: Transformation into Human Form and the Opportunity for Attaining Enlightenment

Since the creation of the world by the great god Pangu, after two great calamities—the Dragon and Phoenix Calamity and the Conflict between Dao and Demon—the calamity energy of the primordial continent has finally gradually dissipated, life on the land has been restored, and all races have flourished.

Countless innate beings, after a long period of eons of gestation, chose to take human form in this era. Among them, the most outstanding group were called innate deities, all of whom were related to the origin of the great god Pangu.

According to ancient records, after Pangu exhausted his strength in creating the world, his body transformed into all things, and his primordial spirit and essence drifted among the heavens and earth.

Among them, the primordial spirit merged with the three pure energies at the time of creation, evolving into three beings who were born at this time and called themselves Taishang Taiqing, Yuanshi Yuqing, and Tongtian Shangqing.

Their essence and blood merged with the twelve streams of turbid energy that descended at the time of creation, and were tainted by the evil energy of the earth's veins, evolving into twelve beings who called themselves the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Furthermore, the first of the primordial stars, the Sun Star, nurtured two golden crows, born with the destiny of emperors, who called themselves Dijun and Taiyi...

But besides that, there is another innate deity with an extremely special background, who is neither transformed from the origin of the Great God Pangu, nor is he a manifestation of the primordial primordial energy.

Rather, it was formed at the beginning of the primordial world, out of gratitude to the great god Pangu for shaping it, and to commemorate the great god Pangu, that the first mysterious coffin in the primordial world was formed.

Although its grade is only a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, it is blessed by a wisp of the fortune of the great god Pangu. Since the primordial world was created by the great god Pangu, this mysterious coffin naturally ranks among the innate sacred treasures.

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At the border of the primordial East and West,

Lingjiu Mountain, Yuanjue Cave.

The entire mountain range appears unremarkable on the outside, and might not even rank among the top in the western regions where the earth's veins are damaged, yet it is enveloped by a primordial array.

Through the array's restrictions, the cave reveals a different world, a small universe of its own. Pure chaotic energy, which has almost disappeared outside, is everywhere here, filling the entire cave.

A dark stone coffin appeared and disappeared amidst the dense, misty, chaotic aura. One side of the coffin was vaguely engraved with the Pangu Creation Diagram, radiating endless Daoist charm, sharp and unstoppable; the other side was a diagram of all things in the primordial world, encompassing everything, captivating anyone who looked at it.

With a slight tremor, the spirit that had been dormant on the black coffin for countless years finally awoke, and the surrounding chaotic energy began to churn as if boiling water.

"Has the origin finally been fully conceived? It seems it's time to take form and witness this primordial world, an era where all the sages emerge. It is both a misfortune and an opportunity."

It turns out that this intelligence did not evolve naturally, but was a modern soul from later generations.

Deng Ran was originally just an ordinary office worker. After working overtime at night, he was taken to the wilderness by a dump truck.

At that time, it was the beginning of creation, and the primordial world had just condensed the first mysterious coffin in the chaos. Deng Ran was drawn into the mysterious coffin by Pangu, the god who had completed the creation of the world. In order to adapt to the rules of the primordial world, he fell into a deep sleep and only woke up at this moment.

On this side, as the surrounding chaotic energy surged wildly into the first Xuan Coffin in the world, a dazzling innate immortal spiritual light suddenly erupted from the center of Yuanjue Cave. The dark stone coffin disappeared and transformed into an innate Dao body in the blink of an eye, appearing as a young man in his twenties.

Standing eight feet tall with sword-like eyebrows and bright eyes, he wore a long black robe and bore a seven-tenths resemblance to Deng Ran in his previous life, but was even more perfect. With every gesture, the Dao of Annihilation surrounded his body, mysterious and wondrous, displaying an extraordinary aura.

"In this life, there will be no more Deng Ran; I will be the lamp that burns!"

The moment he was born, he accepted the inheritance of being a primordial deity and understood the Daoist title bestowed upon him by this primordial world.

That's right, it was the same generation as the Three Pure Ones, but in the end he didn't do as well as the second-generation disciples of the Jie and Chan sects. He was popular with everyone, but he was also bullied everywhere and lived under the eaves of others.

