As all the primordial gods and demons who had planned mischief and destruction perished, and their remnants were collected by the Yin-Yang God-Demon, the Yin-Yang God-Demon immediately issued new commands and reversed the formation with the Primordial Yin-Yang Diagram.
Following this, the killing intent within the formation dissipated.
The mighty power of heaven and earth surged into the Primordial Yin-Yang Diagram, agitating the surrounding endless chaotic energy. Almost every moment, vast swathes of chaotic energy vanished, while infinite amounts of innate spiritual energy were born.
If the efficiency of the Yin-Yang God-Demon's previous transformation of chaotic energy using the Primordial Yin-Yang Diagram was considered one, then the current efficiency of transforming chaotic energy using the Grand Formation of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Birth and Death, in conjunction with the Primordial Yin-Yang Diagram, was hundreds of millions.
It was incredibly faster by many, many times.
This showed that his previous slowness was not due to a lack of ability, but primarily to lure out the primordial gods and demons who intended to cause trouble.
Then, he would eliminate them with swift and decisive means.
This served to make an example of them, while also allowing him to obtain a large number of Innate Undying True Spirits, the origins of various primordial gods and demons, and the power of laws, etc. Most importantly, no one could fault him for doing so, as he was merely forced to resist, acting with justifiable cause. No one could accuse him of being bloodthirsty or use it to condemn him.
Although there were no universal principles or celestial laws at this time, there was a distinction between killing other primordial gods and demons out of necessity and deliberately killing them to strengthen oneself. The former would undoubtedly be perceived as more benevolent, and less guarded against.
In contrast, if the latter were to attempt something significant,
it was highly probable that the primordial gods and demons would collectively attack.
The Yin-Yang God-Demon's primary goal was to delineate the Yin and Yang of heaven and earth, assist in the world's perfection, and even establish the order of heaven and earth. To tread this path, he could not afford to make too many enemies; in fact, he needed to unite the majority. Therefore, he naturally had to pay attention to his actions and conduct, doing his utmost to ensure that his actions were justifiable and left no room for criticism.
He wanted other primordial gods and demons to know that he adhered to rules.
After all, only by adhering to rules himself could he expect others to believe him when he later sought to establish rules.
If you yourself broke rules, acted without restraint, and then called everyone together to declare, "I am going to set rules to constrain everyone," who would believe you!
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Setting aside the reactions of the primordial gods and demons who had hidden themselves to observe but ultimately did not intervene, the Clear Qi Gods-Demons, Turbid Qi Gods-Demons, and other primordial gods and demons of heaven and earth who were currently cooperating to manipulate the formation could clearly feel their origins becoming purer and their laws becoming more complete.
Therefore, although they were astonished by the immense power of the formation created by the Yin-Yang God-Demon, they did not resist or rebel. Firstly, they themselves were gaining benefits, with all aspects of them rapidly improving. Secondly, without their assistance, the Grand Formation of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Birth and Death created by the Yin-Yang God-Demon could not unleash such terrifying power.
Thus, while caution was necessary,
there was no need for excessive worry.
Consequently, the Grand Formation of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Birth and Death operated stably, and as the chaotic energy in the center of heaven and earth diminished, the formation's power continued to grow, creating a virtuous cycle of upward promotion.
The chaotic energy, originally estimated to take around ten thousand years to completely dissipate, ultimately took just over five thousand years to largely vanish. The remaining wisps were negligible and could be eroded by innate spiritual energy.
In an instant, the heavens and earth were clear.
The clear was clear, and the turbid was turbid, no longer the hazy muddle of before. However, this was not the end, because at this very moment, the reason for the absence of new chaotic energy was that the clear and turbid energies were being controlled by their respective gods and demons. If those primordial gods and demons abandoned their control, a portion of clear and turbid energies would still converge in the heavens and earth, transforming into chaotic energy.
Neither the Clear Qi Gods-Demons nor the Turbid Qi Gods-Demons could continuously expend energy to control all the clear and turbid energies in heaven and earth. If they truly did so, it would be equivalent to undertaking an endless task with no days off, no commuting, no sleep or rest, no napping – work that must continue without cease.
Therefore, at this point, it was merely a symptomatic treatment.
