Primordial Era: I, Wutu, govern the Earthly Dao and suppress the Heavenly Dao.

Although Zhen Yuanzi was curious about when the ferocious beast would appear, he was not in a hurry to pay attention.

The birth of a ferocious beast is always accompanied by rampant calamity energy; this is the first great calamity of the primordial world, the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts!

The fact that the aura of calamity had not yet appeared at this time proved that he still had plenty of time to transform into human form.

Zhen Yuanzi, who received the spiritual energy of the Earth element, saw his aura more than double in just one Yuan Hui!

This greatly pleased Zhen Yuanzi, but also filled him with astonishment:

"I wonder what Zhen Yuanzi was thinking in my memory."

"His true form was the essence of Earth, and he was accompanied by the Book of Earth and the Ginseng Fruit Tree. Knowing that the Way of Earth and the spiritual veins of the earth share the same origin, instead of patiently studying the methods of the earth, he went to Zixiao Palace to listen to Hongjun preach!"

"Later, even knowing that the path to becoming a Quasi-Saint by severing the Three Corpses was impassable, he still refused to deduce the method to become a Sacred Person of the Earthly Path!"

"By the time they realized what was happening, Houtu, the ancestral witch who controlled the laws of the earth, had already been tricked by the Heavenly Dao into using her body to reincarnate and complete the Earth Dao. She became the imprisoned master of the Earth Dao, and there was no longer any place for her as the ancestor of the Earth Immortals in the Earth Dao."

After careful analysis, Zhen Yuanzi came to a conclusion.

Or perhaps it was because he transformed into human form too late; in his memory, when Zhen Yuanzi was born, the Heavenly Dao had already taken control of the primordial world.

Under the Heavenly Dao, they will only suffer the same fate as other innate beings: being schemed against and suppressed by the Heavenly Dao.

People like Hongyun, Dijun, and Taiyi, as well as many other innate beings who didn't even have names, were plotted against and killed during the great calamity.

Like the Styx River, Kunpeng, though alive, became the most studious and timid king in the prehistoric world, while Kunpeng went from being a dignified demon master to the most rebellious master in the prehistoric world.

For example, the Three Pure Ones, as the true descendants of Pangu, each received one-tenth of the merit of creating the world, yet they were still schemed to become puppets of the Heavenly Dao.

Even if one becomes a sage of the Heavenly Dao, though immortal and indestructible, one can never transcend the Heavenly Dao and will become a working sage of the Heavenly Dao.

For example, the Twelve Ancestral Witches, all of whom were direct descendants of Pangu, together received 30% of the merits of the creation of the world. However, they did not respect the Way of Heaven and were eventually plotted against, with some dying and others being imprisoned.

Zhen Yuanzi, of course, could not escape being schemed against by the Heavenly Dao and eventually became the number one recluse in the prehistoric world!

"But now... I am different!"

"I was born with intelligence at the beginning of heaven and earth, and I understand that the Qi of Earth and the spiritual veins of the earth share the same origin. Therefore, I can use my own Great Dao of Earth to build a connection with the Dao of Earth, help it fill its gaps, and attain the status of a Saint of the Dao of Earth!"

"No! That's not right!"

Zhen Yuanzi's essence of Earth trembled violently as he suddenly realized his own Dao, causing the entire Longevity Mountain to tremble!

"The Heavenly Dao has not yet awakened. Even if it awakens and manifests during the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts, it will still be flawed. Hongjun will need to merge with the Dao in the future!"

"And the underground passage, too, will awaken later, and it will also be incomplete. It will only be completed when Houtu transforms into reincarnation during the Lich War!"

"I have no power over Heaven's will, but now I have the land yet it lacks justice!"

"If I were to first use my own Earthly Dao to guide the laws of the Earthly Dao, bearing the principles of all things, and then use the merits of the Dao to break through my own limitations, thus helping the Earthly Dao awaken ahead of time, then I could completely control the Earthly Dao by nurturing weaker Earthly Daos, achieving true transcendence!"

"Of course, the prerequisite is having sufficient strength first!"

At this moment, Zhen Yuanzi, who had not yet taken human form, had already embarked on a path completely different from the one he remembered!

No longer respect the Way of Heaven!

No more listening to Hongjun's spiel on the Dao!

We must take ourselves as the foundation, the Earth Book as the key, and the Ginseng Fruit as the bridge to cultivate the Supreme Earth Great Dao, to carry thousands of laws, to nurture the yet-to-awaken Earth Dao, and to take control of the Earth Dao!

He used this method to break free from the shackles of the Heavenly Dao and forge a path that belonged only to him!

The primordial chaos lasts for countless years, and even a few decades will pass.

On this day, a ray of morning light pierced through the primordial mist and fell upon the summit of Longevity Mountain.

