Subduing Qian Kun

The fruit of the Karma Tree contains fragments of the Karma Law; consuming one allows one to directly comprehend part of that law.

The Karma Demon God's rapid cultivation to Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal was largely due to these fruits.

Once the Karma Demon God departed, only Ancestor Qiankun remained pinned by the Chaos Pearl.

The power of a Chaos Supreme Treasure was too overwhelming. Without the Qiankun Cauldron, Li Xinghe could kill him like slaughtering a dog.

"Qiankun, I'll give you two choices now: submit, or die," Li Xinghe said calmly.

Having witnessed Li Xinghe's methods, Ancestor Qiankun regretted his own impulsiveness.

But for him, a top-level Demon God, to submit—impossible!

Demon Gods had their pride; how could he bow to Li Xinghe out of fear of death?

Even if this fall meant vanishing from heaven and earth forever, he never once considered surrender.

"Get on with it!" Ancestor Qiankun gave up resisting; further struggle would only be self-humiliation.

Li Xinghe sneered coldly. In the end, they still looked down on him. Back then, when Pangu's Axe was at his throat, hadn't he obediently handed over the Chaos Pearl?

If Pangu stood here today, faced with life or death, Ancestor Qiankun would probably choose to save his own skin directly.

"Since you want to die, I'll grant your wish." The Chaos Pearl pressed down, and Ancestor Qiankun lost consciousness. But before he did, he seemed to sense the holy light of the Pure World White Lotus.

Not long after, Ancestor Qiankun awoke, but he seemed somewhat different.

It turned out that Li Xinghe had knocked him out and fed him a fruit from the Karma Tree.

Besides containing the Karma Law, this fruit had another function: using the fruit's karma power to control others.

Li Xinghe used the Pure World White Lotus to erase Ancestor Qiankun's resentment toward him, then controlled him with the Karma Tree's fruit. Even after waking, Ancestor Qiankun could no longer muster the will to resist.

"It seems we all underestimated you!" Ancestor Qiankun said helplessly. The Karma Law was ineffable and inexplicable.

Now he had acknowledged Li Xinghe as his master, just as all Chaos Demon Gods revered the Great Dao.

Qiankun was still the same Qiankun, with his own opinions and thoughts—only his attitude toward Li Xinghe had changed.

"From now on, you're still Ancestor Qiankun. Under normal circumstances, I won't summon you." Li Xinghe could clearly sense the Karma Thread between them.

The Karma Law truly was second only to the Law of Destiny. He had only tried it on a whim, never expecting it to actually succeed.

To dominate the Primordial World, how could he do without a few enforcers? He'd only conceived this idea after sensing the Karma Demon God.

"This Qiankun Cauldron was originally your Accompanying Spiritual Treasure. Today, I'll return it all to you!" Li Xinghe suddenly waved his hand, and two identical Qiankun Cauldrons landed before Ancestor Qiankun.

"What?" Ancestor Qiankun was both shocked and delighted, never expecting Li Xinghe to return the Qiankun Cauldron to him.

Though bound by karma, making it impossible to rebel against Li Xinghe, these two treasures were extraordinary—a great killing weapon in anyone's hands.

"This treasure is dispensable to me, but to you, it's a treasure for attaining the Dao. One cauldron is a Top-grade Chaos Spiritual Treasure, the other a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. If merged into one, their power will greatly increase. Meditate on them well."

He was too lazy to bother with such time-consuming work. Handing it to Qiankun was a great opportunity for him.

According to the Primordial World's original trajectory, Ancestor Qiankun and the others had besieged Devil Ancestor Luohu and ultimately fallen.

Now, if he merged the two cauldrons into one, his cultivation would surely soar, and he likely wouldn't end up perishing in the future.

Ancestor Qiankun put away both cauldrons. "I, Qiankun, will henceforth follow Li Xinghe's lead in all things. Let the Great Dao bear witness."

"Rumble!" The Great Dao is impartial. Li Xinghe was also surprised, never expecting Qiankun to swear a Great Dao Oath.

Indeed, human nature was the same—even Chaos Demon Gods yielded to kindness, not force.

Having dealt with Qiankun and Karma, Li Xinghe's mood, soured by Ancestral Dragon, improved considerably.

