The Dragonfly emerges

In a hidden corner of space-time amidst the Cultivator Camp Territory lies a virtual world cluster — the Void Pulse Sea World Cluster. This is a boundless domain where exactly 1,081 trillion Source Worlds revolve around the impermanent origin of the secret territory. Among the most remote of these worlds is the Suzaku Origin World, within which ninety-nine great cosmos orbit a single scintillating central cosmos. This central world comprises nearly forty percent of the entire Source World's mass—it is the sun to these cosmos, the pulsating heart of the Suzaku World.

Even the silent, cold, and unforgiving void that stretches between those vast cosmos is not truly empty. It harbors countless miniature universes and secret primal chaos lands, each far smaller than a full cosmos. The world adheres to the ancient structure known as the 1000 Great Worlds and 3000 Small Worlds, though even tinier fragments of territory also drift in this vastness—lands unsuitable for life, broken worlds adrift in silence.

One such unique domain is a land crowned by galaxies above the sky, each composed of innumerable stars bound together in perfect celestial alignment. These nine galactic rivers have given rise to the land's name: the Nine River Realm Land.

It is upon this mainland that one avatar of a newly promoted Primal Chaos Sovereign stands—calmly observing the grand operation of the Nine Rivers of Stars. Since youth, this odd soul has honed his senses through meditation, attuning himself to the flow of energies between heaven and earth. Through persistent cultivation of secret techniques and evolving exercises, he has tempered his will, nourished his spirit, and steadily ascended toward power.

He was once an ordinary human, living on Earth—the blue planet—in the year 2029. One night he simply went to sleep, only to awaken as a newborn in a distant, insignificant small world. There had been no tragic accident, no divine encounter—just a seamless transition between worlds.

In the Suzaku Source World, humanity is born with a Life Gene Level of 10 which is comparable to the Golden Horned Beast from an alternate Earth timeline. As a result, humans here are born with profound perception, allowing them to sense the myriad energies that flow through the void. Through meditation, they absorb and refine these energies, stepping onto the endless path of cultivation that spans across eons.

This incarnation of the Lord Of The Four Elements in the Nine River Realm Land appears as a striking man in his early thirties. His bronze skin glows with a subtle luster. Long, elven-like ears extend from his head, and his vibrant green irises, devoid of pupils, shine against the contrast of pitch-black sclera. His jet-black hair is cropped close, and his hairline is so immaculate it would stir envy even in gods.

Standing over seven feet tall, his frame is lean yet sculpted with strength. His long limbs hint at precision and power in combat. He wears a deep dark emerald sleeveless tunic alongside matching even darker pants with a contrasting lighter colored seams; a fully dark sash across his waist and matching cloth armbands engulfing his forearms. Around his exposed biceps are a pair of God King-level treasures—metal bands known as the Yin and Yang Wheels.

This tiny world devoid of life is a place of inheritance crafted by the all-powerful Overlords.

Above the sky flows the Ninth River, where the brightest nine stars drift silently amidst its current. Each of these stars reflects a perfect Great Dao present inside the origin of the source world, while the stars in the preceding eight layers reflect only fragmented truths—some shining with the original laws of the Source World, others radiating the Law of Chaos.

The avatar now meditates beneath that Ninth River, quietly delving into the profound mysteries of these Laws.

____ ____ _____ Original Land, The Original Deliberation Hall! ____ _____ ____

Within the First Meeting Hall stood a black round table; even King Arthur's Round Table would pale in shame in contrast. Its body was crystalline, forged from the largest known piece of Dark Realm Crystal ever discovered in the Chaotic Origin Dimension.

Its value was immeasurable—comparable to several Primogenitor-level corpses!

Only the Cultivator Camp could so leisurely use such a rare treasure. In the case of weaker forces within the Infinite Hunyuan Space, the mere possession of such a treasure would likely invite the calamity of genocide—Tribal Extermination.

As one of the three great camps within the Infinite Hunyuan Space alongside the Ice Peak Alliance, the Cultivator Camp had long been suppressed by the number one force, the Natural Hunyuan Lifeform Faction.

Yet, the strength of the Cultivator Camp remained widely acknowledged!

Surrounding the round table were seven chairs—each also forged from the remnants of that same Dark Domain Crystal block! Eight figures descended into the Deliberation Hall: Yuan, Jin, Wulan, Mohe, Xingmang, Moman, and the dark blue-skinned Naigu.

