The One That Escaped, Fifth Turn of the Profound Art, a Body Rivaling an Ancestral Witch!

"Hiss!"

Even Zhao Gongming was startled by his own bold thought.

But he quickly calmed down.

Whether it was the Three Daos of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, or the true Three Corpses Dao-Proving method that could transcend—and even control—the Primordial World, both involved the Primordial World's deepest secrets.

Sometimes, when one's strength was still "weak," knowing too many great secrets was not a good thing.

Besides, the threshold for cultivating this true Three Corpses Dao-Proving method was far too high. One would likely have to reach Perfected Quasi-Sage, or even attain Primordial Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, before attempting it.

With that thought, Zhao Gongming cast aside the distractions in his mind and began taking stock of this journey's gains.

First was the Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly. As Zhao Gongming had just refined it, a stream of information flooded into his mind, and delight appeared on his face.

Every Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly recorded a different number of Great Daos.

As the Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly, what it recorded were precisely the top ten supreme Great Dao laws:

Great Dao of Strength

Time Dao

Space Great Dao

Fate Great Dao

Cause-and-Effect Great Dao

Yin-Yang Great Dao

Five Elements Great Dao

Destruction Great Dao

Creation Great Dao

Reincarnation Great Dao

It was true that each of the Three Thousand Great Daos could lead to Primordial Unity, but the Great Daos themselves had ranks of strength as well.

Every one of the top ten was a truly supreme Great Dao. There was no need to say more about the Great Dao of Strength—it was the power of concepts. The Time Dao already touched upon the forbidden power of time. If the Great Dao of Strength had not been so heaven-defying, being a conceptual power, then the Time Dao would undoubtedly have been the number one Great Dao. The Space Great Dao allowed one to traverse space and was the strongest for preserving one's life. Space God-Devil Yang Mei the Great was also one of only two Chaos Gods and Demons to survive the Creation-Heaven Cataclysm. The Fate Great Dao controlled destiny and was incomparably mysterious. Beyond that, top-tier Great Daos such as cause and effect, yin and yang, and the five elements were each powerful to the extreme.

Now that the Great Dao had gone into seclusion, even Heavenly Dao Saints found it exceedingly difficult to comprehend it.

Yet with the Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly, one could directly comprehend the top ten supreme Great Daos.

This alone showed the value of the Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly. Moreover, its effect in aiding Dao comprehension surpassed that of other Jade Butterfly fragments by dozens of times.

It was no exaggeration to say that even for a Supreme Treasure, Saints would probably scramble to trade for it.

Not only that, but only when Zhao Gongming refined this Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly did he discover something else to his delight.

Within this Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly was actually a stream of purple qi. It emanated an aura profound to the utmost; merely looking at it gave one the instinctive urge to refine it.

"This is... Primordial Purple Qi?"

The instant he saw that purple stream, Zhao Gongming seemed to have been struck by lightning. He stood frozen in place, unconcealable, incredulous delight appearing on his face.

Primordial Purple Qi—this was the legendary Great Dao Foundation!

When Dao Ancestor Hongjun preached at Purple Cloud Palace, he bestowed only seven strands of Primordial Purple Qi, yet they created six Heavenly Dao Saints. If such a supreme divine object appeared in the Primordial World, Quasi-Sage experts would go mad over it. Even Heavenly Dao Saints would likely be unable to resist taking action to seize it. After all, though Saints themselves had no use for it, they could still give it to their disciples.

Take Red Cloud, for example. Even with the protection of Zhen Yuanzi, known as the Primordial World's foremost defender, he was still trapped within Five Villages Temple—and would even self-destruct and perish because of that strand of Primordial Purple Qi.

Even a top Great Supernatural Being had fallen because of Primordial Purple Qi. This showed just how terrifyingly valuable such a supreme divine object was.

Moreover, the Primordial Purple Qi within this Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly was of even higher quality than the one Hongjun had bestowed.

It was "The One That Escaped." Refining it would not lead to becoming a Heavenly Dao Saint, but a Great Dao Sage!

"This!"

