The Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors Displayed Their Divine Might

As the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors of the Three Human Emperors departed from City of All Spirits, eight pillars of light simultaneously illuminated the sky above the heart of the Southern Continent of Jambu. The Heavenly Sovereign's pillar of light was grayish-white with azure hues, the Earthly Sovereign's pillar of light was grayish-white with earthy yellow hues, and the Human Emperor's pillar of light was grayish-white with crimson hues. The pillars of light of the Five Emperors were arranged according to the Five Elements: Zhuanxu faced north towards black, Di Ku towards azure to the east, Yao towards crimson to the south, Shun towards pure white to the west, and Yu in the center with earthy yellow hues. When the eight pillars of light rose into the air, they converged into a grayish-white sky, on which five continents and a map of the four directions of Chaos appeared. The paving stones of the nine hundred and ninety-nine streets of City of All Spirits trembled simultaneously.

When the Heavenly Sovereign emerged from the pillar of light, the gray, white, and blue patterns woven around his body spread out in all directions, and the clouds in the sky automatically formed a star map wherever the patterns passed. He turned to the seven Human Dao and said, "Taiqing Supreme Purity has issued a summons. It's time to collect the scraps of Pangu in the Chaos. The Human Race is now producing many powerful figures. The Three Ancestors have already entered the Chaos. We, the Three Sovereigns and Five Emperors, cannot fall behind. This time, go out into the eight Universe World, each of you fighting one side at a time. After you're done, come back and reunite. When the patterns on the shell are spinning wildly, don't try to break it open. Look for the sparse patterns in the core of the shell."

Another principle is that Human Race cultivate the Way of Unity of All Spirits; any living creature inside a shell can be preserved, and those that need saving are saved after the battle is over.

The Earthly Sovereign gathered the earthen-yellow patterns all over his body. "I'm heading due south. The earth veins are deepest in the Chaos to the south; there should be someone cultivating the earth veins inside that shell."

The Human Emperor tucked the crimson pattern into his sleeve. "I'm heading due east. The easternmost part of the Chaos Realm is the most populated; I'll go and have a look."

Zhuanxu emerged from the dark pillar of light to the north. "I'm heading due north. The boundaries are most strictly defined in the Chaos to the north; I'll go take a look."

Di Ku emerged from the azure pillar of light to the east. "I'm heading northeast. The northeast is where the Chaos energy is most abundant; I'll go take a look."

Yao emerged from the crimson pillar of light in the south. "I'm heading southeast. The southeast is where the Chaos is most vibrant, I'll go and meet it."

Shun emerged from the pure white pillar of light in the west. "I'm heading northwest. Filial piety is purest in the Chaos northwest; I'll go take a look."

Yu emerged from the yellow pillar of light in the Central Plains: "I'm heading southwest. The waterways in the Chaos southwest are the most disordered; I'll go and straighten them out."

The eight people split into eight groups and entered the Chaos. The hazy air currents in the Chaos surged endlessly, and world shells of all sizes floated and sank within them. When the Human Race's command flag was unfurled in the Chaos, the five continents and the four directions on the flag would slightly shift according to the direction each person went. The corner of the flag would point to the place where people of the same race would respond to each other.

The Heavenly Sovereign traveled due west for forty-nine days, collecting over forty Great Thousand World and over one hundred and twenty Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag in his sleeve rolled up by itself, its corner shifting three inches due west. The Heavenly Sovereign stepped forward and saw a gigantic shell floating deep within the Chaos, its surface covered with gray-white patterns. The patterns, arranged in Zhou Tian Stars pattern from the core outwards, each one a complete celestial law. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface was embedded a celestial pattern crystal, each crystal sealing a celestial law Origin, from afar, resembled a gigantic celestial curtain stretched across countless Eon. The Heavenly Sovereign pressed his hand against the shell, and a tearing force of celestial laws surged from his palm. The celestial patterns on the shell spun rapidly, converging on his palm from all directions. When they reached the center, they transformed into nine chains of celestial patterns that wrapped around his five fingers, each chain pulling outwards at his celestial power. He withdrew his hand and crushed the celestial pearl. The divine sense of the Dao of Ten Thousand Heavens Venerable sank from the fragments, slow and steady, like the muffled thud of the celestial curtain pressing down. "The Dao of Ten Thousand Heavens Venerable is here. Who comes?"

