The beings in the Great Wilderness that Styx was interested in had nearly all been taken in.
Only Nezha had yet to reincarnate, and since he was already of the Blood Sea Lineage, there was no need to go through the trouble.
Styx thus returned to his leisurely days, drinking tea and fishing each day, and occasionally visiting the Moon Star to discuss the Dao with Wangshu.
Time flowed quietly on like this. It was unclear whether this was because Styx had planned it and the All Saints had approved, or whether it was simply how the Great Wilderness operated.
The Kalpa Qi truly began to rise slowly throughout the Great Wilderness.
Styx found this interesting and began carefully studying the Kalpa Qi.
However, since the Calamity Qi had only just begun to emerge, and because of the various Great Formations throughout the Great Wilderness, only Styx, a Primordial Chaos Grand Luo Golden Immortal, could detect it.
This continued until Great Shang underwent successive changes of imperial authority and the 29th Human Emperor, "Di Yi," successfully ascended the throne.
The Calamity Qi began to surge violently, and only then did the other Saints and Primordial Chaos Golden Immortals notice it.
The All Saints' hearts tightened, and they immediately understood that the Tribulation spoken of by Dao Venerate Styx was about to descend.
As a result, they became even more attentive in teaching their disciples. At the same time, they began sending their disciples out of the mountains to make preparations in Great Shang.
At this time, after successive generations of development and annexation, Great Shang had formed a structure in which the Human Emperor stood at the center, suppressing the Primordial Continent.
To the east, south, west, and north, the Four Grand Marquises controlled numerous minor Vassal Lords under them,