Taiyin Cold Pond, Wangshu's Grudge

Xuan Yin crossed Weak Water, passed Flame Mountain, then traveled through several Immortal Cities—Xuanpu, Langfeng, Qionghua, and Zicui—before finally reaching the Summit of Kunlun.

The Ancestral Kunlun Vein appeared to be a divine mountain connecting the eastern and western poles of the Primordial World, but only upon entering it could one understand how much space it contained.

Countless worlds rose in overlapping layers, with countless more worlds above each one.

This was the birthplace of the Divine Dao and the land where the Immortal Dao flourished. It was the Heavenly Dimensional Gate connecting the multiverse and myriad realms of space-time.

"Heavenly Dao aura?"

Xuan Yin arrived at the Summit of Kunlun and gazed silently at the Tai Emperor's Palace, which had been obliterated by the passage of time. Yet a strange feeling rose within him.

The lingering aura here was somewhat similar to the aura surrounding Sect Master Tongtian, yet also different. It was as though the Heavenly Dao was still in its embryonic stage.

Yan Lin slowly said, "This is the place in the Primordial True Realm closest to the Heavenly Dao! Had Cang Li Shi not unified the Innate Divine Dao and organized the laws of heaven and earth, the Heavenly Dao would not have awakened so easily!"

"After Cang Li Shi underwent Dao Integration, the Yuejian Clan and Jiutou Clan also underwent Dao Integration one after another. The Archaic Divine Path collapsed, while the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races rose to power and joined many Innate Divine Beings in exterminating the ferocious beasts. The Heavenly Dao emerged in response!"

"This was the history before the Three Races!"

No wonder.

This was the birthplace of the Heavenly Dao. No wonder Xuan Yin felt that the aura here resembled the aura emanating from Sect Master Tongtian!

One was a Heavenly Dao Sage, while the other was the birthplace of the Heavenly Dao. Naturally, they were connected. However, the dimensions of space-time here were incomparably chaotic.

The Tai Emperor's Palace had been built who knew how many Epochs ago. It had long since been swallowed by the torrent of time, leaving behind only broken walls and ruins that hinted at its former grandeur.

Yet because of the Heavenly Dao, countless timelines converged here. Amid flickering light and shadow, Xuan Yin could actually glimpse the Primordial Gods gathering here.

"This..."

Xuan Yin's mind shook violently. It seemed that if he took just one step forward, he could travel against the flow of time and join the grand gathering where the Primordial Gods discussed the Dao.

Just as he was about to act, Yan Lin stopped him. "You haven't cultivated the Taiyi Dao Fruit. You aren't qualified to participate in a Divine Dao gathering!"

Xuan Shuang explained, "The Taiyi Dao Fruit is a Divine Path Dao Fruit, and also the Path of Limitless Taiyi! But ever since Dao Ancestor Hongjun opened the Immortal Dao, the Immortal Dao rose above the Divine Dao and incorporated all paths. The Taiyi Dao Fruit became a transitional realm for Golden Immortals advancing toward Grand Unity Golden Immortals—the so-called Grand Unity Golden Immortals!"

Yan Lin nodded. "That's right. Like the Purple Heavens Palace and the Garden of Solitude, this place is not bound by the past, present, or future. It transcends all worlds. But the Taiyi Dao Fruit is the key to entering it! That was the peak era of the Archaic Divine Path!"

Xuan Yin fell into thought.

The Purple Heavens Palace of the Immortal Dao, the Garden of Solitude of the Buddhist Dao, and the Tai Emperor's Palace of the Divine Dao could all be called the origins of their respective paths.

They were extraordinarily different from all other places.

Past, present, and future converged here. Time had lost all meaning here.

"Sigh!"

Xuan Yin could not help letting out a long sigh. He could only stare at the treasure mountain, unable to obtain it. Without the Taiyi Dao Fruit, he simply lacked the qualifications to enter the Tai Emperor's Palace.

He could only wait until he cultivated the Taiyi Dao Fruit before returning here to seek the so-called opportunity!

Still, he had not come away entirely empty-handed. Since this was the place where Cang Li Shi underwent Dao Integration, even the soil had developed some mystical properties.

"Collect!"

Without the slightest hesitation, Xuan Yin swept away all the nearby Innate Dao Soil and incorporated it into the Lesser Thousand World he had opened.

Yan Lin's mouth twitched, but he still nodded. "Cang Li Shi organized heaven and earth and rendered great service in nurturing the Primordial World Heavenly Dao. This Innate Dao Soil contains a trace of Heavenly Dao aura. Using it to cultivate Immortal Medicine, or certain special spirit roots and Spiritual Plants, may bring considerable benefits!"

Whenever Xuan Yin sought opportunities, he operated by the rule that even a passing goose must leave behind feathers, and a departing beast must leave its hide. What others disdained was supreme fortune in his eyes.

