Conditions in the North and the Difficulty of Restoration

At that time, the endless grievances and violent fiendish qi contained within the Primordial World had not all originated from the Primordial World itself. More had been left behind by the Creation Calamity.

Although Hongjun, Rahu, Yangmei, and other great mighty cultivators had ultimately joined forces with the Myriad Tribes to stop him, Beast Sovereign Shen Ni's plan had not completely succeeded, but neither had it completely failed.

Now, many Innate Earth Veins on the Northern Continent had been polluted. They could no longer be considered Spirit Veins, but were instead Half-Spirit Veins and Half-Fiend Veins. Though they could still draw in and transform Chaos Qi, what they transformed was no longer solely Innate Spiritual Qi and Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence, but a mixture of Innate Spiritual Qi, Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence, and Innate Fiendish Qi.

It was no exaggeration to say that the ranks of the Northern Continent's Innate Earth Veins had fallen. Their spiritual and fiendish aspects conflicted and canceled each other out, drastically reducing their efficiency in drawing in and transforming Chaos Qi. They could not even reach a fraction of one percent of their peak efficiency.

Otherwise, if the Northern Continent's Innate Earth Veins were allowed to draw in and transform Chaos Qi into Innate Fiendish Qi, the entire Northern Continent would likely be blanketed by Innate Fiendish Qi. Countless Innate Ferocious Beasts might be born once more, and the Ferocious Beast Calamity would sweep through the Primordial World again.

Even so, the Northern Continent's situation remained extremely complicated and far from optimistic.

The Heaven and Earth Spiritual Qi and Dao Rhyme Spiritual Essence contained dense, inseparable Innate Fiendish Qi. Corroded by it, the Northern Continent's environment was exceptionally harsh, making it difficult for living beings to be born. Even if they were born, if they