Primordial Era: The Witch Clan's Dog-Headed Strategist

"All Heavenly Gods and Demons—Rise!" The voices of the Twelve Ancestral Witches resounded simultaneously in the Heavenly Dao Space.

The twelve divine beings of the laws lit up simultaneously, their twelve rays of light intertwining and merging within the network of laws in the Heavenly Dao space, forming a massive vortex.

At the center of the vortex, a phantom figure is slowly emerging.

The phantom was initially just a chaotic mass, but it quickly became clear.

It was a towering giant, wielding a giant axe, radiating the power to create the world.

His aura was vast, ancient, and boundless, older than the Heavenly Dao itself, and more primordial than the primordial world.

The phantom of Pangu was summoned deep within the Heavenly Dao space, at the core level of the laws and rules, along with the phantom of the Father God.

The moment the phantom of Pangu appeared, the entire Heavenly Dao Space trembled violently.

The countless threads of law were momentarily frozen under the aura of the Father God.

The stars slowed their movements by half a beat, the rivers paused for a moment, and the natural order of birth, aging, sickness, and death became slightly disrupted.

This is something that has never happened since the birth of the Heavenly Dao.

For the rules of Heaven, Pangu's aura was like a source encountering a tributary, or a root encountering a leaf.

The rules of the Heavenly Dao were originally derived from the Great Dao after the Father God created the world, and the Father God's aura has a natural suppressive force on the Heavenly Dao.

Under the impact of the Father God's aura, Hongjun's will was as if it had been pushed hard by an invisible hand.

The threads of law that were approaching him began to sway under the aura of the Father God, no longer converging on him as naturally as before.

Those Heavenly Dao nodes that he hadn't yet had time to penetrate were directly enveloped by the Father God's aura, forming an invisible barrier.

"The Twelve Ancestral Witches... Pan Xuan..."

These two names appeared for the first time in Hongjun's will.

He finally realized what the witch clan wanted to do.

He is not defending, nor is he expanding; he is maintaining a balance of power.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches were willing to give up their powerful methods.

The right to use the laws of the gods must also be sent into the Heavenly Dao to form a grand array, using the illusory image of the Father God to restrain the expansion of his will.

He attempted to mobilize the power of the three thousand Great Daos contained within the fragments of the Creation Jade Disc to resist the phantom of Pangu.

A purple-gold light surged from the core of the Heavenly Dao, colliding violently with the chaotic light of the Pangu phantom.

The two forces created a violent tremor in the Heavenly Dao space, and countless threads of laws trembled violently under the pull of the two forces.

But Hongjun soon discovered that his counterattack had limited effect.

The power of the fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation originates from the laws of the Three Thousand Great Daos themselves.

The power of the phantom of Pangu, however, originated from the creator god who opened up the world.

The Three Thousand Great Daos were no match for the Great Dao of Power of Pangu.

The Heavenly Dao is a system of rules that gradually formed after the death of the Father God.

In other words, Pangu's power is the common source of all the laws embodied in the Heavenly Dao.

Although his fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation contained the Three Thousand Great Daos.

It possesses unparalleled control over the Heavenly Dao.

However, when facing the phantom of Pangu, it is naturally at a disadvantage, not because it is not strong enough, but because Pangu's aura is of the same origin as the Heavenly Dao, and cannot be rejected, but can only coexist.

He can only firmly guard the core of the Heavenly Dao.

But the phantom of Pangu did not attack.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches knew very well that they could not expel Hongjun from the Heavenly Dao, so they did not attack at all.

The phantom of Pangu simply stood there, like a dam across the Heavenly Dao space, blocking the path for Hongjun's will to continue to expand.

Hongjun's will remained as firm as Mount Tai in the core area, but if he wanted to penetrate outwards, he had to first overcome the barrier of the Father God's illusory image.

The Heavenly Dao Space has fallen into a stalemate.

A purple-gold light occupied the core of the Heavenly Dao, while a chaotic-colored phantom of Pangu occupied a large area of ​​the outer perimeter, forming a clear boundary between the two in the Heavenly Dao space.

On both sides of the boundary, countless threads of laws trembled slightly under the pull of the two forces, but they did not break, nor were they completely controlled by either side.

Instead, it maintains a delicate dynamic balance.

Hongjun could not break through the obstruction of the phantom to expand outwards, and the phantom of the Father God could not invade the core area occupied by Hongjun.

The situation has reached a stalemate.

