The Vermilion Bird on the ruo mu branches fell silent after hearing Wang Chen's reply. It didn't know if the Opportunity the Great Emperor Ziwei spoke of was the ruo mu or Chihua Valley, but either of them was something it couldn't abandon. Its eyes began to turn fierce.
"Fellow Daoist, don't be angry. Let me explain it to you."
Wang Chen smiled and glanced at the Vermilion Bird. The might of his Late Stage Great Luo cultivation flashed and then vanished, and the Vermilion Bird on the ruo mu immediately regained clarity in its eyes.
"Besides touring Mount Zhou on this trip, this Emperor also intended to collect some unique creatures from this place."
"Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird, you may not know, but the starry sky is vast and boundless, yet living beings are extremely rare. It's truly a pity to leave such a vast space empty. Therefore, this Emperor is preparing to open up worlds in the starry sky for living beings to inhabit."
"And the Opportunity this Emperor felt after arriving at Mount Zhou is right here. As I walked, the living beings in Chihua Valley coexisted harmoniously, interdependent and caring for each other. Everything was so beautiful.
I really like the environment here, so I had the idea of bringing Chihua Valley to the starry sky for development."
The Vermilion Bird on the ruo mu listened attentively like a good child, occasionally nodding in response to Wang Chen's inquiring gaze, indicating that it understood Wang Chen's meaning.
As Wang Chen finished speaking, the Vermilion Bird immediately replied, "Great Emperor Ziwei, I understand your meaning. Chihua Valley is willing to follow you to the starry sky."
"Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird, rest assured, this Emperor will not force you. What I want is your sincere willingness to follow."
"How about this: if Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird is willing to follow me to the starry sky for development, then I will find a branch of the Fusang Wood for you on the Sun Star."
To make the Vermilion Bird genuinely willing to follow him to the starry sky, Wang Chen began to offer benefits.
When the Vermilion Bird heard the first half of the sentence, its eyes began to hesitate. After all, no one wanted to leave the comfortable Mount Zhou to go to some starry sky.
However, when Wang Chen spoke the second half of the sentence, the Vermilion Bird's eyes suddenly became extraordinarily bright.
"Great Emperor, you don't need to say more. I, Vermilion Bird, am truly willing to follow you to the starry sky. I will help you with the other creatures in the valley."
The Vermilion Bird shot down from the ruo mu like an arrow released from a bowstring, looking extremely excited, far more sincere than before.
"Then I shall trouble Fellow Daoist Vermilion Bird. This Emperor has a hundred bottles of three lights divine water here, with ten drops in each bottle, as a Meeting gift (meeting gift) for everyone."
Since he had given benefits to the Vermilion Bird, Wang Chen naturally wouldn't neglect the other creatures in the valley. With this three lights divine water, the Vermilion Bird's persuasion would surely be much smoother.
And Wang Chen's grand gesture stunned the Vermilion Bird. It really hadn't expected the Great Emperor Ziwei to be so generous. In its heart, the image of the Great Emperor Ziwei instantly rose significantly.
"Don't worry, Great Emperor, I'll be back soon."
The Vermilion Bird was already confident in persuading the other creatures; now, with this three lights divine water, it was even more assured.
Sure enough, not long after, the Vermilion Bird returned with a group of rare birds and exotic beasts. Their confident demeanor suggested that the matter was settled... Wang Chen searched Mount Zhou for a few more days, but found nothing. The jade green lotus of creation and the innate spiritual root gourd vine from his memories were nowhere to be found, suggesting it wasn't time for them to emerge yet.
Wang Chen continued to ascend. The higher he went, the stronger the suppression from the Dao rhyme (Dao charm) emanating from Mount Zhou became, but it was still within his acceptable range. Perhaps continuing to climb was a form of self-refinement.
Moreover, Mount Zhou directly connected to the starry sky, so Wang Chen decided to return directly through Mount Zhou. If he encountered some unexpected Opportunity along the way, that would be even better.
This was the most prosperous time in the Primordial World. If he didn't spend time searching for Opportunity now, was he supposed to wait until Hongjun had plundered most of the Opportunity, and then, after Hongjun became a Saint, go to the Treasure Distribution Cliff to snatch them?
As for the White Tiger, Wang Chen had already learned through his Incarnation that the White Tiger had found an barren star in the western part of Ziwei Star, opened up a Minor Thousand Worlds, and settled his clansmen, so Wang Chen was no longer in a hurry.
As for Canglan Star, Wang Chen glanced at it. Under the leadership of the Canglan Incarnation, it was developing very well, with various forces like Sects, tribes, and Imperial Dynasties coexisting. It was currently in a peaceful period of vigorous development.
"Mount Zhou truly is my lucky place."
Wang Chen ascended all the way and found a suspended island in a place shrouded in clouds and mist.
