Treading Buzhou Mountain

The two fought evenly, battling from west to east. Flying sand and rolling stones followed in their wake, mountains crumbled to pieces, and as time passed, several months went by. Qing Xuan had been following them all along.

Large patches of scales had fallen from Ao Ao's body, and blood poured down like a torrential rain. The dragon horn atop his head had snapped, leaving him in a miserable state.

Ink Jade Qilin was no better off. His entire body was covered in wounds too numerous to count, black blood streamed from his left eye, and he had become a one-eyed qilin.

Roar!

The two roared at the sky and hurled themselves at each other with all their Magic Power. The White Dragon and qilin collided heavily.

Boom!

A deafening explosion rang out as powerful energy swept in all directions. The surrounding mountains instantly turned to dust, while countless bottomless fissures tore across the earth.

Qing Xuan raised a hand to shield himself from the wind. Once the gale subsided, he looked toward them and saw both bodies sprawled on the ground, their blood mingling together. The qilin called Mo Yu had lost the flames covering his body, and the light had faded from his eyes, yet he still glared fixedly at Ao Ao, his gaze filled with unwillingness.

"Hahahaha, in the end, I was still the better one." Ao Ao slowly rose to his feet, lifting his head with its broken dragon horns and disheveled whiskers as he spoke happily to the heavens.

"Yes, yes. Congratulations, congratulations."

A gloating voice suddenly rang out.

"Who's there? What little rat is that? Show yourself before Lord Dragon!"

Ao Ao's heart turned cold as he warily scanned his surroundings.

Qing Xuan transformed into a streak of golden light and flashed before Ao Ao.

"I am Qing Xuan. This is our first meeting. Please enlighten me."

"And now, Dragon Daoist, please die!"

"Open!"

Qing Xuan gripped the Primordial Halberd and unleashed the Chaos Domain. This domain could restrict an enemy's cultivation. Then, man and halberd became one, transforming into a streak of black light as he charged at Ao Ao.

"No! How dare you, brat!"

Splat!

Qing Xuan swung his halberd, its crescent blade striking the dragon's body. Ao Ao was already at the end of his strength and was instantly beheaded by the Primordial Halberd.

Qing Xuan looked at the bisected Ao Ao, his eyes shifting slightly. With a wave of his hand, he released the World-Purifying White Lotus. The white lotus floated in the air, and a shadow immediately flew out from Ao Ao's corpse.

"No, junior! I-I am the son of the Dragon King of the West Sea, the Dragon Palace's West Sea Dragon King! You cannot kill me!"

With a wave of his hand, Qing Xuan captured Ao Ao's divine soul.

"Hmph. Other than those I cannot defeat, there is no one in the Primordial Wilderness that I cannot kill."

After saying that, Qing Xuan looked at the dragon and qilin corpses and stored them away with Sleeve Universe.

"Hahahaha, not bad, not bad. I wonder whether these two corpses can be used to set up the grand formation. I should find a place to try it."

Having killed a dragon and taken its treasures, Qing Xuan felt that this was no place to linger. He used Vertical Ground Golden Light and departed.

A long time later, spiritual energy churned in this place, and a Black Dragon that blotted out the sky flew in from afar. His eyes were filled with killing intent.

"Who? Who killed my son?"

Ao Lie sensed the lingering auras here: his son's, a qilin's, and another mysterious aura.

"Hmph. Whoever you are, I will kill you and avenge my son."

After sensing the area for a moment, Ao Lie returned to the West Sea.

At this time, Qing Xuan settled upon a mountain. He took out the Myriad Spirits, Myriad Laws Unity Grand Formation. The formation became a sphere that glittered with starlight, held in Qing Xuan's hand. He then placed the dragon and qilin corpses inside and contemplated it for a while.

"As expected, it works. Demon Beast corpses count as Beast Bones too. Hahaha, it seems the Dragon-Han Tribulation is destined for my participation."

Qing Xuan laughed joyfully. He had not expected that the Tens of Millions of Beast Bones required by the grand formation would be so easy to obtain. After all, in the war of the Three Clans, the dead and wounded numbered far more than tens of millions. In that case, I'll be the Primordial Wilderness's janitor. For the sake of creating a green and clean Primordial World, keep it up.

