For the seventh step after ten thousand years: Create All Heavens, Zhou Qing and the others had not broken through Level 100. However, the beings within the inner scenery had no such concerns.
Whether they had been reborn from Soul Rings or taken into the inner scenery, they recklessly absorbed Immortal Spirit Qi, nourishing their divine souls as their cultivation steadily rose.
In particular, the Five Great Sacred Beasts within Zhou Qing's body—Heart Ape, Mind Horse, Gold Lord, Wood Mother (Chrysanthemum Pig), and Yellow Crone—had merged with the aura of the five gods within Zhou Qing's Five Viscera Temples. They grew alongside the inner scenery and had long reached a level equivalent to Second-rank Deities. Now that they had gained Immortal Spirit Qi and the inner scenery had further perfected itself, their cultivation had broken through to the level of First-rank Lord Gods.
"Boss, you're fucking awesome!"
Chrysanthemum Pig, as Wood Mother, transformed into human form and shouted, "At this rate, we'll soon be able to storm the God Realm and become the masters!"
"Quit kissing my ass."
Zhou Qing laughed as he scolded Chrysanthemum Pig, whose human form bore an eighty- or ninety-percent resemblance to Zhu Bajie. "If Red Aspect runs into trouble later, use the Five Viscera Temples in my inner scenery. Channel divine power into Red Aspect and help me fight the enemy. After all, Red Aspect isn't my real body, so he can't undergo Martial Soul Fusion with Romantina."
"We await your command!"
Heart Ape, Gold Lord, Mind Horse, Wood Mother, and Yellow Crone immediately returned to the Five Viscera Temples within the inner scenery, linking their consciousness to the five gods of Zhou Qing's organs. They were ready at any moment to unleash divine power and brutally beat down any deity Red Aspect might encounter