Chapter 4

His arrival gave birth to two entirely new You Hun clans—the Golden Yang Ghost Clan and the Black Yin Ghost Clan. They complemented one another, yet also restrained one another.

These You Hun were utterly different from ordinary You Hun. Their soul bodies were incomparably pure, like blank sheets of paper, unbound by any fragments of memory. They were "alive."

The emergence of the golden and black You Hun marked the Nether Soil's acquisition of new vitality.

Hun Wusheng's uniqueness lay in the fact that he was "alive."

Thus, he could move about freely, retain his memories, and even cultivate.

His existence changed the former snail's-pace state of You Hun cultivation.

The emergence of these newborn clans naturally made Hun Wusheng the ancestor of both clans. He had even indirectly created an entirely new race.

The Great Netherworld consequently bestowed merit upon him. This was an immense opportunity for Hun Wusheng.

He named these You Hun the Ghost Clan and clearly established his own identity—the Ancestor of the Ghost Clan, Hun Wusheng.

Before this, the Primordial World had only those You Hun who returned to the indistinct beyond. They possessed no sentience, spiritual wisdom, Dao truth, or true self.

Yet only with Hun Wusheng did the concept of ghosts come into being.

The origin of the ghostly path began with Hun Wusheng. He transformed souls without life into the Ghost Clan, endowed with the principles of the Yin Yang Dao.

As Hun Wusheng's status as an ancestor manifested, the will of the Great Netherworld immediately acknowledged his position.

Immediately afterward, vast merit descended from the heavens. Eighty percent of it nourished his soul body, instantly transforming it into a physical form, as though he had regained a fleshly body.

Power began to brew within him. Though it had not yet fully taken shape, Hun Wusheng could already sense its majesty and terror.

The remaining twenty percent of the merit nourished the golden and black You Hun around him.

Bathed in merit, the confusion in their eyes gradually dispersed, and complex emotions surfaced within their ripples.

Afterward, they seemed to receive information from the merit and came to understand their own origins.

One after another, they bowed beneath Hun Wusheng's command.

Seeing this, Hun Wusheng, a newly ascended ancestor, was thrilled—but he also faced a challenge.

How to manage these newly born descendants became something he needed to consider.

Although these Ghost Clan members did not require daily care, governing them remained a major challenge.

At the same time, he understood the weight of his responsibility. These Ghost Clan members might become his capable assistants in the future, so he had to treat them with due caution.

What shocked him even more was that the benefits bestowed by the Great Netherworld far exceeded his expectations, including part of the inheritance of the Chaos Soul Demon God.

Though few in number, these inheritances were priceless treasures to Hun Wusheng.

His cultivation until now had been derived through deductions based on the Eight Wonders Technique of the One Man World, whereas these inheritances of the Chaos Demon Gods were undoubtedly more advanced and fundamental.

Thus, Hun Wusheng understood that this was a signal that the Great Netherworld wished for him to promote the development of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan.

Hun Wusheng was working to perfect the rules of the Great Netherworld.

He knew full well that such an enormous investment must have profound motives behind it.

He did not believe that this world offered any truly free lunch. He firmly believed that "everything bestowed by fate had long since had its price clearly marked."

He calmly accepted that he still had value to be used. After all, that was far better than being ignored.

He decided to seize this opportunity to compare the differences between himself and the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan formed from the Primordial World's native You Hun. At the same time, he would organize the gains he had made over the years and sort out his cultivation realm, seeking a clearer understanding of himself.

Next, he had something important to do: use merit to enhance Shen Ji's abilities.

Although Shen Ji was constantly evolving, its speed still left him dissatisfied.

As his cultivation advanced, Shen Ji's upgrades could no longer keep pace with him.

He understood that merit was the Origin of a world. Whether Great Dao Merit or Netherworld Merit, it had broad applications and extremely few side effects.

Although using merit to increase one's strength could lead to an unstable realm, using it to upgrade Shen Ji carried no such risk.

He planned to use merit to make up for the material flaws from Shen Ji's original creation, breaking through the bottleneck that restricted Shen Ji's evolution.

Several hundred thousand years later, Hun Wusheng's research yielded a new discovery.

He found that the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan resembled him in some respects. They too could cultivate the Nether Soil Soul Power version of the Eight Wonders Technique.

Moreover, their cultivation speed even surpassed his.

