Primordial World: I, Emperor Jun, Only Wanted to Build the Primordial World — Section 36

After all, every star he illuminated added another measure to the foundation of the Hetu Luoshu Diagram. As it accumulated, the diagram's power naturally increased, so it was only normal for the speed to grow faster and faster.

Moreover, some of the stars Emperor Jun encountered were Twin Stars, which naturally accelerated the process even further.

However, as the Hetu Luoshu Diagram illuminated stars at an ever-increasing pace, Emperor Jun no longer had time to comprehend the Star Essence within each individual star.

The 365 Main Stars had finally all been illuminated, one after another.

As for the 480 Million Auxiliary Stars, Emperor Jun could not possibly illuminate them one by one.

It was not that Emperor Jun lacked the ability to do so. He simply did not wish to spend this hard-won Window Period in the Primordial World entirely on such a task.

Yes, Emperor Jun called the present time a Window Period.

The previous Kalpa Tribulation had ended, while the principal living beings of the next era had yet to appear.

Thus, Emperor Jun thought of using an array formation to illuminate the 480 Million Auxiliary Stars.

Using the positions of the 365 Main Stars and the inexplicable connection within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram, he simultaneously mobilized the Star Essence of all 365 Main Stars.

He would have the Star Essence of the 365 Main Stars draw the Star Essence of the 480 Million Auxiliary Stars into the Hetu Luoshu Diagram.

Of course, under such circumstances, the Star Essence drawn from the Auxiliary Stars would certainly be limited. The Main Stars' Star Essence would remain the primary source.

Yet even so, it would take far less time than Emperor Jun personally illuminating them one by one.

According to Emperor Jun's plan, once all 480 Million Auxiliary Stars had been illuminated, he would use their Star Essence to draw in the endless Star Sand of the Primordial Starry Sky, as well as the Star Essence of stars still being born.

Emperor Jun's ambitions were not great. He merely wished to manifest the entire Primordial Starry Sky within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram.

He refused to believe that, with the entire Primordial Starry Sky as its foundation, the Hetu Luoshu Diagram could not advance into a Primordial Treasure.

As soon as the thought arose, Emperor Jun acted. He immediately used his divine sense to control the Hetu Luoshu Diagram and mobilized the Star Essence of every Main Star. Wisps of Star Essence from the Auxiliary Stars began appearing within the diagram.

As the Star Essence of the Auxiliary Stars poured in, the myriad stars within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram flickered one after another, still unstable.

Only once the Star Essence of the Auxiliary Stars had accumulated to a certain degree could they truly be illuminated.

This was, in truth, a stroke of good fortune for Emperor Jun. He had happened upon the Primordial World's Window Period.

Whether it had been earlier or later, living beings would inevitably have interfered.

At present, Hongjun was comprehending the path to sainthood. Though the disturbance was somewhat great, it was not enough to alarm that old man.

The Hidden Races also did not dare show themselves too readily. After all, the victor of the Dao Sect was still around, and they feared being absorbed into the Dao Sect should they reveal themselves.

Not every living being wished to join the Dao Sect. They all wished to preserve the independence of their own races.

As Emperor Jun sensed the various forms of Stellar Force within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram, their properties seemed to be combining with one another, forming a unique rhythm.

As the varieties of Star Essence within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram grew more numerous, the accumulated Star Essence also increased.

Emperor Jun felt as though the Primordial Starry Sky itself were breathing, and that rhythm was utterly mesmerizing.

Sitting cross-legged beneath the Fusang Tree, Emperor Jun could not help but immerse himself in it, comprehending its rhythm.

Using the Hetu Luoshu Diagram to simultaneously invoke the 365 Main Stars and draw upon the 480 Million Auxiliary Stars was naturally safest within his own territory.

The starlight within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram shone upon Emperor Jun, making him appear even more dreamlike.

After an unknown amount of time had passed, Emperor Jun frowned.

He had sensed that something was wrong. Though the rhythm of the Primordial Starry Sky was captivating, Emperor Jun felt that there seemed to be a problem within it.

It was as though the breathing of the Primordial Starry Sky had gone awry.

Yes, that was the feeling. It was as if some part of the Primordial Starry Sky's breathing had become obstructed.

With that thought, Emperor Jun immediately examined the radiance of the stars within the Hetu Luoshu Diagram.

There was no issue with the 365 Main Stars, so Emperor Jun shifted his gaze to the 480 Million Auxiliary Stars.

All the Auxiliary Stars flickered continuously as endless Stellar Force flowed into them.

