Today, he also wanted to experience firsthand just how powerful the legendary Dao Ancestor Hongjun truly was.*
"Damn it!"
"Qing Tian, how dare you look down on this old man so blatantly? Today, I'll make you pay."
Ancestor Hongjun looked at Qing Tian's indifferent expression. Qing Tian clearly did not take him seriously in the slightest. After all, he was a perfected Hunyuan Golden Immortal.
In an era when no Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortals had appeared, a perfected Hunyuan Golden Immortal was an invincible existence.
But!
Qing Tian was now looking at Ancestor Hongjun as if he were nothing more than an ant. How could that not enrage him?
"Hahaha!"
"I wonder if your strength is as great as your words."
Qing Tian laughed loudly. As he looked at Ancestor Hongjun, a powerful aura erupted from his body as well.
"You're courting death!"
Ancestor Hongjun lightly waved the Whisk in his hand toward the spot where Qing Tian stood. Powerful spiritual energy from heaven and earth immediately transformed into countless threads that spread in all directions.
The energy unleashed by each of these threads was enough to suppress a Hunyuan Golden Immortal.
Qing Tian watched as the threads twisted toward him, but he showed no fear. He simply slammed a palm down toward the void.
Boom!
The power unleashed by his palm directly tore apart the countless threads that had spread throughout the surroundings.
When Ancestor Hongjun saw Qing Tian easily break his technique, he was not very surprised. If Qing Tian could not even withstand this move, then the title of Great Emperor Qing Tian would truly be nothing but trash.
Boom!
Ancestor Hongjun suddenly waved his hand, and a treasure bearing the patterns of yin-yang and the Eight Trigrams appeared above his head.
A treasure!
When Qing Tian saw the treasure above Ancestor Hongjun's head, he thought that if his guess was correct, this had to be the Innate Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram.
This was one of the great supreme treasures of the Primordial Wilderness.
Legend had it that this treasure had been created by Great God Pangu when he performed the Heaven-Opening.
The weapon he had used to open the heavens was the number one treasure of heaven and earth—the Chaos Supreme Treasure, the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe.
After Great God Pangu opened the heavens, the Heaven-Opening Divine Axe had completed its mission and split into four, transforming into the three great Innate Supreme Treasures.
And this Innate Supreme Treasure, the Taiji Diagram, was the Number One Defensive Supreme Treasure among them.
"Qing Tian, being able to die beneath the Taiji Diagram can be considered your honor."
Ancestor Hongjun controlled the Taiji Diagram and shouted at Qing Tian.
If one asked who possessed the greatest number of treasures in the Primordial Wilderness, the answer would naturally be Ancestor Hongjun.
The Taiji Diagram corresponded with yin-yang and the Eight Trigrams, possessing the ability to evolve heaven and earth.
After being devoured by the Taiji Diagram, Qing Tian discovered that he seemed to have entered the Chaos Void. Unknown forces surrounded him, devouring his essence, energy, and spirit.
"As expected of a Heaven-Opening treasure." Feeling the changes the Taiji Diagram had brought to his body, Qing Tian became even more interested in this supreme treasure.
Outside, Ancestor Hongjun looked at Qing Tian, who had been devoured by the Taiji Diagram, and sneered. "Qing Tian, let's see how you survive this time."
The Taiji Diagram was a supreme treasure he had found on Buzhou Mountain. It could evolve heaven and earth and suppress all things. It also possessed a powerful devouring force. Even a Primordial Grand Unity Golden Immortal would be completely drained by it.
Therefore, he was certain that Qing Tian was doomed this time.
Inside the Taiji Diagram, Qing Tian showed no concern whatsoever as the magical power in his body disappeared.
"World-Destroying Millstone!"
"Come forth!"
Qing Tian gave a cold laugh. "Do you think you're the only one with treasures, Ancestor Hongjun? Does this Emperor have none?"
