For a cultivator at the Spirit Refining stage, a distance of a thousand miles was nothing more than a blink of an eye, and thus Wang Liang arrived at this place in a moment. He gazed at the cliff before him, his eyes focusing on a certain spot on the cliff... There, a deep cave had been hollowed out.

This is the place!

Getting closer, Wang Liang could feel the intense fluctuations of the Dao even more clearly!

He even had a faint feeling of entering the Daoist Realm.

He suddenly became alert, knowing he must not enter the Daoist Realm, otherwise... it would mean giving up his own Dao!

In the future, it would certainly leave behind a massive inner demon!

Such terrifying power of the Great Dao!

But at times like this, he should also be at his weakest!

Wang Liang still struggled inside. Even though he had reached the late stage of Spirit Refining, he had never killed a single person!

Yet this greed was like a heart demon, once it arose, it was very difficult to dispel.

In the end, Wang Liang made up his mind, a fierce light flashing in his eyes as he stepped toward the cave.

Boom!

A powerful aura burst forth in an instant.

Wang Liang shivered slightly, his figure swiftly retreating, and then he watched intently, unable to help taking in a cold breath, "This array?"

It was common for cultivators to set up arrays in the place where they secluded themselves, even if they had powerful protectors, they would usually set up arrays for protection. However, the array before him was something Wang Liang had never seen before. He had the intuition that if he forcefully entered, there was an eighty to ninety percent chance of being severely injured.

"Such an array shouldn't be something a cultivator at this level could set up! Could it be inside?" Wang Liang, no longer the ignorant poor boy of years past, furrowed his brows, feeling somewhat uneasy inside. Thinking to himself, he then called out loudly, "Who is in closed-door cultivation here? Wang Liang of Dugu Mountain is passing by and has come for a visit."

If an old cultivator who had been practicing for many years heard this, they would probably laugh their teeth off. One hesitating to do bad things and even declaring their own name, isn't that foolish?

But Wang Liang thought that this might prevent some misunderstandings, showing that he had no malicious intentions.

Cough cough... those who have never done bad things tend to be somewhat naive.

The training Dugu Yu had given him was all in the area of cultivation. As for doing bad things, it also depended on one's personality; it was something he was not good at and had not inherited the essence of Dugu Mountain.

Inside, it was deathly still, without sound or response.

And thinking about it, if there really was someone inside undergoing the transformation of Primordial Infant into Spirit, how could they have the energy to answer him?

Wang Liang spoke again, "Fellow Daoist, do you need help? Are you in danger? I am coming in!"

With those words, he started to attack the array at the entrance of the cave.

Boom!

A loud noise erupted as he directly blasted a spell there, causing the entire cliff to violently tremble.

If it wasn't for the array's presence, his strike—even if not divine abilities, just an ordinary spell—would have been enough to completely shatter the cliff.

Hum!

A terrifying aura instantly emanated from inside the cave.

"Get out!" a low shout echoed within.

It scared Wang Liang, who was about to strike again, into hastily retreating far away.

The aura inside the cave gave Wang Liang the feeling of almost suffocating; it was as if there was a terrifying great cultivator inside!

"This...this aura, how could a Primordial Infant transforming into Spirit Refinine cultivator emit such a presence?" Wang Liang was so frightened that his face turned pale, and his little schemes flew out of his mind. He bowed with clasped hands, his voice trembling, "I'm sorry, junior has disturbed senior; I'll leave now, right away!"

"Get lost!" An icy voice came from inside the cave, impatient and forceful.

Wang Liang turned and ran, using the divine ability Shrinking Ground into Inches to its utmost limit, his heart nearly leaping out of his chest.

He understood he had narrowly escaped with his life; the person inside was not undergoing the transformation from Primordial Infant to Spirit Refining, but was clearly a great cultivator beyond the Mahayana stage in cultivation. As to why the fluctuations seemed similar to those of a Primordial Infant transforming into Spirit Refining, that was known only to heaven. Wang Liang simply lacked that knowledge.

Soon, Wang Liang had run tens of thousands of miles away before he stopped, still pale-faced as he looked back with lingering fear, murmuring, "Luckily... luckily that formidable person did not hold me accountable, otherwise, I definitely would have met my end here today. It seems one really shouldn't harbor greed casually... I should just honestly go look for Chu Mo."

Muttering to himself, Wang Liang also thought: Should I tell this to the sect master? If I do, he'll surely inquire thoroughly, and then... how should I explain my initiative in provoking that person? Claiming I suspected that person to be Chu Mo? Probably no one would believe that. Better not to speak of it! Better do nothing than do too much, if because of this I bring a powerful enemy upon the sect, then I would be inexcusable.

With that, Wang Liang quickly left the place.

And so, a golden opportunity to deal with Chu Mo was completely missed by him.

Chu Mo in the cave was also immensely irritated. The array he had casually set up was not very advanced; if a cultivator in the Spirit Refining stage kept bombarding it, it would definitely be destroyed.

But Wang Liang's strike was enough to disturb Chu Mo, fortunate that the Fire Dragon was by his side, emitting an aura that frightened Wang Liang away. Otherwise, if he had actually broken in, Chu Mo would have definitely been seriously injured.

Dugu Mountain...

After these words flashed through Chu Mo's mind, he entered back into his retreat, which was now nearing the final phase of Primordial Infant transforming into Spirit Refining.

Wang Liang's shout had nearly caused Chu Mo to sustain serious injuries, for it was the most critical moment of the transformation from Primordial Infant to Spirit Refining!

So, even though Wang Liang was ultimately scared away, the anger Chu Mo felt towards him was far from insignificant.

In the end, when Chu Mo completely finished the transformation from Primordial Infant to Spirit Refining, he finally took a deep breath and slowly opened his eyes, looking at the Fire Dragon and said, "Senior, thank you!"

"Phew..." The Fire Dragon also let out a breath, saying, "Glad it's over. Luckily he was just a foolish young man; otherwise, even with me here, you might have been injured today. Who would have thought that you, in the midst of the Primordial Infant transforming into Spirit Refining, could cause such a commotion? The transformation of Dao to Spirit... tsk, what a monstrous talent!"

Chu Mo put away the Fire Dragon, then picked up Heaven Slaying and said, "We should leave as soon as possible, otherwise, this place is likely to attract others."

In Chu Mo's view, although Wang Liang from Dugu Mountain had been frightened away, there was no guarantee he wouldn't tell his fellow disciples about the incident. Chu Mo also realized that the group he had encountered in the Guiding Land were likely from the Immortal Realm's Dugu Mountain.

If you all are relentless, then don't blame me for settling scores with you later!

I'll keep this debt recorded in my heart for now.

Chu Mo thought to himself, glanced at the direction, and turned to leave.

At this moment, he had finally become a Spirit Refining cultivator!

Then, the Fire Dragon couldn't help but ask, "Kid, why are you in such a rush? What exactly are you planning to do?"

"I'm going to the Buddhist realm," Chu Mo replied.

"The Buddhist realm? What on earth would you go to such a place for?" The Fire Dragon's voice was full of shock, and it seemed... there was also a hint of fear, "No, you can't go there!"

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