Great Era Arrives! Dao Struggle Begins! Di Tian Wants to Travel the Lower Realm!

The Ferocious Beast Calamity could now be considered at an end.

Heaven and Earth began to distribute rewards according to merit.

Amid everyone's delighted gazes,

Morning Sun Purple Qi stretched billions upon billions of miles, shrouding Heaven and Earth. Countless Dao Rhyme Golden Lotuses blanketed the nine heavens, while Mysterious Dharma Sound resounded through all realms!

A boundless ocean of Heaven and Earth Merit emerged from the void.

Because the three clans had suffered the greatest losses, and Yuan Feng and the other two had been the first to battle Shen Ni, they naturally received the largest share of merit.

As much as thirty percent of the merit flew from the immeasurable ocean of merit, transforming into three larger Merit Golden Clouds and countless Golden Lotuses of varying sizes.

The three larger Merit Golden Clouds naturally descended upon Yuan Feng, Ancestor Qilin, and Ancestor Dragon.

Their cultivation directly broke through to the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Late Stage!

The countless Merit Golden Lotuses scattered throughout the Four Seas and Eight Desolations in an instant, falling into the hands of their rightful recipients according to their contributions.

As the countless Golden Lotuses descended, many Grand Yi Golden Immortals and Great Luo Perfection cultivators broke through their bottlenecks one after another, stepping into entirely new realms.

Within only a few breaths, the pressure of over a thousand Great Luo Golden Immortals, mixed with the auras of several Mixed Origin Golden Immortals, suddenly erupted throughout the Primordial World and swept across the Four Seas and Eight Desolations.

It announced that the world had officially entered an era where Great Luo Golden Immortals were everywhere, and only Mixed Origin Golden Immortals could be called supreme experts.

Once the merit of the three clans had all found owners, roughly another forty percent of the merit flew from the immeasurable ocean of merit.

It divided into two large and five small Merit Golden Clouds, seven in total, and descended into the hands of Hong Jun, Luo Hou, Shi Chen, Yang Mei, and the other Demon God Reincarnations.

The two large Merit Golden Clouds, which accounted for roughly half of that share, had only just fallen into the hands of Hong Jun and Luo Hou.

When Shi Chen and Yang Mei ignored the surprised, stunned, and confused looks of the other reincarnated Demon Gods around them and stepped forward to collect their debt.

Bound by the Great Dao oath they had made before, Hong Jun and Luo Hou could not possibly go back on their word and deny it.

Moreover, after absorbing the smaller Merit Golden Clouds, Yang Mei and Shi Chen had already advanced from the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Middle Stage to the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Late Stage.

Even if Hong Jun and Luo Hou immediately absorbed their merit, they would still be no match for the two.

Rather than offend them to the death over a bit of profit and create two terrifying enemies who would never rest until one side died,

it was better to hand over the share that had belonged to them in the first place without hesitation.

That would lay a solid foundation for future cooperation.

"Thank you for your support, Daoist friends. If the chance arises, let us work together again."

After absorbing the merit handed over by Hong Jun and Luo Hou, the two smoothly took several further steps toward perfection within the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Late Stage. Their eyes and brows were filled with delight.

After bidding Hong Jun and Luo Hou farewell, they immediately transformed into rainbows and left Beast Emperor Mountain, heading for their own abodes.

To be honest, they had never wanted to get involved in the mess within the Primordial World.

Given their foundations and talent, they could have relied entirely on themselves to prove Dao with strength and achieve the Grand Luo of Hunyuan.

But after gaining so much this time, they felt it was time to change their minds.

They had merely gone out for a stroll and helped with a small task that carried little risk, yet it had saved them dozens of Eons of bitter cultivation.

This deal was simply too worthwhile.

If such an opportunity came again, they would absolutely not let it slip away!!

After the two departed, Yin Yang and the others also finished absorbing their respective merit and broke through to the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

Remembering their own foolishness back then,

and how they had failed to demand extra benefits,

Yin Yang and the others felt as if they had missed out on dozens of Innate Treasures. Their hearts ached with unbearable regret!

But things had already come to this, and they had nothing to say.

After glaring angrily at Hong Jun and Luo Hou, they too turned and left, preparing to return to their abodes and properly digest the insights they had gained this time.

At the same time, they secretly swore in their hearts.

It was one thing not to have known better this time.

But if Hong Jun came looking for them again,

unless he compensated them double for the benefits they had missed this time,

then no matter how persuasively he spoke, they would absolutely never help him with anything again!

Seeing this, Hong Jun and Luo Hou knew without even needing to think that no one would believe their empty promises again in the future.

If they did not offer sufficient benefits, perhaps not even the gates of those abodes would open for them.

