The Lost Ancient Era

"Shall we continue then? Little boy, do you have any questions I can answer for you?"

The surrounding Demonic Beasts looked at the Red Fox. Most of them had always thought that the Red Fox was just flaunting her charms around powerful Demonic Beasts to gain resources and status. They never expected her own strength to be so formidable.

"What exactly is this Darkness Riot you speak of? Why is it that humans have no memory of it?"

Lu Chen was a bit confused upon hearing the Red Fox's question. There was no mention of this Darkness Riot in the memories from Feng Tiancheng. However, Feng Tiancheng's memories did contain a period of decline in the Cultivation World. He was unsure who to believe right now.

Lu Chen transmitted a message to the Wind Dragon: "Wind Dragon, have you ever heard of the Darkness Riot before?"

"I am merely a condensation of pure wind elements. I'm hearing about these secrets for the first time as well."

"I know that Demonic Beasts record history through Bloodline Inheritance, but every Demonic Beast agrees to keep the secrets of bloodline inheritance to themselves, never revealing them even unto death. Human inheritance, on the other hand, relies only on written words, books, or Shadow Stones, all of which can be erased by time."

"They considered these memories taboo before. I don't know why they would tell you today."

The Wind Dragon paused, as if recalling something. "I remember the Beast King once found ancient texts from the Ancient Era while searching for Demonic Beasts. The writing and cultivation methods recorded in them were completely different from today's, and their cultivation power was far greater than current methods. After that, this group of Demonic Beasts approached the Beast King, seemingly reaching some kind of agreement with him."

Lu Chen: "Wind Dragon, I don't know what to do right now. I want to hear what this secret is first, then I'll figure out my next steps."

As soon as Lu Chen finished speaking, his body seemed to be controlled by a special power within the Celestial Pool. He walked into the center of the crowd, holding the Primal Chaos Greatsword, and swung it in a circle before thrusting it into the ground.

"The Innate has been formed, I am Yin and Yang." The Spiritual Power at Lu Chen's ankle flashed.

Lu Chen took a step forward with his left foot, and a phantom image of the Azure Emperor Divine Tree appeared beside him. This was a Spiritual Power bestowed upon Lu Chen by his previous guise; he was simply using it according to his own thoughts.

Lu Chen's body slowly dissipated, merging into the Small World.

The Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram emitted a battle-blue light that spread out from the Azure Emperor Divine Tree. A fiery red phoenix circled above the treetop.

Lu Chen's strength was limited, so the Innate Eight Trigrams Diagram only expanded to a distance of ten zhang.

Mountains, rivers, and the sky naturally formed beneath the Azure Emperor Divine Tree, and a virtual Small World gradually took shape, encompassing everyone within it.

"This... this scene." Bai Ze suddenly knelt on the ground, looking at Lu Chen before him. "I'm not mistaken, it's this scene. I've been searching for a full thirty thousand years. He is the one who can help me find the Ancient Era."

The scene before him perfectly overlapped with the image produced by the first Divination Spell he cast thirty thousand years ago. It was this Divination Spell that told him this person could help him find the lost Ancient Era.

Bai Ze had been searching for thirty thousand years. He never expected to see it in this form, nor did he expect the person in the image to appear before him.

"Bai Ze, what is going on?" The Kui Niu plucked a leaf from the Azure Emperor Divine Tree. "Is this a real world?"

Bai Ze stood up and looked at the Azure Emperor Divine Tree. "Yes, this is the prototype of a new world. I can now confirm that Lu Chen is the one who will lead us to reclaim the Ancient Era."

"What is this? An Imprint? My body is being restrained." The leaf in the Kui Niu's hand flew up and transformed into a small imprint, entering the Kui Niu's body.

Just then, the Azure Emperor Divine Tree shed another 17 leaves, all of which transformed into imprints and merged into the bodies of the remaining Demonic Beasts.

The Golden Giant Dragon extended its claw, its eyes trembling as it caught a leaf. "Yes, this is an Imprint and also a Blessing. It is the blessing of heaven and earth upon cultivators. We are the Pioneers of this world, and I can now confirm that Lu Chen is that person."

Bai Ze stared at the Golden Giant Dragon's claw, a strange white light flashing in his eyes, as if he had seen something.

"Bang..."

Lu Chen's Spiritual Energy was depleted, and he fell to the ground. The Small World suddenly collapsed, and everyone returned to the third level of the Beast King's Mansion.

Sky Devouring Rat: "We're back? The Imprint is still here. Are we truly Pioneers of a new world?"

"It is indeed still here. From this day forward, I, Kui Niu, shall call him King." Kui Niu felt the newly appeared Imprint on his forehead. It carried a great sense of restraint, yet it also brought about subtle changes within him.

"Hoo... Where am I?"

Lu Chen woke up to find himself lying on the Dragon Throne in the center, surrounded by a group of people staring intently at him.

"King, you're awake?" The Red Fox stepped forward and helped Lu Chen up.

Lu Chen: "What happened? What happened to me?"

Wind Dragon: "Little Lu, they've already called you King. You have quite a few secrets, you know. You've actually formed the prototype of a Small World."

"What do you mean? I don't quite understand?"

Lu Chen was very confused. He had just thrust the Primal Chaos Greatsword into the ground and woken up to everyone calling him King.

