Three Emperors, Five Elder Lords / Five Divine Emperors, Five Divine Beasts

Li Fan returned this time using his self-researched Void Evasion Technique, reaching Taiyin Star in one hundred thousand years.

In the Ziwei Star Domain, Li Fan's harvest was quite good; compared to the Primordial World, the starry sky was relatively safe.

He went into seclusion first to consume the Circumference Star Fruit. The fruit melted the moment it entered his mouth, tasting delicious.

The Star Law contained within the Circumference Star Fruit was slowly digested by Li Fan, transforming into his own nourishment.

Li Fan also cultivated the Star Law to the Venerable God realm, one realm higher than his own Law of Reincarnation.

He wanted to strike while the iron was hot and comprehend the Law of Reincarnation to the Venerable God realm as well, preparing for the creation of a world.

Another epoch passed during this seclusion.

After emerging from seclusion, Li Fan began planning for the creation of a Minor World. He intended to create a Perfect Minor World.

He would use the Law of World as the core, with the Law of Reincarnation and the Star Law as support.

First, he refined the Chaos Divine Stone, a type of non-elemental divine material originating from the Chaos World.

"Rise." Two beams of sword light suddenly exploded in the darkness, and a Minor World slowly began to take shape.

The world was filled with the power of laws. Li Fan's face turned pale; this was a sign of rapid mana depletion.

Just as he was about to fail, Li Fan discovered a new surge of mana appearing within his body—it was the energy from the Circumference Star Fruit.

The newly opened world slowly stabilized. Li Fan placed the Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree Branch in the center of the world to serve as the Sky-Supporting Divine Tree.

The Perfect Minor World was successfully opened; this was the limit of what could be created at the current Venerable God realm.

One must reach the Grand Unity Dao Fruit realm to have a chance at successfully opening a Medium World.

In the current Primordial World, anyone who has not become a Da Luo Venerable God is nothing but an ant.

Breaking through to the Da Luo Venerable God realm would allow one to survive in the Chaos. If the situation turned sour, one could leave the scene and flee into the Chaos World at any time; after all, he did not possess the Divine Authority of the Primordial World.

Li Fan did not know what the Chaos World was like. Besides Chaos Qi, what else was there? Were there any surviving Chaos Demon Gods?

These were all things waiting for Li Fan to explore. He could ask Goddess Wangshu about them later.

However, even if Li Fan possessed the Grand Unity Dao Fruit in the future, he would not venture into the Chaos World casually. If he were to encounter a Demon God at the Hunyuan level, it would still be too dangerous.

In the current time period, the Primordial World was still relatively safe, but Li Fan felt a sense of urgency in his heart.

Once a Calamity begins, one is no longer the master of their own fate.

Through this world-creation process, Li Fan's own insights into the three major laws had deepened. Li Fan had already cultivated the Law of World to the limit of the Venerable God realm; the Law of World was now perfect within the Venerable God realm.

The next step was to break through to the Da Luo Venerable God!

Goddess Wangshu was still sitting under the Moon Laurel Tree, observing the Primordial World.

"Taiyin Star Lord, I have returned from Ziwei Star and met Goddess Ziguang as well."

Wangshu looked at Li Fan and said gently, "You didn't suffer any losses, did you? You are now a representative of Taiyin Star, and during the time you were away, I already made an announcement to all the Great Divine Powers of the Primordial World."

Li Fan chuckled. "Doumu Yuanjun treated me quite well; she even gave me some divine materials for cultivation."

Changing the subject, he added with a hint of expectation, "Goddess Wangshu, since you say I am a representative of Taiyin Star, do you have any branches of the Moon Laurel Tree? You see, my Lunar Law hasn't reached the level of a Venerable God yet."

Wangshu smiled and sighed, "You are quite greedy. The Moon Laurel Tree is not as easy to cultivate as the Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree. It took me great effort to condense enough Three Lights Divine Water to successfully grow one, but I shall give it to you."

"I will also give you nine drops of Three Lights Divine Water to use for self-preservation and cultivation."

"Taiyin Star Lord is mighty!" Li Fan accepted the treasures and said earnestly, "Great Goddess, once I make it big in the future, I will gift you a bottle of Three Lights Divine Water."

"You have a good heart."

The Three Lights Divine Water is composed of golden Sunlight Divine Water, silver Moonlight Divine Water, and purple Starry Sky Divine Water.

Sunlight Divine Water: Erodes flesh, blood, and bone; anything it touches causes the physical body to collapse.

Moonlight Divine Water: Corrodes the Divine Soul; even immortals will suffer damage to their souls if contaminated.

Starry Sky Divine Water: Devours and dissolves the True Spirit and consciousness, striking directly at the Life Origin.

When they exist separately, all three are the most toxic substances in the Primordial World, but when extremes meet, they reverse; combined, they become a holy healing treasure of the Primordial World.

With this Three Lights Divine Water, Li Fan could also cultivate divine abilities based on its properties. It was the ultimate tool for backstabbing people in the Primordial World.

"Goddess Wangshu, which Great Divine Powers did you tell about my existence? Could you tell me about the current situation?"

Wangshu spoke slowly, "In the Primordial World, the three Emperors are in a league of their own: Heavenly Emperor Cangli, Earth Emperor Yuejian, and Human Emperor Jiutou Clan."

"However, the three Emperors cultivate the path where the God Merged with Dao, which deeply offended five Great Divine Powers led by Hongjun. The other four are Yin Yang, Dian Dao, Qiankun, and a monk from the West."