Qing Xuan let his thoughts wander, growing happier the more he thought. Then a flash of inspiration suddenly struck him.

"Since the Three Clans can be used, that means the demon race can be used as well. After the Dragon-Han Tribulation comes the Witch-Demon Tribulation. The Three-legged Golden Crow and the Ten Great Demonic Beasts would also be well suited for my grand formation."

The more Qing Xuan thought about it, the brighter his eyes became. He still needed to consider it carefully. No rush, no rush. Qing Xuan put away the grand formation and then flew toward Buzhou Mountain.

Qing Xuan looked at Buzhou Mountain before him. It towered into the clouds, its summit piercing the heavens and its base reaching deep into the Nine Netherworlds. It was indeed the tallest peak in the Primordial World.

Qing Xuan slowly descended. The moment his feet touched the ground, an immense pressure came crashing down from the heavens.

"Fuck!" Qing Xuan covered his entire body with Magic Power and summoned the Myriad Heavens Celebration Cloud. Only then did he manage to steady himself.

"I never expected Buzhou Mountain to possess such overwhelming pressure. It is truly unimaginable that Gonggong could knock this mountain down."

Qing Xuan sighed and began walking up the mountain. Buzhou Mountain had been formed from Great God Pangu's spine, linking heaven and earth and supporting the balance of the Primordial World. Later, when Gonggong crashed into it, it triggered a catastrophe that destroyed heaven and earth.

"I remember that after the section of Buzhou Mountain was knocked down, Primordial Heavenly Venerate took it away and refined it into the acquired supreme treasure, the Sky-Overturning Seal. Guang Chengzi used this treasure to slaughter his enemies in the Investiture of the Gods War. Hmm, this treasure is fated to be mine in this life."

"And those Seven Gourds—each one can be refined into an Innate Supreme Treasure. Fated, truly fated." Thinking of these treasures, Qing Xuan happily continued upward.

But the higher he climbed, the stronger Great God Pangu's pressure became. Qing Xuan's progress grew incomparably difficult, and in the end, the thought of finding treasures had already vanished from his mind. Only one thought remained in his heart: reach the summit.

"In my past life, although I lived freely, there were still many things I could not change." Regrets from his former life suddenly surfaced in Qing Xuan's mind: his parents falling gravely ill, setbacks at work, the departure of his beloved, and more, each passing through his thoughts.

"In this life, I was fortunate enough to come to the Primordial World and cultivate the Dao. I will never leave myself with regrets again. I will become the strongest in this world. No one can stop me. If gods stand in my way, I will kill gods; if Buddhas stand in my way, I will destroy Buddhas!" Qing Xuan roared at the sky. His bent body slowly straightened, and at that moment, Qing Xuan made his resolve, fully integrating himself into the Primordial World.

"Big Brother, did you hear something?" In a cave somewhere on Buzhou Mountain, two masses of Pure Qi hovered in the air. One of them asked the other.

"Shh, little sister. Some great expert must have arrived. Just listen to all that talk about killing this and destroying that—they sound like trouble. Let's conceal our auras, continue cultivating, and wait for the right time to take form."

"Okay, okay, Big Brother."

At this time, Qing Xuan's consciousness was hazy. He relied entirely on his goal of reaching the summit as he continued upward. Magic Power surged throughout his body, and he actually began cultivating unconsciously.

"Hmm, not bad." A voice of praise suddenly rang out between heaven and earth, and a streak of golden light entered Qing Xuan's brow.

Boom!

Qing Xuan's mind rumbled, then his consciousness returned. He saw a towering figure standing within his mind, its hands gripping a Giant Axe.

"Open!"

The figure let out a thunderous shout. Chaos Qi exploded, and it swung the Giant Axe, fiercely cleaving forward. Countless thunderous booms erupted as Chaos was forcibly split apart like a wooden plank. Pure Qi rose, turbid Qi sank, and only then was the world formed.

The scene in his mind faded away, and only after a long while did Qing Xuan recover his senses.

"Whew, that was the image of Great God Pangu splitting Heaven and Earth!"