Primordial Era: A brick knocks Hongyun unconscious, and he seizes the throne at the start.

This injury was so severe that it took three years (more than ten days outside) for him to recover to 70%.

Once his injuries had stabilized somewhat, Lu Chen began preparing to dismember the corpse.

To sever a corpse, one needs to entrust it with a spiritual treasure; for a benevolent corpse, it is best to use a spiritual treasure of merit or righteousness.

The most suitable weapon for Lu Chen is the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner!

This flag is one of the five innate flags, primarily for defense, symbolizing the virtue of bearing all things, making it an excellent symbol for eliminating the wicked corpse at present.

He took out half of the Primordial Purple Qi and slowly integrated it into the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner.

The flag emitted a soft yellow light, and Daoist runes appeared on its surface.

"cut!"

Lu Chen's primordial spirit trembled, and a pure and kind thought was extracted and injected into the Wuji Apricot Yellow Flag.

"Buzz—"

Suddenly, a bright yellow light shone, and a yellow-robed Taoist priest, who resembled Lu Chen in appearance but possessed a gentle and refined demeanor, emerged from the apricot-yellow banner and bowed slightly to him with a smile.

"This humble Taoist priest, Huang Chen, greets the Venerable One."

The benevolent corpse is complete!

His cultivation level was clearly at the mid-stage of the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, and thanks to the blessing of purple energy, his foundation was several times more stable than that of an ordinary Corpse Slayer.

Even more remarkably, Lu Chen felt that some of the karma he had accumulated—mainly from his connection with the Qilin Clan and the good karma he had created from saving people—had transferred to Huang Chen.

I immediately felt much more relaxed.

"From now on, fellow Daoist, you shall travel throughout the primordial world as a rogue cultivator, devoting yourself to good deeds and accumulating merit," said Lu Chen in his true form.

"Good." Huang Chen nodded, took the Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner (a replica; the real one had already merged with him), and transformed into yellow light, flying out of the Demon Abyss.

From this point on, Lu Chen was reduced to three:

The true form—is in seclusion in the Demon Abyss, focusing on the Law of Power, with the goal of proving the Dao through power.

The clone Chenying—actively operates outside, attracting attention from all sides, and taking the blame when necessary.

The benevolent corpse Huang Chen—does good deeds, accumulates virtue, shifts cause and effect, and builds connections.

Three identities mean three layers of protection.

"Now, it's time to see the biggest takeaway from this trip..."

Lu Chen took out the Twelve-Petaled Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

The lotus platform is as red as fire, with twelve petals in total. Each petal is burning with karmic fire, which can burn away all karmic causes and effects in the world.

Luo Hou wanted it to complete the Black Lotus of Annihilation, but when Lu Chen took away the lotus platform, he discovered something else in the lotus's heart—

One lotus seed!

Although the lotus seeds of the Karmic Fire Red Lotus cannot compare to their mother, they are still innate spiritual treasure embryos. If they can be successfully cultivated, they can grow into new first-grade or even third-grade red lotuses.

"These lotus seeds... perhaps they can be used in this way."

Suddenly, a brilliant idea flashed in Lu Chen's mind.

He took out the three phoenix eggs (mortal phoenixes), the three qilin eggs (the last spark of fire), and the dragon blood essence he had collected earlier.

The essence of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin races, fused with the karmic fire of the Crimson Lotus Seed...

A crazy idea was born in Lu Chen's mind.

"Forge a battle avatar that integrates the three races and is protected by karmic fire!"

Lu Chen acted immediately, without any hesitation.

He used the Chaos Brick as a cauldron, the Three Lights Divine Water as a medium, and the merit of creation as fire to begin the refining process.

The entire process lasted forty-nine days.

On the forty-ninth day, a burst of red, gold, and yellow light erupted from the quiet room.

From the radiant light emerged a strange creature, twelve feet tall, with a dragon's head, phoenix wings, and a qilin's body!

Its entire body was covered with crimson dragon scales, it had seven-colored phoenix wings on its back, it stood on yellow auspicious clouds, and its body was burning with faint karmic fire.

