Chapter 187: Hunyuan Golden Immortal

"Second Brother! Did you hear any movement?" Amidst the flowing golden spiritual energy, Xionger raised his head and looked ahead.

Xiongda, who was working hard swinging his pickaxe, said without turning his head: "It's noisy everywhere, what other sound could there be? Put in more effort; I hope that once we clear this Main Vein, we can all break through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm."

"True! I heard that many of the Wu Clan are also clearing this Earth Vein. We must seize the time, otherwise such an opportunity will be gone." Blood Dragon, who was nearby, also chimed in casually.

Having sensed the aura of Zulong in this Consciousness Space earlier, Blood Dragon had not found Zulong later, but he had learned quite a bit about things here.

Besides them, the Demon Race, there were also a large number of the Wu Clan in this place.

Compared to them, the speed at which those of the Wu Clan purified the Earth Vein was far superior to that of the Demon Race.

Some time ago, he had accidentally learned from a Great Demon at the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm that this was the last remaining Main Vein in the Eastern Land, and those of the Wu Clan were already purifying it from the other end.

Having stepped into this space for a mere million years, he had cultivated from the initial Golden Immortal realm to his current Great Luo Golden Immortal Peak.

Such cultivation, placed in the heyday of the Dragon Clan, would also be an existence only weaker than Zulong.

Blood Dragon only thought now that he hoped he could break through to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm after this Main Vein was cleared.

Hunyuan Golden Immortal—that was the cultivation of Zulong in the past. There was not much of the Earth Vein left; he had to seize the time.

"The Wu Clan?" Xionger muttered, his eyes looking into the distance.

As a member of the Demon Race, he had no fondness for the Wu Clan. The Wu Clan loved to eat flesh and blood, and many friends he knew well in the past had been captured and killed by the Wu Clan.

The three of them stopped talking and focused on clearing the Strange Stone in front of them.

Although Senior Tian Yuan had not captured any more of the Demon Race to bring in these years, every bit of the Earth Vein cleared was one less, so they must not slack off.

All around, the numerous Demon Race were likewise working hard to clear the surrounding Strange Stone.

The three of them formed a circle, interspersed among the many Demon Race, and quickly pushed forward.

As pieces of Strange Stone shattered, Blood Dragon looked toward the front from time to time, his eyes filled with a strange expression.

Amidst the rumbling sounds, behind the dense, jumbled stones in front, he also began to hear some roaring sounds.

Many Great Demons in the distance also noticed, but they did not pay it any mind.

They were not the only ones clearing the Earth Vein; earlier, there had been times when they were clearing it and encountered other members of the Demon Race.

Seeing Blood Dragon stop, Xionger nearby said with slight excitement: "Big Brother, have those of the Wu Clan broken through?"

His eyes were full of eagerness to give it a try.

After cultivating for so many years, he was now at the late stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal, and Xionger also wanted to test the methods of the Wu Clan.

Xiongda, however, had a depressed expression; he felt that it wouldn't be long before he could break through to the Great Luo Peak, and if the Earth Vein were gone, he would have to rely solely on his own cultivation—who knew how long that would take.

Blood Dragon nodded, glanced at the excited Xionger, and said calmly: "Third Brother, do not be reckless. I have heard that several Ancestral Witches of the Wu Clan are in this space."

Ordinary members of the Wu Clan were one thing, but Ancestral Witches were not existences they could provoke.

Although they had followed Tian Yuan for a long time, it is a virtue to have self-knowledge; it is better for oneself and for others.

Hearing that there were Ancestral Witches, Xionger's movements immediately stiffened.

He had been in this space for quite some time, but apart from the time he followed Blood Dragon to search for the dragon roar of Zulong, he had rarely left the Earth Vein.

He often saw powerful figures passing through the space, including the time when a powerhouse broke open this space, but he was not clear about who exactly they were.

If there were Ancestral Witches in this space, he would never dare to act recklessly.

