The Great Dao of Derivation, The First Witch-Demon War!

In the Pure Land of Spiritual Mountain, Ye Xuan plucked a Dao leaf, steeped it in Three Light Divine Water, and entered into enlightenment.

Above Ye Xuan's head, the innate spiritual root, the Ancient Enlightenment Tea Tree, cascaded endless mysterious auras, radiating boundless Wisdom Light.

Under the powerful amplification of this innate spiritual root, Ye Xuan's comprehension was greatly enhanced, and a spark of inspiration arose on how to merge the Three Supreme Dharma Gates together.

The Method of Nascent Soul Becoming a Saint and the Method of Becoming a Sage in Dreams had long been fused; the Three Thousand Heavens were Ye Xuan's Dao Fruit, the Heavenly Dao nurtured within them was his Nascent Soul, and his Good Corpse had already merged into it. After severing the Three Corpses and merging them all together, the Three Corpses Unification could be achieved!

As Ye Xuan continued his secluded cultivation, a thread of inspiration emerged in his Nascent Soul on merging the three sage-making methods. Relying on the endless Power of Supreme Destiny in the West, Ye Xuan entered an inconceivable state.

Within his body, the boundless Power of Great Dao Laws surged forth.

The three supreme sage-making methods each emitted a Supreme Dao Rhyme, clashing and merging in mid-air. Time passed, and another ten thousand years went by before Ye Xuan opened his eyes and let out a long breath. Although the Three Supreme Dharma Gates were not fully merged, a prototype had formed. Though it was regrettable that he hadn't perfected it in one go, in Ye Xuan's view, it at least proved this approach was correct.

Half a day later, Ye Xuan opened his eyes again, a thoughtful expression on his face.

"If I am to sever the Evil Corpse, I will need a offensive spiritual treasure!"

Among the seven innate gourds in Ye Xuan's possession, he had already taken down the Karma Gourd and integrated it into the Three Thousand Heavens to serve as a Heavenly Dao Divine Artifact.

Three other gourds had been given to Daoist Zhunti. Of the last three gourds, the first was the Heavenly Emperor Gourd. Without Ye Xuan's intervention, it would have fallen into the hands of the Dao Ancestor after a struggle, and when his boy attendant Haotian became the Great Heavenly Venerate, it would have been gifted to him.

Once an innate spiritual treasure or an innate spiritual root was nurtured inside the Heavenly Emperor Gourd, its quality would be greatly enhanced.

It was also a supreme treasure!

However, Ye Xuan possessed over a thousand innate spiritual roots.

Once they entered it and were nurtured, he could obtain over a thousand Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Arranged into a sword formation, they could essentially equal a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

The second was the Demon-Summoning Gourd, originally a treasure of Daoist Nuwa. In later ages, she would have merged the Ten Thousand Demon Banner into it, allowing it to summon all demons under heaven and enjoy the Power of Supreme Destiny.

After obtaining the Innate Gourd Vine, Ye Xuan had examined it. Its name was the Demon-Summoning Gourd. Due to the matter of the Ten Thousand Demon Banner, it had no summoning effect itself. The Great Dao contained within it was a branch of the Great Dao of Strength—the Great Dao of Derivation.

This supreme Great Dao took the meaning of derivation, assisting the harmony of heaven and earth, and had a subtle amplifying effect on other Daos.

The Great Dao of Derivation: one gives birth to two, two gives birth to three, three gives birth to all things, possessing immeasurable power.

Among the Three Thousand Great Daos, it could be considered a supreme Great Dao.

However, within this innate spiritual treasure, it only had a slight amplifying effect, allowing any supreme treasure integrated into it to gain an edge in power!

After the Ten Thousand Demon Banner was integrated, it also had an effect on Daoist Kunpeng, who had reached the Realm of Quasi-Saint. By obtaining a trace of his True Spirit and integrating it into the banner, his life and death could be controlled.

The last was the Chaos Gourd, still gestating. It was unknown which Great Dao it contained or what mysteries it held.

"If a supreme treasure is integrated into this gourd, it will surely elevate it to a higher level!"

In this way, after using it to sever the Second Corpse, Ye Xuan's overall strength would be even greater.

After some thought, Ye Xuan recalled that he still had an innate spiritual treasure in his possession.

The Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl was a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure. Within it lay the Great Dao of Illusion, which was greatly beneficial to the Three Thousand Worlds. If it could be integrated, it would allow Ye Xuan to comprehend its mysteries in one go.

"Good!"

Ye Xuan waved his hand, and the Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl, shimmering with colorful dreamlike hues, was struck into the Demon-Summoning Gourd.

