In the Void Realm, Hongjun put down his teacup and began to conceal himself and set up a Formation.
"Is it about to begin?"
Ancestor Yangmei seemed very leisurely. He only put down his teacup and spoke when Hongjun started arranging the Formation.
"Enough time has passed. To be safe, Fellow Daoist, you must help me set up a Formation. This way, even if Rahu is still watching us, we won't be caught off guard."
The Qiankun Immortal Cave remained silent. Hongjun was also afraid that a delay would lead to unforeseen changes, so he could only do his best.
Ancestor Yangmei nodded faintly upon hearing this, then vanished into the Void Realm to assist Hongjun in setting up the Formation, preventing any unforeseen circumstances that might allow the Yin Yang Ancestor to escape.
Having been delayed here for so long, Ancestor Yangmei was also getting a bit impatient.
Rahu and Hongjun wanted to contend for the opportunity to attain the Dao, and Ancestor Yangmei also harbored such thoughts.
Although Hongjun and Ancestor Yangmei were extremely careful when setting up the Formation, they were still discovered by the Yin Yang Ancestor and his companion, who were constantly observing external movements.
The two of them employed many methods and finally uncovered traces of the newcomers.
"I didn't expect it to be him." The Yin Yang Ancestor's gaze was very complex.
He considered himself to have some friendship with Hongjun, and he had even felt gratitude towards Hongjun when they fought against the Three Clans together before.
Now, looking back, it was clear that the other party had already harbored malicious intentions at that time.
"In the end, we still have to thank the Three Clans. Without them, Hongjun would have probably acted long ago."
Ancestor Qiankun shook his head and smiled bitterly. The world changes unpredictably. He never expected that while they were plotting against the Three Clans, others were also plotting against them.
"Once you enter the tribulation, it is as deep as the sea. Without attaining the Dao of Hun Yuan, we will never become true chess players."
The Yin Yang Ancestor turned around and took out the Formation Flags they had just refined from the qiankun cauldron. Although they hadn't comprehended any profound Formations during this time, relying on their past understanding of the Great Dao, they jointly created a relatively simple and unpretentious Formation.
The Yin Yang Ancestor named this Formation the Great Yin Yang Annihilation Formation. It contained no ever-changing profound mysteries, only the Yin and Yang Qi that could obliterate everything.
This was already the best Formation they could produce in a short time, and it was their only hope.
"This Formation hasn't been practiced once. It seems the first time will be used on Hongjun."
Ancestor Qiankun took a Formation Flag from the Yin Yang Ancestor, while the other was held by the Yin Yang Ancestor.
Due to the hasty refining time, the two of them, despite their best efforts, only managed to refine two Low Grade Innate Spirit Treasure-level Formation Flags.
The qiankun cauldron, as an innate supreme treasure, might not have the strongest offensive and defensive power, but its core ability to allow Spirit Treasures to return from Acquired to Innate was undoubtedly a very powerful capability.
However, at this moment, the two of them no longer had time to think so much. The Formation set up by Hongjun was complete, and he was already standing outside the Immortal Cave, looking at them from a distance.
"Although this isn't the first time I've felt this, at this moment, I still want to say."
"I didn't expect my tribulation this time to be you, Hongjun."
Two divine lights from the Yin Yang Ancestor and Ancestor Qiankun landed in front of Hongjun. The Yin Yang Ancestor said with a complex expression.
"It's all for the Dao. If there were other ways, I wouldn't want to attack Fellow Daoist Yin Yang."
Hongjun's eyes were indifferent. He was now at a point of no return.
"If Fellow Daoist is willing to hand over the taiji diagram directly, I can allow both Fellow Daoists to have a chance at True Spirit Reincarnation."
After a long silence, under Ancestor Qiankun's hopeful gaze, Hongjun finally closed his eyes and spoke these words.
His plan to sever the three corpses was disrupted. Although he had found alternative Spirit Treasures, he still had no certainty about the final fusion of the three corpses.
Therefore, Hongjun wanted to take this opportunity to eliminate Ancestor Qiankun as well. Anyone who had a chance to attain the Dao in this tribulation was his target, including Ancestor Yangmei.
"Let's see the real outcome in a fight."
There was no longer any ripple in the Yin Yang Ancestor's eyes. His gaze was icy cold, carrying a determination to perish together.
Ancestor Qiankun had originally held a glimmer of hope, but he never expected Hongjun to leave him no way out. Now, he could only follow the Yin Yang Ancestor down a dark path.
The taiji diagram flew out and hung high in the sky. The Yin Yang Ancestor and Ancestor Qiankun transformed into streams of light, encircling Hongjun from front and back.
As the two Formation Flags were brought out, the Great Yin Yang Annihilation Formation quickly took shape. They had witnessed Hongjun's leisurely handling of Ancestor Dragon and Beginning Qilin before, so naturally, they dared not be careless now.
The Yin Yang Ancestor and his companion were well prepared. Even when Hongjun tried to stop them using the pangu banner, they used Innate Spirit Treasures to buy time.
After blocking most of the Chaos Sword Qi, the qiankun cauldron spun and flew back to Ancestor Qiankun's head.
The remaining ones were blocked by the Yin Yang Mirror.
"Indeed, delays lead to changes. I didn't expect that in less than a century, both Fellow Daoists could comprehend such a Formation."
Hongjun, protected by the myriad heavens celebration cloud and the green lotus precious color flag, stood calmly within the great Formation.
The great mill formed by Yin and Yang Qi turned everything within the Formation into nothingness. However, with Hongjun's two supreme-grade innate spirit treasures protecting him in turns, the Yin Yang Great Mill could do nothing to him.