He could not help it!

Who told him his cultivation was low?

However, while digging up the soil, Xuan Yin sensed a chilling aura. It seemed that some peak Great Power who cultivated the Great Dao of Taiyin had suffered grave injuries here, allowing her origin to merge into the Innate Dao Soil.

If Xuan Yin could discover it, then Xuan Shuang and Yan Lin, as Grand Unity Golden Immortals, naturally could as well.

Yan Lin in particular stepped forward and sniffed it. Then he frowned. "Why does this aura resemble Changxi's aura so much? Yet it's different somehow. It seems even colder!"

This aura had already merged with the Dao rhythm of this place. If Xuan Yin had not dug it open, they truly might not have discovered it.

Xuan Shuang was more sensitive to auras. She immediately said to Xuan Yin, "Kid, use the divine ability Shrinking the Abyss and Contracting the Earth. Go down and take a look at the earth veins below."

"Alright!"

Xuan Yin did not question it and agreed at once. His Magic Power stirred slightly, and moments later, he brought the two of them deep into the earth veins.

The earth veins here were filled with frigid energy, and at their center lay a Taiyin Cold Pond.

"This..."

Yan Lin's face was filled with shock as he said suspiciously, "Could it be that aside from the Tai Emperor, another peak Grand Unity underwent Dao Integration here?"

The Taiyin Cold Pond possessed incomparably pure origin. Its Dao rhythm swept through the surroundings as it radiated extreme cold. Had Yan Lin not raised a crimson barrier, Xuan Yin's primordial spirit would likely have frozen solid.

Just then, a lingering will manifested and transformed into a cold, noble goddess, her entire body shrouded in moonlight and the power of Taiyin.

She let out a long sigh. "I never thought living beings would still be able to find this place."

Xuan Yin was terrified. He hurriedly shielded the two Grand Unity Golden Immortals behind him. "Who are you? Why are you inside this Taiyin Cold Pond?"

Upon hearing this, endless resentment surged from the goddess. "I am Moon Goddess Wangshu. This Taiyin Cold Pond was transformed from my origin!"

"If not for That bitch Xihe, how could I have fallen to such a state?"

This was some juicy gossip!

The fear in Xuan Yin's heart was immediately replaced by curiosity. He promptly asked, "Moon Goddess Wangshu, but as I recall, the Moon Goddesses of the Primordial World... aren't Xihe and Changxi? They are now even honored as Empresses?"

Yan Lin had just told him that the goddess before him was not Wangshu herself. The true Wangshu had long since transformed into the Taiyin Cold Pond!

This goddess was merely a strand of resentment Wangshu had left behind here!

"Bitch!"

Wangshu's Grudge could not help cursing furiously. "After That bitch Xihe assassinated me, she actually took the position of Moon Goddess for herself!"

The sun and moon of the Primordial True Realm had been transformed from the eyes of Great God Pangu. They contained the mysteries of Yinyang... and had given birth to an unknown number of Innate Divine Beings!

Dijun, Eastern Emperor Taiyi, Xihe, Wangshu, as well as Zhuzhao and Youying of the Archaic Era.

None of them were simple figures.

Before long, Xuan Yin learned of Wangshu's experiences from Wangshu's Grudge. Xihe and Queen Mother of the West had joined forces to severely wound her and seize her Taiyin Origin, forcing her to undergo Dao Integration within the Ancestral Kunlun Vein.

Xihe had originally been the Sun Goddess!

However, Solitary Yang Does Not Grow, and Solitary Yin Does Not Grow. For the sake of her own Dao path, Xihe devised a plan and joined Queen Mother of the West in plotting against Wangshu.

Xihe held the Sun Authority, while Wangshu held the Moon Authority. So long as the sun and moon of the Primordial World remained high in the sky, they could obtain an endless supply of Fortune-Tide Dao.

Even if they perished, after several hundred Epochs, they would still have a chance to return from the Calamity of Self-Loss.

But after Xihe killed Wangshu, she sought to eliminate any possibility of Wangshu's return. She directly used Wangshu's Companion Spirit Treasure Moon Essence Wheel to sever her Evil Corpse, Changxi, then used Changxi's Identity to pull off a Magpie Occupies the Dove's Nest scheme. Through a heaven-stealing, day-swapping method, she directly seized the position of Moon Authority.

Later, after Dijun established the Demon Clan Heavenly Court, Xihe held a Heavenly Wedding with him and bore him the Ten Little Golden Crows!

And Empress Changxi also bore Dijun the Twelve Princesses.

But according to Wangshu's account and Xuan Yin's deductions, the so-called Empress Xihe and Changxi had been the same person from beginning to end.

"What Plastic Sisters!"

For a moment, Xuan Yin was filled with emotion. But then a question suddenly occurred to him. "Does Dijun know about this? The Two Empresses he spent every day with were actually the same person?"