Powerful Aura

Grand Pure Laozi said indifferently, "I'm worried that you'll also provoke a dispute among the Saints like Tongtian did, ending up trapped in Zixiao Palace."

At those words, Primordial Beginning fell silent.

Nuwa appeared in Deep Chaos once more. Seeing four Saints gathered outside Wa Huang Palace, she said, "It seems my Wa Huang Palace is quite crowded with guests today."

"Senior Brothers, it's been a long time. Have you been well?"

"Thanks for your concern. We've been doing fine."

Zhunti and Jieyin smiled and returned the greeting.

Jieyin added, "Aside from Sect Master Tongtian, we can be considered gathered here."

At those words, everyone fell silent.

The incident with Tongtian still left them shaken.

Nuwa then said, "I'm a little tired today, so I won't discuss the Dao with you, Senior Brothers. Please leave."

With that, she headed straight back into the palace, showing not the slightest courtesy.

Primordial Beginning watched her retreating figure, a trace of anger rising in his heart.

But with several Saints present, he did not dare act recklessly.

"It seems it'll be difficult to succeed today."

Primordial Beginning pondered this inwardly, then bade farewell to the Saints and turned to leave.

Far away in Deep Chaos, within a range of green mountains, a cave abode stood quietly among the woods.

A rabbit furtively returned to the cave, a Jade Slip clenched in its mouth.

In an instant, the rabbit transformed into a beautiful young woman with a graceful figure and an otherworldly bearing, like a Fairy Maiden descending into the mortal world.

Who would have thought that this was the transformed body of a demon from the demon race, rather than a Fairy Maiden from Above the Nine Heavens?

Not long afterward, the Rabbit Demon held a piece of jade in her hand and slowly infused it with spiritual energy.

A moment later, a faint echo emerged from the jade.

"Amid endless darkness and cold, nine enormous dragon corpses pulled a Bronze Coffin, sleeping in eternal nothingness..."

This was actually a Memory Stone, capable of preserving words from the past.

After listening, a trace of interest appeared in the Rabbit Demon's expression.

"That man's story is rather fascinating, but why have I never heard of it? Forget it. It won't hurt to take it back and tell Big Sis about it."

The Rabbit Demon muttered under her breath, then placed the jade inside a small wooden box deep within the cave abode.

When she opened the wooden box, seven or eight pieces of jade were already lying quietly inside. It was clear how obsessed this rabbit spirit was with Su Yang's words.

"That man's only flaw is that he always stops at the crucial moment. If I couldn't easily appear in the Earthly Immortal Realm, I'd definitely make him suffer."

At this thought, displeasure surfaced on the Rabbit Demon's face. An audacious idea even flashed through her mind—to capture Su Yang and lock him up.

However, although she was somewhat mischievous, she was not bad by nature.

Otherwise, back when Su Yang had yet to begin cultivating, she would have taken him away long ago.

At this moment, Su Yang sat cross-legged in his room. An Invisible Force seemed to draw in the surrounding aura, continuously absorbing it into his body.

The immortal energy of the Primordial World was merging into his every limb and bone at an astonishing speed!

If he cultivated in the Shrouding the Heavens World, he absolutely would not have progressed so rapidly.

That was because the energy flowing through that world was spiritual energy, not immortal energy.

Now that he was in the Primordial World, even though he was merely in the Earthly Immortal Realm, everything Su Yang absorbed was precious immortal energy!

That was precisely what made the Primordial World so valuable.

Immortal energy, which was nearly impossible to find in other worlds, could be found everywhere here.

As long as ordinary people took a deep breath, they could draw a little immortal energy into their bodies.

That was also the fundamental reason why mortals in the Earthly Immortal Realm lived far longer than living beings in other worlds.

If a wisp of immortal energy appeared in the Shrouding the Heavens World, countless people would fight and kill for it.

But in the Earthly Immortal Realm of the Primordial World, immortal energy was instead the least scarce thing.

As his cultivation deepened, light and shadow intertwined within Su Yang's body. Gradually, patches of black impurities began seeping from his skin.

Suddenly, he opened his eyes.

The moment he did, a foul smell rushed into his nostrils.

The stench hit him head-on, making him gag.

He hurriedly fetched several buckets of clear water, poured them into a wooden basin, and jumped in to wash himself. Only then did he finally get rid of the discomfort.

After changing into clean clothes, he began carefully sensing the changes within his body.

"Hm?"

He raised his brows slightly, sensing something unusual.

As it turned out, judging from the fluctuations of power coming from within his body and his own perception, he had not embarked on the cultivation path of the Earthly Immortal Realm. Instead, it seemed he had advanced further in the cultivation system of the Shrouding the Heavens World!

He had not taken the traditional Golden Core path. Rather, he was continually growing stronger through the Shrouding the Heavens Method.

"Strange. Still, with my current cultivation, dealing with ordinary demonic beasts in the Earthly Immortal Realm shouldn't be a problem, right?"

Su Yang pondered inwardly.

At this moment, the Divine Bridge within Su Yang had already been completed, reaching straight to the Other Shore!

This meant that he was only one step away from completing his cultivation of the Sea of Suffering Realm and entering the Dao Palace Realm!

Once he entered the Dao Palace Secret Realm, Su Yang believed that his strength would at least be comparable to a cultivator at the peak of Refining Qi into Spirit.

If he completed the Dao Palace and entered the Four Extremes Secret Realm, his combat strength would be enough to match an expert at Refining Spirit into Void.

If he advanced another step and entered the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm, he would have a chance to achieve the position of an Earthly Immortal in the Earthly Immortal Realm!

However, if he truly reached that level, the path ahead would likely become extremely difficult.

