The Primordial War: The Symbol Emperor

Wei Chen rushed to the Netherworld Blood Sea at lightning speed, summoned the Chaos Bell, and had Daoist talismans swirling around him.

The Innate Dao Talisman has already advanced to the level of a low-grade Innate Treasure, and is now a mid-grade Innate Treasure.

With two innate treasures protecting him, Wei Chen could not be said to be unrestrained, but he would never be in mortal danger.

This sea of ​​blood was enormous, boundless, bubbling with blood. A malevolent aura permeated the air, a murderous intent pervaded the space, and a corrosive odor mingled with the blood, turning it a deep crimson tinged with a withered yellow.

If an ordinary Great Luo Golden Immortal were to enter the Blood Sea without the protection of a supreme treasure, they might very well be melted into part of the Blood Sea.

After searching for several days with Daoist talismans, Wei Chen finally sensed the Karmic Fire Red Lotus and was overjoyed.

Breaking through the great formation, a fiery red lotus flower floated quietly above the sea of ​​blood, emitting wisps of flame.

“You are mine now…” Wei Chen reached out and took it into the talisman.

His divine sense surged in all directions like a tide, but he found no other treasures.

Wei Chen frowned. Where did the two swords and the flag go?

Clearly, he intended to go all the way and take all of Styx's prized possessions.

Since we've already obtained the supreme treasures of the sages, what difference does one more Styx make?

After searching for a long time without success, and after some thought, I can roughly guess what's going on.

“Those should be the innate treasures of the River Styx, yet to be born, and thus obscured by the Heavenly Dao…”

Wei Chen stopped worrying and walked deeper into the Blood Sea to see if there were any other treasures there.

"Damn karma..." he cursed under his breath and continued walking.

More than ten days later, Wei Chen arrived at a sea of ​​blood paved with blood jade. It was like a thick layer of ice, covering a blood domain of hundreds of thousands of miles.

Wei Chen was overjoyed and used his great power to collect this blood domain.

A fist-sized, blood-red bead floated in the air, along with a fragment of white jade.

"What a pleasant surprise..." Wei Chen accepted it with a smile, unable to contain his joy.

"Luckily I didn't give up, otherwise I would have missed these great opportunities."

This time, the harvest was truly fruitful. As expected, they obtained the Karmic Fire Red Lotus, and also the unexpected innate top-grade spiritual treasure "Blood Spirit Pearl", as well as the fragment of creation that recorded the laws of blood.

"Hmm..." Wei Chen, who was overjoyed, suddenly frowned, then said helplessly, "It's another entanglement of cause and effect, a mountain of karmic obstacles..."

The Way of Heaven prevails, and cause and effect are orderly! If Wei Chen had possessed a supreme treasure amidst the calamity, the consequences might not have been so severe.

But Wei Chen possessed treasures that were not part of the calamity, and were destined to be the protagonists of future fortune.

This cause and effect is truly extraordinary...

Wei Chen was favored by Heaven, held a high position, and was favored by the will of Pangu, but in the end, he could not escape the karmic retribution.

If it weren't for his extraordinary good fortune shielding him from karmic retribution, things might not be as simple as just karmic obstacles now; he might even face a devastating lightning tribulation.

Wei Chen was naturally aware of this. However, if he hadn't encountered any treasures, so be it. But if he encountered them and didn't take them, wouldn't he be better off hiding in a corner? What was the point of traversing the primordial world then?

Therefore, Wei Chen would take any woman he encountered, regardless of whether she was already taken or not, and he didn't even let go of Hong Jun's. He just hadn't had time to go to Kunlun Mountain.

"Time is of the essence, so let's go into seclusion here!"

Wei Chen is now struggling to suppress his karmic burdens, and there are signs that they may erupt.

Once inside the Dao Talisman, one begins refining the Karmic Fire Red Lotus.

A thousand years have passed like a dream. When Wei Chen opened his eyes, more than a thousand years had already gone by.

He had completely refined the Karmic Fire Red Lotus. With a wave of his hand, the Karmic Fire Red Lotus transformed into a three-zhang-long platform.

Wei Chen sat upright on it, no longer daring to be negligent, and drove the karmic fire to burn away his karma.

In an instant, the Karmic Fire Lotus spewed out endless karmic fire, enveloping Wei Chen and forming a human-shaped flame.

laugh……

The sound of burning filled the air, and Wei Chen couldn't help but tremble; the karmic fire was truly terrifying.

It was a burning sensation from the inside out, from the soul to the body, and to every cell; the entire body was cleansed by the karmic fire.

