This time, Li Fan used the Void Evasion Technique he had developed and reached the Taiyin Star in a hundred thousand years.
In the Ziwei Star Domain, Li Fan's gains had been fairly good. Compared to the Primordial World, the Star Sky was relatively safe.
He first entered seclusion and ate the Circumference Star Fruit. The fruit melted in his mouth and was exceptionally delicious.
The Star Law contained within the Circumference Star Fruit was slowly digested by Li Fan, becoming nourishment for his cultivation.
Li Fan had also cultivated the Star Law to the Venerable God Realm, one realm higher than his Law of Reincarnation.
He wanted to push on and comprehend the Law of Reincarnation to the Venerable God Realm as well, preparing for the world he would create next.
Another One Eon passed during this seclusion.
After emerging, 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 Star Law as support.
He first refined the Chaos Divine Stone, an attribute-less Divine Material from the Chaos World.
"Rise." Two streaks of sword light suddenly exploded in the darkness, and a Minor World slowly took shape.
This world brimmed with the power of laws. Li Fan's face turned pale, a sign that his mana was being depleted at a terrifying rate.
Just as he was about to fail, Li Fan discovered a new surge of mana within his body. It was the energy of the Circumference Star Fruit.
The newly created world gradually stabilized. Li Fan placed the Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree Branch at its center as a Sky-Supporting Divine Tree.
The Perfect Minor World had been successfully created. This was the limit of what could be created at his current Venerable God Realm.
A Medium World could only possibly be successfully created after attaining the Grand Unity Dao Fruit Realm.
In the current Primordial World, all who had not become Da Luo Venerable Gods were but ants.
After breaking through to the Da Luo Venerable God Realm, one could survive in Chaos. If the situation turned bad, one could leave at any time and flee into the Chaos World. In any case, he had no Divine Authority over the Primordial World.
Li Fan did not know what the Chaos World was like. Other than Chaos Qi, what else was there? Were there any surviving Chaos Demon Gods?
All of that awaited Li Fan's exploration. He could ask Goddess Wangshu about it later.
But even if Li Fan attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit in the future, he would not casually venture into the Chaos World. Encountering a Hunyuan-level Demon God would be far too dangerous.
At this point in time, the Primordial World was still relatively safe, but Li Fan felt an urgent pressure in his heart.
Once a tribulation began, one could no longer control one's own fate.
Through this creation of a world, Li Fan's understanding of his three great laws had deepened. He had cultivated the Law of World to the limit of the Venerable God Realm; within that realm, his Law of World was already complete.
The next step was breaking through to the Da Luo Venerable God Realm!
Goddess Wangshu was still seated beneath the Moon Laurel Tree, observing the Primordial World.
"Taiyin Star Lord, I returned from Ziwei Star and also met Goddess Ziguang."
Wangshu looked at Li Fan and said gently, "You didn't suffer any losses, did you? You are now also the representative of the Taiyin Star. During the time you were away, I announced your existence to all the Great Divine Powers of the Primordial World."
Li Fan grinned. "Doumu Yuanjun treated me quite well. She even gave me some Divine Materials for cultivation."
Then he changed the subject, expectation in his voice. "Goddess Wangshu, since I'm also a representative of the Taiyin Star, do you have a branch of the Moon Laurel Tree? Look, my Lunar Law hasn't even reached the Venerable God Realm yet."
Wangshu smiled and sighed. "You really are greedy. The Moon Laurel Tree is not as easy to keep alive as the Zhou Tian Star Fruit Tree. I only managed to cultivate one using the Three Lights Divine Water I painstakingly condensed. I'll give it to you."
"I'll also give you nine drops of Three Lights Divine Water, for preserving your life and cultivation."
The Taiyin Star Lord was truly mighty. Li Fan accepted the treasures and said earnestly, "Great God, when I make it big someday, I'll give you a whole bottle of Three Lights Divine Water."
"You have a good heart."
The Three Lights Divine Water consisted of golden Sunlight Divine Water, silver Moonlight Divine Water, and purple Starry Sky Divine Water.
Sunlight Divine Water: it wore away flesh, blood, bones, and sinews. At the slightest touch, the physical body would collapse.
Moonlight Divine Water: it corroded primordial spirits and souls. Even immortals would suffer damage to their souls if tainted by it.
Starlight Divine Water: it devoured and dissolved True Spirits and consciousness, striking directly at the awareness within one's Life Origin.
When separate, all three were among the most poisonous substances in the Primordial World. Yet extremes reversed, and when combined, they became a supreme healing treasure of the Primordial World.
With this Three Lights Divine Water, Li Fan could also cultivate divine abilities according to its properties. It was the ultimate ability for setting people up in the Primordial World.
"Goddess Wangshu, which Great Divine Powers did you tell about my existence? Can you tell me about the current situation?"
Wangshu slowly began, "The Three Emperors of the Primordial World stand alone at the very top: Heavenly Emperor Cangli, Earth Emperor Yuejian, and Human Emperor Jiutou Clan."
"But the Three Emperors cultivate God Merged with Dao, which has deeply displeased the five Great Divine Powers led by Hongjun. The other four are Yinyang, Diandao, Qiankun, and a monk from the west."