This dealt him a severe blow, because he discovered that in terms of aptitude, he could only be considered bottom-tier in the Primordial World.

And that was after being tempered by Netherworld Merit.

Without a great opportunity, his upper limit might have been merely the lower limit of an Innate Being in the Primordial World.

Limited by the constraints of the ancestor realm, the Ghost Clan's strength could at most equal that of their ancestor, Hun Wusheng.

In the Primordial Era, it seemed that only he, the ancestor, was dragging his clan down.

Therefore, Hun Wusheng chose to pass down the Nether Soil Soul Power version of the Eight Wonders Technique and let the clan act on its own.

For them, there was no danger here. And if there were, then he, their comparatively weak ancestor, would be unable to deal with it either.

The only thing he could do was draw on experience to lay down a few precautions for the clan: do not devour their own kind, do not stray too far from him, do not act alone, avoid contact with unknown things, and return promptly to purge the chaotic memories absorbed from soul bodies.

Hun Wusheng lamented that he might be the weakest progenitor in all of the Primordial World.

Perhaps the will of the Netherworld was equally baffled at this moment. The Yin-Yang Ghost Clan clearly possessed considerable potential, yet they had been dragged down by the progenitor it had chosen.

Based on the information from memory fragments gathered over recent years, and by comparing them with the inheritances of Chaos Demon Gods, Hun Wusheng and Shen Ji jointly refined the cultivation realm classification of the Primordial World.

However, this was merely Hun Wusheng's own understanding. Since he had yet to reach the corresponding realms, its accuracy remained open to question.

In the Primordial Era, even the weakest beings were Innate Beings.

Even those born postnatally mostly possessed innate bloodline authorities and were known as Innate Bloodline Beings.

Most of these beings were races created by the supreme Innate Divine Beings standing at the pinnacle of the Primordial World.

For instance, the Five-Colored Human Race created by Jiu Tou Shi was among the very strongest in the Primordial World.

Beyond that, even the weakest Innate Beings possessed, at the very least, the strength of the Divine Human Realm.

The realm classifications of the Primordial Era were influenced by the God Clan, encompassing realms such as Divine Human, Earth God, Heavenly God, and True God.

As for whether higher realms existed, they certainly did; they simply lay beyond Hun Wusheng's current comprehension.

Hun Wusheng's understanding of the Divine Path had seeped into his very bones. "Divine Path, Divine Path!"

He sighed. "Who would have thought that at the very beginning of the Primordial World, the most primitive and powerful cultivation system would be the Divine Path, while the legendary Immortal Dao was merely one of its branches?"

After long years of cultivation and experience, Hun Wusheng came to understand his own journey of growth in the nether soil.

When he had first arrived, he had not even reached the Divine Human Realm. It could be said that his cultivation stood at the very bottom among Primordial Beings.

He diligently cultivated the nether soil soul power version of the Eight Wonders Technique, devoured You Hun, and endured the Baptism of innate nether qi, finally managing to barely reach the weakest Divine Human Realm.

Only after receiving the Baptism of Great Netherworld merit did he truly cross the threshold into the Divine Human Realm.

Hun Wusheng's essence and foundation were poor, stemming from his beginnings as a mortal. Compared with the innate existences native to the Primordial World, the gap was as vast as heaven and earth.

Although he had become the progenitor of the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan and gained Netherworld merit, causing his soul body to transform into a physical form, he still had not grasped the authorities of the native God Clan of the Primordial World.

For him, becoming a true "god"

was an achievement hard won.

The hierarchy among gods was strict, divided into low, middle, high, and peak ranks. Hun Wusheng's own realm was still in the process of gestation, making it difficult to gauge.

Though he could feel the power within him growing stronger, in this age when the Gods vied for supremacy, he still had to proceed cautiously unless he reached the realm of an Immortal Venerable God. Otherwise, life and death would be impossible to predict.

What troubled Hun Wusheng most was that, limited by his aptitude, he could not access or comprehend the inheritances of Chaos Demon Gods.

His Eight Wonders Technique had yet to reach the level of "Dao,"

and that was precisely the starting point of the Chaos Demon Gods' inheritances.

Thus, he was currently unable to comprehend these precious inheritances, leaving him deeply helpless.

Hun Wusheng keenly felt the world's malice toward him.

Although he could challenge the Chaos Demon God inheritances, considering his strength, foundation, and aptitude, achieving anything would require an immense length of time.