The island was protected by an Innate Formation, and the surrounding clouds were part of this Innate Formation. Wang Chen's probing attacks were weakened layer by layer by these clouds, and the space within the Formation was also chaotic. If an attack couldn't penetrate these chaotic spaces, it would be completely worn away.
"A pretty good Formation. I'll pack it up with this island later."
Innate Grand Formations were also divided into different grades. The Formation before him was clearly much inferior to the Five Elements Life-Death Grand Array. With Wang Chen's current strength, he could completely break this Formation with brute force.
With that, Wang Chen took out the five elements spirit pearls and fully activated this set of Innate Spirit Treasure, throwing them forward. When the five elements spirit pearls were activated together, their power could rival a supreme-grade innate spirit treasure, naturally not to be underestimated.
As the five elements spirit pearls rotated, space itself began to shatter. A series of spatial shattering sounds echoed, and this Innate Formation was directly pierced through by Wang Chen's strike.
On the island, exotic flowers and rare grasses competed for beauty, and trees were lush with branches and leaves, but there were no flying birds or walking beasts. He walked all the way to the center of the island, where a straight innate spiritual root grew upon a mass of xuanhuang earth.
"Xuanhuang earth and a heaven-reaching sacred tree that is growing. Not bad, not bad."
Although he hadn't found the Nine Heavens Breathing Earth, having this xuanhuang earth, one of the Innate Spiritual Earths, was sufficient.
With the fragment of the jade disc of creation as the shining example before him, even though he found the xuanhuang earth and the heaven-reaching sacred tree, two Innate spiritual items extremely useful for his plans, Wang Chen's heart blossomed with joy, but he wasn't as ecstatic as he had imagined.
Wang Chen completely placed this area into his star chart and continued his journey. Having continuously gained Opportunity, his footsteps felt much lighter.
At this altitude, the Dao rhyme (Dao charm) emanating from Mount Zhou was difficult to deal with even with his current strength. Before finding the xuanhuang earth and the heaven-reaching sacred tree, his steps were heavy, but after finding the Opportunity, his mood improved, and he surprisingly felt that the suppression was not so bad.
Wang Chen traversed through the cloud layers and finally arrived above the sky formed by pure Qi. The sky here was completely different from what he had seen before; there wasn't a single cloud to obstruct the view, only a pure blue expanse, as if condensed from endless pure Qi.
He looked down, seeing vast seas of clouds like surging oceans, boundless and endless. White mists occasionally rolled and surged within the cloud sea, like waves stirred by a strong wind. Sunlight scattered upon the cloud sea, reflecting dazzling light, a truly pleasing sight.
In the Primordial Era, you not only had to be born well, but also born early. Don't you see, in later generations, even the Three Pure Ones, with their profound blessings and the Karma of opening the heavens, found it difficult to find Spirit Treasures? Most of their collection was obtained from the Treasure Distribution Cliff.
Wang Chen stood above the clouds, sighing for a moment, then set off again, passing through the Nine Heavens Gale to reach the starry sky.
The latter half of the journey was slightly more arduous, but it also served to temper Wang Chen. Both his state of mind and his magical power improved slightly.
Having promised the Vermilion Bird that he would find it a branch of the fusang tree, Wang Chen headed straight for the Sun Star.
After comprehending the fragment of the jade disc of creation, he gained many insights into the Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Space. This time, on his journey, he intended to try and see if it was faster than his Divine Ability of transforming into starlight.
With a single step, time and space shifted, and the stars rapidly receded. With Wang Chen as the center, time accelerated, and space twisted and drew closer beneath his feet. Each step he took spanned an immeasurable distance.
His figure flickered in and out of the vortex of time and space, the surrounding scenery shimmering like a dream, and clusters of stars whistled past Wang Chen.
Transforming into starlight was, after all, merely a Divine Ability. Although Wang Chen could activate it with the Great Dao of Stars, it was still far inferior compared to the Great Dao of Time and the Great Dao of Space.
Wang Chen traveled all the way to the Sun Star, treading on starlight. Majestic, vast, eternal, and fervent—these were his first impressions of the Sun Star.
The True Fire of the Sun surged and boiled, distorting the Void Realm wherever it passed.
As one of the two great stars formed from Pangu's eyes, the Sun's power was beyond imagination. If it could erupt with full force, it would be enough to destroy everything. However, as the Sun formed from one of Pangu's eyes, who could truly control it?
Wang Chen, with the star chart above his head and the five elements spirit pearls in his hand, slowly stepped into the Sun Star. An unimaginably scorching heat assailed him. The deeper he went, the more overbearing the True Fire of the Sun became. Whether it was magical power or Divine Sense, anything exposed to the True Fire of the Sun would be mercilessly burned away.
