The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 180 Inner Demon Difficulty, Heavenly Demon Realm, Faster Than Light (Second Update)

The cold wind howls like the cry of an owl, and the frost reflects on the waves like iron arrows.

The cave before Luo Zu was filled with a chilling aura, even colder than the howling snowstorm outside.

"Fellow Daoist, are you going to cross this Yan Mountain?" The elder of the Pig Witch tribe looked utterly bored and listless.

He has been meditating here for quite some time, about a hundred years.

Having not been in contact with normal living beings for a century, it is normal for them to be in this state.

Luo Zu was completely unfazed by his indifferent expression, and simply nodded in response, "Yes."

If we don't cross the mountain, we'll have to take a long detour. How big is the mountain? It's three light-years from north to south and one light-year from east to west, and the distance to go around it is even more distant.

Therefore, we chose to travel over mountains and valleys.

"This mountain is truly high and difficult to cross. Fellow Daoist, do you possess the ability to burrow underground? Perhaps you could pass through this mountain." Elder Nan's body was frozen, but his mind was not; his brain was particularly sharp.

This idea is indeed good, but to use such a powerful earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a type of magical ability) would consume a lot of immortal energy, and it would inevitably be unable to continue halfway. When it stops in the mountain, it may not be able to absorb enough essence of the sun and moon and spiritual energy of heaven and earth.

Moreover, the speed of earth-遁神通 (earth-遁神通, a type of magical ability) cannot compare to the speed of flying in the sky. Even with the suppression of the earth's gravity and the Nine Heavens Limit, Luo Zu can still climb rapidly. With the support of his physical body and his own immortal qi, he can climb another fifty million miles.

"Does Elder Nan possess an excellent method for escaping underground?" Luo Zu asked.

His goal was simply to cross the mountain, not to challenge his limits or climb the highest peak. Passing through this mountain would be just as good as it.

Elder Nan nodded stiffly, the gesture barely moving, as if he hadn't nodded at all: "There is indeed a method, but it is quite troublesome to cultivate. If you are interested, I can teach it to you."

It's true what they say: at home you rely on your brothers, but when you're out you rely on your friends. Just a few words from him, and a member of the witch clan taught him a magical technique. When did he acquire such charisma?

"Thank you, fellow Daoist." Luo Zu felt a sense of kinship and happily sat down in front of Elder Nan.

This Elder Nan was strangely shaped, with a wild boar's head, six ears, three pairs of eyes, and three pairs of tusks. His face was sallow, and his skin was so thick that it made his three pairs of sharp, snow-white tusks look even more ferocious.

When Luo Zu first saw him, he felt that this guy was fierce, even more so than the pig-headed witches of the Pig Witch Tribe. Even though he was a hermit, his cheeks were full and rosy, and his body was a bit thin.

This Elder Nan was also very thin, with eight arms and eight legs. His exposed chest had six shriveled and drooping breasts. When he sat cross-legged, he looked more like a spider than a pig.

A bizarre-looking, pig-headed, human-bodied monster that makes people lose focus and vomit until they are delirious; in more fashionable terms, it makes people lose sam value.

But Luo Zu didn't care. He had been in the prehistoric world for so many years and had seen all kinds of monsters. He had seen monsters with all kinds of strange and bizarre appearances that were enough to make people's brains crash and shake people's values.

They even killed and ate them...

That's right, how could a prehistoric terrifying upright ape not do some of the things a terrifying upright ape should do?

Otherwise, how would Luo Zu have written his Luo Clan Classic of Mountains and Seas?

"Come closer," Elder Nan said. "I have not moved for a hundred years. My magic and physical body are both stagnant. The distance is too great for me to use my powers."

Luo Zu didn't think much of it. Although he looked terrifying, most of the Wu tribe were friendly to him.

However, vigilance was still necessary, so Luo Zu quietly unleashed the Yellow Sand Pearl and infused a wisp of immortal energy into the close-fitting robe formed from the Nine-Rank Lotus Platform.

Then Luo Zu stepped forward.

However, neither the expected nor the anticipated events occurred; the earth-遁神通 (earth-遁神通, a type of magical technique) did not materialize, nor did the anticipated attack come.

"Fellow Daoist, please take three more steps forward," Elder Nan said again.

Luo Zu was both highly skilled and daring. He lifted his foot, but instead took a step back and left.

"You're starting to sound more and more like a villain, like you're about to ambush me at any moment. Do you really think I'd let you outsmart me?" Luo Zu sneered, and then left the cave filled with icy crystals.

"Fellow Daoist..." Elder Nan's call still lingered in the wind and snow, unable to dissipate for a long time.

"What's wrong with this guy?" Luo Zu had already noticed something was off about him.

Rumble!

The ice and rocks shattered, and the cold wind grew even stronger, chasing after Luo Zu from all directions.

Luo Zu hadn't expected this guy to be so wild, actually wanting to chase after him.

"Master, this witch clan member seems to have fallen into demonic possession. You must be careful." Koko poked his head out from his robe, took a bite of frost, and transmitted his thoughts.

What is meant by "becoming a demon"? It means failing to overcome the tribulations of one's inner demons and ultimately being possessed by them. That is what it means to be a demon.

The word "demon" has a long history, and it is recorded in Hongyun's autobiography, which says that he once killed a demon lord, a great demon of the Heavenly Demon Realm, who intended to invade the prehistoric world. He was killed by the demon lord between the membranes of heaven and earth.

As for what the Heavenly Demon Realm is, it is a mysterious and profound realm that exists in the primordial world. It should not exist, but it exists in the dark because of living beings, and it has an unclear relationship with certain important figures.