The Heavenly Sovereign flicked away the fragments. "Heavenly Sovereign, the celestial patterns on your shell are quite impressive. They can spin on their own and even actively entangle people's hands. Unfortunately, what's entangled is your own celestial law. Even if I crush you, you'll still sink a little more."

A long, celestial roar echoed from within the shell, and the celestial patterns on its surface simultaneously exploded, transforming into a gray-white cloud that enveloped the giant shell. Emerging from the cloud was an old man in a gray-white robe, surrounded by nine celestial pythons, each holding a rotating celestial bead in its mouth, each bead sealing a complete celestial law. The Dao of Ten Thousand Heavens Venerable spoke, his voice like the muffled sound of the sky closing, "This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million celestial patterns, each formed from a wisp of celestial law I released. For every celestial bead you crush, I will release ten more wisps of celestial law."

The Heavenly Sovereign did not forcefully pry it open. He grasped the principles of Heaven and knew that the nature of Heaven was lofty and distant, and that there was always emptiness in the distance. He circled half the shell and saw that the celestial patterns around the Zhou Tian Stars were extremely dense, yet within the gaps between the stars was a sliver of emptiness; this emptiness converged at the core of the shell, forming a sparse pattern. He dripped a drop of Heavenly Sovereign Origin blood onto this sparse area, causing a small celestial hole to appear on the shell's surface. The Dao of Ten Thousand Heavens Venerable groaned inside. The Heavenly Sovereign entered through the hole and saw that the Heavenly Eye at the bottom of the Ten Thousand Heavens Pool was tightly blocked, and the celestial laws within the pool only accumulated without leaking, which was why the celestial patterns on the shell's surface were becoming increasingly... Urgent! After the Heavenly Eye was half-opened, the Heavenly Laws in the pool receded to half their original size, and the Heavenly Patterns on the shell decreased from one billion to sixty million. Dao of Ten Thousand Heavens Venerable Zun, his hair and beard all gray, stared at the bottom of the pool for a long time, and said, "The Heavenly Laws suffocated themselves. I blocked the Heavenly Eye, but I blocked my own airway." The Heavenly Sovereign explained the method of adjustment, "When the Heavenly Nature is high, seventy percent of the shell should block the external void, and the other three-tenths should nourish the Heavenly Laws in the pool. Only when the Heavenly Eye is half-open and half-closed will the shell not collapse. Come with me to City of Ten Thousand Crafts and soak this dead knot open." Dao of Ten Thousand Heavens Venerable handed over the Heavenly Pearl and the World Seal.

The Earthly Sovereign traveled due south for forty-nine days, collecting over thirty Great Thousand World and over ninety Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag shifted three inches due south. Floating deep within the Chaos was a gigantic shell, its surface covered in gray-white earth patterns. These patterns, arranged like earth veins from the shell's core to its surface, each one a complete earth vein law. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface, a crystal of earth pattern was embedded, each crystal sealing a source of earth vein Origin. From a distance, it resembled a giant earth vein map spanning countless Eon. The Earthly Sovereign pressed his palm against it, and the earth veins tore apart. The earth patterns accelerated their rotation, converging into nine chains that wrapped around his five fingers. He withdrew his hand and crushed the earth beads. The divine sense of the Ten Thousand Earthly Dao Venerable sank from the fragments, steady and heavy, like the muffled thud of an earth vein pulsating. "The Ten Thousand Earthly Dao Venerable is here. This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million earth patterns, each formed from a strand of earth vein I released. For every earth bead you crush, I will release ten more strands of earth vein."

The Earthly Sovereign didn't pry it open forcefully. He understood the ways of the earth's veins and knew that the earth's nature was thick and heavy, and where there was heaviness, there was stagnation. He circled the shell, finding the earth veins extremely dense, yet a loose thread emerged from the gaps; this loose thread converged at the core of the shell, forming a sparse vein. He dripped a drop of Earthly Sovereign Origin earth blood onto this sparse area, causing a small hole to appear on the shell's surface. The Ten Thousand Earthly Dao Venerable groaned inside. The Earthly Sovereign followed the seam and saw that the earth's eye on the bottom of the Pool of Ten Thousand Lands was completely blocked, the earth veins within the pool accumulating without dissipating, and the shell surface... The earth veins pressed inward layer by layer. After the earth eye half-opened, the earth veins in the pool dropped back to half-pool size, and the earth veins on the shell surface decreased from one billion to sixty million. Ten Thousand Earthly Dao Venerable, with his yellow hair and beard, sat on the plate at the bottom of the pool and thought for a long time, saying, "Thick earth is inherently suffocating. I thought that thickness meant stability." The Earthly Sovereign said, "Thick earth is Ten Thousand Earthly Dao Venerable handed over the Earth Pearl and the World Seal.

