117: Chapter 117 The First Dawn of the Primordial Era

Sub-Primordial Era, Three Thousand Mortal Domains, Canglan!

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At this moment, inside a dark cave, countless rocks exploded.

A vortex appeared, followed by a speck of golden light flying out, instantly transforming into Chen Mo's form.

"Where is this?"

Chen Mo's divine sense immediately spread out, and countless images flooded into his mind.

Forests, mountains, birds, beasts, and most importantly...

"This spiritual energy density... it's undoubtedly some Mortal Domain."

Feeling the surrounding spiritual energy, Chen Mo couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief.

The reason was simple: Mortal Domains in the Sub-Primordial Era were generally ruled by immortal sects or cultivation dynasties that had not yet ascended.

And the so-called 'ascension' in the cultivation system was the achievement of becoming a True God.

In other words, the highest combat power in a Mortal Domain usually capped out at the Demigod level.

"Roar!"

Just as Chen Mo's divine sense continued to expand, a tiger's roar suddenly reached his range of perception.

"A demon!"

Chen Mo's eyes brightened slightly. He immediately cast a concealment-type Tier 0 Divine Art on himself and moved toward the direction of the roar.

Before long, a pool of water shimmering with a faint spiritual light came into view. In a dense forest not far away, a black-striped tiger nearly ten meters long was biting down hard on a person—no, it should be a cultivator.

But clearly, this cultivator who had already lost his life to the tiger's jaws was no expert; otherwise, he wouldn't have been defeated by a mere Rank 6 tiger demon.

In Chen Mo's understanding...

Qi Refining cultivators were equivalent to Extraordinary Ranks 1 to 3!

Foundation Establishment was Ranks 4 to 6!

Golden Core was Rank 7.

Soul Transformation was Rank 8.

Void Returning was Rank 9.

Then came the Nine Transformations of the Mortal Immortal, which was the Nine Transformations of a Demigod.

After the Mortal Immortal stage, one could ascend and become a True Immortal!

In other words, the tiger demon before him was only at the late stage of Foundation Establishment.

As for the cultivator who only had half a body left, he was likely at the middle stage of Foundation Establishment, which meant a Rank 5 Extraordinary level.

"However, in a Mortal Domain, this tiger demon could be considered a 'Demon King' of sorts."

Chen Mo stood silently by the pool, letting the black-striped tiger approach.

Even when it reached Chen Mo, the tiger demon showed no intention of stopping.

It wasn't because it was brave, but because it simply couldn't see Chen Mo nor sense any of his presence.

Even a Tier 0 Divine Art, as long as the supply of divine power was sufficient, was not something a mere Rank 6 tiger demon could see through.

"Forget it!"

Looking at the tiger demon that had walked right in front of him, Chen Mo's raised finger ultimately did not strike.

It wasn't that he suddenly felt a surge of mercy, but rather that this Sub-Primordial Era had an almost unsolvable anti-invasion mechanism.

Karma!

If he killed this tiger demon, he would inevitably be tainted by the Karma of killing it.

For the native creatures of this world, this bit of Karma might be nothing, but for an outsider like Chen Mo, it was lethal.

The Ninth-Grade Karmic Fire Red Lotus!

One of the top-tier Innate Spirit Treasures that suppressed the civilization's providence in the Sub-Primordial Era. Its main function after the Immortal Calamity was to use Karma to find the 'alien gods' who had sneaked into the Sub-Primordial Era.

Although it wasn't yet the time for the two civilizations to formally clash, it was clear from the fact that 'Exiled Immortals' had already begun lurking in the Main World.

The Sub-Primordial Era was definitely on guard against the Main World, so it was better to be safe than sorry!

"There's no harm in sparing your life, but..."

Chen Mo lightly hooked his finger. The storage bag swinging from the tiger's mouth vanished, Aaron with the cultivator's nearly dissipating soul.

Not only that, a streak of light suddenly flew out from the pool that was emitting a faint spiritual mist, landing in his hand Aaron with the storage bag.

Having finished all this, Chen Mo vanished from the spot, satisfied.

Then...

"Roar!"

The tiger's roar rose again.

The sound was full of anger and confusion.

But none of this had anything to do with Chen Mo anymore.

In the current era, when it came to knowledge of the Sub-Primordial Era...

If Chen Mo claimed to be second, no one would dare claim to be first.

To put it somewhat arrogantly, at this moment, he even had the illusion of 'returning home.'

