21: Pangu Daoyun inheritance, the Southern Lidi Flame Flag (I wish you all a happy New Year's Eve!)

A hundred years passed by leisurely, as if it were but a flick of a finger.

During these long years, Zhen Yuanzi had only one belief in his heart: to conquer the peak of Mount Buzhou.

Every step he took was extremely difficult, but his gaze remained firmly fixed on the direction of the mountain peak, as if there was his eternal pursuit, and no matter how time flowed or how wind and rain assailed him, nothing could shake his resolve.

Finally, after these hundred years, Zhen Yuanzi's feet landed on the peak of Mount Buzhou.

In an instant, the entire world seemed to stand still, the gears of time stopped turning, and all sounds ceased.

Immediately following, a majestic power surged forth from between heaven and earth, infinite and endless Heavenly Dao insights, like a surging tsunami, poured madly into Zhen Yuanzi's mind with an overwhelming force.

Within these insights, there were contained the chaotic mysteries from the time heaven and earth first opened, the supreme laws governing the operation of the Primordial World, and countless profound wonders that were difficult to describe in words.

Zhen Yuanzi only felt an incredibly profound power instantly sweep him into a mysterious realm.

His consciousness seemed to break free from the shackles of his body, merging with heaven and earth, becoming one with Mount Buzhou.

In this wondrous realm, Zhen Yuanzi's consciousness seemed to transform into a wisp of light breeze, freely shuttling between heaven and earth, sensing the subtle flow of every wisp of spiritual energy.

He also seemed to become a brilliant star, quietly suspended in the vast and boundless universe, overlooking the birth and death of all things in the world.

He could clearly perceive the breathing of heaven and earth, each pulsation seemingly narrating ancient stories; he could touch the Textureof the laws, each Contextcontaining endless mysteries.

A profound and mysterious aura continuously emanated from his body, like ripples, spreading across the entire mountain peak, pervading between heaven and earth.

Time flew by, and the world changed, as if time had lost its meaning in this mysterious realm, and countless tens of thousands of years had passed without him knowing.

Zhen Yuanzi slowly opened his eyes, which flickered with a mix of complex emotions such as shock, disbelief, and joy.

During his recent enlightenment, he had actually obtained the Heavenly Dao insight legacy left by Pangu.

This legacy was like a ray of dawn cutting through the darkness, illuminating the heavy mists on his cultivation path, allowing his understanding of the Great Dao to reach an unprecedented height.

"This... this is actually the legacy of Pangu!" Zhen Yuanzi murmured excitedly, his voice filled with reverence and awe.

His hands trembled slightly, and his eyes revealed endless piety.

He was very clear about the preciousness of this legacy and the benefits it brought to him.

Now, his realm comprehension had greatly increased; he only needed to return to seclusion for a period of time, cultivate diligently, and raise his magical power accumulation, and his cultivation realm would easily break through to the Mixed Yuan Golden Immortal realm.

And not only that, within this Heavenly Dao insight legacy, there was even contained an incredibly powerful Dao technique—the Nine Revolutions Profound Art.

This was a supreme cultivation method capable of truly allowing one to achieve physical sainthood, and compared to the crippled Eight-Nine Profound Art circulated in the later Primordial World, it was simply a world apart.

After witnessing this supreme body cultivation method, an uncontrollable joy surged in Zhen Yuanzi's heart.

Although he already possessed the Chaos Undying Art, a Great Dao-level cultivation method, the appearance of the Nine Revolutions Profound Art undoubtedly added a brilliant splash of color to his cultivation path.

It could not only serve as an excellent reference for him, deepening his understanding of cultivation, but he could also choose to pass it down as a cultivation method for his disciples.

Or, he could adapt it before passing it down.

Whichever method, it held immense benefits.

Zhen Yuanzi excitedly clasped his hands together and slowly bowed, his voice loud and firm, echoing across the mountain peak: "Thank you for your bestowal, Pangu! Zhen Yuanzi will surely live up to your expectations, carry forward this legacy, and contribute to the Primordial World!"

After the worship concluded, Zhen Yuanzi prepared to descend Mount Buzhou.

As he descended to the halfway point of the mountain, a strange feeling suddenly surged into his heart. His brows furrowed slightly, a hint of doubt appeared in his eyes, and he mused to himself: "What is this? Why is there such a peculiar fluctuation attracting me?"

Zhen Yuanzi followed the direction of that fluctuation and saw a strange light flickering ahead, containing a mysterious and powerful force.

He quickened his steps, his heart filled with curiosity and anticipation.

When he approached, he saw that it was an innate formation.

This innate formation exuded a mysterious and ancient aura, and the runes within the formation flickered with strange light, as if narrating a hidden history.

Zhen Yuanzi could feel that this formation seemed about to open, but it still needed some time to do so.

A flicker of thought crossed Zhen Yuanzi's eyes, and then the corners of his mouth curved slightly, revealing a confident smile.

Since he possessed the powerful innate spiritual treasure, the Tai Xu Hun Yuan Mirror, he naturally did not need to wait for the formation to unlock itself or slowly try to forcibly break it.

He directly took out the Tai Xu Hun Yuan Mirror, intending to use this treasure to ignore the formation's restrictions and enter it.

The Tai Xu Hun Yuan Mirror shone brightly, and a mysterious light shot out from the mirror, colliding with the innate formation.

After a burst of intense light, a passage appeared, and Zhen Yuanzi successfully passed through the formation and entered it.

As he passed through the formation and stepped inside, what greeted his eyes was a small banner radiating divine light—the Southern Blazing Heaven Flag.

This small banner emitted dazzling light, and within the light, powerful energy fluctuations were contained.

Zhen Yuanzi recognized it at a glance; it was none other than the Southern Blazing Heaven Flag, one of the Five Elemental Banners of Innate Origin.

This was one of the most top-tier defensive innate spiritual treasures in the Primordial World, containing 48 innate restrictions, possessing many miraculous effects such as confusing yin and yang, reversing the five elements, repelling all evil, and being impervious to all magic.

"It's actually the Southern Blazing Heaven Flag, one of the Five Elemental Banners of Innate Origin!" Zhen Yuanzi's eyes widened in surprise, looking very astonished.

"In my previous life's Primordial World, this innate spiritual treasure seemed to have been obtained by Supreme Lord Laozi, but Laozi possessed the even more powerful Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Linglong Pagoda, so he didn't really need this Five Elemental Banners of Innate Origin. I didn't expect to obtain it ahead of time now," Zhen Yuanzi mused.

However, this was clearly a good thing.

After all, it was a free innate spiritual treasure, and an supreme-grade innate spiritual treasure that excelled at defense, so it was naturally something to be happy about.

Zhen Yuanzi quickly stepped forward and carefully put away the Southern Blazing Heaven Flag.

Afterward, he sat cross-legged and began to spend a thousand years roughly refining it.

A thousand years later, he finally completed the rough refinement, slowly opened his eyes, which shone with satisfaction.