The Rules of the Competition; Another Discussion of the Primordial World

The grand military parade at the Purple Mansion has come to an end!

Overall, Donghua was quite satisfied with this military review, because during the army's drills, he would sometimes intervene to test the limits of each formation.

The Purple Mansion Army's various formation drills were quite skillful. Whether in attack or defense, their movements were orderly and they fought according to the formations. Moreover, their fighting spirit and killing intent were very strong.

Donghua could understand the fighting spirit, but where did this killing intent come from?

The last time the Purple Mansion used military force was to deal with the remnants of King Pan's forces. Since then, there has been no large-scale military campaign. Why is the killing intent of each faction so strong?

Donghua was a little confused, his gaze lingering on Great Commander of Fate.

The Great Commander of Fate, still with that rigid, expressionless demeanor, said to Donghua:

"Your Majesty, the Purple Mansion Army's current killing intent is entirely due to the Innate Spiritual Treasure, the Tai Xu Record, in the possession of Yuan Zhen. The Tai Xu Record has been tested and refined by the Research Department, and its functions have been brought to their fullest potential."

"The current Tai Xu Record can generate a realistic illusionary space where armies can practice and fight without restraint, without harming their own lives."

Donghua pondered for a moment, "The Tai Xu Record? This magical treasure can be used like this?"

The Tai Xu Record was a High-grade Spirit Treasure that I obtained after killing the Illusion Demon during the Immortal-Demon War.

Because it did not align with his own Dao and was of little use to him, he did not study it much. Later, he bestowed it upon his second disciple, Yuan Zhen, to hone his combat skills.

Unexpectedly, these people from the Research Department used it to enhance the Purple Mansion Army—truly ingenious!

Donghua nodded. "That's not bad!"

"How are those two little ones doing now?"

Since returning from Mount Tai, Donghua has imprisoned his two disciples under the Azure Sea, forcing them to reflect on their mistakes.

However, it's more accurate to say that it's a secluded cultivation retreat rather than a place of solitary reflection. The Azure Sea is rich in spiritual energy, and many Grand Unity Quasi-Saint of the Purple Mansion have cultivation sites there, so the Daoist charm remains, making it an absolute holy land for cultivation.

Furthermore, one can utilize the suppressing power of the Azure Sea to refine the physical body and solidify magical power.

The Great Commander of Fate replied, "Qing Xuan and Yuan Zhen have been cultivating in the Azure Sea, and their Purple Mansion Great Technique has made great progress, especially in the cultivation of the Pure Yang True Body, where they have made rapid progress. Now, the two of them have reached the mid-stage of the Grand Unity!"

Donghua hummed in agreement and said, "Yes, they were just beginning to become Golden Immortal when I took them as disciples, and now they are already Grand Unity. Not bad, they haven't wasted their talents!"

The Great Commander of Fate agreed, saying, "Qing Xuan and Yuan Zhen gifted. One is Innate Deities Yuanfeng, while the other cultivates the Power Great Dao and is also Iron Eater Beast."

"Your Majesty's two disciples have limitless potential for cultivation, especially the Golden-winged Great Peng Qing Xuan. If he can diligently cultivate the Yin Yang Two Energies, he will surely achieve great things and may even attain enlightenment."

Donghua smiled and said, "Don't praise them too much. These two are no pushovers. They're arrogant and don't know their own limitations. As their elder, you should also work on them to prevent them from going astray."

The Great Commander of Fate readily agreed; he actually liked both of them very much, especially the Golden-Winged Great Peng Bird Qing Xuan.

Although he and Qing Xuan had completely different personalities, he did like Qing Xuan's proud and unruly character.

Secondly, he himself cultivates the Path of Life and Death, while Qing Xuan cultivates the way of Yin-Yang, and the two have something in common.

"Release them both and let them participate in the next competition in the Purple Mansion. If they do well, everything will be fine; if they do poorly, they will remain suppressed in the Azure Sea!"

Donghua paused here, looked at Great Commander of Fate, gently patted her on the shoulder, and said again:

"You'll be in charge of all the competitions in the Purple Mansion from now on. You can mobilize everyone from the Emperor Lord to the True Immortals."

The Great Commander of Fate bowed respectfully and said, "Your Majesty, please rest assured, I will not fail Your Majesty's high expectations!"

Donghua laughed heartily and said softly, "I trust you to handle things!"

He then changed the subject, saying, "Now that you are Quasi-Saint Great Powers, you no longer need to address me as Your Majesty in private. Just like Tai Hua, you can call me elder brother."

The Great Commander of Fate pondered for a moment, then agreed.

Donghua laughed heartily, "Let me hear you say it?"

"Brother!"

"Hmm, not bad. From now on, that's how you'll be addressed. I've watched you and Tai Hua grow up step by step, like my younger brother and sister. The Purple Mansion is mine, but it also belongs to both of you!"

The Great Commander of Fate quickly shook his head and said sternly, "The sovereign is the sovereign, and the subject is the subject. The Purple Mansion will always belong to His Majesty. If anyone dares to offend the Purple Mansion or commit insubordination, I will not let them off!"

