Primordial World: I, Emperor Jun, Only Want to Build the Primordial World

Fighting Luo Hou together would undoubtedly be incredibly dangerous, but the benefits were equally obvious, because in the end, the Dao-Devil Conflict was won by the Dao.

To some extent, he could share in the fruits of that victory.

Danger and reward constantly weighed against each other in Emperor Jun's mind.

Eastern Lord Duke looked at Emperor Jun, seeming to want to say something, but remembering Emperor Jun's earlier performance, he ultimately remained silent.

Wangshu also looked at Emperor Jun. In her heart, Emperor Jun carried far more weight than Eastern Lord Duke.

Although Eastern Lord Duke's potential was roughly on par with Emperor Jun's, whether in temperament or combat strength, Emperor Jun surpassed him by quite a bit.

By Wangshu's estimation, Emperor Jun only needed a little more tempering before he could contend with an ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortal.

Wangshu herself was no ordinary Grand Luo Golden Immortal. This was not self-praise; among the Grand Luo Golden Immortals of the Eastern Primordial Desolation, she was one of the foremost.

Especially now, as the war between the Western and Eastern Primordial Desolations grew increasingly brutal, talents like this were even more precious. Every additional one meant another measure of strength.

That was precisely why Wangshu had personally invited the two of them.

Emperor Jun was still weighing the pros and cons. Though he might gain enormously from this great calamity, his reason told him that life and death were impossible to predict within it.

To preserve his own life, he should not involve himself in a calamity of this magnitude.

Yet his instincts as a Primordial Being, along with an indistinct feeling deep within him, warned him that he absolutely could not retreat or flee simply out of fear of death.

He could retreat, but he could not yield step by step because he was afraid to die.

Otherwise, the road ahead would stretch endlessly into the distance, his heart would be clouded, and his path of cultivation would dim.

Unfortunately, the reason Emperor Jun did not wish to join this great calamity was precisely because he might not be able to keep himself alive.

Emperor Jun could deceive others, but he could not deceive the true thoughts in his own heart.

Having come to this Primordial World, it was hard to say that he did not want to witness the Devil Ancestor, the Dao Ancestor, and all the great powers of this era.

He also wanted to witness the surging tides of this age and experience the cruelty and allure of the Dao-Devil Conflict.

More importantly, he could temper himself and raise both his combat ability and cultivation realm.

After all, the feeling of being only one step away from becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal was truly frustrating.

Would he cling to life, or would he struggle onward and behold the sights along the path of the Dao, experiencing the splendor of this era?

Emperor Jun already had his answer.

Having lived another life, he should certainly be cautious when caution was needed, but he should not shrink back when it was time to press forward. Otherwise, if he retreated again and again, was he supposed to hide away on the Sun Star for the rest of his life?

And even if he hid, could he truly avoid it?

For now, he could still make his own choices. The truly tragic day would be when his strength proved insufficient and he no longer had the ability to choose.

Once he had thought it through, Emperor Jun felt much lighter. A smile appeared on his face as he glanced at Eastern Lord Duke and said to Wangshu,

"Senior, I also wish to see just how formidable the Demon Path truly is."

This weighing of gains and losses was, for Emperor Jun, tantamount to questioning his own heart.

His state of mind was now even more tranquil, and he was no longer so tightly wound. He was gradually adapting to the current Primordial World.

Although Emperor Jun did not yet possess the resolve of "to hear the Dao in the morning and die in the evening without regret," his heart that sought the Dao had become even firmer.

Upon hearing Emperor Jun's answer, a faint smile appeared on Wangshu's face. "You will become more formidable than most Demonic Cultivators."

Wangshu's words were not without basis. She had also sensed the change in Emperor Jun's state. In terms of his state of mind, it was like a small rebirth.

This made Wangshu, who already admired Emperor Jun, look forward to his future even more.

Emperor Jun naturally heard Wangshu's words, but he said nothing.

Coming from a later age, he understood his own potential even better. Naturally, he did not need Wangshu's recognition.

Watching from the side, Eastern Lord Duke silently made up his mind. I must work hard. I must surpass this Golden Crow called Emperor Jun.

After both of them agreed, Wangshu led Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke westward.

They were currently in the East Sea. To truly take part in the battlefield of the Dao-Devil Conflict, they naturally had to head for the region bordering the Western Primordial Desolation.

That was where Demon Path cultivators were most numerous, and where battles erupted most frequently. It was perfectly suited for Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke to temper themselves.

During their journey, Wangshu had already begun training Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke.

The first area was flight speed. In most battles, the faster a being could fly, the more likely they were to seize the initiative.

They could advance or retreat; advancing allowed them to attack their opponent, while retreating allowed them to preserve themselves.

As an established Grand Luo Golden Immortal, Wangshu could travel directly through space, but she did not do so.

One reason was that the space of the Primordial World was relatively stable, making spatial travel quite costly.

