Primordial Era: I, Huanglong, have refined all the heavens, and will not join the Chan Sect.

Chapter 266 The Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons to Suppress Spirits Appears!

After the twelve Heavenly Banners and the 1284 Banners formed their respective formations, the earth pillars on which they stood suddenly experienced a surge of spiritual energy, becoming thicker and more suitable for the cultivation of earth-based beings.

In the future, it will be easier to perceive the great principles related to the earth in the twelve regions.

Just as the immortal volcano became a sacred place for weapon crafting, alchemy, and fire-attribute creatures, these twelve regions will also become sacred places for native creatures.

However, these changes were merely incidental; Huanglong's true goal was not to improve the cultivation environment in these areas.

As Huanglong made hand seals, the twelve formations underwent subtle changes, and the 1296 divine banners moved along mysterious trajectories.

A profound and mysterious Daoist aura emanated from the pervasive malevolent energy, drawing upon the power of the twelve Earthly Branches in the primordial world.

The twelve Heavenly Banners, originally radiating malevolent energy, gradually changed under the influence of the power of the Great Dao and the Earthly Branches.

It has lost some of its ferocity and gained more of its sacredness. The patterns on it have also undergone subtle changes, though they don't seem to be much different from before.

In reality, what appears to be true is actually quite different from what it seems.

As the divine banner changed, the grand formation also changed. The rampant evil energy and innate spiritual energy were gradually absorbed and transformed into pure energy, which then merged into these pillars of the earth.

This makes the spiritual energy of these twelve earth pillars even more concentrated, making it easier to comprehend the great Dao related to the earth.

At the same time, these twelve great formations and the earth pillars such as Buzhou Mountain completely merged together, forming a whole.

From now on, as long as Buzhou Mountain and other places still exist, these great formations will not be affected in any way.

Similarly, as long as these great formations remain, no matter how severely the twelve earth pillars are damaged, their foundation will not be harmed, and they will be able to recover quickly.

But this was only the beginning. After everything calmed down, Huanglong once again made a hand seal.

Followed by.

The primordial world trembled violently, and countless earth essences converged towards the twelve earth pillars, forming a towering, earth-yellow pillar of light.

At the center of these pillars of light, one can vaguely see an array composed of 108 divine banners.

Furthermore, these formations gradually developed subtle connections with each other.

Seeing this, many powerful beings in the prehistoric world understood that what Huanglong had done before was just a prelude.

This is Huanglong's consistent approach; whether it's the Furnace Array or the Void Battlefield interface, this method is always used.

First, they set up enormous arrays, and then, based on these arrays, they set up the final array.

Huanglong proved with facts that this method can greatly enhance the power of the magic array, and it is also the mainstream method of setting up arrays in the prehistoric world today.

Now, whether it's the myriad races of the primordial era, the ancient Taoist traditions, or the sects of sages, their mountain-protecting formations are all modified based on this theory.

This not only makes the formation more powerful, but also makes the base of the formation more stable, making it harder to be destroyed by external forces.

As for using clever tactics to break the formation, that would be even more difficult.

No one knows how many smaller formations make up the array in front of them, what the effects of those smaller formations are, or whether there are even smaller formations that make it up.

For example, the formation composed of these 108 divine banners actually merges with the twelve earth pillars to form a new formation.

The formation between the 108 divine banners has thousands of variations. Even a Heavenly Saint cannot discern the essence of these formations in a short time, let alone replicate or break them.

They could only vaguely sense that these formations seemed incomplete, as if they were missing some crucial element.

This puzzled them greatly. Huanglong always did things meticulously and planned carefully before acting. How could he have left such a big flaw this time?

But they didn't think much of it. In their view, Huanglong must have hidden something crucial, which is why this flaw appeared.

As time went by, the auras of the twelve great formations became completely connected, forming a larger and more complex formation as a whole.

This grand formation is centered around the twelve pillars of the earth, mobilizing the power of the primordial earth veins.

Using the twelve earthly branches as a framework, it connects all the heavens and myriad worlds, integrating the earth vein power within all the heavens and myriad worlds.

Ultimately, they formed a grand array covering all the myriad realms of the primordial world, and this array was named the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons Suppressing Spirits!

The moment the great formation was truly completed, the entire world of the primordial universe roared with joy, and the earth became heavier than ever before.

Numerous mountains rose from the ground, countless spiritual flowers and herbs sprouted from the soil, and many earth veins and spiritual veins were born. In some blessed lands and immortal mountains, even many spiritual material mineral veins were born.

Unlike the Furnace Array and the Returning Void Array, the appearance of the Heavenly Gods and Demons Suppressing Spirit Array is a change made by the primordial world itself to accelerate the growth of spiritual energy.

Moreover, this is an ongoing process, and the changes we see today are just the beginning.

Although the rate at which ley lines and spiritual veins are formed will not be as fast as it is now, they will be more continuous and stable.

