In the void, a Great Thousand World operated steadily.
"This world shall be called the Nine Provinces," Cang Li Shi said.
"The Nine Provinces Realm? Excellent!" Yue Jian Shi clapped and laughed.
Jiutou Shi, who had just slain a Fierce Beast, had no objections either.
Thus, the name of this world was decided.
As for the Golden Immortal level Fierce Beast Jiutou Shi had slain, its flesh and blood would naturally be used to nourish the Nine Provinces Realm.
Nourished by the flesh and blood of a Golden Immortal level Fierce Beast, the Nine Provinces Realm became somewhat more complete.
The increase in World Power could be clearly felt.
Unfortunately, the Nine Provinces Realm's dimension had yet to match that of the Primordial World.
Still, it was barely enough for some of the clanspeople to live in.
For now, the humans migrating to the Nine Provinces Realm had best not exceed a million, or they would struggle to become self-sufficient.
Compared to the outside world, it was naturally far inferior, but this realm had been opened by the Human Emperor and belonged to humanity.
Resources were scarce, but they would not have to live in constant fear as they did outside.
Of course, it would also be unwise for the entire race to migrate here. What if the world collapsed? Wouldn't they all be wiped out at once?
Great Thousand Worlds also underwent formation, existence, decay, and emptiness.
Besides, the Primordial World was vast and filled with great powers. There were countless experts capable of destroying a Great Thousand World with a flick of their fingers.
If their luck was poor, perhaps great powers might fight nearby, and the aftermath alone could destroy the Nine Provinces Realm.
Therefore, opening a Great Thousand World was necessary, but they could not rely on it too heavily.
Next, Cang Li Shi and Yue Jian Shi both remained stationed in the Nine Provinces Realm, regulating yin and yang and following the seasons.
Jiutou Shi returned to the tribe.
With the Nine Provinces Realm, Jiutou Shi had many arrangements to make for the clanspeople.
Everything was for humanity's development!
In the Sky Dome, a blazing sun shone brightly, its light illuminating all.
Another portion of Merit had been credited, but Lu Yang remained very calm.
As the Sun Star, he benefited the Primordial Era every day. Was it reasonable for the Heavenly Dao to reward him with Merit? It was perfectly reasonable.
Once he had enough Merit, it was merely a number to Lu Yang.
Ah, he was just that plain and unpretentious.
He had always found things rather dull.
He could only use his Golden Crow avatar to find some amusement and pass the boredom.
Of his two avatars, Lu Ya was still traveling, though he had already left Buzhou Mountain and was preparing to tour the South Wasteland.
Di Jun, meanwhile, cultivated on the Sun Star, accumulating mana so he could Assume Human Form.
This time, Lu Yang did not use his mana to help Di Jun Assume Human Form.
Although there was no need for his avatars and true body to distinguish between each other, he still intended to let Di Jun cultivate and Assume Human Form on his own this time.
He also continued refining treasures such as the Primordial Heaven-Measuring Ruler and the River Diagram and Luo Book.
The Chaos Bell was undoubtedly the hardest to refine.
After all, it was an Innate Supreme Treasure!
Even a Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortal would need several hundred years to completely refine an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Speaking of which, if one could completely refine an Innate Supreme Treasure and use it as an avatar, that avatar's mana would amount to at least ten million Calamities! It would be far stronger than Lu Yang was now.
As for advancement in cultivation, there was no need to mention it.
He had not even touched the threshold of the Grand Unity Dao Fruit, much less the Grand Unity Dao Fruit.
Suddenly, Lu Yang noticed a strand of Innate Demonic Qi in the starry sky.
"Hm?"
Adjusting his vision, he saw Rahu appear amid the stars, flying toward the Outer Chaos.
At present, Rahu did not yet bear the title of Demon Ancestor, but he was still one of the Primordial World's foremost great powers.
But what was Rahu doing in the Outer Chaos?
Lu Yang could not help but speculate.
Could Rahu be heading outside to break through to Quasi-Saint?
Rahu had certainly surpassed ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortals by far, and he could break through to Quasi-Saint at any moment.
If he broke through to Quasi-Saint in the Primordial World, there would inevitably be some unusual phenomena. But breaking through outside would make it easier to play the pig and eat the tiger.
From Lu Yang's observations, Rahu was still very low-key at present, and rather cautious.
A while later, Rahu passed through the Primordial World Barrier and entered the Outer Chaos.
The Outer Chaos was a gray expanse where violent Chaos Qi surged.
Chaos Divine Thunder, Chaos Divine Fire, and Chaos Storms appeared from time to time.
When Lu Yang peered into the Outer Chaos, all he saw was a blur.
Even the murkiest part of the Primordial World was clearer than Chaos.
As for the dangers within Chaos, they were truly terrifying.
Even beings who had attained the Grand Unity Dao Fruit would be ground away by Chaos's erosion if they entered it.
Though Grand Unity Golden Immortals were indestructible through ten thousand Calamities, Chaos clearly stood above those "ten thousand Calamities."
