Heavenly Demon City

Now that he had taken form, Shen Gui had no intention of remaining in the Northern Great Desolation.

After all, because of the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the Northern Darkness, any being in the Northern Great Desolation with even slightly higher cultivation had sensed the terrifying aura beneath the earth and chosen to leave. As a result, only creatures whose spiritual intelligence had yet to awaken remained there. It was far more desolate than even the West, where the spiritual veins had been damaged, let alone compared with the East and South.

Since Shen Gui wished to find a way to resolve the death tribulation of the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the Northern Darkness, he naturally could not remain in the Northern Great Desolation, where there were scarcely any great cultivators.

Moreover, although Shen Gui's cultivation was not particularly high because he had taken form by borrowing Mysterious Yellow Qi, he was still at the Golden Immortal realm after taking form. As long as he was careful, that was enough to travel the Primordial Land.

As for his destination—having crossed into the Primordial Land, how could he not make a trip to Mount Buzhou?

What was more, it was precisely because Mount Buzhou would collapse in the future that Nuwa would seek out another Heavenly Pillar...

Come to think of it, Nuwa's cultivation ground before attaining sainthood also seemed to be on Mount Buzhou.

No matter how one put it, Mount Buzhou was the destination.

Having made up his mind, Shen Gui did not linger.

He had no desire to one day truly be hacked apart.

Although he had now taken form by borrowing Mysterious Yellow Qi, so even if the body of the Mysterious Black Tortoise of the Northern Darkness were slain one day, he would not perish, who would willingly watch another self die unless left with no other choice?

Glancing at the great mountain beneath his feet, Shen Gui muttered to himself, "Big fellow, get some good sleep. Perhaps by the time you wake up, I'll have solved everything."

A streak of golden light shot into the sky. Shen Gui's figure was gone from the mountaintop, leaving only the mountain wind whistling through the emptiness, as though answering something.

He sped onward at full flight, only slowing when he neared the border of the Northern Great Desolation.

While he had been in the Northern Great Desolation, where there were no powerful beings anywhere in the region, he could naturally travel as fast as he pleased. But once outside its borders, such conspicuous escape techniques were no longer suitable.

The Primordial Land was vast, and great cultivators were as numerous as the stars. When traveling abroad, it was better to keep a low profile.

Thus, Shen Gui dispersed his escape light and instead rode the wind.

Yet ever since leaving the northern border, Shen Gui could clearly sense that beings of every level of cultivation had begun to grow more numerous along the way.

Although the war among the three clans during the Great Tribulation of Dragon-Han had devastated the hundred races of the Primordial Land, so much time had passed that its vitality had clearly begun to recover. One could see it from the strange and varied factions springing up like bamboo shoots after rain.

After all, whether one built a city and founded a country or established a sect and created a school, without enough living beings of the Primordial Land as a foundation, everything was but an empty illusion.

Along the way, through hearsay and discreet inquiries, Shen Gui also gained a rough understanding of the current state of the Primordial Land.

With Mount Buzhou at its center, the entire Primordial Land was roughly divided into five regions.

Eastern Divine Continent, Western Ox Continent, Southern Jambudvipa, Northern Kurukshetra Continent, and Central Continent, centered around Mount Buzhou.

Beyond the Four Continents lay the Four Seas, encircling the entire Primordial Land.

During the Great Tribulation of Dragon-Han, the Dragon Race had occupied the Four Seas and Eastern Divine Continent, the Kirin Race had occupied Central Continent, the Phoenix Race had occupied Southern Jambudvipa, while Luohu's Demonic Cult had developed in Western Ox Continent.

Now, with Luohu's death, the Demonic Cult had naturally vanished like smoke and scattered like clouds, leaving only a scattered handful behind. The Dragon, Phoenix, and Kirin Three Clans had likewise declined during the great tribulation, long since losing the strength to dominate the Primordial Land. Thus, the Primordial Land had once again become ownerless.

Of course, that had only been the situation before.

Ever since Hongjun's lecture on the Dao, factions had sprung up across the Primordial Land like bamboo shoots after rain.

East King Gong established the Immortal Court and entrenched himself in the East Sea.

Kunpeng established the Palace of the Demon Master and dominated the Northern Darkness.

Di Jun and Tai Yi founded the Demon Country, occupying vast stretches of Southern Jambudvipa.

Jieyin and Zhunti widely accepted disciples at Spirit Mountain in Western Ox Continent, their influence unrivaled for a time.

The Sacred Realm of Kunlun, where the Three Pure Ones resided, and Heavenly Demon City, established by Fuxi and Nuwa, had clearly become the two great sacred lands of Eastern Divine Continent and Central Continent.

It could be said that, aside from the neglected Northern Kurukshetra Continent, every region of the Primordial Land now had factions powerful enough to claim dominance.

However, as these factions had only recently taken shape, none yet intended to expand outward, and thus there was little conflict among them. For that very reason, although all manner of factions had emerged across the Primordial Land, it remained relatively peaceful.

After leaving Northern Kurukshetra Continent, Shen Gui had now entered the territory of Central Continent.

Within Central Continent, centered around Mount Buzhou, the greatest force was Heavenly Demon City, which Nuwa and Fuxi had established at the foot of Mount Buzhou to shelter a portion of the Demon Race.