Vast and murky was the Chaos, with no up or down, no east, west, past, or future.
Only disordered gray currents churned, evolving the most primal and savage forms of Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind.
This place lay far from the Primordial Membrane. An ordinary Da Luo Golden Immortal without a supreme treasure for protection would be worn away by the Chaos Qi in an instant and return to nothingness.
Yet now, this once-dead region of Chaos seemed exceptionally "lively" because of the gathering of countless beings.
Centered on the "node" selected by Nuwa, great powers from all over the Primordial Wilderness who had come to witness the ceremony floated at varying distances.
Nearby, Zhenyuanzi, Hong Yun, and Yinyang—the three Primordial Chaos Great Luo Golden Immortals—formed a triangle, faintly protecting the core region.
Their heavy auras stood like mountains, keeping the most violent chaotic currents outside.
The Seven Gourd Brothers, Golden Phoenix, Azure Luan, Fuxi, Kong Xuan, and the others stayed somewhat closer as well, both to protect the ritual and to gain insight from nearby.
Farther away were Sanqing, the Two from the West, Minghe, Queen Mother of the West, Ran Deng, Bai Ze representing the Monster Race, and Nine Spirits representing the Underworld.
The Witch Clan's representative was a strand of Houtu's divine consciousness attached to a great witch of the Witch Clan.
Countless other great powers of the Primordial Wilderness, clan leaders, and top rogue cultivators each used divine abilities or brought out spirit treasures to anchor themselves in the Chaos, craning their necks in anticipation.
Nuwa stood alone at the center of the Chaos. She had changed into the more solemn Creation Azure-Cloud Chaos Robe.
Twenty-four pearls adorned the Great Dao Golden Crown on her head, corresponding to the transformations of the twenty-four solar terms.
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