In short, the Primordial World was now basically cowed by these innate great powers and the Wu and Yao Clans, and could be considered peaceful.
As for Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, he had already begun comprehending the method of becoming a Saint bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.
After all, Hong Jun was now part of the Heavenly Dao's lineage. The Heavenly Dao naturally would no longer restrict him and instead hoped that he would attain Sagehood as soon as possible.
Still, the path to becoming a Saint would likely require many more years of waiting.
But what the Primordial World lacked least was time.
As for their protagonist, Liu Feng had truly made up his mind to cultivate properly this time and had entered a state of deep Dao comprehension.
Nuwa woke several times during her own contemplation, only to find Liu Feng still diligently cultivating. A smile appeared on her exquisite face, as though she was delighted by his hard work.
This was my good disciple.
Time went unrecorded in the Primordial World. Beneath its peaceful development, hidden dangers naturally existed. Friction and rivalry gradually arose between the Wu and Yao Clans, the Three Pure Ones remained detached, the Blood Sea was unpredictable, and amid these shifting winds and clouds, an even grander pattern gradually emerged across the Primordial World.
Naturally, Liu Feng did not care about any of this—or rather, he did not know. He remained immersed in cultivation, while Nuwa, seeing that he had finally obediently begun cultivating, happily sat beside him and comprehended her cultivation method as well.
Nuwa cultivated Primordial Qi, and Liu Feng cultivated Primordial Qi as well. Yet something different happened between them: the Primordial Qi each had cultivated actually drew together at that moment.
Like magnets, they slowly pressed together, like yin and yang blending and attracting one another.
As mentioned before, Primordial Qi itself was divided into yin and yang. Only when yin and yang merged could the Primordial Ancestral Qi be truly perfected.
And since Nuwa and Liu Feng were a woman and a man, it was only natural that the Primordial Qi they had cultivated would merge together.
As the two streams of Primordial Qi intertwined, just as all things in the world carried yin and embraced yang, the yin and yang energies blended, ultimately forming a harmonious and balanced state.
This harmony was not a simple addition or mixture, but a delicate consensus achieved after two powerful forces continuously clashed and adjusted to one another.
Everything in the world followed the principle that all things carried yin and embraced yang.
Yin and yang were like inseparable twin brothers, dependent on and restraining one another.
When yin energy grew too heavy, yang energy would naturally arise to harmonize it.
The reverse was also true. If yang energy became excessive, yin energy would quietly grow to counterbalance it.
And "Chong Qi brings harmony" was an even more profound and unfathomable realm.
"Chong Qi" could be understood as the intense exchange and conflict between yin and yang energies, allowing the originally separate yin and yang energies to gradually merge into one, eventually giving rise to a state of harmonious coexistence.
At the instant the Primordial Qi cultivated by Liu Feng and Nuwa fused, an inexplicable fluctuation emerged between them. It was a sign that a Divine Ability was about to appear.
It was simply unknown which of them would cultivate a Divine Ability—or whether both would.
Of course, Liu Feng had not cultivated a Divine Ability. Rather, he had previously obtained a Conceptual Skill from the Card Draw Group, and now, strengthened by Primordial Qi, it had completely transformed into a Divine Ability of the Primordial Chaos world. Or rather, it had gained the power of a Divine Ability—or the power of laws—upon the foundation of a Conceptual Skill.
Even if Liu Feng obtained a Conceptual Skill, his strength limited its upper potential. For instance, a Conceptual Skill from a small world would certainly not achieve the desired effect in a great world.
Take Doraemon's If-Then Phone Booth. Although it could alter causality and destroy heaven and earth,
in the Primordial Chaos world, it would truly be insignificant. After all, once experts of the Primordial Chaos world reached the level of Grand Golden Immortal, they could gather their own timelines and alter causality.
The If-Then Phone Booth would become useless.
