The Battle Finally Drew the Attention of the Primordial World's Great Powers

Deep within the Northern Land.

Qiongqi hovered high in the sky, large cracks still covering its dark red scales. Its left wing drooped slightly, and every flap pulled at its injuries, sending waves of pain through it.

But right now, it couldn't spare them any attention.

"Myriad Sha Abyss."

After slowly uttering those words, Qiongqi kept its scarlet eyes fixed on Lu Yuan.

It was eager to see

how the giant beast before it would react to hearing about this place.

The Myriad Sha Abyss was famous throughout the Northern Land.

To ordinary ferocious beasts, it was a true forbidden zone. The Fierce Sha Qi accumulated within had reached a terrifying concentration; those with even slightly weaker cultivation would struggle to enter even its outer reaches.

But Lu Yuan merely blinked.

"Is it far?"

The corner of Qiongqi's eye twitched.

It suddenly felt that whenever it spoke with Lu Yuan, it often had a strange feeling.

The two of them cared about entirely different things.

Qiongqi answered in a deep voice, "It is indeed far from here, but at our speed, it's nothing. The Myriad Sha Abyss is the Northern Land's foremost land of ferocious Sha Qi, and the Sha Qi there far surpasses that of the earth vein you just devoured."

After hearing this, Lu Yuan's golden eyes visibly brightened.

That small change naturally didn't escape Qiongqi's notice.

Qiongqi grew even more certain.

This Grand Void Sky Whale really did need vast amounts of Fierce Sha Qi to grow.

And its needs were enormous.

Thinking back to how Lu Yuan had repeatedly devoured its attacks during their fight, Qiongqi still felt shaken.

He could even devour Great Luo Law Power.

After absorbing it, he could even turn it into power for his own growth.

In all the long years it had lived, this was the first time it had witnessed such a bloodline talent.

Lu Yuan didn't press for more.

Knowing where it was would do.

As for why Qiongqi was willing to tell him, Lu Yuan understood that too.

Shen Ni must have been behind it.

Otherwise, given how Qiongqi had behaved earlier and how far their fight had gone, how could it suddenly take the initiative to tell him about a treasure land full of resources?

Lu Yuan didn't expose it.

As long as the resources were real, he would deal with the rest once he got there.

"All right, I know."

Lu Yuan laid his head back down on the ground.

His fight with Qiongqi hadn't exhausted him much, but he still hadn't fully digested the Great Luo Fierce Sha Qi he had swallowed.

This was a good chance to rest for a while.

Qiongqi was visibly taken aback when it saw him suddenly lie down.

"You're not going now?"

Lu Yuan's voice was deep. "We'll talk about it later."

Qiongqi frowned slightly.

It was about to speak again when its expression suddenly changed.

A sensation from some distant place reached its mind through a connection in the unseen.

Qiongqi fell silent for several breaths, then ultimately stopped urging him.

"The Myriad Sha Abyss lies deep in the north. If you really want to go, you'll find it."

With that, Qiongqi gave Lu Yuan a long look.

It didn't linger.

Its wings spread once more.

Billowing clouds of Sha gathered around it.

The next moment, Qiongqi became a streak of dark red light and flew toward the depths of the Northern Land.

Lu Yuan lifted an eyelid and watched it leave.

For now, the two could hardly be called friends.

But their grudge wasn't all that great either.

In a place like the Primordial World, it was perfectly normal for powerful beings to fight over benefits.

He hadn't suffered any losses.

And Qiongqi hadn't died.

So the matter would rest there for now.

Lu Yuan slowly closed his eyes.

Meanwhile.

On an immortal mountain an unknown distance from the Northern Land.

Clouds and mist swirled.

Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi was so dense it had nearly liquefied.

At the mountain's peak, an elder in gray-white Daoist robes sat cross-legged beneath an ancient pine.

The elder had a lean, refined face and his eyes were slightly closed. There was no earthshaking presence about him.

Only a fragment of an incomplete jade disc floated above his head.

Strands of profound Dao resonance continually drifted down.

