Primordial Era: I am a gourd vine, starting with seven gourds combined into one.

Lin Yang then patiently inquired about the differences between the realms of Saint Venerable Yangmei, Saint King, and Saint Ancestor.

"If you merge with the current Primordial Heavenly Dao, you will immediately advance from a Saint to the Saint Venerable realm without any calamity or tribulation. However, if you cultivate normally and do not rely on the power of the Primordial Heavenly Dao to advance to the Saint Venerable realm, a great calamity will descend upon you at the moment of your successful advancement. This great calamity is also called the Saint Tribulation or the Great Dao Tribulation, which is descended by the mysterious influence of the Great Dao."

Yang Mei said, "Having survived the Saint Tribulation and become a Saint Venerable, one can easily annihilate any Saint with the strength of a Saint Venerable. The gap between a Saint Venerable and a Saint is much greater than that between a Saint and a Supreme Being; it is almost insurmountable."

"Afterwards, the Holy Venerable ascends to the Holy King. Even in the vast chaos, the strength of a Holy King is considered that of a master. A Holy King can survive the Chaos Tribulation. This Chaos Tribulation is different from the Holy Tribulation. The Holy Tribulation only targets cultivators, while the Chaos Tribulation descends once every epoch, affecting the entire chaos. At that time, no one below the Holy King level can withstand it. Those worlds without the protection of a Holy King will be destroyed one by one, and all living beings will perish. Even Saints and Holy Venerables cannot escape it unless they hide in other worlds protected by Holy Kings before the great calamity."

"Is that so?"

Lin Yang's expression changed, and he asked, "Then, I wonder what era we are in now?"

Yang Mei laughed and said, "Don't worry, it's still a long way off. This era has only just begun and is still very long. With the potential of the prehistoric world, once you grow up, you will merge with the Heavenly Dao, and your strength will grow along with the Heavenly Dao. Becoming a Saint King is basically a certainty."

"What you should really be wary of are civilization raiders."

"Civilization raiders?" Lin Yang asked in confusion.

"Yes, that's what we'll call it anyway."

Yang Mei said, "In the Chaos, there is a true world of the survival of the fittest. Some powerful cultivators roam in the Chaos, treating the countless worlds within it as their pets. When these worlds have multiplied to a certain extent, they will take action to harvest them, destroying one world, seizing the origin of the world and the Heavenly Dao, and killing one saint, saintly venerable, or even saintly king after another as their spoils of war."

"I see." Lin Yang said, understanding dawning on him.

"The potential of the Primordial World is enormous. Many of the demons and gods who were drawn here by Pangu, the Son of Chaos, were only slightly weaker than me, and they all perished in that battle. After their deaths, their bodies and origins were cast into the world by Pangu, serving as nourishment for the growth of this world. So, don't underestimate the Primordial World just because it is weak now. If it fully matures, there are probably few worlds in the Chaos that can compare to it."

Yang Mei continued, "Only those few eternally indestructible great worlds can surpass the Primordial World. That's why I didn't stop you from merging with the Primordial World. Otherwise, being a carefree and unrestrained Primordial Golden Immortal would be much better than becoming a saint."

Lin Yang nodded and pressed further, "What about the Holy Ancestor?"

"So what if it's this level?"

Yang Mei smiled and said, "A Saint Venerable must undergo a Saint Tribulation, a Saint King must withstand a Chaos Tribulation, but a Saint Ancestor is truly immortal and indestructible. Even a Chaos Tribulation that occurs once every Chaos Era cannot shake a Saint Ancestor in the slightest. The Saint Ancestor realm is difficult to attain. Don't be fooled by the immense potential of the Primordial World. Even if you unleash all its potential through Dao Integration, you can only reach the limit of a Saint King at most, and you will not be able to step into the Saint Ancestor realm."

"The only way to prove oneself as a Saint Ancestor is through one's own efforts; everything else external is useless. Once you reach the Saint Ancestor realm, there are no calamities or tribulations. If you remain peaceful and obedient, you will live forever. It's just a pity that even without calamities or tribulations, the pursuit of higher realms and the ultimate Dao still makes us create our own tribulations, like moths to a flame."

