Primordial Era: From Primordial Human Race to Grand Luo Immortal

Chapter 71, Section 70: The Agreement on Supporting the Heavens, A Great Calamity Is About to Begin

"Having this map of mountains and rivers is really convenient."

With the various mountain and sea landmarks on the map of mountains and rivers, Ji Yuan quickly arrived at the North Sea.

"I wonder how the Holy Mother is doing now."

He missed them dearly, having not seen them for several years.

After putting away the Map of Mountains and Rivers, Ji Yuan flew straight towards the Xuanwu Divine Lord and soon arrived in front of a vast array.

He originally wanted to say hello, but unexpectedly the great formation opened up on its own and cleared a path for him.

"It seems that Senior Divine Lord already knows I have arrived."

Ji Yuan casually stepped into the great formation.

In the center of that great formation, two middle-aged men were looking at Ji Yuan's figure through the water mirror and chanting incantations.

"Old Turtle, look at this! This kid is too strange. I didn't do anything wrong. My formation let him in on its own!"

Xuanwu said with a rather helpless expression.

Another middle-aged man nodded, and said in surprise:
"It's truly bizarre. This kind of luck, this level of cultivation at this age, is unbelievable."

Before long, Ji Yuan arrived at the center of the formation, where he saw two burly men playing chess.

Ji Yuan stepped forward, bowed to one of the burly men, and said:
"It's been a long time since I've seen you, Senior Divine Lord."

Although he had never seen Xuanwu take human form, it wasn't difficult for him to identify which one was Xuanwu, given his keen eyesight.

Xuanwu looked at Ji Yuan and nodded.

Then Ji Yuan looked at another burly man, bowed, and said firmly:

"Then this must be Senior Xuan Turtle."

The black tortoise nodded:

"Your discerning eye is truly exceptional, even as a junior."

At this moment, the Xuan Turtle wondered if it had slept for too long. Were all the younger generation so powerful these days? Achieving the status of a Hunyuan Golden Immortal in just a few eons was truly astonishing.

"Senior has given you too much praise."

Ji Yuan modestly declined.

"Ji Yuan, tell me, what brings you to Beihai this time?"

Xuanwu spoke frankly.

He knew that Ji Yuan had exceptional divination abilities and must have come here on important business.

Without wasting any words, Ji Yuan directly invoked the Eight Trigrams of the Primordial Era, conjuring a glimpse of the future.

Mount Buzhou collapsed, the Milky Way reversed, heaven and earth were overturned, the Ruins of Guixu trembled, and ferocious beasts raged... all sorts of scenes of destruction came into view.

"Young Ji Yuan, is this future already set in stone?"

Xuanwu asked with a worried expression.

He still wants to accumulate merit, but where will he accumulate merit if the world collapses?

Ji Yuan nodded and said bluntly:
"This is the general trend."

Xuanwu suddenly realized.

Then he asked:
"So you came to find me?"

"I need the Divine Lord to demonstrate his ability to support the North Pole when the sky collapses, to buy me some time. Once this is accomplished, I will surely gain much merit."

Ji Yuan explained.

Xuanwu nodded upon hearing this, agreeing to the matter; he still believed Ji Yuan's words.

Then Ji Yuan looked at the black tortoise and said:
"Senior Xuan Turtle, may Senior Xuanwu tell you what he saw?"

The Black Tortoise nodded and said directly:

"At that time, I will offer up my four legs to support the sky!"

Despite being on the verge of death and the dissipation of his spiritual essence, the Xuan Turtle displayed remarkable heroism.

“Senior Xuan Gui is truly righteous. I have some influence in the Netherworld. I will make sure that you have a good next life, and I can even let you be reborn as my master, Tongtian Jiaozhu.”

Ji Yuan assured him.

Upon hearing this, the Black Tortoise nodded and then shook its head, saying:

"I can offer up the four poles, but I don't want to become a disciple of the Tongtian Sect Master. I want to be your disciple."