After taking their seats, the seven supreme leaders of the entire Cultivator Camp were to determine the fates of countless cultivators during these warring times.

"Good!!!"

As these undying beings sat on the Dark Domain Crystal thrones, they instantly sensed the masterpiece of Xingmang's creation—the spacetime formation! This formation used this mesmerizing black round table as its origin, linking the entirety of the 3,600 World Group to the spacetime web!

In an instant, the whole of the 3,600 World Clusters within the network were all within their sensing range. Even among the numerous partially fallen World Clusters where the spacetime web had been damaged, the web of the past timeline still remained intact—capable of probing everywhere!

Sitting there, the Overlords other than Xingmang, who usually could not perceive the illusory 3601st World Group hidden through time and space, now could. They sensed this unique world group just as clearly as each of the 3,600 World Clusters.

At last, the entirety of the cultivator territory, countless Source Worlds and uncountable ordinary worlds; all worlds whether intact or ruined—all reflecting within their minds!

It wouldn't be long before the Deliberation Hall had a new seat filled.

Unbeknown to them, it wouldn't be long until two new seats were filled. Yuan looked at Xingmang with a radiant smile. "It hasn't been easy. After a long epoch, we will finally welcome a new Lord! The emergence of a Lord within our Cultivator Camp has truly been far too slow. I hope Luo Feng breaks through quickly!!"

Wulan added emotionally, "After all, to grasp the supreme power of the 'Dao'—the difficulty is naturally far greater than becoming a Primogenitor!"

Moman also expressed, "The birth of Ancestors is relatively easier. During this war alone, several new Ancestors emerged! Even after the war, many new ones will. And as they digest the gains from battle, others will even see further growth. Truly enraging!!!!!"

"First, let's discuss the issue of the Void Pulse Sea World Group." Xingmang calmly interceded, "With our combined effort, we successfully secretly created this World Group by pulling an endless number of different unique Source Worlds from alternate past and future timelines and tying them to the origin of this Mysterious Territory. Consequently due to the nature of this secret land, even I cannot pry into the future of the creatures native to this World Group."

Yuan, who was presiding over the meeting, announced, "There are at least 18 kinds of the highest level of power mashed into this secret territory, all related to space and time, making it impossible for anyone to truly refine it. Only with our combined effort, we were able to subtly guide its powers and use them to create this unique World Group that uniquely doesn't exist and exists at the same time."

"This was a daunting process, but I have hope that at least an Overlord will be born there—the only question is when." Xingmang added.

"Haha! Before Luo Feng finishes his breakthrough would be best. If an Overlord could be born there, our secret assault on these lowlife would be heaven-shaking. We have only killed fourteen Ancestors over endless ages," Wulan exclaimed in awe. "If we had two more brothers and/or sisters, we would be able to surprise them and kill at least a dozen of those leeches in one go this time!"

"The tides will turn! In a few hundred periods, Luo Feng will complete his breakthrough. In the Void Pulse Sea World Group, time advances and recedes like waves. At its greatest tides, time flows at least a billion times faster than in the Chaotic Origin Dimension, and even at its lowest, time flow is at minima 1,000 times faster. If this world is to be the birthplace of an Overlord, it would naturally occur during the endless years to come." Xingmang smiled.

"We can only pin our hopes on Luo Feng!" Naigu sighed. "We are retreating on all fronts, but with Luo Feng's breakthrough, our overall strength will be elevated to the greatest heights!"

"I hope our plan to give a bird's-eye perspective to these destined 1,081 trillion mortals. Ihave hope this reincarnation trick will pay off," Minghuang worried.

"The idea was of using the several timelines where Luo Feng succeeded at becoming an Overlord before ever understanding his first highest level of power to create stories inside these little guys' original worlds is genius, but will it be sufficient?" she continued.

Minghuang's thunderous might was terrifying, and her condensed techniques were incredibly fast. Every one of her strikes was a guaranteed hit.

She was someone who valued and believed in inevitability; consequently, she hated gambles.

"We chose a large number of mortals, influencing them via storytelling—taking advantage of the fact that as mere mortals they have never had any contact with the Dao. We gave them the whole picture from mortal to Lord level so that they would naturally envision the Dao closest to their true nature as mortals. Now they must, on their own, walk toward creating that Dao and prove our efforts were not in vain," Jin said, visibly disapproving of such cuddling methods—far too sweet for his liking.

