The Return Ruins was a vast universe scarcely smaller than the Primordial World. With all its powerhouses destroyed, Pangu and Xuantian took the lead, assisted by numerous Dominators, Half-Step Rulers, and Hunyuan cultivators, and the Primordial World's devouring of the Return Ruins proceeded steadily. The merit they earned was immense, scarcely less than what Pangu had earned by opening heaven.
As the Return Ruins was devoured, the Primordial World returned to its former tranquility.
The sun and moon rose and fell, seas became fields, and an evolutionary epoch—six quadrillion years—passed unnoticed after the destruction of the Return Ruins.
At Kunlun, twelve thousand nine hundred and sixty divine peaks towered, forming a grand array that spanned heaven and earth. Endless, faintly crimson origin power enveloped this Ancient Divine Mountain. Billions of brilliant rays rose into the sky, evolving chaos and the cosmos, with swirling purple qi manifesting among them.
Supreme Dao sounds rang out. Golden lotuses sprang up amid a dazzling array of colors. Immortal cranes cried, divine beings gathered everywhere, giant trees pierced the clouds, and divine beasts vied in the heavens.
Yuxu Palace stood at the summit of the main mountain range. It was the Chan Sect's Ancestral Court, now the cultivation grounds of its sect master, Guangchengzi.
Above Yuxu Palace, a Dao Palace stood within a stretch of Void Space. It was dark blue throughout, suffused with endless Dao resonance, and bore the Heavenly Dao runes "Three Purities Palace"!
Within the palace lay a deep, expansive space where Dao qi endured eternally. A cloud dais rose high at its center, with the Three Pure Ones seated upon it.
With a soundless rumble, the auras of the Three Pure Ones abruptly changed, and their Dao Domains expanded.
"Your disciple congratulates Master and both Martial Uncles!"
Half-Step Ruler great