Suddenly.

The elder opened his eyes.

Deep in his gaze, countless Great Dao runes seemed to flash and vanish.

"The Fierce Sha Qi in the Northern Land... has diminished."

Hongjun raised his head.

His gaze seemed to pierce endless space as he looked toward the distant north.

Fierce Sha Qi was a corrupting force left behind after the creation of heaven and earth.

These things brought little benefit to the Primordial World.

Yet wearing them away completely was just as difficult.

Especially in the Northern Land.

Ferocious beasts were extremely numerous there, and Fierce Sha Qi gathered year-round, slowly increasing all the while.

Now, however, it had noticeably diminished.

Such a change naturally couldn't escape Hongjun's notice.

He raised a hand and lightly drew it through the air.

A ripple spread through the void.

Countless profound runes swiftly assembled as he began deducing what had happened in the Northern Land.

At first, it went smoothly.

Heaven-Splitting Hou.

Qiongqi.

Shattered mountains and rivers.

These images flashed one after another through Hongjun's mind.

But when his deduction truly reached Lu Yuan, the once-clear images suddenly blurred.

It was as though a vast, boundless shadow of dark gold lay across the secrets of heaven.

Hongjun frowned slightly.

The deduction Method Formula in his hands changed once more.

A moment later.

He slowly stopped.

"An innate divine beast?"

A trace of confusion appeared in Hongjun's eyes.

He could be certain that the other party was a being born innately of the Primordial World.

But its more specific origins remained hidden behind a hazy barrier.

And what concerned Hongjun most was that after Lu Yuan devoured the Fierce Sha Qi, the origin of heaven and earth had indeed undergone an exceedingly subtle change toward clarity.

Such a being

seemed to do the Primordial World no harm.

Hongjun pondered quietly for a moment and pursued the deduction no further.

"Let's watch a while longer."

After speaking, he closed his eyes again.

The incomplete jade disc above his head continued to revolve.

Only this time,

Hongjun set aside a strand of his attention to keep watch on the changes in the Northern Land.

In the west of the Primordial World.

Within a pitch-black mountain range shrouded in endless Devil Qi.

Deep inside a great hall.

A black-robed young man lounged on a throne, playing with a strand of dark red Sha Qi in his hand.

As his fingertips turned lightly, the strand of Sha Qi shifted shape until it became a fearsome ferocious beast.

Luohou stared at the beast's phantom in his palm for a while.

The corners of his mouth slowly curled upward.

"Eating Sha Qi?"

He chuckled softly.

His laughter echoed through the empty hall.

"Since when did the Northern Land produce something so interesting?"

What Luohou focused on was entirely different from Hongjun.

Ferocious Sha, slaughter, destruction.

These powers were all of considerable value to his Great Dao.

The Fierce Sha Qi that had accumulated in the Northern Land over endless ages was a particularly vast resource.

Now, a giant beast that fed on Sha Qi had suddenly appeared.

Naturally, Luohou took notice.

What was more,

this giant beast could even clash head-on with a Great Luo ferocious beast.

It had sent Qiongqi flying tens of thousands of li with one lash of its tail.

That degree of physical strength also piqued his interest.

Luohou slowly closed his hand.

The beast's phantom in his palm dispersed with it.

"Let Shen Ni have the headache first."

His tone was relaxed.

The Northern Land was Shen Ni's territory, after all.

It wasn't his turn to worry yet.

If the day came when that giant beast had truly eaten most of the Northern Land's Sha Qi, it wouldn't be too late to take another look.

Elsewhere.

In a grotto-heaven paradise somewhere in the Primordial World.

Ancestor Qiankun abruptly opened his eyes.

An ancient cauldron before him trembled lightly, giving off a clear, ringing sound.

"Purely physical strength, driving back a Great Luo with one blow?"

Ancestor Qiankun's face showed clear astonishment.

Having cultivated to his level, he naturally knew just how great the gap between Great Luo and Taiyi was.

Once a cultivator reached Great Luo,

Principles followed their every movement.

