Countless years after the Heavenly Dao Consciousness collapsed, the last crack in the Primordial Wilderness sky silently healed in a gray-white halo.
The instant the crack healed, the entire Great Desolation World trembled slightly. The tremor was extremely gentle, unlike the Pangu True Body shattered the Heavenly Dao; it was more like an infant turning over for the first time in its mother's womb. All living beings simultaneously looked up, feeling the earth beneath their feet thicken, the sky above them rise a foot, and the spiritual energy around them double in density. The nine-colored light of the Human Dao Array Network and the earthen-yellow and blood-red light of the Earthly Dao Formation Network merged at the intersection of heaven and earth. A gray-white halo extended upwards and downwards from the point of fusion, stitching heaven and earth into a complete circle. The three paths of heaven, earth, and humanity no longer went their separate ways, but were like three twisted ropes, intertwined, supporting, and complementing each other.
The Primordial Wilderness has been upgraded.
After its Primordial Wilderness, the primordial world possessed a new "thickness" invisible to the naked eye but perceptible to the soul. The old primordial Primordial Wilderness was like a spread-out blanket, flat but thin. Now, Primordial Wilderness is like a deep well; as high as the sky, the water is as deep; as thick as the earth, the bottom is as heavy. This world where all living beings inhabit has transformed from "a single realm" into "a world"—a world truly possessing historical depth, a hierarchy of laws, and the richness of life.
The most direct change brought about by the promotion is the complete opening of the upper limit of cultivation.
In the Former Heavenly Dao ruled, the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal was the pinnacle, and Quasi-Saints were merely legends. After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, although the Iron Curtain was gone, all living beings initially dared not aspire to higher realms. However, after the Primordial Wilderness ascended, the number of pure law fragments in the world increased more than a hundredfold. These fragments were no longer scattered everywhere, but instead condensed on their own into faintly visible "Dao Vein." Dao Vein flowed like rivers in the void, and those with affinity could touch them and temper themselves with their Dao Vein. Above the Dao Vein, there was an even thinner "Dao Source," like mist and rosy clouds, which was the Origin Qi naturally extracted after the law fragments condensed to their extreme. Only Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal could sense it, and only those of great virtue and practice could absorb it.
Thus, the Primordial Wilderness cultivation system naturally expanded after the upgrade: Celestial Immortal, True Immortal, Golden Immortal, Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, Daluo Golden Immortal, Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. Above Hunyuan, a vague yet real level emerged—"Hunyuan Limitless" (Primordial Limitless). Hunyuan Limitless is not a specific realm name, but more like a door. Those who push open the door can incorporate their own unique understanding of the "Dao" into the Primordial Wilderness laws, making themselves the source of an independent Dao Vein. The first batch of those who pushed open the door after the Primordial Wilderness upgrade were all, without exception, beings who had already stood at the pinnacle in the past, but they never spoke of what lay beyond the door.
As the largest race in the Primordial Wilderness besides the Witch Race, the explosive growth of the Human Race is the best testament to the Primordial Wilderness's ascension.
Under the protection of the Human Dao Array Network, the Three Ancestors of the Human Race had already reached the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Suiren, wielding the fire seed, entered the Dao through "fire." His crimson flames, after ascending to a higher level, gained a grayish-white halo; the flames were no longer scorching, but instead became a warm light tempering the hearts and minds of all beings. He Genesis the "Fireseed Daoist Arena" in the Southern Continent of Jambu, where Human Race disciple could enter and obtain a fire seed. Once the fire seed entered the Daoist Arena, it revealed one's inner demons. The fire would not be extinguished until the inner demons were eliminated; once the inner demons were completely eliminated, the fire would penetrate to the bone marrow, becoming the foundation of one's Dao. Youchao entered the Dao through "nest," building the first "City of All Spirits" on the Primordial Wilderness land. The City of All Spirits had no walls or gates; any Human Race, Demon Race, Witch Race, Immortal Dao Cultivators, or Buddhist Sect disciple could reside there. The city had ninety-nine main streets, each corresponding to a Primordial Wilderness life form. In the streets, those who couldn't speak the local language communicated with gestures, and those with different customs interacted with kindness. Youchao Shi, residing in the center of City of All Spirits, used his power as Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal to harmonize the spiritual energy of all beings within, making City of All Spirits the first truly meaningful "city where all beings coexist" after the Primordial Wilderness's ascension. Ziyi entered the Dao through "clothing." She discovered that the ascended Primordial Wilderness spiritual energy contained numerous fine, invisible fibers of law, perceptible to the soul. She used her own Hunyuan power to weave these fibers into cloth, tailored them into garments, and bestowed them upon newborn Human Race. Those who wore these garments experienced a significant increase in cultivation speed; those with pure hearts had their garments shimmering with corresponding colors, while those with impure hearts had dull, lifeless garments. Human Race parents used these garments to observe their children's temperaments and tailor their education accordingly, resulting in a dramatic increase in the success rate of Human Race.
Besides the Three Ancestors of the Human Race, the Three Sovereigns Five Emperors, with the blessing of the Human Dao Array Network and the Human Dao Destiny, successively broke through to the Limitless Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal of the Origin realm after ascending in Primordial Wilderness primordial world.
