"Thank you for your immense grace."
Yuan Feng was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly prepared to bow again to express her gratitude.
"No need for such courtesy, fellow Daoist. Given our friendship, this is nothing."
"Wang Shu and I still have matters to attend to, so we'll be leaving first."
"When the two of them are born, you may send me a message."
After storing the source essence, blood essence, and Heart Blood Yuan Feng had given him within his Inner World, Di Tian left with Wang Shu in the form of a streak of light, vanishing beyond the horizon.
Yuan Feng alone watched their departing figures, unable to calm her heart for a long while, yet helpless to do anything about it.
She could only sigh, turn, and return to Ten Thousand Phoenix Palace, where she gathered the Phoenix Race's elders to discuss their future plans.
Since she could no longer break free from Fate, then let it come even more fiercely!
With Di Tian's departure, Yuan Feng altered her development plans.
The Phoenix Race also completely unleashed potential and power comparable to the Dragon Race and Qilin Race!
In merely tens of thousands of years, they had occupied the entire Southern Continents, the East Sea waters bordering the south, half of the Western Land, and one-fifth of the Central Primordial Wilderness!
Their fortune was so abundant that it far surpassed the Qilin Race and nearly rivaled the Dragon Race, which controlled the world's seas and two-fifths of the Central Primordial Wilderness!
"As expected of a World Creation Fire Spirit. The source essence of a Mixed Origin-level powerhouse truly contains terrifying power."
Di Tian had not been idle during these tens of thousands of years.
As he strolled toward Buzhou Mountain,
he had completely refined the thirty percent of Li Fire Source given to him by Yuan Feng and mastered the Phoenix Race's Lifebound Divine Fire: Southern Blazing Fire!
By studying Yuan Feng's Heart Blood, he had also comprehended the Phoenix Race's Lifebound Divine Ability: Undying Nirvana!
As long as the soul remained and the source essence endured, one could be reborn from Nirvana Fire!
This was also the main reason he had not refined the Heart Blood.
If, after the Three Races Calamity, he could gather Yuan Feng's soul and use the Heart Blood as a guide, it was not impossible to revive her.
"Of the Five Chest Qi, I've already cultivated the Earth Element, Metal Element, Wood Element, and Fire Element to perfection, reaching the peak of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm."
"Once I cultivate Water Element Qi to perfection and select one of the Laws I control to elevate into a Great Dao, I'll be able to step into the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal realm!"
A glint of delight flashed through Di Tian's eyes as he considered which Great Dao he should use to enter the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal realm.
Although no matter which Great Dao one used to enter Mixed Origin, one could continue cultivating other Laws and elevate them into Great Daos,
the Great Dao used as the medium for entering the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal realm had to possess great potential and be easy to comprehend.
Only such a Great Dao would allow him to swiftly reach Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Perfection.
At that point, with his foundation and capabilities,
even if that old bastard Hong Jun broke through to become a Saint, he would not dare act up before him!
Just as he was pondering this, Wang Shu's eyes lit up. She pointed into the distance and cried out to him.
"Di Tian, we've finally reached Buzhou Mountain!"
Hearing this, Di Tian temporarily set aside his thoughts and looked ahead.
The Buzhou Mountain spoken of in later generations was not merely a lone, proud peak that connected heaven and earth and stabilized the world.
It was instead an unparalleled blessed land: a mountain range linking the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, with its core divine peak reaching into the Extraterritorial Starry Sky. Its span was immeasurable, countless peaks rose and stretched endlessly, and innumerable living beings thrived within it!
"Come on. A place this refreshing should truly be explored properly."
Di Tian smiled, stroked Wang Shu's Heavenly Spirit, took her fair and delicate hand, and entered the Buzhou Mountain Range with her.
The two traveled hand in hand, enjoying the caress of mountain mists, gazing upon solitary peaks, wandering through secluded forest pools, playing beside trickling streams, and climbing perilous cliffs.
