Yuanshi, Hand Over the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi!

Tongtian's strike was clearly fueled by rage, its power far exceeding his usual output!

However, just as the divine lightning was about to hit Qin Xuan, "Spatial Shift!"

Dijiang, who had been watching closely, shouted, activating his spatial abilities.

In a flash of light and shadow, Qin Xuan and Yuanshi, whose neck he was still clutching, instantly switched places.

The unparalleled Shangqing Divine Lightning struck Yuanshi squarely on the crown of his head.

Pfft...

As the lightning dissipated, the top of Yuanshi's head was charred black, emitting wisps of smoke. He spat out another mouthful of blood, his eyes filled with disbelief, confusion, and... a hint of despair.

Tongtian: "..."

He looked at his hand, then at the miserable Yuanshi, his expression awkward as he scratched his head.

Qin Xuan, on the other hand, held Yuanshi by the collar like a chick, bringing him close and asking in a cold voice:

"Now, tell me, who is the true successor of Pangu?"

Yuanshi was in agonizing pain, his powers suppressed, unable to move. He felt the gazes of everyone around him.

Especially Tongtian's embarrassed and evasive eyes. Boundless humiliation and anger surged through him, but he was even more afraid of the undisguised killing intent in Qin Xuan's eyes.

Humiliation, anger, fear... under the impact of these emotions, Yuanshi felt a darkness before his eyes, and his Dao heart seemed to crack. He fainted.

At that moment, unnoticed by anyone, a wisp of almost imperceptible black gas silently burrowed into Yuanshi's brow.

Qin Xuan looked at Yuanshi, his eyes closed, seemingly unconscious, and a cold smile crept onto his lips. He didn't care if he was really unconscious or just pretending.

He raised his hand.

And delivered another resounding slap.

This slap sent shivers down the spines of everyone present.

Too brutal...

Qin Xuan's ruthlessness terrified them!

Especially Kunpeng, Jieyin, and Zhunti in the distance, their faces turned pale, as if they had returned to Zixiao Palace, to the fear of being dominated by that violent aura.

The unconscious Yuanshi was directly awakened by this sudden slap.

He opened his eyes with difficulty, meeting Qin Xuan's cold gaze.

Seeing Qin Xuan wind up his arm again, Yuanshi trembled violently. His remaining pride and dignity completely collapsed in the face of the fear of death.

He blurted out almost without thinking, his voice hoarse with begging:

"It's... it's the Ancestral Witch... the Ancestral Witch is..."

He was truly afraid!

Who was he?

A being formed from Pangu's primordial spirit, with such a noble origin!

He couldn't die here, absolutely not!

The title of Pangu's successor, the fortune that came with it, seemed unimportant compared to survival.

The moment the words "the Ancestral Witch is" left his mouth, Yuanshi felt, in the depths of his being, that something innate, the foundation that sustained his existence, Seemed to have broken apart, and an invisible force of fortune was rapidly flowing away from him.

Taiqing and Tongtian also felt something at the same time, as if they had lost something important.

In contrast, Qin Xuan and the Twelve Ancestral Witches simultaneously felt that their connection to this Primordial Chaos world seemed to be even closer.

Immediately afterward, a profound piece of information directly appeared in the consciousness of Qin Xuan and the Twelve Ancestral Witches.

Qin Xuan scanned it with his divine sense, and a hint of surprise appeared on his face.

It was the top-tier Primordial Chaos killing formation that should have appeared on the eve of the Lich War—the Thirteen Heavenly Gods and Demons Formation!

He hadn't expected that forcing Yuanshi to acknowledge the Ancestral Witches as the true successors would bring this supreme formation, condensed with baleful aura, into the world ahead of time...

Feeling an extra share of Pangu's fortune within him, Qin Xuan's mouth unconsciously turned up.

In reality, he would never have killed Yuanshi.

Yuanshi was, after all, formed from Pangu's primordial spirit and carried the Merits of Creation. This karma was too great. Not to mention Qin Xuan, even Hongjun wouldn't dare to touch it easily.

In the future Investiture of the Gods war, even though the Three Pure Ones had already become saints using the Merits of Creation within them, Hongjun didn't dare to kill them, and could only use the Saintfall Pill to confine them.

If Qin Xuan really killed Yuanshi, the immense karma would not only destroy him, but could even implicate his elder brother and sister.

Of course, his purpose in taking action was never to kill.

Besides really wanting to beat Yuanshi's broken mouth, there was also the point of plundering the Pangu fortune of the Three Pure Ones.

The Three Pure Ones shared the same origin, and they hadn't separated yet, their fortunes were connected. What Yuanshi said represented the Three Pure Ones to a certain extent.

That's why Qin Xuan forced him to admit in front of so many powerful figures that the Ancestral Witches were the true successors of Pangu.

Qin Xuan, holding the battered and barely conscious Yuanshi, spoke with a cold gaze and a flat tone:

"Listen carefully. From today onwards, we thirteen Ancestral Witches are the true successors of Pangu!"

