The Witch-Demon War

Once everyone had left, Qing Xuan entered the Purple Cloud Palace, only to find Old Ancestor Hongjun already seated on the Dao Platform.

"Hehehehe, little friend, what business do you have with me?" Hongjun looked at Qing Xuan with a cheerful expression.

Seeing this, Qing Xuan felt speechless but had no choice but to speak.

"Senior, about that promise to lend me the Creation Jade Butterfly for a thousand years—does it still hold?"

"Little friend, rest assured. This poor Daoist keeps his word. Take it."

Hongjun pulled a Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation from his sleeve and waved his hand. The azure-green jade disc floated slowly toward Qing Xuan.

Qing Xuan reached out and caught it, overjoyed inside. He hadn't expected to borrow it so easily, so he tucked it into his robes.

"Thank you, Senior. I will surely return it in a hundred years." Qing Xuan hesitated for a moment, then added, "Senior Hongjun, this junior has one more request. I hope to obtain a wisp of Kuishui Origin Qi!"

Qing Xuan knew that the Innate Renshui Peaches Tree was in Hongjun's possession, later to be bestowed upon the Queen Mother—the very same young girl outside.

Hongjun stared at Qing Xuan for a while. Just as Qing Xuan thought Hongjun might refuse, Hongjun actually produced a wisp of blue divine light.

"This is the Kuishui Origin Qi. Take it."

Qing Xuan was shocked inside. He hadn't expected Hongjun to have prepared the Kuishui Origin in advance. Had he foreseen that Qing Xuan would ask for this?

Thinking this, Qing Xuan put away the Kuishui Origin. He had other ideas in mind, but now he dared not bring them up.

"Little friend, is there anything else?"

"No! Nothing else! This junior takes his leave!" Qing Xuan bowed once and quickly left the Purple Cloud Palace.

Hongjun's deep gaze followed Qing Xuan until he saw him exit the hall, then murmured to himself.

"I have done what I needed to do. Now it's up to your own fate, little friend."

Qing Xuan emerged from the Purple Cloud Palace, his heart full of doubts, but with no one to resolve them. After a moment's thought, he decided not to dwell on it and planned to return to the Three Immortal Islands first.

Then, Qing Xuan spent a hundred years traveling back from Chaos to the East Sea Three Immortal Islands. Kong Xuan and Peng Xuan sensed their master's aura and came out of the island to greet him.

"We welcome Master home!"

"Master, you've finally returned!"

The two brothers had completely different personalities. Kong Xuan bowed solemnly and respectfully to Qing Xuan, while Peng Xuan, after years of Qing Xuan's guidance, was no longer arrogant or disdainful of others, but his nature was still a bit lively.

He grinned cheekily as he bowed to Qing Xuan. Seeing this, Qing Xuan found it amusing. Since Peng Xuan's personality was now quite endearing, he decided to stop suppressing it.

"Alright, come with your master back to the Penglai Immortal Palace. Let me see if you've been slacking off in your cultivation."

Qing Xuan stepped forward, took one of each by the hand, and descended toward the Penglai Immortal Palace. Since the two brothers still had the appearance of children, it didn't seem out of place.

Once inside the Penglai Immortal Palace, Qing Xuan observed his beloved disciples. Kong Xuan was still at the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal perfection stage, but his magic power surged around him. If not for Kong Xuan deliberately suppressing it, he would likely have already broken through to the Zenith Heaven Realm.

As for Peng Xuan, Qing Xuan was quite surprised. He had also cultivated to the Primordial Unity Golden Immortal perfection stage. Though not as strong as Kong Xuan, he could break through within a hundred years of cultivation.

"Good, good, good! Neither of you has disappointed your master!" Qing Xuan exclaimed, then took out two divine objects.

"Kong'er, this is the Kuishui Origin Qi. Take it and refine it. Once refined, your Five Elements Origin will be complete. Then break through to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal. With your perfected Five-Colored Divine Light, you will be unmatched at the same realm!"

"Thank you, Master!" Kong Xuan accepted the Kuishui Origin. Peng Xuan watched from the side, envious, then widened his eyes at Qing Xuan.

