Journey to the West: We're too early, Nezha is only seven years old.

"I can't grow up this fast!" Zhou Xiaobai thought to himself as he felt the changes in himself.

His aptitude has been assessed by both Nezha and Taiyi Zhenren. Even if he has the opportunity to be enhanced, it is impossible for his aptitude to undergo a dramatic change in a short period of time.

Especially since he had never left Nezha's side, it was even more impossible to explain the reason for his own enhancement.

With that thought, he transformed his form back into a snake and left the Dragon Ball within the Imprint Space, while his true form left the Imprint Space.

Once outside the imprinted space, the sense of oppression he felt from the outside world became even stronger.

Zhou Xiaobai looked at Nezha, who was still sleeping and had not woken up.

A slight sound came from outside the door. The door opened a crack, a food box was brought in, and then the door was closed again.

He checked the time; it was already dinnertime. As he placed the food box on the table, he noticed that Nezha had just woken up.

"Little Bai, have you refined the essence of a true dragon?" Nezha's mood had improved considerably, and he noticed the changes in Zhou Xiaobai.

Although Zhou Xiaobai hid the Dragon Pearl, the changes brought about by the fusion with the true dragon's blood essence did not escape Nezha's notice.

Zhou Xiaobai had no intention of hiding the fact that he had fused with the essence of the true dragon; this was precisely the strength he wanted to reveal.

He nodded. In fact, he was already able to speak, but he needed some time to adapt and for everything to happen logically.

"You've got enough strength to draw the Qiankun Bow!" Nezha said happily about Xiaobai's growth.

He had personally drawn the Qiankun Bow, so he knew exactly how much power it required.

Zhou Xiaobai used the snake's tail to open the food box and set out dinner.

He was already considering taking the Qiankun Bow. He knew that the Dragon King of the East Sea would come again, and Nezha would then commit suicide.

If he uses the Qiankun Bow, there is still a sliver of a chance to stop things from escalating.

At least there's no need to worry about how to obtain the Qiankun Bow.

For him now, the city gate was practically undefended.

After dinner, Nezha idly swung his Universe Ring.

Zhou Xiaobai put the food box away inside the door and watched Nezha's actions.

Nezha doesn't just swing the Universe Ring around randomly; it's a set of combat techniques. Without the incantation, Zhou Xiaobai couldn't possibly learn it, but it's still good to glean some combat experience from it.

This boring atmosphere lasted until evening, when Nezha and Zhou Xiaobai began to cultivate.

After taking the "Ganoderma Pill," Zhou Xiaobai noticed something unusual about himself as soon as he started cultivating.

Even when he takes the "Ganoderma lucidum pill," the amount of energy absorbed and converted at the same time is the same; this is a limitation of his talent.

Therefore, even if a cultivator with poor talent uses up all of a day's cultivation time, they will still be far inferior to a cultivator with high talent.

A highly talented cultivator may achieve ten times, or even a hundred times, the same cultivation cycle as a less talented cultivator.

Currently, Zhou Xiaobai's improvement in one cultivation cycle is ten times that of before, which means that his talent has increased tenfold.

Furthermore, although the Dragon Balls are in the Imprint Space, the Imprint Space and the Dragon Balls are both part of him. During the training process, the bonus effects of the Dragon Balls did not disappear because of the Imprint Space.

The "Great Celestial Immortal Technique" continuously devours the energy of heaven and earth. Chen Tang Pass is not a blessed land. If there were any cultivators here, they would definitely discover that a huge energy black hole has appeared in the sky above Chen Tang Pass.

The surrounding celestial energy was continuously drawn to the sky above Chentang Pass, only to be swallowed up by the black hole.

Nezha also sensed this, and he reduced his absorption of external energy, while his cultivation continued to recover his previous life's cultivation level.

It is precisely because Nezha does not have a strong need for the energy of heaven and earth that a place like Chen Tang Pass would not meet the needs of Nezha and Zhou Xiaobai in cultivating the "Great Celestial Immortal Technique".

Time passed day by day in this confinement for cultivation, and Li Jing sighed every day, fearing that the Dragon King of the East Sea would come knocking on his door again.

A month has passed, and the Dragon King of the East Sea still hasn't come looking for him, which surprises Zhou Xiaobai.

After a month of cultivation, all the "Ganoderma lucidum pills" were used up, and his cultivation level could be considered that of a hundred-year-old demon.

The term "hundred years" here is used generally, as there are no clear distinctions in the cultivation levels of demons.

The effects of a hundred years of cultivation vary from person to person.

Even if a little demon cultivates for a hundred years, it cannot withstand the power of a single finger from a great demon that has been around for a hundred years.

Zhou Xiaobai's century of cultivation was the century of cultivation of a true dragon, which was incomparable to those immortals. However, with the power of one dragon and eight elephants combined with his century of cultivation, he could be considered to have a certain combat strength in the lower realm.

However, the panel within the purple-marked space provides a more accurate representation.

"

Name: Zhou Xiaobai

Root: Medium-grade acquired spiritual root

Cultivation Level: Qi Refining to Spirit Transformation (Late Stage)

Cultivation Technique: Great Celestial Immortal Technique

Supernatural power: Freedom to control size

"

The biggest change to the panel is that the bloodline has disappeared and been replaced by roots.

He absorbed and fused with the dragon pearl and essence blood of the Third Prince of the East Sea Dragon Palace, which gave him a mid-grade acquired spiritual root.

Previously, Master Taiyi clearly pointed out that Zhou Xiaobai did not have the talent to become an immortal, but after acquiring a mid-grade innate spiritual root, Zhou Xiaobai no longer had any talent obstacles on the path to immortality.

The appearance of the root foot is equivalent to Zhou Xiaobai leaping into the sky in one step, finally transcending the realm of ordinary living beings in this world.

His cultivation progressed by leaps and bounds, advancing directly from the early stage of Qi Refining to the late stage. It was a pity that he no longer had the "Ganoderma Pill," otherwise he could have advanced to the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness stage in just a few days.

Of course, even without the aid of elixirs, it would only take him a few more years to advance to the Refining Spirit Returning to Emptiness stage.

"Dong dong dong...!" A drumbeat sound came from the heavens and earth, and Zhou Xiaobai felt the whole world trembling with the drumbeat.

"That old snake is here again!" Nezha roared angrily.

He grabbed the Qiankun Ring, smashed open the door, and rushed out.

Zhou Xiaobai followed him out the door. It was dark outside, and the midday sky was covered by a lot of clouds.

The clouds were divided into multiple layers, with rows of burly men continuously pounding giant drums, and countless soldiers holding weapons could be vaguely seen in the clouds.

The most striking figures were the four people standing in the clouds, dressed in imperial robes, looking down at Chen Tang Pass like four emperors.

"Li Jing, the Jade Emperor has granted your request. You have committed a capital offense, and none of you will escape from Chen Tang Pass today!" the Dragon King of the East Sea shouted in a deep voice.

He held a command flag in his hand, and the flag displayed a majestic divine power.

"Old Dragon King, the people of Chentang Pass are innocent, please show mercy!" Li Jing bowed and pleaded.

"Father, what are you afraid of? Watch me beat them to death!" Nezha rushed to Li Jing's side and fearlessly pointed at the four Dragon Kings in the sky.

"You unfilial son, kneel down! This is all your fault!" Li Jing slapped Nezha.

Nezha gritted his teeth, unable to accept his father's attitude.