Saints Beg Me Not to Show Off

He saw a surging great river, sat quietly by its bank, and comprehended the changes of water, the true meaning of ceaseless flow.

He passed through a dense primeval forest, observed the growth of its plants and trees, the mutual generation and restraint of all things, and the natural Great Dao hidden beneath the vitality.

Occasionally, he also encountered some primordial creatures.

He once saw a small tribe that had just recently given birth to spiritual wisdom. They were barely clothed, struggling to survive under the threat of powerful exotic beasts, yet they still maintained reverence for heaven and earth and a longing for life. This stirred something in his heart.

He also saw from afar two demon race armies locked in fierce battle, seemingly fighting over a valley rich in spiritual qi. The fighting shook heaven and earth, rivers of blood flowed, and in the end both sides suffered heavy losses. This made him understand even more clearly the cruelty of the Primordial Continent.

Another time, he passed through a vast plain and sensed a dense convergence of Earth Elemental Essence deep underground.

Just as he was about to investigate carefully, a roar filled with violent aura came from ahead:

"Outsider! This is the territory of my Shaking Mountain Bear clan! Leave at once, or don't blame us for being ruthless!"

Dust and smoke rolled ahead. Dozens of giant bears, each as huge as a small mountain, covered in earth-yellow bristles, radiating the aura of Golden Immortals and even Primordial Unity Golden Immortals, blocked his path.

The leading Bear King, in particular, had a cultivation base at the mid-stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. His copper-bell-sized eyes stared fixedly at Ao Chen, full of vigilance and threat.

Clearly, they had taken Ao Chen for an enemy coming to seize territory or resources.

Ao Chen stopped in his tracks, his brows slightly raised.

He could sense that the bloodline of these Shaking Mountain Bears was extraordinary. They seemed to be primordial exotic species, born with immense strength and the ability to control the power of the earth. They were indeed overlords of this plain.

"This Seat is merely passing through and has no interest in your territory," Ao Chen said indifferently. With his current state of mind and strength, he simply couldn't be bothered to argue with these beings who weren't even Paragons.

But the Bear King clearly didn't believe him. Perhaps accustomed to being domineering, he roared, "Passing through? Hmph! I think you're coveting my clan's sacred ground!"

"Since you're here, don't think about leaving! Boys, seize him!"

Dozens of Shaking Mountain Bears immediately roared and charged forward. The earth rumbled under their trampling, and a heavy, mountain-like force of earth law power pressed down toward Ao Chen!

A trace of helplessness flashed in Ao Chen's eyes.

"Refusing a toast only to drink a forfeit."

He still stood in place, without any extra movement. He simply pressed his fingers together like a sword and casually slashed through the air toward the Bear King charging at the front.

Swish!

A barely perceptible gray sword qi, like a fine thread cutting through a painting, silently streaked past!

The Bear King's proud Thick Earth Divine Ability and powerful physical body were like tofu before this sword qi!

Pfft!

The Bear King's charging figure suddenly froze. He lowered his head to look at his chest, where an extremely fine gray mark had appeared.

Then, a desolate aura of extinction that made even his soul tremble erupted from that mark!

"No~"

The Bear King only had time to let out a terrified, despairing roar before his massive body, like weathered rock, from the inside out, shattered inch by inch, annihilated, and finally turned into flying dust, not even a wisp of true spirit escaping!

A mid-stage Primordial Unity Golden Immortal primordial exotic beast was completely erased by an unremarkable sword qi!

The entire scene instantly fell into dead silence!

The remaining Shaking Mountain Bears all froze in place, their huge bear faces filled with terror and disbelief!

Ao Chen withdrew his finger, his gaze calmly sweeping over them. He said nothing.

But that silent deterrence was more terrifying than any words!

Thud! Thud!

All the Shaking Mountain Bears, as if their bones had been pulled out, knelt down in unison, their massive heads deeply buried, trembling, not daring to breathe loudly.

Ao Chen paid them no more attention. With a flicker of his form, he drifted past above their prostrate bodies.

He continued toward his set direction—the legendary spine of the Primordial Continent, Buzhou Mountain—walking unhurriedly.

Leaving behind only a group of trembling Shaking Mountain Bears and the Extinction Sword Mark slashed out by the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art, which had not yet fully dissipated, silently telling of what had just happened.

The Primordial Continent was indeed full of "surprises" everywhere.

Ao Chen thought to himself, deepening his understanding of this world by another degree.

Chapter 10: Demon Saint Ci Tie Comes Seeking Revenge, Earth Immortal Reversely Slays a Paragon Body.

Having killed the Shaking Mountain Bear clan that blocked his path, Ao Chen did not stop. He continued forward toward Buzhou Mountain, which stood between heaven and earth.