Over a thousand years, the karmic fire continued to burn and refine it.

Wei Chen's mind seemed to have been cleansed of layers of dust, and his primordial spirit and Dao heart became increasingly clear and pure.

Wei Chen opened his eyes, which were as calm and still as a clear pool of water.

"A heart as clear as crystal remains untouched by dust or worldly defilement..."

This time, not only were all karmic obstacles burned away, but the Dao heart was also sublimated, and the cultivation level improved considerably.

"Haha~ This trouble is finally over." Wei Chen was overjoyed. This time he didn't have to worry about karmic obstacles anymore and could do whatever he wanted. As long as he didn't go too far, the Heavenly Dao wouldn't send down a destructive lightning tribulation.

"I might as well continue to improve my cultivation here. I'm too lazy to leave. Time waits for no one."

Without hesitation, Wei Chen placed the blood jade into the origin of the Dao talisman, using the talisman to deduce and refine it.

This blood jade is no ordinary item; it is an extremely precious existence even in the primordial world.

The Blood Jade is named "Blood Marrow Law Crystal".

The Blood Marrow Law Crystal is different from the filthy Blood Sea. Although it contains vast Dao Laws, it is corrupted by negative energies such as baleful aura, killing intent, death energy, and resentment. Therefore, it cannot be refined and used for one's own benefit.

The Blood Marrow Law Crystal, on the other hand, is formed from the blood of countless deities in the Blood Sea, containing the purest Dao Laws of the gods. Refining it will greatly enhance one's Dao power, without any hidden dangers.

As Wei Chen refined it and the endless Dao patterns eroded it, the Blood Marrow Law Crystal gradually shrank, like a melting layer of ice...

The endless runes fed back into Wei Chen's body, imprinting the refined "Blood Marrow Law Crystal" into his Great Dao.

Wei Chen's cultivation level improved rapidly, and the three flowers in his spiritual platform were about to bloom, but he suppressed them.

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The Primordial Central Plains

The primordial creatures that had conquered the ferocious beasts were defeated, and 70% of the creatures from all directions settled in the Central Plains.

Some felt they lacked strength, some had their racial forces scattered, some were rogue cultivators—there were all sorts of reasons.

In the present-day Central Plains, there are countless races and deities.

With such a vast and complex array of creatures inhabiting this land, conflict is inevitable. Every moment is a bloody battle, a struggle for territory, for resources…

In short, the primordial Central Plains became a land of chaos, with war raging everywhere...

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Jade Capital Mountain in the Central Plains...

Hongjun sat cross-legged in an empty palace, his face filled with sorrow and bewilderment...

"How could this happen? How should I deal with this..." Hongjun murmured in bewilderment.

There is only one reason why Hongjun Laozu could lose his composure like this: his position as a sage who taught the world was stripped away by the Heavenly Dao.

Everything has changed...

"What exactly is the anomaly that caused this cataclysmic change in the universe?"

Hongjun tried to deduce the cause and effect of this matter using the Jade Disc of Creation, but to no avail... He could not glean any reason or cause.

“So be it…” Hongjun shook his head and sighed. “Now there is only one path left to take.”

Stepping out of the main hall, Hongjun stood atop the mountain, his expression solemn, and proclaimed in a clear voice: "Heaven above, I, Hongjun, hereby establish Taoism, using the Jade Tablet of Creation to suppress destiny, upholding the will of Heaven and Earth, following the Way of Heaven, spreading the virtue of Heaven, inheriting the decrees of Heaven, educating all living beings, and creating all things... I shall be the Primordial Dao Ancestor, and I beseech Heaven to bear witness—"

Rumble!

The void churned, the earth trembled, and a deafening roar echoed throughout the primordial world.

Endless auspicious omens arose, golden clouds filled the sky, purple mist surged, and rosy light shone everywhere...

Countless auspicious beasts of heaven and earth appear: the Vermilion Bird sings, the Phoenix cries, the White Tiger roams freely, the Qilin gallops, the Black Tortoise descends to earth, and the True Dragon coils...

A pillar of merit reaching to the heavens descended...

Upon seeing this, Hongjun put away his merits, his worried brows relaxed, and his bitter eyes brightened.

only……

Before Hongjun could even rejoice, a sudden change occurred...

"Heaven above, I, Yuan Chu, now establish the Dao Court, using the innate treasure, the Dao Emperor Bell, to suppress destiny, uphold the will of Heaven and Earth, follow the Way of Heaven, spread the Way of Heaven, and carry out the decrees of Heaven to educate all living beings and create all things... I shall become the Dao Emperor of the Primordial World, and I beseech Heaven to witness this—"

A majestic and indifferent voice resounded throughout the primordial world, accompanied by a series of extraordinary phenomena...

