The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Chapter 460 Five Thousand Years in the Blink of an Eye, the True Lord of the Mysterious Altar

The elf is dead.

He was a fellow Daoist and friend of Luo Zu in Kunlun Mountain, a rogue Golden Immortal who had already reached the second step, the level of transforming Qi into God.

The elf also had friends outside, and He went to Raize at the request of one of his friends.

This Thunder Marsh is the same Thunder Marsh that was once ruled by the Thunder Beast clan.

The land is now divided between the Lich and Demon races, but the Immortal Sects want to get involved everywhere, and Lei Ze is no exception.

In the past, there were many independent cultivators in Thunder Swamp. Although the Thunder Beast Clan was quite powerful when they ruled Thunder Swamp, they could not be as domineering as the Lich and Demon Clan. Therefore, they were very tolerant of many races in Thunder Swamp. For example, the Thunder Beast Clan allowed the human race to settle in it and even gave them important positions.

Because the Thunder Beast Clan let go, the rogue cultivators in Thunder Swamp each occupied the islands in the lake. After the Thunder Beast Clan was eliminated, the Demon Clan pushed the Dragon Clan into Thunder Swamp. The Ancestral Witch Gonggong of the Witch Clan also sent Xiangliu, a top-level witch comparable to the Great Luo, and seven other witches comparable to the Taiyi, leading a large group of witches into Thunder Swamp.

They are vying with the demon and dragon races for a crucial territory.

After weighing the pros and cons, the two tribes decided to divide and rule.

The result of this division was that the power and territory of the independent cultivators were compressed and squeezed out. In the end, they either left their hometowns and abandoned their foundations, or "voluntarily" joined the two clans.

The two clans, accustomed to their domineering ways, indirectly pushed these rogue cultivators, large and small, to the side of the immortal sects.

This is also the current situation in various parts of the prehistoric world. There are many independent cultivators who are dissatisfied with the rule of the witch and demon races. As soon as a power like the immortal sect has a chance to rise, it can immediately motivate many independent cultivators.

Thus, the Immortal Sect planted its flag in the important primordial land of Lei Ze and dispatched a great figure from the Immortal Sect, known as the True Lord of the Mysterious Altar, named Zhao Gongming, to Lei Ze to take charge.

This True Lord of the Mysterious Altar is truly skilled. Upon arriving at Leize, he immediately repelled the surprise attack of the top great witch Xiang Liu, and even defeated the combined forces of the ancient demon god of the demon race and the dragon race. In one fell swoop, he made the immortal sect the dominant force in Leize, becoming the number one power in Leize.

With such swift and decisive measures, many forces that wanted to follow the Lich and Demon races were frightened away, and even the Dragon race became timid and hesitant. However, the Lich and Demon races were absolutely unwilling to let the matter rest.

Therefore, the three forces fought no fewer than thirty battles over Lei Ze in just three thousand years.

Three thousand years and thirty battles may sound like a small number, but each battle was fierce and earth-shattering. On several occasions, the water in the Thunder Swamp, spanning hundreds of millions of light-years, was completely drained, turning it into a chaotic mess. All living beings within it perished, and even the tiny primordial insects could not escape this calamity.

Ultimately, it was Razer's ability to adjust himself that mitigated the losses from this major battle.

However, Razer expanded considerably as a result, with its water area increasing from 300 million light-years to 350 million light-years.

This is the Great Luo Contest.

As for why the elf had to go there?

Because the battle between these powerful figures was truly terrifying and they showed no restraint whatsoever, the ancient demon god Bai Ze of the demon race invited the Eastern King Duke and the Ancestral Witch Gonggong. After discussion, they decided to let the Great Luo Immortals stop fighting for the time being, since their battle was unlikely to have a result in a short time anyway. In this way, the battle between the three forces fell to the Great Luo Immortals and below to fight.

Elf's friend was cultivating in seclusion near Leize when Leize suddenly expanded by fifty million light-years under the battle of the Great Luo Immortals, thus encompassing his cave dwelling.

