Primordial Era: Taibai, the Poison Master of Yaochi, drives a Sage insane!

Chapter 27 The Wrath of the Primordial Celestial!

Inside the central command tent of the Emperor on the battlefield.

The atmosphere inside the tent was deathly still and oppressive, so suffocating it was almost suffocating.

Because the plan failed, Jiufeng escaped and took the Slaughtering Witch Sword. This was a huge deal; it was the decisive sword for victory in the Jiuli War.

Now that it has been lost, this is definitely a huge blow to the Xuanyuan camp.

The Xuanyuan Emperor, Zhuanxu, Lu Ya Daojun, Guang Chengzi, and all the other Daluo Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect took their seats, each with an ashen face and an extremely grim expression.

A meticulously planned scheme, meticulously laid out, tacitly approved by a sage, surrounded by powerful immortals, and seemingly inescapable, ultimately failed to kill Jiu Feng and instead handed the Slaughtering Sword back to the Wu Clan.

Throughout the entire army, everyone felt nothing but endless frustration, astonishment, and rage.

After a long silence, the Yellow Emperor finally could not contain his rage. His eyes flashed as he stared intently at Zhuanxu below, and he roared, "Zhuanxu! This treacherous scheme was orchestrated and planned entirely by you! Layer upon layer of deadly traps, countless calculations—why did it all end in utter failure, a complete failure at the last hurdle! Do you know the calamity that the loss of the Witch-Slaying Sword signifies?"

Xuanyuan was filled with rage, his voice shaking the tent, and the oppressive aura of the Human Emperor crashed down.

Zhuanxu's body trembled, his legs went weak, and his heart was filled with extreme fear. He hurriedly bowed and knelt down, replying tremblingly, "Grandson—Grandson doesn't know where things went wrong! That Absolute Witch Poison Wine is a sage's secret concoction, a rare innate poison specifically designed to counter Pangu's bloodline, an incurable and unbreakable poison. It was originally made specifically for Jiufeng, a sure death trap! The Two Elements Micro Dust Formation seals all the laws of heaven and earth. Within the Primordial Spacetime, escape techniques, supernatural powers, and borrowing strength are all ineffective. It was supposed to be a certain death! Grandson deliberately left the Witch-Slaying Sword in the formation as bait, not daring to put it away on his own, just to completely numb Jiufeng's vigilance, but I never expected—"

"Nine Phoenix was prepared! The deadly poison was ineffective, the great formation couldn't trap her, and even a group of immortals and gods couldn't kill her. In the end, she calmly seized the Witch-Slaying Sword and vanished into the void! Grandson—this was truly unexpected!"

Upon hearing this, Xuanyuan let out a long breath, his anger almost burning his internal organs, his face filled with despair and solemnity.

The Battle of Zhuolu is currently at a stalemate. The Jiuli tribe possesses overwhelming strength, and the Wu tribe's Great Witches have invincible physical bodies. The only trump card that allows the human race to barely hold their own and restrain the enemy is that the Slaughtering Witch Sword can break the Great Witches' indestructible bodies.

Now that the Slaughtering Sword has fallen into the hands of the Witch Clan and been taken away by the Nine Phoenixes, it is as if the human race has severed its only trump card to defeat the Witches!

Without the Slaughtering Witch Sword, the Great Witch Xing Tian was like an indestructible golden body, rampaging through the army. Even the twelve Great Golden Immortals of the Chan Sect couldn't stop him!

Xuanyuan sighed deeply, "Do you know the consequences! The Slaughtering Witch Sword is the only supreme weapon in the primordial world specifically designed to destroy the physical bodies of the Great Witches and restrain the bloodline of Pangu! Without this sword, the physical bodies of the Great Witches are beyond destruction, and their primordial spirits are beyond suppression! Our human race and the Chan Sect will have no means to resist the Nine Phoenixes or restrain the Witches! In this great war, the fate of our human race is in grave danger!"

Beside him, Daoist Lu Ya also had a solemn expression. He slowly spoke, his tone filled with disbelief and apprehension: "My Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife is specifically designed to slay the primordial spirits of the world and has never failed. Yet just now, when I struck Jiu Feng's neck, it was completely unable to break through her defenses."

