Primordial Era: I rule the great sect and command all immortals.

Chapter 12 Hongjun's Union with the Dao, Conflict Between the Lich King and the Demon King (Seeking Monthly Tickets and Recommendations)

After the three lectures at Zixiao Palace, apart from a few who had perished, the other three thousand great supernatural beings were all at least at the Great Luo Golden Immortal realm, on the verge of severing their corpses. Now that they had obtained the innate spiritual treasure, they could finally sever their corpses.

It is foreseeable that an era in which Quasi-Saints will be everywhere and Great Luo Immortals will be as insignificant as dogs will soon arrive.

At this time, there were still some magical treasures on the "Treasure Dividing Rock". Everyone tried several times, but no one could take them away. Once the opportunity passed, the "Treasure Dividing Rock" flashed with a bright light. These magical treasures streaked across the sky like shooting stars and flew towards the primordial land.

Some were happy, some were disappointed, but everyone still rushed back to "Zixiao Palace".

At this moment, the aura emanating from Dao Ancestor Hongjun became even more ethereal, and his cold emotions grew increasingly intense.

Looking at the returning great supernatural being, Hongjun said, "Since I obtained the Jade Tablet of Creation, I have preached the Dao three times. Now it is complete. I will merge with the Heavenly Dao to make up for its deficiencies. No more great calamities will occur except for the Great Calamity of Heaven and Earth."

At this point, Hongjun merged with the Dao, and the prehistoric world entered a vacuum period. Without the power of a saint, the witch and demon races became even more arrogant, and the atmosphere of war became increasingly tense.

On this day, nine bells rang out at the Sanqing Palace, and the resounding sound of the Great Dao spread throughout the Eastern Kunlun Mountains.

In the Chaos Palace, Li Yunjing stood up, knowing that the Three Pure Ones had returned, the Three Lectures at Zixiao Palace had ended, and Hongjun Daozu was about to merge with the Dao.

In the future, the Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Jieyin, and Zhunti will attain sainthood, ushering in an era of saints from the primordial world.

From this day forward, all those below the sage are but ants.

With a sigh, Li Yunjing composed himself, put on his usual warm smile, and moved towards the Sanqing Palace.

Sure enough, the Three Pure Ones sat on the futon, eyes closed in meditation.

Li Yunjing dared not be negligent. He bowed and knelt before Laozi, Yuanshi, and Tongtian one by one. After the ceremony, Li Yunjing found his place and sat quietly on the prayer mat.

In a short while, Daoist Duobao, Holy Mother Jinling, Holy Mother Guiling, Holy Mother Wudang, and Immortal Yuyi also entered the Sanqing Palace, bowed to each of them, and sat in their respective places.

"After the three lectures at Zixiao Palace, Dao Ancestor Hongjun merged with the Dao. At present, the prehistoric world is in great chaos, with the Wu Clan and the Demon Clan running rampant. You should not go down the mountain lightly if you have nothing to do."

Lao Tzu first recounted what happened at Zixiao Palace. Then, the Three Pure Ones explained their respective Great Daos. This time, the Three Pure Ones' cultivation had reached the peak of Quasi-Saint. After their lectures, Li Yunjing benefited greatly and gained even more.

This time, Laozi and Yuanshi each preached for a hundred years, while the teacher Tongtian preached for a thousand years. The Shangqing Great Dao has been perfected, and Li Yunjing's cultivation has rapidly improved, breaking through the bottleneck of the Golden Immortal realm and entering the Taiyi Golden Immortal realm.

After his sermon, the wealthy and powerful Tongtian casually bestowed some innate spiritual treasures upon his six disciples. Even Li Yunjing received another "Red Lotus Immortal Robe," a high-grade innate spiritual treasure used for defense. With this addition, he now possessed five spiritual treasures.

Apart from the fact that the "Nine Heavens Divine Sword" is somewhat weaker, all his other magical treasures are top-tier. Even in an era where quasi-saints are everywhere, his wealth would not be inferior to any veteran master from the prehistoric world.