Liu Feng's Conceptual Skill was the same. Though called a Conceptual Skill, it carried many restrictions and certainly could not achieve the desired effect in the Primordial World. But it would be different once it gained the power of a Divine Ability—or the power of laws. A Conceptual Skill possessing the power of a Divine Ability was far more than a simple one plus one.
One had to know that the Divine Abilities of the Primordial Chaos world originated from Chaos Demon Gods. As children of the Great Dao, Chaos Demon Gods were born with mastery over complete sources of laws.
For example, Shi Chen, the Time Demon God, possessed the Time Wheel and could control the Time Law.
This direct control over laws allowed their Divine Abilities to affect the fundamental operational rules of reality, altering the state of things at their root. They possessed powerful foundational and universal qualities.
It could be said that the Divine Abilities of Chaos Demon Gods inherently contained power on the conceptual level.
For example, the Destiny Demon God's Destiny Modification could directly modify the concept of destiny according to the proper Heavenly Mandate. This ability ignored ordinary laws of causality and physical laws. So long as the concept existed, it could take effect, making it extremely specialized and targeted.
Then there was Great God Pangu's Great Dao of Strength, which could also be called a Conceptual Skill of strength. With strength, he broke through ten thousand methods. That was why he could fight three thousand Demon Gods and their Divine Abilities alone.
Of course, although Conceptual Skills emphasized direct control over concepts, in practical use they might also rely on the immense energy of Chaos Demon Gods as a medium.
Otherwise, Great God Pangu would not have needed to rely on the Sky-Opening Axe and his own immense strength.
Take the Conceptual Skill Destiny Interception, for example. The Destiny Demon God needed to mobilize his own Destiny Power to use it, and this Destiny Power was, in essence, also a special type of Chaos energy.
It could be said that only now, after Liu Feng's Conceptual Skill had been endowed with the power of a Divine Ability, did it truly count as a Conceptual Skill capable of affecting even living beings of the Primordial Chaos world.
Its effects would probably be unexpectedly good!
Yet Liu Feng remained immersed in cultivation and noticed nothing.
Perhaps he would discover it after finishing his cultivation.
Or perhaps he would only discover how terrifyingly powerful his Conceptual Skill had become when he remembered to use it.
With Nuwa's help—or rather, with their Primordial Qi blending together—the Primordial Qi in Liu Feng's dantian rapidly increased. At last, at a certain moment, it filled his entire dantian, signifying that he had broken through the first realm, Essence Refinement into Qi, and entered the realm of Qi Refinement into Spirit.
At the moment of his breakthrough, a dark-gold "Dao" mark between his brows flickered brightly and dimly, radiating an indescribable aura.
Not only that, the spiritual energy around him suddenly surged, transforming into a black-and-white pillar of light that shot straight into the heavens. Countless phantom images of Chaos Demon Gods appeared upon its surface, as though celebrating Liu Feng's breakthrough into the first realm.
Even more shockingly, the chaotic clouds in the sky began to boil, gathering into an enormous vortex spanning thousands of miles. From its center descended a beam of Seven-Colored Divine Light, which crashed violently into the black-and-white pillar.
Where the two lights intertwined, the source rules of heaven and earth in the Primordial World became clearly visible.
The golden rule of "life" turned into entwining vines, the black rule of "destruction" condensed into swords that darted about, the azure rule of "wind" stirred raging waves, and the crimson rule of "fire" burned through the void.
Within the Seven-Colored Divine Light, countless tiny Heavenly Dao Runes crackled. With every rune that fell upon Liu Feng, his aura grew stronger, while the space around him twisted into a funnel and madly devoured the Innate Spiritual Qi between heaven and earth in the Primordial World.
Such a disturbance naturally drew the attention of the great powers of the Primordial World, who all turned their gazes toward Mount Buzhou.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches, the Three Pure Ones, Queen Mother of the West, Minghe, Zhenyuanzi, Hongyun, King Father of the East, Dijun, Taiyi, Kunpeng... and many others.
Even Dao Ancestor Hong Jun, who was comprehending the path to becoming a Saint, opened his eyes and looked in that direction.
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