Cultivating Divine Abilities

"Boshun, you've done well this time."

Luohu sat cross-legged on the World-Destroying Black Lotus, gazing with satisfaction at Boshun kneeling before him.

"All of this is thanks to the Cult Leader's greatness. If not for the Cult Leader's brilliant wisdom and flawless strategy, how could this subordinate have carried things out so smoothly?"

Bao Xun flattered Luohu obsequiously.

"Mm, good, good, good. Once I, the Cult Leader, emerge into the world, you shall be my deputy Cult Leader." With subordinates like this, who wouldn't be pleased? Luohu was no exception, and he planned to promote him later.

Boshun was overjoyed and quickly said, "The Cult Leader is wise and mighty; unifying the Primordial World is just around the corner. Hongjun is only fit to be your mount."

"Hahahahaha!"

"The demonic energy here is overwhelming. It seems highly likely that Luohu is in this place."

Not far away, Hongjun gazed at the dense black clouds ahead, his expression turning grave. He and Luohu had both survived a blow from Pangu's axe, and it was precisely because of this that they had turned misfortune into fortune, managing to survive in this Primordial World.

Now, Hongjun, through the fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation in his mind, sensed that the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World was incomplete. He began to scheme for a path to replace the Heavenly Dao.

As his plans progressed, Hongjun felt another doctrine vying for the Heavenly Dao. Calculating, he realized—good heavens, his old rival, his old friend Luohu, intended to replace the Heavenly Dao with the Demon Path. If Luohu succeeded, Hongjun would have no retreat left, not even to the Chaos Space, and would face only utter annihilation of his soul and spirit.

Thus, Hongjun had long sought to gather more allies and completely eliminate his old rival, Luohu.

With this thought, Hongjun's mind stirred, and a young man appeared beside him, bearing a seven- or eight-tenths resemblance to Hongjun himself.

"Fellow Daoist, go in and see if Luohu is here."

Hongjun said to the Evil Corpse Hongjun.

The Evil Corpse Hongjun nodded and flew into the Black Mist. Inside, it was pitch black; even probing the surroundings with Primordial Spirit power could only see ten li. The Evil Corpse Hongjun advanced cautiously.

"Hm!"

"Someone's coming!"

Luohu suddenly sensed an intruder in the Illusion Array formed by the demonic and Sha Qi he had laid down.

"Hmph, since someone seeks death, I'll grant it to you."

Luohu formed a hand seal, activating the Grand Array's lethal effect.

The black energy around the Evil Corpse Hongjun suddenly erupted, transforming into countless spears of Sha Qi that shot toward him.

"Hmph, a petty trick!"

The Evil Corpse Hongjun unleashed the Five Thunder Divine Ability. Silver lightning crackled in all directions, shattering each incoming black spear. Without hesitation, he then used Shrink Ground into Inches to fly swiftly forward.

Luohu sensed that the intruder was not only unharmed but drawing closer, and roared in fury.

"You have some skill. This Seat will come and meet you personally."

Luohu flew into the Grand Array and soon reached the intruder's side.

"So it's you, Hongjun. Come to die?" Luohu said to Hongjun with a ferocious grin.

"Heh, kill me? You?" The moment the Evil Corpse Hongjun saw Luohu, his heart settled.

"Hongjun, we are both top-tier Chaos Demon Gods. What are you so arrogant about?" Luohu was enraged. After so long apart, Hongjun had become this insolent.

"Hmph, Pangu struck you once with his axe, but struck me three times. You? Trash."

"You push a demon too far! Too far!"

"Hongjun, die! Great Dark Heaven!"

Demonic energy and Sha Qi gathered above Luohu's head, forming a black sphere that hurtled toward Hongjun.

The Evil Corpse Hongjun watched expressionlessly, then—

"Ptoo!"

He spat at Luohu, and in an instant, he used both the Body Flying, Traces Supported and Vertical Ground Golden Light escape techniques, vanishing from the spot.

