Chapter 25: The Great Tribulation Begins, The Man in Black

  The vast and boundless land of the Primordial Era, yet a mysterious aura of evil permeated from all ten directions into the sky above, gradually spreading and merging with a dark energy, shrouding the entire land in an ominous atmosphere.

  In the northwest direction of Mount Buzhou, there is a vast expanse of desolate land. There are no beautiful landscapes, no majestic mountains, no rivers, and no spiritual realm filled with vital energy. This place is purely desolate!

  At this moment, three black shadows suddenly sprang out from the ground. Three young men who looked exactly alike appeared, and they were quite handsome. However, their eyes were filled with evil, as if they were a mighty demon. As soon as they emerged, each of them fled in a different direction.

  Only one saw a young man with his feet on the twelve black lotus flowers, wearing a black robe, fleeing to the west. One had four long swords full of killing energy on his back, fleeing east. One held a long spear full of evil energy, fleeing south.

  "Heh heh heh, since you're all restraining each other, since you can't fight, then I'll add some fuel to the fire for you! Hahahaha, the more brutal killings in the vast wilderness, the better! Let's use the blood of the three clans to achieve the great path of the demon god!" A gloomy voice came from beneath the desolate earth.

  The diffusion of Sha Qi and Sha Qi is a sign that the accumulation of Jie Qi has reached its peak, which also makes the Hong Huang Sheng Ling easily irritated and crazy due to the absorption of Jie Qi. However, it's not all bad, as many powerful practitioners have become stronger physically after absorbing Jie Qi, able to contain more power, as if quantitative changes lead to qualitative changes. This allows their cultivation to enter a mysterious realm that has been stagnant for a long time, a realm that is not quasi-sainthood but rather one with combat strength even greater than quasi-sainthood.

  This realm is called the Desolate Boundary, meaning the pinnacle of the Primordial Chaos.

  It can be said that the great masters are emerging one after another, and when they fight, the sky collapses and the earth splits, causing severe damage to the vast land of Honghuang. However, countless Honghuang creatures seem to have been stirred up by endless greed, all wanting to seize each other's spiritual treasures for themselves, even thinking about devouring each other to enhance their cultivation.

  The desolate wilderness is filled with endless strife, and a haze of death hangs in the air. Every day, countless lives are lost.

  However, on this vast and desolate land, there are four places that seem like a paradise on earth, unaffected by the aura of calamity.

  One of them is the Unweek Mountain. After Pangu opened up the sky and the earth, his whole body's blood, flesh, hair transformed into the vast and numerous things of the universe, but only his spine transformed into the heavenly pillar that holds up the sky - the Unweek Mountain. The top of the Unweek Mountain contains infinite Pangu aura, contains infinite Pangu power, here is where Pangu's will to defy heaven with force is located.

  Under the will of Pangu, this place is known as the first pure land in Hongyuan. Any war fire cannot burn to Mount Buzhou. The creatures here cultivate with peace of mind and discuss Taoism every day, isn't it a pleasure? On Mount Buzhou, there are many great gods, such as Fuxi and Nuwa, the twin saints of the demon tribe, who are among the best.

  Fuxi and Nüwa, with human heads and snake bodies, were a hundred feet tall. They were the embodiment of the primordial yin-yang energy before heaven and earth separated. The male had a refined and handsome face, while the female was stunningly beautiful, exuding an aura of sacred maternal majesty that ruled over all living things in the chaotic universe. As one of the most ancient and powerful beings born from the primordial forces, they possessed profound wisdom and mastery of the fundamental principles of yin-yang creation.

  On this day, Fu Xi and Nü Wa stood in the cave of Buzhou Mountain with a heavy expression, as if something related to their lives and future was happening, making them hesitant.

  "Big brother, must you really go? Isn't it better to cultivate in Mount Buzhou and wait for the great calamity to pass? Why take this risk?" asked Nüwa.

  "Sister, we were born noble, inheriting the primordial yin-yang creative way. In Mount Buzhou, our cultivation is already quite deep, but nowadays the Tao is incomplete and it's hard for us to make progress. What's more, we don't have any spiritual treasures, so how can we stand firm in the vast expanse of the universe? It's true that Mount Buzhou is safe, with Pangu's will suppressing everything, and opportunities are not apparent... Moreover, as a heavenly serpent, a scaled creature, shouldn't we help our own kind?" said Fuxi.

  "Brother, our body is of the scaled armor clan, but as a member of the noble Honghuang tribe, we will inevitably suffer from heavenly jealousy. It's still unknown whether we can survive this great calamity. Once the calamity passes, the land of Honghuang will be damaged, and the will of Pangu in Mount Buzhou will surely decline. At that time, opportunities will arise one after another, can't you just wait?" said Nüwa.

