Chapter 362: The Primordial World in Uproar

Watching Luo Fu enter the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, Houtu's beautiful eyes held a glimmer of resolve.

Since she had decided to stay by Luo Fu's side, how could she retreat so easily?

For Houtu, deep within her soul, she felt that staying by Luo Fu's side was her destined opportunity.

This was intimately tied to her future.

Houtu was vastly different from the other Ancestral Wu.

Because she possessed more thought, unlike the other Ancestral Wu who were blunt and straightforward.

Historically, Houtu transformed herself into the Cycle, establishing the Six Paths system of the Primordial World, giving all living beings a place to return.

Otherwise, the living beings of this Primordial World, upon death, would all gather in the Yin River Blood Sea, turning it into the most turbid place on the Primordial Earth.

Even if Ancestor Minghe ordered the Asura Clan to slay the resentments in the Yin River Blood Sea, it would be far too slow.

On one hand, the Yin River Blood Sea was immense, and the Asura Clan occupied only a tiny fraction of it; on the other, living beings in the Primordial World died and perished by the countless every moment.

The number was truly astronomical.

Because the Primordial World was simply too, too vast.

For example, Luo Fu's previous life's Earth might only be equivalent to a single mountain range in the Primordial World.

Perhaps, in terms of density, the living beings on the Primordial World's mountain ranges could never be as numerous as those on Luo Fu's previous life's Earth.

So dense.

But even a mountain range, placed against the entirety of the Primordial World, was less than a single drop of water in an ocean.

From this, one could grasp how astonishing the number of living beings dying every moment in the Primordial World truly was.

Houtu transforming into the Cycle brought immense merit to the Primordial Earth.

Precisely because of this.

Even if Houtu perished, a part of her became Lady Pingxin, not truly dying in the literal sense.

One could say it was the Dao of Heaven that chose Houtu, making her the one to transform into the Cycle—just as Nüwa created humanity, there was a certain reason behind it.

Why did the Dao of Heaven choose only Houtu, and not the other Ancestral Wu?

Naturally, this was because of Houtu's uniqueness.

Houtu's future choice to transform into the Cycle was perhaps not only due to her great compassion for the living beings of the Primordial World, but also because she understood it was the Ancestral Wu's last retreat.

If he did not make this choice.

The Ancestral Wu would surely be wiped out from the Primordial Heaven and Earth.

After all, even if Houtu chose the path of the Cycle, the Ancestral Wu could only retreat into the Underworld—vast as the Primordial Earth was, the Ancestral Wu were nearly invisible.

"Then I will cultivate here, waiting for Father God to emerge," Houtu murmured, gazing at the surrounding ruins.

This land, after the series of powerful disruptions just now, had become nothing but ruins.

Not only was the spiritual energy chaotic, even the celestial spirit veins were shattered.

For ordinary living beings, cultivating here would be twice the effort for half the result.

The progress gained from one day of cultivation elsewhere would require days of cultivation here.

Of course, Houtu was no ordinary living being.

As an Ancestral Wu, her cultivation of the Dao differed from that of ordinary Primordial World beings—she absorbed the world's malevolent qi.

This was the mainstream of the Primordial World today.

Like the Yaozu, this was the orthodox cultivation system—even the Heavenly Dao Saints belonged to this system.

The other system was the Ancestral Wu's cultivation: absorbing the world's malevolent qi, refining their physical bodies, walking a completely different path from other Primordial World beings.

Thus, for the Ancestral Wu Houtu, the cultivation environment here had little negative impact.

In fact, to some extent, this environment might even benefit her own cultivation.

Recall that just now, Luo Fu absorbed the Pangu Force hidden deep within the Primordial World, ultimately coalescing into Pangu.

Though that force has now dispersed, the land still bears the lingering influence of Pangu's Dao.

Under this influence.

Houtu's cultivation and insights here might yet yield unexpected gains.

Thus, Houtu sat cross-legged upon the land, beginning her own cultivation.

On the other side.

When Luo Fu entered the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, it was a small world he had previously created.

Though this land had just endured countless terrifying forces, the small cultivation world Luo Fu had created had suffered little damage.

It was only because the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation's protection had shielded it.

As for the battle between Luo Fu and the monster in the Supreme Changhe, its impact on the world below was minimal.

Thus, Luo Fu was spared considerable effort.

Within the small world.

Luo Fu sat cross-legged, his eyes gently closed.

Everything he had experienced today rose one by one in his mind.

From his attainment of the Great Luo, through facing the Heavenly Dao Lei Jie, contracting his past and future, reinforcing his future self, resisting the Heavenly Dao's judgment, to finally transforming into Pangu…

Any single one of these events, if experienced by any living being, would be astonishing.

Yet all of them had befallen Luo Fu—it was simply inconceivable.

"This Tribulation Crossing was truly perilous," Luo Fu opened his eyes and sighed.

Had any slightest accident occurred during this Tribulation Crossing, Luo Fu likely would not have survived.

But without doubt, his Dao-level comprehension granted him this opportunity.

Of course, his own cultivation breakthrough and the astonishing transformation of his comprehension—he did not know whether this truly belonged to Dao-level comprehension.

But without other life forms to compare against, Luo Fu could only imply defining it as such a realm.

"This time, my comprehension broke through to the level of the Great Dao, contracting past and future within myself, forging an entirely new path of the Great Dao beyond the Primordial World," Luo Fu whispered softly. "I later received related Great Dao legacies from the Dao Ancestor, as well as fragmented transmissions from Pangu — all of these are sufficient to further enhance my strength."

When Luo Fu's comprehension broke through to the level of the Great Dao, in his view, he needed more Great Dao knowledge, more Great Dao systems.

Only then could his growth accelerate ever faster.

Otherwise, Luo Fu could indeed grow, but he would inevitably waste much time.

For Luo Fu, if he could cultivate quickly, why would he waste time?

Moreover, since encountering the Supreme Changhe, Luo Fu also knew that the Primordial World, among the Heavens and Myriad Worlds, probably amounted to nothing.

Not to mention that within the Chaos World, there might be many powerful Chaos Demons.

What about beyond the Chaos?

Could there not be countless terrifying lifeforms existing there?

That is certain.

This point, having joined the chat group and opened the Supreme Changhe, Luo Fu claimed he had ample authority to speak on.

Thus, Luo Fu's current strength, even within the Primordial World, is not truly top-tier — let alone within the Heavens and Myriad Worlds.

Now, truly, the road is long and arduous; I shall seek high and low.

"This time, I must enter a period of seclusion to cultivate," Luo Fu's eyes flashed with light as he flipped his palm.

Colored lights flickered before him — these were streams of liquid.

These were the blood essences Luo Fu obtained from Emperor Jun, Dong Huang Taiyi, and other powerful Yaos.

These blood essences could, on one hand, temper Luo Fu's physical body, and on the other, make his Myriad Spirits Suppressing the Realm array more complete.

Of course, the blood essence granted by the Ancestral Wu also played a significant role for Luo Fu.

Compared to the blood essences of those Yaos.

Perhaps only Emperor Jun's and the others' Great Sun Jin Wu bloodline could somewhat rival the Ancestral Wu bloodline.

Undoubtedly.

These blood essences before him could also provide Luo Fu with a modest boost.