The Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler was an Acquired Merit Treasure. Though acquired, its power surpassed that of ordinary Innate Treasures!
Taichu looked at the ruler in his hand and could not bear to put it down!
"Forty-nine restrictions!"
"Hmm! Not bad, not bad! There were a bit too many, but I'll start refining them now!"
"If there weren't many, could it still be called a good treasure?"
At this time, no living beings had yet appeared in the Primordial Wilderness. More precisely, no native living beings had been born yet!
When Great God Pangu had opened the heavens, a few old monsters had still escaped here with traces of their remnant souls!
But now, they were all hiding away in remote corners to heal their injuries. Without several epochs, they could forget about emerging into the world!
Taichu sat there for a hundred thousand years!
Good heavens, who would have thought that after a hundred thousand years, he still could not make the slightest progress on the final three restrictions!
By now, Taichu had already refined forty-six restrictions of the Primordial Chaos Measuring Heaven Ruler!
"Perhaps my cultivation is still too low. Once it improves, perhaps I'll be able to refine it completely!
"But even now, it handles perfectly smoothly. It hasn't affected its use in the slightest!" Taichu muttered to himself!
He then put away the ruler and flew toward the summit of Buzhou Mountain!
In one breath, he flew to a point one-third of the way from the summit!
Feeling the overwhelming pressure of Buzhou Mountain, even Taichu could no longer fly!
Just as he steadied his mind, he suddenly sensed a fluctuation of aura!
Looking closely, he saw that it was a Daoist attempting to break through an Innate Array!
"I am Hongjun. May I ask what this fellow Daoist is called?" Hongjun said!
Taichu looked Hongjun over and vaguely sensed the aura of a Chaos Demon God on him!
"My name is Taichu!"
His tone was far from friendly!
Taichu studied Hongjun. Though they were both at the initial stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, the aura Hongjun emitted was clearly much weaker than his own!
It seemed Hongjun had also sensed Taichu's hostility!
He continued, "I came to Buzhou Mountain to try my luck and see whether I could find one or two suitable treasures. If you do not mind, fellow Daoist, how about we travel together?"
This man carries the aura of a Chaos Demon God. Since he wishes to travel together, perhaps I can use this opportunity to probe his background, Taichu thought to himself.
Taichu sneered. "Travel together? Does Fellow Daoist Hongjun no longer want this treasure that is practically within reach?"
Hongjun smiled awkwardly. "Since ancient times, treasures belong to those fated to possess them. I have refined this array for a long time without making the slightest progress. That means I have no fate with it!
"To be able to travel with you, fellow Daoist, would be this old Daoist's good fortune!"
This old bastard is utterly shameless. He clearly cannot refine the Innate Array himself, so he is trying to send me away. Once his strength improves, he plans to come back and claim it! Taichu thought to himself!
In that case, I can't let you have it easy either!
After hearing Hongjun's words, Taichu did not stand on ceremony at all. "Since you put it that way, how about letting me try? Surely Fellow Daoist has no objections?"
"Mm, this... no, no, of course I have no objections!"
Hongjun stammered for a long while. After speaking, he silently watched Taichu.
He had never expected Taichu to refuse to play by the rules!
"Then I'll give it a try!"
As Taichu spoke, he formed seals with both hands and began refining the array!
A hundred years later, Taichu had refined the array!
"Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag!"
The two spoke at the same time!
Taichu raised a hand, and a small flag radiating brilliant light flew into his grasp!
Hongjun's face reddened. They were both at the initial stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal, yet the grand array he had failed to refine after nearly ten thousand years had been refined by Taichu in just a few moves!
And it was even a Top Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag!
Taichu looked at Hongjun. "Since Fellow Daoist Hongjun says treasures belong to those fated to obtain them, then I won't stand on ceremony!"
As he spoke, he put away the treasure!
Hongjun's old face reddened. "Fellow Daoist is blessed with profound fortune. It was only right that you should obtain it!"
Taichu smiled faintly. "Fellow Daoist Hongjun, you flatter me. Then let's go. We can continue our travels together!"
With that, the two continued toward the mountain summit!
Along the way, they encountered many spiritual treasures, but every one above the Middle Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure level ended up in Taichu's hands!
Taichu chatted and laughed with Hongjun all the way, but Hongjun's expression was uglier than if he had swallowed a fly!
Suddenly, Hongjun realized something!
"Taichu, you bastard! So you traveled with me just to stop me from obtaining treasures!"
"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, Fellow Daoist Hongjun, why aren't you saying anything?"
Hongjun's old face reddened. "Fellow Daoist Taichu, I have sensed something. I must return to my Daoist abode, so I will no longer accompany you on your travels!"
Without waiting for Taichu to speak, he turned and headed toward the foot of Buzhou Mountain!
"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, don't leave! You haven't even told me where your Daoist abode is!"
But Hongjun was nowhere to be seen!
After watching Hongjun leave, Taichu burst into laughter!
"No matter how many schemes you have, Hongjun, I cannot allow you to play tricks before me. On the path of cultivation, whether opportunities or spiritual treasures, one must fight and seize them. Could one possibly wait for pies to fall from the sky?"
Seeing that he was already nearing the summit of Buzhou Mountain, Taichu quickened his pace!
After all, this climb had already taken more than a hundred thousand years!
As the pressure grew increasingly intense, Taichu finally arrived at the summit of Buzhou Mountain!
Standing atop Buzhou Mountain, Taichu looked out over the Primordial World!
Over these hundred thousand years, living beings had gradually begun to develop spiritual intelligence, though they had not yet taken form!
Suddenly, a wave of fluctuations arose, and Taichu seemed to sense Pangu's aura!
"Big Brother!" Taichu hurriedly called out!
But there was no trace of Pangu at all. It was merely an array inheritance!
Taichu reached out to touch it, but there was nothing there!
Yet at that moment, a cultivation method appeared in Taichu's mind.
"Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Skill!" Taichu cried out!
Upon cultivating the "Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Skill" to the ninth revolution, one could reach the peak realm of Mixed Origin Great Luo Golden Immortal!
It was also an exceptional body-refining cultivation method, and the supreme method for Proving Dao with Strength!
"It seems this is an inheritance left behind by Big Brother. He hopes that I will spread this cultivation method and benefit the Primordial Wilderness!"
Then, Taichu sat down and began cultivating as well!
Although no one could reach the summit at this time, Taichu still casually set up an array. No matter when, he could not leave himself exposed to danger!
This cultivation session of Taichu's lasted another ten thousand years!
By then, Taichu's cultivation had reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal Middle Stage. What pleased him even more was that his physical body had also reached the initial stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal!
"It's time to descend the mountain. I've stayed on Buzhou Mountain for nearly an epoch this time! The Primordial Wilderness should have living beings gradually taking form by now, shouldn't it?" Taichu said!
An epoch was one hundred and twenty-nine thousand six hundred years. Taichu's journey to Buzhou Mountain had taken almost exactly an epoch!
During this period, many living beings in the Primordial World had developed spiritual intelligence, and some had gradually taken form!
At the same time, at Jade Capital Mountain on the Eastern Continent, Hongjun slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air!
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