There is a beast in the bright morning.

Chapter 147 Ancient Land of Origin

In a boundless and vast space.

Empty! Unbelievably empty!

Silence! An unimaginable silence!

As far as the eye could see, there was only emptiness, nothingness, and silence!

Everything ceased to exist; there was no heaven and earth, no chaos, no myriad spirits, no myriad phenomena, and not even the myriad paths existed.

Here, nothing exists, nothing exists, and time and space have no meaning.

All phenomena, all doctrines, all laws, and all paths have been transformed into the ultimate nothingness!

But in this place where nothing existed, a magnificent sound suddenly rang out.

The void appeared as if it had been torn apart, revealing a huge, boundless rift that seemed to rip the nothingness in two.

Nine five-clawed golden dragons, each ten thousand feet long, traversed the void from the other side of the rift. Their bodies emanated an aura of supreme Dao, and they were not real living beings, but rather evolved from the laws of myriad Daos.

Each of the nine golden dragons was dragged by a divine chain forged from the laws of the Great Dao.

The divine chain exuded a magnificent Daoist aura, one end linked to the golden dragon's body, while the other end extended to the other side of the crack, fixed on a majestic mountain range.

As the golden dragon dragged it along, the mountain range slowly passed through the crack and entered this void.

The mountain range is vast and boundless, shrouded in mist, stretching endlessly, majestic and imposing.

After bringing the mountain range, the nine golden dragons transformed back into myriad laws, surging and dying above the mountain range, outlining the shadows of the four spirits and myriad phenomena, running and playing.

Nestled in the mountains is a small bamboo building called Deer Man Shop, exuding an aura of antiquity.

Around the Deer Man Shop, there are also lifelike stone statues, as if they were not stone statues but living beings, exuding an incomprehensible Taoist charm.

Every so often, stone statues will spontaneously appear in the mountains, having a greater impact on the surrounding area.

The originally empty space gradually began to influence the void because the mountains and the stone statues within them constantly exuded the Dao's aura, and the Dao began to be born in this space.

With the emergence of the Tao, space is no longer empty or silent, and the concepts of time and space also come into being.

After an unknown amount of time, the area around the mountains was no longer deserted, but was shrouded in chaos.

After an unknown amount of time, the mountain range suddenly emitted a blazing light and radiance, and ancient runes were transformed from that light, turning into a giant axe that cleaved through the chaos.

The Dao, which was born from chaos, was cleaved into countless laws by that astonishing axe light.

The pure air rises and transforms into the sky;

The turbid air sank and turned into earth;

When Yin and Yang were first distinguished, Heaven and Earth were first separated.

The five elements manifest, and all things are born.

A vibrant world began to emerge under the influence of the mountains.

The newly born world, having absorbed the Daoist aura emanating from the stone statues in the mountains, also nurtured all living beings that were imbued with this aura, and their appearances became similar to those stone statues.

Thus, the first batch of innate deities were born. The first innate deities to be born would naturally have the image of mountains in their minds, and they would know that they and the world they lived in were born because of mountains. Therefore, they called mountains the ancient land of origin.

No matter how hard they searched, they could never find the location of the ancient origin, but they were still convinced of its existence.

Listening to the young man named Wuchen recount his story, Haochen finally understood the origin of the beast world he inhabited.

Just as Haotian had told him in the illusion, the beast world he was in now was born from the Rainbow Cloud Mountain Range beneath his feet and the Deer Man Shop in front of him.

Like a fleeting dream, it could shatter at any moment with the disappearance of the Caiyun Mountains, just like waking up from a dream.

At the same time, Hao Chen also saw the Haotian stone statue at the edge of the Deer Man Shop. According to Wu Chen, the emperor who buried the Caiyun Mountain Range had placed a seal on these stone statues.

The closer someone is to the Deer Man Shop, the stronger the seal on them becomes. Consequently, the less Daoist essence they possess that the beast world can capture, and the greater the difference in strength between the creatures they give birth to and the original stone statue. The reverse is also true.

The location of the Haotian stone statue is far from the Deer Man Shop, and the seal on it is weaker than that on the stone statues closer to the Deer Man Shop. This is why Haotian's strength is so different from that of the other divine beasts like Bixie.

After understanding all this, Hao Chen looked at Wu Chen, who was hugging him, with an embarrassed expression and said, "Can you put me down now? What kind of behavior is this, hugging and cuddling?"

"Hahaha, sorry, sorry!" Wuchen apologized verbally, but he didn't let go of Haochen. Instead, he kept kneading Haochen's belly and paws.