The Great Witch of the Witch Clan truly lives up to her name, comparable to a top-grade innate defensive spiritual treasure. Her physical body is perfect, impervious to all magic. In my estimation, to completely shatter her physical body, it would require at least several consecutive strikes and exhaustion of one's own source power. This ambush was ultimately a result of our underestimation of Jiu Feng's physical strength.”

Seeing this, Guang Chengzi sighed helplessly and quickly tried to calm the army down: "Your Majesty, please calm your anger. Things have come to this point, and further investigation will be useless. Zhuanxu was wholeheartedly dedicated to breaking the deadlock for the human race and securing victory in the great war. His intentions were sincere, but unexpected changes occurred along the way, and the heavenly order was disrupted. This was not due to human error. It is pointless to pursue blame now. The most urgent task is to find a way to break the deadlock and reverse the decline."

Xuanyuan slowly suppressed his anger, his expression weary yet solemn: "But now that the Sword of Slaughtering the Witches is lost, and the Great Witches are invincible in the world, how can we resist the overwhelming power of the Witch Clan?"

Guang Chengzi's eyes darkened, and he solemnly said, "Now that things have come to this, there is no other way. The only option is for me to personally return to Yuxu Palace, meet with my master, Yuanshi Tianzun, and borrow the innate treasure, the Pangu Mantle, to suppress the Wu Clan's power and resist the Great Wu's true form. At the same time, this ambush has inexplicably failed, and Jiufeng has foreseen the impending doom. The secrets of heaven are in chaos, and unexpected changes have arisen. My master must personally calculate and find out where the secrets of heaven were leaked and where the flaws were created."

Upon hearing this, a glint of light flashed in Xuanyuan's eyes, and he cupped his hands and said, "In that case, I will trouble you, Teacher Guangchengzi."

As soon as he finished speaking, Guang Chengzi no longer hesitated. He leaped and tore through the void, rushing to the Jade Void Palace in an instant.

Inside the Jade Void Palace, a pure and serene atmosphere pervades, filled with the vast and profound Daoist spirit.

Yuanshi Tianzun sat upright on his cloud bed, his aura of Daoist power cold and solemn, his face extremely gloomy, and his heart full of anger.

The Sage was naturally aware of the entire defeat in the Battle of Zhuolu and the ambush of Jiufeng.

Guang Chengzi bowed deeply and solemnly reported, "Master! We laid out a desperate trap, poisoning Jiufeng with poisoned wine, locking the heavens and earth with the Yin-Yang Dust Array, suppressing her primordial spirit with the Immortal-Slaying Flying Knife, and using the Witch-Slaying Sword as bait. We could have wiped out Jiufeng, the pillar of the Witch Clan, and pacified the Nine Li! But an unexpected change occurred midway. Jiufeng was fully aware of the scheme, impervious to the poison, and unable to be contained by the array. In the end, she seized the Witch-Slaying Sword and escaped safely. This disciple is foolish and cannot find the slightest flaw. I beg Master to divine the secrets of heaven and find the flaw!"

The Primordial Celestial Venerable closed his eyes slightly, his fingertips making a series of hand gestures as he deduced the secrets of the Heavenly Dao.

In an instant, all the deductive power vanished, leaving behind a chaotic and hazy scene, as if some supreme power was obscuring cause and effect.

Yuanshi slowly opened his eyes, his brows furrowed, and shook his head, saying in a deep voice, "The secrets of heaven are chaotic, and cause and effect are obscured, making deductions fruitless. This change is by no means accidental. Behind Jiufeng, there must be someone who has leaked the entire plan in advance, and their hiding place must be within the secret realm of Pangu Palace. Pangu Palace transcends the deductions of the Heavenly Dao, and even I, this humble Daoist, cannot fathom its secrets or calculate its cause."

As a sage, Yuanshi Tianzun could easily deduce the reason by doing a little deduction. It must be the Pangu Palace. This was not the first time that the Wu tribe had relied on the Pangu Palace to decipher the sage's deductions.

Besides, there's no absolute necessity for the Wu Clan to be wiped out. If games could be played like this, Houtu would have flipped the table long ago!

It should be understood that Houtu transformed herself into the cycle of reincarnation in order to ensure that the Wu tribe could survive, that their bloodline would not be cut off, and that their lineage would not be destroyed.

If Heaven and the Sages forcibly decree that the Wu Clan must be completely annihilated, it would be tantamount to directly denying everything Houtu possesses and trampling on Houtu's Dao achievements.

