The Primordial World kept no count of years.
After the aftermath of the great battle in the west had completely subsided, several more Epoch Cycles passed in the blink of an eye.
The three clans that had once spread across the Primordial World rarely showed themselves anymore, and the powerful auras belonging to the old era gradually faded over the long years.
At the same time, more and more unfamiliar living beings began to appear between heaven and earth.
Some found Dao grounds, some wandered the Primordial World, while others remained outside the ruins left by the great calamity, attempting to glimpse a sliver of opportunity from the surviving traces of the Great Dao.
The Primordial World did not stop moving forward because of a single great calamity.
After one era came to an end, another had already quietly begun.
For the time being, these changes did not affect Purple Star.
After Qing Xuan and Qing Yi returned from the west, they did not venture out again.
Instead, they went deep into Purple Star and began secluded cultivation.
In the past, Qing Xuan's inner world had already possessed suns, moons, mountains, and rivers, while its various laws could each operate independently.
Yet it was more like countless parallel Great Daos, forcibly contained together within his world.
It appeared complete, but in truth, there were still many breaks between them.
Over these several Epoch Cycles, those breaks were connected one by one.
The revolutions of the stars drew Yin-Yang along, Yin-Yang's flow gave rise to the four seasons, the mountains, rivers, and Earth Veins received the spiritual workings of heaven and earth, while wind, thunder, water, and fire transformed into one another between birth and destruction.
When one law changed, all laws moved with it.
When a world truly reached its