The Second Great War is Imminent

"A treasure, it must be an ultimate treasure!"

"Quickly take it down!"

Dijun and Taiyi were both filled with excitement.

They never expected that upon entering the Thirty-Three Heavens, they would encounter such an ultimate treasure.

Judging by its aura, it was by no means an ordinary item.

Whoosh! Whoosh! Whoosh!

The figures transformed into streams of light, and in the blink of an eye, they surrounded the Heaven Suppressing Coffin.

Inside Fire Cloud Cave.

"Hm? They've arrived so quickly?"

Through the divine sense lingering on the Heaven Suppressing Coffin, Hongyun sensed that Dijun, Taiyi, and the others had already led the Demon Clan's elites into the Thirty-Three Heavens.

They had also discovered the Heaven Suppressing Coffin he had left behind.

Currently, they were standing around the coffin.

"Good, then I'll give you all a generous gift!"

With a thought, Hongyun remotely controlled the Heaven Suppressing Coffin to activate.

Rumble!

Dijun, Taiyi, and the others surrounding the Heaven Suppressing Coffin were suddenly startled.

They saw the giant golden coffin begin to tremble violently.

The lid slowly opened.

"Quick, don't let it escape!"

"Surround this ultimate treasure tightly. If it slips away, it will be difficult to find again!"

Dijun and Taiyi urged anxiously.

The great demons quickly formed layers of encirclement, even using their physical bodies to block the coffin's path.

But at this moment, the Heaven Suppressing Coffin's lid was completely lifted.

The remnant soul of Samsara sealed within was suddenly unsealed.

Along with the incomplete true spirits of Azure Heaven, Azure Sky, and Yellow Heaven, they also manifested.

The Heaven Suppressing Coffin then transformed into a rainbow light and vanished into the void, leaving no trace.

No matter how they tried to intercept it, their efforts were in vain.

Bang!

While everyone was still stunned, a deafening roar shook the heavens.

The remnant soul of Samsara, which had just been unsealed, had been suppressed by Hongyun due to self-destruction.

Now that the seal was broken, the self-destruction resumed, and it took the opportunity to detonate the incomplete true spirits of the Three Heavens beside it.

In an instant, a world-destroying energy wave swept through the Demon Clan members.

One must know that the Beast Emperor Samsara was an ancient overlord, a peak expert even during the era when fierce beasts roamed the Great Desolation.

Even with only a remnant soul self-destructing, it was not something the Demon Clan could resist.

Not to mention the detonation of three incomplete true spirits.

In the blink of an eye, Dijun and Taiyi's faces turned as pale as paper.

"This is bad!"

Eastern Emperor Taiyi reacted the fastest, quickly sacrificing the Innate Ultimate Treasure, the Eastern Emperor Bell.

Buzz!

The Eastern Emperor Bell hovered in front of the three, meeting the terrifying energy wave with a clear hum.

Fortunately, this treasure had unparalleled defense, and the three did not suffer fatal injuries.

However, the immense force still sent them flying for hundreds of millions of miles, leaving them in a sorry state.

Kunpeng, due to its large size, was not fully protected by the Eastern Emperor Bell. Its wings lost all their feathers, its flesh and blood melted away, leaving only bare bones.

As for the other great demons of the Demon Clan, they were not so fortunate.

The terrifying energy wave swept through them like a tide.

They were filled with terror but had no time to react before being devoured by this force like locusts.

In the blink of an eye, more than half of the great demons were lost, and ninety percent of the lesser demons perished.

These were the elites of the Demon Clan carefully selected by Dijun and Taiyi.

They were by no means ordinary individuals.

"No...!"

"How could it have come to this?!"

Hundreds of millions of miles away, Dijun and Taiyi stared dumbfounded, their hearts filled with despair.

They had thought this journey would be a great opportunity, but who knew they would encounter such a calamity as soon as they entered the Thirty-Three Heavens.

The Demon Clan was severely weakened!

"Ah~~! My wings!"

The Demon Master Kunpeng let out a piercing scream.

Only white bones remained of his wings; without a massive amount of medicinal herbs, they would be difficult to restore.

Although Dijun and Taiyi had escaped with minor injuries, the power of the self-detonation had chilled them to the bone.

At this moment, the two were like startled birds, no longer daring to act rashly.

After a headcount, this single explosion had caused the Demon Clan's combat strength to decline by over thirty percent.

At the same moment.

Deep within the Fire Cloud Cave.

"Ding, the host has successfully caused chaos and is rewarded with: one hundred pieces of Enlightenment Tea Leaves."

The System's cold voice echoed in his ears.