Heavenly Sovereign Fuxi sat by the Luo River, using the Eight Trigrams Divination all the possibilities of the Primordial Wilderness after the collapse of the Heavenly Dao. He discovered that the upgraded laws of the Primordial Wilderness were no longer a flat net, but a three-dimensional, ever-growing tree. The roots of the tree were the Earthly Dao, the trunk the Way of Human Dao, the branches the Way of Heavenly Dao, and the leaves the myriad spirits. Fuxi transformed the Eight Trigrams from a flat plane into a three-dimensional one, from the two lines of Yin Yang to sixty-four lines, and from sixty-four lines to three hundred and eighty-four lines, ultimately deduce a nearly infinite "Yi Dao." When the Yi Dao completed, the Luo River... A greyish-white dragon-horse emerged from the Luo River, its back bearing a diagram. Within the diagram were images, within the images were numbers, within the numbers were principles, and within those principles lay the birth and death of all living beings. Fuxi Yi Dao the Hunyuan Limitless through the principles of the I Ching, becoming the first true Human Dao Saint in the Primordial Wilderness. When he broke through this realm, ten thousand rays of light descended from the greyish-white halo of the heavens, revealing within them all the possible paths of the Primordial Wilderness beings from birth to death, from cultivation to enlightenment, from confusion to awakening. Fuxi inscribed these paths on the stone wall beside the Luo River, which later generations called the "All-Spirits Diagram."
Shennong, the Earthly Sovereign Shennong, sat atop Mount Lie, whipping the myriad herbs with his ochre whip. The Primordial Wilderness, after its ascension, was rich in spiritual energy, causing vegetation to grow wildly. Many previously nameless plants suddenly gained sentience, transforming into spiritual herbs. Shennong, with the power of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, traversed the four continents of the Primordial Wilderness, tasting 36,000 kinds of herbs. He tested their toxicity with his ochre whip, sensed their medicinal properties with his soul, and regulated their imbalances with Human Dao Destiny. He discovered that among the ascended plants, a new kind of "spiritual root" had emerged—the old plants only possessed medicinal properties, while the ascended plants... With the attainment of "Daoist nature," medicinal properties heal the body, while Daoist nature heals the mind. Shennong used the roots, stems, leaves, and fruits of Daoist herbs to create three thousand kinds of "Heart Medicine." Human Race with obsession, resentment, fear, or regret in their hearts could take the corresponding Heart Medicine, and their suffering would dissipate like ice melting in water or mist dissipating in the sky. Shennong used these "Heart Medicine" to enter the Hunyuan Limitless, becoming the first medical Saint of the Primordial Wilderness. When he broke through to this realm, all the herbs on Mount Lie simultaneously blossomed, their fragrance transforming into a grayish-white medicinal mist that permeated the Primordial Wilderness, healing all those suffering from illness.
Human Emperor Xuanyuan sat upon the Plains of Zhuolu, guarding the Destiny/Luck of Human Race with the Xuanyuan Sword. In the upgraded Primordial Wilderness world, all beings could cultivate. Although Human Race had a large population, its limited lifespan meant its top-tier combat power could never match the innate bloodline of the Witch Race, the refined Dao techniques of the Immortal Clan, or the pure spiritual energy of the Spirit Race. Xuanyuan, observing the Primordial Wilderness world with the power of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, discovered that Human Race's greatest advantage lay not in the individual, but in the "mass." While a single Human Race warrior was inferior to Witch Race warrior, a thousand Human Race cultivators fighting in formation could rival a Daluo Golden Immortal; ten thousand Human Race cultivators fighting in formation could rival... Xuanyuan, a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, upgraded the Human Race's battle formation from a military formation to a Dao formation, creating the "All-Spirits Concentric Formation." This formation is based on ten thousand Human Race cultivators, linked by the Human Dao Array Network, and guided by the power of Hunyuan. When the formation is completed, it can mobilize the entire Human Race's Destiny/Luck and will, transforming into a gray-white sword light. Xuanyuan entered the Primordial Chaos Limitless Realm with the All-Spirits Concentric Formation in Hunyuan Limitless, becoming the first Saint of Military Dao in the Primordial Wilderness. When he broke through to the next realm, a gray-white sword mark appeared across the sky above the Plains of Zhuolu. Within the sword mark, the phantoms of ten thousand Human Race cultivators could be vaguely seen, all raising their swords and pointing towards the depths of the sky.
After the Three Sovereigns, the Five Emperors also successively entered the Hunyuan Limitless after their ascension in the Primordial Wilderness.
Zhuanxu entered the Primordial Chaos through the "Hunyuan Limitless the Severing Heaven-Earth Communication," redefining the pathways between Human Race and the universe. This allowed mortals to cultivate, cultivators to attain immortality, and immortals to comprehend the heavens, progressing step by step without skipping levels. Human Race cultivation thus gained a clear ladder. Di Ku entered the Hunyuan Limitless through "benevolence and virtue." During his reign, the Human Race alliance expanded to the entire Southern Continent of Jambu, and the population increased a hundredfold. Di Ku divided Human Race into Nine Provinces, each with a "Human Dao Altars." These altars were connected to the nine-colored rays of Nuwa's light. All newborn Human Race were registered at these altars, receiving a greyish-white blessing. The infants' talents were recorded, and they were then taught according to their innate abilities. Yao entered the Hunyuan Limitless through "abdication," passing the throne to Shun rather than his son. This act shook the Primordial Wilderness, and all living beings felt his virtue. When Yao broke through, a "yielding" pattern appeared in the Human Dao Array Network of the heavens. Human Race cultivators who chose to yield rather than fight at crucial moments would gain a point in their cultivation. Shun entered the Hunyuan Limitless through "filial piety." When he was farming on Li Mountain, elephants ploughed for him, and birds weeded for him. After his ascension, he entered the Hunyuan through filial piety. Human Race children who were filial to their parents would see their cultivation speed doubled; those who were not filial would have their spiritual energy naturally dispersed. When Shun broke through, a gray-white spring gushed forth on Li Mountain. Drinking the spring water could cleanse the heart; a cleansed heart gave rise to filial piety, and filial piety led to enlightenment.
Beyond the Three Sovereigns Five Emperors, countless geniuses emerged among the Human Race, all attaining the Dao of the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal.
