The Demon Emperor's Resentment Stirs Murderous Intent; Pangu's Bone Spur Becomes a Divine Blade

Once everything was settled, Ao Chen immediately sat cross-legged. He immersed his mind in the boundless Dao Rhythm of Buzhou Mountain and unleashed his Heaven-Defying Comprehension to its fullest!

He tried to understand the mysteries of the Force Law that upheld Heaven and Earth;

He tried to catch the traces of Creation left behind by Pangu Creates the World;

He tried to comprehend the true meaning of stability and immortality contained in the pillar that supported the world...

However, the Great Dao contained within Buzhou Mountain was simply too vast and profound! It was the legacy of Great God Pangu, the very foundation of the Primordial World.

Even with Ao Chen's Heaven-Defying Comprehension, he felt like a mortal gazing at the sky. He could glimpse only the tip of the iceberg, but could not delve deeper.

Whenever he tried to analyze it more deeply, he was repelled by the immense Pangu's Will or the pressure of the Great Dao, leaving his primordial spirit aching.

"So difficult! No wonder it's Pangu's Spine!"

Far from becoming discouraged, Ao Chen grew even more excited.

"But that's exactly what makes it worth comprehending!"

He changed his approach and stopped trying to reach the heavens in a single bound. Instead, he calmed his mind and, like a sponge soaking up water, slowly felt, absorbed, and tested what he experienced.

He realized that merely enduring the pressure emanating from Buzhou Mountain was an excellent tempering for his own body!

The omnipresent Pangu's Pressure was like billions of divine hammers, ceaselessly pounding his flesh, primordial spirit, and the Star River Universe within him!

His Mythical Earth Immortal realm, which had only just reached perfection, was continually compressed, refined, and fortified! His foundation became more stable than ever before!

Under the pressure, his body grew more resilient, as though it held a trace of Buzhou Mountain's immortal nature.

His primordial spirit grew more concentrated and pure.

The Star River Universe within him operated more smoothly and steadily, and he gained greater mastery over the Space-Time Law.

"Buzhou Mountain isn't just a sacred place for comprehending the Dao. It's also a perfect natural site for tempering the body and spirit and stabilizing one's foundation!" Ao Chen thought with delight.

As he immersed himself in this unique state of cultivation, he keenly sensed that a faint baleful aura, filled with violence and killing, seemed to permeate the vast region around Buzhou Mountain!

From time to time, the distant sounds of earthshaking battles and the aftershocks of clashing laws could be heard.

"Hmm? It seems the Primordial Continent isn't peaceful after all."

Ao Chen opened his eyes, deep in thought.

"The Witch and Demon Clans must already be emerging, clashing as they compete for the position of ruler of Heaven and Earth, right?"

He shook his head and put those conflicts out of his mind for the moment.

"The turmoil outside has nothing to do with me for now."

"My priority is to use Buzhou Mountain's pressure and Dao Rhythm to polish my foundation until it's flawless, and make the fullest preparations for breaking through to Mythical Heavenly Immortal later."

Having made up his mind, Ao Chen closed his eyes again and immersed himself completely in comprehending Buzhou Mountain's Great Dao and tempering his foundation.

He decided to devote himself to cultivation beneath Buzhou Mountain for a while!

He would make the First Divine Mountain of the Primordial Wilderness the first whetstone on his path to proving the Dao!

The Demon Emperor's Resentment Kindles Killing Intent; Pangu's Bone Spur Becomes a Divine Blade

Just as Ao Chen slew the Demon Saint Ci Tie and continued his journey to Buzhou Mountain,

far away, inside Zixiao Palace in the Chaos beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, the saint Hongjun sat atop a high platform, expounding the words of the Great Dao. Heavenly flowers rained down, and Golden Lotuses Springing from the Earth.

Below him, the Three Thousand Red Dust Guests listened, enthralled, each immersed in the profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

Suddenly, seated on one of the cushions at the very front, the Demon Emperor Dijun—surrounded by the blazing flames of the Blazing Great Sun, wearing an imperial crown, and bearing a dignified expression—felt his mind jolt!

He clearly sensed that the trace of his life imprint left within the primordial spirit of his trusted subordinate, Demon Saint Ci Tie, had been completely extinguished!

Ci Tie had fallen?

An uncontrollable fury surged from the depths of Dijun's heart!

Ci Tie was a pillar of the Demon Clan Heavenly Court, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal-level Demon Saint of great strength, and utterly loyal to him!

And now, he had fallen without a sound? During the very time Dijun had come to Zixiao Palace to listen to the Dao?

Who was it? Who had such gall as to kill a Demon Saint of the Demon Clan Heavenly Court?

Golden flames flickered in Dijun's eyes. Instinctively, he tried to divine the secrets of Heaven and Earth and uncover the culprit!

However, this was a saint's sacred ground, where the secrets of Heaven and Earth were already unclear. With Hongjun currently expounding the Dao and the laws of the Great Dao manifesting, all attempts at divination were further disrupted!

He could only vaguely sense that Ci Tie had fallen somewhere near Buzhou Mountain. As for the culprit's identity and the method used, everything remained a blur!

"Hmph!"

Dijun forcibly suppressed his fury and killing intent, maintaining the appearance of someone listening attentively to the Dao. But in his heart, he had already sentenced the unknown culprit to death!

