40: The situation in the prehistoric world
The Immortal Volcano was extremely harmonious.
In this secluded place, time was as still as water, silently slipping away from between one's fingertips.
At this moment, Qing Wu was sitting by a lake of fire, holding out a fishing rod.
Inside was volcanic magma with rippling waves, where the figures of Volcanic Crystal Fish could be vaguely seen, their heads raised as they watched the motionless Qing Wu.
Although he appeared to be fishing, he was actually communicating with the earth veins.
Additionally, many strands of his mind had been split off using the One Leaf to Substitute the Eye Divine Ability to collect information on the Primordial World.
While he was lost in thought, fiery red dao rhyme surged from behind, and a gaze fell straight upon him.
Yuan Feng had emerged from her seclusion.
Qing Wu withdrew his mind and met her gaze. In that instant, he realized that Yuan Feng had also perfected her own Dao Fruit, reaching the Realm of Daluo Perfection.
However, Yuan Feng's eyes were somewhat cold, and the faint firelight behind her did not recede.
Perhaps she was somewhat annoyed because she had once again achieved a Breakthrough after Qing Wu.
At this time, Jin Feng and Qing Luan, who had been chasing and playing nearby, also regained their serious expressions and bowed respectfully toward Yuan Feng.
"Greetings, Dao Venerate Yuan Feng!"
Qing Luan had learned to be clever this time, and together with Jin Feng, she offered up some spiritual fruits and items.
Hearing the voices of the two young girls and seeing their sincerity, Yuan Feng suppressed her faint anger and said with a smile, "No need for such formality."
With a wave of her hand, two Wutong fruits were sent before the two girls.
Instantly, both Jin Feng and Qing Luan's eyes lit up as they looked at the fruit before them.
"This is..."
Wutong fruit. Although for the current Yuan Feng, the Wutong fruit was more like an ordinary spiritual fruit.
But for the current Jin Feng and Qing Luan, it undoubtedly possessed a great attraction.
"This item is..."
As she spoke, Yuan Feng paused slightly, exchanged a glance with Qing Wu, and found him smiling faintly, causing her to turn her head away again.
She continued, "This item will be of great use in refining your Aptitude and increasing your strength."
"Now, you should absorb it."
After saying this, Yuan Feng gestured for the two girls to sit down. She personally acted as their Protector, guiding them on how to use the item to refine their Aptitude.
This process usually involved refining the Wutong fruit and then using Nanmingli Fire as a guide to repeatedly temper the entire body.
The Nanmingli Fire was incredibly explosive. If it entered the body directly, the slightest carelessness could lead to the risk of the body exploding and causing death.
Usually, Yuan Feng would rely on Qing Wu's true form to do this.
However, with Yuan Feng's current strength, acting as a Protector for the two girls was not a difficult task.
Paying no mind to that side, Qing Wu resumed his fishing, and his mind settled down.
One Leaf to Substitute the Eye was activated once more...
More years passed.
The Primordial World was still in a stage of stable development.
The Dragon Clan, Qilin Clan, and the avian race governed by the Thunderbird, which had gathered the Luck of the Primordial World, were all developing rapidly.
It was believed that it would not be long before they established their clans to contend for hegemony.
The next era of the Primordial World should belong to them.
Under the convergence of so much Luck, they had gradually begun to show the qualities of protagonists.
Compared to them, Qing Wu also kept an eye on those Reincarnated Chaos Gods and Demons.
However, after the Beast Calamity, they all seemed to have gone into hiding collectively.
It was possible that they had each found an Opportunity and entered seclusion to Breakthrough to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.
On Jade Capital Mountain, inside a simple palace.
A Daoist in white robes sat within, as the creation jade plate radiated the Laws of the Three Thousand Grand Daos.
Under the shroud of the auspicious clouds' radiance, the Daoist's tranquil and undisturbed temperament became even more apparent.
On Mount Sumeru, a Daoist in black robes abandoned his usual Heavenly Demon Blade and instead began to comprehend the Law of Slaughter within the God-Slaying Spear.
baleful qi slightly dissipated from the tip of the spear, yet it could not hide the Daoist's current joy.
Beneath the black robes, Killing Intent was gradually being revealed...
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After refining the Aptitude and improving the foundations of Jin Feng and the other, Qing Wu decided to travel the Primordial World with Yuan Feng.
On one hand, both of their cultivations had reached Daluo Perfection. To break through this bottleneck, the effects of quiet cultivation were very limited; it was the perfect time to go out and find a Breakthrough Opportunity.
On the other hand, the current Primordial World was in a rare period of peace.
Once the three clans developed to a certain level, established their respective tribes, and began the era of Primordial hegemony, the Primordial World would inevitably face a new round of turmoil.
Therefore, this timing was also the best time to go out and seek Opportunities.
After giving some instructions to Jin Feng and Qing Luan and entrusting the affairs of the mountain to them, Qing Wu and Yuan Feng left the Immortal Volcano.
For this trip, the two decided to first visit Mount Buzhou.
After all, this number one divine mountain of the Primordial World contained countless treasures; visiting it a few more times could never be wrong.
By some chance, they might even find the Opportunity to Breakthrough to Hunyuan Golden Immortal.
Along the way, many divine birds saw Yuan Feng and were won over by her temperament. They came forward one after another to pay their respects, and some even proposed to follow her.
They stated that with the current development of the Dragon Clan and Qilin Clan, the avian race also needed a king to lead them.
To this, Yuan Feng, whose Dao Heart was becoming increasingly firm, refused without hesitation.
Right now, she only wanted to be one step ahead of Qing Wu in breaking through to Hunyuan Golden Immortal to regain some of her lost self-confidence.
As for contending for hegemony in the Primordial World, she had no interest in it at all.
As for those divine birds who were rejected, they glanced somewhat maliciously at Qing Wu beside Yuan Feng, as if attributing the cause of all this to him.
In response, Qing Wu could only sigh with a slight sense of helplessness.
The fact was indeed so; the reason Yuan Feng had become like this was inextricably linked to him.
But so what? Qing Wu did not take them seriously.
He took out a small ruler and fanned it slightly in his hand, causing all the ill-intentioned gazes to dissipate.
This was a treasure that even Yuan Feng, the Lord of All Birds, was somewhat wary of. How could these ordinary birds withstand the power of the Fu Feng Ruler?
Suddenly, the gazes of many creatures were involuntarily drawn to an infinitely powerful purple lightning energy, and many birds rushed toward Hurricane Canyon.
Yuan Feng also turned her gaze over and found that the power of lightning there was too intense. It turned out a creature intended to use this divine lightning from the heavens to Breakthrough to the Hunyuan Golden Immortal Realm.
And who else could attract so much divine lightning at once besides that new leader of the avian race—the Thunderbird Ling Ming.
"What do you think? Shall we go take a look?" Qing Wu asked.
Yuan Feng's beautiful eyes narrowed slightly as she watched for a while, then she shook her head. "Forget it. He is being too hasty; he won't succeed."
Hearing this, Qing Wu performed a calculation with his fingers and then also shook his head.
Even the likes of Yuan Feng and the Ancestral Dragon were still comprehending themselves and seeking Breakthrough Opportunities. Where did he get the confidence to be a step ahead of Yuan Feng?
He was likely just trying to compete with Yuan Feng, only to end up failing in the end.