The primordial era began with the Upper Cave Man.

"Fellow Daoist, are you interested in vying for this Era's Sacred Fruit?"

When Zhenyuan Daxian uttered these words, his tone was anything but ethereal; rather, it was resounding and powerful, like a scene from a movie in Luo Zu's past life—"Do you want a wife or not?!"

It seemed that if he really agreed, He would give him his wife... no, this so-called Holy Fruit of the Epoch.

As for what the Sacred Fruit of the Epoch is, it is everything that Zhenyuan Daxian intercepted from the previous epoch.

Therefore, this object is closely related to Zhenyuan Daxian's attainment of Hunyuan, and may even be one of the catalysts. It is related to Hunyuan Quasi-Saints and is named the Epochal Sacred Fruit.

"Such treasures belong to the virtuous. I am but a mere minor Taiyi, what virtue or ability do I possess? I'd better pass." Luo Zu politely declined Zhenyuan Daxian's inexplicable invitation.

However, Zhenyuan Daxian doesn't seem to be faking it; he seems to be serious.

"Fellow Daoist, there's no need to belittle yourself. Haven't we all come step by step from Taiyi? If you cultivate for a few hundred million more years in the Earthly Immortal Realm, you will surely be able to enter the Great Luo Realm. After another several billion years, you can return to the Primordial World to attain the Limitless Realm, and then come back to retrieve this Epochal Sacred Fruit. What do you say?" Zhenyuan Great Immortal advised again.

Luo Zu shook his head again. Although he was certain that Zhenyuan Daxian would not cheat him, he knew that this Epochal Sacred Fruit could not be guaranteed to him. There were countless important figures eyeing it. Among them were the Daoist Ran Deng, the Queen Mother of the West, the Twelve Ancestral Witches of the Witch Clan, many powerful figures of the Demon Clan, and even the ancestors of the Dragon and Phoenix had taken root and sprouted here, making the Earth Immortal Realm seem like a prehistoric sub-region.

Now that Luo Zu is aware of this situation, if he were to intervene, it wouldn't be like snatching chestnuts from a fire; it would be courting death.

Especially since it has not yet been proven whether one can cultivate to Hunyuan by intercepting the history of an era in the Earthly Immortal Realm like Zhenyuan Daxian did, it would be unwise to rashly agree to such an offer.

This is not because Luo Zu is timid or afraid of trouble, but simply because he is cautious.

Of course, he still had to argue his case. If he really had this opportunity, he wouldn't hesitate to fight against so many important figures.

Therefore, Luo Zu ultimately declined Zhen Yuan Da Xian's offer of hospitality, as it was not a matter to be trifled with and he should not get involved in this mess.

"Fellow Daoist, please be cautious. How about we wait for another era?" Zhenyuan Daxian's kindness was truly admirable.

Korozu truly felt he was not worthy of such a privilege; of course, perhaps he could in the next era.

However, the flow of time in the Earthly Immortal Realm is extremely fast. Although the clone can cultivate well in this realm, and the flow of time in the Earthly Immortal Realm is much faster than in the Primordial World, the clone is not the same as the true spirit entrusted to his primordial universe. Its realm is subject to the constraints of the original realm in the Primordial World. Unless the original realm breaks through, no matter how much time the clone spends in this realm, it cannot exceed the original realm.

So Zhenyuan Daxian's idea is... to invite his true form to the Immortal Realm?

But Luo Zu probably can't agree to this either; at most, he'll leave a clone here.

In addition, Luo Zu secretly calculated that the current flow of time in the Earthly Immortal Realm has slowed down a lot compared to the early years, at least ten thousand times slower than the previous era. Otherwise, Luo Zu himself would have only been in the blink of an eye in the prehistoric world, and this world would have already entered another era.

"I dare not speak of this matter too early. If I am qualified at that time, I will certainly ask the Great Immortal to lend me a hand." Luo Zu did not make any promises.

He was simply puzzled as to why he was so sought after. The Bitter Sea wanted to recruit him, and the Great Immortal Zhenyuan also wanted him to achieve the Hunyuan realm in the Earthly Immortal Realm.

