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

After Pan Xuan and the twelve Ancestral Witches reached an agreement, the Pangu Palace became busy again.

Refining the array flags for the Zhou Tian Star Array is the most urgent task.

The foundation of this grand formation lies in the 365 star flags, corresponding to the 365 main stars in the celestial sphere.

Each flag must be based on the corresponding celestial origin and supplemented with innate spiritual materials in order to bear the power of the stars and resonate with the stars in the heavens.

Pan Xuan did not rush to take action, but first made some arrangements in the main hall of the Pangu Palace.

He laid the Zhou Tian Star Chart flat on the stone platform, and then arranged the thirteen spiritual jades containing the essence of the stars according to the positions on the star chart.

The origins of the sun and the moon are placed in the center, the origin of the Purple Star Emperor is placed in the north, and the remaining 362 origins are arranged around the sun and moon according to their respective stellar positions.

Various colors of light intertwined and flowed on the stone platform: gold, silver, purple, crimson, deep black, ice white, earth yellow, emerald green, sharp gold, thunder, lightning, poisonous miasma, and storm.

The thirteen primordial lights shone brightly, illuminating the entire Pangu Temple as if it were daytime.

The Twenty-Four-Petal Creation Lotus slowly rotated beneath the dome, casting down a chaotic light that enveloped the stellar origins within.

Pan Xuan moved the Creation Cauldron from the corner of the hall to the side of the stone platform. The ancient runes on the cauldron glowed slightly under the light of the blue lotus, exuding an aura of returning to one's origin.

The twelve Ancestral Witches sat around the stone platform, their gazes fixed on Pan Xuan.

"Brother Panxuan, how many days will it take to refine these 365 array flags?" Zhurong asked.

Pan Xuan pondered for a moment and said, "If we were to refine them one by one, even if we worked day and night, it would still take hundreds of years."

But I have the Creation Cauldron in hand, which allows me to refine multiple array flags at the same time.

The Creation Cauldron is a supreme innate treasure, possessing the ability to return to one's original state and to purify and refine.

By placing the essence of stars and innate spiritual materials into the cauldron and activating it with righteous energy and the light of merit and virtue, dozens of array flags can be refined at once.

Based on this calculation, it should be completed within a century.

Dijiang nodded and said, "A hundred years will pass in the blink of an eye. Brother Panxuan, go ahead and do it. We will protect you."

Pan Xuan said no more, sat cross-legged in front of the stone platform, closed his eyes and concentrated, adjusting himself to his peak condition.

The Righteous Qi Technique slowly circulated within his body, and a vast and righteous aura emanated from him, resonating with the ancient and boundless aura of the Father God in the Pangu Palace.

The Dharma Image of Merit and Profound Yellow appeared behind him, its golden light containing the weight of Profound Yellow Qi, like a miniature sun, enveloping his entire being.

The Nine-Clawed Golden Dragon, a deity of law, also emerged from the depths of his soul, hovering above his head.

That golden dragon was completely different from the one before the breakthrough.

Purple patterns appeared on the golden dragon scales, and the dragon's eyes shimmered with purple and gold light, giving it an imperial aura.

That was a law deity that had merged with the origin of the Purple Star Emperor, making it even more majestic and powerful, with an aura that seemed to rule over all things.

Pan Xuan opened his eyes and beckoned. A spirit jade flew into his palm from the stone platform.

This spirit jade contains the pure stellar essence collected from those golden stars, without any of the five elements mixed in, making it the most suitable material for the core of the array flag.

Each of the 365 Star Flags needs a thread of this origin as its foundation.

With a thought, Pan Xuan slowly opened the lid of the Creation Cauldron.

An aura of returning to one's origin surged from the cauldron, permeating the main hall.

Wherever that aura passed, the air seemed to become purer, and even the Twelve Ancestral Witches felt the power of the laws within their bodies tremble slightly, as if in resonance.

Pan Xuan gently tilted the spirit jade in his hand, and a wisp of golden star essence flowed out from the spirit jade, like a golden thread, slowly falling into the Creation Cauldron.

The runes on the cauldron suddenly lit up, and a faint golden light appeared on the dark blue-black cauldron.

The wisp of stellar essence floated in the cauldron, enveloped, nurtured, and purified by the power of the Creation Cauldron.

Pan Xuan did not stop, and took out a pile of innate spiritual materials from his sleeve. These were materials that he and the Twelve Ancestral Witches had collected from various places in the prehistoric world over the years.

It contains meteorite iron, Taiyi refined gold, Nine Heavens black copper, Five Elements spiritual wood, and various spiritual ores collected from Buzhou Mountain.