Seeing this, the Yin Yang Ancestor snorted coldly. The taiji diagram above the great Formation slightly rotated.
The Yin Yang Great Mill disappeared, and the Yin and Yang Qi throughout the entire Formation also spun violently. This attack was many times more powerful than before.
In an instant, everything in the entire Formation space ceased to exist. Even the Laws of Heaven and Earth were annihilated by that strike, with only the Yin and Yang Qi intertwined endlessly within the Formation.
Even Hongjun didn't react to this sudden change. The myriad heavens celebration cloud instantly dimmed.
Seeing this, Hongjun no longer continued to search for flaws in this Formation. The pangu banner flew out from Hongjun's hand and stood in the Void Realm. With a wave of Hongjun's hand, the pangu banner immediately unleashed a Heaven-Opening Blade.
Wherever the Heaven-Opening Blade passed, the Yin and Yang Qi immediately subsided. Ancestor Qiankun's face turned grim.
The smile that had just appeared on his face also vanished. Originally, seeing the dim light of the Spirit Treasure in Hongjun's hand, he had felt a hint of complacency and secret joy, but now it seemed he had rejoiced too soon.
That Heaven-Opening Blade swept through the entire great Formation, and the power of this Great Yin Yang Annihilation Formation instantly diminished by more than half.
"Fellow Daoist, using this Yin Yang Great Formation against me is truly a mistake. The pangu banner has infinite power. It can separate Yin and Yang, regulate the Five Elements, and derive endless earth, water, fire, and wind. It is perfectly suited to deal with your Formation, which contains the Great Dao of Yin and Yang."
Hongjun saw that his thoughts were indeed correct, and a triumphant smile appeared on his face.
Now, this great Formation was largely crippled. It would take who knows how long to recover. During this time, he could completely find the Yin Yang Ancestor and his companion, and then the Formation would surely be broken.
Without waiting for the other party to speak, Hongjun, holding the pangu banner, charged towards the Yin Yang Ancestor.
"It seems even if this old Daoist doesn't act, Fellow Daoist Hongjun can take them down himself."
The sudden words echoed in his ears. Ancestor Qiankun felt a chill run through his body.
Behind him, a person had suddenly appeared at some unknown time.
Without hesitation, he swung the qiankun ruler behind him with all his might.
Ancestor Yangmei's calm smile remained unchanged. He casually parried Ancestor Qiankun's attack, then with a flick of his wrist, the qiankun ruler disappeared.
Taking a step, he arrived in front of Ancestor Qiankun and threw a punch that shattered space inch by inch. Ancestor Qiankun flew backward without any power to resist, his Daoist robe torn.
He looked at Ancestor Yangmei with a horrified expression. This punch had stunned him, a top-tier Late-stage Hunyuan Golden Immortal mighty expert.
He had an innate supreme treasure protecting him, so why could a pair of fists leave him defenseless?
Even if this person was Ancestor Yangmei, he couldn't understand!
Ancestor Qiankun couldn't understand; the Yangmei Old Ancestor now was completely different from the one in his memory.
During the Fierce Beast Calamity, although Yangmei Old Ancestor was strong, he was definitely not as terrifying as he was now.
Every move the Yangmei Old Ancestor made brought him an endless sense of oppression, making him feel completely unable to strike.
The punch Yangmei Old Ancestor just threw was completely comparable to, or even surpassed, the power of an attack he launched using an Innate Spirit Treasure.
He didn't know if that strike was some kind of Divine Ability.
Yangmei Old Ancestor ignored Ancestor Qiankun's horrified gaze and calmly put away the Formation Flag of the Yin Yang Annihilation Array.
He was very satisfied with his performance just now. The Martial Dao Realm of the Hunyuan Early Stage was indeed extraordinary.
In his eyes, the Martial Dao was a Cultivation system that allowed one to unleash their full power through their own body.
Unlike the Martial Dao, the Immortal Dao requires the use of Divine Abilities or Spirit Treasures to unleash one's strongest fighting power.
"So Fellow Daoist Yangmei has also arrived. It seems Fellow Daoist Yin Yang and I won't be able to survive this calamity."
Ancestor Qiankun slowly stood up and looked into the distance. The original Yin Yang Annihilation Great Array had disappeared, and Yin Yang Ancestor was currently resisting Hongjun's assault.
The moment Yin Yang Ancestor saw Yangmei Old Ancestor, a feeling of despair involuntarily rose in his heart.
This feeling intensified, especially after seeing Ancestor Qiankun defeated so overwhelmingly.
A portion of Hongjun's Divine Thought had been focused on Ancestor Qiankun the entire time, so he naturally saw every move Yangmei Old Ancestor made.
Undoubtedly, his previous perception was correct: Yangmei Old Ancestor had become stronger. Hongjun felt extremely solemn, having raised Yangmei's threat level to be on par with Luohu.
Some people just can't stand not being talked about. Soon after Hongjun thought of Luohu, monstrous Devilish Qi appeared once again outside the Formation he had set up.
"Heh heh, I knew your objective wasn't that simple, Hongjun."
A smug smile appeared on Luohu's face, and the god slaying spear in his hand attacked the Formation blocking him with full force.
Luohu had originally left, but he had left behind a wisp of Divine Thought when departing, and unexpectedly, it really paid off.
After realizing the change occurring here, Luohu immediately tore open space and rushed over. Although the situation looked bad, there was still room for salvation.
Although he didn't know Hongjun's goal, he had to stop him no matter what. Especially since two innate supreme treasures were involved this time; if Hongjun obtained even one of them, it would be a headache for a long time.
Every innate supreme treasure possesses infinite wondrous uses, and no one knows if one might yield unexpected effects in future battles.
