Primordial Era: Starting with Self-Created Mythical Great Luo Law

As the crowds surged, the East China Sea was the first to become noisy.

Seeing that the situation was unstoppable, Dragon King Ao Li decided to go with the flow and made a pact with the cultivators: in exchange for various innate spiritual essences, they would offer the sacred mountains and immortal islands of the East Sea. Over time, the saying that "the Dragon Palace of the East Sea is the richest in the world" quietly spread and became widely known.

More than 100,000 years have passed in the blink of an eye.

One day, a primordial five-element, five-colored divine light suddenly appeared above Fangzhang Immortal Island. Its radiance flowed and illuminated all directions, instantly making the entire island bright and clear. The five divine lights each differentiated, each following its own principle and upholding its own virtue.

Light and shadow are projected across ten thousand miles of empty space, raining down mandalas, and the radiance of the sun, moon, and stars cascading down like a waterfall.

A fairy island spanning over a thousand miles floats and appears, its innate spiritual energy condensing into a thin mist, and wisps of precious energy flowing in the air forming patterns. Beneath the earth, life bursts forth, breaking through the soil and soaring into the sky—truly a blessed land in name and in fact.

All living beings in the East Sea simultaneously raised their heads to look eastward, only to see auspicious clouds soaring into the sky, righteous and fierce, with overwhelming and majestic power, and various wondrous phenomena appearing. All knew in their hearts that a great being must be in seclusion here, and none dared to approach and disturb them.

At this moment, the Qinglian Daoist, who was meditating and breathing, suddenly opened his eyes, and two clear, divine lights pierced straight into the clouds. In an instant, all the illusions on Fangzhang Island vanished, leaving only that one five-element, five-colored divine light, quietly evolving without increasing or decreasing.

"This Primordial Era has finally come to an end. The next era has begun, and I, too, have borrowed the fortune of the outer seas to secure my place. As for the rest, I await only the ascension of Dao Ancestor Hongjun to sainthood!"

"The primordial purple energy within the Purple Cloud Palace has already been claimed and cannot be contested by force. However, the fruit of the Primordial Golden Immortal is something I, this humble Daoist, will personally strive for, even if it means shattering stars and burning away the flames of calamity."

Every time a new era begins, opportunities abound. This era is especially so—not only are saintly positions vacant, but numerous innate spiritual treasures are also emerging one after another. These opportunities are not to be missed, for they will not come again.

Otherwise, once all the sages ascend to the Great Dao and quasi-sages are everywhere, the primordial world will become an impenetrable monolith. At that time, heaven and earth will be fixed, and the destiny will be sealed, leaving no gaps to slip through and no trace to be found.

Thinking of this, Daoist Qinglian suddenly stood up, determined to immediately travel west to the prehistoric world to personally explore any potential opportunities!

Before the words were finished, the entire primordial sky suddenly changed color—billions of strands of innate purple energy rose from the void, clouds surged for hundreds of millions of miles, divine light ripped through the sky, and celestial music descended from the heavens, resounding throughout the universe in an instant.

Golden flowers scattered across the sky, golden lotuses sprouted from the ground, strange phenomena arose one after another, Dao traces crisscrossed, and the sky was dyed purple. An indescribable pressure arrived suddenly, as deep as an abyss and as majestic as a mountain.

Qinglian Daoist felt his primordial spirit tremble and almost collapse. He hurriedly urged his life's cultivation and gritted his teeth to hold on.

At that very moment, beyond the thirty-third heaven, the strange phenomenon vanished, and a cold, stern voice pierced the air:

"Lying high in the nine heavens, I attain the true Dao on my futon."

"Beyond the mysteries of heaven and earth, I shall be the supreme leader."

Its sound, like the ringing of bells and chimes, resounded throughout the primordial world. All spirits bowed their heads, turning eastward in worship.

Has Hongjun Daozu attained sainthood?

The Azure Lotus Daoist's pupils contracted slightly, and he sighed inwardly, "How can someone who is not a saint possess the power to illuminate the entire primordial world?"

At the dawn of a new era, such a stroke of good fortune descended from heaven, and he breathed a sigh of relief—he absolutely could not miss the opportunity to preach at Zixiao Palace.

Shortly after, a clear sound rose again from beyond the Thirty-Three Heavens:

"I am Hongjun, and I have now attained the Primordial Sainthood. I will now preach at the Zixiao Palace. All living beings in heaven and earth who are destined to attend are welcome to attend."

This sound is different from the previous ones; it is as light as a breeze, immediately heard and understood upon entering the ear and the heart. Those who are not destined to hear it will not hear it even if they have the power to overturn rivers and seas, as if separated by mountains.

