Primordial Era: I, the Spiritual Stone Monkey, was born ahead of schedule to seize the throne.

Chapter 48 The Lich War: The Recruitment of Disciples is in Progress

With this roar, Taiqing and Yuanshi's expressions changed drastically, because the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner actually trembled, trying to fly towards Pangu's true form.

The two were horrified and quickly retrieved the treasure back into their primordial spirits.

The three flowers exerted all their strength to suppress it, which prevented the Taiji diagram and the Pangu Banner from flying away.

But the two of them were terrified and broke out in a cold sweat.

We almost lost a priceless treasure!

While Pangu's true body did not recall the Taiji Diagram and the Pangu Banner, Taiyi's Chaos Bell appeared in Pangu's true body's hands.

Then, the boundless malevolent energy of heaven and earth condensed continuously, instantly forming a gigantic divine axe.

Pangu's Axe!

shuh~

Pangu's true form suddenly opened his eyes, and veins as thick as mountains bulged on his arms.

"The creation of heaven and earth!"

With a deafening roar that shook the heavens and the earth, Pangu's axe was raised with seemingly slow but actually swift movements, cleaving towards the starry sky.

The axe blade swept across the sky, splitting the starry heavens in two.

Click-clack~

The entire Thirty-Three Heavens Heavenly Court was immediately overwhelmed and emitted a violent cracking sound.

It seems like it's about to disintegrate at any moment.

Just as the starry sky and Pangu's axe were about to collide, an immense and terrifying pressure appeared in the void.

Vast and boundless.

In an instant, the starry sky and the attack of Pangu's axe were frozen.

The liches engaged in battle were all immobilized, and the fighting ceased.

All the cultivators below the Quasi-Saint level couldn't help but kneel down.

Shivering.

Even a quasi-saint felt a pang of fear.

Everyone couldn't help but look up.

Suddenly, a colossal, dark golden eye appeared in the sky.

Indifferent, ruthless, terrifyingly profound.

Everyone's soul trembled involuntarily.

"This is... the Eye of Heaven!"

Qi Tian felt an overwhelming chill, and the feeling of being an ant spread throughout his body once again.

"Click~"

Suddenly, two terrifying bolts of purple lightning shot out from the Eye of Heaven.

It struck directly at the Star Body and Pangu's True Body.

"Boom!"

Purple lightning flashed across the sky, shattering both the Zhou Tian Star Array and the Twelve Capital Gods and Demons Array.

The Star Body and the God Pangu also disappeared.

The figures of Emperor Jun, Taiyi, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches were revealed.

"Pfft~"

Emperor Jun, Taiyi, and the Twelve Ancestral Witches simultaneously coughed up blood, their auras instantly becoming extremely weak.

The Heavenly Eye, which shattered the Star Body and the True Body of Pangu, disappeared without a trace.

The space became eerily quiet.

Suddenly, boundless purple energy traveled 30,000 miles eastward from the sky, then transformed into an ancient and simple figure.

Daozu Hongjun!

Hongjun remained expressionless, showing neither sorrow nor joy.

Looking at the devastated Heavenly Court, he gently touched it, and a ray of spiritual light instantly entered the Heavenly Court.

Rumble~

The cracks in the ground disappeared, and the mountains and rivers were reshaped.

The dilapidated Heavenly Court was restored to its original state at a speed visible to the naked eye.

Subsequently,

Hongjun glanced at the Wu and Yao clans again and said indifferently:

"All things have their order; from this day forward, demons rule the heavens, and witches govern the earth! For the next ten thousand years, the demon and witch races must not wage war again!"

After saying this, Hongjun waved his hand, and all the Wu tribes in the Heavenly Court disappeared, reappearing on the earth.

After doing all this, Hongjun's figure faded and disappeared.

The cultivators who had rushed out earlier did not return to the Heavenly Court after seeing the Dao Ancestor disappear; instead, they all returned to their own Daoist temples.

With the initial war between the Lich King and the Demon King being stopped by the Dao Ancestor, the primordial world returned to its former tranquility.

But all living beings in the primordial world knew that this was merely the calm before the storm.

Ten thousand years from now, the Lich and Demon races will inevitably clash again.

At that time, even the Heavenly Dao and the Dao Ancestor might not be able to stop it anymore.

"Oh, just one step away!"

Qi Tian was somewhat depressed when he returned to Flower Fruit Mountain.

The axe blow from Pangu's true form was not fully unleashed previously.

So he didn't gain any insight.

The Law of Force is still stuck at the last step.

This made him feel anxious.

Barring unforeseen circumstances, someone will definitely become a saint within 100,000 years.

If he hasn't broken through by then, he'll be in danger.

Thinking of this, Qi Tian couldn't sit still any longer. He got up and was about to go back to the prehistoric world to look for opportunities.