He was caught in the crossfire.

However, He had a very bad impression of the Lich and Demon races in the past, especially of the Ancestral Witch Gonggong in this region.

As for the demon race, they have been causing turmoil on the earth for many years, and they cannot convince Him. Therefore, He naturally joined the immortal sect.

Upon entering the Immortal Sect, He obtained a spiritual treasure. Although its quality was not exceptional, it still had three spiritual restrictions. This friend of Jinglingzi, who had never possessed a spiritual treasure before, suddenly obtained such a treasure, making him even more loyal to the Immortal Sect.

The Immortal Sect fought against the Witch and Demon Clans for three thousand years, losing many disciples in the process. Originally, there were 132 Golden Immortals they had sent or recruited, but after fighting the Witch and Demon Clans for so many years, only 56 remained.

This loss rate is truly astonishing.

Logically, the Immortal Sect should support Zhao Gongming and continue to send Golden Immortals and Taiyi to provide assistance. However, the Immortal Sect's foundation is ultimately shallower than that of the Witch and Demon races, and the Primordial Land is vast. The Immortal Sect is currently engaged in multiple battles, making it difficult to provide support to Lei Ze.

Upon seeing this situation, Zhao Gongming, the True Lord of the Mysterious Altar who was stationed here, thought of a way to invite other rogue cultivators to come and help.

Then, they pooled their wisdom and encouraged their subordinates to think carefully about whether they had any friends who had made it big, not necessarily close acquaintances, but as long as there was a bond between them, they could send a letter to invite them.

The elf thus received his invitation.

Elf was already tempted by the previous Shouyang Mountain incident and was thinking of joining the immortal sect.

After all, the immortal sects are indeed generous. Golden Immortals who enter the sects will receive a spiritual treasure. With merit, they can follow Taiyi or even Daluo to cultivate and ask them for guidance.

With such good fortune, the elf set off for Raize.

Then He suffered a calamity. Two Taiyi were fighting, and He was struck by the magic of one of the Taiyi. A wisp of Yin fire was born from the Great Dao, burning His soul and true spirit to ashes, leaving nothing behind.

However, there is still a possibility of resurrection; perhaps it will be able to be resurrected thousands of years from now.

Upon hearing this news, Luo Zu and the others were all deeply saddened.

But fate had other plans. Who allowed Him to be so arrogant and greedy for the treasures offered by the immortal sect?

Don't you realize that while you covet other people's treasures, they covet you as a person?

Once you obtain a spiritual treasure, you can't escape it; you'll have to work for the immortal sect for the rest of your life.

Having learned from the example of the Elf Child, all the rogue cultivators of Kunlun vowed never to descend the mountain again.

Luo Zu was the same; he secluded himself in his cave and never came out to cultivate.

This period of seclusion lasted for five thousand years.

Then he received a message.

The Crane Boy has descended the mountain.

It wasn't because He received an invitation from a friend, but because He was grateful for the existence of His own Great Dao, and the perfectly matching but contradictory Great Dao had been taken, so He wanted to ask for a favor.

Let the Golden Immortal relinquish the contradictory Great Dao, so that the Crane Boy can prove another Dao, and then cultivate both Daos to stand side by side.

The Crane Boy had no choice but to do this, so three of his friends, wandering cultivators from Kunlun, saw him descend the mountain and, fearing he might encounter misfortune, asked him to go with them.

However, Luo Zu had a feeling that the Crane Boys might not be able to save their lives this time they went down the mountain.

Based on his cultivation of the path of tribulations, he sensed that they were facing a great calamity.

But it was too late for him to warn them; they had already descended the mountain. He could only spare a portion of his divine sense to follow them and offer some reminders.

However, He felt that this was not the time for bestowing titles upon the gods, nor was it a battle between sages. He believed that the forces in the primordial world would not dare to do anything to the disciples of the sages.

And so it goes for another five thousand years.

He also received news that the immortal sects and the demon race had set up a battle overseas and fought a major battle.

(End of this chapter)