The Prelude to the Tribulation Begins, Refining the Immortal Apricot

These years.

Rahu had been racking his brains over how to lure the Phoenix Clan out of their mountain.

He never expected... the Phoenix Clan would suddenly seal their mountain!

How was he supposed to play this?

Feeling the formidable formation shrouding the Southern Ming Undying Volcano.

Rahu's face turned extremely dark.

As things stood, the Phoenix Clan would absolutely not emerge from seclusion anytime soon.

Thinking of how his plans had been thoroughly disrupted by Yuan Feng, Rahu ground his teeth.

"Yuan Feng, when This Seat unifies Hong Huang, I will surely beat you until your form and spirit are both destroyed!"

Purple Cloud Palace.

When the Phoenix Clan sealed their mountain.

Hongjun, who had been in seclusion, woke up once again.

Hongjun furrowed his brow slightly and murmured to himself...

"Why has the Heavenly Dao changed again?"

"Could it be related to the Phoenix Clan sealing their mountain?"

But no matter how Hongjun calculated, he couldn't figure it out.

Still, the several recent disturbances in the Heavenly Dao had all been tied to the Phoenix Clan.

That alone was telling enough.

"Once I emerge from seclusion, I must go to the Phoenix Clan and investigate."

Hongjun muttered softly, then sank back into seclusion.

If any living being were here.

They would see that the three phantom figures behind Hongjun had solidified countless times more than before.

The aura emanating from them.

Was unmistakably at the same level as Hongjun's—the Golden Immortal of the Origin.

When Ancestral Dragon sensed the Phoenix Clan sealing their mountain, a surge of deep confusion welled up in his heart.

"Isn't the Phoenix Clan the clan of destiny? Why would they choose to seal their mountain at a time like this?"

Ancestral Dragon had been deceived earlier by Heavenly Mystery Daoist, believing the Phoenix Clan was the clan of destiny.

As another of Hong Huang's strongest races, Ancestral Dragon absolutely refused to let the Phoenix Clan ride roughshod over him in the future.

That was why he had been expanding his territory so frantically.

But with the Phoenix Clan acting like this, where was the slightest sign of a clan of destiny?

Could Heavenly Mystery Daoist have been lying to me?

Yet when Heavenly Mystery Daoist had spoken those words back then, Ancestral Dragon had clearly felt the Heavenly Dao tremble.

What Heavenly Mystery Daoist said shouldn't have been wrong!

Ancestral Dragon's brow furrowed tightly, and he couldn't help but roar.

"Bring Heavenly Mystery Daoist to see me!"

Before long.

Heavenly Mystery Daoist, his face full of righteousness, arrived in the Dragon Clan's great hall.

Looking at Ancestral Dragon's expression, Heavenly Mystery Daoist was not surprised at all.

When the Phoenix Clan sealed their mountain.

He knew Ancestral Dragon would come looking for him.

"Ancestral Dragon, you summoned me because of the Phoenix Clan sealing their mountain, am I right?"

Heavenly Mystery Daoist said solemnly, his expression calm.

The moment he finished speaking.

Heavenly Mystery Daoist felt a sudden weight press down on him, forcing him to his knees.

"Heavenly Mystery Daoist, I'll give you a chance to explain."

Feeling the intense killing intent radiating from Ancestral Dragon.

Heavenly Mystery Daoist's expression remained unchanged as he said flatly.

"May I ask Ancestral Dragon, what is your purpose in seizing territory and expanding your sphere of influence?"

Ancestral Dragon hadn't expected this.

Not only was Heavenly Mystery Daoist unafraid, but he even dared to question him in return.

"Hmph!"

Ancestral Dragon snorted coldly and replied without hesitation: "Naturally, to enhance the Dragon Clan's strength."

"Correct!"

Heavenly Mystery Daoist nodded in agreement, then asked again.

"Then, Ancestral Dragon, where do you believe the Dragon Clan's greatest strength lies?"

"Is it in the foreign clans that depend on the Dragon Clan, in the countless dragon offspring, or in yourself?"

Before Ancestral Dragon could answer.

Heavenly Mystery Daoist continued on his own...

"The Dragon Clan's only true strength is Ancestral Dragon himself!"

"As long as Ancestral Dragon stands for a single day, the Dragon Clan remains the strongest race in the Primordial World!"

"As for the Phoenix Clan—though they have now sealed their mountain, Yuan Feng still lives, and the terrifying Foundation/Origin of the fetus in her womb still remains."

"In my view, the reason the Phoenix Clan has gone into seclusion is to provide a safe cultivation environment for that fetus."