"Amongst the 1,081 trillion unique souls, about 33% never made it to the True God stage; of these surviving 67%, only about 41% made it to the Primal Chaos stage. From those elites, a meager 8% reached the God King level, and in parallel only 0.01% made it to God Emperor stage." Yuan said with a gentle smile.

As the forefather of the cultivator camp, Yuan is the one who adores his junior the most like a doting father.

"None of them have yet broken out of the cage, but the most extraordinary ones should have a higher chance of doing so compared to God Emperors of our initial 3,600 World Groups." he concluded.

Of the seven Lords present, only Lord Jin was dissatisfied.

Everybody else remained hopeful to have more companions on this endless journey. This was why they never shied away from giving resources to the Camp except maybe Naigu, who urgently required Ancestor corpse materials. The others were primarily engaged in Dao comprehension and weren't particularly eager for such materials, but still, their contributions were genuine.

"We specifically chose the Luo Feng cultivation journey to spread so that these little guys could share his luck and karma. Luo Feng is supremely gifted and pursues the ultimate largest lifeform; as such, his karma is merciful and benevolent to all," Yuan then provided more explanation.

The Lords casually screened over the countless Source Worlds of the ethereal world group and peered into the remaining survivors. Usually, Xingmang could scout the various timelines and grant helpful information about these juniors, but the nature of the secret realm forbade his meddling.

The Seven Overlords could only manually scout the countless existences and see for themselves their talent.

To them, even if all of those little lads died, as long as one demon-level character could emerge from the masses, they would be happy.

This made it clear—only those powerful and dazzling enough could have a meaningful impact and become their everlasting companions!

Xingmang had already foreseen countless futures with Luo Feng; he possessed peak-level energy reserves among Lord-level beings, terrifying recovery, overwhelming close-combat power, and could seize opportunities to unleash devastating forbidden techniques!

Someone similar to him would be the best product out of the Void Pulse Sea World Cluster.

"Do you see any interesting juniors? I see plenty to my liking," Moman exclaimed. "Within those at the God Emperor level amongst them, many have hearts as great as the sky. They seem to favor devouring-type Daos the most; sword and elemental Daos seem to be the second most common. Hahaha!! "

Wulan also contributed, "Their usage of said Daos is also varied, singular, and interesting. Some of them are even already thinking about how to impact the Primogenitor–Overlord level conflict. At least it seems that the ones who have already reached the God Emperor stage are quite unusual. No wonder you said they have a higher chance of breaking out of the cage."

The seven lords all continued chatting about the various reincarnation and Jin made an observation.

"This one only broke through to the Primal Chaos stage recently but surprisingly his Willpower is nearing the God Emperor stage, which is quite unusual. His soul power is also impressive for his level. Brother Xingmang, could you see through his past, this much should still be within your capabilities despite the ban of the secret territory, right?"

Above the round table, miniatures of various source worlds inside the Void Pulse Sea World group began to appear and through the input of Xingmang, the four clones of the protagonist of this observation quickly appeared.

"He is named Mo Wuya, he cultivated the original laws of the four elements and successfully achieved Primal chaos stage in the last period. It seems his understanding of Earth - Fire - Wind - water is branching towards the Great Dao of World Origin as well as the Great Dao of Unlimited Origin." Xingmang explained.

"He has four clones; one stationed in his homeworld, one comprehending the dao inside a special place of inheritance of the Nine River Realm Land and the last two regularly ventures through and ascends the 33 heavens inside the Core Cosmos of the Suzaku World as a form of tempering. He is the kind to accumulate unbelievable amount of insights before going for a spur of growth." he added.

"Mo Wuya!" All of them thought, "let's hope he gives us a surprise."

____ _____ _____ Ancient Supreme Sacred World, Ziyang City _____ ____ _____

A few thousand days after the Seven Overlords spied on him, Mo Wuya was preparing to increase his strength. 

In Ziyang City, Cave Mansion 41 of the Primal Chaos Residential Sector.

One of the smaller cave mansions in the sector, is no longer inconspicuous due to its owner becoming one of the most prestigious within the whole of the City.

This was of course following Mo Wuya announcement of his recent breakthrough. It had many visitors coming with gifts, yet none could even see a glimpse of the Four Element Venerable.

Underground in the white-tiled training hall floated a small turquoise jade bead, a special miniature universe of about 81 billion light years in radii was refined within.

Mo Wuya's Fire avatar was seated inside the Solar Star at the absolute center of the universe.

