Meanwhile, within a silent Water Mansion somewhere in the Mountain Sea Great Marsh.
A Daoist clad in five-colored feathered robes sat cross-legged upon an icy jade bed. Five-colored light shimmered all over his body, while Life Essence seeped out from within him.
At the same time, within his Zifu, the Yuan Fire atop the Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit's back burned ever more fiercely.
Crack!
As though a seed had broken through the soil, a slender Golden Lotus suddenly sprouted from the Turtle-Snake's back amid the blazing Yuan Fire soaring into the sky.
The Golden Lotus took root in the Turtle-Snake's back, using its shell as soil, drawing nourishment from within it, and treating the Yuan Fire as sunlight and water.
The Golden Lotus swayed in the flames as it slowly grew.
Compared to the Turtle-Snake and the towering Yuan Fire, this Golden Lotus was exceedingly tiny. Yet the elemental energy surrounding it was refined to the extreme, far surpassing the elemental energy from before.
At the same time, the entire Turtle-Snake gradually dimmed. The essence within the Turtle-Snake Primordial Spirit continuously flowed into the Golden Lotus, allowing it to keep growing larger; as the Golden Lotus grew, the luster on the Turtle-Snake's body became increasingly dim, until none of its former radiance remained.
At this point, Peacock had officially broken through to the Void Returning Earth Immortal realm.
Rumble!!
Peacock abruptly opened his eyes, and five-colored divine light burst forth from within him. At that instant, his vital energy surged into the heavens. After advancing, every part of his body underwent an unimaginable transformation.
This advancement was not merely an advancement in Qi Refinement cultivation; it was also an advancement of his divine beast bloodline.
At that moment, Peacock's heart pounded like a divine drum being struck. Any other immortal cultivator