Cangjie created characters. Three years after the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, Cangjie, standing by the Luo River, gazed at the gray-white halo of the sky and examined the earthen-yellow array patterns on the ground. Suddenly, he discovered that at the moment the Cangjie and the earthen array patterns intersected, a pattern he had never seen before would appear. This pattern was neither the Innate Eight Trigrams nor the acquired characters, but something between "form" and "meaning." Cangjie used the power of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal to capture that pattern and carved it onto Tortoise Shell. The Tortoise Shell could not withstand the power of the laws contained within the pattern and shattered into dust. Cangjie then copied it onto jade, which turned to dust. The inscription was copied onto bronze, which melted into a liquid. Cangjie, undeterred, used his own soul as paper and his own Essence Blood as ink, meticulously carving the inscription into the depths of his soul. As he finished the last stroke, a torrential rain suddenly fell from the Primordial Wilderness sky, each raindrop a gray-white character. These characters fell to the earth, transforming into "words" recognizable to all living beings. Cangjie entered the Hunyuan Chaos realm through the creation of characters; upon breaking through, millet rained from the sky, and Primordial Wilderness wept in the night. From that moment on, the primordial world possessed writing. With the advent of writing, the wisdom of all living beings no longer relied on oral transmission but could accumulate across time and space. The speed of Human Race cultivation increased dramatically once again.
Dayu controlled the floods. Although the prehistoric sky has been bridged after the upgrading, new chaos appeared in the tunnel network during the upgrading process - countless "underground rivers" appeared under the earth. The water from the underground rivers seeped from the edge of chaos, carrying it with them. With a trace of the breath of chaotic ferocious beasts, if it is allowed to overflow, the ancient land will return to chaos. Dayu used the power of Hunyuan Da Luo Jinxian to walk through the ancient world, holding a yardstick in his left hand and rules in his right hand, using "drainage" as the guideline to clear the underground rivers one by one. Introduce the depth of the tunnel network. For thirteen years of flood control, he passed through the house three times without entering. On the day when the flood control was completed, Dayu divided the world into nine states, and set up a "ground tripod" in each state. The Chinese character "ding" created by Cangjie was engraved on the tripod. Jiuding Jiuzhou was settled, and Kyushu was settled in the prehistoric period. Dayu entered Hunyuan by controlling water. When he broke through, nine thick and dragon-like dark patterns appeared in the tunnel network. The dark patterns echoed the Wu Clan's Tongtian Tower. From then on, there was no large-scale earthquake in the prehistoric land.
Hou Ji sowed the hundred grains. The primordial Primordial Wilderness, after its ascension, was rich in spiritual energy, and wild plants grew wildly. Although Human Race possessed Shennong's Heart Medicine, they often suffered from famine due to food shortages. Hou Ji, with the power of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, traveled throughout the Primordial Wilderness, selecting edible plants and taming them. He used the mysteries of Creation Mystery to accelerate root growth, the Immortal Dao Purity to filter impurities, and the Human Dao Destiny regulate the seasons. He cultivated the "hundred grains," each possessing its own spirit: rice nourished qi, wheat nourished strength, millet nourished spirit, and sorghum nourished soul. Hou Ji distributed the seeds of the hundred grains to the various Human Race, and from then on, Human Race no longer lived a nomadic life following water and grass; settled agriculture became the mainstream. Hou Ji entered the Hunyuan through agriculture, and upon breaking through, all the grains ripened simultaneously, their ears like hanging pearls, their grains like crystal jade, their fragrance spreading for miles.
Gao Yao created the Five Punishments. After the Human Race exploded, internal strife became inevitable. In the Former Heavenly Dao ruled, these conflicts were decided by "Heaven's Mandate"; but after the collapse of Heavenly Dao, Heaven's Mandate was gone, and many instances of the strong bullying the weak emerged within the Human Race. Gao Yao, with the power of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, created the Five Punishments —tattooing, nose amputation, foot amputation, castration, and death penalty—and the Five Teachings —fatherly righteousness, motherly kindness, brotherly friendship, fraternal respect, and filial piety. Gao Yao inscribed the Five Punishments on bronze tripods and transmitted the Five Teachings to various Human Race. The Five Punishments were not intended to punish, but rather to instill fear and ultimately guide people towards goodness. When Gao Yao entered the Five Punishments Realm through Hunyuan punishments and teachings, the inscriptions on the bronze tripods simultaneously emitted a grayish-white light. Wherever the Human Race lived, a grayish-white halo enveloped everything, within which the words "Justice" were faintly visible.
The development of the Witch Race entered its second phase after its ascension in the Primordial Wilderness era.
After the Twelve Ancestral Witches' true spirits returned to their places in the Tongtian Tower, the tower continued to grow. In the third year after the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, the Tongtian Tower had grown from its original height of a thousand feet to ten thousand feet. The gray-white light of the tower intertwined with the earthen yellow and blood-red colors of the Earthly Dao Formation Network, forming a gray-yellow pillar of light that Tongtian. The Witch Race multiplied at the foot of the tower, and the number of newborns exploded. The Witch Race's population increased tenfold in three years. The Witch Race did not cultivate the Primordial Spirit; their bloodline was their cultivation. Newborns awakened at birth, and by the age of three, they could fight tigers and leopards; by the age of ten, they could rival celestial immortals. The lowest level of Witch Race warriors was the Golden Immortal realm.
Among the Witch Race, the Thirty-Six Heavenly Spirit Elders successively broke through their cultivation barriers. The eldest, the "Old Priest," slept for three years within the Dutian God-Demon Great Formation. When he awoke, the gray-white light surrounding him had solidified, and the phantoms of the Twelve Ancestral Witches appeared behind him. As he stepped into the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, thirty-six gray-white soul lamps simultaneously lit up at the top of the Tongtian Tower, their flames unwavering and inextinguishable. The Old Priest's first act upon emerging from seclusion was to reorganize the thirty-six elders into two groups: the "Heavenly Spirit" and the "Earthly Fiend." The Heavenly Spirit Squad group focused on offense and destruction, while the Earthly Fiend group focused on construction. The Heavenly Spirit Squad was led by Xing Tian, guarding the edge of Chaos; the Earthly Fiend group was led by an unknown female Great Witch "Earth Mother," responsible for using the Creation Mystery within the Witch Race's bloodline to repair the Primordial Wilderness land.