Hearing this, Donghua smiled but didn't say anything more.

A person's thoughts are not easily changed. If the Great Commander of Fate could be so easily altered in character, he would not have become Quasi-Saint Great Powers.

Donghua has been busy these past few days creating seven small worlds for the competition.

The battle between the Grand Unity and the Quasi-Saint was fought in the Primordial Wilderness world because the small world simply could not withstand the power of the Grand Unity and the Quasi-Saint.

After several days of preparation, Purple Mansion has completed the registration process for all the major competitions.

The Purple Mansion Grand Competition has officially begun!

The competitions that started first were for those below the Taiyi Realm.

Donghua placed a thousand badges imbued with his own aura into the three small worlds, and each time ten thousand people were randomly selected to enter the small world to compete for them.

Those who finally obtain the badge can advance to the next round, where they will be placed into the small world again to compete for the badge, until the top 1,000 are determined.

Each elimination round has a ratio of 10 to 1. Those with exceptional abilities can even earn more badges, further reducing the elimination rate.

Moreover, badges aren't easy to find; it depends on luck. Lucky people might get one as soon as they land, while unlucky people might never find one no matter how hard they look.

When these competition rules were announced, they immediately sparked dissatisfaction among many people.

This competition format is too unfair. Even if the people who enter the small world are random, they are all people from the Purple Mansion, so alliances are bound to form.

This reduces the weight of individual ability and introduces many unknowns.

Faced with these questions and complaints, Donghua said three things:

"Those who are not satisfied are free to choose not to participate!"

"Luck is also a form of ability!"

"Being able to unite teammates is also a manifestation of strength!"

After Donghua finished speaking, everyone was speechless, because what he said was absolutely right.

In the Primordial World, personal strength is certainly important, but luck and opportunity also matter. If these two are lacking, one will sooner or later be reduced to ashes by calamity.

The competition below the Purple Mansion Grand Unity has begun in full swing, with some people running around looking for teammates to see if they can enter the world in the same batch.

Some who considered themselves highly skilled simply sat quietly, adjusting their breathing, waiting for their matches to begin!

The Purple Mansion Grand Competition is in full swing!

Meanwhile, the high-ranking officials of Donghua and Purple Mansion sat in the Jingyang Palace, enjoying tea and discussing the Dao, as well as recounting the events of the Primordial Wilderness era.

Although it is called a discussion of the Dao, most of the time it is Donghua answering people's questions about cultivation, and sometimes he even personally demonstrates the Great Dao for people to comprehend.

Meanwhile, the Haotian Mirror in front of the main hall of the Jingyang Palace is broadcasting a "Primordial Wilderness version of real-life PUBG" in the small world in real time!

Emperor Taiyuan stroked his beard and exclaimed, "Those selected in this grand competition will all be outstanding among their peers in terms of both strength and fortune. Each and every one of them deserves to be nurtured."

"Your Majesty's wisdom is as vast as the heavens; this old minister is utterly in awe."

Everyone else in the hall praised it!

Taiyuan cried out in his heart, "Randeng, you're not here this time!"

Upon hearing Donghua, Donghua laughed heartily, "Taiyuan's mouth is truly eloquent! But these are merely minor wisdoms, nothing special. True wisdom lies only in the path of cultivation!"

The West Queen Mother said softly, "But I think Taiyuan is right. If one doesn't even have small wisdom, how can one talk about great wisdom? So, brother, you deserve such praise."

Donghua did not reply to this, his gaze slowly sweeping across the main hall. Everyone present today was Great Powers at the Purple Mansion Quasi-Saint realm.

The West Queen Mother possesses the cultivation level of Mid Quasi-Saint who has severed one of her corpses.

Candle Dragon cultivates the Divine Dao and has reached the early stage of Quasi-Saint cultivation.

The Great Commander of Fate, with cultivation at the early stage of Quasi-Saint.

Lord of the Clouds, with cultivation at the early stage of Quasi-Saint.

Haotian, a latecomer who surpassed others, possessed the cultivation level of an early Quasi-Saint.

The rest of them were all Quasi-Saint in terms of magical power, but their Dao Realm Cultivation was still at the peak of the Grand Unity, and they could not be considered true quasi -Great Powers Quasi-Saint.

"The battle between the Witch and Demon Races has now ended, and thanks to the Dao Ancestor's mediation, it is estimated that there will be no further fighting in the near future."

Donghua sighed, then continued, "Since the Witch and Demon Races will no longer fight, their targets will definitely shift elsewhere, and my Purple Mansion will bear the brunt. This battle is unavoidable."

"What should I do next with my Purple Mansion? Can you gentlemen advise me?"

Upon hearing Donghua's words, the people of the Central Plains fell into deep thought, for they also had a clear understanding of the current situation in the Primordial Wilderness.

There will inevitably be an even greater war between the Lich King and the Demon King, but before that, both sides will eliminate unstable factors, and the biggest unstable factor is the Purple Mansion.

The power of the Purple Mansion has grown increasingly large; if left unchecked, the Witch and Monster Two Clans will not be willing to fight to the death.

