Inside the secret chamber.
Sweat seeped from Qin Hong's forehead from time to time, gathering into beads that rolled down his cheeks, only to be crushed into dust by the powerful Dao rhythm and laws.
Qin Hong had originally thought that with the talent and foundation of Saint Tongtian's bloodline, the bug-like assistance of the title Pangu's Affection, and the external help of three Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs—
Breaking through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, if not a sure thing, at least should not have been too difficult.
But Qin Hong discovered that he had simply been overthinking it.
What bloodline talent and foundation? What outrageously powerful top-tier cultivation technique, the Primordial Profound Technique? What incomparably precious Nine Revolutions Golden Elixirs?
When Qin Hong charged toward Grand Unity, not only did they fail to ease the pressure, they instead amplified it by an unknown amount.
Though Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Grand Unity Golden Immortals differed by only two words, the gap between them was as vast as heaven and earth.
Once one became a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, one became an entirely different kind of being, on the verge of transcendence.
The emergence of every Grand Unity Golden Immortal was something the Heavenly Dao could not tolerate. Therefore, they were bound to undergo the cleansing of the Heavenly Dao and heavenly tribulations.
And even that was not enough. The greater one's talent and foundation, the more difficult it was to advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
Because one was already far too powerful, breaking through one's shackles and becoming something else entirely involved countless dangers and hardships.
As Saint Tongtian's blood relative, Qin Hong had also refined one-third of Pangu's Heart Blood earlier. Whether in primordial spirit or physical body, he could be called the strongest Grand Unity Golden Immortal to ever charge toward Grand Unity Golden Immortal since the opening of the prehistoric world.
One sentence was enough to describe Qin Hong's current strength:
I am invincible among Grand Unity. If I do not fight Grand Unity, then whom shall I fight?
Such tremendous accumulation made Qin Hong's attempt to reach Grand Unity fraught with difficulties as well.
Of course, effort and reward were proportional. Once Qin Hong successfully broke through Grand Unity and reached the Grand Unity Golden Immortal level, his strength would surpass that of ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals by an unknown degree.
It would not be wrong to say that he would directly become the strongest at the Grand Unity realm!
Charging toward Grand Unity was excruciating beyond measure.
It was not only torment to the primordial spirit, but also tempering for the physical body, and the time required was an astronomical figure.
Qin Hong used ten Laws of Time from the system, consuming five million years. Finally, the shackle that had hindered Qin Hong for so long loosened!
Strike while the iron was hot; a second effort waned, and a third was exhausted!
Qin Hong did not relax. Instead, he gathered all his strength.
"Break for me!"
In an instant, Qin Hong's eyes snapped open. Endless divine light shot from them, while an overwhelming aura spread throughout the entire secret chamber.
Under that powerful aura, the space around Qin Hong tore apart inch by inch, terrifying beyond compare!
At the same time, the Dao rhythm and laws that had constantly surrounded Qin Hong seemed to have found their backbone. One after another, they rushed frantically into Qin Hong's body.
As though afraid they would be too late to merge into Qin Hong's form.
Only after a long while did all the Dao rhythm and laws enter Qin Hong's body. At that moment, the aura Qin Hong had released also completely withdrew, and the space within the secret chamber returned to normal.
Finally, when Qin Hong opened his eyes again, they had become tranquil, without the slightest trace of divine radiance leaking out.
Yet upon closer inspection, one could discover that Qin Hong's eyes now were as dazzling and brilliant as a sky full of stars, yet as weighty and calm as ten-thousand-year-old ice.
At this moment, Qin Hong had completely stabilized his Grand Unity realm. Whether primordial spirit or physical body, both had entered another level.
"Was this what Grand Unity felt like?"
Feeling the changes within his body, Qin Hong slowly exhaled a breath of turbid air and murmured joyfully.
A Grand Unity Golden Immortal's physical body never decayed, and their primordial spirit was indestructible. So long as a trace of divine soul remained, they could be reborn, achieving eternity.
However, if they encountered an irresistible force and were annihilated, they would still die.
Only by becoming a Saint and proving the Dao of Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal could one truly become undying and indestructible!
That was because Saints entrusted a trace of their divine soul to the Heavenly Dao and the prehistoric world. So long as the prehistoric world did not perish, even if their current physical body and primordial spirit were destroyed, they could be reborn.
Of course, if the prehistoric world was destroyed, a Saint would merely lose a trace of divine soul and could still endure eternally, though their strength would be somewhat affected!
Compared to Saints, everything was fleeting, and everything was but an ant!
If one did not attain eternity, one would eventually die!
Ordinarily, when advancing to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, the Heavenly Dao would send down heavenly punishment and heavenly tribulations to obstruct the breakthrough.
But Qin Hong did not undergo a heavenly tribulation. When he was about to advance to Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he took out the Chaos Bead.
Concealing the Heavenly Dao, hiding the Heavenly Secrets!
Although there were quite a few Grand Unity Golden Immortals in the prehistoric world now, they were ultimately still scarce. If the Heavenly Dao discovered him and caused too great a commotion, drawing the attention of Yuanshi and the other Saints, it would be even less worthwhile.
The present is the tribulation era. I cannot reveal that I am already Grand Unity. When traveling outside, I should still present myself as Grand Unity!
This hidden strength will prove even more useful when the right opportunity comes!
Hehe, Yuanshi, Zhunti, Jieyin—if you knew that I had already become Grand Unity, and that the Interception Sect had gained another Grand Unity, what expressions would be on your faces... Hahaha!
Qin Hong pondered inwardly.
Although his talents and foundation were all top-grade, he had only recently had his seal undone and had advanced to Grand Unity so quickly.
It would inevitably alert the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun, causing them to take notice. As the saying went, it was not thieves that were frightening, but being targeted by thieves. That would not be worth it.
Before he possessed sufficient strength, it was better to keep a low profile in life and act boldly when it mattered!
Feeling the powerful strength of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, Qin Hong was in no hurry to leave seclusion. Instead, he planned to refine Pangu's Heart Blood once more.
Last time, when I was merely a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, I refined one-third of Pangu's Heart Blood. Now that I am already a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, I wonder how far I can refine the remaining Heart Blood!
And how much will my physical body's strength improve?
He acted as soon as he decided. Without the slightest hesitation, Qin Hong directly used another Law of Time and began refining the Pangu's Heart Blood hidden within his body.
After the previous refinement, the remaining Pangu's Heart Blood had concealed itself throughout Qin Hong's body. This time, having attained Grand Unity, Qin Hong's physical body could contain an unknown amount more of Pangu's Heart Blood's power.
Under Qin Hong's careful refinement, the Heart Blood's power was continuously extracted, bit by bit transforming Qin Hong's bloodline and physical body.
Rumble!
Under the impact of Pangu's Heart Blood's immense power, Qin Hong's body seemed to be filled with drums. Rumbling sounds rang out without end as it was transformed.
The transformation process was extremely long. Although Qin Hong had experienced it once before, this time still hurt so much that he clenched his teeth.
He desperately endured the piercing pain!
After an unknown amount of time, Qin Hong had used twenty Laws of Time and another ten million years before refining the Heart Blood until only half remained.
At this point, Qin Hong could no longer refine the remaining half. The reason was simple: his body could no longer withstand any more power.
Seeing that it could not be done, Qin Hong did not stubbornly persist. He stopped refining, and Pangu's Heart Blood within his body concealed itself once again.
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