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

"Good...very good."

Luo Hou's voice was deep and hoarse, as if it came from the deepest abyss, "Since you want to exterminate us all, then let's all die together."

He roared to the sky, his voice filled with boundless madness and desperation:

"The Great Dao is above! I, Luo Hou, offer my own Dao fruit and origin as a sacrifice to establish the Demonic Path!"

From then on, where there is righteousness, there is evil; where there is yang, there is yin; where there is the way, there is demon!

Demons rise and the Tao declines; Yin and Yang cycle! From this day forward, cultivators must undergo the Heavenly Demon Tribulation! As long as the demonic path exists, the tribulations will never cease!

The moment his voice fell, the world changed color.

The Great Dao sensed his vow, and a mysterious power descended from the sky, enveloping Rahu within it.

His Dao Fruit essence began to burn, transforming into a black flame containing endless destructive and cursed power.

The rules of heaven and earth underwent a subtle change at this moment.

A brand new force, defying the Dao, has officially taken root in the primordial world.

From then on, the path of cultivation for monks was no longer smooth.

The Heavenly Demon Tribulation will become a hurdle that every cultivator must overcome, where demons rise and the Tao declines, Yin and Yang alternate, and good and evil coexist.

Hongjun's expression changed, and he wanted to stop it, but it was too late.

Rahu's body began to swell, and his aura became violent and unstable.

He intends to self-destruct, not only his physical body, but also the entire earth's veins in the West.

"Retreat!" Hongjun shouted, and his figure retreated rapidly.

Yin Yang Ancestor, Qiankun Ancestor, and Yangmei also realized the danger and fled into the distance.

But Rahu's self-destruction came too quickly.

boom--!!!

A deafening roar shook the heavens and the earth.

Rahu's physical body exploded with a bang, and the destructive power transformed into a black shockwave that swept out in all directions.

At the same time, the ley lines of the western land were also detonated, and endless subterranean fire erupted from the ground, turning the entire western land into scorched earth.

The Yin-Yang Ancestor was closest to Rahu and was hit head-on by the shockwave from the self-destruction.

His protective divine light shattered instantly, and his physical body turned to dust in the destructive power, leaving not even his primordial spirit behind.

Even the Ancestor of Heaven and Earth was not spared.

Although he was a little further away, the power of Rahu's self-destruction was too great, and with the power of the western ley lines detonating, he had no time to escape and was swallowed up by the destructive force.

Seeing that things were going badly, Yang Mei activated the power of space with all his might the moment Luo Hou self-destructed, tearing through the void and escaping into the chaos.

The moment he disappeared, the shockwave from the self-destruction grazed past him, nearly engulfing him.

Hongjun used the Jade Disc of Creation to protect himself, managing to withstand the impact of the self-destruction.

The chaotic light of the Creation Jade Disc kept the destructive power at bay, but his figure was still pushed tens of thousands of miles away by the shockwave.

When everything calmed down, the western lands were completely unrecognizable.

The earth cracked, mountains collapsed, subterranean fire erupted, and malevolent energy permeated the air.

The West, once a desolate land where life still thrived, has now been completely transformed into a dead zone.

Rahu's God-Slaying Spear and the Twelfth-Grade Destruction Black Lotus were not destroyed in the self-destruction; they hovered above the ruins, emitting a faint glow.

Rahu's primordial spirit was also drawn by the power of the Great Dao, and together with the two supreme treasures, it transformed into three streams of light and disappeared into the depths of chaos.

Hongjun stood on the ruins, looking at the scorched earth before him, and remained silent for a long time.

He took the Taiji Diagram left behind by the Yin-Yang Ancestor and the Qiankun Cauldron left behind by the Qiankun Ancestor, then turned and left.

Behind him, the western lands fell into eternal silence.

Inside the Pangu Palace, the Twelve Ancestral Witches and Pan Xuan were practicing martial arts.

The effects of the Heavenly Enlightenment Light have lasted for a long time, and they have repeatedly pondered the insights gained from the Heavenly Creation Diagram.

