Distributing Treasures, Dao-Demon Strife Ends!

Moreover, throughout the Primordial World, those whom others dared not provoke lightly were all part of a group.

For example, the Three Pure Ones stood together, Nuwa and Fuxi stood together, Di Jun and Taiyi stood together, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches also stood together... Those without a group, like Rahu, were attacked four against one, while Kunpeng was coerced into joining the demon race...

With their help, no one should dare provoke him lightly. When he traveled the Primordial World in the future or competed for a saint's seat at Purple Firmament Palace... everything would be much more convenient.

Delighted, Yuan Yan instructed, "You have only reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal. Your cultivation is too low; you cannot help me at all. First, each of you should use the Dao of Reincarnation, the Dao of Worlds, and the Dao of Mind to transform your Dao Fruits. Then cultivate the Nine Yin-Yang Evolutions and break through to Great Luo Golden Immortal."

"Oh, right. Since you have already taken form, you should each have your own title. It would not do for you to share my name."

"How about this? The three of you shall take Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Ling as your Dao titles."

As for who would take which title, that depended on which Great Dao they chose to focus on.

The one who primarily cultivated the Dao of Reincarnation would be Yuan Lun; the one who primarily cultivated the Dao of Worlds would be Yuan Jie; and the one who primarily cultivated the Dao of Mind would be Yuan Ling.

"We understand!" the Three-Selves Dao Bodies replied.

They were originally one person, so there was no need for courtesy. They immediately sat cross-legged and respectively used their Reincarnation Dao Fruit, World Dao Fruit, and Mind Dao Fruit to nurture and transform their Dao Fruits.

Meanwhile, Yuan Yan once again took stock of his possessions and considered how to distribute them.

At this moment, the Primordial Gourd Vine had been divided among the four of them. Unless they revealed their true forms, it could be considered gone.

There were seven primordial gourds. Among them, the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd was a supreme-grade primordial spirit treasure containing thirty-eight primordial divine restrictions. The other six primordial gourds were all high-grade primordial spirit treasures. Aside from the Chaos Gourd, which contained thirty-two primordial divine restrictions, the rest contained only twenty-seven.

As for the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, after growing through division for over a hundred yuanhui, it had grown somewhat stronger, but it was still a supreme-grade primordial spirit treasure with thirty-nine primordial divine restrictions.

After pondering for a moment, Yuan Yan came up with a distribution plan.

He would keep the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd and Nine Heavens Breath Soil, the two supreme-grade primordial spirit treasures, for himself. The Three-Selves Dao Bodies would each receive two primordial gourds.

Yuan Jie would receive the Chaos Gourd and the Immortal-Slaying Gourd. The Chaos Gourd contained Great Daos such as chaos and spacetime. Yuan Jie could open worlds within it, putting his own Great Dao into practice and evolving and perfecting it. The Immortal-Slaying Gourd contained Great Daos such as slaughter, karma, and spellbreaking, making it unparalleled in killing power.

Yuan Ling would receive the Soul-Scattering Gourd and the Spirit-Absorbing Gourd, also known as the Monster-Summoning Gourd. The Soul-Scattering Gourd contained Great Daos such as souls and confusion, while the Spirit-Absorbing Gourd contained Great Daos such as souls, summoning, and control. They should greatly benefit Yuan Ling in evolving and perfecting the Dao of Mind.

Yuan Lun would receive the Water-Fire Gourd and the Treasure-Nurturing Gourd. The Water-Fire Gourd contained Great Daos such as water, fire, the five elements, and destruction. The Treasure-Nurturing Gourd contained Great Daos such as nurturing, treasures, and creation. It could nurture treasures and raise their grades, including primordial spirit treasures, and could even reverse the acquired into the primordial. However, it had certain limitations: it required an extremely long time, and the highest grade it could raise something to could not exceed that of the Treasure-Nurturing Gourd. Though it was not a perfect fit, there was no helping it.

Having taken stock of and distributed their possessions, Yuan Yan also immersed himself in comprehending the Dao and cultivating. He refined the primordial divine restrictions of the Nine Heavens Breath Soil, comprehended the laws and Great Dao, evolved and perfected his Yin-Yang Dao, and continued absorbing primordial spiritual qi, Dao rhymes, and spiritual opportunities to nurture the Myriad Dao Primordial Gourd.