After all, the realms defined in the Earthly Immortal Realm had all been established by humans, while the levels above Earthly Immortal were determined by the Heavenly Dao.

According to Su Yang's deduction, if he could fully cultivate the Shrouding the Heavens Method and enter the Great Emperor Realm, he might be able to match True Immortals or even Golden Immortal-level experts in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

But all that was still too far away for him at present.

Su Yang had only just embarked on the path of cultivation. Thinking too far ahead would only do him harm.

"My cultivation in the Other Shore Realm has already given me some ability to protect myself, but it's still far from enough."

He took a deep breath and thought silently, Only after passing through the Four Extremes Secret Realm, completing my cultivation, and entering the Dragon Transformation Secret Realm will I truly possess the strength to establish myself in the Earthly Immortal Realm!

With that thought, Su Yang no longer hesitated. If he wanted to grow stronger quickly, telling stories was the most direct method!

If he could draw something like miraculous pills or medicines from it, his cultivation would advance by leaps and bounds, without any need to sit in meditation and cultivate day after day.

If people learned of his cultivation speed, who knew how many would envy him?

After cultivating for just one day, he had already reached the peak of Refining Qi into Spirit!

In the Earthly Immortal Realm, countless cultivators spent their entire lives without being able to enter Refining Qi into Spirit. Many more remained stuck before the threshold of Refining Essence into Qi for their entire lives.

If Su Yang's growth rate spread, it would surely shock and enrage countless people with jealousy.

Yet even so, he still did not feel satisfied.

It was not because he was greedy, but because he knew just how dangerous the Primordial World was.

He also understood that although his strength, comparable to Refining Qi into Spirit, was enough to protect himself in the Earthly Immortal Realm, it was still far from sufficient!

One had to know that the Earthly Immortal Realm contained more than ordinary demonic beasts.

There was also a true demon race whose members could transform into human form and walk the world.

Once they transformed, their strength would generally have already reached Refining Void into Dao, or even the Earthly Immortal Realm!

And these demons were merely the weakest category in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

Some powerful demons even possessed terrifying combat strength comparable to True Immortals and Golden Immortals!

Although Su Yang's current realm had reached Refining Qi into Spirit, before higher levels, he still appeared utterly insignificant.

At this moment, the inn Su Yang frequented was already bustling with noise, every seat occupied.

Everyone had come because of his reputation, craning their necks and waiting for Su Yang to appear so they could hear him continue the unfinished story today.

After all, yesterday Su Yang had stopped at the most exciting part, leaving everyone unsatisfied and eager for more.

Now, everyone was filled with anticipation, impatient to learn how the story would develop.

"Oh, Old Wang, didn't you say you wouldn't come listen to stories today? Why are you here again?"

"Who said I wasn't coming?"

"I remember someone swearing yesterday that he'd be a dog if he listened again. Why are you carrying a little stool here today?"

"That wasn't me. Say whatever you want."

"Hey, Old Zhang is here too! Is your old master doing well? He's so old, yet he still came to listen to stories."

"You don't know? I went back and told him the story. When I stopped at the crucial part, the old master flew into a rage. He actually climbed out of bed and said that if I didn't explain what happened afterward, he wouldn't let me off even as a ghost."

"That's way too exaggerated, isn't it?"

At this moment, a graceful woman slowly entered the inn. Seeing the surging crowd, she could not help showing a trace of hesitation.

But after a brief moment of thought, she quietly cast an immortal art and merged into the crowd without anyone noticing.

The City God, who was deep inside the inn, sensed that immortal energy and glanced back. His expression changed drastically at once.

"Heavens, she actually came too!"

The City God was utterly shocked. Su Yang's story had truly managed to draw someone of this stature!

Hadn't she secretly descended to the mortal world a few days ago and remained missing ever since?

The City God looked startled and suspicious, unsure how to respond for a moment.

Should he report this to the Heavenly Court?

One had to know that the Jade Emperor had searched the entire Heaven for her and was frantic with worry!

That's right. This woman, who had secretly descended to the mortal world and come to Qingshan City to listen to stories, was the youngest of the Jade Emperor's seven daughters!

She was Ziwei Fairy, the youngest of the Seven Fairies!

She had secretly left the Heavenly Court, and half a month had already passed!

Converted to mortal time, that amounted to more than ten years.

The City God studied her carefully and actually sensed a trace of mortal aura coming from her.

Looking closer, he suddenly discovered that Ziwei's lower abdomen was slightly swollen, as though a life was quietly growing within.

"This is bad!"

The City God was so shocked that he nearly lost his balance. One of the Seven Fairies, the Jade Emperor's own daughter, had actually become involved with a mortal!

Once this matter was exposed, the entire Three Realms would likely be rocked by a storm!

Just as the City God's mind reeled, another stunning woman approached gracefully from the distance. The City God's eyes narrowed, and fresh turmoil rose in his heart.

"What day is it today? Even Jade Rabbit is here?"

The City God's heart tightened as he sensed that something was wrong.

Jade Rabbit had descended to the mortal world under the Jade Emperor's orders, specifically to search for Ziwei's whereabouts.

If she truly sensed Ziwei's aura in Qingshan City and learned that Ziwei had married a mortal, then reported it to the Heavenly Court, his position as City God would probably come to an end as well.

Jade Rabbit surveyed the bustling inn before her, a trace of surprise flashing through her eyes.

This small inn was actually packed with people today, with more than twice as many as yesterday!

What surprised her even more was that, in this mortal place, she could actually sense several powerful auras.

Although they had not entered the ranks of immortals, their cultivation was already at the pinnacle of the Earthly Immortal Realm. She alone sensed three or four experts at Refining Void into Dao.