Hearing the system's notification, Qin Feng instantly perked up and sprang to his feet. He quickly began inspecting his rewards.
Earlier, Hong Yun had answered correctly, earning Qin Feng a generous reward as well.
But Qin Feng had no cultivation at all, so he didn't dare eat those spirit fruits carelessly.
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the Primordial Creation Scripture!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained 18 Epoch Pills!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained the Chaos Bead!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained 888,888 merit points!]
[Congratulations, Host! You have obtained 100 Great Dao Laws!]
Qin Feng grinned from ear to ear and laid all the rewards out before him.
Besides the items from the grand prize package, there were also 18 Great Dao Laws, 6 Yellow Middle Plums, 12 Top-grade Purple-patterned Flat Peaches, and 6 Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.
He began inspecting the items one by one.
The Primordial Creation Scripture?
Qin Feng picked up a scroll. The moment he opened it, it transformed into a streak of light and shot into his mind.
An immense force surged into him, nearly crushing his consciousness in an instant.
At that moment, Qin Feng felt as if he were standing in an endless, boundless starry sky.
In the blink of an eye, he seemed to have lived through countless tens of thousands of years.
A weathered, imposing aura erupted, washing away every trace of the various chaotic energies clinging to him.
At the same time, understanding dawned in his heart.
The Primordial Creation Scripture contained the supreme wonders of the past, present, and future. It was a divine cultivation art that could cross to the other shore and lead straight to the pinnacle at the end of the Great Dao!
Qin Feng could barely begin to understand the many cultivation methods it contained.
He temporarily withdrew his attention and continued inspecting the other items.
"System, what is an Epoch Pill?"
[An Epoch Pill! It was refined from the power contained in the Water-Fire Banner that Di Jun offered as his answer earlier. The system extracted and refined that power into nine Epoch Pills. Each Epoch Pill contains the Mana a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could gather over one kalpa!]
[The spiritual treasure also contained 100 Great Dao Laws, which have likewise been awarded to the Host!]
[As well as the 800,000 years of Mana deducted from Di Jun!]
Qin Feng was overjoyed!
The Mana a Grand Unity Golden Immortal could gather over an entire kalpa?
Just how powerful would that be!
It seemed this Innate Spiritual Treasure truly was extraordinary!
Not only could it be refined into so many Epoch Pills, but 100 Great Dao Laws could also be extracted from it.
If Di Jun knew what Qin Feng was thinking, he would be furious.
Innate Spiritual Treasures were fated treasures of Heaven and Earth. Once one was damaged, there would be one fewer forever.
As for Great Dao Laws, Golden Immortals could comprehend and refine them on their own.
And Mana?
What Grand Unity Golden Immortal lacked Mana?
Anyone who had reached that realm had already spent countless kalpas cultivating in the Primordial World. How could they possibly be short on Mana?
What they valued more was their comprehension of the Great Dao!
That was why Di Jun hadn't even batted an eye when 800,000 years of his Mana were deducted!
Qin Feng took a deep breath and asked again, "What do the Yellow Middle Plums and Purple-patterned Flat Peaches do?"
[The Yellow Middle Plum and the Purple-patterned Flat Peach are both among the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots. Consuming them can improve one's Root Foundation and offers a certain chance of comprehending the Great Dao.]
"What is a Root Foundation?"
[One's Root Foundation determines one's limits. With an Ordinary Root Foundation, becoming a Golden Immortal is nearly impossible! A Houtian Demonic God Root Foundation can reach the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm! A Xiantian Deity Root Foundation has no limit and grants one Potential for Proving the Dao!]
Qin Feng marveled. How could the sons of commoners not become kings?
The ancients hadn't lied. No matter the era, one's foundation still determined how far one could go.
If he hadn't obtained these Innate Spiritual Roots and the system, without such an opportunity, he wouldn't just have struggled to cultivate—he might not even have been able to keep his life.
After a brief exchange through Divine Sense, Qin Feng found the system's emotionless, mechanical replies rather boring.
Now that he understood everything, Qin Feng decided to begin cultivating immediately. He had to increase his strength as quickly as possible.
First, he would consume the Yellow Middle Plums to change his Root Foundation.
Six Yellow Middle Plums!
Twelve Top-grade Purple-patterned Flat Peaches!
And 18 Epoch Pills!
Buzz!
A wave of pressure began to gather quietly.
It spread, reaching ten miles, a hundred miles... then ten thousand miles!
An oppressive aura filled the area for ten thousand miles around. The heavy, stifling atmosphere left countless demon beasts restless.
They instinctively fled from the area.
Boom!
Qin Feng had consumed all the Innate Spiritual Roots and Epoch Pills!
His tenth level of Qi Refining instantly broke through!
