Heaven and earth were impartial. Where there were trials, there were naturally rewards.
After the lightning tribulation, sweet rain would descend from the heavens.
Not only Cihang, but even the nearby Witch Race members who had dared undergo tribulation benefited greatly.
"Good!"
"Using the physical body to forcibly withstand a tribulation—what courage!"
"His battle skills are just as formidable. He is already scarcely inferior to our Witch Race."
"What kind of Mystic Sect cultivation is this? He clearly ought to be one of our Witch Race!"
As the purple qi filling the skies and the rain of golden flowers gradually dispersed, bursts of applause rose from the Witch Race.
Their contempt for primordial spirit cultivators was engraved into their bloodline, yet they also held heartfelt respect for the strong.
Cihang had first absorbed the lightning tribulation with his physical body to refine it, then displayed formidable battle skills. Naturally, he earned the recognition and praise of the Witch Race.
More importantly, since Cihang could cultivate and undergo tribulation within a Witch Race tribe, he was clearly a friend rather than an enemy.
"Both primordial spirit and physical body have reached Golden Immortal!"
Cihang was also overjoyed. At last, he had reached the Golden Immortal realm, and his path of cultivation had advanced another step.
Seeing that the lightning tribulation had ended, Jiu Feng no longer concealed herself and flew straight toward Cihang.
"Great Witch."
The Witch Race members made way for her and respectfully greeted Jiu Feng.
"Congratulations, young friend, on successfully undergoing tribulation and advancing to the Golden Immortal realm."
Jiu Feng smiled as she congratulated Cihang.
"Cihang greets Great Witch Jiu Feng. Thank you, Great Witch, for taking me in. Only then could Cihang cultivate in peace once more and successfully break through to the Golden Immortal realm!"
Cihang's gratitude was sincere. Had Jiu Feng not taken him in, he truly would not have obtained these opportunities.
"You are too courteous, young friend. This is merely a patch of wilderness. Your breakthrough was entirely due to your own accumulation."
"This time, however, you truly surprised me. Aside from the Witch Race, cultivators who cultivate the physical body alongside other paths are exceedingly rare."
"With your physical cultivation, young friend, you are no worse than our Witch Race."
Because Cihang valued the path of the physical body, Jiu Feng's attitude toward him grew even more amiable.
"You overpraise me, Great Witch. Cihang has only just begun cultivating the path of the physical body and still has many shortcomings!"
Cihang knew that although the Demonic God Body Refining Technique had only just taken shape, he still lagged somewhat behind the Witch Race, who had always specialized in physical cultivation.
"You are being overly modest. Look at those eager gazes."
"If I were not still here, they would likely have already come forward to challenge you."
Jiu Feng smiled and pointed toward the nearby clansmen.
"Great Witch is right. Your physical strength is not weak. Would you be willing to fight me?"
"I also wish to witness the physical strength of a primordial spirit cultivator."
"That Azure Dragon Battle Skill of yours is also remarkable. Would you be willing to spar and exchange pointers with me?"
As soon as Jiu Feng finished speaking, those clansmen stopped holding back and stepped forward one after another, expressing their desire to fight Cihang.
Though there was no praise or acclaim in their words, these challenges from the Witch Race were recognition of Cihang's strength.
"It is Cihang's honor to spar with fellow Witch Race cultivators!"
Cihang was more than willing to exchange blows with the Witch Race.
Cultivating the path of the physical body could not be done without battle. This was also the best method of cultivation.
"Witch Race Ming Yan, please instruct me."
Seeing Cihang agree, a Golden Immortal of the Witch Race immediately stepped forward and launched an attack at Cihang with a punch.
Jiu Feng merely smiled from the side and did not stop them. She also wished to see exactly how strong Cihang was.
Having witnessed Cihang's methods during his tribulation, Ming Yan did not hold back his strength and charged at Cihang with all his might.
"Good!"
As the enormous fist shadow came crashing down, Cihang met it with a palm strike, accompanied by the faint sound of a dragon's roar.
The Azure Dragon Battle Skill had only just taken shape, and he needed a battle to continuously temper it.