Overturn the very foundation of reincarnation.

Houtu is not stupid. She can tolerate things, but she cannot cross the bottom line. If the rules of the game really stipulate that the Wu tribe must be destroyed, then this decisive battle of Jiuli would never have happened. If the Wu tribe is really forced to be uprooted and left with no one, Houtu will directly disrupt the cycle of reincarnation, deplete the earth's energy in the underworld, and disrupt the balance of the heavens. Even the saints cannot suppress it, and the heavens will be shaken. She will directly overturn the table.

Therefore, the rules of the game cannot be played this way; you can't always be eliminated. It's normal for mistakes to happen!

Why is there a glimmer of hope?

For example, if the war between the Lich and the Demon race had been predetermined from the beginning—that the Lich race must be completely annihilated and the Demon race must be wiped out—then the war between the Lich and the Demon race would never have broken out.

Without a complete power struggle between the lich and demon factions, and without inter-tribal confrontation, the entire prehistoric world's heavenly path scenario collapsed.

Similarly, if Hongjun was destined to attain enlightenment, then the Dragon-Han Calamity would not occur; if the Jie Sect was destined to perish, then the Investiture of the Gods Calamity would not occur, and the Heavenly Dao would simply be unable to continue!

Guang Chengzi's heart sank, his face filled with anxiety: "Master! Now that the Slaughtering Witch Sword has fallen into Jiu Feng's hands, neither the human race nor the Chan Sect has any weapon to counter the Great Witch! If this continues, the war situation will completely turn against us, and we will lose all our strength! I wonder if Master can take action, personally annihilate the remnants of the Witch Clan, and kill Jiu Feng to reverse this defeat?"

Upon hearing this, Yuanshi Tianzun shook his head resolutely, his tone unwavering: "Absolutely not! Absolutely not! I made a covenant with Houtu long ago, to preserve a last glimmer of hope for the Wu Clan. Sages are forbidden from personally slaughtering the Wu Clan. If I were to personally slay the Wu, I would be defying the Heavenly Dao and breaking the balance of reincarnation! Houtu governs the Netherworld Reincarnation, and the Wu Clan's roots are connected to the Great Dao of Reincarnation. If a sage were to forcibly intervene, it would inevitably lead to the collapse of reincarnation, chaos in the Heavenly Dao, and a surge in calamities! The Primordial World cannot bear such a calamity, nor can I, myself, bear it!"

No saint could bear such a burden!

Guang Chengzi looked helpless and disappointed, yet there was nothing he could do.

Sages are bound by the shackles of Heaven's Way and balanced by the Great Way. They are high above, yet they also have many limitations and constraints.

Yuanshi Tianzun waved his hand and handed the Pangu Banner to Guangchengzi, saying, "Things have come to this point, and there is no better solution. You shall hold the Pangu Banner and guard the Jiuli battlefield. Use the power of this creation treasure to suppress the Wu tribe's momentum and stabilize the human race's war situation. Now that the Wu-Slaying Sword has fallen into the Wu tribe's Pangu Palace, there is no possibility of retrieving it. There is no need to dwell on it."

Guang Chengzi accepted the Pangu Banner, a supreme treasure from the creation of the world, with both hands. He felt utterly helpless and had no choice but to accept the decree to descend to the mortal realm and return to the battlefield of Zhuolu.

A meticulously planned and foolproof plan to exterminate the witches has become a joke, likely making the Chan Sect a laughing stock in the Three Realms!

Meanwhile, inside the Pangu Palace, Jiu Feng and Li Taibai had already tidied their clothes.

"Alright, Taibai, now that we are bound by fate and destiny, we are no longer outsiders. From now on, we can be completely honest with each other."

Upon hearing this, Taibai couldn't help but give a soft, wry smile: "The Great Shaman's actions are indeed straightforward and courageous, far surpassing those of ordinary people."

Upon hearing this, Jiufeng chuckled lightly, her tone frank and casual, without the slightest hint of coyness: "This is simply going with the flow, so why wouldn't I dare? Now that we are friends from the bottom of our hearts, we know each other inside and out. Having gone through a life-or-death ordeal, no one in the world can sow discord between us anymore. We can completely trust each other."

Taibai sighed softly, bowed slightly, and said, "Great Shaman, everything has settled down. Please, Great Shaman, escort this humble immortal away."

"Open this place."