Their lifespan, body, and Primordial Spirit would all undergo a true transformation.

Bridging that gap was extraordinarily difficult in itself.

Yet that divine beast in the Northern Land had done it.

Even more absurdly,

it had relied on its physical body.

Ancestor Qiankun stroked his long beard and couldn't help sighing. "The Primordial World is vast indeed. There really are wonders of every kind."

Within a secret realm not too far from him.

Ancestor Yinyang had likewise sensed the disturbance in the Northern Land.

His reaction was more direct.

"Qiongqi got sent flying by a single swipe of a tail?"

Ancestor Yinyang was surprised at first, then a gloating smile appeared on his face.

"That old ferocious beast is usually arrogant as can be. This time, he finally ran into a tough opponent."

But after laughing, his expression gradually turned serious.

To make Qiongqi suffer such a crushing defeat.

His opponent's strength definitely could not be measured by ordinary cultivation realms.

What was more, that giant beast seemed to still be growing rapidly.

That rate of growth was what truly deserved attention.

And at this moment.

Deep in the Northern Land.

In a colossal divine palace built from the skeletons of countless ferocious beasts.

Qiongqi had returned.

The moment he entered the great hall, several powerful gazes turned toward him at once.

Every one of those presences was utterly terrifying.

At the very top of the hall.

A figure sat upon a black imperial throne.

He looked much like an ordinary Daoist.

A black robe draped over his body, and his face was cold and stern, but a blood-colored beast marking lay between his brows.

The boundless Fierce Sha Qi throughout the great hall flowed naturally around him.

Just as Qiongqi stepped into the great hall.

Shen Ni opened his eyes upon the imperial throne.

His gaze fell on Qiongqi's shattered scales and injured left wing.

Shen Ni did not grow angry.

Instead, he raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Beaten up this badly?"

Qiongqi's expression immediately darkened.

Several gazes around him changed as well.

Faint, stifled laughter could even be heard among them.

Qiongqi grew even more annoyed at the sound.

But facing Shen Ni, he still suppressed his emotions and said in a low voice, "Your Majesty, that Lu Yuan is more troublesome than the reports suggested."

Shen Ni leaned forward slightly.

"Tell me about it."

Qiongqi fell silent for a moment, then recounted the entire fight from beginning to end.

From Lu Yuan devouring the power of Great Luo ferocious Sha, to taking a Principle attack head-on with his body, and finally sending Qiongqi flying tens of thousands of li with a single swipe of his tail.

The entire hall gradually fell silent.

The several presences that had been laughing in secret moments ago also fell completely quiet.

A ferocious beast overlord could not help speaking up. "He can even devour Great Luo power?"

Qiongqi gave him a cold look.

"Could I have been mistaken about the power I unleashed myself?"

The ferocious beast overlord said no more.

But Shen Ni laughed.

His laughter grew more pronounced.

"He can devour ferocious Sha."

"Even in his juvenile form, he can stand up to a Great Luo."

"Very good."

Shen Ni no longer made any attempt to conceal the interest in his eyes.

Watching his reaction, Qiongqi's expression shifted slightly.

He could not help asking, "Your Majesty, that Lu Yuan refuses to join the Imperial Court. Should we summon the kings and forcibly suppress him?"

Shen Ni raised a hand.

Qiongqi immediately stopped.

"There's no hurry."

Shen Ni leaned back against the imperial throne and looked past the great hall toward the outskirts of the Northern Land.

"It would be too much of a waste to kill a creature like that."

"I want to see just how much he can grow."

Qiongqi fell silent.

Shen Ni's gaze grew increasingly deep.

A giant beast that could devour ferocious Sha and grow rapidly.

Whether he was a threat or a fortuitous opportunity for the Ferocious Beast Imperial Court.

It was still too early to say.

But one thing was certain.

Lu Yuan was worth watching.

And besides.

Qiongqi had just told Lu Yuan about the Myriad Sha Abyss.

As for what would happen next.

Shen Ni was looking forward to that as well.