Body-Refining Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, the Primordial World's Second Most Shameless Man!

In the Primordial World, there were ten supreme spiritual roots, each one extraordinary beyond measure.

Among them, the Geng Metal Bodhi and Bitter Bamboo had even taken human form, becoming the Two Western Sages.

Even Zhen Yuanzi, who had transformed from a Ginseng Fruit, was the ancestor of Earth Immortals and a top Great Supernatural Being.

Yet the Yellow-Center Plum bore the title of foremost among the ten supreme spiritual roots.

The fundamental reason was that once its fruits ripened, swallowing a single one could directly allow one to attain the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm!

Of course, there was naturally some exaggeration in that.

After all, becoming a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal wasn't merely a matter of magical power. It also required comprehension of the laws of the Great Dao and completion of the Five Qi within one's chest.

But this also showed just how terrifying the origin contained within the Yellow-Center Plum was. For body-refining cultivators, it was absolutely a supreme sacred treasure!

"My Nine Revolutions Profound Art has already reached Third Turn Perfection. With this Yellow-Center Plum, I can probably ride the momentum straight through and attain the Fourth Turn of the Profound Art, reaching the Body-Refining Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm!"

Thinking of this, Zhao Gongming's spirits rose in delight.

A Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, even in the Primordial World, was a genuine Great Supernatural Being. The three thousand guests of the Purple Cloud Palace had all been Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals.

And a Body-Refining Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal was stronger than a Primordial Spirit Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the same realm. Not to mention, he cultivated the supreme body-refining method, the Nine Revolutions Profound Art.

Once he advanced to the Fourth Turn of the Profound Art and became a Body-Refining Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, his physical body alone would likely rival a Great Witch of the Witch Race!!

"Come!"

Zhao Gongming immediately sat down cross-legged and circulated the Nine Revolutions Profound Art with all his strength. In an instant, a black-hole vortex emerged from within his body. Within several breaths, it devoured all the magical power in his body and began swallowing his origin as well. Seeing this, Zhao Gongming didn't hesitate in the slightest, immediately plucking a Yellow-Center Plum and swallowing it for refinement.

Boom!

Just as the Yellow-Center Plum entered his stomach—

"Holy shit!"

Zhao Gongming's expression abruptly changed. At that moment, he felt as though countless Purple Firmament Divine Thunders were exploding within his body. The energy contained in the Yellow-Center Plum was simply too terrifying, so immense that he even felt as if he were about to burst apart. Almost instinctively, he pushed the Nine Revolutions Profound Art to its limit. The black-hole vortex within him roared as it devoured and refined the Yellow-Center Plum's terrifying energy at an astonishing speed. With the ceaseless influx of energy, the Profound Art that had been stalled at Third Turn Perfection also began breaking through the bottleneck of the Fourth Turn at a shocking pace.

At the same time, the hazy clear radiance surrounding Zhao Gongming grew ever denser, emanating an aura untouched by divine abilities and impervious to techniques.

In the Eastern Sea of the Primordial World, while Zhao Gongming immersed himself in refining the Yellow-Center Plum, the once tranquil sea had become extraordinarily lively due to Tongtian Cult Leader's Golden Turtle Island. Countless cultivators from the Primordial World swarmed toward the Eastern Sea, and there was no shortage of Great Supernatural Beings among them.

"Strange. The fluctuation I sensed just now should have come from here?"

A sinister-looking middle-aged cultivator held an ancient little ruler in his hand. Heaven-Earth currents coiled around the ruler, and he emanated the cultivation of a Mid-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

If Zhao Gongming had been here, he would have recognized this sinister cultivator at once. He was none other than Ran Deng, known as the Primordial World's second most shameless man.

Ran Deng had likewise been drawn here by Tongtian Cult Leader's sermon. Though he was one of the three thousand guests of the Purple Cloud Palace and of the same generation as Tongtian Cult Leader,

when a Saint gave a sermon, he couldn't be bothered with preserving face. Thus, he had simply come to the Eastern Sea.