Without a powerful Spirit Treasure for protection, even an ordinary Taiyi Golden Immortal would be incinerated by these True Fires of the Sun.
The Fire Spirit Pearl, activated by Wang Chen, flew into the True Fire of the Sun and collected some fire seeds. He could study them in his leisure time later.
No living beings resided on the Sun Star. Looking around, it was quite desolate apart from the flames. However, finding an innate spiritual root was still somewhat difficult.
innate spiritual roots were usually protected by Formations, and the Sun Star itself was vast. Searching aimlessly would take an unknown amount of time. Fortunately, Wang Chen still had Ruo Mu here, and he decided to try and see if he could make the fusang tree appear.
He reached one hand into the star chart, and when he withdrew it, a fist-sized Ruo Mu stood silently in his palm.
"Ruo Mu, see if you can establish contact with the fusang tree."
The leaves on the Ruo Mu in his palm gently swayed, and then a Dao charm unique to innate spiritual roots diffused. Not long after, the True Fire of the Sun in front of Wang Chen parted to either side, revealing a path.
At the end of this path, Wang Chen saw the Innate Top-Grade Spiritual Root, the fusang tree, rooted on the Sun Star.
Each crimson leaf seemed to burn like a flame. At the very top, a large cluster of leaves gathered together, much brighter than the other leaves, like a small sun.
Below this small sun were nine slightly smaller suns. From a distance, it looked as if ten suns hung on the fusang tree.
As Wang Chen approached, the fusang tree swayed slightly, as if expressing a welcome.
"Hello, fusang tree. I've come this time to exchange a branch with you."
"I have three lights divine water and Xuanhuang Earth here. See which one you like. If you agree to the exchange, just sway gently."
These innate spiritual roots were all very sentient. After hearing Wang Chen's words, the fusang tree swayed gently, then seemed to ponder for a moment before swaying again.
Its appearance did not suggest disagreement.
"You want to exchange twice?"
As Wang Chen spoke, the fusang tree swayed again. This time, Wang Chen understood. He took out a bottle of three lights divine water and a fist-sized piece of Xuanhuang Earth, placing them at the base of the fusang tree.
"See if these are enough."
Wang Chen didn't have much Xuanhuang Earth, so he didn't give a lot, but he had plenty of three lights divine water; the small bottle contained a full three thousand drops.
The Ruo Mu in his palm watched this scene, and its tree body also began to sway.
"You want to exchange too? But I remember the Vermilion Bird gave you a bottle. Have you used up those ten drops?"
"Let me tell you, I don't have much Xuanhuang Earth on hand right now. If you want to exchange, you'll have to wait a few thousand years."
After hearing these words, Ruo Mu was silent for a moment, then a branch flew directly into Wang Chen's hand. It seemed the temptation of three lights divine water was still very strong for it.
"Alright, I won't show favoritism. This bottle also contains three thousand drops."
Ruo Mu's leaves carefully wrapped the small jade bottle and put it away. At the same time, two branches of the fusang tree slowly flew over, and Wang Chen collected them.
"Then, a pleasant transaction. I'll come to see you again if I have the chance."
Saying this, Wang Chen waved to the fusang tree. The fusang tree mimicked Wang Chen's gesture, waving its branches as if bidding him farewell.
Wang Chen's figure transformed into starlight and headed towards the Taiyin Star. Since he had come all this way, he might as well collect everything he needed.
Moreover, he had met the previous Taiyin Star Master, Wangshu, once. She had given Wang Chen a lot of help, so even if there was no exchange with the Osmanthus Tree, Wang Chen still intended to visit.
Wang Chen quickly arrived at the Taiyin Star. As soon as he approached, a cool, clear sensation washed over him, completely different from the Sun Star. Here, it was serene, gentle, profound, and mysterious.
Moonlight, like gauze, gently enveloped everything, giving the entire Taiyin Star a hazy beauty, like a dream realm.
Unlike the Sun Star, there was a palace on the Taiyin Star that looked like it was forged from ice, and beside the palace, the Innate Top-Grade Spiritual Root, the Osmanthus Tree, swayed in the wind.
"Moonlight Palace is truly a good name. I didn't expect that she would actually try to build it after we talked about it back then."
For a moment, Wang Chen couldn't help but feel a pang of emotion. Things had changed; such a kind Taiyin Star Master had died fighting the Vicious Beasts. He wondered if any beings still remembered this goddess now.
The inside of the palace was very simple: a meditation cushion and several murals. The murals depicted her travels through the Primordial Era. Among them, Wang Chen found himself on a purple mural.
On the Ziwei Star, a figure condensed from magical power communicated with a goddess across an Innate Great Formation. From the smile on her face in the mural, it seemed their conversation was very pleasant.
A smile unconsciously appeared at the corner of Wang Chen's mouth. With a flick of his sleeve, the figure on the Ziwei Star in the mural became lifelike, exactly matching Wang Chen's current appearance.
