"The Four Ancient Fierce Beasts appear together, Taotie, Chaos, Taowu, Qiongqi, how interesting..."

His pupils shone with golden light, and the perception range of the Path of Void Yin Yang was vast. He was extremely sensitive to the Qi Mechanism, so even while seated at the bottom of the sea, he could swiftly pinpoint the positions of the Four Fierce Beasts.

Luo Suyi also arrived by his side, her expression somewhat worried, "The sudden appearance of the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts implies someone is scheming behind the scenes. To control four beasts of such terrifying power, the person behind this is likely no simple figure."

"Hehe!" Lu Chengfeng's expression was somewhat playful. He cautiously locked onto the Qi Mechanism of the four beasts using the Path of Void Yin Yang.

"These four Ancient Fierce Beasts were once suppressed by Emperor Wa. Who else could orchestrate this?"

"Besides that peacock who verified the Tao through the Five Elements and cultivated the Five-Colored Divine Light, who else?"

"He has been quietly lurking all these years, even indifferent to the decline and internal strife of the Peacock clan."

"Now, when he takes action, it's earth-shattering."

Upon hearing this, Luo Suyi's pupils narrowed, "Is it that Creation Celestial Venerate from the Great Sage Continent? Could the sudden disappearance of Princess Peacock and Senior Sister Du Mengyan be related to this?"

"Isn't it obvious, like lice on a bald monk's head?" Lu Chengfeng smiled slightly, the Bright Pearl on his forehead radiating divine light, maximizing the Path of Void Yin Yang.

"Husband, what are you planning to do?" Luo Suyi asked with some confusion.

As soon as she spoke, a look of joy appeared on her face, "Husband, do you intend to slay the Four Fierce Beasts and save the people from fire and water?"

"Husband, I knew you wouldn't stand by and do nothing."

Hearing this, Lu Chengfeng's mouth twitched slightly. He coughed twice, saying, "If I can help them, I naturally would not hesitate to act."

Luo Suyi thought too highly of him. In reality, he never intended to play the hero and saint to save the people.

The appearance of the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts in the Yellow Heaven Divine Dynasty undoubtedly involves a celestial-level struggle and strategy.

Although he wasn't clear on the details, he knew the old Peacock releasing the Four Fierce Beasts couldn't just be for slaughter; there must be deeper conflicts involved.

If he acted rashly, he would merely get entangled in celestial-level conflicts, unable to save the ordinary people and perhaps endangering himself.

"Celestial Venerate!" Lu Chengfeng sighed internally.

People often say Divine Venerates can rival Celestial Venerates, which isn't entirely inaccurate.

But this only applies in normal circumstances.

Celestial Venerates, who open the heavens and the earth, are Masters of a Realm, embodiments of the Heavenly Dao.

Unlike the Divine Venerate, the true body of a Celestial Venerate is, to some extent, the world they created.

Most of their power is used to counter the Tao transformation of the Heavenly Dao and the erosion of chaos, while the ones moving externally are merely the incarnations of the Great Tao.

Divine Venerates can only contend against the incarnations of the Celestial Venerate.

Lu Chengfeng learned this from Guanzizai.

Though Guanzizai perished just after becoming a Celestial Venerate, he opened a world of his own. But before fully descending into darkness, he had sunk his world into the Netherworld.

Otherwise, a Celestial Venerate with a world in themselves, no matter the cost, could suppress even the strongest Divine Venerate with a single slap.

"The Four Ancient Fierce Beasts, according to Guanzizai's memories, represent four extremely distinct Great Taos in the world: Taotie is the embodiment of the Path of Devouring, Chaos is the embodiment of the Path of Chaos, Qiongqi is the embodiment of the Path of Slaughter, and Taowu is the embodiment of the Path of Destruction."

"The Four Ancient Fierce Beasts are essentially part of the Heavenly Dao."

"The Heavenly Dao has birth and death; even the Three Realms have a lifespan, ultimately destined to perish and return to the chaos."

"Back then, the Tao Ancestor illuminated the Four Fierce Beasts from the Heavenly Dao of the Three Realms, turning the formless into form. By suppressing the Four Beasts, the day of the Three Realms' return to void could be delayed, indirectly prolonging their lifespan."

"The more chaotic the Three Realms, the stronger the Four Fierce Beasts become, until one day, when the Three Realms decay beyond repair, the Four Beasts will wreak havoc and devour the Realms, causing them to collapse and perish."