Countless mysteries and opportunities lay hidden in the nether soil, awaiting his exploration. Thus, he decided to lead the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan in exploring this vast expanse of nether soil.

Hun Wusheng knew that the Great Netherworld, which nurtured this boundless nether soil, was the realm that bore the Earthly Dao opened by Yue Jianshi. Apart from Yue Jianshi and inheritors he acknowledged, almost no one could explore its mysteries.

Its resources were abundant, making it a tremendous opportunity for Hun Wusheng.

As time passed, Hun Wusheng led the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan into more and more regions of the nether soil, gathering all manner of heavenly treasures and earthly materials.

Soul Nurturing Flowers, Primordial Soul Fruits, Soul Gathering Trees, Soul Forging Grass, and other spiritual treasures continuously found their way into his possession.

Perhaps because the will of the Netherworld favored him, countless treasures emerged one after another.

Hun Wusheng's Six Treasuries Immortal Thief Physique played an enormous role. Through devouring and cultivation—especially after cultivating the nether soil version of the Eight Wonders Technique—he advanced at a breathtaking pace.

His cultivation had originally progressed slowly through devouring souls alone, but with these resources, in just tens of thousands of years, his cultivation reached the realm of Perfected Earth God.

Hun Wusheng remained in the Primordial World, contemplating his realm and seeking an opportunity to break into the Heavenly God Realm, hoping to leave the ranks at the bottom.

This world took "Dao"

as its core. Without the corresponding realm, one's cultivation would struggle to gain a foothold.

The inheritances of Chaos Demon Gods were difficult to comprehend. Even with Shen Ji's assistance, they would still require a million Yuan Hui.

Though his aptitude in the Primordial World was **, Hun Wusheng had never given up.

Drawing on the cultivation system of the Eight Wonders Technique from One Man World, he deduced it to a level suited to the Primordial World.

With his experience from first deducing the nether soil version of the Eight Wonders Technique, the countless memory fragments he had collected, and his own realm of Perfected Earth God, Shen Ji's deduction ability increased tremendously.

This time, Hun Wusheng was filled with fighting spirit, determined to explore the limits of the Eight Wonders Technique.

He first deduced the Qi Body Source Flow. Its underlying concept was inclusiveness, adaptation, and understanding, allowing one to remain in a state of innate enlightenment and grasp the essence of power.

At its supreme level, it could make any power available for its use.

Combined with the Six Treasuries Immortal Thief Physique and Divine Spirit Clarity, its abilities would rise to yet another level.

As a soul body, with soul power as his foundation and the power of Qi Body Source Flow as his aid, Hun Wusheng hoped to carve out a new path of cultivation in the Primordial World.

If Hun Wusheng could deeply comprehend the Qi Body Source Flow, his soul would undergo a profound transformation.

He would gain greater control over Soul Power and delve more deeply into its essence.

The Qi Body Source Flow had nurtured something divine and wondrous within him, akin to a Dao Embryo, with the potential to transform him from an acquired body into a true Innate Divine Being.

Through Hun Wusheng's continual deduction and sublimation, the brand-new Qi Body Source Flow would emulate the Dao Embryo's method of nurturing a divine body, helping him transform without end.

In the future, Hun Wusheng's achievements might surpass those of the Innate Divine Beings of the Primordial Wilderness.

However, he was currently only at the starting stage.

To reach his ultimate goal, Hun Wusheng needed to deduce the Qi Body Source Flow until it could encompass all things. At that point, it would resemble the embryonic form of a domain of Chaos Law.

Even brushing against the barest edge of it would greatly increase Hun Wusheng's strength.

At the same time, with the Qi Body Source Flow as his foundation, deducing other extraordinary techniques would become much easier for him. He might even allow all Eight Wonders Techniques to transform and evolve together, reaching the realm of great divine abilities.

At present, Hun Wusheng could not cultivate the Qi Body Source Flow to the point of encompassing all things while remaining solely in the Nether Land; things he had never seen could not be analyzed out of thin air.

Therefore, he chose a shortcut: comprehending the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan in order to grasp the Chaos Attribute.

His Ghost Clan was divided into yin and yang attributes, which greatly aided his comprehension of yin and yang.

The Ghost Clan's traits of Refining Yin into Yang and turning death's utmost extremity into life involved the Chaos Attribute.