However, Luo Qing thought again, the Divine Path powerhouses on the Western Continent suffered heavy losses during the Fierce Beast Calamity.
It was only natural for the Divine Path to weaken and for the Immortal Path to seize the opportunity.
Especially for Acquired Beings and Nature Spirits with weak backgrounds, the Immortal Path was clearly easier to tread than the Divine Path.
Thinking of the Immortal Path, Luo Qing's eyes lit up.
Throughout his cultivation of the Immortal Path, he had relied on an old Qi Refining technique and the analysis and deduction of the Eye of the Great Dao.
He had never truly experienced any more profound Immortal Path methods.
If the West was truly prosperous in the Immortal Path, there would surely be many profound Immortal Path techniques, well worth his pursuit.
"West, here I come!"
Luo Qing secretly cheered, and eagerly threw himself into the Western Continent.
Nearly twenty thousand years had passed since the Fierce Beast Calamity, and the Primordial Era's West had begun to recover some vitality.
Furthermore, with the extermination of the entire Wind Spirit Tiger Clan, various divine mountains and territories were established independently.
At some point, a cultivation method called the Immortal Path began to spread throughout the Western Continent.
Over twenty thousand years, immortal cities sprang up across the Western Continent.
With the rise of the Immortal Path, it inevitably encroached upon the interests of the gods of the Divine Path.
In recent years, there had been constant friction and increasing conflicts between the Divine Path and the Immortal Path, involving forces of all sizes.
In a vast expanse of jade mountains and steep peaks near the Southern Region of the Western Continent, within a deep canyon.
A group of Innate Gods from the Divine Path confronted a group of Acquired Beings and Nature Spirits from the Immortal Path.
Among the Innate Gods, a Gold God in a leading position showed a hint of shame and anger in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Feng, your people from Wangyue Immortal City have crossed the line. This is the territory of our Cangyun Mountain. Do you really want to fall out with us?"
Feng Lingzi was a late-stage Golden Immortal powerhouse, one of the experts from Wangyue Immortal City.
"Fire Cloud Gold God, there's no need for you to waste your breath. This Strange Wind Canyon is a stronghold of the Wind Spirit Tiger Clan, and we will not yield it."
Feng Lingzi responded with a smile.
The Wind Spirit Tiger Clan was once a dominant force on the Western Continent, and even a mere stronghold of theirs was a rare treasure trove for Golden Immortals.
Over the past ten thousand years, there had been no shortage of lucky individuals who discovered hidden strongholds of the Wind Spirit Clan and obtained treasures.
Innate Spiritual Roots, Heaven and Earth Spiritual Materials, treasured artifacts, Spiritual Treasures... all were extremely rare and precious items.
Their Wangyue Immortal City would absolutely not give it up.
Just as the gods of Cangyun Mountain and the immortals of Wangyue Immortal City were at each other's throats.
Luo Qing was passing by from a thousand miles away.
Since entering the Western Continent, Luo Qing had stopped relying on the Fire Escape Technique to travel.
Instead, he was riding the clouds and mists, while the blue light in his eyes flickered from time to time.
As he traveled, he used the Eye of the Great Dao to search for treasures.
Indeed, along the way, Luo Qing had discovered quite a few spiritual materials that could be used to refine Acquired Spiritual Treasures.
Suddenly, the auras of the Divine Path and Immortal Path confronting each other a thousand miles away caught Luo Qing's attention.
Luo Qing was not one to meddle in other people's affairs. He cultivated both the Immortal and Divine Paths and currently did not lean towards either side.
However, the soaring malevolent energy beside them was particularly conspicuous in the Eye of the Great Dao.
What surprised Luo Qing even more was that although this Grievance Fiend Qi was exceptionally fierce, it actually contained a trace of vibrant Geng Metal Qi.
Compared to the soaring Grievance Fiend Qi, this Geng Metal Qi was a bit weaker.
But its vitality was bursting forth, and the Grievance Fiend Qi seemed to protect it, making it quite extraordinary.
At this time, the Primordial Samsara had not yet emerged, and the Underworld was incomplete. However, the deaths of living beings were too frequent, and Grievance Fiend Qi was rampant throughout the Primordial Era, which was very common.