"Haha! Don't worry, I haven't forgotten you. This is a Yellow Middle Plum, filled with abundant spiritual energy. Once you eat it, it will help you break through to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal faster!"

Qing Xuan handed a Yellow Middle Plum to Peng Xuan. In terms of foundation theory, Peng Xuan was inferior to Kong Xuan, but in truth, neither brother actually needed the Yellow Middle Plum's help to break through to Zenith Heaven Golden Immortal.

It was just that giving a treasure only to Kong Xuan wouldn't be fair to Peng Xuan, so Qing Xuan gave Peng Xuan a Yellow Middle Plum. After all, breaking through with a Yellow Middle Plum wouldn't harm his foundation.

So, being a master meant having to keep things balanced—it wasn't easy.

"Thank you, Master!" Peng Xuan was very satisfied with the Yellow Middle Plum. After all, he had been about to catch up to his brother in cultivation, only for his brother to be on the verge of breaking through again.

Peng Xuan was deeply unwilling to accept this. The Yellow Middle Plum came at just the right time. He decided to go into closed-door cultivation immediately and break through before his brother.

"Alright, go into seclusion and break through. Once you've succeeded, I will teach you the methods of the Three Thousand Great Daos!" Qing Xuan looked at his eager disciples, understanding their feelings, and sent them off.

The two bowed to Qing Xuan and returned to their respective residences. Qing Xuan thought for a moment, then took out the Fragment of the Jade Disc of Creation and began to comprehend it.

While Qing Xuan was in closed-door cultivation, the conflict between the Demon Race and the Witch Race on the Primordial Continent grew increasingly intense. The two sides were practically irreconcilable.

Back when Hongjun was giving his lecture to the crowd, among the Witch Race, Dijiang and the other Ancestral Witches had used the Blood Pool to birth more Witch Race clansmen.

Now, the twelve tribes of the Witch Race totaled a hundred billion clansmen. The Witch Race fed on the Demon Race, and as their numbers grew, so did the number of demons they hunted.

Although the Demon Race had greater numbers, they were composed of many small tribes, far less united than the Witch Race, so they naturally struggled to withstand the Witch Race's attacks.

At this time, Di Jun and Tai Yi led a group of demons back. Seeing this scene, they were furious and led a host of Zenith Heaven Realm great demons to begin hunting the Witch Race clansmen.

The Twelve Ancestral Witches naturally wouldn't stand for this. In their eyes, Di Jun and the others were merely higher-level prey daring to resist. The Twelve Ancestral Witches all emerged and engaged Di Jun and his forces in a great battle.

This battle took place on the Northern Continent. In this clash, everyone displayed their skills. Di Jun fought Dijiang and Zhujiuyin, while Tai Yi, protected by the Eastern Emperor Bell, 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, a great war raged on all sides.

At that moment, Da Bai was exchanging blows with the Ancestral Witch Xuanming. Da Bai wielded the Sea-Covering Saber and launched a water-element divine ability at Xuanming.

"Hmph, although my water laws are not as strong as Brother Gonggong's, that doesn't mean you can look down on me!"

Struck, Xuanming's body dissolved into rainwater, while the real Xuanming appeared behind Da Bai.

"Go!"

Xuanming's rain law converged around him, forming water spears one after another. Xuanming pointed a finger, and the spears shot toward Da Bai one after another.

Da Bai spun around, swinging the Sea-Covering Saber wildly in his hand, blocking each water spear.

[Damn, this Wu Clan member is tough to fight. Can't break through their defense in close combat, and when I pull back to use magic skills and divine abilities, they counter with laws. How am I supposed to win this!]

While resisting, Da Bai observed the others around him and noticed that in every one-on-one fight, the Demon Race was at a disadvantage.

Only then did Da Bai realize how formidable Di Jun and Tai Yi truly were—especially Tai Yi, who could take on four opponents at once, showing just how powerful he was.

Just as the demons were struggling to hold on, several figures suddenly appeared.

"Wu Clan, die!"