Qianyuan Mountain.
As Xuanyuan opened the Chaos Guardian Array, torrents of Innate Spiritual Qi surged out.
Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the others were dumbfounded.
Even Jiu Feng and Xing Tian, two powerful members of the Witch Clan, looked incredulous.
They knew Ancestor Witch Xuanyuan was powerful and had plenty of treasures, but they never imagined that even his residence would be so luxurious.
"This is our home. From now on, you'll cultivate here with us. Come on in!"
Xuanyuan ushered the six of them into Qianyuan Mountain.
The moment they stepped inside, the six felt every pore in their bodies open. They didn't even need to cultivate deliberately; Innate Spiritual Qi flowed into them on its own, tempering their bodies.
"The Innate Spiritual Qi here is incredibly dense!"
"Tell me about it. I feel like even Zixiao Palace can't compare!"
"Have some confidence. Drop the 'I feel like.' What is Zixiao Palace? It's not even worthy of carrying this place's shoes!"
Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other three cried out in astonishment.
The first time they had entered Zixiao Palace, they'd been amazed. They had thought that a Saint's residence truly lived up to its reputation: Innate Spiritual Qi filled every corner, making it a holy land for cultivation.
But after seeing Qianyuan Mountain, they all shook their heads.
The difference was enormous!
A Saint's residence was nothing special!
As they made their way forward, the six could barely take it all in. All kinds of spiritual roots and fruits were scattered everywhere.
Numerous spirit beasts lived there. Though they hadn't taken human form, their auras made it clear they were no weaker than the six.
Some were even stronger.
The six were terrified as they looked at the spirit beasts.
They had no doubt that if they weren't following Xuanyuan, the beasts would tear them to shreds.
When they reached the mountaintop and saw the towering, imposing Qianyuan Palace, they were stunned once again.
This was especially true of Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other two.
In their eyes, Qianyuan Palace was every bit as grand as Zixiao Palace—if not more so.
At the thought of cultivating here from now on, they were overjoyed.
Following Xuanyuan had truly been the best decision they had ever made.
Xuanyuan cleared his throat. Once they were all looking at him, he said with a smile, "Since you've all taken us as your master, we naturally won't treat you unfairly."
"One Innate Spiritual Treasure for each of you. Consider them your master's gifts."
"You may take any spiritual roots or fruits in Qianyuan Mountain as you please. There's no need to report to us."
"We have just one requirement: within three thousand years, you must break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm. Until then, no one is to leave Qianyuan Mountain."
"This is the Primordial Demon Scripture. It has seven stages, and once mastered, it can take you to the Hunyuan Limitless Daluo Realm. Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird, Sihuxiang—from today onward, the four of you will cultivate this technique."
"Jiu Feng, Xing Tian, we're all members of the Witch Clan. You'll cultivate the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique of Pangu Father God alongside us."
Xuanyuan gave them a long list of instructions in one breath.
The six listened attentively, nodding as they agreed.
As if they wouldn't.
With such an excellent cultivation environment, none of them would want to leave unless Xuanyuan drove them out.
Xuanyuan was quite pleased with their attitude.
With a wave of his hand, Ginseng Fruits, peaches, and other Innate Spiritual Fruits flew over and landed in the hands of Six-Eared Macaque and the others.
Xuanyuan then brought out Huazi, Maozi, and other rewards he'd obtained from the system's daily sign-in, handing them out before sending everyone into Qianyuan Palace to cultivate.
In truth, getting Six-Eared Macaque and the other three to break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm quickly wouldn't be difficult.
He could simply give each of them a Yellow Middle Plum. They would break through at once, completing the system's task.
But Yellow Middle Plums had one drawback: after eating one and breaking through to the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm, one's strength would stop advancing. There would be no possibility of further progress.
Since Xuanyuan had taken them as his disciples, he naturally didn't want the four of them to be stuck at the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm.
In his view, Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other two had exceptional talent and origins, even by the standards of the Primordial World.
