Lin Tian could not be certain whether these two innate formations truly contained the "The Fled One" that had escaped after the twenty-four fragments of the Creation Jade Tablet.
After all.
Although this place already stood above several layers of clouds.
The pressure on Mount Buzhou had also reached a terrifying level. Every step felt as though a star had slammed into him.
Had Lin Tian and the Little Beast Emperor not each possessed something to rely on, they could never have gained a three-thousand-year lead over the Flying Chariot Clan while climbing Mount Buzhou.
Of course, that was not the point. The main point was that this was only halfway up the mountain.
Any primordial creature on the Central Continent that could get past the Qilin Clan and climb Mount Buzhou, provided its cultivation was roughly sufficient and had reached peak supreme golden immortal, could force its way here through sheer determination. Failing that, it could still spend tens of thousands of years reaching this platform halfway up Mount Buzhou.
Given Mount Buzhou's illustrious reputation throughout the Primordial World.
Lin Tian felt there was little reason for these two innate formations, containing fragments of the innate supreme treasure, the Creation Jade Tablet, to appear along this unavoidable mountain path.
Even if they did exist here, it was impossible that no primordial creature would have broken through them and taken the fragments during the Primordial World's endless ages.
After all, this was the Primordial Central Continent, not the Three Immortal Islands, isolated far out in the seas beyond the Primordial World.
And yet.
The ancient, decaying aura seeping out of these two formations pointed straight back to the time before World-Opening in the Primordial World!
It was precisely for that reason.
That Lin Tian had surmised these two gateway-like innate formations might have a profound connection to the Creation Jade Tablet.
But until the two formations had been successfully refined, a guess remained a guess.
Whether you're a human, a vine, a beast, or a bird... you ought to have a few dreams, right? Look on the bright side, and perhaps something good will turn up.
That was what Lin Tian, the Primordial World's favored child of fortune, thought to himself.
The Little Beast Emperor, twelve zhang tall, stood beside the twelve-hundred-zhang Ghost Chariot like a sesame seed beside a watermelon. The difference in their sizes was enormous.
And yet.
Ever since the Little Beast Emperor had begun climbing Mount Buzhou, the red mark emanating from its body had grown increasingly terrifying in power!
Despite the immense difference in size between the Little Beast Emperor and Ghost Chariot, the almost tangible red aura of the World-Destroying Millstone radiating from its body spanned a full two thousand zhang!
In terms of sheer presence, the Little Beast Emperor was not at any disadvantage against Ghost Chariot. In fact, it firmly crushed Ghost Chariot beneath its own.
Ghost Chariot's body had originally measured several thousand zhang, but during its climb up Mount Buzhou, it had shrunk to twelve hundred zhang.
A thousand years ago, it had reached Mount Buzhou's halfway point, only for the Little Beast Emperor to kick it back down the mountain. That had arguably been the darkest moment of its life as a demon.
Yet that very kick from the Little Beast Emperor had brought it a fortuitous opportunity!
During the thousand years it had spent climbing Mount Buzhou again, its body had become even more condensed!
More of the twenty-seven faces on its nine heads had been unlocked!
The number of unlocked faces had reached twelve!
For Ghost Chariot, that outrageously violent kick from the Little Beast Emperor had turned misfortune into a blessing.
It had originally intended to come back up to this halfway platform on Mount Buzhou and fight the Little Beast Emperor properly, to the death!
But after gaining this opportunity through its misfortune, all the resentment and hatred in Ghost Chariot's heart had actually vanished when it faced the meek Little Beast Emperor and its sincere apology.
In truth.
Ghost Chariot had survived cautiously on the Primordial East Continent for millions of years without taking a single step beyond the Eastern Continent, instead gathering a group of the Eastern Province's Seventy-Two Fierce Beasts as its allies.
The chief reason.
Was that Ghost Chariot never took the initiative to cause trouble. Even when someone else provoked it, it would find excuses for them, put itself in their shoes, and take endless pleasure in doing so.
That mindset of Ghost Chariot's could certainly be counted among the peculiar mentalities of primordial creatures.
Ghost Chariot stood before this innate formation.
It immediately sensed the terrifying shifts of energy within this innate formation, whose Dao patterns remained unchanged even under the horrific pressure that seemed to bear down upon this place with the weight of countless universes!
For a moment, fear stirred in Ghost Chariot's heart.
It could not help sending Lin Tian a message through its spiritual sense:
"Master, refining an innate formation is simple enough, but when the formation collapses, I fear the power unleashed from within will be more than the three of us can withstand."
Now that was the counsel of a seasoned statesman.
The Little Beast Emperor, by contrast, was already huffing and puffing as it summoned its Post-Heavenly Earthly Branch Slaying Formation, intending to wear away the innate formation before it through slow, persistent effort.
Lin Tian calmly extended a Nine Nether Vine and gestured to Ghost Chariot.
His meaning was clear: go ahead and refine them. Whatever problems arise, your master will handle them.
At the same time.
The Primordial Ninefold Nether Vine swayed gently, its Thirty-Six Divine Leaves blazing with divine light and radiant splendor!
In an instant, countless Nine Nether Vines enveloped both formations and the tens of millions of li surrounding them!
The pressure from Mount Buzhou was instantly expelled from the tens of millions of li enclosed by the Primordial Ninefold Nether Vine!
When Lin Tian displayed this wondrous ability.
Ghost Chariot's spirits soared!
Lin Tian had already grasped the patterns governing Mount Buzhou's tidal origin!
Meanwhile.
The various origins Lin Tian had obtained in the Primordial World:
Space origin, thunder origin, ren water origin, wood origin, geng metal origin, heaven and earth origin, illusion origin...
As the Nine Nether Vines enveloped those tens of millions of li, all these origins formed another grotto-heaven world within their enclosure, separate from Mount Buzhou's oppressive might!
Within this Myriad Heavens World, the endless, tide-like pressure that had belonged to Mount Buzhou suddenly vanished completely!
At that moment.
Ghost Chariot, which had still felt a little apprehensive, became utterly exhilarated!
It immediately got to work. Its nine heads unleashed its innate divine ability to refine the Innate Ten-Direction Formation before it.
The Little Beast Emperor was even more jubilant.
Lightning scattered like electric serpents, while golden light and nine heavens azure lightning burst from its eyes.
Twelve blood-red phantoms of the World-Destroying Millstone appeared above the Little Beast Emperor's head at once.
As the Little Beast Emperor and Ghost Chariot simultaneously refined the two gateway-like Innate Ten-Direction Formations on the platform halfway up Mount Buzhou...
"Devoured a strand of tidal origin power. Evolution points increased by 7,800." "Devoured a strand of tidal origin power. Evolution points increased by 7,300." "Devoured a strand of tidal origin power. Evolution points increased by 7,600."
System notifications rang incessantly through Lin Tian's sea of consciousness!
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