Rebirth of Red Cloud

In the Primordial World, time is not measured by years; the blink of an eye is a vast ocean.

Within the Primordial World, near Buzhou Mountain, boundless seas of clouds drift and never dissipate.

In the area shrouded by these endless clouds, there is a place concealed by a formation, and within it floats a single red cloud.

This red cloud is no simple thing; it was formed when Pangu transformed his body into the Primordial World, his heart blood combining with the origin essences of water, fire, and wind from the Four Symbols.

It is the very first red cloud born after the creation of the world.

Inside the red cloud is a young man, or rather, the Primordial Spirit of a young man, which appears quite minuscule compared to the cloud itself.

Just then, a strand of twisted black energy emerges. Seeing the young man within the formation, it drifts toward him rapidly, as if it has found food.

"Ah--!!"

But at that very moment, a flash of purple light streaks by. The black energy is instantly annihilated by the purple light, and its remaining essence is driven into the young man's body by a purple ruler.

The young man's Primordial Spirit is stabilized.

The dying shriek of the black energy startles the sleeping young man awake. He looks around in confusion, having no idea what has just happened.

At that moment, the inheritance remaining within the black energy merges directly into the young man's consciousness.

I do not know how much time passed before the young man regained his composure, the new information in his mind surfacing in his heart.

"Earth Demon God? Pangu? The Primordial World~"

"This is the Primordial World? I have actually been reborn into the Primordial World. Hahaha, the Great Dao favors me."

The young man is suddenly overcome with excitement.

This is the Primordial World, a place where legendary gods walk the earth and spiritual herbs are as common as grass.

In his previous life, the young man was an orphan who accidentally obtained a special mental cultivation method called the Azure Lotus Righteous Qi Formula.

The Azure Lotus Righteous Qi Formula is a unique technique that cultivates the righteous energy of heaven and earth; if one cannot gain the recognition of this energy, it is impossible to succeed in the practice.

Originally, he only intended to practice it for fun, but who would have thought he would actually succeed in the end.

After thirty years of cultivation, the young man reached the stage of Mortal-Shedding Immortal Ascension, which shows just how strong his talent was.

However, the young man cannot understand why he arrived in the Primordial World after his Mortal-Shedding Immortal Ascension.

"I cannot figure it out. When my cultivation reaches a higher level, I will investigate the cause and effect of this. For now, it is better to check the inheritance of the Primordial Spirit and then cultivate to take human form as soon as possible."

Thinking of this, the young man sinks his divine sense into his Primordial Spirit to learn the inheritance information granted by the Heavenly Dao.

From the inheritance given by the Heavenly Dao, the young man learns of his situation: he has been reborn as that tragic, kind-hearted soul of the Primordial World.

That is right, he is Red Cloud, the Ancestor Red Cloud who eventually died miserably because he gave up his Holy Seat.

"From this day forward, I am Red Cloud."

Red Cloud swears an oath to the heavens. His heart lightens, and he feels his Primordial Spirit and this body become more harmonious.

"I wonder what time it is now?"

Red Cloud silently begins to calculate.

"So it is the Ninth Tribulation of Creation, the late stage of the Dragon-Han Calamity. I suppose the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Tribes will soon begin their decisive battle, eventually leading to the decline of all three clans."

"Once the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Tribes exit the stage, the Dao-Demon Conflict between Hong Jun and Luohou will begin. It is this battle that will devastate the western land of the Primordial World."

A sense of urgency rises in Red Cloud's heart.

After the Dao-Demon Conflict comes the Witch-Demon Tribulation. Hong Jun attains the Dao during the early-to-mid stages of the Witch-Demon Tribulation, after which he preaches to the world and becomes the Dao Ancestor of the Primordial World.

At this moment, Red Cloud no longer hopes to attain the Dao before Hong Jun, as that is highly unrealistic.

But if he cannot attain the Dao before Hong Jun, then once the Six Saints appear, it will be basically impossible for him to attain the Dao in the Primordial World.

The great trend cannot be changed, and Hong Jun will not be stopped.

Once the Six Saints are in their positions, the Primordial World will become their territory. They will be able to do whatever they want; how could they possibly allow others to snatch a piece of the cake?

"That Holy Seat must be taken!"

A flash of ruthlessness crosses Red Cloud's eyes. Only by sitting firmly on the Holy Seat can he avoid the killing tribulation and attain the Dao.