Amidst the rumbling, figures could finally be seen among the dense Strange Stone ahead.

"The Wu Clan! It's the Wu Clan!"

"There are so many of the Wu Clan in front!"

Exclamations rang out, the voices filled with panic.

Many living beings had long heard the sounds coming from the other end of the Earth Vein, but they did not expect it to be the Wu Clan.

Just as the words fell, a figure was seen flying up in the air ahead, sweeping toward them.

Some Great Demons wanted to meet them, but who would have known that a terrifying might would descend from the air.

That powerful pressure instantly made everyone's expression change slightly; the opponent's realm was far above theirs.

"Ancestral Witch Houtu!" Some of the Demon Race recognized the person in front, and their hearts shrank even more.

No matter which one of the Twelve Ancestral Witches it was, they were all famous existences in the Primordial World.

Houtu swept a glance at the panicked Demon Race before her, and a gentle voice came out: "Purify your Earth Vein well, do not move about!"

The Wu Clan loved to eat the Demon Race mainly because their flesh and blood contained powerful vitality, which was of great benefit to cultivation.

Now that the Wu Clan had found their own destination, and furthermore, this place belonged to Tian Yuan, Houtu naturally knew what to do.

She had lingered in this Main Vein initially just for the situation before her.

The three Blood Dragon brothers, who had originally turned to flee, stopped in their tracks upon hearing this, their eyes warily scanning the distance.

The remaining many Demon Race also looked at each other, their eyes filled with confusion.

The Witch and Demon Clans were mortal enemies, especially those Demon Race who came from the Demon Court.

Upon seeing that only Houtu stood in the air and that the many members of the Wu Clan in the distance did not gather, they all felt much more at ease.

Thinking that this was the territory of Senior Tian Yuan, many of the Demon Race immediately walked forward slowly and continued to clear the Strange Stone.

Just as Houtu had said, the Wu Clan in the distance did not make any unusual moves.

"Hurry, seize the time!" Blood Dragon exclaimed, immediately rushing forward to start clearing the Earth Vein.

There was only this last section of the Earth Vein left; there would be no chance to work hard in the future.

Xiongda and Xionger naturally did not dare to hesitate and hurriedly joined him.

Demon Race all around rushed forward, but most still waited from afar, warily watching the Wu Clan in the distance.

As they got closer and closer, the many Demon Race slowly saw the situation of the many members of the Wu Clan, and immediately, everyone's faces revealed astonishment.

These members of the Wu Clan did not use pickaxes at all; they shattered those pieces of Strange Stone with their bare hands.

Almost all the Demon Race in the field had tried it; without a pickaxe, it was simply impossible to shake these Strange Stones.

It was said that the physical bodies of the Wu Clan were powerful, and that was truly not false at all; more importantly, the speed at which the Wu Clan cleared them was far superior to theirs.

Amidst a rumbling sound, the distance between the Witch and Demon Clans grew smaller and smaller; feeling the Malevolent Qi rushing toward them, the Demon Race began to stop their movements one after another and retreated far to the side.

Although the Wu Clan before them did not make a move, they likewise did not suppress the aura on their bodies.

Demon Race members retreated continuously, and in the end, only the Wu Clan remained in the entire Earth Vein, clearing away the final Strange Stone.

Looking at the rapidly decreasing miscellaneous stones beneath her, Houtu could not suppress the excitement on her beautiful face.

Ever since she began dredging the first Earth Vein, she had been looking forward to the arrival of this day, and now it had finally come.

The Eastern Land is the place of Humanity Luck; after all the Earth Veins are dredged, Mount Buzhou will definitely undergo a great transformation.

The will of Mount Buzhou will strengthen, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk will accelerate its recovery, and her Dao is not far off.

All the Wu Clan members in the field also knew of this situation, and likewise, each and every one of them exerted their full strength to speed up.