However, just as he stood up, he suddenly remembered something.

With a slight thought, a figure appeared in the Water Curtain Cave.

Wuzhiqi.

"Roar~"

As soon as he appeared, Wuzhiqi charged toward Qitian with a ferocious expression and threw a punch.

However, his strength was simply too low.

A Taiyi Golden Immortal could be crushed with a single finger in front of Qi Tian.

With a flick of a finger.

"Bang!"

Wuzhiqi was thrown back and crashed into the stone wall, then slowly slid down.

My body felt like it was falling apart, and I couldn't move.

He could only lie on the ground, glaring fiercely at Qi Tian.

It's no wonder he's like this. He was imprisoned in that space for tens of thousands of years. If it weren't for the spiritual energy that allowed him to cultivate, he would have become a dried-up corpse long ago!

Even so, he almost went crazy from being so suffocated.

"Hmph~"

Qi Tian snorted coldly, causing Wuzhiqi's primordial spirit to tremble, as if his soul were about to be scattered.

The fierce glint in his eyes vanished instantly, replaced by fear.

Seeing the change in Wuzhiqi, Qi Tian waved his hand and sent a burst of magical power into Wuzhiqi's body, healing his injuries.

"Have you calmed down?"

Having witnessed Qi Tian's power, Wu Zhiqi suppressed his ferocity, his eyes flashing continuously:

"Who are you? Why are you arresting me? Where is my Ruyi Jun Iron Cudgel?"

Qi Tian did not answer Wu Zhiqi's question, but looked at him expressionlessly.

Qi Tian only threw a stick at Wu Zhiqi after he had been stared at so intently that Wu Zhiqi felt a chill run down his spine and was drenched in cold sweat.

"Your iron rod is ruined, here you go!"

Wuzhiqi, who had just received the stick, froze for a moment, then bared his teeth and was about to explode.

But he forcibly suppressed it.

Knowing the opponent's formidable strength, he didn't want to be foolish and lose his life.

Seeing that Wuzhiqi was sensible, Qi Tian nodded and said:

"This staff was crafted by me based on your previous spiritual treasure; it's also called the Ruyi Jun Iron Staff, and it's a top-grade innate spiritual treasure!"

Seeing Wuzhiqi gripping the stick in silence, he paused and continued:

"Although it's not as good as your previous iron cudgel, I won't let you suffer a loss. I'll give you another top-grade innate spiritual treasure for self-defense!"

Qi Tian took out the Ancestral Dragon Pearl, retrieved the primordial spirit imprint within it, and then gave it to Wuzhiqi.

The reason for doing this is not because I'm afraid of karma or anything like that.

If he were truly afraid, he would have destroyed it with a single blow long ago, thus ending all cause and effect.

He had other plans—

He took Wuzhiqi as his disciple.

As a quarter of the Chaos Demon Ape, the Red-Butt Macaque has an extremely high origin, second only to the Three Pure Ones.

He is similar to other innate deities such as Zhen Yuanzi of the Styx River.

Because he took human form too late, and missed the opportunity to hear the Dao Ancestor preach, his cultivation level was much lower.

Their future achievements will be substantial.

He had this idea before he even captured Wuzhiqi.

When he first achieved Quasi-Sainthood by severing his corpse, he looked at the desolate Flower Fruit Mountain and wanted to establish a force.

However, considering the Lich King's cataclysm, he kept the matter to himself.

Of course, now is not the time to build up a power, but that doesn't stop us from taking in some disciples with strong backgrounds.

When the time is right, there's no need to worry about not having a place to put on a show.

That's why he had the patience to use the Qiankun Cauldron to refine treasures for Wuzhiqi and also gave away the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

Wuzhiqi, however, did not show much joy in holding the new Ruyi Jun Iron Rod and the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.

Instead, I felt a little uneasy.

He was just a minor demon.

Although the great demon in front of him had stolen his spiritual treasure, it was now refining treasures for him and giving him treasures as gifts. If it was because of guilt, he would never believe it.

In his mind, there were no good demons in the primordial world!

He was really worried about his future.

Seemingly sensing Wuzhiqi's unease, Qi Tian stopped beating around the bush and went straight to the point:

"Don't overthink it. I'm giving you these things because I want to take you as my apprentice; consider it a gift for your initiation into my master's household! Now, just tell me if you're willing to become my apprentice!"

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Wuzhiqi fell silent for a moment.

He wasn't exactly a newly emerged demon; he had previously roamed the prehistoric world and eventually joined the Demon Court.

I've seen other powerful demons take on disciples, but this method is different.

This isn't accepting, this is coercing!

Judging from the demon's tone and eyes, it seemed like he wanted to devour people.

Would he dare refuse?

(End of this chapter)