Chapter 47: The Fourth Catastrophe Descends on the Primordial World!

Seeing North Mysterious Rain’s weak response, everyone fell silent. In the next moment, North Mysterious Rain barely had time to blow his nose!

He quickly logged in to check if the great Yang Mei was still around, ready to cling to his leg in tears and beg to become his disciple!

At the very least, he hoped for a few innate treasures; with this great deity’s protection, he wouldn’t fear even the Saints!

Players quickly entered ‘Heavenly Realms: Primordial World,’ knowing it was time to stir up trouble! After all, fortune favors the bold—this was a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity, how could he not fight for it? In Jiang Ping’s eyes, a hundred players entered the game with bloodshot eyes. Jiang Ping chuckled, ‘Enjoy your play, but remember, there’s only one chance. Your fate is in your own hands!’

“Wow!”

After logging in, North Mysterious Rain burst into loud sobs like a child! Though not far from where he logged out, he searched everywhere but couldn’t find Yang Mei’s figure! ‘I had a golden thigh right in front of me, and I didn’t hold on tight!’ North Mysterious Rain lamented.

But who would have thought that the first NPC he encountered would be a super big shot?

Wiping his tears, he began to discern directions. Soon after, he headed east. Right, he also planned to search for Yujing Mountain! Xiao Zhang logged in and immediately began to scavenge everything his eyes could see. ‘It’s the beginning of creation! Every treasure is ripe for the picking! Soon, I’ll be a super-rich guy!’

He wasn’t the only one thinking this way; everyone wasn’t foolish. A time like this appearing, it would be a crime not to dig three feet into the ground!

Jiang Ping frowned slightly, ‘These environmental destroyers! This is my mythological world; how can you all just mess it up!’

A group of players scoured the area like excavators. They might not recognize what treasures were, but they kept chanting, ‘This is innate soil of defense; this is innate wood.’

Upon spotting a dark stone, Xiao Zhang’s eyes brightened. ‘This stone looks extraordinary; it must be a chaotic stubborn stone from the Celestial Catastrophe!’

He couldn’t help but cup his hands around it, but as soon as he touched it, his hands sunk in, an awful stench wafting out. ‘Damn it! Which bastard dropped this? It looks so black and looks like it’s malnourished!’

Xiao Zhang shook his hands vigorously, afraid of getting it on him, and cursed as he walked away.

‘Hahaha!’

Jiang Ping laughed heartily as he watched the players’ amusing antics. These guys were disregarding the important matters and scavenging like locusts, finally getting a taste of hardship.

One player, still diligently digging into the earth, suddenly spotted a ferocious beast.

The beast charged, flipping the player upside down. ‘Who snuck up on me? That hurt!’

The player cursed loudly. He had adjusted the game’s pain settings slightly higher to experience it better.

Seeing the beast with blood-red eyes, he shouted, ‘This isn’t good! I’m done for!’

These players reincarnated in the Primordial world were not weak, but since it was their first time, they didn’t know how to unleash their strength and relied only on instinctive fighting. How could they possibly beat a beast that inherently knew how to battle?

‘My innate treasure! My fortune!’

In the next second, darkness engulfed him as he died and logged out.

The ferocious beast curiously looked at the many spirit items dropped by the player after his death. It slowly began to munch on them. In a corner of the earth, a creature, resembling a mishmash of various beings, stood towering. Surveying the surroundings with a fierce glance, it declared, ‘Hongjun, you’re finished! With me, Spending Addict here, the Dao Ancestor’s position is no longer yours!’

Meanwhile, in Yujing Mountain, Hongjun shivered, feeling an ominous premonition.

Furrowing his brows, he began to calculate, but alas, the Heavenly Dao was still incomplete, and the mysteries were unclear. Above Hongjun’s head floated a broken jade plate, its color depicting the deep mysteries of the Heavenly Dao, recording the three thousand Daos. Though shattered, it still contained endless secrets.