That group of Demon Race members did not leave; they were all watching from afar.

The complete dredging of a Main Vein will definitely bring a great harvest, and there was anticipation in everyone's eyes.

"I hope I can step into the ranks of the Hunyuan Golden Immortal later!" Blood Dragon muttered softly, his mood somewhat apprehensive.

He had participated in dredging several Branch Veins before and knew that after an Earth Vein was completely purified, they would receive blessings. But the one before them was a Main Vein, so the harvest would certainly not be small.

It was just that Blood Dragon had no certainty in his heart about whether he could break into the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm.

"Big Brother, it will definitely work!" Xiongda, who was beside him, chimed in softly, his eyes also filled with longing.

He had stepped into the Great Luo peak a while ago, and he also had this kind of desire in his heart.

Only Xionger waited on the side, feeling depressed; among the three, his cultivation realm was the lowest, and he was still at the late stage of the Golden Immortal realm.

Although there were already faint signs of a breakthrough, it was likely difficult to cross several realms to achieve Hunyuan.

Finally, under the expectant gazes of pairs of eyes, the last Strange Stone was found by Houtu, and she smashed it to pieces with one punch.

Instantly, everyone saw the Earth Vein beneath them shake, and a rumbling sound came from the distant Mount Buzhou, radiating a vast and ancient aura.

That vast momentum swept over, and the Witch and Demon Clans in the field could not help but feel a sense of awe rise within them involuntarily.

A dense golden light shot out from the foot of Mount Buzhou, swept across everyone in a flash, and surged toward the other end of the Earth Vein.

Following the passage of that layer of golden light, the entire Earth Vein was filled with the fluctuations of breakthroughs.

"Haha, I've broken through, I've broken through!"

"Hunyuan Golden Immortal, I have stepped into the Hunyuan Golden Immortal realm!"

"That's great, I've broken through another realm! Thank you, Senior Tian Yuan!"

Cheers erupted one after another in the void, which then evolved into deep gratitude toward Tian Yuan.

Whether it was the captured Demon Race or the formerly indignant Wu Clan, everyone was the same at this moment.

Amidst the cheers and gratitude of the crowd, the Earth Vein beneath their feet also shook violently, and then it surged up like a long dragon.

Within the flowing golden Innate Spiritual Qi, wisps of Indestructible Spiritual Light could be clearly seen passing through.

But before anyone could examine it closely, they saw this surging Earth Vein plunge into the ground.

There was no exaggerated or terrifying movement; the golden light sank as it entered the earth, and the Earth Vein disappeared before everyone's eyes in a blink.

Everyone just took a look, and their gazes remained fixed on the distant Mount Buzhou.

With the concealment of the Main Vein beneath them, the golden light of Mount Buzhou flourished, and a golden radiance visible to the naked eye swept from the foot of Mount Buzhou, expanding along the surface toward the Eastern Land.

In an instant, the entire east of Mount Buzhou became brilliant gold.

In the light screen in the distance, Nuwa, together with Fuxi, flew up, looking at their surroundings with pleasant surprise.

With such a great movement from the Earth Vein and Mount Buzhou, they naturally knew what had happened.

As that layer of golden light swept across the surface, the two saw the light screen before them expand at a speed visible to the naked eye.

The four light screens, which had already merged into one, expanded crazily toward the East Sea Shore.

With the rapid movement of the light screen, many flowers, grasses, and trees sprouted like bamboo shoots after a spring rain, and they were still growing wildly.

It was completely in the blink of an eye; mountains, rivers, and vegetation appeared before them, and the whole world began to be filled with color.

"Look! The surrounding environment has changed!"

"This... this..."

"Could it be that this place is also going to become another Primordial World?"

Looking at the light screen that had swept over them and the vegetation growing wildly all around, all the Witch and Demon Clans were stunned.

Having been in this space for such a long time, most living beings had only seen the gray sky, the desolate and lonely earth, and apart from the wandering will, there were no living beings at all.