But if such a large-scale operation was merely treating the symptoms and not the root cause, how could the Yin-Yang God-Demon have been willing to undertake it?
The next moment, the Yin-Yang God-Demon mobilized all the power within his body, and using his primordial law, the Law of Yin-Yang, he invoked the laws of Yin-Yang throughout heaven and earth. Then, with the assistance of his accompanying supreme treasure, the Primordial Yin-Yang Diagram, he emitted infinite Divine Light of Yin-Yang Without Extremes. This divine light, through the formation's network, rapidly entered heaven and earth.
Half of it merged into all the innate clear energy, and half merged into all the innate turbid energy. Of course, this process required the cooperation of the Clear Qi God-Demon, the Turbid Qi God-Demon, and other gods and demons of heaven and earth. The most difficult point of agreement for the Yin-Yang God-Demon with those primordial gods and demons previously was precisely this. To gain their consent, the Yin-Yang God-Demon had indeed promised many benefits, which led to the current method capable of treating both symptoms and root cause.
As the Divine Light of Yin-Yang Without Extremes gradually fused into the innate clear and turbid energies, the entire world began to expand rapidly. Continents became larger, oceans became vaster, and the distance between heaven and earth grew farther apart. Simultaneously, the Divine Light of Yin-Yang Without Extremes began to lose control, no longer content to merely fuse with the innate clear and turbid energies, but starting to fuse with the origins of the clear and turbid energies, and even the origins of heaven and earth.
It ultimately succeeded in integrating and radiating throughout the world.
The Law of Yin-Yang, which the Yin-Yang God-Demon controlled, transformed from having a certain status within the world to permeating the entire heaven and earth. At this moment, the Law of Yin-Yang was contained everywhere in the world, except for a small portion not involving matter, such as the laws of time and destiny, which were unaffected. The remaining majority of laws would be influenced by him in the future, or rather, they were now infused with the Law of Yin-Yang.
Either they became his subordinate laws,
or they were forced to be associated with him.
The Yin-Yang God-Demon's Law of Yin-Yang was perfected to an unimaginable degree at this instant, and his authority rose to a level not yet attained by any god or demon in this era. According to Ding Yun's estimation, he could at least rival a Saint. If not for the fact that the Law of Yin-Yang was not perfect and the world was not perfect,
given his current merit and mastery over laws,
it was likely that achieving Sainthood would have been effortless.
Unfortunately, the era created heroes. The fundamental requirement for achieving Sainthood was to control a perfect law. Currently, no law in heaven and earth was perfect. Therefore, even though the Yin-Yang God-Demon had undergone a qualitative leap in all aspects, and his overall strength might already be comparable to that of a Saint, he could not become a Saint.
The first batch of primordial gods and demons in heaven and earth were mostly mere tools for the perfection of the world, paving the way for those who came later.
As the world underwent immense change, not only did the Grand Formation of Heaven and Earth Yin-Yang Birth and Death instantly shatter, but the Nine Clear Gods-Demons, Nine Heavens Gods-Demons, and numerous Turbid Qi Gods-Demons simultaneously let out roars: "Yin-Yang old thief, I will kill you!"
What they had initially agreed to was to imbue some superficial clear and turbid energies, those not involving their origins, with the Divine Light of Yin-Yang Without Extremes, in order to prevent the clear and turbid energies from converging again to form chaotic energy. As for their origins, there was originally no possibility of collision and fusion between the origins.
Furthermore, the origins of clear and turbid also involved their own origins.
Therefore, they naturally could not allow the Yin-Yang God-Demon to imbue the origins of clear and turbid energies with the Divine Light of Yin-Yang Without Extremes.
These were all points that had been agreed upon beforehand. To prevent the Yin-Yang God-Demon from breaking his promise, they had also made some protective measures to prevent the Divine Light of Yin-Yang Without Extremes from entering their origins.
But now, a change had clearly occurred.
The origins of both clear and turbid energies had been fully imbued with the Divine Light of Yin-Yang Without Extremes, and they themselves, as Clear Qi Gods-Demons and Turbid Qi Gods-Demons, had been affected as a result. While it did not mean they would be under the control of the Yin-Yang God-Demon from then on, they would certainly be influenced by him. How could they not be enraged?