Despite his shock, Qin Mu took a deep breath and steadied himself. Then he turned his gaze toward the being.
"You said that before this, the Primordial Wilderness had already gone through two thousand nine hundred and ninety-nine complete eras."
"So, does that mean the current era of the Primordial Wilderness is the three-thousandth?"
The being nodded and gave a soft affirmative.
"That's right."
"That's why the current era of the Primordial Wilderness is so unusual."
"And for that very reason, this era is bound to be the most chaotic and brutal of them all."
"Besides..."
The being paused, then continued.
"I'm afraid more and more beings like me will appear as time goes on."
At this, Qin Mu's expression darkened, his face growing solemn.
It was easy to imagine that if things truly came to that, the Primordial World would descend into chaos.
After all, these beings were powerful.
Take Di Yi, who had appeared earlier. Dao Ancestor Hongjun and Great Immortal Yang Mei had needed to join forces to defeat him.
If more beings like Di Yi appeared in the Great Desolation World, it was almost too much to imagine.
Seeing Qin Mu's grave expression, the being beside him spoke again.
"Young friend."
"Don't worry too much."
"For beings like us to appear in the Primordial Wilderness of this era..."
"To truly exist in this era, wield our power, and even take part in the struggle, we must form a karmic connection with beings of this era."
"Or..."
The being paused for a moment, then turned his gaze toward the Three-legged Golden Crow floating above the platform before continuing.
"Take possession of a body closely tied to this era."
"Otherwise, under the rejection of the new era's rules and the suppression of the Great Dao, we can do