Lin Yue Heads to Purple Firmament Palace, Discusses the Primordial Future with Hongjun

Above Yue Sheng Palace, auspicious clouds stretched for thousands of miles, and purple energy filled the skies.

Lin Yue stood in midair, clad in a Black Dao Robe. Great Dao Purple Qi swirled around him, and the Flawless Sage Mark between his brows flickered in and out of view. He gazed toward the far western reaches of the Primordial Wilderness, where Purple Heavens Palace stood—the home of Old Ancestor Hongjun, the spokesman for the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial Wilderness.

Ever since Pangu had begun cultivating on his own, Su Qingyan and Baize had temporarily taken over the affairs of Yue Sheng Palace. That left Lin Yue free to travel to Purple Heavens Palace and meet with Old Ancestor Hongjun. He had two purposes for the visit: first, to discuss the future direction of the Primordial Wilderness, and second, to ask about the origins of the Outer Realm Forces and how to deal with them.

The Primordial Wilderness seemed peaceful, but beneath the surface, undercurrents were stirring. The Western Teachings had retreated into Western Niuhe Continent and were secretly colluding with the Outer Realm Forces, hoping to make a comeback. Though Pangu was rapidly recovering his strength, he had yet to break through to the Sage Realm. And the existence of the Outer Realm Forces was like a sharp sword hanging over the Primordial Wilderness, ready to fall at any moment and bring it to ruin.

Lin Yue knew that he and Pangu, the Three Pure Ones, and the others might be able to temporarily fend off an invasion by the Outer Realm Forces, but to eliminate the threat completely, they needed to learn where those forces came from and find their weaknesses. Only then could they strike a fatal blow. And in all the world, the only one who