Searching for the Origin

"Luo Qing, back to the tribe!"

Just as Luo Qing was hesitating whether to explore further, Captain Huoshi's voice reached his ears.

"Coming right away!"

Luo Qing responded loudly.

As the malevolent aura surged, the Fierce Beasts grew more active.

Teams sent out to clear out Fierce Beasts were all led by True Gods.

As a member of the Huoshi Brigade, Luo Qing naturally fell under True God Huoshi's extermination team.

"It's getting more and more dangerous outside the tribe; traces of five True God Fierce Beasts entering our territory have already been discovered.

The elders in the tribe have begun discussing that in the future, only True Gods and Mystic Gods will be allowed to participate in Fierce Beast extermination missions.

Luo Qing, you kid, your cultivation hasn't improved one bit in the past three thousand years.

You don't need to participate in extermination missions anymore. Just focus on your cultivation and strive to become a True God as soon as possible. That way, you'll have more capital to save your life during the calamity."

On the way back, True God Huoshi pulled Luo Qing aside and repeatedly instructed him.

The Huoshi Brigade had over a thousand tribesmen, yet True God Huoshi didn't worry about Luo Qing as much as he did for him.

He clearly had excellent cultivation talent, but he just wouldn't follow the established path diligently.

Especially in the past three thousand years, Luo Qing's cultivation hadn't improved at all, which made True God Huoshi so angry he almost hung Luo Qing up and beat him.

"Don't worry, Captain, I will definitely cultivate diligently from now on!"

Being singled out by True God Huoshi, Luo Qing was quite troubled.

It was true that he had excellent talent, but Luo Qing knew himself well.

Without the Eye of the Great Dao, his talent would only be considered average among the Acquired Beings of the Primordial Era.

If he followed the established cultivation path, Luo Qing believed that becoming a Grand Unity Golden Immortal was a sure thing, and even becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal wasn't out of the question.

But to go any further, even with the assistance of the Eye of the Great Dao, the chances were extremely slim.

From the Fierce Beast Calamity to the Journey to the West, which would be passed down in later generations, countless Eras have passed.

Throughout the entire Primordial Era, there were quite a few individuals who could be called Super Grand Luo Golden Immortals or Quasi-Saints.

But it could be said that very few of them were Acquired Beings from humble backgrounds who achieved such a status.

Ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortals seemed to be the limit for Acquired Beings.

As for the Human Emperors and Five Emperors who appeared among them.

The Heavenly Emperor was the elder brother of Saint Nuwa. Could you say that after Fuxi reincarnated as a human, he became an ordinary Acquired God?

As for the later Earth Emperor, Human Emperor, and how many of the Five Emperors were purely Acquired Humans, it's hard to say.

Therefore, Luo Qing had to plan for the future starting now. He needed a very strong foundation, otherwise, Grand Luo Golden Immortal might be his limit.

Everyone below a Saint is an ant, and even Grand Luo Golden Immortals are precarious in the Primordial Era.

Luo Qing was naturally unwilling to accept that his future path would stop at Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

He still wanted to look towards the Saints and see what the scenery above the Saints was like!

Reverting to Innate and achieving the body of an Innate God was the only opportunity Luo Qing could grasp at the moment.

The body of an Innate God was just a stepping stone; the body of an Innate Sacred Being was Luo Qing's ultimate pursuit.

Luo Qing already had a general plan for his future path.

On the way back to the tribe, Luo Qing's gaze became firm again.

Since there was nothing he wanted around the Five Elements Tribe, he was determined to continue exploring outwards.

He would not hesitate even if he died on the path of seeking the Dao!

The Five Elements Tribe's territory was just ahead. Luo Qing, who had just had the thought of leaving, suddenly felt a jolt in his heart.

He had explored the surrounding tens of thousands of miles in the past hundred years, and it seemed he had overlooked the Five Elements Tribe's territory.

The Five Elements Tribe and the Crimson Flame Tribe occupied the Crimson Flame Mountain, spanning a thousand miles, guarding the southern part of the tribal territory.

To the west was another thousand-mile-long metal mountain, the Platinum Tribe's stronghold.

Opposite Crimson Flame Mountain, to the north, was a wide river hundreds of miles across, guarded by the Mysterious Water Tribe.

To the east lay a lush forest where the Azure Flower Tribe was located.

The thousand-mile basin in the middle was the territory of the Thick Earth Tribe.

The entire Five Elements Tribe occupied a considerable area, spanning four to five thousand miles!

