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

Thirdly—

Pan Xuan's eyes were burning with determination. "Once the innate spiritual energy of the primordial world becomes extremely concentrated..."

The inherent "foundation" of the primordial world will rise accordingly, and the origin of the Heavenly Dao will also grow stronger.

By then, the foundations of the three paths of Heaven, Earth, and Man will be even more solid, and it will be nothing but a pipe dream for Hongjun to try to intervene in the prehistoric world with the will of Heaven.

This formation kills three birds with one stone.

The hall was silent.

After a long while, Di Jun slowly exhaled a breath of stale air, his voice somewhat hoarse:

"Fellow Daoist Panxuan...when did you come up with this idea?"

Pan Xuandao:

"Back when I helped the Wu Clan search for the origin of stars and deduce the Zhou Tian Star Array, I had this idea in mind."

However, at that time, the internal troubles of the Great Wilderness were not yet resolved, and the external threats were unclear. Even if I had this idea, no one could put it into practice.

Only now, with the Heavenly Court and the Divine Path united and Saint-level combat power achieved, do I dare to entrust this array diagram to you two.

"Okay, okay, okay!"

Taiyi clapped his hands and laughed loudly, the sound of which made the palace reverberate.

"Back then, I only thought the Zhou Tian Star Array was a weapon of slaughter, but I never expected that it could also 'turn stone into gold' like this!"

"Fellow Daoist Pan Xuan, how exactly is your brain structured?!"

Di Jun's eyes also gleamed brightly. Without further hesitation, he rose and bowed solemnly: "Since you have given me your guidance, Fellow Daoist, the Heavenly Court will take full responsibility for this matter. I will return to the starry sky with Taiyi to set up the grand formation!"

Di Jun and Tai Yi bid farewell to Pan Xuan and immediately returned to the starry sky.

This undertaking turned into a protracted and large-scale project.

The Zhou Tian Star Array was originally set up based on the primordial starry sky.

Under the rule of the Heavenly Court, there are 365 main stars, which correspond to the number of stars in the celestial sphere, and 14,800 secondary stars.

Assisting and protecting them, there are also countless star lords, demon gods, and great demon saints, each guarding their respective positions.

This formation has been in place since the day the demon race established the Heavenly Court, but it has always been used as an offensive formation.

Now, what Dijun and Taiyi need to do is to start anew on this old formation.

Taiyi held the Eastern Emperor Bell in his hand, sitting at the core of the formation, using the Chaos Bell to suppress the entire cosmic pivot.

Di Jun stood in the main palace of Ziwei Star, holding the Hetu Luoshu, and inch by inch, he implanted the "Refining Qi into Spirit" array diagram passed down by Pan Xuan into the stars of the heavens.

They first changed the way the formation operated. The original formation used the power of stars to condense for attack, but now it uses the power of stars to bind the chaos.

As soon as the formation was activated, billions of stars on the outermost edge of the starry sky lit up simultaneously, like bright lamps, illuminating the border between chaos and primordial wilderness.

The chaotic energy, drawn by the starlight, slowly surged towards the star array, like a hundred rivers flowing into the sea.

But how violent is the primordial chaos?

At first, the purest and most turbid aura surged into the star array, like a tiger entering a flock of sheep, causing the star array's core to teeter on the brink of collapse.

Taiyi sat in the center of the formation, and the Eastern Emperor Bell rang ninety-nine times in succession. Wherever the bell rang, the chaotic energy was momentarily stagnant.

Di Jun then activated the Hetu and Luoshu diagrams, using the power of the Zhou Tian calculations to guide the chaotic energy through paths that could be digested.

Although this energy is intense, the movement of stars is inherently a process of overcoming strength with gentleness and controlling movement with stillness.

As long as the formation operates properly, it can grind the coarse chaotic energy into fine and gentle innate spiritual energy, just like a millstone grinding beans.

The orbits of the stars were subtly changing under the adjustments made by Di Jun and Tai Yi.

The star power that was originally straightforward is now swirling around the chaotic energy in a vortex.

What was once an unstoppable offensive momentum has now transformed into a continuous, inexhaustible flow of energy.

Among those billions of stars, a visible star web gradually formed.

Above the Star Network, spiritual energy condenses and drips like dewdrops, flowing into the primordial world.

At first it was just a trickle, then a stream, and then it all converged into a vast and mighty river.

In the starry sky, a transformation is quietly taking place.

The once dim starry sea horizon now shimmers with a warm light every night.

The creatures on the primordial land suddenly felt that the spiritual energy of heaven and earth was much richer than before.

A cultivator's seclusion for a hundred years is no match for the progress made in ten years. Spiritual herbs and medicines grow wildly, and even ordinary wild beasts gradually gain sentience.

