East Sea Shore, Shouyang Restriction!

Zhao Gongming awoke from his contemplation, a trace of astonishment appearing on his face.

The gains from refining the Fortune-Governing Compass this time were truly astonishing!

First was the Great Fortune Art. As its name implied, once activated, it could gather Fortune upon oneself. Combined with the Fortune-Governing Compass, Zhao Gongming could clearly sense the Fortune between heaven and earth continuously converging toward him. Nothing much could be seen in the short term, but over time, the effects would be incredibly remarkable.

Not only that, if he could comprehend it to completion, he could even weaken or strip away an enemy's Fortune and add it to his own. That was terrifying.

Second, and what delighted Zhao Gongming the most, was the Great Destiny Art.

Within the Primordial World, destiny was absolutely a taboo power. Even karma and Fortune were merely branches of its Great Dao laws.

The Great Destiny Art was more akin to the Great Wish Art.

Changing one's own destiny was more like making a wish—for example, ensuring that one was destined to encounter a Spiritual Treasure opportunity, or find a Grotto-Heaven Paradise.

"Find the Chaos Pearl!"

Zhao Gongming immediately activated the Great Destiny Art, but in the very next moment—

Boom!

Centered on him, something like a black hole vortex appeared. To Zhao Gongming's changing expression, it instantly devoured nearly a third of the Fortune around him, and showed no signs of stopping.

"Stop, stop, stop!"

Zhao Gongming's expression shifted as he hurriedly stopped it. Feeling that terrifying devouring force vanish, a trace of lingering fear appeared on his face.

It seemed that changing destiny also required paying an astonishing price: Fortune.

The more extraordinary the opportunity or treasure sought through the Great Destiny Art, the more terrifying the Fortune expenditure. The Chaos Pearl was a legendary Primordial Chaos Treasure. Even if he drained all of his Fortune, it would likely be but a drop in the ocean. Moreover, Zhao Gongming had a premonition: once all his Fortune was exhausted, the next thing consumed would likely be his origin. Once his origin ran dry, there would be little difference from dying and having his Dao dissipate.

"Then I'll use half of my own Fortune as the limit and seek an opportunity best suited to me!"

Zhao Gongming was clearly much more cautious now. He had transformed into a High Divine Root, become a direct disciple of the Interception Sect, and was even the Lord of the Myriad Heavens World!

His own Fortune had long since become unimaginably immense. Even half of it was already an astronomical figure.

Most importantly, with the Great Fortune Art and the Fortune-Governing Compass continuously gathering Fortune, even if it was expended, it could recover at the fastest speed.

Buzz!

Sure enough, when Zhao Gongming activated it again, that familiar devouring force arrived. This time, however, it was far gentler than before.

Very quickly, as fully half of his Fortune was consumed, a powerful pull arose within his heart.

"Oh? The East Sea Shore of the Primordial World?"

Sensing that unseen pull, Zhao Gongming's heart stirred.

This place was not too far from the East Sea Shore. What kind of opportunity could be hidden there?

With that thought, he no longer hesitated and immediately followed the unseen pull, flying straight toward the East Sea Shore.

"Phew! I've reached the Golden Immortal Realm!"

At the East Sea Shore, Zhao Gongming slowly opened his eyes. The light radiating from his body faintly carried a hint of immortality.

Even while traveling, he had remained immersed in cultivation.

With the origin power fed back by the Myriad Heavens World, in merely a few hundred years, he had broken through the bottleneck of the Profound Immortal Realm and attained the Golden Immortal Realm in one stroke.

Gold signified immortality.

Once one advanced to Golden Immortal, one's lifespan became endless. So long as one did not become tainted by Karmic Power and karma, theoretically speaking, surviving until the Immeasurable Calamity would not be a problem.

Moreover, after breaking through to the Golden Immortal Realm, Zhao Gongming's cultivation showed no signs of slowing. It was still advancing toward higher realms at an astonishing pace.

The origin power fed back by the Great Thousand World was enough to support his swift advancement to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal Realm without encountering any bottlenecks.

Even during the Lich Calamity, when Great Luo were everywhere and Taiyi were less than dogs, Zenith Heaven Golden Immortals absolutely counted as Great Supernatural Beings!

"Hmm?"

Zhao Gongming looked ahead. This was already the East Sea Shore, where numerous Human Race tribes had settled, multiplying and living in peace.

Before him stood an entirely crimson mountain range, exuding an incomparably dense aura of utmost yang as it towered into the clouds.

This was Mount Shouyang, the third ancestral vein of the Primordial World. At this moment, looking at Mount Shouyang, which resembled that thing, Zhao Gongming's expression became slightly strange.

There were many differing accounts of Mount Shouyang's origins. Some said it had transformed from Pangu's finger, while others said it had transformed from Pangu's yang root!

Now, it seemed the latter speculation was more accurate.

And at this moment, the unseen pull of his opportunity was coming from the depths of Mount Shouyang.

"What opportunity lies within Mount Shouyang?"

A trace of doubt arose in Zhao Gongming's heart, but his movements did not stop. Very soon, he arrived deep within Mount Shouyang.

Boom!

Looking at the empty space before him, he sent out a burst of Golden Immortal Realm mana with a thought.

The next moment, accompanied by a ripple of profound aura, a vast and intricate Innate Restriction slowly manifested before Zhao Gongming's delighted eyes.

"This is... a large Innate Restriction?"

Looking at the restriction appearing before him, Zhao Gongming's face lit up. Within the Primordial World, Grotto-Heaven Paradises were all sealed by restrictions that concealed Heavenly Secrets.

Top-tier Grotto-Heaven Paradises such as the Three Immortal Isles possessed top-tier Innate Restrictions that obscured Heavenly Secrets. Yet the restriction within Mount Shouyang was clearly a large Innate Restriction. Evidently, this was a large Grotto-Heaven Paradise. Though it could not compare to a top-tier Grotto-Heaven Paradise, the opportunities contained within were certainly astonishing.

"I'll break this restriction first!"

Zhao Gongming suppressed his delight, focused his mind, and began breaking it directly. Under his Heaven-Defying Comprehension, the intricate restriction was deciphered at an astonishing speed, while numerous insights surged into his mind.

[You deciphered the Shouyang Restriction and gained a little. You comprehended Formation Law. Current Formation Law: 15%]

[You continued deciphering the Shouyang Restriction and gained a little. You comprehended the minor divine power—Formation Deployment]

[You completely deciphered the Shouyang Restriction. You attained enlightenment and comprehended the Chaotic Cosmos Formation]

"Chaotic Cosmos Formation?"

Very soon, Zhao Gongming broke the restriction before him. Feeling the gains in his mind, he was instinctively overjoyed.

As its name implied, once the Chaotic Cosmos Formation was deployed, it could muddle Heavenly Secrets like an Innate Restriction. This muddling was not a forceful isolation, for that would instead be more easily noticed by Saints. Rather, it thoroughly stirred up the waters of the Primordial World. The Primordial World was a pond, crystal clear and visible at a glance in the eyes of Saints. The Chaotic Cosmos Formation thoroughly muddled those waters, making it naturally difficult even for Saints to deduce any information!

Besides that, the minor divine power of Formation Deployment was also one of the Earthly Fiend Divine Powers. With a wave of the hand, one could manifest layer upon layer of formations. It was convenient and useful.

After digesting his gains for a while,

Zhao Gongming stepped directly into the Shouyang Restriction. When he clearly saw the scene before him, he instinctively froze, even unable to stop himself from drawing in a sharp breath!

Hiss!