"Boshun, you did well this time."
Luohu sat cross-legged atop the World-Destroying Black Lotus, gazing approvingly at Boshun, who knelt before him.
"This was all thanks to Your Holiness's achievements. If not for Your Holiness's divine wisdom and flawless calculations, how could this subordinate have completed the task so smoothly?"
Bao Xun flattered Luohu ingratiatingly.
"Good, good, good. Once I, the cult leader, emerge into the world, you shall be my vice cult leader." Who would not like a subordinate like this? Luohu was no exception, and he intended to promote him afterward.
Boshun was overjoyed and hurriedly said,
"Your Holiness is wise and mighty. Unifying the Primordial Wilderness is just around the corner. Hongjun is only fit to serve as your mount."
"HAHAHAHAHA!"
"This place is overflowing with demonic qi. Luohu is very likely here."
Not far away, Hongjun looked at the dense black clouds ahead, his expression turning grave. Both he and Luohu had endured a strike from Pangu's axe and survived. That was precisely why they had been able to turn misfortune into fortune and survive in this Primordial World.
Now, through the fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation in his mind, Hongjun had realized that the Heavenly Dao of the Primordial World was incomplete. Thus, he began plotting a path to replace the Heavenly Dao.
While carrying out his plans, Hongjun sensed another doctrine competing for the Heavenly Dao. After calculating, he discovered that his old rival and old friend, Luohu, intended to use the Demon Path to replace the Heavenly Dao. If Luohu succeeded, Hongjun would not even have a route of retreat into Chaos. Only the destruction of his soul awaited him.
Therefore, Hongjun had always wanted to find more allies and completely eliminate Luohu, his old rival.
With that thought, Hongjun moved his mind, and a young man appeared beside him, his appearance seven or eight parts similar to Hongjun's.
"Fellow Daoist, go inside and see whether Luohu is here."
Hongjun said to Evil Corpse Hongjun.
Evil Corpse Hongjun nodded and flew into the black mist. It was pitch-black within; even when he used the power of his Primordial Spirit to probe his surroundings, he could only see ten li ahead. Evil Corpse Hongjun cautiously proceeded inward.
"Hm!"
"Someone has entered!"
Luohu suddenly sensed someone breaking into the illusion array formed from the demonic qi and baleful qi he had arranged.
"Hmph. Since someone seeks death, I shall grant it to him."
Luohu formed a hand seal and activated the great array's killing power.
The black qi around Evil Corpse Hongjun suddenly erupted, transforming into long spears of baleful qi that attacked him.
"Hmph, mere tricks!"
Evil Corpse Hongjun unleashed the Five Thunder Divine Ability. Silver lightning shot in every direction, destroying the incoming black spears one after another. Then, without further hesitation, he used Shrink Ground into Inches and rapidly flew forward.
Luohu sensed that the intruder was not only unharmed but was approaching even faster. He roared in fury.
"You have some skill. I shall personally meet you."
Luohu flew into the great array and soon arrived beside the intruder.
"So it was you, Hongjun. Have you come to die?" Luohu snarled at Hongjun.
"Heh. Kill me? With you?" The instant Evil Corpse Hongjun saw Luohu, his heart settled completely.
"Hongjun, you and I are both peak Chaos Demon Gods. What are you being so arrogant about?" Luohu was enraged. After so long apart, Hongjun had actually become this arrogant.
"Hmph. Pangu struck you once and struck me three times. You are trash."
"You go too far! You go too far!"
"Hongjun, die! Great Dark Heaven!"
Demonic qi and baleful qi gathered above Luohu's head, forming a black sphere that smashed toward Hongjun.
Evil Corpse Hongjun watched without changing expression, then—
"Pah!"
He spat at Luohu, then instantly used the two great escape divine abilities, Body Flying, Traces Supported and Vertical Ground Golden Light, vanishing from the spot.
Luohu watched his divine ability crash into empty air. His face flushed red as he roared at the sky.