"Fellow Daoist Zaohua, you will reach this realm sooner or later, and then you will naturally understand all of this." Yang Mei sighed, but said no more.

Lin Yang didn't ask any further questions.

……

Meanwhile, those three thousand powerful beings, after listening to the Dao at Zixiao Palace and returning to the Primordial World, began to cultivate in seclusion. Each of them made great progress, improving their Dao cultivation and increasing their power.

Even figures like the Three Pure Ones, Fuxi, and the Queen Mother of the West have cultivated to the point of perfect Great Luo Golden Immortal status.

However, they are hampered by the lack of a further method to break through and advance to become a Primordial Golden Immortal.

Thus, Lin Yang's reputation spread widely throughout the prehistoric world, and countless beings revered him as the Ancestor of Creation.

After all, Lin Yang taught the Dao to three thousand great masters, and these three thousand great masters spread various methods. Lin Yang was like the source of the Dao in this world.

The title of Dao Ancestor is truly well-deserved.

In the blink of an eye, 30,000 years had passed. On this day, a thunderclap suddenly resounded in the high sky of the primordial world, echoing throughout heaven and earth.

Then, Lin Yang's grand yet ethereal voice rang out: "Thirty thousand years have passed. Those of you who are destined may come to Zixiao Palace again."

As the sound faded, the boundless power of the Heavenly Dao also dissipated completely.

The sky remained clear.

But at this moment, in the vast wilderness, it was as if a stone had stirred up a thousand waves.

From all directions, streaks of light shot up, heading straight for the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Passing through the membrane of heaven and earth, entering the chaos, they found the Purple Cloud Palace.

One by one, powerful beings, some alone, some in twos and threes, and some in groups of four or five, arrived at Zixiao Palace.

This time, the Zixiao Palace was not closed, and everyone could go in directly.

This time, however, Lin Yang and Yang Mei did not wait inside. It wasn't until everyone had arrived that Lin Yang and Yang Mei appeared on the platform.

As everyone looked over, they felt that Lin Yang, the Dao Ancestor of Creation, had a much stronger and more terrifying aura; this was the might of Heaven.

As Lin Yang became a saint, the aura of the Heavenly Dao on his body grew stronger and stronger. Gradually, he became like the Heavenly Dao itself, possessing an aura of majesty and pressure that made people tremble with fear.

Looking at Yang Mei next to him, Yang Mei now has a title in the prehistoric world: Space Dao Ancestor, to show that he is on par with Lin Yang.

However, Yang Mei has not yet preached, and in terms of reputation, she is still far behind Lin Yang.

However, he was highly regarded by Lin Yang, who said that he had attained enlightenment a hundred years earlier than Lin Yang. Everyone also knew that Yang Mei's cultivation was unfathomable, and that it was probably still within Lin Yang's grasp.

Therefore, he also held Yang Mei in deep awe.

However, Yang Mei was not proving the Heavenly Dao, and his aura was not like Lin Yang's, which was full of heavenly might, but rather very calm and peaceful.

At first glance, it seems to blend into the surrounding void, or perhaps its form is hidden deep within infinite space.

This Dao Ancestor cultivated the Dao of Space, one of the most mysterious and profound Daos, and even proved himself to be a Dao through it, which amazed everyone.

After Lin Yang appeared on the platform, he instructed Haotian and Yaochi to close the gates of Zixiao Palace.

Then I saw his eyes open and close, sometimes bright, sometimes dark. When they were dark, they were like chaos, as if the world had not yet been created. But when they were bright, it was as if the world had been created, chaos had separated, yin and yang had differentiated, the sun and moon had risen, the stars had shone brightly, all things had evolved, and the way of heaven had been in motion.

Within his eyes, however, lay the endless cycle of birth and death of the Great Dao, displaying its mysteries and wonders, and various strange phenomena. Then, all was calm, and his eyes returned to black and white pupils.

Lin Yang glanced at the crowd below the stage and said, "This time, I will be talking about the Dao of the Primordial Golden Immortal."

After saying that, he began to speak.