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

Northwest of the central floating land, the void stretches endlessly.

The chaotic energy flowed like a thin mist, with sparse floating land and scattered caves.

Xuan Du walked through the air, his green robes billowing. The pressure of the mid-stage Hunyuan Taiji was contained within a small space, neither deliberately released nor deliberately concealed.

His trip was to meet people, not to oppress them.

After walking for the time it takes for an incense stick to burn, a gray-white floating land appeared in front of them.

The floating land was not large, only a few hundred feet in circumference. Its surface was bare, without any vegetation, only covered by a thin layer of chaotic stone dust.

In the center of the floating land, a figure sat cross-legged.

The man was burly, his entire body covered in a layer of grayish-white scales, with wisps of chaotic energy emanating from the gaps in the scales, like an ancient python coiled on a rocky beach, fast asleep.

The Seventh Heaven of the Primordial Great Luo.

The ancient beast of chaos attained enlightenment, becoming the Gray-Scaled Ancient Python.

Xuan Du landed on the edge of the floating land, without deliberately concealing his aura.

The figure sitting cross-legged paused slightly, then slowly opened its eyes.

Those eyes were dark gray, with vertical pupils as sharp as needles, and a hint of surprise flashed across them the moment they opened.

He sensed the profound and abyss-like aura emanating from the newcomer, pressing down on him like the inverted sky.

Hunyuan Taiji.

At least the middle stage of Hunyuan Taiji.

The gray-scaled ancient python suddenly stood up, its massive body leaning slightly forward on the floating land. The surprise in its vertical pupils turned into solemnity, but it stubbornly refused to retreat.

"And who are you?"

Xuan Du looked at him, standing with his hands behind his back.

"Xuan Du".

As soon as the two words were uttered, the gray-scaled ancient python shuddered.

Of course he had heard of that name.

The Intercepting Master subdued three half-step Hunyuan Taiji beings—Cangxuan, Qingmu, and Taixu—and established a branch sect in the Xuanji Heavenly Domain, attracting countless rogue cultivators.

But he didn't expect that this person would come to find him in person.

"Why...why have you come here?"

The gray-scaled ancient python opened its mouth, its voice deep and muffled like thunder, yet concealing a barely perceptible tension.

Xuan Du looked at him, his gaze calm.

"You will remain on the Central Floating Land and observe the division of the Jie Sect."

"Since you're observing, it means you're interested."

"Let me ask you a question: do you want to stay, or do you want to leave?"

The gray-scaled ancient python remained silent for a moment, its dark gray vertical pupils flickering slightly.

He cultivated the Billion Yuan Sect, residing on the northwestern edge of the Heavenly Realm. He always acted alone and did not rely on any power.

During that time, he stayed on the Central Floating Land and witnessed firsthand the division of the Jie Sect into different branches, and heard the discussions of the newly joined disciples.

Cangxuan, Qingmu, and Taixu, three beings at the half-step Hunyuan Taiji level, are stationed in one region.

Countless independent cultivators came here attracted by its reputation, and every day streams of light fell upon the floating continent.

The momentum of that gathering fortune was something he had never seen even after cultivating for hundreds of millions of years.

He was indeed tempted.

But he also knew that joining the Jie Sect meant having to bow down.

You must become an apprentice, address him as your master, and be bound by rules and regulations.

He hesitated for a long time, unable to make up his mind.

Now, Master Jie himself stands before him, asking him whether he wants to stay or leave.

The gray-scaled ancient python gazed at the figure in green robes, sensing the profound and abyss-like pressure emanating from him, its thoughts churning for a long time.

Then he slowly knelt down.

The massive body lowered itself, its gray-white scales making a soft, rustling sound in the chaotic energy.

"This junior, Huilin, has cultivated for billions of years, yet has never grasped the true method."

"I wish to join the Jie Sect and ask my master to accept me."

Xuandu gazed at the crouching figure and remained silent for a moment.

He then nodded slightly.

Get up.

As the three words fell, the gray-scaled ancient python slowly straightened up, its dark gray vertical pupils surging with a light that even billions of dollars had never seen before.

"If you join the Jie Sect, you will be protected by the Jie Sect."

"As long as your faith remains steadfast, you will not be let down by the Jie Sect."

The gray-scaled python didn't say much, but simply bowed deeply and stepped aside.

Xuan didn't linger any longer, turned around and took a step forward, heading in the next direction.

The second destination is at the bottom of the void.

The chaotic energy here becomes viscous and heavy, like an invisible swamp spreading out beneath one's feet.

