In the past, the Nine-Headed Clan forged five innate treasure flags: the Plain Cloud Banner, the Azure Lotus Banner, the Earth-Leaving Flame Banner, the Earth-Earth Apricot Yellow Banner, and the last one was the Kan Earth Gen Kun Banner, which occupied the five directions and five positions, representing the five elements and five energies.
Each one can be called a top-tier spiritual treasure. Although its protective power is not as great as that of supreme treasures like the Chaos Bell and the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, it is still one of the best in the entire prehistoric world, and few treasures can compare with it...
Later, the Nine-Headed Clan failed to attain enlightenment and perished, and the Five Banners scattered in all directions.
The Plain Cloud Banner was obtained by Jin De Tianhou, a disciple of the Nine-Headed Clan, and became a treasure of the Yaochi lineage.
The Flame Banner was taken away by the Taoist Taiqing and became a treasure of the Taiqing Palace.
The Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner fell into the hands of Daoist Yuqing and was usually kept in the Yuqing Hall.
The Azure Lotus Banner flew westward and was obtained by Daoist Zhunti. After refining it, it became his most precious protective treasure.
Only the Kan-Gen-Kun Banner has never appeared in the world, becoming one of the great mysteries of the primordial era...
Previously, Empress Jinde had sent the Heavenly Maiden Miaoyin to Penglai Island to meet Hu Le, in order to convey news about the Kandi Genkun Banner.
It turned out that, through the connection between the five flags, the Queen of Jinde sensed through the Plain Cloud Flag that the Kan Earth Gen Kun Flag was about to be born, located within the Four Seas Return to Ruins. So she sent an order to Hu Le, asking him to try his luck.
It wasn't that she didn't want to acquire the treasure; it was simply that she had already calculated that even if she took action herself, by the will of Heaven, the treasure would not fall into her hands. Therefore, taking action would be nothing more than a waste of effort.
Therefore, she simply passed the message on to Hu Le, letting him try his luck...
Empress Jin De, wielding the Plain Cloud Banner, could sense the information of the Kan Earth Gen Kun Banner. The other banner owners were no weaker than her, and of course, they could also sense the presence of their banners.
Similarly, they were also considered to have no chance with this northern banner, so they only sent their disciples to try their luck...
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Hu Le urged the auspicious clouds forward, calculated the location of Guixu, and traveled hundreds of thousands of miles westward. Finally, on this day, he arrived above the Guixu Sea Eye.
The so-called Guixu is the convergence point of all the water veins in the primordial world, and it contains a very mysterious bottomless cave. No matter how much water is poured into it, it will not increase or decrease in the slightest.
Every corner of the world has a special sea eye through which one can directly enter the Ruins of Return...
Hu Le descended on auspicious clouds, raised his hand and pointed, causing the sea to churn and roar as it parted to both sides. His figure sank rapidly and soon arrived in front of the Guixu Sea.
This was also his first time here, and out of caution, he sent a wisp of his divine sense into it. Boundless cold water flowed endlessly in a special space, and there was only eternal darkness outside.
Seeing that there seemed to be no other danger, Hu Le summoned the plain-colored cloud banner, held it in his arms, surrounded by cloud light, and stepped into the sea eye.
In the deep darkness, where one could not see their own hand in front of their face, Hu Le, possessing secret supernatural powers, ran his fingers across his eyelids, and a strange, eerie light immediately shone in his eyes.
In an instant, he could see clearly in this eternal darkness, and it was no different from when he was on land...
Hu Le looked around and muttered to himself: This Guixu is so vast it seems boundless. Where am I supposed to find that Kan-Gen-Kun Flag?
There's no precise location; are we just supposed to wander around randomly and try our luck?
He channeled his magical power and divine sense into the plain-colored cloud banner, trying several different methods to activate it, but he still couldn't get any useful information.
Left with no other choice, he could only wave the treasure flag, clear away the surging water around him, and head straight into the depths of the Ruins of Return.
Not long after, Xuandu and the others also entered the Ruins of Return.
At the same time, several precious flags shone brightly, their surfaces trembled, and each pointed to a different direction.
Hu Le, who was wandering aimlessly in the Ruins of Return, was overjoyed upon seeing this. He immediately parted the waves and flew off in the direction indicated by the plain-colored cloud banner.
Along the way, he encountered many large fish and strange beasts blocking his path. The smallest of them was as big as a small mountain, and they all seemed to regard him as a delicious meal, constantly rushing towards him.
However, they messed with the wrong person this time.
Hu Le simply swung his bamboo cane lightly, easily brushing them away.
Most of these deep-sea monsters lacked intelligence and acted on instinct. He didn't want to get too much blood on his hands, lest he ruin his own good fortune, so he simply sent them far away...
After flying for an unknown distance, Hu Le suddenly spotted a bright spot in the distance, and his heart leaped with joy. He immediately increased his speed.
However, as he got closer to that bright light, he could see it clearly, and his joy vanished.
When he got closer, he saw a middle-aged Taoist priest with a sword hanging at his waist, a tortoise-shaped back and a crane-like form, and surrounded by Taoist energy.
The Taoist priest held a crimson banner that emitted boundless light, echoing the plain-colored cloud banner in Hu Le's hand. The radiant light and auspicious energy collided and merged with each other...
"This humble Taoist is Xuandu. I greet you, fellow Taoist. May I ask your esteemed name?" Xuandu Taoist bowed and asked first.
"Ah, so you are a esteemed disciple of the Taiqing Sect. I, Hu, am honored to meet you." Hu Le returned the greeting.
"Fellow Daoist, could you perhaps be the renowned Eastern Divine Lord?"
In fact, when he saw the plain-colored cloud-shaped flag, he had a vague idea of Hu Le's identity.
One of them was the chief disciple of the third generation of the Xuanmen sect, and the other was the chief disciple of the God Emperor. They had never met before and had no relationship with each other.
The two exchanged only a few polite words and then had nothing more to say.
Just as the two fell silent, a golden lotus suddenly flew in from afar.
A plump Taoist priest sat on the golden lotus, holding an indigo-blue banner in his arms. Above the banner hung a round, golden relic, emitting boundless auspicious light.
He is Maitreya, who came from afar from Mount Sumeru.
"Greetings, fellow Daoists."
When Maitreya arrived, he politely greeted both of them at the same time.
Hu Le and Xuan Du returned the greeting.
Maitreya once accompanied his teacher, the Daoist Zhunti, to Kunlun Mountain to participate in a Xuanmen Dharma Assembly, where he met Xuandu. The two were practically acquaintances.
After exchanging a few polite words, Xuandu introduced him to Hu Le.
Just as the introductions were finished, the precious flags in the hands of the three suddenly trembled. Then, the Antarctic Immortal, leaning on a cane in one hand and holding the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag in the other, parted the waves and quickly approached.
The four, each holding a primordial treasure flag, met in this vast and boundless void...
The moment the group met, before Xuandu Daoist could even greet the Antarctic Immortal, the precious flags in everyone's hands suddenly emitted a brilliant light.
Auspicious rays of light shot into the sky and quickly spread throughout the Ruins of Return, illuminating the entire area in just a few moments.
A hundred miles away, the seawater suddenly began to boil as if a pot had been boiled.
In a short while.
A jet-black banner was slowly rising, emitting rays of auspicious light and good fortune...
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