On the western side of True Bone Peak, as the malevolent will of the first Jiaolong Ancestor dissipated, the mist shrouding the entire mountain also thinned considerably.
Inside the cave dwelling, Lin Fan gazed at the Dao Principle crystal before him, carefully sensing the Dao Principle energy within.
This Dao Principle crystal could be said to contain all the Dao Principle insights accumulated over the first Jiaolong Ancestor's lifetime.
As the founding ancestor of an entire clan, one could well imagine how formidable that ancestor's cultivation had been. By Lin Fan's estimation, the other party had most likely been a being at the pinnacle of the Demon Saint Realm.
The Dao Principle insights of a peak Demon Saint's entire life—the Dao Principle energy contained within was bound to be staggering.
With that thought, Lin Fan hesitated no longer and immediately began refining the Dao Principle crystal!
The Dao Principle crystal floated before him, releasing wisps of incomparably pure energy.
As that energy entered Lin Fan's body, his once tranquil Inner Landscape began to undergo changes visible to the naked eye.
The Inner Landscape expanded once more. Amid resounding rumbles, the Bridge of Longevity grew ever more magnificent, while the already enormous Enlightenment Tree spread open heaven and earth, as though transforming into a primordial root.
This time, to guard against the Primal Divine Statue swooping in to snatch it halfway through, Lin Fan did not send the Dao Principle crystal into his Inner Landscape for refinement.
Yet as the Inner Landscape changed, it ultimately still disturbed the Primal Divine Statue.
Deep within the Inner Landscape, the Primal Divine Statue, deathly still like a sculpture, suddenly lit up. Streaks of azure light tore through the void, erupting with dazzling, astonishing fluctuations.
But the azure light quickly faded, and the Primal Divine