The Calamity Begins

Xuan Ming, the Ice Ancestral Witch, ranked among the top in strength even among the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Li Xinghe deliberated at length and finally gave her the Twelve-Grade White Lotus of Purity.

Among the Four Divine Lotuses, the others already had owners—some had yet to emerge, and some were too difficult to seize.

For instance, the Twelve-Grade Black Lotus of World Destruction was in Luohu's hands; unless he killed him, it would be nearly impossible to obtain.

Then there was the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit, which would become the treasure for suppressing the fortune of the Western Teachings in the future. Though not an Innate Supreme Treasure, its significance was immense, and seizing it might shake the Heavenly Dao.

"This treasure is even more powerful than a single banner of the Five Innate Banners. Work hard to refine it. If the opportunity arises in the future, your adoptive father will help you seize the other lotuses."

"Thank you, Adoptive Father!" Xuan Ming, brimming with excitement, went back into seclusion.

After weighing everything, it seemed that only Old Ancestor Minghe's Twelve-Grade Red Lotus of Karma Fire was of little consequence.

When the chance came, he could simply rob Old Ancestor Minghe—after all, the man had no backing.

If anyone knew that the esteemed Ancestor of the Blood Sea was being so lightly dismissed, they would likely be astonished.

After all, Old Ancestor Minghe was said to be immortal as long as the Blood Sea existed.

Even if a Saint came to the Netherworld Blood Sea, Old Ancestor Minghe would dare to fight them head-on.

But at this time, Old Ancestor Minghe had only recently emerged and was still lying low, cultivating diligently. The Red Lotus of Karma Fire seemed not to have appeared yet.

Next, all that remained was to wait for the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation to descend. The clan leaders of the Three Primal Races had already reached the mid-stage of Golden Immortal of the Origin. Unwilling to fall behind, Li Xinghe also began closed-door cultivation.

Of course, the most important task was still refining the restrictions within the Chaos Supreme Treasure.

The others also cultivated diligently. Fuxi, having obtained the River Diagram and Luo Book, began comprehending the Law of Destiny, his strength advancing by leaps and bounds.

Nuwa, bearing the bearing of a Saint, comprehended the Mountain and River Society Diagram, and her progress was equally remarkable.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches jointly studied the Five Innate Banners. Since they did not cultivate their Primordial Spirits, they could only focus on laws and physical bodies.

Meanwhile, far away in Mount Sumeru of the West, the Devil Ancestor Luohu had finally digested the merit he had gained from the Fierce Beast Tribulation.

Unfortunately, he and Hongjun had only reaped a share of the benefits, obtaining little merit. He was still stuck at the early stage of Golden Immortal of the Origin, though he was not far from the mid-stage.

Just then, he suddenly felt a resonance and rushed toward a certain direction.

In a desolate land not far from Mount Sumeru, a burst of destructive light erupted.

"This is... the aura of the Destruction Demon God. No, the Destruction Demon God has already completely fallen." Luohu's heart stirred—this aura felt somewhat familiar.

The Destruction Demon God was a top-tier existence among the Chaos Demon Gods, possessing the strongest attack among the top-level Demon Gods, second only to Pangu.

"Could it be the Sword of Destruction of the Destruction Demon God?" Luohu's heart leaped with joy.

Although the Sword of Destruction was merely a Chaos Spiritual Treasure, like treasures such as the Wheel of Time, it was not inferior to an Innate Supreme Treasure.

If he could obtain the Sword of Destruction, its power might not be weaker than the God Slaying Spear.

With that thought, he reached a massive hand directly into this desolate land.

Then, a treasure resembling a millstone appeared in Luohu's hand.

Once he successfully bonded with it, the master of the demonic path was overjoyed.

"It's actually the World-Ending Millstone! I never thought such a treasure would fall into my hands. Truly, this is the will of heaven! Hahaha!" Luohu shouted in excitement.

The World-Ending Millstone—a legendary treasure, one without a fixed grade.

Legend has it that worlds are born and destroyed. When a world is born, a treasure capable of destroying it is also born alongside it.

This treasure has no fixed rank; it grows stronger as the world evolves and as the aura of slaughter and destruction increases.

From the information Luohu obtained while refining the treasure, it seemed that the Sword of Destruction of the Destruction Demon God had merged with the world-destroying aura of the Primordial World to create this artifact.