The World-Destroying Millstone was a Chaos Supreme Treasure. Although its rank had now fallen to that of an Innate Supreme Treasure,
when it came to destruction, it was undoubtedly number one.
Boom!
In an instant.
A gigantic millstone appeared inside the Taiji Diagram, and an immense aura of destruction swept through the entire Taiji Diagram.
Outside, Ancestor Hongjun was still celebrating. He believed that Qing Tian, trapped inside the Taiji Diagram, would not be able to hold out for long.
But before the smile on his face could fade, his expression suddenly changed dramatically.
Impossible?
As the master of the Taiji Diagram, Ancestor Hongjun naturally sensed the changes taking place within its world.
Boom!
Bang!!
Before he could react, the world created by the Taiji Diagram was shattered by an immense aura of destruction.
Qing Tian emerged from a crack in the shattered corner, holding the World-Destroying Millstone.
"Ancestor Hongjun, is this all you're capable of? You've truly disappointed me."
Qing Tian walked out of the Taiji Diagram with the World-Destroying Millstone in hand and mocked him.
However, Qing Tian naturally understood that Ancestor Hongjun had yet to unleash his true power.
"Hmph. It seems this old man miscalculated this time." Ancestor Hongjun truly had not expected Qing Tian to break through his Taiji Diagram so quickly.
But just as Ancestor Hongjun was preparing to launch his second attack,
"Heavenly Dao!"
"!!"
"..."
Suddenly, an earth-shaking roar erupted from Qing Tian's mouth, and an immense aura enveloped the entire world of Buzhou Mountain.*
Ancestor Hongjun was also stunned by the sudden roar from Qing Tian.
Because from that roar, Ancestor Hongjun could clearly sense an incomparably powerful force.
"Damn it!!"
"Heavenly Dao!!!"
Qing Tian's face was filled with anger as he stared toward the place where the Jade Butterfly of Creation had originally been.
There should have been a gigantic jade butterfly there, but at this moment, the place was completely empty.
It turned out that while he and Ancestor Hongjun had been competing just now, the Heavenly Dao had secretly made its move from the sidelines and taken the Jade Butterfly of Creation.
The Heavenly Dao had truly planned this well.
No wonder!
Qing Tian had not sensed the aura of the Heavenly Dao when Ancestor Hongjun attacked earlier. It turned out that the Heavenly Dao had already calculated everything from the beginning.
Ancestor Hongjun had merely been bait used by the Heavenly Dao to trick Qing Tian.
Qing Tian had thought that he had sought out Ancestor Hongjun in order to fight him, but the Heavenly Dao's true purpose had been to secretly take the Jade Butterfly of Creation.
The Heavenly Dao naturally understood that with Ancestor Hongjun's strength, even with its enhancement, he could not possibly defeat Qing Tian.
Therefore, from the very beginning, the Heavenly Dao had sought out Ancestor Hongjun and brought him here solely to quietly seize the Jade Butterfly of Creation.
Boom!
After successfully seizing the Jade Butterfly of Creation, the Heavenly Dao Incarnation appeared in the sky and sent a message to Ancestor Hongjun.
"What? The Heavenly Dao!" Ancestor Hongjun was stunned after receiving the message that appeared in his mind, but he was immediately overjoyed upon receiving the next one.
The Jade Butterfly of Creation would be given to him, and he would become the representative of the Heavenly Dao.
Ancestor Hongjun felt that happiness had come far too suddenly.
Originally, he had only wanted to comprehend the Supreme Dao through the Jade Butterfly of Creation. But now that he had the Heavenly Dao supporting him from behind, controlling the Primordial Wilderness would be completely within reach.
The Heavenly Dao's Eye looked at Ancestor Hongjun, who still had not left. If it had been human, it would have wanted to slap him.
One had to know that the aura Qing Tian was radiating in his fury had even made the Heavenly Dao Incarnation feel a trace of fear.
Just what kind of creature was Qing Tian?
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