Traversing countless worlds from the primordial era

"The one the Ancestor fears?" Ancestor Hongjun laughed loudly. "The Ancestor has already reached the peak of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm, wields the Creation Artifact, and has refined eighty percent of the Primordial Heavenly Dao. Who can threaten the Ancestor? Luo Hou, back when the world was created, you could still contend with the Ancestor, but now you have no chance. Otherwise, do you think the Ancestor would let you be resurrected safely?"

Luo Hou sneered, "Of course I know that my resurrection was also your scheme. You were worried about not being able to reach the Heavenly Dao Realm, so you wanted to devour me at the last moment to merge with my Demon Realm. However, I have been fighting against you for countless years, and I know you very well. All you did was because you were worried about Pangu. Even if you killed us all, you still can't get over Pangu in your heart."

Hongjun Laozu's eyes narrowed; Luo Hou's words had indeed struck a chord with him. Back when he was still the Chaos Demon God, Hongjun Laozu had exhausted all means to escape Pangu's axe that split the heavens. Later, when he stole the Primordial Heavenly Dao, he still inherited Pangu's legacy. Pangu was like a mountain in Hongjun Laozu's heart; without moving this mountain, Hongjun Laozu could never achieve the Heavenly Dao Realm.

Hearing this, Lei Ming and Pingxin Niangniang understood a little. Rather than saying that Hongjun Ancestor was playing a game with the Heavenly Dao, it would be more accurate to say that he was vying with Pangu.

"You secretly orchestrated the Lich War, causing the Wu Clan to decline, then allowed the Ancestral Witches to be resurrected, and even wanted Fellow Daoist Pingxin to become a saint, all in an attempt to break free from the shadow cast by Pangu. Unfortunately, Fellow Daoist Pingxin did not choose as you expected. Hongjun, you cannot win!" Luo Hou seemed very confident, which reassured Lei Ming considerably. Although he had fallen out with Luo Hou and Lady Pingxin, they were still natural allies when facing Ancestor Hongjun.

Empress Pingxin stepped forward, and with one step, she revealed the Dharma body of Pangu.

Hongjun Ancestor was somewhat surprised: "It seems that you, Luo Hou, haven't been idle all these years, actually comprehending the Pangu Dharma Body. However, you must have expended a great deal of the Wu Clan's resources to cultivate this Pangu Dharma Body."

Luo Hou sneered, "What does sacrificing a portion of the Wu Clan matter in order to get rid of you, you old thief? Lei Ming, if you want to eliminate Hongjun, then take out the Heaven-Opening Axe."

Without hesitation, Lei Ming threw the Heaven-Opening Axe to Lady Pingxin. He knew that even if his cultivation level advanced further, he would not be able to unleash the power of the Heaven-Opening Axe, nor would he be able to pose a threat to Ancestor Hongjun.

With a flash of light, the Pangu avatar of Lady Pingxin caught the Heaven-Opening Axe. The Pangu avatar, over 100,000 feet tall, held the Heaven-Opening Axe with perfect ease. In just a moment, the Pangu avatar expelled Lei Ming's primordial spirit left in the Heaven-Opening Axe and completely took control of it.

boom!

Pangu's Dharma Body raised the Heaven-Opening Axe, smashing a hole in the chaos. Before everyone's eyes, Pangu's Dharma Body grew once more, exceeding 110,000 zhang in height, and its aura rose several levels, approaching the peak of the Hunyuan Daluo Golden Immortal realm.

To Lei Ming's surprise, Hongjun Ancestor was not in a hurry when he saw this scene.

"Don't even mention that you've only cultivated the Pangu Dharma Body. Even if Pangu were to be resurrected, I, the Ancestor, would not be afraid," said Ancestor Hongjun. Lei Ming could actually detect excitement in his tone.

Facing the Grandmaster Hongjun, the Pangu Dharma Body was furious. Without saying much, it swung down the Heaven-Opening Axe, using the very same Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening that Lei Ming was familiar with. However, the power of the Nine Forms of Heaven-Opening in the hands of the Pangu Dharma Body far exceeded Lei Ming's expectations; the first form alone was enough to shatter the chaos.