The other reason was to temper Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke's flight speed.

Wangshu's flight speed was naturally beyond comparison for Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke, who were only Golden Immortals.

Unfortunately, this training in flight speed only tempered Eastern Lord Duke. It had no effect on Emperor Jun.

It was not that Emperor Jun's flight speed surpassed Wangshu's, but that Eastern Lord Duke was simply too slow.

If Wangshu wanted to train Emperor Jun, Eastern Lord Duke could not keep up with the pace at all.

But if she accommodated Eastern Lord Duke, there was no training effect for Emperor Jun.

However, Wangshu believed Emperor Jun's flight speed was already sufficient and did not need further tempering, so she trained only Eastern Lord Duke.

Although Wangshu said so, Emperor Jun did not agree. How could there possibly be such a thing as being fast enough?

Still, Emperor Jun did not trouble Wangshu further. Instead, he began observing and comprehending on his own.

Emperor Jun absorbed Wangshu's teachings and observed her method of flight, continuously incorporating these insights into his Rainbow Transformation Art and increasing the power of this divine ability.

Beyond that, Emperor Jun also tried to increase his speed as much as possible without using divine abilities.

And indeed, after some experimentation, Emperor Jun truly improved in this regard.

Moreover, Emperor Jun discovered that his comprehension was astonishingly good, even far superior to the Emperor Jun of legends from his previous life.

As for how Emperor Jun had reached this conclusion, it naturally came through comparison.

In the legends of his previous life, although Eastern Lord Duke's combat strength was inferior to Emperor Jun's, he had never fallen behind in cultivation realm.

In other words, the potential of the Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke from those legends had been roughly equal. Even if there was some gap in their comprehension, it could not have been very large.

But now, Emperor Jun found that the gap between himself and Eastern Lord Duke in comprehension was truly enormous.

When Wangshu explained something once, Emperor Jun could understand eighty or ninety percent of it, and he would even gain related insights from it.

Eastern Lord Duke, on the other hand, needed Wangshu to explain things repeatedly from many different angles before he could understand them, after which he still had to familiarize himself with and master them.

Furthermore, Emperor Jun's comprehension had received Wangshu's personal acknowledgment. She directly stated that she had never seen a being with comprehension like Emperor Jun's.

Aside from training their speed, Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke often fought Demonic Cultivators along the way.

Although they were in the Eastern Primordial Desolation, many Demonic Cultivators were hidden there, just as not everyone in the Western Primordial Desolation was a Demonic Cultivator.

Under Wangshu's deliberate search, the hidden Demonic Cultivators had nowhere to hide.

With Wangshu watching over him, Emperor Jun completely let loose. He constantly tested the combat divine abilities and various spells he had created, as well as every possible application of Magical Power. He tested everything that could be tested.

With every battle, Emperor Jun gained new insights and adjusted himself, improving at a rate visible to the naked eye.

Eastern Lord Duke, by contrast, improved as well, but he remained much more rigid. Several times, he even faced life-and-death crises and had to rely on Wangshu to save him.

After spending more than a hundred years traveling, Wangshu finally brought Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke to the border between the Eastern and Western Primordial Desolations, the region where the Dao-Devil Conflict was at its fiercest.

Along the way, Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke had undergone constant tempering and received Wangshu's instruction throughout the journey. Otherwise, they would not have needed more than a century to reach this place.

Over those hundred-plus years, both Emperor Jun and Eastern Lord Duke had made great progress.

Eastern Lord Duke had changed greatly and matured considerably. His fighting was no longer as stiff as before, and more importantly, his cultivation had advanced another step.

If Golden Immortals were further divided into stages, he had originally been in the early Golden Immortal stage, but he had now reached the middle stage.

Of course, the further one advanced in realm and cultivation, the more difficult progress became.

As for Emperor Jun's growth, his speed had advanced further, and his combat methods had become more diverse.

During his spare time, Emperor Jun also comprehended the Hetu Luoshu Diagram and gained many insights. In particular, he felt that he had made tremendous progress in the path of deduction.

More importantly, Emperor Jun had already found a way to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm: he needed to find the path he himself wished to walk.

Yet after finding that direction, Emperor Jun became even less anxious.

He had realized that he had still seen too little. Rashly stepping onto a path of cultivation was not what Emperor Jun wanted.

And the place where the Dao-Devil Conflict was most intense was precisely the best place for him to witness all kinds of paths.

Aside from those few powerful Hidden Races, nearly all the formidable figures of the Primordial World were gathered here. He would surely gain something from them.

Emperor Jun was now even more certain of his choice. If he had merely remained on the Sun Star, could he have found the path to becoming a Grand Luo Golden Immortal so quickly?

Of course, this was not the only way to break through to the Grand Luo Golden Immortal realm. There were other methods, but Emperor Jun felt that this one suited him best.