"They believe that regardless of whether the three Emperors successfully merged with the Chaos Demon Gods' Dao, as long as they obtained the Dao Fruit of the Chaos Demon Gods, they are merely wearing the skin of Chaos Demon Gods and are not true Primordial Gods."

"The two sides have been at each other's throats. Although the three Emperors possess profound cultivation, it is three against five, resulting in a stalemate."

"The three Emperors brought out three supreme treasures but still couldn't defeat the five of them. Great God Hongjun has the Pangu Banner, and Old Ancestor Yin Yang has the Taiji Diagram; both are World-Opening Supreme Treasures. Great God Qiankun possesses the Qiankun Cauldron, an Innate Supreme Treasure."

"The last World-Opening Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell, is in the hands of the Heavenly Emperor. The Earth Emperor holds the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, and the Human Emperor possesses the Houtian Supreme Treasure, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler."

"The current situation is that Heavenly Emperor Cangli is the strongest being on the surface of the Primordial World."

The Hongmeng Measuring Ruler is a Houtian Supreme Treasure with forty-nine Houtian Restrictions, condensed from one-tenth of the Xuanhuang Merit from the opening of the world and the Xuanhuang Qi. Its offensive power is second only to the Pangu Banner, and it kills without incurring karma.

Li Fan thought to himself, Didn't they say Innate Supreme Treasures were rare in the Primordial World? How come it feels like everyone has one! Why didn't you bring me along! Wearing a mask of pain!

An Innate Supreme Treasure contains forty-nine Innate Prohibitions, each embodying a complete Dao at the Hunyuan Grand Unity level. Unless one has reached the Venerable God Realm, it is impossible to unleash its full power.

The Three Emperors are currently locked in a confrontation with the Five Elder Lords. Great God Hongjun still possesses the main body of the Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation; this Innate Supreme Treasure has not yet been revealed.

In Li Fan's view, the Hongjun faction should be the winner. This is the advantage of being a transmigrator, and Li Fan wants to stand on the winning side.

"Goddess Wangshu, I'm betting on the Five Elder Lords. There is strength in numbers; that's a good strategy anywhere."

Wangshu was speechless. "What are you thinking about? The external threat of the Chaos Demon Gods hasn't been resolved yet, and here you are, enjoying the chaos without a care. Both the Three Emperors and the Five Elder Lords have contributed to the Primordial World."

"That is why we, the other two factions, remain neutral and help neither side."

Li Fan looked curious. So there were experts involved? "Which two factions? Goddess Wangshu, are you among them?"

Wangshu said solemnly, "The Five Divine Emperors and the Five Divine Beast Clans."

"The Eastern Green Emperor Yang Mei has unfathomable strength. As the head of the Five Emperors, he is far too mysterious. He remains in seclusion and, under normal circumstances, you simply cannot find him. Most importantly, he doesn't care about anything."

"The Western White Emperor Luohu enjoys the chaos just as much as you do. He spends his days wandering the Primordial World with those four broken swords on his back. His swordsmanship is far superior to yours, Li Fan."

Li Fan looked unconvinced. "White Emperor Luohu is a being of Great Divine Powers. Once I become one, my swordsmanship will be just as superb."

It seems that at this point in time, Luohu has not yet forged the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. The next era will be the highlight for the Devil Ancestor Luohu. Li Fan thought to himself that he needed to prepare early.

Wangshu continued, "You have already met the Central Yellow Emperor Taiyuan Goddess and the Northern Black Emperor Doumu Yuanjun. Then there is me, the Southern Red Emperor Taiyin Star Lord. We three female deities have a good relationship and do not care for fighting and killing."

"The Five Divine Emperors are detached from worldly affairs and don't manage much. It is a loose organization used primarily for exchanging information."

"However, the Five Divine Beast Clans feel that we, the Five Directional Heavenly Emperors, are blocking their path."

Li Fan felt that these Five Divine Emperors were far too laid-back. No wonder there wasn't even a single Star God around Doumu Yuanjun when he visited Ziwei Star.

Wangshu's face remained calm; she didn't take the Five Divine Beasts seriously at all. "The head of the Five Divine Beasts is the Eastern Divine Beast, Dragon Ancestor Ao Tian."

Long Aotian—this name truly made Li Fan struggle to keep a straight face. When he first transmigrated, in order to temper his mind and will, he had dreamt of a "Dragon Aotian" from the city whom he had slapped down—the return of the Dragon King.

"The Southern Divine Beast is Yuan Feng of the Phoenix Clan."

"The Central Divine Beast is Shi Qilin of the Qilin Clan."

"The Northern Divine Beast is the Black Tortoise Clan."

"The Western Divine Beast is the White Tiger Clan."

Wangshu said in a low voice, "These Five Divine Beasts have their own clans and are constantly recruiting other deities to join them. The Primordial World is vast; no one knows how many beings of Great Divine Powers are hiding within it. Furthermore, the Chaos Demon Gods on the other side are still watching like tigers eyeing their prey!"

Li Fan patted his chest in assurance. "Don't worry, Goddess Wangshu. I will never join the Five Divine Beasts."

The time to pledge his loyalty had arrived. Li Fan knew that in the next era, the Five Divine Beasts would collectively crash and burn during the Three Clans War—the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.

A smile appeared on Goddess Wangshu's cold, elegant face.