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

Deep within the Heavenly Dao Space, Hongjun sat cross-legged amidst the purple-gold core light, his face expressionless.

The illusory physical form of Pangu, transformed from the laws and deities of the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

It is the phantom image of Pangu's primordial spirit, which is transformed from the deities of the Three Pure Ones.

Standing side by side in the Heavenly Dao Space, the two forces of the same origin merged and formed a complete true form of Pangu.

The towering phantom figure held its right hand in a fist, the outline of Pangu's axe faintly visible in its palm.

Although there was no real Pangu Axe, its earth-shattering power was enough to make the entire Heavenly Dao space tremble.

Hongjun could clearly feel that his control over the Heavenly Dao was being compressed inch by inch.

Those threads of law that were originally within the scope of his will.

Under the impact of Pangu's true form's aura, like spider webs swept by a whirlwind, they broke free from the purple-gold light and returned to the operation of the Heavenly Dao itself.

He had to conserve his power and focus his will on the core area, using the fragments of the Creation Jade Disc as a barrier to barely withstand the pressure from Pangu's true form.

The chaotic light of Pangu's physical body and the wisdom light of Pangu's primordial spirit intertwined, forming an immense pressure he had never felt before.

That was the complete power of Pangu. Although it was only a phantom, it contained the foundation of the existence of the primordial world.

Faced with this power, Hongjun's will was like a lone boat in a raging sea; though it had not yet capsized, it was already teetering on the brink of collapse.

What made things even more difficult for Hongjun was that the appearance of Pangu's true form not only suppressed him in terms of power, but also posed a fundamental threat to him in terms of laws.

Pangu was the creator god who separated heaven and earth, and the Heavenly Way was the rule of heaven and earth that gradually formed after Pangu's death.

The aura of Pangu's true form is to the laws of Heaven what a source encounters a tributary, or a root encounters a leaf.

The laws of Heaven are naturally subordinate to the true form of Pangu; this is a hierarchical order of laws that cannot be changed no matter how profound one's cultivation.

Hongjun merged with the Dao, and his will became one with the laws of Heaven. Naturally, he was also suppressed by the hierarchy of these laws.

He had to reduce his control over some aspects of the Heavenly Way.

Those outer nodes of the Heavenly Dao that had originally been included in his will.

Under the pressure of Pangu's true form, they broke free from his control one by one and returned to the operation of the Heavenly Dao itself.

Although he still firmly controls the core of the Heavenly Dao.

There are fragments of the Jade Disc of Creation as its foundation, and the imprint of his will accumulated over countless years.

However, the loss of control over the external environment means that his influence over the prehistoric world is being gradually weakened.

Those areas that he could once directly intervene in in the name of Heaven are no longer open to him.

The causal relationships he could once deduce at will are now obscured by the aura of Pangu's true form.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches and the Three Pure Ones do not need to defeat him directly.

They only need to maintain the illusory image of Pangu's true form.

This would lock his will firmly within the core, preventing him from interfering in the affairs of the primordial world in the name of the Heavenly Dao.

Hongjun lowered his eyes slightly, and a rare and complex expression flashed in his usually deep and unfathomable eyes.

That was a recollection of the name of the Destiny Demon God, which had long been unknown in the primordial world, and even Hongjun himself had not thought of it for far too long.

But at this moment, under the pressure of Pangu's true form, he was forced to passively contract his will.

Memories that had been buried for countless years surged into his mind like a tide.

Before the chaos was created, three thousand Chaos Gods each held a law, wandering, fighting, and devouring in the boundless chaos.

The Fate Demon God is one of them.

He wields the laws of destiny and can glimpse countless branches in the river of time.

It can deduce the cause and effect of all things and find the glimmer of hope that is most beneficial to itself in the midst of chaos.

Among the three thousand Chaos Gods, the God of Destiny's combat strength is not outstanding, but the laws of destiny are extremely profound.

By accurately predicting his fate, he repeatedly avoided fatal crises and survived the chaotic battles between the Chaos Gods.

He knew whose fortunes were at their peak and could not be challenged by force, and he also knew whose fortunes were about to decline and could be exploited.

He was like a fish lurking in the undercurrent, always searching for his own chance to survive in the crevices of chaos.

Until that axe cleaved the chaos.

When Pangu separated heaven and earth, almost all three thousand chaotic demons perished.

Wherever the axe's blade passed, space shattered, time collapsed, and laws were annihilated.

The Deity of Fate also suffered physical destruction and spiritual shattering in the aftershocks of that axe blow.

But he was prepared.

The moment Pangu raised the axe that created the world, the laws of fate had already warned him.

He saw countless future paths come to an abrupt end with that single axe blow.

We also saw the only possible path to survival.

Abandoning their physical bodies, they escaped into the crevices between chaos and the primordial world in the form of remnant souls.

He did not hesitate at all.

The moment the Pangu Axe fell, he used the laws of fate to protect the most vital wisp of remnant soul.

Having abandoned all other powers, it vanished like a speck of dust into the cracks of chaos.

When he awoke again, the primordial world had already begun to take shape.

Pangu transformed into all things: his eyes became the sun and moon, his breath became the wind and clouds, his blood became rivers, his bones became mountains and streams, and his spine became Mount Buzhou.

The Heavenly Dao gradually took shape after Pangu's death and began to take over the operation of the primordial world.

Almost none of the three thousand Chaos Gods survived; only a few scattered remnants of their souls lingered on in the corners of the primordial wilderness.

The remnant soul of the God of Fate wandered for a long time in the primordial world.

He saw all things transformed from Pangu, the Heavenly Dao taking shape, and the boundless possibilities contained within this new world.

In the end, his remnant soul merged with a wisp of primordial energy.

That was the most primordial innate energy at the beginning of time, containing the purest creative power between heaven and earth.

The remnant soul combined with the primordial energy, transforming into a completely new being.

This being was Hongjun.

He was based on the remnant soul of the God of Fate.

With the primordial energy of heaven and earth as their physical body, they are born with the inheritance of the laws of destiny and the foundation of the primordial energy.

The combination of these two factors gave him a deductive ability and cultivation speed far exceeding that of other innate deities in the chaotic early days of the primordial world.

He could see the threads of destiny, predict the future, and see the path to Hunyuan while others were still exploring the path of cultivation.

Guided by the laws of fate, he found fragments of the Creation Jade Disc, a supreme treasure of chaos.

The Jade Disc of Creation records the Three Thousand Great Daos. It is a supreme treasure that existed before the chaos was created, containing the origin of all laws in the world.

The complete Jade Disc of Creation shattered when Pangu created the world.

The fragments were scattered throughout the primordial world. Some were buried deep beneath the earth's veins, some were hidden among the stars, and some were obtained by other primordial deities who were unaware of their value.

Hongjun used the laws of fate to deduce the location of the fragments and collected them little by little.

By relying on the great laws contained within the fragments.

He founded the Xuanmen Immortal Path, systematizing and standardizing the scattered methods of cultivation.

Using Zixiao Palace as his training ground and three lectures as his means, he promoted the Xuanmen Immortal Path to the entire prehistoric world.

He gradually grew from an ordinary innate deity to the first saint in the primordial world, and was revered by all living beings in the primordial world as the Dao Ancestor.