The original Black Tortoise Sacred Land's square had been razed flat by the battle. But soon, a great hall appeared.
Bei Qing Si stood guard outside the great hall with the experts from Ice God Palace and Huan Ji, protecting Zhong Shan as he cultivated.
The Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail devoured the corpse of Ancestor Black Tortoise. The so-called Ancestor Black Tortoise was the first Black Tortoise born between heaven and earth. The first—to be called the first, one could imagine how ancient his history was. At the very least, even Pan Gu and Hongjun were younger than him.
His four legs could support the heavens, and each one was ranked as a Sage Magical Treasure. One could well imagine how powerful the energy remaining in his body was.
Xuan Tianzong, at the Ancestor Immortal Eighth Heaven, had refined him for countless years yet still been unable to make him his own. Now, he had ended up in the Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail's mouth.
Digestion—the Eight Extremes Heavenly Tail's digestion was terrifying. In roughly a day, it had completely digested him. Unlike refining, digestion only required energy and completely disregarded the immensely profound structure within.
"Rumble~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
Zhong Shan's Root Bone rang with booming thunder, making the entire great hall tremble.
"Bang!"
With a thunderous crash, Zhong Shan opened his eyes, a trace of cold sweat rising on his forehead.
"Another breakthrough? Ancestor Immortal Third Heaven?" Zhong Shan examined his palm and said with satisfaction.
Closing his eyes, Zhong Shan inspected himself once more. Ancestor Immortal Third Heaven—he had risen an entire heaven.
The farther one advanced, the harder cultivation became. His heavy Root Bone had become an obstacle to Zhong Shan's rapid growth, but at the same time, the bottlenecks that restrained others during every breakthrough did not exist for