Turmoil in the Primordial World
The Primordial World!
On the Sun Star, beneath the Fusang Tree.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi, who had returned to the Primordial World from the source of space and time, looked at Dijun beside him and asked, "Elder brother, have you found where that Dragon Race Daluo attained the Dao?"
As a Daluo who had attained the Dao himself, Eastern Emperor Taiyi knew full well that a Daluo who entered the River of Time would emerge from wherever he had entered, without changing his position in time.
As for the Daluo who had rushed off to hunt down Ao Changsheng, Eastern Emperor Taiyi considered them nothing but fools.
A pack of fools who had gone after Ao Changsheng without even knowing what existed at the end of space and time had no chance of succeeding.
"I don't know. His methods of concealing his presence are extraordinary. Even with the River Diagram and Luo Book, I can't calculate the precise location where he attained the Dao."
"From the fluctuations caused by his attainment, I can only tell that it was in the East Sea."
Dijun shook his head as he spoke and put away the River Diagram and Luo Book in his hands. A hint of regret showed on his face.
"Such methods... The Dragon Race truly was worthy of being one of the overlords of the previous epoch."
"What should we do, then?" Eastern Emperor Taiyi frowned beside him. "Are we just going to let him go?"
"From what I saw, that Dragon Race Daluo possesses spirit treasures. He should be one of the contingencies the Dragon Race left behind."
"That Dragon Race Daluo is very likely to know where the treasures the Dragon Race amassed over countless years are, as well as the method the Dragon Race used to break through beyond Daluo back then!"
Eastern Emperor Taiyi was unwilling to let the matter rest.
The Dragon Race had dominated the Primordial World for an entire great tribulation, and the treasures they had accumulated were bound to be staggering in number. Their Demon Race had only just been established, and they were in need of those resources.
Moreover, compared to the resources, the inheritance of the Dragon Race's Ancestral Dragon was what mattered most.
The Ancestral Dragon and Candle Dragon of the Dragon Race had both been mighty Quasi-Sages who had broken through beyond Daluo Golden Immortal.
The Dragon Race had also produced a sacred beast, Azure Dragon.
Their inheritance was bound to include the realms beyond Daluo.
Although in a few more years, Dao Ancestor Hongjun would teach the method of attaining the Dao in the Purple Firmament Palace,
if they could obtain the complete inheritance of the Dragon Race and compare the two, they might be able to take a step ahead of the other mighty figures. It was even possible that they could attain the Dao and become Sages.
"Elder brother, since we can't find that Dragon Race Daluo, how about we go find the Dragon Race members hiding in the Four Seas, capture them all, and threaten that fellow into showing himself?"
A vicious scheme suddenly spilled out of Eastern Emperor Taiyi's mouth.
"Watch your words, second brother!"
Dijun hurriedly let out a low shout. At the same time, he cast out the River Diagram and Luo Book above their heads to shield them and throw the secrets of heaven into disarray.
"Second brother, don't forget that the Dragon Race still has the sacred beast Azure Dragon. Never mention such a scheme again." Even after throwing the secrets of heaven into disarray, Dijun couldn't help lowering his voice a little.
Eastern Emperor Taiyi's expression stiffened. He too remembered the existence of the sacred beast Azure Dragon, and a trace of apprehension flashed in his eyes. He said no more about his scheme.
As innate divine beasts born from the Sun Star, the two of them had gained sentience far earlier than most people could imagine.
With the aid of the Sun Star's immense power, the two brothers also knew far more of the Primordial World's secrets than the other Daluo.
For that very reason, both their vast ambition and their caution far surpassed those of ordinary mighty figures in the Primordial World.
"We'll search slowly. The East Sea is vast, but if I investigate personally, I can find that Dragon Race Daluo's whereabouts in ten thousand years at most."
Dijun looked at Eastern Emperor Taiyi and spoke softly.
"Second brother, remember that this epoch has only just begun. Our Demon Race still has plenty of time, so don't be too impatient."
"Whether it's the Dragon Race's inheritance, dominion over the Primordial World, or attaining the Dao and becoming Sages, it will all belong to our Demon Race sooner or later."
By the end, Dijun's voice was still as faint as a mosquito's hum.
In the Primordial World.
The uproar over Ao Changsheng attaining the Dao as a Daluo had only just begun.
The Daluo drawn by Ao Changsheng's attainment who had gone back to the dawn of the Primordial World to investigate were only a minority, after all.
But even those few Daluo each had friends and loved ones of their own. One told ten, and ten told a hundred.
