The Primordial World is Dangerous

"Don't keep that bitter gourd face on. Let me show you something." Li Xinghe patted the Ancestor Five Elements on the shoulder, acting like a big brother comforting his little brother.

Then, Li Xinghe used the Chaos Shovel to manifest the River of Time and the River of Destiny.

The Ancestor Five Elements was stunned. Another Chaos Supreme Treasure, and one he had never even heard of.

That wasn't what shocked him most, though. What truly shook him was Li Xinghe's Law of Time and Law of Destiny.

The abilities of the two most powerful demon gods, who had vanished from the Chaos, now resided in a single person.

"This old man submits in admiration." For the first time, the Ancestor Five Elements was genuinely convinced.

"Don't rush. Keep contemplating." Li Xinghe continued.

The Ancestor Five Elements observed for a while longer. After a long pause, his expression turned grave.

He, the Ancestor Five Elements, a top-tier Chaos Demon God reincarnated, had no trace left in the future.

That meant, in the original course of fate, he would fall soon—perhaps this very time, slain by Hongjun.

Li Xinghe's appearance, though forcing him to eat the fruit of the Karma Tree, had actually saved his life.

"So he was a dead man walking. Why did you save him, Adoptive Father?" Xuan Ming couldn't resist twisting the knife.

The Ancestor Five Elements glanced at her and saw through her origins at once. Even a being born from Pangu's Essence Blood called Li Xinghe "Adoptive Father"—that alone showed how deep his foundations ran.

"If you, sir, do not despise me, I would gladly take you as my adoptive father." The Ancestor Five Elements shamelessly followed suit.

"Get lost, you old thing. Have you no sense of your own age?" Li Xinghe kicked him flying.

How could two Chaos Demon Gods be so different? Qiankun was so dignified, while the Ancestor Five Elements had no shame at all.

But he couldn't really blame him. When the River of Time showed no trace of your future, anyone would panic.

Just then, the Ancestor Five Elements suddenly felt his mind clear. The oppressive weight that had been pressing on him seemed to vanish.

"Look again!" Li Xinghe had already altered some things with the Law of Destiny.

He had already changed much by interfering in the battle between Hongjun and the Five Elements Demon God. This was just a casual touch.

The Ancestor Five Elements naturally understood what had just happened.

"I, the Five Elements Demon God, from this day forth, pledge loyalty to Li Xinghe. Let the Great Dao bear witness!"

This was the highest oath a Chaos Demon God could swear. The Great Dao was impartial; if he broke it, he would surely be destroyed by Divine Punishment.

"Alright, leave this place. The Primordial World is not something you can scheme for. Just cultivate honestly. With your talent, you will surely shine brilliantly in the Primordial World."

Another top-tier demon god recruited. How satisfying.

"Adoptive Father, his pagoda is quite pretty!" Houtu suddenly spoke, eyeing the Five Elements Pagoda.

The pagoda contained a powerful Five Elements origin. Houtu, as the Earth Ancestral Witch, could naturally sense its mysteries.

The Ancestor Five Elements was inwardly weeping. Though in life, aside from life and death, everything else was just a scratch, this scratch came far too suddenly.

"Old Five, what do you think?" Li Xinghe looked helpless. This daughter of his—why call her Houtu? Thick Black would suit her better.

"Since the two young ladies like it, take it and play with it!" The Ancestor Five Elements winced in pain.

Li Xinghe laughed heartily. This old fellow was amusing enough. Taking him in was a good choice.

"I've already obtained the Five Innate Banners. This is your lifebound spiritual treasure—keep it. By the way, that Qiankun Demon God is also my man. If you run into him later, look out for each other."

Li Xinghe's tone was casual, but the Ancestor Five Elements was deeply shaken. So he wasn't the first top-tier demon god to be recruited.

"At least I'm not the only one losing face." The Ancestor Five Elements consoled himself.

After that, Li Xinghe didn't restrict the Ancestor Five Elements' freedom. He only warned him to be careful around Hongjun and Luohu.

In the current Primordial World, only these two truly concerned him.

