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

Through the clouds, through the gale, through layer upon layer of the sky.

The fierce winds of the Nine Heavens were so sharp that ordinary cultivators could not pass through them. Even powerful cultivators at the level of Great Luo Golden Immortals had to be careful to avoid being torn apart by the winds.

But for the Twelve Ancestral Witches and Pan Xuan, these gales were nothing more than a gentle breeze.

The ancestral witches possessed incredibly powerful physical bodies. Pan Xuan was protected by righteous energy and enveloped by the primordial light of the Xuanhuang merit of the Primordial Measuring Ruler, making it impossible for the gale to get close to him.

The thirteen people flew upwards for an unknown period of time.

Finally, after passing through the last layer of sky, a bright and clear view appeared before us.

The vast, primordial starry sky unfolded before them.

This is a vast and boundless sea of ​​stars.

Countless stars dotted the dark void, some large, some small, some bright, some dim. Some emitted a fiery red light, some a cool white light, some golden yellow, and some deep blue.

Between the stars, there is an invisible stellar power flowing, forming invisible veins that connect the entire starry sea into a whole.

In the distance, the Sun and Moon are particularly striking.

The sun star is like a giant fireball, radiating intense light and illuminating the entire starry sky;

The Moon, like a cool, clear jade plate, emits a soft light, echoing the Sun.

The two main stars, one yang and one yin, one hot and one cold, form the core of the starry sky.

Pan Xuan stood in the void, looking down at this sea of ​​stars, and a feeling of indescribable emotion welled up in his heart.

This is the primordial starry sky, the place where the primordial power of countless stars converges.

In later generations, this place will become the foundation of the demon race, where Di Jun and Tai Yi will establish the Heavenly Court and rule over all demons.

But now, this place is still a no-man's land, with only the innate deities born from the stars guarding their own origins.

At this moment, most of the innate saints were listening to the Dao in the Chaos Purple Cloud Palace, which was the best time for the Witch Clan to take action.

"What a vast sea of ​​stars!" Zhu Rong exclaimed in amazement. "So many stars, each one possessing primordial power! Brother Pan Xuan, how many should we collect?"

Pan Xuan said, "Collect some of each of the three hundred and sixty-five main stars of the Zhou Tian."

Not too many are needed, just enough to deduce the grand formation.

Remember, don't drain the pond to catch all the fish.

Every star originates from the creation of heaven and earth; taking too much from it can affect the stability of the star and may even cause it to collapse.

We only need to take a small portion; it won't affect the stars themselves.

Houtu nodded: "Brother Panxuan is right."

The stars possess a spirit, and we who draw upon their source should do so with reverence, not with insatiable greed.

Dijiang said in a deep voice, "In that case, let's split up and act separately."

Of the 365 main stars in the celestial sphere, we thirteen people are equally responsible for about 28 stars each.

After collecting the stars they were responsible for, they would meet here.

Pan Xuan shook his head and said, "Brother Di Jiang, let's leave the Sun Star and the Moon Star alone for now."

These two main stars have restrictions set up by Di Jun, Tai Yi, Chang Xi, and Xi He, which we need to work together to find a way to break.

Therefore, of the 365 major stars in the celestial sphere, excluding the Sun and Moon, there are 363 remaining.

Dijiang nodded: "Okay."

Pan Xuan added, "When you brothers and sisters are collecting the essence of the stars, please be careful not to damage the stars themselves."

By using the divine senses of the laws to perceive the distribution of the stellar origins, one can find the most core primordial crystal and extract a small portion from it.

If the stellar origin has not yet crystallized, then use the power of laws to extract a wisp of its origin power and store it in the prepared spirit jade.

He paused, then continued, "I'll deal with the Sun Star and the Moon Star together at the very end."

At that time, I will need to carefully study the structure of the restriction and find a way to do so without alerting the owner.

This may take some time, so the collection of the essence of other stars must be completed as soon as possible.

The ancestral witches all nodded in agreement.

Pan Xuan took out thirteen spirit jades from his sleeve.

Each one has been tempered by the righteous energy and the illusory light of merit, and can contain a large amount of stellar essence without leaking it out.

He distributed the spirit jade to the twelve ancestral witches, keeping one for himself.

"These spirit jades can store the essence of stars. After we have collected them all, we will study together how to use these essences to deduce the Zhou Tian Star Array."

Zhu Rong accepted the spirit jade and laughed loudly, "Alright! I'll go first! Zhu Rong will go and see those red stars; fire-attribute elements are most suitable for me!"

Gonggong, unusually, did not object and nodded, saying, "I will go find the stars with the water attribute."

Xuanming coldly said, "I'll go find someone with ice attributes."

Houtu said softly, "I'll go find someone with the earth attribute."

Jumang, Rushou, Qiangliang, Xizi, Shebishi, and Tianwu also chose their respective areas of responsibility. Dijiang and Zhujiuyin were responsible for those special stars with spatial and temporal attributes.

