The Primordial Universe, the Far North.
Deep inside an enormous iceberg lay a hidden ice cavern.
Inside the cavern, two figures sat cross-legged.
One wore black-and-white Daoist robes, with two streams of yin and yang qi swirling around him. He was True Lord Taiji.
The other wore a plain long robe, his aura restrained. He was True Lord Taisu.
After leaving Yuan Chu's inner world, the two had met by chance and had traveled together ever since.
"Taisu, how much of your strength have you recovered?" Taiji opened his eyes and looked at his companion.
Taisu shook his head.
"Same as before. The rule shackles inside me are too heavy. I've only managed to wear away about forty percent."
"At most, I've recovered thirty percent of my strength. Recovering any more is very difficult."
Taiji sighed.
"I'm about the same. The rules of this Primordial Universe suppress us far too severely."
"Back in the Eternal Dao Realm, we were Unity Realm cultivators, after all. Now we can't even beat a few Fusion Dao Realm cultivators."
"How humiliating."
Taisu smiled bitterly.
"Tell me about it."
A trace of worry flashed through Taiji's eyes.
"I wonder how Pangu and the others are doing."
Taisu nodded.
"Let's hope they're all safe."
As they spoke, they suddenly sensed movement outside.
Taiji's expression changed.
"Someone's coming."
Taisu immediately concealed his aura.
"How many?"
"Four." Taiji swept his divine sense outside.
"They're all in the Fusion Dao Realm. They should be native cultivators."
"How did they find this place?" Taisu frowned.
"We've been so careful."
"I don't know." Taiji rose to his feet.
"Let's see what happens first. If we have no other choice, we'll have to run."
The two walked to the cavern entrance and looked outside through the ice.
Four figures stood outside the