"Hongjun, you have humiliated me too greatly! If I do not avenge this, I swear I am no demon!"
Luohu returned to the main hall and said to Boshun,
"Move the plan forward. Mobilize everyone and kill the Three Clans first. Before Hongjun comes again, we must set up the great array."
"Yes."
Elsewhere, a streak of golden light merged into Hongjun's body. Hongjun absorbed the information sent back by his Evil Corpse.
"HAHAHAHAHA! Luohu, Luohu, you have your day at last. Just wait. I will find some friends, then return to battle you."
Hongjun then left the place. He knew Luohu would no longer hide, just as Luohu knew Hongjun would certainly seek him out again. In the struggle for the Heavenly Dao, there was no path of retreat.
At this time, Qing Xuan was cultivating. He intended to first learn a few divine abilities for preserving his life. To live comfortably in the Primordial World, it was not about having many magic treasures or being able to fight well. When facing an opponent he could not defeat, he had to be able to run. Living long was the only hard truth.
"Look at Old Ancestor Minghe. With his Blood God Son avatars, he was said to be 'as long as the Blood Sea does not dry up, Minghe shall not die.' Even a single avatar could be reborn. In the end, those who could defeat him did not want to fight him, while those who could not defeat him could only run. He could be considered invincible beneath a Sage."
In the end, Qing Xuan chose Upright Without Shadow and Body Flying, Traces Supported from the Thirty-Six Divine Abilities.
The effect of Upright Without Shadow was that it allowed one to enter an intangible state, leaving neither shadow nor form and rendering all attacks ineffective.
The effect of Body Flying, Traces Supported was to hide between heaven and earth, roam within the four seas, exist in the world yet remain unseen by it—unknowable, untraceable, and unobservable.
Both were great spatial divine abilities. Once Qing Xuan mastered them, even Luohu and Hongjun would be unable to stop him from slipping away.
As for the Primordial Halberd, aside from the Primordial Domain and his self-created Primordial Limitless and Primordial Tribulation, Qing Xuan had no other methods. He thought he should develop a few more moves. After all, it was his bonded magic treasure. It was like a lover—lovers could leave, but magic treasures would not.
Thus, Qing Xuan stayed home and immersed himself in cultivation and study. Time, once gone, never returned. In the Primordial World, time was the least valuable thing. A hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.
"Qian Kun Toss!"
Over the East Sea, Qing Xuan hurled the Primordial Halberd. It transformed into a streak of light and slammed into the sea surface at tremendous speed.
"BOOM!"
The East Sea suddenly exploded, and an incomparably massive abyss appeared. Water vapor rose from the surrounding area, forming patches of clouds in the sky. The abyss remained for quite some time before seawater gradually filled it.
Qing Xuan watched the scene with satisfaction. With a wave of his hand, the Primordial Halberd returned to his grasp. Over the hundred years of cultivation, he had not only learned Upright Without Shadow and Body Flying, Traces Supported, but had also created Qian Kun Toss and Primordial Thunderbolt. This gave him four techniques when wielding the Primordial Halberd:
Primordial Tribulation: Chaos Qi condensed into crescent blades, slashing out crescent-shaped blades of Chaos that cut through an entire area.
Primordial Limitless: Qing Xuan and the Primordial Halberd became one. When used, his Magic Power became boundless; it could pull in enemies, kill enemies, and trap enemies.
Qian Kun Toss: Chaos Qi was infused into the halberd's body before it was hurled at the target, transforming into a streak of light that pierced through any defense and erupted with Chaos Qi.
Primordial Thunderbolt: He swung the Primordial Halberd, condensing Chaos Qi into black spheres that flew toward the target before exploding and destroying everything.
Finally, there was the Primordial Domain inherent to the Primordial Halberd. It could weaken an enemy's Magic Power while strengthening himself. Among those of the same realm, Qing Xuan could be called invincible within this domain.
"Everything is ready. Now I can carry out the plan in my heart. Hehehe!" Qing Xuan suddenly grinned with a sneaky, lecherous look.
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