Chapter 42

From now on, the Ghost Dao would only grow more prosperous. As the Guardian of the Dao of the Earthly Path, its prosperity would naturally drive the rise of the Earthly Dao.

In the unseen depths, within the Sea of Destiny, the Dragon of Destiny representing the fortunes of the Earthly Dao and Ghost Dao had clearly grown stronger.

Although it had not reached the peak of Earthly Emperor Yue Jianshi's reign, it was no longer weak within the Primordial Trend.

This scene attracted the attention of the various major forces.

Since the revival of the Grand Unity experts had already caught their attention, they were not surprised by this.

Within the Netherworld, as the fortunes of the Ghost Dao surged, Tai Ming's own destiny blossomed once more.

He sensed a vague attraction deep within and realized that his opportunity had come again.

Tai Ming sensed that his Destiny Opportunity was concealed, so he could only call it a Natal Opportunity. He no longer needed to undergo the Destiny Trial of the Western Land.

He was delighted and slightly expectant.

Facing the hardships of his Primordial Journey, and the newly advanced Grand Unity Venerable Gods such as Yang Wuyan and Yin Wuzui, Tai Ming reminded them to do their best to guide the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan and Ghost Gods who had yet to break through, while accumulating strength.

The Primordial Wilderness was about to enter a golden age. The era when Grand Unity experts could be found everywhere was about to arrive.

To preserve the Netherworld's transcendent status, they needed to constantly increase their strength.

Afterward, he would leave behind the Netherworld Ghost Seal and his Underworld Emperor incarnation. Unless they encountered an unsolvable problem, they should not use this power lightly.

Regarding the senior who was about to reach the Top Supreme Expert realm and was the Heart of the Earthly Path, Tai Ming asked him to oversee the affairs of the Netherworld.

His own destiny was flourishing, and he felt that an opportunity was waiting for him to explore. Tai Ming's destination this time was unknown. If anyone with ill intentions attacked the Netherworld, he would need the senior's assistance.

Now that the number of Grand Unity experts in the Yin-Yang Ghost Clan and the Lineage of Ghosts and Gods had increased, the Netherworld Ghost Seal had gained more restrictions, and the strength of the Underworld Emperor incarnation was not to be underestimated.

At a critical moment, if all the Ghost God Power could be gathered, they could easily crush even powerful figures such as Demon Ancestor Rahu.

However, although this power was formidable, it had its limitations.

Tai Ming did not need to shoulder any heavy responsibilities this time. When the Underworld Emperor used his power, it would not cause the Ghost Gods to fall asleep, but it would leave them weakened for some time.

Someone might take this opportunity to attack the Netherworld, but Tai Ming was not overly worried.

The Netherworld was surrounded by the Netherworld Blood Sea, and not many people knew of its existence.

Moreover, with the Netherworld's current strength, even ordinary Grand Unity experts would find it difficult to deal with.

Hearing Tai Ming's concerns, the Heart of the Earthly Path was speechless. He told Tai Ming that nothing had happened in the Netherworld over all these years, so there would be no problems now either.

If he was truly worried, he could leave the Dao Position he had obtained from the Heavenly Realm within the Underworld Emperor incarnation as a precaution.

That way, even if an existence above the Grand Unity realm invaded the Netherworld, it would certainly never return.

Having spent so much time together, the Heart of the Earthly Path knew how cautious Tai Ming was, which was why he offered this suggestion.

Tai Ming found it reasonable and readily accepted.

The Dao Position of Empress Houtu Huangdizhi Who Emulates Heaven could unleash power comparable to the thirty-sixth layer of the Grand Unity Dao Realm. Within the Netherworld, only Tai Ming's main body could surpass it.

With this safeguard, Tai Ming was finally reassured.

His experience during the previous Destiny Trial had left him with a deep shadow, so this time he was especially vigilant about any problems that might arise in the Netherworld.

After arranging all the affairs of the Netherworld, Tai Ming followed the resonance in his mind and ventured deep into the Eighteen Layers of Netherworld in search of his opportunity.

The strength of the new generation of the Primordial Wilderness was rising.

After a hundred thousand Yuan Hui, the former Heavenly Dao grand assembly had become a distant memory from countless years ago in the eyes of living beings below the Grand Unity realm.

As time passed, the New Generation that emerged after the Archaic Era of the Primordial Wilderness gradually revealed themselves, creating extraordinary disturbances in various corners of the Primordial Wilderness.

For example, in the King Pan Mountain Range of the Western Land, an Innate Divine Being of Old Ancestor King Pan had occupied the area at some unknown point.

As the leader of the New Generation, King Pan had reached the peak of the Grand Unity Venerable God realm and was only one step away from Grand Unity Great Perfection.

Compared with the gods of the Archaic Era, his cultivation speed was nearly ten times faster.

The perfection of the Primordial World and the ease of comprehending the Heavenly Dao had allowed the new generation of gods to cultivate much more rapidly.