A middle-aged man was bathed in auspicious light, his body surrounded by Dao patterns, emanating a mysterious and enigmatic aura. It was as if he were the sky and the earth.

As he put away his merits, a faint smile appeared on his cold, expressionless face, but he suddenly froze...

"By the Heavenly Dao above, I, Yuan Sheng, now establish the Imperial Capital, using the supreme innate spiritual treasures—the Emperor's Sword, the Emperor's Record, the Emperor's Robe, and the Emperor's Seal—to suppress the destiny! Bearing the will of Heaven and Earth, I will rule over all races, dynasties, gods, and spirits of the primordial world… Following the will of Heaven and Earth, I will establish supreme heavenly rules and earthly laws, weighing all the heavens and implementing them throughout the primordial world… I shall be the Emperor of the Primordial World, and I beseech the Heavenly Dao to witness—"

A majestic, solemn, and domineering voice resounded throughout the primordial world.

This was a dignified middle-aged man, tall and robust, with a majestic face. He held the "Imperial Record" and "Imperial Seal" in one hand and the "Imperial Sword" at his waist in the other.

An overwhelming imperial aura spread across thousands of miles, forcing all living beings around to prostrate themselves on the ground. His imperial robes fluttered, his eyes surveyed the eight directions with disdain, and his aura encompassed the vast land.

He wanted to laugh at that moment...

but……

Two more forces swore an oath to heaven, thwarting their plans.

Both of these forces are composed of countless races who share a common destiny.

Hongjun, Daohuang, and Dihuang all had extremely ugly expressions.

Since the primordial world is only so big, and all of them are in the Central Plains, the fortune is limited. Now that two more forces have emerged, a portion of the fortune will inevitably be divided.

Therefore, the several emperors all snorted coldly and returned to their dojos to go into seclusion.

In the Middle Kingdom, on another majestic mountain peak.

A palace floats high in the sky, bathed in the glow of the setting sun.

There was a Taoist priest inside whose aura was even stronger than that of Hongjun, the Dao Emperor, and the Emperor.

He was surrounded by a misty purple-gold aura, obscuring his face. All that could be seen was that he wore a purple-gold Taoist robe, on which were engraved mysterious and obscure runes.

“Very well… The Emperor reigns supreme, the Sovereign is supreme, the Venerable is unparalleled… I should be the Venerable One, you plant the trees, I shall reap the fruit…”

The sound was melodious, as if it came from the vast and ancient past.

As the man finished speaking, the place instantly returned to calm, and endless innate spiritual energy surged into the celestial palace.

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Returning our focus to Weichen —

Such a commotion startled Wei Chen from his seclusion, and after some deduction...

After understanding the cause and effect, his expression immediately became extremely solemn.

This upheaval was not limited to the Central Plains; top-tier emperors emerged from all directions.

"A calamity has taken an unexpected turn, this is truly a calamity has taken an unexpected turn..."

Wei Chen's voice was filled with regret. If he hadn't been greedy and disrupted the overall situation of the prehistoric world, then this series of changes would not have happened.

It should be noted that the primordial world contained not only chaotic demons and chaotic beasts, but also many chaotic spiritual beings and the like…

If Wei Chen doesn't interfere, then the Primordial Heavenly Dao will only give birth to Chaos Demons and Chaos Beasts to repay the karmic debts.

As for those chaotic spiritual objects, they are equivalent to the spiritual herbs and flowers of the primordial world. Or perhaps, they are equivalent to certain law crystals...

These chaotic spirits did not take form in the chaos, and therefore did not form any karmic connection with Pangu.

Therefore, the primordial Heavenly Dao would not have nurtured these chaotic spiritual beings.

However, Wei Chen disrupted the overall situation of the primordial world, preventing the Heavenly Dao from achieving its perfection. As a result, the Heavenly Dao gave birth to chaotic spiritual beings and bodies in order to perfect the primordial world.

"An anomaly! An anomaly..."

Wei Chen was at a loss. Everything was beyond repair now; the only option was to proceed according to the new primordial era.

"We must find a way to repair this bottomless sinkhole. Otherwise, we will truly be unworthy of Pangu's grace of rebirth..."

Wei Chen racked his brains, wondering how to fix the sinkhole.

After much deliberation, he gritted his teeth and said fiercely, "Without sufficient strength, thinking is useless. Once I emerge from seclusion, I'll wipe them all out. First, I'll kill that deity who stole my throne..."