Primordial Era: Reborn as a Qi Immortal, Steadily Cultivating

Chapter 36 Tempering the Physical Body
In the valley, hundreds of years have passed in the blink of an eye.

When Ma Yuan emerged from the makeshift cave again.

His entire demeanor was now indistinguishable from the earth shrouded in the oppressive power of Pangu.

Centuries of adaptation and refinement have transformed his initial passive acceptance of the supreme pressure originating from Pangu's spine into an active guidance of it.

He knew that if he continued to stay at the foot of the mountain, he would hardly make any further progress.

True creation resides atop that majestic sacred mountain.

"it's time."

Ma Yuan looked up at the towering Buzhou Mountain, whose peak was nowhere to be seen, his eyes as calm as a still well.

He did not use any supernatural powers, nor did he control the cloud light.

And so, step by step, like an ordinary person climbing a mountain, he embarked on that rugged mountain path leading deep into the sacred mountain.

However, the moment his first step truly landed on the body of Mount Buzhou.

"boom--!"

A terrifying pressure, more than ten times stronger than the surrounding area, suddenly descended!

That feeling was no longer like carrying a mountain on your back.

Instead, it was as if they were carrying the entire sky on their shoulders!
Ma Yuan's body suddenly sank.

"Humph!"

He let out a muffled groan, and at this moment, the Three Talents Dao Foundation within his body, which had long been tempered to perfection, began to operate with a roar!

A dark yellow earth-elemental divine light first emerged from his body.

It transformed into an incredibly thick protective light barrier, forcefully withstanding the terrifying pressure!
Immediately afterwards, azure water-based divine light flowed like a gentle stream.

It flowed through his meridians and flesh, rapidly nourishing and repairing Ma Yuan's damaged body.

The crimson-gold fire elemental light transformed into the purest energy, providing an inexhaustible source of power for the entire Dao body's operation!
"As expected..."

Ma Yuan steadied himself, a look of understanding on his face.

The higher you go on Mount Buzhou, the more terrifying the pressure from Pangu becomes!
This is both a test and an opportunity!
He took a deep breath, no longer hesitating.

They were under immense pressure, enough to make even an ordinary Golden Immortal unable to move an inch.

He took his second step, his third step...

His pace was very slow.

Every step was incredibly difficult, yet incredibly steady.

Under that terrifying pressure, the Three Talents Dao Foundation within Ma Yuan's body was passively accelerated, becoming increasingly solidified through tempering!

"Taoist magic and supernatural powers are indeed techniques for protecting the Tao."

Ma Yuan's mind was completely clear.

All distracting thoughts were completely crushed under this extreme pressure.

"However, the physical body is the precious raft that can bear all of this."

He knew better than anyone how important a powerful physical body was in this dog-eat-dog world!
No matter how powerful you are or how unique your magical treasures are.

If one's physical body is weak, a single close-range attack from an enemy could lead to one's demise.

In the primordial world, among the few paths to sainthood...

The most difficult, yet also the most formidable.

That is the legendary one—proving the Way through force!
Pangu, the great god, was the creator and the ultimate master of this path!

Ma Yuan knew that he did not have the ambition or background of the great god Pangu to create the world.

However, he could use the Buzhou Divine Mountain, which was formed from the spine of the great god Pangu, and the supreme power that remained between heaven and earth, to polish his physical body into an indestructible treasure!

This is also part of the path of self-cultivation!

Time flowed slowly through this tedious and arduous climb. A century...

Two hundred years...

Five hundred years...

When Ma Yuan's figure appeared on the mountainside of Buzhou Mountain.

A thousand years have passed quietly.

He looked quite disheveled at that moment.

His blue robe was already wrinkled and crumpled by the mountain winds.

With each step he took, he had to expend all his magical power. His body and bones creaked under the strain, and his blood and qi surged like thunder, as if he would explode and die at any moment!

The Three Talents Dao Foundation within his body had already been activated to its limit!
The defense formed from the essence of the innate Earth element was like a piece of divine iron that had been repeatedly hammered, becoming incredibly tough.

The essence of innate Gui water and the power of fire formed a perfect cycle of repair and tempering within his body.

During this thousand-year climb, the impurities in his body were forced out layer by layer, and then burned away by the true fire.

His Three Powers Dao Body became purer and more solid than ever before!
However, as he struggled to step onto the last step halfway up the mountain, wanting to continue climbing, he...

An unprecedented and terrifying pressure suddenly descended!

This pressure is no longer simply physical weight, but a kind of repulsion originating from the very source of the Great Dao!
It was as if this sacred mountain, this world, was giving him a warning.

That's it!

"drink!"

Ma Yuan let out a furious roar, pushing the power of the Three Talents Dao Foundation to its limit.

The three-colored divine light shot into the sky, attempting to forcefully take another step upward!
However, that step seemed to be separated by an insurmountable chasm!
No matter how he activated his magic power or circulated his Dao body, his foot seemed to be frozen in mid-air, unable to fall even an inch!
"puff!"

A mouthful of golden blood spurted from Ma Yuan's mouth.

His indestructible Three Talents Dao Body actually showed signs of cracking under this terrifying repulsive force!

Ma Yuan's face turned pale, and he immediately withdrew his foot.

He staggered back several steps before regaining his balance.

A look of lingering fear crossed his face.

"Is this... the limit?"

He looked up at the place that was still shrouded in clouds and Taoist charm.

A look of awe flashed across his eyes as he gazed at the mountain peak, which was completely out of sight.

With his current cultivation level and his incomparably powerful Three Talents Dao Body, he could only reach the halfway point of the mountain!
"To reach the summit of Mount Buzhou, one would probably need to be at least at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm, or even the Daluo realm, right?"

Ma Yuan secretly speculated in his heart.

He knew very well that it was already extremely difficult for him to get to this place with his cultivation level of mid-stage Golden Immortal.

He dared to assert that, looking across the entire prehistoric world, there were probably very few cultivators who could ascend to the mountainside of Mount Buzhou at the Golden Immortal realm!
If it weren't for his fortuitous cultivation of the Three Elements Dao Body of Water, Fire, and Earth, which has a fundamental connection with the Pangu's oppressive power at the root of the earth, he would have been different.

He was probably already like the other Golden Immortals.

They were blocked somewhere below the mountainside.

"Although the training was not yet complete, the gains from this body tempering have been enormous."

Ma Yuan was not discouraged at all; on the contrary, he felt satisfied.

He found a relatively flat boulder, sat cross-legged, and began to circulate his profound energy to repair the injuries in his body.

At the same time, I also carefully appreciate the results of this thousand years of arduous cultivation.

Although he has not broken through to a higher level.

But his foundation, his physical body.

Yet it has already reached the pinnacle of its current level!
(End of this chapter)