The Human Emperor traveled due east for forty-nine days, collecting over forty Great Thousand World and over one hundred and ten Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag shifted three inches due east. Floating deep within the Chaos was a gigantic shell, its surface covered with gray-white patterns. These patterns, arranged in a myriad of forms from the shell's core outwards, each a complete law of humanity. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface was inlaid with a crystal of a human pattern, each crystal sealing an Origin humanity. From afar, it resembled a giant map of myriad peoples spanning countless Eon. The Human Emperor pressed his palm against it, and the laws of humanity tore through him. The patterns accelerated their rotation, converging into nine chains that bound his five fingers. He withdrew his hand and crushed the human beads. The divine sense of the Ten Thousand Human Dao Venerable emerged from the fragments, multifaceted and numerous, like the resounding cry of ten thousand people shouting, "The Ten Thousand Human Dao Venerable is here. This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million human patterns, each formed from a strand of human law I released. For every human bead you crush, I will release ten more strands of human law."

The Human Emperor did not forcibly dismantle it. He governed the Way of Humanity and knew that human nature was complex and multifaceted, inevitably leading to conflict. He circled the shell three times, noticing the dense patterns of human beings, yet within the interwoven seams, a thin line of conflict; this line converged at the core of the shell, forming a sparse pattern. He dripped a drop of his own blood, the Origin the Human Emperor, into this sparse area, causing a small hole to appear on the shell's surface. A muffled groan came from within. The Human Emperor Ten Thousand Human Dao Venerable through the crack and saw that the eyes on the bottom plate of the Pool of Ten Thousand Humans were tightly sealed, and the human principles within the pool only accumulated without dissipating. The more the human patterns fought, the more chaotic they became. After the human eyes were half-opened, the number of people in the pool decreased to half, and the number of human patterns on the shell surface dropped from one billion to sixty million. The Ten Thousand Human Dao Venerable, whose hair and beard were all mixed colors, squatted on the plate at the bottom of the pool and thought for a long time. He said, "Humans are mixed and fight each other. I thought blocking was the solution." The Human Emperor said, "Human nature is mixed. Seventy percent of the shell surface blocks external evils, and threety percent of the shell nourishes the people in the pool. Only when the human eyes are half-open and half-closed can the shell not be chaotic. Mixed nature is not about blocking, but about guiding." The Ten Thousand Human Dao Venerable handed over the Human Pearl and the World Seal.

Zhuanxu traveled due north for forty-nine days, collecting over thirty Great Thousand World and over eighty Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag shifted three inches due north. Floating deep within the Chaos was a gigantic shell, its surface covered in gray-white boundary patterns. These patterns were arranged in a separated pattern from the core to the surface, each a complete boundary law. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface was inlaid with a boundary crystal, each crystal sealing a boundary Origin. From a distance, it resembled a gigantic boundary wall spanning countless Eon. Zhuanxu pressed his palm against it, and the boundary tearing sensation returned. The boundary patterns accelerated their rotation, converging into nine boundary chain chains that wrapped around his five fingers. He withdrew his hand and crushed the boundary bead. The divine sense of the Dao of Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable emerged from the fragments, hard and cold, like the crisp sound of a boundary wall closing, "The Dao of Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable is here. This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million boundary patterns, each formed from a wisp of boundary I released. For every boundary bead you crush, I will release ten more wisps of boundary."

Zhuanxu did not confront it head-on. He was a master of the Dao of Boundary Divisions and knew that the nature of boundaries was hard and cold, and where there was coldness, there was bound to be a gap. He circled the shell three times and saw that the boundary patterns were extremely dense where they separated the parts, yet a thin line of light flowed through the gaps. This light flowed to the core of the shell, forming a sparse boundary pattern. He dripped a drop of Zhuanxu's Origin blood into this sparse area, and a small boundary hole appeared on the shell's surface. The Dao of Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable groaned inside. Zhuanxu followed the seam and saw that the boundary eye on the bottom of the Pool of Ten Thousand Worlds was tightly blocked, and the boundary divisions within the pool only accumulated without leaking out, while the boundary patterns on the shell's surface... Only then did it begin to crumble outwards, layer by layer. After the boundary eye half-opened, the boundary within the pool dwindled to half its original size, and the number of boundary patterns on the shell decreased from one billion to sixty million. The Dao of Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable, his hair and beard turning iron-gray, squatted on the plate at the bottom of the pool, pondering for a long time, and said, "The boundary is hard and will crumble on its own. I thought absolute meant stable." Zhuanxu said, "The boundary is hard. Seventy percent of the shell's surface blocks external evils, while the thirty percent inside nurtures the pool's boundary. The boundary eye is half-open and half-closed, which is why the shell doesn't break. It's not a dead blockage; it can be open and closed." The Dao of Ten Thousand Worlds Venerable handed over the boundary pearl and the world seal.

