With the two major portals merging into his primordial spirit, Cao Yadan achieved enlightenment and condensed two innate Dao seeds, belonging to the Dao of Consciousness and the Dao of Matter, respectively.

These two innate Great Daos not only rank among the top of the Three Thousand Great Daos, but are also closely connected and can merge with each other to leap to the Pure Yang level.

In other words, Cao Ya's path to pure Yang primordial spirit is also unobstructed!

In the depths of his being, he had a premonition that he had reached the level of the Dao Integration Primordial Spirit by relying on the Dao of Matter and the Dao of Consciousness, and at the same time condensed two innate Dao Seeds. At the level of Dao Integration, he should be in the first tier, and the path of Pure Yang would be unobstructed.

If he cultivates diligently and is not suppressed or sealed along the way, he will surely be able to merge the two innate Great Daos and attain the Pure Yang Primordial Spirit within ten thousand years!

As for the immortal primordial spirit, that is a different realm, a different landscape altogether.

Cao Ya flicked his sleeve, and the two portals disappeared again. His cultivation level increased dramatically, and the two Dao Seeds floated in his sea of ​​consciousness, generating wave after wave of magical power that swept over his body. Under his conscious control, he actually forcibly refined the imprint of the Yang God Ranking.

Instantly, Cao Ya felt a sense of freedom and joy.

"Lord Xihuang, I will take my leave now, no need for you to see me off." Cao Ya held the Zhanhai Sword and laughed loudly.

Afterwards, he broke through the void and slashed out with his sword, breaking free from the Yang God Ranking. He was about to leave the Seven Phoenix Realm like Jiao Fei and the others before him, as well as Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan.

Seeing this scene, countless primordial spirits were dumbfounded.

When did the Yangshen Ranking mark become so easy to refine?

The Great Sun Phoenix Palace is not lacking in primordial spirits at the Dao Integration level.

Like the four Heavenly Kings on the Yang God Ranking—Qiao Kui, Feng Hou, Zhu Ri, and Tai Yin—each of them is a peak existence at the Dao Integration level, yet they still cannot disobey Xi Huang's orders and must be subject to others.

So, how come Cao Ya was able to refine the Yang God Ranking mark so quickly after entering the Dao Integration stage?!

For a moment, they were both surprised and puzzled.

Could it be that the innate Dao corresponding to the Gate of Mysterious Female and the Gate of Primordial Beginning is this powerful?

Not to mention the numerous primordial spirit avatars and primordial spirit dharma bodies, even the Dao-merging primordial spirits were stunned for a few breaths when they saw Cao Ya escape the tribulation. Then their pupils shrank slightly, and they pondered with surprise and uncertainty.

Beyond the heavens, Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan stroked his beard, pondering in his heart:

Cao Ya is quite patient and capable. Once he attained the Dao Integration Realm, he instantly erased his mark and gained his freedom, aiming to escape tribulation like the Ancestor...

However, will those seven phoenixes allow you to leave so easily?

The ancestor and Jiao Fei, among others, didn't have the Yang God Ranking mark at all; at most, they had the Book of Life and Death mark. The restrictive effect of that mark wasn't as strong as that of the Yang God Ranking...

After thinking for a moment, Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan decided to retreat millions of miles to observe from a more distant point in the starry sky.

If anything goes wrong, he can escape immediately.

On the other side, the Primordial Heavenly Demon Seal floated in the void, while the four primordial spirits of Jiao Fei, Lin Xiaolian, Xu Qing, and Pang Wei watched the situation within the Seven Phoenix Realms through the Primordial Heavenly Demon Seal.

“Husband, let’s step back a bit,” Lin Xiaolian said, glancing at Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan.

“No need for that,” Jiao Fei laughed. “If Lord Xihuang really sends a Dao-Merging Primordial Spirit to hunt us down, we can use Wu Niang’s power to teleport directly to Tian Gu Star. That place is incredibly far from the Seven Phoenix Realm. Fortunately, the Mountain and River Cauldron has a teleportation technique; otherwise, with our speed, it would take hundreds of years to fly there.”