Cihang did not use any Divine Abilities and Daoist Magic, relying solely on physical battle skills against his opponent.
Even so, Cihang did not fall behind in the slightest. He fought evenly against the Witch Race cultivator, who had long since entered the Golden Immortal realm.
His battle skills had indeed only just taken shape, but with his profound foundation, his physical body surpassed that of ordinary Witch Race members.
The Witch Race's cultivation methods fused baleful qi into the body, and their attacks carried towering baleful qi.
Though both were body-refining methods, Cihang followed a completely opposite path, tempering his physical body with supreme vitality.
Even the Azure Dragon Battle Skill he had developed was primarily based on vitality.
As the two exchanged blows, baleful qi and the power of vitality continuously clashed violently.
On one side, baleful qi surged to the heavens as all things withered. On the other, vitality flourished, containing boundless creation.
This battle also set the other Witch Race members' blood boiling. They all regretted acting too slowly and allowing that clansman to seize the initiative.
Cihang had no free hand, but there were still many clansmen around.
Before long, the other Witch Race members also found opponents of their own, and a chaotic round of sparring began.
The battle continued until sunset, when everyone reluctantly brought the sparring to an end.
"To contend with me without falling behind, your strength is formidable. We failed to determine a victor today. We shall fight again next time."
Ming Yan's gaze toward Cihang held recognition and admiration, but even more battle intent.
"This exchange with you has also benefited Cihang greatly. Cihang likewise hopes to spar with you again!"
Cihang courteously returned Ming Yan's salute.
"Then I will come find you tomorrow for another spar."
Ming Yan straightforwardly set the time for their next bout.
Following Ming Yan's lead, the other Witch Race members also came forward to speak with Cihang and expressed their desire to fight him.
For the Witch Race, sparring and battle were their methods of cultivation.
However, those they could usually spar and exchange pointers with were always familiar clansmen. They already understood one another's strength and battle skills clearly.
Now that Cihang had suddenly appeared, they naturally all looked forward to fighting him.
Cihang agreed to every one of their requests.
These Witch Race members needed him to improve their cultivation and strength, and was he not the same?
In the prehistoric world, there truly was no better place than the Witch Race for tempering battle skills.
Cihang saw off the enthusiastic Witch Race cultivators one by one.
Through this battle, Cihang felt their recognition and enthusiasm.
No longer being targeted and ignored by the Witch Race was treatment rarely afforded to primordial spirit cultivators.
Cihang was happy to see this happen. At his current stage, befriending the Witch Race brought him no disadvantages.
After all, he had first offended Yuanshi, then become enemies with the Demon Race. Only the Witch Race still treated him fairly amicably.
As for the boundless Karma of the Witch Race that would come later, he could only deal with it when the time came.
Besides, he was merely befriending the Witch Race, not joining them.
"Your strength truly is impressive. What is rare is that you have earned these clansmen's recognition!"
Only after the other clansmen had all left did Jiu Feng appear before Cihang once more.
Jiu Feng's impression of Cihang improved further.
It was not only because of his strength, but also because of his attitude toward the Witch Race.
Although the Witch Race was not weak, those primordial spirit cultivators had always harbored great prejudice against them.
Of course, the Witch Race felt the same way. They had never had much contact with those primordial spirit cultivators.
Yet Cihang was clearly an exception.
"For Cihang's modest strength to catch Great Witch's eye is Cihang's honor."
"Cihang will have to trouble Great Witch for some time longer!"
Cihang had originally planned to leave the Witch Race, but after exchanging blows with those Witch Race members, he changed his mind.
"Of course. Even if you wished to leave now, those clansmen would likely be unwilling to let you go."
"I know you wish to further temper your physical body and battle skills. My clansmen wish for the same."
"Our Witch Race does not have so many rules. Just make yourself at home!"
In truth, it was not only the ordinary Witch Race members. Jiu Feng herself was also very interested in Cihang's body-refining technique.
It was a body-refining method entirely different from that of the Witch Race.
"Cihang thanks Great Witch!"
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