Hao Chen never imagined that he, who loved petting fluffy things, would one day be petted by someone else, especially since this person was so strong that he couldn't fight back at all.

Hao Chen decided to give up. He couldn't resist anyway, and he didn't sense any malice from Wu Chen. Besides, there were only the two of them nearby, and no one else saw anything.

However, after petting Hao Chen for a while, Wu Chen reluctantly put him down: "Thank you. Since I became the guardian here, apart from the Qilin that came in to reclaim some of its power a while ago, there has been no one to chat with and keep me company."

"No wonder the First Qilin was like it had a cheat code." Hao Chen finally understood why the First Qilin had reached the strength of a Quasi-Immortal Emperor not long ago. It turned out that it was because of the Dao Fruit that belonged to his stone statue.

But thinking about it, Hao Chen felt a little envious of Shi Qilin. With only a portion of the Dao Fruit, Shi Qilin had reached the Quasi-Immortal Emperor level. It was a pity that there was no stone statue of him here, otherwise, would he also be able to cheat?

Wuchen naturally sensed Haochen's change and said with a smile, "I have a cultivation technique that's very suitable for you. Would you like to try it?!"

"Really? Give it to me now!" Hao Chen looked at Wu Chen with burning desire, fantasizing about cultivating his skills and punching the Heavenly Court while kicking that Chen Ying.

Wuchen didn't speak immediately, but instead glanced at Haochen subtly.

Hao Chen naturally understood what Wu Chen's gaze meant. Fortunately, there was no one else nearby. He lay down next to Wu Chen, exposing his stomach.

"Just a little bit, don't go too far."

"No problem, no problem at all." Wuchen happily started stroking Haochen's belly and paws again.

At the same time, Wuchen thought to himself, "It's much easier to talk to Daozi now that he hasn't regained his memories. He's not like he used to be, with such a fiery temper. He would start a fight at the slightest disagreement. If the Emperor hadn't arrived in time, I would have been beaten black and blue."

But the next moment, Wuchen suddenly thought, could it be that this was the reason why Daozi disliked him and insisted on fighting him? Surely Haochen, as Daozi, wouldn't be so petty?!

"Are you done yet?" Hao Chen saw that Wu Chen kept touching him, and if he didn't speak up, he figured he would be touched indefinitely.

Hearing Hao Chen's impatient words, Wu Chen reluctantly withdrew his hand: "Alright, you've passed."

As he spoke, Wuchen pointed into the distance, and a stone tower suddenly appeared in the void, exuding an incomparably ancient aura.

"Go ahead, you'll find what you need inside."

Upon hearing Wuchen's words, Haochen did not immediately run towards the stone tower, but instead looked at Wuchen: "Since you are guarding the Rainbow Cloud Mountain Range, presumably your world also has Tianlu and Bixie?"

Wuchen nodded: "Yes, they did. I was even held by them when I was a child."

"Since that's the case, you must have petted quite a few furry creatures, right? How come you were so excited when you touched me just now, like you'd never touched a furry creature before?" Hao Chen said, blushing.

After thinking for a moment, Wuchen said with equal embarrassment, "They are all my elders, and I can't be rude to them, so I've never masturbated to them before. This was my first time."

For a moment, Hao Chen thought Wu Chen was implying something about him and Shi Qilin, but upon closer inspection, something didn't seem right. He and Shi Qilin were of the same generation, so touching Shi Qilin wasn't considered disrespectful.

Shaking his head, Hao Chen dared not think any further, otherwise he was afraid that he would be too embarrassed to pet Shi Qilin again the next time he saw him.

Guided by Wuchen, Haochen stepped into the stone tower and found a cultivation technique called "The Book of Imperial Extremes" inside, where he began his cultivation.

Meanwhile, Chen Ying, after a period of seclusion, finally adjusted his condition, but the cultivation he had lost to the Qilin had not returned.

"Damn you, Origin Qilin, just you wait!"

Although Chen Ying was furious with Shi Qilin, he also knew that he was no match for Shi Qilin at present.

Moreover, with the Primordial Qilin present in this world, there will inevitably be some restraint on future actions, which is why Chen Ying has already considered retreating.

"Forget it, we've already got the predecessor of Di Ting. In a while, we'll use its power to open a passage to the underworld. Once we get the Six Paths Reincarnation Disc, a supreme treasure of the underworld, we'll leave this world first."

Chen Ying had already decided to go to the world in his memory that was more suitable for him—the Dark Universe World.

In the modern timeline, Hao Chen takes a short rest alone on a mountaintop after the departure of the First Qilin.

"Ha~ It's been so long, Shi Qilin should have left by now. It's time to go back and play with Tianlu."