As many divine beings stepped into the land of Chaos, the creatures lingering at the edge of the Membrane of Heaven and Earth, who had initially hesitated, gradually began to see the way forward.
A creature at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm stared at the Chaotic Gale raging ahead, determination flashing through his eyes. He suddenly struck the crown of his head and brought forth an Innate Low-Grade Spiritual Treasure.
The treasure emitted a faint yet resilient Xiantian Indestructible Spiritual Light, shielding his entire body. Then, gritting his teeth, he transformed into a streak of light and charged into Chaos.
Violent Chaotic currents slammed against the light barrier of the Xiantian Spiritual Treasure, sending ripples spreading across its surface.
Though the creature's face had gone pale and his mana was being rapidly depleted, he ultimately steadied himself within that terrifying Chaos and did not end up shattered to pieces like the man before him.
This sight instantly set the many creatures behind him ablaze with excitement.
They realized that as long as they possessed a Xiantian Spiritual Treasure to protect themselves, even if their cultivation had not reached the Daluo Golden Immortal realm, they still had the right to enter this Chaos World and seek the illusory supreme opportunity within Purple Heaven Palace.
For a time, treasures of every color lit up along the border of the Primordial World. Numerous creatures at the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm brought forth their own Xiantian Spiritual Treasures and resolutely chose to step into the Chaos World.
Yet opportunities had always been cruel. Within the Primordial World, far more creatures possessed neither the formidable cultivation of Daluo Golden Immortals, who transcended the River of Ages, nor the fortune to obtain Xiantian Spiritual Treasures nurtured by Heaven and Earth.
Those who lacked Xiantian Spiritual Treasures and were not Daluo Golden Immortals stood before the violent Chaotic Barrier, their faces filled with resentment and unwillingness.
They tried using acquired artifacts or their own divine abilities to probe it, but without exception, the moment their artifacts touched the Chaotic currents, they were assimilated into Void. Their divine abilities could not stir even the slightest ripple.
Before the boundary between life and death, no matter how greed-filled these creatures were, they did not dare gamble with their lives. In the end, they could only sigh regretfully, turn around one after another, and depart in dejection, returning to the Primordial World.
Amid the noisy scene of immortals advancing or retreating, Tianlu arrived unhurriedly at the boundary between the Primordial World and Chaos, standing atop a dazzling five-colored Cloud Treasure.
Tianlu looked at the Chaotic currents rolling ahead like raging waves. He barely blinked, and without giving it another thought, he guided Cloud Treasure directly into Chaos.
After entering Chaos, Tianlu began casually searching for traces of Purple Heaven Palace.
For other divine beings, this land of Chaos was practically a hellscape where death lurked at every turn. The Chaotic Gale, Chaotic Divine Lightning, Chaotic Poison Fire, and the countless other calamities born within Chaos ceaselessly wore away at their mana and minds.
But Tianlu was completely different.
As a Pet of the Great Dao and an Auspicious Beast Pixiu, he carried the boundless blessings and Law of Fortune bestowed by the Great Dao.
When his five-colored Cloud Treasure drifted past, the Chaotic Gale that had been violently raging instantly became incomparably docile. It even parted to either side on its own, yielding a smooth great path for him.
The Chaotic Divine Lightning capable of tearing apart the flesh of Daluo Golden Immortals was scattered by the invisible Law of Fortune radiating from Tianlu before it could even take shape above his head. It transformed into wisps of pure Chaos spiritual energy, nourishing his Cloud Treasure instead.
The entirety of Chaos felt extraordinarily tranquil to Tianlu, as comfortable as his own backyard. He had not even glimpsed the shadow of those terrifying calamities.
Meanwhile, the Three Pure Ones and the other Innate Divine Beings were in a truly perilous situation, every step fraught with danger.
After entering Chaos, all manner of calamities swept toward them from every direction.
The Three Pure Ones jointly infused their mana into the Heaven and Earth Profound Yellow Exquisite Pagoda above their heads. It poured down tens of thousands of streams of Mysterious Yellow Qi, firmly blocking the Chaotic Gale three zhang away.