The two could only take things one step at a time, absorb the merit in their hands first, and break through in cultivation.

However, at the very instant they absorbed the merit and advanced to the Mixed Origin Golden Immortal Middle Stage,

they almost simultaneously sensed something.

The looks in their eyes as they gazed at one another instantly reversed.

They no longer maintained their former superficial friendliness. Traces of coldness and killing intent gradually colored both their eyes.

"Presumably, Daoist friend now knows how the road ahead must be walked?"

As Luo Hou asked in a calm voice, he put away the God Slaying Spear and brought out the Four Swords of Zhuxian, which guarded his surroundings.

"Of course."

"After we part this time, you and I will be enemies in a Dao Struggle where only one can survive."

As Hong Jun watched Luo Hou's movements, his heart tightened abruptly, though a friendly smile once more appeared on his face.

"There is plenty of time ahead. I hope Daoist friend takes care of himself."

With that, Hong Jun controlled the All Heavens Celebration Cloud and transformed into a rainbow, soaring into the sky and vanishing beyond the vast horizon in an instant.

"Hmph, I knew you wouldn't dare make a move."

As Luo Hou watched Hong Jun's departing figure, disdain and contempt gradually filled his eyes.

"You think you can contend with me? What foolish wishful thinking!"

"I'll spare you this time. When we meet again, it will be the moment you and I decide life and death!"

As the alliance formed to defeat Shen Ni fell apart, the phenomena shrouding Heaven and Earth gradually dispersed as well.

After the immeasurable ocean of merit in the heavens bestowed roughly twenty percent of its merit to repair the damaged Primordial Land and restore its vitality,

the remaining ten percent of the merit concealed itself between Heaven and Earth.

As the remaining Ferocious Beasts were continuously hunted down and completely eliminated by the Myriad Spirits,

that hidden ten percent of merit gradually divided into countless Golden Lotuses and fell into the hands of their rightful recipients.

Extraterritorial Starry Sky, Ziwei Emperor Star

During the thousands of years since Wang Shu's arrival, Di Tian had not paid much attention to the specific events taking place upon the Primordial Land.

Other than vaguely knowing that Shen Ni had died and the Ferocious Beast Calamity was gradually coming to an end, he knew practically nothing about the rest.

If he had known everything that had happened in the lower realm during this period,

he probably would not have felt the slightest envy. Instead, he would have been immensely glad that his original choice had been so correct.

After all, that old bastard Hong Jun had wanted to drag him, with only Great Luo Golden Immortal Early Stage strength, into joining a group of Great Luo Perfection and Mixed Origin Golden Immortal cultivators to fight Shen Ni, who was a Half-Step Mixed Origin Great Luo.

If he had truly gone along,

not only would he have died and vanished from the world, but even all his treasures would have become someone else's possessions.

He truly did not know whether the First Lord of Ziwei Star in the original course of events had something wrong with his brain.

Otherwise, how could he have agreed to that old bastard Hong Jun's invitation?

For the sake of a group of people entirely unrelated to himself, he had gone to take part in a battle that was certain to end in death.

Compared with that, choosing to remain in seclusion and cultivate steadily on the Ziwei Emperor Star had been the best choice.

Not only did he have the peerless beauty Wang Shu at his side, but his own strength had also developed fully.

Only several thousand years had passed so far.

Yet he had already refined more than half of the Innate Restrictions within the Black Lotus of Extinction, the Mountains and Rivers State Diagram, and the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.

His cultivation had also risen to the Great Luo Golden Immortal Middle Stage.

His primary Star Law, along with his secondary Time-Space Law and Destruction Law, had all reached fifty percent mastery!

The Emperor Law, limited by his lack of an established force to support it, remained at the level he had grasped when he first took Humanoid Form.

As for Wang Shu, because she possessed only one Companion Supreme Treasure, her speed in refining treasures was naturally much faster than his.

Now, she was only four Innate Restrictions away from completely refining and controlling the Northern Mysterious Origin Water Control Flag!

As for her cultivation, because she specialized in a single path and did not need to comprehend too many Laws, she only needed to focus on refining one supreme treasure.

As a result, her cultivation had surpassed Di Tian's and reached the Great Luo Golden Immortal Late Stage.

Of course, that only represented cultivation. In terms of actual combat strength, even if ten Wang Shus attacked together, they would still not be a match for Di Tian alone.

"Daoist friend Wang Shu, now that the Ferocious Beast Calamity has passed, our strength should be considered fairly formidable throughout the entire Primordial Wilderness."

"Why not accompany me to travel the lower realm? We can see whether the Primordial Land, now brimming with life after the Tribulation, holds any opportunities worth claiming."