Breaking Through Was This Easy

Xuanxiao sat cross-legged atop the Chaos Purple Lotus, his brows slightly furrowed as he pondered to himself:

The Fierce Beast Tribulation has already passed, and the first batch of Innate Divine Beings has entered the world. I never expected that one sleep of mine would last this long. Thinking of this, he shook his head in frustration.

He truly had not expected to awaken so late. Still, Xuanxiao understood that, given the current circumstances, he was already quite fortunate.

After all, during that battle at World Creation, if not for Pangu and the Great Dao's protection, he would likely have vanished from the world like the other Chaos Demon Gods.

There is no need to rush matters regarding cultivation.

Although I was only just born, with my Grand Luo Golden Immortal perfection cultivation, I should be no inferior to Hongjun and the others.

Besides, I possess many spiritual treasures. In this Primordial World, there are probably very few living beings capable of threatening me.

Having finally come to the Primordial Wilderness, I naturally ought to travel around properly. Otherwise, this trip would have been for nothing.

Still, it would be inconvenient to travel through the Primordial Wilderness in my true form. It would be more appropriate to change my appearance. At this moment, Xuanxiao still retained the appearance of the Thunder Demon God.

Although his current body was no longer as terrifyingly enormous as it had been when he was the Thunder Demon God, this appearance would still be far too startling if it appeared in the Primordial Wilderness.

He even worried that appearing in such a form would frighten those newly arrived Innate Divine Beings half to death.

Besides, perhaps due to Pangu being influenced by Xuanxiao, or perhaps merely by coincidence, it now seemed that in the Primordial Wilderness, taking human form—or rather, existing in an Innate Dao Body—made it easier to gain the recognition of heaven and earth.

With that thought, Xuanxiao spun around. His enormous body began to shrink continuously, and moments later, a daoist appeared where he had stood.

"Hmm, this appearance is truly devastatingly handsome!" Xuanxiao nodded in satisfaction at the image displayed on the light screen before him.

The daoist in the light screen had black hair threaded with platinum lightning strands. The jade crown binding his hair was carved with flowing thundercloud patterns, while faint sparks flickered at his hair tips along with the fluctuations of Spirit Power.

Beneath skin as pale as cold jade, faint violet lightning patterns lay dormant like frozen bolts. His left eye was a golden pupil containing a rotating sphere of lightning, while shadows of thunderclouds condensed within his right eye.

The vertical eye between his brows was covered in silver scales, and every time it opened or closed, Zidian burst forth.

His dark mystical robe was embroidered with frozen lightning patterns. As he moved, liquid lightning seemed to spill from its hem.

Within the moon-white inner garment, rune formations hummed softly with every breath.

Xuanxiao dispersed the light screen, flashed, and left Thunder Marsh.

"So this is Buzhou Mountain, formed from Big Brother's spine. This pressure actually gives me an inexplicable sense of closeness." Xuanxiao gazed at the towering Buzhou Mountain before him and muttered softly.

"Yet while this pressure feels familiar to me, it is completely different for the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness.

"With this pressure present, even people like Hongjun would likely find it difficult to reach Buzhou Mountain's summit."

Xuanxiao smiled and shook his head, then strode decisively toward Buzhou Mountain.

At this time, Buzhou Mountain was not like it had been in his memories, with Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures everywhere. Instead, it appeared rather barren.

However, Xuanxiao was not surprised. Even top-tier Innate Divine Beings like Hongjun could not reach the summit, so how could those Heavenly Materials and Earthly Treasures survive in such a harsh environment?

But that did not mean Buzhou Mountain contained no treasures at present.

Only those protected by powerful arrays had any chance of surviving in such a hostile environment.

Yet under Buzhou Mountain's current pressure, even if these innate objects developed intelligence, they would find it difficult to leave the range of their Protective Arrays.

However, Xuanxiao had not come here in search of treasure.

As Xuanxiao climbed toward the summit, he carefully comprehended the Dao resonance contained within Buzhou Mountain.

This Dao resonance contained Pangu's Great Dao of Strength.

Although Xuanxiao had discussed the Dao with Pangu back in Chaos, as the Thunder Demon God, he had only been able to comprehend the Thunder Great Dao.

Even after discussing the Dao with Pangu many times, the Great Dao of Strength had always remained like flowers viewed through fog, impossible to truly grasp.

Now, he was no longer the Thunder Demon God and finally had the opportunity to comprehend other Great Daos.

However, Xuanxiao did not intend to walk the path of the Great Dao of Strength. After all, she was the Sea of Lightning, and the Thunder Great Dao was the path most suited to him.

Xuanxiao planned to use the Thunder Great Dao as his foundation to command all other Great Daos, achieving the unity of ten thousand Daos, merging all Daos into lightning, and bringing all great power into himself.

Xuanxiao's manner of walking upon Buzhou Mountain appeared no different from that of an ordinary person. Yet with every step he took, a lightning seal appeared where he had stood, while his figure reappeared higher up the mountain. Clearly, Xuanxiao had comprehended the Space Great Dao and integrated it with the Thunder Great Dao.

The closer he climbed toward the summit, the deeper Xuanxiao's aura became. Countless glimmers of Great Daos flowed and surfaced within his eyes.

After an unknown amount of time, Xuanxiao finally reached Buzhou Mountain's summit.

Above the summit lay endless chaotic currents. This was the place in the Primordial World closest to Chaos.

However, a mysterious barrier seemed to exist above Buzhou Mountain.

Not only did this barrier successfully block the chaotic currents from invading the Primordial Wilderness, it could also transform them into Innate Spiritual Qi and nourish the Primordial World in return.

At this moment, Xuanxiao remained immersed in a state of enlightenment, standing unconsciously upon Buzhou Mountain's summit.

