Aoguang poked his head out from behind Bai Jin, sizing up the Da Hong Pao Mother Tree, then said with a dejected tone, "What's the use of being precious? There's even more precious stuff here! But it's not going to help us get out!"
"It's not like I'm lecturing you, but shouldn't you have scouted an unfamiliar place before charging in headfirst? Are you simple or what?! Now look, we're all stuck and can't get out.
But you can't blame me! I merely asked you to rescue me, not to come rushing in here."
Bai Jin continued scanning the surroundings, absentmindedly saying, "No need to scout it out. I recognize this space; this is an Innate Undying Space that bears Innate Spiritual Treasures. There must be an Innate Spiritual Treasure inside."
Aoguang looked at Bai Jin with astonishment and said, "So you actually know about the Innate Undying Space."
Bai Jin chuckled, "Didn't you just call me 'Senior'? Of course, a senior has to know a bit more."
Aoguang forced a smile, calling him 'Senior' was only to coax him into helping get out, not that he truly believed Bai Jin could be his senior.
Bai Jin spoke reassuringly, "Even if we can't obtain the Innate Spiritual Treasure within the Innate Undying Space, there's no danger. Just focus on cultivating peacefully; eventually, there will be a day when we can leave."
Aoguang made a distressed face and said, "That's not okay! Who knows how long we'll have to wait for the owner of this Innate Spiritual Treasure to turn up. Hundreds, thousands of years? Maybe even tens of thousands."
"Then tell me where the Innate Spiritual Treasure is."
Aoguang froze, then shook his head immediately, "I have no idea!"
Bai Jin looked at him with a hint of doubt in his eyes.
Aoguang kept protesting, "I really don't know! I accidentally ran in here while being chased by them. I have no clue about this Innate Undying Space."
Bai Jin turned his head and continued to scrutinize the surroundings while asking, "You're a True Dragon, why are they chasing you?"
Aoguang's expression darkened, and he fell silent.
Seeing this, Bai Jin glanced at him, asking, "You can't say?!"
Aoguang heaved a long sigh and said gloomily, "It's not that there's anything I can't say. The Demon Clan is forcing us to make a choice."
"What choice?"
"The Demon Clan is pressuring our Dragon Clan to either join forces with the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court to attack the Witch Clan or face the Demon Clan's retribution."
Bai Jin frowned and said, "The Dragon Clan has the Azure Dragon Venerable Sage. How dare they?"
"They're not afraid of the Dragon Clan," Aoguang said despondently, "The Azure Dragon Venerable Sage is stationed at the Eastern Extreme of Heaven to guard the Primordial World and must not act rashly."
Bai Jin surveyed the area once more and finally returned his gaze to the Da Hong Pao Mother Tree, watching it intently for a good while before stretching out his hand, and an Immortal Sword appeared before him.
Aoguang, looking at the Immortal Sword, exclaimed in joy, "Innate Spiritual Treasure!" His eyes sparkled, and he almost started drooling.
Innate Spiritual Treasures were extremely precious in any power, even as the Crown Prince of the Dragon Palace of the East Sea, he didn't possess a single Innate Spiritual Treasure for protection. When he becomes the Dragon King, he will be entitled to one, but becoming the Dragon King is not easy – that old geezer has quite the lifespan.
Bai Jin flicked his finger on the Qingming Sword, "ding~" and the sword flew out, shooting toward the Da Hong Pao Mother Tree, tracing a streak of clear light in the air.
With a clang, a resonant chime echoed in the space; the Da Hong Pao Mother Tree was enveloped in a light barrier, within which copper coins rained down torrentially. The Qingming Sword, having struck the light barrier, was unable to make further progress.
Aoguang, ecstatic as if mad, exclaimed, "Innate Spiritual Treasure～" He hurriedly flew forward, hugging the glowing barrier and staring obsessively at the copper coins falling inside.
