A silver-white giant tree that towered between heaven and earth was rooted in the heart of the Taiyin Star. Its branches looked as though they had been carved from ice crystals, while congealed moonlight flowed through its veins.
Beneath the Moon Laurel Tree stood a goddess. Her snow-white hair cascaded like a waterfall, and a dying star was pinned among her locks. Her name was Wangshu.
A ripple of spacetime flashed past. Protected by the Innate Reincarnation Grand Formation, Li Fan was about to be born.
He had been peacefully sleeping when he suddenly transmigrated. Fortunately, his family heirloom had protected him and brought him to the Prehistoric Universe.
Otherwise, even if he had luckily transmigrated into an Innate Divine Being being nurtured by heaven and earth, he would have been blown apart by the information contained within the Heaven and Earth Laws.
This family heirloom was no ordinary treasure. It was the legendary Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation, containing three Great Dao Laws: Reincarnation, Taiyin, and the Law of World. However, all of them were incomplete.
Li Fan had not wanted to be born early. This era was far too dangerous for Innate Divine Beings.
But he had no choice. The Law of Reincarnation could not be his primary cultivation path. No matter how much insight into the Law of Reincarnation the Primordial World gave him, it was useless.
It would have been great if it had given him the Law of World instead. What left him speechless was that there were no divine beings in the Prehistoric Universe who cultivated the Law of World. This was just ridiculous...
What was even more ridiculous was that his birthplace was the Taiyin Star. He had thought it would be safe. He had never heard of any other Innate Divine Beings on the "Taiyin Star" in Later Generations.
The moment he was born, a goddess would be waiting at his door. This was too hard. He could only gamble and hope she was a good goddess.
Transmigrating was difficult. When Pangu split open heaven and earth, the Three Thousand Demon Gods blocked his path. Li Fan had glimpsed the scene in the River of Time. An unknown Demon God had said,
"Three thousand against one. The advantage is ours!"
And then there was nothing after that. Great God Pangu crippled them all with a single axe strike, making every last one of them contribute to the Prehistoric Universe. Because of that, these Demon Gods existed in Schrödinger's state of death.
They were dead, yet not completely dead. Li Fan guessed that some great beings of this era probably carried a portion of the Chaos Demon Gods' origins within them.
Innate Divine Beings were different. Their origins either came from Great God Pangu or were derived from the Primordial World. They would not possess even the slightest trace of a Chaos Demon God's origin.
Even Great Luo were hard to kill, let alone Demon Gods at the Hunyuan realm!
Li Fan guessed that the Chaos Demon Gods had been at the first level of Hunyuan, while Great God Pangu had been at the three-thousandth level of Hunyuan. It was absurd. One axe strike had reduced them all to critical condition.
When Pangu opened heaven and earth, the Great Dao descended and the Heavenly Dao was born. Great God Pangu had been extremely busy then and had no time to bother with Li Fan, who had transmigrated from the downstream reaches of the River of Time. His luck was incredible—he had successfully smuggled himself in. Hehehe.
Now that the Prehistoric Universe had been opened, Great God Pangu suppressed the upstream reaches of the River of Time. Trying to transmigrate now? That could only happen in a real dream. Transmigration now was hellish nightmare-level difficulty.
Innate Divine Beings were completed by the Great Dao through Pangu's hands. After Pangu died, the Great Dao and the Primordial World jointly created and nurtured them. There were three thousand in total, with origins of varying strength.
Li Fan did not know whether Pangu was truly dead or not. If he did not have to be born early and could cultivate the Law of Reincarnation, he would have soared straight to the top. Unfortunately, thinking about it now was useless.
Still, transmigrating into an Innate Divine Being was already excellent. What was this? It was like winning the lottery and becoming the richest person in the world.
"Hahaha, this feels great."
Li Fan had not seen the latter half of the opening of heaven and earth, so he did not know what had happened. He also had no idea what exactly was going on with the Primordial Heavenly Dao. What a pity.
He had to heed Great God Pangu's warning in the Innate Inheritance! If he forcibly comprehended the Law of Reincarnation, he was afraid he would be finished.
In Later Generations, this Innate Divine Being had not even left behind a title. He was probably a ruthless fool who had stubbornly charged ahead.
Those who listened to advice ate their fill. After comprehending the Innate Reincarnation Grand Formation, Li Fan was born.
Wangshu asked in confusion, "Divine being, where did you come from? My name is Wangshu. And you are?"
"Well... I'd say I popped out of the Taiyin Star."
Fine, fine, he could not fool her. He could only tell the truth. No matter who it was, if a divine being suddenly appeared out of nowhere on their territory, they would ask questions. This goddess was already quite kind for not attacking him outright.