Who could have expected that just after arriving at the Eastern Sea, he would sense a fluctuation from a restriction? Though the fluctuation vanished in an instant, he had still caught it sharply.

What puzzled Ran Deng was that after coming here, he found nothing at all.

"Could it be?"

At that moment, Ran Deng seemed to realize something, and delight abruptly appeared on his face.

This had to be an Innate Restriction. In the Primordial World, only Innate Restrictions could conceal heavenly secrets. If one's destined opportunity had yet to arrive, then even standing right before one, it would be impossible to detect.

Clearly, because of the Saint's sermon, so many cultivators of the Primordial World had gathered here. There would always be someone lucky enough to stumble upon an Innate Restriction by sheer chance!

Moreover, that astonishing fluctuation just now likely hadn't come from an ordinary Innate Restriction. At the very least, it had to be a large-scale Innate Restriction!

"A great opportunity, a great opportunity!"

Even Ran Deng's sinister face couldn't hide his delight. Grotto-Heaven Paradises were already exceedingly rare in the Primordial World.

Even a small Grotto-Heaven Paradise was enough to make two Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals fight tooth and nail. A large Grotto-Heaven Paradise would likely make even Quasi-Sage experts covet and seize it. If he could claim it for himself, the resources within would likely transform his strength completely, greatly shortening the time needed for him to attain Quasi-Sagehood!

The more Ran Deng thought about it, the more tempted he became, but he quickly calmed down.

In the Primordial World, anyone capable of finding such a large Grotto-Heaven Paradise would possess immense blessings and Fortune.

In other words, the living cultivator who had discovered this large Grotto-Heaven Paradise

was very likely, like him, a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. It wasn't impossible that they might even be a Quasi-Sage.

Thinking of this, Ran Deng became even more composed. He immediately concealed his aura and made a decision in his heart.

If a Quasi-Sage expert emerged, he naturally wouldn't show himself and would even turn around and leave immediately. But if a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal appeared, then with the Heaven-Earth Ruler in his hand, he could launch a covert sneak attack. Caught unprepared, even a Late-Stage Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal would likely suffer grievous injuries or even bleed and perish. At that point, all the opportunities and treasures on their body would naturally belong to him.

Though there was some risk in this, wealth moved men's hearts. Compared with the opportunities and treasures of a large Grotto-Heaven Paradise, what did a little risk amount to!

Soon, Ran Deng concealed his aura and quietly lay in wait.

"Phew! The Fourth Turn of the Profound Art has been reached!"

On Fangzhang Immortal Isle, Zhao Gongming slowly opened his eyes. At that moment, he was haggard and emaciated, his body covered in countless cracks like a porcelain doll on the verge of shattering.

But soon, as the Profound Art circulated within him, his dried, withered flesh rapidly filled out. His jade-white skin radiated a luster like that of a spiritual treasure, while protective clear radiance coiled around his body, emanating an aura impervious to all techniques and untouched by divine abilities.

After swallowing and refining all nine Yellow-Center Plums, his body-refining cultivation had undergone a transformation. In one surge, he broke through to the Fourth Turn of the Profound Art, reaching the Body-Refining Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal level!

Clang!

A clash of metal rang out as a long halberd slashed fiercely onto Zhao Gongming's physical body, yet it was as though it had struck an Innate Spiritual Treasure. It didn't even leave behind a white mark. This halberd was named the Greedy Wolf Geng Metal Halberd, an Upper-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure found on Yingzhou Immortal Island. It contained thirty-five restrictions, and in terms of slaughtering power, it was astonishing even among Upper-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasures!

Even so, it couldn't break Zhao Gongming's body or leave behind the slightest trace.

From this, it could be seen that the strength of his physical body alone had already rivaled an Upper-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Not only that, the power contained within Zhao Gongming's body gave him the illusion that he could shatter the Primordial World with a single punch!

"Right now, relying solely on my physical body, I'm already enough to battle Mid-Stage Great Luo, or even Late-Stage Great Luo experts!"

Feeling his own transformation, Zhao Gongming murmured, confidence appearing on his face!