Hearing Xin Yun's words, Po Kong was first stunned and then nodded with a smile, and in an instant... Po Kong felt an illusion, as if Xin Yun understood him very well, to a degree that even exceeded that of his own family. After all... he had spent most of his time cultivating and didn't interact much with his family.
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However, comparatively speaking, the time he had spent with Xin Yun seemed to be even less. It was almost nonexistent. So, how could this fellow understand him so well? Every word and action was so comfortable for him, and this definitely wasn't a coincidence.
Looking at Po Kong's puzzled face, Xin Yun chuckled inwardly. Others might not understand, but as for Po Kong, it was impossible not to understand him. As the world's number one expert in his previous life, wherever he went, people talked about him until his ears almost developed calluses. How could he not be familiar?
It could be said, from small things like lifestyle and personal preferences to major ones like combat abilities and the treasures he possessed, there was nothing about Po Kong that Xin Yun didn't know. To Xin Yun, Po Kong had no secrets at all!
Having traded for the Red Gourd, Xin Yun was completely satisfied. Although it was just an embryo of a Spirit Treasure formed after birth, and currently not very powerful, its potential was enormous. If it was refined properly, it would definitely be an existence akin to a Supreme Treasure of the after birth kind.
Treasures were generally divided into five tiers, from strongest to weakest: first-tier Innate Supreme Treasure, second-tier Merit Supreme Treasure, third-tier Innate Spiritual Treasures, fourth-tier Afterbirth Supreme Treasure, and fifth-tier Afterbirth Spiritual Treasure. Among them, there were only two Merit Supreme Treasures. One was the Nüwa Stone, a colorful stone that absorbed the merit of Nüwa's creation of humans and mending of the sky, and was refined into the Red Embroidered Ball by Nüwa herself. The other was the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, formed out of the merit from creating heaven and earth and condensed Qi of Xuanhuang by Hongjun's hand, currently in possession of Laozi.
The Red Embroidered Ball and the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda, one for offense and one for defense, each with their unique uses. Nüwa did not like conflicts, so the Red Embroidered Ball's fame wasn't prominent. In fact... its power was sufficient to contend with Innate Supreme Treasure. Although it fell short by a margin, it was the only one under Innate Supreme Treasures capable of contending.
Imagine, Innate Spiritual Treasures like the Sea-Calming Pearl and Qiankun Ruler, how could they possibly stand against Innate Supreme Treasures? The Sea-Calming Pearl against the Chaos Bell, or Qiankun Ruler against the Pangu Banner, there would be no suspense at all; they definitely couldn't resist.
And the Red Embroidered Ball was the only offensive treasure below Innate Supreme Treasures that could contend with Innate Supreme Treasures, while the Mysterious Yellow Pagoda was the only treasure capable of defending against the attacks of Innate Supreme Treasures. One offensive and one defensive, different types, but equally powerful.
Beyond these five tiers, of course, there were various other treasures in countless numbers, but they were not considered mainstream. Their powers could not be mentioned in the same breath as the five tiers mentioned above.
This Red Gourd, barely touched upon the peripherals of these five tiers of treasures, could be considered a fifth-tier Afterbirth Spiritual Treasure. But it was still incomplete, strictly speaking, it should be regarded as an embryo of an Afterbirth Spiritual Treasure!
As is commonly known, the Sky-Overturning Seal was forged from half of Mount Buzhou and since Mount Buzhou existed since the creation of heaven and earth, it couldn't be considered a treasure, only an embryo of a treasure. Later it was taken by the Primordial Heavenly Venerate, who refined it into the Sky-Overturning Seal. Therefore... relative to the Sky-Overturning Seal, that half of Mount Buzhou is an embryo of a treasure!
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Similarly, the Red Gourd in Xin Yun's hand is equivalent to that half of Mount Buzhou. Without refinement, it cannot be considered a treasure for the time being. It can only be said... that the Red Gourd has the potential to become an Afterbirth Spiritual Treasure. If well refined, even becoming an Afterbirth Supreme Treasure is not entirely impossible.
Perhaps some would say that this doesn't seem too impressive! Afterbirth Spiritual Treasures are too trashy, on top of them there are Afterbirth Supreme Treasure, Innate Spiritual Treasure, Merit Supreme Treasure, and Innate Supreme Treasures. But this Red Gourd is just the embryo of the lowest level of Afterbirth Spiritual Treasures, that's too undeserving.
However, that is not the case. Do not forget in Xin Yun's hands, there is the Chaos Cauldron and the soul of the Sky-opening Axe. As long as the Red Gourd is refined into an Afterbirth Spiritual Treasure, then after being reflected by the innate through the Chaos Cauldron, it would then become an Innate Spiritual Treasure. If the Red Gourd is refined into an Afterbirth Supreme Treasure, then once reflected by the innate, wouldn't it become an Innate Supreme Treasure?
What exactly is the concept of an Innate Supreme Treasure! That's right... it is something that can stand alongside treasures like the Chaos Bell, Pangu Banner, Tai Chi Diagram, and the Zhu Xian Four Swords. The most supreme and strongest treasure. Therefore... for Xin Yun, this Red Gourd is priceless.
The vast majority of treasures, whether they are Innate or Afterbirth, Spiritual Treasures or Supreme Treasures, have fixed forms. The Afterbirth might be formidable, but the Innate is lacking. Trying to reflect them to Innate is as difficult as reaching heaven.
Take the Sky-Overturning Seal as an example, it was forged from half of Mount Buzhou. To reflect it to Innate, how long would it need to be refined in the Chaos Cauldron? One hundred million years? Ten billion years? A hundred billion years? It's likely that it would still be reflecting when the universe realigns itself and the world is destroyed. There's no chance for it to become Innate, otherwise the Primordial Heavenly Venerate would have long ago borrowed the Chaos Cauldron from Nuwa and reflected it to Innate. Once it became Innate, it would be an Innate Supreme Treasure!
If the Sky-Overturning Seal were to be converted from Afterbirth to Innate, it would definitely be a supreme treasure capable of standing alongside the Chaos Bell. It's a pity that it's an impossible feat. It's a thought worth contemplating, but even a fool wouldn't actually attempt it.
But Xin Yun's Red Gourd is different. It's still just an embryo, exceptionally feeble. To reflect it to an Innate entity, it only needs a very short time. Once the reflection is complete, the Red Gourd will become an Innate Spirit Treasure Embryo. Upon successful refinement, it would be a true Innate Spiritual Treasure, containing principles, capable of gathering the power of heaven and earth, the third-tier treasure! Only below Innate Supreme Treasure and Merit Supreme Treasure.