Primordial Era: Cultivation level equals the sum of the Jie Sect's total; the Three Pure Ones a

Di Jun and Donghuang Taiyi stood in the formation, their solar true fire flickering around them, reflecting on their two bewildered faces.

The scene they had just witnessed was etched into their minds like a brand, stirring up their accumulated knowledge and confidence over millions of years.

Yuanshi Tianzun unleashed his fury, unleashing Jade Purity Immortal Light like a celestial river pouring down, carrying the might of a fifth-level Heavenly Saint, enough to shatter stars and annihilate laws.

But what about Xuandu?

He simply raised his hand.

With a gentle lift.

A chaotic light curtain appeared out of thin air, inconspicuous and without even causing much of a disturbance to the laws of nature.

Then the Jade Purity Immortal Light shattered, but the light curtain swayed without breaking.

Xuan Du stood beneath it, his blue robes undamaged, his face as usual, and even his breathing not disturbed in the slightest.

It was as if what was blocked was not a blow from a saint, but a gentle breeze.

"How...is this possible?"

Donghuang Taiyi's voice was dry, and the Chaos Bell in his palm hummed softly, slowing down the rotation of the illusory images of the sun, moon, and stars on the bell by three points.

He stared intently at the figure in green, his eyes blazing with golden flames, yet he could not suppress the turbulent emotions surging within him.

A Primordial Golden Immortal... Is he really this powerful?

Nuwa, who was able to fight against a Heavenly Dao Saint of the fourth level when she first entered the first level of Heaven, can now, in just a hundred years, so easily block an attack from the Primordial Fifth Level.

If he were given another thousand or ten thousand years... in the primordial world, who could subdue him?

"Big brother..."

Donghuang Taiyi turned his head and looked at Dijun beside him, his voice trembling slightly, a tremor he himself was unaware of:

"Could it be that Yuanshi... is no match for Xuandu?"

Upon hearing this, the observatory fell into a deathly silence.

The demon saints and demon generals standing around all lowered their heads, not daring to make a sound, but their slightly trembling bodies revealed the same fear in their hearts.

Di Jun did not answer immediately.

Instead, he kept looking at Xuandu and Yuanshi in the sky above.

Yuanshi stood in the void, the Jade Purity Immortal Light still blazing, but the previously incomparably sharp and majestic aura of punishing on behalf of Heaven now seemed to be shrouded in an invisible shadow.

Xuandu remained calm.

It was eerily calm.

"If Yuanshi were to fight Xuandu alone... the outcome would still be uncertain."

Di Jun spoke slowly, his voice low and deep, each word seemingly carefully chosen:

"What Xuandu just showed was not a direct confrontation, but a way of resolving the conflict."

"The Way of Chaos is inherently adept at encompassing, evolving, and resolving all things."

"His ability to block Yuanshi's attack does not necessarily mean he can defeat Yuanshi."

He paused, his gaze sweeping towards Jin'ao Island, where the soaring sword intent of the Zhuxian Sword Formation still shone fiercely.

"But what if Tongtian intervenes..."

The last four words pierced the hearts of all the demons like ice spikes.

Yes.

Behind Xuandu is the Tongtian Sect Leader!

That fiercely protective saint of the Jie Sect who dared to set up the Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation and oppose the Four Saints!

If the Tongtian Sect Leader were to cross the sea at this moment and join forces with Xuandu...

Two against one.

Even if Yuanshi possessed the Jade Purity Immortal Technique, the merit of creating the heavens, and the fifth level of the Heavenly Dao Saint realm... what could he do?

The Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation cannot be broken by anyone other than the Four Sages; that is an ironclad rule universally acknowledged in the primordial world.

Tongtian alone might not be able to defeat Yuanshi, but if you add Xuandu, who is unfathomable and could withstand a blow from a sage even in his early stages of cultivation...

"At that time, let alone Yuanshi's schemes against Xuandu..."

Di Jun's voice turned cold, and the fire of the sun blazed in his eyes:

"I'm afraid even Yuanshi himself... is in danger."

Donghuang Taiyi's face turned pale, and the Chaos Bell in his palm trembled violently. The bell tolled loudly, but it could not conceal the ever-spreading chill in his heart.

They originally thought that this great calamity was secretly orchestrated by the Primordial Sage and that the Five Sages had joined forces to set up a killing trap, so the demon race would surely win and the witch race would be destroyed.

No matter how strong Xuandu is, he is nothing more than a variable in the calamity, a pawn struggling in its death throes.

But now it seems...

This chess piece is probably sharper than the player who wields it!

"Then...then I, the Demon Court..."

Donghuang Taiyi gritted his teeth, golden flames flickering in his eyes:

"With the Zhou Tian Star Array fully activated and billions of demons emerging... surely we can't defeat a single incomplete Du Tian Divine Fiend Array?"

