Primordial Era: The Sun Emperor

On the Purple Star, there stands a palace.

This palace is called Ziwei Palace.

Taiyi stood on the land of Ziwei Star, looking up at the imperial palace that stood at the top of the stars. Even he couldn't help but be slightly moved.

The entire palace seemed to have grown from the core of the Ziwei Star, with the primordial imperial energy of purple-gold condensing into physical form, transforming into palace walls, pillars, eaves, and roof tiles.

From afar, the Ziwei Palace resembles an imperial crown, perched atop the Ziwei Star, overshadowing all the stars and overlooking the ages.

The overall layout of the Ziwei Palace is in accordance with the numbers of the Heavenly Way.

The outer city has nine layers, corresponding to the number nine heavens.

Each layer of the city wall was three thousand feet higher than the previous one, with each layer building upon the previous one, like climbing a ladder to heaven.

The city wall is engraved with the array patterns of the stars in the heavens. These are the innate Dao patterns that the Ziwei Star has carried since its birth, and they are connected to the Ziwei Star's protective array.

Ordinary cultivators, let alone entering the palace, would be overwhelmed by the imperial aura just by taking a peek.

Beyond the nine layers of city walls lies the core of the Ziwei Palace, the Zichen Hall.

The roof of the hall is octagonal, with a star-shaped glass lamp hanging from each corner.

The flame burning in the lamp is not ordinary fire, but the primordial starlight, which will never go out.

The light from the eight lamps converged at the center of the roof, forming a purple halo, within which the image of countless stars seemed to flow.

Taiyi stepped onto the steps.

With each step, the statues of celestial beasts on both sides of the steps glow slightly, as if paying homage to their new master.

Ziwei Star Lord followed beside Taiyi and whispered, "Heavenly Emperor, Ziwei Palace has existed since the birth of Ziwei Star. Through countless eras, no outsider has ever set foot here. Today, with the arrival of the Heavenly Emperor, the spirit of Ziwei Palace is also welcoming you."

"I have not yet become emperor, so you may address me as fellow Daoist."

Taiyi nodded slightly and continued walking upwards.

"I will do as you say, Brother Dao," Ziwei Xingjun said, cupping his hands in a gesture of respect.

As Taiyi stepped onto the last step, the doors of the Zichen Palace slowly opened.

The palace gate is 30,000 feet high and 18,000 feet wide, and was carved from two whole pieces of innate Ziwei Imperial Crystal.

The door is carved with patterns of the sun, moon, stars, mountains, rivers, and all living beings, which are similar in style to the Dao patterns on the Chaos Bell.

When the palace gates opened, a rich aura of innate imperial power rushed out, containing the majesty of ruling over all heavens and suppressing all realms. Even a Great Luo Golden Immortal standing in front of the gates would involuntarily lower his head.

Taiyi stepped into the Zichen Palace.

The space inside the hall is much larger than it appears from the outside. This is due to the inherent spatial laws of the Ziwei Palace; the hall itself is a world unto itself, vast and boundless.

The dome is a starry sky.

It's not a sculpted starry sky, but the real starry sky.

The dome of the Ziwei Palace is connected to the origin of the primordial starry sky, and the brilliance of countless stars pours down from the dome, illuminating the entire hall.

The starlight is not chaotic, but moves slowly according to the trajectory of the stars in the sky, completing a full cycle of the stars every twelve hours.

At the very center of the dome, a star shone exceptionally bright.

That is the projection of the Purple Star itself.

It is connected to the core of the Ziwei star and is the source of power for the entire Ziwei Palace.

From this projection, one can mobilize the power of the Ziwei star and even the stars in the celestial sphere.

The ground is engraved with the Eight Trigrams and the Nine Palaces Array. With each step, a purple halo spreads out, like a pebble being thrown into water.

The most eye-catching feature in the hall is the imperial throne in the very center.

It was a throne forged from the fusion of innate purple gold and purple imperial crystal. It was nine zhang high and five zhang wide, with an arched back and nine five-clawed purple gold dragons carved on the top.

The heads of nine divine dragons converge at the top of the chair back, together supporting a bead the size of a fist.

That bead was no ordinary object; it was a manifestation of the core of the Ziwei Star, containing the most primordial power of the Ziwei Star.

On each of the armrests on either side of the throne is a star-shaped divine pearl.

The divine pearl on the left seals the origin of an ancient star, while the divine pearl on the right seals another one.

