Chapter 15

This mountain connects heaven and earth, revered as the progenitor of the Primordial World's boundless Dragon Veins, the source of Chaos spiritual energy conversion—undoubtedly the center of the Primordial World.

Do not mistake Buzhou Mountain for an ordinary peak.

It ceaselessly draws in Chaos spiritual energy, supplying the entire Primordial World with Innate Spiritual Mechanisms.

Its towering form pierces through nine layers of great heavens, reaching deep into the Chaos Void Universe.

In every instant, one can feel Buzhou Divine Mountain rising higher.

Surrounding the divine mountain are countless great realms, constantly evolving and collapsing, converging into an endless ring of universes.

The summit's scene is perpetually shrouded in Chaos, its true face unseen by any.

Buzhou Mountain's height defies description.

Below it, layer upon layer of earthly vein divine mountains extend, sustaining the entire Primordial World's ancestral spiritual mechanisms—treasures of the Primordial World with boundless might.

Every moment, the entire Primordial World expands and grows with Buzhou Divine Mountain.

The earthly veins devour Chaos Turbid Qi and release Chaos Clear Spiritual Qi, making the Primordial World ever more vast.

As long as Buzhou Divine Mountain exists, the Primordial World's resources will grow richer, and the realms of Innate Divine Beings will grow stronger.

As he drew closer to Buzhou Mountain, Tai Ming felt a powerful will pressing down upon him.

Even though he had reached the realm of Immortal Venerable God, ordinary beings would still find it impossible to move here.

They could only watch helplessly as Buzhou Mountain grew farther away.

After three thousand six hundred Yuan Hui, Tai Ming stood at the origin of Buzhou Mountain's extension, his face filled with reverence.

The surrounding environment appeared desolate, yet it was saturated with Pangu's pressure and chaotic Great Dao Spiritual Mechanisms.

The realms of varying sizes around him breathed in and out, constantly arising and perishing, their sheer number making Buzhou Mountain seem wreathed in mist.

After countless immeasurable eons, the myriad things born from Pangu's Creation of Heaven and Earth had endured for ages.

Buzhou Divine Mountain bore Pangu's infinite will; as time flowed, that will did not diminish in the slightest.

Even the Chaos Demon Gods of old, united, could hardly match Pangu's might.

Tai Ming's heart was filled with awe at Pangu's power, yet he did not stop, continuing to challenge Buzhou Divine Mountain.

The moment he set foot on the mountain, the pressure of Pangu's will bore down like a mountain crushing him.

Tai Ming immediately mobilized his own Power of the Great Dao, Innate Spiritual Mechanism Dao Qi, Immortal Blood Essence, and the vast Ghost Dao Ancestral Qi Spiritual Light to resist together.

At the same time, he resolutely revealed his Dao Heart Will, facing all negative emotions head-on, knowing this was a necessary path of self-tempering.

After hundreds of thousands of years of cultivation, Tai Ming's figure was as fragile as a candle in the wind, but his will was unyielding.

As time passed, his mind and will gradually shone with light amid Buzhou Mountain's trials, like a lighthouse in a storm, or an unerupted volcano of molten rock, stubbornly resisting the baptism of Pangu's will.

After ten thousand Yuan Hui, Tai Ming had passed the foot of Buzhou Mountain.

At this point, his will was as bright and clear as the moon, and he had learned to restrain its radiance.

His Dao Heart Will materialized, as transparent as the moon.

The surrounding Pangu's will was like a Chaos Yin-Yang Great Mill, grinding away all things tangible and intangible.

Tai Ming's Dao Heart was as steady as a rock, letting the winds and clouds shift as they may.

After fifty thousand Yuan Hui, Tai Ming felt as if he were carrying an ancient divine mountain on his back; every step forward was like bearing a heavy burden.

At this time, the spiritual light of his Dao Heart Will was compressed to its limit, condensing into a will divine ring behind his head.

Pangu's will was like a Chaos divine mountain, seeking to completely suppress him.

In this state, Tai Ming was nearing his limit.

"Is this my limit? It seems I haven't even touched the waist of Buzhou Mountain," he asked himself.

The deep-seated inferiority within him suddenly erupted, and dark divine patterns appeared on the once-brilliant will divine light.

His heart echoed with the voices of countless demons, his past origins deeply affecting him—the stark contrast between an ant and an Innate Divine Being branded into the depths of his soul.

