One Becomes Two: New Western Continent

If the situation spiraled out of control and the Heaven-Earth Origin-Returning Formation collided with the Twelve Heavenly Fiendish Gods Formation, the Western Continent's Earth Veins would likely be damaged. Not only would they have to bear the resulting Karma and Karmic Force, but it would also greatly delay their path to enlightenment. If they were tainted by the aura of the Calamity Cycle because of this, they might even be drawn into it.

Furthermore, if they could not settle the matter with a single decisive blow and use absolute strength to extinguish others' ambitions, those great powers who were watching from the sidelines might swarm forward. The Merit and Fortune that should have belonged to them might become forever out of reach.

But if they did not gamble—if they first thoroughly governed and restored the area of the Western Continent covered by the Heaven-Earth Origin-Returning Formation, then purified all the Earth Veins of the Northern Continent, reconstructed the Earth Vein Network, and set up the Heaven-Earth Origin-Returning Formation there—it would be different.

Once they had thoroughly governed and restored the area of the Western Continent covered by the Heaven-Earth Origin-Returning Formation, the Heavenly Dao would bestow Immeasurable Merit and Fortune.

In the best-case scenario, he, Yuan Jie, Yuan Lun, and Yuan Ling would all perfect their own Primordial Dao Fruits. The Merit they had accumulated, together with the remaining Merit bestowed by the Heavenly Dao, would be enough for them to repay their Karma with heaven and earth and attain the Great Firmament Golden Immortal realm.

In the worst-case scenario, he would still certainly perfect his own Primordial Dao Fruit, even if the Merit he had accumulated and the remaining Merit bestowed by the Heavenly Dao were insufficient for him to repay his Karma with heaven and earth.

But Yuan