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Chaos spoke, its voice deep and resonant:

"Master."

"There is something I don't understand."

Xuan Du gazed at it, his eyes calm:

"speak."

Chaos Dao:

"Now that Master has subdued the three of us, why not strike while the iron is hot and lure out the Taotie as well?"

"Although the Taotie is powerful, if Master uses the Innate Five Elements Grand Array to trap it and the Chaos Light to wear it down, with the three of us assisting from the side."

"It's not necessarily impossible to win."

Upon hearing this, Taotie and Qiongqi nodded in unison.

They think so too.

Of the four ferocious beasts, three have already been obtained.

All that's missing is the gluttonous beast.

If they can be subdued together, all four ferocious beasts will be gathered under the Jie Sect.

What a sight that must be!

Xuan Du gazed at the three beasts, a slow smile creeping onto his lips.

The smile was faint, yet it carried a profound understanding that saw through everything.

He shook his head gently.

"Taotie, different."

The three beasts were taken aback when the four words were uttered.

Xuan Du gazed at them and slowly spoke:

"The Taotie is the leader of the four ferocious beasts, and is at the early stage of the ninth level of the Hunyuan Daluo Heaven."

"To be in the same realm as the gods."

"Do you think you can trap it with the Innate Five Elements Grand Array?"

Chaos and silence.

It was trapped in the great formation in the seventh heaven and could not move.

But Taotie is in the Nine Heavens.

The difference between the seventh and ninth heavens is two heavens.

But those two realms are an insurmountable chasm.

It's like comparing heaven and earth.

It is an insurmountable chasm between the seventh and ninth heavens.

Xuandu continued:

"The further you go, the greater the gap between each minor realm becomes."

"From the seventh heaven to the eighth heaven, from the eighth heaven to the ninth heaven."

"Every level is an insurmountable chasm."

"I will trap you with the Five Elements Grand Array, exhaust you with the Chaos Light, and suppress you with the Laws of Martial Arts."

"But these methods are not enough in the face of the Nine Heavens."

"Not nearly enough."

Chaos and silence.

Taotie remained silent.

Qiongqi remained silent.

The three beasts stood amidst the chaos, their blood-red eyes gleaming.

They knew that their master was right.

The Ninth Heaven is another level altogether.

That's the level where Shenni resides.

That's a height they haven't been able to reach yet.

Although the Taotie is one of the four ferocious beasts, its cultivation level is far superior to theirs.

Even Shen Ni, a god of war, had to show some respect to the Taotie in its early stages of the Nine Heavens.

Even a god would not easily turn against Taotie.

Xuan Du looked at the three beasts and saw their expressions change, knowing that they had come to their senses.

He paused, his voice turning deep:

"Moreover, behind Taotie is Shenni."

"If we were to unleash the Taotie, how could Shenni not know?"

"At that time, it won't be Taotie that comes, but Shenni."

"It is the king of ferocious beasts at the peak of the ninth level of the Primordial Great Luo Realm."

Upon hearing this, the three beasts trembled.

Divine rebellion.

Those two words weighed heavily on their hearts, like an immense burden.

They know Shenni all too well.

That ferocious beast king possessed extraordinary cultivation and ruthless methods.

If the god knows that someone is hunting ferocious beasts outside, he will subdue its subordinates.

What will happen?

He will personally take action.

That audacious person will be torn to shreds.

The traitor will be utterly destroyed, both physically and spiritually.

It will erase all traces completely.

Chaos took a deep breath, suppressing the chill surging in his heart, and said in a deep voice:

"Master is wise."

"I have been thinking too simply."

Taotie and Qiongqi also lowered their heads:

"Your disciple is dull-witted."

Xuandu looked at the three beasts and nodded slightly.

He did not blame them.

Because what they're talking about is indeed a shortcut.

If Taotie is only at the eighth level of heaven, he will try.

If there were no Shenni behind Taotie, he would still try.

But Taotie is in the Nine Heavens.

Behind Taotie stood Shenni.

We cannot take the risk.

They also dared not take the risk.

"but."

Xuandu changed the subject.

The three beasts raised their heads in unison, their blood-red eyes filled with anticipation.

Xuan Du gazed at them, a slow smile creeping onto his lips:

"There's no rush when it comes to gluttony."

"Wait until your cultivation breaks through, until my cultivation advances further, until the time is ripe."