"what?"

"Senior, this..."

Ji Yuan didn't understand what the Xuan Turtle was thinking. "Just tell me if you agree or not."

The Black Tortoise spoke again.

Ji Yuan thought about it and agreed. But what was the difference between worshipping him and worshipping the Tongtian Sect Leader? Worshipping him was a generation younger.

"Alright, then it's settled. I have to go to other sea areas, so please excuse me."

After finalizing the arrangements following the collapse of the heavens, Ji Yuan withdrew from the great formation.

After Ji Yuan left, Xuanwu asked Xuan Gui:

"What are you thinking, you old turtle? Aren't you ashamed to take that kid as your master? You'll end up being a generation younger for no reason."

The black tortoise glanced sideways at the black tortoise and said:
"Foolishness!"

After saying that, he went straight into the small world.

"You old thing!"

"Forget it, we're all about to die anyway, I can't be bothered to argue with you."

Xuanwu muttered something to himself and started playing chess against himself.

Ji Yuan had already gone straight into the Western Sea and arrived at the location of the White Tiger.

Upon meeting Baihu, Baihu was extremely enthusiastic and warmly invited Ji Yuan to drink. Ji Yuan declined and instead told Baihu about Tianqing and the things Tianqing had asked him to do afterward.

Baihu readily agreed, stating that his brother's affairs were his affairs as well.

After thanking Baihu, Ji Yuan went directly to the South China Sea, to the place where Zhuque was located.

Zhuque, slightly surprised to see Ji Yuan, said:

"What are you doing here, kid?"

"Your cultivation level..."

"Incredible."

Ji Yuan smiled and bowed.
"It's been a long time since I've seen the Divine Lord."

Suzaku nodded:

"It hasn't been that long. Where's my niece? Why didn't you bring her with you?"

With a wave of his hand, Ji Yuan brought Kong Xuan out of the small world. Upon seeing that it was Zhu Que, she transformed into her true form and became affectionate with her.

Upon seeing Kong Xuan's magnificent seven-colored feathers and her remarkable cultivation, Zhuque praised her, saying:

"You've lived up to my expectations; you've raised my niece so well."

"When someone entrusts you with a task, you should do your best to fulfill it."

Kong Xuan will be a great help in the future, so Ji Yuan has essentially made an investment in her ahead of time.

After showing concern for Kong Xuan for a while and giving her several magical treasures, Zhuque finally asked Ji Yuan what the purpose of his trip was.

Ji Yuan told Zhu Que about everything that had happened and what she needed to do.

Suzaku answered:

"This is fine, but you still need to get it done as soon as possible. My physical body isn't as strong as those brutes."

"Of course, Your Majesty, please rest assured."

Ji Yuan readily agreed.

"Then why don't you let Kong Xuan stay with you a little longer, my Lord? I still need to go to the East Sea to find the Azure Dragon Lord, and then I'll come back to pick up Kong Xuan."

"Okay, go ahead, go ahead."

Zhuque seemed to be eager for Ji Yuan to leave.

Without giving it any further thought, Ji Yuan summoned the Map of Mountains and Rivers and went directly to the East Sea, venturing into the easternmost region.

Upon meeting the Azure Dragon God, Ji Yuan repeated the same explanation to the Azure Dragon, who readily agreed.

After deciding on the matter of supporting the heavens, Ji Yuan stayed in the Jie Sect for several hundred years before going to bring Kong Xuan back to the human race at Wanshou Mountain.

He looked at the endless aura of calamity spreading between heaven and earth, a glimmer of light flashing in his eyes.

"It's just a matter of waiting for that final battle."

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Meanwhile, in the Heavenly Emperor's Palace, located in the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Di Jun's eyes were firm, as if he had made his final decision.

He gazed into the void and spoke softly:
"Luo Hou, I know you've been here all along. Come out and let's talk about the terms."

(End of this chapter)