Although this innate spiritual treasure had already matured, Ye Xuan had never taken it down. After he struck the Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl into it, it entered a new stage of gestation.

"Once the Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl and the Demon-Summoning Gourd meet, they will immediately merge into one, yielding an even more powerful innate spiritual treasure!"

After striking it in, Ye Xuan used a mysterious Karma technique, Seek Cause Determine Effect. This great divine ability possessed the wonder of Golden Mouth and Jade Words, speaking with heavenly authority. Relying on the boundless Power of Karma, it made the fusion easier. The Innate Gourd Vine could nurture all things, and once it emerged, it would be considered powerful even among Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures.

Among innate spiritual treasures, there were grades: one to twelve innate divine prohibitions made a Low-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; thirteen to twenty-four made a Mid-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; twenty-five to thirty-six made a High-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure; and above thirty-seven made a Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasure.

Although these innate gourds were each Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures, they were not perfect. The Demon-Summoning Gourd only had thirty-nine innate divine prohibitions. If, through the Innate Mirage Dragon Treasure Pearl, it gained nine more prohibitions, it would achieve true great perfection among innate spiritual treasures. In the Primordial World, such perfectly complete Top-grade Innate Spiritual Treasures were exceedingly rare.

The three innate spiritual treasures produced from the Twenty-Four Grade Green Lotus splitting into three were such supreme treasures. They only needed to nurture the final Innate Indestructible Spiritual Light to ascend to an Innate Supreme Treasure.

Watching the Great Derivation Gourd sway on the Innate Gourd Vine, a look of anticipation appeared in Ye Xuan's eyes. After watering it with some Three Light Divine Water, he entered secluded cultivation.

After Ye Xuan went into seclusion, another twenty thousand years passed. The Primordial World was once again in turmoil.

Thirty thousand years ago, the Twelve Ancestral Witches had sacrificed to Pangu at the foot of Mount Buzhou, established the Witch Clan, and declared that they would govern the endless continent on behalf of the Great God Pangu.

In an instant, the destiny of the Heavenly Court began to drain, becoming unstable.

The Demon Emperor and the others had established the Heavenly Court to govern all spirits under heaven, gather the power of destiny, and attain sainthood.

Seeing the Twelve Ancestral Witches diverting the power of destiny, they were furious.

However, because the Twelve Ancestral Witches were each top-tier Innate God-Demons, their physical strength had already reached the Realm of Quasi-Saint, so they had not yet gone to war.

But as friction between the Witch and Demon races grew increasingly severe, and the Witch Clan began using the Demon Race as blood sacrifices, the Demon Emperor and the others became utterly enraged.

The atmosphere in the Heavenly Court was heavy. The Demon Emperor sat in the main seat, looking at Emperor Taiyi to his left and right, along with Daoist Fuxi and Daoist Nuwa. His expression was dark, and he did not speak. But Emperor Taiyi beside him could no longer sit still and spoke directly.

"Eldest Brother, the Witch Clan goes too far! They dare to use our Demon Race to satisfy their appetites, and they even vow to control the endless earth. If the Witch Clan governs the earth, won't the Heavenly Court become a decoration? A bunch of brutes who only cultivate their physical strength—even if they are also at the Quasi-Saint Realm, how could they be a match for me?"

Emperor Taiyi was brimming with confidence. Among all the Innate God-Demons in the Primordial World, only he possessed an Innate Supreme Treasure.

At the same realm, no one could defeat him.

After reaching the Quasi-Saint Realm, even his elder brother, the first among the Innate God-Demons to advance to Quasi-Saint, was no longer his match. The Twelve Ancestral Witches would be even less so.

Hearing this, the Demon Emperor did not speak. He simply looked at Daoist Fuxi and Daoist Nuwa and asked, "Second Younger Brother speaks well. What do Daoist Nuwa and Fuxi think?"

Seeing him ask for their opinion, Fuxi and Daoist Nuwa exchanged a glance before speaking.

"The Eastern Emperor speaks with reason."

"The Twelve Ancestral Witches possess twelve Innate God-Demons. If they are allowed to grow, the Heavenly Court's fortune will be unstable, and our chances of victory will be even slimmer. We should strike while they are still unsteady and annihilate them in one blow."

"Agreed!"

Seeing that Fuxi and the others had also voiced their stance, the Demon Emperor's expression hardened.

A terrifying aura erupted from the Demon Emperor, sweeping across the Thirty-Three Heavens, as he spoke in a cold voice.

"Ten Great Demon Gods, hear my command. March on Mount Buzhou, call the Witch Clan to account, and fight to the death!"