Inside the Formation, Hongjun heard the sound, looked over, and his face darkened.
"Fellow Daoist Luohu is truly worthy of Cultivating the Demonic Path; you really have a ghostly, lingering quality."
He hadn't expected Luohu to actually be watching this place all along. Now, he could only take down Yin Yang Ancestor as quickly as possible and let everything settle.
Thinking of this, Hongjun's offensive intensified several times over. Mountains and rivers turned into nothingness under the full confrontation of the two Quasi-Sages.
At the same time, Hongjun looked at Yangmei Old Ancestor and quickly said, "I trouble Fellow Daoist to quickly deal with Ancestor Qiankun and then join me in taking down Yin Yang Ancestor."
"Alright."
Yangmei Old Ancestor withdrew his gaze from Hongjun and Luohu, offering no objection.
"I originally wanted to let Fellow Daoist enjoy the magnificent mountains and rivers of the Great Desolation a little longer, but due to sudden changes, I can only invite Fellow Daoist into my space for a brief chat."
"Fellow Daoist Qiankun, hold on! As long as Fellow Daoist Luohu breaks the Formation, we will have a chance to survive this calamity."
Luohu's arrival gave Yin Yang Ancestor hope. While struggling to resist Hongjun, he continuously encouraged Ancestor Qiankun, even though he knew it would be difficult to hold back Yangmei Old Ancestor.
He had seen everything that happened just now, but... what if?
"Haha, since Fellow Daoist Yin Yang thinks so highly of me, I can't let Fellow Daoist down."
Worlds opened up by Ancestor Qiankun, and Innate Spirit Treasures he had refined previously, floated beside him.
He knew these things were useless against Yangmei Old Ancestor, so after protecting himself with the qiankun cauldron, Ancestor Qiankun flew toward the Formation set up by Hongjun at the fastest speed possible.
During this time, Spirit Treasures and Minor Thousand Worlds and Major Thousand Worlds self-destructed, attempting to delay Yangmei Old Ancestor and buy him a chance to approach the Formation.
His eyes were filled with determination.
The self-destruction of the Innate Spirit Treasures and worlds caused the space around Ancestor Qiankun to shatter piece by piece, but Yangmei Old Ancestor always managed to appear in front of him, forcing Ancestor Qiankun to constantly dodge.
Outside the Formation, Luohu saw this scene and knew that Yin Yang Ancestor and Ancestor Qiankun wouldn't be able to resist much longer. He hardened his heart and planned to summon the four swords of zhu xian.
Just at this moment.
"Alas."
A soft sigh echoed in the hearts of the top Great Powers present.
At the same time, the Great Sun in the sky dimmed for an instant. The original sky had vanished sometime unknown, replaced by the boundless Starry Sky.
Wang Chen, who had been watching this place, finally chose to act. Given the current situation, if he didn't intervene, there would be no turnaround unless Luohu set up the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
Endless Starlight transformed into a long sword connecting heaven and earth, using the three Divine Artifacts of the Zhou Tian Star Sword Formation as its tip to pierce through everything, easily breaking through the Formation set up by Hongjun before anyone else could react.
The sudden attack caught everyone present off guard. In a flash, the Gigantic Star Sword connecting heaven and earth had shattered the Formation and was pointing directly at Hongjun.
With such a powerful attack approaching, Hongjun could only reluctantly give up pursuing Yin Yang Ancestor to block the Star Sword descending from the Starry Sky.
At this moment, the gaze of the entire Great Desolation turned toward this place. The radiance on this Star Sword was comparable to a second Great Sun.
"That really is a grand gesture."
Yangmei Old Ancestor, holding Ancestor Qiankun captive, looked up at the Star Sword, shaking his head with a seemingly helpless smile.
"That location is Qiankun Cave. It looks like Great Emperor Ziwei is fighting others."
Wang Chen's strike shook the Primordial World, drawing the gazes of countless living beings.
The Ancestral Dragon, Beginning Qilin, and Yuan Phoenix gathered together at the first opportunity. Having experienced fighting against other top experts together multiple times, the relationship between the three clans had inexplicably improved quite a bit.
"Demon Ancestor Luohu is there, and Hongjun and others are there too. I don't know what happened to cause Great Emperor Ziwei, who usually stays in the starry sky and ignores worldly affairs, to take action."
Yuan Phoenix's gaze was very solemn. Her intuition told her that a major event was taking place, and she really wanted to go over there to see what exactly was happening.
"Great Emperor Ziwei has helped us many times. Now, we cannot just stand by and watch. Why don't we go over and take a look, and do what we can."
There was a hint of struggle in Beginning Qilin's gaze as he looked toward Qiankun Cave, but after just a moment, he made up his mind and spoke.
To the surprise of the Ancestral Dragon and Yuan Phoenix, these words were spoken by Beginning Qilin first. The two of them had already intended to go over and investigate, so they decisively agreed.
"Good."
Just as the Ancestral Dragon, Beginning Qilin, and Yuan Phoenix turned into streams of light and rushed toward Qiankun Cave, Hongjun was fully exerting the pangu banner to deal with that sword of stars.
His Late Stage Quasi-Saint cultivation erupted with full force, and the pangu banner in his hand displayed an unprecedented appearance.
Chaos Qi dissipated from the pangu banner, and the Chaos Qi flowed ceaselessly upon it. The vast and majestic aura instantly spread to who knows where; even Golden Immortals separated by infinite distance trembled under this might.
Its infinite power pierced through time and space. At this moment, if the pangu banner wanted to annihilate a Grand Unity Golden Immortal, a single simple Sword Qi of Chaos would likely suffice.
To unleash such powerful might from the pangu banner, even for Hongjun at the Late Stage Quasi-Saint level, was extremely strenuous. But this time, he was truly angry.