As he traveled, he consolidated his state of perfected Mythical Earth Immortal.

The Star River Universe within him operated without cease, swallowing the Innate Spiritual Qi of heaven and earth, constantly solidifying his Dao foundation.

At the same time, the scriptures of the Earth Immortal Chapter of the Great Dao Origin Scripture and the sword intent of the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art in his mind, under the deduction of his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, became increasingly harmonious and profound.

In the blink of an eye, several hundred years passed.

On this day, just as Ao Chen was no longer too far from the Buzhou Mountain range and could clearly feel that pressure of Pangu's might, an extremely fierce, murderous, metallic aura of terrifying pressure, like dark clouds covering the sky, rapidly pursued from behind and instantly locked onto Ao Chen.

"Roar—you killed my subordinates and destroyed my domain. Where do you think you're going?"

Accompanied by a furious roar that shook the cosmos, a colossal, monstrous beast—resembling a water buffalo with a single horn on its head—tore through the void and appeared before Ao Chen.

The beast's body was covered in pitch-black scales forged as if from Innate Geng Metal, its four hooves wreathed in flames, and its maw could spew Geng Metal Sha Qi.

Its aura was far more ferocious than that of Jiao Mo or the Bear King, unmistakably that of a genuine, bloodthirsty Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

Ao Chen's form did not stir. Within him, the Star River Universe gave a faint tremor, dissolving the Zenith Heaven pressure into nothingness.

He gazed at the enraged Demon Saint before him, a hint of amusement curling on his face.

"Demon Race?"

"I am Ci Tie, a Demon God under the Sun Palace. Was it you who killed my children?"

Ci Tie's blood-red giant eyes locked onto Ao Chen, brimming with brutality and Killing Intent. The oppressive weight of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal bore down like a tangible force, enough to shatter the guts of an ordinary Primordial Unity Golden Immortal.

He had not gone to the Purple Cloud Palace to hear the Dao but had been stationed at the Sun Palace. The Shaking Mountain Bears Ao Chen had slaughtered were precisely Ci Tie's demon soldiers and generals.

Days ago, sensing his subordinates' deaths, he had tracked the aura here.

"Demon God? Heh."

Ao Chen gave a noncommittal chuckle. Though he said little, the disdain in his tone was plain to see.

In truth, if it had been any other Demon God of the Demon Race, they might have hesitated.

After all, an existence that appeared to be an Earth Immortal yet had slain their own Primordial Unity Golden Immortal subordinates was indeed quite strange.

But unfortunately, this was Ci Tie—the iron-headed brute of the Demon Race, bluntly put, brainless and only capable of charging head-on.

Thus, upon hearing Ao Chen's words, the fury in his heart ignited completely.

"You seek death."

Already enraged by the loss of his subordinates, and now mocked by a junior who seemed merely an Earth Immortal, how could he hold back?

"Die for me. Ten Thousand Blades Piercing Kill."

Ci Tie roared, activating his innate divine ability.

In an instant, the Innate Geng Metal Qi within a billion-mile radius was drawn forth, transforming into billions of razor-sharp, gleaming Geng Metal blades. Like a raging storm, they converged from all directions, hurtling toward Ao Chen.

Each blade could easily slice through a Golden Immortal's body and pierce through space.

"Well struck."

Ao Chen was not alarmed but delighted. In his cultivation journey thus far, ordinary Primordial Unity Golden Immortals were beneath his notice; only a Zenith Heaven could truly test his strength.

Facing the storm of Geng Metal blades that could tear everything apart, Ao Chen neither dodged nor evaded. Within him, the Star River Universe roared into motion.

Rustle, rustle.

For the first time, a vast, resplendent phantom of a star river appeared fully and clearly between the heavens and earth of the Primordial World.

This star river was so real it seemed to have brought an actual universe down to this place.

Countless stars revolved within it along mysterious trajectories, radiating an aura that could suppress the ages and grind away all laws.

Clink, clatter~

The moment those billions of Geng Metal blades entered the star river's phantom range, they slowed abruptly, like mud sinking into the sea.

Infinite Stellar Force acted like a millstone, grinding them down layer by layer, dissolving them, until they were reduced to the purest Geng Metal origin, which the Star River Universe absorbed as nourishment.

—A Mythical Earth Immortal, with an inner universe self-contained, impervious to myriad laws.

"What? My Geng Metal Sha Qi was absorbed by him?"

Ci Tie's eyes nearly popped out at the sight. This completely defied his understanding.

"Impossible. You are no Earth Immortal. Watch my body's divine ability."

Ci Tie bellowed, his massive frame lunging forward in a headlong charge.

He was a primordial mutant of the Primordial World, his physical body among the strongest even among Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals. The force of this charge could shatter the Primordial Divine Mountains.