The Heavenly Dao began to adapt to this standoff. The stars continued to rise in the east and set in the west, and the rivers and seas continued to rise and fall. The daily operation of the primordial world was not affected in the slightest.

The confrontation does not affect the basic functions of the Way of Heaven.

The rules are still the same rules, and the order is still the same order.

The only difference is that Hongjun can no longer arbitrarily interfere in the affairs of the prehistoric world in the name of the Heavenly Dao, nor can he use the will of the Heavenly Dao to push the situation in a direction favorable to himself.

He could only hope that his plan would succeed.

If Di Jun can attain sainthood, the birth of a new saint will disrupt the balance of the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun's will could then take advantage of the tremors in the Heavenly Dao when a sage is born to break through the blockade of the Father God's illusory image and continue to expand throughout the entire Heavenly Dao network.

With each additional sage, the Heavenly Way becomes more loosely controlled, and Hongjun gains more opportunities.

The twelve ancestral witches slowly finished their practice.

They could sense that their own divine law had successfully formed a great array within the Heavenly Dao, and the phantom of Pangu had been firmly suppressed within the Heavenly Dao.

That feeling of being both close to and distant from the deities of the laws still exists.

The Law Gods have not severed their connection with the Ancestral Witches; they remain the Law Gods of the Twelve Ancestral Witches and still recognize the Twelve Ancestral Witches as their masters, but they are temporarily unable to be used.

They need to remain in the Heavenly Dao to maintain the operation of the Great Array of Heavenly Gods and Demons and to continuously restrain Hongjun.

Zhu Rong stretched his limbs, feeling the power within him now consisting only of the Southern Bright Fire and his physical martial arts, and grinned:

"It's a little strange. But it's alright, I can still fight gods without laws."

Gonggong ignored him, but silently circulated the power of the Weak Water to confirm that his combat strength had not been substantially affected.

The chill around Xuanming remained biting, and Houtu's earth power remained heavy.

Pan Xuan stood in front of the Pangu Palace, gazing up at the invisible Heavenly Dao space above the nine heavens, a slight smile playing on his lips.

Hongjun planned to use the Investiture of the Gods and the Primordial Purple Qi to set up a scheme, use Dijun and Taiyi to restrain the Wu tribe, use the Eastern King Duke and the Western Queen Mother to gather scattered cultivators, and use the Three Pure Ones and Nuwa to guard the Xuanmen.

But now Hongjun himself is also being restrained.

He cannot act personally; his will is locked by the phantom of the Father God, and his expansion of the Heavenly Dao is restrained. He can only guard the core area and cannot cross the boundary.

This is a grand game played with the laws and deities as pieces, the Heavenly Dao space as the chessboard, and the future of the primordial world as the stakes.

The Wu Clan exchanged their own laws and deities for the restraint of Hongjun's will, thus ensuring that the primordial order would not be controlled by the will of Heaven.

"Brother Dijiang." Pan Xuan withdrew his gaze and turned to Dijiang, who had just stepped out of the formation. "I will be leaving Buzhou Mountain for a while."

The investiture of the three races into the divine order cannot be delayed. While Hongjun is restrained and Dijun has not yet integrated the demon race, I must personally visit the Dragon, Qilin, and Phoenix races to formally bring them into the divine path.

Dijiang nodded: "Go with peace of mind. We'll guard Buzhou Mountain."

Houtu said softly, "Brother Panxuan, be careful on the road."

Although Hongjun was restrained, there were still many powerful beings in the prehistoric world who had just returned from Zixiao Palace, and their attitudes toward the divine system varied.

Be careful when traveling alone.

Pan Xuan smiled slightly: "Don't worry, Sister Houtu."

"I am going on behalf of the Witch Clan's divine path. With the Divine Path Star Seal in hand, and the patriarchs of the three clans all agreeing to cooperate, there will be no trouble."

He then turned to Zhu Rong, "Brother Zhu Rong, I remember the three conditions you negotiated with Yuan Feng on my behalf with the Phoenix Clan."

The Phoenix Clan's divine duties are related to the Nirvana Fire and the Nine Heavens Wind. Internal clan affairs are the responsibility of Yuan Feng, and I will comply accordingly.

Zhu Rong patted his chest and said, "I trust Brother Pan Xuan to handle things!"

Pan Xuan said no more, bid farewell to the twelve Ancestral Witches one by one, waved his sleeve, and transformed into a streak of purple-gold light, rising from in front of Buzhou Mountain and speeding towards the southeast.