No one remembers the Earth Mother name. She was originally an ordinary priestess of the Houtu tribe. After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, the Houtu Law and the Profound Mystery of Creation Mystery within her bloodline awakened simultaneously. Beneath the Tongtian Tower, she discovered a fracture in the earth's veins. Using her own bloodline as a guide, she infused the Houtu Law and the Creation Mystery into the fracture, which miraculously healed itself, becoming even thicker and more substantial than before. From this, the Earth Mother realized the principle that "the bloodline of the Witch Race can repair the earth." She led the Earthly Fiend across the four continents of the Primordial Wilderness, using their bloodlines to repair fractures in the earth's veins. For each repaired site, the Earth Mother planted a "Witchblood Tree." The Witchblood Tree has a grayish-white trunk, earthen-yellow leaves, and roots that penetrate deep into the Earthly Dao Formation Network, its branches connecting with the Human Dao Array Network. When the Witchblood Tree Blood Trees formed a forest, the earth's veins in the Primordial Wilderness world became as stable as iron.
For three years, the Great Witch Xing Tian of the Witch Race guarded the edge of Chaos. Of his three hundred warriors, eighty had broken through to the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, and the remaining two hundred and twenty had all reached the peak of the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal realm. Xing Tian himself broke through again in the battle against the Chaos Beasts, reaching the mid-stage of the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal realm. When he broke through, his gray-white battle axe cleaved through a thousand miles of Chaos, and within the axe light, the illusory figures of the Twelve Ancestral Witches solidified, simultaneously unleashing a roar into the depths of Chaos. The ancient beings slumbering in the depths of Chaos were awakened by this roar, opening their eyes that had not been opened for tens of thousands of years. They sensed the aura of the fusion of Pangu's will to create the world and the laws of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, knowing that the Primordial Wilderness now possessed the power to guard the gate of Chaos. Those ancient beings closed their eyes again, but a barely perceptible smile appeared at the corner of their mouths.
The Witch Race built twelve "Bloodline Altars" around the temple of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, each altar corresponding to an Ancestral Witch. On the day a newborn Witch Race reached full moon, they were brought before the altar, where a gray-white blessing corresponding to the Ancestral Witch descended. Newborns of the Dijiang tribe received the blessing of "speed," those of the Ju Mang tribe received the blessing of "life," those of the Ru Shou tribe received the blessing of "killing," those of the Xuan Ming tribe received the blessing of "cold," those of the Houtu tribe received the blessing of "thickness," those of the Qiang Liang received the blessing of "thunder," those of the Zhu Jiuyin tribe received the blessing of "time," those of the Tian Wu tribe received the blessing of "emptiness," those of the Xi Zi tribe received the blessing of "lightning," those of the She Bi Shi tribe received the blessing of "waiting," those of the Yan Zi tribe received the blessing of "network," and those of the Gonggong received the blessing of "surging." These were the twelve tribes of the Witch Race. Each found its place and fulfilled its duty. After the four demonic powers within the bloodline of the Witch Race were tamed by the laws of the Twelve Ancestral Witches, they differentiated into twelve different Witch Race combat techniques. The combat techniques of the Dijiang Ru Shou Ju Mang "Wind Rush," "Xuan Ming Spring Growth," "Autumn Slaughter," "Winter Stillness," "Houtu Suppression," "Qiang Liang Thunderclap," "Day and Night Tian Wu," "Zhu Jiuyin Severance," "Lightning Flash Space Severance," "Xi Zi Cloud Change," "Net Binding," and "She Bi Shi Surge." These twelve combat techniques are Gonggong known as the "Twelve Ancestral Witches Battle Techniques Yan Zi." A single Witch Race warrior can fight against Immortal Dao Cultivators of the same realm, and a group of twelve can fight against enemies of a higher realm.
After ascending to a higher realm in the Primordial Wilderness, the Immortal Clan ushered in a golden age of "Dao Follows Nature."
The Sanqing remained in seclusion, yet their Sanqing teachings flourished spontaneously in the Primordial Wilderness after the ascension. The "Morality" of the Taiqing lineage, after the ascension, acquired an additional element of "nature"—the old Morality was constraint, regulation, self-restraint under the oppression of the Heavenly Dao; the ascended Morality is growth, expansion, the natural order formed by all beings in a world without the Iron Curtain. Grand Master Xuandu Genesis the "Taichu Daoist Arena" on the back mountain of Kunlun Mountain. Within this Daoist Arena, there was no heaven, no earth, no rules, only a gray-white void. Disciples entering the Daoist Arena to meditate would find the void naturally revealing the deepest "possibilities" within their hearts. Some saw themselves... Upon becoming a Sword Immortal, ten thousand swords materialize in the void; some see themselves as Pill Saints, and ten thousand furnaces appear; others see themselves as Array Ancestors, and ten thousand arrays materialize. Xuandu entered the Hunyuan Limitless through "possibility," becoming the first Limitless Golden Immortal of the Taiqing lineage. Yin Xi Genesis the "Pass Daoist Arena" at Daoist Arena old site of Hangu Pass, containing ten thousand passes, each corresponding to a cultivation bottleneck. When a disciple enters the Daoist Arena, the pass will automatically select a bottleneck corresponding to the disciple; if the disciple breaks through the pass, they break through the realm, and the pass disappears. Yin Xi entered the Hunyuan Limitless through "breaking through the pass," becoming the second Limitless Golden Immortal of the Taiqing lineage.