At the instant Li Fan was born, the Jade Plate of Creation in Great God Hongjun's hand, far away on Yujing Mountain, flashed. "What has happened in the Prehistoric Universe again?"
After making deductions, he found nothing. In this Primordial Era, the Heavenly Dao had yet to emerge, and there was no such thing as Tianji. Unless Li Fan stood directly before Hongjun, there was no way to calculate him.
That was impossible just to think about. The only treasure Li Fan possessed was the Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation. Wouldn't that be like throwing a meat bun to a dog, never to return?
Li Fan feared Hongjun most. There was no conspiracy theory involved; he merely treasured the item in his hands. If Hongjun wanted it someday, Li Fan could trade it once he had finished comprehending it and was strong enough!
After all, it was only a fragment of a fragment. Its quality was merely that of a Supreme Grade Innate Spiritual Treasure, while the main body was in Hongjun's hands.
As for stealing it, he could just think about it. He had transmigrated into the Prehistoric Universe without a system, so he could not take off right from the start. Develop cautiously. Do not get reckless.
"I am Li Fan, an Innate Divine Being nurtured by the Primordial World. I don't know what happened either. The moment I was born, I was already on the Taiyin Star."
Wangshu said, "Divine being, your cultivation is so low. Your origin is incomplete. It seems this Prehistoric Universe has many secrets. The Taiyin Star was originally desolate, with only me here. Follow me from now on."
Were the ways of the Prehistoric Universe at the beginning of creation always this wild? Amazing!
Wangshu suddenly understood. "There is only one possibility for you to have suddenly appeared on the Taiyin Star. You are from Mount Zhou. Mount Zhou connects to the origin of the Prehistoric Universe. No wonder no one can climb Mount Zhou. It turns out divine beings are still being nurtured there. There are probably quite a few of them."
From the Taiyin Star, Li Fan saw Mount Zhou. It was huge! Truly enormous!
A dark azure giant peak pierced through heaven and earth. Its mountain body was covered in dark golden patterns resembling Pangu Bloodline. Its summit disappeared into chaos, while its roots plunged into the Nine Netherworlds.
It seemed that great changes had occurred in Later Generations, and Mount Zhou had become Buzhou Mountain.
Although the memories of the Prehistoric Universe from his transmigration could not be fully trusted, history was written by the victors. Still, they could serve as reference.
The Primordial Era—vast and magnificent. One era was one calamity, one calamity contained fifty-six eons, and one eon lasted 5.6 billion years.
Li Fan's origin was currently incomplete—though if it were complete, how could he switch cultivation paths? He had long decided to switch to the Law of World, with Reincarnation as a secondary path.
All things had reincarnation, and worlds did as well. This change of cultivation path could not be done casually. First, the rejection of his origin would leave Dao wounds. Second, there were Dao Enemies!
For example, switching from Reincarnation to Creation. There was the Creation Demon God and Empress Nuwa. Never mind whether the Demon God was dead or not; just consider Empress Nuwa.
A fully nurtured Top-Grade Innate Divine Being was definitely at the Grand Unity Dao Fruit level. She also had brothers and sisters, as well as combat Lingbao. Without question, this was hell-level difficulty.
As one of the Six Saints of the Heavenly Dao in Later Generations, she had risen above the Three Thousand Divine Beings. Setting aside whether her character was good or bad, she was definitely a guaranteed carry. He just did not know the primary laws cultivated by the other five Saints.
No matter how many laws one cultivated as secondary paths, the primary path had to be refined. No one was competing for the Law of World. The Great Dao had three thousand paths, yet not only three thousand. Dao would continuously change. Nothing remained forever unchanged. Family heirloom, you are my golden finger.
A small cheat did not count as cheating. Hehehe.
"Great one, what realm am I currently in within the Prehistoric Universe?"
Wangshu lightly brought her fingertips together, her tone carrying a hint of casual instruction. "You are just a tiny True God. Let me explain the realms of the Prehistoric Universe to you."
"Heavenly God, True God, Venerable God, Da Luo Venerable God. This goddess is a Da Luo Venerable God. Follow me, and you will not lose out."
Good grief, the Prehistoric Universe was already this competitive at the beginning of creation. A Da Luo Venerable God was definitely Great Luo. Based on the Immortal Dao realms of Later Generations, he was currently at the Golden Immortal realm.
It was about what he had expected, but this realm classification was really crude!
Venerable Gods corresponded to Taiyi Golden Immortals, while Da Luo Venerable Gods corresponded to Hun Yuan Golden Immortals. Quasi-Saints were a classification made later, after Hongjun became a Saint. They should have been at the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal realm in cultivation and combat power!
Good, good, this goddess was a powerful backer. What was wrong with clinging to a powerful thigh? Staying alive was what mattered. The Prehistoric Universe was far too dangerous!
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