Pan Xuan concluded by saying, "Brothers and sisters, split up and be careful."

Leaving aside the restrictions on the Sun and Moon for now, there may be traces left by innate deities on other stars. Although most of them have gone to Zixiao Palace, we cannot let our guard down.

In case of unforeseen circumstances, contact will be made via a communication jade talisman. Eight hundred years later, regardless of how much has been collected, all must gather here.

Dijiang said in a deep voice, "Alright. Let's go!"

Thirteen streaks of light dispersed from the void, flying in different directions towards the sea of ​​stars.

Zhu melted into a crimson ray of light, heading straight for those stars that emitted a fiery red glow.

His divine law appeared behind him, and the phantom of the fire god resonated strongly with the fire attribute origin of those stars, allowing him to clearly perceive the distribution of the origin of each star.

He landed on a huge red star. The rocks beneath his feet were incredibly hot, making it impossible for ordinary cultivators to stand, but Zhu Rong walked on them as if they were flat ground.

He closed his eyes, using his divine sense to perceive the primordial crystal deep within the stars.

A moment later, he opened his eyes, reached out and grabbed a crimson primordial power that was drawn out from the depths of the star like a red thread, which he then absorbed into his spirit jade.

The star's light dimmed slightly for a moment, then returned to normal. Zhu Rong nodded in satisfaction and flew to the next star.

Gonggong transformed into a deep black light and flew towards the azure stars.

His water-based laws resonated with the water-attribute origins of the gods and stars, allowing him to thrive.

He landed on a star shrouded in moisture, its surface a vast, turbulent ocean.

Gonggong strode across the waves, reaching into the seawater. The power of the water deity seeped into the depths of the stars, drawing out the deep blue primordial power and collecting it into the spirit jade.

The seawater around that star level dropped slightly, but returned to normal after Gonggong left.

Xuanming transformed into a streak of icy white light and flew towards the stars that emanated a chilling aura.

Her ice-law deity allowed her to traverse the frigid environment with ease, and those icy stars felt as familiar and comforting as home to her.

She landed on a star covered in ice and snow, where the cold was so biting that even the void seemed to freeze.

Xuanming stretched out her hand, and the power of ice resonated with the origin of the stars. A stream of icy white primordial power surged from the depths of the stars and was absorbed into her spirit jade.

Houtu transformed into a beam of earthy yellow light and flew towards those heavy and steady stars.

Her Earth Law deity shares the same origin and root as the Earth-attribute celestial source, making it easy for her to collect that source.

She landed on a yellowish-brown star, the ground beneath her feet incredibly solid.

Houtu used the Law of Earth to sense the primordial crystal deep within the stars, drawing out a thick, earth-yellow primordial power and storing it in her spirit jade.

The star trembled slightly before returning to calm.

Jumang, Rushou, Qiangliang, Xizi, Shebishi, and Tianwu also flew towards stars whose laws were similar to their own.

Jumang has the wood attribute, Rushou has the metal attribute, Qiangliang has the lightning attribute, Xizi has the electric attribute, Shebishi has the poison attribute, and Tianwu has the wind attribute.

Each law can find a corresponding star in the starry sky. They each land on a star, using the law deities to perceive the origin, collecting a trace of the origin's power, and storing it in their spiritual jade.

Dijiang and Zhujiuyin then flew towards those special stars.

Dijiang's spatial power allows him to travel among the stars and find those stars that contain the origin of space.

Those stars were extremely rare, hidden deep within the sea of ​​stars, and could not be discovered by anyone other than Dijiang, a deity of spatial laws.

He landed on a nearly transparent star, within which the power of space could be faintly felt.

Dijiang reached out and drew out a wisp of spatial origin power, which he then stored in his spirit jade.

Zhu Jiuyin then searched for those stars that contained the essence of time.

The power of time is even rarer than the power of space; there are only a handful of such powers in the entire galaxy.

Zhu Jiuyin, using the divine power of time laws, sensed the time fluctuations in the starry sea and finally found a star emitting a faint silver light in a secluded corner.

The star was not large, but it contained an extremely pure source of time.

Zhu Jiuyin landed on that star, reached out and drew out the power of the origin of time, storing it in the spirit jade.

Pan Xuan was not idle either.

He flew toward the stars that radiated golden light. Those stars contained pure stellar power, which did not belong to any single elemental attribute, but was the essence of the stars themselves.

These fundamental principles are crucial for deducing the Zhou Tian Xing Dou Grand Array.

He landed on a golden star, using his righteous energy and divine sense to perceive the primordial crystal deep within the star.

The nine-clawed golden dragon, a deity of law, hovered behind him, its golden dragon eyes flashing with chaotic light.

Pan Xuan stretched out his hand, using his righteous energy as a guide, and drew out a golden source of power from the depths of the stars, which he then absorbed into the spirit jade.