  "What's going to happen? The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin tribes all have innate treasures that suppress the aura of fate. Don't you see the profound yellow aura surrounding the three tribes' headquarters? Even the calamity aura retreats in fear, the three tribes' aura is at its peak, it won't decline! Alright, no need to persuade me, my mind is made up!" Fuxi said as he flew towards the east.

  "Brother, you think you're unparalleled in the way of calculation, but your vision is too shallow. Can't you see that the trend of prosperity and decline is clear? No, I won't let brother take risks alone." Niúwā said as she flew eastward.

  At the same time, countless powerful beings on Mount Buzhou also left Mount Buzhou, some joining the three clans' camp, others becoming lone travelers, all wanting to make a profit in the great calamity and gain opportunities.

  However, they underestimated the power of Da Jie and overestimated their own cultivation. As the saying goes, "The great calamity is as deep as the sea." Wanting to escape is futile!

  Rumble! Suddenly, a loud noise came from the top of Buzhou Mountain, which was high and towering into the clouds. Then there was another scream. A huge object, ten million feet long, fell on the top of Buzhou Mountain. The huge object flashed and instantly turned into an old man with white hair, sitting cross-legged on the ground.

  "Ah! How terrifying! Why is the ancient world's crystal wall system so powerful? I've exhausted all my saintly cultivation just to break through a small entrance, and it's even the weakest one... Hmm? The aura here? The will? Ah, no, not Mount Buzhou, but Pangu's will. Why would the weakest point of the Honghuang crystal wall system be at the top of Mount Buzhou?"

  Huang Xiaoyou was truly unlucky, flying in the chaos for who knows how long, and finally finding the location of the Hongyuan world, only to discover that the crystal wall system was so sturdy. After searching for who knows how many places, he finally found a weak point just as his strength was about to be exhausted. However, before he could even rejoice, he was sucked in by a force and fell from the endless heights, his body of the Savage Heaven Dragon seemingly disintegrating.

  "It's really unlucky, where did I fall? It's actually Mount Buzhou. The Pangu will is the greatest enemy of the Primordial Chaos Demon God. Now, I can only use my physical strength, not even the infinite magical power of the Star Cherry Tree clone. The body of the Savage Heaven Dragon has exhausted its power and can only rely on my own flesh now. Ugh, Mount Buzhou is tens of millions of feet high, how long will it take to reach the bottom at this rate? I'd better walk slowly, maybe I'll still get some treasures. From what I remember, Mount Buzhou has the most treasures. Hmm, let me summarize my cultivation and plan for the next step." said Huang Xiaoyao.

  Huang Xiaoyao sat down, then sank into the spiritual space, comprehending the Tao contained in his soul. He flipped through the "Million Blood Secret Classic" page by page, and finally had a clear understanding of his own Great Way.

  Huang Xiaoyao's cultivation path is the Carefree Path, specifically the "Million Blood Secret Classic". It is based on the Great Devouring Technique, the Great Blood Spirit Technique, and the Broken Law Divine Gaze. The greatest manifestation of this is the "Blood God Transformation", which can transform into countless clones. However, his true body currently only has the cultivation of a Great Luo Golden Immortal, aside from his strongest Carefree Soul, Carefree Domain, and noble bloodline. This has always been Huang Xiaoyao's weakness.

  So why doesn't Huang Xiaoyou cultivate his own physical body? That's because Huang Xiaoyou hopes that his bloodline will continue to evolve, he doesn't want his physical body to be polluted by any primordial energy, but rather naturally follow the evolution of his bloodline. This is the most fundamental part of the "Ten Thousand Blood Secrets", blood and bloodline.

  The physical body is so weak and small, in the vast wilderness, it doesn't even have the power to protect itself, let alone cultivate the "Million Blood Secrets", or cultivate the carefree way. That's why the "Blood God Transformation" was created to guard the way, using the power of blood vessels as its foundation, and various living beings' ways as its force, forming all sorts of incredibly powerful avatars.

  Huang Xiaoyao stood up, stretched his waist, and could only walk down on foot. He didn't dare to use his own carefree will to resist the Pangu will, that was a suicidal behavior.

  However, after walking for a long time, Huang Xiaoyao only found some common spiritual herbs and medicines, but not even one spiritual treasure or spiritual root, which made Huang Xiaoyao extremely disappointed.