"I hope you will have a day of return. When that time comes, I will definitely invite you to be a guest on the Ziwei Star."
After Wang Chen left the palace, his exchange with the Osmanthus Tree went smoothly: one bottle of three lights divine water for a branch.
Wang Chen returned to Ziwei Star, where his Incarnation and Baihu were already waiting for him. After all, he didn't hide his tracks at all while traveling; the scene of starlight forming a path beneath his feet was quite grand.
Wang Chen nodded lightly to Baihu and said, "I've kept you waiting, but this might be a good thing for us."
Facing the Great Emperor Ziwei again, Baihu found that the Dao rhyme (Dao charm) emanating from him was exceptionally profound and vast. The power he inadvertently exuded put immense pressure on him. Indeed, Innate Deities are not all the same.
When they parted, Wang Chen had just broken through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Middle Stage. Now, after almost two thousand years, he was already at the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Late Stage.
What can two thousand years achieve? A single Cultivation session would pass that quickly. Baihu, at least, couldn't comprehend Wang Chen's speed of progress, so he became even more respectful when facing Wang Chen.
"Congratulations, Great Emperor Ziwei, on further advancing your Cultivation. The Great Dao is within reach."
"May I ask what good news the Great Emperor spoke of?"
"You'll know in a moment."
Wang Chen looked at Baihu with a mysterious smile, which left Baihu confused, but thinking it wasn't a bad thing, he also started to smile.
Ever since following Wang Chen to the starry sky, he felt it had become much more peaceful, although the Cultivation resources were much scarcer compared to the Primordial Great Land.
Wang Chen had always talked to Baihu about creating a Small Primordial World, but after obtaining the fragment of the jade disc of creation, he changed his mind.
Isn't this current Primordial World infinitely better than the Small Primordial World he intended to create? What would be the point of simply copying it?
Was it just to collect the creatures from the Primordial World that would disappear and become extinct in the future?
His ideas needed to change! He wanted to create the worlds imagined in his memories, for different choices lead to different paths.
And that fragment of the jade disc of creation gave him a direction, a choice: the Divine Way would become the main Cultivation path in the Mountain Sea Realm.
Of course, with the fragment of the jade disc of creation, he could be more whimsical and experiment with more Cultivation systems in the Mountain Sea Realm.
Wang Chen stood above Ziwei Star, unleashing the full power of his Grand Unity Golden Immortal Late Stage for the first time. In an instant, boundless magic power enveloped the entire North Pole starry sky. The Star Law/Principle connected the myriad stars. Wang Chen performed the 'Fa Tian Xiang Di' (Heaven and Earth Manifestation) Divine Ability, his body instantly growing colossal, making the stars appear tiny before him.
He stretched out his massive palm, and countless barren stars were moved into it. This time, Wang Chen intended to directly create a Major Thousand Worlds.
As more and more barren stars gathered, Wang Chen's palm slowly closed, and countless Great Daos permeated within his palm.
Time, space, Five Elements, Yin and Yang, life, Divine Way... these Great Daos combined to form the foundation of the Mountain Sea Realm. Having broken through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Late Stage, coupled with his comprehension of the Great Dao during the thousand years in the Chaos battlefield, Wang Chen could now effortlessly create a Major Thousand Worlds within the Primordial World.
When Wang Chen's hand spread open again, a prototype (proto-form) of a Major Thousand Worlds had already taken shape. But this was not the end; he then took out the floating island where the heaven-reaching sacred tree was located from the star chart and placed it in the center of the Mountain Sea Realm.
Subsequently, another Small World was taken out—it was the Small World where Wang Chen stored the Primordial creatures. He gently blew a breath, and the Small World floated next to the Mountain Sea Realm, slowly merging with it. When all the creatures inside reappeared, they were already in the Mountain Sea Realm.
Taking out Chihua Valley and following the same method, Wang Chen placed it in the southern part of the Mountain Sea Realm. With a thought, the Baihu Star north of Ziwei Star was teleported through space, and its creatures were placed in the western part of the Mountain Sea Realm.
Suddenly, the entire Mountain Sea Realm became lively. Countless creatures, awestruck by Wang Chen's great power, prostrated themselves in Pious (pious) worship.
In fact, not only them, but even Baihu, who was observing all this from the side, was dumbfounded. The great power Wang Chen displayed completely overturned his previous imagination, and he was overjoyed. With Wang Chen's current strength, even if he went out and told other Sacred Beings that he was a follower of the Great Emperor Ziwei, he would have Face.
Even the three races would have to consider the attitude of the Great Emperor Ziwei, a powerful being, if they wished to act against him.
Of course, those were distant matters. In the immediate future, the Great Dao and Divine Ability Wang Chen displayed before him gave him considerable insights. After he returned and carefully contemplated them, breaking through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal Middle Stage would likely be a certainty.
