Outside Jade Capital Mountain, clouds and mist swirled, and spiritual energy hung thick in the air. Xuan Wazi's figure silently appeared. He did not deliberately conceal his aura; his perfected Hunyuan Golden Immortal cultivation naturally leaked out, while the laws of the Great Dao of Strength around him caused the void to tremble faintly. It was as if wherever he stood was the absolute core of power. This pure and tyrannical attraction, born from the Great Dao Origin itself, was like the only beacon in darkness to Guangchengzi, who was cultivating within the mountain and desperately seeking a breakthrough—an irresistible temptation.
Guangchengzi was meditating in his cave abode, attempting to break through the bottleneck of the Early Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. He had been stuck there for several thousand years, and it was inevitable that he felt anxious. Suddenly, a terrifying aura as vast as the Sea of Stars, yet faintly resonant with his own Golden Stone foundation, crashed into his Dao heart like a boulder thrown into a tranquil lake. He abruptly opened his eyes, his face full of shock and disbelief. "What... what kind of existence is this? Its aura is so ancient and immense. The very essence of power within it is making the Essence of Innate Golden Stone inside me tremble!" Almost instinctively, he rose at once, straightened his somewhat disheveled Moon-White Daoist Robe, and transformed into a swift streak of escaping light, flying from his cave abode toward the source of that soul-stirring sensation.
Before long, Guangchengzi landed not far from the mountaintop where the disguised Xuan Wazi stood. He carefully restrained his own aura, his gaze falling upon the gray-robed figure standing with his back to him and his hands behind him, seemingly merged with the power of heaven and earth around him. The