"What exactly was the Primordial Era's Epoch Calamity?"
Su Bai's eyes narrowed as he asked solemnly.
Xuanwei shook his head with a bitter smile. "Back then, I was too eager to deduce it. I made too many attempts and pushed too hard, suffering Heavenly Dao Backlash and falling into a grievously wounded slumber."
"By the time I awoke again, everything in the world had already fallen into annihilation. Hardly any Immortal Kings remained in sight."
"Later, a new Epoch was born, and the seeds of civilization began to sprout."
"The Heavenly Demon King launched a massive invasion, perhaps seeking revenge for being suppressed during the Primordial Era, but I drove him back."
"I made three covenants with him. From then on, neither of us could interfere in the conflicts between the Immortal-Devil Realms."
"After the Primordial Era ended, I established Heavenwatch Tower with the original intention of finding a path to break the calamity."
"I observed every Epoch and deduced countless possibilities. I, too, could not resist acting at times, trying to alter the course of certain critical junctures, nurturing Children of Fortune in an attempt to gather enough power to resist annihilation."
Xuanwei's gaze settled on an image, and Su Bai looked over as well.
It showed a dashing young cultivator on the verge of perishing in a desperate situation. An almost imperceptible streak of azure light flashed past, helping him escape danger.
"For example, him." Xuanwei pointed at the young cultivator.
"I once foretold that he possessed the fate of becoming a King. At the end of the sixth Epoch, he was meant to rise during a critical moment of the Immortal-Demon War and prop up the collapsing heavens."
"That time, he encountered a killing calamity far beyond his realm. I could not hold myself back... and intervened."