  "I'm wiping, Zhou Shan is full of spiritual treasures. Who said that? If I see him, he must be beaten to death. However, it's not right. According to the memories of my past life, there should be many spiritual treasures and spiritual roots. For example, the top-grade pre-heavenly spiritual root Huang Zhong Li, the top-grade spiritual root calabaza vine, etc. Is this what is called fate? Or is it what is called the way of gas fortune? Let me take a look, where are these things hidden?"

  Huang Xiaoyao suddenly activated the Broken Law Divine Eye, and a green light about an inch long shot out. However, what he saw made Huang Xiaoyao's jaw drop in shock. What did he see?

  He couldn't believe that his broken law divine eyes could discover the Penglai Island in the East China Sea, could discover the countless Chaos Great Arrays within the Da Huang Sacred Tower, and could even discover the Hun Tian Star Array ranked high in the Chaos. Moreover, it could also discover any fragments of the Great Dao hidden in anyone's blood, yet what he saw now was exactly the same as what his naked eyes saw.

  "I'm shocked, the Lawless Divine Eyes have lost their effect? Or is it the influence of Pangu's will? Or perhaps it's the concealment of the Heavenly Way? Forget it, I guess the Lawless Divine Eyes aren't omnipotent after all. Let's just proceed slowly then." Huang Xiaoyou said helplessly.

  Dongfang Longgu, Zulong Mountain.

  "Fuxi Daoist friend, welcome, welcome! I didn't expect you to give up the tranquility of Mount Buzhou and come down to suffer. This courage is admirable, admirable! And Fuxi Daoist friend's cultivation is indeed profound and unfathomable!" Long Huang said with courtesy.

  "Long Huang was being polite, I was born with a snake body and considered myself to be of the scaled armor type. Previously in Mount Buzhou, I thought I was very powerful, but after coming down the mountain and arriving here, I realized my vision was too narrow. I didn't expect that there would be so many great masters, such as this Brother Ou, with a Taigu giant crocodile body, and all of you dragon tribe friends who have already entered the desolate realm. I'm in awe." Fuxi thought to himself.

  "Come on, don't be polite, eat the Lingguo, huh?" The Dragon Emperor suddenly looked towards the foot of the Ancestral Dragon Mountain, and saw a black shadow moving at an extremely fast speed, with an aura that was extremely obscure.

  "Huh?"

  "Not one of the Dragon Clan!"

  "Let's go take a look!"

  However, when the Dragon Emperor and Fu Xi flew to the foot of the Ancestral Dragon Mountain, they suddenly smelled a strong bloody smell. At a glance, they saw countless dragons lying in a pool of blood, with their dragon skin peeled off, their tendons pulled out, their claws cut off, and their dragon pearls dug out. The scene was too gruesome to behold.

  A boundless rage filled the mind of Long Huang, his anger suddenly burning for half a day, he suddenly transformed into a 100,000-zhang golden dragon, roaring towards the sky.

  "Get out!" A loud roar, instantly spread throughout the Dragon Valley, at the same time a dragon's mighty aura enveloped the Dragon Valley, an overbearing imperial aura formed a domain, the entire Dragon Valley was under the control of the Dragon Emperor. A black shadow suddenly appeared in front of everyone.

  "Hahaha, I've long heard that the Ancestral Dragon is the strongest in the Primordial Chaos, but it's actually like this. I've killed so many dragon clans, and only now do I discover that... hmm, the blood of the dragon clan is indeed delicious to drink! But I also don't know where you got your luck from, to have accidentally stumbled upon the Chaotic Demon God's path with the Quasi-Saint's way, forming a broken Will Domain." The black-robed man laughed loudly.

  "Who are you?" Long Huang asked solemnly, and the people behind him, including Fuxi, furrowed their brows. The black-clothed man was someone they couldn't see through.

  "Who I am is none of your concern, begone!" The black-clad figure flashed and transformed into a wisp of magical energy that dissipated with the wind.

  "Come in and want to leave? Stay!" As soon as the Dragon Emperor's voice fell, a wave of majesty swept across Long Valley, instantly blocking the black air and making it visible. Who was that if not the man in black?

  "You also want to show off your broken domain? The ancestor of the Qilin, the way of the Devil Fire!" The black-clothed man let out a loud roar, instantly transforming into a ten-thousand-zhang tall black Qilin, looking up at the sky and letting out a mighty howl, with streams of black flames shooting out of its mouth, eerily cold!

  "Qilin Clan!" The Dragon Emperor's eyes turned bright red instantly, and all the dragon clans transformed into their true forms, looking up at the sky and letting out a series of deafening dragon roars that shook the heavens.