Di Jun remained silent.

He slowly raised his head and looked towards the direction of Buzhou Mountain.

There, the twelve pillars of qi and blood still soared into the sky. Although the phantom of Pangu appeared dim, the heavy pressure originating from the creation of the world had not dissipated.

The Wu tribe's fighting spirit remained undiminished; on the contrary, it became even more fervent after Xuandu appeared and easily blocked Yuanshi's attack!

The horror in the eyes of Dijiang and the other ancestral witches had long since turned into ecstatic joy, a frenzy at seeing a glimmer of hope in a desperate situation!

"Although the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons is damaged, it still retains 60% of its power."

Di Jun's voice was hoarse:

"If Xuandu can truly restrain Yuanshi, or even... force Yuanshi to retreat."

"In this battle, my demon race... will no longer have the advantage."

Just as Di Jun finished speaking...

In the center of the battlefield, Xuan Du's aura, originally as restrained as an abyss and as deep as the sea...

A sudden surge!

"Buzz!"

The chaotic martial arts essence, like billions of volcanoes erupting simultaneously, surged out from every pore of his body!

That was not a deliberate pressure, but rather the supreme Daoist charm that was naturally released when life level leaped and the origin of the Great Dao was sublimated!

The air currents swirled wildly, distorting the void.

Centered on Xuandu, the space within a radius of ten thousand feet crumbled inch by inch, revealing the endless chaotic currents behind it!

Amidst the turbulent currents, illusory images of mountains and rivers rotate, and the earth, fire, water, and wind surge and evolve. Furthermore, fragments of primordial laws from the very beginning of creation flicker like stars!

"This is......"

Yuanshi's pupils shrank sharply as he stared intently at the increasingly clear and profound chaotic Dao aura surrounding Xuandu, his face revealing disbelief and horror for the first time!

"A Primordial Golden Immortal...Second Heaven?!"

The four words were uttered like a thunderclap, shaking the very souls of all living beings on the battlefield!

The second level of the Primordial Chaos Realm?!

Xuandu attained the Primordial Dao a hundred years ago. Upon entering the first level of Heaven, he was able to overpower Nuwa at the peak of the fourth level of Heaven!

It's only been a hundred years since then...

He actually broke through to the second level?!

How is this possible?!

In the primordial world of cultivation, the later the stage, the more difficult it is to break through.

For ordinary cultivators, it takes hundreds of millions of years of arduous cultivation to go from a Great Luo Golden Immortal to a Quasi-Saint. They also need to sever their three corpses and entrust their spiritual treasures to have even a sliver of hope.

The journey from Quasi-Saint to Saint requires Primordial Purple Qi, immeasurable merit, and the approval of Heaven... It's as difficult as ascending to Heaven!

Even if one becomes a saint, each advancement to the next level requires the accumulation of countless years, the understanding of the Way of Heaven, and the blessing of good fortune.

The Primordial One has existed since the creation of the world, and has gone through the Dragon-Han First Calamity and the Witch-Demon Great Calamity. He enjoys the merits of Pangu's creation of the world and has been in charge of the destiny of the Chan Sect... To this day, he is only at the peak of the fifth level of the Heavenly Dao Saint.

But Xuandu...

century!

Only a century!

He broke through from the first level of the Primordial Grand Luo Realm to the second level?!

Such speed is simply unheard of and unseen!

"impossible!"

Yuanshi gritted his teeth and growled, his eyes flashing with Jade Purity Immortal Light as he tried to deduce the truth behind it all:

"While the Path of Primordial Chaos is powerful, it ultimately requires gradual progress, a solid foundation, and the comprehension of the Great Dao!"

"Even with the Chaos Pearl's time acceleration and the enhancement of martial arts essence... a hundred years is still impossible!"

He stared intently at Xuandu, his gaze sharp as a knife, as if trying to pierce through the layer of chaotic light and see its true nature:

"Unless... unless he received an extraordinary stroke of luck! Unless he... devoured some kind of heaven-defying source!"

Upon realizing this, Yuanshi's pupils suddenly contracted.

Yes!

Xuan Du has profound connections!

Could it be that he obtained some extraordinary opportunity in the past century to achieve this breakthrough?

But if Xuandu really had some incredible opportunity, then breaking through one level of heaven in a hundred years would make sense!

Yuan Shi gritted his teeth, his eyes flashing with a cold light:

"You truly are... the greatest variable in the primordial world!"

He slowly raised his hand, and the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi hung above his head. The Jade Pure Immortal Light fell down as if it were real, completely enveloping his entire body.

At this moment, he no longer regarded Xuandu as an ordinary Hunyuan Daluo.

Rather... a formidable enemy capable of threatening him, the Jade Purity Saint!