Chapter 3108: The Fiendish Qi Crisis
The Fiendish Qi in the Primordial World had always increased slowly.
As it grew, it drove many poorly trained Loose Cultivators to cruelty and slaughter. They produced still more Fiendish Qi, setting off further chaos.
That chaos brought ever more killing, but in the Primordial World's current state, it also maintained a balance. Since Fiendish Qi had obscured the Heavenly Dao, even Heavenly Tribulations had been blocked. Countless creatures could now complete their Transformation without facing a Transformation Tribulation, and their numbers had surged.
With Spiritual Qi recovering, more creatures underwent Transformation, multiplying the Primordial World's population several times over. So many lives consumed Spiritual Qi and resources, burdening the world. That made the slaughter sparked by Fiendish Qi crucial. Newly transformed creatures were fragile. Many fell under its influence, while others were killed by affected Loose Cultivators. Few survived long after their Transformation. This cycle of Fiendish Qi and slaughter had taken the place of Transformation Tribulations, allowing the population to grow without overrunning the world and exhausting its resources.
After all, even Loose Cultivators who obtained few resources still consumed the Primordial World's Spiritual Qi simply by living there. The slaughter caused by Fiendish Qi was therefore essential.
That cycle had kept Fiendish Qi rising slowly. But now it had stopped rising. For centuries, its level throughout the Primordial World had remained steady.
Many Great Powers noticed, but few gave it much thought at first. Fiendish Qi was not increasing, yet it was not decreasing either. It seemed harmless.
Another few centuries passed. After a thousand years, the Fiendish Qi across the Primordial World began to decline in a deeply unsettling way.
Instead of growing, it was draining away.
Demon Land noticed first. The deaths of countless Loose Cultivators had left it