After its elevation, the "Chan" doctrine of the Yuqing lineage acquired the additional meaning of "Ming" (enlightenment). The old Elucidation Sect elucidated the Heavenly Dao, speaking on behalf of Heaven; after its elevation, it elucidates the Three Dao of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity, and Man, speaking on behalf of all living beings. Guangchengzi divided the Fantian Heaven-Flipping Seal into eight parts at Nine Immortals Mountain, passing each Eight Seals to eight disciples. These disciples then went to the eight directions of Primordial Wilderness primordial world to suppress the disordered earth veins using the Seal Dao. Among the eight disciples, three successively broke through to the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, and five reached the peak of the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. Guangchengzi entered the Hunyuan Limitless through the "seal," becoming the first Wuji Golden Immortal of the Yuqing lineage. Chi Jingzi meditated for three years in the Life-and-Death Daoist Arena of Mount Taihua, witnessing the birth, aging, sickness, and death of all living beings in the Primordial Wilderness, and suddenly realized that life and death are one, and life is the beginning of death. In the beginning, death was the completion of life. He Life and Death Cycle the Hunyuan Limitless, and at the moment of breakthrough, the Yin-Yang Qi of Mount Taihua flourished simultaneously. The Yin energy transformed into a gray-white moon hanging in the west, and the Yang energy transformed into a gray-white sun hanging in the east. The Yun Zhongzi and moon shone together, and life and death were perfectly integrated. After the pine trees in Mount Zhongnan were reborn, each pine tree contained a thunder magic. Yun Zhongzi matched the 365 pine trees with the 365 stars, and used the power of the stars to activate the thunder magic, creating the "Star-Thunder Dao". When the Star-Thunder Dao, every pine tree in Mount Zhongnan lit up with silver-blue lightning at the same time. The lightning intertwined into a net, within which the trajectories of all the stars in the Primordial Wilderness world were faintly visible. Yun Zhongzi entered the Hunyuan Limitless with Star Thunder, becoming the third Limitless Golden Immortal of the Yuqing lineage.
After its ascension, the "Intercepting" path of the Shangqing lineage acquired an additional meaning of "daring"—the old Interception Sect's interception of a sliver of life was a matter of stealing survival under the iron curtain of the Heavenly Dao; after the ascension, intercepting a sliver of life is opening the gate of the Great Dao to all living beings. Daoist Duobao secluded himself for three years in the Heaven-Slaying Sword Realm behind the Biyou Palace, absorbing all the killing Origin within, causing his gray-white sword to grow into a three-foot-long green blade. The green blade had no edge, yet it sent chills down the spines of all those in Primordial Wilderness primordial world Way of Slaughter. Daoist Duobao entered the Hunyuan Limitless with "Zhutian," becoming the first Golden Immortal of the Shangqing lineage. After the Golden Spirit Mother divided the Dragon Tiger Ruyi in two, the Dragon Ruyi was passed on to the bravest of the male disciples, and the Tiger Ruyi to the strongest of the female disciples. The two energies of Dragon and Tiger intertwined above Biyou Palace, forming a gray-white canopy, beneath which the disciples... The disciples' cultivation progressed rapidly. The Golden Spirit Mother entered the Hunyuan Limitless with the "Dragon and Tiger" technique, and upon breaking through, a strange phenomenon of dragons and tigers clashing appeared in the sky above Biyou Palace, their roars and howls echoing throughout the Eastern Sea. The Wudang Holy Mother Space-Severing Banner above the Eastern Sea; its unfolding surface could sever space, allowing any Shangqing disciple in danger to escape. The Turtle Spirit Holy Mother entered the Hunyuan Limitless, and upon breaking through, the Space-Severing Banner transformed into a gray-white spatial rift, within which infinite void was revealed. The Turtle Spirit Mother transformed the Sun and Moon Pearls into two gray-white stars, hanging them above Biyou Palace. The Sun Pearl illuminated the day, and the Moon Pearl illuminated the night, the power of the stars continuously flowing into the bodies of the Shangqing disciples. The Turtle Spirit Holy Mother entered the Hunyuan Limitless with the "Sun and Moon" technique; upon breaking through, the Sun and Moon Pearls shone brightly simultaneously, their gray-white light spreading throughout the Eastern Sea, and all the spirits of the Eastern Sea felt grateful for her grace.
The Immortal Clan's independent cultivators also experienced a great surge after the Primordial Wilderness's ascension. In the past, these independent cultivators had no master, no Daoist Tradition, and no powerful backing; their cultivation relied entirely on self-exploration. After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, pure fragments of laws scattered throughout the world, which independent cultivators could collect at will. After the Primordial Wilderness Era's ascension, Dao Vein flowed like rivers, and Dao Source appeared like mist. Independent cultivators no longer needed to seek masters or inquire about Dao; they only needed to calmly sense the world, and the Dao Vein would naturally come to them. An unnamed old cultivator in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent fished by a stream, caught a fragment of a law, and comprehended the principle that "water is beneficial." "He who does not contend with anything," he entered the Great Luo overnight. For the next three years, the old cultivator fished by the stream every day, comprehending a new principle with each fragment he caught. After three years, he entered the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through "fishing," calling himself "The Old Man of the Creek." A herb gatherer in the Southern Continent of Jambu picked a fragment of law on a cliff, comprehending "medicine cures the incurable, Buddha saves those with affinity," and entered the Great Luo through the art of medicine. For the next three years, the herb gatherer traveled throughout the Primordial Wilderness, refining "Ascension Pills" from herbs, wood, metals, and stones. When the pills were completed, a rain of grayish-white medicine fell from the sky, benefiting tens of thousands of people. Beneficiaries. The herb gatherer, through this merit, attained the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal and called himself "Dan Sheng." A storyteller in the Western Ox Continent compiled the story of the collapse of the Heavenly Dao into a tale, which he told in a teahouse for three months. Seven listeners broke through to higher realms due to the implied meaning of "all spirits united in heart" in the tale. The storyteller thus comprehended the Way of "words," using language to carry laws and stories to convey the Dao. He attained the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through "storytelling" and called himself "Old Man of Words." A blacksmith in the Northern Julu Continent struck iron with his hammer; each strike... The sound of the hammer embodies the principle of "forging steel through a Human Dao Array Network refinements." The blacksmith, through forging, entered the Great Luo, and the weapons he forged possessed an inherent gray-white sharpness. For the next three years, the blacksmith used the gray-white halo of the heavens as his furnace, the earthen-yellow array patterns of the Earthly Dao Formation Network as his anvil, and the nine-colored light of the humanistic array network as his hammer, forging three thousand "ascended Ascension Divine Weapons." When the divine weapons were born, gray-white lightning tribulation descended from the Primordial Wilderness heavens, which was completely absorbed by the divine weapons, transforming into the gray-white patterns on their blades. The blacksmith, through "forging," entered the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, calling himself the "Iron Ancestor."