Amid their laughter, the vast Star Domain hung overhead, while countless stars reflected in their eyes.
Many living beings flitted about with lively grace, brimming with vitality.
The fragrance of flowers and grass lingered around them for a long while.
After tens of thousands of years spent seeing treasures seized, bloodshed, and conflict, the two finally found a relaxation unlike any they had known before.
But happiness was always fleeting.
After traveling together for several hundred years and thoroughly relaxing their tense hearts, they arrived at the core region of the Buzhou Mountain Range.
They beheld the true Buzhou Mountain!
"Though Pan Gu Father God has fallen, his undying will remains."
"Even after the erosion of time and the tempering of heaven and earth, the ancient pressure upon Buzhou Mountain still retains an immensely heavy residual might."
"It is truly an excellent place to temper the body!"
Di Tian gazed at Buzhou Mountain, whose summit could not be seen and whose sides stretched beyond sight, then turned to explain it to Wang Shu.
"You previously focused solely on the path of Laws and did not value physical cultivation. This is a common failing among all beings of the Primordial Wilderness."
"It may seem harmless, but if you encounter a supreme powerhouse who specializes in body cultivation, you will surely suffer at the same realm."
"Even if you are a realm above them, you still won't be able to suppress them completely."
"In some special circumstances, you may even be killed in return."
"Therefore, I hope you will temper your body as well."
"I'm not asking you to become overwhelmingly strong. At the very least, when you encounter someone specializing in body cultivation, you should be able to avoid being killed by them and hold on until I arrive to rescue you."
Listening to Di Tian's gentle explanation, Wang Shu's eyes curved into crescents. She smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry. I'll temper my body and have it advance alongside my Laws."
"I definitely won't hold you back!"
As the two looked at each other and smiled, the meaning in their eyes was obvious to anyone who was not blind.
They spoke no further and began climbing Buzhou Mountain directly.
After more than a hundred Eons of erosion, Pan Gu's pressure no longer posed a threat to Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivators on the lower half of the mountain.
The two spent only a thousand years flying to the boundary between the lower half and the middle section.
However, the moment they entered the middle section, they suddenly felt as though their mortal bodies were burdened with enormous boulders weighing a thousand jin.
They could no longer fly and could only climb upward step by step with their feet on the ground.
At first, their speeds were roughly equal. But as they drew closer to the upper half, Wang Shu gradually became unable to keep up with Di Tian's pace.
After every step, she had to rest for half a day before she could continue climbing.
This would undoubtedly delay Di Tian greatly.
Remembering what had been said before they began climbing,
a trace of determination flashed in Wang Shu's eyes.
"Di Tian, go on ahead."
"My current physical strength can no longer withstand the pressure above."
"I need to temper myself here and improve my body somewhat before I can continue onward."
"If you stay here with me, you'll only be wasting time."
"Why don't we part here? Once I've cultivated for a while and fully adapted to Father God's pressure, we can meet again at Buzhou Mountain's summit!"
Di Tian frowned slightly as he listened to Wang Shu, but when he saw the determination in her eyes, he knew her resolve could no longer be changed.
"Alright. We'll meet again at the summit!"
To guard against any mishap, Di Tian left the Ten Million Star Bursting Grenades he had refined with Wang Shu for protection before setting out once more toward Buzhou Mountain's summit.
This time, his climbing speed was several times faster than when the two had traveled together.
After all, Di Tian's true body was what it was.
As a Purple-Gold Emperor Dragon formed from the mighty power of the stars and Pan Gu Heavenly Spirit,
if his physical strength were lacking, then among the billions of races throughout the entire Primordial World, no one would dare claim to possess a powerful body.
Yet even with Di Tian's strength in Body and Law Dual Cultivation, it still took him over two thousand years to reach the boundary between the middle section and the upper half.
Just as he was about to step into the upper half,
his bloodline suddenly stirred, as though something was drawing him forward from the unseen.
"There's actually an opportunity belonging to me here?"
"That's rather interesting..."
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