Secrets of the Chaos Gods and Demons

"Rise. I came this time for the sake of the clan as well. After all, no matter what, I am the first Innate Earth Dragon. Helping the clan develop better benefits me too.

"Second, I came because of the Ferocious Beast Tribulation. This Kalpa of Calamity cannot be avoided, but that does not mean there is no way through it. I want every clansman to survive this crisis.

"Third, I came to confirm this thing."

Di Kun spoke slowly as he looked at the fragment of the Creation Jade Disk in his hand.

Diming exchanged glances with the three Elders, then cupped his hands and said, "May I ask, Ancestor, how should our clan avoid this Kalpa of Calamity? To be honest, we wish to avoid it as well, but so many Innate Races are watching us. And we are the ones doing the most dangerous work. We have no choice at all!"

Di Kun did not say much upon hearing this. Zhou Jun had already seen it earlier. Fortunately, the Earth Dragon Clan was good at preserving their lives. Otherwise, they would have been finished long ago.

At that moment, Difu stepped forward and cupped his hands. "Ancestor, aside from that, our clan's inheritance also has flaws. Although we can cultivate the Earthly Dao, it is far too difficult. As a result, only around a quarter of our clansmen have gained anything from the Earthly Dao so far. Without them, our clan could never have endured until now."

Di Kun was surprised by this. Every clansman he had observed before had cultivated the Earthly Dao, yet he had not expected that only a quarter had achieved anything. In other words, the remaining three quarters had either taken other paths or were still comprehending the Earthly Dao. This was beyond Di Kun's expectations.

He had known that the Earthly Dao he first passed down would be difficult, but he had never expected it to be this difficult. Moreover, after observing Diming, Difu, and the others, he found that their cultivation had only reached the peak of the Golden Immortal realm. Even Difu, who possessed the greatest comprehension, still had some distance to go before breaking through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

This meant that they had not truly entered the Earthly Dao yet and were still wandering outside its gates. The Earth Dragon Clan could be said to be creatures naturally suited to the Earthly Dao, yet even they had failed to enter it. One could imagine just how complex and vast the Earthly Dao was.

Perhaps only by passing down the newest Earthly Dao could he allow them to truly step onto its path. He had long held this idea, but he had never expected the situation to be so serious. The more people who stepped into the Earthly Dao, the greater the benefits to Di Kun. After all, whether nurturing a Grand Unity Dao Fruit or allowing one to grow, all things and living beings were needed as nourishment.

Thinking this, Di Kun said, "Perhaps the Earthly Dao I passed down at the start was too general. This time, I will pass down an outline of the Earthly Dao to aid your cultivation. However, the Earthly Dao encompasses all things. How you cultivate it will depend on yourselves."

Diming and the others were overjoyed upon hearing this. Though it was merely an outline of the Earthly Dao, it was also the most foundational and essential thing. After all, no one would walk the exact same path. Those who learn from me live; those who imitate me die.

Although Di Kun was the Ancestor of the Earth Dao, those who came after him could also blaze a new trail within the Earthly Dao and become masters of their own paths. If Di Kun were to perish in the future and his Dao Fruit ceased to exist, they could go a step further and contend for the position of Ancestor of the Earth Dao.

Di Kun sat cross-legged and waved his hand. "Go gather the clansmen and have them come listen to the Dao. I hope that after this sermon, every member of our clan can embark upon the path of the Earthly Dao."

Diming and the others all cupped their hands. "Thank you, Ancestor!" They then retreated a few steps, turned, and left to notify the clansmen to gather and prepare to listen to their Ancestor's sermon. They also ordered all clansmen who were out abroad to return. After all, this would bring immense benefits to the Earth Dragon Clan.

After watching them leave, Di Kun withdrew his gaze and began studying the fragment of the Creation Jade Disk. As he comprehended it, he discovered that the two paths within were both quite suited to the Earthly Dao. The smaller one was the Dao of Transformation and Generation.

Through the Dao of Transformation and Generation, things harmful to the Primordial Wilderness or things that would take time to digest could be quickly transformed and absorbed. They could then release energy containing life and creation, promoting the growth of spirit roots. That energy could also be retained for protection. If one suffered injuries, one could use the Dao of Transformation and Generation to transform life-and-creation energy and restore oneself.

This was not much to Di Kun. After all, he intended to use the entire Primordial Land to digest and transform those harmful things. Still, it provided another supplement to his Earthly Dao.

After all, the Great Dao had heights and depths. Though everyone's starting points were roughly the same, the final destination truly depended on oneself. The Earthly Dao Di Kun had created was immense from the very beginning, because what he sought was the entire Primordial Land. Though it had been somewhat biased at first, it still remained within the Earthly Dao.

If Di Kun failed to complete the Earthly Dao later on, someone might truly seize the title of Ancestor of the Earth Dao from him. Even if he survived by chance, he could only become the master of a path rather than the Ancestor of the Earth Dao.

Di Kun was now continuously absorbing Great Dao laws that could benefit him. This would help him perfect the Earthly Dao. The day the Earthly Dao was perfected would be the day Di Kun attained the realm of the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.

Although no one could currently surpass Di Kun in the Earthly Dao, and although more cultivators of the Earthly Dao would allow him to gradually perfect himself through the process, if too few cultivated the Earthly Dao—and among them were people of exceptional comprehension—then someone might stand on equal footing with Di Kun before he could even react.

This was why many people would almost never pass down their Great Dao before establishing their own path. Even during the first sermons, the great powers of the Primordial Wilderness would only speak of the fundamental Great Daos of the Primordial Wilderness, saving their own Great Daos for the end. They did so to guard against those who came later contending with them. Only Di Kun had spoken of his own Earthly Dao because he cultivated Leyline Energy.

Yet Di Kun's first transmission of the Dao had gone awry. Even if someone gained insight from the Earthly Dao he had passed down, it would be a flawed insight, because the source lay with Di Kun. This could be considered Di Kun finding fortune amid misfortune. Otherwise, no one knew whether someone would suddenly emerge to contend with him for his Dao lineage. Before attaining the position of the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, anything was possible.

Although Di Kun had proposed the realm of the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, he had comprehended and deduced it himself. He was still some distance away from reaching that stage, so he did not understand that realm particularly well.

But now, Di Kun was basically complete in the Earthly Dao. What remained was merely the slow work of time, so he no longer needed to worry. This was what he had realized through his comprehension of the fragment of the Creation Jade Disk. One could only say that human calculations could not compare to Heaven's calculations. Di Kun had reached this point partly because he possessed great Fortune.

Di Kun slowly awoke from his comprehension, his expression extremely ugly. "Those sly bastards! Hongjun and the others must have deduced this result long ago, yet none of them said anything. After all, they were once Chaos Gods and Demons, born with Grand Unity Dao Fruits. It was not as I had guessed, some origin of the Great Dao!

"They all knew of this realm's existence, yet not one of them brought it up. They likely did not want so many powerful experts to emerge. After all, they only need to reclaim their own Dao Fruits. That is far easier than it is for later generations like us.

"We must forge our own paths, but they likely fear that later generations may produce someone with great Fortune. Such a person might attain the Dao before they reclaim their Dao Fruits.

"At that point, if their Great Daos were the same, they would likely lose their chance to attain the realm of the Dao Fruit entirely. No, it would be the position of Ancestor of a Dao! Even if they reclaimed their Dao Fruits, they could only remain beneath another and become masters of a path!"

Di Kun slowly exhaled, forcing himself to relax. "If that is the case, then my previous deductions were mistaken." Di Kun frowned. "Then Hongjun's proposal of the Immortal path may indeed have been to occupy a title, but why?"