"So be it. It is time to rein them in."
As Dao Ancestor Hongjun's words fell, his figure vanished from the Purple Heaven Palace. When he appeared again, he had already arrived in the Primordial World.
"Greetings, Master!"
"Greetings, Dao Ancestor!"
At the sight of Dao Ancestor Hongjun, both the Two Western Saints and the still-enraged Primordial Heavenly Venerable showed a slight change in expression and hurried over to pay their respects.
Even the other Saints stepped forth one after another, arriving in this realm.
Dao Ancestor Hongjun ignored their greetings. With a sweep of his broad sleeve, an unfathomably profound power surged out in an instant, enveloping the entire Primordial World.
At that moment, the Primordial World, which had been rapidly collapsing, suddenly froze, as though forcibly brought to a halt in a single instant.
"So this is cultivation at the Dao Ancestor's level!"
Sensing the change within the Primordial World, the Saints' expressions shifted, and profound awe filled their eyes as they looked at Dao Ancestor Hongjun.
"Coalesce!"
Dao Ancestor Hongjun's hair and beard fluttered. He raised his hand and pointed downward, and the earth, water, wind, and fire throughout the Primordial World settled once more in an instant.
Mountains and rivers were reshaped, the Four Seas grew calm, and inscrutable runes emerged throughout the vast Primordial World.
These runes merged into the Three Realms, seemingly drawn from the chaos origin, binding the entire Primordial World's Three Realms into a new world once more.
The sound of the Great Dao resounded throughout the Primordial World as countless runes repaired heaven and earth. In mere moments, the collapse vanished, and everything returned to its former appearance.
Yet compared to the Primordial World of before, though its size remained unchanged, it was now divided into four continents, separated by boundless