The poor fellow Yu Yixian finally managed to get two innate spiritual treasures from Tongtian. Although they were only mid-grade innate spiritual treasures, they made him extremely happy. After joining the orthodox Xuanmen sect, Yu Yixian understood what the orthodox Xuanmen sect was. He was no longer the kind of wild cultivator who was confused and ignorant, and naturally knew the value of innate spiritual treasures.

After Hongjun merged with the Dao, the prehistoric world was relatively peaceful. Li Yunjing returned to Wuyi Mountain several times to pick Enlightenment Tea and Five Elements Spiritual Fruit without encountering any major threats.

The Lich and Demon races recuperated for a full Yuanhui (a unit of time), frantically accumulating strength in preparation for the final battle.

During this era, great demons and great shamans from both races emerged one after another.

The demon emperors, led by Emperor Jun, developed the "Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array" as a secret trump card; on the other hand, the witch clan, with the twelve ancestral witches as the core, set up the "Du Tian Shen Sha Grand Array". This array can be called the most ferocious array in the prehistoric world. When used to its fullest extent, it can summon the true body of Pangu, making it invincible.

Meanwhile, the middle forces of the Wu and Yao tribes were equally powerful. Countless great witches, demon saints, and demon gods comparable to the Great Luo Golden Immortals were eager to fight, and their hundreds of millions of ordinary people were constantly practicing their supernatural powers and setting up formations. The entire prehistoric continent was filled with murderous aura.

The first Lich War was all set, except for the final push.

The first to lose control were the demons.

After the demon race ruled the Thirty-Three Heavens, Bai Ze led an army of tens of millions of demons to descend upon Mount Buzhou and forcibly imprison this first mountain in the primordial world. Countless hermits and cultivators within the billions of miles of Mount Buzhou were driven out, including even the great supernatural beings who had listened to the Dao in Zixiao Palace. Anyone who did not join the Heavenly Court was not qualified to cultivate on this immortal mountain!

Seeing the overwhelming power of the demon race, other powerful beings could only swallow their anger. Those who wanted to move did so, and those who didn't could only join the Heavenly Court, hoping to obtain some official position, thus becoming cannon fodder for the Heavenly Court.

As Donghuang Taiyi descended upon Buzhou Mountain, countless demon armies began to undertake large-scale construction, building the Donghuang Palace. Buzhou Mountain, as the first mountain in the primordial world, has its summit closest to the Thirty-Three Heavens.

Donghuang Taiyi's actions were a final test. If the Wu tribe made a move, a great battle would naturally ensue; if they did not, they would occupy Buzhou Mountain, using it as the core area of ​​the demon race on the earth, radiating outwards in all directions across the prehistoric land, occupying more land, and continuing to compress the Wu tribe's living space.

At this time, "Mount Buzhou" was defended by demon soldiers who occupied various strategic locations to prevent outsiders from coveting it.

The demon experts joined forces and used their great magic to move the "Eastern Palace" of the Thirty-Three Heavens down to earth. Donghuang Taiyi and the demon master Kunpeng personally descended to the mortal realm to guard "Mount Buzhou".

The demon race's actions immediately escalated the conflict between the two sides to its peak, making peaceful coexistence impossible due to the deep-seated hatred between them.

As time went on, the demon race's actions became so significant that the witch race could not possibly be unaware of them.

On this day, the twelve ancestral witches gathered at the "Ancestral Witch Hall".

"What?! Is this true?! These hairy beasts actually dared to seize Buzhou Mountain! Brother, immediately send troops to fight the demon race to the death!"

Zhu Rong, with the most fiery temper, immediately stood up after hearing Di Jiang's description of the demon race's actions, his whole body surging with killing intent. He was determined to be the first to storm Buzhou Mountain and kill Donghuang Taiyi.

"Zhurong, calm down! Of course we have to fight, but we need to make proper arrangements so that we can concentrate our forces and annihilate the demon army on Buzhou Mountain in one fell swoop!" Houtu, the ancestral witch, frowned and couldn't help but blame Zhurong for his recklessness.

(End of this chapter)