Not to mention mere Grand Unity Golden Immortals, even Hunyuan Grand Unity Golden Immortals were not absolutely Immortal and Undying. If Pangu came, it would take only one stroke of his axe.
Yet even one as powerful as Pangu was merely an ant beneath the Great Dao.
If one could Prove the Great Dao, a single breath would destroy countless Pangus.
No wonder Pangu had wanted to Prove the Great Dao.
The Primordial World changed with each passing day, and starlight flickered.
Several Primordial Days passed.
Rahu also returned from the Outer Chaos.
In his hand, he held a jet-black pagoda. It had ten levels and billowed with Demonic Qi.
Pagoda-Bearing Demon Ancestor? This was a little off in style.
But Lu Yang's attention was fixed on the pagoda in Rahu's hand.
"This Demonic Qi..."
"Outer Realm Heavenly Demons, that's right."
"There are definitely Outer Realm Heavenly Demons inside Rahu's pagoda. Judging by this Demonic Qi, there must be tens of thousands of Heavenly Demons in the pagoda."
"What is he planning?"
Lu Yang's heart was no longer calm.
He had thought Rahu had gone to the Outer Chaos to break through in cultivation, but he had not expected him to have visited the Heavenly Demon Realm.
Capturing myriad Outer Realm Heavenly Demons—what was Rahu trying to do?
Looking carefully at the pagoda in Rahu's hand, it seemed to be a Postnatal Spiritual Treasure.
"Could Rahu be planning to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure?" Lu Yang's mind and spirit stirred.
Refining an Innate Spiritual Treasure was extremely difficult. Having Innate Material alone was not enough.
From the Beginning of Heaven and Earth until now, the Primordial World had never lacked Innate Material.
But Innate Material was merely the exterior of an Innate Spiritual Treasure. Its core lay in Innate restrictions and the Undying Spiritual Light.
To make an analogy, the core of a primordial spirit was a wisp of true spirit, while the core of an Innate Spiritual Treasure was a wisp of Innate Undying Spiritual Light.
As for the laws contained within an Innate Spiritual Treasure, they were constructed from Innate restrictions.
Thus, once an Innate Spiritual Treasure lost restrictions, even if it lost only one, the laws within it might disappear.
It had been relatively easier to refine Innate Spiritual Treasures before the Heavenly Dao came online, but after the Heavenly Dao came online, it would not permit anyone to refine Innate Spiritual Treasures in the Primordial World.
If one went to the Outer Chaos to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Primordial Heavenly Dao naturally could not interfere, while the Great Dao would not bother.
The problem was the difficulty!
The difficulty of refining an Innate Spiritual Treasure in the Primordial World was a drop of water. In the Outer Chaos, it might be an ocean.
Lu Yang fell into deep thought as well.
If Rahu truly intended to refine an Innate Spiritual Treasure, then with his current mana and divine abilities, he certainly could not accomplish it in the Outer Chaos. The Primordial World was his only possibility.
He definitely could not do it openly, but if he could "Steal Heaven and Change Sun," the problem would not be too great.
At the end of the day, the Heavenly Dao was merely a kind of "rule."
Therefore, there were loopholes in the Heavenly Dao to exploit.
But exploiting the Heavenly Dao's loopholes naturally went without saying in difficulty.
Descending from the Heavenly Realm, Rahu returned to Mount Sumeru.
Mount Sumeru was not a single mountain, but a mountain range.
Even the smallest peak of Mount Sumeru was more than eighty thousand yojanas tall.
Moreover, trillions of lower worlds operated within Mount Sumeru.
For the trillions of lower worlds operating within Mount Sumeru, Mount Sumeru was the universe's central axis, the pivot upon which the Sun, Moon, and Stars revolved, while the Ganges River descended from the heavens.
Upon careful observation, beneath Mount Sumeru was a layer of air called the Wind Wheel. Above the Wind Wheel was a layer of water called the Water Wheel. Above the Water Wheel was a layer of gold, or hard stone, called the Gold Wheel. Above the Gold Wheel lay the land formed of mountains, oceans, continents, and more.
The four directions around Mount Sumeru were filled with void-colored space.
Rare beasts could also be seen playing among the mountains.
Colorful clouds filled the sky, auspicious qi stretched in a thousand streams, and divine light shone ten thousand fathoms high.
After returning to Mount Sumeru, Rahu looked at the pagoda in his hand.
Myriad demons were trapped inside the pagoda.
He intended to transform this pagoda from a Supreme Postnatal Spiritual Treasure into a Supreme Innate Spiritual Treasure.
The difficulty was immense, but it was not impossible for Rahu.
"It may be called the Myriad Demon Pagoda," Rahu murmured.
Speaking of which, there were several powerful experts in the Outer Realm's Heavenly Demon Realm, but they posed little threat to Rahu.
Withdrawing his gaze, Rahu borrowed the terrain of Mount Sumeru and used multiple grand formations to "Steal Heaven and Change Sun," making it easier for him to refine a treasure.
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