Inside Biyou Palace, Qin Hong continuously swung his fists in the secret chamber.
Wherever his fists struck, space cracked apart. The force was so immense that traces of the Great Dao of Strength flickered faintly.
Just as Qin Hong immersed himself in the power of his physical body, streams of Dao rhythms he had never seen before flowed through the spatial cracks he had created.
If Sect Master Tongtian had been here, he would have been astonished. These Dao rhythms belonged to the notoriously difficult Dao of Space.
However, Sect Master Tongtian was not here, and Qin Hong was not paying attention to them either, so he failed to notice.
"Mm, refining Pangu's blood this time not only greatly boosted my physical strength, but even my cultivation realm has risen considerably!"
As he sensed his current realm, it had clearly reached the initial stage of the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
Although Qin Hong had used all fourteen Laws of Time to refine Pangu's Heart Blood,
under the enhancement of the title Pangu's Affection, endless spiritual energy surged into Qin Hong's body as though it cost nothing. Combined with Qin Hong's extraordinary talent and primordial spirit, as well as seven million years of cultivation and comprehension,
he had ultimately entered the initial stage of the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm in one leap.
Qin Hong's realm had now reached the initial stage of the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, while his physical body was incomparably powerful. Together with his excellent innate foundation and primordial spirit, even if he encountered a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he would not need to worry about a life-or-death crisis.
He might even be able to defeat an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
"Now that my body has achieved minor success, ordinary attacks probably won't even do more than scratch an itch!"
"I just wonder when I'll reach the physical strength of the Ancestral Witches. Only at their level can one truly battle the heavens with the flesh!"
Qin Hong sighed as he felt the boundless blood vitality and endless strength within his body.
It was no wonder Qin Hong had such thoughts. After all, during the era when the Twelve Ancestral Witches had shone brilliantly, Qin Hong had heard that every one of them dared to use their physical bodies to clash head-on with Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and even Innate Supreme Treasures.
The ancient Demon Clan Heavenly Court was formidable, wasn't it?
The ruler of the Demon Clan Heavenly Court, Donghuang Taiyi, was formidable too, wasn't he?
The Innate Supreme Treasure in Donghuang Taiyi's hand, the Donghuang Bell—also known as the Chaos Bell—was incredibly powerful, wasn't it?
Yet the Twelve Ancestral Witches dared to confront the Donghuang Bell head-on. One could imagine just how terrifying their physical strength was.
Moreover, aside from their feats of clashing with Innate Supreme Treasures, there was also the feat of Gonggong, the Ancestral Witch of Water, angrily crashing into Mount Buzhou.
Mount Buzhou had transformed from Pangu's spine after his death. It was the pillar supporting the heavens, yet Gonggong's impact snapped it in two. Even more terrifyingly, he did not die after the collision and acted as if nothing had happened.
That physical strength, that physical toughness, was truly terrifying!
"Although I can't compare to the Ancestral Witches, they've all become relics of the past."
"Most beings in the primordial world now cultivate only their primordial spirits and place little importance on the physical body. Even those who cultivate their bodies don't have something as good as Pangu's Heart Blood."
"It's no exaggeration to say that I'm now the strongest in terms of physical body!"
Qin Hong's little face was full of confidence as he declared firmly.
"Once I finish refining Pangu's Heart Blood, my physical body will have strength comparable to an Innate Supreme Treasure. Then, whoever makes me unhappy, I'll just gently throw myself into his arms. Hehe... who could withstand that!"
As he spoke, Qin Hong's eyes gleamed as he imagined throwing himself into the arms of several certain people. With just a little force then, even Saints would be in for a rough time.
Having finished refining Pangu's Heart Blood, Qin Hong was in no hurry to leave the secret chamber.
He had gained more than enough from this trip to Zixiao Palace. In terms of spiritual treasures alone, he had obtained the Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction; the Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sky Burning Fan; and the Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Precious Lotus Lamp.
These Innate Spirit Treasures all possessed restrictions.
If a cultivator lacked sufficient strength or failed to refine them, they would merely have the appearance without the true essence.
When used, they could be summed up in three words: tough enough!
Therefore, Qin Hong's next plan was to take stock of his treasures and refine them.
With a casual wave of his hand, Qin Hong took out the Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure bestowed by Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction.
Looking at the World-Ending Black Lotus before him, continuously emitting a violet-black aura, Qin Hong's eyes could not help turning starry.
"The Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction, the treasure of Demon Ancestor Luohu. Back then, Demon Ancestor Luohu relied on this World-Ending Black Lotus and a God-Slaying Spear to turn the entire primordial world upside down, even fighting Hongjun to the death over who would become a Saint first!"
"Though Luohu ultimately fell, no matter how many years have passed, people in the primordial world still remain deeply wary whenever his name is mentioned."
"The power of this World-Ending Black Lotus is clearly immense. As long as I can refine it, how many in today's primordial world, aside from Saints, could possibly do anything to me?"
When the primordial world had first formed, countless treasures appeared. The strongest among them were Innate Supreme Treasures, followed by Innate Spirit Treasures, then Houtian Spirit Treasures, merit treasures, and finally magical artifacts and the like...
The difference between innate and houtian lay in the fact that anything bearing the word "innate" contained restrictions and all manner of strange law fragments. During refinement, one could comprehend laws and achieve success in cultivation, while houtian treasures were forged by cultivators themselves from countless heavenly materials and earthly treasures.
With that, which was superior and which was inferior was obvious at a glance!
The difference between Innate Supreme Treasures and Innate Spirit Treasures lay in the number of restrictions they contained.
The Great Dao had fifty, Heaven evolved forty-nine, and one escaped!
Thus, there were forty-nine restrictions in total.
However, because nine was the ultimate number and was not tolerated by the Great Dao, Innate Supreme Treasures could contain at most forty-eight restrictions.
Innate treasures containing forty-three to forty-eight restrictions were Innate Supreme Treasures, while the rest were all Innate Spirit Treasures.
As for this Twelve-grade Black Lotus of Destruction, it contained forty-two restrictions, making it a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Each of its forty-two restrictions was more difficult than the last. Correspondingly, with every additional restriction refined, Qin Hong's control over the World-Ending Black Lotus would grow considerably, and the power he could unleash would become far greater.
Qin Hong's realm had now reached the initial stage of the late Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Although he could not completely refine the World-Ending Black Lotus, he could still refine some of its restrictions.
Of course, being able to refine it was one thing, but the time required for refinement was impossible to calculate.
Take the Donghuang Bell, for example. Even though it was Donghuang Taiyi's accompanying Innate Supreme Treasure, he had still spent countless years refining it before gaining complete control.
If Qin Hong did not have the help of the Laws of Time, even if he secluded himself here until the Investiture of the Gods Calamity ended, he would only barely manage to refine two or three restrictions.
Qin Hong then used the Laws of Time in the system once more and began refining the restrictions contained within the World-Ending Black Lotus.
However, the restrictions were simply too powerful, and Qin Hong's realm was insufficient.
Even after using all his remaining Laws of Time and possessing enough time, he had only refined twenty-three restrictions.
When he reached the twenty-fourth restriction, Qin Hong had no clue whatsoever. Left with no choice, he could only put away the World-Ending Black Lotus.
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