The Primordial War: The Symbol Emperor

"All the last vestiges of my obsession and longing have vanished..." Wei Chen complained with a bitter face.

"I am the leader of the Vermilion Bird Clan, and I cannot marry," Vermilion Bird said apologetically.

"Alright! Let's not talk about that anymore." Wei Chen changed the subject and asked, "What are your thoughts on the retreat of the Beast Clan?"

Zhuque pondered for a moment and said, "Sister Wangshu is inexperienced and only half right. There are two main reasons for this."

"Firstly, the ferocious beast race witnessed the terror of the formation, and the Beast King should have guessed that the Star Clan's trump card is related to the formation, and may even have a slight connection with the Heavenly Dao."

"As you said, the Beast Clan was only testing the Star Clan's trump card this time, and had no intention of conquering the Star Clan."

"That's why your formation can kill hundreds of billions of ferocious beasts. As the most powerful race in the prehistoric world, the Star Clan's trump cards must be more than ten times stronger than your formation."

"Faced with such a terrifying trump card, if the Beast Clan persists in its course of action, and the Star Clan unleashes its trump card, how many of the trillions of Beast Clan will be left? The Beast Clan will certainly suffer heavy casualties, and the final outcome will be nothing more than a few tens of millions of Beast Clan members remaining. Of course, being able to annihilate such a massive number of Beast Clan members will likely also damage the Star Clan's foundation."

"Perhaps my estimate is wrong, but it is definitely not far off."

Zhuque paused, then continued, "Neither side wanted this outcome. After all, the Beast Clan was only testing the waters; there was no need for them to pay such a high price, ultimately just paving the way for others. As for the Star Clan, it goes without saying."

"Great!" Wei Chen exclaimed in admiration.

Suzaku grew even more smug: "The second point is still because of you."

“Oh, tell me about it…” Wei Chen said with great interest.

"The West, you have injured three of the West's strongest warriors, greatly diminishing your strength."

Zhuque said with some regret, "The West is a huge piece of meat, how could the ferocious beast race miss such a good opportunity? It's a pity, I won't get a share!"

"Awesome!" Wei Chen gave a thumbs up.

Zhuque smiled, her red lips curving upwards. "I not only guessed all of this, but I also guessed why you came back with me."

Wei Chen was taken aback and asked, puzzled, "What purpose could I possibly have?"

"Stop pretending!" Zhuque glanced at him and said, "You must have not only set up a large formation to kill the ferocious beasts, but you also set up another large formation to prepare for the arrival of the strongest experts."

"Haha!" Wei Chen laughed loudly, "Not bad, then guess again why I gave up?"

"Because the treasures they possess are of little use to you, and you are also injured in the Dao and burdened by karma. Moreover, you understand that they are not easy to deal with, so you gave up."

The Vermilion Bird's eyes were bright and intelligent.

“That’s right!” Wei Chen nodded. “Rather than fighting them to the death, I’d better go into seclusion and try to eliminate the karmic ties as soon as possible. Anyway, they can’t escape.”

Upon hearing about the karma surrounding Wei Chen, Zhu Que's heart sank, and she sighed without saying anything more.

The power of cause and effect cannot be eliminated even by a saint, let alone by her!

"Don't worry, I've already figured out a way to eliminate cause and effect, it just doesn't have a solid line yet," Wei Chen said with a smile.

"What method?" Suzaku asked.

Wei Chen shook his head. "I can't explain it clearly either, but I'm very confident."

"I believe you!" Suzaku forced a smile. In her view, it was just a comforting excuse!

“I’m serious!” Wei Chen said solemnly.

“Alright! I believe you!” Suzaku said.

After a moment of silence, Zhuque asked, "Do I really want to go into seclusion?"

“This…” Wei Chen thought for a moment and said, “I made you go into seclusion just so that your Vermilion Bird Clan could increase its strength in a short period of time and have enough ability to protect itself before the great calamity comes. All of this is to reduce the losses of your Vermilion Bird Clan.”

"I don't know much about your Vermilion Bird Clan. Whether or not you choose to remain hidden from the world depends on your situation. If the Vermilion Bird Clan can quickly increase its strength without needing to hide from the world, then there is no need for them to do so."

"Hmm!" Zhuque frowned and considered for a moment before saying, "I choose to live in semi-seclusion! As long as I can protect the territory, that will be enough."

"Over the years, my Vermilion Bird Clan has amassed a considerable amount of resources, enough to squander for a hundred Yuanhui!"

"So many?" Wei Chen asked in surprise.

Upon hearing this, Zhuque rolled her eyes at him and said, "What I mean by extravagance is that the clansmen only use their innate essence when breaking through to a higher realm. The rest of the time, they rely on absorbing the spiritual energy of heaven and earth."

"Oh, I see!" Wei Chen smiled awkwardly.

"We are now in the early days of creation, with abundant and pure innate spiritual energy. Although the laws of heaven and earth are not complete, they are not hidden."

Zhuque explained speechlessly, "Even without the aid of innate essence, cultivation is only half as slow. What are you thinking?"

“Hehe! Of course I know that. It’s just that…” Wei Chen’s explanation was cut short.

"But you've always cultivated using innate essence, and you've never used the spiritual energy of heaven and earth to cultivate, right?" Zhuque said enviously.

Even as the patriarch of the Vermilion Bird Clan, she had never tried such an extravagant cultivation method.

It wasn't because there weren't enough resources, but because it was such a waste, and she was a little reluctant to part with it.

"Ahem..." After hearing these words, Wei Chen suddenly remembered something and said somewhat embarrassedly, "I've run out of resources, could you give me some?"

Zhuque was taken aback, then took out a bead and asked, "Is this enough?"

Wei Chen took it, glanced at it, and nodded, saying, "That's enough!"

"If it's not enough, just ask. Don't be shy," Zhuque said with concern.

"Understood!" Wei Chen smiled. "I don't know how long I'll be out of seclusion this time. Do you have any other questions?"

“Yes…” Zhuque’s spirits lifted, and he said, “Could you win over the Earthly Venerable to the Zhuque Clan?”

"No!" Wei Chen refused without even thinking.

Upon hearing this, Suzaku's eyes dimmed, and she said dejectedly, "If only he had joined the Suzaku clan..."

She invited the Earthly Venerable and promised him many benefits, but he refused them all.

“I understand what you mean.” Wei Chen smiled and said, “Don’t worry, even if he doesn’t join the Vermilion Bird Clan, I will make sure he does his best to help you.”

"Really?" Suzaku was overjoyed.

“Of course!” Wei Chen nodded firmly, a sly smile spreading across his face. “His not joining the Vermilion Bird Clan will only benefit you, not harm you.”

"Why?" Zhuque asked, puzzled.

“Because he’s a free henchman, you can save a lot of resources!” Wei Chen laughed.

"Great! Great!" Zhuque was overjoyed.

"Let's have a discussion!"

"Your injury?"

"It's out of the way!"

Wei Chen preached to Zhu Que for a thousand years, passing on the great Dao he had comprehended to Zhu Que without reservation.

There are also the secrets of the primordial world that I learned from the Earthly Venerable; he told me everything he could!