Zhou Bai watched Zuo Dao's transformation, knowing in his heart that the other had already taken advantage of the demon bloodline to devour the power passed on by Qing Yun.

His eyes lit up slightly, and he curiously asked, "Zuo Dao, how much of Qing Yun's power have you inherited?"

Zuo Dao looked at his own body, thoughts flickering in his eyes as if reminiscing about something. Upon hearing Zhou Bai, he replied, "No Primordial Spirit power or Daoist martial arts, they all dissipated with Qing Yun's death."

As he spoke, the aura around Zuo Dao's body grew deeper, and Zhou Bai could even feel waves of Void Pulse occasionally permeating the Material World, surging into his body like mountains and seas.

Zuo Dao's eyes were radiant at this moment: "However, that Body Refining Technique called the Exquisite Mystical High Technique, I have completely inherited. According to Dr. Zhuang, this Exquisite Mystical High Technique has already fused into Qing Yun's bloodline, being both a curse and a power, impossible to discard."

Zhou Bai remembered Qing Yun's previous behavior and asked, "Is this thing still trying to contact the outside world?"

Zuo Dao nodded and smiled slightly, "According to Dr. Zhuang, since this thing has been sending signals for so long, it makes no difference whether it stops now or not, so we might as well use its power.

But if I die later, I might end up like Qing Yun, my consciousness trapped in my overly powerful body, unable to die until the last shred of consciousness perishes."

Zhou Bai sighed, the thought of consciousness being imprisoned within an indestructible body after death, slowly eroding every trace of awareness, might be the most terrifying punishment in the world.

Zuo Dao looked at Zhou Bai's sigh but said indifferently, "Why are you sighing? This is the path I chose myself, without Qing Yun's power, my strength would likely fall more and more behind you, never able to participate in the battles of immortals and gods."

"Rather than that, I'd rather become a peerless powerhouse while living, and as for matters after death, I'll deal with them then."

Zuo Dao clenched his fist with excitement in his voice: "The Exquisite Mystical High Technique can still be further cultivated, the potential of the ninth stage I haven't even begun to tap into, and…

Dr. Zhuang said that the Qing Yun bloodline in me has started to erupt because of this action, give me some time and I can become even stronger."

At this moment, in Zuo Dao's mind, there was even a bit of inflation, thinking: 'I am so strong now, maybe I've already caught up to Zhou Bai?'

Zhou Bai's heart stirred slightly, knowing that Qing Yun's bloodline would erupt during inheritance, causing certain generations to be extraordinarily talented, able to easily learn the Five Divine Skills. Unexpectedly, Zuo Dao encountered such a situation due to inheriting Qing Yun's power.

Zhou Bai looked at Zuo Dao, who was full of vitality and confidence, having swept away the depression from the earlier disparity between mortals and immortals during cultivation in the heavenly court.

Zhou Bai: "Tell me about this Exquisite Mystical High Technique."

Zuo Dao was overconfident and directly conveyed the message he wanted to say into Zhou Bai's sea of consciousness through the use of Primordial Spirit power.

"Legend tells of a Sumeru Divine Mountain at the center of the universe, where the most powerful immortals and gods reside, surrounded by a hundred thousand great mountains and seas that protect the Sumeru Divine Mountain."

"The concept of the Exquisite Mystical High Technique comes from this legend. The ultimate goal is to condense the power of one hundred thousand mountains and seas within the body to guard oneself, forming the strongest Body Refining Technique."

"I inherited the cultivation realm of Qing Yun's Exquisite Mystical High Technique, with seven layers of mountains and seas defending my body in each move."

"Unfortunately, my realm is insufficient. For now, I can only let the power of these seven mountains and seas protect me passively; I can't control them to erupt violently,"

Zhou Bai, having read the content conveyed by Zuo Dao's Primordial Spirit power, corroborated it with his own cultivation technique from the Star of Lying Like a Sea, a hint of understanding flashed in his mind: "Though there are differences between the two Daoist arts, they indeed share the same line of thought."

He looked up to see Zuo Dao, an air of arrogance on his face, saying, "Zhou Bai, I might already be stronger than you now, at least you can't break through my Exquisite Mystical High Technique. Let me join the upcoming battles in the heavenly court."

Zhou Bai looked at Zuo Dao's inflated attitude, feeling as if he was seeing the Zuo Dao he first encountered in Donghua City, summed up in two words—needs a beating.

"Hehe, stubborn little brother…" Zhou Bai glanced at the images coming from the Heavenly Demon side: "There's still some time, let me test how powerful your Exquisite Mystical High Technique really is, to decide if you can join the fight."

Zhou Bai internally thought: 'If Zuo Dao is truly as formidable as he boasts, then he'll really be useful.'

Zuo Dao crossed his arms, "Bring it on."

Zhou Bai agreed and struck with his palm, Primordial Spirit power pouring out like a torrent of mountains and seas, shooting forward furiously like an array of artillery, towards Zuo Dao.

Zhou Bai, at the eighth level, had already surpassed immortals and gods in raw power. Even a casual blow was something no mortal could withstand, the force in his movements was enough to release the power to shatter mountains.

However, at this moment, his Primordial Spirit power striking Zuo Dao was like a gentle breeze, producing no attack effect, instead, a counterforce was sent back, making Zhou Bai feel as if he had hit himself.

Zuo Dao exclaimed excitedly, "Haha, see, you can't even break my defense!"

Zhou Bai charged forward, his fist tearing through the air, shining brightly like an electromagnetic cannon, viciously smashing into Zuo Dao's face.

With a loud bang, Qi Force exploded, raising fierce winds, Zuo Dao's face appeared unharmed, able to counter-punch Zhou Bai's body.

In the brief exchange, both attacked without regard for the other's strikes, letting fists rain down like electromagnetic cannons on their bodies without any sign of injury.

Zhou Bai remained unharmed due to Zuo Dao's weak attack power, whereas Zuo Dao remained unscathed because of his body's excessively strong defensive capability at this time.

Under the protection of seven mountains and seven seas, Zhou Bai felt that the opponent was blocked almost like being shielded by seven Himalayas and seven Pacific Oceans, each of his strikes became more forceful, finally even emitting the radiance of a genesis galaxy's collapse, yet he still couldn't break through the opponent's body.

Zuo Dao let the sun-like brilliant radiance rampage over his skin, laughing heartily in delight, "Zhou Bai! I've finally caught up to you."