"I understand." Chen Tian nodded. The Wuling Hongguang was still waiting to be refined, so he had no choice but to listen seriously!
Afterward, Yuanshi expounded the Dao to Chen Tian, and this lecture lasted seven hundred years!!
Chen Tian had not let down his identity as the Son of the Great Dao. His Path of Artifacts had already reached minor mastery.
Ding—Mission complete. Reward: Mastery of the Path of Artifacts!!!
"System, may I claim it later?" At that moment, Yuanshi spoke to the system in his heart.
Ding—Yes!
"Elder Brother, my reward has arrived. Now, please quickly explain the Path of Alchemy to my disciple. Once you finish explaining, I'll comprehend the Mastery of the Path of Artifacts." Yuanshi then transmitted his voice to Laozi.
"Good!" Laozi nodded.
Chen Tian's reward arrived as well!
Ding—Mother-Child System: The hosts of two child systems have completed their missions. Host, you may obtain the rewards acquired by the child-system hosts, as well as one additional reward! They are: Mastery of the Path of Artifacts (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of Calligraphy Dao (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of the Path of Alchemy (Heavenly Dao level), and Mastery of the Path of Chess (Heavenly Dao level). Begin comprehension?
"Claim them later!" Chen Tian said inwardly.
"Disciple, your master will now explain the Path of Alchemy to you." Laozi spoke slowly.
"Yes!" Chen Tian nodded and cupped his fists, then sat down quietly.
This lecture lasted another fifteen hundred years. Chen Tian's Path of Alchemy also reached minor mastery. Afterward, Laozi and Yuanshi returned to their own palaces, while Tongtian had already returned to his palace to cultivate.
Chen Tian returned to the Dao Field he had built earlier.
"System, how many rewards are there?" Chen Tian said inwardly.
Ding—Mother-Child System: Two child-system hosts have completed their missions. The host may obtain the rewards acquired by the child-system hosts, along with one additional reward! They are: Mastery of the Path of Artifacts (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of Calligraphy Dao (Heavenly Dao level), Mastery of the Path of Alchemy (Heavenly Dao level), and Mastery of the Path of Chess (Heavenly Dao level). Begin comprehension?
"Comprehend!"
Afterward, Chen Tian's Dao Field was completely enveloped in Dao Charm. But that was not all—the Hall of Taiqing and the Hall of Yuqing were likewise surrounded by Dao Charm!!
The Dao Charm was incredibly powerful, almost encompassing the entire Kunlun Mountain! This gave Tongtian quite a fright.
"Sigh... When will the system issue another mission?" Tongtian was envious. His two elder brothers and his disciple were all undergoing enlightenment at that moment. His disciple was the Son of the Great Dao, so enlightenment was now as easy as drinking water. But he knew that his two elder brothers could only undergo enlightenment thanks to the system.
Ding—There are currently no missions. Furthermore, the next mission will not offer such benefits.
Tongtian froze, then asked, "Why?"
Ding—Because this was the first mission, the rewards were exceptionally abundant. In the future, obtaining such abundant rewards will require waiting one hundred thousand years. This is also the trial Dao Venerable Hongmeng has given you. You must not become completely dependent on the system. The system's existence is merely to help its host advance toward the Great Dao!
After hearing this, Tongtian's eyes lit up. That's right. Am I still myself if I act this way? If I depend on the system so completely, then I'm no longer myself!
"So that's how it is. I understand now!" Tongtian laughed heartily, then went off to cultivate on his own.
Meanwhile, the mighty figures outside Kunlun Mountain were speechless yet envious.
Damn, Chen Tian had undergone enlightenment again! For the Son of the Great Dao, enlightenment was as easy as drinking water?? Was he kidding??
And fine, I can understand the Son of the Great Dao undergoing enlightenment, but what's with the two of you?? Were you just tagging along for fun??
Still, all they could do was think about it. There was nothing they could do—the man's luck was simply too good! He had actually taken the Son of the Great Dao as his disciple! Today was yet another day to envy the Three Pure Ones!
Buzhou Mountain, the ancestral land of the Witch Clan.
