The Way Forward

This was also what Primordial Origin Heavenly Venerable wanted to ask.

They had only just been born. Ferocious beasts roamed the heavens and earth, and there were figures like Luo Hou... It could be said that danger lurked at every step.

They could gain some opportunities by traveling through the Primordial World, but without any goal, it was not particularly meaningful.

Heaven-Connecting Sect Master, on the other hand, had not thought that much about it.

Well, he was simply in the mood of a young man.

Like the hot-blooded, volatile youth Chu Yi had been before transmigrating.

What are you looking at? What if I am looking at you? Fuck you...

Then they started fighting.

Beyond the heavens, in Chaos.

Chu Yi Hall.

[Ding, the host has completed Option Two. Congratulations, Host, for obtaining the Law of Time.]

The system's voice rang out in Chu Yi's mind once more.

Another law.

Excellent. He was one step closer to comprehending the three thousand laws.

And this was a major leap forward.

The Law of Space and the Law of Time were already immensely powerful on their own!

But if the two laws were combined, their applications would be limitless.

With the law of spacetime, once he achieved the Great Dao in the future, turning back time would not be impossible.

[Ding! The Three Pure Ones have been detected in great confusion. Please choose.]

[Option One: Ignore the Three Pure Ones and let your nephews fend for themselves. Reward: one hundred thousand years of cultivation.]

[Option Two: Ferocious beasts are ravaging the Primordial World. Guide the Three Pure Ones to unite the innate sacred beings and wipe out the ferocious beasts, thereby gaining Xuanhuang Merit. Reward: two complete laws.]

[If the host guides the Three Pure Ones to eliminate the ferocious beasts, there is a chance of obtaining Great Dao Merit.]

Hmm?

The reward was two complete laws. There was no need to deliberate.

And there was even a chance to obtain Great Dao Merit. No matter how he looked at it, this reward was more tempting than Option One.

Chu Yi understood at once. He then transmitted his voice in secret. "Heaven and earth have only just opened, yet ferocious beasts have already multiplied!

"Ferocious beasts are brutal and have brought devastation upon the Primordial World. You may gather the innate sacred beings from all sides, form an alliance, and sweep away the ferocious beasts."

Merit... merit... roughly speaking, it was a reward for doing good deeds.

Those who possessed merit would have greater fortune... and things would go much more smoothly for them.

Most importantly, enormous merit would be needed to break through realms in the future.

The ferocious beasts had turned the Primordial World into a complete mess. If the Three Pure Ones could organize people and drive them all out, it would be no small merit.

Well, this was the era just after Creation of Heaven and Earth. The Heavenly Dao had only just taken shape and could intervene in few matters, so the merit gained would be Xuanhuang Merit!

It was far more useful than the merit obtained later on.

After hearing Chu Yi's guidance.

The confusion on the Three Pure Ones' faces instantly vanished.

That was right!

Ferocious beasts were running rampant, and all living beings in the Primordial World were suffering. Why not join forces with like-minded people and destroy them together?

This would allow them to build connections and accumulate merit as well.

"Thank you for your guidance, Uncle."

The Three Pure Ones bowed respectfully in thanks.

"Alright, go attend to your matters. Contact me again if anything comes up." Chu Yi replied, then stopped paying special attention to the Three Pure Ones.

By his reckoning, the Twelve Ancestral Witches should all have been born by now as well.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were unfortunate. They had been formed from his elder brother's essence blood, possessed formidable physical bodies, and were born with innate divine abilities, yet they lacked complete primordial spirits. (They had souls, but no primordial spirits.)

In other words, they could not cultivate the Nine-Turn Profound Origin Technique.

The palm and the back of the hand were both flesh. He could not favor one over the other.

They were all his nephews. He could not give good things only to the Three Pure Ones while giving the Twelve Ancestral Witches nothing.

What a headache.

Simplify the Nine-Turn Profound Origin Technique into the Nine-Turn Profound Art...

But there was no need for that at all. From the moment they were born, the Nine-Turn Profound Art was already in their minds, and they were frantically tempering their bodies.

"No need to rush. After the Ferocious Beast War will come the Dragon-Han Tribulation, then the Demon-Dao War... and after that, the Lich Tribulation. There will still be time to help these youngsters deal with the Lich Tribulation.

"For now, why not let them fight ferocious beasts alongside the Three Pure Ones and earn some merit?"

Chu Yi pondered inwardly.

[Ding! The Twelve Ancestral Witches have been detected stirring restlessly within Pangu Hall. Please choose.]