Seeing that his plan was about to succeed only to be interrupted again by this sudden attack, even with Hongjun's Heart-Nature, he was stirred by a nameless fire.
No matter who the newcomer was, he must teach them a lesson they would never forget for the rest of their life. This was the truest thought in Hongjun's heart.
Hongjun waved gently, and the pangu banner traced an arcane trajectory in the Void Realm. In an instant, heaven and earth went silent, and a Heaven-Opening Blade completely different from the previous one was slashed out.
The moment it appeared, Wang Chen knew that all things in this world, whether tangible or intangible, would be split in two by this Heaven-Opening Blade.
At this moment, Wang Chen felt that he still lacked defensive Spirit Treasures. However, although Hongjun's Heaven-Opening Blade was strong, it did not transcend the Quasi-Saint Realm; it was just quite troublesome to deal with.
Wang Chen's right hand transformed into a sword finger and pointed downward; the sun moon crystal wheel behind him, radiating thousands of brilliant lights, fell in response.
For a moment, many living beings gazing at the starry sky felt that a new sun and a new moon had suddenly appeared in the sky.
This newly appeared sun radiated blinding golden brilliance. Although its radiance was scorching, it gave people a very sacred feeling. Living beings who saw it felt their souls had been cleansed, becoming much purer and flawless.
The moon that appeared at the same time radiated bright and cold moonlight; its radiance made people's minds tranquil, quietly soothing the fearful hearts of all living beings.
At the same time, the star chart slowly unfolded behind Wang Chen, perfectly merging into the starry sky. In an instant, vast celestial light descended from the starry sky.
The stars became exceptionally bright at this moment. Infinite star power was mobilized by Wang Chen and added to the Zhou Tian Star Sword Formation, and a vast starlight connecting heaven and earth was added to the sword of stars.
The Sun Star and Taiyin Star also descended boundless divine radiance to add to the sun moon crystal wheel.
For a World God, ten thousand thoughts in an instant is commonplace. It seemed like Wang Chen had made many preparations, but these were all completed within a single thought.
Since Hongjun had chosen to attack, Wang Chen did not intend to defend. Next, it would be a matter of seeing whose methods were superior.
Amidst countless gazes of extreme shock, the Heaven-Opening Blade and the sword of stars collided fiercely, and boundless divine light erupted from between the two.
The dissipated aftermath turned hundreds of millions of miles of mountains and earth into nothingness. After sensing the attacks from both sides, Old Ancestor Yin and Yang immediately turned around and ran.
He felt very fortunate in his heart that Hongjun had not used this move against him; he knew clearly that it would be absolutely impossible for him to withstand this strike.
His refinement and comprehension of the taiji diagram were far from reaching the level of Hongjun.
Although that divine light was blinding, it could not stop top experts at the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal level from seeing the situation inside.
The two stalemated in mid-air for a moment, and the sword of stars seemed to be faltering slightly. If not for the sun moon crystal wheel holding the front, it would likely have been split in two by the Heaven-Opening Blade immediately.
Wang Chen saw at once that although this sword of stars had great momentum, it was not condensed. He reached out and grasped the air toward the bottom from a distance, and a clangorous sword cry immediately rang through heaven and earth.
The originally huge sword of stars slowly shrank. Not long after, the situation that had been slightly faltering was leveled. As time passed, the Heaven-Opening Blade lacked subsequent support and faintly showed signs of collapse.
Hongjun, holding the pangu banner, looked at this scene with an extremely ugly expression. His gaze pierced through infinite time and space to meet Wang Chen's from across the starry sky.
Hongjun did not understand why this Great Emperor Ziwei, whom he had never met, would suddenly appear to stop his plan.
What made him feel even worse was that the other party had clearly only appeared in this kalpa, yet by this time, they already possessed the power to contend with him.
That strike just now was already the result of the Good Corpse and Evil Corpse assisting in secret. It was already very difficult to slash out such an attack again, as his refinement of the pangu banner had not yet reached the level where he could unleash such power at will.
The opponent's attack clearly had the support of the starry sky; in a prolonged war of attrition, he was at a disadvantage.
Helpless, Hongjun could only look toward Old Ancestor Yang Mei, hoping that this Fellow Daoist could give him some help.
Above the starry sky, Wang Chen watched Hongjun's constantly changing expression and found it quite interesting.
This could not help but make him recall the past. Once upon a time, he had needed to look up to these top experts.
In their words, he was just a "little friend." When he first spent time with Old Ancestor Yang Mei, he was extremely cautious, fearing that the other party would pry into his own secrets.
He did not expect that in such a short time, he would be able to step by step reach the point where he could face this group of top experts directly, and even reach the level of contending with the most powerful few among them.
Thinking of this, his mood suddenly became very pleasant. Wherever his gaze landed, he felt that the Great Dao of heaven and earth had become much clearer.
"Fellow Daoist Yang Mei, could you lend a hand? Afterward, I will count it as me owing you a piece of Karma."
Looking at the Heaven-Opening Blade that could no longer hold on, Hongjun finally spoke to Old Ancestor Yang Mei.
In his heart, he and Old Ancestor Yang Mei had once fought side by side, and their friendship was not bad; surely, it should not be difficult to get help.
Thinking of this, he felt a bit more confident.
Who would have known...
"Apologies, this time this old Daoist cannot take action to help Fellow Daoist Hongjun deal with Fellow Daoist Ziwei."
The unexpected refusal left Hongjun stunned, his heart full of disbelief. However, upon a second thought, he realized that Great Emperor Ziwei must have a good relationship with Old Ancestor Yang Mei.
