Heavenly Dao Holds the Chessboard, Black and White Pieces Fall

A blink.

Over a thousand eons passed.

In the Primordial Wilderness.

The Sha Qi and Fierce Beasts finally thinned to a certain degree.

Though remnants remained.

Their influence on cultivators was no longer so severe.

Thus.

The Fierce Beast Tribulation, which had stretched across countless eons...

Was declared over!

At the same time.

The Innate Gods began to take form one after another!

A new era had arrived!

Though the Fierce Beast Tribulation was the first tribulation of the Primordial Wilderness.

Because it was so prolonged.

And within it, there were only Fierce Beasts.

Therefore.

Cultivators of the Primordial Wilderness generally did not regard it as the first tribulation.

Instead...

It was the Dragon-Han Calamity!

That is, the new era!

But for now, it was far from being called a calamity.

After all, the Sha Qi had only just receded.

Since Kaitian, heaven and earth had become clear for the first time.

Countless spiritual energies.

Burst forth and surged.

Countless Spirit Roots.

Broke through the Sha and emerged.

Countless Spirit Beasts.

In this process, gradually took on form.

Now.

To the east of the Primordial Wilderness, slightly northward.

Within a Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.

A voice rang out.

Though the voice was clear and lovely, for some reason, it stirred the listener's imagination.

As if some special law resided within it.

But the content of the words.

Had nothing to do with that.

"Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!"

"After countless eons of unceasing contemplation!"

"I have finally taken form!"

"I wonder if I can compare to other Innate Gods? But it should not be low, either!"

"At least I have reached the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm!"

Within the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land.

A Young Girl, clad in a purple immortal robe, with a peerlessly beautiful face and a slender figure.

Her eyes brimming with joy.

Spoke thus.

Though few cultivators in the Primordial Wilderness were ugly upon taking form.

This woman's beauty still reached a level that made one sigh in admiration.

Truly stunning!

Though appearance is not important.

To some extent, it is also a test of comprehension ability.

After all.

Only those with strong comprehension.

Can "mold" a Dao Body of extraordinary appearance.

However.

This woman's Dao Body seemed to have some flaws.

Behind her.

Nine pale-purple tails had actually grown!

Clearly.

This was a Nine-Tailed Fox that had just taken form!

A Nine-Tailed Purple Fox!

At this moment.

This Nine-Tailed Fox's pretty face showed not only pride but also a hint of cunning.

Then.

Came relief.

"Good thing I didn't listen to the Ancestor and stayed in Qingqiu Ancestral Land, but ran out early instead!"

"Otherwise..."

"Who knows how long I'd have to wait before I could take form!"

"And I wouldn't be like this now!"

"Upon taking form, I have the cultivation of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!"

"In other words, I am now an 'Ancestor' too?"

"Truly a Great Fortune!"

"But the opportunity here is too profound for me to comprehend now."

"Perhaps when my cultivation improves a bit more."

"I can continue to study it!"

With this thought.

This Little Fox planned to leave first.

The opportunity.

She could come back later.

But just then, something unexpected happened.

She discovered...

She couldn't get out!

No matter how long she wandered within the formation.

She always ended up back where she started.

As if spinning through countless worlds.

These worlds were connected to each other.

Yet hard to distinguish.

Even with her considerable cultivation, she would get lost among them.

Suddenly.

This Purple Fox was stunned.

Her beautiful face was filled with disbelief.

Could the Primordial Wilderness have such a mysterious place?

There was an opportunity here.

But you could enter.

And not leave!

"No!"

"I am a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal!"

"How could I be trapped by a mere Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land?"

"Something must be wrong!"

But that was exactly how it was.

No matter how she exerted her strength, the result was always the same.

She tried every possible method.

Spent tens of thousands of years.

And in the end, she remained stuck in place.

As if she had never changed.

For a moment.

This Purple Fox even began to doubt her fox-life.

She couldn't help but think.

"Could it be..."

"That my Da Luo cultivation..."

"Is fake?"

The moment this thought arose.

Within the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land, a brilliant light blazed forth!

Boundless Purple Qi suddenly burst out.

One after another, insights of Mysterious and Profound flooded in from all directions of the Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land, like traces of some past imprint.

Engulfing this Little Fox.

Before long.

The Purple Qi receded, and the Strange Phenomenon ended.

But this Little Fox was already dumbfounded.

After a while.

She finally spoke, dazed.

"So it really is fake?"

Actually.

When the Purple Qi surged.

This Little Fox had already been stunned.

Because.

She never expected that a casual complaint from her own mouth.

Would actually provoke such a change.

And after the change ended.

Her heart inexplicably gained some insights.

Then.

These insights left the Little Fox even more bewildered.

At the same time.

She also learned the origin of this Grotto-Heaven Blessed Land!

At this moment.

The Little Fox was shocked.

"It really was born from the primordial!"

"But not as I imagined!"

"Rather, it was left behind by some Supreme Existence!"

The Little Fox's lively Eyes couldn't help but look upward.

In the Primordial Wilderness.

One who could be called a Supreme Existence.

Who else could it be but the Heavenly Dao?

However, this Heavenly Dao seemed different from the Heavenly Dao she understood.

Fortunately.

She could still discern the difference from her insights.

"This Heavenly Dao is not that Heavenly Dao."

"It should be..."

"Lei Jun Heavenly Dao!"

