It envied no one else but Ancestor Hongjun.
"If this Great God also had Half-step Dao Proving cultivation and were inside the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, perhaps I could fish out some supreme treasures too."
After the Three Clans Hegemony came the Dao-Devil War, where the Four Great Ancestors fought Ancestor Luohu.
The one who gained the most from it was Ancestor Hongjun. He searched the corpses of Yin-Yang Ancestor and Qiankun Ancestor and obtained quite a few treasures.
For example, the Innate Supreme Treasure Taiji Diagram, the Qian Kun Cauldron, Qian Kun Fan, Qian Kun Diagram, Qian Kun Ruler, and the other treasures in the Qian Kun Four-Piece Set, along with several other powerful treasures.
More importantly, Ancestor Hongjun defeated Luo Hou and took away the Zhu Xian Array Diagram and the Four Swords of Zhu Xian.
Bai Chen was truly envious of Ancestor Hongjun!
The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, the Innate Supreme Treasure Taiji Diagram, and the Qian Kun Four-Piece Set—if she gave him any one of those sets, he would be so happy that he could fly three laps around Buzhou Mountain.
Ancestor Hongjun: What the hell are you envious of? Do you know how miserably that demon Luo Hou will screw me over later?
The Great Karmic Debt this created forced me to give up Proving Immortal Dao and switch to Proving Heavenly Dao.
Because of the Great Karmic Debt, I had to scatter all my treasures. The Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, Taiji Diagram, Qian Kun Four-Piece Set, and all those treasures I picked up were one thing—I could give them away.
But the other supreme treasures I had painstakingly found were also compensated away one by one. I suffered a huge loss!
On the Dragon Clan's way back to its ancestral lands in the East Sea, they were ultimately blocked by the four great protectors Wang Hu, Jin Ao, Ming Jiao, and Jiao Ni.
"Ancestor Dragon, where do you think you're running? Why don't you surrender and await execution?"
Looking at the severely wounded Ancestor Dragon, Wang Hu could not help mocking him.
Ancestor Dragon had once been the Dragon Clan's leader and the lord of scale-armored creatures, yet now he was no different from a stray dog. It was truly laughable.
"You damn beasts have gone too far in bullying me!"
Ancestor Dragon flew into a rage. He regretted it—why had he not wiped out the Fierce Beast Clan completely back then, leaving survivors behind?
It would have been fine if only half of the small fry had escaped, but unfortunately, even big fish like the Eight Beast Generals had gotten away.
Now, Ancestor Dragon was a dragon stranded in shallow waters, being toyed with by shrimp!
Seeing that Ancestor Dragon intended to fight Wang Hu and the others, Ying Long hurriedly instructed the Five Dragon Kings:
"Five Dragon Kings, take the clan leader and leave. I'll lead the Divine Dragon Kings and hold Wang Hu and the others back."
Ying Long knew that Ancestor Dragon's injuries were severe. He was well aware that Ancestor Dragon's current condition did not permit him to fight Wang Hu and the others.
He signaled the Five Dragon Kings to drag Ancestor Dragon away at once while he and the Divine Dragon Kings stayed behind to cover their retreat.
Ancestor Dragon was the Dragon Clan's leader and its backbone, so nothing could happen to him.
Even if the Dragon Clan had suffered a crushing defeat in the Western Primordial Era, as long as Ancestor Dragon remained, its backbone would remain, and the Dragon Clan would have a chance to rise again.
"Cough, cough, cough!"
Ancestor Dragon coughed and spat out a large amount of essence blood.
"Ying Long, you won't be able to stop them."
Ancestor Dragon knew very well that if Ying Long and the Divine Dragon Kings stayed behind, there would be only one result: they would all be slaughtered by Wang Hu and the others.
Only if he personally acted could he drive Wang Hu and the others back.
"Wang Hu, although I'm severely wounded, I'm not someone you beasts can bully."
As Ancestor Dragon finished speaking, he transformed into his true form and attacked the four great beasts, including Wang Hu.
Ying Long and the others hurriedly rushed forward to help, preventing anything from happening to Ancestor Dragon.
The Dragon Clan was being hunted down by the four great beasts led by Wang Hu, and the Qilin Clan was in no better shape.
The Qilin Clan had also been caught by the four great beasts led by Ri Biao. At this moment, First Qilin was also fighting Ri Biao and the others.
Inside the Zhu Xian Array, the Dragon Clan and Qilin Clan armies had already been slaughtered to the last. Only Ancestor Luohu, who presided over the formation, and the four ancestors led by Ancestor Hongjun remained.
Sword qi surged toward Ancestor Hongjun and the other three without pause, attacking them relentlessly and giving them no chance to catch their breath.
The four ancestors were suffering terribly. They admitted that they had been careless and had never expected Ancestor Luohu to possess such a deadly move.
"Three fellow Daoists, do you have any way to break the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation?"
Yin-Yang Ancestor asked Hongjun, Qiankun, and Yang Mei. After all, if they had no way to break the formation, they would be in serious trouble.
After meditating for a long while, Ancestor Hongjun slowly spoke:
"Three fellow Daoists, as long as we simultaneously break through the four formation gates and remove the four fierce swords, we can break the formation!"
Ancestor Hongjun had secretly used the Jade Disk of Creation earlier to study Ancestor Luohu's Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation.
He had learned the formation's secrets, as well as the method for breaking it.
Although Ancestor Hongjun revealed the method for breaking the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, he did not mention several prerequisites.
If those prerequisites were revealed, they would be unable to break the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation. He might even be killed by the three ancestors, including Yang Mei.