"Haha, Hongjun, you have such a day too! The friendship between Great Emperor Ziwei and Fellow Daoist Yang Mei is likely deeper than yours. Why would he take action to help you? It would be good enough if they didn't attack you together."
Ancestor Qiankun, who was in the hands of Old Ancestor Yang Mei, could not help but laugh out loud upon seeing Hongjun suffer a setback, with a look of gratification on his face.
"Ah~"
Suddenly, a scream came from a great distance away. Everyone looked toward the sound, and all their expressions changed greatly. For some reason, Old Ancestor Yin and Yang had been stabbed by a spear from Demon Ancestor Luohu.
He was on the verge of dying at the hands of Demon Ancestor Luohu.
"Fellow Daoist Ziwei, why don't we call a temporary truce? You wouldn't want someone else to steal the fruit, would you?"
"Agreed."
Hongjun and Wang Chen completed their exchange in a single thought, then simultaneously withdrew their attacks.
Old Ancestor Yangmei's movements were faster than both of them; the moment he sensed something was wrong, he rushed over.
But it was ultimately too late. Currently, Old Ancestor Yin Yang was severely injured and completely unable to withstand Luohu's attack.
Just as all the Magic Treasure in Old Ancestor Yin Yang's hands were suppressed by the four swords of zhu xian, and the god slaying spear was about to kill Old Ancestor Yin Yang in one strike—
"Fellow Daoist, show mercy."
Wang Chen's voice arrived before the others had finished, resounding in Luohu's ears. The moment Luohu heard this voice, he felt a sudden trance, and the god slaying spear in his hand subconsciously shifted slightly.
By the time he regained his senses, although Old Ancestor Yin Yang's Physical Body and Primordial Spirit had been annihilated by his spear, his true spirit still remained.
And Old Ancestor Yangmei had already gathered it into his palm; there was no longer any chance to act.
At this moment, Luohu finally understood the feeling Hongjun had just experienced—seeing a plan about to succeed, only to have it spoiled by someone at the very last second.
Three figures surrounded Luohu, their gazes all intentionally or unintentionally looking towards the taiji diagram suppressed by the four swords of zhu xian.
Luohu's gaze, however, was fixed on the ziwei fate plate above Wang Chen's head. Just now, this Great Emperor Ziwei had used the power of this Innate Spirit Treasure to unleash a Divine Ability, thereby affecting him.
"Hmph, an Innate Spirit Treasure related to Karma and fate. You are very good."
Luohu said this while gritting his teeth.
Wang Chen smiled slightly upon hearing this but did not reply, because someone present was more anxious than him.
Among the four top experts currently on the scene, he had offended two of them to death in such a short time; it was truly something to celebrate.
Wang Chen did not want to detonate these two powder kegs right now.
Sure enough, as soon as Luohu finished speaking, Hongjun spoke up impatiently.
"Under these circumstances, Fellow Daoist Yin Yang still has his true spirit remaining, so he must be fated not to die. Since the owner of the Spirit Treasure has not completely perished, I wonder if Daoist Friend Luohu could return the Spirit Treasure to its owner?"
"Hmph, this innate supreme treasure has already reached my hands. Do you think there is any possibility of returning it?"
"Why not wait until Fellow Daoist Yin Yang returns from Reincarnation, and I will then consider whether to return it."
Luohu sneered, not following Hongjun's lead at all.
"Since that is the case, I can only suppress Daoist Friend Luohu here, and we will take it ourselves when the time comes."
Hongjun looked at Luohu with unkind eyes. The myriad heavens celebration cloud appeared above his head, shedding endless immortal light, while strands of Chaos Qi swirled around the pangu banner in his hand. Clearly, if Luohu did not give him a satisfactory answer, he was going to attack.
Luohu scanned the surroundings with an extremely gloomy expression. The three people opposite him were not weak; he didn't know his chances of winning against even one, and if the three of them joined forces, he would likely have to use his trump card today.
A fierce light flickered in Luohu's eyes. He was considering the possibility of unleashing the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation to turn the three of them into ashes.
However, after looking around, he chose to struggle a bit more in his heart.
The three opposite him were not simple, and the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation had not yet reached its maximum power, so it was still somewhat risky.
"I can understand Fellow Daoist Hongjun's desire for this innate supreme treasure, the taiji diagram."
"I can also understand Fellow Daoist Ziwei's desire to stand up for Old Ancestor Yin Yang. Since that is the case, why don't the three of us decide the outcome, and the final winner takes this innate supreme treasure?"
Luohu suppressed the murderous intent in his heart, and his tone softened a bit, attempting to divide the three of them.
He couldn't win a three-on-one fight, but didn't he have a chance in a chaotic battle between the three?
If Old Ancestor Yangmei helped Hongjun attack, perhaps he and Great Emperor Ziwei could briefly join forces.
Luohu's intentions were clear to everyone present at a glance, but the helplessness was that they were not of one mind either.
Hongjun's wariness of Wang Chen was no less than that of Luohu and Old Ancestor Yangmei.
Since Luohu had said so, he could only turn his gaze to this Great Emperor Ziwei to see what his attitude was.
Wang Chen pondered for a moment, sighed, and looked at Luohu and Hongjun.
"Since we all want to obtain the taiji diagram, this battle is unavoidable."
"However, how this battle is fought is in the hands of myself and Fellow Daoist Hongjun."
Wang Chen looked at Luohu with a smile, shattering his last bit of wishful thinking.
Hongjun immediately understood Wang Chen's meaning: no matter which of them obtained the taiji diagram, the final winner would not be Luohu.
"Very well. Even so, let us first seize the taiji diagram from Luohu's hands, and then we can discuss subsequent matters."