As long as the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons Suppressing Spirits remains, it can continuously increase the earth's veins and spiritual veins, accelerating the evolution of the primordial world.

In addition, this great formation has another function: to gather the evil energy of the myriad worlds of the primordial universe into the Twelve Capital God Banners through the power of the earth.

In this way, the harm of evil energy to the prehistoric world can be reduced, and the quality of the Twelve Capital God Banners can be improved by nourishing them.

Perhaps in the future, these twelve Heavenly Banners will become top-grade innate spiritual treasures, or even half-step innate supreme treasures.

As the quality of the Twelve Heavenly Banners improves, the power of the Heavenly Banners' Spirit Suppression Array will also increase, especially in terms of its killing power.

That's right, the Dutian Divine Fiend Suppressing Spirit Array is slightly different from the Furnace Array and the Returning Void Array.

In addition to accelerating the evolution of the primordial world, the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons Suppressing Spirits is also a powerful killing array.

Back then, the twelve ancestral witches of the witch clan were only at the initial stage of quasi-saint cultivation, yet they were able to exchange blows with saints by setting up the Twelve Capital Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation.

The current Dutian Divine Fiend Suppressing Spirit Array is based on the twelve pillars of the earth and uses the twelve earthly branches as its framework. It is constructed by mobilizing the power of the earth from all the myriad worlds of the primordial world. There is no need to elaborate on how powerful this array is.

Even a Heavenly Saint, who was well-prepared, couldn't help but feel his heart pound with fear as he sensed the terrifying power of this great formation.

This great formation is even more dangerous than the Sage-Slaying Formation set up by the Shangqing Sage.

Even ordinary saints who fall into the formation risk having their physical bodies damaged or even being suppressed.

However, the problem remains: the Dutian Divine Fiend Suppressing Spirit Array has twelve obvious flaws, making the array incomplete.

They knew that Huanglong's next task was to fill this void.

This is true.

Once everything in the area had stabilized, Huanglong let out a soft sigh:

"Gentlemen, the time has come!"

next moment.

Violent spatial fluctuations emanated from Mount Buzhou below. The ten Ancestral Witches, except for Zhu Jiuyin, and Xing Tian were teleported to the other eleven pillars of the earth, releasing the Great Dao they had mastered.

Under the influence of the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons, the twelve Great Daos of metal, wood, water, fire, earth, time, and space in the myriad worlds of the primordial world were mobilized.

They fell into the great formation where they were located and gradually merged into the Great Formation of Suppressing Spirits and Divine Fiends.

The flaw that the Heavenly Sage perceived was left by the Yellow Dragon for the ancestral witch of the witch clan.

From now on, the eleven ancestral witches, including Dijiang and Zhujiuyin, as well as Xingtian, will all serve as the core of the Dutian Shensha Zhenling Grand Array.

This is not a constraint on them, but a blessing bestowed upon them by Huanglong.

Strictly speaking, it was Dijiang and others, along with their cultivation of the Great Dao, the Dutian Divine Banner, and the Earth Pillar that together formed the core of this formation.

Therefore, their role as the core of the Dutian Shensha Zhenling Grand Array does not restrict their movements.

Whether they leave their respective pillars of the earth or not will not have a significant impact on the great formation.

As long as one is within the coverage area of ​​the great array, that is, within the myriad realms of the primordial world, one can return to their respective earth pillar with just a thought.

Furthermore, by staying within the pillars of the earth they each suppress, they can more easily comprehend the Great Dao and have a greater chance of making further progress in the future.

Leaving aside the future advancement of the Primordial World into an Eternal World, even just in the present moment, after the Primordial World enters the era of myriad worlds, it is sufficient to accommodate even more saints and powerful beings.

As long as one's cultivation is sufficient and the opportunity arises, the primordial world will not prevent the birth of a Grand Luo Immortal or a new Saint.

Becoming the core of the Dutian Divine Fiend Suppressing Spirit Array undoubtedly gave them more opportunities, and they initially met the condition of having a fortuitous encounter.

Furthermore, by adding the twelve pillars of the earth, they can leverage the power of the great formation and the authority of heaven and earth to possess the combat power of a first-level saint.

If the twelve of them work together to mobilize the power of the great formation, they can hold their own against even a Saint at the second level of the Heavenly Realm.

With Dijiang and the others returning to their positions, the Dutian Divine Fiend Suppressing Spirit Array, in addition to the power of the earth, could also mobilize the power of the twelve Great Daos, further increasing its power. Only then was the array fully formed.

Then, Huanglong exhaled and spoke solemnly:

"The Great Dao is above. I am Huanglong, the Lord of Guixu and the Sage of the Earthly Dao. Now, feeling that the Three Realms are incomplete and the Earthly Dao is flawed, I have specially set up the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons to Suppress Spirits."