Is this what it feels like to follow a powerful being? Although Baihu was experiencing this feeling for the first time, he had completely abandoned his past hard days and resolved to follow Wang Chen.
Innumerable powerful beings on the Primordial Great Land also noticed the great commotion in the starry sky. Although they were very curious, it was, after all, someone else's territory, and they had no reason to interfere. Most importantly, the starry sky didn't have many resources, so most powerful beings just watched the excitement.
However, some powerful beings, being very curious and having nothing to do, decided to go to the starry sky to see what was happening and, incidentally, visit the Great Emperor Ziwei, who had not been born long but had repeatedly caused great commotions.
After placing the Mountain Sea Realm near Ziwei Star, Wang Chen retracted his 'Fa Tian Xiang Di' Divine Ability. Next, he was going to refine the Heavenly Book for the Mountain Sea Realm. This time, he chose the leaves of the fusang tree and the osmanthus tree as Materials. With previous experience and better Materials this time, this Heavenly Book, once formed, had forty-seven Acquired Restrictions, making it a top-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure.
"After all, it's a top-grade Acquired Spirit Treasure. From now on, you shall be called the Book of Mountains and Seas."
As Wang Chen's words fell, the three characters "Book of Mountains and Seas" appeared on this Spirit Treasure. Subsequently, a small golden sphere flew out from his glabella and landed on the Book of Mountains and Seas. Instantly, the Book of Mountains and Seas rapidly flipped, and Dao-texts and God-texts appeared on it one by one.
Cultivation systems such as the Innate Divine Dao, Acquired Divine Way, Bloodline, and Martial Dao were recorded on it. Each system currently only provided a framework, and Wang Chen believed that the creatures in the Mountain Sea Realm would perfect them.
He threw the Heavenly Book into the Mountain Sea Realm, causing it to merge with the not-yet-fully-born Mountain Sea Heavenly Dao. This time, the primordial heavens dao, perhaps having gained experience, came on its own before he even uttered "Heavenly Dao is above." After incorporating the Mountain Sea Heavenly Dao into its control, another large mass of Karma descended.
This time, it was a full thousand mu of Karma. Under Baihu's envious gaze, this Karma divided into four parts: fifty percent fell into Wang Chen's Karma Golden Wheel, thirty percent into the Heavenly Book, ten percent merged into the Mountain Sea Realm, and the last ten percent fell into the heaven-reaching sacred tree in the center of the world.
After the heaven-reaching sacred tree entered the Mountain Sea Realm, it had already taken on the responsibility of stabilizing heaven and earth. In the future, as it continued to grow, the Mountain Sea Realm would surely have the opportunity to Break through to a Major Thousand Worlds.
One wave had not settled before another rose. The descent of a thousand mu of Karma into the starry sky immediately made many powerful beings restless. They all set off for the starry sky. The originally silent and vast starry sky was about to become lively for a while.
Most of the beings in the Mountain Sea Realm now possess considerable cultivation, so most of them would probably be unwilling to convert to the Divine Dao, as it is a newly opened path that has not yet been verified. For them, everything about the Divine Dao is unknown, and the Innate beings of the Primordial World, who are single-mindedly pursuing the Dao, naturally wouldn't want to take such a risk.
This was Wang Chen's moment to shine. With xuanhuang earth and three lights divine water, coupled with his deeper understanding of the Great Dao of Creation, he believed that the new beings would definitely have extraordinary Aptitude.
"I am about to create new beings. If you wish to observe, follow me."
Wang Chen looked at the White Tiger and said gently.
The White Tiger's eyes lit up at these words. He had originally planned to find a place to enter seclusion and Breakthrough to the Middle Stage of Grand Unity Golden Immortal, but that seemed less important compared to witnessing Great Emperor Ziwei create life up close.
Wang Chen only saw this White Tiger, who was once decisive in battle, nodding repeatedly with a somewhat foolish smile.
The two arrived beneath the heaven-reaching sacred tree in the Mountain Sea Realm. Beings in every direction were very excited: some were exploring the Mountain Sea Realm together, some clans were collectively searching for blessed lands to serve as their tribal grounds, and others, after a moment of confusion, continued to eat. The myriad states of existence were countless.
Wang Chen even saw a few small Nine-Tailed Fox carving divine statues for him, not knowing who they had learned it from.
Ignoring the White Tiger who stood by, watching him intently, Wang Chen took out the xuanhuang earth and three lights divine water and began to meticulously sculpt.
One by one, Merfolk Clan, with human upper bodies and fish tails for their lower bodies, were sculpted by Wang Chen. With each Merfolk he sculpted, he would ponder for a moment, constantly observing the differences between them to find the optimal Dao body.
