Western Crisis

Inside the secluded residence, in the cultivation chamber.

Luo Qing smiled as he looked at the pile of top-quality materials for refining Immortal Artifacts before nodding in satisfaction.

Although Divine Treasures and artifacts could not be said to be found everywhere in the Primordial Wilderness, high-grade Artifact Refining materials were extremely abundant.

The gods and true gods of Hundred Gods Mountain were considerably wealthier than the people of the Five Elements Clans.

Aside from the materials for refining the nearly thirty Tier Four Immortal Artifacts he had accepted, Luo Qing estimated that the remaining scraps would be enough to refine another twenty Immortal Artifacts.

Luo Qing had begun mass-producing Immortal Artifacts in Hundred Gods Mountain, but he naturally was not truly trying to hone his cultivation.

Instead, he wanted to use this opportunity to find a way to resist Mountain Lord Hunxing.

There was truly no way to make up the difference in cultivation. Even if Luo Qing ultimately became a Golden Immortal, he would still be far from being Hunxing's match.

That left Artifact Refining as the only card in Luo Qing's hand.

"First, I have to find a way to assimilate the Flame Fire Pearl's aura and transfer it away from me!"

A sharp glint flashed through Luo Qing's eyes.

He had refined the Flame Fire Pearl for only a hundred years, so the effect was not yet obvious.

But Luo Qing had already sensed signs that the Flame Fire Pearl was beginning to assimilate his aura.

Luo Qing did not dare delay any longer. It was best to resolve this ticking time bomb as soon as possible.

As for the method, Luo Qing had already thought of one.

Luo Qing took out a rather ancient Immortal Artifact.

"White Flame Spirit Pearl!"

It was a special Immortal Artifact refined using the Divine Body and primordial spirit of the Innate God Bai Yan.

This Spirit Pearl could be said to contain everything belonging to a flame deity.

Ever since Luo Qing learned that the five disciples of Hunxing, himself included, belonged to the Five Elements,

he had known that what Hunxing valued was probably his Fire Origin.

He would use the Fire Origin within the White Flame Spirit Pearl to switch one thing for another, transferring the Flame Fire Pearl's assimilation onto the White Flame Spirit Pearl.

Then, he would use the slowly assimilated aura of the White Flame Spirit Pearl to conceal himself and achieve the purpose of deceiving Heaven and crossing the sea.

Besides, as Luo Qing watched the White Flame Spirit Pearl rolling round and round in his hand, a vicious thought also flashed through his mind.

Ultimately, this plan could only offer temporary relief by drinking poison to quench thirst; it could not truly help Luo Qing escape alive.

The best strategy was naturally to assassinate Mountain Lord Hunxing. At the very least, he had to severely injure him. Only then would Luo Qing have a chance to flee for his life.

And if he wanted to launch a sneak attack on Hunxing, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, the key would ultimately still lie with this White Flame Spirit Pearl.

With a rough plan in mind, Luo Qing waved his hand and began refining Immortal Artifacts.

A hundred years later, Luo Qing delivered nearly thirty Tier Four Immortal Artifacts to the people who had placed the orders.

After a lavish banquet attended by dozens of gods, everyone departed delighted.

Luo Qing announced on the spot that from then on, he would spend some time refining Immortal Artifacts in Hundred Gods Mountain once every five hundred years.

He asked the many gods to promote him properly after returning home. The more Immortal Artifacts he could practice refining, the better.

When Mountain Lord Hunxing learned that Luo Qing intended to refine artifacts frequently, he did not even furrow his brow.

So long as Luo Qing did not delay his own cultivation, Mountain Lord Hunxing did not care what Luo Qing did.

As year after year passed, the true god "Chi Lingzi," the alias Luo Qing used, became renowned throughout Hundred Gods Mountain as a master Artifact Refiner.

Quite a few true gods, and even Mystic Gods, began wondering whether they should gather some Artifact Refining materials and have Luo Qing craft them a handy treasure.

Even the gods who possessed Innate Treasures could not help feeling tempted.

Treasures were indeed excellent, but they were not necessarily satisfying to use.

Just as Luo Qing was doing everything possible to seek a way to save himself in Hundred Gods Mountain,

the Fierce Beast army had completely crushed the gods of Buzhou Mountain. After a mighty march lasting a thousand years,

Beast Emperor Shen Ni had led the other three Beast Emperors and billions of Fierce Beasts from the central part of the Primordial Wilderness all the way to the front of the Western Continent.

According to Shen Ni's earlier strategy, they would first destroy the gods of Zhou Mountain, then turn from west to south and east, wiping out the four great Heaven-Opening divine clans along the way.

"Hun Dun, Ghost Mother, Giant Spirit, the three of you will each lead a group of Grand Luo and Taiyi Fierce Beasts.

Go ahead and surround Wind Spirit Mountain for me. Under no circumstances can you let the Wind Spirit Clan escape! I will personally lead the army there afterward. The moment the beast tide arrives, it will be time to flatten Wind Spirit Mountain!"

"Understood!"

In the battle against the gods of Zhou Mountain, Shen Ni, wielding the Innate Supreme Treasure God-Slaying Spear, had slain more than a dozen Grand Unity Golden Immortals in succession, becoming unrivaled in glory for a time.

Even the three Beast Emperors—Hun Dun included—admired Shen Ni immensely.

The three Beast Emperors departed after receiving their orders. Shen Ni gazed toward the Western Continent of the Primordial Wilderness, a trace of blood-red fiendish energy flashing through his eyes.