At this moment.

Within Little Fox's mind, beyond the shock, there were also many doubts.

Why did two "Heavenly Daos" exist?

Meanwhile.

At the East Sea Shore.

From within a Daoist temple, a soft laugh came.

"This little fox has quite high comprehension. In just five hundred Eons, she's broken through to Da Luo!"

The owner of this laugh.

Was none other than Lei Jun.

In fact.

As early as several hundred Eons ago, Lei Jun had already emerged from seclusion.

This period of closed-door cultivation was much shorter than he had estimated.

Originally, he had thought

it would take a thousand Eons.

But in the end, it took less than half.

Only a few hundred Eons.

Lei Jun withdrew from his seclusion state.

The reason was simple.

The Minor Cycle operated automatically, and seclusion didn't improve efficiency much.

So Lei Jun spent most of his time refining pills.

When the pills were finished and all swallowed, Lei Jun came out of seclusion.

The total time was four hundred and ninety Eons.

After that.

There wasn't much Lei Jun could do in terms of cultivation.

Unless he encountered some opportunity again.

Otherwise, he could only wait slowly.

With infinitely long time, turning the impossible among impossibilities into possibility!

As for opportunities and such, Lei Jun held no hope.

Because now, in the Primordial Wilderness, the places or things that could offer him opportunities were truly few.

One could even say very few.

They were basically in a state of being unreachable or unattainable.

For example, the Pangu Divine Palace.

For example, the core of Gui Xu.

For example, the place where the Heavenly Dao resides.

Another example, the depths of Chaos... and so on.

These places were either unfindable, unreachable, or simply not worth going to for now.

Lei Jun's cultivation was still insufficient.

Only by continuing to improve his cultivation could he perhaps attempt them.

As for things and such, Lei Jun thought it over.

Even Supreme Treasures had no effect on him anymore.

He could gain no insights from it.

If he had to say what truly helped his cultivation, it would probably be only...

that which closely resembled Lei Jun's origin and was a necessary condition for achieving the Sage Fruit Position...

the Hongmeng Purple Qi!

Speaking of which, Lei Jun was genuinely curious.

What exactly was this thing?

Though he had some guesses, without seeing the true form of the Hongmeng Purple Qi, none of those guesses could be taken as truth.

Unfortunately, the Hongmeng Purple Qi was exceptionally mysterious.

Even with Lei Jun's cultivation slightly surpassing a Sage, he could not trace its whereabouts.

Thus, it was just like those unreachable places—

a fortune that could be seen but not grasped.

Fortunately, within Lei Jun's body were countless Heavenly Pills!

These pills multiplied the speed of Lei Jun's cultivation growth by countless times!

At every moment, countless worlds were being opened up

under the operation of the Minor Cycle.

In other words, Lei Jun was growing stronger every moment.

And he didn't need to divert his attention;

his cultivation increased automatically!

Conservative estimates suggested this could last for an entire Tribulation Period!

Thus, in terms of cultivation, there really wasn't much Lei Jun needed to handle.

He could completely focus his mind

on other matters.

For example...

a game of chess!

A game of chess against the Heavenly Dao!

Now, Lei Jun viewed all beings of the Primordial Wilderness as pieces on a chessboard.

The heavens and earth were the board, and all beings were the pieces.

Lei Jun was the one holding the pieces.

The one playing against Lei Jun was none other than

the Heavenly Dao!

Furthermore, since it was a game of chess, there had to be an order of moves.

Who held white, who held black—

that was very important.

Lei Jun closed his eyes and thought for a moment.

Then he spoke softly.

"No matter black pieces or white pieces, I should be the one to make the first move!"

With that, Lei Jun "placed a piece."

In an instant.

The Dragon-Han Calamity underwent a change.

This change was unknown.

Yet its impact was far-reaching.

At the same time, near an Immortal Mountain in the Primordial Wilderness, an old Daoist with an immortal bearing, white hair, and a flowing beard.

Seemed to sense something.

"Eh?"

"There is an opportunity!"

This old Daoist was none other than.

Hongjun!

Speaking of which.

It had been hundreds of Eons since he had taken form.

During this time.

He had done nothing else but one thing.

Seek opportunities!

Through his accompanying Supreme Treasure, the Creation Jade Plate.

Hongjun could deduce where opportunities might exist and where they were better.

Then make a choice among them.

It must be said.

The Creation Jade Plate, as a Supreme Treasure of deduction.

When not in combat with others.

Could truly be called the number one Supreme Treasure of the Primordial Wilderness!

It had given Hongjun no small amount of help.

Now, it was the same.

Quite suddenly.

Hongjun's heart jolted. In the depths of his being, it was as if he had sensed something.

He then reacted.

He took out the Supreme Treasure.

And began to deduce.

Then.

The more he deduced, the more alarmed he became.

The result of his deduction told him.

It was indeed an opportunity.

And one far beyond imagination!

To the point that Hongjun could only deduce that this sensation was an opportunity.

But what exactly the opportunity was.

He was not very clear.

Fortunately.

He could still deduce its location.

"East of the Primordial Wilderness, slightly north!

"Excellent!"

"This place is not too far from where This Old Daoist is!"

"In that case!"

"Let other opportunities be set aside for now; this opportunity is paramount!"

Thinking this.

Hongjun did not hesitate.

He vanished toward the location he had deduced.