"According to the secret texts Guanzizai read, the Tao Ancestor asked Emperor Wa to personally suppress the Four Fierce Beasts."

"Since then, the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts became legend, never appearing in the world again."

Lu Chengfeng's eyes flickered; he never imagined the old Peacock would dare release the Four Fierce Beasts for personal gain.

These beasts, being part of the Three Realms' Heavenly Dao, are undying and absorb chaos and destruction's power, growing amid slaughter and darkness.

The stronger they become, the more dangerous the Three Realms become.

Compared to this, the death of billions of beings becomes a trivial matter.

If chaos ensues, all Immortals and Buddhas in the Three Realms would perish into the void together.

"A bunch of old undying ones, for their ambition and desires, dare to meddle with anything."

Lu Chengfeng took a deep breath, and the Forehead White Ape Lock on his brow captured the four strands of Qi Mechanism, reverting to a Bright Pearl, then absorbing the Qi within.

"The Four Fierce Beasts..."

"This might be my opportunity."

His cultivation became increasingly difficult, needing long durations and immense resources to refine both the Golden Cicada Transformation and Celestial Spider Transformation to peak.

And he hadn't chosen the remaining transformations because he was unsatisfied with the Great Taos contained in the other offerings.

Some Great Taos were ingenious, possessing wondrous traits, but their Tao Cultivation was shallow. Elevating them to the Realm of the Twelfth Layer would require huge costs and lengthy time.

Amid this chaotic state of the Three Realms, he needed to quickly gain sufficient power.

"If he could refine the Four Fierce Beasts Transformation..."

Gazing at the four strands of Qi Mechanism in the Bright Pearl, Lu Chengfeng's eyes wavered, "The Four Fierce Beasts, undying, cannot be vanquished for the sake of acquiring boons."

"Instead, they must be refined as incarnations, thereby assimilated for personal use, gradually converting their Great Tao into his own."

He felt a surge of excitement; if he could truly transform the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts into his own Heaven-Reaching Transformation, he would become, in a sense, an embodiment of the Heavenly Path.

In this way, he would stand on equal footing with a Celestial Venerate.

Even without creating a world, he would be qualified to contend with a Celestial Venerate.

Naturally, with a true Celestial Venerate, rather than an incarnation moving about in the world.

"I am determined to obtain the Four Fierce Beasts!"

Lu Chengfeng did not rush into action, aware that the Four Fierce Beasts' appearance involved the Creation Celestial Venerate.

The Empress vanished; the Celestial Venerate was the true ruler of the Three Realms.

Although not everyone realized this yet, the Celestial Venerate would soon demonstrate what it means to be the true Supreme Celestial Venerate.

"No hurry, take the time to find the opportunity."

He calmed his heart and continued cultivating the Golden Cicada Transformation and the Celestial Spider Transformation, both crucial for him.

One concerns the flow of time, and the other aids him in concealing heavenly mechanisms, predicting the enemy's actions beforehand, a vital ability amid the Three Realms' chaos.

"The old Peacock took action, the other two will surely not remain idle. The Three Realms are only so vast and cannot contain too many dominant figures."

"Eventually, they will tear each other apart."

Lu Chengfeng remained patient; the Four Fierce Beasts, being undying, were no easy feat to reclaim once released.

He would find his chance.

The most crucial aspect now was having enough strength and means to refine the Four Fierce Beasts when the opportunity arose.

Time slowly passed as Lu Chengfeng immersed himself in seclusion and cultivation, but the outside world unfolded just as he anticipated.

First, the Sumeru Celestial Venerate suppressed the Divine Realm, followed by the Netherworld's emergence, alongside the Four Ancient Fierce Beasts, plunging the Human Realm into chaos.

The Yellow Heaven Divine Dynasty became the epicenter of turmoil, drawing attention from countless Great Divine Ability Users, even descending to the Lower Realm, entering the fray themselves.

In just a few years, new strongholds and Tao Fields of Great Powers emerged everywhere, spreading teachings and wisdom.

The Human King became almost nominal.

Everyone knew Emperor Huangtian would not let it rest; he would certainly take action.

Many awaited his decision.

Even as Lu Chengfeng watched from the Cyan Nether Palace, he consistently kept an eye on this figure, knowing his opportunity would undoubtedly arise from him.