After pondering for a moment, Hongjun reached a consensus with Wang Chen.
In an instant, Luohu's face turned so gloomy it seemed like water could drip from it. After thinking for a long time, he still felt it was not the time to expose the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation.
Endure for this moment; as long as the Immortal Slaying Sword Formation is completely formed, he would be able to exact revenge sooner or later.
"Since that's the case, the taiji diagram is yours. I will remember this grudge."
"I would like to see which of you can become the final winner."
Luohu left the taiji diagram suppressed by the four swords of zhu xian in place, then turned into a stream of light and disappeared into the horizon.
Old Ancestor Yin Yang's yin yang mirror was taken away by him; neither Hongjun nor Wang Chen spoke up to demand it.
The most important thing now was the taiji diagram left in place; they were holding each other in check and would not, and could not, act to keep Luohu.
Once they moved to intercept Luohu, the innate supreme treasure taiji diagram left behind would be obtained by the other party.
"Daoist Friend Luohu truly lives up to being a practitioner of the Demonic Path; his mind is indeed full of tricks, running away with the benefits while leaving us two here to guard against each other."
Wang Chen shifted his gaze from the taiji diagram and looked at Hongjun with a smile.
"Fellow Daoist Ziwei is absolutely right. The Demonic Path has always been cruel and cunning; Fellow Daoist, you need to be on your guard."
While guarding against Wang Chen, Hongjun watched Old Ancestor Yangmei take the taiji diagram. To be honest, he was still very nervous; he was not sure if Old Ancestor Yangmei would fulfill that Karma and hand the taiji diagram over to him.
At this moment, Hongjun was both nervous and expectant.
After Old Ancestor Yangmei took the taiji diagram and looked at it for a few moments, he paid it no further attention and handed it to Hongjun.
"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, with this, I have repaid the Karma from back then. This old Daoist will take his leave."
After saying this, Old Ancestor Yangmei's figure merged into space and disappeared.
What surprised Hongjun was that Wang Chen had not stopped Old Ancestor Yangmei's actions from beginning to end; he did not know what plans the other party had in mind.
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Luohu and Yangmei Old Ancestor had not traveled far, as they were curious about how the subsequent events would unfold.
At the same time, Zulong and the other two had also arrived at this location quite a while ago, but they dared not rashly intervene and were now observing from afar.
"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, I will not make things difficult for you. You must have already experienced the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array with the three clans. As long as you can break this array today, you may take the taiji diagram and leave safely. How about that?"
Following Wang Chen's voice, four jade seals slowly appeared in the four directions of heaven and earth.
Each jade seal had endless divine light flowing incessantly upon it, with countless profound divine patterns looming on their surfaces. Even an ordinary Grand Unity Golden Immortal would feel their Divine Soul grow dizzy after gazing at them for a few moments.
These jade seals seemed to be in harmony with heaven and earth; it was clearly visible that they represented Earth, Water, Fire, and Wind, respectively.
Hongjun's expression was exceptionally grave. He had known that things would not be so simple, but since matters had reached this point, he would not give up.
If he had not yet obtained the taiji diagram, he would have had many misgivings. Now that the taiji diagram was in his possession, he would not hesitate to expose some of his trump cards.
Human hearts are just like this; one is naturally unwilling to easily part with what is already in their grasp, especially since his situation was different from Luohu's.
This taiji diagram concerned his own Dao and future plans; it absolutely could not be lost.
"Great Emperor Ziwei, the array has already been set. Even if this old Daoist does not agree, you will not let me leave, right?"
Subsequently, Hongjun glanced around at the four jade seals, then looked at Wang Chen and said with a calm expression.
"Today, let this old Daoist see how your Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array differs from the one deployed by the three clans."
Wang Chen knew that Hongjun possessed the trump card of Slaying the Three Corpses. However, in the Face of the complete version of the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array, three peak Quasi-Saint powerhouses were still somewhat lacking.
Unless Hongjun could immediately slay the remaining corpse and break through to the Quasi-Saint Perfection Realm.
Although the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array previously deployed by the Black Emperor was powerful, it was still not the complete version. This time, he would let the Primordial Great Land see the true Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array.
Wang Chen had a confident smile on his Face. The supreme-grade innate spirit treasure star chart transformed into stars surrounding him, the sun moon crystal wheel hung behind him, and the ziwei fate plate cast down purple radiance to protect him.
Wang Chen was not a pedantic person. If the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array truly could not stop Hongjun, he would have no choice but to deploy the Great Array of Heavenly Stars to let Hongjun experience it.
"It will."
As his voice fell, the Earth Seal transformed into a stream of light and merged into the Primordial Great Land, the Water Seal merged into the water veins, the Fire Seal hung in the high heavens and slowly overlapped with the sun, and the Wind Seal transformed into the gentle breeze of heaven and earth, becoming indistinguishable from it.
In an instant, Hongjun felt the heaven and earth shift, but after sweeping his gaze around, he found that it seemed as if nothing had changed.
Hongjun frowned. He had experienced the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array once, and not much time had passed since then, but the feeling between the two instances was completely different.
From the previous Sword Qi of stars, it was clear that this Great Emperor Ziwei was not simple and was quite proficient in the path of Formations.
Hongjun dared not be careless and sacrificed several Spirit Treasures to protect himself. While wielding the pangu banner to slash out Chaos Sword Qi to attack Wang Chen, he also directed some attacks toward the surrounding heaven and earth.
Something had definitely changed, and Hongjun intended to test it out.
Wang Chen would naturally not sit and wait for death. Not only would he not do so, but he immediately launched the most extreme offensive against Hongjun from the start.
One divine mountain after another rose from the ground to block the Chaos Sword Qi one by one. At the same time, a towering divine mountain appeared out of thin air above Hongjun's head and pressed down on him.