When people look up at the sky, they see that the stars seem brighter, closer, and gentler than before.

And the source of all this is the Zhou Tian Star Array, which operates silently on the edge of chaos.

The process of setting up the formation was far longer and more difficult than imagined.

The chaotic energy devoured the power of the stars, and sometimes the stars dimmed their light and almost collapsed during the transformation process.

Taiyi used the Chaos Bell to stabilize time and space, while Dijun used the Hetu and Luoshu to recreate the star orbits, managing to save the dying stars from the tearing apart of chaos.

Hundreds of millions of demon gods took turns on duty, day and night without rest, and countless demon cultivators breathed in spiritual energy as the formation operated, causing their cultivation to advance by leaps and bounds.

The Heavenly Court's foundation is also growing stronger day by day within this great formation.

Emperor Jun and Taiyi personally oversaw the operation, which took a full century.

The orbit of the last primary star has been recast.

When the light of the 365th main star joined with the other 364 main stars and merged into the giant array that covered the entire edge of the starry sky, the entire sea of ​​stars lit up.

That was beyond description; it was the entire starry sky transformed into a colossal beast that swallowed the heavens and earth.

Chaotic energy surged in from outside the formation, while innate spiritual energy poured out from within, like the breath of heaven and earth, continuous and ever-renewing.

The Zhou Tian Star Array, a Qi Refining and Spirit Transformation Array, has finally been completed.

Just as the great formation was closing in, a magnificent and unparalleled Daoist cry suddenly resounded throughout the heavens and earth.

"Buzz—"

The sound came from the depths of the Heavenly Dao, like a morning bell and evening drum, resounding throughout the nine heavens and ten earths.

All living beings in the primordial world, whether human, witch, demon, dragon, phoenix, or qilin, stopped what they were doing and looked up at the sky in unison.

Above the sky, boundless golden light of merit poured down like a reversed celestial river, dyeing the entire starry sky a dazzling gold.

The magnitude of that merit was the greatest merit that Pan Xuan and Nuwa had ever witnessed.

Because what it benefits is the foundation of the entire primordial world, and the resources for the cultivation of countless living beings for thousands of lifetimes.

The golden light of merit transformed into two thick torrents, which fell straight down and poured into the bodies of Emperor Jun and Donghuang Taiyi in the Ziwei Palace.

Emperor Jun was surrounded by golden light, and his saintly aura became even more solid.

Taiyi carried the Eastern Emperor Bell on his back, and on the bell's body, countless patterns of the celestial constellations faintly appeared, as if it had merged with the entire starry sky.

The two were surrounded by a surge of golden light of merit that lingered for a long time, showing signs of breaking through their bottlenecks and making further progress.

What Heaven bestowed upon them was not only a reward for their skill in setting up the formation, but also a form of recognition.

This formation filled the gaps in the operation of the Heavenly Dao, giving the primordial world its first barrier against chaos.

This merit is well-deserved.

Under the starry sky, the primordial world was in turmoil.

The various schools of thought among the human race looked up at the starry sky and were astonished by such a strange phenomenon. They all believed it to be a manifestation of a sage and prostrated themselves in worship.

The ancestral witch of the Wu tribe stood atop Mount Buzhou, gazing at the golden light filling the sky, and was deeply moved.

The Three Pure Ones, Nuwa, Fuxi, Shennong, Xuanyuan, and other great beings all gazed at the starry sky with their divine thoughts, expressing their agreement with Dijun and Taiyi.

Deep within the chaos, the several alien rulers sensed the sudden rise of this aura from the primordial world, and their expressions all changed.

They vaguely sensed that the primordial gateway they had always thought they could easily knock on had now become indestructible.

In the Ziwei Palace, Di Jun slowly opened his eyes, a flash of golden light appearing in them before disappearing.

He gazed into the depths of chaos for a long time, then whispered:

"With this formation, the primordial world has a chance to catch its breath. Taiyi, our good days are yet to come."

Taiyi laughed heartily, slamming his palm on the bell. The bell's melodious sound echoed throughout the starry sea.

"Good! If that old thief Hongjun dares to come back, let him taste my 'Refining Qi into Spirit' formation first."

Let him know that his chaotic energy, upon reaching us, can only obediently transform into spiritual energy, enriching the crops of our primordial wilderness!

Laughter echoed among the stars, lingering for a long time.

The Zhou Tian Star Array, which covers the starry sea and swallows chaos, has become the most solid first line of defense in the primordial world.

Day and night, it tirelessly supplies this world with inexhaustible primordial spiritual energy, and silently protects this world, awaiting the inevitable chaotic war.