After everyone had left, Qing Xuan entered Zixiao Palace and saw Old Ancestor Hongjun already seated atop the Dao Platform.
"Hehehe, what brings you here, little friend?" Hongjun asked Qing Xuan with a cheerful smile.
Qing Xuan was speechless at the sight and could only speak up.
"Senior, does your previous promise to lend me the Jade Disc of Creation for a thousand years still stand?"
"Rest assured, little friend. I keep my word. Take it."
Hongjun took a Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation from his sleeve. With a wave of his hand, the azure jade disc slowly flew toward Qing Xuan.
Qing Xuan reached out and caught it, overjoyed. He had not expected to borrow it so easily, and he tucked it into his robes.
"Thank you, Senior. I will certainly return it in a hundred years." After considering his words, Qing Xuan added, "Senior Hongjun, this junior has one more request. I hope to obtain a strand of Kuishui Origin Qi!"
Qing Xuan knew that the Innate Renshui Peaches Tree was in Hongjun's possession and would later be bestowed upon the Queen Mother—the young maid outside.
Hongjun looked at Qing Xuan for a while. Just as Qing Xuan thought Hongjun would refuse, Hongjun unexpectedly took out a strand of blue divine light.
"This is the Kuishui Origin Qi. Take it."
Qing Xuan was stunned. He had not expected Hongjun to have prepared the Kuishui Origin Qi beforehand. Could he have foreseen that I would ask for this?
With that thought, Qing Xuan put away the Kuishui Origin Qi. He had originally had other requests in mind, but now he did not dare bring them up.
"Is there anything else, little friend?"
"No, nothing else! This junior will take his leave!" Qing Xuan bowed and hurriedly left Zixiao Palace.
Hongjun's profound gaze remained fixed on Qing Xuan. After watching him leave the hall, he murmured,
"I have done all that I should. What comes next depends on your own fate, little friend."
After leaving Zixiao Palace, Qing Xuan was filled with doubts, yet he could find no one to answer them. After some thought, he stopped dwelling on it and immediately decided to return to the Three Immortal Islands first.
Qing Xuan then spent a hundred years returning from Chaos to the East Sea Three Immortal Islands. Sensing their master's aura, Kong Xuan and Peng Xuan left the island to welcome him.
"Welcome home, Master!"
"Master, you're finally back!"
The two brothers had completely different personalities. Kong Xuan solemnly and respectfully bowed to Qing Xuan, while Peng Xuan, after so many years of Qing Xuan's guidance, was no longer arrogant and disdainful of others, though he was still somewhat lively and unruly.
He bowed to Qing Xuan with a cheeky grin. Qing Xuan found it amusing. Peng Xuan's current personality was rather likable, so he decided not to suppress his nature any longer.
"Alright, follow your master back to Penglai Immortal Palace. Let me see whether your cultivation has improved—or whether you have been slacking off."
Qing Xuan stepped forward, took one brother in each hand, and descended toward Penglai Immortal Palace. Since the two brothers still had the appearance of children, it did not seem out of place.
Qing Xuan then examined his beloved disciples within Penglai Immortal Palace. Kong Xuan was still at the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm, but Magic Power surged around him. If Kong Xuan had not deliberately suppressed himself, he likely would have already broken through to the Zenith Heaven Realm.
Peng Xuan, on the other hand, greatly surprised Qing Xuan. He had also cultivated to the peak of the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. Though he was not Kong Xuan's equal, another hundred years of cultivation would allow him to break through.
"Good, good, good! Neither of you has disappointed your master!" Qing Xuan said with satisfaction before taking out two Divine Objects.
"Kong'er, this is Kuishui Origin Qi. Refine it, and your five-element origins will reach completion. Then you may break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm. With your perfected Five-Colored Divine Light, you will surely be invincible among those of the same realm!"
"Thank you, Master!" Kong Xuan accepted the Kuishui Origin Qi. Peng Xuan watched from the side with immense envy, then widened his eyes and stared at Qing Xuan.
