See the Great Way by Breaking Through Life and Death; Create the Future with the Nine-Turn Divine Art (Continued)

But the world grew ever more murky. Thick, dark clouds pressed down overhead, weighing heavily on the heart.

"It probably won't be long before the Primordial Wilderness grows lively again."

Yun Xiao spoke softly. She knew that though the Four Fierce Beasts were powerful, they were no more than appetizers.

The real heavy hitters were still to come.

When the Beast Emperor Shen Ni emerged, that would mark the true arrival of the Primordial Wilderness's great calamity!

"Xiao Bai."

Yun Xiao sent a message through her Primordial Spirit imprint. Before long, a streak of Flowing Light shot over from the horizon, radiating the pressure of a Mid-stage Taiyi Golden Immortal.

Xiao Bai had been making progress, too.

"Master."

Xiao Bai rubbed affectionately against Yun Xiao, then carried her on her back.

"Over the past hundred years, you've been hunting fierce beasts all over the place. Did you come across anywhere interesting?" Yun Xiao asked.

She wanted to travel around the Primordial Wilderness, but after thinking it over, she couldn't settle on a destination. So she figured she'd see if Xiao Bai knew of any good places to visit.

As for returning to the Western Land and plucking a few leaves from the Innate Restriction in that certain forest, Yun Xiao wasn't really considering it now.

It was always better to leave others a little room—who knew when they might meet again?

"Master, I did discover a strange place."

As Xiao Bai flew off with Yun Xiao, she continued, "While hunting fierce beasts, I happened to pass by a divine mountain."

"The whole mountain is a jade-white color. It looks ordinary enough, but whenever I try to land on it, I find myself back on flat ground."

"When I look behind me, the mountain is right there, as if it can move on its own."

As Xiao Bai spoke, she carried Yun Xiao onward. Before long, a jade-white divine mountain came into view.

"Master, look."

Xiao Bai flew above the mountain and was just about to land when a strange ripple suddenly swept past.

The next moment, the two of them found themselves on a stretch of open ground.

They turned to look, and sure enough, the divine mountain was right behind them!

"How strange!"

Yun Xiao activated Barrier Penetrating Insight, but still couldn't sense the slightest fluctuation from any restriction.

In other words, there were no Innate Restrictions on this mountain.

"If we can't land on the mountain directly, let's see if we can climb it."

After a moment's thought, Yun Xiao rode Xiao Bai toward the divine mountain.

One day, five days, ten days...

The divine mountain was clearly just within reach, yet it gave them the illusion that they could walk until a tiger dropped dead from exhaustion without ever reaching it. They pressed on for dozens of days, but still hadn't reached its foot.

"This is strange..."

Yun Xiao furrowed her brows. Could the mountain really grow legs and run?

"Hahaha!"

Just then, a string of laughter rang out. Two children, a boy and a girl, had suddenly appeared atop the white jade mountain.

The one laughing was the boy.

"Tired yet?"

The boy formed a hand seal, and in the blink of an eye, the divine mountain shifted a billion miles backward.

Then he grinned and beckoned Yun Xiao over. "Come on!"

What a brat!

Yun Xiao's face darkened. So it turned out that this little brat had been controlling the formation within the mountain, making it teleport in an instant!

"I'm not going."

Yun Xiao turned Xiao Bai around and started to leave.

"Don't go! We've been cooped up on this mountain for ages without seeing anyone. We're bored to death!"

As soon as the boy finished speaking, the divine mountain appeared in front of Yun Xiao, blocking her path.

"Don't think I won't beat you up just because you're a kid!"

Yun Xiao's eye twitched. She suddenly understood how Zhunti and Jieyin must have felt back then.

You really couldn't get your hands on him!

Just then, the girl leaned close to the boy and whispered something to him. Yun Xiao couldn't make out what she was saying, but the girl kept glancing at Xiao Bai.

"All right, you can come up."

After a while, the boy beckoned Yun Xiao over.

"Fine. You just wait, you hear me!"

Yun Xiao smiled brightly, then landed on the white jade mountain with Xiao Bai.

"Actually, you aren't qualified to come up here."

Seeing Yun Xiao land, the boy turned and headed deeper into the divine mountain, muttering to himself as he went.

He had no idea that Yun Xiao was slowly drawing back her fist behind him.

"Only those with fate may climb Jade Capital Mountain. Just looking at you, I can tell you don't have the good fortune for it," the boy continued, still talking to himself.

No fate? Just wait until I punch you. Then we'll be fatefully connected!

Gritting her teeth, Yun Xiao was about to give the boy a lump on the back of his head when her body suddenly stiffened!

Her raised fist hung suspended in midair.

J-Jade Capital Mountain?

Wasn't that Hongjun's home!?

"What do you think?"

The boy turned around and looked at Yun Xiao.

"Yes, yes, you're absolutely right."

Yun Xiao quickly lowered her fist, wearing a smile as warm and amiable as could be.

"Not bad. You've made some progress."

Seeing Yun Xiao's "humble" attitude, the boy nodded with an air of experience. His face remained calm, but inside, he was absolutely thrilled!

No wonder the great master of the household was always scolding him. So this was how satisfying it felt to teach someone else a lesson!

As Yun Xiao watched the boy's features slowly relax, her eye twitched even harder.

I'll endure it!

She repeated the Heart-Calming Mantra over and over, trying to settle down.

She had no choice. She really couldn't afford to offend him!

Jade Capital Mountain was Hongjun's territory!

And who was Hongjun?

The future Dao Ancestor, the teacher of the Saints!

Although this was still the beginning of the world, given his incredible origins, his cultivation was already at least that of a Primordial Golden Immortal—the so-called Quasi-Saint!

Hongjun hadn't preached yet or passed down the Three Corpses Severing Method, so the living beings of the Primordial Wilderness had no concept of Quasi-Saints.

It could be said that the cultivation realms above Grand Unity Golden Immortal—Primordial Golden Immortal and Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal—were the orthodox cultivation realms of the Primordial Wilderness.

After Hongjun passed down the Three Corpses Severing Method, the Primordial Golden Immortal realm was gradually replaced by the Quasi-Saint realm.

As for Saints, in terms of realm and combat strength, they were Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

They were called Saints because they were acknowledged by the Heavenly Dao and attained the status of "Saint."

So, standing on the territory of Quasi-Saint Hongjun—the future Dao Ancestor, a powerhouse whose body was one with the Heavenly Dao—

Yun Xiao didn't dare make a move. Not one bit...

Now that she knew this was Jade Capital Mountain, the identities of the boy and girl before her were obvious.

The boy was probably the future ruler of the Heavenly Court, Hao Tian, transformed from a Chaos Stone. His physical body was exceptionally hard.

The girl was Yaochi Golden Mother.

"We're here."