Emperor Jun's Primordial Spirit joined with the Origin Essence of the Hetu Luoshu Diagram, rapidly scanning those Auxiliary Stars that alternated between reality and illusion.

One star after another flashed through Emperor Jun's mind until he had surveyed the entire starry host.

Emperor Jun closed his eyes, and the 480 Million Auxiliary Stars emerged in his mind as he compared them.

After a long while, Emperor Jun opened his eyes.

He seemed to have found the crux of the matter.

Although all the Auxiliary Stars were flickering, the light of the Auxiliary Stars in five regions was exceptionally faint.

Emperor Jun naturally knew that not every Auxiliary Star could maintain the same brightness, but the Auxiliary Stars in those five regions were vastly dimmer than the rest.

There were 480 Million Auxiliary Stars, and those five regions accounted for only a small portion of them.

Yet Emperor Jun felt that the cause of the obstructed "breathing" of the Primordial World's starry sky lay precisely there.

This was because the Stellar Force absorbed by the Hetu Luoshu Diagram from those five regions was also the least.

If the entire starry sky were divided up, those five regions happened to occupy the east, west, south, north, and center, one in each direction, distributed with remarkable balance.

Emperor Jun considered it for a moment and soon reached a decision.

He sensed that the starry sky held an immense opportunity for him, so he naturally could not let it pass so easily.

Emperor Jun immediately set off for the nearest location, the region situated at the center.

When Emperor Jun arrived in that region, he discovered that all the Stellar Force there was converging in one direction.

He looked toward that direction and saw starlight filling that stretch of sky, obscuring everything from view.

Within the Primordial Starry Sky, the presence of starlight was perfectly normal.

However, upon closer inspection, Emperor Jun discovered that this starlight was highly unusual, as though it were concealing something.

Under such circumstances, Emperor Jun cautiously approached that patch of starlight before dispersing it all.

Having comprehended Stellar Force for so long, Emperor Jun was still capable of such a simple feat.

Once the starlight dispersed, Emperor Jun discovered a landmass resembling a star in his field of vision.

Furthermore, he sensed that the scattered starlight seemed to wish to gather back upon that continent.

Emperor Jun could sense the surrounding Stellar Force seemingly merging into that continent as well.

Could this Stellar Force be nurturing a continent?

Emperor Jun thought to himself.

But even if it were nurturing something, should it not be nurturing new stars? Why would it nurture a continent instead?

Emperor Jun was deeply puzzled.

The reason for his confusion was what he had comprehended while sensing the rhythm of the Primordial Starry Sky.

Something was wrong. Very wrong.

Emperor Jun would not doubt his own judgment.

As he looked at the starry continent before him, he could not help but expand his senses.

The fluctuations of life?

Emperor Jun frowned as the thought arose in his heart.

Yes, this continent was alive!

Emperor Jun suddenly understood.

This life was not the rhythm of the Primordial Starry Sky in which he had previously immersed himself. Rather, it was genuine life, the same as Emperor Jun himself.

Though the fluctuations of life were extremely faint, it was undoubtedly alive.

Emperor Jun scattered all the surrounding starlight and retreated some distance, observing the continent before him from every direction.

In the end, Emperor Jun confirmed that this "continent" not only possessed life, but also had the shape of a beast.

The "continent" Emperor Jun had seen earlier was merely the back of this enormous beast.

The beast's complete form emerged in Emperor Jun's mind.

It was a Unicorn Lion, and a hairless one at that. Its skin, exposed to the outside, bore the same color as the stars.

Emperor Jun understood. It was precisely because of such skin that the surrounding starlight concealed it and the surrounding Stellar Force could be absorbed by it.

No wonder he had traveled through the Primordial Starry Sky so many times without noticing that such a colossal beast existed.

It was because the enormous beast before him had absorbed a vast amount of Stellar Force that the Hetu Luoshu Diagram had drawn so little Stellar Force.

And the discord within the rhythm of the Primordial Starry Sky was likely caused by this enormous beast as well.

Emperor Jun could not help thinking of the other four locations. Those four places are probably much the same as this one.

However, the enormous beast before him seemed to have fallen into slumber. Even after Emperor Jun dispersed the starlight, it showed no sign of waking.

Facing this enormous beast, Emperor Jun did not act rashly. Instead, he took out the Hetu Luoshu Diagram and continuously deduced the beast's origins.

The Heavenly Dao was clear at present, and the enormous beast was asleep. Naturally, this was an excellent opportunity to deduce its origins.

A moment later, Emperor Jun put away the Hetu Luoshu Diagram.