Di Jun and Taiyi pushed the River Map and Luo Scroll and the Chaos Bell to their limits. The bell rang out melodiously, suppressing Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind as they struggled onward through the violent Chaos.
Though calamities came one after another, these renowned Innate Divine Beings of the Primordial World all possessed profound origins. Relying on their immensely powerful companion Xiantian Spiritual Treasures, they resisted each calamity in turn.
Following the guidance bestowed by the Heavenly Dao in the unseen, they steadily advanced toward the direction of Purple Heaven Palace that they sensed in their hearts.
Chaos knew no years. There was no alternation of day and night, nor any cycle of seasons.
A thousand long years passed in the blink of an eye.
Tianlu wandered through this murky Chaos for a full thousand years. Forget the grand halls of Purple Heaven Palace—he had not even found a single brick from it.
He lay atop his five-colored Cloud Treasure, one golden leg crossed over the other, muttering that the scenery in Chaos was terrible and that there was not even a Xiantian Spiritual Root he could eat.
Just then, Tianlu casually glanced to the side and suddenly spotted two figures faintly emerging within the dim currents ahead.
Tianlu narrowed his eyes and activated his Qi Observation Technique. He saw towering pillars of golden Law of Fortune above both men's heads. Judging by the density of their fortune, they were undoubtedly top-tier Innate Divine Beings of the Primordial World.
Yet strangely, their golden pillars of fortune carried an inescapable air of poverty and desolation, as though they had been born destined to suffer.
Before Tianlu could approach, their conversation drifted to his ears on the wind.
"Senior Brother, the Western Lands are already barren. If we fail to find a great opportunity during this visit to Purple Heaven Palace to hear the Dao and revitalize the Western Lands, how will we face the sentient beings of the Western Lands?"
"Junior Brother, this opportunity has been ordained by the Heavenly Dao. Having endured such hardship to cross this Chaos, we will surely reach Purple Heaven Palace. But this Chaotic Gale is far too fierce. You and I should conserve some mana."
The moment Tianlu heard that miserable tone, he understood.
Those two had to be Zhun Ti and Jie Yin, born from the Western Continent.
In the Primordial World, aside from these two brothers, no one else could make crying poverty sound so refined while possessing such dense Law of Fortune.
Tianlu curled his lip. He had no favorable impression of these two visitors from the Western Lands. As a dignified Auspicious Beast Pixiu, he loved wealth, glory, and heavenly treasures most. Being around those two paupers was simply bad luck.
Without a second thought, Tianlu slapped the Cloud Treasure beneath him and turned toward another direction, too lazy to even greet them.
An unknown amount of time passed again, while the currents within Chaos remained as monotonous and dull as ever.
Tianlu wandered around Chaos in circles, feeling as if he were trapped in an endless maze.
Just as he was preparing to stop and rest, the Chaotic currents around a corner dispersed, and two familiar figures appeared in his sight once more.
One was sallow and emaciated, his face full of suffering. The other held the Seven Treasures Wonderful Tree, his expression haggard.
Tianlu's face instantly darkened, and a flash of irritation passed through his golden eyes.
What was this supposed to mean?!
Why were these two paupers here again?
Chaos was boundless, vast beyond measure. He had casually changed directions, so how could he possibly run into them again?
Tianlu stopped where he was, thoughts racing through his mind. In an instant, he understood.
Hongjun—that bastard definitely didn't want me there!
At this point, how could Tianlu not understand? As a Pet of the Great Dao and an Auspicious Beast Pixiu, with his fortune and blessings, if he had searched normally, then even if Purple Heaven Palace were hidden in the deepest reaches of Chaos, he would have easily found it by following the guidance of his Law of Fortune.
Yet he had wandered around Chaos for so long without even seeing the shadow of the palace, only to run into Zhun Ti and Jie Yin twice.
He had definitely been set up again!
Back at Kunlun Mountain and Mount Buzhou, the Heavenly Dao had repeatedly set traps for him and concealed Heavenly Secrets in order to protect opportunities.
Now that the Heavenly Dao was done setting him up, was Hongjun going to set him up too?
Did they really think this Pixiu was some soft clay Auspicious Beast that could be bullied at will?!
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