The Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Clans Gather
The western sky has been stained black by Devil Qi, and the earth and countless living beings have also been corrupted by it, losing their Devil Qi and falling into the demonic Demon Dao.
Mount Sumeru, where the Devil Ancestor Luohou stood atop the mountain, his demonic flames raging to the heavens.
With Mount Sumeru as the array's core, the Ten Thousand Demons Great Formation, composed of billions of Heavenly Demons, slowly began to operate.
Yes, that's right. That's how the counting units were in the Primordial World. Ten thousand and thousand were often preceded by a hundred million.
Above the Ten Thousand Demons Great Formation, Luohou alone activated a formation, which was the renowned Zhuxian Sword Formation.
Once the Immortal Slaughtering Formation is unleashed, it cannot be broken by any less than the Four Sages.
Of course, this must be the Zhuxian Sword Formation set up by Sage. In fact, to be more precise, it can only be broken by four people of the same realm working together.
Even if it could be broken, it would usually come at a terrible price. That's why Hongjun had to drag a few cannon fodder and harm a few old friends to pave the way for himself.
As the founder of Daoism, Hongjun, the first to refer to himself as "this humble Daoist," vividly demonstrated to you what it means to "die for your fellow Daoists rather than for this humble Daoist."
Standing beside Luohou were several remnants of the Chaos Demon Gods; who doesn't have a few friends?
Although Luohou did have relatively few friends, and those who came were only after the benefits he promised, they were all at the peak of the Peak Primordial Unity Golden Immortal level, and could at least help share the burden.
The only thing Luohou hadn't expected was that Hongjun had gathered quite a few helpers, more than a dozen in total, almost twice the number on his side.
What relieved him slightly was that he didn't see Yangmei among them. If Yangmei had helped him, his Zhuxian Sword Formation might not have gained much of an advantage.
"Luohou, you have acted perversely, attempting to corrupt the Primordial World with demonic power; today is your death day."
Hongjun's voice contained the majestic power of the Heavenly Dao. The low-level Heavenly Demons could not resist the Heavenly Power, so much so that the operation of the Ten Thousand Demons Great Formation actually stopped for a moment.
This preemptive move, seizing the initiative, can be considered a good show of force.
Would Luohou be afraid? Of course not. He simply stood up and laughed wildly.
"Hahaha, enough nonsense. If you want to achieve Dao, then you'll have to ask about the Four Swords of Immortal-Slaying in my hand first. These were specially forged for you."
Hongjun's face was somewhat gloomy. He founded the Immortal Dao, and Luohou then forged the Zhuxian Sword Diagram, as well as the Zhuxian Sword, the Lixian Sword, the Xianxian Sword, and the Juexian Sword. The intention behind this was all too obvious.
However, at this point, empty words are meaningless; what matters is the actual skill. Whoever has the last laugh will be the ultimate victor.
The first point of contention was the clash between the fortunes of Hongjun, the ancestor of Immortal Dao, and Luohou, the Devil Ancestor.
They are not only the progenitors of the Dao, but also candidates for merging with the Dao of Heavenly Dao. Whoever loses will have their fortune harvested and devoured, becoming resources for their further advancement and accelerating the growth and perfection of the Dao of Heavenly Dao.
The collision of these two forces Primordial World to change color, signaling the start of another Kalpa, with the Tribulation Qi rising wildly between heaven and earth.
A major battle is about to break out.
At this moment, Xiang Dong was riding a horse—no, riding Phoenix— on his way to Eastern Kunlun.
For the sake of this fortuitous opportunity, Zhun Ti and Jie Yin obediently followed along the way, but always maintained a certain distance.
There's nothing we can do; the bump on Zhun Ti's head still hasn't gone down.
Therefore, the two were still very wary of Xiang Dong and dared not get too close, fearing they would get beaten up again.
"Roar~"
A dragon's roar echoed from the clouds, and the figure of True Dragon, tens of thousands of feet long, emerged from the clouds.