Although these spiritual materials are not as high grade as innate spiritual treasures, they are abundant in quantity and their properties are compatible with the origin of the stars.

He categorized the spiritual materials and put them into the Creation Cauldron according to their five elements, yin and yang attributes, and pure stellar attributes.

Each time a spiritual material falls into the cauldron, it sparks a burst of light.

The meteorite iron fell into the cauldron, emitting a silvery-white glow;

The Taiyi refined gold fell into the cauldron, bursting forth with a sharp golden light;

The Nine Heavens Black Copper fell into the cauldron, and a pale purple mist rose up;

The five elements of spiritual wood fell into the cauldron, and five-colored light circulated endlessly.

Inside the Creation Cauldron, spiritual materials and the essence of stars began to merge.

The runes on the cauldron became brighter and brighter, and the dark blue-black cauldron gradually became translucent, allowing one to vaguely see what was inside.

Under the power of the Creation Cauldron, those spiritual materials slowly melted, decomposed, and recombined.

Impurities were stripped away, turning into wisps of grayish-black smoke that drifted out from the mouth of the cauldron and dissipated into the chaotic light of the Twenty-Four Grade Creation Lotus.

The purified essence then merged with the stellar origin, gradually coalescing into a flag-like prototype.

Pan Xuan concentrated fully, using righteous energy as a guide and the light of merit and virtue as fire to urge the Creation Cauldron to refine the material.

His divine sense probed into the cauldron, precisely controlling the fusion ratio of each wisp of star essence and spiritual material, as well as the shape, size, and runes of each array flag.

The Primordial Measuring Ruler hovered above his head, showering down with the light of profound and yellow merit.

It assists him in using the power of measurement to sort out the laws and patterns within the array flags, ensuring that each flag can perfectly bear the power of the corresponding star.

The refining process is long and tedious.

Pan Xuan's Righteous Qi Technique kept him at his peak, with inexhaustible magical power and a clear mind.

Even so, the mental strain of refining dozens of array flags at once is enormous.

His brows furrowed at times and relaxed at others.

The twelve Ancestral Witches sat around the perimeter, each concealing their aura and daring not to make a sound, for fear of disturbing Pan Xuan's refining process.

Houtu's gaze remained fixed on Pan Xuan, her eyes filled with concern.

Zhu Rong tried to speak several times, but Gong Gong stopped her with his eyes.

A rare hint of worry flashed across Xuanming's usually cold face.

Time passed slowly in silence.

After an unknown amount of time, the Creation Cauldron suddenly trembled.

The light on the cauldron suddenly shone brightly, changing from bluish-black to a dazzling gold.

A vast stellar power surged from the cauldron, carrying an aura of immensity, profundity, and antiquity, as if a miniature starry sky had been born within it.

Pan Xuan opened his eyes and gestured. The lid of the Creation Cauldron burst open, and a golden light shot into the sky from within.

Amidst the golden light, dozens of array flags emerged one after another, hovering in front of Pan Xuan.

Each of those flags was about ten feet tall, and the flagpole was made of pure star power, giving it a translucent pale gold color, with the starlight flowing within it faintly visible.

The flag was made of some unknown material, as thin as a cicada's wing yet incredibly strong, and was decorated with star maps drawn on it using the essence of the stars as ink.

Each flag features a different star chart, corresponding to one of the 365 major stars in the celestial sphere.

The banners emitted a faint light, which echoed the corresponding stars in the Zhou Tian star chart.

Pan Xuan could sense that although these array flags had not yet been truly activated, they had already established a subtle connection with the corresponding stars in the sky.

Once the array flags are set up and activated with magic, the power of that star can be drawn in and projected into the array.

He carefully examined the grade of each flag.

"A mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure." Pan Xuan muttered to himself, a hint of satisfaction flashing in his eyes.

A single array flag is only at the level of a mid-grade acquired spiritual treasure.

In the primordial world, mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures are not uncommon; in fact, they are quite common. But this is just the beginning.

The 365 star flags correspond to the 365 main stars in the celestial sphere.

They are not isolated, but rather form a whole.

Once all 365 array flags are completed and placed according to the orientation of the Zhou Tian Star Chart, they will resonate with each other, forming a complete loop.

At that time, the 365 mid-grade acquired spiritual treasures will mutually enhance and amplify each other, and their power will reach the level of top-grade acquired spiritual treasures.

With the Sun and Moon as the two main stars serving as the array's focal points and the Ziwei Emperor Star as its core, the power of the entire Zhou Tian Star Array is comparable to that of a post-natal treasure.