Bai Jin's eyes also revealed joy, this was it, the Treasure Money had indeed been nurtured to completion, this was her main objective for coming to Wuyi Mountain, towards this Innate Spiritual Treasure capable of capturing other people's magic treasures, Bai Jin had made up her mind from day one after transmigration to take it into her possession.
Bai Jin flew in front of the glowing barrier and stretched out her hand to summon the Qingming Sword, which spun in the air, rapidly shrinking, and turned into a stream of light that zipped into her sleeve.
Aoguang, hugging the barrier, murmured excitedly, "My treasure, my precious treasure, quickly come to your master's side."
Bai Jin tapped on Aoguang's forehead.
"Ouch~" Aoguang cried out in pain, quickly covering his head and turning around to give Bai Jin a resentful look.
Bai Jin gazed at him and said, "Mine!"
Aoguang pursed his lips, about to argue, but seeing the cold light flickering from Bai Jin's sleeve, his hot blood turned ice cold, and he pitifully retreated step by step, eyes brimming with tears as he looked at the treasure that should have been his.
This scene made Bai Jin feel rather embarrassed, as if she was bullying someone.
Bai Jin, with her arms crossed, stood aside and said, "Don't say I didn't give you a chance, name it, break through the Innate Defense, and I can give you a chance to subdue it."
"Swords and spears, axe, halberd, hook, and pitchfork, Seal, Zither, Tripod, Flag, Bead Paper Brush Painting, Whip Mace Hammer Claw, Tang Lianshuo Bang..." A list of weapons spilled out of his mouth, and then Aoguang eagerly waited for the barrier to respond.
Bai Jin looked at Aoguang in surprise, thinking this kid came quite prepared!
Aoguang scratched his head, feeling aggrieved, "How can none be correct?" he glanced at Bai Jin unconsciously.
With a smile, Bai Jin blurted out, "Treasure Money."
The Innate Defense shattered with a swoosh, the numerous falling coin rain also disappearing, leaving only a winged copper coin hovering above the Da Hong Pao Mother Tree.
Aoguang immediately shouted excitedly, "I remember now, I remember, Treasure Money, that's it, this is what I meant to say."
Bai Jin looked at Aoguang speechlessly and said, "You're from the Dragon Clan, not a shameless snake, have some dignity, will you?"
"I'm changing my name to shameless snake now," Aoguang cried out joyfully, immediately rushing towards the Treasure Money.
Bai Jin reached out to grab, catching Aoguang by the back of his neck, and no matter how he flailed his arms and kicked his legs, his body didn't move from its spot.
Bai Jin flung him backward, and Aoguang cried out in shock as he flew back, crashing into a stone wall with his eyes rolling back.
Bai Jin flew forward, arriving in front of the Treasure Money, reached out and grasped it, and in her mind emerged the image of a winged copper coin, accompanied by the question: why was it a coin?
In her heart, Bai Jin responded: "Transaction, money is the medium of trade amongst living beings, nowadays there is no money, in the future the world will be full of money."
Buzz~ The Treasure Money in Bai Jin's hand glowed brightly, merging into her body, and the various functions of the Treasure Money surfaced in her mind.
Bai Jin, coming back to her senses after a momentary daze, had a very unpleasant expression on her face; the joy of obtaining an Innate Spiritual Treasure had mostly dissipated, leaving behind a tasteless existence hard to dispose of.
Money signifies trade, Treasure Money also signifies trade, when the Treasure Money captures other people's magic treasures, it's essentially a buying process—exchanging one's Qi Fortune Merit to purchase the opponent's Magic Treasure. No wonder during the Sealing God Battle, when Xiao Sheng used the Treasure Money to seize Zhao Gongming's Ocean Stabilizing Pearl, he soon fell right after; his Qi Fortune was exhausted.
After the Treasure Money fell into Ran Deng's hands, he never used it again, probably because he too knew the cost of using the Treasure Money and dared not use it.