According to the original plan, Randeng was supposed to take human form before the third lecture at Zixiao Palace. By then, many resources on the primordial land, such as spiritual treasures and spiritual roots, had already been occupied by a group of innate deities, barely managing to catch up with the third lecture at Zixiao Palace. However, due to his low cultivation level, he couldn't understand the path to sainthood at all, and returned empty-handed from the treasure distribution at Treasure Distribution Cliff.

However, now that he has been born ahead of schedule, Randeng says that he wants spiritual roots and spiritual treasures; he wants fortune; and he wants merit.

He turned to look at the two companion spirit treasures that were originally floating in the position of the black coffin.

One of them was a top-grade innate spiritual treasure, the Spirit Coffin Lamp, containing forty-two innate restrictions. Purple ghost flames burned on its gray-copper base, and faint laws of annihilation surrounded it.

One of them is the Qiankun Ruler, a mid-grade innate spiritual treasure. It contains eighteen innate restrictions, is surrounded by spatial laws, contains a world within it, and has the weight of ten thousand jun. It is a pure offensive spiritual treasure.

From his innate inheritance, Ran Deng learned that innate spiritual treasures are born from the creation of heaven and earth, combined with a wisp of innate undying spiritual light. They contain innate restrictions and are divided into low-grade, middle-grade, high-grade, supreme-grade, and innate supreme treasures.

Among them, low-grade innate spiritual treasures have one to twelve innate restrictions, mid-grade innate spiritual treasures have thirteen to twenty-four, high-grade innate spiritual treasures have twenty-five to thirty-six, and top-grade innate spiritual treasures have thirty-seven to forty-eight.

Above this, the forty-nine innate restrictions are supreme innate treasures, extremely rare in the entire prehistoric world.

Randeng spent a hundred years refining nine innate restrictions on each of the two spiritual treasures, thus gaining initial mastery of them. He then carefully nurtured them within his spiritual platform, striving to achieve a spiritual connection as soon as possible.

Currently, Burning Lamp is only at the late stage of Taiyi Golden Immortal level, and cannot fully unleash the power of a top-grade innate spiritual treasure.

It should be known that this coffin lamp has the supernatural power to illuminate the past and present lives of living beings in later generations, and it is also inextricably linked to reincarnation. Perhaps it will be used to plan the underground passage in the future.

Looking at the still relatively dense chaotic energy around him, Randeng sat down cross-legged, not wanting to waste this energy, which was basically extinct in the prehistoric world and was a level higher than innate spiritual energy.

He activated the cultivation technique from his inherited memories, and the surrounding chaotic energy formed a vortex, which was then absorbed into his body by the Burning Lamp Whale Devouring Sea.

The golden crow flies, the jade rabbit runs.

When Randeng awoke again, ten thousand years had passed. The chaotic energy in the cave had completely disappeared, with only innate spiritual energy slowly seeping in through the array.

His cultivation level also reached the peak of Taiyi Golden Immortal. He gently exhaled a breath of turbid air, and a five-element light wheel rose behind him, flowing endlessly and continuously, which was the sign of the five elements returning to their origin. The next step would be to condense the Great Luo Dao Fruit.

With two spiritual treasures, they are sufficient for the Taiyi realm, even more so than those of ordinary innate deities.

What they lack is nothing more than good fortune, merit, and power.

In Ran Deng's view, fortune is the favor of Heaven. The victor of the Great Tribulation will have the power of the primordial world concentrated on one person, and will naturally be able to step into the realm of Hunyuan Daluo.

Merit is a panacea in the primordial world; it can improve cultivation, break through realms, and even eliminate karma. No one would complain about having too much.

Power is the foundation for acquiring both of the above. The most obvious example is the Three Pure Ones, who, as the strongest group in the prehistoric world, never lacked fortune or merit.

As for the current wilderness, there is indeed a place that perfectly meets the current need for lighting lamps.

That's the West!

At this time, many powerful figures emerged in the East, and most of the famous blessed lands and grotto-heavens were occupied. More importantly, this place will be the main battlefield of the great calamity of the Lich King in the future.

In the West, the earth's veins are broken, making it easier to accumulate merit. The innate deities have mostly perished in the struggle between Tao and Demon, with only two escaping the net, presumably still being nurtured on Mount Sumeru.

The west,

It's fate that I lit the lamp!