Time flowed on, and in the blink of an eye, four or five yuanhui passed!

Suddenly, boom! boom! boom... terrifying explosions shook the entire Primordial World. Even Mount Buzhou trembled. Yuan Yan, Yuan Lun, Yuan Jie, and Yuan Ling all awoke from their Dao comprehension.

Accompanying the terrifying tremors came a voice that resounded throughout the Primordial World:

"Hahaha... Hongjun, how do you like this grand gift of mine? You severed my path to proving the Dao, so I will sever your path to transcendence as well! This is not over between us!"

"Heavenly Dao above, I, Demon Ancestor Rahu, offer my true spirit, the origin of the demonic Dao, and the Western Continent's earth veins as sacrifice! I wish to transform into an Outer Heavenly Demon and establish a demon realm beyond the Primordial World!

"From this day onward: as the Dao rises, demons decline; as demons rise, the Dao declines. Dao and demons cannot coexist! Any cultivator in the Primordial World who seeks to prove the Dao shall surely suffer demonic tribulations and give rise to inner demons! When the Dao rises one foot, demons rise ten! So long as the demonic Dao remains, it shall entangle all for eternity! With the Twelfth-Rank World-Destroying Black Lotus, I suppress the fate of my demonic Dao!

"Demon Realm—arise!"

As his words fell, the origin released from the earth veins Rahu had detonated, Rahu's true spirit, the origin of the demonic Dao, and countless surviving demons all flew toward the inner chaos beyond the heavens.

Under the mighty power of the Heavenly Dao, an Outer Heavenly Demon Realm was opened, and Demon Ancestor Rahu's indestructible primordial true spirit was suppressed within it.

"Something happened in the Western Continent!" Yuan Lun said.

More than two yuanhui earlier, he had almost simultaneously transformed his Dao Fruit into a Great Luo Dao Fruit with Yuan Jie and Yuan Ling, completed nine Yin-Yang evolutions, and broken through to the early stage of Great Luo Golden Immortal.

As a Great Luo Golden Immortal, he could naturally sense that terrifying tremor coming from the Western Continent of the Primordial World. He could also sense that heaven and earth seemed to be wailing.

"It seems the Dao-Demon Strife has come to an end!" Yuan Yan sighed.

He had waited a long time for this day. It had finally arrived, and he could finally go out and travel!

"I plan to travel abroad, see this magnificent Primordial World, and seek opportunities and fortunes. What about you? Will you leave with me?" Yuan Yan asked.

"Of course!" Yuan Ling replied. Yuan Lun and Yuan Jie nodded as well.

"Then good. We will each head in a different direction. First, we will climb Mount Buzhou and search it thoroughly. Afterward, I will go east to the East Sea and see whether I can find the Three Immortal Islands, and whether the World-Purifying White Lotus and the Grandmist Measuring Ruler are truly there. You will go west, north, and south respectively!"

"Agreed!"

"However, now that we have emerged into the world, we can also think of ways to obtain merit and fate. What are your plans, true self?" Yuan Lun asked.

"Merit and fate are not so easily obtained!"

Yuan Yan felt helpless. It was not as though he had never considered seeking merit and fate. During the hundred-odd yuanhui in the valley, he had made many attempts based on his previous life.

For example, making pots, bowls, ladles, and basins; drilling wood to make fire; creating zithers, chess, calligraphy, and paintings... Yet none of it worked.

According to his deductions, to obtain merit and fate, one either had to follow and advance the development of the Primordial World or do something beneficial to it. The ideas in his mind were either premature, impossible for him to accomplish, or simply things he did not wish to do.

For instance, if he established a faction, subdued the myriad races of heaven and earth, and then swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao, he would certainly gain merit and fate. But that would draw him into the Calamity of Witches and Demons, so naturally he was unwilling.

Another example would be deducing an acquired script and promoting it throughout the Primordial World until it became the world's sole script or common script. That too could earn merit and fate.

But who did he think he was? The myriad races of the Primordial World each had their own scripts. Why should they use his?

Another example would be advancing the establishment of the four seasons and their order. But he possessed neither the relevant primordial spirit treasure nor the relevant authority, so he simply could not establish it.

Another example would be deducing a formation that could continuously convert chaos qi into primordial spiritual qi to replenish the Primordial World. But his attainment in formations was limited; he simply could not do it!