On the other hand, the emergence of the Virtual Primordial World allowed creatures who had yet to reach the Grand Unity realm to seek guidance from Primordial Grand Unity experts, granting them tremendous convenience.

As a result, the cultivation of New Generation figures such as "Seven Five Three" could rapidly soar to the Taiyi Peak realm.

With the spread of the Virtual Primordial World, the might of Tai Ming and Tai Xu (Shen Ji) also became known to the New Generation.

This inspired countless new-generation gods, who set their sights on surpassing the gods of the Archaic Era.

For example, Daoist Kunpeng, from the North Nether Abyss of the North Sea, was a descendant of Old Ancestor Hun Kun.

The Black Tortoise Divine Race had once abandoned the Northern Land, but Old Ancestor Hun Kun still occupied a place in the North Nether Abyss, displaying his formidable strength.

The New Generation of the Dragon Clan in the East Sea was equally eye-catching.

The Nine Dragon Sons nurtured by Ancestral Dragon through his essence blood and the Creation Great Dao each possessed unrivaled talent, along with physical bodies and strength comparable to Grand Unity experts.

Although their cultivation realms still needed to improve, they were already enough to rival half-step Grand Unity experts.

The New Generation of the Phoenix Race from the Southern Undying Volcano likewise shook Heaven and Earth.

Figures such as Cai Feng, the first Nine-Colored Divine Phoenix between Heaven and Earth, and Kong Xuan, the first Five-Colored Peacock, had become famous throughout the Southern Land.

It was said that Kong Xuan and Garuda were Innate Divine Eggs nurtured by Yuanfeng in special locations during the Archaic Era. Upon emerging, they were already Top-grade Innate Divine Beings, possessing the innate origin of the Five Elements Great Dao and the origin of the Yin Yang Dao. Realms below Grand Unity posed no obstacle to them.

The White Tiger remained hidden in the Land of the Far West, and the New Generation had failed to emerge prominently since the last Western Great War.

Meanwhile, the forces of the Demonic Dao had risen. The Taiyi Demon Venerable had become famous throughout the Western Land, with figures such as the Seven Sins Demon Lord being especially prominent.

Their methods were difficult to resist, turning the Western Land into the Demon Domain. Mount Sumeru had even been forced to seal itself off and withdraw from the world.

The descendants of the Five-Colored Qilin rose in Buzhou Mountain. With the support of the Qilin Divine Race, their might was comparable to that of Grand Unity experts.

New Generation prodigies such as the Son of God, who possessed the Fusion of Archaic Three Sovereigns Bloodline, had already made their mark in the Primordial Wilderness.

With the spread of the Virtual Primordial World, all living beings came to know of them.

The Archaic Three Heavens of the Heavenly Dao Lineage were also eye-catching as members of the New Generation. They became active throughout the Primordial Wilderness while the older generation secluded themselves.

They high-handedly challenged the new forces of the Primordial Wilderness, arrogantly declaring that only Tai Ming and Tai Xu were worth fighting.

They sought to subdue the newly emerging Star God Lineage in the starry sky of the Primordial Wilderness to display their prestige.

There had been no movement so far. Although the Heavenly Court of the Heavenly Dao Lineage had begun to take shape and the younger generations of various forces competed for Heavenly Realm Dao Positions, they still could not suppress the Primordial Wilderness.

The key issue was that the Five Supreme Positions had yet to appear. Only Empress Houtu Huangdizhi Who Emulates Heaven had chosen Tai Ming, leaving the Heavenly Court unable to live up to its name.

The Heavenly Dao Lineage had fallen silent, seemingly preparing a new scheme.

The Human Dao Lineage proceeded steadily. Aside from dealing with the invasions of clans outside the Five-Colored Human Race, it mostly searched in secret for successors of the new era.

It was rumored that the successors of the Ancient Three Sovereigns were about to emerge, while the Five-Colored Human Race might be searching for the successor of Jiu Tou Shi of the Human Dao Lineage.

If the successor of the Human Emperor took his position, the Human Dao Lineage would immediately gather numerous followers.

The matter of the successors of the Ancient Three Sovereigns had already drawn the secret attention of the Primordial Grand Unity experts.

The Heavenly Dao Lineage had gone to the three heavens of the starry sky, while the Human Dao Lineage continued its investigations.

In contrast, the New Generation of the Earthly Dao Lineage stirred up waves throughout the Primordial Wilderness.

Apart from Jiang Chen, who had yet to appear, the three Innate Divine Beings—Ming He, Huang Quan, and You Quan—had all cultivated to Grand Unity Great Perfection.

As members of Tai Ming's Netherworld, Shen Ji paid special attention to them and would never permit anyone to bully the Netherworld.

Over the past hundred thousand years, Daoist Nether River had made the most notable progress.

He had inherited the Great Dao of Slaughter by birth and possessed exceptional combat ability.

