"Thank you for your immense kindness."
Yuan Feng was overjoyed upon hearing this and hurriedly prepared to bow again to express her gratitude.
"There is no need for this, Daoist Friend. Given the friendship between us, this is nothing."
"Wang Shu and I have other matters to attend to, so we will be leaving first."
"When the two of them are born, you may send me word."
After storing the origin, essence blood, and Heart Blood Yuan Feng had given him into his Inner World, Di Tian left with Wang Shu in the form of a rainbow streak, 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.
She could only sigh, turn around, and return to Ten Thousand Phoenix Palace, where she summoned 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!
As Di Tian departed, Yuan Feng altered her plans for development.
The Phoenix Race also completely unleashed potential and might comparable to the Dragon Race and Qilin Race!
In merely several tens of thousands of years, they had already conquered the entire Southern Continents, the East Sea waters near the south, nearly 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, nearly rivaling the Dragon Race, which occupied all the seas under heaven and two-fifths of the Central Primordial Wilderness!
"As expected of the World Creation Fire Spirit. The power contained within the origin of a Mixed Origin-level powerhouse is truly terrifying."
Di Tian had not been idle during these tens of thousands of years, either.
As he leisurely made his way toward Buzhou Mountain,
he had completely refined the thirty percent of Li Fire Source Yuan Feng had given him and gained mastery of the Phoenix Race's Lifebound Divine Fire: Southern Blazing Fire!
Through 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 origin endured, one could be reborn from the 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.
"Now, I have cultivated Earth Element, Metal Element, Wood Element, and Fire Element among the Five Chest Qi to perfection, reaching the Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak."
"Once I cultivate Water Element Qi to perfection and select one of the Laws I control to elevate into a Great Dao, I can step into the realm of Mixed Origin Golden Immortal!"
Delight flashed through Di Tian's eyes as he considered which Great Dao he should use to enter the realm of Mixed Origin Golden Immortal.
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 medium for entering the realm of Mixed Origin Golden Immortal had to possess great potential and be easy to comprehend.
Only such a Great Dao would allow him to rapidly rise to Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Perfection.
By then, with his foundation and resources,
even if that old bastard Hong Jun broke through to sainthood, he would not dare act arrogantly before him!
Just as he was pondering this, Wang Shu pointed excitedly 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 raised his head to look ahead.
The Buzhou Mountain renowned in later generations was not merely a lone, proud peak that connected heaven and earth and stabilized the world.
It was instead a mountain range linking the Four Seas and Eight Desolations, its core divine peak reaching into the Extraterritorial Starry Sky. It stretched endlessly in all directions, with countless peaks rising in succession and myriad living beings thriving within—an unparalleled blessed land!
"Come on. A place this refreshing truly deserves a proper tour."
Di Tian smiled as he stroked Wang Shu's Heavenly Spirit, took her soft, fair hand in his, and entered the Buzhou Mountain Range with her.
The two walked hand in hand along the way, enjoying the caress of mountain mist, admiring the solitude of towering peaks, wandering through secluded forest pools, playing in babbling streams, and scaling perilous cliff faces.
Amid their laughter, the vast Star Domain hung overhead, while countless stars reflected in their eyes.
Countless living beings darted and danced about, brimming with vitality.
The fragrance of flowers and grasses lingered around them without dispersing!
After tens of thousands of years spent witnessing treasure hunts, slaughter, 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 completely easing their tense hearts, they arrived at the core region of the Buzhou Mountain Range.
There, they saw the true Buzhou Mountain!
"Although Pan Gu Father God has died, his indestructible 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 lingering might."
"It is truly an excellent place to temper one's body!"
Di Tian gazed at Buzhou Mountain, whose summit could not be seen and whose sides stretched beyond sight, then turned to explain things to Wang Shu.
"You previously focused solely on the path of Laws and neglected the cultivation of your physical body. This is a common failing of all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness."
"It may seem like there is no problem with it, but if you encounter a supreme powerhouse who specializes in physical cultivation, you will certainly suffer at the same realm."
"Even if you are one realm above them, you still will not be able to suppress them completely."
"Under certain special circumstances, there is even a chance that they may kill you in return."
"So, I hope you can temper your body as well."
"I do not ask that it become exceptionally powerful. At the very least, when you encounter someone specializing in the physical body, you should be able to avoid being killed by them and hold out until I come to rescue you."
As Wang Shu listened to Di Tian's gentle explanation, her eyes curved into crescents. She smiled and nodded.
"Don't worry. I will temper my body and make it advance alongside my Laws."
"I definitely won't hold you back!"
As the two smiled at each other, the meaning in their gazes was obvious to anyone who was not blind.
They did not say anything more and began climbing Buzhou Mountain directly.
After enduring the erosion of over a hundred Eons, Pan Gu's pressure no longer posed a threat to Great Luo Golden Immortal cultivators in the lower half.
The two spent only a thousand years flying to the boundary between the lower half and the middle section.
However, the instant they entered the middle section, they suddenly felt as though their mortal bodies were carrying boulders weighing a thousand jin.
They could no longer fly and could only climb upward one step at a time with their feet on solid ground.
At first, the two moved at roughly the same speed, but as they drew closer and 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 greatly delay Di Tian.
Remembering what he had said before they began the ascent,
resolve flashed through Wang Shu's eyes.
"Di Tian, go on ahead."
"My body is currently no longer strong enough to withstand the pressure above."
"I need to train here and increase my physical strength somewhat before I can continue onward."
"If you stay here with me, you will only waste time."
"Why don't we part ways here? After I cultivate for a while and fully adapt to Father God's pressure, we can meet again at Buzhou Mountain's summit!"
As Di Tian listened to Wang Shu, his brows furrowed slightly. Yet seeing the determination in her eyes, he knew her resolve was already impossible to change.
"Alright. We'll meet at the summit!"
To guard against any unforeseen danger, Di Tian left Wang Shu the Ten Million Star Bursting Grenades he had refined for self-defense before setting off toward Buzhou Mountain's summit once more.
This time, he climbed 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 great power of the stars and Pan Gu Heavenly Spirit,
if his physical body was not strong, then among the countless races of the entire Primordial World, not a single one would dare claim to possess a powerful physique.
Yet even with Di Tian's Body and Law Dual Cultivation strength, it took him over two thousand years to reach the boundary between the middle section and the upper half.
And just as he was about to step into the upper half,
his bloodline suddenly stirred, as though something was calling him forward from the unseen!
"Could there actually be a fortuitous opportunity belonging to me here?"
"This is rather novel..."
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