However, the Heavenly Demon Realm is generally unable to invade the Primordial World. Only when a great calamity arrives can it possibly invade when the spiritual energy of the Primordial World is declining.

Most of the time, the demons that wreak havoc on the primordial land are cultivators who have not overcome the tribulation of inner demons. Of course, the probability of becoming a demon without overcoming the tribulation of inner demons is extremely small, only one in a million. The rest either become Daoists or waste their lives in this realm. Luo Zu is now fortunate enough to have encountered that one in a million.

"This mountain is ominous." Luo Zu casually raised his hand, and an invisible force rippled out, shattering the ice spikes and frost that were chasing and blocking from all directions.

To pave a wide road for him.

"Fellow Daoist, don't leave. I haven't taught you the earth-遁神通 (earth-遁神通, a magical technique for escaping through the earth) yet." Elder Nan's voice sounded even more eerie amidst the howling wind.

"Master, why not launch a surprise attack?" Toad Knock shouted from the side.

"Okay." Luo Zu nodded.

"Go by yourself." Toad Knock was thrown out by him.

"Ahhh..." Then he screamed repeatedly in the mountain wind.

"This child is too foolish." Luo Zu waved his hand and pulled Kou Kou, who had been in freefall for three hundred miles, back to safety.

Luo Zu really didn't want to clash with this Elder Nan, mainly because he didn't want to antagonize the Pig Witch Tribe. Killing this guy would create a problem if the Pig Witch Tribe didn't investigate further.

This guy is only at the level of a witch priest. After being afflicted by a demon, he is even slightly weaker than an ordinary celestial being. Toad Knock had his body taken over and his cultivation suppressed, so he was indeed no match for this guy. However, it would be easy for Luo Zu to kill him.

However, Luo Zu could not leave him there unattended, so after he soared thousands of miles into the air, a series of booming sounds came from below.

Then a fiery cloud, accompanied by lightning, rolled and churned below.

Boom!

After the flames expanded, they quickly contracted, squeezing directly into the cave and filling it completely.

Then Luo Zu paused in mid-air for a moment, raised his hand and drew a talisman in the void.

The inscription above reads: "Suppress!"

It was written based on the text left by the Old Ancestor Hongyun, which Luo Zucai learned from Huoyun Cave.

This script is also quite special, called the Great Dao Yang Script. It was created by the Heavenly Emperor in the past, but was lost over a long period of time, and only innate deities like Hongyun know it.

The Heavenly Emperor's script is extraordinary. Even though the Witch and Demon races are now the main characters of heaven and earth and have banned all other writing systems, allowing all living beings to use only the scripts of these two races, this Great Dao Yang script can still be used in the world without being affected.

Moreover, it inherently possesses a special power that can carry the power of Taoist magic and immortal arts, describe the laws of heaven and earth, and is excellent for drawing talismans.

As the character "镇" (zhen, meaning "suppress") fell, countless colorful streams of light danced and moved, some fast and some slow, before landing on the cave below.

These streams of light, though seemingly slow, were actually quite fast. Just as the flames from before had all squeezed into the small cave, they settled simultaneously, covering the cave and transforming into a faintly visible, golden talisman.

After setting up the talisman, Luo Zu used a method of long-distance communication among the Wu tribe to send the message to the Pig Wu tribe, explaining the situation, marking the location, and letting them handle it themselves.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist."

As soon as the message was sent, Luo Zu heard a soft voice in his ear, and a piece of witch script composed of wind and frost appeared before his eyes.

This is a method of escaping underground used by the Wu tribe.

"Perhaps this is the correct solution," Luo Zu muttered to himself, and then wrote down the supernatural technique that had vanished in a flash.

"Master, keeping this thing will cause endless trouble," the toad said tremblingly.

"Understood, understood, someone will handle it." Luo Zu stopped him from staying outside and directly put him into the world inside the pot.

Seeing that Luo Zu was impatient, Toad Koko quickly cried out, "Master, if you return thirty percent of my power, I will definitely help you quell this thing."

Luo Zu could easily see through his little scheme; he just wanted to use this opportunity to escape.

So Luo Zu ignored him.

He stood still, quietly comprehending the earth-遁 (earth-遁 is a magical ability to escape into the ground) that Elder Nan had given him.

This earth-burrowing technique is indeed exquisite. If used, it can not only travel underground at a speed comparable to flying in the air, but also save energy and transform the earth's ley lines and evil energy into one's own magical power.

Although Luo Zu is not a member of the Witch Clan and does not use the Earthly Fiend Qi as a means of cultivation, with his current level of cultivation, it is not impossible for him to inhale and exhale the Earthly Fiend Qi and transform it into Immortal Qi.

Since the conditions were feasible, Luo Zu also began to practice.

The method was completed in three days and was already usable.

"Thank you, fellow Daoist. I hope the Witch Clan has a way to cure you." After leaving the elder with these words, Luo Zu activated his divine power and burrowed into the mountainside.

He had only practiced this supernatural power for a short time, but after his 108 spiritual brains worked at high speed, he practiced and refined it to the level of a ninth-order Dao technique in just three days.

Although ninth-order Dao techniques are not as good as immortal techniques, they are still usable under the guidance of Ancestor Luo's Dao cultivation.

Waaaaah!

Luo Zu's ability to burrow underground was indeed extremely fast. Strange sounds, like the screams of ghosts, could be heard in his ears. He could travel a million miles in a single breath, and a hundred billion miles in three days. The reason he could travel so fast was not because Luo Zu was working tirelessly, although he did not need to rest. The main reason he was so fast was that he also used his spatial abilities, jumping several times in the mountains.

Bang!

Another month passed, and Luo Zu finally traversed three light-years and arrived at the other side of the mountain.

(End of this chapter)