If Chaos Qi represented the supreme power of destruction and rebirth, then the energy formed from Primordial Points was the "Dao" and "principle" that held it all together.
It was like a master craftsman with divine skill, precisely wielding Chaos Qi as an axe that could split the heavens, carving at Zhao Gongming's life essence with the utmost precision—and the utmost ferocity!
His bones shattered bit by bit, then reformed under the rush of Chaos Qi into a stronger, more ancient shape. Threads of mysterious gray patterns began to etch themselves across them. His meridians burst apart, becoming a torrent of chaos, then, guided by Primordial energy, opened anew into broader, sturdier channels, like miniature Chaos dragons coiling throughout his body.
His flesh, his internal organs, even every strand of his hair—all underwent this transformation, breaking apart before being reborn!
This was a heaven-defying process that took him from "innate" to "chaos," transcending the innate completely and reaching straight to the source of all things!
No one knew how much time had passed. Perhaps an instant, perhaps an eternity.
When that wisp of Chaos Qi had been completely refined and absorbed, and the golden Primordial energy had been entirely exhausted, Zhao Gongming's tightly closed eyes suddenly snapped open!
Boom!
Two beams of gray Divine Light shot from his eyes, piercing through the cave's restrictions and surging straight into the heavens!
Within that Divine Light, stars seemed to be born and die, the universe to turn through endless cycles. It carried an innate pride and an overbearing force!
He slowly lowered his head and looked at his hands. His skin was still fair as jade, but faint chaos patterns now flowed across it, as though they contained the most unbreakable principles in all creation.
He could feel the explosive power in every inch of his flesh. With a simple gesture, he could tear apart the void. Moving mountains and filling seas was no longer a figure of speech—it was instinct!
The defensive strength of this body was likely no weaker than that of an ordinary Early Taiyi Golden Immortal body cultivator!
[ Ding! Ancestry evolution complete! ]
[ Congratulations, host! Your ancestry has successfully advanced from "Innate Being (Peak)" to "Chaos First God and Demon (Early Stage)"! ]
The system's notification sounded at just the right moment. Zhao Gongming immediately focused his mind and checked his status panel.
[ Host: Zhao Gongming ]
[ Ancestry: Chaos First God and Demon (Early Stage) ]
[ Physical Body: Early Taiyi Golden Immortal ]
[ Cultivation: Late Golden Immortal (bottleneck loosened) ]
[ Cultivation Method: Nine Revolutions Chaos Divine Art (Second Revolution) ]
[ Spiritual Treasures: Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls (Chaos Spiritual Treasure)... ]
[ Primordial Points: 5120 ]
"Chaos First God and Demon..." Zhao Gongming murmured. Feeling that solitary aura within him, so utterly at odds with the Great Dao of Heaven and Earth, yet somehow towering above it, he was filled with boundless ambition.
This was the true ancestry of Great God Pangu and the three thousand gods and demons!
Though he had only reached the early stage, he had already completed the ultimate leap in the level of his existence!
With a thought, he tried circulating the Nine Revolutions Chaos Divine Art once more.
This time, the cultivation method fit his new ancestry perfectly, without the slightest hitch.
The spiritual energy between heaven and earth—not even just that, but the deeper currents of drifting Chaos Qi in the void—surged toward him in a frenzy! His cultivation speed was now more than ten times faster than before!
The Late Golden Immortal bottleneck, once as solid as a boulder, now showed hairline cracks, as though it might break through at any moment!
What delighted him even more was that, with the awakening of his Chaos God and Demon bloodline, a wisp of gray flame quietly rose within his Dantian Sea of Qi.
The flame had no heat, yet gave off a terrifying aura that could burn all things and purify everything.
[ Bloodline Talent Awakened: Chaos Demonic Flame! ]
[ Chaos Demonic Flame: The innate source flame of the Chaos Gods and Demons. It can burn away an enemy's magic power and Nascent Soul, and purify all inner demons, curses, and karmic burdens. ]
"Good! Good! Good!"
Zhao Gongming couldn't help throwing back his head and letting out a long cry. Its rolling echoes made the cave's restrictions hum. The
Chaos Demonic Flame was practically tailor-made for the coming calamity of slaughter! Whether in battle or during cultivation and tribulation, it would be of immeasurable use!
This investment had been worth it! More than worth it!
He slowly drew in his aura and looked again at the jade bottle, which still contained two wisps of Chaos Qi. A flash of heat passed through his eyes.
One wisp had completely remade him.
How should he use the two remaining wisps? Should he continue to advance his ancestry, or... use them to evolve the Twenty-Four Sea-Calming Divine Pearls?
Zhao Gongming sank his mind into his sea of consciousness and looked at the words "Chaos First God and Demon (Early Stage)." Though he yearned to advance further, reason told him not to rush.
He had yet to fully master his early-stage god-and-demon body. The power within it was as deep as the ocean and vast as an abyss; he needed time to let it settle and grow familiar with it.
Forcing another advancement now would leave his foundation unstable and might create flaws. The cost would outweigh the gain.
His path was one of caution, of advancing step by step: to survive in this perilous Primordial World, then seek what came after.
As for the Sea-Calming Divine Pearls... they were already a Chaos Spiritual Treasure. The Primordial Points required to evolve them further would probably be astronomical.
The five thousand or so points he had now were no more than a drop in the bucket.
"The most pressing matter is to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm." Zhao Gongming's gaze sharpened. He had made up his mind.
His leap in ancestry had loosened his Late Golden Immortal bottleneck, but to truly cross that threshold, he still needed an opportunity—or a sufficiently vast accumulation of spiritual energy.
He could certainly cultivate in seclusion, but in this age of great contention, time was the most precious thing of all.
A glint flashed in Zhao Gongming's eyes as an idea rose in his mind. A legendary place appeared in his thoughts.
South of the Primordial World, on the southern slopes of Mount Buzhou, lay an immense stretch of water known as the "Ten Thousand Lotus Pond."
Legend had it that when chaos first began, the Thirty-Six-Petal Chaos Green Lotus, which had supported a region of chaos, shattered. Its fragments scattered across the Primordial World and became numerous top-grade Innate Spirit Treasures.
The Ten Thousand Lotus Pond was where one of the larger fragments had fallen. Countless ages of change had shaped it into a wondrous place filled with immortal lotuses.
Perhaps he could find the opportunity he needed to take the next step there!
With his decision made, Zhao Gongming didn't hesitate.
He carefully stowed away the jade bottle containing the Chaos Qi, then checked his Primordial Points.
He had spent five thousand points evolving his ancestry. Added to the eight thousand or so he'd had before, he now had a remaining total of eighteen thousand one hundred and twenty.
With such resources at his disposal, he felt far more confident.
He rose and lifted the cave's restrictions, then transformed into a Green Rainbow and slipped away, flying straight toward the south of the Primordial Continent.
With his physical body now at the Early Taiyi Golden Immortal level, his escape speed was more than ten times what it had been.
Mountains and rivers raced beneath him, and he tore through the sea of clouds with ease. After only a few days, an immense stretch of water, shrouded in endless mist and brimming with life, appeared on the distant horizon.
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