It couldn't be helped; in his past life, the number of times he died in the Sub-Primordial Era was even greater than on the Extraterrestrial Battlefield.

As for why he would take such a huge risk to run to the Sub-Primordial Era...

There were two reasons!

One was that the Main World Federation simply gave too much.

The other was that the resources in the Sub-Primordial Era were far richer than any plane players had ever seen.

Take that tiger demon he encountered in the mountains just now as an example.

A Rank 6 tiger demon was actually guarding a 'spiritual item' worth over ten million credits. What player could resist such a 'treasure land'?

"This feeling... it's truly nostalgic!"

Looking at the city gate with the three large characters 'Cangyue City' written on it, Chen Mo smiled and walked straight in.

Inside an elegant room specifically opened for cultivators, Chen Mo held a wine cup in one hand while fiddling with a piece of pale blue spiritual jade the size of an egg in the other.

Second-grade Mid-quality spiritual item, Spring Gushing Spiritual Jade!

This item was instrumental in allowing that tiger demon to grow to Rank 6.

In the Main World's classification of spiritual items...

Second-grade spiritual items corresponded to the Demigod rank.

For example, the Flame-Light Profound Gold Staff that Chen Mo had previously given to the Little Fatty, Chen Xiaoshan.

Flame-light Profound Gold also belonged to the second-grade fire-type spiritual items, but it was one grade lower than the Spring Gushing Spiritual Jade, being only Second-grade Low-quality.

*Creak...*

Just as Chen Mo was sipping his wine and thinking about his next plan, the door to the elegant room was pushed open.

A clean-looking young servant entered carrying a tray, on which were several small, crushed spiritual stones less than the size of a thumb.

"Immortal Master, this is the change in spiritual stones for you."

Upon entering the restaurant, Chen Mo had tossed a mid-grade spiritual stone to this servant.

Although that poor cultivator who died in the tiger's mouth was weak, as a Foundation Establishment cultivator, his storage bag still had some goods.

"Just leave it there."

Chen Mo didn't even look up as he spoke in very fluent Primordial Language.

As for why he could speak the Primordial Language, he had naturally obtained it through soul-searching the cultivator's remnant soul.

Not just the language, but even the location of this 'Cangyue City' was obtained from that cultivator's fragmented memories.

"Very well, Immortal Master, please enjoy your meal."

The servant respectfully set down the spiritual stones and silently withdrew from the room.

When night fell, Chen Mo left Cangyue City and returned to the cave where he had first arrived.

"Have you recorded everything?"

"Everything has been recorded, Divine Lord!"

In front of Chen Mo, an old Daoist was kneeling on the ground, and beside him, another figure was also kneeling.

"Good!"

Chen Mo nodded to Analysis Body X-110, who had transformed into the appearance of an old Daoist, then looked at the other figure.

"Aaron."

"Divine Lord," Aaron immediately responded.

"Your task is only one: guard this cave well."

Chen Mo pointed at the ground beneath his feet.

If time were reversed to before the Primordial Plane was reshaped, this place should be the site of the Longevity Immortal Sect's ruins. This was also why the Longevity Blessed Land had teleported him here.

For Chen Mo, the exploration plan could be carried out slowly, but this cave must not be lost.

"Yes, Divine Lord." Aaron's eyes were firm.

"Mm." Chen Mo nodded slightly. The gate of the divine domain appeared, and his figure rapidly faded, finally turning into a speck of divinity that drifted into Aaron's hand.

"If an accident truly occurs, wake me!"

This was the last sentence Chen Mo left for Aaron, and then the entire cave fell into complete silence.

"I'm leaving. Be careful yourself."

7

The old Daoist gave Aaron a faint glance before walking out of the cave.

As Aaron watched X-110's departing figure, his body underwent a change in an instant—no, it should be described as melting.

Clearly, after growing to Rank 7...

As a perfect Mutated Species, Aaron had awakened a new form, known as... [Nightmare Fungal Lord]!

In the blink of an eye, the entire cave was enveloped in a thick layer of black matter, only to return to its original appearance in an instant.

About ten minutes later, a centipede a full meter long crawled cautiously into the cave.

Rustling sounds echoed continuously within the cave. At first, the centipede didn't notice anything unusual.

But its speed became slower and slower, slower and slower.

Before long, its body was covered in black fungal threads, but the centipede continued to crawl as if it hadn't noticed.

Until its entire body was covered by the fungal threads, and finally, it completely merged with the cave and vanished.