Ding Yun was naturally fine. After all, she had barely shown herself, and those who had seen her were either already Dao-transformed and perished, or were no different from being dead. Furthermore, since she could carry the Yin-Yang Cave Heaven and appear in any corner of the world that contained Yin-Yang energy at any time, she had safely evaded this full-scale search by the three clans.
The search for Daoists of Gods and Demons, and inviting them to join.
Referred to as "search and invite."
Of course, similar to her, many others had also survived this crisis. Especially those who had not yet officially germinated and emerged, most of them had escaped calamity. This was because not only were they protected and hidden by innate formations, but the world itself also favored them slightly.
To help conceal them.
After all, the world had invested considerable origin in nurturing them. If they perished before emerging, dying young.
Wouldn't that be a waste of all the upfront investment.
However, generally speaking, most of the innate Daoists of Gods and Demons still suffered a calamity. Nearly a third perished, and another half were forced to surrender to the three clans.
Excluding those who did not encounter this calamity, the number who could successfully escape after encountering it was less than one-sixth!
It could be said that after this event, the three clans truly possessed the power and status of protagonists in the world, genuinely dominating the world and being unrivaled. Even the Daoists of Gods and Demons, who had originally lived carefree lives, had to bow their heads or retreat to avoid the sharpness of the three clans.
Faced with this situation, the God of Destruction had no choice but to create several medium-thousand worlds outside the worlds near the Western Continent to temporarily house the demons he created. He feared that the demons he created would be discovered by the three clans, or even annihilated by their forces. Currently, the three clans hardly allowed any voices or races other than themselves to exist in the world, and the God of Destruction genuinely lacked the ability to confront the three clans head-on. He could only retreat.
He planned to wait until the three clans could no longer tolerate each other and engage in another great war, weakening their strength, before proceeding with his subsequent plans. For now, it was wiser to retreat and avoid trouble.
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With the defeat of the innate Daoists of Gods and Demons, most of the luck of the living beings in the Eternal World was gathered by the three clans. This undoubtedly caused the luck of the three clans to surge again, reaching a state of booming prosperity.
The Dragon Clan, having acquired the most luck, saw their Ancestral Dragon break through to the Half-step Hunyuan realm first.
At this point, he had two paths he could take. One was to directly plunder the complete luck of the Dragon Clan, sacrificing everything to enhance himself and empower himself. Doing so would have a high probability of directly breaking through to the Hunyuan realm.
Speaking of which, this requires mentioning two ways of using luck.
The usage of luck is divided into consumptive and non-consumptive types.
Currently, the three clans are all using the non-consumptive method. This means that they gather the luck of their race and then, based on merit and contribution, extract a portion of luck to empower certain clan members. These clan members cannot directly absorb and refine this luck, but with the empowerment of luck, the difficulty of comprehending laws is greatly reduced, their cultivation progress is significantly improved, and even their luck improves.
This is a gentle and gradual effect.
As for the consumptive method, it means that once the luck is consumed, it disappears. If ordinary luck empowerment can reduce the threshold for comprehending laws tenfold, then directly consuming luck can reduce the threshold for comprehending laws by a hundred or even a thousand times for a period. As long as there is enough luck, it is possible to reduce the difficulty to the level of a Law Lord.
The drawback, of course, is being too greedy.
After the luck is consumed, not only will the speed of comprehending laws return to its original state, but the individual will also begin to experience misfortune due to the severe depletion of luck, or their luck will not be as good as before. Within a race, if the luck is severely depleted, it could also lead to more difficult births of offspring and a series of hidden dangers.
Although Ancestral Dragon was the progenitor of the Dragon Clan and held immense authority within the clan, the Dragon Clan's luck was primarily acquired by its members. He personally taking half of the luck to empower his own cultivation had already caused some elder dragons, who felt they had made significant contributions, to be somewhat displeased. If he were to adopt the method of depleting luck, the risks would be enormous.
After all, luck is a double-edged sword.
If the masses approve, luck will be bestowed. But if the masses condemn and their grievances boil over, luck can also have a backlash effect. If clan members approve and respect him, the absorbed luck is a good thing. But once the clan members disapprove and resent him, the absorbed luck becomes poison.
Ancestral Dragon dared not gamble.
The Dragon Clan had developed too rapidly, and he had been in prolonged seclusion for a long time. Without Zhulong to help him manage the overall direction and guide their thoughts, he truly dared not gamble on how many clan members were absolutely loyal.
Therefore, after much deliberation, Ancestral Dragon ultimately chose to abandon the method of depleting luck to enhance his own cultivation. Instead, he decisively issued an order for a full attack on the Phoenix and Qilin clans. At the same time, he personally entered the Central Continent and headed straight for the ancestral land of the Qilin clan. He intended to take advantage of his breakthrough to the Half-step Hunyuan realm to eliminate the four old ancestors of the Phoenix and Qilin clans beforehand.
As long as he could destroy the Phoenix and Qilin clans, he believed that even without depleting luck, the combined luck gathered by the three unified clans would be enough for him to break through smoothly.
Then, naturally, Ancestor Qi and Ancestor Lin were suppressed and beaten. Simultaneously, because Ancestral Dragon had gained experience and lessons, he did not give them any opportunity to merge.
From the start, he went all out with his treasures.
Ancestor Lin was annihilated.
With the fall of Ancestor Lin, Ancestor Qi naturally could no longer attempt the merging technique. Moreover, the Phoenix Clan's aid was delayed. He could only frantically absorb the luck of his own clan, regardless of the cost, to forcibly enhance his strength. At the same time, the other Qilin clan members present quickly set up a great formation.
They channeled the power of the great formation to empower Ancestor Qi.
Instantly, Ancestor Qi's pressure also reached the Half-step Hunyuan realm, and it continued to increase, eventually reaching the Hunyuan realm. Although it was only a temporary state, he could at least genuinely exert Hunyuan realm power during this period.
The price was a severe depletion of the Qilin Clan's luck.
More than half of the luck was lost. Some was lost due to the demise of Ancestor Lin, similar to how Zhulong of the Dragon Clan perished back then. Another portion was forcibly consumed by Ancestor Qi to enhance his cultivation. However, at this point, the Qilin Clan clearly could not afford to worry about anything else and could only consume.
Fortunately, the Dragon Clan kept pace at this time and quickly activated the Myriad Dragon Formation, channeling the power of countless Myriad Dragon Formations to empower Ancestral Dragon, allowing him to also exert Hunyuan-level strength. Moreover, it was more stable and powerful than Ancestor Qi's Hunyuan level.
This was because Ancestor Qi's breakthrough was temporary and forced.
While Ancestral Dragon broke through on his own and had also thoroughly stabilized his cultivation. Although their realms appeared equal, there was actually a considerable difference between them.
Although the Phoenix Clan could remain as a spectator at this time, the Phoenix Clan was not foolish. They clearly understood the principle of "lips and teeth depend on each other." If the Qilin Clan were truly destroyed by the Dragon Clan, they, the Phoenix Clan, would not be able to contend against the Dragon Clan fighting alone.
Therefore, Ancestor Feng and Ancestor Huang of the Phoenix Clan deliberately merged first, and then led the entire clan's high-level forces straight to the Central Continent to assist the Qilin Clan.
Following this was the great battle between the ancestors of the three clans.
A world-destroying battle.