The Primordial Daytime.
Rosy clouds danced through the air, brilliant and dazzling in their myriad colors.
In the Eastern Sea, the Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal Qinghuizi soared amid the sky full of luminous mist, repeatedly executing immortal killer moves to collect these colorful rays of light.
The rays of light were drawn into his hands and squeezed into round spheres.
The spheres were then sent into his immortal aperture and buried within the cloud soil. After a period of time, these luminous spheres would crack open, take root, and sprout into small seedlings. With further irrigation from thunder water and magnetic sound, they would eventually bear Flowing Light Fruit.
Flowing Light Fruit was a Sixth Transformation immortal material, formed from dense aurora light. It came in every color — red, orange, yellow, green, cyan, blue, violet, and more.
Qinghuizi did not directly harvest Flowing Light Fruit; rather, he possessed unique cultivation techniques for growing them. It was precisely this ability that made him one of the three major Gu Immortals in Treasure Yellow Heaven who sold Flowing Light Fruit.
"With the qi tides slamming against the Celestial Qi Wall, I can slip through the gaps and enter the Primordial Daytime to search for immortal materials. This is my opportunity!" Qinghuizi reflected inwardly.
Rosy clouds were quite common across the two heavens, and their yield was extremely abundant.
Qinghuizi's active collection of these rays of success rate for growing Flowing Light Fruit, allowing him to turn enormous profits.
Qinghuizi collected the luminous mist while keeping a constant watch on the Celestial Qi Wall below him.
He did not possess sufficient strength to survive in the Primordial Daytime — he couldn't even break through the Celestial Qi Wall on his own. He had to remain vigilant at all times: the moment the qi tide's erosion showed any signs of healing the breach in the wall, he would need to immediately retreat to the Eastern Sea.
This was no laughing matter.
If Qinghuizi grew careless and became trapped within the Primordial Daytime, with his level of strength, he would almost certainly perish in that hostile environment long before the qi tides could erode the wall again.
In truth, Qinghuizi was risking his life to gather these rays of light.
The path of Gu Immortal cultivation was not easy. Even though Qinghuizi was already a Seventh Transformation Gu Immortal, he still had to scheme and plan for his livelihood.
"Xi—!"
Just then, Qinghuizi suddenly heard a piercing cry.
Immediately after, the wind surged and the clouds churned. Qinghuizi watched in horror as the Celestial Qi Wall below him was seized by a terrifying, invisible force.
Within just a few breaths, tens of miles of the Celestial Qi Wall had been dragged into the central vortex and devoured.
"What is happening?!" Qinghuizi was so terrified his liver and gall felt as though they might burst. "Could it be some Primordial Desolate Beast on the prowl? But I've never heard of any Primordial Desolate Beast with such overwhelming might!"
The Celestial Qi Wall vanished entirely, revealing a heaven and earth secret realm shaped like a concave basin.
Then, this phantom of the secret realm quickly flew into the nostril of a Gu Immortal who appeared as a young boy.
The moment Qinghuizi laid eyes on this child-like Gu Immortal, his body and mind shook violently, as if ice water had been poured over his head and cascaded all the way down to the deepest recesses of his heart.
"Oh — the Qi Cutoff Demon Immortal!" Qinghuizi sank into utter despair. "How can I be this unlucky? I was only gathering rosy clouds, and I've run into the Qi Cutoff Demon Immortal!!"
The battle at the Qi Collapse Cave Heaven had not occurred long ago, but it could not be concealed — it was already known throughout the world.
Though there had been no all-seeing killer move to allow every Gu Immortal in the world to witness the battle firsthand, the Qi Cutoff Demon Immortal's appearance and methods had spread far and wide.
Among the Gu Immortal community, there were several figures universally acknowledged as beings you must never provoke — and if you ever encountered them, you should turn and flee without hesitation.
Ranked first among them was Fang Yuan.
This demonic monster possessed countless methods, wielded supreme strength, and acted without the slightest restraint. He was ruthlessly brutal to the extreme, and even the Heavenly Court could do nothing about him.
Wu Shuai also appeared on that list. He was the leader of the dragonmen, wielded the Dragon Palace, had enslaved Di Cangsheng, and harbored deep hostility toward the human race.
And the Qi Cutoff Demon Immortal had been the latest addition to their ranks.
As for the Heavenly Court and Qi Sea Ancestor, they belonged to established factions and would not casually bully the weak. Therefore, they were not included on this list.
Upon recognizing the Qi Cutoff Demon Immortal, Qinghuizi immediately froze in place, stunned and rooted to the spot like a stone statue.
The Qi Cutoff Demon Immortal frowned, gazing at the palm of his hand.
His palm was still small and tender, his body still that of a young boy.
Recalling the scene of his rebirth, the Qi Cutoff Demon Immortal felt a surge of inward frustration.
Had he been given a bit more time, he could have achieved a perfect resurrection with an adult's body. But the Evil Dragon's rampage had forced him to revive prematurely, causing his body to become permanently fixed in this form — its potential forever limited.
Having swallowed the Celestial Qi Wall, he had finally managed to recover the losses sustained during the earlier fierce battle.