Every life has a survival instinct rooted in its life source; Tai Ming longed to transform into an Innate Divine Being.

The heart demon erupted, his face instantly turning pale, the spiritual light of his Dao Heart Will flickering as if it might be extinguished by Pangu's will.

The voice of the heart demon gnawed at him relentlessly: "Sink down, give up. You are merely a mortal ant; even if you transform into an Innate Divine Being, your essence remains unchanged."

All kinds of negative emotions flooded his mind, as if the entire world was telling him to give up.

Yet Tai Ming knew these were merely the words of the heart demon, and also his own truest thoughts.

Under the assault of the heart demon, he fell into deep struggle and contemplation.

Tai Ming faced countless tribulations; even the Heart of the Earthly Path within him seemed to sense his plight, ready to lend a hand.

At this critical moment, his Dao Heart Will divine ring shattered instantly, and a will particle like a black hole emerged, devouring all surrounding wills—including the brilliant, rock-solid will and the heart demon that had been wreaking havoc in Tai Ming's mind.

He murmured to himself, "Whether as a mortal or an Innate Divine Being, the core is always myself."

The Dao Heart is an unshakable persistence, unmoved by any external turmoil or personal calamities.

My Dao Heart was already nurtured in my earliest beginnings.

At this moment, Tai Ming's Dao Heart Will was unprecedentedly firm, coalescing into a tangible Will Abyss that would devour any being attempting to interfere, becoming nourishment for his Dao Heart's growth.

This Will Abyss rivaled a supreme will-based divine ability.

Having comprehended all this, Tai Ming finally saw his truest self, and the surrounding Primordial World became as clear as if dust had been wiped away.

He reached out, as if to grasp his own Dao Heart and Great Path.

Even I did not anticipate that your Dao Heart's transformation could ascend to an outstanding level among Taiyi Venerable Gods.

You, lad, truly possess the talent to rank among the extraordinary.

Through the baptism of Pangu's Will at Buzhou Mountain, you, Tai Ming, now hold the potential of a top-tier Innate Divine Being.

Yet, facing the insurmountable chasm of Buzhou Mountain, you did not force the issue, accepted the present state with equanimity, and withdrew your refined Dao Heart into your Primordial Spirit.

You declared with a smile that this climb ends here, but next time, you will seek the secrets of a higher level.

In the Hun Ming Mountain Range of the northern Primordial World, a Nine-Colored Divine Light burst through the sky, drawing the gaze of countless cultivators.

An Innate Spiritual Treasure had appeared, and countless beings rushed to gather.

In the void, Dao Sounds echoed as Immortal Venerable Gods descended one after another.

In a short time, thousands of Primordial World cultivators had assembled.

Among them, three renowned Innate Divine Beings—Daoist You Quan, Daoist Zi Xu, and an Azure Figure—were particularly conspicuous.

The provocation of Daoist You Quan by Divine Zi Xu drew much attention.

But Daoist You Quan did not back down, his response revealing deep-seated enmity between them.

The exchange between the two was charged with intense conflict and tension.

Today, fellow Daoists of the Xuanwu Clan gather here, coinciding with the emergence of an Innate Spiritual Treasure. Let us take this opportunity to settle past grievances.

Amid the verbal sparring, the identity of the Ancestor of Molten Rock Turtle, an Innate Divine Being of the Xuanwu Clan—Molten Mountain Daoist—was laid bare.

His former identity was an Innate Divine Being of the Earthly Dao Netherworld lineage. Though he had achieved the Taiyi Realm, he emerged late, missing the era of the Earth Emperor.

Now, with the Five Directions Divine Race dominating the Primordial World, the Xuanwu Clan rules the northern lands.

These new grudges of our era are precisely what the Five Directions Divine Race seeks to suppress.

Today, I join forces with Daoist Zi Xu, using you as a stepping stone to set foot on the Taiyi Path!

With that, Daoist Zi Xu and Molten Mountain Daoist activated their Houtian Magic Treasures—One Mirror, One Mountain—and launched an attack on Daoist You Quan.

Seeing this, Daoist You Quan knew he could not evade. Around him in the Hun Ming Mountain Range, Innate Dao Qi, mana, and spiritual light danced wildly, and the surrounding rogue cultivators and mountain ranges were caught in the chaos.

