Ancestral Dragon
Little did they know that although the battle at Buzhou Mountain had ended hastily, it had still alerted certain major figures.
For instance, Ancestor Qiankun among the Chaos Demon Gods had sensed it the instant Li Xinghe used the Qiankun Cauldron.
"Li Xinghe, you've finally shown yourself!" Qiankun Demon God snorted coldly.
If Li Xinghe had not specifically demanded the Qiankun Cauldron back then, Qiankun Demon God would not have died so quickly. That cause and effect had been forged.
As one of the top-level Demon Gods of the Chaos World, Ancestor Qiankun's strength was beyond question.
Even Hongjun had invited him to deal with Demon Ancestor Luohu in later generations, though unfortunately, Hongjun ultimately schemed against him and had him die at Luohu's hands.
During the Creation Tribulation, Qiankun Demon God fell, and a trace of his true spirit reincarnated in the Primordial World.
To his delight, this reincarnation had come with an Accompanying Spiritual Treasure—a Qiankun Cauldron formed from the lotus pod of that poor, put-upon Chaos Green Lotus.
In terms of rank, it was also a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Although it could not compare to the original Qiankun Cauldron, given the current level of cultivation in the Primordial World, it was already among the finest treasures in existence.
His greatest regret was the Chaos Spiritual Treasure Qiankun Cauldron that Li Xinghe had taken from him.
Pangu had slain the Three Thousand Demon Gods when he created the world, but Li Xinghe, as Pangu's little brother, had definitely not died.
As long as he found Li Xinghe, reclaimed the genuine Qiankun Cauldron, and fused it with his current imitation Qiankun Cauldron, then even if it did not become a Chaos Supreme Treasure, it would far surpass the Innate Supreme Treasures of the Primordial World. At that time, who in the Primordial Wilderness could contend with him?
In the Primordial World, magical treasures were ranked from strongest to weakest as supreme treasures, top-grade, high-grade, middle-grade, and low-grade.
Beyond that, they were divided into innate and acquired varieties.
In terms of power, among treasures of the same rank, innate ones were stronger than acquired ones. For example, an Innate Supreme Treasure was stronger than an acquired supreme treasure, and a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure was stronger than a Top-grade Acquired Spiritual Treasure.
Chaos Supreme Treasures, however, stood above both innate and acquired treasures and were the strongest of all.
Beyond those, the most special were Chaos Spiritual Treasures, which were the Accompanying Spiritual Treasures of certain Demon Gods when Chaos first opened.
Some powerful Chaos Spiritual Treasures even far surpassed Innate Supreme Treasures, such as Daoist Shichen's Wheel of Time and Lord of Destiny's Destiny Roulette.
Meanwhile, Li Xinghe had already arrived at the East Sea Coast, the territory of the Dragon Clan.
Comparatively speaking, the Dragon Clan was much stronger than the Qilin Clan. However, with Taowu and Taotie of the Four Fierce Beasts leading the charge, they had nearly flattened the East Sea as well.
Ancestral Dragon was struggling to cope. Although he was already a Mid Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal, the two Fierce Beasts before him were of the same realm. Fighting one against two, he was no match for them.
"Ancestral Dragon, the Fierce Beast Race wreaks havoc upon the Primordial World. Today, on behalf of Great God Pangu, I enfeoff the Dragon Clan as the commander of the Scaled Lineage in the Primordial Wilderness, to resist the Fierce Beasts." Li Xinghe strode through the air.
Ancestral Dragon was briefly stunned. Then, like Beginning Qilin, he made a great vow. Countless merits immediately descended, and Ancestral Dragon directly broke through to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
The entire Dragon Clan also received tremendous benefits and began slaughtering the Fierce Beast Race in return.
Seeing that the situation had turned against them, Taowu and Taotie immediately turned and fled.
Li Xinghe did not interfere this time. Ever since he had received a Great Dao Warning for digging up the Chaos Bell, he had kept a much lower profile.
He had killed Chaos previously only because that guy ate dumplings without dipping sauce. Otherwise, Li Xinghe would not even have bothered to act.
"Who are you?" Compared to Beginning Qilin, Ancestral Dragon was far more arrogant.
Among all the races of the Primordial Wilderness, aside from the Fierce Beasts, his cultivation was the highest. Now that he had broken through to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, he was naturally brimming with pride.
"I am Great God Pangu's brother. I have come today to help you resist the Fierce Beasts." Li Xinghe frowned. This guy was really putting on airs. Wasn't he merely a Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal?
No wonder he would provoke the Phoenix Race and Qilin Race into joining forces against him during the later Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation.
"So, you are one of the Three Thousand Demon Gods. But you are all nothing more than failures." Ancestral Dragon looked disdainful, his face full of arrogance.
In his heart, perhaps only Great God Pangu qualified as a true powerhouse. After all, Pangu had created the entire Primordial Wilderness.
