As he spoke, the Primordial Heavenly Demon's voice carried an innate pride.
Beyond that, it was tinged with the vicissitudes of one who had transcended time and space.
"Primordial Heavenly Demon?"
Upon hearing those words, Venerable Yuanshi couldn't help but feel his mind tremble.
He pondered the creature's name. It differed from his own by only a single character.
What shocked Venerable Yuanshi even more was that he had never heard of the name Primordial Heavenly Demon.
"Strange."
"From the moment I was born until now, I've never heard of such a terrifying existence as the Primordial Heavenly Demon in the Great Desolation World."
"He says he was the first demon in the world?"
"Could he mean at the beginning of creation?"
After hesitating for a moment, Venerable Yuanshi quickly came back to his senses. He raised his gaze and looked toward the enormous Primordial Heavenly Demon.
"This junior dares to ask..."
"The strange power that secretly guided and helped me break through in that hidden place before... was it bestowed by you, senior?"
The Primordial Heavenly Demon gave a slight nod. That single movement was enough to make the entire void tremble.
"That's right. It was me!"
"If I hadn't helped you, do you think you could have broken through so quickly?"
Venerable Yuanshi was stunned.
Long ago, by chance, he had discovered a hidden place deep beneath Kunlun Mountain.
That hidden place had been filled with a strange aura.
Only after absorbing and refining that strange aura had Venerable Yuanshi's cultivation greatly increased. He had broken through the Primordial Grand Unity stage and advanced to the Primordial Unity Grand Unity realm.
Venerable Yuanshi had always found that strange aura peculiar.
But even with the Saint's Power, he had been unable to trace its origins.
Now, at last, he