[Option One: Ignore the Twelve Ancestral Witches and let them grow untamed. Reward: one hundred thousand years of cultivation.]

[Option Two: Appear through an avatar and guide the Twelve Ancestral Witches onto the proper path. Reward: divine ability, Extramundane Avatar; one complete law.]

Extramundane Avatar?

Damn, an old favorite.

So it was forcing him to meet the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Fine. Since he could not give the Twelve Ancestral Witches anything good for the moment, he would use an avatar to meet them.

Although Chu Yi did not yet possess an external avatar, creating a duplicate was still possible.

Well, unless absolutely necessary, his true body should not enter the Primordial World, lest he be affected by the Heavenly Dao.

At the center of the Primordial World stood Buzhou Mountain.

Upon Buzhou Mountain was a great hall formed from the heart of the great god Pangu, called Pangu Hall.

Within Pangu Hall was a blood pool known as the Pangu Blood Pool.

On the day the great god Pangu died, twelve drops of essence blood flew into the blood pool and became twelve innate embryos.

After tens of thousands of years of gestation... the twelve embryos were born one after another.

The first to be born was called Di Jiang.

Di Jiang was born with command over the power of space. He could tear through the void, make Near at Hand, Yet Worlds Apart, and cross hundreds of millions of miles in an instant.

The second was called Ju Mang, who commanded the power of eastern wood.

The third was called Zhu Rong, who commanded the power of southern fire.

The fourth was called Ru Shou, who commanded the power of western metal.

Then came...

Gong Gong, power of northern water.

Xuan Ming, power of ice.

Hou Tu, power of central earth.

Qiang Liang, power of lightning.

Zhu Jiuyin, power of time.

Tian Wu, power of wind.

Xi Zi, power of electricity.

She Bi Shi, power of weather.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches had gathered in Pangu Hall and were discussing certain matters.

"Big Brother, we are the orthodox descendants of Father God Pangu. This Primordial World was transformed from Father God, so we should take charge of the Primordial World on Father God's behalf."

Ju Mang spoke first.

"No hurry. Although we are Father God's orthodox descendants, ferocious beasts are currently running rampant. We must still increase our strength." Di Jiang said.

"We possess the Nine-Turn Profound Art, and each of us commands one of the world's origin powers. Why should we fear those ferocious beasts?" Zhu Rong had a fiery temper and was ready to fight at the slightest disagreement!

"Do you have even half a brain? Didn't you hear what Big Brother said?" The one who spoke was Gong Gong.

These two brothers, Gong Gong and Zhu Rong, were naturally at odds because water and fire were incompatible.

Whenever they met, they would trade insults, sometimes even coming to blows.

"What, you think you are any better?" Flames erupted all over Zhu Rong's body.

"So what if I disagree?" The power of water flowed endlessly around Gong Gong.

"Fuck!!"

Without another word, Zhu Rong controlled the Southern Bright Fire and blasted it directly at Gong Gong.

Gong Gong refused to be outdone and struck back with the power of water.

Seeing this, Di Jiang held his forehead.

These two... here they went again.

Just as he was about to intervene!

A figure appeared between Zhu Rong and Gong Gong.

Zhu Rong and Gong Gong's attacks struck him head-on.

Yet he was completely unharmed.

Not only that, the powers of water and fire vanished into his body like mud cows entering the sea.

"Who are you?"

Di Jiang immediately became alert.

"I am your uncle!"

Chu Yi smiled faintly as he introduced himself.

More precisely, this was Chu Yi's avatar!

It was an avatar condensed by Chu Yi using eight laws, possessing the strength of a third-level Golden Immortal of Primordial Origin.

Dealing with these little ones who had only just been born was effortless.

"Uncle? Since when did we have an uncle?" Zhu Rong shouted at Chu Yi. "You dare come to Pangu Hall and take advantage of our Twelve Ancestral Witches? Are you tired of living?"

Before his words had even faded.

Slap!

At some unknown moment, Chu Yi had already arrived before Zhu Rong and struck him across the face.

The crisp sound echoed throughout Pangu Hall.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were all stunned.

Not a single one of them had seen when Chu Yi made his move.

"Are you truly our uncle? Father God's younger brother?"

Di Jiang looked at Chu Yi in disbelief.

He had never imagined... that Father God actually had a younger brother.

"Absolutely genuine!"

Chu Yi said with a smile.

"What proof do you have?" Gong Gong asked.

Then Chu Yi took out the Chaos Pearl. "This is your Father God's accompanying treasure. After Creation of Heaven and Earth, he gave it to me. With this treasure, do you believe me now?"