In the blink of an eye, he reached the Nascent Soul realm!
The next moment, he broke through several realms in succession and advanced to Earth Immortal!
He paused at the Earth Immortal realm. Three breaths later, he broke through to Heavenly Immortal!
He advanced smoothly, as if walking across flat ground, without a single bottleneck!
At last, he entered the Golden Immortal realm!
Mid Golden Immortal!
Late Golden Immortal Grand Perfection!
Aaaah!
At that moment, Qin Feng was engulfed by a violent torrent of power.
Boundless spiritual energy came surging from within hundreds of thousands of miles.
A colossal vortex appeared in the sky, slowly spinning like a funnel.
Endless spiritual energy poured madly into Qin Feng's body.
By now, Qin Feng had already collapsed to the ground.
The towering tree he had previously leaned against, along with everything else within tens of thousands of meters, had been nearly flattened by the terrifying pressure.
Feeling the immense power within him—the sensation that he could destroy Heaven and Earth with a mere gesture—Qin Feng couldn't help throwing his head back and roaring.
For a time, the demon beasts in the surrounding forest fled in terror.
Countless demon beasts formed a surging stampede, trampling and crashing through everything in their path.
Across an area stretching a million miles, numerous powerful cultivators were left puzzled.
"Could a demon beast be breaking through?"
"That aura is incredibly powerful! It's almost on par with a Grand Unity Golden Immortal!"
The commotion drew the attention not only of those within a million miles, but also of the Grand Unity Golden Immortals and Quasi-Saints at Buzhou Mountain, Kunlun Mountain, among the Witch Race, and on Penglai Immortal Island. They could all clearly sense Qin Feng's breakthrough.
But it only caught their attention; they didn't pay it much mind.
A mere Golden Immortal was beneath their notice.
Phew!
Feeling the violent spiritual energy around him, Qin Feng couldn't help feeling a little regretful.
If he'd known how to cultivate, he wouldn't have wasted so much Mana.
This had been the Mana of a Grand Unity Golden Immortal accumulated over eighteen kalpas!
It had also contained the Mana Di Jun had accumulated over 800,000 years!
Yet it had only taken him to Golden Immortal Grand Perfection!
Still, he had a theory.
Some of the Mana had probably been wasted, while the rest had gone toward breaking through his bottlenecks.
Although the dozen or so Innate Spiritual Roots had improved his Root Foundation and weakened the bottlenecks, it had still taken an immense amount of power to break through.
Moreover, while breaking through just now, he had keenly sensed that the Primordial Creation Scripture had begun operating on its own.
That cultivation art had absorbed a great deal of power, too.
The Primordial Creation Scripture contained three techniques.
The Indestructible Past Technique!
The Myriad Tribulation Present Body!
The Shore of the Future Method!
The three techniques encompassed divine abilities, Dao arts, and body cultivation, and were immensely powerful.
Their many wonders were so profound that even with his current Golden Immortal cultivation, Qin Feng had yet to fully comprehend them.
Qin Feng quickly released his Divine Sense, covering ten thousand miles.
Sensing that he was almost the only one left in the area, he couldn't help smiling bitterly.
He wondered if the tremendous commotion from his breakthrough might have alerted other powerful beings in the Primordial World.
Then he quickly gathered the items he hadn't had a chance to inspect and flew off, finding a safe place to settle.
Elsewhere, Kunpeng had arrived at East Prince Gong's domain.
Meanwhile, Di Jun and Taiyi had reached Buzhou Mountain.
"Fellow Daoist Kunpeng, I didn't expect to see you again so soon after we parted at Zixiao Palace!" East Prince Gong greeted him with a cheerful smile.
A glint flashed in Kunpeng's eyes. "I'll get straight to the point. I have a great opportunity to offer you!"
"Oh? Come inside and tell me about it." East Prince Gong's expression didn't change as he led Kunpeng into his domain.
Buzhou Mountain.
Nuwa didn't show herself. Her calm voice reached Taiyi and Di Jun. "Fellow Daoists, I'm in seclusion and couldn't come out to welcome you. Please forgive my discourtesy!"
Taiyi frowned. "In that case, we'll come back another day!"
Nuwa replied calmly, "You two should avoid any suspicion. The Witch Race already questioned us in the group earlier. If they see you here now, it could easily lead to a misunderstanding!"
Di Jun replied in a low voice, "Fellow Daoist Nuwa, there's no need for concern! In my view, everything the Chat Group said is true. The War of the Witches and Demons is inevitable!"
Nuwa's expression changed dramatically, and she appeared in a flash. "Why are you so certain?"
Di Jun narrowed his eyes. "Then let me take up a little of your time and explain the current situation in the Primordial World, as well as the demon race's plans going forward!"
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