The primordial chaos has arrived, and you have to choose the crow at the start.

"Something's not right. This Chen Geng's cultivation level seems to be still at the Refining Essence into Qi stage. Judging from his strength, he's only powerful in terms of his physical body."

Divine thoughts communicated in the sky, with the minimum threshold for speaking being the Nascent Soul Realm, and only those at the Refining Soul Realm were qualified to directly observe the battlefield.

But after Zhou Yuling's clothes were burned to ashes, they avoided using their divine senses and only dared to watch from afar with their eyes.

"Yes, I also saw that this newcomer named Chen Geng has just started cultivating, but that doesn't make sense."

"It doesn't make sense? What doesn't make sense?" One of the Nascent Soul cultivators couldn't figure it out.

"You didn't know that? Looks like you still need to practice. Hehe, do you know that when your primordial spirit is cultivated to a certain level, you can briefly foresee the future? If something bad happens to you, your spirit will sense it before you do."

"Logically speaking, Zhou Yuling had already entered the Void Returning stage; she should have 'seen' Chen Geng burning her clothes before she could discern the boy's attack."

"But no, Zhou Yuling was completely unprepared, as if she hadn't noticed anything at all."

They spoke back and forth, exchanging words through telepathy, much of which Zhou Yuling overheard clearly.

Her face flushed red, then pale, and she glared at Chen Geng through gritted teeth: "You've got guts! It's been a long time since anyone dared to be this arrogant in front of me!"

The frost crystal in her hand began to shine brightly as she unleashed her inner magic power. This magic power was not something she acquired for nothing; it was a celestial technique she had obtained by chance while cultivating in the city of Chaoge.

"Look closely, what I've learned is the orthodox magic of the immortals, and it's said that my patriarch was a sage!"

Her body began to breathe rhythmically, and with each breath, her aura grew stronger, and the surrounding world seemed to rise and fall rhythmically with her breath.

At the same time, she pushed the frost crystal in her hand towards Chen Geng.

She figured this out herself. The Taoist priest in Chaoge named Jiang Ziya had taught her a breathing technique, which seemed to be the Jade Void Breathing Technique.

When breathing in and out, the heavens and earth rise and fall in sync, absorbing the essence of all things. As a result, all things are bound by breathing in and out, and it is difficult for them to break free.

This is also why she was able to refine a portion of the corpse of that innate being.

Chen Geng also discovered that when he wanted to move, he actually had to follow the rise and fall of the surrounding world.

  

He instinctively tried to shake his feathers to avoid it; was he supposed to just stand there and let her hit him?

Jinwu itself dislikes the cold, but Chen Geng abruptly stopped himself from his next thought.

Having witnessed the rhythm of nature firsthand, Chen Geng Jinwu's vision began to penetrate the essence of Zhou Yuling's breathing technique.

He was a primordial being, born divine, but his integration level was too low. He focused on enlightenment and didn't even know the Golden Crow's own cultivation method.

They will only instinctively swallow the essence of the sun and enter the stage of refining essence into qi.

The Golden Crow body that he had transmigrated into was not yet ready to be born during the Dragon-Han Calamity; it could be said to be an "embryo" in the process of "gestation."

The breathing technique Zhou Yuling was using at this moment fascinated him. He could tell that this breathing method was extremely authentic, and each breath touched the origin of all things in an unreasonable way.

What a wonderful breathing technique!

His face lit up with joy. He neither dodged nor avoided the attack, but instead used his physical body to withstand the frost crystal spell.

This frost crystal could only be described as magic, not even a supernatural power. The moment it landed on Chen Geng's feather, it tried to freeze him.

But Chen Geng's body was so domineering and scorching that the frost crystal only briefly touched the rough edges before being completely evaporated.

In that short time, Chen Geng had already grasped the essence of Zhou Yuling's breathing technique, and countless thoughts arose in his mind.

