Primordial Era: A man at the mouth of the Guanjiang River marries the Third Holy Mother.

The waves of the East China Sea crashed against the bluestone embankment of Chentang Pass.

A thick, somber red glow gathered above the General's Mansion in Chentang Pass.

The crimson glow lingered, swirling in the air like a giant vortex, bathing the entire mansion in a fiery red light.

The inner courtyard of the mansion, outside the delivery room.

Li Jing, dressed in casual clothes, walked back and forth in the courtyard with his hands behind his back, each step making a slight sound on the blue bricks.

His forehead was covered in sweat, his hands were clenched tightly together, and he would occasionally look up at the closed door.

Inside the room, Madam Yin's cries of pain echoed continuously, accompanied by the hurried and chaotic footsteps of the midwife and maids.

"Master, the madam's pregnancy is too strong. The midwife says the baby is stuck inside and can't come out no matter what."

The old butler came running over, his face deathly pale and his voice trembling.

It's been three years and six months.

While most women are pregnant for ten months, this third child stayed in the womb for a full forty-two months.

The people of Chentang Pass were already in an uproar.

Rumors were flying everywhere, all saying that the general's wife was pregnant with a monster that would bring chaos to the world.

Even several shamans in the city secretly came to Li Jing's door, advising him to prepare black dog blood and a peach wood sword, lest a demon be born and harm all the living beings in the city.

"Shut your dog mouth!"

Li Jing suddenly turned his head, his eyes filled with anger, and glared at the steward, shouting in a low voice.

"How could the offspring of Li Jing be a monster!"

"If you dare to spout nonsense and disrupt the morale of our troops again, don't blame me for dealing with you according to military law—I'll cut out your tongue!"

The butler was so frightened that he knelt down with a thud, kowtowing repeatedly, not daring to utter another word.

Li Jing took a deep breath, suppressing the unease in his chest.

Outsiders might not understand, but he knew it better than anyone else.

When the Imperial Preceptor Chen Changsheng was touring the human realm, he personally visited Chen Tang Pass.

At that time, Chen Changsheng pointed to the backyard and personally promised him that the three sons of the Li family were spiritual pearls sent to earth by destiny, and that he, Chen Changsheng, had a master-disciple relationship with them.

Who is the current imperial advisor?

He was a celestial being who held the power to enforce the law in the Heavenly Court, and also a guardian celestial ruler of the Jie Sect, whose cultivation had long surpassed that of ordinary people.

How could the disciple chosen by the Imperial Preceptor be the monster that ordinary people talk about?

Li Jing touched a jade pendant with thunder patterns in his arms, and the warm touch made him feel a little more at ease.

This is a token left behind by the Imperial Preceptor. As long as it is crushed, the Imperial Preceptor's divine sense will arrive instantly.

"Father, you don't need to worry so much."

A steady voice came from the courtyard gate.

Two teenagers walked in quickly.

The man in the lead, dressed in a golden Taoist robe, walked with a steady gait, and his body was faintly surrounded by a layer of resilient golden light. He was none other than the eldest son, Li Jinzha.

The young man following behind was tall and straight, dressed in a flowing blue robe, with eyes that held the vibrant energy of nature; he was the second son, Li Muzha.

Li Jinzha is now cultivating under Chen Changsheng's tutelage. Chen Changsheng has reshaped his Golden Spirit Dao Body with the innate metal essence and taught him the Undying Golden Body Technique.

His cultivation had already reached the True Immortal realm, and he exuded an aura as solid as a mountain.

Li Muzha also received special guidance from the Imperial Preceptor, and his cultivation progressed rapidly.

"Jin Zha, Mu Zha, how did you get back from Sanshan Pass?"

When Li Jing saw his two sons, the tension on his face eased somewhat.

Li Jinzha walked to Li Jing's side, took his father's arm, and said softly, "Today, while I was meditating in my cave, I suddenly sensed that my third brother was about to be born, so I asked the sect for leave and rushed back with my second brother."

Li Muzha nodded with a smile: "Father, please rest assured. The child in Mother's womb is the reincarnation of the Spirit Pearl. Furthermore, Master has placed a seal in advance to nourish the body. The three-year pregnancy is merely a gathering of the spiritual energy of heaven and earth, and is by no means what outsiders have rumored."

Li Jing gave a bitter smile and sighed, "Of course I know this, but your mother has suffered for more than three years, and the commotion in the delivery room is getting louder and louder. I'm worried that she won't be able to hold on."

As they were talking, the red vortex in the sky suddenly expanded.

The spiritual energy within a radius of a hundred miles was completely drained in an instant and frantically poured into the delivery room.

The roof tiles rattled, and the ground even began to tremble slightly.

"Wow!"

A piercing scream erupted from inside the room, followed by the midwife's frantic shouts: "It's born! It's born! My God, what is this thing?!"

Then, several maids tumbled out of the room, their faces pale and their bodies trembling uncontrollably.

Li Jing was startled and, disregarding all rules, rushed into the delivery room.

Li Jinzha and Li Muzha exchanged a glance, circulated their magical power throughout their bodies, and followed closely inside.

Inside the room, Madam Yin lay on the bed, her face pale, having fallen into a deep sleep from exhaustion.

In the very center of the room, on the ground, lay an enormous ball of flesh.

The fleshy ball was covered in blood-red divine patterns, and the red light illuminated the entire room as bright as day.

The surface of the fleshy ball kept pulsating, making a thumping sound like the beating of war drums, emitting a pure and profound spiritual energy of heaven and earth, without a trace of the stench of evil.

"Is this my third brother?"

Li Muzha's eyes widened, and he couldn't help but blurt it out.

Li Jing looked at the large ball of flesh on the ground and his throat moved.

Although he was mentally prepared, his heart still skipped a beat when he saw his wife give birth to a baby.

"Father, don't panic. Let me see clearly."

Li Jinzha stepped forward, activated the protective divine light of his indestructible golden body, and gently placed his right palm on the outer skin of the fleshy ball.

The moment the golden light touched the fleshy ball, a powerful recoil instantly repelled it.

A clear and loud baby cry suddenly burst out from inside the ball of flesh.

At the same time, the laws of heaven and earth, far beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens, suddenly stirred up a small ripple.

Kunlun Mountain, Yuxu Palace.

The ever-present Taiqing spiritual clouds roll across the mountain peaks, white cranes soar and gather, and countless auspicious clouds appear.

Yuanshi Tianzun sat high on his cloud bed, his eyes originally closed, but opened them at the same moment the fleshy ball in Chentang Pass throbbed.

Two beams of golden light shot out from the depths of his eyes, piercing through the Thirty-Three Heavens and landing on the shore of the East Sea.

"The Spirit Pearl has been born."

The Primordial Celestial Venerable's face remained calm and still as he uttered a few words indifferently.

Upon hearing this, Guang Chengzi, who was standing below, bowed slightly and said, "Master, Lingzhuzi is a guardian spirit stone under the Goddess Nuwa. In this reincarnation, he should join our Chan Sect and become the vanguard of the Western Zhou's conquest of King Zhou."

Yuanshi Tianzun nodded slightly, his gaze lowered: "Go and summon Taiyi."

Guang Chengzi accepted the order and quickly walked out of the main hall.

Before long, Taiyi Zhenren of Jinguang Cave on Qianyuan Mountain followed Guangchengzi into Yuxu Palace.

Taiyi Zhenren, dressed in a Bagua Taoist robe and holding a whisk, stepped forward and knelt on the ground: "Disciple Taiyi pays respects to Master, and wishes Master a long and healthy life."