He had only heard of ghosts and gods, and Underworld spirits being born from Grievance Fiend Qi.
But he had never heard of Grievance Fiend Qi nurturing Geng Metal Qi.
"Let's go take a look!"
Luo Qing's spiritual sense flickered. Not detecting any Taiyi-level powerhouses nearby, he concealed his figure and headed towards the gathering place of the Grievance Fiend Qi.
A thousand miles was but a moment.
However, considering that there were seven or eight Golden Immortals and Gold Gods ahead.
Luo Qing naturally would not brazenly reveal himself.
As a newcomer to this place, adhering to the principle of "better safe than sorry," Luo Qing planned to be a thief.
As someone who aspired to be an ancestor of artifact refining, Luo Qing lacked nothing in terms of various Magic Treasures.
He hung a low-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure that concealed his aura on himself, and then bypassed the two factions, intending to sneak into the canyon.
However, he was not the only one with the same plan.
Just as Luo Qing had secretly slipped into the canyon.
After only a moment, a phantom figure shot out from underground with lightning speed and flashed into the canyon.
"Who's there?"
"How dare you!"
Everyone from Wangyue Immortal City and Cangyun Mountain changed their expressions, becoming furious.
They were in a standoff, and now someone else was taking advantage.
Without even seeing the intruder's figure clearly, Feng Lingzi's expression turned grim as he said to the gods:
"Fire Cloud Gold God, let's each take a step back and explore together?
If we drag this on, I'm afraid more people will catch wind of this. By then, neither of our sides will fare well."
"Fine!"
The Fire Cloud Gold God also had a constipated look on his face. The treasure that originally belonged to the gods of Cangyun Mountain now had to be shared with outsiders.
However, the strengths of both sides were similar. If they delayed any further and more people arrived, it would be disastrous.
The gods and Immortals temporarily reached an agreement and began preparing to enter the canyon to search for treasure.
As for the person who had sneaked in, they weren't too worried.
This canyon was the territory of the Wind Spirit Clan; how could a mere Golden Immortal just barge in?
Even Wangyue Immortal City and Cangyun Mountain had made thorough preparations before coming.
At this moment, Luo Qing, who had taken the lead, had already encountered a small problem.
Before entering, Luo Qing had already detected that the canyon was filled with strange, divine winds.
As a Golden Immortal, he hadn't taken these strange winds seriously at first. Who knew that as Luo Qing ventured a hundred miles deep into the canyon...
The chaotic winds, which had only been strong enough to scrape rocks, had transformed into the Bone-Scraping Wind, one of the Primordial Era's divine winds.
As the name suggests, if anyone below the Golden Immortal realm fell into it, they would be stripped of their bones and souls within a few breaths, and their Nascent Soul Spiritual Fire would be extinguished.
Even a Golden Immortal or Gold God would suffer from weakened bones and a damaged Nascent Soul if they stayed for even a short while.
In later generations, the Immortal Tribulation included three disasters: lightning, fire, and wind, with the wind disaster containing the Bone-Scraping Wind.
Even Luo Qing, who cultivated both the Immortal and God paths and possessed a powerful physique, dared not directly confront the Bone-Scraping Divine Wind.
However, this did not stump Luo Qing. If he had one thing, it was Spiritual Treasures.
He covered his head with the low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Sourceless Spirit Disk.
The power of the five elements was as solid as rock, and under the scraping of the divine wind, Luo Qing entered the Bone-Scraping Windstorm.
A moment later, a shifty-eyed Innate God cautiously approached the Bone-Scraping Wind.
He held a clear, lustrous treasure bead in his hand, and the surrounding strange divine winds immediately scattered as if mice had seen a cat.
Even the Bone-Scraping Divine Wind, once it got within ten feet of the treasure bead, instantly vanished.
"Heh heh!"
The person let out a strange laugh and disappeared into the Bone-Scraping Wind in the blink of an eye.
Before long, the gods of Cangyun Mountain and the Immortals of Wangyue also arrived at the Bone-Scraping Wind region.
Two great formations suddenly lit up, withstanding the destructive divine winds, and they all entered the area.
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