The Primordial World

The fire dragon scattered, the water waves rolled back, and the moonlight blade light was shattered by a single spear thrust!

The earth-qi shield of the Kunyuan Dao Robe tore like paper, the defensive barrier of the Plain Cloud Boundary Banner sprang open, and the pitch-black spear tip pierced directly into Lu Tian's chest, precisely xuyên through that beating Demonic Heart!

Lu Tian's body trembled violently.

The secret method of burning life was forcibly interrupted!

Even more bizarrely, the demonic spear that pierced his body turned into liquid and instead repaired the damaged Demonic Heart. By the time he recovered, Luohu had already floated away on a black lotus.

Pressing his palm against his restored chest, Lu Tian gave a wry smile.

He should have realized long ago—his opponent was the Demon Ancestor Luohu!

Even with his cultivation suppressed to the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal, how could he contend against someone in the middle stage? He just hadn't expected the gap to be so vast.

Even the chance to fight desperately was easily extinguished.

While cross-legged and regulating his breath, Lu Tian suddenly froze.

Luohu could have detonated the demonic spear to take his life just now, yet he chose to repair the Demonic Heart...

The answer was clear—

This death match was never about fighting to the death.

What he needed was a successor, and Lu Tian was undoubtedly the most compatible person in this world, the most likely candidate to meet his requirements. Why would he take his life?

In that case...

This was actually a rare opportunity for Lu Tian!

Since Luohu didn't kill him, didn't that mean he could continuously learn and improve?

Lu Tian's mind raced, and he immediately finished regulating his breath, challenging Luohu once more.

Without suspense, he was defeated again.

For a long time afterward.

Lu Tian continuously repeated the cycle of challenging, being defeated, comprehending, breaking through, and fighting again.

In the first ten thousand years, he exhausted all his means but couldn't even damage Luohu's robe.

After twenty thousand years, he finally forced Luohu into a slightly disheveled state for the first time. Although he landed several blows, he still couldn't break through his defenses.

It wasn't until the thirty-sixth thousand, four hundred and seventeenth year that Luohu was injured by him for the first time.

A full sixty thousand years.

Lu Tian was thus immersed in such monotonous, arduous cultivation.

When the sixtieth thousand year arrived.

His vitality was almost depleted, and his body began to blur and dissipate.

Luohu also bore some minor injuries and was inhaling demonic energy to heal, looking somewhat disheveled.

A drop of blood fell.

Lu Tian instantly completed the process of rebirth from a drop of blood.

Under Luohu's extreme pressure, he rediscovered the enlightenment he had during his confrontation with Duobao, pushing his potential to the limit!

After rebirth.

The expected intense thirst surged from the depths of his Origin.

He needed to devour!

Lu Tian immediately took out the placenta gifted by Styx.

Although this placenta had shrunk considerably.

The life essence contained within was still as vast as the sea.

Seeing the item in his hand, a flicker of surprise crossed Luohu's eyes.

So he intended to devour this...

The profound mystery of Creation...

Later cultivators do have some surprising aspects.

He slightly raised his eyes, then no longer paid attention, continuing to repair himself.

Lu Tian then began to fully refine the placenta.

This was the moment he had been waiting for!

After confirming that Luohu would not kill him, Lu Tian had continuously pushed his limits over these sixty thousand years. Only when he felt he could no longer improve did he choose to devour the placenta to complete the transformation of his foundation!

Devour!

Lu Tian continued to refine the placenta in his hand.

Several thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and the placenta had shrunk by more than half.

The aura around him grew increasingly profound and unfathomable.

The continuous leaps in life levels caused his strength to surge.

After the assimilation was complete.

The Annihilation Supernatural Ability could now amplify his combat power by twenty times!

This astonishing improvement finally allowed him to inflict significant wounds on Luohu!

Everything continued.

The placenta in Lu Tian's palm had not been completely refined yet.

As his realm climbed, his foundation became increasingly difficult to break through.

Every bit he assimilated would touch upon a bottleneck.

The seventy-thousandth year passed.

Lu Tian once again burned his life force, embarking on the path of assimilation anew.

The extreme state of Annihilation had reached a twenty-five-fold amplification.