Through the Ancient Dark Hall, he was gathering intelligence, comparing it with information obtained from the God King Tuoba lineage and the God King Yu lineage. He was to decide what treasures to buy.

"As for those damn Primal Chaos Laws, I still need more time to accumulate. Accumulate until my understanding naturally blooms into the great dao and I reach the God King stage. No need to try to be the most rapid, cultivation to me isn't a sprint but a marathon Afterall." he fantasied, "But in terms of willpower, I am at the Ultimate God King stage, with a small push I should be able to make a breakthrough. Once I achieve such heights, no one can stop me inside the cage due to the limitation of strength."

"I should buy a strange treasure that aids in willpower cultivation first, if impossible I can only challenge the trial lands of the 33 heavens and exchange rewards provided by the Overlords" he resolved to himself.

If his own willpower could break through to the God Emperor Level, then his ability to walk unimpeded inside this caged world would be guaranteed. This wasn't a cultivation paradise world like the Thunder world of Overlord Dong Bo Xue Ying created by Yuan, the strength which could be displayed was limited by the Origin world supreme operation laws.

"Treasures that assist in cultivating willpower are all incredibly expensive, specially those that could be effective to me" Mo Wuya lamented.

There were extremely few options since his own will was already at the peak of the God King stage; common strange treasures could be ignored for his purposes.

He had to buy a treasure used by God Kings; naturally, every single one was very truly expensive.

"I can barely afford one of the cheaper ones, ideally I would like to purchase a 'Thousand Nirvana Picture" Mo Wuya Reflected and swiftly sent a transmission.

"Saint of the Four Elements, the Thousand Nirvana Picture is personally rendered by an ancient existence of our Ancient Dark Kingdom. Even just looking at the 1st picture of the Diagram requires a willpower of the Primal Chaos Realm level. If your willpower is not adequate, even as a Primal Chaos Sovereign, catching a glimpse of a corner would drive you towards insanity," the Dark Hall Shopkeeper responded.

"Are you sure you still want to purchase it, Saint?"

"Buy!!!!" Mo Wuya was confident. Such an expensive item he had already verified through gathering information.

There was only one Supreme power in the Suzaku World, only one supreme ancient Kingdom, meaning there was only one cultivator that ever made it pass the God King stage — King Of The Black Wings.

The entire Suzaku Great World was at the hand of this Ancient Kingdom. The strongest of the Ultimate God Kings were given the title of Duke; there were 99 Dukes, each ruling an orbital cosmos. The slightly weaker God King were given the title of Marquis and allowed to own territory within and outside the 99 Great Cosmos.

The title of Count were given to the 1081 most powerful Primal Chaos Saint, if Mo Wuya desired such nobility, he would have to defeat one of the holders. The winner is king and the loser is thief, all territory would belong to the stronger one.

All city lords of the various cities of the Suzaku Great World are Primal Chaos Saint holding the nobility of Baron and as such are quite powerful themselves.

All truly good resources were either at the hands of this Hall or needed to acquired by oneself in trial lands.

"Our Hall publicly sells each copy of the Thousand Nirvana Picture for a fixed price of 125 million Cosmic Sand," the Dark Hall replied. "You just need to pay the fee at any of our Dark Hall branches, and within a week, the product will be delivered to you."

Mo Wuya felt the pain in his wallet. 125 million Cosmic Sand for one diagram.

But there was no choice, out of the willpower nourishing strange treasures that an Ultimate God King could found useful, the Thousand Nirvana Picture ranked first in terms of cost-effectiveness. It was simply the best.

Cheap, effective, with a relatively lower degree of risk.

For a treasure that could help to condense willpower at God Emperor stage, indeed this price was considered very cheap. Some more expensive treasures could even cost over tens of thousand million Cosmic Sand!

For a strong Primal Chaos sovereign, a Count, who owned a territory and had a constant supply of residence fees, even a treasure costing upwards of a few hundred million Cosmic Sand was well within their means, anything above would be purchased with some gritted teeth.

Now imagine a treasure that allowed, albeit it was the slightest of possibility, to reach beyond God King.

"With this my accumulated wealth obtained as inheritor of two God King lineage is nearing its end, this is the best willpower treasure I can afford," Mo Wuya felt that compared to Primal Chaos sovereigns with deep accumulation, he was still far too poor.

In a few years, it would make exactly a thousand periods since his reincarnation. Despite not being the most outstanding of the 1081 trillion stars, Mo Wuya was far from average — this was only his beginnings.