In the Blood God Realm, Styx's true body remained in deep seclusion. Drawing on the power fed back by Judgment and his refinement of the Three Thousand Demon Gods' avatars, he steadily advanced toward Peak Primordial Chaos Grand Luo Golden Immortal.
Meanwhile, his incarnation kept watch over subtle changes in the Great Wilderness and the effects of his earlier arrangements.
First was the Reincarnation Realm. With all the Dao Lords of the Six Paths in place, the fortune of the Seven Paths of Samsara was fully connected.
Vast Earth Dao Power flowed back into the Great Wilderness, making the laws of Heaven and Earth more stable and its spiritual energy more active.
The protagonists of the next Tribulation were also developing steadily.
Styx had no doubts about their prospects.
Golden Cicada, Zhu Bajie, Killing Monk, and Ao Lie all ranked among the finest in the Great Wilderness in aptitude, fortune, and blessings.
Had the conditions of Heaven and Earth not constrained them back then, and had they not lacked that last measure of fortune needed to transcend the Tribulation, they would already have become some of the Great Wilderness's mightiest figures.
But the Primordial Continent had long since changed beyond recognition, thanks to the power flowing back from countless Mortal Realms and the expansion undertaken by many Heavenly Venerates and Saints.
The ranks of Saint and Heavenly Venerate remained difficult to reach, but they were no longer unattainable.
Now these former mighty figures had a chance to begin again. Under Styx's direction, they had also secured a share of the next Tribulation's fortune ahead of time.
As long as Styx's plans did not go awry, their attainment of the Dao was all but certain.
After watching them for a time and seeing that they were all developing steadily, Styx's incarnation