Kunlun Enlightenment, Houtu Nascent Soul

"Understood." Chen Tian nodded. The Wuling Hongguang was still waiting to be refined, so he had to listen carefully!

Afterward, Yuanshi began to preach to Chen Tian, and this sermon lasted for seven hundred years!

Chen Tian did not disgrace his identity as the Son of the Great Dao; his mastery of the Path of Artifacts had already reached minor completion.

Ding—Mission complete. Reward: Mastery of the Path of Artifacts!!!

"System, can I claim the reward later?" At this moment, Yuanshi said to the System in his heart.

Ding—Yes!

"Eldest Brother, my reward has arrived. Now, quickly explain the Path of Alchemy to my disciple. After Eldest Brother finishes explaining, I will go comprehend the Mastery of the Path of Artifacts," Yuanshi then transmitted to Laozi.

"Good!" Laozi nodded.

Chen Tian also arrived.

Ding—Mother-Child System: The sub-system host has completed the mission. Host, you can obtain: Mastery of the Path of Artifacts (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of the Path of Books (Heavenly Dao level)! Do you wish to claim them now?

"Claim them later!" Chen Tian said in his heart.

"Disciple, I will now explain the Path of Alchemy to you," Laozi said slowly.

"Yes!" Chen Tian nodded, cupped his fists, and then sat down quietly.

This lecture lasted another fifteen hundred years. Chen Tian's mastery of the Path of Alchemy also reached minor completion. Afterward, Laozi and Yuanshi returned to their respective palaces, while Tongtian had already returned to his palace to cultivate.

Chen Tian returned to the Dao Field he had created.

"System, how many rewards are there?" Chen Tian asked in his heart.

Ding—Mother-Child System: Two sub-system hosts have completed missions. The host can obtain the rewards obtained by the sub-system hosts, and there is an additional reward! They are: Mastery of the Path of Artifacts (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of the Path of Books (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of the Path of Alchemy (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of the Path of Chess (Heavenly Dao level)! Do you wish to begin comprehending them?

"Comprehend!"

Immediately, Chen Tian's Dao Field was completely enveloped by Dao Charm. This was not all; the Taiqing Palace and Yuqing Palace were also surrounded by Dao Charm!

The Dao Charm was extremely strong, almost encompassing the entire Kunlun Mountain! This startled Tongtian.

"Alas... when will the System give me another mission?" Tongtian was envious. His two elder brothers and his disciple were all experiencing enlightenment at this moment. His disciple was the Son of the Great Dao, and enlightenment was as easy as drinking water for him now. But his two elder brothers, he knew, relied on the System to achieve enlightenment.

Ding—No missions available at the moment. Furthermore, the next mission will not have such benefits.

Tongtian was stunned, then asked, "Why?"

Ding—Because it was the first mission, the rewards were so generous. In the future, to obtain such generous rewards, you will need to wait for one hundred thousand years. This is also a test from Hongmeng Dao Zun, to prevent you from completely relying on the System. The System's existence is merely to help the host reach the Great Dao!

Tongtian's eyes lit up after hearing this. That's right, if I continue like this, am I still myself? If I rely on the System so much, then I am no longer me!

"So that's how it is, I understand!" Tongtian laughed heartily and then went to cultivate on his own.

Outside Kunlun Mountain, the great cultivators were speechless and envious.

Damn it, Chen Tian had another enlightenment! Enlightenment for the Son of the Great Dao is as easy as drinking water? Are you kidding me?

Also, I can understand the Son of the Great Dao's enlightenment, but what about you two? Are you just going along with the enlightenment?

However, they could only think about it; there was nothing they could do. Their luck was too good! To actually take the Son of the Great Dao as a disciple today! It was another day of envy for the Three Pure Ones!

Buzhou Mountain, the Ancestral Land of the Witch Clan.

"Do you think that fellow's cultivation technique is reliable? Little Sister has been in seclusion for two thousand years!!" Zhurong was so anxious that flames were coming out of his nostrils, wishing he could rush into Houtu's seclusion place right now.

"Quiet!" Dijiang spoke, and Zhurong looked as wronged as a child.

"Little Sister is in seclusion; we can only wait. However... the cultivation technique created by Daoist Tian Chen has been recognized by the Heavenly Dao, so it should be fine!"

"Eldest Brother is right; we just need to wait. However, if something happens to Little Sister, we will quickly rescue her!" Zhu Jiuyin nodded and said.

The other Ancestral Witches nodded in agreement, only Xuanming sat on the ground, silent.

"Xuanming, why aren't you speaking?" Tianwu asked.

"Brother, we now all have the cultivation technique to condense the primordial spirit, but this technique is extremely similar to our Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique..." Xuanming raised his head and said solemnly.

"That's right! This technique is extremely similar to the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique. Did that Daoist Tian Chen steal our Witch Clan's cultivation technique?" Zhurong shouted loudly. "If that's the case, then I will go to Kunlun Mountain to demand an explanation from that Daoist Tian Chen!"

"Enough of that."

Gonggong rolled his eyes and said, "I've inquired. The moment that Daoist Tian Chen gained consciousness, he possessed the Innate Dao Body like Father God. Afterward, he was taken as a disciple by the Three Pure Ones and then went to Zixiao Palace. He only came to Buzhou Mountain once, and it was during that visit that he created this technique. Moreover, he was only a Taiyi Profound Immortal at the time. If he had stolen it, how could we not have known?"

"Gonggong's words are not false. We are all at the peak of Da Luo. Although we do not have primordial spirits, how could a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal come to our Witch Clan without us knowing?" Qiangliang nodded and said.

"That's right, Zhurong, speak less. If this technique can truly condense the primordial spirit, then Daoist Tian Chen is our benefactor. Are you slandering our benefactor like this?" Shebishi also nodded and said with a smile to Zhurong.

"Indeed, Zhurong is slandering our benefactor like this... How should we handle this?" Goumang also said with a smile.

"I... I didn't! It was Sister Xuanming who said it..." Zhurong, facing the questioning of so many of his brothers, didn't know what to do and directly blamed Xuanming!

As expected, he was useless at everything except for blaming others.

"Never mind, let's wait for Little Sister to come out," Dijiang said with a smile, shaking his head.

And inside Pangu Hall.

Houtu sat beneath the giant stone statue of Great God Pangu. The Law of Earth flowed around her, while a mysterious light lingered within her body!

This is the first step of the Undying Dao Body cultivation method: cultivating the primordial spirit!

Even mortals can cultivate a primordial spirit this way. Afterwards, body refinement is needed, as the Undying Dao Body isn't a true primordial spirit cultivation technique.

This profound light within Houtu's body is not only converting her soul into a primordial spirit but also changing her physique!

Keep in mind that even if these martial arts techniques advance to higher levels, they are only suitable for the Human Race. Others who wish to cultivate would need to change their physique. Of course, for the Demon Race, it's unnecessary – they'd simply die instantly.

This is because the bodies of the Human Race and the Demon Race are completely different. The Witch Clan, however, is different. They were originally very similar to the Human Race, and only needed their physiques to be altered.

"Buzz...!"

The next moment, Houtu's soul flew out from within her body, standing a few meters in front of it.

"Is this the primordial spirit? No... this is still just the soul, the soul has left the body... This is..."

Houtu's soul looked at her body. The next moment, the profound light from within her body flew out and merged into the center of Houtu's soul's brow!

Then, the soul dissipated, eventually transforming into a golden pill-like bead... This is... a Golden Core!

And this Golden Core is still transforming! Not long after, the Golden Core shattered, and a small figure identical to Houtu flew out from within... This is a Nascent Soul!!