The ground beneath his feet had, at some point, turned into pitch-black, calm river water.
A feeling that all things would fall into it emerged in Hongjun's heart, and his figure stumbled in mid-air.
At this moment, Hongjun realized that the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array presided over by Wang Chen could truly allow all phenomena to be born and destroyed within it at will.
It had even reached the point where it could evolve into whatever he wanted it to be.
The pitch-black river water below had an extraordinary origin; even with his cultivation at the Quasi-Saint Late Stage, he was somewhat unable to control his figure.
Below was the boundless Weak Water, and above was the towering divine mountain suppressing him. Now, he could be said to be trapped in this place and had to find a way to resolve this crisis.
Hongjun hurriedly let the green lotus precious color flag resist the Weak Water while waving the pangu banner, sending several Heaven-Opening Blades to slash toward the towering divine mountain directly above.
However, just before the towering divine mountain collided with the Heaven-Opening Blade, the mountain suddenly disappeared, replaced by the nine heavens fierce winds that swept toward Hongjun.
Although the Heaven-Opening Blade annihilated a large swath of the nine heavens fierce winds, they seemed endless and were replenished in the blink of an eye.
While inwardly cursing Wang Chen for being cunning, Hongjun brandished the pangu banner to isolate all the nine heavens fierce winds.
With the green lotus precious color flag resisting the Weak Water, the Weak Water below no longer had any effect on him.
The nine heavens fierce winds could not do anything to him either, and Hongjun quickly stabilized the situation.
"Is Fellow Daoist Hongjun satisfied with this welcome gift from this Emperor?"
Wang Chen's voice, tinged with a smile, came from the Void Realm, but before Hongjun could speak, the attacks within the array shifted once again.
Within the nine heavens fierce winds, dots of bright golden flames emerged, and in the blink of an eye, they filled the entire horizon.
In this Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array, the nine heavens fierce winds actually blended perfectly with the True Fire of the Sun and swept toward Hongjun.
Seeing this, Hongjun's expression changed. The power of the pangu banner in his hand grew even stronger as he slashed out a powerful Heaven-Opening Blade, while his gaze turned toward Wang Chen.
Hongjun knew he could not be dragged here, or he would surely be exhausted to death by the opponent.
Wang Chen's gaze met Hongjun's, and he sneered inwardly. Want to charge over? It is not that simple.
At some point, a faint crescent moon had appeared within the Weak Water. Just as Hongjun was waving the pangu banner with all his might to annihilate the nine heavens fierce winds and True Fire of the Sun, the sun moon crystal wheel had already quietly appeared behind Hongjun.
An extreme sense of crisis emerged in his heart. Hongjun immediately abandoned his original plan and fully mobilized the myriad heavens celebration cloud and the green lotus precious color flag to resist the attack.
However, Wang Chen had brewed this attack for a long time, so how could he let Hongjun get through it easily? The sun crystal wheel, which had silently merged into the surrounding True Fire of the Sun, also bared its fangs at the same time.
The Weak Water became even deeper, and the towering divine mountain appeared once again, falling from above.
Countless offensive forces launched the fiercest attacks against Hongjun at the same time.
But this was not the end. Acting on the principle of 'taking advantage of your illness to kill you,' Wang Chen held the ziwei fate plate, his gaze full of smiles as he looked at Hongjun.
"Fellow Daoist Hongjun, wait a moment."
The great Divine Ability of'Speak the Law' combined with the ziwei fate plate, and in the dark, fate changed slightly.
Wang Chen had just influenced Luohu through this great Divine Ability, and Hongjun naturally remembered it deeply, his heart constantly guarding against this ability.
However, he was currently unable to attend to other things; the relentless attacks were already difficult for him to handle.
Although he had the intention to protect his mind and did not want to be affected by this great Divine Ability, and his protective Spirit Treasures possessed the power to be immune to all laws, the ziwei fate plate in Wang Chen's hand was no pushover.
Despite all his precautions, Hongjun ultimately fell for this great Divine Ability. His mind was in a trance for a moment, and the pangu banner he was waving paused for an instant.
Hongjun's Good Corpse and Evil Corpse knew that if they did not use their trump cards, it would be impossible to get out of this Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array.
Seeing numerous attacks approaching simultaneously, but Hongjun being in a trance at the most critical moment, they could only step out from Hongjun's body, each holding an Innate Spirit Treasure to jointly resist Wang Chen's attacks.
Wang Chen saw this, and a smile flashed across his eyes. Unsurprisingly, with the help of his Good Corpse and Evil Corpse, Hongjun successfully resisted this wave of attacks.
But a part of Wang Chen's goal had been achieved. Under his control, the gazes of the top powerhouses outside who were constantly watching this place could finally look in. Upon entering, the most obvious thing was the Good Corpse and Evil Corpse beside Hongjun.
Although it was only for an instant before the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array cut off their sight again, everyone present was no Mortal, and they all saw some clues.
"Haha, it seems Fellow Daoist Hongjun is in a bad situation. Such a trump card has been exposed."
At this moment, there was no trace of gloom on Luohu's Face; the smile on his Face could not be concealed no matter what.
In the end, he had still profited this time: he obtained a supreme-grade innate spirit treasure and learned of a trump card in the hands of his old rival, Hongjun.
Even the slight displeasure in his heart over losing the innate supreme treasure that was within his grasp had vanished completely.
"Fellow Daoist Yangmei, have you seen any clues? I observed that those two Incarnations possess the same Realm and strength as the main body."
Luohu looked at Yangmei Old Ancestor; he was naturally asking about the two strange Incarnations beside Hongjun that looked similar to him.