"Do you think that fellow's cultivation method will work? Little Sister has been in seclusion for two thousand years already!!" Zhurong was so anxious that flames spurted from his nostrils. He wished he could charge into Houtu's place of seclusion right then and there.
"Quiet!" Dijiang spoke up, and Zhurong immediately became aggrieved like a child.
"Little Sister is in seclusion. All we can do is wait. However... the cultivation method created by Daoist Tian Chen has received the recognition of the Heavenly Dao. Nothing should happen to her."
"Elder Brother is right. We only need to wait. But if anything happens to Little Sister, we must rescue her immediately!" Zhu Jiuyin nodded as he spoke.
The other Ancestor Witches nodded at the same time. Only Xuanming sat cross-legged on the ground without saying a word.
"Xuanming, why aren't you saying anything?" Tianwu asked.
"Brother, all of us now possess a cultivation method for condensing the primordial spirit. However, this method is extremely similar to our Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique..." Xuanming raised his head and spoke gravely.
"That's right! This method is extremely similar to the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Technique. Could that Daoist Tian Chen have secretly learned our Witch Clan's cultivation method?" Zhurong shouted. "If so, I'll go to Kunlun Mountain and demand an explanation from that Daoist Tian Chen!"
"Enough already."
Gonggong rolled his eyes and said, "I made some inquiries. Daoist Tian Chen possessed a physique like Father God's Innate Dao Body from the moment he gained consciousness. After that, he was accepted as a disciple by the Three Pure Ones, then went to the Purple Firmament Palace. He only came to Buzhou Mountain once, and created this method during that visit. Moreover, he was only a Taiyi Profound Immortal at the time. If he had secretly learned it, how could we not have known?"
"Gonggong is right. We are all Grand Unity Peak experts. Though we lack primordial spirits, how could we fail to notice a mere Taiyi Golden Immortal coming to our Witch Clan?" Qiangliang nodded as he spoke.
"Exactly. Zhurong, say less. If this method can truly condense a primordial spirit, then Daoist Tian Chen is our benefactor. How can you slander your benefactor like this?" Shebishi likewise nodded and smiled at Zhurong.
"Indeed. Zhurong has slandered our benefactor... how should he be dealt with?" Goumang also smiled.
"I... I didn't! Xuanming was the one who said it..." Faced with questions from so many brothers, Zhurong had no idea what to do and immediately threw the blame onto Xuanming!
As expected, he was useless at everything else but first-rate at shirking blame and eating.
"Enough, enough. Let's wait for Little Sister to come out." Dijiang shook his head with a smile.
Meanwhile, inside Pangu Hall.
Houtu sat cross-legged beneath the enormous statue of Great God Pangu. The Law of Earth flowed beside her, while a mysterious light lingered within her body!
This was the first step of cultivating the Immortal Dao Body: cultivating the primordial spirit!
Even a mortal could cultivate a primordial spirit this way. Afterward, they would need to temper their body. After all, the Immortal Dao Body was not truly a cultivation method for cultivating the primordial spirit.
The mysterious light within Houtu's body was not merely transforming her soul into a primordial spirit—it was also changing her physique!
It had to be known that no matter how high these martial cultivation methods advanced, they were only suitable for humans. Anyone else who wanted to cultivate them would have to alter their physique. Of course, for the demon clan, that was unnecessary—they would simply die on the spot.
That was because human and demon bodies were completely different. The Witch Clan, however, was different. Their bodies were originally very similar to human bodies, so they only needed to alter their physiques.
"Hum...!"
The next moment, Houtu's soul flew out of her body and stood several meters in front of it.
"Is this the primordial spirit? No... this is still only a soul. The soul leaving the body... this is..."
Houtu's soul looked at her body. The next moment, the mysterious light flew directly out of her body and entered the brow of Houtu's soul!
Afterward, the soul dispersed and ultimately transformed into a pearl resembling a golden pill... This was... a Golden Core!
Moreover, the Golden Core continued to transform! Before long, the Golden Core shattered, and a tiny figure identical to Houtu flew out from within... This was a Nascent Soul!!
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