Then, a figure comparable to heavenly might slowly emerged. His expression was calm, as if he viewed all living beings of the world as straw dogs!
It was none other than Dao Ancestor Hongjun!
The moment Hongjun appeared, everyone's expressions shifted unpredictably!
The Witch Race was furious, glaring at Hongjun!
Di Jun and the others were overjoyed. They had never expected the Dao Ancestor to intervene and help the Demon Race!
The six Sages narrowed their eyes, their deep gazes revealing nothing of what they were thinking!
Even Jiang Chen was deeply captivated by him!
In short, everyone reacted differently!
"May I ask Dao Ancestor Hongjun, why have you stopped us from exterminating the Demon Race?!"
Houtu's furious voice rang out from within the Pangu True Body.
The Demon Race was clearly on the verge of being wiped out, and it was about to be the Witch Race's turn to control the Primordial World. Yet Hongjun had stopped them. One could imagine how furious the Witch Race was.
Moreover, the Witch Race had never respected the Sages. They respected only Father God Pangu, so they immediately questioned Hongjun!
"This is not the true arrival of the calamity. The Demon Race cannot be destroyed yet! From now on, the Demon Race shall rule the heavens, while the Witch Race shall govern the earth. No more conflicts may arise within one Kalpa!"
Hongjun replied indifferently.
No more trouble could arise within one Kalpa. In other words, the calamity would descend after one Kalpa!
Everyone understood this in their hearts.
However, the Witch Race could not care about that much. They had originally been able to exterminate the Demon Race with ease, so how could they be persuaded to leave by a few words from Hongjun?
"I don't care what kind of Dao Ancestor you are. I will exterminate the Demon Race today! Since you are blocking the path of the Witch Race, I fear not even a Sage. This is a perfect chance to test a Sage's strength!"
Zhu Rong's furious words reverberated throughout the heavens.
The moment those words were spoken, heaven and earth fell silent!
Everyone's eyelids twitched!
Even Jiang Chen was so shocked that he could not speak.
This was Dao Ancestor Hongjun! Should one say that the Twelve Ancestral Magi were fearless, or simply reckless? Although the Twelve Ancestral Magi could manifest the Pangu True Body, it was ultimately not the real Pangu. They might not even be able to withstand a Sage, let alone Dao Ancestor Hongjun, the teacher of the six Sages!
Sure enough.
Just as the Pangu True Body swung its giant axe, a boundless force descended from the heavens and struck directly at it!
Boom!
In the blink of an eye, the Pangu True Body shattered. The figures of the Twelve Ancestral Magi appeared, each of them pale-faced as they were sent flying backward!
Clearly, they had all suffered severe injuries!
With a single strike, Hongjun had defeated the Pangu True Body!
Seeing this, everyone was shaken by Hongjun's unfathomable strength.
Even Zhu Rong, who had been shouting moments ago, fell silent. His face was filled with shock and despair!
They had never imagined that Hongjun's strength would be so terrifying. After all, this was the supreme formation they had found within Father God's blood essence, specially used to deal with Sages. Yet after recognizing reality, they had no choice but to admit the unmatched might of a Sage!
Even so, they showed no fear!
Fortunately, heaven and earth treated all things as straw dogs. Hongjun had already severed his Three Corpses and merged with the Heavenly Dao. He ignored the Twelve Ancestral Magi's provocation, merely glancing at them indifferently before disappearing.
Thus, the first great battle between the Witch Race and the Demon Race ended with both sides suffering heavy losses!
Seeing this, Jiang Chen could not help sighing. This battle had truly exceeded everyone's expectations.
First, two peerless grand formations had appeared out of nowhere. Then, the Demon Race had exterminated Dong Wang Gong. Immediately afterward, the Witch Race had taken action. Just as they were about to destroy the Demon Race, the legendary Hongjun, who had merged with the Heavenly Dao, had also intervened!
Everything seemed exactly the same as in Jiang Chen's memories. Not a single change had occurred!
This made Jiang Chen's gaze turn solemn. Why had he proclaimed the Three Pure Ones to be one family back in Kunlun? Was it not because he wanted to try changing things? Yet the Three Pure Ones had still split apart. Now the same was happening with the Witch Race and Demon Race!
Could the grand trend truly be unchangeable?
If so, after the Witch-Demon Calamity, would the Battle of the Investiture of the Gods also arrive as scheduled?
The battle between the Witch Race and Demon Race did not involve him, but the Investiture of the Gods was different. It mainly targeted the Interception Sect!
And he was the chief disciple of the Interception Sect!
If the Investiture of the Gods arrived, even Jiang Chen would not dare claim that he could emerge unscathed, without being slain and placed on the Investiture of the Gods List!
After all, the Witch-Demon battle was one thing; no Sages had interfered. But the Battle of the Investiture of the Gods was different. By then, the Interception Sect would be facing three major sects, or even four Sages!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen fell silent, his heart heavy. This was also why he needed to break through quickly.
