The Southern Region of the Primordial World.
Yuan Huang of the Phoenix Clan stood in the sky, watching the Calamity Qi grow denser and denser. Her expression turned grave.
"The atmosphere in this world is getting worse and worse..." she murmured, a faint unease stirring in her heart.
She knew that the Phoenix Clan could not remain untouched by this. Sooner or later, the Great Calamity would affect every race.
Although the Karma the Phoenix Clan had accumulated was still bearable, if they continued to meddle too much, sooner or later they would suffer the backlash of the calamity.
"Caught in the calamity, no one can escape," Yuan Huang murmured.
All she could do was keep her people as far as possible from killing and conflict, and avoid entangling them in causes and effects, so they would not be unable to bear the heavy price when the calamity struck.
The Eastern Region of the Primordial World.
Deep within a Divine Mountain, Profound Yellow Qi billowed without cease, enveloping the entire mountain in this Innate Spiritual Qi.
Whether used for forging artifacts, refining pills, or tempering the body, this Profound Yellow Qi had astonishing effects.
Over the past tens of millions of years, new experts had continued to emerge in the Primordial World. One such being dwelled in this Divine Mountain: an Innate Great Divine Ability User... Profound Yellow Daoist.
He had been nurtured by Profound Yellow Qi and was born with control over this supreme Innate Qi. His strength was formidable. Though he was no Sublime Saint, he had already reached the very threshold of that realm.
Just then, a True Dragon descended upon the place, greedily eyeing the Divine Mountain. It clearly wanted to seize the Profound Yellow Qi within.
This True Dragon was no ordinary member of the Dragon Clan. He was a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.
With Ancestor Dragon absent, the Dragon Clan had grown increasingly overbearing, especially in the Eastern Region, the Northern Region, and the Endless Sea.
The True Dragon let out a furious roar, and surging Divine Power shook the mountains as he tried to forcibly claim the Profound Yellow Qi for himself.
Profound Yellow Daoist opened his eyes within the Divine Mountain, boundless killing intent flashing in his gaze.
"Looking to die!"
He roared, and vast waves of Profound Yellow Qi surged out, enveloping the True Dragon.
The True Dragon struggled desperately. Though he barely managed to break free, his body had been torn apart, his scales shattered, and blood streamed from his wounds. He was in a pitiful state.
"How dare you attack me?" The True Dragon glared at him, his eyes full of hatred.
Profound Yellow Daoist replied with a cold laugh. "So what if you're a Grand Unity Golden Immortal? You're not the first one I've killed!"
Before the words had even faded, boundless Profound Yellow Qi erupted again, wiping the True Dragon from existence. Dragon blood stained the heavens.
Before long, the Dragon Clan discovered that a pureblood Grand Unity True Dragon had died. They were instantly enraged.
They were the undisputed overlords—how could they tolerate someone challenging them? It was simply unacceptable!
The entire clan mobilized, hunting Profound Yellow Daoist everywhere.
Moreover, an expert of the Kirin Clan had also been killed in the exact same manner. But few people noticed this; everyone assumed it was a coincidence.
Who would have thought that someone was scheming against both of these top-tier races at once?
No one could believe it.
Believe it or not, the situation in the Primordial World had grown increasingly tense. An even greater storm was about to descend!
Deep in Chaos.
Long Zang sat quietly amid the boundless Chaos. The golden light around him slowly faded, his wounds had completely healed, and his strength had quietly risen by a level.
He opened his eyes, his expression tinged with complexity.
"So this is the Power of Fate?" he murmured. With a flick of his finger, a strand of golden light appeared at his fingertip.
This wisp of light was a fragment of the Origin of Fate.
Although he had now mastered this power, he was still far from fully refining it and making it truly part of himself.
The reason Long Zang had mastered it so quickly was that, without realizing it, he had already influenced the fates of countless people. The Power of Fate had long since formed some kind of connection with him.
"I'm still a long way from truly controlling fate..." He stared at the strand of golden light in his palm and shook his head.
A moment later, a Golden War Spear appeared in his hand... the Destiny War Spear!
This was a treasure left behind by the Destiny Demon God. It was a Chaos Spiritual Treasure. Though it could not compare to a Chaos Supreme Treasure, it was still far more powerful than an Innate Supreme Treasure.
Long Zang's eyes flickered. He summoned a book as well, its pages radiating a mysterious glow... the Book of Fate.
One of these treasures controlled attacks of fate, while the other controlled the threads of fate. Together, they complemented each other perfectly and possessed astonishing power.
And the final treasure was a genuine Chaos Supreme Treasure... the Chaos Bead!
This bead could conceal the secrets of Heaven and contained its own chaotic Small World. It was an exceptionally rare treasure.
But to Long Zang, its most important use was as an aid. He already had a complete Small World of his own and had no need to use the bead to create a world.
So he merged the Chaos Bead directly into his Small World without hesitation.
In an instant, the walls of his Small World grew much sturdier. Chaos Qi poured in without cease, transforming into Innate Spiritual Qi and nourishing the world endlessly.
The Small World had already begun to show signs of advancement. It needed only one final step... to nurture true life!
But creating life was far from as simple as it sounded.
The Small World had to nurture it on its own; Long Zang could not simply create puppets with his own hands.
"Still a long way to go." Long Zang frowned, feeling somewhat helpless.
His standards for life were too high. He hoped that any new life would be able to bear a Divine Position from birth, extraordinary by nature like Di Xi and Di Shu.
For that very reason, no new life had truly emerged in the Small World.
In fact, when Di Xi and Di Shu were born in the Small World, they had been ordinary Immortals. But in a world on the level of the Primordial World, they would at the very least be Innate Divine Demons!
Long Zang rose to his feet and took a step. Chaos trembled in response.
This journey through Chaos had brought him a wealth of gains: the Origin Matter of a Chaos Ancient Beast, the Origin and Great Dao of the Destiny Demon God, two Chaos Spiritual Treasures, and the Chaos Bead...
He had made an absolute fortune!
"I've been incredibly lucky this time... Could it be because of you?" He looked toward the distant end of Space-Time, where a towering figure sat at the source of time... Pangu!
Perhaps this encounter had not been a coincidence.
"Sooner or later, I'll learn the truth." He murmured. The conversation between the Destiny Demon God and Pangu seemed to echo in his ears.
Just as he was about to leave, he suddenly sensed a strange ripple from a world.
"What is this?" His gaze sharpened.
The next moment, he took a step, crossing countless spaces in Chaos as he moved toward the ripple.
Soon, he arrived at the edge of Chaos.
This was the Land of Nothingness, where there was truly "nothing at all."
Beyond it lay the countless All Heavens and Myriad Worlds.
Long Zang had not expected to come here.
He stared at the world before him. It was still being formed, yet it already rivaled the scale of a Great Thousand World!
He tore through its world barrier and entered directly.
To his surprise, no life had yet emerged within this world.
At its center stood a towering giant tree. It was none other than... the World Tree!
This tree was the very core of the entire world. Though it had not yet fully grown, it already exuded an extraordinary aura.
Long Zang's heart stirred.
This was precisely the "pillar that held up the sky" that his Small World lacked!
He had been considering what to use to support the heavens and earth of his Small World. Now, this World Tree was undoubtedly the best choice.
The Primordial World had something similar... Jianmu.
But Jianmu bore the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World, and Long Zang did not dare touch it.
This World Tree, however, had only just been nurtured. There were no living beings, and no entangling causes and effects.
Perfect!
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