The river of time slowly unfolds.

What comes into view is an ancient world, filled with chaos and mist.

As the mist dissipated, the entire world was filled with monstrous beasts, countless and densely packed.

Every single demon beast is a pure-blooded demon beast, and you can even see rare pure-blooded demon races such as the Nine-Headed Fox and the Kunpeng among them.

The countless demonic beasts split into two groups, one of which was a demonic army led by the Black Dragon, Kunpeng, and Demon Phoenix.

A large army of demons led by Qilin, Nine-Headed Fox, Golden Dragon, and Seven-Colored Phoenix.

It is very clear that good and evil are distinct.

Even across endless space and time, everyone could feel the oppressive aura emanating from the powerful pure-blooded demon race.

Especially the black dragon's dark pupils, which even made Ling Yun feel a sense of oppression, as if there were thorns in his back.

The battle between good and evil began, and it lasted for a million years.

Until a part of the world is destroyed.

This part is now the Golden Cloud Continent.

Then, Ling Yun continued to browse the River of Time and saw that humans were slowly beginning to appear on the new Golden Cloud Continent, and they were cultivating the magic of the demon race.

Around 100,000 years ago, a powerful human slayed all the pure-blooded demon races on the Golden Cloud Continent.

Upon seeing this powerful human, Ling Yun immediately recognized that the man had been possessed by the Black Dragon Clan.

As time flowed back, everyone was immersed in it, their emotions unable to calm down for a long time.

Ling Yun recognized that the world of demon beasts was one of the earliest continents to be born since the beginning of time, called the Chaos Demon Realm.

All the demonic beast races in the myriad realms originated from that world.

Ling Yun thought to himself:

"No wonder the Golden Cloud Continent is so extraordinary; it turns out it's part of the Chaotic Demon Realm."

No wonder a pure-blooded demon race member occasionally pops up on the otherwise weak Golden Cloud Continent.

Ling Yun looked at the nine-colored Qilin. They had been sealed for millions of years and had only recently broken out of their shells.

The nine Qilins looked sad as they saw the scene of the River of Time, sensing the warmth of family ties.

boom!

Just then, two enormous, sky-covering phantoms of Qilin suddenly appeared before everyone.

When they saw the nine Qilin, a tender look appeared in their eyes.

Immediately, the two seven-colored Qilin looked at Ling Yun and said:

"Thank you, Immortal... Thank you, Fellow Daoist, for helping to take care of my Qilin clan's descendants!"

After speaking, the Qilin transmitted its voice with a solemn expression:

"By accepting the Nine-Colored Qilin and the Nine-Heavenly Fox, you will inevitably incur karmic consequences and will eventually meet the Black Dragon Clan."

That was the king of all beasts, with power that shook the heavens and the earth. That black dragon back then had already become a Celestial Emperor, fellow Daoist…”

Ling Yun smiled and transmitted his voice:

"Now that you've recognized my identity, are you still worried that I, the Emperor, can't handle this karma?"

I know about the Black Dragon Clan. When I was still at the Great Emperor Realm, my good friend, Prince Panda, died at the hands of a powerful Black Dragon, and the Panda Clan was also wiped out by the Black Dragon Clan.

This Emperor has never forgotten this grudge!

The Qilin nodded slightly. "I apologize; we were too attached to appearances!"

He looked at the nine-colored Qilin with deep longing.

The last marks of the two seven-colored Qilin also disappeared.

Ling Yun glanced around, then with a wave of his hand, he pulled out the spine of a black dragon at the Immortal King level.

With a casual stroke, it becomes a spine sword.

"I will use this sword to slay the black dragon in the future!"

Ling Yun made a silent vow in his heart, then glanced at A Bao beside him and rubbed his head.

This left Abao somewhat confused.

Immediately afterwards, everyone stepped out of the spatial barrier and returned to reality.

Now, apart from Ling Yun and Ling Yao, everyone else is holding a Qilin cub or a Nine Heavens Fox.

Lingyun used a trick to make it appear to outsiders that they were riding ordinary horses and carrying children.