The Daluo Golden Immortal Realm was certainly not their limit.
They could reach the Saint Realm at the very least, perhaps even higher.
Since they had become his disciples, he couldn't ruin their futures just to complete a system task.
After the six entered Qianyuan Palace, Xuanyuan took a formation disk from the Chaos Bead and casually set up an array with a wave of his hand.
In an instant, the Spiritual Qi within a radius of a million miles surged toward Qianyuan Mountain like a rising tide.
Xuanyuan had set up a Spirit Gathering Array.
The Chaos Spirit Gathering Array.
It could gather Spiritual Qi from within a radius of a million miles.
Of course, that wasn't the Chaos Spirit Gathering Array's greatest strength.
If it was called the Chaos Spirit Gathering Array, it naturally had something special about it.
The Chaos Spirit Gathering Array could do more than gather Spiritual Qi. It could also automatically transform the gathered Spiritual Qi into Innate Spiritual Qi.
Innate Spiritual Qi was the energy that existed before Great God Pangu split Heaven and Earth. It needed no refinement and could be absorbed directly for use.
Qianyuan Mountain already had extremely dense Innate Spiritual Qi. Now that Xuanyuan had set up the Chaos Spirit Gathering Array, it would have a constant, endless supply.
In such a unique environment, even a pig that did nothing but eat and sleep could rapidly grow stronger.
And that was before counting the techniques Xuanyuan provided, the many spiritual fruits and roots, and treasures such as Maozi and Huazi, which he'd received as system sign-in rewards.
With all that, Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other two were sure to break through to the Daluo Golden Immortal Realm within three thousand years.
Xuanyuan reclined comfortably in a chair, eyes half-closed, neither fully asleep nor fully awake as he waited for them to break through.
Time flew by. In the blink of an eye, a hundred years had passed.
Xuanyuan swept his Spiritual Sense through Qianyuan Palace.
Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the others were all cultivating diligently.
He nodded slightly, a faint smile on his face.
In just a hundred years, the four of them had each advanced by one minor realm, reaching the middle stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.
There was still plenty of time, so Xuanyuan didn't interfere. He let them continue cultivating at their own pace.
As for Jiu Feng and Xing Tian, they had already been at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm before arriving at Qianyuan Mountain.
After cultivating in Qianyuan Palace for a hundred years, they had both reached the great perfection stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.
But once they reached that stage, the difference between Xing Tian and Jiu Feng became clear.
As the Witch Clan's greatest warrior and the only one besides the Ancestor Witches to possess a Nascent Soul, Jiu Feng began trying to comprehend Law Power as soon as she broke through to the great perfection stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.
Xing Tian, on the other hand, had remarkable talent but no Nascent Soul, so he couldn't comprehend Law Power at all.
Even with the Nine Revolutions Mysterious Origin Technique Xuanyuan had provided, his cultivation slowed once he reached the great perfection stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm. He could only rely on the dense Innate Spiritual Qi to temper his physical strength bit by bit, following the path of becoming a Saint through the body.
Xuanyuan didn't have a good solution for this yet.
All he could do was let Xing Tian temper his body at his own pace.
It was clear that among all the great warriors of the Witch Clan, Jiu Feng was truly blessed.
After a moment's thought, Xuanyuan pointed a finger. A dazzling golden light entered Jiu Feng's body.
Jiu Feng seemed to sense it. She bowed slightly in Xuanyuan's direction, then focused all her attention on absorbing and refining the Great Dao Merit he had given her.
Time passed without measure in the Primordial World. In the blink of an eye, another three hundred years went by.
Xuanyuan looked toward Qianyuan Palace again.
By then, Six-Eared Macaque, Kong Xuan, and the other two had each advanced by another minor realm, reaching the late stage of the Taiyi Golden Immortal Realm.
Jiu Feng and Xing Tian, meanwhile, were still as before.
Jiu Feng continued absorbing and refining the Great Dao Merit, while Xing Tian continued tempering his body.
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