The Earth Essence that stood in a triangular formation before the Ginseng Fruit Tree and the Earth Book now shone brightly, its shape faintly overlapping with the shape of the Ginseng Fruit growing on the tree!

The ginseng fruit, which was about to fall, suddenly dropped one and disappeared into the spiritual vein of Longevity Mountain!

In an instant, a primordial grand formation, with the ginseng fruit tree at its core and the Earth Book as its foundation, suddenly took shape!

Outside Longevity Hill, a layer of arc-shaped light enveloped the entire mountain!

At the same time, Zhen Yuanzi drew upon the power of origin, frantically absorbing the earth energy from the depths of the earth and the surrounding region.

A thick, earthy-yellow aura surged from all directions, condensing around him into a cocoon of energy resembling an array!

As the light shimmers, the illusory images of the primordial mountains and rivers become visible!

"Buzz—"

A buzzing sound rang out, and the cocoon of energy outside Zhen Yuanzi's body suddenly expanded to the size of the Wanshou Mountain formation, before shrinking back to two meters!

As the light receded and dissipated, a young man was already sitting cross-legged under the ginseng fruit tree!

He wore an earth-yellow Taoist robe, with clear mountain and river patterns embroidered on the hem. Although he was still, he resonated with the earth's spiritual veins due to the surrounding earth energy.

His face was handsome and gentle, without a beard, and his brows revealed a composure beyond his years, surrounded by a thick, earthy yellow aura.

He exudes authority without anger and is approachable without laughter. He can be described as a naturally gifted immortal with a transcendent and otherworldly air!

Having successfully transformed, Zhen Yuanzi slowly opened his eyes, feeling the surging and profound Earth Spiritual Power within his body, and a faint smile appeared on his lips.

"A Great Immortal!"

"With this innate defensive array, I can now say that I have some ability to protect myself."

"But that's far from enough!"

In the primordial world where spiritual energy was abundant, as long as the cultivation of innate deities was not suppressed, once they took human form, they would definitely be Grand Luo Golden Immortals!

Without the strength of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, when the Great Calamity of Ferocious Beasts and the Great Calamity of Dragon and Han arrive, even the Three Pure Ones cannot withstand it for a second.

"To cope with the great calamity of ferocious beasts, I should not slacken my efforts. I must continue to improve my strength and refine the Great Dao Law of Earth."

"My Great Dao of Earth is not merely one of the Five Elements; it is the embodiment of profound virtue, the return of all laws to the earth, and the foundation of all spirits!"

"The Heavenly Way is not yet manifest, the Great Way has not yet retreated, and the Great Way is perfectly impartial. Therefore, my essence of Earth absorbs the spiritual energy of the same origin from the earth without any hindrance!"

"The physical body is enhanced through this method, and the primordial spirit grows through this method!"

"I am the Earth element, and my Daoist technique shall be named: The Earth Element Suppressing Technique!"

Just as Zhen Yuanzi had predicted, the peace and tranquility of the primordial world did not last long.

Several eons after he took human form, a series of roars suddenly came from the depths of the primordial land!

Billions of jets of dark, turbid gas erupted from the earth!

The turbid air mingled with the blood of the Chaos Demon God, transforming into countless grotesque giant beasts!

And they are ferocious beasts!

Some of them resemble lions and tigers, but have multiple heads.

Some are like giant pythons, with wings growing on their backs.

Some have heads like chickens but bodies like oxen, making them extremely impactful.

As soon as the ferocious beast appeared, it brought with it a world-destroying ferocity, plunging the prehistoric world into darkness!

The calamity raged, and the heavens and earth roared, announcing the birth of the first great calamity in the primordial world!

The ferocious beasts have no intelligence, only the knowledge of destruction, and their numbers of hundreds of millions are enough for them to slaughter all living beings in the primordial world!

Dozens of cycles have passed.

Countless creatures on the primordial land were slaughtered, and although they were reborn, their slaughter was far less ferocious than that of the ferocious beasts.

After dozens of eons of slaughter, five of the strongest ferocious beasts were born!

They had all reached the level of Hunyuan Golden Immortals, and after devouring and destroying countless living beings, they actually developed intelligence!

These five ferocious beasts are Taotie, Qiongqi, Taowu, Hundun, and Hou!

Houyin is the most powerful, formed from the remnant soul of the Chaotic Demon God and turbid energy, reaching the late stage of the Primordial Golden Immortal realm, and becoming the leader of the five great beast kings!

To show its power, the ferocious beast was also honored with the name Beast God Shen Ni!

Roar--

With a roar, Shen Ni, from the Beast God Palace in the northern land, ordered his hundreds of millions of ferocious beasts to launch a massacre across the prehistoric world, preparing to destroy everything and return the prehistoric world to chaos!

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