Otherwise, you'll run into a series of troubles.

Then, Ling Yun smiled and said:

"Let's go to Ganlei City for barbecue!"

...

Seven days later, the group arrived at Ganlei City.

This city is most famous not for its barbecue, but for its martial arts culture.

Ninety percent of the population are cultivators, and the remaining ten percent are martial artists.

If you don't have cultivation, you'd be embarrassed to even be in Ganlei City.

Since the barbecue was to be eaten in the evening, the group found an inn to rest for a while.

When the moon was bright and the stars were few, Lingyun and his group arrived at the barbecue street.

The area is most lively at night, with the aroma of grilled skewers and the rich smell of smoke filling the entire street.

Lingyun and his group found a barbecue stall, sat down, ordered thousands of skewers, and began to feast.

Suddenly, the conversation at the next table caught the attention of Ling Yun and the others.

"Have you heard? A Tree of Enlightenment has appeared on Thunder Mountain outside the city, and countless cultivators from the Great Gan Dynasty are rushing there!"

"I've heard that too. It's said that the Enlightenment Tree is a hundred feet tall and can accommodate a million cultivators to comprehend the Dao."

"It is said that the first people to discover the Enlightenment Tree have already achieved enlightenment and directly broke through to a higher realm under the Enlightenment Tree."

"..."

Upon hearing this, Ling Yun and the others' eyes lit up, as the state of enlightenment was a state that cultivators dreamed of.

The saying "Three days in the world, a thousand years in a dream" refers to the state of enlightenment.

The vast majority of cultivators never reach this state in their entire lives.

It's equivalent to cultivating for a thousand years in the process of enlightenment; even the most difficult-to-understand Dao can be comprehended in a thousand years.

The Enlightenment Tree allows people to easily enter a state of enlightenment.

The following day, Lingyun and his group rode the Qilin to a large valley in Thunder Mountain.

At this moment, the valley, spanning a radius of a thousand miles, was filled with countless cultivators.

There were tens of millions of them, including many great cultivators at the Integration, Refinement of Void, and Transformation of Spirit realms.

In the center of the valley stands a giant tree with lush foliage, now a thousand feet tall, its branches and leaves extending throughout the entire valley.

Some powerful cultivators at the Integration Realm wanted to seize the Enlightenment Tree, but they failed to do so despite trying various methods.

Ling Yun glanced at the Enlightenment Tree and narrowed his eyes slightly; he could tell that this was not the Enlightenment Tree.

It was actually a tree demon at the half-step Mahayana stage; those who had supposedly attained enlightenment were definitely just a smokescreen.

"Let's go, this isn't the Enlightenment Tree!"

Abao and the others nodded and prepared to leave.

After thinking it over, A Bao realized that the Enlightenment Tree must be involved in a conspiracy, and that tens of millions of cultivators were very likely to die here.

He felt a pang of pity and called out:

"Fellow Daoists, this is not the Tree of Enlightenment. Do not be greedy and return too soon!"

However, everyone turned around and rolled their eyes.

"Are you an idiot? Do you think we don't know this is the Enlightenment Tree?"

"Exactly! This guy is definitely trying to scare us all away so he can have the Enlightenment Tree all to himself!"

"If you don't want to attain enlightenment, then get out of here and stop spouting nonsense!"

"..."

Ah Bao shrugged, indicating that he had done his best.

"Let's go, we didn't get enough barbecue last night!"

Ling Yun nodded with satisfaction. If it were before, A Bao would have tried his best to persuade him, but now he knows when to stop.

good!

Ling Yun was very satisfied!

Little brother Abao has grown up!

boom!

Just then, the Enlightenment Tree emitted bursts of green light.

All the cultivators were immediately delighted, as the Enlightenment Tree in this state made it easier for everyone to enter a state of enlightenment.

Immediately, all the cultivators sat down cross-legged and began to comprehend the Dao.

At the same time, Ling Yun and the others, who were about to leave, were blocked by a green light barrier.

"You almost ruined my plans! I'll deal with you later!"