"Haha! Don't worry, I have not forgotten you. This is a Yellow Middle Plum. It contains abundant spiritual energy. After you consume it, it will help you break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm more quickly!"
Qing Xuan took out a Yellow Middle Plum and gave it to Peng Xuan. In terms of foundation alone, Peng Xuan was inferior to Kong Xuan, but in truth, neither brother needed the Yellow Middle Plum to break through to the Grand Unity Golden Immortal realm.
However, giving a treasure only to Kong Xuan would be unfair to Peng Xuan, so Qing Xuan gave Peng Xuan a Yellow Middle Plum as well. After all, using it to break through would not damage his foundation.
Thus, being a master meant having to keep things fair between disciples. It truly was not easy.
"Thank you, Master!" Peng Xuan was extremely pleased with the Yellow Middle Plum. His cultivation had nearly caught up with his elder brother's, only for his brother to be on the verge of breaking through again.
Peng Xuan was deeply unwilling to accept that. This Yellow Middle Plum had come at exactly the right time. He decided that he would enter Closed-door Cultivation shortly and must break through before his brother did.
"Alright, go enter Closed-door Cultivation. Once you break through, I will teach you the methods of the Three Thousand Great Daos!" Qing Xuan understood the feelings of his disciples, who were eager to advance, and let them leave.
The two bowed to Qing Xuan, then returned to their respective residences. Qing Xuan thought for a moment before taking out the Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation and beginning to comprehend it.
While Qing Xuan was in Closed-door Cultivation, the conflict between the Demon Race and the Wu Clan on the Primordial Continent grew increasingly intense. The two sides were utterly irreconcilable.
While Hongjun was preaching to everyone, Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches used the Blood Pool to nurture more Wu Clan Clansmen.
The Wu Clan now had twelve tribes, with a total of one hundred billion clansmen. The Wu Clan fed on the Demon Race. As their numbers increased, they naturally hunted and killed more demons.
Though the Demon Race had greater numbers, it was composed of many small tribes and was far less united than the Wu Clan. Naturally, they were struggling to withstand the Wu Clan's attacks.
At this time, Di Jun and Tai Yi led a group of demons back. Seeing this scene, they were consumed by fury and led a group of Great Demons in the Zenith Heaven Realm to begin hunting the Wu Clan Clansmen.
The Twelve Ancestral Witches naturally would not tolerate this. In their eyes, Di Jun and the others were merely food with slightly higher cultivation. Yet they actually dared resist. The Twelve Ancestral Witches emerged together and fought a great battle against Di Jun's group.
This battle took place on the northern continent. Everyone displayed their abilities. Di Jun fought Dijiang and Zhujiuyin, while Tai Yi relied on the Eastern Emperor Bell to protect himself as he battled Gonggong, Zhurong, Shebishi, and Xizi.
The remaining six Ancestral Witches were held back by six Great Demons of the Demon Race. For a time, battles erupted everywhere.
At this moment, Da Bai was exchanging blows with the Ancestral Witch Xuanming. Da Bai wielded the Sea-Covering Saber and launched a water-element divine art at Xuanming.
"Hmph! Though my water laws are inferior to Brother Gonggong's, they are not something you can look down upon!"
The struck Xuanming transformed into rainwater, while the real Xuanming appeared behind Da Bai.
"Go!"
The laws of rain gathered around Xuanming, forming countless water spears. With a point of his finger, the water spears shot toward Da Bai.
Da Bai spun around, wildly swinging the Sea-Covering Saber in his hand and blocking spear after spear.
Damn, the Wu Clan is hard to fight. I can't break through their defenses in close combat, and if I pull back and use divine arts, they have laws to counter them. How am I supposed to win this?
While resisting, Da Bai observed the other battles around him and discovered that whenever it was a one-on-one fight, the Demon Race was at a disadvantage.
Only then did Da Bai realize just how formidable Di Jun and Tai Yi were. Tai Yi in particular could fight four opponents alone, showing just how powerful he was.
Just as the demons were struggling to hold on, several more figures suddenly appeared.
"Wu Clan, die!"
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