The Demon Race also experienced a revival after its ascension in the Primordial Wilderness.
In the ancient Witch-Demon Calamity, the Demon Race suffered heavy casualties. Di Jun and Tai Yi perished, and the Ten Great Demon Sages Demon Race, reducing the demon race from overlords of the Primordial Wilderness to mere appendages of the immortal path. After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, the "ancient demonic nature" suppressed by the Heavenly Dao within the Demon Race's bloodline began to awaken. The upgraded Primordial Wilderness spiritual energy contained numerous fragments of pure laws, and as the Demon Race absorbed these fragments, their ancient memories gradually resurfaced. In the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, a fox demon transformed under the moon, revealing nine tails behind it, each with a gray-white pattern, within which the image of an ancient celestial fox devouring the moon was faintly visible. The demon entered the Great Luo with the bloodline of the celestial fox and called itself "Moon Fox." In the Southern Continent of Jambu, a descendant of the Peng race... With a flap of its wings, a greyish-white Gale arose around its body, within Gale the phantom of the ancient Kunpeng soaring ninety thousand miles high appeared. The descendants of the Peng clan, possessing the bloodline of the Kunpeng, entered the Great Luo and called themselves "Wind Peng." In the Western Ox Continent, a descendant of the Dragon Clan submerged into the deep sea, slumbering for three years in an underwater volcano. When they awoke, their bodies were covered in greyish-white scales, bearing the patterns of an ancient Ancestral Dragon that had roamed the Primordial Wilderness. This descendant of the Dragon Clan, possessing the bloodline of the Ancestral Dragon, entered the Great Luo realm and called themselves "Sea Dragon." In the Northern Julu Continent, a great tiger demon roared across the snowy plains. The greyish-white sound waves from its roar shattered the hundred-mile-long ice plains, and within the sound waves, the image of an ancient White Tiger slaughtering all directions appeared. This great tiger demon, possessing the bloodline of the White Tiger, entered the Great Luo and called himself "Snow Tiger."
Among the Demon Race, there are also those with extraordinary talents who have reached the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. An old demon from the Western Ox Continent was originally a minor demon scattered from the ancient Demon Court in the Primordial Wilderness world. After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, he found a Demon Court seal left behind by Di Jun in the ruins. The jade seal contained Di Jun's ultimate understanding of the word "demon." Using the jade seal as a guide, the old demon sat in meditation in the ruins for three years, merging Di Jun's legacy with the new fortune of the Demon Race after his ascension, and created the Demon Dao."The Demon Dao does not respect bloodline, nor does it pride itself on supernatural powers; it only takes "demon" itself as its path—a demon is one who is different from ordinary people, different from the ordinary path, and different from the normal state. The old demon entered the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through the Demon Dao and called himself " Old Demon." When Old Demon broke through, all the Demon Race in the Western Ox Continent simultaneously felt a certain shackle deep in their bloodline break. Ten thousand demons roared to the sky, and the roars converged into a Long River of gray-white Yao Qi, which flowed into the Human Dao Array Network, adding a layer of strange dark patterns to the Human Dao Array Network.
Buddhist Sect also experienced great development after its elevation in the Primordial Wilderness.
In the past, Buddhist Sect aimed to "save others." After the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, Buddhist Sect discovered that the word "save" in the upgraded Primordial Wilderness also carried the meaning of "self-salvation"—all beings no longer needed external salvation, only their own enlightenment. The Daoist Randeng secluded himself on Vulture Peak for three years, pushing the method of Dual Cultivation of Buddhism and Daoism and Daoism to its ultimate limit. He discovered that in the upgraded Primordial Wilderness, the Buddhist Sect path of "emptiness" and the Daoist path of "void" connected at their highest point, where a gray-white lotus flower bloomed. When the lotus opened, ten thousand Buddhas appeared on Vulture Peak. Ran Deng entered the Hunyuan Limitless through "dual cultivation," becoming the first Buddhist Sect to reach the Primordial Golden Immortal. The Golden Immortal Tai Yi Saving-Suffering Heavenly Venerate Genesis the "Salvation from Suffering Daoist Arena" in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, using Willow Branch to unleash Nine-Colored Divine Light. Wherever the light reached, the suffering of all beings vanished. The Heavenly Venerate entered the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through "Salvation from Suffering," and upon breaking through, nine-colored sweet rain descended from the sky above Eastern Victory Divine Continent. The rain fell to the ground and formed springs, reflecting the scene of all beings being freed from suffering and attaining joy. The Antarctic Immortal Elder, after entering the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through the art of star manipulation, merged the art of General Star manipulation with the Buddhist Sect of "light," creating the "Star-Buddha Dao." The Star-Buddha Dao uses stars as lamps and Buddha Light's light as a guide; those who cultivate this path can see at night and understand their own minds in darkness.