"Enlightenment Tea Leaves?"

Hongyun heard the mechanical voice, showing no surprise.

This reward was Enlightenment Tea Leaves, and a hundred pieces at that.

One must know that the Enlightenment Tea Tree was a top-tier Innate Spiritual Root in the Great Desolation, producing only forty-nine leaves every nine Yuan Coils.

While not as rare as the Yellow Middle Plum, it was close.

The Yellow Middle Plum naturally contained the Dao of Reincarnation, which could help Hongyun comprehend such profound mysteries of the Great Dao.

The Enlightenment Tea Tree, however, was different. Its effects were similar to the Great Dao Cushion, allowing one to become intimately familiar with the laws of the Great Dao.

If one were to regularly drink this tea, Hongyun might transform into a being favored by the Great Dao.

Moreover, this reward was a hundred pieces, far exceeding the ten Yellow Middle Plums he had received before.

"With these tea leaves, my speed of comprehending laws will surely advance by leaps and bounds!"

Hongyun was overjoyed.

He had already reached the peak of the Mythical Foundation Establishment Second Layer.

If he could cultivate either the Law of Devouring, the Law of Light and Darkness, or the Law of Reincarnation to minor completion, he could enter the Foundation Establishment Third Layer.

At that time, his realm would be comparable to the late stage of a Quasi-Saint.

Looking across the Great Desolation, besides Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones, there were probably only a handful of Quasi-Saints.

Even Nuwa and the Three Pure Ones might not have reached the middle stage of Quasi-Saint.

The late stage of Quasi-Saint was even more unattainable.

Swish, swish, swish!

With a slight movement of his mind, Hongyun took three pieces of Enlightenment Tea Leaves and brewed them with spiritual spring water.

A dense aura of Dao rhythm instantly permeated the entire Fire Cloud Cave.

"So fragrant!"

Before even taking a sip, Hongyun's mouth began to water.

He lifted the teacup and drank it all in one go.

He then took out the Great Dao Cushion, sat on it, and began to cultivate diligently.

Time flew by, and several hundred years passed in the blink of an eye.

On this day.

Inside the Fire Cloud Cave.

"I never expected that the Law of Light and Darkness would be the first to reach minor completion!"

Hongyun opened his eyes, his aura subtly different.

He had originally thought that the Law of Devouring, as an extension of his innate divine ability, would break through first.

But ever since he received the Origin of the Light and Darkness Demon God from the System, his progress in the Way of Light and Darkness had been rapid.

In just a few hundred years, he had gone from initial insight to the stage of minor completion.

Conversely, the Law of Devouring and the Law of Reincarnation remained at the introductory level.

"With the minor completion of Light and Darkness, the Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit can advance further!"

Hongyun stood up, his imposing aura slightly rising.

With a wave of his hand, the power of the Law of Light and Darkness surged forth.

Above his head, a Mythical Grand Unity Dao Fruit slowly materialized.

"Condense!"

"Fuse!"

Hongyun manipulated his perfected Law of Light and Darkness, infusing it into the Dao Fruit.

In just a few breaths, the Dao Fruit visibly expanded by a circle.

At the same time, his aura surged by more than tenfold.

"Hoo, finally stepping into Mythical Foundation Establishment Third Layer!"

Hongyun let out a long sigh, his heart filled with joy.

Foundation Establishment Third Layer was equivalent to the late stage of Quasi-Saint.

Furthermore, he was practically invincible within the late Quasi-Saint stage.

Of course, this only referred to his own realm and cultivation.

The strength of cultivators in the Great Desolation didn't just depend on their realm, but also on their divine abilities and magical treasures.

Magical treasures were particularly crucial, often creating a chasm in combat power.

But Hongyun now possessed divine abilities, laws, and magical treasures that were second to none.

His overall strength in the late Quasi-Saint stage could also be considered dominant.

After entering Foundation Establishment Third Layer, he did not continue to cultivate in seclusion.

Cultivation required opportunities; even sitting on the Great Dao Cushion to comprehend laws at this moment might not yield significant progress.

The reason was simple: over the past few hundred years, all the Enlightenment Tea Leaves had been consumed.

If he didn't go out to cause some trouble, gain System rewards, or seek great opportunities, his cultivation speed would be too slow.

Of course, this "slow" was relative to Hongyun.

If it were other powerful beings in the Great Desolation, even Dao Ancestor Hongjun, they couldn't match his cultivation efficiency on the Great Dao Cushion.

Several hundred years passed.

The Demon Clan had now claimed the Thirty-Three Heavens as their Heavenly Court dojo.

However, unlike the original trajectory, although the Demon Clan occupied the Thirty-Three Heavens this time, they gained no resources.