He now feels that even the legendary master Zhunti, who is eager to find talent, has set his sights on him.

The thought of this made him tremble uncontrollably.

"When fortune smiles, heaven and earth lend their strength; when fortune turns, even heroes are powerless." This sentiment arose in Luo Zu's heart.

He himself has handled many scripts for "destined protagonists," so he has a deep understanding of the situation. How many of them can truly make it to the top? Most of them end up being used as weapons by him.

Therefore, Luo Zu decided to continue to keep a low profile and wait until his cultivation was sufficient before venturing out again, lest he be taken advantage of by those with ulterior motives.

Take, for example, the matter of his previous suppression of the Sixth Prince of the Golden Crow. The more he thinks about it, the more he feels that there is a lot of shady dealings behind it. He can't say that Zhenyuan Daxian directly helped, nor can he say that Nuwa Niangniang provided support. Just considering Dijun's going with the flow, there are too many important figures involved, and there may be others behind the scenes. After all, some important figures like to do things in a "sneaky" manner.

When will he be sold off like this?

Therefore, Luo Zu dared not hastily agree to Zhen Yuan Da Xian's good deed, and needed to consider it carefully and reconsider it.

"The matter of the Sacred Fruit of the Era is indeed of great importance, but I'm afraid few like-minded people are willing to fight for it in this era. If you miss this era, you will probably suffer many similar fates in the future," Zhenyuan Daxian then said meaningfully.

Hearing this, Luo Zu felt even more resentful. It seemed that those big shots were still unsure if this path would work, and they hadn't explored the dangers involved, so they wanted to find a guinea pig.

Only through replicability, and by truly proving the Primordial Chaos, will they personally intervene.

Zhenyuan Daxian seemed quite confident in his method of attaining Hunyuan, perhaps believing that this method could truly be replicated a second time.

In this way, wouldn't each era be a chaotic beginning?

So Zhenyuan Daxian only possesses a "spiritual root" that is even more remarkable than the ginseng fruit tree. After all, the ginseng fruit tree can only grant immortality to mortals, at most enabling them to attain the Golden Immortal or Taiyi realm. However, the era of this immortal realm can give birth to a Hunyuan Quasi-Saint.

I doubt even you, Zhen Yuanzi, could handle such a treasure.

"As you know, fellow Daoist, things are difficult in the Earthly Immortal Realm. Nowadays, the Divine Court's enforcement of the law is often hampered. All the forces behind the scenes have the support of fellow Daoists from the Primordial World. They want to stir up trouble in this era so that the Holy Fruit of the Era will be in their hands, rather than in the hands of the Wuzhuang Temple. That is why I want to ask you to take this Holy Fruit of the Era." Zhenyuan Daxian then explained the background.

"My disciples are mostly useless. If any of them manage to attain the Great Luo realm in the future, it will be considered that I have taught them well. But it will be difficult for them to go any further."

Luo Zu, seeing that He had made his point, still refused, saying, "I would truly be letting you down, fellow Daoist. I am weak and alone, and I fear I am not up to the task."

Zhenyuan Daxian waved his hand: "It's alright, I'll use another method."

"Perhaps we could ask Fellow Daoist Yun Zhongzi?" Luo Zu suggested.

After all, Yun Zhongzi was the reincarnation of Hongyun Laozu, had many interactions with Zhenyuan Daxian, and was a disciple of Yuanshi Tianzun, a sage. In the eyes of many important figures, he had a background as profound as Luozu.

Moreover, Luo Zu is a fictional being, and has no direct relationship with the Three Pure Ones. His connection with Nuwa is merely one of mutual rites, with little other involvement.

So you need connections no matter where you are, unless you're really strong yourself.

However, Zhenyuan Daxian rejected Luozu's suggestion: "This matter needs to be discussed again later."

This means that Yun Zhongzi is incompetent. Of course, it's not that he's incompetent, but rather that he's simply not up to par. (End of Chapter)