Hong Jun and the Others' Reactions, Primordial Golden Immortals

Deeper within the Primordial World, several even more ancient beings also opened their eyes the instant the seal was broken.

It was a space suffused with chaotic qi. A white-haired, white-browed old man sat cross-legged, his aura tranquil and profound, as though he had merged with heaven and earth.

Before him floated a Yin-Yang Diagram, its two currents of yin and yang qi circulating without end.

This man was the Yin-Yang Ancestor.

He too sensed it the instant the seal was broken.

Unlike the other great powers, his reaction was the calmest. He merely opened his eyes slightly, glanced toward the western horizon, then closed them again.

"The restriction has been broken... the Sha Qi has been purified... good."

The Yin-Yang Ancestor's voice was as placid as water, without the slightest ripple.

The Sha Qi within that seal had always been a hidden danger to heaven and earth.

Now that someone had purified it, one karmic entanglement had been brought to an end.

As for who had broken the restriction, he did not calculate it.

Heaven and earth had their own destined affinities. When it was time to know, he would naturally know.

In another space, a man in azure robes stood with his hands behind his back. His aura was ethereal and unworldly, as though he stood beyond all things.

Before him, chaotic qi churned ceaselessly, faintly revealing scenes from when heaven and earth had first opened.

This man was Yang Mei.

He too sensed it the instant the seal was broken.

Unlike the other great powers, his response was the most detached. He simply smiled faintly and paid it no further heed.

"The Sha Qi was purified? Interesting. To break the restriction laid down jointly by us, that person has some skill."

Yang Mei smiled lightly, his gaze passing through the chaotic qi toward the western horizon.

He did not calculate the identity of the one who broke the restriction.

To him, the Sha Qi within that seal was merely an interlude in his long life.

The seal was broken, the Sha Qi was gone, the interlude had ended—it was time to turn the page.

"The karmic ties of heaven and earth have their own laws of movement. What is meant to come will always come; what is not meant to come cannot be gained through force."

Yang Mei withdrew his gaze and continued contemplating the mysteries of chaotic qi.

There was also the Heaven-Earth Ancestor.

He too sensed it the instant the seal was broken.

The Heaven-Earth Ancestor had been comprehending the Dao of Heaven and Earth within a cave dwelling. When he sensed the restriction being broken, he merely frowned slightly before ignoring it.

To him, the Sha Qi within the seal had been nothing more than an idle move he had casually placed back then.

Now that someone had taken that chess piece, he did not care.

Heaven and earth were vast, and opportunities were countless.

Mere Sha Qi was not enough to occupy his mind.

As for whoever had broken the restriction, it had nothing to do with them.

Hong Jun also sensed it the instant the seal was broken.

He was cultivating in seclusion in a tranquil place. Sensing the restriction shatter, he merely opened his eyes slightly before closing them once more.

Although he had participated in the matter of that seal back then, he had not been its leader.

Now that the seal had been broken and the Sha Qi purified, he regarded it as nothing more than part of the natural workings of heaven and earth, not worth his concern.

Thus, news of that seal being broken quietly spread among the foremost great powers of the Primordial World.

Every great power reacted differently, but aside from Luo Hou, none of them took the matter to heart.

The Ancestral Dragon felt that someone had solved a problem for him, and his heart was delighted.

The Primordial Phoenix felt that a weight had been lifted from her heart, and she was relieved.

The Primordial Qilin felt that a karmic entanglement had been resolved, and his heart was settled.

The Yin-Yang Ancestor felt that an old matter had been laid to rest, and his heart remained indifferent.

Yang Mei felt that an interlude had ended, and his heart was detached.

The Heaven-Earth Ancestor felt that an idle chess move had been taken, and his heart was undisturbed.

Hong Jun felt that the workings of heaven and earth had their own reasons, and his heart was calm.

Only Luo Hou's heart brimmed with fury and resentment.

The plan he had plotted for countless ages had been snatched away by someone just like that.

He did not even know who had stolen his prize, nor could he calculate it.

The frustration nearly drove him berserk.

But Luo Hou was Luo Hou, after all. He suppressed that fury and began plotting anew.

The chess game of the Primordial World was still ongoing.

And that Sha Qi had merely been a single chess piece upon the board.

If someone had taken it, he only needed to find another.

He still had the Four Swords of Immortal Slaying, along with countless other methods.

This great calamity of heaven and earth was still far, far from its end.

Within Pangu Hall, Pan Xuan did not know that one of his actions had alarmed the Primordial World's eight foremost great powers.

He knew even less that one of them had already regarded him as a thorn in the eye and was secretly calculating his identity.

He only knew that Pangu Hall was safe.

With the Father God's protection and the concealment of heavenly secrets, those great powers could not trace them.

And he had enough time, enough patience.

After the thirteen returned to Pangu Hall, they sat around within the main hall and began studying the pitch-black Destruction Stele.

The stele stood in the center of the hall, black from top to bottom, exuding an aura that could destroy heaven and extinguish earth.

The runes on its surface were ancient and profound. Every pattern seemed to contain the most primordial power of destruction in heaven and earth.

That aura was so powerful and savage that the entire Pangu Hall trembled faintly. It clashed with the vast, ancient aura within Pangu Hall, producing a low hum.

Zhu Rong circled the stele three times, scratched his head, and said, "This thing's aura is certainly terrifying, but we've studied it for quite a few days and still haven't figured out anything. What exactly is it for?"

Gong Gong also frowned. "The runes on this stele are far too ancient, entirely unlike any runes we know.

"The power of destruction is indeed pure, but we cultivate the path of the physical body, which does not align with this power of destruction. If we forcefully use it, I fear it would do more harm than good."

Xuan Ming said coldly, "Though this item is powerful, it has no affinity with us."

Di Jiang sat in the seat of honor. After pondering for a moment, he said in a deep voice, "Since this item was discovered in that abyss and contains such formidable power of destruction, it must be extraordinary.

"But it truly does not suit us very well. If we forcefully use it, it would be inadvisable."

He looked toward Houtu and said solemnly, "Sister Houtu, your Primordial Spirit has only just been born, and your foundation is still shallow.

"Though this Destruction Stele is savage, if you can refine it, it will surely become a treasure to protect you. But your Primordial Spirit is still weak, so you must wait some time."

Houtu nodded. "Brother Di Jiang is right. It will not be too late to try refining this item once my Primordial Spirit has stabilized."

The ancestral witches all nodded, and the matter was settled.

Once the matter of the Destruction Stele had been discussed, the ancestral witches turned their attention to another matter.

The realm attained by the eleven ancestral witches after their breakthrough.

Di Jiang closed his eyes and focused, searching through the information in his inherited memories. Within those memories, the descriptions of cultivation realms were exceedingly detailed.

After a long while, he opened his eyes and said solemnly, "I have just learned from the inherited memories that our current realm is called the Primordial Golden Immortal."

"Primordial Golden Immortal?" Zhu Rong repeated the unfamiliar term. "That name certainly sounds grand. Above the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal lies the Primordial Golden Immortal?"

Di Jiang nodded. "Precisely. The Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal is the beginning of comprehending laws;

"The Primordial Golden Immortal is the realm in which one thoroughly fuses the laws one has comprehended with oneself, achieving the union of body and Dao.

"At that realm, every gesture can draw upon the power of heaven and earth's laws, something far beyond what a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal can compare to."