First Ascent of Buzhou, Body Refining Breaks Through

After escaping Randeng, Cihang flew at full speed for a million li before flashing into Glazed Grotto-Heaven.

"Finally, I'm free!"

As soon as he stepped into the Life Shrine, Cihang practically collapsed onto the ground.

Even though he had appeared calm before, only he knew how he truly felt.

That was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

While many cultivators in the Great Desolation could fight beyond their cultivation level, most did so within the same major realm.

Cihang was like that himself.

If he included Spiritual Treasures, he could barely contend with a Taiyi Golden Immortal.

As for a Grand Unity, there was no way.

Cihang was certain that even at the end, Randeng had only used fifty to sixty percent of his strength.

Randeng was ultimately too confident and was probing his heritage and foundations, which gave him an opportunity.

In reality, neither the self-detonation of the Spiritual Treasure nor the Heavenly Thunder God Punishing Array could truly harm Randeng.

It was precisely because of this that after setting up the grand array, he had fled quickly.

And after escaping Randeng's perception, he entered Glazed Grotto-Heaven.

Now, even if Randeng broke free, he wouldn't be able to find his trace.

"Is this the benefit of my luck improving?"

Cihang showed a smile.

Being able to escape from Randeng's grasp was also proof of his booming luck.

Now, in all of the Great Desolation, which Golden Immortal could evade the killing intent of a Grand Unity?

"I should restore my magic power and cultivation first!"

Cihang had no intention of leaving the grotto-heaven anytime soon.

Given Randeng's personality, he would absolutely not let this go, and the chance of encountering Randeng if he went out now was too high.

"Boom!"

Just as Cihang went into seclusion, the Heavenly Thunder God Punishing Array shattered with a roar.

"Cihang, today I will surely take your life!"

Randeng transformed into a stream of light and flew out of the dust, his Grand Unity primordial spirit's power spreading out as he began to search for Cihang's whereabouts.

How long had it been since he was this disheveled, and this was brought about by a mere Golden Immortal.

Cihang was already in Glazed Grotto-Heaven, so Randeng was destined to not get the result he wanted.

Although Randeng was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, he still couldn't detect a grotto-heaven hidden in the void.

"Peak early Golden Immortal!"

A hundred years later, Cihang opened his eyes, ending his century-long seclusion.

"Although this battle was dangerous, the gains were also considerable!"

Cihang showed a smile.

Restoring his magic power naturally didn't take a hundred years. The main reason Cihang had been in seclusion for so long was to comprehend the insights gained from this great battle.

Originally, with his accumulation, it would have taken at least several thousand years, or even longer, to break through to the peak of early Golden Immortal.

But this battle with Randeng had allowed him to directly break through, and he was only one step away from the middle stage of Golden Immortal.

With the help of the Three Lights Divine Water and the Ancient Life Tree, Cihang had also perfected his two lightning techniques, Yi Mu and Gui Shui, and two of his five internal energies had already condensed.

Unfortunately, the other three lightning techniques had not made much progress; the incompleteness of the five elements made it difficult to evolve creation.

"A hundred years is not long, but it's enough for Randeng to have scoured this entire region. It's time to go out!"

Cihang activated his technique for concealing his aura and then flashed out of the grotto-heaven.

The outside world hadn't changed much in a hundred years, and Cihang didn't sense Randeng's aura.

However, he still didn't dare to be careless, continuing to conceal his aura and form as he began to gather information nearby.

Cihang noticed many traces of magic power destruction and saw no sign of any cultivators.

It wasn't until he expanded his search to tens of thousands of li away that Cihang encountered some cultivators.

From the discussions of the many cultivators, Cihang pieced together the developments during this period.

Just as he had expected, the Heavenly Thunder God Punishing Array hadn't trapped Randeng for too long.

Almost immediately after he entered the grotto-heaven, Randeng had already broken out of the array.

Following closely behind was Randeng, enraged and searching the surroundings for his trace.

In Randeng's opinion, with his cultivation, Cihang couldn't have gone far and must still be nearby.

In fact, that was precisely the case, except that he was hiding in the grotto-heaven.

After searching fruitlessly, Randeng began taking his frustrations out on the rogue cultivators.

Over a hundred years, countless rogue cultivators died at Randeng's hands.

This also resulted in almost no cultivators existing in the region.

Finally, it drew the attention of the Witch and Demon races, and only then did Randeng reluctantly stop.

"This time, you've completely enraged Randeng, but acting this way makes it no wonder your path is difficult!"

Cihang sighed, then paid him no further mind, turning and heading towards Buzhou Mountain.

After this battle, he and Randeng had thoroughly forged enmity.

However, he wasn't overly worried.

He could escape Randeng once, and he could escape him again.

In his future memories, Randeng's cultivation path wasn't smooth.

He was stuck in the Grand Unity realm for an epoch, only breaking through to Quasi-Saint after rebelling and entering Buddhism to understand his own path.

Cihang was confident he wouldn't stop there; perhaps he could even break through before Randeng.

At that point, who would win and who would lose was truly hard to say.

Though his journey was fraught with twists and turns, his cultivation and strength had also progressed.

His old acquaintances, however, were still trapped in the Mysterious Immortal realm.

Compared to mediocrity and inaction, he preferred to accept challenges.

After obtaining memories of the future, Cihang always felt a sense of urgency.

Perhaps it was because he had just overcome some difficulties, the subsequent journey was very smooth.

He neither encountered Randeng nor had any other trouble come his way.

However, as he neared Buzhou Mountain, the surrounding cultivators gradually increased.

Among them were quite a few powerful members of the Demon Race, and Cihang became increasingly cautious.

Standing at the foot of Buzhou Mountain, Cihang felt a deep sense of reverence.

This was the center of the Great Desolation, the pillar of heaven and earth, and the place where Pangu finally perished.

It nurtured the greatest fortune in the Great Desolation, and countless Spiritual Treasures and Spiritual Roots were born here.

Of course, Buzhou Mountain wasn't a place anyone could approach.

Buzhou Mountain possessed extremely dense Pangu pressure. During the era of the Three Tribes, those without Grand Unity cultivation didn't even have the chance to ascend it.

Only after Hongjun's Dao integration did Pangu's will and pressure begin to weaken.

This attracted many cultivators seeking treasures.

Sensing Pangu's pressure, Cihang didn't rush to search for treasures. Instead, he restrained his magical power and began to ascend Buzhou Mountain using only his physical strength.

Nascent Soul cultivation required perfecting the profound principles of laws, but the physical body didn't have so many constraints.

The current Pangu will and pressure were far from their peak, making it perfect for him to temper his physical body.

Upon taking his first step onto Buzhou Mountain, Pangu's aura grew stronger. However, this pressure wasn't enough to meet Cihang's expectations.

Cihang rapidly ascended Buzhou Mountain, deliberately avoiding other cultivators.

As he continued to climb, the will and pressure Cihang endured grew stronger, and his speed slowed.

Under the immense pressure, the Demonic God Body Refining Technique operated at a speed far exceeding normal.

A dense, ancient aura was continuously absorbed by Cihang, refined into his physical body, and strengthened its power.

"Is this Buzhou's origin, or Pangu's aura?"

Although the aura was thin, Cihang felt his bloodline being tempered.

Cihang immediately calmed his mind, comprehending the dense, ancient aura and accelerating his own transformation.

"Thump, thump, thump!"

Cihang's heart beat violently, and his body underwent a transformation, emitting a jade-like radiance all over.

Suddenly, the pressure around Cihang suddenly lessened. His physical body had successfully broken through to the middle stage of Golden Immortal.