After an unknown period, over a thousand Merfolk clay figures had appeared in this area, and Wang Chen stood before the two most recently sculpted Merfolk, a look of satisfaction on his face.
With a wave of his hand, spiritual power surged, and all the Merfolk transformed according to the structure of these two Merfolk.
Wang Chen chose them because the newly sculpted Dao bodies balanced both wisdom and potential.
At this point, the White Tiger was already feeling a bit sleepy. Having spent his life in constant battle, he had never witnessed such a 'boring' activity. It was just sculpting earth, then looking here and there—he couldn't understand any of it. Yet, he still felt that Wang Chen was very powerful.
Wang Chen, returning from his creation, noticed the White Tiger's bewildered gaze and couldn't help but shake his head with a chuckle. The saying 'different professions are like different mountains' also applied in the Primordial World; it was normal for the White Tiger, who primarily cultivated the Dao of Slaughter and the Dao of Gold, not to understand the Great Dao of Creation.
Before the White Tiger could even blink, Wang Chen waved his hand, and golden orbs containing the Divine Dao fused into the foreheads of these Merfolk Clan, then slowly spread and integrated into their bodies.
At the same time, the Great Dao of Creation, the Great Dao of Life, the Great Dao of Soul, and the Great Dao of Blood were all unleashed. In that instant, it was as if all things were reborn in spring, and all the Merfolk Clan became vibrant.
Clay transformed into life; fair-skinned, beautiful female Merfolk and robust, light-blue-skinned male Merfolk were born beneath this heaven-reaching sacred tree.
Wang Chen and the White Tiger witnessed this entire process.
Wang Chen smiled, very pleased with the Merfolk Clan's spiritual demeanor. Their Aptitude, needless to say, made them excellent candidates for cultivating the Divine Dao. The only minor drawback was that their combat strength on land was greatly reduced before they could transform into human form.
However, the lifespan of ordinary Merfolk Clan could reach three hundred years, which was better than the Human Race.
"Greetings, Father God."
The numerous Merfolk Clan bowed in reverence, their expressions devout and focused.
The White Tiger became interested, circling the Merfolk a few times, exclaiming in wonder, "These little fellows are quite interesting, but with their fish tails for lower bodies, it will be quite inconvenient on land."
Wang Chen nodded, "Indeed, they are more suited to living in the ocean, where it is vast and boundless, perfect for their survival and development."
The White Tiger waved his large hand, "How about I send them to the ocean?"
Upon hearing this, the Merfolk bowed again. Although they did not recognize this Innate Deities, being able to follow their Father God meant he was someone worthy of reliance. Their eyes were filled with anticipation.
Wang Chen further instructed, "If you cultivate the Divine Dao with dedication, you will find your path."
The Merfolk responded in unison, "We shall obey Father God's teachings!"
Subsequently, the White Tiger, riding on clouds, took these Merfolk to the West Sea. He also had a selfish motive: Great Emperor Ziwei clearly favored these beings, and placing them in the West Sea would make it easier for him to look after them. If Great Emperor Ziwei was pleased and offered him guidance, it would surely lead to rapid progress in his strength.
Wang Chen watched their departing figures, his heart filled with satisfaction.
He knew that with the addition of these new beings, the Mountain Sea Realm would become even more prosperous, and the Divine Dao would gradually take root and grow in this land. In the future, perhaps more beings would be willing to embark on this brand new Dao.
The creation of beings was not yet complete. Wang Chen once again took out the three lights divine water and xuanhuang earth, preparing to create a new race. This time, he intended to create the Feathered Race.
With previous experience, Wang Chen's understanding of the Great Dao of Creation was even deeper. He sculpted the Feathered Race with greater ease, and the speed this time was noticeably much faster.
The xuanhuang earth and three lights divine water combined were sculpted by Wang Chen into the Feathered Race, who were close to humans in appearance, with slender limbs, slightly taller than humans, very fair skin, and eyes with a faint golden hue.
Wang Chen sculpted various types of wings at the shoulder blades on the backs of these Feathered Race. Finally, he chose the one that was most pleasing to his eye.
However, he still felt something was missing. His peripheral vision caught sight of the leaves of the heaven-reaching sacred tree, and his eyes lit up. Soon, two leaves from the heaven-reaching sacred tree were inserted into the wings of all the Feathered Race.
Wang Chen nodded with satisfaction. Although these Feathered Race bore some resemblance to certain beast-humans in the Canglan Realm, there was a vast difference in their Aptitude.
All three thousand Feathered Race were adjusted by Wang Chen to his satisfaction; every detail was meticulously considered, striving for perfection.
He similarly bestowed the Divine Dao upon them, and then, with the creation of all things, one by one, lithe-bodied Feathered Race with wings on their backs were brought into existence.
