As Zhou Tong entered seclusion, the Kunpeng Ancestral Land soon fell silent once more.
During his seclusion, Zhou Tong had asked the Kunpeng Ancestor about certain aspects and techniques of the Body Cultivation System, but the Kunpeng Ancestor had remained tight-lipped.
In his words, he did not want Zhou Tong to be misled by his own understanding. He hoped Zhou Tong could learn, comprehend, and understand it himself through battle and contemplation. Only then would he be able to continue along his original path without being led astray by the views of others.
Time passed slowly as Zhou Tong quietly contemplated the mysteries of the Body Cultivation System. Although the Kunpeng Ancestor had refused to say much, Zhou Tong had memorized many of that system's Divine Patterns and Dao talismans. Having personally observed and experienced the uses of those runes, he could work out most of their secrets over a thousand years.
Thus, Zhou Tong's progress in comprehension was not slow. Before long, he had grasped nearly everything about the Body Cultivation System.
This system focused on cultivating the physical body. At its pinnacle, it could render the body imperishable through myriad calamities, eternal and undying. Many of its mysteries were far more exquisite than those of the Immortal Sutra, benefiting Zhou Tong greatly. Even his physical body had grown considerably stronger in the process.
"The thousand-year period has ended. Your next opponent has already been prepared—also a Dao Ancestor who once appeared within the lineage of the Body Cultivation System!" On this day, the Kunpeng Ancestor finally spoke.
Zhou Tong opened his eyes again, rose to his feet, and walked to the nearby area once more.
Soon, immortal light surged forth, and the battlefield reappeared. At the same time, a brand-new opponent emerged: a burly, bare-chested man.
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