"You can ask them the rest. They are willing to tell you everything. I need to rest for a while and they can wake me when you're ready to enter the next level." With that, it controlled the Primal Chaos Greatsword to return to Lu Chen's body and began to rest.

The Wind Dragon had already transformed into an Artifact Spirit and had little desire for these secrets. Furthermore, it had consumed too much of its origin recently and could no longer sustain itself.

"King, do you have any questions? We can answer them all for you." Bai Ze saw that Lu Chen's breathing had stabilized and stepped forward to ask.

"I want to know what you mean by the Darkness Riot, and also what the Ancient Era refers to."

"King, we have prepared everything. Once we release the Restoration Technique, you will understand the reason for everything."

Bai Ze led Lu Chen to a large Formation Array that had been prepared earlier. The Golden Giant Dragon and the others were already waiting there.

"King, you've arrived." The Golden Giant Dragon stepped forward to support Lu Chen.

At this moment, the Golden Giant Dragon had received the Blessing Imprint and had already placed its hope of reviving the Golden Giant Dragon clan onto Lu Chen.

Golden Giant Dragon: "Bai Ze, begin quickly."

The 18 people in the formation all transformed into their true beast forms, surrounding Bai Ze in the center.

Golden Giant Dragon, Nine Revolutions Sky Devouring Rat, Nine-tailed Red Fox, Kui Niu, Four-winged Shu Hu... Each of them could become a leader in their own domain if they were in the outside world.

Bai Ze: "King, we're starting. Watch carefully."

Bai Ze was the first to spray essence blood from his body onto the center of a pre-drawn formation array. The surrounding Demonic Beasts simultaneously dripped their essence blood onto the array's perimeter. The blood slowly filled the entire formation along the array lines.

"Heaven and Earth Borrowing Power, Spell Returns to Heaven, Array Rises."

Bai Ze chanted the incantation, and a burst of smoke rose from the formation, creating a virtual scene before Lu Chen.

Lu Chen stared at the virtual scene before him. "What is this? I feel a stirring in my heart."

"King, watch the changes within. This is the secret of our Demonic Beast bloodline."

The virtual scene was a void of chaos, with the only point of light being a giant tree floating in the center of the chaos.

Lu Chen watched the content of the virtual scene, feeling time flow rapidly within it.

The branches and leaves of the towering giant tree withered and flourished. Ten thousand springs and autumns passed. Branches and leaves fell like rustling rain, turning into the ground, and finally, five flowers were left on the trunk.

Slowly, the branches and leaves of the giant tree began to wither and flourish again. Another hundred thousand springs and autumns passed. The height from the top to the bottom of the tree reached thirty million zhang. Branches and leaves fell like rustling rain, and five fruits were left on the trunk.

The branches transformed into continuous mountain ranges stretching for ten thousand zhang, and the leaves covering the ground became various Spirit Plants and medicinal herbs, growing rapidly.

In the virtual scene, another hundred thousand springs and autumns passed. This time, two fruits on the trunk fell to the ground.

The eastern fruit was the first to land. The fruit split open, revealing a humanoid beast creature filled with wisdom. It quickly occupied the entire East, began harvesting herbs in the North, cultivating plants, and building houses.

The southern fruit fell to the ground. A giant Fire Phoenix Demonic Beast emerged from it, soaring ten thousand li to the South and then another ten thousand li to the West before flying back to the giant tree to slumber, waiting for the remaining fruits to fall.

These two types of Demonic Beasts did not know what they were supposed to do in this chaos, so they could only repeat this life every day.

Ten thousand years later, the third fruit, carrying a chilling aura, fell from the North. A beast with a human face and a snake's body emerged from it. The world began to alternate between light and dark, controlled by the Candle Dragon.

Humans, Fire Phoenixes, and Candle Dragons began to fight for territory. The ground cracked and fissured, flames covered the surface, and vegetation was burned.

Another ten thousand years later, the western fruit fell. A creature covered in void appeared, carrying lightning and dew that flowed into the cracks in the ground. It joined the battle of the three Demonic Beasts.

The four Demonic Beasts had no special techniques, only fighting with their physical instincts, from which their own kind were born, forming tribes and races.

The four Demonic Beasts stared at the last fruit on the giant tree, all wanting to obtain it to claim their territory.

"Bang..."

Ten thousand years later, the last fruit exploded, and a greatsword flew out.

The four types of Demonic Beasts simultaneously flew into the sky, wanting to snatch the greatsword.

The humanoid beast was closest to the greatsword and was the first to obtain it.

Turning, it struck the Fire Phoenix's wing with the sword, sending the Fire Phoenix flying. The Fire Phoenix's blood fell onto the southern ground, part of it transforming into blazing flames, and part of it into various Demonic Beasts.

The void creature took the opportunity to launch a sneak attack from behind. Lightning struck the humanoid beast, and it snatched the greatsword, turning to strike the Candle Dragon's head, severing its eyes.

The humanoid's essence blood spilled onto the great earth, and various human creatures were born from the blood.

The Candle Dragon's eyes fell beneath the sky-reaching giant tree, coincidentally forming a black and white Yin-Yang Diagram. The darkness and light in the world became more distinct and orderly.

At this point, the void creature was the least injured among the four Demonic Beasts.

The humanoid beast, Fire Phoenix, and Candle Dragon united and attacked the void creature with pure physical strength.