"Kill! Anyone who is not of the Fierce Beast Clan must die!"

His voice, icy to the extreme and brimming with killing intent, rang out across the Nine Heavens.

"Roar!" "Kill!"

Billions of Fierce Beasts roared in unison before immediately entering the Western Continent and slaughtering their way toward Wind Spirit Mountain.

Whether they encountered newly born Acquired Beings or lofty Innate Gods, all were drowned beneath the beast tide.

In the central-western region of the Western Continent of the Primordial Wilderness stood a majestic mountain range stretching for millions of miles.

Wind Spirit Mountain was the ancestral land of the Wind Spirit Tiger Clan, one of the four great races born from the Four Spirits of Heaven-Opening.

The moment the billions-strong beast tide entered the Western Continent, Calamity Fiend Qi shrouded the western regions of the Primordial Wilderness. More than a dozen Grand Unity Golden Immortals within the Wind Spirit Tiger Clan were all alarmed.

The clan leader of the Wind Spirit Tiger Clan was a Wind Spirit Tiger God born from a top-tier Innate Sacred Being, and his cultivation was also at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.

The Wind Spirit Ancestor Tiger let out a roar. "The Fierce Beast Clan is attacking! Sound the Heaven-Shaking Drum! Summon everyone belonging to the Wind Spirit Clan to Wind Spirit Mountain and prepare for battle!"

In an instant, all the famous forces throughout the Western Continent were alarmed.

The Fierce Beast Clan was powerful and had already entered the Western Continent. Whether they wished to fight or not, this battle was now unavoidable.

The Wind Spirit Tiger Clan was the uncrowned king of the Western Continent. Countless gods began converging on Wind Spirit Mountain, preparing to resist the beast tide together.

At that moment, Ancestor Hongjun, who had already descended from Jade Capital Mountain and spent several thousand years traveling through the Primordial Wilderness, also looked toward the west and frowned.

"The gods of Zhou Mountain have already been destroyed. If the Wind Spirit Clan falls as well, I fear the entire Primordial Wilderness will be in danger!"

"What do you think, Fellow Diandao?"

Ancestor Hongjun looked at the Grand Luo Golden Immortal at his peak standing opposite him.

"Fellow Hongjun is absolutely right. The Primordial Wilderness cannot be destroyed. The Fierce Beast Clan must be eradicated!"

The mighty cultivator whom Ancestor Hongjun addressed as Fellow Diandao also solemnly faced west.

"Good!"

Ancestor Diandao was persuaded, and Ancestor Hongjun revealed a smile.

"However, how can the two of us possibly stand against the Fierce Beast Clan?"

"Fellow Diandao, rest assured. I have already contacted Fellow Yin Yang, Fellow Qiankun, and Fellow Cangqiong. All of them have agreed to intervene.

"Moreover, the Fierce Beast Clan clearly intends to destroy the four races born from Heaven-Opening.

"With the destruction of one's allies evoking grief for oneself, if the Dragon Race, Phoenix Clan, and Kirin Clan do not wish to face the beast tide alone, they have no choice but to join the battle now."

Ever since the gods of Zhou Mountain suffered a crushing defeat, Ancestor Hongjun had begun traveling everywhere and rallying forces from all directions.

The battle between the Fierce Beasts and the Wind Spirit Clan was an opportunity to begin the final decisive battle.

They could not allow the Fierce Beasts to continue attacking one region after another. Otherwise, the countless races of gods in the Primordial Wilderness would be in danger.

At that time, the great sea of the Primordial Wilderness had yet to be divided into the Four Seas' territories and was collectively called the Canghai Sea.

The Gui Xu of the Canghai Sea was the ancestral source of the Primordial Wilderness's waters, as well as the core territory of the Dragon Race.

Ancestor Dragon, already at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, raised his ten-thousand-zhang dragon head from the depths of Gui Xu and looked coldly toward the west.

"The Fierce Beast Clan is running rampant. Destroying the gods of Zhou Mountain was not enough for them; they actually want to eliminate the four races born from Heaven-Opening. That is nothing but wishful thinking.

"Pass down my order. The Grand Luo and Taiyi members of the clan are to prepare to go out with me and exterminate the Fierce Beasts."

In the Southern Primordial Territory, bordering the west, stood an ancestral vein of Endless Volcanoes stretching across millions of miles. At its core was Danfeng Mountain.

There, Ancestor Phoenix and Ancestor Huang, the two Innate Sacred Beings, also cried out before charging out of the ten-thousand-zhang volcano.

"Avian Clan, the Grand Luo and Taiyi members will follow us into battle in the west and exterminate the Fierce Beasts."

To the east of Zhou Mountain, the endless Kirin Mountain Range also erupted with the roars of countless beasts at that moment.

One Grand Unity Golden Immortal after another, along with Taiyi divine beasts, flew out from the depths of the Kirin Mountain Range and headed toward the Western Continent of the Primordial Wilderness.

Beneath Mount Sumeru in the west, within a dark and profound stretch of space, a black-robed divine figure walked out of the shadows.

"How dare the Fierce Beast Clan run rampant? I, Luohou, shall meet Shen Ni and see what he is capable of!"

Most of the mighty cultivators in the Primordial Wilderness came toward the west. A battle that would determine the fate of the Fierce Beasts and the countless tribes of the Primordial God Race was about to begin.

Meanwhile, within Hundred Gods Mountain, Luo Qing emerged from seclusion after five hundred years.

The moment Luo Qing appeared in Hundred Gods Mountain, orders for Immortal Artifacts began pouring in one after another.