Within the Buddhist Sect, there are also rising stars who have reached the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. An unknown novice monk, while releasing fish into a stream, witnessed a small fish swimming upstream, repeatedly failing but persevering, finally leaping over the Dragon Gate and transforming into a small dragon. From this, the novice monk realized the Dao of "reversal"—all living beings possess the instinct to swim upstream, and the Former Heavenly Dao suppressed this instinct by suppressing all beings' breakthroughs. The novice monk entered the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal through this "reversal," calling himself the "Ni Seng." When the Ni Seng broke through, the stream flowed backward, fish and dragon danced together, and Buddha Light intertwined with a gray-white halo, transforming into a long, gray-white rainbow of Buddha Light that stretched across the Western Ox Continent.
After the Spirit Race ascended to power in the Primordial Wilderness, they stepped out from behind the scenes and into the limelight.
After Jade Spirit Child took human form on Jade Stone Mountain in the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, he absorbed the extra Dao Source Qi after his ascension using his own jade soul, breaking through from Daluo Golden Immortal to Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal within three years. At the moment of his breakthrough, the entire Jade Stone Mountain transformed into grayish-white jade, within which the first ray of dawn from the time of Pangu's creation of the world could be faintly seen. Jade Spirit Child entered the Dao through "jade," calling himself "Jade Ancestor," Genesis the "Jade Spirit Daoist Arena" on Jade Stone Mountain, where all Spirit Race could enter Daoist Arena comprehend. After Wood Spirit Child took human form within an ancient vine in Southern Continent of Jambu, he absorbed the extra Dao Vein Qi after his ascension using the vine's core wood essence, breaking through from Daluo Golden Immortal to Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal within three years. At the moment of his breakthrough, the ancient vine grew to ten thousand feet tall, blossoming and bearing fruit, the fruits falling to the ground and transforming into new Spirit Race. Wood Spirit Child entered the Dao through "wood," calling himself "Wood Ancestor," and Genesis the "Wood Spirit Daoist Arena" around the ancient vine, where all plant and tree Spirit Race could enter Daoist Arena. Water Spirit Child in the Western Ox Continent... After transforming into human form in the ancient spring of the Western Ox Continent, he absorbed the excess Dao Source energy from his ascension using the moon spirit within the spring, breaking through from Daluo Golden Immortal to Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal within three years. At the moment of his breakthrough, the ancient spring gushed forth thousands of feet, the water transforming into a gray-white curtain of water suspended above Western Ox Continent, reflecting the myriad rivers of the Primordial Wilderness world. Water Spirit Child entered the Dao through "water," calling himself "Water Ancestor," Genesis the "Water Spirit Daoist Arena" around the ancient spring, where all water-based Spirit Race could Daoist Arena. After transforming into human form in the Earth Fire Cave of the Northern Julu Continent, Fire Spirit Child absorbed the excess Dao Vein energy from his ascension using the fire spirit within the cave, breaking through from Daluo Golden Immortal to Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal within three years. At the moment of his breakthrough, the flames of the Earth Fire Cave surged, gray-white flames erupting from the ground, transforming into gray-white fire pillars shooting straight into the sky. Fire Spirit Child entered the Dao through "fire," calling himself "Fire Ancestor," Genesis the "Fire Spirit Daoist Arena" around the Earth Fire Cave, where all fire-based Spirit Race could refine Daoist Arena.
Beyond the Four Ancestors of the Spirit Race, there are also rising stars who have reached the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. In the Eastern Victory Divine Continent, a stone bridge, after its ascension, gave birth to a bridge spirit. This spirit, after taking human form, called itself "Qiao Lingzi," and entered the Dao through "Crossing." Anyone who crosses the bridge can overcome their inner obsessions. In the Southern Continent of Jambu, an ancient tea tree, after its ascension, gave birth to a tea spirit. This spirit, after taking human form, called itself "Cha Lingzi," and entered the Dao through "Purification." Anyone who drinks its tea can purify their mind and brighten their eyes. In the Western Ox Continent, a stubborn rock, after its ascension, gave birth to a stone spirit. This spirit, after taking human form, called itself "Shi Lingzi," and entered the Dao through "Solidification." Anyone who leans against the rock can solidify their Dao foundation. In the Northern Julu Continent, a wisp of Qingfeng, after its ascension, gave birth to a wind spirit. This spirit, after taking human form, called itself "Feng Lingzi," and entered the Dao through "Dispersion." Anyone who travels with the wind can dispel their troubles.
The great development of the Spirit Race shared a common characteristic: all Spirit Race formed a symbiotic relationship with the Witch Race. The Witch Race possessed a violent bloodline, while the Spirit Race had a pure and ethereal spiritual energy; the Witch Race was primarily responsible for protection and expansion, while the Spirit Race was primarily responsible for purification and harmony. After the Primordial Wilderness World was upgraded, the lands where the Witch and Spirit Races coexisted flourished, becoming a unique landscape on the Primordial Wilderness World.
The Star God Lineage underwent a full awakening after its ascension in the Primordial Wilderness.