Although the four of them appeared to be allies, they were actually wary of one another.
Yin-Yang, Qiankun, Self-Destruction!
Ancestor Hongjun's instincts told him that he especially needed to guard against Yang Mei. After all, the other party controlled Space Laws, making him far too dangerous.
Moreover, Ancestor Hongjun vaguely sensed that Yang Mei was different from himself, Yin-Yang, and Qiankun.
The three of them were trapped inside the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation and could not leave unless they broke it, whereas Yang Mei should have a way to leave this place.
After Ancestor Hongjun and the other three great ancestors discussed matters, they began dividing up the work.
Ancestor Hongjun rode the Twelve-petal Golden Merit Lotus and wielded the Primordial Unity Whisk as he attacked the Slaying Immortal Sword Gate.
Yin-Yang Ancestor brought out the Innate Supreme Treasure Taiji Diagram and transformed it into a white jade golden bridge. His other treasures floated around him as he focused his attack on the Immortal-Trapping Sword Gate.
Qiankun Ancestor focused on the Absolute Immortal Sword Gate. The Qian Kun Cauldron hovered above his head, the Qian Kun Fan was in his left hand, and the Qian Kun Ruler in his right. The Qian Kun Diagram floated before his chest. He had brought out the entire Qian Kun Four-Piece Set.
Compared with the fully armed Ancestor Hongjun and the other two, Yang Mei did not make nearly as many preparations.
It was not that Yang Mei lacked treasures. Rather, there was no need for them in this situation. His bare hands were enough.
Yang Mei tore space apart and instantly arrived before the Slaying Immortal Sword Gate, using his own Space Laws to withstand the sword qi of the Slaying Immortal Sword.
"Hahaha!"
Seeing this from atop the Zhu Xian Array Platform, Ancestor Luohu could not help laughing.
"So what if you know how to break the formation? With your cultivation, you actually think you can break the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation? How laughable!"
Ancestor Luohu formed a hand seal, and within the great formation, yellow mist, fierce winds, heavenly thunder, and earthly fire surged forth.
Baleful qi, murderous qi, death qi, and resentful qi transformed into countless blades, spears, swords, and halberds, attacking Ancestor Hongjun and the other three.
"Taiji Diagram!"
"Qian Kun Cauldron!"
"Twelve-petal Golden Merit Lotus!"
Seeing the formation's attacks grow stronger, Yin-Yang Ancestor, Qiankun Ancestor, and Ancestor Hongjun hurriedly unleashed their treasures with all their strength to defend themselves.
Yang Mei formed a hand seal, and Space Laws wrapped around his body, preventing the attacks of the Slaying Immortal Sword from harming him in the slightest.
Seeing that the four great ancestors had not fallen and were still holding out inside the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation, Ancestor Luohu was not surprised.
After all, if the four of them could be dealt with so easily, they would not deserve to be Chaos Demon Gods who wielded Laws.
"Your strength isn't bad. I just wonder whether you can withstand the might of the entire spiritual vein of the Western Primordial Era."
Ancestor Luohu's voice was icy as he formed another hand seal.
"Ancestral Vein Mount Sumeru of the west, lend me your strength!"
The Zhu Xian Array Diagram immediately radiated divine light and linked itself with Mount Sumeru, the ancestral vein of the Western Primordial Era, drawing in the power of the entire western spiritual vein.
With the support of the spiritual vein of the Western Primordial Era, the might of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation surged explosively.
At the Immortal-Trapping Sword Gate, Yin-Yang Ancestor's Taiji Diagram transformed into a white jade golden bridge a million zhang long, resisting the might of the Immortal-Trapping Sword.
But as the might of the Immortal-Slaying Sword Formation soared, the Immortal-Trapping Sword's power surged along with it, and its attacks grew increasingly fierce.
Under the grinding force of the sword qi, the white jade golden bridge rapidly shrank at a visible speed and could be knocked down at any moment.
"Three fellow Daoists, please lend me a hand!"
Yin-Yang Ancestor could no longer hold out and immediately called for help from Yang Mei, Ancestor Hongjun, and Qiankun Ancestor.
"Fellow Daoist Yin-Yang, we're powerless to help as well!"
Ancestor Hongjun and the other two successively refused Yin-Yang Ancestor.
They were already under tremendous pressure just protecting themselves. How could they spare any attention for Yin-Yang Ancestor?
Besides, none of them knew whether Yin-Yang Ancestor had a hidden trump card or another means of protecting himself.
What if they saved Yin-Yang Ancestor only to be tricked by him instead?
"You damn bastards!"
Yin-Yang Ancestor cursed furiously, berating Hongjun and the others for their lack of loyalty.
Although the Taiji Diagram was an Innate Supreme Treasure with wondrous power, an Innate Supreme Treasure could display its true might only in the hands of a Dao-Proving expert.
With his Half-step Dao Proving cultivation, Yin-Yang Ancestor could not unleash the Taiji Diagram's true power.
Although the Taiji Diagram was an Innate Supreme Treasure, the defensive power it could release in Yin-Yang Ancestor's hands was extremely limited. It was even inferior to the Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure Qian Kun Cauldron, which specialized in defense.
In other words, the Taiji Diagram in Yin-Yang Ancestor's hands was completely a case of a pearl being cast before swine.
The current situation was that Yin-Yang Ancestor had the weakest defenses among the Four Great Ancestors, and was therefore the first to fall behind.
Yin-Yang Ancestor was furious. If he had possessed a supreme treasure specialized in defense, why would he have ended up in such a state?
"Yin-Yang, die!"