All races of the Primordial World were extensions of Pangu. Under the Great Dao's schemes, the imprints of Pangu were gradually fading.

According to Li Xinghe's original plan, he would try to preserve these beings. But if any were ungrateful, that was on them.

Ancestral Dragon had courted death today, but Li Xinghe disdained to kill him. When the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation came, Ancestral Dragon would naturally not escape the schemes.

Next was the Immortality Volcano. The Phoenix Race was no weaker than the Dragon Clan, but they too were being suppressed on all sides by the Fierce Beasts.

When Li Xinghe arrived at the Immortality Volcano, a great battle was underway. The Phoenix Race had been forced back into the volcano.

Most Fierce Beasts were born from resentment and Fierce Sha Power, and the Immortality Volcano was their natural bane.

Inside the Immortality Volcano, the Phoenix Race could barely hold out. Once they left its range, the Fierce Beasts instantly overwhelmed them.

The Fierce Beast attacking the Immortality Volcano was Qiongqi, whose form resembled a gray-flying tiger.

"Charge into the Immortality Volcano and annihilate the Phoenix Race!" Qiongqi guarded the volcano's mouth.

This Fierce Beast had already reached Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal strength.

Inside the volcano, a crimson divine tree grew from the crater, reaching into the sky—the Phoenix Divine Wood of the Phoenix Race.

Legend had it that Yuan Feng's Accompanying Spiritual Treasure, the Phoenix Staff, was formed from the core essence of this tree.

On the Primordial World's land, the three races resisted most fiercely, with the four great Fierce Beasts striking them separately.

The Nanming Phoenix possessed an Immortal Body, making it the hardest to kill, so the strongest of the four Fierce Beasts, Qiongqi, had been sent.

Now it was the final stage. Though the Fierce Beasts held the upper hand, Li Xinghe knew the Phoenix Race would not fall.

The Three Primal Races carried the Heavenly Dao Will. At the final moment, the Heavenly Dao would surely bestow blessings, helping them grow stronger as they fought.

"Walk the path of the Heavenly Dao, leaving it no road to walk." Li Xinghe smiled faintly and stepped into the Immortality Volcano.

Now, in place of the Heavenly Dao, he was changing the situation of the Primordial World. When the Heavenly Dao fully awakened, he would surely obtain a vast amount of Heavenly Dao Merit.

Yuan Feng, one of the strongest beings since the world's creation, was only at the mid-stage of the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm. Even fighting on home ground, she was no match for Qiongqi.

After days of fierce battle, she was already severely wounded. If not for the special abilities of the Immortality Volcano lineage, she would have long since fallen.

As Qiongqi pressed his attack into the Immortality Volcano, the Phoenix Clan felt utter despair. Just then, a pure white lotus appeared above the volcano.

The moment the Pure World White Lotus emerged, the Immortality Volcano, shrouded in baleful Sha energy, instantly became clear and bright.

"Who goes there?" the Fierce Beast Qiongqi bellowed.

"How noisy!" Li Xinghe snorted coldly. A surge of spatial force erupted, sending Qiongqi straight back to his lair.

Yuan Feng was stunned. The Fierce Beast Qiongqi, whom she had believed invincible, had been defeated in a single move.

"Yuan Feng of the Phoenix Clan pays respects to the Great One." Yuan Feng spoke with utmost reverence.

"Yuan Feng, the Fierce Beasts plague the Primordial World. I now represent Lord Pangu in decreeing that the Phoenix Clan shall be the commanders of the avian lineage of the Primordial World, to oppose the Calamity of the Fierce Beasts!" Li Xinghe's words rang out like the proclamations of the Heavenly Dao.

Yuan Feng felt as if struck by sudden enlightenment. She immediately swore a great vow, declaring that she would lead the avian lineage against the calamity. Soon, Heavenly Dao Merit descended.

The entire Phoenix Clan reaped great benefits, and their chieftain Yuan Feng broke through to the late stage of the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

From then on, the Three Primal Races were all blessed by the Heavenly Dao. Every Fierce Beast they slew granted them even more Heavenly Dao Merit.

And Li Xinghe, having secretly orchestrated this outcome, likewise obtained a vast amount of Heavenly Dao Merit. His cultivation realm rose significantly, leaving him only a step away from the Golden Immortal of the Origin.