Before long, news that a member of the Dragon Race had attained the Dao as a Daluo and annihilated thirteen Daluo Golden Immortals in a battle at the end of the Primordial World spread throughout the entire Daluo circle.
Those who had old grudges against the Dragon Race, those who had none, those who regarded them with indifference, and those who coveted their legendary vast inheritance-each Daluo reacted differently.
But there was no doubt that the uproar caused by Ao Changsheng, a Dragon Race member who had attained the Dao as a Daluo, was destined not to die down so easily.
At this moment, however, the one in the Primordial World with the most complicated feelings about Ao Changsheng's attainment was Dao Ancestor Hongjun in the Purple Firmament Palace.
"I truly didn't expect Fellow Daoist Changsheng to be a member of the Dragon Race!" An indescribably complicated look appeared in Hongjun's eyes.
Of course, he did not believe that Ao Changsheng had truly only just attained the Dao as a Daluo. After all, he had seen with his own eyes how Ao Changsheng had united with heaven and earth, just like a Sage.
He was merely surprised that Ao Changsheng belonged to the Dragon Race.
"The Dragon Race... what an incredible race. As if producing the sacred beast Azure Dragon weren't enough, they actually have a Hunyuan like Fellow Daoist Changsheng living among them."
Looking back now, even Hongjun found it somewhat unbelievable, despite having personally lived through that great war between the three races.
How had the Dragon Race lost when the three races fought for supremacy over the Primordial World?
"Perhaps Fellow Daoist Changsheng isn't on very good terms with the Dragon Race!"
Hongjun thought about it. He truly had not seen Ao Changsheng on the Dragon Race's battlefield back then.
Moreover, although the Dragon Race's current circumstances in the Primordial World could not be called miserable, compared with their glory in the previous epoch,
they were desolate beyond measure. Yet even so, Ao Changsheng had stood by with folded arms. Hongjun had a guess in his heart.
However, Hongjun looked toward the Primordial World, a trace of helplessness showing in his eyes.
"Fellow Daoist Changsheng truly has a peculiar taste for amusement."
"He's clearly a Primordial Daluo Golden Immortal, so why would he take it into his head to impersonate a newly advanced Daluo cultivator and bully those juniors?"
It was as though Hongjun could see one mighty figure of the Primordial World after another having their heads smashed apart under Ao Changsheng's hand.
Just like back then... when the Ancestral Dragon had held down a whole group of mighty figures.
At the thought, Hongjun hardly knew whether to laugh or cry.
Even so, he had no intention of intervening. After becoming a Sage, the next step in his plan was to unite himself with the Heavenly Dao.
At a time like this, let alone a few Daluo Golden Immortals who had listened to the Dao in the Purple Firmament Palace, even if the personal disciples he had chosen himself went looking for death,
he would not intervene and entangle himself in karma with a Hunyuan like Ao Changsheng.
The East Sea.
At the very moment Ao Changsheng broke through to Daluo Golden Immortal,
multicolored light poured down over the boundless waters of the East Sea, and the ocean rippled with a multitude of colors. Auspicious clouds gathered across the sky, while heavenly blossoms formed from pure Spiritual Qi swayed and drifted down in droves.
A tyrannical pressure swept across the East Sea. Countless powerful sea beasts, Demon Beasts, and recluses trembled as it passed over them.
"This pressure... this phenomenon..."
"A mighty figure is breaking through!"
"It's Daluo! A mighty figure is breaking through to Daluo Golden Immortal!"
Countless living beings in the East Sea were filled with awe and fear.
After all, in this era, Hongjun had yet to pass down the Three Corpses Severing Secret Method. Apart from a small number of old monsters who paid no heed to worldly affairs, Daluo Golden Immortals stood at the very pinnacle of the Primordial World.
Countless cultivators wanted to find Ao Changsheng's location.
They wanted to behold the legendary Daluo Golden Immortal, and some beings who were particularly confident in their aptitude even wanted to become his disciples.
But... Ao Changsheng's cultivation grounds were hidden, and a group of cultivators who were not even Daluo had no chance of finding them.
Looking at the magnificent phenomenon in the sky, Ao Changsheng wore the faintest smile.
Even the heavens and earth of the Primordial World were celebrating the birth of a Daluo Golden Immortal.
The moment Ao Changsheng returned to the Primordial World from the River of Space and Time, he noticed the phenomenon with which heaven and earth celebrated.
He also brought its immense pressure under control and reined it in.
"Not bad. Before the Primordial World's era of Quasi-Sages arrives, I managed to catch the last ride of the age when Daluo stood at the top."
Attaining the Dao as a Daluo had clearly put Ao Changsheng in a good mood, and he joked at his own expense.