Primordial: The Steady Golden Crow, I Refuse to Be the Demon Emperor

[No Conspiracy Theories + Trope Subversion + Cautious Progression]

Transmigrating into the Primordial World, Ling Xiao merges with the primordial essences of Di Jun and Taiyi to become the one and only Golden Crow, born under Heaven's auspicious mandate and blessed with the fortune of the Sun Star.

The Dragon-Han Astral Tribulation has just ended, and the struggle between the Dao and the demonic path has drawn to a close. Yet an even more brutal epochal tribulation is already brewing between Heaven and Earth.

The shamans and demons vying for supremacy? Ling Xiao says, "Let whoever wants to fight do the fighting!"

Sages are undying and indestructible? "The sun is eternal, and so am I!"

Untouched by the karmic burden of epochal tribulations, he devotes himself entirely to earning merit.

The Primordial World isn't all fighting and killing-there are relationships to navigate, too!

He guides Zhen Yuanzi in regulating the earth's veins and mapping the mountains and rivers, transforming the Book of Earth into the Classic of Mountains and Seas.

He advises the Eastern King in organizing the immortals and establishing order for the immortal path, transforming the Jade Book into the Register of Myriad Immortals.

He joins forces with the Stellar Lord of the Purple Star to regulate the movements of the stars, and guides the dragon clans of the Four Seas in establishing order across rivers, lakes, and oceans.

He helps Houtu perfect the administration of the Netherworld, and works with Xihe and Changxi to establish the cycle of the four seasons and the twenty-four solar terms...

Ling Xiao never takes sides. He simply keeps perfecting the world and elevating the Primordial World to a higher plane. After all, sunlight does not choose favorites-it illuminates the darkness impartially and blesses all living things.

But a thousand years later, Ling Xiao realizes that something seems off. Why does my merit from the Heavenly Dao keep increasing the more I use it?

And when the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao are established in succession, completing the Three Powers of Heaven, Earth, and Humanity and elevating the Primordial World, merit from the Great Dao envelops the entire primordial starry sky-and Hongjun immediately offers to step down in favor of someone more worthy!