As expected of a race born from the combination of xuanhuang earth, three lights divine water, and the leaves of the heaven-reaching sacred tree, each possessed extraordinary bone structure and innate talent. Their future development potential was the highest among all the races he had created thus far.
The Feathered Race slowly opened their eyes, curiously observing everything around them.
Sensing Wang Chen's aura, they all knelt, respectfully saying, "Greetings, Father God."
Wang Chen smiled and nodded, saying, "You are born with the ability to fly and can soar through the heavens. The sky of this Mountain Sea Realm is your stage. You must cultivate the Divine Dao diligently and protect this realm."
"We shall obey Father God's teachings."
The response from the three thousand Feathered Race was perfectly synchronized. Wang Chen was very fond of them and even had the idea of letting them live around the heaven-reaching sacred tree. However, this thought was quickly dismissed, as he hadn't made any special arrangements for the Merfolk Clan either. As his creations, he couldn't show too much favoritism.
After much thought, Wang Chen decided to arrange these Feathered Race in the eastern part of the Mountain Sea Realm and create several floating islands for them to inhabit
The basic layout of the Mountain Sea Realm is now complete; the rest will depend on how time unfolds.
The Divine Dao has already begun to sprout. Currently, no Innate Deities have converted to the Divine Dao, so the Innate Divine Dao has yet to start. As for the Acquired Divine Way, with the Merfolk and Feathered Race, it will develop very quickly.
Do not underestimate the difference between the Innate Divine Dao and the Acquired Divine Way. Although they differ by only two characters, the gap between them is like a chasm.
Generally, only Innate Deities, born from heaven and earth, become Innate Divine Spiritss after Cultivating the Divine Dao. Innate Divine Spiritss are born with mastery over the Law of heaven and earth. They can be said to be beings that maintain the order of heaven and earth. As long as they do not harm the world, the Heavenly Dao will naturally be close to these Innate Divine Spiritss.
The Acquired Divine Way originates from the Power Of Faith of all living beings. There are also some differences between achieving godhood during life and after death. Compared to the two, achieving godhood during life undoubtedly has a broader future. Those who become gods after death usually have some restrictions and easily become regional guardian gods.
Wang Chen separated an Incarnation to sit atop the heaven-reaching sacred tree and Cultivate the Divine Dao, while he himself traveled to the Canglan Realm.
Having not visited for over a thousand years, the Canglan Realm had undergone tremendous changes. Various cities and buildings were flourishing everywhere, especially in the eastern part of the continent, where a powerful and prosperous Imperial Dynasty was located.
Upon Wang Chen's arrival, the Canglan Incarnation sensed his presence and appeared beside him. At this time, his Realm had already surpassed True Immortal and reached Profound Immortal.
The Dao he Cultivated was also closely related to the Human Race's Dao. Alchemy, Formation, Weapon Forging, Talisman, Sword Dao... these Daos had become quite complete through the efforts of the living beings in the Canglan Realm, as evidenced by the Canglan Incarnation's current Realm.
"How is it? Under my leadership, the Canglan Realm has developed quite well, hasn't it?"
The Canglan Incarnation looked down, and a look of pride was visible in his eyes. After all, these were like children he had raised himself. Now that they were so outstanding, how could he, as a parent, not be proud of them?
"Indeed, it's very good. You've worked hard during this time."
"There's no need to say that. After all, I am also a part of you. I just wanted to show off a bit."
The corners of the Canglan Incarnation's mouth curved slightly as he spoke.
"Hmm, then as a reward, let's enhance their Aptitude and Foundation. In the future, they will also leave the Canglan Realm to venture into a broader world."
Saying this, Wang Chen took out xuanhuang earth and scattered it. The xuanhuang earth transformed into golden light rain, falling from the sky. The beings of the Canglan Realm curiously looked up at the sky.
"How can it suddenly rain golden water when the sky is clear for thousands of miles?"
Lu Qiankun, the founding emperor of the Tianyù Imperial Dynasty, instantly appeared above the Imperial Capital, his expression slightly solemn as he spoke.
Moreover, this rainwater made him feel a craving from his very Soul. He subconsciously felt that this thing was good and that he needed it greatly.
However, out of caution, he dared not touch the golden rainwater. Currently, the Tianyù Imperial Dynasty was in a tense state with the Wolf Court to the north and the Myriad Beast Kingdom to the south. Lu Qiankun was afraid that this was a trap set by those who couldn't defeat him.
"Little fellow, quite cautious."
Wang Chen couldn't help but laugh at this scene.
"I am Great Emperor Ziwei. Considering your prosperity of your race and your contributions to the development of the Human Race, I hereby bestow upon you an Opportunity to supplement your Foundation."
Wang Chen's words instantly spread throughout the entire Canglan Realm. An immensely vast Divine Might enveloped every corner of the Canglan Realm. At this moment, all living beings, no matter what they were doing, stopped their actions.
