Chapter 607. 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure)

It wasn't that Eldrin was making a fuss over nothing, but the divine tree before his eyes was truly astonishing.

Before him stood the legendary Heaven and Earth Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root) - the 8 Trasures Divine Tree. Though its grade was merely Upper Tier-4, it remained an earth-shattering supreme treasure that could move both heaven and earth.

The name "Violet Realm" originated from the Great Luo Golden Immortal known as the Violet Immortal Lord. In his possession were 9 innate spiritual treasures: the Vast Cosmos Vase, the Immortal-Refining Crucible, the 9 Heavens Qianqing Fan, among other primordial artifacts.

The Ji Clan's Refining Immortal Cauldron was modeled after the supreme-grade innate numinous treasure Refining Immortal Cauldron. Its power ranked among the top 5 Supreme Treasures of Pure Yang (Magic Treasure) in this realm, truly deserving to be called a treasure that verged on the divine.

Legend has it that among the 9 Violet Treasures, the foremost is none other than the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree, a testament to its extraordinary value.

It is said that the 8 Trigrams Divine Tree is a supreme-grade Heavenly Spiritual Root (Spiritual Root), whose 8 branches embody the primordial powers of the 8 Trigrams: Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Water, Fire, Mountain, and Marsh.

And the 8 types of Dao power upon the Bagua Divine Tree gave birth to 8 fruits, which were the manifestations of the 8 great Daos in the mortal realm.

When the fruit ripens, it will shed a set of innate spiritual treasures, rumored to possess power sufficient to prop open the cosmos and recreate a great chiliocosm.

Before him, this 8 Trigrams Divine Tree was merely a fourth-tier, upper-grade specimen. Compared to those Heavenly Spiritual Roots (Spiritual Root), it was but a wisp of dust before the vast cosmos. Yet, it still retained a trace of the divine essence unique to the 8 Trigrams Divine Tree.

Eldrin could distinctly sense that the 8 fruits borne by this tree were profoundly mystical. Once it advanced to the fifth rank, they would ripen and fall, capable of manifesting into a set of supreme spiritual treasures.

Moreover, these spiritual treasures inherently contained Dao patterns within them. With all 8 treasures sharing the same origin, they could be refined by a cultivator into a supreme set of formation artifacts.

At this thought, Eldrin took a deep breath and said, "Legend has it that the 8 Trigrams Divine Tree is a vessel of the 8 great Daos, comparable to supreme Heavenly Spiritual Roots such as the 7 Treasures Mystic Tree and the 9 Palaces Dao Tree."

"Although this specimen before us is slightly inferior, once nurtured to the fifth rank, we shall obtain a set of world-shaking, peerless spiritual treasures."

At this point, he recalled the 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure) obtained from the 9 Rivers True Monarch, then exclaimed with delight, "Perhaps we could use this to refine a full set of 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banners (Magic Treasure)."

“Eight Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure)？”

Lyra's eyes flickered slightly, and a moment later, a look of delight also surfaced on her face.

The 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure) stood as a paramount spiritual treasure among formation banners, composed of 8 distinct banners: Heaven, Earth, Thunder, Wind, Water, Fire, Mountain, and Marsh.

This set of formation banners could unleash 8 types of mystical powers and divine abilities, which could be combined to erupt with astonishing might.

However, to forge a true set of 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure), 1 must gather 8 rare treasures: Heaven's Cloud, Earth's Profound Soil, Thunderstruck Wood, Gale Bamboo, Abyssal Water, Blazing Fire Jade, Mountain Core Stone, and Marsh Gold.

It is said that once all 8 are gathered, each of these formation flags alone possesses power on par with a supreme treasure for subduing demons, and when combined, they can dominate the entire Nascent Soul realm, elevating the wielder to the pinnacle of Nascent Soul True Lords.

No matter what treasures you wield or what divine powers you command—so long as these array banners remain unbroken, I am invincible.

Yet this was an exceedingly arduous task, for these 8 rare treasures were all exceptionally scarce in the world, each being a fifth-grade heavenly material and earthly treasure. Even a late-stage Nascent Soul True Monarch would find it nearly impossible to gather them all.

Although Eldrin possessed the method to forge the 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner, he still felt uncertain about gathering all 8 types of spiritual materials.