"I will settle things with Taotie myself."

Upon hearing this, the three beasts nodded in unison:

"Your disciple obeys!"

Xuan Du nodded slightly.

His brow shimmered with a radiant light.

The Chaos Pearl flew out from between his eyebrows and hovered in his palm.

The pearl trembled slightly, its chaotic light flowing endlessly.

"Enter the inner chambers for cultivation."

Xuan Du spoke, his voice calm:

"One year outside is ten thousand years inside the Pearl River."

"Your injuries are not yet healed and your foundation is not yet solid, so take this opportunity to rest and recuperate."

"The day you emerge from seclusion will be the day your cultivation breaks through."

The three beasts gazed at the Chaos Pearl suspended in their palms, at the chaotic light flowing around it.

His bloodshot eyes were filled with shock.

Is one year outside the Pearl River equivalent to ten thousand years inside?

What a terrifying flow of time that is!

What an incredible sacred place for cultivation!

Even a god could not produce such a treasure.

Chaos took a deep breath, suppressing the surging excitement in his heart, and said in a deep voice:

"Thank you, Master!"

Taotie and Qiongqi both bowed their heads in submission:

"Thank you, Master!"

Xuan Du nodded.

His mind stirred slightly.

A chaotic light gate manifested from the bead and slowly expanded.

Beyond the gate of light, majestic mountains and flowing rivers abound, spiritual energy is like mist, and the sun, moon, and stars revolve in an orderly fashion.

The three beasts gazed at the world beyond the portal, their blood-red eyes flashing.

They sensed it.

The concentration of spiritual energy in that world is a hundred times that of chaos.

The completeness of the laws governing that world far surpasses that of chaos.

Within that world, there were also powerful auras.

The elite of the human race, the disciples of the Jie Sect, and the Chaos Silver Python.

They all cultivate themselves within it.

An indescribable emotion welled up in Chaos's heart.

The Billion Yuan Club was born in chaos, grew in chaos, and has never left this boundless void.

It believed that chaos was everything.

It believed that there was nowhere else outside of chaos.

But at this moment, it knows.

I was wrong.

Within the chaos, there was also the primordial wilderness.

There is also the Chaos Pearl World.

"Go."

Xuan Du spoke, his voice calm:

"Enter the inner chambers for cultivation."

The three beasts nodded emphatically.

Three figures: one chaotic, one pitch black, and one crimson.

It transformed into three streams of light, which plunged straight into the light gate.

The light gate slowly closed.

The Chaos Pearl trembled slightly before returning to calm.

Xuandu raised his hand and put the Chaos Pearl into his brow.

He closed his eyes to perceive.

Within the Pearl World, Chaos fell upon the western wilderness, Taotie upon the southern volcano, and Qiongqi upon the northern snowfield.

The three beasts each occupy their respective positions and cultivate their own paths.

The flow of time in that world is ten thousand times faster than in the outside world.

One year outside is like ten thousand years inside the Pearl River.

The day they emerge from the pass will be the day their injuries are healed.

Xuandu withdrew his divine sense.

He gazed at the distant Xuanji Heavenly Domain, where the rift stretching across the depths of chaos still shone brightly, its seven-colored light endlessly rotating.

But he had no intention of stepping inside.

Within the Xuanji Heavenly Realm, there are Taotie and Shenni.

There is a ferocious beast king of the nine heavens of the Primordial Great Luo.

With his current cultivation level, going in would be suicide.

not to mention......

Xuan Du lowered his eyes and looked at the Chaos Pearl that was quietly floating in his palm.

On the surface of the pearl, a chaotic light flowed endlessly.

Within the Pearl, the three ferocious beasts—Chaos, Taotie, and Qiongqi—each occupy their respective positions and are cultivating.

Feedback on accepting Chaos as an apprentice is coming soon.

The moment he accepted Chaos as his disciple, he sensed that the Sum of Systems had begun to provide feedback.

Once he calms down, he can refine it.

And here...

Xuan Du raised his eyes and scanned his surroundings.

The chaotic energy surged like a tide, and the fierce winds raged like knives.

This was the place where he had just fought with Taotie, Qiongqi, and Hundun. Billions of miles of void had turned into nothingness, and the residual aftershocks had not yet subsided.

It's unsafe.

It's not suitable for a breakthrough either.