At present, the World-Ending Millstone already possessed the power of a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. As it absorbed more slaughter and destruction aura, it would soon ascend to the level of an Innate Supreme Treasure.

If Luohu could ultimately use this treasure to destroy the Primordial World, the World-Ending Millstone might even rise to the level of a Chaos Supreme Treasure.

No wonder he was so ecstatic. For Luohu, even the God Slaying Spear could not compare to this treasure.

"Hongjun the Child, you only relied on those fragments of the Jade Plate of Creation. Now let's see how you can oppose me."

Unbeknownst to him, he and Hongjun had already become rivals.

Both knew well that in the future of the Primordial World, only the two of them would contend for supremacy—no one else was qualified.

This was also a matter of cosmic balance. At the final moment of the Fierce Beast Calamity, Li Xinghe had snatched Luohu's God Slaying Spear, and now Luohu had obtained the World-Ending Millstone.

It was fated that he would acquire a treasure brimming with destructive power.

Similarly, Hongjun had failed to slay Ancestor Five Elements, and some of his opportunities had been seized by Li Xinghe as well.

At the very least, the Five Innate Banners could no longer fall into his hands.

Meanwhile, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races had all reached their peak.

With countless experts emerging within each race, conflicts erupted over control of the Primordial World's mainland.

In particular, the Dragon Clan—the Ancestral Dragon, arrogant and self-righteous, believed himself invincible and looked down upon the Phoenix and Qilin Races.

Dragons are inherently lustful. Over the years of conquering the Primordial World, the Ancestral Dragon had mated with various strange beasts, siring nine sons.

As the saying goes, the Nine Sons of the Dragon are each different, but one thing they shared was that all nine were extraordinarily gifted and immensely powerful.

The Dragon Clan's Fortune was thus further fueled, to the point where they were no longer content with merely commanding the Scaled Race.

Eventually, the Dragon Clan began to gradually expand onto land, sparking conflict with the Beast Race, which was under the rule of the Qilin.

However, the Primordial World was never without slaughter, so this conflict was hardly significant.

All of this was within Li Xinghe's calculations, and the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation evolved precisely from this.

In the Primordial World, the Tribulation Qi seemed to grow denser once more.

The Three Races were caught in the tribulation without realizing it, while Hongjun and Luohu, lurking in the shadows, had already spotted their opportunity.

If the Three Races clashed, they would ultimately all be weakened.

The Devil Ancestor Luohu had obtained the World-Ending Millstone and was troubled over how to gather more Qi of Destruction, so he began to stir up trouble in secret.

The conflict between the Dragon Clan and the Qilin Race started as minor skirmishes, with only some outer Scaled Race members and beasts fighting.

Gradually, it escalated into the Dragon Clan and the Qilin Race joining the fray themselves.

The Qilin Race, relying on their occupation of Buzhou Mountain and believing themselves to be at the center of the Primordial World, naturally did not fear the Dragon Clan.

At the same time, the sons of the Ancestral Dragon were each more ferocious than the last, charging out from the ocean to begin their campaign against the Qilin Race.

In one great battle, Luohu secretly slew a son of the Ancestral Dragon, instantly igniting the Ancestral Dragon's blazing fury.

Thus, the Two Races formally declared war, marking the outbreak of the second great tribulation since the opening of the Primordial World.

At this time, the Phoenix Clan within the Immortality Volcano had not yet joined the battle.

After all, the Avian Lineage, commanded by the Phoenix Clan, occupied the skies, which, compared to the oceans and land, did not involve too great a conflict of interest.

Gradually, because the Dragon Clan had deep roots and many experts, they gained the upper hand in the conflict between the Two Races.

The Qilin Race, unable to stand alone, invited the Phoenix Clan to assist.

The Son of the Beginning Qilin personally entered the Immortality Volcano to invite Yuan Feng to join the fight against the Dragon Clan.

By the bond of the Three Races having once jointly exterminated the Fierce Beasts, the Phoenix Clan should not have stood idly by.

Moreover, the Ancestral Dragon was proud and arrogant, never willing to share the Primordial World with the Phoenix and Qilin Races, and would have eventually moved against the Phoenix Clan as well.

But just as Yuan Feng was about to agree, Li Xinghe arrived at the Immortality Volcano.