"No matter who you are—whether a remnant of the Wu Clan or some blind recluse with great power—if you dare kill a Demon Saint of my Heavenly Court, once I leave Zixiao Palace, I'll annihilate your soul and make sure you never reincarnate!"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi, seated beside him, seemed to sense his elder brother's emotional stirrings and cast him a questioning look. Dijun merely gave the faintest shake of his head, signaling that they would speak later.

The Dao continued to echo through Zixiao Palace, but a seed of certain death had already taken root in the Demon Emperor's heart.

Meanwhile, Ao Chen, completely unaware of all this, continued to comprehend the Dao in Buzhou Mountain.

However, he no longer sought a place to enter secluded cultivation. Instead, like a true pilgrim, he began exploring the outer reaches of the Buzhou Mountain Range, filled with reverence for Great God Pangu and curiosity about the First Divine Mountain of the Primordial Wilderness.

The Pangu Pressure here was even more terrifying. The earth was incomparably hard, and space extraordinarily stable. At the same time, the Dao Rhythm between Heaven and Earth was clearer and more active.

While enduring the pressure to temper his body and inner universe, Ao Chen used his Heaven-Defying Comprehension to observe the unique creatures and scenery of the place.

He saw strange innate vines rooted in the mountain rocks, slowly growing by absorbing Pangu's Pressure;

He saw giant beasts with unusual bloodlines tempering their bodies beneath the pressure, their roars stirring an answering resonance from the laws;

He also discovered strange ores and spirit herbs, twisted and transformed by Pangu's Will and Buzhou Mountain's aura.

"As expected of a mountain formed from Pangu's Spine. Creation is everywhere, and Dao Rhythm fills the land!" Ao Chen felt more and more that his journey had been worthwhile.

One day, he ventured into an exceedingly precipitous gorge, as though it had been cleaved open by a giant axe.

Pangu's Pressure was even more concentrated there. Wisps of the baleful aura of Creation lingered in the air, so sharp they seemed capable of cutting through anything.

Suddenly, Ao Chen's heart stirred. He sensed a peculiar aura hidden in the rock face at the very depths of the gorge. It was restrained yet razor-sharp, carrying a sense of immortality and indomitability!

"What's this?"

Ao Chen's thoughts stirred. He pushed aside the rubble before him and approached the source of the aura.

Embedded deep in a smooth, mirrorlike black rock face was a sword about three feet long. It resembled a beast's bone and was a simple grayish blue from end to end. Its surface gave off no light at all!

The sword looked utterly ordinary, even somewhat damaged. But the instant Ao Chen laid eyes on it, the Star River Universe within him began to revolve faster of its own accord, while a longing and resonance rose from the depths of his primordial spirit!

He reached out and unleashed his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, analyzing the sword's true nature!

In an instant, a torrent of information, vast and ancient, brimming with supreme power and razor-sharp intent, surged into his sea of consciousness!

"Pangu... Spine Bone Spur?"

"Pangu Creates the World, and his spine served as its pillar. After enduring countless Kalpa Tribulations and being tempered by the aura of Heaven and Earth and Pangu's Will, this bone was nurtured by Heaven and Earth until it became an innate spirit sword?"

Ao Chen was utterly stunned!

He could clearly sense that this seemingly ordinary bone spur contained forty-eight complete and powerful innate restrictions!

Its quality was astonishingly high: it was a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure! And a sword-shaped treasure of slaughter!

It was as if someone had brought him a pillow just as he was getting sleepy.

He had only just created the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art and was worrying about not having a suitable divine weapon capable of perfectly bearing its Nirvana sword intent. He never expected to encounter an innate divine sword formed from Pangu's Bone Spur beneath Buzhou Mountain.

"Kunwu... This sword shall be called Kunwu!"

In a moment of inspiration, Ao Chen gave the divine sword that was soon to be his a name.

Kunwu was an ancient divine mountain, and the name also meant divine metal. It perfectly suited the sword's origin as a weapon formed from Pangu's Spine Bone Spur!

Suppressing his excitement, he began trying to claim the Kunwu Sword.

But just as his hand was about to touch the hilt, the Kunwu Sword suddenly trembled!

An indomitable will originating from Pangu, along with the supreme sharpness of Pangu Creates the World, erupted without warning!

Buzzz!!!

Terrifying sword intent shot into the sky, as if it would cleave open the gorge and the very world itself! The surrounding space was instantly sliced into countless fragments!

Had Ao Chen not been prepared and shielded himself in time with the Star River Universe, he would likely have been gravely injured on the spot by the unowned divine sword's counterattack!

"What powerful sword intent! No wonder it's a legacy of Pangu!" Rather than feeling alarmed, Ao Chen grew more eager for battle. "But today, you're destined to be mine!"

He held nothing back. The full cultivation of his perfected Mythical Earth Immortal realm erupted!

The power of the Star River Universe surged from within him, and at the same time he joined his fingers like a sword and unleashed the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art, which he had only recently comprehended!

A Gray Sword Qi imbued with the true meaning of Nirvana met the Pangu sharpness erupting from the Kunwu Sword!

Sword intent against sword intent, Dao against Dao!

Ao Chen would use the Mythical Grand Unity Method he had created and the Grass Extinguishing Sword Art to subdue this supreme divine blade formed from Pangu's Bone Spur!