Inspired by Tai Ming and Jiang Chen, Ming He walked his own path.

Five ten-thousand Yuan Hui ago, Ming He fought Old Ancestor Blood Sea in a fierce battle. In the end, he slew his enemy, seized his Blood Dao Origin, integrated it into his own Great Dao of Slaughter, and created Blood Sea Ming He.

He was confident that Blood Sea Ming He could stand alongside the Netherworld Blood Sea.

After his victory, Ming He obtained an Innate Spiritual Treasure Embryo and fused it into Blood Sea Ming He, intending to refine it into the Killing Sword.

Over the following five ten-thousand Yuan Hui, Ming He came to be known as Ancestor Minghe.

Daoist Yellow Springs also displayed extraordinary ability.

His Yellow Springs Sinking Power was among the top forces in the Primordial Wilderness.

He focused on broadening his own Great Dao of Yellow Springs, eventually evolving the Transcendence power of the Other Shore Yellow Springs. His strength caught up with Ming He.

His Great Dao of Yellow Springs was difficult for his peers to resist. Combined with the slaughter of Ancestor Minghe, Huang Quan was like a bizarre killing machine and became known as Demon Lord Yellow Springs.

Daoist You Quan had inferior aptitude, but the highest realm.

After switching to the Heavenly Dao, he also made great progress and reached Grand Unity Great Perfection.

Understanding that conventional cultivation would make it difficult to surpass his limits, he abandoned his divine body and infused his foundation into the You Quan Banner, raising it from a low-grade to a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Now, with the help of the You Quan Banner, Daoist You Quan devoured spiritual materials, and his strength was already comparable to that of an advanced Innate Divine Being, putting him on par with Ming He and Huang Quan.

From then on, Daoist You Quan needed to carefully protect the You Quan Banner. If it were damaged, the consequences would be unimaginable.

But to him, who had already become a Grand Unity expert, these restrictions were insignificant.

Time passed, and the name You Quan spread throughout the Primordial Wilderness. He became known as Divine Venerable You Quan.

Ancestor Minghe, Demon Lord Yellow Springs, and he were known as the Three Great Giants of the Earthly Dao Lineage.

By comparison, Jiang Chen seemed to have vanished without a trace. In the past hundred thousand years, Ming He and the others had learned nothing about him.

Where exactly was Jiang Chen now?

Jiang Chen felt perfectly at home here, as if this place had the same compatibility as the Netherworld Blood Sea.

The Corpse Dao he cultivated had an incredible attraction to this Death Forbidden Zone.

Perhaps it was precisely because he had deeply studied the Corpse Dao that he could draw the scattered Death Land toward himself.

However, Jiang Chen discovered an undeniable fact: he was trapped here and could not leave.

This Death Forbidden Zone was protected by the Ancient Seal of Jiu Tou Shi. It was indestructible and eternal.

He could not break through the seal and return to the Primordial World.

However, in the Virtual Primordial World, the connection to the Great Dao still maintained a link with him.

This kept him from falling into complete despair in this desperate situation.

Thus, Jiang Chen decided to make full use of this forbidden zone.

He began frantically cultivating the Corpse Dao here, making use of the Negative Energy on this land.

This was the Ancient Battlefield of the Ancient Divine Court, filled with countless traces and Negative Energy left behind by the Corpse Clan. For Jiang Chen, it was the ideal place to cultivate.

He could draw power from the Negative Energy while deepening his understanding of the Great Dao of the Corpse Dao.

Although he could not borrow the rational power of the Ghost Dao Main Body like Tai Ming, Jiang Chen found his own path of cultivation.

He understood that the imprint of the Great Dao of life lay in the changes of **, just as the remnant body of the Beast Emperor of Reincarnation had given birth to the Great Dao of Reincarnation.

The more Corpse Clan beings there were, the more insights they could bring him.

As time passed, his Corpse Clan power rapidly spread throughout this Death Forbidden Zone.

Whether they were the Archaic Celestial Phenomena, the Archaic Mountain Ranges, or the other members of the Archaic Divine Race, their remnant bodies all called out for the glory of the past.

The number of the Taiyi Corpse Clan was beyond counting.

Moreover, unlike Tai Ming's transformation of Ghost Dao You Hun, as long as they remained in the Primordial World, their form did not matter, no matter how it changed.

Although Jiang Chen could not confer titles upon them like the Lineage of Ghosts and Gods, he had already opened his own path in the Death Forbidden Zone.

As long as there was an endless supply of potential and vitality, new life force could continue to emerge.

This entirely new vitality could even make the rules of the Primordial World more complete.

The crucial point was that the intelligence of the Corpse Clan below the Immortal Venerable God realm was extremely low. Although they were bound by Jiang Chen, they would still instinctively devour one another.

This was the self-evolution of Life Instinct, and Jiang Chen could not stop it.

Therefore, he focused on managing the Corpse Clan above the Immortal Venerable God realm.