Xuehuang hovered in mid-air; she didn't even need to look to know who was coming.
The fact that Ao Yue, the eldest son of the Dragon Ancestor, was born was somewhat unexpected, yet also quite reasonable.
After all, his status and strength were sufficient. The three clans were no longer as glorious as before. Not only had their numbers been halved and their vitality greatly damaged, but also, due to the influence of Karmic Force, there were no more Primordial Unity Golden Immortal level in their clans.
Xuehuang and Ao Yue have only managed to maintain their peak strength Peak Great Unity Golden Immortals. It's unknown how many years they will need to slowly grind away their way back to the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal and pay off their Karmic Force debts.
Ao Yue had just transformed into Innate Dao Body and landed in front of Xiang Dong, bowing politely. Just as she was about to reveal her name and origin,
A jade-like unicorn soared into the sky on auspicious clouds, with auspicious clouds rising from where its four hooves landed.
The newcomer was a representative of the Qilin Clan, the Junshan Qilin, a symbol of the power of nature.
The Junshan Qilin arrived first despite being behind, ramming into Ao Yue 'Ao Yue waist and sending her flying. Then, it transformed into a refined middle-aged man with a face as white as jade.
"The Junshan Qilin of the Qilin Clan, pays respects to our benefactor."
"My benefactor saved my Qilin Clan in the past, and I have come here today to await your command."
Ao Yue was furious. She had finally managed to secure the second position, only to have Junshan Qilin steal it over using such underhanded tactics.
I never expected that you, with your thick eyebrows and big eyes, would resort to such despicable methods. But now is not the time to fight with the Junshan Qilin. You should pledge your loyalty as soon as possible. He quickly cupped his hands in thanks.
"Ao Yue of the Dragon Clan, me too!"
Zhun Ti and Jie Yin exchanged a glance. The three clans of Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin, and qilin have all arrived.
When they confirmed Xiang Dong's identity, they knew this day would come; it was only a matter of time.
Xuehuang sneered, "The Dragon Clan and the Qilin Clan are certainly making quite a show of themselves. Could it be that they're only now remembering to repay their debt of gratitude? How long has it been since the Phoenix Clan spread the news of their benefactor's whereabouts?"
Xuehuang was clearly trying to sow discord between Xiang Dong Ao Yue and Ao Yue and Junshan Qilin. Their expressions turned serious. They hadn't expected that Xuehuang, who appeared so cold and aloof, would be so skilled at using teasing and persuasion.
Junshan Qilin remained unmoved. "While the Phoenix Clan acts swiftly, the Qilin Clan is number one in loyalty."
Ao Yue nodded, "Me too!"
I added a comment along the way.
"My benefactor, the Dragon Clan still possesses some treasures. If you require any magical artifacts, simply give the order, and the Dragon Clan will surely provide them."
"Really? I'd like the Ancestral Dragon Pearl too. I've heard it contains the secrets of your Dragon Clan, the Ancestral Dragon Nine Transformations. I'm quite interested."
"Well..."
One sentence left Ao Yue speechless. The Ancestral Dragon Pearl was the lifeblood of the Dragon Clan. If anyone else had said that, he would have fought to the death.
But it was Xiang Dong who said this, so Ao Yue hesitated. Anyway, Xiang Dong wasn't Dragon Clan, so he was useless to her. Lending him some time wouldn't be a bad idea.
The air was silent for a moment. Neither Junshan Qilin nor Xuehuang dared to speak, fearing that Xiang Dong would also ask them for something they couldn't offer.
However, Xiang Dong was just joking; that thing wouldn't be of any use to him anyway.
"Don't worry about it. I was just joking. Useless things are meaningless. Since you all want to repay your debt of gratitude, then become my mounts, just like Xuehuang."
Xiang Dong accepted all of them without exception, treating them all as mounts.
"Yes, sir!"