After a long pause, Nie Kong finally halted his steps. He could distinctly sense that just a few meters ahead of him lay an incredibly massive mass of Void Force.

The Void Force here was utterly distinct from what he had encountered at the source of the spirit vein.

It was not stained emerald green by the pervasive vitality; within this secret realm's void, it was pure nothingness—invisible and intangible.

Reaching out, his hand grasped only air, as if the power simply streamed through the gaps between his fingers.

Fortunately, he cultivated the Primordial Divine Power and had refined countless strands of "Primordial Immortal Qi," allowing him to clearly perceive the existence of this Void Force.

With a mere thought, Nie Kong entered this domain of power.

Within this power, a faint trace of "Primordial Immortal Qi" resonated, seemingly coaxing Nie Kong deeper within.

"That 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' must be hidden here."

Nie Kong’s spirit soared, and his speed abruptly increased.

But not long after, Nie Kong realized he seemed to have entered a labyrinth. Paths lay before, behind, to the left, and to the right. No matter which direction he chose, he could feel the aura of that trace of immortal energy. Similarly, no matter the path taken, the distance between him and that energy seemed perpetually unchanged.

The self-preservation capability of this "Primordial Immortal Spirit" was truly excessive!

Nie Kong offered a bitter smile inwardly, his mind racing: "Since you hide within the Void Force, I shall simply be resolute and absorb all of this Void Force."

Without the masking effect of the Void Force, the "Primordial Immortal Spirit" would naturally be exposed.

However, absorbing the Void Force here would inevitably create spatial fluctuations that could not be concealed, certainly drawing the attention of Chongxu and Pangu.

If he didn't absorb it, he would be reduced to aimlessly wandering like a headless fly until the "Primordial Immortal Spirit" awoke on its own accord.

At the moment of its awakening, Nie Kong could pinpoint its location exactly, but Chongxu and Pangu would also discover his whereabouts simultaneously.

Nie Kong hesitated for only a moment before making his decision.

Drawing a quiet breath, Nie Kong stilled his mind and concentrated, immediately driving the "Primordial Divine Art" to its extreme. His "Primordial Body" began to tremble faintly. At that instant, the thirty-six thousand pores on Nie Kong's surface seemed to transform into thirty-six thousand ravenous maws, opening wide to devour the surroundings ceaselessly.

For Nie Kong, the process of absorbing Void Force was far easier than it had been for Mu Zu.

In a flash, the surrounding Void Force acted like iron filings violently drawn to a magnet, great swathes of it drilling through his pores and pouring into Nie Kong’s body.

Requiring no refinement, this Void Force instantly fused with the Primordial Divine Power, causing the intensity of that divine power to escalate at a terrifying rate...

"Hoo! Hoo!"

Chongxu and Pangu pierced through the void almost simultaneously, arriving at the periphery of this sea of Void Force. The moment the spatial fabric fluctuated here, both had sensed it.

"This is Void Force."

After a moment of silence, Venerable Grand Supreme Chongxu spoke calmly, "When the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' achieved the rank of Grand Supreme, it still possessed Primordial Power. Upon entering the Taiyi Realm, that Primordial Power metamorphosed into the more primal 'Void Force.' With Void Force present here, the 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' must be close."

Venerable Grand Supreme Pangu nodded with a faint smile, "If one is to speak of it, we should thank Nie Kong. If he weren't absorbing the 'Void Force' here, neither of us would have found this location so quickly."

"Now, all we need to do is wait quietly here." Venerable Grand Supreme Chongxu said, settling into a cross-legged position in the void, his eyes, which seemed to hold infinite vicissitudes, closing slightly.

"Indeed."

Venerable Grand Supreme Pangu also sat cross-legged, then sighed almost carelessly, "Brother Chongxu, there is only one 'Primordial Immortal Spirit'!"

"Brother Pangu need not worry."

Venerable Grand Supreme Chongxu did not lift his eyelids, his tone as placid as before. "There is indeed only one Primordial Immortal Spirit, but there is also Nie Kong. He has now cultivated Primordial Power and ascended to the Grand Supreme realm. Having absorbed so much Void Force, the power within his body must be undergoing transformation."

Venerable Grand Supreme Pangu narrowed his eyes and smiled faintly, "The Void Force here might cause three or four tenths of the Primordial Power within Nie Kong to transform; that is still far from enough."

The corners of Venerable Grand Supreme Chongxu's lips curved subtly as he spoke unhurriedly, "I have already dispatched Ziwei, Dantian, and forty-eight other Spirit Gods to the Heavenly Spirit Continent. They are deploying the 'Primal Void God Formation' to completely seal the Heavenly Spirit Continent and the Nether Realm, gathering the soul power of all living beings on both continents."

"I see."

Venerable Grand Supreme Pangu chuckled approvingly, "Brother Chongxu truly possesses great audacity. By gathering the soul power of the countless beings across two continents, you can employ measures to cause these souls to generate immense Willpower, which will be sufficient to transform the remaining Primordial Power within Nie Kong into Void Force."

"At that point, Nie Kong will be equivalent to a new 'Primordial Immortal Spirit.'"

"Excellent! Excellent... One 'Primordial Immortal Spirit' plus Nie Kong—that is ample for both of us to achieve the Profound Realm of Taiyi."

"—..."

In the void, subtle fluctuations persisted.

The Void Force converged like flowing water, ceaselessly gathering from all directions before pouring into Nie Kong’s bottomless, cavernous Primordial Body like a tidal wave.

Unbeknownst to him, Nie Kong noticed a subtle change occurring within his Primordial Divine Power.

The integration of Void Force caused the milky-white Primordial Divine Power to become significantly more ethereal, growing increasingly transparent, moving closer and closer to... nothingness.

"Void?"

The two characters flashed in his mind, and Nie Kong suddenly felt a flicker of pleasant surprise. His Primordial Divine Power was not merely approaching nothingness; it was approaching Void Force.

Void and Void Force were two distinctly different concepts.

Void was equivalent to non-existence, while Void Force was both the initial form of Primordial Power and its upgraded, evolved version.

The process of cultivation was fundamentally a process of power evolution and metamorphosis.

This process was becoming even more pronounced in Nie Kong. Initially, it was just Wood Spirit Power, then mutated Wood Spirit Power fused with fire elements, followed by the power of Natural Origin, and subsequently, the Primordial Divine Power. Now, this Primordial Divine Power was evolving once more.

According to Xian Zhuyin, when the "Primordial Immortal Spirit" ascended to the Taiyi Realm, not only did all its power transform into Void Force, but its Primordial Body also metamorphosed into the Void Body.

"I wonder to what extent the Void Force here can push the evolution of my Primordial Divine Power?"

Nie Kong had initially absorbed the Void Force merely to force the "Primordial Immortal Spirit" to reveal itself, but upon noticing the strange transformation within his own divine power, a sense of anticipation involuntarily bloomed in his heart.

When Xian Zhuyin sent Nie Kong away from the "Primordial Cave Heaven," she had said that given enough time, he could certainly cultivate to the Taiyi Realm. At that time, Nie Kong’s sole focus was returning quickly to the Heavenly Spirit Continent, and he hadn't paid much heed. But now, Nie Kong possessed a marvelous feeling: the Taiyi Realm seemed not nearly as distant as he had once imagined.