The Primordial World Enters a New Era

Primordial Qilin had just sworn an oath to the Heavenly Dao, using his divine soul to secure a chance of survival for the Qilin Clan.

Ancestral Dragon, patriarch of the Dragon Clan, likewise swore an oath to the Heavenly Dao. He too paid with his soul, promising that the Dragon Clan would forever guard the Four Seas and no longer take part in the struggle for dominance over the Primordial World.

As the patriarchs of the three clans swore their oaths to the Heavenly Dao, the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins completely withdrew from the stage of the Primordial World.

With the three clans no longer fighting, the Dragon-Han Calamity could finally be considered truly over. For a time, boundless merit descended from the heavens, flying in different directions.

The largest mass fell directly upon the lands of the Primordial World, even bringing with it a rain of merit.

In an instant, countless severed spiritual veins were restored, and the battered, scarred land of the Primordial World once again brimmed with vigorous life.

Countless innate spiritual roots also regained their vitality, though their grades had fallen by far more than a single tier compared to before the Dragon-Han Calamity.

As for the cultivators who had contributed to ending the Dragon-Han Calamity, they too received rewards of merit from the Heavenly Dao at this moment.

Even Chen Xuan received a portion of merit from the Heavenly Dao. After all, Rahu had been the one who caused the Dragon-Han Calamity.

Killing Rahu was equivalent to making the greatest contribution toward ending the Dragon-Han Calamity. Naturally, it earned a certain amount of merit from the Heavenly Dao.

Chen Xuan merely stored it within Fortune Space before turning his gaze toward Jade Qiong Mountain.

"Just as I expected, Hongjun still took the largest share in the end. Judging by the amount of Heavenly Dao merit alone, all of us combined do not even amount to a tenth of his."

Chen Xuan merely sighed at that, without any envy, jealousy, or resentment. To him, merit from the Heavenly Dao was, at most, the icing on the cake.

Then another portion of Heavenly Dao merit descended from the sky. It split into three in midair and flew respectively toward the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins.

Although the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins had participated in the Dragon-Han Calamity and committed boundless slaughter, even leaving the Primordial World devastated beyond recognition, they ultimately still received a portion of merit.

After all, without this merit, the karma borne by the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins would absolutely have caused them to lose even the ability to bear descendants.

The true reason the Heavenly Dao bestowed this merit was that, at the final moment, the patriarchs of the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins had known remorse and left their clansmen a slim chance of survival.

However, this merit was only enough to preserve the inheritance of the three clans. It could not offset the karma they carried at all.

Thus, although the inheritance of the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins was not severed, their clansmen would no longer be able to break through into the Great Luo realm.

Unless someone was willing to use immense merit to cleanse away their karma, the highest cultivation any member of the three clans could attain would only be the peak of the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

There was another crucial issue as well: the inheritance of the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins would also undergo mutations.

The odds of successfully producing true descendants of the Three Clans of Dragons, Phoenixes, and Qilins would be less than one in ten thousand.

But none of that was Chen Xuan's concern. After all, this was what was supposed to happen along the course of the Primordial World.

It could even be said that this was part of perfecting the Primordial World. Therefore, Chen Xuan naturally had no intention of stopping it. At most, he would profit from it.

As the Dragon-Han Calamity ended, the baleful aura filling heaven and earth also dispersed. The Primordial World thus entered a new stage of development.

Watching all this, Chen Xuan muttered to himself, "What comes next will be the most exciting era of the Primordial World. Since I am fortunate enough to witness it, I must take part in it. Otherwise, wouldn't I have come here for nothing?"

Chen Xuan then entered the grand formation and extended his divine sense toward the residence of the Three Pure Ones.

He discovered that the Three Pure Ones were still immersed in comprehending the Dao, and Chen Xuan nodded in satisfaction.

Then, with a wave of his hand toward Qilin Cliff on Kunlun Mountain, a thatched cottage instantly rose from the ground.

Chen Xuan entered the cottage and began taking stock of the spoils from this battle.

Looking at the innate spiritual roots and heavenly materials and earthly treasures within Fortune Space, Chen Xuan could not help muttering to himself.

"I need to find a place to plant all of these as soon as possible. But Kunlun Mountain is definitely not the best choice."

"Looks like I need to make a trip to the East Sea and see whether I can find the Three Immortal Islands Overseas. After all, that is the fated sanctuary of transmigrators."

Having made up his mind, Chen Xuan did not immediately head for the East Sea. Instead, he took out the Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit.

Ever since obtaining the Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit, Chen Xuan had never had the time to absorb it. Now that he finally had the time, he naturally had to merge it into his true body.

As Chen Xuan revealed his true body, the Thirty-Six-Rank Fortune Green Lotus, the Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit floated above it.

The next moment, waves of fortune aura rose from the Thirty-Six-Rank Fortune Green Lotus, completely enveloping the Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit.

Because the Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit and Chen Xuan's true body, the Thirty-Six-Rank Fortune Green Lotus, had originated from the same source, the fusion proceeded exceptionally smoothly.

As the Twelve-Rank Golden Lotus of Merit merged into Chen Xuan's true body, golden patterns appeared alongside the black patterns already covering the originally azure lotus petals.

The golden and black patterns echoed one another, making Chen Xuan's true body appear even more mysterious.

Just then, Chen Xuan suddenly sensed a powerful force of law rising from his true body.

This powerful force of law was also one of the three thousand Great Dao laws. Yet it did not belong to the ten supreme laws.

Pangu had used a carving knife fashioned from fragments of the Fortune Jade Disk to inscribe the three thousand Great Dao laws upon Chen Xuan's true body.

As a result, Chen Xuan possessed an innate degree of familiarity with the three thousand Great Dao laws. He did not need to comprehend them before putting them to use.

But he could only use them. To unleash their true power, he would naturally still need to gain insight over countless years before truly grasping the essence of the laws.

Yet among the three thousand Great Dao laws, there was no trace of this law that had now emerged. This immediately piqued Chen Xuan's interest.

He promptly began comprehending this law, wanting to learn what it was that could actually resonate with the three thousand Great Dao laws.

As Chen Xuan contemplated this law, time lost all meaning. In the blink of an eye, ten thousand years passed, yet Chen Xuan remained immersed in that law, unable to pull himself free.

He did not even notice when the Three Pure Ones awoke from their enlightenment. He remained inside the thatched cottage, absorbed in comprehending the Great Dao law.

Naturally, the Three Pure Ones did not dare disturb Chen Xuan. Instead, they took this opportunity to study the three paths that interested them most: alchemy, artifact refining, and formations.

On this day, the Three Pure Ones were, as usual, occupied with their own pursuits when they suddenly sensed someone entering Kunlun Mountain and arriving outside the protective grand formation.