The joy on Zhao Gongming's face was nearly solidifying into substance. This trip to Mount Buzhou had brought gains beyond imagination.

Pangu Jade Marrow, the Main Fragment of the Creation Jade Butterfly, and this strand of "The One That Escaped"!

It was no exaggeration to say that if any one of these treasures were taken outside, they would drive the Primordial World's Great Supernatural Beings mad.

Of course, Zhao Gongming understood the principle that possessing jade invited guilt. Before he possessed Saint-level strength, he naturally would not reveal these treasures.

"First, I'll refine the Pangu Jade Marrow!"

Zhao Gongming sat down cross-legged. Before him lay a pool of milky-white Pangu Jade Marrow, as vast as a lake.

Yet there were actually only a dozen or so drops of Pangu Jade Marrow within it.

That was normal. A single drop of Pangu Jade Marrow was as enormous as a small mountain.

"Come!"

Zhao Gongming grabbed a mountain-sized drop of Pangu Jade Marrow, and his body plunged directly into it. The moment he began refining it, an unimaginable surge of origin power—even more terrifying than the Yellow-Center Plum—poured into his body. It even gave Zhao Gongming the illusion that he was about to burst apart. Almost instinctively, he circulated the Nine Revolutions Profound Art with all his might. Soon, a black hole-like vortex formed amid a thunderous roar, frantically devouring and refining that origin power. The hazy clear radiance surrounding Zhao Gongming grew ever denser, while the Profound Technique that had just reached the perfection of the Fourth Turn rapidly transformed toward a higher realm.

"Phew! The Fifth Turn of the Profound Art is here!"

On this day, Zhao Gongming slowly opened his eyes. A sharp gleam gradually faded from his gaze, while the hazy clear radiance around him had nearly solidified, carrying an air of being untouched by divine abilities and impervious through ten thousand calamities.

Using the terrifying power contained in the Pangu Jade Marrow, he had broken through the Fourth Turn of the Profound Art in one rush and advanced to the Fifth Turn of the Profound Art—the Body-Refining Quasi-Sage realm!

One had to know that in the Primordial World, body refinement cultivators were naturally invincible among those of the same realm.

Zhao Gongming could now clearly sense the terrifying power contained in his physical body. Moreover, upon reaching the Fifth Turn of the Profound Art, the strength of his body had transformed once more. Its sheer toughness was already comparable to a Top-Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Such a body had surpassed the scope of a top Great Witch and truly reached the level of an Ancestral Witch.

And the effects of Pangu Jade Marrow did not end there.

Jade marrow was bone marrow, and it inherently possessed the ability to produce blood.

Zhao Gongming could clearly sense the Pangu Jade Marrow he had refined within his body rumbling continuously.

Every moment, it was creating Pangu Blood, causing his bloodline and lineage to transform toward a higher level at an astonishing speed.

Though this speed was slow, it flowed without end, unceasing and continuous.

In the future, it was entirely possible for him to break through the Primordial World's limit for lineage and advance into the legendary Chaos God-Devil Lineage.

"A complete rebirth—an absolute rebirth!"

Feeling his own transformation, confidence appeared on Zhao Gongming's face. At this moment, relying solely on his physical body, a single punch from him could probably smash Ran Deng to death. He could even fight a Middle-Stage Quasi-Sage. If he brought out the Slaughter Supreme Treasure, the Thirty-Six Heavens Worlds, and unleashed the Creation-Heaven Strike at full power, then even Zhao Gongming himself had no idea just how powerful he had become!

"It's time to leave!"

After comprehending each of the top ten Great Daos, Zhao Gongming no longer hesitated and stepped out of the restriction.

Having returned to Mount Buzhou, Zhao Gongming did not immediately leave. With his current body-refinement cultivation, he could completely reach the summit of Mount Buzhou. Perhaps he might gain something else there.

But before Zhao Gongming had even begun climbing, a sudden feeling stirred within him, and he abruptly stopped.

At some unknown moment, a burly middle-aged man had appeared in front of him. The man watched him with a cold sneer, clearly harboring ill intent.

Zhao Gongming immediately became vigilant.