"After cultivating for a thousand years, I finally became a Golden Immortal. With such talent, I'm probably among the lowest of the low."
East of Mount Buzhou, within an obscure little valley, Cheng Yue sat cross-legged amid the mountain flowers.
He wore a white Daoist robe. With sword-like brows and starry eyes, he gazed up at the sky, a trace of melancholy appearing in his eyes.
It had been a thousand years since he had transmigrated into this Primordial World after suddenly dying from overwork.
He had cultivated all this time with nothing but a copy of the Daoist Canon.
A thousand years was once a lifespan he would never have dared imagine, but time was not measured in the Primordial World. A thousand years amounted to little more than a few periods of secluded cultivation.
Such a magnificent world, yet lives here were as cheap as ants. Even with his Golden Immortal cultivation, he spent every day hiding from place to place.
After all, he had arrived shortly after the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.
When the entire world lay in ruins, countless Great Powers had scavenged the battlefields of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin tribes.
The three tribes had weakened, and the Primordial World had descended into chaos along with them.
Murdering others for treasures happened constantly, and many cultivators even enjoyed eating flesh and blood.
For the sake of his own life, he had no choice but to hide every day. After all, dying before reaching the Golden Immortal realm was perfectly normal.
But now that Cheng Yue was already a Golden Immortal, he still did not dare act recklessly.
After all, this was the Primordial World, a place where Quasi-Sages walked everywhere and Grand Unity Golden Immortals were a dime a dozen.
Who knew whether some ancient monster might suddenly appear, capture him, and eat him as Blood Food?
"The commotion from my breakthrough was a little too great. I should leave first. This place is close to the Witch Clan. If they discover me, I might end up as a dish."
With that, he prepared to transform into a rainbow streak and leave.
Just as Cheng Yue's body rose into the air and he was about to turn into a streak of light—
An angry shout rang in his ears.
"You thieving Daoist! Did you steal the strange treasure from this place?"
A strange treasure?
Cheng Yue's mind filled with question marks. He had been cultivating in seclusion here for a hundred years. When had any strange treasure appeared?
When he turned around, he saw a young woman with a human body and a snake tail standing there, her face full of anger.
Her skin was as smooth as cream, and her beauty was celestial. No amount of extravagant language could describe her.
It was as though all the spiritual energy between heaven and earth had been used to create that peerless face.
Though she wore clothes made from animal hides, they could not conceal her stunning features and figure.
If Cheng Yue had still been the mortal he once was, one glance at her might have already left him drooling foolishly.
But he was now a Golden Immortal and had lived in the Primordial World for a thousand years.
He had come to understand one thing.
Beauties like this were not unusual in the Primordial World. After all, everyone was born from innate transformation.
However, transformation had no standard to follow.
The final result was—
The beautiful ones were devastatingly gorgeous, while the ugly ones came in every bizarre form imaginable.
Still, judging by the situation here, he should not linger.
This young woman had likely been drawn here by the commotion from his breakthrough.
Even such a weak cultivator had come. If he was not careful, more would surely follow, and then several Great Power cultivators might appear.
To prevent any accidents, Cheng Yue examined her and finally breathed a sigh of relief.
This young woman was weak!
Extremely weak!
She was merely a little demon around the Heavenly Immortal realm.
Cheng Yue felt that if he released the aura of his Golden Immortal cultivation, he could crush her to death on the spot.
Not wishing to entangle himself any further, he simply said, "I have been cultivating in seclusion here for a hundred years. No strange treasure has ever appeared. You must have come to the wrong place. Leave at once."
"This place is quite close to the Witch Clan. A little snake demon at the Heavenly Immortal realm like you will probably be captured and turned into soup if you do not leave."
After saying that, he turned to depart.
Nuwa stood there, watching his retreating figure with a trace of anger on her face.
She had merely come out for a stroll.
Having just emerged from seclusion, she had reached the Mid-stage Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
She had been in a rather good mood, only to discover upon leaving that the valley was filled with rosy clouds and Purple Mist from the East.
Surely some Spiritual Root or strange treasure had appeared.
After rushing here at full speed, however, she had found only this Daoist.
And he had called her a snake demon?
Nuwa glared angrily at her own snake tail.
Then she raised her head to look at Cheng Yue and shouted, "Who are you calling a snake demon? You're the snake demon! Your whole family is made of snake demons!"
"I am Nuwa!"
Cheng Yue froze when he heard that. He turned to look at the young woman, then shook his head with a laugh.
"Little one, do not spout nonsense. Empress Nuwa is a Grand Unity Golden Immortal Great Power. You are so weak that even I can sense it. Do not speak carelessly, or Empress Nuwa may settle accounts with you someday."
Empress Nuwa?
That was a nice title!
Since transforming into her current form, Nuwa had never encountered anyone who called her that.
Thinking about it carefully, the title was indeed rather good.
But he had actually called her weak?
The Ancestors of the Three Tribes were already dead.
In this world, Grand Unity Golden Immortals stood at the very peak, yet this fellow called her weak?
Cheng Yue could not be bothered to waste more words on her.
"Enough. Leave now. This place is dangerous. I only just broke through today and caused some commotion, so people will inevitably be drawn here. When the time comes, if you are made into snake soup, do not blame me for failing to warn you."
With that, he directly prepared to leave.
But a sudden sound of something cutting through the air came from behind him, making him pause slightly.
Reacting instinctively, he reached out and directly caught the fist flying toward him.
Nuwa's face was filled with anger. Although her fist had been caught—
The fury on her face remained impossible to conceal.
This Daoist had called her a snake again.
Just as she was about to strike back, an overwhelming pressure instantly descended upon the valley and bore down directly on Nuwa.
Nuwa's face turned pale as she looked at Cheng Yue in alarm.
A trace of anger also appeared on Cheng Yue's face.
"You little girl, I already told you there was no strange treasure. I even kindly advised you to leave quickly, yet you refuse to appreciate my goodwill and dare attack me?"
"Could it be that you wish to become snake soup today? I have never eaten one in human form before. Do you want to be the first?"
Nuwa's mind had completely gone blank.
The pressure weighing upon her was like a vast ocean. She had never experienced such a terrifyingly heavy pressure before.
That cultivation realm was definitely not something a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could release.
Could this man be on the same level as the Three Ancestors?
Seeing the fear on Nuwa's face, Cheng Yue's anger gradually subsided somewhat. He released her fist and said, "I will spare your life over today's matter. Leave at once!"
Feeling the pressure vanish like smoke, Nuwa relaxed slightly.
Yet for some reason, she opened her mouth again.
"Senior, Senior!"
"Um, I have something else to say!"
Cheng Yue was becoming somewhat impatient. If not for the fact that she was pretty, why would he waste so many words on a little girl here?
"Senior, um... do you accept disciples? I want to acknowledge you as my master!"
Become his disciple?
Cheng Yue instantly turned to look at Nuwa behind him.
This little girl actually wanted to take someone with his cultivation as her master?
He examined her carefully.
Well, her cultivation was not much better. She probably had trouble even protecting herself.
"Are you truly willing to take me as your master?"
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