"Once that fetus with its terrifying Foundation/Origin cultivates to the Golden Immortal of the Origin..."

"That will be the time for the Phoenix Clan to emerge from seclusion."

Heavenly Mystery Daoist spoke with ease.

Ancestral Dragon listened to his words, his eyes still deep, but the killing intent within them quietly faded.

Indeed, as Heavenly Mystery Daoist had said.

Ancestral Dragon himself was the Dragon Clan's strongest foundation.

The Dragon Clan's frenzied expansion of power had its most important purpose in gathering heavenly treasures for Ancestral Dragon, hoping to push his cultivation a step further.

The Phoenix Clan's strongest foundation had originally been only Yuan Feng.

But now, the Phoenix Clan had gained another—Ling Tian, with his terrifying Foundation/Origin.

If they truly waited until Ling Tian grew strong, the Phoenix Clan would inevitably surpass both the Dragon Clan and the Kirin Clan.

They would become the strongest race in the Primordial World, with no equal!

What Ancestral Dragon did not know...

Was that in the Kirin Hall.

A scene strikingly similar to this one was unfolding.

First Qilin, too, had been persuaded by Tian Xuan Daoist.

Thus.

After the Phoenix Clan sealed their mountain.

The expansion of the Dragon Clan and the Kirin Clan did not slow down—instead, it grew even more frenzied.

For a time.

Bloody battles erupted in every corner of the Primordial World, unending and relentless.

At every moment, living beings fell!

In the Primordial World, rivers of blood flowed!

The entire Primordial World was plunged into chaos.

No one knew...

That the blood energy and Sha Qi generated by the countless Primordial Beings who had fallen.

Were being slowly absorbed by the [Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram] beneath the Western Ancestral Vein...

As time passed.

The [Immortal Slaying Formation Diagram] shifted from its initial ethereal form, growing increasingly solid.

No one knew...

That strands of calamity energy were slowly descending from the void.

Continuously merging into the bodies of the Primordial World Beings.

The prelude to the Dragon-Han Tribulation had quietly begun...

Inside Yuan Feng's womb.

After Yuan Feng completed the sealing of the mountain.

Two Spirit Fruits had suddenly appeared in Ling Tian's hands.

These two Spirit Fruits were extremely rich in spiritual energy.

One of them emanated a pale green Wind Power.

The other had pale golden lightning dancing across its surface.

This appearance was exactly the same as the legendary Immortal Apricot.

"Is this the legendary Immortal Apricot? Could it be another knockoff?"

Ling Tian stared at the two Spirit Fruits, a look of suspicion on his face.

But judging by the spiritual energy and Law Power radiating from these two Immortal Apricots...

Even if they weren't genuine Immortal Apricots, they were still extremely precious.

Ling Tian hesitated no longer. He gulped down both Immortal Apricots, one bite each.

Then...

An incredibly powerful Wind-Thunder Power erupted from within Ling Tian's body.

"Holy shit, this is intense!"

Ling Tian's eyes rolled back from the surge of spiritual energy.

He immediately sat cross-legged, focusing all his effort on refining the massive amount of spiritual energy within him.

What Ling Tian didn't know was...

After he went into seclusion.

The great sun formed by the [Chaos Bead] trembled slightly, drawing in the two Immortal Apricot pits that Ling Tian had casually discarded.

A scene very similar to what had happened before unfolded...

After the two Immortal Apricot pits were drawn into the Chaos World inside the [Chaos Bead], they immediately began absorbing the spiritual energy of the Chaos World, taking root and growing in the void...

Meanwhile, the Yellow Middle Plum pit from before had already grown into a small, emerald-green tree.

Its spiritual energy was vibrant!

Time passed unnoticed in Hong Huang.

When Ling Tian awoke from his seclusion, dense Wind-Thunder Power surged skyward from his body.

A look of joy spread across Ling Tian's face.

During this seclusion, his cultivation had advanced from the early stage of Primordial Unity Golden Immortal to the late stage.

He had also initially comprehended the Wind-Thunder Law.

Although his level of comprehension was still far behind the Five Elements Law, Ling Tian was already extremely satisfied.

Ling Tian had a strong premonition in his heart.

The Wind-Thunder Power he had just comprehended was extremely important to him.

A flash of inspiration struck.

Ling Tian moved his divine sense, channeling his meager Wind-Thunder Power to envelop the [Chaos Bead].

The moment the Wind-Thunder Power touched the [Chaos Bead], Ling Tian's vision went dark.

He arrived in the Chaos World for the second time.

"Boom, rumble!"

An almost endless roar of thunder echoed through the Chaos World.

The evolution of the Chaos World...

had restarted!

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