"Thus suppressing the earth, regulating its veins, nourishing all things, maintaining its stability, and driving the evolution of the three realms, may the Great Dao take heed."

The words were spoken.

A roaring sound arose.

The Great Dao responded, acknowledging the oath of the Yellow Dragon, and bestowed upon him a vast amount of merit.

About two-fifths of them fell into the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons, making the array even more stable.

As the core of the formation, Dijiang and the others also saw their cultivation levels improve to varying degrees.

The individuals who were originally only at the mid-stage of Quasi-Saint have all been upgraded to the late-stage of Quasi-Saint.

As for those who were originally in the late stage of Quasi-Saint, although their cultivation did not reach perfection, they still made considerable progress, saving at least hundreds of thousands of years.

The remaining one-fifth or so fell on all the other people involved in the matter, and their cultivation levels also improved considerably.

Especially for the Phoenix Clan, whose overall strength is the lowest compared to other forces in the Earthly Path lineage, their improvement is naturally the most obvious.

Of all these beings, Houtu received the most merit.

However, at her level, these merits were not enough to allow her to advance further.

Unlike Huanglong, she did not store up her merits, but instead, as usual, poured all her merits into the Pangu Palace.

After being infused with merit several times, this innate top-grade spiritual treasure successfully transformed into an innate merit spiritual treasure, and the fortune of the Wu clan also increased significantly and became more stable.

In addition, the Wu tribe offered the array diagram of the Twelve Heavenly Gods and Demons Array, and made the ancestral witches such as Dijiang and Zhujiuyin the array's core.

During the period when the primordial world was shattered, the Wu tribe used the strength of the entire tribe to stabilize the primordial world and protect all living beings in the primordial world.

With the current fortune and contributions of the Wu Clan, it is enough to erase the mistakes they made during the Lich War.

From now on, the Wu Clan can legitimately leave Buzhou Mountain, depart from the Netherworld, and participate in the struggle for supremacy in the primordial world.

The beings of the primordial world were filled with emotion at this outcome, never expecting that the Wu Clan would one day reappear in the world.

At this moment, they suddenly realized that as long as they got involved with Huanglong, they would be able to succeed.

Races that had previously withdrawn from the primordial world were able to recover to their peak condition, return to the primordial stage, and participate in the struggle for supremacy.

The Dragon Clan is like this, the Phoenix Clan is like this, and now the Witch Clan is like this again.

They even suspected that if the Qilin hadn't been so scattered and had such a small number of members, there wouldn't be many in the entire prehistoric world.

Could it be that the Qilin, another protagonist in the Dragon-Phoenix Calamity, can also return to its peak period like the Dragon and Phoenix clans?

Similarly, Huanglong can restore the Wu Clan to its peak, or even further.

So, will the other protagonist of the Lich War – the demon race – also be able to return to its peak and once again take center stage in the primordial world?

Although demons can be found throughout the primordial world, they fight independently, lack a cohesive system, and are far from being comparable to their peak.

The reason why the beings of the primordial world had such thoughts was not without reason.

It should be noted that the ten sons of Emperor Jun of the Demon Clan are all serving as suns in the Netherworld, and have now become powerful figures in their respective regions.

Even Di Jun's wife, the Heavenly Empress Xi He, was protected by Huang Long at the end of the Lich War and has lived peacefully in the Netherworld ever since, with her cultivation reaching the late Quasi-Saint stage long ago.

In recent years, there have even been rumors that the Buddha Mahavairocana of Buddhism was the catalyst for the rebirth of a powerful demon.

It is precisely because of this that the beings of the primordial world have this speculation.

If the demon race were to truly recover to its peak and return to the prehistoric stage, that would be quite interesting.

Dragons, Phoenixes, Witches, and Demons—all races that have survived the Great Tribulation have returned to the prehistoric stage in their peak condition. So what is the significance of these Great Tribulations?

Isn't this a slap in the face to Heaven?

The Heavenly Sage naturally saw this as well, but there was nothing he could do about it.

On the one hand, the vast universe is too great, and the re-emergence of the Wu Clan is beneficial to the evolution of the primordial world.

Their path has long been intertwined with the primordial world, and they have no reason to stop anything that benefits the evolution of the primordial world.

On the other hand, it's because Huang Long was the one who brought this matter together, and even if they are dissatisfied, they don't have the courage to cause trouble for Huang Long now.

As for things that are embarrassing, they can only be ignored.

Moreover, if Hongjun, the mastermind behind these great calamities, is to be disgraced, it is this Dao Ancestor who is disgraced, what does it have to do with them?

The last two-fifths of the merit fell into Huanglong's possession and was also collected into the Golden Wheel of Merit for future use.

Then, his figure flickered and disappeared from everyone's sight. The Heavenly Gods and Demons Suppressing Spirit Array also returned to calm, hidden within the earth's veins, as if nothing had ever happened...

(End of this chapter)