"It seems I'll have to thoroughly investigate the tribal settlement next!"

Luo Qing looked at the vast Five Elements Tribe, his eyes flashing with spiritual light.

As far as he knew, the Five Elements Tribe's original territory was in a more fertile region closer to the Central Primordial Era.

But the wealthier the land, the fiercer the competition and the more difficult the fight against Fierce Beasts.

The Five Elements Tribe was merely a group of Acquired Beings, and only when they could no longer hold on did they begin to relocate to remote areas on the fringes of the Primordial Era.

They finally chose the current region.

And stayed there for countless years.

"When our ancestors moved the tribal lands here, they must have thought this place was extraordinary!

Perhaps my fortune lies within the tribe."

The more Luo Qing thought about it, the more he felt that the Five Elements Tribe's ancestral land held a great secret.

After greeting Captain Huoshi, Luo Qing eagerly returned to his Cave Mansion.

Upon entering the core secret chamber, Luo Qing sat down and immediately began to activate the Eye of the Great Dao.

He started scanning the entire Five Elements Tribe for any Origin of the Great Dao energy or hidden blessed lands and paradises.

Having lived in the Five Elements Tribe for thousands of years, Luo Qing honestly had never truly examined the tribal lands.

He wasn't a pervert with a voyeuristic desire; he wouldn't randomly investigate the tribal lands for no reason.

Furthermore, his cultivation was low before, and there were Golden Immortals and Taiyi experts in the tribe, so Luo Qing didn't dare to be reckless.

But now, Luo Qing was a Heavenly Immortal, and he understood that the Eye of the Great Dao was something that transcended Taiyi and even Grand Unity.

At this moment, he couldn't bother with whether it was voyeuristic or not, and began to search inch by inch.

Crimson Flame Mountain, the Crimson Flame Tribe's ancestral land. Even the air was filled with Fire Element essence, carrying an irritable aura.

Fire Element in the south, Water Element in the north, Wood Element in the east, Metal Element in the west, and Earth Element in the center.

The details of the Five Elements Tribe unfolded before Luo Qing's eyes.

The Five Elements Tribe, five tribal groups, born as they inherited the Five Elements Great Dao.

Luo Qing couldn't understand. Logically, when the Primordial Era was first opened, many Great Daos were not yet complete.

The Five Elements Great Dao, the foundation of all things, was the first to emerge, and it was complete.

This was also one of the reasons why deities with the Five Elements attribute could occupy one-tenth of the total number of deities in the current Primordial Era.

Yet, the Five Elements Tribe, born from inheriting the Five Elements Great Dao, had fared so poorly.

They hadn't even produced a few Grand Unity Golden Immortals.

And it wasn't just the Five Elements Tribe; even the entire Primordial Era, despite having numerous deities with the Five Elements attribute, had few truly powerful ones.

Compared to the vast number of deities, the scarcity of powerhouses indicated that this situation was clearly abnormal.

At this moment, Luo Qing could only hide his doubts in his heart and seek answers later.

It took Luo Qing several years to thoroughly examine the entire Five Elements Tribe.

But to Luo Qing's disappointment, apart from the concentrated Five Elements essence, there was nothing unusual in the Five Elements Tribe.

"Did I guess wrong? Was the ancestors' relocation here just a coincidence?"

Luo Qing couldn't help but feel troubled. Did he really have to go out?

"I've searched the surface, I can't neglect the underground either!"

Luo Qing was unwilling to give up. Gritting his teeth, he directed the Eye of the Great Dao to probe deep into the earth.

The aura of the Primordial Era's earth was turbid and heavy, filled with malevolent energy.

Any probing technique would be affected when reaching underground.

Even the power of the Eye of the Great Dao would be affected. Below ten thousand feet, everything became murky and unclear.

However, ten thousand feet deep was sufficient.

When Luo Qing's Eye of the Great Dao gazed ten thousand feet deep into the earth.

A spot of five-colored divine light, the size of a grain of rice, instantly captured all of Luo Qing's attention.

Upon seeing the five-colored divine light, Luo Qing immediately became excited.

This aura was unmistakable; it was extremely similar to the aura of the Origin of the Great Dao he had seen from Innate Gods like Bai Yan.

"I searched everywhere with great effort, but found nothing; it appeared without trying."

After searching diligently outside for a hundred years, he never expected the opportunity to be right beneath his feet.

The excitement Luo Qing felt at this moment was imaginable.

The Origin of the Great Dao had been found!