However, he soon shook his head and dispelled the distracting thoughts in his mind.
It was still too early to speak of those things. Besides, even if that day truly came, what did he have to fear?
"Right, now that Dong Wang Gong is dead, wouldn't his treasury have become ownerless?"
Suddenly, Jiang Chen's heart stirred.
Having tasted the sweetness of a treasury, he immediately thought of Dong Wang Gong's treasury!
Everyone was still immersed in the battle from before, and Dong Wang Gong was already dead. This was the perfect time for him to take advantage of the situation!
Once he had the thought, Jiang Chen took a step forward and casually used the Vastness in Inches technique. Before long, he appeared on Penglai Island!
Dong Wang Gong had established the Primordial Heavenly Court on Penglai Island, with a palace located in the very center of the island!
Jiang Chen immediately flew inside and released his Spiritual Sense, scanning both inside and outside the palace!
Before long, a secret door concealed by a formation appeared within his Spiritual Sense!
Following the habits of ordinary people, the treasury would most likely be hidden inside!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen immediately began deciphering the formation.
Fortunately, he had already learned many divine abilities from the Three Pure Ones, including Formation Divine Abilities. Moreover, Dong Wang Gong had probably never imagined that anyone would visit his treasury, so he had not set up an overly complicated formation. Jiang Chen soon deciphered it.
"It really is!"
The moment he finished breaking the formation, countless spiritual treasures radiating Dao Rhyme appeared before Jiang Chen's eyes, filling him with delight!
At a glance.
Treasures of heaven and earth were densely packed everywhere!
They were almost no different from what he had seen in the Witch Race's treasury earlier!
However, perhaps because the Witch Race did not use spiritual treasures while Dong Wang Gong did, although this place held a decent number of treasures of heaven and earth, it had far fewer high-grade ones. Compared with the Witch Race's treasury, the difference was like heaven and earth!
Only two treasures truly caught Jiang Chen's attention.
The first was a fruit tree planted here.
It looked very similar to an ordinary fruit tree. At most, it radiated a trace of innate Dao Rhyme. However, that was not what drew Jiang Chen's attention. It was the peaches growing on the tree!
He was not unfamiliar with these peaches. When he had first arrived in the Primordial World, he had received one. Eating it had greatly increased his strength and allowed him to break through to the Early Profound Immortal realm. He remembered it vividly!
That was right. These peaches were the Immortal Peaches he had eaten!
This fruit tree was none other than one of the Ten Great Innate Spiritual Roots—the Immortal Peach Tree!
Jiang Chen had never expected Dong Wang Gong's treasury to contain an Immortal Peach Tree!
This also meant that from now on, he could eat Immortal Peaches continuously!
Aside from that, another spiritual treasure also surprised Jiang Chen.
Beside the Immortal Peach Tree, a purple lotus flower floated in midair, its petals forming twelve grades!
A profound Reincarnation Dao intent continuously circulated!
"This is the Twelve-Grade Purple Lotus of Reincarnation?"
If he had judged only by the lotus's appearance, Jiang Chen might not have known what this spiritual treasure was. But when he sensed that Reincarnation Dao intent, his eyes lit up, and a corresponding spiritual treasure immediately came to mind!
It was said that the Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Green Lotus of Creation, had been damaged under the pressure of the creation of heaven and earth. Its lotus flower had transformed into countless spiritual treasures, while its six lotus seeds had likewise divided into six twelve-grade lotus platforms!
They were the Twelve-Grade Green Lotus of Creation, the Twelve-Grade Purple Lotus of Reincarnation, the Twelve-Grade Golden Lotus of Merit, the Twelve-Grade Purple Lotus of Karmic Fire, the Twelve-Grade White Lotus of World Purification, and the Twelve-Grade World-Destroying Black Lotus!
These six lotus platforms were no ordinary spiritual treasures. All of them belonged to the ranks of Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, and their might was unfathomable!
The Twelve-Grade Purple Lotus of Reincarnation was no exception. After all, aside from its grade, it would also be of great use when Houtu established reincarnation!
Simply put, after obtaining the Twelve-Grade Purple Lotus of Reincarnation, Jiang Chen could lie back and earn a wave of merit when Houtu underwent her Samsara Transformation in the future!
Thinking of this, Jiang Chen was overjoyed. He had never expected to find such a treasure in Dong Wang Gong's treasury!
He no longer hesitated. With a wave of his hand, he collected the Immortal Peach Tree and the Twelve-Grade Purple Lotus of Reincarnation. As for the other low-grade treasures of heaven and earth, he did not let them escape either, sweeping them all away!
Only after finishing all this did he disappear from the treasury.
Yet not long after Jiang Chen left, the figures of Di Jun and the others suddenly appeared there.
Since the battle had already ended, and the heavily wounded Witch Race knew that they could not exterminate the Demon Race, they could only return in anger.
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