Heaven and earth knew no eternal prosperity, and the Great Dao knew no eternal silence. The End of Dharma Era was not an ending, but merely a new beginning.
The End of Dharma Era arrived quietly.
All souls of the Underworld reincarnated, but influenced by the Chaos Era and the Great Dao's later evolution, Houtian Spiritual Qi across the Primordial World grew increasingly scarce.
Houtian spiritual treasures that could once be plucked at will became priceless treasures encountered only once in ten thousand years. Cultivators now needed generations of accumulated resources merely for Foundation Establishment and body tempering, while the old tales of attaining immortality at a hundred had become absurd tavern gossip.
The divine mountains and immortal sanctuaries of the Primordial World either concealed themselves within separate realms or were sealed away by great experts. Like the Interception Sect's Golden Ao Island, they remained only as rumors among the people.
At this moment, Yuanshi, Taishang, and Lingbao had gathered at Kunlun Mountain, secretly discussing the creation of a heavenly realm beyond the Three Pure Ones Heavens. However, the matter required careful deliberation.
He no longer used the name Sect Leader Tongtian. The War of the Investiture of the Gods had been too humiliating, so he would use Great Heavenly Venerate Lingbao instead. And now, he even had to add the word "Great"—Great Heavenly Venerate Lingbao!
Yuanshi said with a faint smile, "Let us go. It is time for us to set out as well. The Southern Longevity Heavenly Emperor's enthronement ceremony is imminent, along with the god-conferral rites for the third-rank Heavenly Lords. We cannot delay."
At the mention of god conferral, Tongtian was no longer sleepy. He only felt sorry for his eldest disciple, Duobao. A sixth-rank Heavenly Official was truly beneath him. Back during the god-conferral war,