After paying respects to Father God Pangu's will, Old Ancestor Styx began climbing Zhou Mountain. He did not choose the previous route, instead ascending from another direction in hopes of finding more opportunities. Although he was not lacking in Spiritual Treasures and possessed numerous Spiritual Roots, who would ever turn down an opportunity that came their way?
As he climbed, Old Ancestor Styx first withdrew all his Mana and relied solely on the strength of his physical body to ascend Zhou Mountain. He wished to use Zhou Mountain's pressure to temper his body once more. After all, he had already condensed the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal Dao Fruit. Even if his physical body broke through to Da Luo Golden Immortal first, it would not matter. It might even provide an extra boost when the Heavenly Flower bloomed during his cultivation breakthrough.
Perhaps it was because his physical cultivation had improved, or perhaps Father God Pangu's pressure had weakened. Old Ancestor Styx reached the point that had previously taken an Eon to reach in less than ten thousand years—one-seventh of the way up the mountain. He did not feel much pressure, nor did he pay it much mind, and continued climbing. Yet when he reached one-fifth of the way up, Old Ancestor Styx discovered that he could no longer advance!
After all, while climbing, Old Ancestor Styx not only had to endure Father God Pangu's pressure, but also the unpredictable extreme weather atop Zhou Mountain. At the foot of the mountain, the climate was still rather pleasant, similar to other regions of the Great Wilderness. Though not entirely stable, it was still bearable. But after leaving the foothills, howling winds arose from nowhere, accompanied by raging blizzards, as though they were deliberately trying to drive everyone climbing Zhou Mountain back down...