The floating landmasses were sparse and low-lying, some even sinking into the bottom of the void, with only a mountaintop visible.

Deep within that dark, chaotic aura, a wisteria vine quietly took root in the crevices of rocks at the bottom of the void.

The vines weren't particularly thick, only about the thickness of an arm, but the emerald-purple light flowing over them was extremely rich and deep.

Each vine writhed slightly as if it were alive, drawing nourishment from the surrounding chaotic energy.

He reached the sixth level of the Primordial Great Luo Heaven, attained enlightenment through the Chaotic Spiritual Root, and was nourished by the Earth Vein Purple Vine.

Xuan Du landed in front of the wisteria, standing with his hands behind his back.

The wisteria trembled slightly, and the tip of the vine slowly rose, revealing a blurry face emerging from among the vines.

Those emerald-purple eyes gazed at Xuan Du, their gaze carrying a hint of wariness and a touch of curiosity.

"Are you the Master Jie?"

The voice was as clear and gentle as a stream, carrying a unique ethereal quality characteristic of chaotic spiritual roots.

Xuan Du nodded.

"I've come to ask you, are you staying on the Central Floating Land to observe because you intend to join the Jie Sect, or do you have other plans?"

Wisteria remained silent for a moment, her emerald-purple eyes flickering slightly, as if she were weighing something.

After a moment, she spoke, her voice carrying a hesitation she had never felt before, not even in a billion-dollar event:

"I have cultivated for many years, but I have been unable to break through."

"Passing by the Central Floating Land, I saw the atmosphere of the Jie Sect's branch sects and felt a longing for it."

"But I'm afraid that if I join the Jie Sect, I'll lose my freedom."

Xuan Du looked at her, sensing the hesitation and expectation surging in her emerald purple eyes, and understood.

Those who attain the Dao through the Chaos Spiritual Root are naturally closely connected to the land and spiritual energy.

She wandered for many years, unable to find a place suitable to settle down.

The chaotic energy of the Jie Sect's branch sects was more than ten times denser than the rock crevice where she resided in the bottom of the void.

She wanted to stay, but was afraid of being tied down.

"free?"

Xuan Du spoke, his voice calm.

"After joining the Jie Sect, you can still cultivate freely. You can come and go as you please. The Jie Sect will not bind you."

Wisteria's eyes lit up slightly.

"Are you telling the truth?"

Xuan Du looked at her:

"The Jie Sect never forces disciples to stay."

"If you feel it's not suitable, you can leave at any time."

"But if you are willing to stay, you will have opportunities, protection, and a sense of security that you could never have in a billion-dollar club."

The wisteria remained silent for a long time, its emerald-purple vines swaying slightly in the chaotic energy.

Then her vines slowly drooped down, bowing slightly towards Xuan Du.

That is not a bowing or kneeling.

"I am willing to stay."

Xuan Du nodded, said nothing more, and turned to leave.

The last one is in the deeper part of the void.

That area was extremely thin in terms of chaotic energy, like a void forgotten in a corner.

A figure sat suspended in the void, thin, with an ordinary face and simple clothes like an ordinary person.

But beneath that simplicity lies a calm and profound foundation, a quality only a genius at the eighth level of the Primordial Chaos Realm possesses.

The person closed their eyes, but upon sensing Xuan Du approaching, slowly opened them.

Those eyes were cloudy, yet they held a profound depth that came with the passage of time.

He looked at Xuan Du, without getting up, but simply nodded slightly:

"You're here?"

Xuandu stood opposite him, gazing at that figure.

"Were you waiting for me?"

The man nodded, his voice hoarse but not hurried:

"I stayed in the Central Floating Land for several days, observing the atmosphere of the branching sects of the Jie Sect and the demeanor of the newly joined disciples."

"Shennie guarded the area steadily, Taixu was firmly in charge, and although Cangxuan and Qingmu were not present, their strength had already been etched into the floating continent."

"I have cultivated in the primordial world for many years and have never seen a force with such a solid foundation."

Xuan Du's gaze narrowed slightly.

"You cultivated in the primordial world?"

The man smiled slightly, the smile melting away in his cloudy eyes, carrying a calm that seemed to have settled.

"good."

Xuandu carefully examined the man and was greatly alarmed.

Because he discovered that this person's realm was not just the eighth level of the Hunyuan Daluo realm.

This person's true realm is the peak of the ninth level of the Primordial Great Luo Heaven.

The most crucial thing is not cultivation level, but the laws that this person comprehends.

The Law of Time!

Considering that he had been to the prehistoric world, this person's identity becomes obvious.

Time, the Demon God!