Scenes from the ancient past unfolded before Chen Luo as Qin Shang recounted them.
Even after countless years, Qin Shang's eyes reddened as he recalled the past, a hatred etched into his soul for the primordial being.
Chen Luo suddenly understood. The origin of this world's anomalies likely lay with the primordial being.
However, Chen Luo did not ask questions, merely waiting for Qin Shang to calm his emotions before continuing his narrative.
On the final battlefield of the First Immortal-Demon War,
The heavens and earth were shattered by the countless battles between immortals and demons.
Spatial rifts, difficult to heal, opened wide, revealing vast expanses of gray chaos beyond.
Chaos, the filler between the world's barrier and its core, now spread from the spatial rifts. Wherever it touched, all things reverted to their most fundamental energy.
In a daze, Qin Shang, with only his head remaining, seemed to hear a faint mournful cry!
But Qin Shang's mind was filled only with shock.
All immortals believed the primordial being was a peerless genius born after the Demon Race created humans.
Yet, spoken by the Primordial Immortal Venerable himself, it was a secret never recorded in any history!
Amidst his shock, Qin Shang, gazing at the old man with madness hidden in his eyes, began to understand why he had been spared.
He needed to vent. He needed a witness.
This monster, born in the savage era, who personally ended the age of savage beasts, pioneered the golden age of the Demon Race, and even spearheaded the birth of spiritual energy civilization, wished to pour out the efforts of countless years!
The Primordial Immortal Venerable's eyes were filled with nostalgia:
"Heh, those humans created back then never considered, even if spiritual energy suppressed qi and blood, couldn't the Dragon Race cultivate spiritual energy?"
"What if the Dragon Race had simply been ruthless and slaughtered all humans cultivating spiritual energy before they could grow?"
"They didn't lack the ability, but the will!"
"Dragons are my most perfect creations. Even as they were slain by demons, they still revered me!"
"But it is a pity, old ancestor wants to live, so all of you must die!!"
Blood tears flowed from Qin Shang's eyes as he roared, "Madman! You are a madman!!! After we became immortals, couldn't we live forever?!"
"You are the Primordial Immortal Venerable revered by all of us, who in the world doesn't obey you?!"
Qin Shang's roar caused the Primordial Immortal Venerable's gaze to sharpen. The benevolent smile he had maintained on his face froze, then slowly transformed.
The corners of his mouth pulled upwards, his eyes narrowed, and a wild laughter erupted throughout the heavens and earth:
"Hahhahahahahahahahaha!!!!"
"Shang'er, you actually believe immortals can live forever?!"
"Look at yourself! You've lived less than ten million years! How have your emotions been worn down?!"
"You think this is the effect of spiritual energy? No! Spiritual energy only amplifies desires! All immortals who embrace absolute detachment have souls that cannot withstand the erosion of time! They have already died in time!"
"I do not wish to die! Nor do I wish to become an unthinking puppet! Therefore! I created the Demon!!"
Beside him, the Primordial Demon Venerable snorted, "Immortal, I was not created by you. I am merely a choice of the original being!"
"Extreme emotion and desire, to counteract the erosion of time. But alas, even I can only help you anchor a little bit of emotion."
The Primordial Immortal Venerable's laughter gradually subsided. Under Qin Shang's gaze, which saw him as a madman,
The eighteen puppet masters of the Immortal and Demon realms, besides the three, slowly gathered. Their appearances began to change.
When Qin Shang looked again, they were clearly primordial beings of different ages!
"See? This is the ultimate state of erosion. Unknowing, unfeeling, pitiful and lamentable!"
The Primordial Immortal Venerable mockingly looked at these thoroughly eroded clones and continued to tell Qin Shang the secrets he had suppressed for so many years:
"When I embraced spiritual energy, and even transcended to become an immortal, I truly believed I had found what I sought."
"At that time, I truly wanted to be a good person!"
"But alas, the Primordial Immortal Venerable did not wish for a plant-like longevity. I yearned for eternity!"
With that, the Primordial Immortal Venerable took the iron sword from the Primordial Demon Lord, admiring the hundreds of swimming dragons on the blade, and slowly said:
"Do you know what the core of a dragon is?"
Qin Shang remained silent, his gaze indifferent. He only wanted to know what this madman intended to do.
Why did he instigate this Immortal-Demon War, even nearly slaughtering the entire Demon Race, just to survive?
Seeing this, the Primordial Immortal Venerable did not press further. After all, after suppressing himself for countless years, before implementing his final plan, he simply wanted someone to confide in.
And this child, who resembled his past self so much, was simply too perfect.
"It is a drop of blood from beyond the heavens!"
"Beyond the heavens, what a dangerous phrase."
"By shattering space, or by constantly advancing higher and deeper into the heavens and earth, we will all enter chaos!"
"Chaos envelops our world, and at the edge of chaos lies the world's barrier!"
"But that drop of blood came from outside the world's barrier!"
"When I was still an ape, I accidentally obtained this drop of blood!"
"This drop of blood contained much knowledge. Because of it, I learned that beyond our world, there exists an even vaster void!"
"And the owner of this drop of blood was a domain-level Void True Dragon!"
"To open a domain! To refine the void into reality! The starting point for truly stepping towards immortality!"
"After being injured, its boundless blood scattered into worlds within the void, and one drop happened to fall into my possession!"
"No, this was not a coincidence. Perhaps this was my destined fate!" A trace of indescribable fervor appeared in the Primordial Immortal Venerable's eyes, as if he had glimpsed some truth at that moment!
Qin Shang could no longer comprehend the primordial being's words. He had ventured into chaos before, and he had personally reached the edge of the world's barrier.
That was the embodiment of the Heavenly Dao, the existence that protected the entire world.
He could not comprehend beings that could live outside the world, for surely, there was no Heavenly Dao there.
As an immortal who cultivated spiritual energy and comprehended principles, he could not imagine a world without the Heavenly Dao!
But there was one point he could be certain of:
"Madman! You are a madman!!! In a world without the Heavenly Dao, we immortals would not survive for even a moment! How could life exist in such a world!!"
The Primordial Immortal Venerable showed no anger even when cursed. Instead, after a brief moment of calculation, he frowned:
"It is time!"
With a casual pull, the leader of the immortal path collided with the Demon Lord.
After a blinding flash of light, both the Immortal Venerable and the Demon Lord vanished completely.
And a young human boy with an ordinary appearance appeared in the arena. His gaze was calm, but deep within, it held an incomprehensible madness:
"Shang'er, of course, old ancestor is mad. What cultivation of immortality is not madness?!"
"You speak of the Heavenly Dao? Heh, your deaths are because of the Heavenly Dao!!!"