Hongjun, the Ancestor, held Leiming in one hand and raised his whisk in the other. This whisk was formed from the laws of nature, its quality far surpassing that of innate treasures, and it was no less than that of chaotic spiritual treasures.

A series of laws clashed with Pangu's Axe in the chaos. As the laws dissipated, the power of Pangu's Axe gradually diminished. In the blink of an eye, the two had exchanged blows. Pangu retreated a few steps, while Hongjun remained as steady as a rock.

"To defeat Hongjun, you must summon the power of Pangu," Luo Hou hurriedly reminded Pingxin Niangniang when he saw that she was no match for Hongjun Laozu. However, Pingxin Niangniang did not listen and used the Heaven-Opening Axe again, unleashing the second move.

Beneath the Heaven-Opening Axe, a vast world slowly took shape. Within this world, the Ancestor Hongjun continuously used threads of law to pull back the Heaven-Opening Axe. The clash between the Chaos Treasure and the laws stirred up the chaos within a radius of millions of miles, forcing even Rahu to retreat.

"The Ninth Form of Creation!" Pangu's Dharma Body had reached the final move of the Nine Forms of Creation, but Hongjun Ancestor still steadily received it. Seeing this, Luo Hou finally couldn't hold back any longer. Taking advantage of the opportunity when Hongjun Ancestor used the Law Whisk to block the Creation Axe, he suddenly thrust out a spear.

Hongjun Laozu suddenly turned around and looked at Luo Hou.

"Our ancestor knew you would make a move."

A beam of dark yellow energy slammed towards Rahu. It was none other than the Heaven and Earth Dark Yellow Exquisite Pagoda that Hongjun Ancestor had used. Rahu's Heavenly Demon Spear struck the pagoda, but instead of damaging it, it was injured by the dark yellow energy.

Immediately afterward, the Xuanhuang Pagoda was about to suppress Rahu. Rahu cultivated the demonic path, and the Xuanhuang Qi was the most effective counter to the demonic path. Faced with its natural nemesis, Rahu could only struggle to defend himself.

"This is also a magic weapon of the Pangu lineage." Lei Ming was taken away by Hongjun Ancestor, but his magic power was not sealed. Upon seeing the Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda, he immediately used the techniques inherited from Taiqing to control the pagoda. This pagoda was originally Laozi's treasure, but now it has been refined by Hongjun Ancestor. Lei Ming naturally cannot take it away, but he can still exert some influence on it.

The Heaven and Earth Xuanhuang Exquisite Pagoda paused amidst the chaos, and Rahu immediately seized the opportunity to escape. Seeing this, Hongjun Ancestor retrieved the pagoda.

laugh!

The sound of space shattering rang out, and the shadow of the Heaven-Opening Axe enveloped Hongjun Ancestor. Hongjun Ancestor suddenly retracted the whisk in his hand and then struck towards Pangu's Dharma Body.

Bang!

With a muffled thud, Pangu's physical body was struck by the whisk, and half of his body vanished instantly. This was not surprising, as the whisk in the hands of Hongjun Ancestor was no less powerful than the Heaven-Opening Axe.

Even so, Pangu's Dharma Body still insisted on bringing down that axe. Facing Pangu's Dharma Body's axe, Hongjun Ancestor was not as composed as when facing Leiming. He retreated in the process, but the speed of the axe light was even faster.

"change!"

Lei Ming saw a world formed by the laws of space and time appear in front of Hongjun Ancestor. That world was like a prison, enveloping the axe light of the Heaven-Opening Axe.

"Even Hongjun's mastery of the laws of spacetime surpasses mine," Lei Ming thought to himself upon seeing this. Hongjun is truly formidable; he seems to have no weaknesses!

"Fellow Daoist Pingxin, save Leiming first," Luo Hou reminded her. Pingxin Niangniang originally wanted to fight Hongjun Laozu to the death, but after hearing Luo Hou's words, she changed her mind. The direction of the Heaven-Opening Axe changed, tearing open the space where Hongjun Laozu had sealed Leiming.