And so, tens of thousands of years passed quietly.

Suddenly, a powerful pressure erupted from Xuanxiao's body, and his aura began to rise rapidly.

Very quickly, his cultivation broke through the limits of Grand Luo Golden Immortal perfection, yet he did not directly enter the realm of Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

After his breakthrough, Xuanxiao finally awoke from his state of enlightenment. Sensing the force emanating from his body, he could not help but sigh. "So this is the Primordial Origin Golden Immortal realm? I never expected breaking through to be this easy."

As he spoke, he shook his head in disdain. "But it still feels so weak. I feel like even a single glance from my former self would have been enough to crush my current self to death."

If any living being in the Primordial Wilderness had heard those words, they would likely have been ashamed beyond measure.

One had to know that the Great Dao of the Primordial Wilderness had only just withdrawn, and the Heavenly Dao had only recently taken over the Primordial Wilderness.

When the Great Dao governed the Primordial Wilderness, it paid no attention to the cultivation of living beings.

In the Great Dao's view, comprehending the laws of the Great Dao should have been effortless. The Chaos Demon Gods it had created before had all been like this.

Yet it had never expected that the current living beings of the Primordial Wilderness would be so vastly inferior to the Chaos Demon Gods.

Thus, when the Heavenly Dao took over the Primordial Wilderness, it was practically a chaotic, unmanageable mess.

The Great Dao laws between heaven and earth were as complex and disorderly as Chaos itself. For the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness, attempting to comprehend the Great Dao from those chaotic laws was harder than ascending to heaven, making cultivation incomparably difficult.

Xuanxiao even suspected that the Great Dao had handed the Primordial Wilderness over to the Heavenly Dao precisely because the current Primordial Wilderness was too troublesome in its eyes.

That was why it had thrown this "hot potato" to the Heavenly Dao, that "Heavenly Worker."

In Xuanxiao's view, the current Heavenly Dao was like those Ox and Horses in the workplace who were exploited by their bosses and still had to endure PUA.

If the Great Dao's approach toward the Primordial Wilderness was one of "free-range raising," then the Heavenly Dao's was one of "pen raising."

Now, the Heavenly Dao had already begun sorting out the Great Dao laws of the Primordial Wilderness. From now on, cultivation for living beings would presumably become much easier than it was now.

As Xuanxiao pondered, he suddenly felt a chill over his body. His rear in particular began to ache faintly.

He was all too familiar with that sensation. Only when facing Father Dao did he feel this way.

"Hiss, Father Dao, what are you doing? Every child has a Right to Privacy. Isn't it a little inappropriate for you to casually peek into my thoughts like this?" Xuanxiao could not help complaining.

As he complained, countless long Dao Whips suddenly appeared in the void.

Xuanxiao was startled at the sight. If those whips landed on him, he felt he would definitely be beaten to death.

"Oh no! Father Dao, I was wrong! I don't want any Right to Privacy anymore! I will never dare maliciously speculate about you again. In my heart, you are the greatest and most outstanding!" Seeing the long whips in the void, Xuanxiao did not dare hesitate in the slightest and hurriedly begged for mercy.

After all, "a wise man submits to circumstances," and there was no one else here at the moment. Whatever he said, nobody would know.

Besides, what was embarrassing about a son begging his father for mercy? It was filial piety from a son toward his old father.

Moreover, not just anyone had the chance to beg the Great Dao for mercy.

Hearing Xuanxiao's plea, a satisfied emotion came from the void. Then, the Great Dao's aura disappeared.

However, although those long whips had appeared only briefly, they still alarmed quite a few Innate Divine Beings.

"What is going on? Hasn't the Great Dao already withdrawn? Why has it appeared again? Who angered the Great Dao? Don't let it split the Primordial Wilderness apart!" The Innate Divine Beings stared in terror at the long whips in the void, their faces filled with worry.

"Hiss, in Chaos, the Great Dao seemed to display this sort of special behavior only toward Pangu and Xuanxiao, that Thunder Demon God. Pangu has now transformed into the Primordial Wilderness. Could it be Xuanxiao? But hadn't that fellow already fallen?" Yang Mei gazed at the gradually dissipating long whips, a trace of panic rising in his heart.

"No, even I left preparations in advance and reincarnated into the Primordial Wilderness.

"Xuanxiao is Pangu's younger brother. Given Pangu's nature, he would certainly have done everything possible to save him.

"Moreover, the Great Dao seemed to view Xuanxiao differently as well. This time, the Great Dao personally appeared, so Xuanxiao must still be alive. It seems the Primordial Wilderness will become lively from now on!" As Yang Mei thought this, he could not help sighing aloud.

"Xuanxiao? Pangu actually had a younger brother! And he not only did not fall, but is even free from the Heavenly Dao's control!" Hongjun stared at the information surfacing on the Jade Disc of Creation, completely stunned, his face filled with disbelief.

He truly had not expected that such a mysterious and special existence was hidden within this seemingly familiar Primordial World.

"Something is not right. This fellow cultivator Xuanxiao likely has countless connections with the Great Dao. Otherwise, why would the Great Dao, which had already withdrawn, turn its attention toward the Primordial World once more?"

"This fellow cultivator is truly unfathomable—far too terrifying. If I am fortunate enough to encounter him in the future, I absolutely must not offend him." Hongjun's thoughts churned like tangled threads, one idea rising after another.

Luohu, who had been cultivating diligently on Western Mount Sumeru, saw the long whips gradually dissipating above Buzhou Mountain and could not help muttering to himself:

"Good heavens, which fellow cultivator is so bold as to openly provoke the Great Dao? If I ever have the chance to meet him, no matter what, I must seek his guidance and see just how he managed to be so fearless."