Primordial Era: Starting by overwhelming the Sages, Hongjun was stunned!

In the chaos, the thunder dissipated, and the demonic shadow vanished without a trace.

Only Kong Xuan stood in the void, his black robes fluttering without wind, his black hair gently swaying.

Those eyes had returned to calm, yet they were as deep as the ancient starry sky; one glance at them seemed to draw one into their depths, from which one could never escape.

Hunyuan Wuji Luo Jinxian.

When the Great Way is perfected, all things return to one.

At this moment, he has truly reached a level equal to that of the Heavenly Dao and Hongjun.

No.

Even higher.

Because the way of Heaven is flawed, and can be tainted by selfish desires.

And his path... is perfect and flawless.

"Now that we're here, there's no need to hide."

Kong Xuan suddenly spoke, his voice calm yet clearly penetrating every corner of the chaos.

After he finished speaking, the surroundings fell silent.

Only the chaotic air currents surged slowly, a hazy gray expanse, with nothing unusual to be seen.

But Kong Xuan's expression remained unchanged. He simply stared quietly at a certain point in the void in front of him, his eyes as calm as an ancient well.

He had sensed it long ago.

Just as he broke through, at the most violent and dangerous moment of the Great Dao Tribulation, an extremely subtle spatial fluctuation came from the depths of chaos.

The fluctuation was as slight as a ripple, almost imperceptible.

If Kong Xuan had not achieved perfect mastery of the Five Elements Dao and possessed an extremely keen perception of all laws in the universe, he probably would have overlooked it.

Now that he has broken through to the Primordial Limitless Luo, his divine sense has merged with the Great Dao, and a single thought can cover billions of miles of chaos.

The source of that fluctuation... has nowhere to hide.

"Aren't you coming out?"

Kong Xuan's lips curled slightly, revealing a smile that was neither a smile nor a frown.

He raised his right hand, his five fingers spread wide, and gently clenched it towards the void.

hum!

Space freezes.

The chaotic airflow stagnated.

The once empty void now rippled violently like the surface of water, spreading out in layers of waves.

A figure was forcibly... forced out of nothingness!

He wore a hempen robe, had an ancient and simple face, and held a green bamboo staff in his hand.

His aura was peaceful, yet it subtly blended with the chaotic space, as if he were the space itself.

Master Yangmei!

This ancient being, who once joined forces with Hongjun in the battle between Dao and Demon and eventually fled to the Chaos, has now... appeared here!

Kong Xuan's pupils constricted slightly.

He had already guessed the identity of the newcomer.

In the primordial world, there was no one else besides Yang Mei, the legendary reincarnation of the Space Demon God, who possessed such profound attainments in the Dao of Space and could even deceive his peak Hunyuan Daluo perception.

But to his surprise...

Yang Mei Daoist's cultivation has actually reached the peak of the ninth level of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm!

He's only a hair's breadth away from reaching the Primordial Limitless Luo!

"It seems that Fellow Daoist Yang Mei has gained quite a lot since leaving the Primordial World."

Kong Xuan spoke slowly, his voice calm.

Yangmei Daoist stood in the void, his expression solemn.

He held a jade-green bamboo staff, on which spatial Dao patterns were faintly visible, resonating with his aura and barely resisting Kong Xuan's invisible pressure from the Great Dao.

Even so, he still felt a pang of heart palpitation.

The Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal!

This is the true realm of perfect enlightenment!

Even though he had cultivated in the chaos for billions of years, and even though he was the reincarnation of the Space Demon God and his understanding of the Great Dao far surpassed that of ordinary cultivators... he still failed to take that final step.

And this young man in front of me...

"Are you... a being from the primordial era?"

Yangmei Daoist finally spoke, his voice aged and tinged with disbelief.

He had already sensed the primordial aura emanating from Kong Xuan.

Although that aura was washed away by the primordial chaos and baptized by the tribulation of the Great Dao, the deepest connection between it and the primordial world... could not be faked.

That's why he was even more shocked.

The primordial world, that world firmly sealed by the Heavenly Dao and controlled by Hongjun... how could such an existence have been born?

