Chapter 47

As the Four Great Ferocious Beasts abandoned the ferocious beast clan and fled toward Chaos not long after, the three clans also reacted and continued to encircle and exterminate the ferocious beasts.

Ancestor Dragon and the others kept silent about that escape, joined the great war, and together encircled and exterminated.

After the downfall of the four supreme deities, the war lost its suspense, leaving only Heaven and Earth's final cruelty toward the ferocious beasts.

As the last ferocious beast fell, the Primordial Heaven and Earth were filled with Dao sounds, announcing the end of this great calamity.

Sweet dew fell from the skies over the Bei Fang continent, drifting onto the land; countless sprouts broke through the soil, and heaven and earth were filled with multicolored light that suffused the entire Primordial.

These multicolored lights transformed into golden clouds, each almost the size of a continent.

One-fourth of them drifted toward the Dao Chang of those several supreme deities in the Primordial—Yujing Mountain, Mount Sumeru…

Two-thirds of the remaining golden clouds were bestowed as nourishment upon those of the three clans who participated in the war.

Only the last portion remained, transforming into flowing light that flew toward the Innate Divinities who participated in this war.

These merits were distributed according to the role each played in this war, with utmost fairness.

Qi was in seclusion when he suddenly raised his head to gaze at the sky, stepped out of the lotus pond, looked at the unchanging scenery that had remained for ten thousand years, and half-awake sighed:

Bai Ling - White Spirit

There were no ripples; he had thought he would feel somewhat excited, but he discovered that at this moment he was extremely calm.

Listening to the Dao sounds resonating between Heaven and Earth, he suddenly felt that the advent of time seemed unfriendly, at least for them Innate Divinities.

The path of the Dao is arduous; the passage of countless ages has become apparent under time.

Clear time seemed to constantly urge him forward, making him dare not stop his steps.

He reached out and grasped at the sky, gathering countless strands of spiritual qi in his hand, felt it carefully, and said:

"Innate spiritual qi has become denser and purer, and the spiritual vitality between Heaven and Earth has grown much more lively—is this the reason the great calamity ended?"

"Or perhaps the great calamity was born precisely to bring about such a scene?"

Qi had no answer, but these innate spiritual qi could not appear out of nowhere; there must be a source.

"Even if the ferocious beasts' entire mass returned to heaven and earth, it could not possibly cause such a great increase in innate spiritual qi."

"Moreover, the turbid qi within the ferocious beasts is enough to obliterate all spiritual mechanisms, making it impossible for spiritual mechanisms to become more abundant; it seems the effect of the great calamity should not merely be to reclaim the origin of heaven and earth."

"There must be some unknown source; perhaps that is the true cause of the great calamity's outbreak, the main purpose for heaven and earth to initiate the great calamity."

The arrival of merit's golden light interrupted Qi's thoughts; the golden light transformed before his eyes into a vast expanse of auspicious golden clouds, which finally fell into his body.

A vast amount of merit formed a golden wheel of merit behind Qi, shimmering with gentle divine light.

Qi carefully sensed and knew the source of these merits; the main one was obstructing the ferocious beasts' advance in Cloud Dream Marsh, causing them heavy casualties.

Then there were the days spent on the Bei Fang Continent hunting ferocious beasts with Taiyi and others, during which many ferocious beasts were slain.

Purifying heaven and earth, mending the earth's veins, sustaining the Bei Fang Continent to prevent its collapse, reducing destruction to heaven and earth.

One after another, Qi had forgotten the appearance of many ferocious beasts, but heaven and earth remembered and granted merit rewards one after another.

As Qi accepted merit, heavenly flowers drifted in the space between heaven and earth; these flowers scattered across Cloud Dream Marsh, continually enhancing the land's foundation.

Falling upon plants, trees, flowers, and stones, they gave them some benefit; perhaps this is the finest manifestation of one person attaining the Dao, with chickens and dogs ascending to heaven.

On the sun star, Di Jun and Taiyi were also receiving merit; these were affirmations of their actions during their wanderings through the wilderness.

Regardless of their reasons for opposing the ferocious beasts, if it benefits heaven and earth, goodness is goodness; it does not cease to be good merely because it was intentional or unintentional.

Good deeds toward heaven and earth will be rewarded by heaven and earth.

Fuxi and Nüwa cultivated within Phoenix Nest Mountain, jointly manifesting the Great Dao; Pangu's aura could not obstruct the merit's auspicious clouds in the slightest, and they fell straight into both of their bodies.

Feeling the effect of merit, the two did not retain it as Qi did; Nüwa added it to her life-force cultivation, advancing her Dao practice.

Fuxi applied it to his Dao fruition, increasing his understanding of the Dao and reducing the time spent to comprehend it.

"One day I will become the protagonist of the age, no longer merely a bystander in this great calamity, playing only an insignificant role!"

After receiving merit, Di Jun smiled and said to Taiyi, his eyes firm.

"This heaven and earth ought to have our voice!"

Taiyi felt his elder brother's conviction and gave a strong response.

"Yes, this heaven and earth ought to have our voice, ought to have the voice of all beings!"

Two people sharing the same belief, after confirming they had a common goal, said no more, walked beneath the Fusang tree, and entered seclusion again.

They both knew that in the wilderness, to make one's voice heard requires great strength as reliance; otherwise no one would be willing to listen to the thoughts of insignificant ants.

Phoenix Nest Mountain.

Fuxi smiled and said to Nüwa:

"Let's go, it's time to return to seclusion; as primordial deities, we should be the trendsetters of the age, not mere weaklings who can only look on!"

"Hmm, we will become the protagonists of heaven and earth; everything before this is merely preliminary accumulation."

The two laughed as they walked toward their respective quiet chambers; without becoming the Luo Tianzun God, lacking the authority to speak in heaven and earth, they would absolutely not leave seclusion.

Cloud Dream Marsh.

"Bai Ling, close the mountain gate, turn away outside guests; from today onward, no matter who comes, do not disturb my seclusion."

Qi's voice was calm, yet carried an unquestionable attitude.

Bai Ling quickly assented, but then immediately asked:

"My lord, does this include Taiyi Shen and the others?"

"Including them."

"Bai Ling, obey the lord's command"

"Hmm." Qi turned and walked toward the pool's bottom.

This time in seclusion, Qi resolved to achieve complete success before emerging; he felt he had been too indulgent with himself previously.

Initially leaving Cloud Dream Marsh was to seek the Dao, to know how the path ahead should be walked, and to find a Dao companion.

Having known how the upcoming path should be walked, and having found a like-minded Dao companion, he nevertheless indulged himself, wasted time, and strayed into the wrong path without realizing it.

Fortunately, it's not too late to return to the proper path now.

Next time I wander the primordial wilderness, I will absolutely not let myself become a scrap of the great calamity, so that the tragedy of Bei Fang Continent occurs within Cloud Dream Marsh.

Before entering seclusion, Qi told himself that the next time he appears, the entire primordial wilderness will hear his voice.

No matter why the great calamity appears, as an innate divine being, he must not destroy the primordial wilderness; this is the line he upholds.

In the time ahead, Qi decides that before achieving success, he will absolutely not step out of Cloud Dream Marsh.

PS: The brothers are back to work today; today is also my birthday, but unfortunately, aside from everyone else, I can only celebrate alone. I ask for support, I ask for votes. Feng Wang here thanks.

(End of chapter)