Every Ancestral Witch is trying to refine their own martial will.

Zhurong felt the creation of fire, Gonggong experienced the sustaining power of water, Xuanming touched the protection of ice, Dijiang comprehended the inclusiveness of space, and Zhujiuyin gazed at the flow of time...

However, the path of cultivating one's will is not something that can be accomplished overnight.

Even with the help of divine revelation and the Heavenly Map.

Even if their foundation is already perfect, it still requires a long period of tempering to refine their will to the point where they can communicate with the laws of heaven and earth.

Just as everyone was immersed in the deduction, suddenly, the entire Pangu Palace trembled slightly.

The tremor did not originate from inside the Pangu Palace, but from the outside world, from the primordial land.

The tremor contained a destructive power, as if something extremely terrifying had happened.

The twelve ancestral witches opened their eyes at the same time and looked at each other in bewilderment.

"What's going on?" Zhu Rong frowned. "This tremor... doesn't seem like an ordinary earthquake."

Gonggong also looked grave: "I sensed it, something in the west... exploded."

Zhu Jiuyin opened his cloudy old eyes, and the power of time surged within them.

A moment later, his expression turned extremely grim: "The ley lines in the west... have been detonated. The entire western land has been reduced to ruins."

The ancestral witches were greatly alarmed.

Pan Xuan also opened his eyes.

Although his senses were not as sharp as Zhu Jiuyin's, he could feel that the atmosphere between heaven and earth had undergone some kind of fundamental change.

The malevolent energy that permeated the primordial land is slowly dissipating; the karmic forces that entangled heaven and earth are also gradually fading away.

Instead, a completely new and mysterious power is gathering in the world.

A thought suddenly occurred to him.

The Dragon-Han Great Tribulation has ended, and so has the struggle between the Dao and the Demonic.

The war between the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin clans, Rahu's Immortal Slaughtering Sword Formation, Hongjun and others' encirclement and suppression... all of this came to an end at this moment.

The three races withdrew from the struggle for supremacy, Rahu self-destructed and died, the demonic path was newly established, and cultivators from then on had to undergo the Heavenly Demon Tribulation.

And what followed was the era of the emergence of the Heavenly Dao.

Pan Xuan stood up, looked at the Twelve Ancestral Witches, and said in a deep voice, "Brothers and sisters, let's pause the divination for now."

All the ancestral witches looked at him.

Pan Xuan walked into the hall, stood with his hands behind his back, and looked into the distance through the gate of the Pangu Hall.

His voice was steady and solemn: "The world outside has undergone tremendous changes."

The struggle for supremacy among the three clans of Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin has ended.

Rahu self-destructed, destroying the western ley lines and establishing a new demonic path. From then on, cultivators must undergo the Heavenly Demon Tribulation. The格局 (geju, a concept encompassing the overall structure and overall situation) of the primordial world will be forever changed.

He paused, then continued, "The will of Heaven is about to be revealed, and a new era is about to begin."

We can no longer continue our closed-door simulations; we need to go out and see what the primordial world is like now.

Dijiang remained silent for a moment, then stood up and said in a deep voice, "Brother Panxuan is right. While it is important to deduce martial arts, we cannot do it in isolation."

The world outside has changed, and we need to know what the current state of the primordial world is.

Zhu Rong also stood up, grinning, and said, "It's good to go out and see the world! We've been cooped up in this palace for so long, it's time to stretch our muscles."

Gonggong nodded: "Let's go."

Xuanming coldly said, "Go and take a look."

Houtu said softly, "Brother Panxuan, you said the Heavenly Dao is about to emerge... what is that?"

Pan Xuan shook his head and said, "I can't explain it either."

But a new power is gathering in the world, a power that is mysterious and different from everything before.

Perhaps, that is the way of Heaven.

He turned to look at the ancestral witches, his voice tinged with anticipation: "Go out and see for yourself, and you'll find out."

The twelve Ancestral Witches all stood up and walked out of the Pangu Palace with Pan Xuan.