Haotian said solemnly, "Just as Your Majesty said, no matter what we do, the Witch and Monster Two Clans will not trust us and will inevitably fight us before the next war. It's just a matter of whether it will be the Yao or the Witch Clan that attacks us, but I think it's more likely that the Yao race will attack us."

The Barefoot Immortal replied, "What the Jade Emperor Lord says makes sense. The Witch Clan currently holds the upper hand. If they only need to further study the Dutian Great Formation, they will surely be invincible in the Primordial Wilderness. Therefore, they will not make any major moves, but will only accumulate strength."

"Compared to the Witch Clan, our interests are more intertwined with those of the Demon Race Heavenly Court. Now that the Heavenly Court is no match for the Witch Court, Di Jun must achieve even greater breakthroughs in order to deal with the Witch Clan next."

"But there are only two ways for him to improve his cultivation level in a short period of time."

"The first method is the Primordial Violet Qi. If Di Jun can obtain the Primordial Violet Qi and then use the Heavenly Emperor's position to comprehend and cultivate, he will definitely be able to master a portion of the Heavenly Dao Power. Only in this way will it be possible to deal with the Witch Clan's Dutian Great Formation."

"The second method is luck. The Heavenly Court and we are both major forces in the Immortal Dao. If Di Jun wants to obtain more luck, his target will definitely be our Purple Mansion."

After the Barefoot Immortal finished speaking, everyone stared in shock at this usually carefree old Daoist priest, as if they were seeing him for the first time.

Donghua was also quite surprised. He hadn't expected the Barefoot Immortal to have such insights. It was truly remarkable that this person could live to see the future.

After the initial shock, everyone chimed in, "We agree with Crimson Fate Emperor's words!"

"I agree..."

Donghua exclaimed in admiration, "Great Immortal, you've been silent until now, but now your words are truly astounding! We must offer you more suggestions in the future to strengthen my Purple Mansion."

Upon hearing this, the Barefoot Immortal, with his large belly, laughed heartily, then waved his Palm-leaf Fan and slowly said, "That's all the old Daoist has to offer. I've lived a long time, what can I do?"

Upon hearing this, everyone burst into laughter, and the atmosphere became less heavy than before.

After the laughter subsided, Donghua continued, "The Great Immortal's analysis was very reasonable, and I wholeheartedly agree. However, Di Jun has another method."

Everyone looked at each other, pondered again, but still couldn't think of any solution from Di Jun.

Seeing this, Donghua stopped being mysterious and explained, "The third method is an array. The Witch Clan was able to develop the Dutian Great Formation, and the Demon Race Heavenly Court is almost there as well. Do you still remember the star map of the Star Domain?"

"The Star Chart is now in Di Jun's hands. Last time, Taiyi even used the power of the Star Chart Formation to withstand an attack from Pangu True Body."

Everyone was still puzzled after hearing this. Tai Hua asked, "Your Majesty, but that Star Chart Array is nothing special. How could it possibly withstand the Witch Clan's Dutian Great Formation?"

"Yes, you're right. A single Star Chart Array can't compare to the Dutian Great Formation, but what if we add God Jun's River Luo Great Formation?"

Donghua continued, "During the last great battle between the two sides, I observed carefully that the Star Chart Formation and the River Luo Great Formation have many similarities, and the two formations can be combined."

"At that time, we will use the star map as the base, gather the Power of Stars, and then use the River Diagram and Luo Book as transfer points and grafting points to gather the Power of Stars onto the rivers and peaks."

"In this way, the two great formations can be perfectly combined, which may also cause a qualitative change in the formation. As for its final power, we do not know."

Upon hearing this, everyone frowned slightly. Although unwilling to believe it, it seemed plausible. However, this would undoubtedly greatly increase the Heavenly Court's strength. Would their Purple Mansion still have a chance to win?

The Great Commander of Fate looked around and, seeing the low spirits of the crowd, spoke:

"This is merely His Majesty's hypothesis. Whether that brat Di Jun can actually accomplish it is still unknown. Even if he could, what difference would it make? Doesn't our Purple Mansion have its own grand formation?"

"I do hope that Di Jun can figure it out, otherwise it would be a bit unfair to the demon race if we used the Myriad Immortals Formation."

"Hahaha..."

With just a few words, the Great Commander of Fate helped everyone relax and boosted their confidence.

Haotian glanced up at Great Commander of Fate, his heart filled with complex emotions.

He had always been unconvinced by Great Commander of Fate, believing himself to be superior to Great Commander of Fate in every aspect, including background, cultivation, strategy, and ability.

But reality slapped him in the face. The reason that others could gain Donghua's trust was not just a matter of relationships, but because their abilities were truly undeniable.

Looking at the Emperor Lord of the Purple Mansion today, they are all truly not simple. Even the kind-hearted Barefoot Immortal has a discerning eye. Although he appears to be unassuming, his mind is not simple either.

Even Taiyuan, that sycophant, was a very shrewd and charming person. He persuaded half of the people in the Purple Mansion to join, and he enjoyed a high reputation among those small clans and younger generations.

"My journey is still long. One day, I will surpass all of you, Attain Hunyuan Dao Primordial Chaos is my goal!"

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