Di Ku traveled northeast for forty-nine days, collecting over thirty Great Thousand World and over ninety Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag shifted three inches to the northeast. Floating deep within the Chaos was a gigantic shell, its surface covered with gray-white virtue patterns. These patterns, arranged in a didactic manner from the core outwards, each represented a complete law of virtuous governance. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface was inlaid with a virtue pattern crystal, each crystal containing Morality Origin virtuous governance. From afar, it resembled a giant map of virtuous governance spanning Dao of Ten Thousand Virtues Venerable Eon. Di Ku pressed his palm against it, and the virtuous governance tore through him. The virtue patterns accelerated their rotation, converging into nine chains of Morality patterns that wrapped around his five fingers. He withdrew his hand and crushed the virtue beads. The divine sense of the Myriad Virtue Dao Venerable emanated from the fragments, warm and profound, like the soft sound of a virtuous teaching influencing the people, "The Dao of Ten Thousand Virtues Venerable is here. This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million Morality patterns, each one formed from a strand of virtuous governance I have released. For every virtue bead you crush, I will release ten more strands of virtuous governance."

Di Ku did not pry it open forcefully. He governed the Way of Virtue and Morality, though gentle and profound, inevitably contains obstacles. He circled the shell, noticing the dense patterns of virtue within the teachings, but a thin line of obstruction within the gaps; this obstruction converged at the core of the shell, forming a sparse pattern. He dripped a drop of his Origin Di Ku blood into this sparse area, causing a small hole in the shell's surface to appear, from Dao of Ten Thousand Virtues Venerable groaned. Di Ku entered through the crack and saw that the eye of virtue at the bottom of the Pool of Ten Thousand Virtues was completely blocked, the virtue within accumulating without dissipating, while the surface of the shell... The virtue patterns accumulated and thickened. After the virtue eye half-opened, the virtue in the pool decreased to half its original size, and the virtue patterns on the shell decreased from one billion to sixty million. The Dao of Ten Thousand Virtues Venerable, with his warm and lustrous hair and beard, sat on the plate at the bottom of the pool and pondered for a long time. He said, "Thick virtue is inherently stagnant. I thought accumulation meant stability." Di Ku said, "Virtue is gentle. Seventy percent of the shell's surface blocks external evils, while the remaining threety percent nourishes the pool's virtue. The virtue eye is half-open and half-closed so that the shell doesn't become rigid. Thickness is not a dead accumulation, but rather a flow." The Dao of Ten Thousand Virtues Venerable handed over the Virtue Pearl and the World Seal.

Yao traveled southeast for forty-nine days, collecting over thirty Great Thousand World and over eighty Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag shifted three inches to the southeast. Floating deep within the Chaos was a gigantic shell, its surface covered with gray-white yielding patterns. These patterns, arranged in a yielding manner from the shell's core to its surface, each one a complete law of yielding. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface was inlaid with a yielding pattern crystal, each crystal sealing an Origin yielding principles. From a distance, it resembled a giant abdication diagram spanning countless Eon. Yao pressed his palm against it, and the Dao of Ten Thousand Yields Venerable floated out from the fragments, light and faint, like a soft sigh during the transfer of power, "The Dao of Ten Thousand Yields Venerable is here. This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million yielding patterns, each one formed from a strand of yielding principles I released. For every yielding bead you crush, I will release ten more strands of yielding principles."