When the Dragon-Han Calamity comes again, he will no longer be forced to grow slowly and passively.

Chen Geng laughed. Sure enough, one should not underestimate time travelers. He pulled out an ordinary-looking axe from behind his back.

This axe was none other than the one he had brought out from the Golden Cave.

"Perfect timing to let you experience the power of my treasure."

He gripped the axe with one hand and swung it down at Zhou Yuling with a swift and decisive motion, just like he had swung it countless times when chopping down trees.

In an instant, before Zhou Yuling was even struck, she let out a scream.

All she could let out was this hasty scream. She had no sense of the axe when it was taken out, but when it came down, her primordial spirit was frantically warning her!

I'll die! I'll die!

All the skills and knowledge gained are fleeting, and all the hard work and toil has come to nothing.

After the axe struck, Zhou Yuling remained motionless.

However, in the eyes of all the cultivators, a "line" that did not exist in reality appeared in the area where she was located.

The axe blow cleaved a spatial rift through her and the space she was in, a rift that has remained unhealed ever since.

With a "thud," Zhou Yuling turned into two leaves and slid to the ground, her primordial spirit also being cleaved away, leaving no trace of its aura.

She's dead... Zhou Yuling is dead!

All the cultivators watching the battlefield were horrified. They thought that Chen Geng and Zhou Yuling would fight for at least several hundred rounds before a winner was decided.

After all, according to the information they had, this kid had killed Zhang Qi and Huang Can in the process; both of them were formidable figures on par with them.

Zhou Yuling knew this too, which is why she came to cause trouble for Chen Geng after breaking through to the Void Returning Realm.

But... he died.

He was killed by an axe.

"What is the origin of that axe?"

"I don't know. It looked just like an ordinary axe to me. I was careless. Zhou Yuling fell for its trick."

"This Chen Geng is only relying on the power of his axe."

"Holy crap, is there anyone who can't see it? Is he relying on his axe? Didn't you see the invincible aura he's built up?"

"This Chen Geng must have a great opportunity. He has only experienced two myths. Everyone, take my advice: this boy can only be a friend, not an enemy."

Some people, with their keen and ruthless eyes, saw through the underlying logic: "I'll go give him a gift later to get acquainted with him. You guys figure it out yourselves."

This axe blow not only killed Zhou Yuling, but also cemented Chen Geng's place in the top circles.

After the axe strike, Chen Geng's contribution points were quickly sent up, almost within an hour.

It was still Jiuling, led by Fang Yun, who presented 15000 contribution points with a slightly pale face.

"Hello comrade, this reward is the 10000 points we promised, plus Zhou Yuling's 3000 points, and the 2000 points we decided to give you."

Fang Yun spoke a little quickly, unable to hide his unease, because he felt that he himself was a little conflicted about the person in front of him.

"Um."

Chen Geng nodded.

"And another thing," Fang Yun said, presenting a Luo Tian Talisman with both hands. "This is a personal gift to you. I apologize for any mistakes I made before."

This could be considered a personal apology, and Chen Geng surprisingly put away the Luo Tian Talisman: "Thanks."

"It's what I should do, it's what I should do..."

Fang Yun didn't linger, knowing that Chen Geng's personality disliked trouble.

In fact, besides Fang Yun, quite a few other people came to give gifts afterward.

Ultimately, it comes down to merit. Chen Geng demonstrated his ability, and that's why he earned respect.

After using the Luo Tian Talisman, he received a reward of 15000 contribution points, which, combined with the 6300 contribution points he stole from Zhou Yuling, gave him a total of 22301 points.

As usual, Chen Geng left 1100 points, pushing his integration level to 0.523%.

Insights came one after another, but his greatest gain was not contribution points, but Zhou Yuling's breathing technique.

Chen Geng didn't know what Zhou Yuling looked like when she was breathing, but when he was breathing, he discovered a rich... alluring bloody smell between heaven and earth!

This tastes somewhat familiar.