"Fuck! You really don't know your place!" Li Xinghe stepped forward and slapped him hard across the face.
Ancestral Dragon did not react in time and was sent flying by the slap.
"Impudent!" The Dragon Clan members flew into a rage and charged at him.
Li Xinghe did not indulge them either. He struck out with another slap, leaving every Dragon Clan member half-dead.
Ancestral Dragon was furious. He had only just broken through to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm, yet someone had publicly slapped him across the face.
"Courting death!" Ancestral Dragon immediately brought out his Accompanying Spiritual Treasure, the legendary Ancestral Dragon Pearl.
This treasure possessed the Creation of heaven and earth. It was said to be infinitely close to an Innate Supreme Treasure and ranked among the finest treasures in the Primordial Wilderness.
However, after Ancestral Dragon fell later on, this treasure vanished without a trace.
"It seems I have no choice but to teach you a lesson." Li Xinghe snorted. The mere Ancestral Dragon Pearl was nothing in his eyes.
A ruler appeared in his hand—it was the Merit Supreme Treasure, the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler.
Ancestral Dragon charged forward in fury, only to be beaten until his head was bloodied by the Hongmeng Measuring Ruler. Even cracks appeared on the Ancestral Dragon Pearl.
"An Innate Supreme Treasure!" Ancestral Dragon was greatly shocked.
He had believed the Dragon Clan was uniquely blessed by heaven, and that the Ancestral Dragon Pearl was one of the rarest treasures in the Primordial Wilderness. He had never expected this man to possess an Innate Supreme Treasure like Shen Ni.
Li Xinghe snorted. "If not for your merits in exterminating the Fierce Beasts, I would have wiped you all out long ago."
Ancestral Dragon was not afraid. He had received Heavenly Dao Merit, and exterminating the Fierce Beasts was ordained by fate.
Like Hongjun and Luohu, the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races were currently the favored children of the Heavenly Dao in the Primordial World. He did not believe Li Xinghe would dare kill him.
"Today's humiliation will be remembered by my Dragon Clan. One day, I will surely seek instruction from you again." Ancestral Dragon turned and entered the depths of the sea.
Li Xinghe frowned deeply. Ancestral Dragon had clearly received part of the Heavenly Dao's favor as well. Once the Fierce Beast Tribulation ended, the Three Races would receive even greater blessings from the Heavenly Dao.
At that time, the Three Races would grow even stronger, and Ancestral Dragon, as the strongest among them, would at the very least reach the Hunyuan Golden Immortal, or Quasi-Saint, level.
No wonder he was so arrogant. Even when facing the powerful Li Xinghe, he showed no fear whatsoever.
"Then just wait and see. If you anger me, I might just make the Dragon-Phoenix Tribulation begin ahead of time." Li Xinghe was preparing to leave as well.
Just then, a sudden intuition arose in his heart. He secretly performed a divination and suddenly revealed a strange smile.
He was proficient in both the Law of Destiny and the Law of Time, allowing him to foresee what would happen next.
From the void not far away, a powerful aura rapidly approached.
"Li Xinghe, return my Qiankun Cauldron!" It turned out that Ancestor Qiankun had arrived.
As a top-level Demon God ranked among the top twenty in the Chaos World, he did not regard Li Xinghe at all.
At the beginning of the Creation Tribulation, Li Xinghe had only barely broken through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
Not much time had passed since the creation of the world, so Li Xinghe was likely only at the middle or late stage of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
Even if he possessed a supreme treasure, with his Grand Unity Golden Immortal cultivation, he likely could not unleash its power at all.
Ancestor Qiankun, meanwhile, had long refined the imitation Qiankun Cauldron and had just broken through to the Late Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
"Ancestor Qiankun, don't you already have a new Qiankun Cauldron?" Li Xinghe asked with a half-smile.
Ancestor Qiankun was greatly startled. How did he know?
But then anger rose in his heart. Li Xinghe was clearly mocking him.
He, the dignified Qiankun Demon God, held an imitation Qiankun Cauldron in his hand while the genuine one was in his opponent's possession. It was simply the greatest humiliation.
"Enough nonsense. Return the Qiankun Cauldron to me, and I can spare your life today." Ancestor Qiankun snorted coldly.
"Is that so? Just you?" Li Xinghe burst into laughter as the aura of a Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal erupted from him.
Ancestor Qiankun was greatly shocked. He had not expected Li Xinghe's cultivation to progress so quickly. For Chaos Demon Gods like them, a hundred thousand or even eight hundred thousand years passed in the blink of an eye, and each breakthrough in realm was measured in Eons.
By the Primordial Wilderness's reckoning, One Yuan Meeting was equivalent to 129,600 years. Yet only about one One Yuan Meeting had passed since the Creation Tribulation, and Li Xinghe had already advanced from the early Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm to the Peak Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal realm.
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