Rumble, rumble——
The sky shook as resounding booms echoed.
The power of the Three Thousand Dao began converging toward Gu Changqing. His body emitted a dazzling green light that connected heaven and earth, drawing in the vast forces of nature like rivers flowing into the sea.
Gradually, a massive, multicolored energy cocoon formed around him, encapsulating his body. Inside this cocoon, a powerful aura was slowly taking shape.
Gu Changqing seemed to be enveloped in a unique, primordial space, devoid of any other life. The three thousand great paths circled him, transforming within his body into a chaotic universe.
He lost all consciousness and contact with the outside world, entering a state of cosmic chaos, where the universe had not yet formed, and all was void.
Externally, the vibrant, multicolored energy cocoon continued to absorb the forces of the three thousand great paths. These forces manifested as the energies of the five elements—gold, wood, water, fire, and earth—as well as the forces of yin and yang, light and darkness, creation and destruction, life and decay, and time and space.
All these energies were drawn towards Gu Changqing, merging into his body to construct an unprecedented, perfect foundation.
The process of building this perfect foundation was incredibly lengthy.
On this day, a graceful and imposing figure appeared outside the Magic Beast Mountain Range. With a single glance, she saw the thick azure energy and the myriad hues of the three thousand great paths in the sky above the mountain range.
"Such dense energy! Is a supreme expert breaking through here?"
Cloud Mist Sect Master Yun Yun's beautiful eyes revealed a hint of astonishment.
She had rushed over as soon as she sensed the commotion in the Magic Beast Mountain Range, finally arriving first. However, she did not see the energy cocoon within the mountain range, only the massive energy chrysalis absorbing the multicolored energies from the surroundings.
Though the energy chrysalis did not emit a clear life aura, Yun Yun could sense something terrifying was gestating within it.
Following Yun Yun, Jia Xingtian, Fa Ma, Gu He, and several other well-known Dou Wang powerhouses from the Jia Ma Empire also arrived.
They stared in shock at the sight before them.
"Sect Master Yun Yun, I didn't expect you to arrive first. It seems the Cloud Mist Sect's Flying Feather Technique has truly reached perfection," Jia Xingtian said with a smile as he flew over, quickly arriving near Yun Yun. He too hovered in the sky, gazing at the azure energy-covered Magic Beast Mountain Range.
"Jia Lao, you flatter me. I simply set off a bit earlier. Your Mountain-Splitting Dou Qi is truly formidable," Yun Yun replied with a slight smile.
"Haha, I can't compare to you youngsters. Sect Master Yun Yun, have you discovered anything unusual?"
Jia Xingtian's eyes focused on the massive energy chrysalis, narrowing slightly as he asked.
"I haven't found anything unusual, but this energy chrysalis likely contains something extraordinary," Yun Yun said, her delicate face showing a hint of seriousness. The appearance of something unusual in the Jia Ma Empire, especially something causing such a massive commotion, left her uncertain whether it was good or bad.
Swish! Swish!
At this moment, two more figures swiftly descended from different directions.
Upon seeing one of them clearly, both Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun's pupils contracted slightly.
"The Queen Medusa, she's here too!"
"It seems this disturbance has drawn the attention of many forces around the Jia Ma Empire. Peace may not last here."
The newcomers were led by Queen Medusa, wrapped in a purple robe, whose fierce reputation and striking beauty were well-known. She stood opposite Yun Yun and Jia Xingtian, near the energy chrysalis, exuding an overwhelming presence that caused both Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun to tense.
"Jia Lao, Sect Master Yun Yun, you two arrived faster. Even with all my efforts, I couldn't keep up!"
An old, hearty laugh echoed as the president of the Alchemist Association, Fa Ma, the Jia Ma Empire's third Dou Emperor powerhouse, arrived near Jia Xingtian and Yun Yun.
"Haha, you old fellow, you came too. It seems this commotion has even drawn out those of you who usually stay out of worldly matters," Jia Xingtian laughed heartily. Fa Ma's arrival gave him some reassurance, knowing that if a conflict arose with Queen Medusa or any other powerful magical beasts in the mountain range, Fa Ma would be a reliable ally.
Outside the Magic Beast Mountain Range, more and more powerhouses gathered. Within the mountain range, many powerful magical beasts also revealed themselves.
However, despite their status, these figures, renowned across the Jia Ma Empire and even the entire northwest continent, dared not approach the massive energy chrysalis. They sensed a majestic, overwhelming force emanating from it, one that could tear even a Dou Emperor to shreds.
Days passed, the boundless azure energy swirling above the Magic Beast Mountain Range gradually receded, and the myriad hues of the three thousand great paths also slowly merged into the energy chrysalis.
The chrysalis began to shrink, revealing a colossal energy egg, exuding an endless, mysterious aura. This aura was so potent that even magical beasts below the sixth rank began to break through on the spot.
Even Yun Yun and Jia Xingtian felt their spirits clear and bodies invigorated, experiencing sudden insights as if they could advance further in their cultivation by merely meditating for a while.
This was a mere trace of the innate divine aura from Gu Changqing's primal egg, benefiting Yun Yun and the others immensely.
If it had been a higher-level primal divine aura, they might have broken through to Dou Ancestor on the spot.
"Hahaha! A divine beast egg! It belongs to my Golden Goose Sect!"
A golden figure laughed heartily, soaring towards the primal egg with outstretched claws.
"Yan Luotian, step back! This divine beast egg is not something your Golden Goose Sect can handle!"
An elderly voice echoed as a pitch-black cane descended from the sky, smashing the golden claw apart.
Crack!
The golden claw shattered instantly, and a gray-haired figure appeared in the sky, extending a hand to recall the black cane.
As the cane struck the ground, eerie gray energy streams swiftly bound the energy egg within the Magic Beast Mountain Range.