Even Houtu, who was standing in the air, had surprise in her eyes.

She knew that dredging the last Main Vein in the east would definitely bring a great change to Mount Buzhou, but she did not expect it to have such an effect.

Everywhere the eye could see was a lush green.

Previously, she had discussed with Tian Yuan how to arrange these Demon Race members after the last Earth Vein was dredged.

Although the Demon Race captured into this space had purified few Earth Veins, many of them already had the cultivation of the Golden Immortal realm.

If they were just sent back to the Primordial World like this, they might end up as sacrifices to the Great Calamity.

Now that the light screen was about to cover the entire Eastern Land, it meant that this place was another Primordial World.

From now on, whether it was the Wu Clan or the Demon Race, they could all live safely in this space.

Feeling the rapidly surging will on Mount Buzhou, Houtu felt even more anticipation in her heart.

Primordial World, the summit of Mount Buzhou.

Tian Yuan, who was in quiet meditation, swayed slightly and immediately opened his eyes.

A vast and immense momentum swept out; Tian Yuan looked at the stars rapidly approaching above his head and already knew what had happened.

The Main Vein, in the Consciousness Space, the last Main Vein in the east had been dredged.

Overjoyed, Tian Yuan disappeared from the scene in an instant.

Appearing on the sacred mountain in the Consciousness Space, Tian Yuan looked toward the east for the first time.

That Main Vein had already escaped into the ground, and the entire Eastern Land seemed to be covered in a layer of golden light, and beneath that layer of golden rosy clouds, he clearly saw a patch of emerald green.

The light screen propped up by the Bitter Bamboo and three other Supreme Innate Spiritual Roots followed closely behind the golden light, rapidly sweeping toward the distance.

Because of the dredging of all the Earth Veins, the East had undergone a complete change, and it was now suitable for any living creature to survive.

Before Tian Yuan could even examine it closely, his whole body shook, and then dense laws surged from beneath his feet, frantically pouring into Tian Yuan's body.

It encompassed all the laws manifested in the Consciousness Space, though naturally, the most profound remained the Earth Law.

The Earth Law was Tian Yuan's fundamental origin, and also the momentum of the Five Elements represented by Mount Buzhou.

Brilliant light bloomed on Tian Yuan's body, and the Nine Heavens Breathing Soil held at his chest likewise erupted with nine-colored light.

Several figures came rushing from the distance; they were Nuwa, Houtu, and the others who had sensed Tian Yuan's appearance.

They stood in the air, nervously watching Tian Yuan, who was already completely enveloped by laws in the field.

Laws so dense they had become substantial surged from Mount Buzhou beneath him, frantically pouring into Tian Yuan's body.

Feeling the aura of Tian Yuan being closely connected to Mount Buzhou, the eyes of the few flashed with brilliance.

Seeing it with their own eyes now undoubtedly confirmed their earlier speculation: Brother Daoist Tian Yuan was the incarnation of Mount Buzhou.

With the influx of numerous laws, Tian Yuan's momentum surged rapidly.

Nuwa and the others all widened their eyes, staring intently at that figure within the ball of light.

Finally, with a humming sound from heaven and earth, Mount Buzhou beneath him stopped its growth, and from Tian Yuan's body, a majestic momentum surged forth, pouring toward the firmament above.

Countless ear-piercing screams exploded in the sky overhead, startling the numerous chaotic wills into fleeing frantically.

The rosy clouds faded, revealing Tian Yuan's figure, which was one person tall.

He was no longer burly, yet he seemed as one with heaven and earth, vast and majestic! He opened his eyes faintly, and within his pupils, Chaos churned and thunder flickered.

"The physical body is without leakage, Hunyuan is as one; this is the Hunyuan Great Luo Golden Immortal!" An ethereal Dao sound drifted over slowly, and Tian Yuan's eyes contained excitement.

(End of this chapter)