"If you dare to use that title to deceive and swindle again, then my thirteen brothers will have to personally visit Kunlun Mountain!"

Yuanshi nodded with difficulty, his eyes filled with barely concealed humiliation and resentment.

He roared inwardly, Today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold in the future! I will make Qin Xuan wish he were dead!

Qin Xuan naturally noticed this hatred but merely curled his lip in disdain, casually tossing Yuanshi at Taiqing's feet like a piece of trash.

"Alright, the main matter is settled." Qin Xuan clapped his hands and looked at the Three Pure Ones. "Now, it's time to talk about compensation. You impersonated the successors of Pangu, ran to the resting place of our Father God, and tried to steal the treasures discovered by my brothers. How should this debt be settled?"

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As soon as these words came out, the scene fell into a deathly silence.

Everyone looked at each other, their eyes filled with shock.

Wait...

You beat the guy up.

You took the title.

And you still want compensation...

For a moment, everyone looked at Qin Xuan with awe.

This guy... is too ruthless. He must not be provoked!

Yuanshi, supported by Taiqing, trembled with anger, his face ashen, his knuckles white as he hissed:

"On what basis?"

"Today's events were due to my three brothers being inferior in skill. We admit defeat."

"You've already beaten us. What reason is there to demand compensation?"

Qin Xuan slowly walked up to him, arms crossed, looking down at him with a faint, mocking smile:

"Reason?"

"My words are reason!"

After a pause, Qin Xuan added:

"You disturbed Father God's rest. In principle, I should kill you on the spot. But I am a kind-hearted person and do not wish to create more bloodshed."

As he said this, Qin Xuan swung his arm again, his expression cold as he said:

"Now tell me, do you want to die or do you want to compensate?"

These words made the corners of everyone's eyes twitch.

Kind-hearted...

Would you like to take a look at Yuanshi, who's next to Taiqing, his face deformed and crawling on the ground looking for his teeth?

Seeing Qin Xuan raise his palm again, the bit of unyielding spirit in Yuanshi's heart was instantly crushed by fear. His heart and liver were splitting as he hurriedly said:

"Compensate, we'll compensate!"

"I... I don't know what Fellow Daoist wants?"

He really didn't dare to say anything to provoke Qin Xuan now, only hoping that this evil star would quickly let him go.

Qin Xuan slightly raised his eyelids, his indifferent gaze sweeping over Yuanshi, his voice calm and without emotion:

"The Three Treasures Jade Ruyi, hand it over."

As soon as these words came out, Yuanshi's face suddenly stiffened, his palm fiercely clenching the warm, smooth jade ruyi, his eyes instantly filled with bloodshot veins.

Are you kidding me!

This was the only top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure he could show off.

Not long ago, he had even flaunted this treasure in front of these Ancestral Witches. Now he was being asked to hand it over?!

This was worse than killing him.

Want him to hand over the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi?

Impossible!

Absolutely impossible!

Seeing Yuanshi's face flushed red and his breathing heavy, Tongtian, standing to the side, couldn't bear it and proactively took out the Qingping Sword, offering it to Qin Xuan:

"Fellow Daoist, my Qingping Sword is also a top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. How about using this sword in place of my second brother's jade ruyi?"

As soon as Tongtian stepped forward, a glint flashed in Qin Xuan's eyes. This was a good opportunity to stir things up!

He deliberately drawled out his tone, teasingly saying:

"No way? No way?"

"Yuanshi, one of the dignified Three Pure Ones, is so unwilling to part with his own treasure that he actually wants his younger brother to take the fall?"

As he spoke, Qin Xuan leisurely reached out his hand, pretending to receive the Qingping Sword.

Zhurong, who had been eavesdropping on the commotion beside them, rolled his eyes and immediately shouted at the top of his lungs, "Come one, come all, and see how a younger brother is paying his elder brother's debts!"

"What a touching display of brotherly love!"

With Zhurong's shout, everyone's eyes immediately turned to Yuanshi's face, their expressions of disdain undisguised.

Yuanshi felt a burning sensation on his face, as if he had been slapped countless times!

He no longer cared about treasures or anything else; he was about to lose all face!

He abruptly pulled out the Three Treasures Jade Ruyi from his embrace and shoved it into Qin Xuan's hand.

Then, he turned his head, his eyes bloodshot, and glared at Tongtian, gritting his teeth as he growled, "Did I ask for your meddling?"

At that moment, Yuanshi felt an overwhelming surge of violent energy rush straight to the top of his head, burning him inside out, causing his very soul to tremble!

As soon as he thought that today's events would soon spread throughout the Primordial Chaos, he could almost see countless creatures pointing and laughing at him behind his back...

In an instant, an utterly insane thought uncontrollably sprouted in his heart:

"If... if this Primordial Chaos were destroyed, wouldn't everything that happened today be as if it never happened?"

He didn't realize that the moment this venomous, insane thought arose, a strand of dark, profound, and almost tangible demonic energy had silently condensed into a seed deep within his sea of consciousness