It was still not over!

The eighty-thousandth cycle of reincarnation.

Luohu once again pushed Lu Tian to the brink of desperation—reborn from blood, his life hanging by a thread.

But Luohu's aura was now depleted, clearly having paid a heavy price.

Lu Tian summoned the last piece of the placenta and began the ultimate refinement!

Having gone through several cycles of life and death, his vitality was now far beyond what it once was.

His Origin foundation had undergone a complete transformation.

As assimilation began, Lu Tian looked inward—

On his Purple Bamboo True Body, chaotic starlight faintly appeared.

He had finally embarked on the path of ultimate metamorphosis!

Luohu watched silently.

Lu Tian hadn't noticed that deep within those ancient, unperturbed eyes, admiration and relief now surged, even a hint of secret ecstasy.

Marvelous... truly marvelous!

The Demon Ancestor's thoughts flickered, and he immediately returned to his indifferent demeanor.

This assimilation was exceptionally difficult.

The evolution of every inch of his Origin felt like carrying a mountain, taking far longer than any previous time.

Eight thousand years passed, and the final catalyst was still missing.

Luohu suddenly shouted to stop: "Hold!"

The sound pierced his True Spirit, startling Lu Tian awake: "Why stop?"

The Demon Ancestor explained with rare patience:

"The Primordial World is not Chaos."

"Chaos Demon Gods need to absorb Chaos Qi, like cultivators breathing Spiritual Energy."

"Now that Heaven and Earth have separated, where can you find Chaos Origin power?"

"Not to mention leaving the Primordial World—you are still too weak to venture beyond."

Lu Tian suddenly understood, yet felt his words were incomplete.

Indeed, Luohu's eyes suddenly brightened:

"More importantly..."

"Heavenly Dao no longer permits Chaos Demon Gods to exist."

"This realm was created by me, and I can still conceal Heavenly Secrets."

"If you reveal yourself, you will surely be annihilated by Heavenly Punishment!"

The Demon Ancestor's eyes blazed like torches, shining directly onto Lu Tian's Origin.

"Your foundation is quite extraordinary, possessing both the power of creation and annihilation, but if Heavenly Dao wishes to erase you, it would be as simple as flipping a hand."

"Not to mention, there are also Sages of Heavenly Dao, and existences like Hongjun."

"A variable like you will surely be personally eliminated by a Sage!"

"I know you have two Sage Masters; though they have some means, can they truly protect you completely?"

Heavenly Dao actually does not permit Chaos Demon God foundations to exist?

Lu Tian lowered his head in thought.

So, I just need to avoid the Heavenly Dao's detection?

As for absorbing the Chaos Qi...

It seems that can be solved simultaneously as well.

He suddenly recalled the Chaos Bead in his embrace!

This treasure can conceal heavenly secrets and hide my own foundation without any issue.

And within the bead, there's a complete Chaos World!

Could a Chaos World not be enough to sustain my cultivation?

With this thought, Lu Tian once again immersed himself in the process of devouring.

Luohu's anger surged upon seeing this, and he was about to intervene—this was the first time he had ever shown such rage.

But then, a Chaos Spirit Pearl suddenly appeared above Lu Tian's head, its aura flowing.

The Chaos Bead!

How could Luohu not recognize this item?

He identified it the moment it appeared.

His heart was instantly filled with uncontrollable ecstasy.

This brat actually possesses the Chaos Bead!

Wonderful!

Truly wonderful!

"Excellent! Most excellent!"

"With the Chaos Bead concealing heavenly secrets, your Chaos Demon God foundation is no longer a worry. Just devour and transform!"

Luohu laughed heartily.

Lu Tian closed his eyes and continued to refine the placenta, the corners of his lips curling upwards.

Their smiles intertwined.

"Luohu..."

Lu Tian's thoughts stirred, and he immediately focused all his attention on comprehension.

Two thousand years passed in the blink of an eye!

With a roar, Chaos Qi erupted, purging the demonic energy in all directions.

The oppressive aura emanating from Lu Tian's body was world-shattering!

Success—a Chaos Demon God foundation!

He no longer concealed himself, laughing aloud.