Luohu watched his divine ability smash into empty air, his face flushed red as he roared at the heavens.

"Hongjun, you humiliate me too much! If I don't avenge this, I swear I am no demon!"

Luohu returned to the main hall and said to Boshun, "Move the plan up. Deploy everyone. First, kill the Three Clans. We must set up the Grand Array before Hongjun comes looking for us again."

"Understood."

On the other side, a beam of golden light merged into Hongjun's body. Hongjun absorbed the information from the Evil Corpse.

"Hahahahaha! Luohu, Luohu, look at you now. Just wait. I'll go find some friends, then come back to fight you."

With that, Hongjun left the place. He knew Luohu would no longer hide, just as Luohu knew he would surely come again. In the struggle for the Heavenly Dao, there was no retreat.

At this moment, Qing Xuan was cultivating. He planned to first master a few life-saving divine abilities. To live comfortably in the Primordial World, it wasn't about having many treasures or being the best fighter—it was about being able to escape when you couldn't win. Living long was the real truth.

"Look at Old Ancestor Minghe. With his Blood God Son clones, he's known as 'As long as the Blood Sea doesn't dry up, Minghe won't die.' Even a single clone can be reborn. In the end, those who could beat him didn't want to bother, and those who couldn't could only run. He's practically invincible below the Sage level."

In the end, Qing Xuan chose two of the Thirty-Six Divine Abilities: "Upright Without Shadow" and "Body Flying, Traces Supported."

The effect of Upright Without Shadow was to enter a state of virtualization, becoming shadowless and formless, rendering all attacks ineffective.

The effect of Body Flying, Traces Supported was to hide between heaven and earth, roam within the four seas, exist in the world yet be unseen by it—unknowable, untraceable, unobservable.

Both were great spatial divine abilities. Once Qing Xuan learned them, even Luohu or Hongjun would be unable to stop him from slipping away.

As for the Primordial Halberd, aside from the Chaos Domain and his self-created Primordial Limitless and Primordial Tribulation, he had no other means. Qing Xuan thought he should develop a few more techniques—after all, it was a companion treasure, like a lover. A lover might leave, but a treasure never would.

And so, Qing Xuan holed up at home, delving into cultivation. Time passed and never returned; in the Primordial World, time was the most worthless thing. A hundred years flashed by in an instant.

"Qian Kun Toss!"

Over the East Sea, Qing Xuan hurled the Primordial Halberd. It transformed into a streak of light, smashing heavily into the sea's surface.

"Boom!"

The East Sea suddenly exploded, a colossal abyss appearing. Steam rose around it, forming clouds in the sky. The abyss lingered for a while before slowly being filled by the seawater.

Qing Xuan watched this scene with satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, the Primordial Halberd returned to his grasp. In a hundred years of cultivation, he had not only learned Upright Without Shadow and Body Flying, Traces Supported but also created Qian Kun Toss and Primordial Thunderbolt. Thus, when using the Primordial Halberd, he now had four techniques, which were:

Primordial Tribulation: Chaos Qi condensed into a crescent blade, slashing out a crescent-shaped Chaos Blade that cut through a region.

Primordial Limitless: Qing Xuan and the Primordial Halberd became one, man and halberd united. When used, his magic power was boundless—capable of absorption, killing enemies, and trapping foes.

Qian Kun Toss: Chaos Qi fused into the halberd's shaft, hurled toward the target as a streak of light, piercing any defense and erupting with Chaos Qi.

Primordial Thunderbolt: Swinging the Primordial Halberd, Chaos Qi condensed into black spheres that flew toward the target, then exploded, destroying everything.

Finally, there was the Primordial Domain inherent to the Primordial Halberd, which could reduce an enemy's magic power while strengthening the user. Within this domain, against opponents of the same realm, Qing Xuan could be considered invincible.

"Everything is ready. Now I can proceed with my plan, hehehe!" Qing Xuan suddenly grinned with a sly, shifty-eyed look.