However, the current 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree presented an astonishing opportunity. Once it advanced to the next stage and its 8 spirit treasure-level fruits ripened, they could transform into 8 primal sources, directly usable for forging the 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure).

With this thought in mind, a smile graced Lyra's beautiful eyes as she said, "Refining the 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner with such a supreme spiritual treasure will undoubtedly enhance its power significantly—perhaps far beyond what we had anticipated."

"Precisely so."

Eldrin nodded, pondered for a moment, and said, "However, the 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner is merely a set of formation flags. Perhaps I could refine it into a set of soul-bound formation flags for Elder Uncle's use."

"Very well." Lyra's eyes flickered slightly as she replied with detached calm, "At the slightest hint of benefit, you immediately think of your old grand-uncle."

Seeing her expression, Eldrin quickly explained, "Activating the array banners consumes far too much mental energy, let alone 8 of them. Unless we abandon at least 3 of our bonded spiritual treasures, it would be utterly impossible to control these 8 Trigrams Array Banners."

"Moreover, Elder Uncle is an array master and possesses only 1 life-bound spiritual treasure—the Golden Flame Sword—making him the most suitable candidate."

"Got it, just teasing you." Lyra (Person Name) suddenly burst into laughter before explaining, "Great Uncle's 7 Great White Star Pearls not only have limited potential, but it's also nearly impossible to find suitable materials to elevate them into spirit treasures. It's about time they were retired."

Eldrin finally smiled, admiring the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree with uncontainable delight for a moment before remarking, "This 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree has been stuck at the peak of the fourth rank for over a 1000 years. I fear it may struggle to advance any further."

"Fortunately, with the Primordial Purple Qi, this poses no real challenge to me."

As he spoke, he exhaled 3 wisps of Primordial Purple Qi. The moment the purple qi merged into the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree, an invisible shackle silently shattered. The 8 radiant glows emanating from the tree grew increasingly mystical and profound.

Seeing the potential of the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree unlocked, Eldrin smiled faintly and said, "The 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree has remained at the upper fourth rank for many years. Now that its shackles are released, it will likely advance to the fifth rank within 1 100 years."

Lyra (Person Name) also revealed a faint smile before speaking, "To properly guard this 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree, we must set up teleportation arrays and mountain-protecting formations, along with arranging cultivators to station themselves here."

"En." Eldrin nodded, sending a spirit talisman flying toward Immortal Apricot Island before saying, "Let's wait for Great Uncle and the others to arrive."

This island was merely over 3 million li from the Immortal Apricot Island, a distance that could hardly be considered far.

Just 7 days later, Chen Changxuan hurriedly arrived with a group of clansmen. Upon seeing Eldrin, he immediately said, "Take me to see that 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree."

"Look how excited you are, Elder Uncle."

Eldrin smiled faintly and led Chen Changxuan before the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree.

Chen Changxuan gazed at the 8 Trigrams Treasure Tree, his face brimming with uncontrollable excitement. After caressing it with uncontainable fondness for a long moment, he shook his head and sighed, "With my current spiritual sense and foundation, attempting to command all 8 formation flags simultaneously would likely force me to abandon my other spiritual treasures."

At this point, Chen Changxuan couldn't help but show a pained expression. He possessed quite a few magical treasures in his possession.

The Solar Crow Flame Shroud, the Flood Dragon Black Gold Cauldron, the Azure Gold Ancient Zun, the Golden Light Blazing Fire Sword, and the Coiled Dragon Staff were all priceless spiritual treasures.

However, once the 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure) is successfully forged, this single treasure alone would likely consume the vast majority of his spiritual focus, leaving him incapable of wielding any other artifacts except the Golden Flame Sword of the Returning Abyss (Magic Treasure).

This was only when refining the 8 Trigrams Demon-Refining Banner (Magic Treasure) into a life-bound spiritual treasure. If used merely as ordinary formation flags, it would require the combined efforts of 8 Nascent Soul True Lords to activate.

Seeing the old clan leader’s pained expression, Eldrin said with a faint smile, “Once this treasure is refined, even if it only becomes a low-grade spirit treasure, it will grant you the strength to contend with a late-stage Nascent Soul cultivator.”

"In comparison, what does sacrificing a few spiritual treasures amount to?"