Upon closer inspection, he was emanating the aura of an early-stage Great Luo Golden Immortal!

"From this day forward, you shall be called 'Yan Chen'," said Lu Chen himself.

Yan Chen knelt on one knee: "Thank you, Your Excellency. From this day forward, I am Yan Chen, and I am willing to fight for Your Excellency."

Lu Chen nodded in satisfaction.

Although Yan Chen does not have independent intelligence (he is completely controlled by the original body), he is powerful in battle and possesses the bloodline of three races. He can freely transform into three forms: dragon, phoenix, and qilin, and can also use the divine powers of the three races.

Most importantly, however, the aura of karmic fire and red lotus on its body is the same as that of the River Styx! If it encounters the River Styx in the future, it may have unexpected effects.

"You go out too, and secretly assist Chen Ying and Huang Chen. Remember, unless it's a matter of life and death, don't reveal your relationship with me."

"Yes, ma'am."

After speaking, Yan Chen transformed into a streak of fire and flew out of the Demon Abyss.

At this point, Lu Chen had three forces under his command:

The main plotline is the clone Chenying (drawing fire).

Hidden plot – Huang Chen, the benevolent corpse (building connections).

Hidden Line – Combat Avatar Yan Chen (Secretly Providing Support).

Meanwhile, the original body continued its secluded cultivation in the Demon Abyss.

He took out the jade slip containing the method for refining the God-Slaying Spear and began to comprehend it.

"I already have one fragment of the God-Slaying Spear. The second is deep within the Blood Sea, sealed by the Styx River. The third... is guarded by the Kunpeng in the North Sea Eye?"

Lu Chen narrowed his eyes slightly.

Blood Sea and North Sea...

It seems it's time to meet these two "old friends".

But before that, he has to do one thing first.

Lu Chen looked towards the depths of the Demon Abyss, towards the direction where the Pangu seal was located.

There, there is still half of the Primordial Purple Qi (which Rahu thought was still there), as well as other things left behind by Pangu.

Luo Hou thought he wouldn't dare go again, but Lu Chen insisted on doing the opposite.

"The most dangerous place is often the safest place. Rahu is currently busy refining the Karmic Fire Lotus and his Styx clone, and has no time to spare. If we don't go now, when will we?"

He quietly left the meditation room and, using the concealment ability of the Chaos Brick, once again infiltrated the sealed land.

This time, they knew the way well and quickly arrived at the stone chamber.

Inside the stone chamber, the illusory purple aura (a fabrication by Rahu) still floated within.

Lu Chen didn't touch it, but looked at the corner of the stone chamber—there was an inconspicuous stone wall there.

The last time he came here, he felt that there was something strange about this stone wall.

At this moment, he focused all his eyesight, channeling the law of power into them, and finally saw through the illusion.

Inside the stone wall, there was a bone fragment!

It shares the same origin as the previous fragment of Pangu's spine, but is smaller, and instead of martial arts moves, it is engraved with a map.

【Chaotic Star Map: Marking the Lands Where Three Thousand Demon Gods Fell】

The place where three thousand demon gods fell, which is also the entrance to three thousand chaotic worlds!

Lu Chen was overjoyed.

This is more precious than any treasure!

With this map, he can go to those chaotic worlds, search for the legacy of the demon gods, and quickly improve his own strength.

Realizing the wonder of this, he quickly put away the bone fragments and then carefully searched the stone chamber, finding three drops of Chaos Essence Blood (the essence blood that dripped when Pangu was injured during the creation of the world), as well as a palm-sized axe blade fragment—the Heaven-Opening Axe Blade Fragment, which was even more precious than the axe handle fragment!

"It's out! This time it's really amazing..."

Lu Chenqiang suppressed his excitement and was about to leave when a sudden sense of alarm struck him.

At the entrance to the stone chamber, a dark figure slowly emerged.

The remnant soul of Rahu!

"Lu Chen, I knew all along... you would come back."

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