The two divine pearls glowed faintly, reflecting the brilliance of the Purple Star Core on the Emperor's Throne, forming a purple halo that enveloped the Emperor's Throne.

Below the imperial throne, there are nine rows of seats on each side.

Taiyi walked to the throne, turned around and sat down.

The entire Ziwei Palace trembled the moment he sat down.

The array patterns on the nine-layered city wall lit up simultaneously, the light of the Purple Star was several times more intense than usual, and all the stars in the sky twinkled as if paying homage to their new master.

Ziwei Star Lord stood below the throne, looking at Taiyi on the imperial throne, deeply shocked.

He originally thought that the Ziwei Palace was prepared for the master of the Ziwei Star, and only the deity nurtured by the Ziwei Star could truly control this imperial palace.

But the moment Taiyi sat down, the Ziwei Palace reacted even more strongly than when he himself sat down.

It was as if he were not the master of this Ziwei Palace, but Taiyi.

"Brother Dao's supernatural powers are unparalleled, and your imperial might is awe-inspiring. I am truly impressed."

Ziwei Star Lord admired him in his heart and couldn't help but praise him.

"The Purple Star is truly a wonderful place. If I didn't already have the Sun, even I would be tempted to go there," Taiyi laughed heartily, clapping his hands in praise.

"If you find this place agreeable, Brother Dao, feel free to move here," Ziwei Xingjun said with a smile.

If you can't beat them in a fight, and they can gain the approval of the Purple Star, it means that they are also born with an imperial destiny, or even have a stronger imperial destiny than you.

If Taiyi really had designs on it, he would have no choice but to give it up. It would be better for him to ask first and do Taiyi a favor.

Upon hearing this, Taiyi shook his head slightly and said, "This place is indeed good, being in the center of the starry sky. It would be ideal if one were only concerned with governing the star sea, but if we're talking about the entire prehistoric world, this place isn't the best choice. Let's save this place for you to establish the Starry Sky Divine Court in the future. I have a better place in mind."

"Thank you for your understanding, fellow Daoist." Ziwei Xingjun was delighted and quickly replied.

"By the way, fellow Daoist, you were born earlier than me, so why weren't you able to unify the starry sky?"

Taiyi voiced his doubts, as he was the last of the top-tier innate saints to be born.

The more profound the origin of the primordial deities, the later they are born.

If he had not devoured Di Jun's origin, his birth would undoubtedly have been much earlier. In fact, during the war between the three races, many innate saints were born one after another, but many chose to hide in the world and cultivate in seclusion to avoid the calamity.

Since Ziwei Xingjun is a top-tier innate deity, he should have been born long ago.

Judging from his innate imperial destiny, he should have already ruled the starry sky, yet during this attack on Ziwei Star, not a single person came to his aid.

"well……"

Upon hearing this, Ziwei Xingjun sighed and began to explain: "Those star gods were unwilling to submit to me in the future. Before I was born, most of them had already become involved in the war between the three races, and now most of them have perished."

When I was born, only those newly born True Gods of the main star region remained. In the vast starry sky, besides us hundreds of lonely Star Gods, there were only those ferocious beasts scattered to who-knows-where.

"The current starry sky's fortune is not prominent, so even if we unify them, it won't be of much use. When the starry sky flourishes again, its fortune will naturally converge here, and they will gather here once more."

Taiyi nodded upon hearing this, and then asked, "Do you know why the path of Hunyuan Dao was cut off in the Primordial World? I want to break through to the Hunyuan Realm, but I find that there is no way forward and it is difficult to do so."

"The Great Dao has retreated, and the Heavenly Dao has taken control. The Primordial Heavenly Dao was originally woven from the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos, so naturally it would not allow anyone to control a single Great Dao. This would be to strip the Heavenly Dao of its authority." Ziwei Star Lord was born relatively early, so he was aware of these things.

"I see." Tai nodded, just as he had guessed.

The essence of the Primordial Chaos Dao is to wield a single Great Dao. In the past, the three thousand Chaos Gods each wielded a single Great Dao and were the embodiment of those Great Daos.

There are three thousand great paths, and every one of them can lead to enlightenment.

To prove any of the Great Daos is to infringe upon the authority of the Heavenly Dao. Therefore, after the Great Daos receded, the Heavenly Dao severed this path.

As for the many powerful cultivators who had already reached the level of Hunyuan Golden Immortal, their cultivation path was cut off after the Heavenly Dao took control, and their cultivation could not advance an inch in thousands of Yuanhui.