At that moment, the Innate Undying Spiritual Light fully manifested in the nearby Hun Ming Mountain Range, drawing Daoist You Quan's attention.

Daoist Zi Xu seized the opportunity to land a sneak attack.

Daoist Zi Xu taunted, "Daoist You Quan, look at you now."

He knew that the treasure had been discovered and refined by Daoist You Quan before its emergence, and now sneered, "Did you think Daoist Molten Mountain and I just happened to show up?"

In the Primordial World, cultivation realm is important, but inherited foundations, spiritual treasures, and divine abilities are equally indispensable.

Though Daoist You Quan had a higher realm, as a rogue cultivator without a spiritual treasure, without divine abilities, without a lineage, his strength was greatly diminished.

Faced with Daoist Zi Xu's smugness, Daoist You Quan's eyes burned with unwillingness.

He had finally discovered an Innate Spiritual Treasure Embryo, only to face a life-and-death crisis before it could emerge.

Daoist You Quan snorted coldly, "Spare me your nonsense.

If not for my Earthly Dao Lineage lying low, would scum like you be allowed to strut here today?"

He resolved to fight to the death, unwilling to surrender easily.

In the vast, boundless northern lands of the Primordial World, Tai Ming's figure suddenly appeared.

After undergoing the baptism of the Buzhou Mountain Range, his will had achieved an unprecedented sublimation, far surpassing his current realm.

As he delved deeper into the Primordial World, his powerful will continuously accelerated his cultivation speed, to the point where flashes of insight struck him as he walked, granting him enlightenment on the Ghost Dao.

In just a few thousand Yuan Hui, his cultivation skyrocketed like a rocket, leaping from the early Immortal Venerable God stage to the late stage.

At one moment, he sensed a faint, elusive pull from afar.

As an Innate Divine Being born from the Netherworld, and recognized by its will, Tai Ming immediately realized this was a fluctuation of Earthly Path fortune.

The Heart of the Earthly Path explained to him that, as one acknowledged by both the Netherworld and itself, he naturally belonged to the Earthly Dao Lineage.

He had never before encountered another Innate Divine Being triggering Earthly Path fortune, so this anomaly was particularly striking.

When he followed the pull to the Hun Ming Mountain Range, he witnessed the scene of Daoist You Quan being besieged.

Seeing this, the Heart of the Earthly Path within Tai Ming couldn't help but cry out in shock, questioning how the Earthly Dao Lineage could be in such a miserable state in the Primordial World.

It found it unacceptable that a Taiyi Realm Daoist You Quan could not overcome two Immortal Venerable Gods.

Thus, it urged Tai Ming to rescue Daoist You Quan immediately and learn the true situation of the Earthly Dao Lineage in the Primordial World.

At this moment, the Heart of the Earthly Path urgently wished to put an end to this farce and investigate the current state of the Earthly Dao Lineage.

Tai Ming was also eager to act, ready to probe its depths.

Tai Ming gazed at Daoist You Quan and Daoist Zi Xu on the battlefield, his heart utterly unruffled.

Even if the Daoist You Quan of old had lost all his cultivation, he still regarded him as a Tai Yi-level powerhouse.

As for Daoist Zi Xu and the other Immortal Venerable God, he sensed no threat from them.

At this moment, he was seeking an opponent to test his strength, and the scene before him happened to give him a chance to stretch his limbs.

Thus, Tai Ming stepped onto the battlefield.

The moment Daoist Zi Xu saw him, along with the unmistakable aura of the Earthly Dao Lineage's fortune, his expression shifted drastically.

He was about to speak, but a dark strand of Ghost Dao law swept past him.

Tai Ming said coldly, "You've bullied someone from my Earthly Dao Lineage. Now, is anyone displeased?

No need for words—just die directly!"

As he spoke, Ghost Dao power manifested on his body, with top-tier laws of yin and yang, life and death, and reincarnation deriving from the Ghost Dao.

Daoist Zi Xu and Molten Mountain Daoist could only hastily drive their Houtian Magic Treasures to defend.

Yet, in an instant, both treasures were corroded by the Ghost Dao power.

"How can this be?"

The two Daoists were stunned. "A Dao Opener? You are a brand-new Dao Opener?"

They seemed to witness an unbelievable sight.

Seeing the terrified reactions of the two Innate Divine Beings, Tai Ming decided to press the advantage and unleash his ultimate Will Abyss divine ability.