The golden rain from the sky nourished every living being indiscriminately. Every being that absorbed the golden rain felt a deep sense of satisfaction from within, feeling themselves being sublimated. Many Cultivators who were just one step away from a Breakthrough naturally achieved a Breakthrough at this moment.
The beings of the Canglan Realm all bowed down to Great Emperor Ziwei.
The legend of Great Emperor Ziwei creating the Canglan Realm and bringing forth all living beings was widely circulated among all races. Almost every newborn Orc's first story heard was about Great Emperor Ziwei.
Wang Chen saw many Orc Clan children, upon hearing his name, clasping their hands in front of them in prayer. Their Power Of Faith was devout and sincere.
Strands of Power Of Faith gathered in the sky, eventually forming a golden ocean that surged towards Wang Chen. Wang Chen extended his right hand into the Void Realm and pulled over the Divine Dao Incarnation.
The Divine Dao Incarnation, who was Cultivating, was initially quite confused, not knowing why his main body suddenly grabbed him. But when he saw the ocean formed by the Power Of Faith, he cast everything else aside.
At this moment, the Divine Dao Incarnation couldn't help but blurt out, "This is truly wonderful! Next time something this good happens, remember to call me!"
The Power Of Faith transformed into Divine Power, gathering within the Divine Dao Incarnation's body.
"He'll probably need some time to absorb it. Let's go for a walk below."
The Canglan Incarnation cast an envious glance at the Divine Dao Incarnation, then followed Wang Chen to the Fire Volcano Mountain in the southern part of the continent.
The Fire Volcano Mountain had now become the ancestral land of the Flame Chicken Clan. Ordinary people could not ascend it, and it was guarded by powerful Formations and mechanisms.
Most of the Flame Chicken lived in a massive city at the foot of the Fire Volcano Mountain. The city walls were fiery red and constantly emitted heat. Those who settled here were generally fire-attribute Cultivators.
The city contained millions of living beings, most of whom were from the Flame Chicken Clan, with a smaller number of Orc Clan and Spirit Beast Clan members.
At this time, the beings in the city had just experienced the golden rain. Some were achieving Breakthroughs, others were thanking Great Emperor Ziwei for his blessings. The usual hustle and bustle were gone, replaced by a considerable calm.
"It seems we won't get to experience the local customs and traditions here. Everyone is thanking you."
"There will be plenty of time to experience the customs and traditions later. Let's look around first, and then you can tell me about the development of the Canglan Realm over the years."
Wang Chen and the Canglan Incarnation walked on the city streets, and the surrounding beings seemed to be in a different world from them, unable to see or touch them.
"Isn't it a matter of a single thought for you, a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, to understand the situation of the Canglan Realm?"
The Canglan Incarnation looked at Wang Chen with an expression like he was looking at a heartless boss, full of resentment.
"I still prefer to hear it from you."
Wang Chen's smile did not fade, looking as if he had him completely figured out.
"Alright, then I'll start with the Flame Chicken Clan."
"This clan once faced a great crisis. After Black Mountain Lord finished exploring that Secret Realm of mechanisms, she began to constantly probe the Flame Chicken Clan.
After confirming that Fire Dawn had not yet achieved Soul Transformation, she launched an attack. The mechanisms and warships hastily made by the Spirit Beasts caused heavy casualties to the Flame Chicken Clan.
Under the Spirit Beast's attack, they desperately defended the Fire Volcano Mountain and eventually held out until Fire Dawn successfully achieved Soul Transformation.
From then on, the two sides became blood enemies, fighting ceaselessly for a thousand years, until the rise and expansion of the Tianyù Imperial Dynasty made them feel threatened, which then united them against a common enemy.
However, that was only on a grand scale; privately, small skirmishes continued. There were countless incidents of assassinating Geniuses and hindering each other's mission objectives."
Although the Canglan Incarnation spoke very calmly, Wang Chen knew that behind every sentence lay endless blood and fire.
"They grew very quickly."
As the first race Wang Chen created, the Flame Chicken had many flaws. His original expectation was simply that they could develop and reproduce normally, as long as their descendants were not all unintelligent beasts.
Now, looking at this large city that housed millions of Flame Chicken, with each Flame Chicken chatting and laughing, Wang Chen couldn't help but marvel at their efforts. Even with the help of the Canglan Incarnation, it was extremely difficult for the Flame Chicken, given their Aptitude, to continuously advance and develop, eventually becoming a force that could not be ignored in the Southern Continent.
After all, the Dao body of the Flame Chicken Clan, from his current perspective, could only be described as somewhat poor.
"That little fellow Fire Dawn is very diligent. He has carried the Flame Chicken Clan to where they are today. Dozens of cities and clan members are spread throughout the Southern Continent, and every step was fought for."