Yao did not forcefully dismantle it. He understood the Dao of Yielding, knowing that yielding was light and subtle, and where subtlety lay emptiness. He circled the shell three times, finding the Yielding patterns extremely dense, yet a thin, floating line remained within the gaps; this floating line converged at the core of the shell, forming a sparse pattern. He dripped a drop of his Origin Yielding blood into this sparse area, causing the shell to collapse and create a Yielding hole, from which the Dao of Ten Thousand Yields Venerable let out a muffled groan. Yao followed the seam and entered, finding the Yielding eye at the bottom of the Pool of Ten Thousand Yields tightly blocked, the Yielding Dao within accumulating without leaking, while the Yielding patterns on the shell... The more he yielded, the more ethereal it became. After his eyes were half-opened, the water level in the pool dropped to half its original size, and the number of lines on the shell decreased from one billion to sixty million. Dao of Ten Thousand Yields Venerable's hair and beard turned pale. He squatted on the plate at the bottom of the pool and thought for a long time. He said, "Yielding for a long time will naturally lead to emptiness. I thought yielding meant retreating." Yao said, "Yielding is a light nature. Seventy percent of the shell's surface is used to block external competition, and the other threety percent is used to nourish the pool. Yilding's eyes are half-open and half-closed so that the shell is not empty. Yilding is not a dead retreat, but a knowing how to advance and retreat." Dao of Ten Thousand Yields Venerable handed over the Yilding Pearl and the World Seal.

Shun traveled northwest for forty-nine days, collecting over thirty Great Thousand World and over seventy Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag shifted three inches to the northwest. Floating deep within the Chaos was a gigantic shell, its surface covered in gray-white filial piety patterns. These patterns, arranged in a filial piety-themed pattern from the shell's core to its surface, each pattern representing a complete law of filial piety. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface was inlaid with a filial piety crystal, each crystal sealing an Origin filial piety. From afar, it resembled a giant filial piety diagram spanning countless Eon. Shun pressed his palm against it, and the tearing force of Dao of Ten Thousand Filial Devotions Venerable seeped from the fragments, thick and heavy, like the low sobbing of a filial son keeping vigil. "The Dao of Ten Thousand Filial Devotions Venerable is here. This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million filial piety patterns, each one formed from a strand of filial piety I released. For every filial piety bead you crush, I release ten more strands of filial piety."

Shun did not pry it open forcefully. He was in charge of the Way of Filial Piety and knew that filial piety was profound and weighty, and where there was weight, there was stagnation. He circled the shell and saw that the patterns of filial piety were extremely dense, but within the gaps of the patterns, there was a line of stagnation; this stagnation converged at the center of the shell, forming a sparse pattern. He dripped a drop of his Origin filial blood into this sparse area, and a small hole of filial piety appeared on the shell's surface. The Dao of Ten Thousand Filial Devotions Venerable groaned inside. Shun followed the seam and saw that the eyes of filial piety at the bottom of the Pool of Ten Thousand Filial Devotions Piety were completely blocked, and the filial piety within the pool only accumulated without dissipating, while the surface of the shell... The filial piety patterns accumulated and deepened. After the Filial Piety Eyes half-opened, the Filial Piety in the pool sank back to half its original size, and the Filial Piety patterns on the shell decreased from one billion to sixty million. The Dao of Ten Thousand Filial Devotions Venerable, with his white hair and beard, sat on the plate at the bottom of the pool and pondered for a long time. He said, "Filial piety leads to sinking. I thought that guarding was the key to stability." Shun said, "Filial piety is thick. Seventy percent of the shell's surface blocks external evils, and the remaining threety percent nourishes the Filial Piety in the pool. The Filial Piety Eyes are half-open and half-closed so that the shell does not become rigid. Guarding is not about being dead and sinking, but about passing on the legacy." The Dao of Ten Thousand Filial Devotions Venerable handed over the Filial Piety Pearl and the World Seal.

Yu traveled southwest for forty-nine days, collecting over thirty Great Thousand World and over ninety Middle Thousand World. On the evening of the forty-eighth day, the command flag shifted three inches to the southwest. Floating deep within the Chaos was a gigantic shell, its surface covered in gray-white water patterns. The patterns, arranged in a channeling pattern from the core to the surface, each represented a complete waterway law. Every three zhang (approximately 10 meters) on the shell's surface was embedded a water pattern crystal, each crystal sealing a waterway Origin, appearing from afar like a giant waterway map spanning countless Eon. Yu pressed his palm against it, and the waterways tore apart. The water patterns accelerated their rotation, converging into nine water pattern chains that wrapped around his five fingers. He withdrew his hand and crushed the water droplets. The divine sense of the Dao of Ten Thousand Waters Venerable surged from the fragments, urgent and chaotic, like the roar of a flood bursting its banks, "The Dao of Ten Thousand Waters Venerable is here. This shell of mine is covered with ninety-nine million water patterns, each formed from a strand of waterway I released. For every water droplet you crush, I will release ten more strands of waterway."