After this transformation, Annihilation could boost his combat power by thirty times.

However, this was merely adding icing to the cake.

What truly delighted him was the qualitative change in his path of Creation.

As the Origin foundation of the Creation-Destruction Bamboo, his Creation in the past only had the effect of recovery.

But now, it had awakened a new power:

Creation!

With this supernatural ability, he could actually expend his own life force to evolve all things and living beings!

Lu Tian's mind moved, and the scenes of the Chaos Bead and the Zero World appeared in his mind.

He submerged his consciousness into the Zero World. At this moment, the Zero World had transitioned from prosperity to decline, entering a state of decay.

Countless Vajra had fallen, beings had vanished, and the universe was on the brink of its end.

Lu Tian activated the Chaos Bead, his figure flashed, and he entered it.

Chaos Qi swirled around him, refreshing his mind and spirit.

The life force around him flowed, and the phantom image of the Zero World dissipated with his aura, gradually condensing above his head.

It was a vast universe. With his current cultivation, he could not fully manifest it yet.

He first condensed a corner—

The Ancestral Red Vajra.

The Red Vajra appeared, its gaze sweeping around, filled with curiosity.

Immediately, it bowed down respectfully and said, "Ancestral Red Vajra greets Master!"

Its cultivation had reached the peak of a Taiyi Golden Immortal, only a thin line away from a Grand Unity Golden Immortal.

Survival in the chaos was difficult, so Lu Tian manifested another star field and set up a protective formation for it to reside in.

Gazing at the vast chaos, Lu Tian's lips curved upward.

Once his cultivation reaches the peak of Quasi-Saint, relying on his Origin Secret Method and the power of the Real and Unreal Worlds, he might be able to open a true world here and prove his Dao to become a Sage!

However...

That was still a distant matter.

The immediate priority was to defeat Luohu and seize the second inheritance!

Lu Tian sat cross-legged within the Chaos Bead, madly absorbing the chaotic energy, his cultivation advancing at lightning speed.

Boom--

A surge of spiritual pressure erupted from Lu Tian's body.

After thousands of years of arduous cultivation, he finally reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal, his state adjusted to perfection.

Such progress was astonishing!

The Sky-Piercing Heart's Innate Divine Ability, the Chaos Bead's pure spiritual energy, and the innate foundation of a Chaos Demon God all contributed.

Of course, in the Primordial World, advancing through minor realms was not difficult.

Comprehension of the Great Dao and breakthroughs in one's realm were the true fundamentals.

Lu Tian concluded his cultivation and emerged from seclusion, retracting the Chaos Bead.

Luohu had already recovered and appraised him, his eyes filled with approval.

"Come, let me see your progress," Luohu said solemnly.

The Twelve-Grade World Destroying Black Lotus once again emanated a dark glow, all of which he absorbed, condensing a pitch-black demonic spear in his palm.

Lu Tian's lips curved upward, his Vajra Dharma Form suddenly manifesting, all his Magic Treasures appearing around him.

He launched the first offensive!

The moment he attacked, he directly ignited his life Origin!

With a thirty-fold increase in combat power combined with his peak Taiyi Golden Immortal cultivation, he was now a completely different person from ten thousand years ago.

With a casual strike now, he could kill his past self!

Blade light flashed, and the heavens and earth changed color.

The destructive aura contained within made Luohu's hair stand on end!

This was a fatal crisis!

Lu Tian gave his opponent no chance to maneuver, and killing moves followed one after another!

The Nine Dragon Fire Cover and the Twelve-Grade Void Clarity Spiritual Lotus rose into the sky simultaneously, while the Kunyuan Dao Robe and the Plain Cloud Boundary Banner transformed into protective divine light, hard-countering all of Luohu's attacks.

Where the blade passed, Luohu was wounded for the first time!

What followed was a blade net that blotted out the sky!

The Flame of Life burned fiercely.

To conserve his strength, Lu Tian pushed his combat power to the extreme, determined to end it quickly!

Luohu ultimately could not resist.

He turned to dust amidst the endless blade light!

Lu Tian immediately ceased the Secret Method.

Even so...

One-tenth of his life Origin had been consumed.

Fortunately, the loss was controllable.