Yangmei Old Ancestor pondered for a long time after hearing this before speaking.
"There are two possibilities. The first is that it is a unique Incarnation Divine Ability, but this possibility is the smallest."
"The most likely one is a cultivation method created by Fellow Daoist Hongjun in order to Attain the Dao as a Hun Yuan Golden Immortal."
Luohu nodded upon hearing this, quite agreeing with Yangmei Old Ancestor's view.
"Thinking about it now, this method should be related to Innate Spirit Treasures, otherwise Fellow Daoist Hongjun would not be so obsessed with an innate supreme treasure."
After speaking, Luohu even sneered.
"For this, Fellow Daoist Hongjun did not even hesitate to take action against Fellow Daoist Yin and Yang."
Luohu's gaze toward the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array fluctuated. Since he knew that Hongjun was collecting innate supreme treasures to Attain the Dao as a Hun Yuan Golden Immortal, then he, Luohu, would definitely not let Hongjun leave safely.
At the same time, Luohu was even more wary of Great Emperor Ziwei. Even his old rival had been forced to reveal his trump card; his strength had already gained his recognition.
It was just that Great Emperor Ziwei's two strikes both relied on the power of the Formation, so his own strength should be slightly weaker.
Now that he thought back, the Dao Rhyme fluctuations on Great Emperor Ziwei's body did not seem to be the same as either the Immortal or Demon paths.
It was actually very similar to the aura of the Divine Dao that had spread from the three clans.
Thinking this way, everything seemed to make sense. This Great Emperor Ziwei should be the creator of the Divine Dao, and he was on good terms with the three clans, so the three clans received the Legacy of the Divine Dao.
The Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array used to deal with him was undoubtedly given to the three clans by Great Emperor Ziwei.
Then there was no need to wonder about the identity of the person who helped the three clans set up the Formation before.
Thinking of this, Luohu could not help but grit his teeth and shot a cold glance at Zulong and the other two.
"It seems the Demon Ancestor already knows the origin of the Formation. I wonder if it will bring any trouble to Fellow Daoist Ziwei."
Yuanfeng frowned slightly.
"Rest assured, since Fellow Daoist Ziwei dared to reveal it, he is not afraid of the Demon Ancestor Luohu's revenge."
"You must know that Fellow Daoist Ziwei is not even afraid of Hongjun now, would he be afraid of the Demon Ancestor?"
Zulong explained with a smile upon hearing this.
Yuanfeng did not reply. She was actually afraid that Hongjun and Luohu would join forces to deal with Great Emperor Ziwei, but since Luohu was not far away, she would not say anything more.
"Fellow Daoist Yangmei, who do you think will be the final winner of this battle?"
Luohu looked at Yangmei Old Ancestor on the other side, intending to probe for information to see if he could get some information about Great Emperor Ziwei.
"Haha, Fellow Daoist Luohu, you have asked the wrong person. This old Daoist is not in the middle of it, so how would I know who is stronger and who is weaker?"
Yangmei Old Ancestor would not answer such a question and casually brushed it off.
Luohu looked at Yangmei Old Ancestor with deep meaning.
He could think of two possibilities regarding Hongjun's topic, but when it came to Great Emperor Ziwei, it was just 'this old Daoist does not know'.
It was obvious who Yangmei Old Ancestor had a better relationship with.
Little did he know, Yangmei Old Ancestor was currently recalling the scenes of Great Emperor Ziwei's growth.
Those who did not know the specific situation would marvel at his growth speed, but he, who knew a lot of news through True Man Kong Ming, was even more amazed.
When they first met, the other party was still a Grand Unity Golden Immortal. Now, not even one Calamity had passed, and the other party could already fight back and forth with the top powerhouses like them who had attained the Hun Yuan Golden Immortal Realm in the previous Calamity.
His growth speed was unparalleled in the Primordial Great Land. One must know that the cultivation speed of Zulong and the others was already considered top-tier in the Primordial Great Land, but a comparison revealed the gap.
One must know that the three clans had already emerged during the Fierce Beast Calamity.
After the scene quieted down, many top powerhouses pondered carefully and fell into silence. They truly could not understand why this Great Emperor Ziwei cultivated so quickly.
Especially Zulong, Yuanfeng, and Shiqilin. By now, how could they not see that Great Emperor Ziwei was not some Early Stage World God at all? He was already able to fight with the Quasi-Saint Late Stage Hongjun and even force out the other party's trump card.
For a time, the three of them felt a bit bitter, and they even doubted their original choices. Was their all-in choice wrong?
Especially Yuanfeng; she had talked with the Vermilion Bird under the mythical tree for a long time. Now, thinking back on the original conversation, it had a different flavor.
"You little ones need not overthink it. Every living being has their own path. Even if you walk the wrong one, you can just change to another; there is no need to question your choice."
Yangmei Old Ancestor saw that the Dao Hearts of Zulong and the other three were shaken, so he quickly spoke to straighten them out.
His words contained the sound of the Great Dao, and soon Zulong and the other three broke free from their self-doubt.
"Thank you, Senior Yangmei, for your help."
After calming down, the three of them hurriedly bowed to Yangmei Old Ancestor.
"It is nothing; this old Daoist only acted for the sake of Fellow Daoist Ziwei."
Yangmei Old Ancestor shook his head slightly to indicate it was not a big deal, then his gaze turned to the Myriad Phenomena Life and Death Great Array, but his words did not stop.
"Cultivation is a process of constant transformation and growth. There will inevitably be many twists and turns in this, and sometimes you may even take the wrong path. Realizing it in time and starting over is not a bad choice."
Zulong, Shiqilin, and Yuanfeng all looked thoughtful upon hearing this