"They believe that regardless of whether the Three Emperors ultimately succeed in assimilating the Dao of Chaos Demon Gods, once they obtain a Chaos Demon God's Dao Fruit, they will merely be wearing a Chaos Demon God's skin rather than being deities of the Primordial World."
"The two sides fought fiercely. Though the Three Emperors possessed profound cultivation, three against five only resulted in a stalemate."
"The Three Emperors brought out three supreme treasures and still failed to defeat those five. Great God Hongjun possesses the Pangu Banner, while Old Ancestor Yinyang possesses the Taiji Diagram. Both are World-Opening Supreme Treasures. Great God Qiankun possesses the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Qiankun Cauldron."
"The last World-Opening Supreme Treasure, the Chaos Bell, is in Heavenly Emperor Cangli's hands. Earth Emperor Yuejian has the Innate Supreme Treasure Six Paths Reincarnation Disk, while Human Emperor Jiutou Clan has the Houtian Supreme Treasure Hongmeng Measuring Ruler."
"The current situation is that Heavenly Emperor Cangli is the publicly acknowledged strongest being in the Primordial World."
The Hongmeng Measuring Ruler was a Houtian Supreme Treasure with forty-nine Houtian Restrictions. It was condensed from one-tenth of the Xuanhuang Merit from the opening of heaven and Xuanhuang Qi. Its offensive power was second only to the Pangu Banner, and killing with it incurred no karma.
Li Fan thought, Didn't they say Innate Supreme Treasures were rare in the Primordial World? Why does it feel like everyone has one? Why didn't they include me? Painful mask!
Innate Supreme Treasures possessed forty-nine innate restrictions. Every one contained a complete Hunyuan Grand Unity-level Dao, and anyone below the Hunyuan Grand Unity Venerable God Realm could not unleash its full power.
When the Three Emperors fought the Five Elder Lords, Great God Hongjun also had the main body of the Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation. This Innate Supreme Treasure had not been revealed.
In Li Fan's view, Hongjun's side should win. That was the advantage of a transmigrator, and Li Fan wanted to stand with the winners.
"Goddess Wangshu, I favor the Five Elder Lords. There is strength in numbers, and that's never a bad thing."
Wangshu said speechlessly, "What exactly is going through your head? The external enemy, the Chaos Demon Gods, hasn't even been dealt with, yet you're treating this like entertainment. Both the Three Emperors and the Five Elder Lords have contributed to the Primordial World."
"So the other two factions remain neutral and support neither side."
Li Fan's face filled with curiosity. There were more experts? "Which two factions, Goddess Wangshu? Are you part of one of them?"
Wangshu said seriously, "The Five Divine Emperors and the Five Divine Beast Clans."
"Eastern Green Emperor Yang Mei is unfathomably powerful, the foremost of the Five Emperors, and extremely mysterious. He has always remained in seclusion. Under normal circumstances, you cannot find him at all. Most importantly, he does not concern himself with anything."
"Western White Emperor Luohu loves watching chaos unfold, just like you. Every day, he carries those four broken swords of his around the Primordial World. His swordsmanship is far superior to yours, Li Fan."
Li Fan looked unconvinced. "White Emperor Luohu is a Great Divine Power. Once I become a Great Divine Power, my swordsmanship will be exceptional too."
It seemed that Luohu had not yet forged the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation. The next era would be Demon Ancestor Luohu's glorious age. Li Fan thought he needed to prepare early.
Wangshu continued, "Central Yellow Emperor Goddess Taiyuan and Northern Black Emperor Doumu Yuanjun are people you have already met. Then there is me, Southern Red Emperor Taiyin Star Lord. The three of us female Great Divine Powers are close, and we do not like fighting and killing."
"The Five Divine Emperors stand apart from worldly affairs and rarely interfere. We are a relatively loose organization for sharing information."
"But the Five Divine Beast Clans believe that we Five Directional Heavenly Emperors are blocking their path."
Li Fan felt that the Five Divine Emperors were far too detached. No wonder Doumu Yuanjun did not even have a single Star God beside her when he visited Ziwei Star.
Wangshu's expression remained calm. She did not regard the Five Divine Beasts as worthy of concern. "The leader of the Five Divine Beasts is the Eastern Divine Beast, Dragon Ancestor Ao Tian."
Dragon Ao Tian. The name nearly made Li Fan lose it. When he had first transmigrated, he had dreamed of urban Dragon Kings returning in order to strengthen his mind and will, and he had slapped them all down in those dreams.
"The Southern Divine Beast is Phoenix Clan Yuan Feng."
"The Central Divine Beast is Qilin Clan Shi Qilin."
"The Northern Divine Beast is the Black Tortoise Clan."
"The Western Divine Beast is the White Tiger Clan."
Wangshu said in a grave voice, "These Five Divine Beasts have clans behind them and constantly recruit deities to join them. The Primordial World is vast; no one knows how many Great Divine Powers are hidden within it. And on the other side, the Chaos Demon Gods are still watching like tigers!"
Li Fan patted his chest and promised, "Don't worry, Goddess Wangshu. I will never join the Five Divine Beasts."
It was time to declare his loyalty. Li Fan knew that in the next era, the Five Divine Beasts would collectively suffer disaster in the great war of the three clans—the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.
A smile appeared on Goddess Wangshu's cool, serene face.
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