After their ascension, all the stars in the sky shone brightly at the same time, their starlight raining Primordial Wilderness upon the primordial world. The Red Dragon Star Lord, awakened on the shores of the Eastern Sea, used his natal star, the Crimson Dragon Star, as a guide to Genesis the "Star-Dragon Daoist Arena" above the Eastern Sea, where all those with the bloodline of the Star Gods could enter and Daoist Arena. The Heavenly Pillar Star Lord, awakened on the ruins of Buzhou Mountain, used his natal star, the Heavenly Pillar Star, as a guide to connect the ruins of Buzhou Mountain with the celestial Star Network, making the silver-gray pillar of light on the old site of Buzhou Mountain a sacred place for the lineage of Primordial Wilderness Star God Lineage. The Moonlight Star Lord and the Hunter Star Lord, awakened in the Western Ox Continent, their twin stars shining brightly, illuminating the night sky of the Western Ox Continent as if it were daytime. The Big Dipper Seven Stars Lords, awakened in the Northern Julu Continent, connected their seven stars, transforming the sky of the Northern Julu Continent into a giant star array.
The number of awakened beings in the Star God Lineage surged after the upgrade. Every star with a true name in the sky found its own awakener, from the brightest Imperial Star to the dimmest minor star, from the Azure Dragon constellations in the east to the White Tiger constellations in the west, from the Vermilion Bird constellations in the south to the Black Tortoise constellations in the north—Awakened beings of the Star Gods were scattered throughout the sky. They did not form alliances, establish sects, or take disciples; each guarded a region of the sky. But there was a natural tacit understanding among them: whenever Chaos Beasts approached the Primordial Wilderness, starlight would arrive, and the beast would be destroyed. The Star God Lineage's Star Network, along with the Human Dao Array Network and the Earthly Dao Formation Network, intertwined to protect the Primordial Wilderness as solid as a rock.
The reincarnations of the Chaos Demon God emerged from seclusion one after another after their ascension in the Primordial Wilderness.
When they emerged from seclusion, their auras were completely different from before. The reincarnation of the Time Demon God, upon emerging, had the gray-white time mark between his brows merged with the Time Long River in the heavens; the flow of time around him changed at will as he walked, sometimes as fast as an instant carrying ten thousand years, sometimes as slow as ten thousand years in a single moment. The reincarnation of the Space Demon God, upon emerging, had the gray-white space seal in his palm merged with the spatial veins of the earth; when he raised his hand, space folded; when he lowered his palm, space unfolded, encompassing thousands of miles within a small area. The reincarnation of the Causality Demon God, upon emerging, had the gray-white veil in his eyes merged with the Primordial Wilderness net of Causality; he could sever Causality threads with his eyes closed and weave a Causality net with his eyes open. The reincarnation of the Reincarnation Demon God, upon emerging, had the gray-white halo around him merged with the Earthly Dao Reincarnation passage; as he walked, the energy of life and death alternated, withered trees sprouted new life wherever he stepped, and spring leaves turned to dust with a wave of his hand.
These reincarnated beings, upon emerging from seclusion, neither returned to their former allies nor established new factions. They lived like ordinary beings in the Primordial Wilderness: the reincarnated Time Demon opened a teahouse on the shores of the Eastern Sea, where time flowed abnormally; a day spent drinking tea in the teahouse was equivalent to a year in the outside world; the reincarnated Space Demon God opened an inn in the Southern Continent of Jambu, where space was folded, and a single room could accommodate thousands of troops; the reincarnated Causality Demon opened a pharmacy in the Western Ox Continent, where Causality manifested, and after taking the medicine, the virtuous recovered, while the wicked became seriously ill; the Reincarnation Demon God opened a coffin shop in the Northern Julu Continent, where Reincarnation circulated, and anyone who lay in a coffin could experience death once, after which the living cherished life more, and the dead found peace.
The Golden Age Primordial Wilderness its peak ten years after the collapse of the Heavenly Dao.
The Human Race population has surged from several million before the collapse of the Heavenly Dao to hundreds of millions. Human Race settlements in the Southern Continent of Jambu stretch for thousands of miles, with smoke rising from chimneys and the sounds of chickens and dogs filling the air. Daluo Golden Immortal Human Race cultivators, there are dozens of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, hundreds of Grand Luo Golden Immortals, thousands of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal, and countless others below the Golden Immortal. The Witch Race's population has also surged from hundreds of thousands before the collapse of the Heavenly Dao to millions. Among Witch Race warriors, there are over ten Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, hundreds of Daluo Golden Immortal, and thousands of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal. The various lineages of the Immortal Clan Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal... The total number of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal exceeds one hundred, and there are several thousand Daluo Golden Immortal Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. Among the rogue cultivators, there are also dozens of Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal. The Spirit Race has increased from a handful before the collapse of the Heavenly Dao to tens of thousands. All four Spirit Ancestors are Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal Luo Golden Immortals, and there are more than ten Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal in the race. The Star God Lineage has more than three hundred awakened individuals, each of whom is at the Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal level. After the revival of the Demon Race, there are several Primordial Grand Luo Golden Immortals and over one hundred Daluo Golden Immortal. The Buddhist Sect Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal and dozens of Daluo Golden Immortal.
All living beings in the Primordial Wilderness world felt grateful for the collapse of the Heavenly Dao, but they did not know that the collapse of the Heavenly Dao was only the beginning. The Heavenly Dao Origin slowly condensed a new consciousness within the gray-white halo. That consciousness would no longer be above all living beings, but would conform to the will of all living beings and become the guardian of order. Once the Primordial Origin has completely refined the laws of the three, the old Causality will be settled, and a new era will begin.
Above the Primordial Wilderness sky, a grayish-white halo slowly swirled. The Human Dao Array Network, with its nine-colored light, the Earthly Dao Formation Network, with its earthy yellow and blood-red light, and the Star Gods Star Network, with its silver and blue starlight, intertwined, protecting the Primordial Wilderness as solid as a rock. At the edge of Chaos, Xing Tian led three hundred Witch Race warriors to guard the Gray-White Formation Network, causing the Chaos Beasts to retreat in fear. Inside the Primordial Wilderness, all beings lived in peace, cultivating their own paths, fulfilling their responsibilities, and finding their own joy.