Thanks to the Creation Jade Plate, Hongjun had escaped the body of the Cattle Bug and fused with the innate qi, creating the strongest Dao foundation.

Players existed outside the three realms, not within the five elements. Even using the Creation Jade Plate, Hongjun couldn’t clearly discern the events unfolding, only sensing a thread of malice approaching!

He could only suppress his unease and continue training. No longer was he weak like during the chaotic era; streams of Dao energy flowed from the Creation Jade Plate.

These energies fused into his primordial spirit, while floating beside his spirit were the Pangu Banner and Taiji Diagram!

At this point, not long after the heavens opened, the world’s cultivation pathways were unclear. Hongjun was also exploring the path of cultivation for others. With the help of the Creation Jade Plate, the Dao runes continuously flowed through his heart, and he began to discover a path of cultivation:

‘Refine essence into qi, refine qi into spirit, refine spirit into emptiness, refine emptiness into Dao!’ To clarify: Mortal → Immortal → Mixed Element Level (Saint) → Heavenly Dao Level!

As for whether there is another Dao level beyond the Heavenly Dao or deeper realms, Hongjun was still unsure. ‘Perhaps there’s an unimaginable state beyond the Heavenly Dao.’

Hongjun thought to himself. For some reason, at this moment, he remembered a vague consciousness floating in the infinite chaos before his soul stirred—a seemingly incredible existence gently threw him into this world.

Is this true or false? Hongjun still couldn’t figure it out. ‘If such an incredible existence truly existed, it could only be referred to as: Dao!’

Finally, Hongjun drew the conclusion and sank his mind back into the Creation Jade Plate, drifting through the vast void, reflecting on the path of cultivation.

Meanwhile, Jiang Ping calmly watched Hongjun in meditation. ‘Indeed, it is fortunate for those with great fortune. He quickly discovered a path of cultivation. But it is still quite rudimentary.’

‘How much mental effort is needed to manifest the imagined cultivation in reality? With the Creation Jade Plate, Hongjun has already developed a prototype. Though still rudimentary now, it will ultimately shine brightly after tens of millions of years. What he might not realize is that as he studies, the unseen luck is fully assisting him!’

Naturally, this was Jiang Ping’s secret hand at work. Only by completing the study of the path of cultivation could the Primordial World usher in a great explosion, allowing him to attempt cultivating in reality.

‘But Hongjun has reached this point; I’m afraid the plans of those players will be foiled!’

Watching the players stream toward the eastern regions, Jiang Ping chuckled.

Players claiming to be the Fourth Catastrophe—what earth-shattering events would unfold in the Primordial World this time? Jiang Ping awaited with anticipation.

At this moment, among the players preparing to besiege Dao Ancestor Hongjun, another player was ready to collect spiritual fruits, slightly flapping his wings while patting his round belly.

‘These fools! Do they really think they can defeat the Dao Ancestor? Hongjun isn’t so easy to kill!

He’s a super NPC! I even suspect he might become the system’s spokesperson! Even if not, with the numerous treasures he’s collected, he could easily annihilate them. How clever I am!’

He chuckled foolishly, producing light chimes. ‘Eastern Emperor Taiyi is still in gestation, nowhere near appearing. The Chaos Bell is within reach! Here I come, Sun Star!’

Gazing at the vast, brilliant sun in the sky, Ji Lao couldn’t hold back a shout. The allure of the innate supreme treasure was tremendous; he was willing to gamble everything on it! Moreover, if he was lucky enough to swallow the Three-Legged Golden Crow, perhaps he too could sit on the throne of the demon emperor! ‘The position of the heavenly emperor rotates; it’s my family’s turn this year!’

To prevent the scorching heat of the Sun Star, he had prepared the innate essence of Kuaishui that could easily freeze someone!

With a powerful flap of his wings, a gust blew, shaking the gigantic trees as a five-meter-tall green giant bird soared straight toward the sun, never looking back, reminiscent of Kuafu chasing the sun!

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