Yu did not resist directly. He understood the way of waterways and knew that water was swift and turbulent, and where there was turbulence, there was stagnation. He circled the shell three times and saw that the watercourses were extremely dense, yet a line of stagnation blocked the flow within the gaps; the stagnation converged at the core of the shell, forming a sparse pattern. He dripped a drop of his own Origin blood into this sparse area, and a small water hole appeared on the shell's surface. The Dao of Ten Thousand Waters Venerable groaned inside. Yu followed the hole and saw that the water outlets at the bottom of the Pool of Ten Thousand Waters were tightly blocked, the watercourses within only accumulating without draining, and the water on the shell's surface... The more sparse the patterns, the more chaotic they became. After the water vents were half-opened, the water level in the pool dropped to half its original size, and the number of water vents on the shell decreased from one billion to sixty million. Dao of Ten Thousand Waters Venerable Zun, whose hair and beard were all blue, squatted on the plate at the bottom of the pool and pondered for a long time. He said, "The water will burst if it is too fast. I thought blocking was the solution." Yu said, "Water is swift. Seventy percent of the shell's surface should block external evils, and the remaining threety percent should nourish the pool water. Only when the water vents are half-open and half-closed can the shell not burst. Blocking is not about blocking it completely, but about channeling it." Dao of Ten Thousand Waters Venerable handed over the pearl and the World Seal.

Each of the eight individuals collected Universe World and moved it back to the Primordial Wilderness era. Eight stone tables were set up in the central square of City of All Spirits. The eight Dao Venerables —Ten Thousand Heavens, Ten Thousand Lands, Ten Thousand Worlds, Wan Ten Thousand Virtues, Ten Thousand Yields Rang, Ten Thousand Filial Devotions, and Ten Thousand Waters —stood beneath their flags, each followed by the remaining Dao Venerables and beings of their respective worlds. The Heavenly Sovereign looked at them one by one, then turned to the Taiqing Purity Venerable and said, "Collect one Universe World each in the due west, due south, due east, due north, northeast, southeast, northwest, and southwest, for a total of eight. Where will we place these worlds after we bring them back?"

Taiqing himself peeked out from halfway up Kunlun Mountain: "The one due west should be placed west of the Western Ox Continent, the one due south should be placed south of Southern Continent of Jambu Eastern Victory Divine Continent, the one due east should be placed Northern Julu Continent Eastern Victory Divine Continent, the one to the northeast should be placed Southern Continent of Jambu, the one to the southeast should be placed Western Ox Continent, and the one to the southwest should be placed southwest of the Western Ox Continent. Bring the worlds back and dismantle them first. After dismantling, categorize them by size: large worlds will be merged with continents, medium worlds will be dismantled for materials, and small worlds will be used to feed the ley lines."

The eight Daoist masters each took on their assigned tasks, each borrowing a three-day adjustment method. After three days, they all went to City of Ten Thousand Crafts to find Yin Xi to break through their barriers. The Heavenly Sovereign sat in the central square of City of All Spirits and sent a message to the Human Dao Heavenly Net: "The Three Human Emperors and Five Emperors of the Human Race divided into eight routes to collect the eight Great Universe World. The eight Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal within these worlds have returned to the Primordial Wilderness World. Mortals who wish to learn how to collect worlds can go to the west of the Western Ox Continent, the south of Southern Continent of Jambu Eastern Victory Divine Continent, the east of the Northern Julu Continent, the north of the Eastern Victory Divine Continent Luzhou, the northeast of Southern Continent of Jambu, the southeast of Nanzhan Shenzhou, the northwest of the Western Ox Continent, and the southwest of the Western Ox Continent to see the worlds."

The message had been sent out for about half a cup of tea's time when Yin Xi replied from below, "Heavenly Sovereign Majesty, the eight Dao Venerables have arrived at City of Ten Thousand Crafts and are squatting before the first level, the Character Recognition Pass. Dao of Ten Thousand Heavens Venerable said he will start from the first level and work his way up to the ten thousandth level. The other seven said they will borrow their respective runes to practice for three days before attempting to break through."

The Heavenly Sovereign replied, "Let them break it. After they're done, come find me in City of All Spirits, and I'll assign them tasks."