"But to take the Holy Seat, my current cultivation is not enough. I am not the original Red Cloud."

Red Cloud frowns slightly. He is currently a Primordial Spirit that has just entered the immortal realm, which is the Human Immortal Realm.

It is also because he occupies the essence that should have belonged to Red Cloud that he has wasted countless years of gestation.

But the current Red Cloud is special. The lowest realm in the Primordial World right now is the Heavenly Immortal; Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of Earth Immortals, has not yet been born, and he has not yet created the Earth Immortal realm below the Heavenly Immortal.

Laozi, the leader of the Human Teaching, has also not been born, nor has he preached to the Human Race to attain the Dao or created the Human Immortal realm below the Earth Immortal. Therefore, the current cultivation system of the Primordial World is incomplete.

It is even more difficult for all living things to attain the Dao.

Thinking of this, Red Cloud hurriedly checks the inheritance technique of the Heavenly Dao, wanting to cultivate as quickly as possible and then take human form.

"Found it, the Red Cloud Immortal Scripture?"

Red Cloud looks at his own Heavenly Dao technique. It is a supreme method for cultivating the Primordial Spirit and magic power, and this method can lead directly to the Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.

"No body-refining techniques, no divine abilities, no inheritance for alchemy, artifacts, or formations—am I supposed to create them myself?"

"I've inherited the origin and destiny of Ancestor Red Cloud, and I possess both the Heavenly Dao inheritance and the Earth Demon God's Inheritance. Creating my own path should be a relatively simple matter, right?"

"Right, by taking the form of Red Cloud's origin, I should be a top-tier Innate Divine Being, shouldn't I?"

Red Cloud's thoughts drifted, turning toward his own origin. In the Primordial World, one's origin was of paramount importance.

An origin concerned every aspect of the great beings: their destiny, opportunities, talent, and comprehension.

All living beings in the Primordial World were divided into the acquired and the innate.

Acquired beings possessed distinctions between male and female, and they were born through the act of reproduction.

Innate beings had no such distinctions. Their forms were manifested from the heart; they were neither male nor female, but could be either. They were bodies of undivided Yin-Yang, a singular chaotic whole.

For Innate beings, their origin also determined the cultivation level and strength they possessed upon taking form and entering the world.

Innate beings were further divided into two categories: Innate Beings and Innate Divine Beings. The difference was that Innate Divine Beings were born with knowledge and possessed the Heavenly Dao inheritance bestowed by the Heavenly Dao.

The cultivation level of Innate Beings upon taking form ranged from the lowest, Heavenly Immortal, to the highest, Mysterious Immortal, and they lacked the Heavenly Dao inheritance.

In the Primordial World, this term referred to those who had not received the creation of the Innate Origin but were naturally born and raised, attaining the Dao by absorbing the essence of the sun, moon, stars, and spiritual energy.

Innate Divine Beings: Their origins could be traced back to the chaos. After Pangu split the heavens and the earth, portions of the Innate Origin nurtured the Innate Divine Beings. However, because the amount of origin varied, the Innate Divine Beings were also divided into different ranks.

Some top-tier Innate Divine Beings, such as the Three Pure Ones, Di Jun, Taiyi, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, Nuwa, and Fuxi, possessed powerful origins and held the strength of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal the moment they entered the world.

Most Innate Divine Beings only possessed the strength of a Primordial Unity Golden Immortal upon birth; after all, not everyone was one of the Three Pure Ones.

The Golden Immortal realm was a watershed, a vast divide that separated Innate Beings from Innate Divine Beings.

There was another category: the Innate Demon Gods, whose origins could be traced back to the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods slain by Pangu.

"Ancestor Red Cloud was formed from the combination of Pangu's heart blood and a portion of the water, fire, and wind origins from the Four Symbols. As the first red cloud after the opening of the heavens, in terms of origin, he is a top-tier Innate Divine Being. He would need at least the strength of a Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal to take form."

"Fortunately, I've been reborn as Ancestor Red Cloud. With the Heavenly Dao inheritance and the unexpected acquisition of a portion of the Earth Demon God's Inheritance, I have hope of attaining the Dao in the future."

A trace of relief rose in Red Cloud's heart.

Next, Red Cloud continued to organize his inheritances, focusing primarily on the remnants of the Earth Demon God's Inheritance.