Jiufeng's eyes flickered, a faint smile playing on her lips as she slowly spoke: "Now that things have come to this, you no longer need to be so polite and reserved. If we were to follow the etiquette and rules of the mortal race, we would already be considered husband and wife. However, my Wu clan has never followed the elaborate rituals of the human race and is not so particular about the rules of address."

Jiufeng continued to ask softly, "Tell me, where do you plan to go, and how will you return?"

Taibai pondered for a moment, then slowly revealed his plan: "I would appreciate it if the Great Shaman could escort me to a secluded, uninhabited mountain forest behind the human race. Once I land, I will go to see the Jade Pool Celestial Venerable to retrieve the treasure awaiting unsealing, and then return to seek the Great Shaman's help to break the seal on Pangu."

Without hesitation, Jiufeng nodded in agreement: "This is simple, do as you say."

As soon as he finished speaking, the entire majestic and imposing Pangu Palace trembled slightly, slowly shifting and moving through the endless void.

The entire Pangu Palace landed directly not far from Yaochi, and Venus instantly appeared from the Pangu Palace.

Because the Pangu Palace has a strong isolating aura, even if someone comes out, they won't be detected for a while.

The Queen Mother of the West was currently instructing Cangjie on the fundamental principles of writing. Seeing Taibai return safely, she immediately asked softly, "Taibai, how did your mission to set up the plan go?"

Taibai bowed respectfully, his expression resolute and composed, and replied in a low voice, "Your Majesty, everything has gone smoothly, and all the plans have come true. Now, Your Majesty only needs to bestow the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel upon me, and I will go immediately to break the seal on this treasure."

Yaochi understood immediately upon hearing this. Without the slightest hesitation, she raised her hand and waved it, causing the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel to fall steadily into Taibai's hand.

Li Bai vanished in an instant.

Inside the Pangu Palace, isolated from all celestial observations and sage deductions, Venus, standing in the palace, was no longer restrained. With a gentle wave of his hand, a dazzling treasure wheel, in which yin and yang flowed and the sun and moon intertwined, floated in his palm.

As soon as the treasure wheel appeared, the hall was suddenly filled with divine light, the radiance of the moon and the true fire of the sun intertwined and swirled, light and darkness complementing each other, perfectly harmonious and boundless.

Nine Phoenix's eyes suddenly narrowed, her body trembled slightly, and she couldn't help but exclaim in surprise, "The Sun and Moon Essence Wheel! This is a primordial spiritual treasure formed from the essence of the sun and moon when Emperor Jun and Xihe once ruled the Heavenly Court! I never imagined—this lost ancient treasure would fall into your hands!"

Taibai nodded slightly and slowly explained its origin: "Great Witch, it is indeed this item. Back then, I followed the Queen Mother of the West to the old Heavenly Court and accidentally found a treasure trove left behind by the ancient Heavenly Court. By chance, I obtained this Sun and Moon Essence Wheel."

Nine Phoenixes' gaze lingered on the treasure wheel, her eyes filled with sighs and emotions. She slowly nodded: "So it was your destiny with Yaochi. After Emperor Jun and Xihe perished, this treasure disappeared without a trace in the primordial world. No one could have predicted that such a heavenly treasure would survive to this day and fall into your hands."

Li Taibai, with a solemn expression, continued to explain the situation: "This treasure is inherently bound by layers of innate restrictions. The Queen Mother of the West has already exhausted her efforts to refine most of these restrictions and completely control the Sun and Moon Essence Wheel. Only the final, core restriction remains. No matter how profound the Queen Mother's cultivation and how powerful her methods, she has never been able to budge it even slightly. Later, through divination, she learned that this final restriction cannot be touched by anyone other than the bloodline of Pangu, nor can it be broken by anyone other than the primordial spirit of Pangu. Under heaven, apart from the Three Pure Ones, only the Nine-Phoenix Great Witch can break the seal."

Upon hearing this, Jiufeng understood and asked frankly, "It's alright. Then, how can we lift this restriction?"

Taibai quickly replied, "This method is extremely simple. It requires no expenditure of essence or blood, nor any loss of cultivation. The Great Shaman only needs to release his Pangu primordial spirit will and let the faint light of his primordial spirit seep into the core of the treasure wheel. This restriction locks onto non-bloodline physical bodies, recognizing only the true will of Pangu's primordial spirit."

"I see."