In the Primordial Wilderness, years went uncounted. In the blink of an eye, a hundred thousand years had passed!
Taichu slowly opened his eyes within Taichu Palace!
After a hundred thousand years of secluded cultivation, Taichu's cultivation had reached the peak of the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal Middle Stage!
Even more delightfully, under the effects of the "Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Skill", Taichu's physical body had also reached the early Primordial Origin Golden Immortal stage!
He had even completely refined the final restriction of the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler!
Taichu now believed that even if he faced someone a full realm above him, he would still be confident of remaining undefeated!
With a thought, he summoned Xuan Yuan out of the Chaos Pearl!
Ten thousand years outside amounted to a million years within the Chaos Pearl!
Now that a hundred thousand years had passed, ten million years had gone by inside the Chaos Pearl!
"Ten million years. Let's see how Xuan Yuan's cultivation is doing! With so much Great Dao Merit and the ability to cultivate both soul and body, even a pig should have taken off by now!"
With a thought from Taichu, Xuan Yuan appeared before him!
"Greetings, Master!"
Taichu looked closely and saw that Xuan Yuan's cultivation had already reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage!
Looking at Xuan Yuan, Taichu thought, Had I known the Chaos Pearl was this incredible, I would have cultivated inside it too! I need to properly study the Chaos Pearl later!
"Master, Master!"
Seeing Taichu staring at him without speaking, Xuan Yuan called out twice!
Only then did Taichu come back to his senses.
"Is Master dissatisfied with your disciple?"
"No. Very good. Worthy of being my eldest disciple—very good!"
"Actually, my cultivation reached the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage long ago. But I felt that one cannot merely take shortcuts on the path of cultivation. Actual combat is more important! That is why I suppressed my cultivation and did not break through!"
"You have done very well. I am most satisfied!"
Taichu then sent a voice transmission and summoned White Tiger inside!
As soon as White Tiger entered Taichu Palace, Taichu saw that his cultivation had also reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal Middle Stage!
Though he was only at the middle stage of Great Luo, one could tell at a glance that White Tiger was different. His mana was deep, his foundation solid, and his physical body had reached the early Great Luo Golden Immortal stage as well!
"White Tiger greets the Sect Leader!"
"No need for formalities! In merely a hundred thousand years, you have reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal Middle Stage. Very good!"
White Tiger gave a simple-minded grin. "May I ask why the Sect Leader summoned me?"
Taichu said with ill intent, "Sparring partner!"
White Tiger glanced at Xuan Yuan, then at Taichu. "Sect Leader, seriously? You want me to be Senior Brother Xuan Yuan's sparring partner? He's at the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage!"
"Ahem!"
Taichu gave two embarrassed dry coughs. "White Tiger, on Three Immortals Island, you are the only one who can test Xuan Yuan!"
White Tiger thought for a moment and scratched his head. "That seems true. Fine, I'll be Eldest Senior Brother's sparring partner! Who asked me to have such high cultivation?"
"But being a sparring partner for someone at the peak of Great Luo is terrifying. With my Great Luo Golden Immortal Middle Stage cultivation, I naturally know how terrifying the peak is! Still, hehe!"
White Tiger cupped his fists at Xuan Yuan. "Please go easy on me, Eldest Senior Brother!"
Xuan Yuan replied as well, "Thank you, Brother White Tiger!"
The two circulated their mana at the same time!
With a boom, they exchanged a palm strike!
Xuan Yuan stood motionless where he was, while White Tiger flew backward a million li. This was only because Xuan Yuan had deliberately controlled his strength; otherwise, White Tiger would have flown straight out of Three Immortals Island!
"But on second thought, that wasn't right. I clearly controlled my strength well. How did he fly so far?"
Xuan Yuan looked at his palms in disbelief!
"Am I really this powerful?"
Yet Taichu merely shook his head and smiled!
What Xuan Yuan did not know was that although he had controlled his strength, White Tiger had done the same. He had used that force to flee on his own!
When White Tiger returned, he said, "Eldest Senior Brother is indeed powerful! The peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal stage is truly formidable. You win. The sparring is over, Eldest Senior Brother!"
"It's over already? I haven't even tested my actual combat ability yet! No, continue!"
"I'll suppress my realm to your level instead. That will make the test more convenient!"
White Tiger forced himself to rub his hands together. "Since that's the case, all right. I'll listen to Eldest Senior Brother!"
Taichu looked at them both. "Both of you, get serious! This is to test your actual combat ability. You cannot have only cultivation without combat strength, or would that not disgrace the name of my Dao Protection Sect?"
"Yes!"
After hearing Taichu's words, both of them became serious. At once, the temperature in the area seemed to drop several degrees!
Xuan Yuan also suppressed his realm to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Middle Stage!
White Tiger furrowed his brow, his face filled with seriousness!
Then the two began fighting once more!
In an instant, sand and stones flew, and heaven and earth changed color. One attacked while the other defended, and in a single moment, each of them exchanged over a thousand moves.
Since they used no weapons, their fists struck flesh and their palms stirred the wind. The battle continued for a thousand years!
A thousand years later!
Taichu used his mana to separate them. "Not bad, not bad. Both of you are excellent! It seems that cultivating within the Chaos Pearl has no side effects. I see that not only is your mana profound, but your practical combat experience is also quite rich. I am deeply gratified!"
The two stood in the center of the great hall. Seeing Taichu praise them so highly, they were also extremely pleased inside!
Although Xuan Yuan had a steady personality and excellent temperament, he had taken human form relatively late, so he still retained somewhat of a youthful mindset!
Taichu looked at them. "Even across the entire Primordial Wilderness, your cultivation places you among the absolute upper ranks of combat power, especially Xuan Yuan. However, you must not become arrogant because of this! Great Luo Golden Immortal is merely your starting point, not your endpoint. Do you understand?"
The two looked at each other, then both nodded in response!
Taichu then slowly said, "The two of you will soon travel the Primordial Wilderness. Let me ask you this: do you know what my Dao Protection Sect stands for?"
After saying that, he simply looked at them quietly!
Xuan Yuan stepped forward. "Master, our Dao Protection Sect consists of righteous people. The Dao Master wishes to uphold is one of punishing evil, eliminating wickedness, and safeguarding justice! What Master protects is the Dao of justice!"
Taichu shook his head after hearing this. "No!"
White Tiger also stepped forward and looked at Taichu in confusion. "Could it be that the Sect Leader upholds the will of heaven and protects the Heavenly Dao?"
"Neither!"
The two were utterly bewildered!
After a long while, Taichu slowly spoke. "The Great Dao has fifty, Heaven derives forty-nine. Small matters may be changed, but major matters cannot be defied! The Dao Protection Sect I established protects the countless races of the Primordial Wilderness from complete extinction and ensures that the Dao of the Primordial Wilderness remains whole!"
After hearing this, Xuan Yuan asked, "Master, do you mean that someone intends to ravage the Primordial Wilderness? That someone can threaten the Primordial Wilderness?"
"I do not know!"
White Tiger asked, "Hasn't the Heavenly Dao already emerged? Could there be someone even more powerful than the Heavenly Dao?"
"There are always greater people beyond people, and greater heavens beyond heaven!"
"Master, what if the Heavenly Dao harms the Primordial Wilderness?"
Taichu's tone turned icy. "No matter who it is, no one may threaten the Primordial Wilderness—not even the Heavenly Dao!"
After Taichu finished speaking, faint thunder rumbled from beyond the Nine Heavens!
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