"How could ordinary Great Luo Immortals comprehend the realm of Hongjun Daozu? When the other saints ascend in the future, will they possess such grandeur?"

The Azure Lotus Daoist raised his eyes and gazed at the Thirty-Three Heavens, his eyes rippling with longing.

With Hongjun having attained enlightenment, the sermons at Zixiao Palace will begin, and the great trend of the prehistoric world will shift from this point onward—the coexistence of the Wu and Yao sects will become the established pattern; the great calamity of the Wu and Yao sects will also arise accordingly.

Hongjun Daozu has a profound origin; he was originally one of the three thousand chaotic demon gods before the creation of the world.

At the beginning of creation, a stream of light fell into the primordial wilderness and found fragments of the Creation Jade Disc deep within the Kunlun Mountains. It comprehended three thousand fundamental principles of the Great Dao at the Hongjun level and finally ascended to the realm of the Primordial Golden Immortal.

Subsequently, in the Zixiao Palace outside the Thirty-Three Heavens, he expounded the true path of cultivation to all living beings in the primordial world, and in doing so, he severed the intricate karmic entanglements between himself and all living beings.

"This journey to Zixiao Palace carries immense weight. As for who will attain the throne, it is fate if they do, and a blessing if they do not."

"Do not follow in the footsteps of Fellow Daoist Hongyun—though he possessed the Primordial Purple Qi, his spiritual platform was in chaos and his true nature was not yet clear. Furthermore, he formed an inextricable karmic bond with the Two Sages of the West and the Great Sage Kunpeng of the Demon Clan, ultimately resulting in the destruction of his body and soul and the extinction of his lineage."

Qinglian let out a soft sigh, then activated the island's protective array. Five colors of innate divine light—green, yellow, red, white, and black—rose from her body, breaking through the air and heading straight for the outer thirty-third heaven.

The Chaos Sea is boundless, filled with a bone-corroding and soul-consuming chaotic energy, so much so that even the Dao Fruit of a Great Luo Golden Immortal is difficult to preserve for long.

Without supreme divine power to protect one's body, or without innate spiritual treasures to shield one's body, rashly stepping into this place, even a Great Luo Golden Immortal would be in danger of collapsing on the spot and falling into eternal nothingness.

As Qinglian stepped into the Thirty-Third Heaven Realm, she suddenly heard a loud laugh coming from ahead, clear and melodious like a bell.

"This humble Daoist, Zhen Yuanzi, pays his respects to fellow Daoist! It has been tens of thousands of years since we last met. Fellow Daoist's cultivation has become even more unfathomable, and his aura is vast and indescribable."

Before the words were finished, a figure in a blue Taoist robe slowly emerged from the edge of chaos; it was none other than Zhen Yuanzi, the ancestor of the Earth Immortals.

His gaze swept over Qinglian's body, and he saw a faint yet profound aura appearing and disappearing, which was actually in harmony with the Wu Clan's physical cultivation method of not relying on external objects and purely tempering the body. He couldn't help but be shocked.

Seeing that Zhen Yuanzi did not head straight for Zixiao Palace, Qinglian raised an eyebrow and a smile appeared on her lips: "Fellow Daoist, please don't flatter me. How could Qinglian's meager cultivation possibly deserve the title of 'possessing great supernatural powers'?"

"In truth, only the Dao Ancestor Hongjun in Zixiao Palace is worthy of these four words."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Yuanzi looked up and sighed, then said in a low voice, "This level of cultivation is beyond the comprehension of us Great Luo Immortals."

But who exactly is this Hongjun Daoist? What is his background? Is he a good omen or a calamity for all living beings in the primordial world?

"Fellow Daoist, there is no need to worry. Although Dao Ancestor Hongjun has an extraordinary background, he is not the first person in the prehistoric world; but for the billions of mortal beings, he is indeed a great blessing."

"As for those of us with great supernatural powers? Good fortune and misfortune coexist, and we are bound by them." Qinglian raised her eyes and looked into the depths of chaos, her voice calm.

When Hongjun attained enlightenment, the Heavenly Dao manifested. After forty-nine days of successful completion, he will merge with the Heavenly Dao and rule over all the immortals and gods.

For ordinary living beings, this means that order and order will be restored, and calamities can be avoided; it is truly a blessing from heaven.

He opened his lecture halls widely, enlightened the masses, and cleared away the confusion for those seeking the Dao, which was naturally a blessing for cultivators.

However, once the Way of Heaven was established, spiritual energy gradually shifted towards acquired forms, and the innate essence became increasingly depleted; the laws of the Great Dao also became more introverted and obscure, making the path of cultivation increasingly rugged and difficult. For those who strive for advancement, this became an invisible shackle, a series of predicaments.

"Not the first person in the primordial era!"