The Primordial Limitless Golden Immortal!

This is a realm that even Yang Mei, and even the best among the three thousand Chaos Demon Gods back then, could hardly reach!

"good."

Kong Xuan nodded slightly:

"My name is Kong Xuan, I come from the primordial era, and I am currently the vice leader of the Jie Sect."

Vice-leader of the Jie Sect?

Master Yangmei frowned slightly.

He had been away from the primordial world for a long time, and although he knew about the affairs of the three sects of Xuanmen, he did not know them in detail.

But he had heard of the Jie Sect before.

Founded by the Tongtian Sect Leader, it attracted countless immortals and was the greatest sect in the primordial world.

Even Tongtian was merely a Heavenly Saint, subject to Hongjun and the Heavenly Dao.

How did his deputy leader end up like this?

"It seems... a great change has occurred in the primordial world."

Master Yangmei spoke slowly, his eyes deep and profound:

"That old Taoist Hongjun actually allowed you to attain the Great Primordial Chaos Realm?"

"allow?"

Kong Xuan smiled.

The laughter carried an undisguised sarcasm:

"If he allowed it, why would I have come to this chaos?"

Yangmei Daoist's pupils contracted slightly.

He understood the deeper meaning behind the words.

"You...were forced into chaos by Hongjun?"

"force?"

Kong Xuan shook his head:

"It is, and it isn't."

"He sent me into chaos, giving me a chance to break through."

"But... they also want to use the dangers of chaos and the tribulations of the Great Dao to... eliminate me."

Master Yangmei remained silent.

He got it.

Hongjun... is still the same Hongjun.

They are shrewd and calculating, taking each step with meticulous care.

Sending Kong Xuan away would both do someone a favor and allow someone else to do the dirty work.

If Kong Xuan had died in the chaos, the primordial world would have had one less hidden danger.

If Kong Xuan manages to break through and returns to fight a life-or-death battle against the selfish desires of the Heavenly Dao, Hongjun can reap the benefits regardless of victory or defeat.

Well thought out.

However... Hongjun probably didn't expect that Kong Xuan would actually be able to break through.

And the breakthrough was so fast, so... thorough.

"Now that you've returned, what do you wish to do?"

Yangmei Daoist asked in a deep voice.

Kong Xuan raised his eyes and looked towards the direction of the primordial wilderness, his gaze sharp as lightning:

"Destroy the selfish desires of the Heavenly Dao, awaken the Earthly Dao and the Human Dao, and restore... the primordial order."

After the words were spoken, a chaotic silence fell.

Yang Mei Daoist's expression changed slightly.

Even though he had long since transcended the primordial era and had cultivated in the chaos for hundreds of millions of years, he still felt a chill run down his spine upon hearing these words.

To extinguish selfish desires of the Heavenly Way?

That is a terrifying being that is one with the Heavenly Dao and holds the power over the primordial world!

Even if Kong Xuan has already proven the Primordial Limitless Luo, how easy is it to destroy it?

Moreover, there's also Hongjun.

Would the Xuanmen Dao Ancestor, who had merged with the Dao and become one with the Heavenly Dao, sit idly by and watch Kong Xuan make a move?

"Hongjun will not let you have your way."

Master Yangmei slowly shook his head:

"Although he was not of one mind with the desires of Heaven, he was ultimately one with the Dao."

"If you extinguish the selfish desires of the Heavenly Way, its foundation will surely be damaged, and its holy position will surely be shaken."

"At that time... he will fight you to the death."

Upon hearing this, Kong Xuan smiled slightly.

That smile was calm and serene, yet it seemed to contain the profound depths of the ancient starry sky, causing Yang Mei Dao Ren to feel a sudden chill.

"Before I broke through, Hongjun couldn't do anything to me."

Kong Xuan spoke slowly, his voice not loud, yet each word clear, like ice beads falling onto a jade plate, exceptionally distinct in this chaotic void:

"To me now, extinguishing the selfish desires of the Heavenly Dao is merely a matter of a wave of the hand."