After a brief moment of consideration, Venerable Yuanshi took a deep breath, then collected himself and stopped dwelling on it.
"Right now, the most urgent thing is to improve my strength as quickly as possible."
"The Primordial World is likely to undergo great upheaval in the future!"
With that, Venerable Yuanshi blurred out of sight.
When he reappeared, he was deep beneath Yuxu Palace, in a hidden place. He sat cross-legged and continued absorbing and refining that strange power.
Meanwhile, the Dragon Emperor had left Kunlun Mountain. He came to a halt, looked back toward Yuxu Palace, and muttered with a solemn expression:
"The aura around Venerable Yuanshi is very strange."
"It's obscure and hard to investigate, but terrifying beyond measure!"
Could some terrifying being from an era of opportunity have set their sights on him?
At the thought, the Dragon Emperor shuddered.
"Whew!"
After a moment's hesitation, he took a deep breath and said:
"Forget it!"
"Right now, I should be thinking about how to bring the Four Seas Dragon Clan together and secure an advantageous position in the Primordial World!"
"Only then can I pursue greater ambitions in the future!"
With that, the Dragon Emperor gave it no further thought. He blurred into a streak of light and headed straight for the Western Sea.
While undercurrents stirred between the Chan Teachings, the Western Sea, and the Heavenly Court,
Da Yu was growing up in Human Race territory.
Earlier, when the Emperor Star had descended and strange phenomena filled the skies, Daoist Duobao had sensed it and sent Zhao Gongming to the Human Race lands where Da Yu had appeared.
Once Da Yu came into the world, Zhao Gongming naturally stepped in and began guiding him.
What pleased Zhao Gongming most was that
Da Yu had shown