The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

Undeterred, Luo Zu ventured deeper into the earth's veins, only stopping when he reached a depth of a thousand feet.

That wretched spendthrift is incredibly powerful; he actually managed to steal 70% of the metal element from this vein of earth. Now the vein has become somewhat loose, and if a heavy rain comes, it might turn into a soft, muddy place.

Luo Zu could not change anything about this, and could only announce to everyone that the valley's eligibility as a third settlement candidate had been revoked.

With that, only two places remained, and then Yanchi passed the motion unanimously.

This third settlement will be named Yanquan Village.

It has two important tasks: planting and salt production.

Upon inspection, the salt here is found to be much better than the stalactite salt in the cave. First of all, it is much less toxic, making it very suitable for people to replenish the salt they need.

After the location was determined, the next step was to start a vigorous construction project, starting with laying the foundation, and houses would be built on this fertile land.

Time flies, and three years have passed.

However, these three years were three years of a world within a pot.

The situation in the world within the pot has changed dramatically in just three years. Although the Barbarian Lord has not yet moved eastward, he has accumulated enough power, especially through cooperation with the wild demons. With the help of the demons, he has also tamed more than a hundred giant beasts.

They are just waiting for the right opportunity to march east, invade human kingdoms, seize human civilization, and even enslave humans.

In the Chu Kingdom, their king has changed five times, taking turns to ascend the throne, only to be dragged down or killed within a few months.

The current Chu Kingdom is divided among five major forces. One of them is the Chu Kingdom Dingbei General's Mansion, which was once the first army of the Chu Kingdom. It is specifically stationed in the north of the Chu Kingdom, both for conquering demons and barbarians and for guarding the border. It has 60,000 soldiers and is full of cultivators. There are also three people who have cultivated Yang God. Therefore, it can be regarded as the leader of the five major separatist forces in the Chu Kingdom.

One faction is led by the current King Tai of Chu, who is the son of the previous king and supported by the former king's advisor, the True Man Deyan. This True Man Deyan has also cultivated the Yang Spirit, using his great power to maintain the stability of the central capital.

In addition, there is a frivolous sect that practices the method of refining the filthy gods. Its leader is called the True Lord of the Five Organs. He has refined the gods of the five organs and occupies seventeen cities a thousand miles in the southwest. He has three thousand disciples and is causing a great uproar in all directions.

Another force is located in the southeast, occupying five hundred miles of territory. The south has a dense network of waterways. They practice the early Yang Shen method and have innovated upon it, creating a true spirit that can leave the body, comparable to the Yang Shen after the orthodox Refining Spirit Returns to Emptiness.

The last power is in the West. They have escaped from the demonic realm and are called Jie. They entered the demonic realm but escaped it, thus banishing their demonic nature. However, it is easier said than done. Therefore, the Jie method is divided into three nine-year tribulations. The first nine-year tribulation is to absorb the essence, energy, and spirit of living beings to escape. The second nine-year tribulation is to absorb the essence and energy of living beings to escape without causing death. The third nine-year tribulation is to absorb the spirit of living beings to escape without causing madness. In this way, one can achieve great liberation, control the minds and spirits of all living beings, and gather the true bodies of gods and demons.

This fifth force is the smallest, occupying only three cities, and is often suppressed by the other four major forces. However, its leader is known as the Demon-Slaying True Man, who has mastered this method and condensed a divine and demonic body. His strength is comparable to that of a Yang God who has refined his spirit and returned to emptiness.

While the five factions are openly vying for supremacy, undercurrents are surging beneath the surface. Barbarians and human-barbarian hybrids are also quietly accumulating strength, preparing for another grand rebellion against the Chu Kingdom.

With the Barbarian Lord outside and demons lurking all around, Luo Zu never expected that just one night of neglecting to pay attention would lead to such a situation.

But that doesn't matter. Luo Zu can still observe how they evolve and see what kind of intelligence or misfortune can be born from small human races in such an environment.

At this time, the Barbarian Lord began to contact the barbarian tribes and human-barbarian hybrids within the borders of the Chu Kingdom, intending to launch a coordinated attack from within and without, and to launch a Western Barbarian invasion.

But before the barbarian king could act, chaos erupted again in the Chu Kingdom.

King Tae has died again.

This man had only been king for a month when he was assassinated. Even the Venerable Deyan could not save him in time and could only watch him die.

However, no one admitted to killing the King Tai, and the other four factions denied responsibility. Then, news broke that Master Deyan had been assassinated in the street.

The assassin died on the spot, and Master Deyan was seriously injured.

Then the General of Dingbei's forces marched south, occupied the capital, and installed an unknown junior as the Grand King.

As for the True Man Deyan, there has been no further news of him since then.

As a result, the world of the early kingdom was divided into four major powers.

Upon receiving this news, the Barbarian Lord knew he could not wait any longer.

After the Dingbei General's Mansion annexed the capital and surrounding territories, its population and resources increased dramatically, making it far stronger than the other three forces and poised to unify the world.

Therefore, he could not wait any longer. If he waited any longer, he and the barbarians might have to face a complete Chu Kingdom.

So they marched eastward.

"Why are we fighting?! That's the land where our ancestors lived! The blood of our forefathers was spilled on that land! So we must take it back!"

Before setting off, the Barbarian Lord read this short declaration of war to all the barbarian warriors going into battle.

All the barbarian warriors were filled with fervor and marched forward with their heads held high.

However, the first obstacle they encountered on their eastward journey was the three cities occupied by Najib.

Their actions were too significant, and Jie discovered them early on. However, Jie was at odds with other forces in the Chu Kingdom, so their pleas for help and warnings had to overcome numerous obstacles before reaching the other forces.

However, the barbarian tribe is powerful. The Barbarian Lord has a Grand Marshal, two Deputy Marshals, five Generals, and sixteen Commanders under his command. Among them, nine people have refined the Dharma bodies deduced by the Barbarian Lord. The Barbarian Lord has now upgraded his Dharma body through deduction.

The Dharma body is formed by the brain, and then the body's own Qi and blood are transformed into magic, which fills the body's torso. In this way, it is transformed into the Dharma body, which is comparable to the Yang spirit.

This method and the Refining Spirit to Return to Emptiness ultimately lead to the same goal, and in the end, they still followed the path of the Qi Refining Method passed down by Ancestor Luo.

In addition, the Barbarian Lord also forged a Barbarian God Hammer, which was made from the core essence of a mineral vein in the desert. That essence was called refined gold, and its toughness was even greater than that of refined steel.

After the Barbarian Lord used it as the core to forge the Barbarian God Hammer, he often used his Dharma Body to control it, wanting to make it comparable to, or even surpass, the Ten Great Divine Weapons of ancient times.

This Demon-Slaying Master possesses an ancient divine weapon—the Killing Blade!

"Legend has it that when the Killing Blade was born, the night was as dark as blood, ghosts wailed and gods howled, and all the people in the city were haunted by nightmares, waking up with tears of blood." The Demon-Slaying Master drew an ordinary-looking longsword from a golden scabbard adorned with five-colored gemstones.

"We are guilty of a great sin for the barbarian invasion this time."

"Master, this is not your fault." The eldest disciple, Mayako, knelt down.

"It's alright, I will settle this sin today."

The slender figure of the Demon-Slaying Immortal floated out of the pitch-black hall.