TPWTD 02

Chapter – 02

Dongwanggong Blocks the Door – This Primordial World Is Indeed Dangerous!

Sizzle… sizzle….

Under the scorching heat of the supremely powerful divine fire, the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was burned away, and seawater evaporated into rising mist.

Deep within the Eastern Sea, countless spirits and creatures were roasted by the divine fire, dissipating in an instant.

In this era of the Primordial World, there was no reincarnation; dissipation meant a complete return to heaven and earth.

The divine fire persisted, rolling waves of heat distorting space itself. Within a radius of billions of miles, no life remained; everything was burned to nothing.

Within the Penglai Immortal Island.

Yuan Lian, who was in the midst of refining the Pure World White Lotus, suddenly felt the tremors of the formation being scorched. He abruptly opened his eyes.

“I’ve been discovered after all. This Primordial World is indeed dangerous.”

In an instant, Yuan Lian understood.

The Eastern Sea was vast and boundless—who would be idle enough to come here and boil the seas with fire?

At this thought, he felt a trace of relief.

Thankfully, he had refined the formation first and concealed Penglai Immortal Island; otherwise, the consequences would have been dire.

It had to be said, Dongwanggong was not wrong in his guess.

Although Penglai Immortal Island was hidden within a subspace by the formation, it still existed within the framework of the Primordial World.

If the island-protecting formation were broken, or if the space supporting it were refined and destroyed, then Penglai Immortal Island would naturally be revealed.

However, would Yuan Lian simply watch the formation be refined away?

Naturally, that was impossible.

“Merge!”

A dazzling spiritual light burst forth from Yuan Lian’s body and merged into the formation.

This was the Pure World Spiritual Light of the Pure World White Lotus—Yuan Lian’s innate divine ability.

The Pure World White Lotus did not possess the ultimate destruction of the Black Lotus, the karmic fire power of the Red Lotus, the fate-suppressing effect of the Golden Lotus, nor the great creative power of the Green Lotus.

But the Path of Purification contained within the Pure World White Lotus could cleanse all filth and purify divine abilities and mana.

The moment this Pure World Spiritual Light merged into the formation, the terrifying flames scorching it were instantly purified away.

“As expected, it’s hidden here. Now, refine it for me!” Dongwanggong’s expression brightened with joy, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth.

Every change within the sea of fire was within Dongwanggong’s perception.

The fluctuation caused by that wisp of divine fire being purified was detected by him, and he immediately concentrated his Primordial Yang Divine Fire, directing it straight toward that subspace.

Once concentrated, the Primordial Yang Divine Fire was ten thousand times more powerful than when spread out.

The terrifying heat, as if about to scorch the very heavens, passed through the formation and into Penglai Immortal Island.

Along with it came an endless flood of mana bombarding the formation.

“What terrifying flames, what formidable cultivation.”

Yuan Lian’s expression turned grave. With a wave of his hand, the Pure World White Lotus materialized in the void.

Strands of dazzling Pure World Spiritual Light emanated from the lotus pedestal, merging into the formation and purifying the fire’s power.

“I’ll just hold out like this. As long as the formation isn’t broken instantly, I can afford to wait.”

Yuan Lian infused a mass of Three-Light Divine Water into the lotus pedestal and then paid it no further mind.

His gaze fell upon the innate spirit root before him, and he attempted to refine it with his mana.

*Rustle, rustle, rustle!*

The branches and leaves stretching across ten thousand miles of void gently swayed, easily dispersing all his mana.

At the same time his mana dissipated, a stream of information, tinged with gentle goodwill, flooded into his mind.

“It’s actually a top-grade innate spirit root—Yellow Middle Plum!” Yuan Lian stared in disbelief at the towering ancient tree.

“Something’s off about this Primordial World…”

He looked at the Yellow Middle Plum tree, its branches and leaves blotting out the sky yet bearing only a few buds, not a single fruit.

He recalled later legends.

It was said that this tree bloomed once per Kalpa, bore fruit once per Kalpa, ripened once per Kalpa, and became edible once per Kalpa.

Its flowers were shaped like lotuses, and its fruits like pearls. Both flowers and fruits bore the characters “Yellow Middle” upon them.

If an immortal merely smelled the flower’s fragrance, they would gain “ten thousand years of Dao cultivation.” If fortunate enough to eat a single fruit, they could instantly become a “Daluo Golden Immortal.”

But from the creation of heaven and earth to the present, how many Kalpas had passed—certainly more than four?

Not to mention the very beginning of creation, even the time since his own transformation was over one Kalpa.

