted and unfortunately perished.
Therefore, please forgive this junior, Your Excellency, for being unable to personally open the black box and deliver the Enlightenment Stone to you. I must trouble Your Excellency to personally remove the divine restriction.
After much back and forth, Zhao Wuji finally revealed his true intentions.
Sending the Enlightenment Stone was a pretense; the real purpose was to test whether Fang Xiu could break the divine restriction!
The divine restriction that their demigod ancestor had spent countless years trying to break was incredibly powerful. If Fang Xiu were a true god, he could easily erase the divine restriction, but if he wasn't...
Fearing that Fang Xiu would accept the black box directly and say he would open it later, Zhao Wuji quickly added, "Your Excellency True God, to be honest, the demigod ancestor I just mentioned was my master. Now that my master has passed away, his greatest wish was to open this black box. I am not very knowledgeable, and I have been in charge of this black box for hundreds of years, but no matter what I try, I cannot fulfill my master's last wish. This has become a knot in my heart."
Therefore, this junior humbly requests that Your Excellency, the True God, open the black box in person and present you with the Enlightenment Stone. This junior only wishes to witness the fulfillment of my master's last wish. I entrust this matter to you, Your Excellency, the True God.
After he finished speaking, he bowed deeply, his sincerity and the deep affection between teacher and student were truly moving.
Xiao Huo, who was following Zhao Wuji, was already in awe of his family lord's actions.
Otherwise, how could he become the presiding judge? His methods are truly extraordinary.
Through these maneuvers, he not only directly subdued the true god, but also showed no disrespect whatsoever, instead creating an image of a filial son who was wholeheartedly dedicated to fulfilling his master's last wishes.
Apart from Xiao Huo, no one present could guess that Zhao Wuji was testing the true god.
After all, the person offered the divine treasure Enlightenment Stone with such sincerity, hoping that the True God would remove the divine restriction and fulfill his master's last wish. What would be an insurmountable task for others is just a trivial matter in the eyes of the True God.
They simply couldn't conceive of a reason why the true God would refuse.
Zhao Wuji, who had been bowing his head, was secretly pleased. Although he seemed to have suffered heavy losses and that using the Enlightenment Stone to fulfill his master's last wish was a huge loss, he was actually not at all at all. First of all, the Enlightenment Stone was incomplete, which greatly reduced its value. Moreover, it had been stored in the black box for hundreds of years and could not be taken out. An Enlightenment Stone that could not be taken out was no different from a piece of waste stone.
In other words, he only used a useless piece of waste stone, yet he not only gained fame in the eyes of the public but also tested the authenticity of the true god, which was already a huge gain.
Even if the true god is real, wouldn't my actions leave a good impression on the true god and present him with a valuable treasure?
In short, you may make a lot of money, but I definitely won't lose out!
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