Chapter 35: Xuantian Returns to the Human Race
For a moment, even Xuantian's heart was shaken.
A top-tier blessed land was an opportunity that would make even the sages of the Heavenly Dao envious.
Previously, even the Shouyang Restriction alone had contained an astonishing chance and countless treasures. It was hard to imagine the terrifying opportunities hidden within a true top-tier blessed land.
Most importantly, its vastness far surpassed the medium-sized blessed land currently occupied by the human race, practically equivalent to an entire universe.
By relocating the human race there, even with endless growth and reproduction, space would never be a concern. The human race would truly flourish, and Xuantian would be able to act without restraint.
Under the Primordial Harmony System, the benefits of the human race's growth were not limited to luck and strength. Each breakthrough in cultivation also brought him astonishing system rewards.
The thought left Xuantian both shocked and excited. According to the information in his mind, this top-tier blessed land was likely located in the Primordial World's East Sea Area.
That place was exceedingly complex. The East Sea Immortal Alliance, founded by the Eastern King, ruled the Thirteen States of the Purple Mansion.
The Dragon Clan, once overlords of the primordial world, had also withdrawn there.
Though their glory had waned, a lean camel was still larger than a horse - their heritage remained terrifying.
Furthermore, the East Sea contained remnants of ancient ferocious beasts driven into its depths during the Great Beast Catastrophe.
It was an intricate web of power. Yet Xuantian was in no rush.
The human race had not yet reached a bottleneck, and he himself had not yet attained the Daluo Golden Immortal realm. With his bloodline, reaching that level was only a matter of time.
The top-tier blessed land was not going anywhere. Once he achieved Daluo Golden Immortal realm and the human race reached the limits of their current blessed land, he could then claim it.
In the perilous Primordial World, caution was always best.
"Let me return to the human tribe first."
Having made up his mind, Xuantian urged Xiao Jin forward.
After absorbing the essence within the Gold Spirit Pearl, the beast had ascended to the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm. Though newly advanced, as a prehistoric innate species, Xiao Jin's strength was far beyond ordinary Taiyi Demon Beasts - even those in the mid or late stage.
Meanwhile, within the Demon Clan's Heavenly Court, inside the Sun God Palace, the two Supreme Demon Emperors, Di Jun and Taiyi, sat high above.
The Chaos Bell hummed as an infinitely dense Chaos Mother Qi descended, radiating terrifying power. Yet their expressions were grim.
Hongyun's self-detonation had caused heavy losses - over ten Daluo Demon Kings had perished. Not long ago, even the Nine Infants Demon Saint had suffered a grievous injury.
While the demon clan's foundations were deep enough to endure such losses, their concern lay elsewhere: the Eastern King's Immortal Alliance.
Founded above the East Sea, it gathered countless immortals and clearly sought to seize a share of the demon clan's fortune.
In the Primordial World, fortune was everything.
The Great Beast Catastrophe had destroyed the three great races of dragon, phoenix, and qilin - all because of fortune.
The Witch–Demon Catastrophe, the battle between witches and demons, was also driven by fortune.
Now, the Eastern King's actions directly violated a taboo of the demon race. If not for fear of the Witch Clan, Di Jun and Taiyi would have acted personally.
But just then—
Hum!
Di Jun's face changed drastically. To his disbelief, the immense luck surrounding him suddenly dropped by half. As the Supreme Demon Emperor, he embodied the fortune of his entire race.
For such a vast amount of luck to vanish in an instant was shocking even to him.
The loss struck his very being. His spirit clouded, his cultivation speed plummeted, and his instincts to seek fortune and avoid misfortune grew chaotic.
A dull pain seized his chest before he coughed up a mouthful of Golden blood, nearly fainting on the spot.
For a moment, turmoil swept through the entire Heavenly Court of the demons.
Unaware that intercepting Di Jun's fortune had thrown the demon race into such chaos, Xuantian sat calmly on Xiao Jin's back, speeding toward the human race's blessed land.
With Xiao Jin's newfound strength, their return was swift. Soon, a man and a beast arrived at the medium-sized blessed land where the humans dwelled.
The calm of the tribe was instantly shattered.
"Clan leader? The clan leader has returned!"
"Is that truly him? He looks exactly like the statue in the sacred ground!"
"Quick, spread the word!"
At the sacred mountain where Xuantian had once cultivated, the humans had erected two statues: one of Mother Nuwa and one of Xuantian himself.
Their presence side by side symbolized Xuantian's revered place among the human race.
News of his return spread like wildfire. The clan leader was about to preach again, and all were welcome, regardless of cultivation.
Billions of humans surged forth, led by the innate ones at the front, gathering in a mighty tide at the foot of the sacred mountain.
There, Xuantian sat atop the peak, flanked by Suiren, Youchao, and Ziyi - the future three ancestors of the human race.
"Clan leader!!"
Youchao reported reverently, "Our people now number 65.7 billion. Among us are three Taiyi Golden Immortals, one hundred seventy-five Golden Immortals, and a thousand Profound Immortals." With the abundant resources of this medium-sized blessed land, the human race's strength has transformed utterly.
It was not only resources. The true foundation of their rise was the cultivation method Xuantian had gifted them. Perfectly suited to humans, it had no bottlenecks.
Suiren, Youchao, and Ziyi gazed upon him with burning reverence. They knew well that everything the human race had become was thanks to their clan leader. Without him, even the demons' casual covetousness might have annihilated them.
"Today," Xuantian declared, "I will preach here and manifest the laws of the Great Dao. All humans, no matter their strength, may come and listen."
Sitting cross-legged, he summoned forth three fragments of the Jade Butterfly of Creation.
They floated above him, radiating divine light suffused with Dao rhyme, bathing the entire mountain. Under this brilliance, countless humans felt their spirits enlightened, their comprehension soaring.
The laws of the Great Dao emerged with astonishing clarity, available for all to touch. It was a chance beyond compare.
Suiren, Youchao, and Ziyi were stunned.
The Great Dao had long since hidden itself from the world, yet their clan leader could manifest it directly - how terrifying!
But shock quickly gave way to deep immersion. Along with countless others, they devoted themselves to comprehending the Dao.
With the entire human race striving together, Xuantian's own understanding of the laws advanced at breathtaking speed. Fixing his mind upon the Law of Time, he threw himself wholly into it.
Of the three thousand great Daos, each could lead to Daluo Golden Immortal Realm. But the Law of Time was among the most profound and cost-effective.
Now, with the power of his people gathered as one, Xuantian sought to achieve in a single push what might otherwise take countless Primordial Eons — his ascension to Daluo Golden Immortal.
His comprehension surged.
62%…
63%…
64%…
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