The Yellow Middle Plum tree was indeed lush with leaves and branches, but the flower buds remained buds, showing no sign of wanting to bloom.

Where was the promised blooming once per Kalpa?

If he had Yellow Middle Plum fruits, his cultivation would not be progressing so slowly, requiring him to painstakingly temper his soul and accumulate mana bit by bit.

Nor would he be trapped here, with someone burning at his door while he could only hide within the formation.

Pushing aside distracting thoughts, his top priority was to increase his strength.

Now that the Pure World White Lotus was occupied with resisting the blazing flames and formation assault, he could not continue refining it and had to look elsewhere.

Yuan Lian’s gaze fell upon the shimmering Three-Light Divine Water, and his expression gradually grew resolute.

“Three-Light Divine Water is a sacred substance of creation, but its essence is the fusion of Sunlight, Moonlight, and Starlight Divine Waters, making it the number one healing elixir of the Primordial World.”

“But… what if I reverse-refine it?”

Indeed, cultivation and Dao mastery could not be increased in a short time; he could only rely on external means to deal with enemies.

These three innate divine waters were each peerless, rare treasures—but also peerless poisons.

Sunlight Divine Water could dissolve flesh and bone; Moonlight Divine Water could corrode the soul and spirit; Starlight Divine Water could devour the true spirit and consciousness.

Without hesitation, Yuan Lian drew out a mass of Three-Light Divine Water and suspended it before him. His Golden Immortal-level mana surged as he began the process of reverse refinement and separation.

Time flowed on.

Above the vast, surging Eastern Sea, a golden divine fire bloomed with terrifying power.

For thousands of miles around, mist rose from the steam, forming layer upon layer of smoky barriers that shrouded the area.

“Damn it! Once I break this formation, I’ll throw you into the divine fire and roast you alive—slow-cook you to death!”

Dongwanggong’s eyes burned with terrifying murderous intent.

One thousand years. A full thousand years had passed.

Dongwanggong had clearly realized that this sacred being who had stolen his opportunity possessed a formation for protection.

A formation that could withstand a thousand years of his divine fire—how formidable it must be, at least stronger than his own Dao field’s formation.

And with such a formation guarding such a treasure ground, what wonders lay hidden within?

All of this should have been his.

This opportunity should have been the foundation for his breakthrough to Taiyi.

But all of it had been snatched away by some shameless being.

Dongwanggong was completely unaware that his Dao heart was slowly undergoing a subtle change.

He had been stuck at the Golden Immortal realm for several Kalpas, never able to achieve perfect completion and breakthrough.

He had believed this manifestation of opportunity was his chance to break through to Taiyi.

But unexpectedly, someone had cut in line.

Logically, as an innate sacred being, his Dao heart should not be so fragile.

Yet a thousand years of this had deepened his resentment until it became an obsession.

Still, despite his obsession, his mind remained clear.

He gathered the surrounding mist and vapor into a formation of his own, concealing all fluctuations in this area to prevent other innate sacred beings from detecting it.

After all, the Eastern Sea was the territory of the True Dragons.

And that was the very first dragon in heaven and earth—the Ancestor of Dragons—who had long since reached the Taiyi level.

If he caught wind of this, then this opportunity would be lost forever.

At this thought, he could not help but intensify his mana output, causing the Primordial Yang Divine Fire to erupt with even greater power.

In the boundless sea, a colossal divine dragon stretching ten thousand miles long was speeding through the waters.

“Almost there. How dare you steal my treasure—you’re asking for death!” The Azure Dragon’s eyes gleamed with fierce killing intent.

Since countless Kalpas ago, when the first True Dragon appeared, it had taken control of the four seas’ water veins, claiming them as its private property.

It was the origin of all dragons, revered by the dragon clan as the Ancestor Dragon.

Every dragon that appeared in the Primordial World thereafter traced its origin back to it.

Some were born from the Ancestor Dragon’s essence blood, others transformed by absorbing its aura.

In the earliest days of the Primordial World, even a blade of grass or a grain of sand could gain sentience and become a spirit. The essence blood of innate sacred beings was vast and brimming with boundless power.

One being becoming an entire race—that was no mere saying, but a real possibility.

The True Dragons used the four seas’ water veins as their foundation, gradually multiplying into a vast race.

And this race was born with mastery over the laws of water, eventually taking control of the four seas and claiming them as the dragon clan’s exclusive domain.

The Azure Dragon was the guardian of this region of the Eastern Sea.

Everything that appeared within the four seas belonged to the dragon clan.

And everything that appeared within these waters belonged to him, the Azure Dragon.

That was the truth.