One was the future Lord of Primordial, and the other was an existence even more terrifying than Hongjun for a certain period.

Moreover, after the Immortal-Demon conflict, Luohu had vanished without a trace. That demon might not have truly died.

The Five Innate Banners were in hand—a tremendous harvest. Five Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and a complete set at that.

Among the Twelve Ancestral Witches, five excelled in the Five Elements Laws. Once they joined forces with the Five Innate Banners, their power would be terrifying.

On the other side, Hongjun was both shocked and furious. This hidden hand was too hateful, snatching treasures from under his nose time and again.

The Five Innate Banners combined were comparable to a supreme treasure. If he could obtain them, his strength would soar.

According to the Primordial World's original trajectory, part of the Five Innate Banners would have fallen into Hongjun's hands.

Likely when he killed the Ancestor Five Elements, the banners were scattered, with some ending up in others' hands.

But now, they all went to Li Xinghe. Returning to the Pangu Temple, he gave the Central Wuji Apricot Yellow Banner to Houtu, telling her to refine it well.

The Eastern Green Lotus Treasure Color Banner went to the Wood Ancestral Witch, Ju Mang.

The Southern Ground-Leaving Flame Light Banner went to the Fire Ancestral Witch, Zhurong.

The Western Plain Colored Cloud Boundary Banner went to the Metal Ancestral Witch, Ru Shou.

The Northern Xuan Yuan Water Controlling Banner went to the Water Ancestral Witch, Gong Gong.

"Adoptive Father, now that we all have our own treasures, can we go out and explore the Primordial World?" Zhurong, hot-tempered, had long grown tired of staying put.

"The Primordial World is far too dangerous. Do you know, this treasure was snatched by Adoptive Father from a Chaos Demon God? That one was already a Golden Immortal of the Origin," Xuan Ming urged.

"What? That terrifying?" Zhurong instantly lost his temper.

"That's right. That Chaos Demon God was being chased and beaten. If not for Adoptive Father stepping in, that Chaos Demon God would have died long ago," Houtu added.

"I heard the chiefs of the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races are all mid-stage Golden Immortals of the Origin, and their companion spirit treasures are close to Innate Supreme Treasures."

The two female Ancestral Witches kept recounting what they had seen and heard outside, and the other Ancestral Witches fell silent.

Going out there would be suicide. Better to keep lying low—no leaving Pangu Temple until they reached the Golden Immortal of the Origin realm.

Li Xinghe nodded in satisfaction. He wasn't really worried about the safety of the Twelve Ancestral Witches; after all, they were the Pangu Orthodox, destined to be the protagonists of the Primordial World for a time.

His main concern was that these fools might pick a fight with the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races. If the Witch-Demon Calamity started early, all his plans would be wasted.

Even the many Chaos Demon Gods dared not provoke the Dragon, Phoenix, and Qilin Races now.

"You all must cultivate diligently. The Primordial World will be yours to rule in time," Li Xinghe encouraged.

As for himself, he headed toward other parts of Buzhou Mountain. This mountain was immeasurably vast, propping up heaven and earth.

Many treasures of the Primordial World were born here; it could be said to be the center of the Primordial World.

But this time, he wasn't out for treasure—he was looking for people.

After some divination, he finally found a pair of siblings living in seclusion within Buzhou Mountain: Fuxi and Nuwa.

Both bore immense fortune and had the bearing of sages.

These siblings had always lived in seclusion in Buzhou Mountain, only emerging after Hongjun became a sage and began lecturing at the Purple Firmament Palace.

Later, Nuwa was taken as Hongjun's disciple, while Fuxi, due to his involvement in the Witch-Demon Calamity, met an unexpected end and reincarnated into the human race.

Li Xinghe had his eye on Fuxi. By all rights, he was more talented than Nuwa, but his luck was poor.

This man excelled at divination arts, yet could not see through his own future. If Li Xinghe could take Fuxi under his wing, he could both bind Nuwa—a future sage—and prevent the Demon Race from gaining another powerhouse in the Witch-Demon Calamity.