This was because Hongyun had already plundered all the treasures within.

After several hundred years of recovery, the Demon Clan's strength gradually rebounded.

Their conflict with the Witch Clan also grew increasingly fierce.

Hongyun strolled across the Great Desolation, hearing news of many Witch-Demon battles.

"It seems the second great war between the Witches and Demons is imminent!"

He murmured softly, his gaze profound.

Whoosh!

Just then, a figure streaked across the sky like a rainbow, tens of thousands of miles ahead of him.

"Eh? Isn't that Old Ancestor Minghe?"

Hongyun's divine sense probed out, and he was immediately stunned.

The person fleeing rapidly was indeed Old Ancestor Minghe, looking extremely disheveled.

After thousands of years, Old Ancestor Minghe remained at the peak of Grand Unity, with no progress.

"Having lost ninety percent of the Netherworld Blood Sea, his hope of advancing to Quasi-Saint is likely gone!"

Hongyun secretly chuckled.

It was Old Ancestor Minghe who had provoked him initially, so being tricked was only natural.

And it was a double trick at that.

Old Ancestor Minghe was originally flying towards Hongyun's direction, but as soon as he sensed his aura, he immediately changed course.

Otherwise, he might have collided head-on just now.

At this moment, Old Ancestor Minghe's face was as dark as water, about to drip.

"That scoundrel Hongyun, if it weren't for you, how could this old ancestor have ended up like this!"

His hatred for Hongyun was boundless.

Yet, he was helpless and didn't even dare to show himself before him.

A few breaths after Old Ancestor Minghe fled.

A giant mosquito roared past tens of thousands of miles in front of Hongyun.

This mosquito was covered in mottled blood patterns, with a large proboscis at its front.

It was the Blood Mosquito Daoist.

"Old ghost Minghe, no matter where you flee, I will hunt you to the ends of the earth!"

The Blood Mosquito Daoist flapped his wings and chased madly, roaring repeatedly.

"Eh, this Blood Mosquito Daoist's mouthparts have been repaired? And his aura has reached the peak of Grand Unity!"

Hongyun's divine sense swept over, seeing it all clearly.

When the Blood Mosquito had ambushed him, he was only at the late stage of Grand Unity.

Its mouthparts were even shattered during the collision with the Great Dao Treasure Gourd.

Unexpectedly, after thousands of years, it not only repaired its mouthparts but also caught up to Old Ancestor Minghe in strength.

Otherwise, it would have been no match for Minghe.

"Tsk tsk, this pair of enemies is going to be lively!"

Hongyun smiled indifferently, not intervening.

With his current strength, he could destroy either Minghe or the Blood Mosquito with a single palm.

But killing was pointless, and there were no System rewards, so he didn't want to waste any effort.

Letting Old Ancestor Minghe taste what it was like to be chased might be more satisfying than killing him.

On the Great Desolation land.

Two figures were busy rushing about.

"Senior Brother, have we brought many beings to the Western Lands now?"

Zhunti asked Jieyin, turning his head.

"Yes, the conflict between the Witches and Demons is intensifying, and many places in the Great Desolation are ravaged. This is precisely the opportune moment for the Western Lands to rise!"

Jieyin nodded in agreement.

Ever since the two of them gave up their cultivation and decided to switch to practicing Buddhist Dharma after Dao Ancestor Hongjun's third sermon, they stopped their secluded cultivation.

Instead, they roamed the Great Desolation, persuading various races to migrate to the Western Lands.

Originally, the races of the Great Desolation lived in peace and contentment. Who would want to go to the barren Western Lands?

So the two of them resorted to trickery and deception.

This method indeed worked, and they managed to fool many races into migrating to the Western Lands.

Especially in the past few hundred years, the Witch-Demon wars have occurred frequently.

The Great Desolation was no longer as peaceful as it was ten thousand years ago.

Some weaker races, persuaded by the two, migrated west one after another.

The results in these years have been fruitful.

Now, the Western Lands already show a bit of vitality.

One day.

"Senior Brother, it's hard to find any relatively strong races in the Great Desolation. The tribes we've converted before were all too weak!"

Zhunti said to Jieyin as they flew.

To make the Western Lands truly prosperous, they needed to convert stronger races.

Otherwise, it would take too long for weaker races to grow.

Moreover, with shallow foundations, it was still questionable whether they could rise.

"Junior Brother's words are reasonable, but it is extremely difficult to convert the slightly stronger races in the Great Desolation! If a strong race were willing to join our Western Lands, that would be the best!" Jieyin sighed, appearing somewhat helpless.