This realm of earth, water, wind, and fire was remarkably similar to Ling Qing's Path of Elements.
When he had first comprehended the Path of Elements, he had likewise begun with earth, water, wind, and fire, using the fusion and transformation of the elements to derive the one hundred twenty-nine thousand six hundred variations of primal qi from the One.
And through his understanding of the entire world, Ling Qing came to realize something.
This Earth Immortal Realm had first been created when Pangu split open the chaos.
Beyond its outermost edge still lay the boundless, shoreless world of chaos. Further within was the world's embryonic membrane, which had settled into form after countless years of evolution.
Between chaos and the world's embryonic membrane, the clash of the two forces had formed a realm of earth, water, wind, and fire.
This earth, water, wind, and fire had arisen from shattered chaotic primal qi.
Once they returned to chaos, they would be assimilated into chaotic primal qi once more.
Yet after passing through the world's embryonic membrane, they would become Heavenly Gang clear qi and earthly baleful turbid qi, then, after countless fusions, transform into the foundation that made up the world...
Primal qi!
Compared to the turbid baleful qi, Samadhi Fire, Three Lights Water, Nine Heavens Wind, and the like that he had used when refining the Book of Elements, the earth, water, wind, and fire currently raging outside were superior by an unknown number of degrees.
Even setting aside using them to advance the earth, water, wind, and fire spirit insects within the Primordial Unity Banner, the principles they contained alone were enough to let Ling Qing bring his Path of Elements to its ultimate limit.
Going forward, they could return to the initial nothingness—chaos.
Going backward, they could