"That's fine then," Lin Xiaolian nodded.

She glanced at the Seven Phoenix Realms again and suddenly laughed:

"It seems that Cao Ya from your Tianhe Sword Sect is not coming out."

Upon hearing this, Jiao Fei, Xu Qing, and Pang Wei took a closer look, and their expressions suddenly changed.

Just as Cao Ya broke free of the Yangshen Ranking's restraints with his sword and was about to leave, a shout suddenly rang out, shaking the heavens and earth. Immediately afterward, a large, golden hand, shaped like a bird's claw, descended.

"Lord Xihuang, I only seek to escape this calamity. It has nothing to do with your grand plan. Why do you have to fight me?" Cao Ya shouted. Although he did not want to fight Xihuang, the giant claw descended with a special Daoist aura that spread out, covering the void and the heavens and earth. Cao Ya had no choice but to take the blow head-on.

Even if he has the hope of achieving pure Yang, he is still not truly pure Yang; he is merely at the level of Dao Integration.

This Lord Xihuang is indeed at the peak of Pure Yang!

Cao Ya, wielding the Sea-Slaying Sword, unleashed countless sword energies in an instant, but still could not stop Xi Huang's descending giant claws, suffering only minor damage.

It seems we still have to use this...

Cao Ya shook his head. With a slight thought, the Gate of Mysterious Female and the Gate of Primordial Beginning appeared one after the other, emitting an incomparably terrifying aura. They blocked Xi Huang's attack and shattered the giant claw of magic power.

Without Xi Huang's personal interception, Cao Ya easily broke free from the constraints of the Yang God Ranking, arrived in the outer realm, and completely gained his freedom.

It wasn't that he didn't want to rescue Guo Songyang, Luo Gongyuan, and Su Ganxiu.

However, the Great Sun Phoenix Palace is filled with powerful figures, including dozens of Dao Integration Nascent Soul cultivators, among whom are figures like Qiao Kui and Feng Hou who stand at the peak of the Dao Integration level. If he were to actively throw himself into it, he might not be able to leave.

Moreover, Qi Huang would not allow him to trespass into the Great Sun Phoenix Palace.

After all, he was only at the Dao Integration stage, and the appearance of the true form of one of the Seven Phoenixes was a fatal crisis for him!

With the powerful backer of Master Doufasheng, the three fellow disciples were not in any danger; they only needed to wait patiently.

In fact, they were already mentally prepared for this when they joined the Yang God Ranking.

Therefore, they would not blame Cao Ya.

Forcing a demand will only implicate more people.

We're all primordial spirits; who doesn't have some discernment? They can distinguish between what's important and what's urgent!

"Cao Ya, where are you going?"

Suddenly, a clear and melodious voice rang out, and in the sight of all the primordial spirits, a figure appeared. It was quite slender, with a blurred face, but everyone instantly felt that this person was smiling.

They were immediately horrified, their faces changing drastically.

"Oh no, even Lady Li Huang has appeared!" Jiao Fei exclaimed from beyond the heavens, almost summoning Wu Niang to escape using the innate divine power of the Mountain and River Cauldron.

Fortunately, he realized in time that Li Huang's appearance was aimed at his senior brother Cao Ya.

"What should we do now? Li Huang's cultivation is no weaker than Xi Huang's!" Jiao Fei frowned.

From any perspective, he would certainly be happy to see his senior brother Cao Ya escape his tribulation.

However, Cao Ya faced difficulties that seemed a thousand times greater than theirs.

“If we had encountered Lord Li Huang just now… no, if Lord Xi Huang had just laid his claws down, then, let alone us, even Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan probably wouldn’t have been able to escape,” Lin Xiaolian sighed.

"Uncle-Master Cao Ya, will he be caught and taken back again?" Pang Wei asked worriedly.

"It's hard to say," Xu Qing shook his head.

“Cao Ya is finished.” On the other side, Ghost Ancestor Xu Wan sighed, feeling a mix of regret, emotion, and fear, and retreated millions of miles away.